If necessary, Yu Chishun can actually answer Xiao Shilian's question.
Now the distance between the two people is only a hundred feet, one is on the hillside and the other is at the bottom of the hillside. The two steep mountains separate to both sides at Sunjiamen. The road in the middle suddenly becomes wider, and from here they continue to move forward over a small hillside.
It is a basin, and Panlong County City is located in this basin.
Because of the existence of this hillside, it is difficult to notice the existence of dangerous passages such as Sunjiamen on weekdays. Fortunately, Xiao Shilian had already sent people to map out the terrain around the Micang Mountain exit. In addition, there are
He wanted the help of the people, so he keenly noticed this passage from the map.
Coming from the southwest of Micang Mountain, you can drive all the way to the city of Panlong County. Li Xingchen's main attack direction is east and south, so it is not impossible for Yuchi Jiong to hide his whereabouts.
However, regardless of whether Yuchi Jiong or Yuchi Shun, they finally underestimated Li Xingchen and Xiao Shilian's understanding of this mountainous area, or rather, they ignored the existence of Ba tribes such as the Jin people and the Pu people.
In fact, it is reasonable to have such a thought. After the previous Bashu Rebellion, the Ba people had retreated into the mountains. Even in the cities with almost no troops stationed in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, there were never any reports of interference from the Ba people. What's more, Li Xingchen now
Obviously at a disadvantage, from the perspective of normal people, it is not cost-effective for the Ba people to side with Li Xinchen. It is better to wait and see which way the wind blows.
Even when Li Xinchen proposed to unite the Ba people, many of Li Xinchen's subordinates had this idea. No matter how stupid the Ba people were, they would not be able to join the headwind situation. Even if Li Xinchen was fanciful, he only had expectations for this.
It would be best to have help from the Ba people, but even without it, he wouldn't be able to win this battle!
It's just that no one, including Li Xinchen, thought that the Ba people would be short of food, so they took the initiative to find Li Xinchen!
Therefore, when Yuchi Jiong was considering Li Xingchen's combat power, he did not consider the Ba people at all, and he did not expect that even if he chose such a remote exit, he would accidentally bump into Xiao Shilian.
Yuchishun stood at the mouth of the valley, standing on tiptoes to look forward, but the hill was blocking his sight, preventing him from seeing the Langzhong Basin in front of him.
"Where is the general now?" Yuchi turned his head anxiously and asked the messenger next to him who was in charge of liaison.
"There should still be one day's journey. Our baggage team encountered the enemy's scouts at Lengshuigou yesterday. Therefore, the general was afraid that the enemy would attack Lengshuigou and ordered the troops to be postponed to cover the flanks of the baggage train." The messenger hurriedly replied.
"One day." Yuchishun frowned slightly. A day can be neither long nor short, but Yuchijiong cannot lead the army, and his vanguard cannot expose its whereabouts rashly. At this time, Yuchishun should be grateful for what he has in front of him.
This hillside at least blocked the enemy scouts from discovering the mountain road behind them.
The weak winter day on the horizon has sunk halfway into the mountains, leaving only the faint light of the setting sun shining on people's bodies, dragging out long shadows. Fortunately, the wind and snow have stopped, so Yuchishun can lead his troops on this hillside.
Have a night's rest first.
But Yuchishun didn't know that this was just wishful thinking.
On the low hillside opposite, a gaze was already fixed on him.
"It's been an hour," Xiao Shilian spat out the straw in his mouth, "Tell the brothers to get ready to take action!"
Xiao Shilian had indeed discovered the enemy on the hillside before, but he didn't know how many of these troops there were. After all, he did not have the advantage in terms of military strength. He could at most preemptively strike and make a surprise attack. If there was a slight mistake, the entire army would be annihilated.
Now that the sky was gradually darkening, the night was obviously the most favorable for a surprise attack. Regardless of where the two or three thousand people in front of him came from, Xiao Shilian was already prepared to eat them in one bite.
Just by observing from the hillside, Xiao Shilian can already determine that the leader of this army should be the general who just took a few steps here with a group of personal guards to look at him. From a distance, he looks tall and straight, not
The old man should be Yuchi Shun, the son of Yuchi Jiong.
Yuchishun obviously made up his mind to set up camp here.
This place is only half a day away from Panlong County City. It stands to reason that if we step up our march, we will be able to reach Panlong County City in the first half of the night. However, these soldiers have no intention of setting off again after resting for so long.
Although Xiao Shilian was not sure, he could vaguely guess that these were probably just the forwards, waiting for the main force behind to follow up.
In other words, the enemy's main force is also following this path. As long as they can block this Sun family gate after eating this army, the enemy's main force will be blocked in Micang Mountain and they can only turn!
Thinking of this, Xiao Shilian's eyes suddenly lit up, and the situation of the battle seemed to become clear in an instant.
If Yu Chijiong wants to make a desperate move and rush in with light troops, then Xiao Shilian will block the door and see how he gets out!
At the foot of the hillside, the soldiers of the Northern Zhou Dynasty have completed the task of setting up camp. A small camp blocks the entrance of the valley. For the Northern Zhou army who will definitely pass through here in the future, it is still necessary to build a simple camp as a transit place for luggage and other things.
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The sky was dark, and torches were lit one by one. The surrounding mountain walls reflected the firelight, and Yuchishun's cheeks flickered brightly and darkly because of the flickering firelight.
Looking at the soldiers who went to rest after finishing their work, Yuchishun always felt a little uneasy. He looked back at the hill from time to time, and finally made up his mind: "Here comes someone!"
The two battle leaders who were still following him hurriedly raised their hands: "Here we are!"
"Send a few smart scouts to take a look at the mountain over there." Yuchishun said in a deep voice, "Be sure to be more vigilant. Don't alert the enemy's scouts when encountering them. It's best not to alert them."
The two battle leaders hurriedly agreed, but one of them couldn't help but ask: "General, do you think the enemy might be ambushing you on the mountain over there? Isn't this a little overestimating your capabilities?"
The hill was only a hundred feet high in total, which was dwarfed by the surrounding mountains. According to the scout information, Li Xingchen had only three to four thousand soldiers and horses, and most of them were in Tiangongyuan.
So even if he really showed up here, how could he have the guts to ambush enemies who are far more numerous than him?
Now the soldiers have been tired for a day and want to rest. No one is willing to make such a trip unless there are special circumstances.
Yu Chishun waved his hand neatly: "Don't neglect this matter, hurry up..."
But his voice stopped suddenly because he heard the howling wind.
But there is no wind at all at this time...
The next moment, an arrow pierced the chest of a Northern Zhou soldier not far away.