A bit of moonlight fell on the open space through the branches and leaves, and bonfires illuminated the forest.
The aroma of the food drifted with the evening breeze, spreading to the small hillside not far away.
There was no fire or sound on the hillside, but everyone knew that there were hundreds of lives and hundreds of enemies there, and now they were suffering from hunger and cold.
Li Xingchen had already interrogated the prisoners, and He Lou Zigan only carried two or three days of food and grass. After the twists and turns of the war, even the soldiers themselves must not have much to carry with them, and the cold dry food was so dry without water.
It's hard to swallow, everyone has experienced it.
Especially when the aroma of steaming food wafts to your nose, no one feels good when looking at the dry and cold dry food in their hands.
Li Xingchen stood under the big tree, gently wiping his sword. The wind and grass on the hillside not far away were all in his peripheral vision. Xiao Shilian tapped his palm boredly, which was already done by surrounding He Louzi.
It was the second day, He Louzi couldn't survive, Li Xingchen had no intention of continuing the attack, and everyone was in a stalemate.
Originally, Xiao Shilian naively thought that if he led his troops out for a loop, he might be able to see He Louzi captured with nothing when he came back, while Cao Xiaoda was replaced on the hillside, but he was greatly disappointed.
After spitting out the grass root in his mouth, Xiao Shilian raised his eyes and looked at the dark hillside ahead. The surrounding woods were full of heavily guarded Ba people. Li Xingchen divided the entire encirclement into areas and arranged them, focusing on tightness inside and outside.
He Lou Ziqian could obviously see the key to this, so he couldn't go down the mountain for the past two days.
Glancing at Li Xingchen's profile in the firelight, Xiao Shilian sighed.
This guy was really ruthless. Li Xingchen had previously ordered all the pots and stoves to be moved forward. Now the aroma of the food could be wafted to the opposite hillside. It was really enough for the Northern Zhou army on the mountain to drink a pot.
If Xiao Shilian and He Louzi changed places, instead of suffering such suffering, he would rather lead his army down the mountain to fight to the death. It is better to die in battle than to die of starvation.
"Do you really think He Lou Ziqian would sit back and wait for death like this?" Xiao Shilian asked carefully.
Li Xingchen paused his hand and said calmly: "Going down the mountain is a way to die for He Lou Ziqian. If you stay on the hillside honestly, you might be rescued by reinforcements. This matters to He Lou Zi.
It’s still clear what to do, it’s just...”
"Just what?" Xiao Shilian immediately cheered up.
Li Xingchen raised his sword, and the blade reflected the firelight, which also reflected his face. Compared with when he first arrived, his face was more stable and mature.
After experiencing so much blood and fire, Xiao Shilian is growing up, so why not Li Xinchen?
"It's just that we can't rule out that He Lou Ziqian will take the wrong direction with his sword." Li Xingchen suddenly flicked his wrist and the sword blade spun around. The moonlight and firelight shone on the sword blade at the same time. The moonlight was like water and the fire was like practice. "After all, He Lou Ziqian is also a man who has always been
People who can’t sit still, I just don’t know if this time has made them remember a little longer.”
Li Xingchen didn't say much, but his meaning was already very clear. Even if He Lou Ziqian was very clear about the situation at hand, he might have some novel and bold ideas. At least it was not his character to sit back and wait for death.
Xiao Shilian suddenly stood up, and a sharp sound sounded from the other direction of the hillside. The sound of fighting and roaring was extremely loud in the silent night.
Li Xingchen narrowed his eyes slightly but remained motionless. Xiao Shilian turned around in surprise: "Shizhong, there must have been a fight over there!"
"If the fight starts, let's start the fight." Li Xingchen looked at the sword in his hand calmly, not too nervous about it, "Is there any problem?"
Xiao Shilian raised his eyebrows and stamped his feet: "You...there's nothing wrong with you, right?"
Li Xingchen raised his eyes, looked at it, and asked with a smile: "You have seen so-and-so's deployment, do you think there is anything wrong with it?"
This sentence immediately stopped Xiao Shilian from questioning him. He smiled and scratched his head: "That's true..."
Although Li Xingchen did not attack the hillside, he was not idle either. It could be said that a dragnet had been set up in the surrounding mountains and forests. With He Lou Zigan's hundreds of defeated soldiers, it was impossible to get out of this dragnet.
If there is any weak link, it is probably where Li Xingchen is standing at this time. It is close to Liushugou and has sparse trees. If you choose to break out, this is definitely the best choice.
"Sound in the east and attack in the west, to divert the tiger away from the mountain?" Li Xingchen tightened his grip on the sword hilt.
He Lou Ziqian chose the direction leading to the mountains with the most complete defense system as his main attack direction. What on earth was he planning?
After hearing what Li Xingchen said, Xiao Shilian also cheered up.
Before Xiao Shilian could speak, there was a sudden flash of light in the darkness ahead. It was obviously the moonlight reflected by the weapon, and then a figure rushed towards him!
"Protect the general!" Li Ping subconsciously took two steps and raised the knife in his hand to directly block the oncoming enemy.
"Kill!" In the dark grass, dozens of soldiers from the Northern Zhou Dynasty jumped up and rushed towards the fire closest to them to kill!
"He is still somewhat capable." Li Xingchen admired in a low voice.
As he expected, this was He Lou Ziqian's real target, but He Lou Ziqian's "striking in the east and attacking in the west" still failed to achieve actual results.
However, Li Xingchen also had to admit that these Northern Zhou soldiers were quite capable of quietly wiping out the Ba people who were on sentry duty further ahead and rushing directly in front of him.
Of course, for He Lou Ziqian, the arrow was on the string and had to be fired. Now that this battle has begun, it is no longer under He Lou Ziqian's control. He can only guide it, but cannot stop it.
Li Xingchen would not give him this chance.
As for how to improve the alertness of these Ba people and enable them to truly understand what a sentry should do, these are things that Li Xinchen has no time to do now and can only wait until after the war. Now Li Xinchen needs to fight this battle well.
"Let go!" Xiao Shilian waved his hand crisply.
The crossbowmen who had been waiting for a long time stood up at the same time, either from the grass, from behind the rocks, or even from the trees.
Li Xingchen arranged the largest number of crossbowmen in the sparsest area of the forest, just waiting for He Lou Ziqian's attack.
The arrows roared and sank directly into the enemy's chest under the moonlight.
A row of Northern Zhou soldiers fell down screaming, but the people behind them rushed up. The general behind them still gave the order to advance.
Li Xingchen raised the Ziyun gun beside him, while Xiao Shilian raised the knife.
"Stop them?" Li Xingchen smiled.
"Otherwise." Xiao Shilian rolled his eyes.
The moonlight fell on the weapons and armor of the two men, dragging long shadows on the ground.