March in spring is the most warm and pleasant time.
But in Cangxi Valley, a place surrounded by mountains, clouds and mist are lingering, and the entire air is humid. It is conceivable that a spring rain is coming.
The road in the mountains became soft due to the humidity in the air. You can feel the thickness of the soil when walking on it. Several Nanchen soldiers walked carefully among the dense trees, and their trousers were wet with morning dew.
"Boss, look ahead." A scout who was leading the way paused and fell to the ground, while his companions behind him were squatting or lying down, trying to cover their whereabouts.
Nan Chen Zhuangjiang, who was leading the team, frowned slightly and looked at the people coming and going in front of him. He couldn't help but be curious: "Why did these guys suddenly start packing their things?"
Not far ahead is an important peripheral checkpoint of the Northern Zhou army south of Changgu. Because there are three to four hundred soldiers stationed there, Du Qi, who is responsible for disturbing the enemy south of Changgu, has never dared to attack here for fear of stealing chickens.
Don't lose the rice.
But what shocked these scouts today was that this level would voluntarily evacuate.
Although they didn't know what the Northern Zhou people wanted to do, the surrounding scouts glanced at each other subconsciously, and a chill ran up their spines.
The enemy is definitely going to make a big move.
"Let's go, let's leave quickly. The news here must be sent back as soon as possible." Zhuang Jiang waved his hand with almost no hesitation.
Several figures turned and disappeared into the woods.
But General Zhuang didn't know that not far behind him, Cao Xiaoda was giving instructions to several lieutenants around him. He seemed to feel something. Cao Xiaoda looked back suddenly, but there was an unusual silence in the woods behind him.
Several close lieutenants looked over in surprise.
"Perhaps someone heard it wrong." Cao Xiaoda shook his head slightly, and then whispered, "After the fighting breaks out in Changgu, you should immediately take a circuitous route along this road and outflank the enemy. Remember, try to hide your whereabouts."
Several close lieutenants responded at the same time.
Cao Xiaoda narrowed his eyes slightly, wondering if Du Qi was that easy to deceive, and whether Li Xingchen would let Xiao Shilian guard this long valley?
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While the Cangxi Valley was still shrouded in fog, it was already raining lightly on the official road to the west of Panlong County. The road that had been in disrepair for a long time became muddy, and the heavy vehicles were here.
Walking hard on the muddy road.
Most of this baggage was transferred from Hanzhong through Jiange, and now in order to prevent the grain and grass among it from falling into the hands of Li Xinchen, it can only be transferred back with difficulty. As for the trebuchets and bed crossbows that Wei Xiaokuan worked so hard to bring,
Only a small part of them have been preserved, and most of them have been burned outside Panlong County.
"Let the front speed up." Yuchi Jiong pulled the reins and stared at the rain curtain in front of him. At this time, there seemed to be only thin rain falling in the vast sky. But Yuchi Jiong always felt a little uneasy in his heart.
Maybe it's because after they left Panlong County, they no longer have a foundation on at least one-third of an acre in Langzhong, or maybe it's because the rain curtain made Yuchi Jiong even more unclear when he didn't know where the road was.
A confusing battle situation.
"General," a Northern Zhou general rushed out of the wind and rain, "our scouts who were scouting the road ahead are missing! They haven't come back for more than half an hour."
"What?!" Yuchi Jiong raised his eyebrows and subconsciously raised his voice a little higher.
Originally, he sent the scouts not to know where the enemy was, but to establish contact with the Cangxi Valley as soon as possible. But what happened now that the scouts are gone? Could it be that all the Cangxi Valley has fallen?
In the hands of Li Xingchen?
"Have you sent out new scouts?" Yuchi said after careful consideration.
Although the scouts in the army are generally veterans who have been on the battlefield for a long time, and they usually have a rough map of the surrounding terrain, they know in which direction they should explore and what intelligence they should mainly detect on the enemy. However, the battlefield situation is complicated. Who can
No one knows what the scouts will encounter, so it is common for scouts to lose contact with the army.
But this time, Yuchijiong did not ask the scouts to go out to find out where Li Xingchen was or whether the enemies at Tiangongyuan had made any changes. Instead, he simply asked them to contact Wei Xiaokuan. Even so, the scouts had been there for more than half an hour.
He didn't come back after that, indicating that something might have happened.
The general responded, and just as he was about to speak, an exclamation suddenly came from the rain curtain in front of him.
Not far in front of Yuchi Jiong, a Northern Zhou soldier was hit by an arrow and fell down. Immediately afterwards, the rest of the soldiers who were rushing to push the cart and drive the horses were also overwhelmed by the arrows. The war horse neighed and tried in vain to break free from the shaft of the cart.
The restraint is in vain.
Yuchijiong's eyes widened and he shouted: "The enemy is attacking!"
In the rain curtain, in the surrounding grass and woods, figures suddenly stood out and rushed towards the long queue on the official road.
The rain slid down his helmet, and the wind blew on his cheeks. Cao Zhong held the knife and ran forward quickly without any pause. Countless Nanchen soldiers followed closely behind him and crashed into the enemy's long
In the long military formation.
"Kill!" Cao Zhong struck the shield in the hand of a Northern Zhou soldier with a heavy sword. The Northern Zhou soldier screamed and retreated continuously. However, Cao Zhong did not hesitate at all, directly knocked away the other two Northern Zhou soldiers, and rushed towards him.
Yuchijiong not far away.
The roads in the Bashu Mountains are rugged, so there is basically no place for cavalry, and most battles are carried out on foot. Therefore, someone like Yuchijiong who is qualified to ride must be rich or noble, and Cao Zhong will naturally not let this go.
The prey is already close in front of you.
Of course, Yuchi Jiong's personal guards were not vegetarians. They immediately raised their shields to protect Yuchi Jiong. At the same time, spearmen and sword and shield men were already in formation. When they saw the enemy, they rushed directly towards this side.
come over,
Although Yu Chijiong had already dismounted immediately, his goal was so obvious that he would definitely receive priority.
At this time, Yuchi Jiong was in a daze, just watching Cao Zhong lead his soldiers and horses and collided with his personal guards. At this time, he already knew where his scouts had gone, and he knew even more clearly where these enemies were.
Where did it come from?
He and Wei Xiaokuan only considered Li Xinchen, but they forgot that Li Xinchen had more than just Ba people from Cangxi Valley under his command.
The army that Li Xingchen pulled out to stand against the Tiangongyuan Mountain defense line and the most dangerous place on the entire front was Li Xingchen's true direct descendant.
Especially since this direct lineage was still fighting in this electric battlefield, it had a rare chance of half a month to breathe and reorganize.
In the spring rain, Yuchi Jiong looked at the countless Nanchen troops rushing out of the rain curtain, and his heart was as cold as ice for a moment.