Since rescue was necessary, Hoopoe first asked whether he should return to the city as soon as possible to request reinforcements.
The dancing horse said: "It's not appropriate. Firstly, it takes time to go back and forth, which is easy to change. Secondly, it is a drop in the bucket. The dark side of the cassock can transport more than a hundred people at most. There are probably more than a thousand Turkic soldiers hidden in the forest, coming from the city.
Bringing some soldiers here would endanger their lives. The more people there are, the easier it is to be exposed, and the tail will not be lost. On the contrary, the few of us have our own abilities, are flexible and engage in guerrilla warfare, and we are able to escape."
When it comes to fighting, none of the four of them are timid. Hoopoe was still slightly excited and kept rubbing his palms.
The four people discussed it and quickly formulated a battle plan:
First of all, there is a high mountain in the east that blocks the moon, so you must wait until the moon rises from the east mountain before taking action. You can do some preparations beforehand.
Secondly, the Turks must have laid many traps near the wooden house, waiting for everyone in the Tang Tower to crash into them. It would be unwise to take them by force. The best way is to lure the tiger away from the mountain. At the same time, it must be considered that the Turks have prepared enough blue eyes.
Even under the protection of [The Dark Side of Kasaya], you must be extra careful.
Based on these two basic principles, the four people divided into three groups of operations. In the first group, Liu Wenjing sneaked into the bushes near the wooden house to observe secretly, waiting for the enemy to move out.
On the second route, the hoopoe led a horse to another low mountain nearby, leaving horse hoof prints at the foot of the mountain and all the way to the top. The purpose was to attract the Turks to divide their troops.
On the third route, Wu Ma and Yuwen Jianxue stayed on this low mountain, deliberately exposing their presence and attracting the enemy's main force for a sneak attack.
When the moon rises from the east mountain, Hoopoe rides on horseback, deliberately alarming the Turks, and it is best to lure a group away.
When the Turks left the wooden house, Liu Wenjing watched to see whether the prisoners were hidden in the wooden house or brought out. If they were left in the wooden house, they would try to save them.
Wu Ma and Yuwen Jianxue tried to lure the main force of the Turks to the low mountain here, waiting for an opportunity to take action.
Wu Ma has said in advance that when taking action, everyone must make flexible decisions and act expediently. If there is a temporary divine decree, do it as much as possible. When encountering a Turkic general with a divine decree star above his head, kill him as much as possible. Once you gather enough, you can
If the star is alive, prepare to retreat immediately.
The hoopoe rode on horseback to fight for reinforcements at the outermost edge, so escaping would be easy.
Liu Wenjing lurks in secret and is not easy to be discovered.
The most difficult part is the road between Wu Ma and Yu Wen Jianxue. They have to come into contact with the main force of the Turks, which is extremely risky. Fortunately, Wu Ma and Kasaya are with them secretly. They can see all directions and listen to all directions. Be smart and escape.
It's also very possible.
After everyone discussed it, they split up to take action.
Unexpectedly, Liu Wenjing had just found a shelter not far from the wooden house. Before the hoofbeats of the hoopoe could be heard, the wooden house was filled with agitation. Then, a large number of Turkic soldiers emerged from the surrounding bushes and stood in front of them.
Led by several Turkic generals, they ran straight towards the mountain top where Wu Ma and Yuwen Jianxue were hiding.
"Why did the Turks take action in advance?" Yuwen Jianxue asked in surprise.
"Maybe it's because of the divine decree," Wu Ma said: "We received the divine decree here, so there's no reason why they didn't. It's just that we triggered it earlier than they did, so we can take more initiative. This can be regarded as the divine decree giving to the weaker side.
favoritism."
"But," Yuwen Jianxue said, "how could they calculate so accurately and come straight towards us?"
The dancing horse looked up at the sky and saw that the moon had not risen yet.
"I think maybe the place I chose wasn't a good one."
"ah?"
"This low hillside is the best place to observe the surrounding wooden houses. If the Turks know that we are coming, it is not difficult to guess that we will choose this place to hide."
"What should I do?"
"Let's stick to the established plan for now."
The established plan is to find a secret place halfway up the mountain, hide it and wait for the opportunity. Even if the Turks have blue eyes, they will not be able to hide all over the mountain. The two of them will hide first.
, when the moon rises, everything will be easy to say.
After a while, I saw torches lighting up under the low mountain, and soon it was like a huge fire ring surrounding the foot of the mountain. The fire ring slowly went up, shrinking smaller and smaller, as if a person was slowly holding the hand.
Raised his fist.
Wu Ma quickly realized that things were not as simple as he thought. There was only a fire under this nearby mountain, which meant that the Turks were very sure that the people from Datang Tower were on this low mountain. They would only lean in
Use all your troops to surround this mountaintop tightly, making it difficult for him to fly.
"What should we do this time?" Yuwen Jianxue asked again.
This question is what Wu Ma wants to know. For now, Liu Wenjing and Dao Sheng are on the outside, so they are safe. The key is how the two people trapped in the mountain can escape.
"Ambush," Wu Ma said, "we still have to ambush."
Yuwen Jianxue was shocked by his words, "There are only two of us."
"To capture the thief, capture the king first. The association rate must also be there. Let's find a way to capture him."
It sounds like this is not a big deal. Yuwen Jianxue thought to himself.
…
The two of them concealed their tracks and walked halfway up the mountain, where they hid in a tree with dense leaves.
Yuwen Jianxue raised his head and looked to the east, "Look, the moon hasn't risen yet. We walked all the way down and couldn't even see it."
Wu Ma said: "This is the only way to be surprised. The association knows that my cassock must have the moon to use it. If the moon shows up, it will first shine on the top of the mountain. The association will guess that we will hide on the top of the mountain, and when we reach the mountainside, we will not be able to use it."
It would be too defensive.”
"That makes sense. I hope the association rate really thinks so."
Wu Ma said again: "Axue, prepare in advance. When we see the association rate later, we will call him up with all our skills. You can take cover in the tree, and I will rush over to catch him. You can also kill him."
."
“How do you know where association rates are going to go from here?”
The dancing horse said: "Well, I'm going to learn from senior Sun Bin."
"Sun Bin?"
Wu Ma said, walked down the branch, scraped off a large piece of bark with a knife, and wrote on the trunk of the tree "It's difficult to poop, and the green will die under this tree", and said: "When I saw this line of words
, the association rate will come back.”
"You made a typo, it's Ashina·Association rate."
"What I write is not in Turkic language. Turkic people will definitely not be able to understand it. It would be great if I could attract the association rate."
The two people went back to hide in the tree. The torches in the distance were getting closer and closer, one after another, lighting up the mountain forest like daylight. Each of the endless torches was a Turkic soldier, covering every corner.
It feels like there is no place to hide.
Yuwen Jianxue suddenly asked Wu Ma: "Do you think we will die here?"
"how come."
"Yes," Yuwen Jianxue looked at the torches at the foot of the mountain, "Look, there are so many Turks, numbering in the thousands."
"I've seen more corpses than this..." Wu Ma swallowed the last two words.
"Sometimes," Yuwen Jianxue sighed faintly, "I feel that dying suddenly is very pleasant and good."
"Why do you have such thoughts?" Wu Ma was stunned, "How wonderful it is to be alive."
"is very good……"
Yuwen Jianxue said this, but stopped talking. The torches in the distance were getting closer and closer, and the sounds of Turks walking, talking, and shouting gradually came over.