Early the next morning, Muchu Su'er took the generous gift from Liu Kun and left Jiankang in an excited mood and headed down the river towards the Japanese island.

The news of the siege of Xunsong's mansion spread quickly. It reached Jingkou that night. At dawn, Zeng Daniu personally led 20,000 horses to Jiankang for rescue. To be honest, Xi Jian was very worried, but he didn't Fa Ke thought that this was a conspiracy, and he could not sit back and watch Xun Song's life or death.

Xi Jian could only prepare the whole city strictly, and before leaving, he gave many instructions to Zeng Daniu and sent a message to Haimen, asking Huan Wen to lead the navy to attack Stone City, which would have the effect of besieging Wei and seeking Zhao.

The military arrangements at Jingkou were completely within Liu Kun's expectations. In fact, leading the battle was just that. Forced by the situation, there was not much arbitrariness in the choice of tactics. It is to use the initiative held by one's own side to set a trap for the enemy, so that he has to penetrate and make moves according to his own arrangements. In this regard, Yunfeng and Liu Kun are both masters. As for using surprise troops to defeat the enemy, they can only occasionally defeat them. It is very difficult to do it when we know each other's basics!

It is only 150 miles from Jingkou to Jiankang. The terrain is flat, mostly gentle slopes and hills. Zeng Daniu did not go west along the Yangtze River.[

On the south bank of the river, there are many strategic nodes such as Jiangcheng, Sheshan (today's Qixia Mountain in Nanjing), Zhiduwu, and Mufu Mountain. In particular, Mufu Mountain is the headquarters of Murong's tribe. Once surrounded, not only will Xun Song be unable to be saved, , you may also fall into disaster.

At the same time, Zeng Daniu could not run too fast. He had to cooperate with Huan Wen in attacking Stone City. If the Haimen navy did not arrive, he would only lead 20,000 cavalry into Jiankang, and it would be easy for him to be isolated and surrounded by reinforcements.

According to his estimate, the Haimen navy would attack Stone City between early morning and noon the next day. Taking into account the above factors, Zeng Daniu first went south to Gaoli Mountain, and then turned westward.

Gaoli Mountain is the eastern peak of the Ningzhen Mountains, about twelve miles long. The ridge is round, the top is flanked to form a cliff, and there are many shrubs on the south slope, making it a good place to set up an ambush.

Zeng Daniu did not dare to be careless at all, but what gave him a false alarm was that there was no trace of the enemy troops in Gaoli Mountain, which made him turn his attention to the southwest.

Forty miles to the southwest there is a hilltop of about 100 feet. Although the height is not as high as Gaoli Mountain, the terrain is quite similar. It is called Huashan Mountain. After passing Huashan Mountain, it is a smooth road, no matter where it is strategically important. He does not believe that Liu Kun will not be there Huashan blocked the attack.

A general also looked around and couldn't help but ask: "General Zeng, do you suspect that Liu Kun will set up an ambush in Huashan?"

Zeng Daniu chuckled: "If he lets me go rescue Duke Xun, he will not be Liu Kun, but we are not in a hurry. The thousand personal guards left by the king will not be a problem for at least three to five days. Come, the whole army Rest where you are, and it’s not too late to leave after eating in the evening!”

The promise was received loudly from all around, and except for a few soldiers, they dispersed to take on security duties, while the rest all dismounted and enjoyed the warm sunshine of late winter.

Time passed slowly. When the sun gradually disappeared into the horizon, the 20,000 Qin army started from Gaoli Mountain and marched towards Huashan Mountain. At normal horse speed, the distance of forty miles would take up to an hour. However, the Qin army walked very slowly until At Haishi (9 p.m.), Huashan Mountain is still ten miles ahead!

Out of his usual cautious character, Zeng Daniu waved his hand to stop the whole army. Looking forward, under the cold moonlight, Huashan Mountain was hazy like a giant tiger lying in front of him, even though it was just a mountain top. In the eyes of all the Qin army officers and men, it would not be stingy with a real tiger.

Everyone knows that there will be countless enemy troops at the foot of the mountain or even on the hillside. The troublesome thing is that the number of enemy troops is unknown, and the layout in front is unclear, and it is almost impossible to take a detour.

Firstly, the retreat was cut off, secondly, Xiangbei Rao, only

They will be "forced" towards Liu Kun's Shogunate Mountain Camp. If they go south, they will be farther and farther away from Jiankang. At the same time, the terrain is not conducive to large-scale cavalry operations. To the south of Jiankang, there is Fangshan.

Niushou Mountain and Tushan are three mountains less than a hundred feet apart, standing in a Z-shaped formation!

Liu Kun will definitely garrison these three mountains with heavy troops. Zeng Daniu will not be stupid enough to put himself in a desperate situation. In other words, this Huashan Mountain tonight can be passed or passed, but it can be passed. He has no second choice, but,

How to live it?

Zeng Daniu frowned tightly. He knew that there might be secret sentries of the Chu army lurking three to five miles ahead, observing every move on his side. There might also be small arrangements such as snagging ropes and traps.

Huashan Mountain in the southwest has really become a roadblock.

Everyone in the Qin army was thinking intently. With the enemy's situation unknown and the terrain unfavorable, they could not defeat the enemy in this battle and could only take advantage of it.

I don't know how long it took, but a general raised his hand and said uncertainly: "General Zeng, when the king went to Yizhou a few years ago, General Han retreated to Gan Zhuo and Wei Yi in the Han Dynasty. He saved his money and used thick smoke to retreat.

, now it’s the end of winter, I checked the wind direction, it’s still north wind, why don’t we follow the same pattern, what do you think?”

"Okay!" Zeng Daniu shouted loudly: "It is indeed a clever plan! If you defeat the Chu army, I will ask the king for your credit!"

"Thank you, General Zeng!" The general thanked him with a look of joy on his face.[

Zeng Daniu turned around and called out: "Send the order, all the ten thousand people in the back line should dismount, and go and chop wood for me!"

Attacking with smoke and fire was equivalent to sorting out the threads from the "tangle", and the whole army was in high spirits. Those whose names were called immediately galloped to the rear!

Soon, piles of hay branches were tied to the horses, and the whole army headed westward carefully. Huashan became increasingly clear. With about six miles left, Zeng Daniu stopped the whole army again and asked the soldiers to pile up firewood.

in front.

Following the order, multiple fires ignited, and tongues of flames that were several feet high spread in all directions, along with clouds of thick blue-grey smoke sweeping towards the south.

Since the wind direction was not static, sometimes it was northeasterly, sometimes northwesterly, and occasionally it would blow back, so the Qin army had to retreat a little five hundred steps, but in general, the wind direction was still generally northward.

When there is no cold air passing through, the wind speed is not too high at night in late winter, and the thick smoke is like a wall, slowly but firmly pressing toward Huashan Mountain in the south.

Everyone was more or less nervous unconsciously, hoping that the thick smoke would smoke out the enemy and reverse the unfavorable situation in which the enemy was in darkness and we were in the clear.

The cavalry of the Qin army are not afraid of any enemy, and they dare to fight even if they are multiples of their own. Especially Zeng Daniu's cavalry, which is the only full chain armor cavalry among the nearly 200,000 cavalry. You must know that even if they are personal guards, they are not afraid of any enemy.

None of them were equipped with chain armor. The craftsmanship of chain mail was complicated and the cost was too high. Yunfeng only equipped 20,000 troops and felt inadequate, so he decisively called a halt, and all 20,000 troops were allocated to Zeng Da.

Bull command.

Therefore, Zeng Daniu's tribe was slightly better than the ordinary Qin cavalry in terms of defense alone. How could they take Murong's tribe seriously?

"Ahem~~" A slight cough suddenly came from within a mile or two in front, which made everyone feel refreshed. There was indeed an ambush on the mountain! With the faint moonlight, they looked towards the mountain intently.

Look forward.

As the fire got bigger and bigger, the smoke got thicker and thicker, and the coughing gradually became more intense from a few sporadic coughs.

A general couldn't help but praise: "General Zeng, with such a big smoke, even the rats in the ground can be smoked away. I don't believe it, those bastards can still hide!"

Zeng Daniu also tugged on his beard like a steel wire, and said with a satisfied smile: "The Chu army will definitely attack soon if they can't stand it any longer. Murong's troops are not a weak brigade, and he rushed down from the mountain with such force.

It must be powerful, damn it, we can’t be too careless, but don’t capsize the boat in the gutter and make others laugh! Huh?”

All the generals nodded in agreement, and another general came up and said: "General Zeng, the last general watching the formation of the Xianbei people is quite similar to Ma Su of the Shu Han who trapped himself in a street pavilion. Isn't he not afraid?"

Let's surround the lonely mountain and feed him water and food

Do you want to end "chaos" without fighting? The general will observe carefully. Although charging down the mountain has the power of being commanding, if the reins are not reined in to control the speed, the horse will stumble due to the excessive momentum, and even break the horse's legs.

It’s not impossible!”

"Damn you! Are you trying to test me on purpose?" Zeng Daniu laughed and scolded: "Ma Su only had 20,000 troops back then, and Zhang led 50,000 troops. Naturally, he could surround the street pavilion with water. Now he has just lost his head.

We only have 20,000 troops. Although I don’t know how many Murong’s troops have, there are always 30,000 to 50,000. I have never heard of using a small number of people to surround a large number of people!

What's more, even if he is surrounded, how can he run out of water and food within three or two days? Where will we get the time? We must closely cooperate with the Haimen navy, neither fast nor slow, and we must break through the Chu army besieging Xun Mansion just right.

, protect Mr. Xun and safely escape into Stone City!

The most important point is that we are alone. The Chu army guarding Huashan will have reinforcements at any time. Just like Zhang has Sima Zhongda's 100,000 troops as his backing, damn, you really dare to think about surrounding others alone!"

The general hurriedly smiled and said: "General Zeng's analysis is clear and clear. Now I understand everything. No wonder the king entrusts you with such an important task!"

As the saying goes, you can wear a lot of clothes, but you can never wear a flattery! Zeng Daniu has a rough appearance, which gives people the illusion of a reckless man, but in fact he has a delicate mind. This is why Yunfeng thinks highly of him. Even the jealous person

Zheng Yingtao was full of praise and often praised him for being much more considerate than that damn guy Shi Hu.

Zeng Daniu nodded somewhat complacently, but suddenly, a faint shout came from his ears, and his expression froze!

From the slopes to the foot of the mountain, the tranquility of Huashan Mountain in front was broken in an instant. In the thick and thin smoke, Chu troops appeared one after another, mounted their horses one after another, and hurriedly gathered into formation. Apparently, the choking smoke made them

No longer able to lurk, the plan to rely on positions to block the Qin army was declared bankrupt, and we could only use our condescending advantage to attack forcefully!

Zeng Daniu quickly shouted: "Quick, get in formation for me!" [

The soldiers also noticed something unusual not far away, and quickly turned their horses' heads, ready to flee at any time.

In just a few breaths, a roaring explosion suddenly erupted, flowing from the hillside to the foot of the mountain, like a rolling mudslide pouring down!

"My mother! There are fifty thousand cavalry!" Zeng Daniu shouted excitedly, jerked his horse's butt, and galloped back.

"Papa papa ~~" The sound of whips is endless, and the Qin army cavalry swarm away! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote at Qidian. Your monthly vote is my greatest support.

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