Kuta mountains and valleys.

The barbarian soldiers lined up in order and filled the valley to the brim.

Liejiaomi stood on a protruding rock, and his powerful and high-pitched voice echoed in the valley.

"A few months ago, I told you that our ancestors came from the south and were forced to survive in the wilderness, so the south is our home! The climate there is warm, there are no black disasters, and there is endless food and drink.

Endless wine, and beautiful and sensible women! I said that I would take you to the south to get back what belongs to you. In the past two months, you have seen with your own eyes how comfortable the lives of those in the south are, and this is not the case.

It’s just the poorest place in the Southern Dynasties.”

Except for the sentries who stayed around the mouth of the valley to guard against Liang Jun's surprise attack, all the barbarians raised their heads and looked at Liejiaomi.

Although these burly barbarians did not have much experience, they could at least tell the difference between true and false. The big leader was right. When they plundered the border of Liang State before, even if it was only a village of several hundred people, those people lived very well.

Comfortable.

No one wants to be born to freeze and starve in the wilderness, not to mention that after this experience, they can no longer accept returning to the hard life before.

Liejiaomi looked at the excited soldiers below, nodded with pleasure, and continued to say loudly: "Since we have seen the richness of the south, we must continue to fight. Only by frightening the southerners can they

Will they be willing to give up a piece of land to keep us away from the bitter cold land of the wilderness! However, the southerners will not give up easily. Right now, they are staring at us like ferocious beasts outside the valley. It seems that they think my warriors dare not fight to the death.

.Tell me, are you afraid of death?"

Countless people stretched their necks and roared: "Don't be afraid!"

The answer is like a cloud.

Time passed quietly, and the two sides faced off several miles apart, without anyone taking the first step.

Pei Yue said slowly: "This year's Yanping ceremony is scheduled to be held on May 29th, and His Majesty will leave Beijing to observe the ceremony on that day."

Gu Fan said to himself: "Did you overestimate that barbarian leader? Wouldn't he think that the initiative in the war is still in his own hands, and if we bring those barbarians out, we will rush forward? This seems too stupid.

Now, how and when to fight is naturally up to us. On this plain, how can the infantry take the initiative when facing the cavalry? He doesn’t even understand this most basic principle, and he dares to stay here and fight you head-on.

."

Everyone was in awe.

Kaiping seven years, May 11th.

After Gu Fan listened quietly, he said in a deep voice: "Okay."

Gu Fan only felt a toothache and wondered: "Is Your Majesty addicted to playing with fire? I really don't know why he needs to do this. As long as he sits in the palace, with the imperial army inside and the Kyoto garrison outside, after Wang Pingzhang steps down,

Can’t we slowly deal with the martial arts of the Wang family?”

Pei Yue said calmly: "Your Majesty is obviously not crazy. Kyoto is very calm at the moment. Of course, since Wang Pingzhang decided to retire and return home after the hunting meeting in Yanping, this is his last chance, so he will definitely contact all parties during this time.

power, it is also possible that he has made preparations for this long ago and is just waiting for the day when the hunter arrives."

"What's the matter?" Gu Fan asked with concern.

Nine thousand barbarian troops were as powerful as the savages in ancient legends, forming a long formation on the plains tens of feet south of the Kuta Mountains.

Lie Jiaomi continued: "I understand how you feel. I am also worried about the women and children staying in the tribe, but there are so many cavalry on the opposite side. Will they watch us go back? No! Those damn Liang people, they are fighting

The idea is to destroy our only home. Warriors, we have no way out. If we stay here, we will only lose all our relatives. If we retreat in a hurry, we will be killed by the Liang cavalry, so we have only one choice - "

"Kill them all!"

Pei Yue took the teacup and took a sip, and said calmly: "Lie Jiaomi can be considered a talent, but he has no real battlefield experience. He only relies on the letters of Wang Pingzhang and Guo Linxi to teach him, and he is far from qualified to plan a war.

This person seems to be quite brave, but hidden behind this face is hesitation."

The mouth of the valley is not wide, and a long line of barbarian soldiers filed out, and then began to form an array on the plain in front of the valley. The first barbarian soldiers to come out were the Xiluoli warriors under Liejiaomi. Although they numbered less than two thousand, they

It is already the core of the Jiankun tribe that has been cultivated over the years. Their movements are very fast, and they have formed their formation in a matter of seconds. This move is naturally to prevent the cavalry from the south from launching a surprise attack.

Chen Xianda touched his broad forehead and said awkwardly but politely: "Young Master Gu is joking. Without the command of the Marquis, how could I have the courage to go into battle without permission?"

Lie Jiaomi's face became increasingly ugly.

The early wind whimpers in my ears, the sunshine in May spreads across the earth, and the wilderness still has a cool breath.

Gu Fan poured two cups of tea, walked over and handed one to Pei Yue, and said with a smile: "I remember you said before that you don't like to deliberately pretend to be lonely and lonely."

"That's best." Gu Fan shrugged, turned his horse's head and said, "I'll go back and talk to your Marquis. Anyway, this battle won't be fought for a while."

Pei Yue still looked at the sand table in silence.

Today they formed the formation again, and the momentum of the barbarian soldiers was obviously much weaker.

Gu Fan's eyes widened, and a look of shock appeared on his face involuntarily.

After Liejiaowei waited for the noise to subside, he continued: "You should all know that a Liang cavalry group is in the north at the moment, attacking our tribe and killing our relatives. You must know that the people left in the tribe are old people, children and women.

, the Liang cavalry did not regard our relatives as human beings at all!"

He looked at the cavalry array in the south, a cold smile appeared on his lips.

"What on earth is Wang Pingzhang thinking?"

After returning to the camp, Gu Fan went straight to the commander's tent, nodded to Feng Yi, then opened the curtain and walked in.

…

Gu Fan nodded and said: "Indeed, if you had set up an ambush in the valley that day, you would not have let Chen Xianda go back alive. Now you can confirm that it was Wang Pingzhang and Guo Linxi who were causing trouble in secret?"

The barbarian army waited all day in front of the mountain yesterday, but the Tibetan front guard was as stable as a mountain, and Xie Jiaomi did not dare to attack the famous cavalry rashly.

Pei Yue was seen standing in front of the sand table, his right hand holding his chin in deep thought.

…

The barbarian soldiers had red eyes and howled like wild wolves, and the morale of the whole army reached its peak in an instant.

The place he chose is still a trap for the cavalry, because there are mountains behind him. Once the cavalry rushes over, it will be difficult to complete the turn in such a narrow area. If the battle falls into a scorching hand-to-hand combat, when the number of both sides is almost the same, the hunter will

Jiao Mi has great trust in the warriors under his command.

Lie Jiaomi shook his head and said with cold eyes: "It's not for me, it's for yourselves and the entire clan!"

Gu Fan's heart tightened and he quickly asked: "Is it related to Kyoto?"

As more and more barbarian soldiers appeared on the plains, the strange Tibetan front guards who had already been spotted were also arrayed in formation.

Everyone knelt on one knee and said in unison: "I am willing to fight to the death for the great leader!"

Liejiaomi turned around and looked at the leaders of other tribes, and said in a deep voice: "Where are you?"

Gu Fan said: "There are less than twenty days left, I wonder if you can make it in time - wait, what did you say? His Majesty is leaving the capital?!"

Liejiaomi and several leaders appeared in the center of the barbarian army. Standing two feet tall, he seemed to stand out from the crowd, even though the barbarian soldiers around him were already tall and burly.

Gu Fan said in disbelief: "Is Your Majesty crazy? What on earth is he going to do?"

There was blood in the eyes of the barbarian soldiers, but at this moment everyone seemed to have forgotten that when they attacked the border of Daliang before, they robbed and killed everyone wherever they went, leaving only a few young people as slaves.

Pei Yue said leisurely: "Your Majesty has his own considerations. After all, Wang Pingzhang is still a meritorious and loyal minister of Daliang. How can your Majesty take action directly before he shows his disapproval? How will future history books record this story? It's just...

There's one thing I can't figure out."

In front of the Zangfeng guard formation, Gu Fan glanced at the calm Meng Longfu on the left, then turned to look at the eager Chen Xianda on the right. He couldn't help but yawned, and then said to Meng Longfu: "Look at Old Chen.

, don’t let him kill you recklessly.”

Pei Yue raised his hand and patted his shoulder, and said softly: "Tomorrow we will deal with the scum among the barbarians and border troops, and then you can do something for me."

He paused slightly, raised his right arm high and pointed towards the south, and said sternly: "Come out of the valley and kill them all!"

However, they did not launch a charge in a hurry, and still guarded the north side of the camp. As for the auxiliary soldiers and civilians, they stayed in the camp to guard the food, grass and baggage to prevent a small group of enemies from sneaking in after the war started.

Pei Yue reached out and wrote a few lines on the sand table, then looked at Gu Fan and said, "Maybe this is what he really thinks."

Pei Yue said calmly: "All the evidence points to this. In fact, there is no need for us to waste time on this matter. Let the barbarian army suffer for another day. Liejiaomi will definitely push the formation forward tomorrow and wait until they are far away from the north.

Qunshan, let’s take action again. Fourth brother, I received an urgent report from Jiuliguan yesterday.”

Pei Yue nodded.

There was a gloom in Xie Jiaomi's eyes, but he had no choice but to order the army to move forward for more than a mile to induce the Tibetan front guards to charge.

At the beginning of the hour, three poles were in the sky.

Pei Yue rode up to the front of the battle wearing a military uniform. He looked around at the Lingzhou men who followed him to fight in the world. He did not mobilize as impassionedly before the battle as before.

He just pulled out his long sword and pointed it to the north.
Chapter completed!