It was completely dark, and Cheng Zhongdi looked towards the cliff. Only vague shadows could be seen under the moonlight. What he could not imagine was that it was planned that one thousand people would come down from the cliff in about two hours and completed the task in just one hour.

There were two peaks in front of me. Sergeants had already cut out a narrow road, and the road passed through between the two peaks.

Finally, the scout who slid down the cliff came to Cheng Zhongdi.

"Sir General, all the brothers have come down, there is no problem."

Cheng Zhongdi nodded and looked at the scout beside him.

"Very good, it's about what time it is now."

The scout looked up at the moon in the sky and looked down at the shadows of the trees.

"Sir, it's about 3:00 in the Xu hour."

Sweat came out of Cheng Zhongdi's forehead. If a thousand soldiers could only get off the cliff in two hours, the attack time would be only about a quarter of an hour, so it would be too late. When Cheng Zhongdi looked at the scout for a moment, his eyes became firm.

"After an hour or so, General Deng will arrive at Yidoumen. We must control the entire Kuizhou Prefecture City before midnight. At least we need to firmly occupy Yidoumen. There are three thousand soldiers in the Western Army in the city. I believe they will all rest at this time. Our primary goal is Yidoumen. After occupying Yidoumen, you should act according to the opportunity. You should first go to the inn to contact the one hundred and fifty soldiers under General Qin and take the soldiers who acted with us. I will send you ten soldiers to guard you and act carefully."

After Cheng Zhongdi finished speaking, he looked at the soldier not far away, with a slight worry on his face.

"This area is very safe. We won't go out for the time being. We are here waiting for your news. We are not familiar with the roads in Kuizhou Prefecture City. Someone must lead the way. I just saw it. Kuizhou Prefecture City is not big. It is most suitable for us to launch an attack around the second hour of the Hai hour. You must remember that if there is any abnormal situation, please report it as soon as possible."

The scout nodded and walked towards the sergeant waiting not far away. The other ten soldiers followed behind him and headed towards the path he had just cut out. Cheng Zhongdi, who was standing in the same place, looked over without blinking his eyes.

The scout had just left, and Cheng Zhongdi spoke to the messenger beside him.

"Transfer my order, and a hundred sergeant guards followed me to the entrance and guarded them firmly."

The surroundings were extremely quiet, no one spoke, and everyone was waiting in place. Some of the soldiers silently loaded bullets through the moonlight, while some of the soldiers were holding the steel knives and spears in their hands.

Cheng Zhongdi held the steel knife in his hand and stared at the end of the path. After passing the end of the path, it was the north of Kuizhou Prefecture City. He had already made the worst plan. If it was exposed, he would go out and forcibly capture Yidoumen.

Time became particularly long, and sweat kept coming out of Cheng Zhongdi's forehead.

Finally, several figures appeared at the end of the path, and the scouts were the leaders.

Cheng Zhongdi unconsciously looked up at the moon in the sky and looked down at the shadows of trees on the ground.

The scout came over with several sergeants, holding a piece of paper in his hand.

"Master General, his subordinates contacted the soldiers under General Qin. They were waiting in the inn. According to their description, their subordinates drew the path in Kuizhou Prefecture City."

A smile appeared on Cheng Zhongdi's face and disappeared in a flash.

"Come over torches and the soldiers on the periphery block the flames."

The torch was lit, and Cheng Zhongdi carefully looked at the map the scout had just drawn, while asking the scout, and the several soldiers who followed the scout to help replenish.

A few minutes passed, and Cheng Zhongdi raised his head.

"Yidoumen leans against the river and is in the southeast of Kuizhou Prefecture City. The best route for us to capture Yidoumen is to go straight to the south of the city from the north of the city, and detour from the inn to Yidoumen. The military camp of the Daxi Army is only about 200 meters away from Yidoumen. If the soldiers of the Daxi Army come to reinforce, they will be able to arrive soon. Therefore, we must divide the troops into two groups and encircle the Daxi Army's barracks one by one. It is best to press the Daxi Army's soldiers into the barracks, and we will go all the way to seize Yidoumen."

Speaking of this, Cheng Zhongdi looked at the scout.

"You led one hundred soldiers, plus fifty soldiers under General Qin, a total of one hundred and fifty soldiers, quickly seized Yidou Gate, opened the city gate, and waited for General Deng to arrive, and I took the rest of the soldiers to encircle the military camp of the Daxi Army..."

The scout shook his head.

"Master General, there are only fifty soldiers in the Daxi Army guarding Yidoumen. They are on duty at night, with ten people in each shift, and the rest rest in the temporary barracks next to Yidoumen. It is enough to take down one hundred of them. There are 3,000 soldiers in the Daxi Army stationed in Kuizhou Prefecture City, and most of them are in the military camp. You need more brothers here."

Cheng Zhongdi shook his head without hesitation.

"Yidou Gate is the key point. Our most important task is to take down Yidou Gate, take down and defend Yidou Gate. When the army led by General Deng enters Yidou Gate, the battle will basically end. Therefore, Yidou Gate must be kept firmly. We must consider all possibilities and prepare as much as possible. In this way, there is no need to worry about special circumstances."

The scout looked at Cheng Zhongdi and bowed with his fists.

"Please rest assured, Lord General, that my subordinates will definitely take down Yidou Gate and guard Yidou Gate tightly."

Cheng Zhongdi nodded, and a smile appeared on his face again.

"Okay, I just saw the hour. It was already past the hour of Hai. All the soldiers had dinner immediately. After dinner, they rested on the spot. At the second hour of Hai, they launched an attack. The one hundred soldiers who captured Yidoumen set out first. When they passed by the inn, they conveyed my order, and ordered them to draw fifty people to assist in capturing Yidoumen. The remaining one hundred soldiers quickly assembled outside the inn and followed the army to the camp of the Daxi Army to intercept the Daxi Army's soldiers in the camp."

Speaking of this, Cheng Zhongdi's sharp eyes swept across the people around him. Most of them were the general flags of the army, and there were one or two guerrilla generals. The orders issued by Cheng Zhongdi would be conveyed by them.

"The military order is like a mountain. This is the emperor's request for us. The war is imminent. Capturing Kuizhou Prefecture is our first battle to enter Sichuan. We only have success and not failure. If we fight well, we will definitely inspire the morale of the army. If we do not fight well and cause great losses to the army, we will have no face to face Lord Ma and General Deng, and even more so that we will face the emperor and the court. Let us tell all our brothers, do our best to take down Yidoumen and Kuizhou Prefecture."

The lowly responses came one after another, and everyone's face was filled with a firm and confident expression.

...

The torch was finally destroyed, and the army must not expose its target. This was Deng Shiqiu's helpless move. Many soldiers could only rush to the road by the moonlight. Many of them were blind and could not see the road after dark, so they could only pull the soldiers in front of them forward. In this way, the speed of the march would naturally be slower.

What's even more terrible is that the sergeant leading the way also had night blindness. He could not see the road clearly after leaving the torch, so he could only walk forward slowly with his familiarity with the terrain.

Deng Shiqiu, who was anxious and sweating, hit his head hard. There were 3,000 soldiers in the Daxi Army stationed in Kuizhou Prefecture City, and only 1,000 soldiers led by Cheng Zhongdi, and the 150 soldiers under General Qin were far short of their strength. Although all of these thousand soldiers participated in the Battle of Malan Mountain and fought bravely, if the time was delayed by the soldiers he led would cause too much loss to the soldiers led by Cheng Zhongdi, this would be a major mistake in tactical arrangements.

Looking up at the moon in the sky, Deng Shiqiu seemed to see the fierce fighting in Kuizhou City, and seeing Cheng Zhongdi leading many soldiers to guard Yidoumen to resist the attack of the Western Army.

With a long sigh, Deng Shiqiu gritted his teeth and looked at the sergeant beside him.

"Do you remember how many miles of mountain roads are there in this place to stay from Kuizhou Prefecture City?"

The sergeant wiped his eyes and shook his head in a daze.

"General, I don't know how many miles I can go. I only remember that the speed is faster. It will take half an hour to reach Fengjie County..."

"If you hold one or two torches, will it attract the attention of the Daxi Army stationed in the city?"

The sergeant shook his head vigorously.

"No, bandits often appear in this area. It is very common for torches to appear in the mountains. As long as there are not too many torches, no one will pay attention to them."

Deng Shiqiu frowned and looked at the sergeant again.

"How do you know that there are bandits in this area who often hold torches at night?"

The sergeant smiled awkwardly and spoke helplessly.

"General, I was in the mountains of this area and couldn't survive anymore. When General Qin attacked Fengjie County, our heads followed him to fight..."

Deng Shiqiu's eyes lit up and he spoke quickly.

"I know, I still have to rush on the road with torches. Be sure to arrive at Kuizhou Prefecture City at midnight and arrive at Yidoumen."

Speaking of this, he turned his head and looked at the messenger behind him.

"Tell all the soldiers that those who cannot see the road clearly at night will consciously retreat to the end of the team. The remaining twenty people are in a group, sharing a torch. The soldiers behind are pulling the sergeant's clothes in front, and the marching speed must be accelerated."

The torch was lit again, but it was much thinner. The soldiers suffering from night blindness adjusted to the end of the team and rested and waited on the spot without forcing the road. The remaining people were in a group of twenty people, and selected the most capable sergeant to hold the torch, while the rest pulled the sergeant's clothes in front in turn.

Seeing that everyone was ready, Deng Shiqiu looked at the sergeant beside him.

"Walking at the fastest speed, you must arrive at Kuizhou Prefecture City within half an hour."

The team started moving again, and a sparse fire dragon appeared, winding and circling in the mountains, aiming directly at the Kuizhou Prefecture City in front of the team. Deng Shiqiu, who was at the forefront of the team, gritted his teeth and pulled the soldiers beside him, almost trotting on the mountain road, and arrived at Kuizhou Prefecture City as fast as possible. This was the only way.
Chapter completed!