Indeed, Phoenix Mountain is easy to defend but difficult to attack. If you want to force it, you don’t know when it will be fought. You will also waste some troops. And if Xiahou Yan, Du Biao and Zhang Hu surrender, lead the way...

Zhu Jin thought that taking advantage of his mortal enemy's defeat, he could not only take over the center of the Taining Army, but also immediately disrupt Li Tianqu's overall deployment. Now that He Gui and the Li Shiyue of the Insurgent Army are both restrained, I can enter the hinterland in one fell swoop. In the end, the Taining Army will still fall into my hands, and also make Zhu Wen, Shi Pu respectfully fear my reputation!

Thinking of this, Zhu Jin was in a good mood. He glanced at the young and strong man and said, "When I take down the Taining Army, I will not treat Xiahou Yan, Du Biao, Zhang Hu badly, what are you calling me? I will also receive a lot of rewards!"

When the Qing Zhuang heard this, the corner of his mouth raised slightly, showing an undetectable smile. Then he kowtowed to Zhu Jin and said gratefully: "The youngest is the small school under Xiahou Yan's command, named Zhang Xiao. I would like to thank the general for his kindness first!"

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Two days later, Zhu Jin personally led nearly 20,000 troops and drove to the foot of Phoenix Mountain. Sure enough, he saw a group of troops descending from the mountains. In just a moment, they all bowed to the ground to accept the recruitment of the Tianping Army.

Leading by Xiahou Yan, Du Biao and Zhang Hu, he lay on the ground and reported his reputation. Zhu Jinchuo was even more proud of his will. Suddenly, he raised his horse's spear and the spear was swept through Xiahou Yan, Du Biao and Zhang Hu's bodies one by one: "I will record your contribution first, don't be too slow, why don't you lead the way?"

Rebellion and surrender, he had to do this, but Zhang Hu, who was lying on the ground, looked up slightly, and Yu Guang glanced at the rude Zhu Jin. He still couldn't help but grit his teeth. There were blue veins on his forehead, but he could only suppress his anger.

The Green Forest Bandit, who was used to killing and setting fire, followed Li Tianqu and joined the vassal army to serve in the vassal states. Instead, he felt that he was subject to many constraints and had always been uneasy and happy enough. In addition, the more generals he had followed, Zhang Hu felt that his status was declining step by step. His resentment towards Li Tianqu could not help but increase day by day...

With Xiahou Yan and Du Biao, two colleagues who seemed not to be favored by Li Tianqu, got together. Zhang Hu scolded Li Tianqu in secret, and was urged to hit it off. He took advantage of the Tianping Army's attack on the Taining Army and turned against Li Tianqu and betrayed Li Tianqu and completely broke with the boss he had recognized in the past.

But Zhang Hu was rebellious and fierce. In the eyes of ordinary people, he was a thief who was as fierce as a snake or a scorpion. However, in the eyes of Zhu Jin, who was more violent and arrogant, he was just a rebel general from a thief. If he used it, he would naturally not treat him with a respectful attitude of a wise man. With Zhang Hu's temper, he was inevitably angry, and he realized that even if he betrayed Li Tianqu, he had to bow down and please the new master in order to get a better future.

"Brother Zhang Hu, the tree is moved to death, and the people are moved to life... We have all agreed that for the sake of glory and wealth, we can only rebel against Li Tianqu. The arrow is gone and the arrow is gone. Don't bump into General Zhu..."

Xiahou Yan next to him saw Zhang Hu gritting his teeth hard, and his cheeks were visible to the naked eye. He quickly whispered. Zhang Hu lowered his head and still had a straight face, but he could only follow Xiahou Yan and Du Biao, who nodded and bowed to Zhu Jin, and the two subordinates under him turned around and guided the troops led by Zhu Jin.

The Taining Army's betrayal of the guards of Fenghuang Mountain also made the camps that were trapped in danger no longer useful. Zhu Jin was even more impatient and wanted to lead the troops out of the valley as soon as possible, intending to directly attack the weak points of the vassal states under Li Tianqu's control. Because the Fenghuang Mountain crossed three towns and stretched for twenty or thirty miles, it was also named because the secondary peaks on both sides of the mountain were winged and shaped like phoenix spreading their wings, so Zhu Jin's troops and the rebels who turned against each other still needed to move under the mountains for a period of time.

The moonlight was as hazy as veil, and the soldiers passed through several undulating gentle slopes. As the secondary peaks on both sides were winged, the road ahead had become narrower and narrower. The army of more than 20,000 people continued to move forward, and gradually the array was winding like a snake, stretching longer and longer. When we moved forward, the team was about to enter a foothill valley shaped like a gourd.

Zhu Jin was originally planning to attack Xiaqiu directly, and several other groups of troops could also break through Fenghuang Mountain to continuously enter the hinterland of the Taining Army. Although he was a simple-minded and well-developed man, he was also a powerful general who had been through battle formations and was used to marching and fighting. Therefore, when he considered the surrounding terrain as usual, he could not help but feel alert.

When he drove the horse forward, he looked around. Zhu Jin saw that the surrounding mountains were still steep and upright, and wherever he passed, there were weeds, and it extended to the distance along the gentle slopes around him, and he could not see the edge for a while. When the breeze blew, it made rustling sounds, and the dense grass around him was relatively dry at this time...

Zhu Jin's expression was originally arrogant and arrogant, but after looking around, his expression became a little solemn...

Xiahou Yan, Du Biao and Zhang Hu simply abandoned the village and followed us, leading the way for our army, and the soldiers who turned against each other were also in the queue... This could not be a plan to surrender...

Although Zhu Jin thought so in his heart, he still felt something was wrong after considering the surrounding terrain... He then turned his head and stared at Xiahou Yan, and asked sternly: "What you said is true? You are the only one of you troops in Fenghuang Mountain? How long will it take to get out of the valley? After passing here, is Li Tianqu really empty in the defense?"

Suddenly being asked in a series of questions, Xiahou Yan was stunned at first, and then immediately smiled and said, "We sincerely surrender to General Yu, how dare we deceive him at all? It was a surprise that when we were trying to catch up with the general, we also sent our confidants to visit him. It was true that we were the only guards in Phoenix Mountain... We could only walk out of this valley in just two minutes..."

Zhu Jin had a calm face and nodded at first, but still felt something was wrong. He asked quickly: "The confidant you mentioned is the little school called Zhang Xiao? Where is he now?"

"This... Zhang Xiao is still leading the way for the general..."

After Xiahou Yan was stunned, he suddenly felt something strange. Zhang Xiao was originally a small school under his command, and he was alert and capable. Since Li Tianqu controlled his old army, his old army, and was said to be in harmony with each other, he was naturally a good assistant to run errands. Now he finally received the army led by Zhu Jin. Zhang Xiao also showed kindness as usual and took the initiative to lead the way at the front of the marching array. Xiahou Yan also agreed as usual...

But Zhu Jin suddenly asked vigilantly, not only Xiahou Yan, but also Du Biao and Zhang Hu were vaguely feeling something was wrong. When Zhu Jin saw the expressions of the others, he snorted heavily, and then ordered his troops to speed up the march immediately, wanting to pass through this area that was very suitable for the enemy to set up an ambush immediately.

However, at this moment, Zhu Jin stared around and suddenly saw a red light on one mountain. His face changed and immediately shouted loudly to warn him. Countless ignition lights had already rushed straight from the mountains surrounding the middle valley to the night sky, and then it fell like rain!

The arrows were tied to the flammable materials such as linen soaked with grease, and were densely connected. When they rushed towards the sky, the dim night sky was like countless stars dotted out of thin air, and suddenly fell down, just like a rain of fire suddenly falling from the sky. The burning arrows were connected, falling rapidly, and immediately illuminated the astonished and terrifying faces below!
Chapter completed!