Outside the canyon in the first line.

Zhao Langjiang looked at the endless river water under his feet and was shocked. Not far away, General Liang Yuanzhi looked pale and had a complicated expression, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

The flood came too quickly and almost everyone expected.

If Zhao Langjiang had not put a cross-cutting knife on Liang Yuanzhi's neck and forced him to retreat, he might have been wiped out and drowned in the flood. Even so, during the retreat, nearly 600 soldiers behind him were still swallowed by the flood, and their lives and deaths were uncertain.

Time was rushed, and 50,000 soldiers didn't have time to retreat thirty miles. They divided into two groups and climbed Shuangfeng Mountain to avoid danger.

Shuangfeng Mountain is located five miles outside the first line of Tiangou, about a hundred feet high, wide at the bottom and narrow at the top. It was originally where the Western Army established the building of the Wang Tower. Because it looks like a steamed bun, it was also dubbed by the soldiers.

Liang Yuanzhi said dejectedly, "The Grand Governor ordered me to defend the first sky no matter what. Now that the first sky is lost, I will become a sinner of the Ming Dynasty."

Zhao Langjiang said, "You are ordering the Tiger Day to dispatch troops, and you have saved the lives of nearly 50,000 soldiers. What's the crime?"

"The court would not think so. Those censors would not think so. They only chose to see the result they were willing to see, that is, Liang retreated without fighting and gave up the sky. Liang was not willing to die, and he was afraid that he would harm the governor."

Zhao Langjiang glanced at him, "I didn't expect you to be quite loyal."

Liang Yuanzhi said, "I was originally from a villain from Longxi. I accidentally killed the son of a rich sen. I fled to the Western Xinjiang and joined the army at a desperate situation. Every time I marched, I rushed to the front. The Grand Commander appreciated and cultivated me. I was promoted to the general of the Western Army without asking about my background. I was Liang's benefactor. How could I implicate him?"

Zhao Langjiang knew very little about Liang Yuanzhi, but he didn't seem to be fake when he spoke. He asked, "I heard rumors that there was an official price record in the housekeeper of the Yuwen Grand Chief Office. From the fourth rank below, different ranks, and different prefectures and states, prices are marked. No matter how talented he is, as long as he has money, he can buy an official. Is there any such thing?"

Seeing that he did not answer or deny it, Zhao Langjiang obviously agreed to this matter. He didn't worry too much and asked, "General Liang, what should we do next?"

Liang Yuanzhi said, "When the flood recedes, we will regain the sky."

The flood forced the Western Army to retreat, but it also prevented the Western Chu Army's march route. However, when the mountains and rivers were left, mud and sand were all piled up outside the city walls of the Pass. When the flood receded, it would be difficult to deal with it for a while if it was to be repaired.

These are still small problems. The real problem is that the Western Army retreated in a hurry, and each person only brought food for two days, and most of the food and grass were submerged in the rice warehouse under the block. The nearest Xi Erwei was also thirty miles away. If you want to support, you have to wait for the flood to recede, which is not a matter of three or five days.

At this time, a communist came to report, "Reported to the General, ten miles north of Shuangfeng Mountain, the soldiers and horses of Western Chu were gathering here."

Liang Yuanzhi asked, “Number of people?”

"The details are unclear, and according to the scouts, there are at least 20,000 people."

Another person came to report, "Sir General, five miles south of Shuangfeng Mountain, found soldiers and horses in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, about 50,000, three thousand cavalrymen and three thousand crossbowmen."

When evacuating, in order to facilitate evacuation, the four camps of Fenglin and Volcano were separated. Except for Feng's scouts, Huo's crossbowman and Shan's camp were all located on the north and south peaks of Shuangfeng Mountain, with only more than 20,000 infantrymen. The soldiers and horses of Shuangfeng Mountain are too single. If they really fight, they may not have an advantage.

Liang Yuanzhi gave several orders in succession and sent more than a dozen scouts to ask for help from other guards.

Zhao Langjiang stood beside him without saying a word. When he finished his order, he said, "If I were Western Chu or the commander of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, I would not attack at this stall, but cut off the supply between the two peaks, surrounded the points and attacked the trenches, dug trenches, and when the food and grass on the mountain were exhausted, I would naturally go down the mountain to fight. At that time, I would wait for my leisure and annihilate them in one fell swoop."

Liang Yuanzhi's face was heavy and said, "Reinforcements will not come."

“Why?”

Liang Yuanzhi said, "For hundreds of years, the only way to connect the two countries in Hengduan Mountains is Hulukou, and there are two lines of one line. However, folk legends say that there is a hidden path in the vast mountains that can connect the two countries. Over the years, the Western Expedition Army has sent countless scouts, but has never found this path. Now so many enemy troops have quietly bypassed Hengduan Mountain. It seems that they have found this path first before us."

?He also analyzed, "This time the Western Chu army was 100,000 and the Northern Zhou army was 100,000. There were less than one-third of the remaining troops and horses, probably waiting for an opportunity to move. The Western army was in danger, and the Western border of the Ming Dynasty was in danger."

Seeing his sad face, Zhao Langjiang tried to suggest, "Maybe, there is still a glimmer of life." Liang Yuanzhi asked, "Why do you say this?"

Zhao Langjiang said, "Yinyang City."

Speaking of Yinyang City, Liang Yuanzhi looked angry, "Li Xiancheng, a two-faced and traitorous person, will assassinate the Grand Governor Yuwen, do you expect him to support us? Humph, if the situation is not critical, I will be the first to kill him."

Zhao Langjiang said, "Twenty years ago, Li Xiancheng was already in the Xiangjing Realm. Can General Liang move him?"

Liang Yuanzhi was speechless.

However, Zhao Langjiang said again, "I didn't expect Li Xiancheng to support us. Now that he defected to the Ming Dynasty and was betrayal, he may not be in harmony in Yinyang City. If he could take over Yinyang City in the chaos and conquer the Western Army to defend Yinyang, there might be a glimmer of hope."

Liang Yuanzhi said, "Even if Yin Yang is captured, what about 50,000 troops and food?"

Zhao Langjiang smiled, "Of course I borrowed it from Lord Li."

Since last winter, Li Xiancheng has hoarded goods, robbed or robbed, and has accumulated a large amount of food and grass in Yinyang City, nearly one million dan. If Yinyang City can be captured, the dilemma of food and grass will naturally be solved.

There are five thousand white horses in Yinyang City, and their duty is to guard the city. These people are Li Qiuyi's old subordinates back then, and their relationship with Li Xiancheng was not good. Now, taking advantage of the fact that Li Xian was not yet established, it is the best time to attack the city.

Liang Yuanzhi said, "This place is a hundred miles away from Yinyang, and there are also hundreds of miles of mudflats. If the troops are withdrawn to attack Yinyang, the troops of Western Chu and Northern Zhou will definitely pursue and fight relentlessly. However, they are attacked from both sides and are afraid that the entire army will be destroyed."

Zhao Langjiang said, "You are the general, you are better than me in order to mobilize troops to fight. Since the Chief Yuwen trusts you, you can't let him down, right?"

Liang Yuanzhi sighed, "I am not afraid of the Western Chu army, but the commander of the Northern Zhou Dynasty is most likely to be Tuoba Niu people!"

Who is Tuoba Niu?

He is known as the God of War in the Northern Zhou Dynasty. He never plays according to common sense in his military service. He is good at blitzkrieg and harassing wars. Over the years, even the King of Dingbei Xue Huai has been beaten to no aura by him. He either abandons the city or refuses to fight. If Yuwen Tianlu is in charge, he still has the courage to fight. How dare Liang Yuanzhi fight head-on with the Tuoba Niu people?

What's more, Tuoba Niu Ren himself is a master of Tongxiang Realm and is also a top ten master in the Northern Zhou Dynasty. It is said that in the palace, he once fought with Helian Liangbi, the No. 1 master of Northern Zhou, without losing a disadvantage. Zhao Langjiang smiled and said, "It's just Tuoba Niu Ren, it's the beginning of autumn soon."

"What's the matter?"

“The wind is strong here in autumn, so it’s easy to brag.”

He held the cross-broken sword in his hand, gathered his skills, and shouted suddenly, "Tuoba Chuanniu, at midnight, do you dare to fight Zhao Langjiang in Shuangfeng Mountain?"

The sound traveled for miles, and the echoes were endless.

"If you don't dare, go back to Northern Zhou, don't be embarrassed here!"

Zhao Langjiang said it three times in a row.

On Shuangfeng Mountain, the Western Army gave up a ray of sky due to floods, and its morale was very low. Zhao Langjiang's three loud shouts suddenly made people feel energetic and started to shout.

Liang Yuanzhi said in surprise, "You want to challenge Tuoba Niu Ren?"

Zhao Langjiang shook his head and said, "No, I'm bragging. Please send me three hundred soldiers and horses. After dark, I will go to Yinyang City overnight to find Li Xiancheng to borrow troops."

"Do you think he will borrow?"

Zhao Langjiang said, "Use the word 'borrow', just be polite to him. If you don't borrow it, you may not be able to do so. If you really don't borrow it, you have to rob it."

...

Northern Zhou camp.

Tuoba Niu Ren had a short figure, a bald head and a general's belly, and looked like a meat ball, but none of the people in the tent dared to underestimate him.

He fought with the Ming Dynasty for more than 30 battles, but he had never lost his life. He even captured the capital city and picked out Xue Huai's marshal's helmet. In the Northern Zhou army, he was like a war god.

Moreover, he also has another identity, that is, the Northern Zhou royal family.

Those who dare to call the God of War are not necessarily gods.

But those who dare to call themselves great people must be great people.

Tuoba Niu people are not close to women and do not like money. They only have one hobby, which is eating. The more they are in battle, the more they can eat, so their combat meetings are usually filled with food.

At this moment, more than ten people gathered in the camp. In addition to the senior generals of the Northern Zhou army, there were three people from the Northern Zhou rivers and lakes. These three were Feng Qiansui, the two Yin-Yang Banners, who were seated by Zhang Tianshi of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and Lang Dazui, and Yu Luosha Chunyu Ying.

When Tuoba Niu people were eating, no one dared to disturb them. Even Zhao Langjiang had provoked him just now, he chose to remain silent.

After eating two lamb legs, Tuoba Niu people wiped their hands on their bodies, and then asked, "Who is this Zhao Langjiang?"

Feng Qiansui said, "Master Tuoba, this person..."

Tuoba Niu Ren interrupted, "Don't call me a marshal, either call me the God of War or call me a magnificent!" As he said that, he burped.

The other generals had long been accustomed to the style of the marshal and did not care, but Feng Qiansui was full of murmuring. This time he attacked the Ming army, he came to help the army under the order of the Tianshidao. In the world, their status was respectful. Unexpectedly, no one in the entire army took them seriously, which made them feel very dissatisfied.

Feng Qiansui changed his words, "The Great War God, Zhao Langjiang..."

Tuoba Niu Ren said again, "Forget it, you should call me Marshal."

Feng Qiansui: "..."

Tuoba Niu Ren grabbed a toothpick and picked his teeth, looked at Feng Qiansui and said, "Why don't you continue talking?"

"I don't know what to say."

Tuoba Niu Ren said disdainfully, "The Taoist Taoist of Heaven is called the Great Zhou National Cult. How could you send you a group of wastes here? Zida, let's talk about Zhao Langjiang."

A general responsible for collecting intelligence came out, "Zhao Langjiang, former deputy guerrilla of Fengziying of the Western Army, commanded the scout troops. He once captured Xiang, the former prince of Western Chu, and was known as the wolf of Hengduan Mountain. He left the Western Army four years ago and mingled in the Central Plains. He made friends with Xiao Jinyan, junior brother of Li Chuntie in Dengwenyuan, and Li Qingcheng, the third young master of the Li family in Jinling. It is said that he had obtained the golden sword and Li Qiuyi inheritance."

Tuoba Niu Ren smiled and said, "Ma Shen General is right, come on, add chicken legs!"

A servant handed a chicken leg to the general surnamed Ma. After taking the thanks, General Ma took it and ate it in public. The other generals looked envious. How great is it to be appreciated by the marshal and appreciate the chicken leg? In the past, only the triumphant generals had this honor.

The general of the gang added, "Half a year ago, in Fuling, he fought with Jinluo, King Feng Qiansui, and cut off Jinluo, who cut off Feng Qiansui with one knife."

Feng Qiansui's face turned red and ashamed when he heard the man telling the story of the two fighting.

Tuoba Niu Ren glanced at Feng Qiansui and said to Ma Shen General, "Zida, you have even investigated this. You are really capable. Come on, add another chicken leg!"

Ma Shen General ate the chicken leg in a few bites.

Tuoba Niu Ren asked, "This boy named Zhao is fighting across the mountain. He asked for a name to challenge me. Do you think I should face the challenge?"

General Ma Shen shook his head.

"You mean, I shouldn't fight? I'm a god of war after all. I was scolded by a young man and was huddled into the camp as a turtle. Wouldn't it become Xue Huai?"

General Ma Shen shook his head again.

"You said, General Ma Shen, I need your advice!"

General Ma Shen said, "Marcenary, I dare not say it."

“Why?”
To be continued...