(Damn, Chapter 606 forgot to upload, drive backward, drive backward!)

On Tieshu Ridge, the broken military flag of the fifth post of the Sixth Battalion of the Northern Expedition Army had been broken into pieces, but it was still flying high. A soldier with a broken arm had a one-arm high military flag. The blood was pouring in the broken arm, and he himself was shaking, as if he would fall down at any time.

They had just resisted a charge from the Mongol Yuan Iron Cavalry. At this time, less than twenty people were left standing on the Iron Shu Ridge, together with their whistle leader.

The whistleman's body was covered with knife wounds, half of his breastplate fell off, and his helmet disappeared. The blood on his head kept flowing down, blocking his eyes, making him see that everything was bright red. He held the spear tightly with both hands, leaned on the ground, looked at the flag bearer who was about to fall, and shouted: "Don't fall, the military flag cannot fall!"

Beside the flag bearer, two seriously injured and dying soldiers slowly climbed to the flag bearer, spread their hands, hugged the flag bearer's legs tightly, and used their bodies to support the flag bearer who was about to fall. The shaking military flag finally stood firmly on the Tieshu Ridge again.

"Brothers, fight!" Hearing the sound of horse hooves treading on the ground, the whistleman pulled out his spear with a squeak. In the blood-red curtain, he seemed to see something rushing up. He raised his spear and "Kill!"

"Kill!" Around him, the remaining soldiers supported each other, each holding swords and guns, and stood beside their commanders. None of these people was intact, either with broken limbs, broken legs, blind eyes, or covered with knife marks. But one thing is the same, that is the courage to die.

The sound of horse hooves was approaching. The enemy's image slowly expanded in their pupils. They were unable to charge and could only forcefully lift the spear in their hands and push the spear forward.

The horse's hooves were like a tide, and the sabers shone with cold light in the sun. The waves instantly hit the obstacles in front of him to pieces. Lin Ya stood under the banner and watched the broken military flag that had been flying tenaciously finally fell. The heads of the soldiers holding the banner floated high, flew across the air, and then fell into the horse tide and disappeared without a trace.

All the soldiers of the 3,000th Sixth Battalion of the Northern Expedition Army died on Tieshu Ridge. The setting sun shone like blood on the battlefield like Shura hell, with corpses stacked with corpses. Blood covered with blood, and there was almost no room for footsteps on Tieshu Ridge.

The horse's hooves were so good that they stepped in the pool of blood all over the ground, splashing bright red flowers, staining them on the horse's hooves. Lin Yazong went to the top of Tieshu Ridge, frowned and said nothing.

Since attacking the Luning area in early October, bloody battles have been repeated along the way. After breaking Tieshu Ridge, Huining was in front of him. After breaking Huining, he could attack Luning Mansion directly, but the successive bloody battles shocked him. He even doubted that even if he beat Luning, he still had the ability and strength to return to the sword pass after he took Luning.

"How many dead sons are we?" he asked in a low voice when he looked back at the officer beside him.

"Your Highness, more than a thousand people died!"

"More than a thousand people, that is to say, before we hit Huining, we had nearly three thousand casualties in total?" Lin Ya sighed: "I really didn't expect that Huo Zhenting's Sixth Battalion was so difficult to fight?"

"Prince, we have wiped out nearly 10,000 of them along the way. It can be said that Huo Zhenting's Sixth Battalion has basically lost the ability to fight against us and can only resist stubbornly. We will win, just around the corner!"

"I'm not saying this, but their fighting will is so terrible!" Lin Ya shook her head. "Let's go, take a day off, and march into Huining tomorrow. After taking Huining, you will be expected to win!"

News of the loss of Tieshuling in Lu Ning Mansion has been heard. On the map in front of Huo Zhenting, there were circles drawn with black charcoal strokes, and the black arrows were aimed straight at Lu Ning Mansion, which was getting closer and closer.

If Lin Ya saw the map in front of Huo Zhenting, he would definitely be panicked, because on both sides of him, about a hundred miles away, two red arrows were circling a large arc, and the arrows were heading toward Huining County. These two armies are the real main force of the Sixth Battalion, and the two armies, each of which are about 5,000 people. They account for half of the total number of the Sixth Battalion.

If Lin Ya knew that the opponent he had tried his best to annihilate was nothing more than Huo Zhenting who used some of the soldiers of the Fifth Battalion to join the militia reserve to deceive him, I wonder what he would think?

Of course, Lin Ya would not know that at this time, what he was worried about was how many people he would lose to take Lu Ning? The Sixth Battalion, which had been wiped out by himself, was definitely not his opponent. What he was thinking about now was how to take Lu Ning Mansion at a smaller price.

The battle on the northern front was very stalemate, and for a moment, it seemed that no one could do anything to each other. So between the war, another prince of the Mongolian Yuan, Han Zhong, arrived in Taizhou quietly.

Taizhou was stationed with another Mongolian Yuan deliberate prince, Bolu, who was responsible for guarding the four places of Jiaozhou, Hezhou, Taizhou and Yanzhou. He held 20,000 Mongolian cavalry and about 20,000 local troops reorganized by Zhengru. The commander of the Qin Yiliang Pu Four Prefectures, Yao Changkun, on the other hand, had more than 20,000 people in the Fourth Battalion of the Main Battle Battalion of the Northern Army, plus more than 30,000 local troops formed by Yao Changkun. Both sides were basically evenly matched, and no one could do anything to anyone for a while.

After reading Yardan's imperial edict, Bolu looked at the Han Zhong opposite who was slowly drinking fragrant tea with delicious taste, "Your Highness, what about this tea?" He did not mention the holy finger and asked Han Zhong smiled.

"There is a war now, and the transactions in Jiangnan and Jiangbei are almost cut off. Although this taste is not as good as the new tea in Jiangnan, it is also very rare. Prince Bolu, when the war is a little rest, I will find a way to get some Longjing, Tieguanyin, and Dahongpao in Jiangnan for you to taste!" Han Zhong smiled and closed the cover and said.

Bolu's expression darkened, "Once upon a time, I thought we would not be able to drink the new tea there in a long time, but now it seems, it's a lot of hard, and it's also difficult in the future." He reached out to pat Jaldan's imperial edict, "Your Majesty wants you to be fully responsible for the affairs of the four states. I want to hear your ideas. How to break the deadlock?"

Han Zhong nodded. He said that his status seemed to be no less than Bo Lu, but he was a man of misfortune and held military power. In fact, his status was far from comparable to that of himself. If you want you to hand over the military and political power of the four states, of course he had to convince him. If the current stalemate cannot be changed, why did Bo Lu be a small person in front of him?

"The war in the North has gradually reached its climax. As I see, the possibility of a draw between the two sides is greater. Of course, this is just my speculation. It is not ruled out that extreme situations occur. The prince also knows that sometimes things on the battlefield are really inaccurate. Perhaps a small accident is enough to change the entire situation."

Bo Lu nodded.

"But even if it's a draw, we lose, because we lose the Yumen Pass! The result of the draw is that we lose." Han Zhong looked at Bo Lu, "So we must open up the situation here."

"I know this, but what I want to know is how can we open up the situation? I tried it many times, but I failed. Yao Changkun is a character!"

"The key to breaking the deadlock is Yanzhou!" Han Zhong said.

"Yanzhou? Why is it where?" Bolu said strangely.

"Because there is Qin Lifeng!" Han Zhong's eyes lit up. "Qin Lifeng killed the general Li Fugui under Yun Zhao in Yanzhou, and his whole family was also killed under the blade of the Zhengbei Army. The Zhengbei Army wanted to kill Qin Lifeng and was willing to do so. Why didn't Qin Lifeng want to eat the flesh and blood of the Zhengbei Army?"

"Qin Lifeng is a character, and he has reorganized Yanzhou's town army with our help. Although he cannot confront the Northern Army head-on, he is more than enough to defend the city and land. Yun Zhao took a defeat in Yanzhou. He was heartbroken by Li Fugui's death and captured the local fools who besieged Li Fugui. He forcibly kept the surveillance and residence in Qin Yiliang Pu, which caused panic in Yanzhou, which made the people here even more afraid of the Northern Army and the resistance was even more serious. It made Qin Lifeng get a big advantage. Yao Changkun wanted to deal with Qin Lifeng, but he couldn't speak."

Han Zhong shook his head, "The prince is wrong!"

"Where am I wrong?" Bo Lu was a little dissatisfied and curious.

"Yao Changkun did not attack Yanzhou, but stared at Hezhou and Jiaozhou because Yanzhou not only has Qin Lifeng, but also because it is close to Taizhou. His Royal Highness's cavalry can rush to Yanzhou from here in a few days. How could Yao Changkun easily pick your tiger beard?" Han Zhong said with a smile.

"You mean?" Bolu thought.

"Now, Jiaozhou is under Wang Qiang's step by step, which is a great time!" Han Zhong said: "Han wants to ask the prince to lead most of the elite troops to Jiaozhou in the name of aiding Jiaozhou to fight against the Fifth Battalion of the Northern Expedition Army."

"As soon as I leave, Yao Changkun will definitely attack Qin Lifeng?"

"Yes, Yao Changkun is worried about, Prince, as well. Once the prince leaves, the subordinates left are only enough to guard Taizhou. If you want to rescue Qin Lifeng, how could Yao Changkun miss this opportunity?" Han Zhong sneered, "He will definitely put all his energy into Yanzhou to avenge Li Fugui. He can ask Yun Zhao for credit."

"Are you sure to defeat Yao Changkun?" Bo Lu asked.

"The Fifth Battalion has been restrained by the Prince. As long as the Prince leaves 5,000 people, I can make Yao Changkun suffer a big loss this time! In Yanzhou, we eliminated Yao Changkun's main force and turned defense into attack. The Fifth Battalion will inevitably retreat and recover to protect Qin Yiliang Pu. If His Highness the Prince operates properly, he will gain something!" Han Zhong said.

Bolu stood up and circled around the house several times, "This plan is worth a try."

"I arrived in Taizhou in secret. I asked the prince to keep the news of my arrival strictly confidential. Except for the trusted generals, no one else needs to know. I don't want to have another problem!"

Looking at Han Zhong, Bo Lu smiled and said, "I understand. If Yao Changkun knew that you were in Taizhou, I was afraid that a third eye would appear behind your head, and it would not be so easy to be fooled!"
Chapter completed!