The spring sun is bright and golden, and the mountains in all directions are shrouded under the golden light. The northwest corner of Xinzhou, Beishan Road, stands at three mountains, and are also shrouded under the spring light.

Xinzhou has five counties under its jurisdiction, and Funing County is close to Yutian County, the northwest corner. Compared with Yutian County, Funing County is considered a place with barren mountains and remote areas, but it is located at the junction of the three states.

It is located in Xinzhou in the south, Suzhou in the west, and Yuezhou in the north. It is towering mountains and steep mountains. Songshan in the west separates it from Suzhou, and there are unclimbable ridges between it and Yuezhou.

Songshan and Longshan form a half-moon shape, and there is Fushan in Xinzhou, which is connected by three mountain ranges, collectively known as the Funing Mountains.

The mountains are high and the roads are dangerous. Not to mention cars and horses, it is extremely difficult for ordinary people to climb the Funing Mountains. The ridges are even more steep and upright, with dense forests and old vines. Among them are tigers, leopards, snakes and wolves. In midsummer, there are even more miasma. If you are in the mountains and forests, the dense forest covering the sky will completely cover the sky and you won’t be able to see the blue sky when you look up.

In the deep forest, there is a narrow road with few people. The passage was covered with thorny vines. If it was not cleared, it would be difficult to see such a narrow passage here. It was like a god who used a sharp knife to cut a knife in the middle of the mountain, forming this secret narrow passage. Except for a few old hunters hunting in the mountains, few people know the existence of this passage. After many years, no one cares about this passage, so the narrow road is covered with these thorny vines and is difficult to pass through.

Luo Dingxi accidentally learned that there was such a channel, which was a matter of many years ago. However, he didn't care at the beginning, but this time it came in great use.

He first sent people to find this passage in the deep mountains. It was not easy to find such an passage in the mountains and ridges. After finding out where the passage was, Luo Dingxi secretly dispatched hundreds of people to work day and night to clear all the thorns and vines in the passage. In order to keep it secret, fire could not be used, so hundreds of people could only use knives and axes to clear the obstacles in the passage.

This is not an easy task. Some people were injured by poisonous snakes, and two of them were killed by rolling stones. After finally opening this passage that was more than 20 miles long, they also paid several lives.

Xiao Huanzhang's funeral was still in the process of stopping the spirit, but Luo Dingxi used this to cover up his eyes and quietly came to Longshan Mountain. He led several confidants into the mountain and came to the Eagle Nest Stream that had been opened.

Although the obstacles have been cleared, the roads in the Eagle Nest Stream are uneven and the passage is extremely narrow, so you can barely pass through a horse. Ci Xiu rode a horse in front to lead the way, while Luo Dingxi followed behind and walked several miles along the Eagle Nest Stream. Luo Dingxi finally stopped the horse, and everyone else stopped.

"Ci Xiu, have people already arranged to be on guard nearby?" Luo Dingxi wanted to dismount, but it was too narrow. After a horse came in, it was very difficult to turn around and turn around, so he could only sit on the horse's back and ask.

Ci Xiu, who led the way forward, could not turn the horse's head, so he could only turn over and sit on the horse's back. "Sir, people have been arranged to guard the neighborhood. It is rare to travel here. Even if someone appears nearby, our people will not let them approach."

"That's good." Luo Dingxi looked up at the top. There were hard mountain walls on both sides. In this, he even felt a sense of squeeze in his chest. When he thought of something, he raised his hand and pointed at it, "Let me go back and send someone to take a look and clean up the stones on it. The road is too narrow. If the stone falls from above and kills people, it will be a small matter. But if the road is blocked and the road cannot be passed and damaged, it will be a big deal."

"Sir, two people have been killed by the stones on the previous episode. At that time, people have been sent to clean up the dangerous stones on both sides of the Eagle Nest Stream. There will be no problems." Ci Xiu said confidently: "You can guarantee that the troops will pass here without any obstacles."

"This passage leads directly to Yuezhou?"

"From here, there is more than ten miles away, and the exit is the Eagle's Nest Stream. After crossing a river, it is within Yuezhou." Cixiu explained: "There is no bridge built on that river, but the river water is very shallow, and you can wader by horse... After crossing the river, less than a hundred miles, it is Shuoquan City."

Luo Dingxi nodded and said, "It's great. Instruct the soldiers to march at night after leaving the Eagle's Nest Stream, find a place to rest during the day, just seeking a secret!"

"There are only two villages between that river and Shuoquan City, and the number of people in the village is not large. Beizhi has already figured out the environment along the way and determined the marching route." Ci Xiu said confidently: "In order to avoid being discovered, Beizhi not only chose a remote path with few populations, but also asked all cavalry to wrap the horse's hooves in cotton and their mouths were sealed with cloth towels, so that there would be no flaws."

Luo Dingxi's eyes showed a hint of praise, and he smiled and said, "Ci Xiu, I have always been very relieved when doing things. With you by my side, I don't have to worry."

"This is all the teachings of adults over the years." Ci Xiu immediately said: "Every little by little, it is all taught by the general."

"Don't worry, once you make great contributions this time, I will not treat you badly." Luo Dingxi touched his beard and smiled: "When the time comes, I will ask for me for you!"

Ci Xiu said gratefully: "I thank you for your humble duty!"

Luo Dingxi held the horse whip, looked at it with a squint eyes, and finally said, "The four thousand cavalry, even if they are in my Beishan, must be transferred secretly. When they enter the Eagle Nest Stream, they have to make a time to reach the exit before the sun sets, and wait until the night is at night to move towards Shuoquan. If the 10,000 infantry that followed will start to mobilize after the cavalry enters the Eagle Nest Stream, and when we take down Shuoquan City, the infantry must also arrive within one day."

Ci Xiu said: "What the lord said is that if our four thousand cavalry took the lead in raiding and took Shuoquan, they would not surrender easily. When the main force behind us arrived, they could completely control Shuoquan."

"There are nearly 10,000 people stationed in Qingzhou. After taking Shuoquan, they immediately ordered the three counties to be recaptured immediately." Luo Dingxi smiled and said, "Chu Huan only stationed a thousand troops in all three counties, and the troops were weak. They had just taken over the three counties, and the people were unstable. Cixiu, you can send people to mingle into the city. When the time comes, you can cooperate inside and outside. Once you take down the three counties, even if the entire army directly takes over Jiazhou, we will draw another army from Shuoquan to attack Jiazhou from the rear. Xuanyuan Sheng was attacked from both sides, and the troops in Jiazhou have been transferred by Chu Huan. The troops there are also weak, and a battle can be achieved!"

Ci Xiu's eyes shining and said admiringly: "My lord is planning and we can easily take over Yuezhou and Jiazhou and take over Chu Huan's lair. With such a peerless skill, Zhu Lingyue will definitely value the adults."

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Nearly 20,000 defenders in Hezhou City finally retreated from the city. When they retreated, the soldiers of Xiguan were still very alert. Although Pei Ji ordered the entire army to retreat, no one could guarantee that Zhu Lingyue and Gan Hou would really keep their promises and would not launch an attack immediately.

The entire army used Xu Shao's thousands of cavalry as the pioneer vanguard and formed the front team, and the main force followed behind. In case of precautions, Han Ying personally led 3,000 troops to follow the team at the end of the team to prevent the enemy from raiding from the rear.

Before leaving the city, in addition to bringing all the weapons in the arsenal, he also opened the granary, and each soldier distributed dry food for five days to carry it on his body.

There were many people in the city, most of which were the people who had entered the city from nearby villages and counties before the invasion of the Tianshan Army. They were short of food and clothing. There was actually not much food in the city. After giving the soldiers food, Pei Ji sent a military order to leave the remaining food to the people. Some generals felt that this matter seemed a bit inappropriate. The Xiguan Army was short of food. If this food could really be in the hands of the people to avoid hunger, everyone would have nothing to say, but they were worried that Zhu Lingyue would snatch the food from the people after entering the city. Not only would he not be able to save the people, but he would leave the precious food to the enemy.

However, since Pei Ji had already issued an order, the generals were not good at talking much, and this kind of thing was hard to say. If he objected, he would seem to ignore the lives and death of the people.

Some people also think that Zhu Lingyue has always been hypocritical and regards himself as benevolent, righteous and moral, and even claims to love the people as much as his son. This food has been in the hands of the people. Zhu Lingyue considers his reputation and should not have been robbed of food by the people.

When the troops were withdrawn at the You hour, the soldiers of the entire army had no time to look back at the ruined city behind them that was destroyed by the fire of war, and they had no time to feel that many of their companions had died in this city.

Pei Ji had already ordered the entire army that after leaving the city, he would go east with all his might and would not be delayed.

Under the leadership of the generals and schools, the soldiers of various departments followed the military orders, and their feet were constantly resting, jogging all the way, like a long snake swimming rapidly on the ground.

After the Xiguan Army withdrew, less than an hour later, the north gate of Hezhou City was wide open. Gan Hou's troops were already ready and were waiting outside the city. When the city gate opened, the Northwest Army quickly entered the city. The people in the city had followed the instructions of the Xiguan Army when they left, hid at home and closed the door tightly. Therefore, when the Northwest Army entered the city, everything was silent and there was no noise, which really made people feel that this was an empty city.

When the Northwest Army entered Hezhou City, Zhu Lingyue's army was still in the camp outside the Xicheng City, but Zhu Lingyue's generals were extremely anxious. Someone had already arrived at the central army's tent and reported: "Director Zhu, the Xiguan Army has withdrawn. Gan Hou led the Northwest Army into the city, but the Xicheng Gate has not been opened yet."

Zhu Lingyue held the book in his hand, said "Oh" and did not put down the book, but said, "In this way, Hezhou City has been taken down, this is good news!"

"But...How can the Northwest Army enter the city before us?" General Hou Jingang couldn't help but say, "Duke Zhu, Hou Gan privately reached an agreement with the Xiguan Army. Without your consent, he agreed to their conditions and let them go. Now he entered the city before us. He... Do he still have Tianshan Army in his eyes, and do you have Zhu Zhu?"
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