Zhu Lingyue was in a better mood when he learned about Hou Jingang's battle report, but when he saw the rockets appearing in the night sky ahead, he was confused and quickly became worried.

Although Sheng Xuantong speculated that the Xiguan Army issued an order with the rockets as a signal, Zhu Lingyue was surrounded on three sides and it was difficult for Zhu Lingyue to think of any new tricks that the Xiguan Army could have.

Although he was not good at military affairs, he was scheming and frowned and said in a deep voice: "No, the Rockets will never be so simple... The signal is good, this signal...!"

"Du Zhu, what's wrong?" Seeing that Zhu Lingyue's face was already a little ugly, Sheng Xuantong also felt something was wrong.

"Does the Xiguan Army still have reinforcements? There are ambushes on the periphery?" Zhu Lingyue murmured to himself, but shook his head on his own: "It is impossible. The troops here are already Chu Huan's main force. He is a reinforcement himself, so how can there be other reinforcements?"

Sheng Xuantong hurriedly said, "Duke Zhu, Chu Huan has no reinforcements. We know clearly the strength of his hands. The Jinzhou soldiers have been blocked in Hechuan. Now they are probably wiped out by Chang Huan's troops under Gan Hou. Apart from that, there are only soldiers and horses in Jiazhou. But... do they not care about Jiazhou, and there are not many soldiers there, even if they come, it will be useless...!"

"Hechuan... Chang Huan..." Zhu Lingyue frowned and thoughtful. He suddenly turned his horse's head and looked back. Behind him were more than 10,000 black infantry soldiers.

Zhu Lingyue sent a lot of troops this time, and his main forces were 30,000 cavalry and 20,000 infantry. In order to strengthen the offensive between the north and south wings, Zhu Lingyue mobilized 3,000 people, including the toad soldiers, to the north and south wings, and only 6,000 infantry were deployed to the north and south wings. Behind him, there are still tens of thousands of infantry waiting for battle.

The black crowd blocked Zhu Lingyue's view. Although Zhu Lingyue was riding on the horse, she still couldn't see much.

"Xuan Tong, Gan Hou is behind us?" Zhu Lingyue's eyes twitched.

Sheng Xuantong was a little confused and thought to himself that Zhu Lingyue knew the positions of each division, and that more than 10,000 troops from Gan Hou were arranged in the rear. Why did Zhu Lingyue ask clearly?

But his body suddenly shook, as if he thought of something, and said in surprise: "Du Zhu, are you talking about it?"

Zhu Lingyue had already shook his head and said, "Impossible, absolutely impossible, no reason... there is no reason, unless... unless he is crazy..."

Sheng Xuantong of course understood what Zhu Lingyue meant and immediately said: "Du Zhu, it is absolutely impossible. As you said, there is no reason, and... and his sister is in our hands. Does he want to kill his sister..."

"Xuan Tong, order the entire army to turn around and the rear team to change to the front team just in case." Zhu Lingyue felt a little chill on his soles. Although he knew that Gan Hou would never attack from behind, once such a situation really happened, the consequences would be unimaginable. At this moment, he felt that he was really careless. In the face of absolute advantage, he still had negligence. No matter whether Gan Hou would attack, how could he allow tens of thousands of elite Northwest troops to be deployed in his rear.

He even felt a chill on his back.

"Duke Zhu, do you really want this?" Sheng Xuantong did not immediately send an order, but said worriedly: "If the back team changes to the front team and the blade front faces Gan Hou, what will Gan Hou think? Will he......!"

Although he didn't continue to say it, Zhu Lingyue certainly understood Sheng Xuantong's meaning.

If Gan Hou had no other intentions, then the Tianshan Army aimed the blade at Gan Hou behind him. For Gan Hou and the Northwest Army, it would be a great humiliation. Not only would Gan Hou and the Northwest Army feel that Zhu Lingyue did not trust them and was careful of them, but it would also easily lead to other things happening.

Zhu Lingyue and Gan Hou formed an alliance and have always shown great sincerity. At least on the surface, they value Gan Hou and even obeyed their own words. This also made the alliance between the two sides seem as solid as a sacred on the surface.

Zhu Lingyue’s efforts were to make Gan Hou trust the Tianshan Army and believe that Tianshan had regarded the Northwest Army as his own family, which was also the basis of the Tianshan and the Northwest Army alliance.

But once the blades face each other, everything before would collapse instantly. This action directly and clearly told Zhu Lingyue how distrust the Northwest Army was.

Not to mention two armies, even two ordinary people, if they point at each other with a blade, they will feel full of hostility.

Zhu Lingyue was stunned for a moment. Although he was cautious and just in case, if only because of the rockets on the horse farm, he would judge that there was a threat from Gan Hou's troops and turn to beware. If Gan Hou and the Northwest Army did not have that intention at all, if Gan Hou and the Northwest Army were forced to be enemies, who could guarantee that when Gan Hou saw the Tianshan Army turn and slash him, he would not be angry with him. Since the Tianshan Army was so wary of the Northwest Army, the cooperation foundation between the two sides was severely tested, and Gan Hou was born in the army and had a hot temper. In anger, it was not impossible to do impulsive things.

Zhu Lingyue was really in a dilemma at this time and couldn't help but say angrily: "Why did you let Gan Hou set up a formation in the rear of our army?"

Seeing that Zhu Lingyue was already angry and a little nervous, Sheng Xuantong could only say: "When he was pursuing the Xiguan Army in Hezhou, the Northwest Army left behind the army was stationed in Hezhou City, and Gan Hou personally deployed it, so he set out later than us. Later, he followed from behind and marched behind us. When we arrived here, our army set up the formation. Gan Hou's men arrived and set up the formation behind us...!" But he didn't continue, thinking that you already knew about this, but there was no reaction at that time, but now he was suddenly angry.

Zhu Lingyue frowned, thoughtful, and was restless, saying, "Send someone to find Gan Hou and see what they are doing. If Gan Hou asks about it, send a direct order to let the Northwest Army move to the northern wing and assist Gu Liangchen in attacking the northern defense line of the Xiguan Army with all his strength."

Sheng Xuantong hurriedly said, "After the order, Zhu Du, I will go there in person!"

"Okay!" Zhu Lingyue nodded, Sheng Xuan shook the reins of the horse and drove away.

As soon as Sheng Xuantong left, Zhu Lingyue heard a roar from behind the infantry in the rear, and then heard continuous screams coming.

"Not good..." Zhu Lingyue's face was pale in an instant, and her body shook, almost falling from the horse's back. Her eyes burst into anger, and she showed a look of shock and anger in her eyes, and she even looked in disbelief. "Horse Gan...Horse Gan really turned around. How could this be possible? How could it be possible?" The soldiers in front of the array were shocked when they saw Zhu Lingyue shaking on the horse's back, as if she was about to fall from the horse. Someone had already snatched up and said in surprise: "Du Zhu, you..."

Zhu Lingyue barely stabilized his body and said sternly: "From the back... Gan Hou raided from behind, behind..." He raised his hand and pointed to the back, but felt weak all over and dizzy.

The general who was snatched up was Ming Ji, another infantry general under Zhu Lingyue. He was low-key and always taciturn. He was called a "dumb general" in Tianshan. He never spoke easily. Every time he met, when other generals expressed their opinions, Ming Ji would not speak a word. Unless Zhu Lingyue asked him personally, Ming Ji would cherish his words and say a few words.

This person was originally a general of the Tianshan Imperial Guard. In his early years, Dongfang Xin was under Zhu Lingyue's command. The two generals were Sheng Xuantong and Mingji. Dongfang Xin later presided over the Pingxi Army and was recommended by Zhu Lingyue as the General of Pingxi. Sheng Xuantong replaced Zhu Lingyue and became the commander of the Imperial Guard. Mingji was still a general of Langji.

But no one dared to underestimate this mute general of Tianshan. Due to the lack of supplies, Tianshan suffered consecutive natural disasters for several years, resulting in a large number of bandits. At that time, the Imperial Guard sent Mingji to suppress bandits. The bandits in Tianshan were suppressed by Mingji. Therefore, this person has a great reputation in Tianshan. It was just because he was low-key and his connections were not as good as Sheng Xuantong. Moreover, Sheng Xuantong's family belonged to a wealthy family in Tianshan, so he was stepped on by Sheng Xuantong.

After the conflict between the cavalry and infantry, Sheng Xuantong led the infantry group and his men to fight against Hou Jingang and other cavalry rising stars. The cavalry group once wanted to use Sheng Xuantong to become the commander of the Imperial Guard to provoke his relationship with Mingji, but it did not succeed. Therefore, although Mingji was extremely low-key in dealing with people, he was respected by the infantry group. Even the generals of the cavalry group were also treated with three points of courtesy.

At this moment, Mingji already knew that the rear team was attacked, but he did not show any shock. He said sternly: "Fang Can, you lead your troops to defend Zhu Du. The entire army will immediately transfer to welcome the Northwest Army!" As he spoke, he turned over and pulled out his battle knife and shouted: "Soldiers obey orders, don't panic. The cavalry of the general waiting for the horse is about to break through the horse farm. The Xiguan army is no longer a problem. You don't have to be afraid of the Northwest Army. The number of them is not greater than us. Keep a good formation. The archers retreat, the shield hands rushed forward, and the spearmen are behind..."

Although the Tianshan infantry rear team was in chaos and many soldiers were already showing panic, Ming Ji shouted loudly, but the infantry revitalization did not immediately disintegrate. After hearing Ming Ji's orders, the archers immediately retreated rapidly from the queue, and the shield players rushed to the back team. These infantry were expanded based on the Imperial Guards and supplemented by the two prefectures and prefectures of the Tianshan Mountains. Although there were recruiting recruits for most of the time, there were thousands of soldiers who were originally affiliated with the Tianshan Imperial Guards.

The Tianshan Imperial Guards' combat literacy is not weak. In critical moments, the infantry originally affiliated with the Tianshan Imperial Guards remained calm and responded quickly under the command of Mingji.

However, the archers retreated, the shield soldiers moved backward, and the formation was reorganized, and there was still a chaotic situation. On the battlefield, it was not easy to change the original formation, and there would inevitably be chaos in the middle of the changes, and even serious flaws appeared. Mingji had already responded with great force, but the Northwest Army had deliberately set up its formation behind the Tianshan Infantry from the beginning, and quietly came up all over the line. The screams from the rear were connected. Many Tianshan Infantry soldiers had been killed by spears before they could react.
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