The platform plateau under the night is like giant snakes lying across the ground. The trench of unknown depth is covered with thatched grass of the same height, with serrated grass leaves, which can cut out bloody mouths of people's exposed skin.

If an unknown person walks through such grass, he will soon be cut and covered in bruises.

In order to avoid this, Wang Bian prepared in advance. He and his subordinates were wearing cloth gloves and masks, covering their whole body tightly, with only a pair of eyes exposed.

If you dress like this in midsummer, you may get sick. However, it is winter now and the weather is cold. Wearing a mask will save you from cracking and cracking the skin by the cold wind. It is the most suitable.

Finally, they came to a plateau. Wang Bian and his subordinates, who were leading the way, scattered, formed a warning circle and observed the surrounding situation vigilantly. As pioneers, they wanted to lead the entire team and discover abnormalities in advance.

Last night, the Yongzhou army sent elite troops to find the small pass, cross the terrain of the ravines and traverse the enemy camp in the eastern suburbs of Tongguan, and head to Hongnong County east behind him, where the enemy's grain storage place was stationed. As long as it was burned, the enemy troops besieged Tongguan would have to withdraw their troops.

This elite force was secretly marching eastward last night. At dawn, he lurked in the ditch so as not to be noticed by the enemy's veil. By sunset, he began to march eastward until now.

Wang Bian's troops were the elite vanguards, and Wang Bian himself, because of his experience in overnight attacks and his volunteering, became the vanguard among the forwards, and he led the Wang army.

Wang Bian's ancestral home is Pucheng, Fengyi. His ancestors relied on businessmen to get rich. In order to avoid the war, they took their tribe members to hide in the mountains in the Wuguan Road area and settled in Juyang County, Shangzhou.

At the end of the Yuan and Wei Dynasty, it split into the East and West Wei Dynasty. The Wang family donated corn to the Western Wei court as military rations and was appointed as a county magistrate with a vacant position. From then on, it entered the official career. After decades of ups and downs, Wang Bian continued to serve the Zhou State as a representative of the younger generation of the Wang family.

Of course, he was a "loyal minister" who went with the flow. Nine years ago, in the second year of the elephant, he stood on the side of the court represented by the Prime Minister Yang Jian of the regent, and later became a general of the Sui army.

Two years ago, Wang Bian acted as a leader and led his team to attack Shangluo, Shangzhou Prefecture, and was defeated and captured. He then abandoned the secret and turned to the light.

It was a failed sneak attack. It was a failure when you were about to reach your destination by crossing mountains and ridges day and night. Will this sneak attack be successful?

This thought just flashed by. Wang Bian carefully observed the movements around him. It was night. Although it was a little hazy moonlight, it was gray and black everywhere, with a poor vision, and it was difficult to see the situation hundreds of steps away.

However, this is not a big problem for Wang Bian and his generals who still have good eyesight at night.

Many people will not be able to see things clearly at night, just like gauze blindfolded on their eyes. This situation is called "blind" by ordinary people, and so is many soldiers.

Since Wang Bian and other Yongzhou soldiers dared to march at night, of course this situation did not exist. They were elite soldiers selected from each layer, and the first thing was that there was no blindfold at night.

Then you can endure hardships, have a strong body, and can withstand the fatigue of walking and marching in the wild.

From Tongguan to Hongnong to the east, the distance between the official road is about 130 miles. It takes more than a day to march lightly and urgently, not to mention that they now have to avoid the existing roads and march in the wilderness of ravines and marching, and they cannot get up.

Such a marching requires crossing many plazas, and there will be beacon towers of enemy troops along the way, so you can only choose to march at night and lurk in the ditch during the day. You can find a way to cross these beacon towers on the east side of the small Guan to breathe a little relieved.

Therefore, this time, the selection of soldiers involved in the war was very strict. Wang Bian and some of his subordinates were able to stand out, which was a proof of their strength.

After he confirmed that there was no abnormality around him, he told a subordinate to learn to sing birds. After a while, many black shadows emerged from the grasslands where they had just passed and slowly moved towards the top of the plateau.

When marching at night, even if the torch is lit, the soldiers will be separated. It will be much more difficult to marches in the dark. It is even more difficult to climb over the gullies without ignition at night. If you walk like this overnight, I don’t know how many people will be separated.

Therefore, the marching team at night took some measures. Each soldier tied his left hand with the same long rope, so that he would not be afraid of falling behind in a string. In order to beware of being able to react quickly when encountering an enemy on the way, the rope cover for the tied hand was a slip knot.

Various measures ensure that no one will fall behind in the marching at night, but the price is that the marching speed is not fast, but the speed of marching in the wilderness with ravines is not much faster.

The main team is slowly moving, and it takes some time to reach the Yuantai. Wang Bian takes this gap to rest and continues to think about his thoughts.

Two years ago, Wang Bian was captured by Yuwen Wen, the Duke of Xiyang County. Later, he surrendered. Because his family was a big family in Jiyang, Wang Bian easily convinced the county magistrate to "anyway" and let the Zhou army recover Jiyang without bloodshed.

Yuwen Wen's title was Duke of Xiyang County at that time, and later became King Xiyang. Wang Bian had a good life in the following two years because he had a friendship with the other party that he had "no fight or no acquaintance".

King Xiyang's uncle (biological father) King Qi was in charge of Guanzhong. Because of this relationship, Wang Bian was trusted by King Qi. With the latter series of merits, many of the Wang children were promoted to the general.

Wang Bian started a business with King Xiyang, and the family's development prospects were bright.

To go to Guanzhong in Shannan, you must walk on Wuguan Road. Shangluo, the governor of Shangzhou Prefecture, is the most important city on Wuguan Road. Caravans in Huangzhou in Shannan travel to and from the east and west ends of Wuguan Road more and more frequently, and local tribes like Wang Bian need to "join" to facilitate business.

Wang is a businessman and an expert in business. He has his own connections and business paths. Now with the strong partner of Huangzhou Caravan, he makes much more money than before.

Therefore, Wang Bian, who is the best in the Wang family generation, did not feel any regret for joining the Yuwen family camp.

Now, the same is true.

Wang Bian has been familiar with military books since childhood and is skilled in archery and horses. He does not want to inherit his ancestral property and become a wealthy businessman. Instead, he wants to make achievements and win his wife and children with military merits. However, there are countless people in the world who have such ambitions. Why should he succeed?

The connections Wang's family has accumulated over the years of business have not helped much in their careers. Wang Bian led the clan soldiers to join the army, but was only one of the many children of the big clan. He had no foundation in the army. If he wanted to be promoted, he had to rely on hard to kill the enemy and make military achievements.

Therefore, Wang Bian, who was the chief general of the Sui army, volunteered to lead the team to cross mountains and ridges and attack Shangluo as a leader.

Now, Wang Bian, who is the general of Yitong of the Zhou army (Yongzhou army), still volunteered to open the way for the team as a vanguard, advancing towards Hongnong in the east, preparing to burn the enemy's granary.

This sneak attack is very risky. It is said that someone will respond, but no one can tell whether the other party is really responding or setting a trap to lead oneself to drill.

If it is really a trap, then the more than 2,000 people who attacked this time will probably be in trouble.

Wang Bian could not have had to be so desperate because he had already boarded the ship of King Xiyang. With this relationship, he would have some help in his career and avoid some "detours".

But now even the King of Xiyang is trying his best, how can Wang Bian not sacrifice his life?

All of this starts a few months ago. The emperor was assassinated on the day of his wedding and was seriously injured. Prime Minister Yuchi Dun supported the new king. At the same time, he sent troops to attack Guanzhong, Shannan, and the King of Xiyang, who should have been far away in Lingbiao, miraculously rushed back in time.

He first defeated the five enemy troops who invaded the Five Passes of Dabie Mountains, and took advantage of the opportunity of Yuzhou's empty troops and led his troops to attack Xuanhu. Not only did he escape the siege of Fangcheng by surrounding Wei to save Zhao, but he also met the emperor who should have "dead" in Xuanhu City.

The two consecutive defeats of the invading enemy troops inspired Prime Minister Yuchi Dun to lead a large army south and surrounded Xuanhu. What is the purpose of the King of Xiyang who is now staying in the lonely city of Xuanhu?

To buy time for others.

These news was not a secret in Guanzhong, which made many people feel deeply moved. The news that the emperor arrived in Anlu and was preparing to rebuild the imperial court also caused an uproar in Guanzhong.

Many families were watching at the beginning. They believed that the Yuchi family represented by Shu King Yuchi Dun had an absolute advantage, and the Yuwen family represented by Qi King Yuwen Liang would be over sooner or later. So in the face of Qi King's mobilization, most of these families stammered and pushed for three or four.

But now it is different. The emperor is still alive. When he comes to Anlu, Shannan, he wants to reorganize the court. The King of Xiyang fought hard to resolve the crisis in Shannan. Once King Qi stabilized Guanzhong, the court rebuilt by the emperor could confront the Yecheng court.

Many people who were originally watching the wall have now begun to be moved and want to have a place in the new imperial court. Of course, Wang Bian also wants himself and his family to seize the opportunity.

But his family can't compete with the rich family's surname, and it's all in that respect.

When it comes to war, a wealthy family like the Wei family in Jingzhao can easily pull out thousands of good combat troops. As their boss charges, the Wang family's children and troops who follow Wang Bian to join the army are only a few hundred, and their abilities are of varying quality.

If you want to compete with the opponent and achieve military merits, you can't compare with it.

Now, many families have not decided to stand on the side of the Yuwen camp. As General Yitong, Wang Bian still has the opportunity to take on heavy responsibilities in the Yongzhou army. Although the sneak attack on Hongnong is at a high risk, it is a rare opportunity.

Once the sneak attack is successful and the enemy's granary is burned, it will be like the Xiyang King attacking Xuanhu and resolving the crisis in Shannan, making the situation in Guanzhong turn into safety.

Although Wang Bian was only one of the generals who made such great contributions, his excellent military merits were enough to win more opportunities for him to lead troops alone from King Qi.

Only in this way can we have more opportunities to make contributions and give the Wang family more opportunities to enter the officialdom and be promoted through martial arts.

Wang Bian is for both himself and his family, so even if the risk of this attack is very high, he still has to seize the opportunity. Wang Bian thinks that King Xiyang can be willing to do his best, and he has nothing to worry about.

The King of Xiyang would rather risk the city being destroyed and die and be trapped in an lonely city. Isn’t it also a desperate attempt to win a chance to turn the situation around?

Wang Bian was so impressed that he had already reached the team's rest and continued to rush forward. If it went well tonight, they would pass the last beacon tower arranged by the enemy and completely bypass the enemy's camp east of Tongguan.

The beacon tower is right in front. If you ignore the ditch in front of you, the distance is less than a mile. Wang Bian and his party must use the night to avoid the sight of sentries on the beacon tower and sneak eastward quietly.

This kind of thing is easy to say, but difficult to do, because the elites are already at the edge of the northern foot of the mountain to the south, and the beacon tower is not too far from the foot of the mountain.

The beacon itself is located on the plateau. If they want to go east, they can only climb to the top of the plateau where the beacon is located and travel east from the almost bare top. As long as the sentry is not blindfolded, it is easy to find that the situation is wrong.

If you want to pass by the beacon tower, it is like walking past a napping person. Being careful is not enough. You need to find a way to temporarily blind this person's eyes.

And the internal response should play a role at this time.

According to the inside information that Wang Bian knew, the guard of this beacon tower was from the Hongnong Yang family. This person will keep the beacon tower "silence" tonight. Unless the Yongzhou army beat gongs and drums in broad daylight, the beacon tower will be the ears of the deaf - a decoration.

The critical moment came, and the elite troops of the Yongzhou army approached the beacon tower carefully. Wang Bian, who was still in the lead, approached the beacon tower with his subordinates. Through the Thousand Mile Mile Mile Mile, he observed that three lanterns were hanging on the beacon tower.

The three lanterns were hung with the inverted "公" character, which was consistent with the signal agreed in advance, indicating that the beacon was already blind at this time, and uninvited guests could pass by with confidence.

The elite Yongzhou army hesitated for a moment and then continued to move forward decisively. Wang Bian took the lead in climbing to the top of the plateau and squatted in the grass that was less than knee-length. Looking at the beacon tower that was less than three hundred steps away, cold sweats came out.

At this moment, as long as there are sentries on the beacon tower and this sentry is not blindfolded, there is a high probability that the traces of more than 2,000 people in their group will be discovered.

However, the beacon tower was silent.

This was the case when Wang Bian came to the top of the plateau, and the same was true when a large group of soldiers passed by the plateau. The entire team climbed over the top of the plateau, and there was no movement in the beacon tower.

The stimulation of licking blood on the knife's head made Wang Bian feel a little chilling on his back, and then he was extremely excited because they had finished the most critical steps, and they just needed to move forward carefully and then they could touch Hongnong.

A fire burned all the food and grass piled up there!

The sound of the wind suddenly rose, and Wang Bian instinctively shrank his body and then rolled on the spot: He was very familiar with this sound, not the sound of the wind, but the sound of the bowstrings, the sound of countless bowstrings.

There were shouts in my ears, both far and near.

"Shoot the arrow!!!"

"The ambush, there is a burial...ah!!!"

The sound of breaking through the air was loud, and the fire suddenly lit up, illuminating two thousand Yongzhou soldiers without any escape. In the dark outside the fire, countless crossbowmen shot arrows hard, and the people who became targets of arrows made screams.

It's like a prey falling into a trap, making its last whine.

Many soldiers wearing hard and holding sharp swords surged out from the beacon tower. In the simple yard inside the beacon tower, Yuchi Jing, the general manager of Heyang, sat on the bed, illuminated by the torch, looking at a talisman in his hand.

More than ten soldiers were among the people of Yuchi Jing. A general approached with a flattering smile and saluted Yuchi Jing and announced the good news: "General Manager! The enemy has indeed come. Now he is trapped in the ambush circle of our army, and no one can escape!"

Yuchi Jing stopped looking at the amulet and looked up at the general: "General Yang..."

"The last one will be here!"

“Good done.”

"Thank you for your support!"

"It's not the support of this minister, it's the support of the prime minister."

"Thank you, thank you, General Manager!" The general was so excited that he spoke incoherently when he heard this. He knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Yuchi Jing. Another general standing next to him could not see it, so he stepped forward and persuaded him to help him up.
To be continued...