As he was speaking, Zhang Jian looked at Wei Feng and hesitated: "Actually, according to the general's view, if you want to hide soldiers near Ji, it is ideal to be located in Xiaoyan Mountain (now Fangshan District, Beijing) to the west. Xiaoyan Mountain is about forty or fifty miles away from Ji, with a dozen hills above a hundred feet, with a radius of about hundreds of miles. The mountain range is a branch of the Taihang Mountains and has no connection with Dayan Mountain. Moreover, there are many valleys in the mountains and the terrain is relatively complex. If you had not doubted in advance, it would be difficult for ordinary people to guess that there would be heavy troops hidden in the mountains."

"Oh?" Wei Feng was a little moved and ordered: "Zhang Jian, I will suspect that there are Wei ambushers in Xiaoyan Mountain. Now I will hand you a task. You and your brothers go into the mountain to search. If you can find the Wei people before sunrise, you can find the special merits. If you search within three days and plan great merits, you can't find it..."

Wei Feng pondered and said, "I will give you half a month to run every valley. I will make sure that there are no Wei ambushers and still make great achievements. How about it?"

In an instant, all the surrendered soldiers of Yan State were excited. If there were indeed Wei ambushers in Xiaoyan Mountain and could be found tonight, it would be a special merit. The special merit is not only an increase in the title, but also enjoy priority in the distribution of wealth and beauty. During this period, Zhang Ning, Li Zhu and other personal guards boasted to them about the beauties of honor, such as Zhang Ning, who had assigned eight noble girls from Linyi, including the queen, princess, and men's daughters. Li Zhu had assigned the princess of Baekje and Tuoba Yi's favorite concubines, and others, and they all boasted repeatedly, which made Zhang Jian and others, who were once a small soldier of the Yan army, and their eyes were almost falling out.

Zhang Jian quickly bowed: "Please rest assured, General, at least 80% of our here are natives from Youzhou. They are used to running in the mountains for a long time. Although they dare not say that they searched Xiaoyan Mountain in just one night, sixty or seventy percent are not a problem!"

Wei Feng nodded and reminded: "You are ready to go, set off immediately, be careful, and be imminently exposed!" As he said that, he turned his head and ordered: "Zhang Ning. You should also bring thirty brothers to accompany you, to protect their safety and familiarize yourself with the terrain!"

"As for your order!" Zhang Ning, Zhang Jian and others bowed together, turned around and left.

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Out of caution, Wei Feng did not attack Feng Ba and Gao Tande's coalition forces. In the evening of the same day, the two armies were stationed in Lu County. Because the county was too small, they could not accommodate 90,000 troops, so they had to choose to set up camp outside the city. They were all on guard and the scouts dispersed from afar. They were afraid that Wei Feng would attack at night.

The sun gradually sets, and half a transparent moon appears in the sky. In a valley of Xiaoyan Mountain, there is a solemn atmosphere. Except for the occasional neighing of horses in the distance, there is not even the cicadas. This is obviously extremely abnormal. Because there is an army of more than 30,000 people stationed in the valley!

This was the most elite unit of Wei who sneaked into Yanshan under the order of Tuoba Gui. This army quietly left Pingcheng late at night on the fourth day of the fifth month, and collected all the uninhabited areas. They hid in the day and walked at night. On the tenth day of the fifth month, the same day when Wei Feng arrived at Ji, they passed Dayan Mountain at the Gubeikou. At that time, Gubeikou did not build a Great Wall, nor did they look at the beacon tower. Its strategic value was not discovered in history until the Northern Qi period, and it happened to be suitable for the ambush troops of Wei to sneak in secret.

As Zhang Jian said, Dayan Mountain was too far away from Ji, so it entered Gubeikou and then turned east. Entering the mountainous area and continuing south until May 15th, when it lurked into Xiaoyan Mountain. Three days later, it finally found a suitable valley.

A full twelve days have passed, and the entire army has 35,000 people chew dry food and drink rainwater. The mosquitoes in the mountains are particularly powerful, especially in midsummer. They can only be described as ferocity. The grass is deep and the forest is dense. Many mosquitoes are old mosquitoes over a few years old. Perhaps they have richer experience and are very ruthless. The bite is just a big bag. If the horses are bitten for a long time, they can be bitten by mosquitoes, and it is not impossible to bite to death by mosquitoes!

What's even more fatal is that there are many poisonous snakes in the mountains. Dozens of people were bitten to death within twelve days. Although this number of people can only be a drop in the pot compared to the 35,000 army, being bitten to death by poisonous snakes is a coward, which also makes the army feel a sense of turmoil! Lurking in the mountains, especially for the Tuoba cavalry who grew up on the grassland and have no experience in survival in the mountains, this kind of life is a day when no one is human, no ghost!

The difficulty of lurking is not to mention the young and new Wei Wang Tuoba Shin-chi, even the scheming Mu Chong could not predict it. It is true that his iron hooves have traveled all over the northern land, but it is the first time he has penetrated into the depths of Xiaoyan Mountain. He relies entirely on the guidance of the guide, otherwise he might not have been able to find a valley suitable for hiding troops.

But no matter how difficult it is, you have to endure it. In short, two words, endure it!

At this moment, Tuoba Shin's face was gloomy and there was a big red bag on his forehead. While scratching hard, he looked at the valley from time to time. The Taiwei Mu Chong, who was beside him, had his eyebrows loose and tight, and his hands were stretched into his trouser legs from time to time to scratch.

"Damn it!" Tuoba cursed hatefully: "When will Feng Ba come? When will this ghost life last? Do Ji still want him?"

When he took over as King Wei, his ambition was almost wiped out by this ghost life. Tuoba Gui was loved by Tuoba Gui since he was young, and he was brought to the palace with his sons. After he became an adult, he was awarded a high-ranking official title. It can be said that Tuoba Hun's life was a smooth journey, and he had never experienced the hardships of his father. This is a real second-generation official, so why have he ever suffered such a hardship?

Fortunately, Tuoba Hun was quite reasonable. He did not scold Wei Feng. He knew that Wei Feng's purpose was to surround the points and attack the aid. Only by surrounding the points and attacking the aid could he find a chance to kill one blow, because Wei Feng led a hundred thousand troops. If it was just to attack Ji, it would be enough to surround the city by digging a ditches. There was no need to rush to attack. In the end, the one that could not hold on would be Tuoba Hun. He had no supplies, so he scolded Feng Ba!

But Mu Chong sighed secretly. After all, he had never experienced the pain of marching and was also lacking in character. This reminded him of the secret decree in his arms. If Tuoba Hun really did something wrong, he could strip away his military power. But this secret decree would not be possible unless it was absolutely necessary. After all, Tuoba Hun was deeply loved by Tuoba Gui, especially Tuoba Hun's father Tuoba Yi died in the war, or the last person to die. In modern times, Tuoba Hun is the family member of a martyr. Try not to offend him if he can offend him.

Mu Chong advised helplessly: "Please be careful of King Wei, and calculate the day. Feng Ba and Goguryeo should arrive within these days. Then, it will be an opportunity to fight to the decisive battle. It will be late. King Wei will have breakfast to rest."

Tuoba usurped his anger even more. Since leaving Pingcheng on the fourth day of May, he has eaten dry food for 27 days, that is, the cakes that have been air-dried and dried to make it dehydrated are hard and rough. There is also air-dried beef and mutton. This is undoubtedly extremely difficult for Tuoba usurped his wealth since childhood!

But what made him even more difficult was that this battle was not a dignified dispatch, but a sneak attack, so women were not allowed to be carried in the army. He had not played with women for 27 days, which made his lower body explode. Even in the past ten days, he had been running horses almost every day, and there was no condition in the mountains to take a bath and change clothes, which made his pants hard, and also emit a fishy smell!

However, Tuoba Ursus was very resentful and did not dare to make rash things in front of Mu Chong. After suddenly exhaling his depression, he bit the Hu cake hard and started chewing it hard!

At this moment, a person followed hurriedly and said, "Reported to King Wei, Taiwei, Yan State and Goguryeo reinforcements are approaching Lu County, and may camp in Lu County tonight!"

Tuoba was excited when he usurped his head and said with a grim voice: "Feng Ba, you are finally here! I have been waiting for you for more than ten days. I will send an order and the entire army is ready!"

Mu Chong's brows jumped. He felt that it was wrong. He seemed to be attacking the Yan army no matter how he heard it! So he asked quickly: "Is there any news from the Jin army?"

The follower bowed: "There has never been any news from the Grand Marshal!"

Tuoba took it and said, "Maybe the Wei surnamed has not yet discovered the reinforcements of the Yan army. I wait a little longer, but I don't believe it. He will not be sure of this opportunity. Once there is news from the Jin army, he will immediately go out to attack the valley!"

"As for order!" One person hurried away.

After touching for about half a moment, another person followed him and said, "Reported to King Wei, the Grand Marshal, the brothers who were monitoring the Jin army camp, there was no movement in the Jin army!"

Mu Chong narrowed his eyes and asked, "Can the number of people entering the camp change? Can the secret whistle at the foot of Yanshan Mountain be found in Jin army scouts?"

"Report to the Grand Marshal!" The following one another said: "The number of people from the Jin army to the camp has not changed significantly in recent days. However, after noon, about dozens of cavalry rushed eastward, and the secret whistle at the foot of the mountain did not find the Jin army!"

Mu Chong nodded without comment: "You go down!"

The person in charge bowed his hand and turned around and left.

Tuoba Shini's eyes flashed and he thought, "It seems that Wei was too careful. He must have sent someone to investigate it clearly before he could take action. From this perspective, it is very likely that he would not send troops in the first half of the night. If he wanted to attack the reinforcements of Yan State, he should send troops in the second half of the night and launch an assault while he was tying his camp!"

Mu Chong thought for a while and pondered: "It should be so, but General Wei has never been defeated in his life. How could he be a false reputation? Although King Wei sent troops to secretly this time, it is difficult to protect the people of Jin from making detailed plans in Pingcheng. In short, it is better to be careful and be more vigilant, so as not to be revealed and General Wei enters the mountain to search!"

Tuoba shouted loudly when he immediately came: "Come, send twice as many people to patrol the mountains!"

"As for order!" Several people followed the order and left.

With the arrival of reinforcements from Yan State, a pre-war tension arose in the valley, mixed with a hint of excitement. After all, it was hidden in the valley in midsummer. Not to mention that Tuoba could not bear it, even ordinary soldiers could not bear it.

The valley is humid and stuffy, and sunny days are so strong that most people are directly exposed to the direct sunlight. Everyone has had enough of this day and is eager to see the war come!
Chapter completed!