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The soldier responded respectfully, and said: "General Ming said that if the rebels want to pass through the Yuanyuan Pass, they must first step over his corpse. These white cloths are for him and the 8000 soldiers guarding the pass. It was prepared by many soldiers who vowed to live and die with Zhiyuan Pass. General Ming also placed a coffin in the main camp, saying that it was prepared for himself. Son of Heaven!"

After hearing this, Lin Yu couldn't help admiring this Ming general. If my Ming generals were like Ming generals, how could the flames of war be rekindled, and the people would be plunged into dire straits. "

Lin Yu just said these few words with emotion, and didn't intend to target anyone, but the speaker was unintentional, and the listener was intentional. Tong Bing beside him couldn't help lowering his head, not daring to look at Lin Yu's expression again, for fear of directly Meet those eyes that are as sharp as a sharp sword.

"General Tong, Mr. Lin, you are here. I hope you will forgive me for being late to greet you!" Not long after Lin Yu's words fell, I saw a man in his thirties with him. A dozen soldiers hurried out to greet Dao.

Seeing that the person coming should be the Ming Zhong that the soldier said just now, Lin Yu immediately got off his horse, stepped forward to meet him, and said: "General Ming is solely responsible, and it's too late for me, Mr. Lin, to thank you, so what?" It may be to blame!"

Mingzhong looked Lin Yu up and down, and said: "I have heard that Mr. Lin, the imperial envoy, has a son who is both wise and brave. It is a great fortune to see you today!"

Lin Yu smiled slightly and said: "General Ming is benevolent and righteous, and I hope that we will cooperate sincerely in the future to defeat the rebels!"

When Ming Zhong heard this, he bowed to Lin Yu again in fear and fear, and said, "Mr. Lin, you are being polite. In the end, the general is willing to listen to your orders!"

Hearing this, the other soldiers who followed Mingzhong also shouted loudly one after another: "I am willing to listen to Mr. Lin's orders!"

Lin Yu nodded with a smile and said, "Okay, please come in quickly, we will discuss the military situation in the main camp!"

Along the way, Ming Zhong briefly talked to Lin You about the general situation inside and outside the Shuyuan Pass, especially when he heard that Ba Tie, the younger brother of Balu, heard that there were only ten thousand guards at the Shuyuan Pass, and wanted to take the lead. He has already led an army of [-] iron cavalry one step ahead, and marched mightily towards Shenyuan Pass, which is less than a hundred miles away, and may even come tonight.

After Mingzhong also heard the news, he knew that once Ma Tie's [-] cavalrymen were killed, his [-] guards would all be trampled into flesh. However, he still took the lead and prepared the shroud and coffin for himself in advance. When Shenyuanguan was breached by the rebel cavalry, he died to show his will!

Walking into the main camp, there was indeed a coffin placed in the middle. I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional. The position facing the coffin happened to be the seat of the former childhood illness.

Seeing this scene, Tong Bing spit again and said: "Bah... bah... bah... Ming Zhong, what the hell are you doing, to put such an unlucky thing in the main camp, don't hurry up They were moved out and burned."

Ming Zhong responded, and said: "Yes, the end general will send someone to do it!"

Lin Yu waved his hand with a smile and said: "It's unlucky to put it here, but since it's all prepared, it's a pity to burn it. Since there is a guest coming, let's keep it for him!"

Hearing this, everyone was startled, Ming Zhong's expression changed slightly, and he asked: "Could it be that the young master has a plan to retreat from the enemy?"

Lin Yu pretended to be mysterious and smiled, and said, "I'll know this at dawn tomorrow."

After finishing speaking, Lin Yu immediately retracted the slight smile just now, and said: "Send an order to block the news that General Tong and I have returned to Zhiyuan Pass, and I will catch him by surprise."

When the generals heard this, they quickly responded: "Yes!"

"Report, Qi report to Mr. Lin, General Ming, and General Tong. The spies just reported back and found a large number of cavalry moving in Yeji Ridge, more than 70 miles southeast." A guard came to report in a hurry.

Lin Yu waved his hand with a smile, and said: "It's pretty fast, and the soldiers are very fast. This Batie is greedy for meritorious deeds. He will definitely come to surprise Yuanguan tonight!"

Tong Bing, Ming Zhong, Lin Yong and the others all looked at each other and nodded in agreement.

After a while, Ming Zhong first responded: "Your Master, do you have a plan to retreat from the enemy?"

Lin Yu didn't speak directly, but walked to the topographic map with a smile, pointed to the middle position, and said, "Look, this is the Yuanyuan Pass. Twenty miles in front of the pass, there is a mountain named Duantian Ditch, the terrain here is low, surrounded by high mountains and steep mountains, it is an excellent place to set up an ambush. Lin Yong, you immediately lead 300 cavalry from your troops plus [-] cavalry in this pass, and arrive here as quickly as possible. Break the gutter, hide immediately, don't rush to attack at the beginning, after Batie's cavalry retreats, they will intercept and kill."

Lin Yong checked the topographic map carefully, and asked puzzledly: "My lord, Duantiangou is not the only passage leading to Yuanyuan Pass, and the terrain is steep, and there are many dangers in marching at night. How do you expect Batie's cavalry Will it pass through here?"

Lin Yu smiled slightly and said: "Lin Yong, you are right. This Duantiangou is not the only way to directly lead to Yuanyuanguan, but it is indeed the shortest way. The soldiers are very fast. Appeared out of nowhere and launched an attack."

Lin Yong nodded with a sudden realization, and replied: "So that's the case, but they took this way when they came, but when they retreated, how could they still take this way?"

Lin Yu smiled mysteriously and said, "It depends on General Ming."

Ming Zhong was taken aback when he heard the words, and he couldn't help but ask: "Master, you are joking, how can I, Ming Zhong, have such great ability."

Lin Yu smiled and said: "You planted flags and torches on the two cliffs of this official road, and then planted explosives, wouldn't it be enough?"

Ming Zhong nodded appreciatively, and said: "Mr. Lin's plan is very clever, I will admire it, admire it!"

Lin Yu smiled slightly, and said: "General Ming, you are being polite. There are clouds in the art of war, and the way to use troops is false or true. It depends on how you use it."

After finishing speaking, Lin Yu turned to Tong Bing again, and said, "General Tong, you lead people to cover the camp with sulfur and other flammable materials, and deploy archers in every dangerous place in the pass. When the cavalry of the army entered the pass, they set it on fire!"

"The three hundred guards of the Shenji Battalion, you are at a higher place in the pass, firing at the sky, so as to disturb the cavalry of the rebel army."

Hearing that Lin Yu had made arrangements for everyone except himself, Yan Yun felt unwilling, and hurried forward, saying, "Brother Lin, what about me? What am I doing?"

Lin Yu smiled slightly and said: "You are indispensable. Transport all the catapults and all the wine jars to this place. The wine jars are filled with explosives. Once the fire starts, you will throw the wine jars into the fire!"

Hearing this, Yan Yun chuckled, and said, "That's good, when the time comes, those scrap iron cavalry will be completely scrapped."

Yan Yun's words amused all the people present, and Lin Yu could also see that they were gearing up and waiting excitedly for tonight's good show.

After arranging everything properly, Lin Yu looked towards the southeast alone, and muttered to himself: everything is ready, and the only thing I owe is Ba Tie..."

On the mountain path, tens of thousands of cavalry galloped wantonly in the valley, setting off billows of dust and smoke, and there was a tendency of black clouds to overwhelm the city.

Suddenly the leader stopped, Le Jiang returned to his horse, and said respectfully: "General Ba, there is a fork in the road ahead, east leads to Chaoyang Official Road, southeast leads to Duantiangou, where should we go? "

Ba Tie groaned for a moment, then turned to the person next to him and asked, "Mr. Ma, in your opinion, where should we go?"

Ma Junshi first glanced in the direction of Duantiangou, then took out the topographic map he carried with him from his arms, pointed to a place on it, and said: "General, look, this is Duantiangou, surrounded by dangerous peaks and steep mountains. , there is only a long and narrow path in the middle, and it is late summer, the trees are full of green shadows, it is easy to hide the army, it is an excellent place to set up an ambush, once they set up an ambush here, the consequences will be disastrous."

Ba Tie nodded half-understood, and said, "Then according to the military advisor's opinion, should we follow Chaoyang's official path?"

Junshi Ma didn't speak directly, but pointed to a place on the topographic map, and said: "Chaoyang official road is a big road, the terrain is flat and open, and it is easier to walk, but it is more detour than walking through the Tiangou to reach Zhiyuan Pass." There are more than 50 miles of mountain roads, and soldiers are very fast. If the Ming army gets any news of a surprise attack, I am afraid they will be prepared."

Ba Tie was startled when he heard the words, and after passing through a blog, he yelled impatiently: "It's not good to break the gutter, and the official way of Chaoyang is not good, military teacher, then what should we do?"

Junshi Ma smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, general. I heard that Tong Bing, the chief general of Shenyuan Pass, was afraid of General Tianwei. Loyalty led thousands of remnants."

Before Ma Junshi's voice fell, Ba Tie began to yell again: "There are only a few thousand remnants, even if they are prepared, so what can they do, can they still block my three cavalry of Ba Tie?"

Junshi Ma responded with a smile: "Even if he is Mingzhong, a famous general through the ages, he can't stop General Ba's [-] cavalry. It's just that the art of war has a saying, and you can get unexpected results by attacking them unprepared. The spies will report in the morning. Tomorrow Zhong has already hung filial piety and white cloths all over Shenyuan Pass, and even placed a coffin in the main camp, vowing to fight to the death. If it is possible, even if it can be captured, a considerable price will be paid, and General Baru will blame him."

Ba Tie didn't continue to yell this time, because he knew what Junshi Ma said this time was right, and Luoyang City was behind Zhiyuanguan. If he couldn't attack tonight, Luoyang City would send more troops to Zhiyuanguan tomorrow. If you want to gnaw down the hard bone of Yuanguan, it will not be so easy.

After a slight pause, Ba Tie asked with a puzzled face: "Then what should we do according to the advice of the military division Ma, we won't just go back empty-handed like this?"