[Tianxia 3][Ghost ink X Wumeihou] I can't see the sky

Two of the five demon princes went secretly, and the remaining three didn't realize it.It was night, most of the soldiers had already rested, and the lights of thousands of tents were gradually extinguished.It rained in the middle of the night, making the already wet swamp even more muddy.In the darkness and silence, suddenly there was a loud noise, armor clashed, horses neighed, and a large number of troops took advantage of the night to attack.

For a while, all the soldiers were in a hurry, and hurriedly armed with swords and halberds, and went into battle.Qingyang, Lianzhen, and Suiyi were also startled, and rushed out of the tent one after another. Looking around, they saw that the deep and dense forest in the distance was now illuminated by fire, and there were dark shadows outside the ferocious branches, and weapons reflected light from time to time. , dazzling.Sui Yihou casually picked up a fleeing soldier and wanted to ask about the situation, but the other party was trembling with shock, opened his mouth and hesitated, couldn't tell why, he couldn't help feeling agitated, and gave him a heavy meal on the ground, and the soldier immediately lost his mind. Burst and die.

Suddenly someone sighed: "Alas...it is not an overnight attack, why should Lord Suiyi be so panic-stricken and annoyed?" The soldiers rushing forward like a tide separated to the two sides one after another, letting out the tall figure of the wolf monster, but it was Tian Xinghou. He was striding forward from the place of turmoil, with an extremely calm demeanor, without any panic.

Qing Yanghou ignored his sarcasm, and said: "You came just in time! Let's talk about it, what happened over there?"

Tian Xinghou said: "What else can happen? Ye'an City sent [-] garrisons to leave the barrier and attack Lion's Mouth Cliff."

"What?! Lion's Mouth Cliff?!" Qing Yanghou was startled, and asked quickly, "So how is the battle going?"

"It's almost taken down, sending reinforcements over now, I'm afraid it won't be a big deal." Tian Xinghou paused after finishing speaking, his face was gloomy, and his voice was full of annoyance, "...it started in the middle of the night, and while the The sound of the rain hid the movement, and intercepted all our scouts, so they were not noticed until they hit the vicinity."

Marquis Lian Zhen interrupted and asked, "What about the casualties?"

"They acted desperately. They lost nearly two thousand in just a few hours, and the remaining one thousand had fled into the dense forest under the cliff, so it was inconvenient to pursue them again. As for our army, because of the lax defense at night and the sudden incident, casualties About five thousand." After saying this, the three princes looked at each other in blank dismay, secretly startled, because such a scene was no stranger, whether it was tactics or casualties, it was exactly the same as the calculations on the sand table a few days ago.

Sui Yihou stood aside, looked around at this moment, and suddenly wondered: "We have been talking for a long time, why did we not see Kong Xinghou? Such a big movement, even a pig should wake up—" Turning his head, he was waiting to be called People went to call for the Marquis of Kong Zhan, but saw two soldiers beside the Marquis of Kong Zhan rushing over. Seeing them, they immediately knelt down and reported: "Masters! My lord, he—he—"

Sui Yihou frowned and said: "There is no need to make such a big fuss. Let's talk, what happened to your master?"

The two soldiers said: "My lord has not returned since he left the camp yesterday, and he doesn't know where he is now!"

Sanhou was even more surprised, Lian Zhenhou said: "It doesn't matter if you don't return all night, but now there is such a big movement, but there is no sign of it, could it be that something unexpected has happened?"

Sui Yihou said: "That's interesting! Even though Kong Xinghou acted recklessly, he was still one of the masters of the Nine Serenities. How could he encounter such an accident so quietly?"

Qingyanghou hadn't made a sound for a long time, at this moment he turned his head to look at Tianxinghou, and asked, "Lord Tianxinghou, what do you think?"

The wolf demon remained silent for a while, staring at the sparkling flames in the distance with his dark green eyes, his eyes became more and more unpredictable, and he said in a calm voice: "I'm just wondering, you and I calculated on the sand table that day, and fought each other every inch. , step by step strategy, only the five princes and a few soldiers who were with them were the only ones who witnessed it, and no one else knew about it. But now, the actions of the soldiers in Ye'an City coincided with the results of the calculation And together, this coincidence is too coincidental."

Qing Yanghou said: "You suspect the Marquis of Kong Xing?"

Tian Xinghou said: "I only suspect that there are internal ghosts in the army. As for the rest, I don't know anything." I've dealt with everything. As for how you behave, I don't care."

Sui Yihou folded his arms and said coldly: "Then what else is there to say! I'd rather kill a hundred by mistake than let one go!"

Lian Zhenhou rubbed his chin and thought: "If it's really the guy who is Kong Xinghou...why would he do this?" Suddenly thought of something, his eyes lit up, "Could it be that he wants to get rid of us first, and use this to deceive Ye'an City Guards?" The trust of the army, and then take the opportunity to attack the city? In this way, won't the final benefits be all his?"

Sui Yihou said in surprise: "If you say that, it really makes sense—"

At this time, the noise in the distance gradually stopped, but the troops that attacked Ye'an City at night were repelled.The other three princes were still suspicious, Tian Xinghou ignored them, turned around and walked towards the place where he came from, and said: "The Lion's Mouth Cliff has been lost. If you are still hesitating here, wait for the enemy's cavalry. After crossing the barrier and attacking, this battle will never end well."

***

In the next few days, during the battle between the two armies, the calculation of the sand table was realized to be a full ten, not a single cent.Because he knew that the final result would not be favorable, Qing Yanghou tried to change his strategy several times. However, he stood in front of the map for several hours, but he still couldn't come up with a better idea than he had that day.There were also several times when he intentionally sold his loopholes to destroy the opponent's position, but he was twisted back to the original path after a few rounds, causing heavy casualties to his soldiers.

——Its flexibility and maneuverability are almost as if there is a military master commanding on the spot.

On this day, the two armies faced off near a canyon.If victorious, the flat land below the canyon will be under control for nearly a hundred miles, so both sides will send troops and generals separately, and attach great importance to it.Suiyihou was entrusted by Qingyanghou to go into battle in person, charging at the forefront, and he was about to win and triumph.The fight on the battlefield was extremely fierce for a while, a large number of monsters roared and fought together, fighting with each other, swords and guns met each other, the eyes were in chaos, and it was almost impossible to distinguish the enemy from ourselves.

At first, they were evenly matched, but after all, Ye'an City had too few troops, and in the valley area where the cavalry could not give full play to their advantages, it was not long before they faintly showed signs of defeat.The leading general shouted a few times, and saw that the rest of them formed a long dragon and retreated. Because they were well trained, they didn't appear flustered.

Seeing that his side captured the territory here, Sui Yihou was very happy in his heart, but he saw that the retreating Ye'an soldiers did not leave, but just wandered deeper in the canyon, as if waiting for the opportunity to counterattack at any time, very confident.This situation of being ignored immediately annoyed Sui Yihou. Although he knew that the opponent's cavalry was moving much faster than his own, he was still secretly determined to wipe out all these guys.Re-observing the terrain, I saw that the end of the canyon was a dead end. If he could force the opponent into that place, he would be able to catch the turtle in the urn, and there was no escape.So he smiled triumphantly, regrouped, ordered a few subordinates to stay behind, and most of the team followed him to continue the pursuit.

Seeing him chasing him with smoke and dust, Ye'an city soldiers seemed to be a little panicked. They hurriedly mounted their horses again, and really ran away along the river below the valley, and some even got lost along the way because they ran too fast. Some weapons and armor, and even the general flag of the flag bearer was lost.Sui Yihou chased all the way, and he forced the cavalry to the end of the canyon.The mountains on both sides stood tens of thousands of feet high, towering into the clouds, and the front was also a steep cliff. Among the cavalry, except for a few mounts that could fly, most of them really had nowhere to go.I saw those monsters getting closer little by little, getting tighter and tighter, all huddled in a small area under the high cliff, ready to be killed.

Sui Yihou couldn't help being complacent, laughed a few times, and was waiting to order his subordinates to draw out their knives to wipe out all these enemy soldiers, when suddenly there was a loud noise from the left and right, piercing the clouds and breaking the rocks, as if the sky was above the head, and the ground was under the feet Vigorously shake.Before he could figure out why, the deployment behind him screamed in unison, terrified, and when he looked up, he saw that the towering cliffs on the left had all collapsed, smoke and dust were flying, and a large amount of rubble and sand fell from the top, like countless huge The hidden weapon, fast and ruthless, fell straight into one's own team under the canyon.

"—Oops! I got tricked!!"

For a while, many monsters who had no time to escape were crushed into meat paste, and blood was scattered in all directions. The scene was extremely horrifying.Many soldiers were frightened and fled in all directions screaming when they came to their senses.Sui Yihou couldn't help being furious, he shouted down with several centurions, and beheaded more than a dozen deserters, and then stopped the decline, but at this time there was another loud noise on the high cliff on the right, more than once, There were only a few deafening bangs and boulders fell down like a shower of meteors, stirring up smoke and dust in the eyes, blurring the range of vision.

What's more unfortunate is that at this moment, the road to escape from the canyon was completely blocked by falling boulders, and all the soldiers had no way to go, and they were all smashed into a panic, crying and crying.The explosion was still ringing like pearls, Sui Yihou managed to avoid a few boulders rolling towards him, turned his head to look at the troops of Ye'an City gathered at the foot of the cliff in the distance, and saw those cavalry still standing safely in place, Not one bit was hurt by the falling boulders.There was a faint smell of sulfur and saltpeter in his nose, Sui Yihou immediately figured out the situation, and turned his head to lead the remnant soldiers around him towards the position where Ye'an City troops were stationed.

Suddenly there was a long laugh in front of him, and a figure gradually emerged from the dark smoke, but it was a handsome scholar who was obsessed with a brush.Seeing him alone, with his robe and sleeves pulled back, Shi Shiran saluted Sui Yihou and said in a loud voice, "I have seen Mr. Sui Yihou! I have been waiting for you for a long time in the secluded place under the ghost ink gate in Xiashu Prefecture!"

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