I want to do something big [fast travel]

Just go back.

Gu Yanqi really did as he promised, and led three thousand elite soldiers to Yuecheng along the shortest distance.

When they came, they circled a large circle from the west side of Yuecheng, and when they returned, they circled back from the east side, forming a crooked circle.

Even if he encountered scattered small tribes along the way, Gu Yanqi did not take anyone to fight them.

When I get up in the morning, I just rush on the road, stop for a quarter of an hour at noon to eat something, and then rush again until the sun sets.

This time, even Mu Jing felt that he was chasing something.

Gu Yanqi did not hide anything: "Before I left, I told Wen Zhuo three things. If he completes these three things one by one, then we must rush to Yuecheng four days after defeating the royal tribe."

Mu Jing wondered, "Why?"

Gu Yanqi said: "It's hard to make any conclusions about all of them now. I can only assure His Highness that if we can arrive at Yuecheng on time, we will be able to completely disperse the last barbarian military force!"

"Is this true?"

"Really!" Gu Yanqi said, "Our messengers have already reported to Gessel."

"Messenger? Have we sent a messenger?"

"Of course they were dispatched." Gu Yanqi smiled gently, "You forgot, I told you not to chase after him!"

Mu Jing immediately reacted, a strange look flashed in his eyes, but at this time Jing Zhongjin happened to pass by, but he said with a smile.

"The young master really loves Zhong Wenzhuo so much that he actually entrusted Yuecheng to him."

Gu Yanqi said: "It's not just him, you and I also have something to entrust."

Jing Zhongjin wondered, "I don't know, but what is it?"

"But I want to wrong you. When you return to Yuecheng, don't stay, go directly to the capital!"

At dusk, the barbarian barracks.

It has been three days since Prince Morigen died. During the past three days, not only has there been no movement in Yuecheng, even Gesell has been exceptionally quiet.

Except for fighting and scolding across the city wall every day, there was not much movement on both sides, as if they were waiting for something.

The soldiers guarding the gate were bored waiting for their shifts to change, counting with their fingers how long it was until the shift, when they suddenly saw a few black spots appearing on the ground.

He immediately became vigilant, held up his weapon, and waited until the black spot got closer and closer, then rubbed his eyes in disbelief.

"Is that... from the royal tribe?"

Three poorly dressed barbarian cavalry dismounted 100 meters before the barracks, raised their hands and shouted in skilled barbarian language.

"We are the guards of the royal family and the tribe. We have important matters to report to Chanyu Geser!"

The cavalry were quickly sent to Gessel's big tent.

No one knows what happened in that tent, but everyone is talking about it.

After fighting with Daqing for many years, there are not a few barbarians who understand Qing language. What Zhong Wenzhuo said three days ago at the top of the city has also spread among the army.

Originally, this was just a private discussion among the soldiers, and the generals had long told that it was a plot by the Qing people to disturb the morale of the army.

But the arrival of the three cavalry completely broke this pale explanation.

"My woman is just pregnant." The soldier guarding the gate whispered to the people around him, "I don't know if the damned Qing people have gone to my tribe."

"My wife is still at home."

"And the sheep at home."

Anxiety filled the barracks.

This mood was finally broken by a military order after the sun went down.

Withdraw!

I can go home now!

The anxiety of the soldiers was swept away, only full of joy.

"Have you finished the things I asked you to prepare a few days ago?"

Gesser was sitting in the big tent. Even though the southern expedition had achieved nothing, he had to keep up his spirits when it came to the critical moment of withdrawal.

"It's all ready."

"Get people ready, we'll leave as soon as it gets dark."

That day, General Song said: "With the big order, Qing people will not realize that we have left!"

"It's just a small skill." Gesser was not in the mood to listen to his praise. "The other party has such a counsellor. Even if we withdraw our troops, we don't know what will happen."

Yuecheng, the city wall.

Zhong Wenzhuo poked his head, looking at the barbarian camp in the setting sun.

"They're making a fire and cooking."

He rubbed his neck and said regretfully, "Why haven't you left yet?"

After waiting for a while, but no one responded, Zhong Wenzhuo couldn't help but look at He Zhengqi beside him.

"Hey, tell me clearly, whether to send troops or not."

He Zhengqi stood straight beside Zhong Wenzhuo, staring at the barbarian camp in the distance without any abnormalities, as if he was resisting something.

The atmosphere was so dignified that Zhong Wenzhuo didn't dare to urge him anymore.

"He fought the tribes on the prairie. He captured Mozhigen with tricks. In the prairie, he can accurately command battles thousands of miles away with three tips."

After a long time, He Zhengqi let out a long breath.

Like spitting out some kind of persistence.

"Zhong Wenzhuo." He Zhengqi asked in a calm tone, "Gu Yanqi...what did he say in his last tip?"

Zhong Wenzhuo hurriedly said: "Three days after killing Mo Zhigen, the barbarian camp was attacked at night."

"Kill Mo Zhigen?" He Zhengqi's eyes flashed with surprise, "He had expected that Gessel would not accept the conditions for withdrawing troops? Then why..."

Zhong Wenzhuo took out the last kit from his bosom.

"It's for this."

He Zhengqi took the kit, and took out a neatly stacked note from it, with a pleasing thin font on it.

He read it all the way down, and he was in the same mood as that night.

What a bold and wonderful idea!

"Just act according to this plan." He put away the note, but did not return the kit to Zhong Wenzhuo, "He said three days later... that is tonight, this plan will require so many soldiers that you alone cannot Let’s go, I’ll go with you. It’s almost dark, you ask someone to wrap the horse’s hoof first, we must not be late tonight.”

Zhong Wenzhuo took the order immediately.

"Yes!"

He walked down the city wall in high spirits, led the tiger talisman that He Zhengqi gave him, and went to dispatch troops. His mind was filled with the excitement of the first night attack, and he completely forgot about Gu Yanqi's third tip. .

He Zhengqi stood on the city wall, and he seemed to be able to smell the stench of blood in his nose. He squinted his eyes and looked at the barbarian camp. There were still few people there, but compared with a month ago or Shenluguan , has lost quite a few people.

This is all thanks to Gu Yanqi.

Including the [-] soldiers in Yuecheng, if there were no Gu Yanqi, nearly half of them would be injured.

The so-called strategic planning, decisive victory thousands of miles away.

That's it.

Being in the grassland, he made the battle arrangements for Yuecheng clearly, no matter whether it was his or Gesser's actions, he guessed exactly.

so resourceful...

"Gu Yanqi..."

He Zhengqi grinded the name in his mouth carefully, and the leisurely man in white seemed to appear in front of his eyes again.

"Why are you Gu Yanqi..."

"Why are you a man?"

Holding the kit tightly, he stretched out his hand, as if he wanted to throw it outside the city.

But after a long time, he finally withdrew his hand.

He Zhengqi sighed for a long time, stroked the kit gently with his rough fingers, and then stuffed it back into his shirt.

It's easy to say, but there are still people fighting in this battle tonight.

This waited until the sun went down.

Gesser didn't seem to have the intention of retreating as Gu Yanqi said in his letter, there were still only a few people in the camp, and dinner was even cooked.

The clumps of flames made Zhong Wenzhuo extremely anxious.

"What time is it, why don't you leave." He said reluctantly, "Could it be that we have to wait until midnight?"

The barbarian army camp was a little far away. For some reason today, there were fewer torches lit. On the contrary, the fire in the stove burned brighter. However, there were only figures standing in the camp, but the shape could not be seen clearly.

He Zhengqi is a famous general in the world after all, he looked at it for a while, and suddenly his face changed.

"Not good! They're gone!"

Zhong Wenzhuo was startled.

"how do you know!"

He Zhengqi didn't have time to explain to him, and immediately led his soldiers out of the city gate. When the [-] to [-] Qing troops rushed to the barbarian camp, there was silence in the camp, not even a soldier guarding the gate.

"It's a dummy made by grass and trees." He Zhengqi looked at it gloomyly, "The fire in the stove has also been lit for a long time."

Zhong Wenzhuo's complexion was not good. Since he entered the battlefield, he has rarely suffered losses. This time he was deceived by Gesser, which made him feel inexplicable anger: "Damn it! Yan Qi's scheme was wasted for nothing!"

"It's not too late." He Zhengqi said, "The stove is not cold, and the sky is not yet bright at this time. They walked for two hours at most."

Zhong Wenzhuo immediately ordered: "Chase!"

Maochen, it was still dark, Gu Yanqi had already asked Mu Jing to organize his team and set off with all the soldiers.

Before going far, Gu Yanqi heard Mu Jing's voice.

"Wait a minute!" Mu Jing stopped suddenly, and he looked into the distance intently, but there was nothing but the green grassland shrouded in darkness in front of him.

"What's wrong?" Gu Yanqi asked softly.

"I seem to hear movement ahead."

Mu Jing was also not sure what it was.

It's not too far from Yuecheng. The surrounding tribes had already plowed the grassland when they first entered the grassland.

He was not a reckless person, so he immediately sent scouts ahead to investigate, and on the other side he called the whole army on alert, waiting for the news to come back.

Not long after, the scout team hurried back, but they all had a different kind of excitement on their faces.

"Your Highness! Barbarians are found ahead!"

"how many people?"

"Nearly 7 people!"

7 million people!

The bloodthirsty Qing army couldn't help roaring excitedly. After more than 20 days of victorious battles, it was inflated. They were almost sure that they could win this encounter.

But the generals are very clear-headed.

Mu Jing looked at Gu Yanqi: "Can we change the road?"

Gu Yanqi shook his head and asked the scouts: "Is there any Qing army chasing after the barbarian army?"

The scout said: "Nothing!"

He also frowned.

It seems that He Zhengqi and Zhong Wenzhuo are late.

This spoiled his plan a little.

"These barbarians should have escaped from Yuecheng." Mu Jing analyzed: "Although we have had plenty of rest and energy in the past few days, 3000 people are still too reluctant to fight against 7 people."

"It's very reluctant." Gu Yanqi thought for a while, and came up with a plan, "But it's not impossible to fight."

A strange color flashed in Mu Jing's eyes: "This is also possible to fight?"

"Fightable." Gu Yanqi nodded, "What's more, this team is so huge, I'm afraid Gesell is among them, if you back off and let Gesell escape back to the grassland, wouldn't it be a waste of opportunity."

"Since you can say this, it means that you have made a plan, let's hear it."

"Yan Qi's heart is not a strategy of retreating the enemy, but a strategy of delay." Gu Yanqi smiled, "I originally wanted to order General He to lead the troops from across the city to chase after me, and I waited for three thousand cavalry to stop him. , Such a front and back attack can completely disperse the remnants of the barbarians."

"But now it seems that although we arrived on time, the troops from the crossing city came too late. If we avoid the barbarian army, I'm afraid we will never have such a good opportunity."

"If I stop it with all my strength, hold back the barbarian army, and wait for Yuecheng to come to help, I can completely annihilate the barbarian army."

Gu Yanqi paused, his voice lowered a bit.

"Just doing this, we don't know how many of our [-] cavalry will be left."

Mu Jing was silent for a while: "You said you have a strategy, but you don't know what strategy it is."

"It is a strategy to make these three thousand soldiers forget their lives and put their lives aside, just to stop the barbarian army."

"tell me the story."

"Your Highness, this strategy is simple to say, all the conditions are met, there is only one thing missing."

"What is that?"

"This is yours alone, and you can use it to ensure that you will be safe in this battle, but I don't know if His Highness is willing to borrow it."

Mu Jing laughed and said, "Yan Qi opened his mouth, what can I borrow from you!"

Gu Yanqi's face was serious, he got off his horse, walked up to Mu Jing, knelt down on the ground, and said in a deep voice.

"Gu Yanqi wants to borrow His Highness's head!"