The road back to the city was blocked,
No matter how confident Li Lian was, he didn't think that he could bring 100,000 soldiers from Tientse Province,
After forcefully charging through the encirclement of more than 400,000 Xiongnu Alliance Soldiers,
Then charging through the human wall formed by 400,000 Xiongnu Alliance Soldiers, they charged all the way back to Yanmen County.
"Damn it!
Marshal,
What should we do now? "
Ran Feng cursed at the side.
While using one move to win every battle,
He knocked several Xiongnu soldiers to the ground with their guns.
Lin Han said calmly, "Marshal,
Now that the road back to the city is blocked,
We can't go back to Yanmen County.
Marshal, please make a decision as soon as possible,
Otherwise, our brothers won't be able to hold on for long!
"
Li Lian looked around,
He knew that Lin Han was right,
If he didn't make a decision, he was afraid that his brothers in Tientse Province would be exhausted and killed by these 400,000 enemies.
Without time to think, he immediately ordered, "All troops, follow me to the right!"
"Yes!"
"Yes!"
"Yes!"
Li Lian remembered that during the first battle at Yanmen County, his master, Wang Yi, ordered General Ying Jin to lead 20,000 troops to ambush in the Guiyan Valley outside Yanmen County.
After the war, he had asked General Ying Jin about the terrain of the Guiyan Valley.
According to General Ying Jin, the interior of the Guiyan Valley was spacious and could accommodate 200,000 troops. However, they could only enter the valley through a narrow path outside the valley.
As long as they guarded the path..,
It was absolutely impossible to enter the valley from outside the valley. It was a good place that was easy to defend and difficult to attack.
However, the disadvantage was also very obvious. As long as the enemy guarded the path..,
Surrounding but not attacking..,
They could exhaust the army in the valley to death.
However..,
He remembered that General Ying Jin had once said..,
The fellow from Yanmen County who led the way for him had mentioned that there was an extremely hidden secret path in the depths of the Guiyan Valley that could lead to the outside of the valley. However, at that time, because they were waiting for an opportunity to ambush, they did not send anyone to investigate.
Li Lian bit his lower lip tightly. He only hoped that General Ying Jin did not exaggerate the situation in the Guiyan Valley, and that fellow countryman was also serious.
Otherwise..
Hu Hanye watched as the tens of thousands of heavenly strategies soldiers followed the Li Lian in front of them, turned their horses, and charged to the right.
After thinking for a moment, he knew what Li Lian was planning.
He had learned from his mistakes.
To Huhan Xie, who had lost once, Goose Returning Valley was no longer a new and hidden place.
However, Hu Hanxie still allowed Li Lian to lead his men and 'escape' towards Guiyan Valley.
Although he really wanted to stop Li Lian, Li Lian's martial arts were not inferior to his. In addition, there was that rude and unreasonable man (Ran Feng) and that Zhou person (Lin Han), who had exquisite spear techniques. Hu Hanye told himself that even though he had the help of the army, his martial arts were not so powerful that he could fight three people by himself.
He ordered the soldiers to pass a message to Min He Cha and Po Liu Han Baling, handing over the battlefield in Yanmen County to them. He personally led a team to tail Li Lian and the others, and shot arrows from a distance, with the intention of gradually encroaching on the tens of thousands of people in Tientse Province.
"Bastard!"
Even with Lin Han's calmness and self-control, he could not help but curse.
"We're here!"
Li Lian, who had also been sullen, saw a small path not far ahead that could only accommodate five horses side by side.
At this moment, Li Lian suddenly said resolutely, "Friend."
"Friend."
As soon as he heard this title, Lin Han's eyelids twitched. He had a bad premonition.
Li Lian did not notice. He said to himself, "You are a careful person.
There is an extremely hidden secret path in Guiyan Valley. You and Old Ran will lead the brothers in looking for a path to the outside of the valley.
"
"I will bring up the rear and escort the brothers into the valley."
"
Lin Han's eyelids twitched again. "What will happen after we get out of the valley?
"
His left eye twitched for fortune, his right eye twitched for disaster. His right eye twitched for both times.
"After we get out of the valley …" Li Lian's eyes suddenly became somewhat evasive. He did not dare to look into Lin Han's eyes, which seemed to see through everything.
"You guys go back and attack again.
I will lure Hu Hanye and the others into the valley. When the time comes, you guys can set the valley on fire! "
Their goal this time was to burn down the catapults. After burning down the catapults, they still had a lot of fire-starting materials on them. It was enough to start a big fire and burn the entire Guiyan Valley.
Seeing Li Lian avoid his eyes, Lin Han knew that his guess was correct.
"Good!
Burn these sons of bitches to death! "
Ran Feng clapped his hands and cheered loudly.
Ran Feng did not understand, but that did not mean Lin Han did not understand. "But …" Before he could finish, Li Lian interrupted him.
"This is a military order!"
"Yes!"
And military orders … were like mountains!
"… This subordinate obeys!"
Lin Han said with difficulty.
Ran Feng, who still did not understand the main point, looked at Li Lian and then at Lin Han. He did not understand why the atmosphere suddenly became so stiff.
Lin Han looked at the clueless Ran Feng. For the first time in his life, he envied his stupid brain.
Ran Feng seemed to sense the "deep meaning" in Lin Han's eyes. He worked hard to think. After pondering for a while, he finally understood and smiled at Lin Han.
"How about … I follow the Marshal and bring up the rear!"
Ran Feng, who did not know that he had misinterpreted Lin Han's meaning, accidentally made a proposal that moved Lin Han.
"Yes!
Even if you don't let Old Ran come with us, I will send a group of people to stay behind!
If something happens, we will have a helper! "
Lin Han agreed.
Li Lian said firmly: "Enough!
You guys take the brothers and leave. I will bring up the rear!
This is the best decision! "
"Yes!"
Lin Han was speechless.
According to Li Lian's plan, Lin Han and Ran Feng would lead tens of thousands of soldiers from Tientse Province into the valley. Then, they would leave through the hidden path in the valley and circle behind Hu Hanye and the others.
After Li Lian led Hu Hanye and the others into the valley, he would set fire to the valley and guard the two paths in and out of Guiyan Valley. Hu Hanye and the others could only wait for death in the valley.
But …
Could everything be as perfect as Li Lian had planned?
On the narrow path into the valley, Hu Hanye only needed to order people to shoot arrows and the soldiers behind them would be turned into thorns.
Moreover, Lin Han himself could not guarantee that he would be able to find the hidden path out of the valley in the shortest amount of time.
Even if they successfully retreated out of the valley, the detour would take time. Who could guarantee that during this period of time, the soldiers who brought up the rear would be able to successfully attract Han Xie's attention and lead Han Xie's army into the valley?
There were too many variables in this plan. As long as one part of the plan went wrong, the entire plan would collapse.
Among them, the soldiers in charge of bringing up the rear would definitely die. The only difference was whether they would die sooner or later.
Li Lian pursed his lips, his expression grave.
As the one who had proposed the plan, how could Li Lian not know the problem that Lin Han had thought of?
But just as Li Lian said: "This is the best decision!
"
Because of Hu Hanye's repeated attempts to recruit him, Li Lian gambled that Hu Hanye would not order people to shoot arrows.
If Hu Hanye wanted him to wholeheartedly surrender, then he would have to rely on his own abilities to convince him.
Whether Hu Hanye sent people to fight him one on one, surround him, or take turns to fight him, Li Lian would definitely be able to delay the advance of Hu Hanye's army.
Hu Hanye might be "merciful" to him, but Li Lian did not believe that he would treat the soldiers under his command in Tientse Province the same way.
Therefore, Li Lian refused Lin Han's proposal to leave some people behind.
Taking a step back, Li Lian's death would save tens of thousands of his brothers in Tientse Province. Li Lian believed that this was a very good deal.
Seeing that they had reached the small path leading into the valley, Lin Han said a few words to the Tientse Province soldiers behind him. Then he had Ran Feng lead the soldiers to slow down their horses. Five people formed a line and trotted into the valley.
Li Lian frowned. Just as he was about to say something, he saw Lin Han blow a clear whistle. He turned around with a large group of people and scattered piles of anti-reflective objects at the entrance of the valley. After arranging them for a while, he caught up with the main group without looking back.
Li Lian looked carefully and discovered that Lin Han and the others had placed many iron nails and tripping ropes at the entrance of the valley.
Although the path was narrow, the soldiers of Tientse Province were all skilled in archery and horse riding. They were well-trained and quickly rushed into the valley.
From above, it looked like a long silver snake sticking out its tongue and continuously crawling into the valley.
Feeling that they were some distance away from the entrance of the valley, Lin Han finally turned around and looked at the back of the red-robed silver armored soldier.
What he could do, he had already done.
Now, it was up to the heavens to give him face and fight for time!
At this time, Lin Han heard the familiar sound of horse hooves in front of him. This wasn't unusual when tens of thousands of people were marching. What was strange was that the sound of horse hooves was getting louder and louder, indicating that the horse wasn't running into the valley. Instead, it was running in the direction of the entrance of the valley.
"General Lin, may I ask where the Marshal went?"
The person who came was Li Lian's son – Li Lian.
There was no personal affection in the military. Li Lian entered Tientse Province by relying on his own ability, not by relying on his identity as the only son of the Tientse Province's Commander.
When Li Lian saw his father leave the army and stand alone at the entrance of the valley, he already felt that something was wrong.
After entering the valley for a while, he found that his father didn't follow him. He had a bad feeling in his heart. For the first time in his life, he violated a military order by leaving the army and running back to find Li Lian.
Fortunately, Li Lian was at the end of the line, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to turn back.
Seeing this, Lin Han didn't get angry, nor did he order Li Lian to return to the army. He just shook his head gently and said, "You go and persuade the Marshal!"
He watched Li Lian grow up. He was good at fighting and had a quick mind. Maybe he could persuade the Marshal.
Li Lian sucked in a breath of cold air. Although he couldn't think of what his father was going to do, based on Uncle Lin's words, he could guess that what his father was going to do must be extremely dangerous, or even … there was a slim chance of survival.
"Go quickly and come back quickly!"
Lin Han nodded and said. Li Lian's horse was very fast, so he should have enough time to catch up with the army.
Li Lian didn't have time to salute and quickly rode his little friend to the entrance of the valley.
His little friend was a famous horse in history, Red Hare. He named it Nu Feng.
It was said that Red Hare galloped on the battlefield with the God of War Lu Bu and Lu Fengxian. Red Hare was called "Lu Bu among men, Red Hare among horses". Later, Red Hare helped Guan Yu and Guan Yunchang to ride alone for thousands of miles and become a Warrior Saint.
This little Nu Feng was only three years old this year, but in Tientse Province, where there was no shortage of famous horses, its speed was already the top five.
Lack of water and evil spirit?
Oil?
Rui? Rui?
Be willing to beat Zheng?
Meng Meng Qi Tu Ji Xiang?
Broken Refutation: Rui?
Waving a sword to smash a barn?
Lu Bu Bei Xiang Huai?
How could there be such a thing as a gunslinger?
Yue Ye?
Ying?
Evil Nightmare Strong Agent Shu Yi?
Mu Beng?
Lin Han didn't care about those empty words. He only hoped that Li Lian could persuade his father to "repent and be saved".
"Marshal!!!"
Li Lian rode Nu Feng and rushed in front of Li Lian like an arrow.
Li Lian frowned and immediately scolded him. "What are you doing here?
You didn't listen to orders and left the army without permission. If this kind of thing was spread out, wouldn't people say that our Tientse Province didn't manage the army well?!
According to the law, you should be flogged 30 times, but in the face of a great war, you will be punished after the war!
Why aren't you scramming?! "
He wanted to gain the upper hand by a show of strength and scare his son away.
Hu Hanye's army was about to arrive. If they didn't leave now, they wouldn't be able to.
Unfortunately, his son didn't understand his painstaking efforts. Perhaps it should be said that they weren't biological father and son?
"Father!
My dear father!
What kind of situation is this?
You still have the mood to talk about this? "
Li Lian saw that Li Lian was still talking nonsense at this critical moment. He was so depressed that he wanted to vomit blood.
He saw that there was only Li Lian at the entrance of the valley. Thinking that the army had already entered the valley, he immediately guessed that his father was planning to cover the army's retreat.
"Quickly follow me into the valley!
You can give me this flogging whenever you want! "
Li Lian said anxiously.
After saying this, he didn't know what kind of courage he ate. He actually dared to pull Li Lian.
Although Li Lian didn't expect his son to be so 'bold', even if he wasn't on guard, he wasn't someone that a 'new recruit' could pull.
"Oh!
You little bastard, you still dare to touch your father!
You've become more capable! "
Li Lian didn't mention anything about leaving with Li Lian.
Li Lian anxiously said: "Father!
What can you do by yourself?
Others can turn you into a hornet's nest with ten thousand arrows!
It's better to stay alive and think about it at length … "
"Shut up!"
Li Lian flew into a rage.
Li Lian anxiously shouted back: "Do you think that sacrificing yourself to cover the retreat is very noble?
Others will only laugh at your stupidity!
Laugh at your recklessness!
Laugh at your rash advance! "
This was probably the first time in his life that he dared to talk back to his father.
"After you die, those vile people in the imperial court who have always looked down on you and were jealous of you will spread rumors everywhere, saying that you underestimated the enemy and rashly advanced, leading a hundred thousand soldiers to charge into the land of death!
The name 'Li Lian' will become notorious, your reputation will be tarnished, and no one will be grateful for your past achievements!
When everyone mentions you, they will only … "
"Slap!"
Li Lian received a fierce slap in the face. The one who hit him was Li Lian.
Li Lian's face didn't show the slightest anger, but his eyes were full of disappointment.
"Do you still remember what you promised when you first entered the mansion and took the oath?
"
Li Lian's body suddenly trembled.
Ignoring his reaction, Li Lian continued to speak.
"If you become a soldier of my Heavenly Strategies, I will naturally teach you martial arts, but you must not forget these eight words.
"
"For the sake of the country, not for wealth."
"
"Let me ask you!"
"Are you willing to engrave these words in your hearts and become a soldier of my Tientse Province from now on?"
"
Li Lian remembered how he had promised in high spirits: "Commander, don't worry!"
"I will never forget it!"
As if he had heard Li Lian's answer, Li Lian continued: "From now on, you are a soldier of Da Zhou, Tientse Province!"
"I hope you will stick to what you said today in the future, and defend Da Zhou without fear of strong enemies!"
"
"Kill the scoundrels of Tientse, and guard the soul of Da Zhou with a long spear!"
"
"You have been in Tientse Province for three years. If you can't even see this point, it means that you are not suitable to be a soldier of Tientse."
"Also, it means that I … misjudged you."
"
Li Lian bit his lower lip and said stubbornly: "I know all this!
I understand! "
"I can do it!"
Li Lian had never doubted this point.
"But … but …"
"Have you ever thought of little father?"
"Have you ever thought of me?"
Li Lian didn't need to say it out loud. He already knew what his son wanted to say.
Li Lian's expression darkened. "People can't only care about their own happiness in life. There are many things more important than this, like responsibility, like responsibility …"
Looking at his son wearing the [Tientse Yanyu Set], the red robe and silver armor, and the heroic spirit of a young man, he couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
"You will understand me, and your little father will also understand me."
"
Li Lian's lips trembled slightly, as if he was trying to convince Li Lian, but also as if he was trying to convince himself.
It was a very touching moment, but after hearing his father's last sentence, Li Lian's mouth twitched unconsciously, and his face was filled with horror.
"Father!
My dear father! "
"You actually think that my heartless little father, who can make people tremble in fear, who can make children in the capital cry in the middle of the night, will understand your actions!?"
"What gave you such an illusion!?"
Based on his understanding of his little father over the past ten years, once his father died at the hands of Xiongnu's army, his little father would go completely crazy.
His little father would definitely think of a way, and use all the power of Da Zhou to slaughter Xiongnu's entire clan. No matter how much of Da Zhou's national strength was exhausted, and no matter what kind of internal and external troubles would arise, he would have a look of "after I die, who cares about the flood". He would lie in the same coffin with his father, and they would live together in the same quilt, and die together in the same coffin.
After that, Li Lian couldn't remember how he muddle-headedly rode Nu Feng to catch up with the army.
After successfully persuading his son to leave, Li Lian let out a sigh of relief, but when he thought of his last sentence, he couldn't help but feel a little guilty.
En … Xiao Zhi … will understand him … Xiao Zhi will understand him … Yes!
Xiao Zhi will understand him!
After successfully convincing (hypnotizing) himself, Li Lian looked at the Xiongnu's army not far away, and laughed loudly.
As one of the most powerful and influential people in Da Zhou, for the sake of the emperor emeritus, for his lover, for the sake of the wolf cubs in his residence, and for the sake of the countless military factions that depended on his attitude, he forced himself to become calm, to think more, to plan before acting, and to observe the overall situation …
He had endured for too long.
One person, one spear, one horse.
Just like that, he stood in front of the small path leading to Guiyan Valley.