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Chapter 497 500 Killing Intent

Shen Mu smiled wryly and said: "Brother Shimin, you'd better not show off your bravery and lead the army to attack the formation, otherwise I will take your life first!" After saying that, he quickly retreated into the formation.

Li Shimin sighed sadly, and issued an order, and the messenger sent a message with a light signal, and a place half a mile behind the hilltop position immediately burst into flames. come over.

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Shen Mu retreated into the formation, and the surrounding officers and scholars looked at him with pale faces, unable to think of any good way for him to deal with it.

Shen Mu's expression was so calm that it was almost cold, and he said in a deep voice: "Fire attack against fire attack, quick wins slow."

Chen Laomou understood what he heard, and secretly cursed himself for not even thinking of such a simple method.

As soon as Ba Ye gave an order, the soldiers on the top of the mountain threw their torches to the two wings and the hillside in front. The wind was high and the objects were dry, and the fire blazed up and rolled towards the enemy's position.

Thick smoke covered the sky, Shen Mu flew on his horse, and led his men to evacuate from the gap in the east of the position. Before the fire spread to the east, more than 5000 horses formed a furious team and ran towards the south.

The fire came from the east, but the fire on the other side blocked the enemy from pursuing them. They flew at full speed between the two fire fields, trying to escape the danger before the enemy made further interceptions.

The sound of killing in front was loud, and a cavalry team of 3000 Tang troops deployed in that direction intercepted it head-on.

How could Shen Mu take them to heart? Under the cover of the blowing smoke, the Young Marshal continued to set fire to the mountains on the right, blocking the enemy army from the west, while charging forward.

Shen Mu ordered Wuming to fly high into the sky, and then drew out the sun-piercing bow, firing arrows in a row, and the enemies all hated the arrows.With Shen Mu's long sword opening the way, the enemy who was rushing with fierce offensive and desperate to break out of the encirclement was shattered as soon as they came into contact, and fled in all directions.At this time, the rear was completely engulfed in a sea of ​​flames.

There are fires everywhere in the mountains, shaded by trees, and the fire spreads like countless fire dragons flying to the southwest, and the night sky is also dyed red.

Wuming swooped down from the sky and landed on Shen Mu's shoulders, but its owner was expressionless, staring at the vast wasteland that was burnt to ashes and scorched earth in the distance below the mountain, but the same place was a green forest full of vitality.

Ba Yegang, Bing Yuanzhen and nearly a thousand elites were standing by behind him. Everyone held their horses, and they only waited for an order, and they immediately went into battle and fought with the enemy.

Shen Mu holds the horse in his hand, but in his heart he misses the thousand miles dream that died tragically on the battlefield. It accompanied him all over the thousands of rivers and mountains, grasslands and deserts beyond the Great Wall, and went through life and death many times, and finally he could not escape.

He can laugh and talk to Li Shimin, and when facing his subordinates, he can put on a strong, calm, confident demeanor.But he had long been tortured by life and death on the battlefield, and he was exhausted, but he had to continue to support him until the final victory came.

Suddenly he wanted to drink very much, and he kept pouring down cup after cup until he was so drunk that he passed out, saying goodbye to this cruel and ruthless world for a while.

Yang Gongqing's death made him doubt his strategic choice all night. If he hadn't gone to Luoyang, would Dou Jiande have a different fate.

But the rice has already been cooked, and all wrongs and hatreds are hard to return, so he can only persevere and deal with the Datang army with all his strength.

The fire appeared at the foot of the mountain, and it was another cavalry of the Tang army chasing after them.

The rear army led by him has ambushed twice and defeated the two vanguard troops of the enemy. Fortunately, he is sure that the other party did not bring the remaining three vigilantes, so Wuming can give full play to its high-altitude detection of the enemy. Effectiveness, mastering the situation of the chasing troops, and displaying the guerrilla tactics of the Turkic people who win by surprise, come and go like the wind, and leave quickly.

According to Wuming's eagle dance in the air, this should be the last army that the enemy is chasing after. After eliminating the threat of this army, he will divide his troops to the same destination and gather at the same destination, and then cross Yintan Mountain. Enter Amagi Gorge.

Even if Li Shimin outwitted Zhuge, he did not expect him to have such a miracle, but the success or failure depends on whether Ba Fenghan's reinforcements can arrive in time, and more importantly, whether he can set up an army that is strong enough to resist the enemy ten times before Li Shimin's army attacks. Strong facilities for troops.

The enemy hurried forward down the hillside.

Shen Mu stepped on his horse and shouted wildly: "Brothers, kill!"

Nearly a thousand men and horses rushed down the slope from the shelter of the trees like a storm, and charged towards the panic-stricken enemies.

Shen Mu led his troops to rush back and forth in the enemy's formation, and the long sword became the enemy's life-threatening talisman. Under his sword, there were only dead and no injured.The moment Li Yuanji executed Dou Jiande, he had a complete understanding of the true meaning of Ba Fenghan's words "whoever is ruthless can survive".

In the past, he must have been ignorant of the principle that there is no mercy on the battlefield, but it is one thing to know it and practice it.

But the painful experience of fleeing from Luoyang to come here transformed him.

When he witnessed the death of Yang Gongqing, he was finally transformed into a ruthless general by war, knowing that in order to win, he must use all means to severely wound and attack the enemy until the opponent has no power to fight back.

"When!" "When!"

Swinging the long sword left and right, he didn't need to witness but relying on his body and mind, he split the two enemies with their weapons on the back of the horse, and made the opponent fall to the ground with heavy hand and was shocked to death.

Seeing that they were unstoppable like crazy tigers, the besieging enemies couldn't help but scattered and ran away.

Shen Mu gained power and led the raiding army with a complete formation, piercing the enemy's densely populated area like a tactical awl, killing the enemy's back, and the torch fell to the ground and burned the grass and trees blazingly, causing the flames to rise everywhere, and the beacon smoke everywhere.

The enemy's cavalry consisted of [-] people, and their strength was more than three times that of theirs. However, Shen Mu was cut in two as soon as they came into contact. I concentrate and the enemy divides, and the war is going on one-sidedly under Shen Mu's absolute advantage, which has won the tactical spirit of the Turkic people to win by surprise and to fight slowly.

Suddenly a group of troops came from the left, and the confrontation had reached this moment, if it was the enemy's first organized and large-scale counterattack.

Shen Mu snarled, turned around, and took the lead to kill the rushing enemy. The long sword glowed with yellow light, and Shen Mu's spirit entered a subtle state of high concentration. Miss any weak or threatening attacks from your opponent.

"when!"

The long sword slashed forward like lightning, and one enemy immediately fell back with blood spattered. Shen Mu's sword spread out, and he broke into the enemy's formation flexibly with the skill of man and horse as one, completely shattering the enemy's barely aroused offensive.It became a melee situation for a while.

Bing Yuanzhen, Ba Yegang and all the subordinates in the rear looked forward to him, maintained a complete formation, and rushed into the enemy's formation with him. The fierce battle was going on like a raging fire. The war horses ran around in surprise, adding to the confusion.

Suddenly, a cold light flashed, and a long halberd came towards Shen Mu's left waist shed. Before the halberd arrived, Shen Mu was locked tightly with a strong force. It was the most threatening attack on Shen Mu since the start of the ambush.

Shen Mu knew that there was an attack from an expert, so he turned his bow left and right to overturn the two attacking enemies in front, and then he used his body and mind to return the sword with his backhand, and at the moment when the tip of the halberd was three inches away from piercing the waist, he slashed the head of the halberd.

The halberd was split and swung outward.

Turning his head to the right, Shen Mu exchanged a face-to-face with the halberd-wielding general, and immediately there were thousands of indistinguishable emotions in his heart.

The opponent's halberd turned, and from another angle, a bolt of lightning pierced Shen Mu's face.

Shen Mu sighed inwardly, and greeted, "Brother Chai Shao!"

The long sword slashes forward, spiraling vigorously, and under the ingenious technique, strangles the long halberd, first strikes the head of the halberd heavily, until the force of the halberd disappears completely, and then wraps around the long halberd tightly like a poisonous snake, twisting and swinging the long halberd with force. , the long halberd was raised in response to the sword, and Chai Shao immediately revealed his empty door.

Even in the cruel and unforgiving battlefield where the two armies are fighting for life and death, Shen Mu still can't help himself when he meets his "rival in love".

If it wasn't for Chai Shao, he might have surrendered to Li Shimin early on and became a fierce general under his banner, and his fate would have been rewritten accordingly.

If he kills Chai Shao, it will be a serious psychological setback and blow to Li Shimin. This is the true meaning of the war of attrition, try to make the other party hurt more.

But how would he face Li Xiuning, how would he confess to his conscience.

At this time, he could kill Li Shimin mercilessly, but he couldn't kill the husband-in-law of his first love.

Shen Mu secretly called out "That's all", and withdrew his long sword.

Chai Shaoben thought he was going to die, but when he saw that Shen Mu stopped attacking, he was stunned and forgot to fight back for a moment.

Shen Mu smiled and said, "Brother Chai Shao, please!" With a loud shout, he turned his horse's head and headed towards the east to kill.

The enemy was defeated long ago, Shen Mu's troops rushed out of the enemy's formation like a bamboo shoot, and looked east towards Xiangcheng.

When the first morning sun broke through the clouds and illuminated the land, Shen Mu's rear army was nearly thirty miles away from the pursuers.

He, Bing Yuanzhen and Ba Ye had just climbed to the top of the nearby hill, looking at the direction of Xiangcheng in the east, a Tang army of 5000 troops set up formation on the front mountain about ten miles ahead, cutting off the road ahead.

This matter was as early as they expected, and they were not surprised.

Shen Mu happily said: "Our strategy this time was very successful. We defeated the three vanguard troops of the Tang army while it was dark, so that Li Shimin did not dare to advance rashly. The most wonderful thing is to attract them to chase after us, thinking that we are aiming at Xiangcheng."

Bing Yuanzhen nodded and said: "The rest of us should be safe on the way to Yintan Mountain. We lured Li Shimin here, and we should be able to buy one or two more days for Mr. Chen to successfully build a strong cottage."

Shen Mu looked at the enemy's formation and said, "If we can defeat the Xiangcheng army blocking the way, can we take Xiangcheng lightly?"

Ba Yegang frowned when he heard this, and said: "We fought bloody nights, with nearly 200 casualties. Both men and horses were exhausted, and I am afraid they will not be able to win. What's more, the enemy's strength is five times that of ours, and they are waiting for work at leisure. Please be careful, the young commander. .”

Shen Mu smiled and said, "I'm just joking. Just like what General Ba said, we'll bypass the enemy's troops and forcefully break into Chenliu. When the time is right, we'll go out to Yintan instead. That's the decision."

Both Ba Yegang and Bing Yuanzhen were infected by Shen Mu's relaxed tone, and felt that the most difficult time was over. Although this was not the case, at least it felt like this.

At Shen Mu's order, all the rear troops who had rested for nearly an hour got on their horses and continued their journey.

After three days and three nights of high-speed driving, Shen Mu and others were all exhausted and unable to support, while Li Shimin's army followed closely behind, fortunately they finally arrived at Yintan Mountain.

Ma Chang's army set up positions on the mountain road to welcome them.

When Shen Mu came, the soldiers all over the mountain were cheering for the leader.

Shen Mu kicked off his horse, and Ma Chang came up to meet him and said, "Mr. Chen has gone to Tiancheng Gorge to build a camp, and I have been in charge of this place. Young commander, please go to the camp next to the Qingtan in the mountain to rest."

Shen Mu said with a smile to Ba Yegang, Bing Yuanzhen and all his subordinates: "You have heard what General Ma said! Go to Datan to take a good bath and sleep on his mother's sleep, and tomorrow he will be a good man again."

Ba Yegang asked in surprise, "Young commander-in-chief won't go with us?"

Shen Mu stared into the distance, with murderous intent in his eyes, and said fiercely: "I just need to meditate for an hour, and when my skills recover, Yintan Mountain is the first pass. I want Li Shimin to understand that I, Shen Mu, are never easy to mess with. My blood debt, I, Shen Mu, will pay back one by one."

Shen Mu gave the order to retreat.

For the past three days and three nights, he didn't close his eyes for half a moment. As soon as Li Shimin's army arrived, he immediately sent his generals to attack the pass into Yintan Mountain.Another person with light body and kung fu is selected, and he will attack from a distance beyond the arrow's reach, climbing mountains and ridges.This group of enemy troops was small in number, but they posed the greatest threat and destructive power to the young marshal who had set up a defensive position on the top of the mountain at the entrance of the gorge.

Fortunately, the Feiyun Guards, who were trained by Shen Mu and who had experienced battles, played a great role in this difficult situation. Although their number was reduced to more than 320, they were stationed at high places to deal with the enemy's invasion. Even though Shen Mu, a master, was exhausted, he was still able to crush Li Shimin's wave after wave of attacks.

Under the command of Ma Chang, more than [-] people, led by the Yang family army, took advantage of the danger of entering the mountain with the help of rolling logs, stones and strong bows and arrows to defend against the frontal impact of Li Shimin's army.

Assuming that the situation can continue like this, Shen Mu will definitely be able to defend for three or four days, but Li Shimin sent another 5000 troops, led by Luo Shixin, to the east, bypassing Yintan Mountain and attacking from the east.Letting this army block the exit of Yintan Mountain South Road will trap Shen Mu to death in the mountain like a turtle in a urn, so even if he is unwilling, he has to retreat from the mountain area before this happens and join his army at Tiancheng Gorge.

They cut down trees while retreating, creating many obstacles on the mountain road, which not only prevented the enemy from chasing after him, but also made Li Shimin have to clear the obstacles and spend two more days crossing the mountain.

Li Shimin's army of [-] is chasing him today, which is more than ten times the strength of Shen Mu's troops. Even if Shen Mu is both wise and brave, whether he can withstand Li Shimin's attack still depends on how strong Chen Laomou's fortifications are. sturdy.

Wang Xuanshu took his war horse and waited for Shen Mu at the southern exit of the mountain area.Casualties in the battle guarding the entrance of the mountain area were not too serious. Hundreds of people were killed and more than [-] people were injured.

Nearly a thousand young marshals all got on their horses, crossed the mountain stronghold, and galloped towards Tiancheng Gorge more than 30 miles away.

Between the two high mountains is a hilly wilderness, covered by dense forests, streams and rivers hidden among towering ancient trees, firs, cypresses, camphor trees, etc. are lush and lush, and the natural scenery is extremely beautiful. The mountains are accustomed to misty mist and mist, and there is a beautiful scene of "although no painting is a painting, no poem is like a poem". It is peaceful, and the terrible flames of war, as well as the life-and-death struggle between Shen Mu and Li Shimin, spread to this place. Come to the world of peace.

Shen Mu was thinking about something else entirely, and said to Wang Xuanshu who was riding beside him: "It will take two days for Li Shimin to clear the obstacles on the mountain road. It will take at least four or five days to set up camp and set up a stronghold, and a large number of people will need to be cut down. Trees, in case we are attacked by fire, so we still have nearly ten days to breathe, but what is the situation with Chen Gong?"

Wang Xuanshu said excitedly: "The terrain of Tiancheng Gorge is very ideal. It has the advantages of relying on high ground, choosing strategic passes, having mountain dangers, and facing the people. There are secret passages through the mountains."

Ma Chang on the other side asked, "Is there any water source in the camp?"

Wang Xuanshu said happily: "There are not only water and grass in the gorge, but also pine resin can be used as fuel. As for food, we have gone hunting for a few days, and the harvest is very rich, enough for ten days. When the enemy comes to attack, we can use it Go hunting and grazing on the other side of the gorge, as long as you can hold your position, there will be no shortage of food and grass.”

Ma Chang and Wang Xuanshu's questions and answers were all related to the top priority of the young commander's army's survival.Lizhai sticks to the supplies of food, fodder and fuel, and the most important thing is water. The so-called "lack of water and no grass, so-called sky stove" is a desperate situation for military strategists.Fortunately, it is the turn of autumn and winter, and the snow has not yet fallen, otherwise the forage will become a problem.

Shen Mu pondered, "We must make wooden barrels to store a large amount of fresh water in the camp, which can also be used to resist Li Shimin's fire attack."

Wang Xuanshu said with a smile: "It's all thanks to Mr. Chen who came up with a wonderful way to get water from across the mountain. The big bamboo tubes are connected end to end, leading to many waterfalls in the canyon to get water directly, and pour it into the camp. Unexpectedly, there will be no water available."

Shen Mu and Ma Chang exclaimed at the same time, Chen Laomou looked more and more like another Lu Miaozi.

Shen Mu looked up at the sky and said, "You should stock up on fodder as much as possible, otherwise, once it snows, the horse will have nothing to wrap its belly around." The mountain wind blowing towards his face implied the coldness of winter.

Wang Xuanshu said: "Xuanshu is responsible for this matter, young commander please rest assured."

Everyone ran up a hill, and there were no trees to block their sight. The camp was standing on a hill in front, and behind it was the Tiancheng Mountain Range, which was cut like a sword and stretched endlessly to the east. There were trees around the camp for half a mile. They were all cut down and cleared away, leaving a section of dwarf tree heads with roots attached to them. The scene is grotesque.

Shen Mu revisited the old place, comparing the mood of that day with the present, only to feel that the experience in the middle has changed a lot, and he can't help but have mixed feelings.

Everyone reined in their horses and stopped to observe the surrounding situation. They thought that Li Shimin would be looking at the camp from here in a few days, and they felt that this opportunity was rare.

Ma Chang looked in disbelief at the hilltop position where construction was still underway, and whispered: "It's actually an earth and stone village! Why is the shape so weird?"

(End of this chapter)