Half a month passed again, and the day before the hostages were about to be returned, both sides were ready for them, and the battle of life and death was at this moment.

The troops sent by Dugu Mo in advance had reached the designated ambush site, and at the same time, he had already sent a negotiation invitation to Gong Qi at this critical moment.

Such a sudden request was accompanied by side threats. Dugu Mo naturally used the safety of the hostages to force the other party to agree. He also sent two confused troops to disrupt Gong Qi's investigation scope, and then brought a few men to the negotiation site.

The Tang army on Gong Qi's side did not have time to make a complete plan, because the matter was suddenly happening. Although Zhang Yizhi's suggestion might be a trick, he could not tell what kind of trick it was. If there is no specific analysis, whether there is enough time to ensure the life of the hostages, so he had to go to the meeting.

He led him to set off with all his Tang troops, because he expected that Yang Kuang would have a surprise attack, and it was only one day before the return of the hostages, but the Shang army had no movement, so how could it not be doubted?

You must go there. In any case, you must confirm Luohu's safety. This has a crucial impact on the stability behind Gong Qi. Gong Qi immediately ordered the entire army to be prepared, and then returned to the account to ask Zhang Yizhi: "What do you think of this sudden negotiation request?"

"I haven't said that something abnormal will happen. Yang Kuang must have no good intentions. We should do our best to be careful." In such a short period of time, Zhang Yizhi could not use his talents to consider the implicit meaning. Anyway, he must go there. Why do you think so much? He can only do his best to be careful.

Gong Qi nodded and said, "I think so too. Later, I will ask someone to patrol the scope of the negotiation site first, and then set the marching deployment of the entire army. I want to see how he attacked the surprise attack."

"But this time you go out with all your troops, isn't it equivalent to throwing the base camp to Yang Kuang? Could it be that you still have to bring the food and grass?" Zhang Yizhi was worried about the base camp here.

Gong Qi waved his hand and said, "No need to worry, Yang Kuang doesn't have the courage. Take a step back and say that he has the courage. Can he keep it if he occupied this place? I also arranged for people to monitor it in the dark. As long as Yang Kuang asks me to come, I will immediately withdraw my troops and wipe them out, and exchange some food for the lives of their entire army. I think it's worth it."

Zhang Yizhi finally felt relieved. He almost forgot that his senior brother was a talented handsome man, so why didn't he consider this? He immediately said, "Okay, let's go. Although we don't know if it can work hard, it's like not. We must guard against each other's every move at all times. Who is the person in charge of the negotiation?"

"Who else can you be that veteran Dugu Mo?" Gong Qi was the most impressed by this person. The only one who could not lose his advantage in the last negotiation with Zhang Yizhi was this veteran. It would not be possible if it was Yang Kuang.

"Is it him? It seems a bit tricky. Can the senior brother hand over the content of the negotiation to the junior brother?" Zhang Yizhi took the initiative to say: "This time I will not be confused by him anymore. As long as he is within the sphere of our army, Yang Kuang will not dare to act rashly."

"That's right, Dugu Mo is one of the few trump cards in Yang Kuang's hand." Gong Qi agreed as he thought, "Okay, I'll leave the negotiations to you. Always pay attention to Dugu Mo's behavior, because once he leaves the scope of our army, it is likely to be a signal of Yang Kuang's attack, or they will also be in advance. In short, delaying their time and playing cards without following the norm can disrupt the other party's rhythm."

"Thank you for your advice from Senior Brother!" Zhang Yizhi also became energetic. Nothing was more refreshing than serving Senior Brother.

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"Everything is fast! Hurry up!" Sima Yuan shouted and urged the severance army led by him to march towards the range a mile outside the city. Dugu Mo's troops also followed them first for a period of time.

It can be said that the troops led by Sima Yuan are the safest and most numerous in the surprise attack, with infantry, archers and cavalry all available. Their mission is to support and cut off the back at any time, so they naturally need to have strong strength.

The soldiers drove towards the north with great enthusiasm. They trained in the city for two months to show their power today. Although the two months were short, they were enough to increase their strength to a higher level. The soldiers thought so, and the generals also thought so.

"General Sima, as soon as you arrive at your destination, I will prepare on the spot, and I will take my own troops there." Dugu Mo only brought only one thousand people, and he did not forget to remind him when he marched with Sima Yuan's army.

"Don't worry, the veteran general, have you told me all the time in the military tent before? Don't worry, as long as they dare to come, we will stop them here! I will act according to the opportunity this time." Sima Yuan was also very motivated, as if the morale of the Shang army was so high.

Dugu Mo seemed to be in a heavy mood, and his eyes looked at Sima Yuan also became complicated, saying, "General Sima will be stronger in leading troops in the future. I hope he will not stick to the rules in the future and learn to use troops flexibly."

The words inserted inexplicably made Sima Yuan confused, but the other party's kindness had to be taken away, so he replied unconsciously: "I must remember the teachings of the old general. I hope the old general will take care of this trip."

"I'll lend you a good word." Dugu Mo smiled and looked forward, and he was already out of the city. He said to Sima Yuan who stopped: "Then I'll take a step first! I'll leave it to you behind!" As he said that, he spurted the horse and led a few troops to the negotiation location.

Sima Yuan silently stared at them who had become smaller in their sight, turned to his large army and said, "Everyone is so energetic that I can't make any mistakes in this battle. If I find that you are lazy, you will be killed without mercy!"

"Yes!!!" The soldiers burst into roars and cheered up all their energy.

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Aliang was moving around the road to approach the Tang army in the marching. His mission was to attract the attention of the patrolling Tang army, but it was not so obvious, so he could only deliberately reveal a little trace of the bonfire to the Tang army. Perhaps the other party has discovered their traces now.

Before leaving, Dugu Mo repeatedly reminded him to attract the attention of the Tang army as much as possible. His 5,000 troops were actually the weakest troops in the army. They all rode on horses and pretended to be elites, and they wanted to make this illusion.

纵然他觉得很危险,可还是相信独孤墨的承诺,因为老将军保证过他们的部队是很安全的,龚起或许会注意到他们,但不会主动发起进攻,人质在商军手上一天,唐军就不得不被动一天.

Such a march has passed for a long time until a spy returned to report: "General, the scout of the Tang army has discovered us and is increasing the number of people to start chasing us."

“很好!”阿亮忍不住喜悦的说了句,道:“就继续这样的匀速,保持马匹的体力,也让后面那些唐军好追上我们.吩咐其余探子,叫他们不需要畏首畏尾的,大意一点就好,不要那么明显就是了.”

"Ah?" The spy thought he had heard it wrong. After so many years of marching, the first time he heard the general asking them to be careless. He was a little suspicious of his ears.

"Why are you standing there? Go!" A Liang couldn't help but scold.

探子赶紧退下去办事去了,阿亮这才收回视线紧盯着前方,心中想着的都是后方的事情,这次的奇袭他虽然没能参与,也没有任何怨言,因为他知道自己没有资格,只能慢慢的让自己变强才有可能爬到更高的位置,得到更大的重用,现在,只需要他完成眼前的任务,就足够了.

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The eight thousand crossbowmen and 16,000 cavalry led by Tabahan and Ji Yun had already arrived from Hukou Road to the current ambush site yesterday. It was almost time for negotiations to look like the sky was falling.

"Hey, are you nervous, little kid?" This was the first time that Tabahan had been with Ji Yun alone, and it was the first time that he joined forces.

被称为小鬼的姬允表示很不乐意,虽然自己的年纪确实比对方笑,但也不喜欢被人这么说,于是不客气道:“你少给我乱起外号,我顶多比你年轻,哪里是小鬼了?”

"Oh, the little guy has a temper." Tabahan felt very compatible and said, "I have half of the blood of Hu. You look like a young man, but I didn't expect that my skills are no worse than mine."

"Hmph, what's so strange about this? Who said that the young master cannot study hard and practice martial arts?" Ji Yun seemed to be very unhappy with these definitions. He was indeed a born gentry, but it does not mean that he was a scholar like he was powerless.

Tabahan saw that the boy was attracted to him, so he said, "Okay, okay, it's not that you are not good, you must be very good, otherwise the old general Dugu would not have handed you the most important task."

After hearing this, Ji Yun looked at him sideways and said, "You are not jealous, are you? General Taba?"

"How is it possible, it's as bad as I think."

"Then don't call me a little devil," Ji Yun took the opportunity to ask.

"Then you should think so badly." Tabahan seemed to like this nickname very much and was unwilling to take it back no matter what. This made Ji Yun a little angry, thinking that this guy must be in trouble.

挞拔汗笑了一会,便也收回了笑容道:“小鬼,我只想提醒你一句,你是我们中最年轻最勇猛也是最适合担任这个任务的人,除你之外没有更好的人选.但是你也看看,你手下的一万六千骑兵都是精锐中的精锐挑选出来的,甚至有些强壮出色的步兵也加入了骑兵,用的都是上好的战马,其余剩下的都是运输用的马匹,可以说是我军最精锐的部队了.你小子现在手里握着的,可是我军的命脉啊.”

Ji Yun seemed to know what the other party meant and replied directly: "I know, I won't be careless. I will do my best to defeat the surprise attack even if I fight my life."

"Just understand," Tabahan said with relief: "You will attack first later, and I will then launch auxiliary shooting behind you. These crossbowmen are also equipped with horses. Although they are all inferior horses, they can speed up at least, and Hu Yingyang will also help us retreat, so just care about yourself at that time."

"These old generals Dugu have given instructions many times, so you don't need to tell me." Ji Yun said impatiently: "By the way, you crossbowmen are actually very dangerous. Once the war starts, your chances of retreat will be minimal."

"I know."

"Do you have no feelings?" Ji Yun asked.

Tabahan really had some thoughts when asked, and said, "I must be a little worried. It depends on whether Hu Yingyang and Sima Yuan's troops can support me well. It doesn't matter if they can't leave, you must leave."

"I will leave myself without you saying."

"Little kid, you are really a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers. You have never suffered a defeat." Tabahan said in a mature manner, "Yes, a young kid who has never suffered a defeat is the most terrifying thing, but it is also the easiest to be careless. I don't care about what happened in the future. I really want to talk about it this time, you must not be careless."

Really, Ji Yun was almost furious. He was very nervous, but there were always people nagging in his ears. Why didn’t he annoy him? He just said: Take care of yourself, I will pay attention. If you say it again, I don’t mind fighting you before the war begins.

"Oh, the little guy is quite irritable." Tabahan knew that he had said it many times, but he didn't feel at ease in his heart. He could only tactfully stop mentioning this matter and said, "Okay, okay, let's not mention it anymore. Where will you start attacking later?"

Ji Yun glanced at him and said, "Didn't you listen carefully to the analysis of the old general Dugu?"

"Of course I heard it, but it's not as serious as you. The order I received was to cooperate with you, and your judgment also became my judgment. We are now grasshoppers tied to a rope." Tabahan could only explain so simply.

Ji Yun started to have a headache and repeated: "I will tell you once. I will go directly to the periphery of the Central Army later. You just need to follow me, or in advance, you can do whatever you want."

"Okay, that's it. Don't just beat me casually then."

"It seems like I can beat around. Thank God if you don't make any mistakes." Ji Yun said angrily.

"Stupid little guy, my breasts are not dry." Tabahan also smiled and cursed. The two continued to watch the negotiation location over there - Tiger Wing Plain in the distance.

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The siege cavalry camp launched a large-scale move, and Hu Yingyang came to the outermost place, and was in the opposite direction to A Liang who was going to attract the attention of the Tang army. However, there was also an army here attracting the attention of the enemy, which was actually just to cover them.

Hu Yingyang looked at the invisible tiger-winged plain from afar, thinking that there was the main force of Tabahan and Ji Yun's surprise attack, and his heart was also surging.

"General, where should we camp?"

"What camp? I will do it for the general to take action at any time!" Hu Yingyang felt that this was nonsense. Their mission was also very heavy. It was to protect the troops during retreat as much as possible. How could they rest? They must be ready to go quickly on the horse's back at any time.

The detective was scolded and was a little surprised, so he stepped down.

Hu Yingyang thought alone. During the last surprise attack, the cavalry led by Ji Yun went there. His mission was no different from that time, but the last time he messed up, he could not catch up with the retreating troops at all, and almost wiped out the entire army. If the old general Dugu hadn't reacted in time, it would have been irreversible. This time he must have made an advance prediction, otherwise he would not have been able to catch up.

The speed of the Tang cavalry led by Gong Qi is really amazing. The majestic horses can be as fast as thunder when dragging their armor. He has seen this scene with his own eyes, and this time he will succeed no matter what.

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Yang Kuang led a troops of ten thousand people two miles away from the Tiger Wing Plain to wait for the start of the surprise attack. As a general, his mission was simple and safe, and he was just a unit that distracted Gong Qi in time.

"General Xu, you should go with the troops behind Dugu Mo. You are the second commander and you must do your duty." Yang Kuang said with ease at Xu Chongguang who was following him.

After receiving the order, Xu Chongguang retreated and started to set off. The reason why he did not act with Dugu Mo before was that Gong Qi's first spies could not detect him. This was for Yang Kuang, but there was another reason. Because of the previous agreement with the old general Dugu, it could not be disclosed, and even Yang Kuang, who was a general, could not be disclosed to him.

Yang Kuang watched the other party leave, and he began to feel a little uneasy. He had this feeling since the departure of various troops today. It could not be said to be intuition. He always felt that Dugu Mo had something that he said was not explained clearly. Yang Kuang called Si Snake and said, "Have you sent all the gold and silver to the two generals of the Tang Army?"

"I've sent it to you, there are four generals, and two of them have quite high positions." Si Snake corrected.

"Oh, it's great," Yang Kuang didn't feel sorry for money at all, and he also received unexpected surprises. He actually added two generals with high official positions to contribute to their battle. "Okay, they should all know when to start, right?"

"What they know, don't worry, the master, and the subordinates have all arranged it."
Chapter completed!