My vicious dog, my horse, I can do whatever I want with it

Chapter 298 God Bless My Daqian

Baines reacted quickly, thinking that this was an empty city trap to lure him out of the city and to attack him, so he immediately set up emergency defenses to withdraw from what he thought was a "trap".

Before he could turn around, he heard a report from the rear that Dingyang was attacked, and he saw the elite soldiers of the Ghost Camp under Zong Yanli were about to storm Dingyang!

"Zong Yanli deliberately lured me out of the pass in order to make a feint to the east and attack in the west?" Baines's face was ugly, and there was even more impatience in his eyes. Zong Yanli's difficulty made him uneasy, and Lu's step-by-step weakness made him afraid. His mood had already changed during the battle. He was afraid of the blow brought by the defeat, and he was hesitant and extremely panicked about every military order.

"Lu State..." Yue Yuqi seemed to have noticed the change in Baines. The general's uneasiness also affected the entire Lu army.

"Send troops immediately to help Dingyang." Baines was flustered and ordered troops to help Dingyang, estimating that there was still enough time to stop Zong Yanli. Who would have thought that just as he left this place, a military report that made him feel cold all over came.

Danlin Pass was broken.

Baines was still on his way back to Dingyang for support. When he heard the news, he felt dizzy and sat in a chair as if he had lost strength. With trembling hands, he opened the military newspaper on the table and stared at the map in front of him for a long time without saying a word.

Yue Yuqi also stood up straight, as if he had suddenly figured out Zong Yanli's plan in a flash, and murmured in a panic: "So that's it... So that's it!"

His face was full of wonderful expressions. After a long while, he smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying, "It's me. I am ashamed of myself..."

I calculated everything, but I still got it wrong.

Yue Yuqi turned around and shouted to the stunned Baines: "General! The loss of Danlin Pass is a foregone conclusion. Zong Yanli's move is clearly intended to feint an attack on Dingyang and disrupt our army's sight!"

"According to this calculation, there are not many troops going to Dingyang. It is impractical for our army to seize Danlin at this time. In my opinion, the general should gallop straight to Dingyang and not give Zong Yanli a chance to go around from Danlin to Dingyang and encircle and capture the city."

"If we lose Danlin and Dingyang, then the Kingdom of Lu will be truly finished!"

Yue Yuqi's words fell into Baines' ears like a thunderbolt. He suddenly came back to his senses, pulled back his thoughts and nodded slowly: "Yes, yes..."

Baines stood up, as if he had found himself again, turned around and ordered the entire army to speed up and reach Dingyang as quickly as possible.

Zong Yanli occupied Danlin and captured the first major border fortress of Lu State, but he was unable to advance into Dingyang. Baines reacted quickly. Seeing that the feint attack could not get any support, You Zhenghao immediately led his men to evacuate. Zong Yanli did not let You Zhenghao come back, but asked him to lead the Ghost Camp and follow Fu Jiashi to continue guerrilla harassment of towns around Lu State.

Inside Danlin Pass, the flag of Daqian was flying high in the wind. Zong Yanli stood on the observation deck overlooking the city. The city tower that had just experienced war had collapsed, and the soldiers were carrying wood to rebuild the tower.

Gao Feilin came hurriedly and informed Zong Yanli of the news that Lu's army was heading to Dingyang. Zong Yanli nodded without any surprise.

Baines lost Danlin, and the military supplies and fodder he just got won't last long, so he must ask for help again...

However, there was no surplus grain in the treasury of the State of Lu. Unfortunately, the weather was not good, and heavy rain fell for many days. The rivers rose and flooded the fertile fields. The crops that had been planted with great difficulty were soaked by the river water, and most of them were flooded.

Thunderstorms continued, rivers burst their banks, causing floods and land subsidence, and the people of Lu were left with miserable lives.

On one side are ferocious foreign enemies, and on the other side are irresistible natural disasters.

Countless silver and grain were spent like water. The State of Lu had occupied the north for a hundred years, but it could not bear the day-to-day waste. With the military report submitted by Baines, the emperor of Lu saw that Danlin Pass had fallen. Baines wanted food and grass again, and he felt that the sword hanging over his head was weighed down two inches.

"Puff!" The emperor, who was nearly sixty years old, vomited a mouthful of blood and collapsed on the dragon throne, with noisy and panicked shouts in his ears.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Send for the imperial physician quickly!!!"

The Emperor of Lu closed his eyes, and in his mind were countless memorials, every word and sentence was like a cry of blood, describing the suffering of the people, describing the horrific disaster, and expressing hopes for survival, asking for food, money, and soldiers...

It was as if he was being pressed down by countless huge rocks, making it difficult for him to breathe. He felt depressed in his chest and finally vomited blood and passed out.

June.

Shi Gandang accidentally discovered an underground ice room in Danlin, which allowed Zong Yanli to drink a bowl of iced mung bean soup in the June weather, which was refreshing and refreshing!

The thunderstorm stopped, and even Zong Yanli's food and grass were lost a little. With the arrival of summer, diseases began to break out in Lu, and it seemed that an epidemic was spreading among the people. This made the already suffering Lu even worse, so much so that Zong Yanli did not dare to send troops when he heard the news, and stayed in Danlin to obtain more accurate information.

At this moment, in the military tent, Zong Yanli, Long Feiguang and others were drinking a bowl of iced green bean soup each, while looking down at the map on the table and said: "Currently, the disaster-stricken areas of Lu are all in the west. The epidemic will not spread for a while. Why not take this opportunity to capture Dingyang?"

"May God bless our Daqian. The current situation in Lu State with leaks on all sides cannot be sustained for much longer." Huo Wenqi's face was full of smiles. No one expected that this year there would be such torrential rain, causing floods and epidemics. If this isn't May God bless Daqian, then what is?

"Yeah." Zong Yanli responded while drinking the soup. He raised his head and drank all the soup in the bowl. Then he wiped his mouth and said, "Let's see what we plan to do next."

"Danlin has been occupied by our army. We can advance in two directions now." Zong Yanli leaned forward slightly and said, "Go north from Danlin, pass Shuangtou Mountain, and break Zhoujun City to reach the heart of Lu. Once Zhoujun City is broken, we can go straight to the imperial city of Lu without any hindrance."

"But Shuangtou Mountain is dangerous, with cliffs on both sides, and it is considered a dead end."

Zong Yanli paused, frowned and said, "If we cross Shuangtou Mountain, we will have to enter this desperate place, which is too dangerous for our army."

She slid her finger and continued, "If we don't go through this place, we must first take Dingyang, cross the Qinglan River, and break through the Lingquan and Taixiang passes to enter the heart of Lu."

These two roads are undoubtedly the best choices for attack routes. If you go from Danlin to Shuangtou Mountain, the speed is fast, but taking Dingyang will take a long time and the journey is much longer, but relatively speaking, the risk is also much lower.

Shuangtou Mountain is not an ordinary mountain. A place that can be called a Jedi must be extraordinary. The depth of the valley is extremely rare, and the cliffs on both sides are steep. If you want to go through, you can only go through the valley. The road is narrow. If the front road is blocked and the back road is blocked, this is a Jedi and there is no escape at all.

"The Qinglan River runs through the State of Lu, and the upper reaches lead to the west, which is where the epidemic broke out." Pei Liang added, "Although the epidemic has not spread here at the moment, if we have to wait until our army captures Dingyang and then crosses the Qinglan River, we don't know what the internal situation of the State of Lu will be like by then."

"Rivers are the most important, and water flows are the fastest to bring diseases..." Pei Liang's words made everyone feel nervous. It seemed that both routes were not easy.

The tent fell silent for a moment. No matter which path they chose, there would be unpredictable risks. After hastily ending the conversation, Zong Yanli said to Bu Gaoxuan: "Come with me to Shuangtou Mountain tomorrow to see if there is any place to avoid on the mountain."

Bu Gaoxuan nodded his head and agreed. He had amazing eyesight and was a good choice.

The next day, when Zong Yanli was getting ready to leave, Jianwen Nian also came over and wanted to go with her.

Zong Yanli did not stop her, but nodded and led the others out of the tent. As soon as she left, Zong Yanguanghe ran over. When he asked and learned that Zong Yanli had already left, he immediately beat his chest and stamped his feet in anger: "I missed him again!!!"

Over there, Zong Yanli led Bu Gaoxuan and Wen Nian all the way towards Shuangtou Mountain. From a distance, the mountain looked like two heads, hence the name Shuangtou Mountain.

"General, Shuangtou Mountain is ahead." After traveling for most of the day under the scorching sun, they finally arrived at the foot of Shuanglong Mountain. The three of them were all sweating profusely. Zong Yanli came out this time to explore the terrain. He was only wearing soft armor and no face mask. At this moment, beads of sweat could be seen dripping from his forehead, and his breath seemed to be hot.

"It's so cool at the foot of the mountain!" Bu Gaoxuan walked around twice first and saw traces of felled trees occasionally in the mountains, but the road was full of weeds, and it was obvious that no one had been here for a long time.

A war broke out in the State of Lu, and Danlin was occupied again. The people around here had fled long ago, but one can still see that there were woodcutters cutting down trees at the foot of the mountain.

When you reach the foot of the mountain, you can see how high and steep the mountain is. The wind blowing out of the canyon is so cool that you can feel the coolness before you even enter.

Zong Yanli nodded slightly, indicating that they should continue forward. When they arrived at the entrance of the canyon, they saw a long and narrow valley that stretched as far as the eye could see. On both sides were bare and extremely steep stone walls. The passage was too narrow to form a military formation, so they could only line up in a long dragon to pass through.

"Let's go in and take a look." Zong Yanli strolled around the entrance, then took Wen Nian inside and said to Bu Gaoxuan, "Look up the mountain, choose the highest point where you can see the whole view, and meet up at the other end later."

"Yes." Bu Gaoxuan immediately agreed and turned away.

Zong Yanli and Wen Nian walked into the valley together. It was cool and comfortable in the valley without any sunlight. The mountain walls were covered with vines. Shrubs and weeds could be seen on both sides of the road in the canyon, and there was moss in the cracks of the rocks. There were few people here.

The further you go inside, the more you can feel the breeze blowing through the hall, which makes you feel inexplicably quiet and comfortable.

"General, there is the sound of water." After walking for an unknown amount of time, Wen Nian, who was standing beside Zong Yanli, suddenly spoke.

"Mountain spring water?" Zong Yanli and Wen Nian followed the sound and found a clear spring at the edge of the cliff. The spring water flowed slowly. The spring eye next to the rock was about the size of a fist, and it seeped into the ground along the roadside.

"Very sweet." Wen Nian squatted down, scooped up a handful and tasted it, then turned to look at Zong Yanli with a smile on his face.

"Fill a kettle." Zong Yanli said as he took off the kettle on the horse's back and handed it to Wen Nian. Wen Nian responded by bending down to fill it with water.

Zong Yanli turned around and looked around, then raised his head to look at the top of the mountain. The mountain wall looked like it had been split in half by a sword. The trees on the top were extremely tall and it did not look like it could be easily climbed. If both mountains looked like this, there would be no need to worry about ambushes by the enemy on either side of the mountain.

Wen Nian handed the full kettle to Zong Yanli, who took it and asked him to keep going.

After walking through the entire canyon, Zong Yanli was completely sure that there were cliffs on both sides of the canyon. There was no place to hide, and the stone walls on both sides were smooth and impossible to climb. If he was really trapped there, there would be no way of retreat except to fight to the death.

"We'll rest here tonight and climb up to have a look tomorrow." Zong Yanli glanced at the setting sun, said to Wen Nian, found a place to tie the horse, turned around to move stones to build a stove, and prepared to make a fire.

"Okay, I'll go take a look around and pick up some firewood." Wen Nian responded and turned to go into the forest.

When the sun had completely set and the sky was gradually getting dark, Wen Nian and Bu Gaoxuan came back almost at the same time. Bu Gaoxuan's clothes were torn and he looked a little embarrassed. He said to Zong Yanli, "This forest is too dense. There are bushes everywhere. There are too many trees and I can't see anything."

Bu Gaoxuan took a branch and drew a little terrain on the ground and said, "There is absolutely no way to go up on both sides, and this mountain is steep. If you want to go up, you need to climb with external forces. The soldiers are heavily armored and have weapons, so it is difficult to climb."

Zong Yanli looked at the terrain drawn by Bu Gaoxuan and nodded. Everything was almost as he had imagined.

Wen Nian was already getting angry over there, so they could only take out some dry food to eat to fill their stomachs. It was a remote place in the wilderness and they couldn't find anything for a while. Wen Nian went around in the woods but didn't get anything, so the night passed like this.

The next morning, Zong Yanli took Wen Nian and Bu Gaoxuan to climb up the mountain. They climbed for a whole morning but still didn't reach the top. The cliff was so steep and the mountain was so big. Finally, Zong Yanli sat halfway up the mountain to rest and let Bu Gaoxuan choose a big tree to climb up and take a look at the surroundings.

"The trees are too dense, I can only see roughly. There are cliffs all around and no roads." Bu Gaoxuan has excellent eyesight. He climbed more than a dozen trees in succession and confirmed repeatedly before coming back.

"Okay, let's go back." Zong Yanli had a rough plan in his mind and went back to the camp immediately.

Zong Yanli returned to the camp and went one step further with Bu Gaoxuan to draw a complete map of the terrain of Shuangtou Mountain. Then he called Pei Liang, Zhan Haoyue and others to come for a meeting. The lights in the meeting camp were on all night until dawn.

Pei Liang and his companions rubbed their eyes and left one by one. In the tent, Zong Yanli pressed his aching head and let out a long sigh. He turned around and gave orders to prepare to march from Shuanglong Mountain.

"Although this move is risky, it is the best route at the moment." Zong Yanli called all the soldiers to discuss the matter. After repeating the terrain of Shuangtou Mountain again, he said, "Before we set off, there is one more thing to do."

"You Zhenghao, I want you to attack Dingyang again." Zong Yanli slowly raised his eyes and looked at You Zhenghao who was standing below.