The system is a broken bowl

Song Chen's temporary command tent was set up thirty miles north of Yandu. The 150,000 invincible troops entered the city from the south gate. After receiving the grain, grass and weapons from Bayan Ke's tribe in the city, they marched out from the north gate. Those who didn't know the inside story thought that It was Bayan Ke who left Yandu.

Song Chen made this arrangement to give the small-minded tribesmen the illusion that the city was empty of troops. He did not intend to use the 300,000 troops of the Bayanke and Yuquan tribes to encircle and suppress the rebels, as long as they defended Yandu.

"What? You won't let us participate in the killing of Duanmuhong's rebels?"

As soon as Song Chen said this arrangement, Shen Yan jumped up from his seat. Also puzzled was Chao Qi, the general of the Yuquan tribe.

"Brother Shen Yan, General Chao Qi, do you think that if you stay in Yan, you will enjoy peace and quiet? No! I can tell that the war here will never be easy!"

Song Chen said with a serious expression. "Yandu has been without war for many years. The city walls are low and the mutual support between the city gates is not smooth. It is a typical place that is easy to attack and difficult to defend. I don't want to go back and attack Yandu City after destroying Duanmuhong."

"The commander-in-chief is saying that Duanmuhong is not the only enemy, but there are others who have not yet appeared?"

Chao Qi already understood what Song Chen meant.

He admired Song Chen's military skills greatly.

"Yes! The enemy is hidden among those fifteen large tribes, maybe one, maybe several!"

Song Chen did not explain any more, but gave the order directly. "Chao Qi listens to the order! You lead 150,000 Yuquan troops to guard the east gate and south gate, and ask the craftsmen in the city to build a few more chariots and slaves.

Shen Yan obeys the order! You lead Bayan Ke's 150,000 troops to guard the west gate and the north gate, and pay attention to coordinating mutual support between the two gates. "

"As you command!"

Shen Yan and Chao Qi received the order at the same time.

"Okay, you go back to Yandu now, no matter how small it is, be sure to prepare carefully!"

Seeing Shen Yan and Chao Qi leaving, Song Chen said to Ge Li again: "Brother, normally, it is not a big problem for Shen Yan and the others to defend Yandu City, but I am worried that the enemy will also use high-level martial arts to enter the city to disrupt this move, so , you and Uncle Tiancan stay in Yandu."

"Don't worry, brother!"

Ge Li stood up and said. "There are famous masters in the Chaos Land, and I know them all, big brother. Regardless of the relationship of the Sacrifice Alliance, if there is someone who is really mean-spirited, big brother will never be merciful!"

"Chen'er, I have sent a message to Tiandaomen. The masters from the Eighth Hall will arrive in Yandu tonight."

Master Tiancan also stood up. "Marching and fighting are not our strengths, but in a fight, the Tiandao Sect will never be afraid of anyone!"

"Okay! In this way, I don't have to worry about anything anymore!"

Song Chen motioned Ge Li and Master Tiancan to sit down, and then looked at Nie Qingfeng: "Brother Qingfeng, you personally lead a hundred capable scouts to sneak into the Ghost Crying Valley from the big forest to find out where the rebels' food and grass are stored. Remember. , your task is just to search, I will let Long Er do the burning!"

"What about my thousand armored troops?"

Nie Qingfeng took the token and asked with some reluctance.

He, Liu Chengfeng, and Luo Qi were the commanders of an army of three thousand martial arts cultivators. They thought they could charge head-on this time, but unexpectedly they returned to their old profession.

"Leave your thousand armored troops to Xuan'er!"

Song Chen was very satisfied with the title Iron Armored Army. "As long as the rebels come out of the valley, even if they have five or six million, it's nothing! I'm worried that they won't be able to hold on, so I used this trick."

"I understand! I'm going to pick someone right now."

Nie Qingfeng left the tent.

…

Ghost Crying Valley is the habitat of the Dragon Tribe. The wind howls all year round at the entrance of the valley, and the rocks make sounds like ghosts crying and wolves howling, hence the name.

There are towering peaks on both sides of the valley, and an endless forest behind it. The valley is very wide, making it a geomantic treasure that is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

If it weren't for Kordamba's coaxing of King Shaolong, it would not have been easy for Duanmuhong's rebels to take over Ghost Crying Valley.

"Everyone, although Ghost Crying Valley is good, we are not just ruthless bandits who live in a corner. It is my long-cherished wish to dominate the grasslands thousands of miles away!"

Duanmuhong had already put on his dragon robe and looked a bit nondescript. "Everyone, tell me, what should we do next?"

"Your Majesty, all the major tribes have expressed their support for Duanmu Tianji. Our situation is not good!"

Kordanba said with a sad look on his face. "How different are we from the grassroots bandits when we stay here?"

He already regretted following Duanmuhong in rebellion. He thought that after successfully capturing the Yanyou tribe, the Qiangdi tribe could move to a higher level. Unexpectedly, Duanmu Tianji was not captured and Yandu was also lost.

Although Duanmuhong proclaims himself emperor here, he is actually more like a grassroots team.

King Mogu of Su Rong looked indifferent: "Brother Danba is wrong! Are there bandits and robbers with 600,000 soldiers in the world? What can those big tribes do if they oppose us? Let's wipe them out one by one. Now, wouldn’t it be nice to support some obedient dogs again?”

"What King Su Rong said is right!"

Duanmuhong was extremely ambitious. "The previous Beixin Dynasty was a mess. After we destroyed the disobedient tribes, we also established states and counties like the Dashun Empire."

"Yes! By then, it will be renamed Beiqian Empire!"

Moguya looked excited. "I, Mogu, am not only the King of Su Rong, but also a prime minister and a general for fun!"

"Let's be realistic!"

Kordanba curled his lips. "There are only 100,000 people in Ghost Crying Valley now, but there are 600,000 troops. This shortcoming is not a problem in the short term, but as time goes by, it will cause big problems!"

"King Qiang Di is very worried!"

Duanmu Hong was much smarter than the self-righteous King Su Rong. Although he was executing Shun Hongqi's plan to destroy the chrysanthemum, he had long had the idea of ​​abolishing the emperor and establishing himself, so he had laid many hidden hands. "Let's destroy the small and medium-sized tribes nearby, bring their people here, and stabilize the situation first."

"It's easy to get people in, but without huge wealth, you can't buy food and daily necessities, and you'll just sit here and eat up all the mountains!"

Kordanba couldn't bear it anymore.

"King Qiangdi, please be patient!"

Duanmu Hong was confident. "To be honest with you, I still have a backup plan. You just need to wait patiently for a few days, and there will be good news!"

...

Nie Qingfeng led a hundred elite scouts to cross mountains and ridges, looking for a way to enter the Ghost Valley in the big forest. He knew that he had a heavy responsibility on his shoulders. If he couldn't force Duanmu Hong's hundreds of thousands of rebels out of the Ghost Valley, the Invincible Legion would not be able to attack no matter how fierce it was.

"General, we found traces of a large group of people ahead. Should we take a detour or follow those traces?"

At this time, the scout responsible for exploring the way reported.

"Send an order! Let everyone stay where they are. After this general personally investigates, we will make a decision."

After Nie Qingfeng finished speaking, he disappeared like a ghost.

After advancing to the Condensation Realm, the king of scouts is no longer the same as before. Although he still has a flying tiger hook on his shoulder, it has basically become a decoration.

Sure enough, there are traces left by a large number of bushes being cleared ahead.

Nie Qingfeng first sniffed around, and then released his consciousness perception, and soon found a large number of traps. This is his unique ability, otherwise, even if Song Chen came in person, he would not be able to find the traps.

Everyone has his own specialty! Song Chen's strengths are consciousness perception and breaking through the illusion of formations. If there is a formation or someone is ambushing, he cannot escape his perception even if the distance is twice as far.

Nie Qingfeng is different. He relies on his keen sense of smell and subtle observation. Any place where someone deliberately leaves bait will be listed as a key target for investigation.

It seems that this is the trace left by King Su Rong when he sneaked into the Ghost Crying Valley. After tens of thousands of people passed by, he dug a large number of traps.

Nie Qingfeng marked all the traps and then reversed the triggering method of the traps. After the mission was completed, this became the best route for their retreat.

A few hours later, the 100-man scout team entered the Ghost Crying Valley unnoticed.

"Everyone act separately. After an hour, return here to meet up. Pay attention to concealment!"

Nie Qingfeng whispered and quietly moved into the valley.

The Ghost Crying Valley is very wide and can even be used for cavalry training. This is the habitat of the Dragon Tribe and a treasure land for wind-attributed martial arts practitioners.

Because the wind in the valley is strong, the food and grass are stored separately, and the fire prevention measures are very good.

Scouts and killers need to be invisible, but the methods are completely different. Killers are good at disguise, and their invisibility is mostly achieved by disguise; scouts are good at tracking, and their invisibility depends on hiding.

An hour later, the 100-man team all returned to the assembly point.

Duanmu Hong sent a large number of Condensation Realm masters to carry out hunting missions, which made the scout team not exposed.

Each person was responsible for a different area of ​​investigation. After summarizing the information, Nie Qingfeng was a little overwhelmed. There were hundreds of places where the rebels stored food and grass! And the distance between them was far, even if Long Er came to set fire, it would not burn much.

What to do? Nie Qingfeng thought quickly.

Going back to report now can be meritorious without fault, but Song Chen's plan will definitely be disrupted. If forced to change to a strong attack, more soldiers will die!

"Brothers, are you afraid of death?"

Nie Qingfeng made a decision. "We may all die here this time! But for more brothers to survive, we will die for a good reason!"

He fought out of the army, and he had experienced many near-death experiences, and he couldn't remember how many times he had survived. These 100 people were elites trained by him personally. The first lesson for scouts was to face death with equanimity.

"We are not afraid of death! Please tell us what to do, General!"

The scouts answered in a low voice.

Just as Nie Qingfeng was about to give an order, a scout suddenly said, "General, when I was investigating, I found that the rebels were digging tunnels. I don't know what that means."

"Digging tunnels?"

Nie Qingfeng was puzzled. "Ghost Crying Valley is a place that is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Why are they digging tunnels? Are they digging cellars?"

"Digging cellars will never produce so much soil and rocks!"

The scout denied Nie Qingfeng's judgment.

"So, immediately send a pigeon to the commander-in-chief to report the storage of the rebels' grain and grass and the digging of tunnels."

Nie Qingfeng made two preparations. "Others, one person will be responsible for burning four grain and grass storage points, and this general will personally go to check the situation of the rebels digging tunnels."

...

Song Chen's army stopped a hundred miles away from Ghost Crying Valley, and he was waiting for news from Nie Qingfeng.

"Report! Marshal, Duanmu Tianji has basically given up Langxu Mountain and is coming towards us."

At this time, a scout came to report.

"What do you mean by basically giving up? Explain clearly!"

Song Chen had not had time to set up the intercom and did not know what happened in Langxu Mountain.

"There are still 30,000 people left on Langxu Mountain, and the other hundreds of thousands are all on their way." The scout explained.

"Duanmu Tianji is afraid that we will occupy Yandu for a long time!"

Song Chen immediately saw through Duanmu Tianji's intentions. "It seems that the Wuyou tribe will also withdraw from the stage of history!"

"Marshal, what should we do?"

Tuoba Gui asked.

"Is there any news about the rebels?"

Song Chen did not answer, but asked the scout.

"There is no movement from the rebels! Even the 100,000 people stationed at the entrance of the valley have withdrawn to the Ghost Valley." The scout replied.

"Explore again!" Song Chen frowned.

Ling Chengen had been on the battlefield for a long time, and he also felt that the current situation was very strange. He hurriedly said: "Marshal, could it be that Duanmu Hong did not want to fight on both sides, so he all retreated into the Ghost Valley?"

Song Chen pondered in silence, he needed to sort out his thoughts.

"Report to the Marshal! The two major tribes of Bai Yang and Feng Qi have sent a total of 300,000 troops and are attacking Yandu fiercely!"

This time it was the scout in charge of the direction of Yandu who reported.

"Fuck! These two bastard tribes first declared their support for Duanmu Tianji, but now they are attacking Yandu fiercely. What the hell are they doing?"

Wu Quanzhi cursed.

"Order! The army will camp on the spot."

Song Chen was not confused at all. There are conventional ways to play, and there are chaotic ways to play.

Song Chen expected that the big tribes would take the opportunity to attack Yandu, but he could not be sure that it was Bo Yang and Fengqi. They must have thought that there were only a few hundred thousand defenders in Yandu City, and it would not be difficult to break the city with a 300,000-man army. Little did they know that it was 300,000 against 300,000, and the side with the city wall could be said to have a sure win.

Finally, there was time to set up the intercom, and Song Chen called Langxu Mountain.

"Brother Song, you finally answered the phone!"

Duanmu Rong's anxious voice came from the intercom. "Duanmu Tianji didn't listen to Brother Song and has already rushed to Yandu. I only have 30,000 people here, what should I do now?"

"Duanmu Tianji is destroying himself, and I can't do anything about it!"

Song Chen had to comfort Duanmu Rong. "Princess, you should stay in Langxu Mountain and leave some seeds for the Lu You tribe!"

At this time, Ling Chengen, Tuoba Gui, Wu Quanzhi, Ling Zixuan, as well as Liu Chengfeng and Luo Qi all walked into the general's tent.

Liu Chengfeng held the pigeon letter he had just received in his hand. "General, Qingfeng has a message!"

Song Chen opened it and was shocked: "Not good! Brother Qingfeng is in danger!"

He had already understood Duanmu Hong's tricks. Duanmu Hong put on a turtle posture, wanting Duanmu Tianji to pass through the Ghost Valley without worry, and then attack from behind.

It is not difficult to understand that if his 150,000 troops went to join Duanmu Tianji, the rebels would use the advantage of numbers to encircle both groups of people; if Song Chen did not move, he would encircle and annihilate Duanmu Tianji.

In this way, no matter how he was beaten, he would not lose.

Song Chen's mouth corners rose, Duanmu Hong, you can't calculate that my 15th army is an invincible army!

"Xuan'er, I'll let Yuzhen and Jingci accompany you to ride on Long'er to rescue Brother Qingfeng in the Ghost Valley." Song Chen warned. "Don't fight too long! Rescue the people and return quickly!"