Ju Zhu Mountain was located northwest of Yanmen Pass, close to Yanmen Pass.
Du Qi, Zhangsun Shunde, and Li Daen were already at the foot of Ju Zhu Mountain, on the Jade Talisman Peak that led to Yanmen Pass.
The Jade Talisman Peak was not steep.
However, there was a long and narrow passage at the foot of the Jade Talisman Peak. This was the only slightly long passage after passing through Yanmen Pass. It was nearly six miles long. This passage was not considered narrow. It was about fifty to sixty feet wide and could accommodate a large group of people traveling.
The only problem was that there were hills on both sides.
Du Qi and the rest were here. Even Li Daen's forces were here at Jade Talisman Peak. Li Daen left with Du Qi and the rest. He announced to the public that he was bringing Du Qi and Zhangsun Shunde out to play.
However, in reality, they had secretly arrived here.
Not only that, Li Daen had temporarily blocked the news around Lady Liu. Even if Lady Liu wanted to investigate something or send out some information, she could not do it without Li Daen's permission.
Everything was for this battle.
Zhangsun Shunde sat beside Du Qi. They were in the forest and had nothing to do.
Liu Jian was now roasting mutton skewers.
For the two foodies, Zhangsun Shunde and Li Daen, the taste of roasted mutton skewers was simply amazing. It was much better than any roasted mutton. They could not forget about it.
Du Qi, on the other hand, had nothing to crave.
After all, he had eaten too much.
The mutton skewers were now sprinkled with dried dogwood powder to enhance the spiciness. There were also cumin powder and other condiments. Under Liu Jian's roasting, the taste was unparalleled and extremely delicious.
After all, they had nothing to do.
It was not bad to eat meat.
Li Daen touched his mouth and looked at Du Qi. He said worriedly, "Young Master Du, the news has been out for a long time. Until now, there has been no movement from Yuan Junzhang and the Turks. What if they don't go south? "
Du Qi smiled and said, "Based on Prince Dingxiang's understanding of the Turks, and even Prince Dingxiang's understanding of Yuan Junzhang, would they miss the opportunity when they learned that there was food coming from Gate of Yan?"
"They won't!"
Li Daen replied with certainty.
This was his experience in fighting against Yuan Junzhang and the Turks. In particular, Li Daen knew everything about the prairie like the back of his hand. This year, if the grasslands were not good and the sheep were not plump enough, the Turks would definitely head south.
Du Qi smiled and nodded. "That's right. They will definitely head south."
"Report!!"
At this moment, a sound suddenly came from the edge of the forest.
Surprisingly, it was a scout who rushed back. The scout quickly came to Li Daen, wrinkled his nose, and glanced in the direction of Liu Jian from the corner of his eye. He reported, "Your Highness, Mayi has an urgent report."
After that, the sentinel handed over the information.
Li Daen received the letter and quickly took it out of the small bamboo tube. He took out a letter and opened it to read. After Li Daen finished reading, he smiled and said, "Young Master Du, Great General Zhangsun, it's done."
At this moment, Li Daen was extremely excited. He said, "Yuan Junzhang and the Turks have already headed south. Among them, the Turks have five thousand elite cavalry. The person leading them is Zhisili. This person is Xieli's confidant, the chief of the Zhisili tribe. As for Yuan Junzhang, he has sent thirty thousand men, including twenty-five thousand infantry and five thousand elite cavalry. "
Du Qi smiled and said, "In that case, the enemy has a total of thirty-five thousand men."
"Yes!"
Li Daen nodded.
At this point, Li Daen's face revealed a trace of worry. He said, "Young Master Du, we have thirty thousand infantry and six thousand cavalry. In terms of the total number of troops, we have slightly more. But the Turks' cavalry are all elite. In this battle, even if we use the terrain of the Jade Talisman Peak to ambush the enemy, we still have to be careful. "
After a pause, Li Daen said, "If something goes wrong and the enemy does not enter the ambush area of the Jade Talisman Peak, then in the end, it will be very difficult to completely destroy them."
Du Qi said, "Don't worry, Duke Dingxiang. We will definitely win this battle. Moreover, the first place that the Turks want to attack is Yanmen Pass. Only after breaking Yanmen Pass can they enter Yanmen Pass. With the battle at Yanmen Pass, the Turks will also let down their guard. So, we don't have to worry. "
Zhangsun Shunde said seriously, "This battle, we will definitely win."
He had enough confidence.
Because this battle had been simulated again and again. After so many simulations, if they still could not win in the end, then their plan would be too much of a failure.
Li Daen was slightly relieved to see Du Qi and Zhangsun Shunde like this.
In fact, he was worried because in the battle with the Turks, although there were occasional victories and losses, most of the time, they were forced to defend. So, he was somewhat nervous.
Time passed day by day.
Two days passed in the blink of an eye. On this day, when Li Daen and the others were still hiding in Jade Talisman Peak, a scout quickly came back to report that the army led by Zhi Shili and Yuan Junzhang had broken through Yanmen Pass and started to quickly head south, heading straight for Gouzhu Mountain.
Yanmen Pass was a majestic pass.
Guarding Yanmen Pass, it had the aura of a man who could hold back ten thousand men. It was just that Li Daen did not send a lot of troops, and Li Daen also sent orders to the general of Yanmen Pass, telling him not to put all his effort into defending.
Zhi Sili and Yuan Junzhang first arranged for people to disguise themselves as a caravan and suddenly launch an attack under the city gate tower. The Yanmen Pass guard pretended to be caught off guard. After fighting for a while, he ordered the withdrawal of the troops.
After the soldiers left, Zhi Shili and Yuan Junzhang were very excited.
Yanmen Pass was the defense line of Yanmen Pass.
Taking down Yanmen Pass was equivalent to being able to kill their way into Yanmen Pass. Therefore, Zhi Shili and Yuan Junzhang were advancing their troops at top speed, quickly approaching Ju Zhu Mountain.
Moreover, the terrain of Gouzhu Mountain was not steep, and it was not easy to defend and difficult to attack. It was also not a steep mountain. Especially Zhi Shili and Yuan Junzhang, who had been to Gouzhu Mountain several times, did not take the terrain of Gouzhu Mountain to heart.
Their army was advancing at top speed.
Dugu Qiong followed beside Yuan Junzhang. Seeing that they were about to reach Gouzhu Mountain, a trace of worry rose in his heart. This time, attacking Yanmen Pass was really a little easy.
The situation was not right.
Dugu Qiong reminded for the sake of caution, "Daxing Tai, we easily broke through Yanmen Pass in this battle. I feel that this situation is a little too easy. Do you think Li Daen has some sort of plan? "
Yuan Junzhang laughed loudly. He stroked the beard under his chin and said confidently, "Dugu Qiong, how can there be any plans? It's because Li Daen's main forces have already retreated to Yanmen Pass."
After a pause, Yuan Junzhang continued, "Moreover, our surprise attack on Yanmen Pass this time was unexpected. Under such a premise, breaking through Yanmen Pass is normal. We will definitely win this battle! "
When Dugu Qiong heard this, he did not say anything else.
After all, Yuan Junzhang was originally a strategist. As Yuan Junzhang's strategist, Dugu Qiong only gave his suggestions.
The army continued to move forward quickly.
The army of more than thirty thousand people was majestic.
However, Yuan Junzhang's army was at the front of this army of more than thirty thousand people. When the entire army entered Jade Talisman Peak, Dugu Qiong raised his head and looked at the surrounding mountains.
He had been to this place several times in the past. However, when he looked at the surrounding mountains and looked at the mountains on both sides, he felt that something was not right. Because previously at Yanmen Pass, it was really too easy.
However, he saw that Zhi Shili and Yuan Junzhang were very confident and did not think that there would be an ambush at Jade Talisman Peak.
The army had no qualms about entering the long and narrow path.
The army moved forward and soon all of them entered.
At the entrance of Jade Talisman Peak, when Yuan Junzhang and Zhi Shili's army all entered the long and narrow area and even reached the center, soldiers suddenly beat war drums on both sides of the mountains.
Dong! Dong!
The rumbling of war drums resounded.
The impassioned and vigorous sound soared into the sky and spread throughout the vicinity of Jade Talisman Peak in a short time. With the help of Jade Talisman Peak, the sound of war drums echoed and spread further and further.
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