In order to facilitate the observation of the enemy's military situation, they set up a lookout tower and sent special soldiers to patrol in turns.

As soon as the Nanzhao army arrived, they would wave signal flags,

In this way, everyone on Xiaocang Mountain and Yougu River can see the signal.

At night, Zhou Guoxiong came back from patrol and realized that the defense needed to be strengthened.

"The defense on the river is still relatively weak. I heard that the army led by Mu Fan is good at water. If we let them break out of the encirclement, our defense line will be broken."

Yang Hu thought for a moment and agreed: "General, you are right. I was thinking about this as well."

"It would be great if we could block the river and prevent them from passing through so easily."

The river is so wide that it is not easy to block it.

If there is any way to stop their ship, we can delay them.

Lin Feng lowered his head, looked at the tea bowl, and suddenly an idea came to him.

He took out two chopsticks and five or six bowls and placed the chopsticks side by side on the rims of the bowls.

Seeing his actions, Zhou Guoxiong and Yang Hu surrounded him.

Lin Feng pointed at the bowl and chopsticks and said, "These chopsticks are iron locks, and the bowl represents a boat. We put the iron locks on the boat to secure it. "Every ten feet away, we put a boat, and the bow and stern are fixed with big anchors."

After hearing this, Yang Hu laughed loudly: "As expected of Brother Feng, your method is absolutely unique. This way, we will definitely bury them all here."

Zhou Guoxiong couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction. His young brother Feng was very smart.

I believe that with his deployment, the bandits from Nanzhao will be defeated.

The next day, Zhou Guoxiong asked the blacksmiths to make two large iron locks, which were firmly locked on both sides of the Yougu River, blocking the Yougu River.

At this time, it was early autumn, the leaves began to turn yellow, and a gust of wind blew, and the leaves fluttered down.

As early as two days ago, the army of Nanzhao Kingdom set sail from the branch of Yougu River on specially made ships and arrived near Yougu River.

The oars created waves in the water, causing ripples.

Mu Qingyun stood on the deck, looking into the distance.

"Your Highness, what are you looking at?" Mu Fan came out of the cabin and looked in the direction Mu Qingyun was looking.

The river is peaceful, but dangers are hidden beneath the rippling water.

Mu Qingyun looked straight ahead and sighed, "Uncle Fan, Cang'ao Country came prepared this time."

He had a feeling that this time it might not be as easy to conquer as before.

"Hmph, what are you afraid of? Tonight, I will visit Xiaocang Mountain to test the situation." Qi Yu snorted nonchalantly when he heard his words.

Mu Fan lightly rebuked: "Yu'er, don't be so arrogant."

Although Yu'er has fought for so many years, her impatient temper has not changed at all.

This way he can easily suffer losses.

Mu Fan wanted to say something, but was stopped by Mu Qingyun, "Uncle Fan, listen to what General Qi has to say."

Qi Yu raised his eyebrows, "I heard that the one leading the troops this time is Uncle Fan's defeated general Zhou Guoxiong, so there is nothing to be afraid of."

"Lin Feng has a quick mind, comparable to a military strategist. We must be on guard against him."

"Yang Hu is reckless and has a bad temper, so he is more likely to take action."

Qi Yu already had a clear understanding of the enemy's basic situation.

Mu Qingyun listened and pondered carefully.

"In short, General Qi will have to trouble you." Mu Qingyun looked at him seriously.

Qi Yu felt a little embarrassed to be trusted like this. He turned his head and said calmly, "Leave it to me, Your Highness, please rest assured."

Where no one could see, Qi Yu's ears felt slightly warm.

The more people praised him, the more embarrassed he felt. Once someone questioned him, he would fight to the death to prove himself.

After dinner, Mu Qingyun and Mu Nanyan talked about what happened during the day.

Hearing that Qi Yu was going to visit Xiaocang Mountain at night, Mu Nanyan couldn't help but remind him: "Second brother, I'm still worried about Qi Yu."

"With his irritable personality, can he handle this important task?"

After hearing this, his heart was somewhat shaken.

Yan'er wouldn't remind him for no reason, probably something really happened.

Since she was worried, he might as well take a team and wait there for Qi Yu to return.

While Mu Nanyan and Mu Qingyun were talking, Qi Yu led a group of people and sneaked into Xiaocang Mountain under the cover of night.

The mountain road was rugged and they climbed up the mountain carefully.

"Ah." Suddenly, a scream came from the front.

It turned out that someone stepped into the trap designed by Cang Aoguo and was injured by a bamboo stick.

Those bamboo sticks are hidden among the fallen leaves. The vision is dim at night and it is easy to fall into the trap if you are not careful.

When the patrolling soldiers of Cang'ao heard the screams, they immediately became alert and shouted loudly: "How dare you, you thieves, break into our position."

Qi Yu was so angry that his eyes widened. He shouted, "My dear grandson, wait for your grandfather to teach you a lesson."

The soldier on the opposite side shot an arrow and Qi Yu dodged it repeatedly.

This really pissed off Qi Yu. He forgot Mu Fan's instructions for a moment and ordered his men to charge forward.

"Brothers, charge and capture these bastards."

He seemed to have forgotten that they were still on someone else's territory.

The people of Cang'ao Country had already set a trap and were waiting for him to take the bait.

Before they had taken a hundred steps, their men began to fall into the trap.

"Oh no, retreat quickly." Qi Yu, who finally realized something was wrong, yelled at everyone.

He looked back and saw that their people had fallen into a trap that had been designed long ago and were stabbed, with countless casualties.

As for the soldiers from the Cang'ao Kingdom on the opposite side, they drew their bows and thousands of arrows flew over at once, and the soldiers from the Nanzhao Kingdom were shot and fell down one after another.

"No." Looking at the soldiers falling one by one, a feeling of powerlessness came over Qi Yu's heart.

He swung the big knife in his hand and waved it continuously, knocking down the arrows.

He squeezed his horse's belly, struggled to break through the numerous obstacles, avoided the bamboo sticks, and fled hastily from Xiaocang Mountain with the remaining men and horses.

When he reached the foot of the mountain, he saw Mu Qingyun from afar. He led a group of people to rescue him.

Walking up to Mu Qingyun, Qi Yu got off his horse, knelt on the ground, and lowered his head. "Your Highness, I deserve to die."

Mu Qingyun did not blame him. He just said, "Evacuate first."

Qi Yu felt a little sad when he heard this.

His Highness did not blame him, but came to rescue him.

He secretly swore that he would follow His Highness in the future.

After returning from Xiaocang Mountain, Qi Yuqing counted the number of people and found that half of them were missing.

This night visit made Qi Yu realize that no matter what time, he should never underestimate the enemy.

You must not let your emotions be influenced by the enemy at will.

After coming back, Mu Fan's face darkened when he heard his report.

Qi Yu shrank his neck, afraid that Mu Fan would blame him.

"Yu'er, before you go out, I'll tell you not to be careless about anything."

"However, this time it was Cang Ao who was cunning and actually designed a bamboo stick trap. It was too dark at night, so it was inevitable that you fell into the trap."

Hearing this, Qi Yu felt a little guilty. If only he had been more careful, those brothers who lost their lives would have died.