There are mountains in the southeast direction, Zhongtiao Mountain, Wangwu Mountain, Taihang Mountain, all mountains...On the fifth day of the lunar calendar in early winter, the night should be pitch black.
But Zhang Qi saw a spark in the mountains.
Although it was very small, it was definitely not the spark of a nearby torch. Instead, it was a tiny spark flashing in the dark mountains in the southeast direction.
Zhang Qi gestured and according to his judgment, that should be the entrance to Taihang Wangwu Mountain, Zuantianling, Xiling Pass, and the passage where Chenguanxing came out of the mountains.
Is it the Jin army reinforcements from Longde Prefecture?
Zhang Qi immediately thought of the worst possible scenario, and if that were the case, his army would be defeated tonight!
But, do we have to withdraw?
If they retreat at this time, it will only cause the entire camp to collapse. It is possible that the main force of the Jin army in Guanbei will take advantage of the situation to seize the pass and rush in. By then, the Song army will be defeated without the need for the Jin army in Longde Prefecture.
Moreover, if it was the Jin army, why were there only a few Jin troops coming to attack Taiyuan? Why didn't they send out all their elite cavalry and block the entire Jin army in Longde Prefecture? !
If it was the Jin army from Longde Prefecture, there was no reason why General Ma, who was already in the mountains, would not have noticed it? He could even detect the movements of the Jin army in Taiyuan!
Could it be a strategy used by the Jin army's raiding force to confuse the enemy?
No matter which possibility it is, we must persuade Li Jiedu to calm down and defend Tieling Pass and Guanbei Camp to the death.
Thinking of this, Zhang Qi looked at Li Yanxian again, but found that Li Jiedu, wearing a cloak, still had a gloomy face. He did not even look at the camp in front of him, but just stared at the southeast direction and bit his fingernails.
Zhang Qi had nothing to say and couldn't help biting his nails.
But at this moment, the stars in the distant mountains suddenly jumped, and turned into a few stars, then dozens of stars, hundreds of stars, and then densely packed stars, and then a complex and long line of fire appeared in the distant mountains, and it was constantly extending, winding and connecting.
Finally, within just a quarter of an hour, as if by magic, a whole fire dragon appeared in the mountains, and due to folding and double images, it formed a sea of fire.
From a distance, the entire mountain seems to be cast by wildfire.
Its momentum is so fierce that once it has spread over the mountain, it will surely spread across the prairie.
Zhang Qi felt relieved. When the fire line began to show that strange winding shape, he realized that this was not the Jin army. The Jin army came out directly from the Chenguan Pass. It would only be a spark that was getting bigger and bigger, and then turned into a flame... Judging from the current situation, it could only be Ma Kuo's rebel army coming down the mountain!
They had gathered in a hurry and came here, and then marched in the mountains for days. They should have been forced to spend another night in the cold early winter and go down the mountain early the next morning. But obviously, when they found the dazzling fire here and realized what happened, they chose to light torches and go down the mountain at night.
It was early winter, the grass and trees were withered and wet with dew, but the astonishing number of Taihang rebels staged a fierce battle at night.
Wanyan Zhehe, who had won the first battle, and several Meng'an under his command stared in amazement at the sudden fire behind them. This scene, which they knew was man-made but still looked like a natural wonder, reminded them of many things.
But at the moment, the flames all over the mountain had only one meaning - if they dared to stay here any longer, they would most likely be surrounded.
Therefore, the horn should be blown quickly and the army should be ordered to withdraw along the same route.
However, perhaps this heart-stirring "star volcano" was so dazzling that he was stunned for a long time before he came to his senses at the urging of his subordinates and issued a military order.
The sound of horns continued, not only waking up many Jurchen cavalry, but also waking up a group of people about twenty miles southwest of the pass.
"How boring!"
Han Shizhong, who was riding a horse, also came back to his senses from the artificial volcano, turned his head and smiled at Niu Gao beside him. "Your Jiedu and I both thought we were the main singers of this drama, but he came on early and only sang a warm-up segment, and I came late and only sang the ending segment, but the main part was sung by this steward Ma from a high position in front of the public, and it was sung so spectacularly... What a great performance! It deserves a reward!"
The matter involved three military governors. Niu Gao, who was captured to lead the way, said nothing and pretended to be deaf and dumb.
However, Jie Yuan couldn't help but said, "Fifth brother! Do you think you are in Chang'an watching a drama with Yuwen Xianggong?! The Jin army must be retreating, but they are definitely exhausted. Quickly light torches and chase them! We will definitely gain something!"
Han Shizhong raised his head and laughed loudly, but his face suddenly changed color. He turned around in the night and gave orders to the thousands of elite cavalry behind him. Then the entire army released the restrictions and started the fire together. Another fire dragon appeared out of thin air, shining brightly with the volcano, but it rushed towards the Jin army at a speed that caught the Jin army off guard.
As soon as the horn sounded, Wanyan Zhehe rode away without hesitation.
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