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As the days passed, korean Li Lu became more and more anxious. It was the beginning of the autumn harvest season, and the labor force was at its peak. When the leaders of the tribes heard that the Han army had arrived, they were in a hurry to snatch the grain home.

Although the korean had a regular army, they were only the royal guards, with only over a thousand people. They were the young and strong men of the King Qian's own tribe, and were normally in charge of protecting the Imperial City. Once a war broke out in the korean, they would have to transfer their young and strong from their tribes.

The clan members of various tribes, which is to say, their slaves, all belong to the tribal leader. As long as tribal leader gave the order, they would put down all the farming work at home, take up the hunting knife s and bows, and go work for tribal leader.

Different from the nomadic peoples, other than hunting, these farmers did not have any chance to undergo military training. Thus, even if the assembled army wanted them to shoot arrows, their fighting strength was still unsatisfactory.

korean issued three orders consecutively before the young and strong of the various tribes arrived late. It was obvious that the four northern tribes had been annihilated by the Han army. Their young and strong men had now become the soldiers of the Han army, leading the Han army to force their way towards.

When State Li Bin returned from the north, he explained the equipment, morale and fighting strength of the Han Army to Li Bi. This made Li Lu, who was usually self-confident and brave, to feel somewhat guilty. In a war between tribes, the martial prowess of the high-ranking officers could almost decide the outcome of the war. In front of a regular army that had undergone training, even the most valiant general would not be able to withstand the charge of a group.

"Grand Commander, the difference in strength between our korean and the Han Army is too great, it is simply impossible to fight against them. For the future of our korean, I recommend that you take the risk to hold on and temporarily delay the Korean Army. I will go see King Qian and negotiate with the Han army as soon as possible. "

Before State Li Bin left, he had repeatedly told him. Li Bin had seen the strength of the Han army with his own eyes, he did not want the youth of the korean to disappear just like that. For weak tribes like theirs, if they were to suddenly lose a ten thousand people, it would probably take many years before they would be able to recover.

"Minister of State, we haven't even fought a single battle, yet we're already negotiating with the Han Army. Doesn't that mean we're being looked down upon by the Han Army?"

As the Grand Commander, he had gone to the Leroy County a few years ago to inspect the Chinese Army and had some impression of their combat strength. Whether it was their equipment or morale, it did not seem to be as impressive as the Minister of State had described. Even if they sent cavalry now, they would not be of much use in the mountains.

"Grand Commander, the Han Army have come prepared this time. They will not let this matter go easily. Listen to my advice, preserve your strength, and leave more bloodlines to the people of korean! Otherwise, the people of korean will really die. "

Seeing that Li Lu did not place any importance on the Han army, Li Bin became more and more anxious. He knew what Li Lu was thinking, was that he wanted to use this opportunity to fight with the Han Chinese to establish his prestige among the korean. But this time he chose the wrong opponent, it was very likely that the entire korean would be in for a ride of misfortune.

"Alright, I'll hold on for a few days." Li Lu thought that was to be expected, he decided to hold on for a while, and get to know the bottom line of the Han army. If they could fight, they would fight. It wouldn't be too late for them to negotiate if they couldn't fight.

The leaders of the tribes were all the bravest warriors in their tribes. He had just taken over them, and the commanders did not even put him, the Grand Commander, in their eyes. It was no wonder, they were the leaders of their tribes, and they were only responsible to their leaders.

The most pressing matter in front of him right now was to swiftly straighten out his relationship with the commanders of these tribes. However, time was of the essence. The Han army was heading south, and he had no choice but to lead the temporarily gathered army to meet them. If he lost a few more tribes, he would be blamed for it!

When Li Lu who was familiar with the terrain brought the team to Longfengling, he ordered the team to stop and set up camp there. Ever since he heard State's words, he kept thinking that since he was not a match for the Han Army, he should take the risk and defend.

The korean's territory was a narrow and long zone. To the east was the Chen Han, and to the west was Ma Han. The entire korean was located on the Taibai Mountains. And the Longfengling was right in the middle of the korean, right on the mountain path.

"Grand Commander, how can we camp here?" Just as Li Lu's order was given, the two tribal commanders north of the Longfengling, Li Er and Li Tong, ran over. Li Er faced Li Lu and asked, "Didn't you give our tribe over to the Han Army by setting up camp here?"

What Li Er said was not wrong. The reason Li Lu decided to set up camp here was because he was prepared to give those two tribes to the Han army. There was no longer any danger to the north of Longfengling. He could not give up on Longfengling for the sake of those two tribes. After all, there were six tribes south of Longfengling.

"Impudent!" Why would this Grand Commander give your two tribes to the Chinese Army? " Although he really wanted to give up, Li Lu would not say it out loud. He looked at the two commanders and said mysteriously: "The Longfengling is only our fortress. We will rely on the Longfengling to fight against the Han army. Tomorrow, the two of you will lead your troops to fight the vanguard and attack the Chinese army. "

Li Er and Li Tong obviously understood Li Lu's intentions, the anger in their eyes soared to the sky, the two fiercely glared at Li Lu, and Li Tong said angrily: "The Han army has tens of thousands of soldiers, our two tribes have less than three thousand soldiers, how can we fight against the Han army?"

"Bastard!" Li Lu slapped the table fiercely, and reprimanded loudly: "How can you all grow the determination and determination of the Han army, and extinguish the prestige of our own families? Although the Han army has a large number of people, it is far from the teachers, lonely and deep. "Although our army is small in numbers, we still fight in front of our own doors. We wait for the enemy to come. How can we not be a match for the Chinese army?"

Li Er knew that he was unable to escape from this calamity, if he could win against the Han army then it would be fine, but at least he could protect his own tribe. If he lost, then his tribe would be finished.

But were the Chinese Army that easy to win? The four tribes in front, regardless of their numbers or strength, were not weaker than him. However, they were all exterminated by the Han army, so how could he defeat them? It could be said that he didn't have the slightest confidence in winning!

However, things had already reached this point, there was no point in continuing the conversation. Li Lu would never take another step forward. If he showed a cowardly look, it would only make people laugh! Li Er was rather open-minded, they wanted to fight! It's just a death, no big deal!

Knowing that the korean was gathering an army, Sun Guan and Wu Dun hurriedly led their troops south, preparing to completely destroy the korean's army that they had hurriedly assembled.

"Reporting..." Master, the korean army has taken over the Longfengling and is obstructing our way. "

But after a day of marching, just as he was about to set up camp at night, the exorcism sent out a report to him saying that Grand Commander of the korean had led troops to occupy the Longfengling which was more than a hundred miles away and set up camp there. It seemed like they were waiting for the Han army to attack.

"Longfengling?"

Sun Guan knew that it was a dangerous place, and it was obvious that the korean's army wanted to defend themselves in this dangerous place. Ever since he had entered the korean, he had experienced the dangers of the great mountains. This was not like fighting on the plains.

"Then how can the Longfengling be so dangerous? Is there any other way? " He thought for a moment, then asked the exorcism.

"Reporting to Master, the Longfengling is on the mountain path south. It is very steep and is easy to defend but hard to attack. Furthermore, other than them, there are no other paths south of korean. " The exorcism said.

"Looks like we're going to have a fierce battle." Sun Guan waved his hand, allowing the exorcism to leave. He turned around and said to Wu Chengdun: "We can only blame ourselves for not being familiar with the shape of the korean, if we had let the troops take over the Longfengling earlier, then Li Lu would not have had anything to rely on."

"Not necessarily!" Wu Dun laughed and said casually: "This korean is filled with mountains, which of them are not dangerous? Can you send troops everywhere? In my opinion, since Li Lu had just set up camp today and we were hundreds of kilometers away, he must have been careless. We might as well rush through the night and catch him off guard. What do you think? "

"You're right!" Sun Guan nodded and said affirmatively: "How about this, I will bring a large group of cavalry army to attack quickly, and after dinner, we will set off. I'll leave a cavalry squadron for you, and bring the Pitiful Moslems and the korean people to follow us, how about it? "

"Alright, send the order immediately. With the fastest speed, each person will make a few pastries, you guys eat while walking on the road, don't give Li Lu time to react. We will set off shortly after, and hurry over with our fastest speed. " Seeing that it was already late, Wu Dun hurriedly called for herald.

Fortunately, it was a moonlit night. The faint moonlight illuminated the winding mountain road, and the large group of cavalrymen sped south under the moonlight. Sun Guan was the same as the other soldiers, running while nibbling on his biscuit. They had already gotten used to this life of eating meals on horseback.

After a night of trekking, when Sun Guan and the others arrived at Longfengling, the sky wasn't even bright yet, but the moon was nowhere to be seen. Even the stars in the sky had disappeared, and the entire mountain had turned pitch black. Only the korean's torches at the top of the mountain could vaguely be seen.

"All of you dismount!"

After a while, the sky gradually brightened, only then did Sun Guan see clearly, the Longfengling was truly steep, the road was also very narrow, it was a long slope. On both sides were towering peaks, thick with trees, impossible to traverse. Riding a horse uphill was inconvenient for attacking, but it was also easy to expose oneself too early.

"Good boy!"

Sun Guan could not help but stick out his tongue, if he were to forcefully attack, there was no guarantee of how many people would die. He had to admit, this Li Lu was a talent, and knew how to fight. Even if they used the Pitiful Moslems and the korean's people to charge, although death wouldn't hurt, but it would at least cost them ten thousand. If they fought this war, how much would the Lord General lose?

"Send my orders, the tenth squad will stay to guard the horses while the other squadrons follow me quietly up the mountain. If anyone makes any noise, I will cut off their chickens and throw them down the mountain."

These soldiers walked for a day and a night. Although they were riding on horses, they were tired and many of them even fell asleep. Hearing Sun Guan's order, everyone was shocked. They wanted to laugh, but did not dare to laugh.

"Let's go!"