Chapter 1051 Black Flag and Red Eyebrow Mu Guangling has been very troubled these days, and he is almost never in a good mood. Although there were no major changes in the war in Eastern Xinjiang, his current position was so sensitive that he had to think more. Several lines of foreign attack were blocked, and it was not particularly easy to attack them. The most important thing is that the Phoenix Tower is guarded by the Black Flag Army, which is impregnable. This is the best thing for Mu Mansion. When the man named Nalan Dingdong led troops to guard the Phoenix Tower, Mu Guangling was still a little worried. That was a hundred thousand troops, placed right in front of Mu Mansion. Once the Phoenix Tower was lost, the foreign army would march straight in, and Mu Mansion would bear the brunt. However, Mu Guangling later found that placing the Black Flag Army in Phoenix Terrace was the most suitable choice. First, the Black Flag Army's 100,000 troops are indeed very powerful. They not only have elite light cavalry, but also firearms battalions. If such a team was placed behind him, Mu Guangling might be even more worried. Secondly, the Black Flag Army is the strongest force among the reinforcements from all sides. Many small forces are moving closer to the Black Flag Army. Once too many people move closer, Mu Guangling¡¯s wisdom in Eastern Xinjiang will be lost. Status is a challenge. To be honest, Mu Guangling didn¡¯t want to put all his energy into fighting foreigners. But as the situation in Eastern Xinjiang became more and more complicated, he had to withdraw some of his energy from the war. Although the foreigners want to fight, their status must also be preserved. Everything has two sides. It is not because of Mu Guangling that he is focusing more and more on intrigues. If others were not staring at his position, he would not be so worried. What he was most worried about was that the Black Flag Army was pinned to death on the Phoenix Tower and could not move, and the Black Flag Army's food and grass supplies were in his hands. Another person who could threaten Mu Guangling's position was the Zhao family army who came from Jiangdu to support him. A few days ago, foreigners raided Zhao's army's retreat. It was not that Mu Guangling had not received the news. When he hesitated whether to send troops to support, the foreigners had already won. Zhao's army was defeated for hundreds of miles, and it was estimated that it would be difficult to recover in a short time. Of course, he hesitated a little longer, three days. ¡°Lord¡± Mu Guangling had several very important generals under his command, one of whom was Yan Li who died in the battle on Penglai Island. Secondly, there is the person he is talking to now. This man was about fifty years old. He had been with Mu Guangling for many years. He was an expert in leading troops and was quite resourceful. This person¡¯s name is Mu Zihuan, and he is Mu Guangling¡¯s cousin in terms of seniority. "You don't have to worry too much about the Black Flag Army now. I estimate that the Black Flag Army will only have half a month of food and grass at most. By then, as long as we hold back for a few more days, they will have nothing to fear. As long as we Let them suffer a big defeat and reduce their strength by half, so they will not be a threat to us. Then send them food and grass and find someone to kill to silence Nalan Dingdong. " "As for the Zhao family in Jiangdu. , there is no need to worry. The foreigners are chasing behind Zhao Jiajun, and Zhao Jiajun has no time to worry about other things. If these two troops are not worried, there is a chaotic team that has to be taken seriously. " Mu Guangling thought for a while and asked: "Red Eyebrow?" Mu Zihuan nodded: "Yes, this Red Eyebrow Army has been very popular recently, and I don't know who is leading it. This person is quite talented. At first, they only brought a few hundred people to fight against the foreigners. They did not stick to small details and their tactics were extremely flexible. In just half a year, they had grown to more than 10,000 people, although most of them were charlatans and green forest bandits. But the combat power should not be underestimated. "Mu Guangling said: "Those Jianghu Ke and Green Forest Bandits are already tough, but they lack someone to command them. What is the name of the leader of the Red Eyebrow Army?" " "No." Mu Zihuan shook his head: "This man is extremely mysterious. Even when meeting with his subordinates and generals, he would cover his face with a black scarf. However, it is said that he is tall and thin, and because he dyed his eyebrows red, he was called "He." "General Red Eyebrow. So, this team is called Red Eyebrow Army." "You can send someone there later. If Red Eyebrow Army is willing to submit to my mansion, I don't mind giving him a real or fake general position." " Mu Guangling said. Mu Zihuan nodded: "My subordinates have remembered, and I will arrange for someone to go there later. However, the Red Eyebrow Army does not stick to any pattern in their operations. They are in Mu County today, and they may kill Tao Guan tomorrow. They come and go without a trace. It will take a lot of effort to find them." "They are just thousands of green forest bandits." Mu Guangling said: "There are many people like this in my house, but the casualties were heavy in the early stages of the war. If the Red Eyebrow Army is willing to submit, then they will. If you don't want to, just find an opportunity to let them fight to the death with the foreigners. They will deserve to die. I am determined to resist the enemy, but now that the military order is unknown and there are many orders, it will not be beneficial to the war. ?As a last resort, when the foreigners are beaten out in the future, I will make good compensation to their relatives and descendants. " "Why should my lord be worried about this? " Mu Zihuan said: "These people are unruly and unruly, and they will be a source of disaster sooner or later if they are left here. After the foreigners were repulsed, these people had already formed a group, and their strength spread all over Eastern Xinjiang. It will be difficult to clean up the situation by then, so it is better to let them fight to the death with the foreigners now, which will help them. "That's right" Mu Guangling said: "As for the Black Flag Army, send someone back to see Nalan Dingdong and tell him that the food and grass were robbed by the Red Eyebrow Army on the way." " Mu Zihuan was stunned for a moment, then laughed: "My lord, this plan of killing two birds with one stone is brilliant! " He had just finished speaking when he suddenly heard a rush of footsteps coming from outside: "Lord, something bad is going on! " Mu Guangling's face suddenly changed after hearing what the soldier who had just come in hastily said, "Say it again! " The soldier was frightened by Mu Guangling's ferocious expression and took two steps back. He lowered his head and replied: "Just ten days ago, a group of troops who came from nowhere suddenly appeared in Maorancang, shooting We used the flag of Mu Mansion to deceive the city gate, but at least 10,000 cavalry rushed in. In just an hour, we disarmed our defenders in the city, and then transported less than half of the grain and grass from Maoran Granary in one go, which was enough. It lasted three days and three nights. " "I don't know where it came from? " Mu Guangling asked angrily: "Is Ding Hai from Maoran City an idiot? Someone broke into the city and robbed the food, but they didn¡¯t even know who they were! " "In fact, there is no need to guess. " Mu Zihuan sighed beside him: "My lord was also anxious for a moment, why did he forget that among the various armies in Eastern Xinjiang, who besides the Black Flag Army has 10,000 cavalry? " "Nalan Dingdong? Mu Guangling's eyes changed: "It takes at least seven days to walk from Phoenix Terrace to Maoran City. Even if the cavalry is fast, it will not be less than three days." If Nalan Dingdong's men and horses wanted to pass through Zhou Ao's troops that I had arranged behind them, Zhou Ao had 30,000 men and horses. How could it be so easy for Nalan Dingdong to pass through with 10,000 light cavalry? " "There are indeed some doubts. " Mu Zihuan said: "If the Black Flag Army breaks into the camp, Zhou Ao will definitely report it to the lord, and will send people to Maoran City quickly to deliver a message. However, Zhou Ao first did not report to the lord, and secondly did not send a message to Maoran City. , could it be that Nalan Dingdong dared to sneak attack Zhou Ao's troops? And you didn¡¯t let anyone go? " "impossible! Mu Guangling said angrily: "Zhou Ao is a general who I personally trained. Even if he is attacked by others, he will definitely not give all the 30,000 troops to the Black Flag Army. Ten thousand Qingqi attack at night, how can one person do it?" Didn't escape? I would rather believe that Zhou Ao got some benefits from Mu Guangling and pretended not to know! " "Report! " Just as he was talking, another soldier ran over quickly from outside and said breathlessly: "My lord, Ding Hai, the defender of Maoran City, sent someone to send news that General Zhou Ao's troops were defeated by someone unknown. , disappeared overnight. After the Black Flag Army left Maoran City, General Ding Hai personally went to General Zhou Ao's headquarters and asked General Zhou Ao why he did not warn him in advance. It turned out that General Zhou Ao's camp had been destroyed. The camp was in a mess, and not a single living person was seen. " Hearing these words, Mu Guangling's body shook involuntarily: "How is this possible? ! That was a total of 30,000 troops. Even if they were attacked, it would be impossible for none of them to survive. Send someone to investigate quickly, I want to know what happened that night! " "That's not right." Mu Zihuan could still stay awake. After thinking about it carefully, his heart suddenly brightened: "My lord, why don't you quickly send someone to the Beiliao people's station to see if the Beiliao people's cold cavalry has come out? Got it! Even if the light cavalry of the Black Flag Army were powerful, I would not believe that they could capture and kill all of Zhou Ao's men alive overnight. The subordinates suspected that Hanqi and the Black Flag Army from Beiliao teamed up to do this. You must know that Nalan Dingdong was from Beiliao! " Only then did Mu Guangling think of it, and his face turned green and turned black: "I had forgotten that the reason why Fang Jie sent an unknown little man to lead 100,000 troops to Eastern Xinjiang was because he was from Northern Liao. . Immediately send someone to check the Beiliao camp. If their cavalry is not there, I would like to ask Wan Yanyong what he did! " "I'm afraid it's too late. " Mu Zihuan sighed: "The cold cavalry of the Bei Liao tribe came and went like the wind. It only took six or seven days at most to get from their station to Maoran City and avoid all the troops along the way. Ten days have passed now, and I am afraid that the cold cavalry from the Northern Liao people have returned. " "There are so many people along the way, why didn't anyone tell me! ¡± Mu GuangHe slapped the table, furious. "My lord, although there are many troops along the way, there are no soldiers from our Mu Mansion. The Luling Army is blocking that road, but the Luling Army will report the news to us without even seeing it. The subordinates even responded with, Nalan Dingdong must have reached some agreement with the Luling Army, such as giving some of the stolen food to the Luling Army. " Mu Guangling was very resourceful, but he was just confused. After listening to Mu Zihuan's analysis, he felt even more uncomfortable. "Report!" Before he could calm down a little, someone came running over from outside: "Lord, the Red Eyebrow Army passed through our defense area last night and went straight to Changping City." "Changping." "City?" Mu Guangling strode to the front of the map, traced his finger across the map and finally stopped at the location of Changping City: "This gang of robbers has probably got the news that the Black Flag Army has food in their hands, so go straight to it." We are going to Phoenix Tower. Three hundred miles after Changping City, we will reach Phoenix Tower. The Luling Army is now in Changping City!¡± ¡°Since we already know where the Red Eyebrow Army is, it¡¯s easy to tell.¡± He sneered and said: "If you want to go to Changping City, you must go through Shili Gorge. Liu Ju'an's team is on the east side of Shili Gorge. The lord can order Liu Ju'an to lead troops to block Shili Gorge. His subordinates will personally lead the troops there and kill the red eyebrow army on both sides. If it is blocked in Shili Gorge, since it is a source of trouble, it is better to get rid of it as soon as possible." Mu Guangling was silent for a while, and finally nodded: "Go, be careful and don't let anyone spread this matter."