The enemy's main army arrived in the afternoon of the next day, and the black pressure could cover almost all of Qingran's army and the entire Zhangye City. The cloud-like enemy army stopped in front of the barracks that had been attacked by Qingran and did not continue to advance. The blood that had not yet dried up became a stark dividing line between the two armies.

There was a deathly silence inside and outside Zhang Jie, and many soldiers and civilians hid in their houses, waiting in fear and anxiety, waiting for the enemy's frenzied revenge and killing.

……

For a day, two days, until the line turned a cracked black-brown, the enemy's army remained motionless.

The two sides confronted each other silently.

"It's so wrong. After Chang Ming reported the results of the previous investigations, which were almost exactly the same as the previous ones, he wrinkled his eyebrows and said, "What kind of path is this?"

This is the first time I have encountered such a way of fighting.

"Are they going to play psychological warfare, so that Zhang Ye's people will not be killed by them, but scared to death by themselves?" Lu Ye said half-jokingly.

"If they really have this distraction, they are too underestimated. ”

"I don't think so. Lin Xiang said that it was the first time he was standing in the conference hall. Compared with the generals in the hall, Lin Xiang, who was thin and thin in a cloth coat, looked thin and weak, but his tone of voice was not weak. The eyes are even clearer and brighter.

"Sick seedling, what do you mean by that? Lu Ye squinted at Lin Xiang's pale face and asked.

"It's so similar. Lin Xiang said slowly, "Before, this is how they fought against Prince Xiao Bogong. At that time, the prince and others also felt that they wanted to use military strength to oppress and shake the morale of the army. But later, a series of events happened, the military rations caught fire, and the generals disappeared,...... Caught off guard, the army's morale was turbulent. The opponent barely moved a single soldier, and our army was crushed. ”

"We also heard about it, but we didn't expect it to be true. Several of Zhang Ye's generals said dumbfounded.

"Didn't the eldest prince take precautions at that time?" asked one of the generals. Xiao Bogong has led the troops for many years and has rich experience, even if the other party uses shameless means, he will not be defeated so completely.

"It's prevented, it doesn't work, it's helpless. Lin Xiang said.

Lu also has some understanding of the situation on the battlefield before Xiao Bogong's disappearance, "Do you know how the other party did it?"

Lin Xiang shook his head slowly. "If I had known, it wouldn't be where it is now. ”

"It seems that the other party has used special means, there are masters!" Lu Ye twitched the corners of his mouth.

"If they really have special means, even the eldest prince Xiao Bogong can't do anything, can we deal with it. Adjutant General Li Dang said.

The crowd fell silent.

This battle was fought inexplicably, obviously both sides had millions of soldiers, but the sword did not come out of the edge, and the sword did not come out of the sheath. Before the Shang army could attack, it was crushed. The enemy devoured a large area of Shang land almost without any losses, silently.

No one here has ever seen such a war.

"Since they have such great ability, why do they need to gather the troops of so many countries?" After a long time, Chang Ming scratched his head to break the silence in the room, "Since they have such powerful means, then it is good to use their methods, and then send troops after conquering the city." Isn't it too much trouble to bring so many soldiers in the future at once?"

There was silence in the room again—only this time the atmosphere of silence was different from what Changming had spoken before.

"It's to create momentum and put pressure on us, right?" said Li Dang after a moment. He hadn't thought of this question before, and when he was asked by Chang Ming, he also felt that this was another strange place for the enemy.

"Hundreds of thousands of soldiers are a lot of consumption, almost the strength of a country - just to create a momentum, to scare us,...... Isn't it too child's play? Chang Ming was puzzled.

There was another moment of silence.

"It's not child's play......," Lin Xiang said in a low brow after a while.

"Since it's not child's play, it's adult play......" Lu also chuckled.

"They should really need these soldiers. Xiao Qingran, who had not spoken, spoke. Everyone agreed.

"But so far, they haven't really used these soldiers. ”

"Then they take them with them wherever they go. ”

"That is, the role of these soldiers is not to charge. ”

"Aren't soldiers just charging into battle and fighting? If they don't go to battle, what use are they?" Changming couldn't understand what the prince and Lu Ye were saying.

"yes, what can a soldier do if he doesn't go to battle?"

"That's exactly what we're trying to figure out. Lu also said with a smile.

"Hopefully it's not what we thought it would. Xiao Qingran frowned. When he said this, most of the people present showed puzzled expressions, not knowing what Prince Qingran was thinking, only Lu Ye showed a clear expression.

"If that's the case, we've got a solution. Lu also said.

Xiao Qingran was silent, his face was ugly.

Lu Bu didn't look at everyone's misty expressions as if they were in the clouds, shook his head, and said to Xiao Qingran, "Whether it is as we think remains to be confirmed, you don't have to pity them in advance, let's have mercy on ourselves first." Then, he shouted to the soldiers who had fallen into a state of stupidity, "Our priority at the moment is to defend the city and deal with it carefully." If you know that the other party has a trick and still gets hit, it will be too embarrassing. Okay, you all go down, each act according to the previous arrangement, if there is a problem, report it in time, and the fastest one will not be investigated. ”

"Yes. ”

The originally crowded hall was suddenly empty, and only Xiao Qingran and Lin Xiang were left in the room.

……

"Can't you bear it?" Lin Xiang looked at Xiao Qingran, who was sitting on the chair with a melancholy look in his eyes, and asked softly.

Xiao Qingran shook his head, "Since you have chosen to come here, you naturally know what you have to face, this is the battlefield." ”

"Prince Qingming. ”

Xiao Qingran smiled bitterly.

"And what are you worried about?"

"It's just speculation at the moment, although it's probably right. If that's what we expected, what to do. After all, there is a huge disparity in our strength. It's still going to take some thought. ”

"yes!"

"Go back to the house and rest. It's been a day, and your body is just right. ”

Lin Xiang said goodbye, and when he walked to the door, he stopped, turned his head sideways as if he wanted to say something to Xiao Qingran, hesitated for a moment, did not speak, and walked out slowly.

……

Night fell quietly, Zhang Yecheng, who was originally a little restless, suddenly quieted down, inside and outside the city, only the intermittent and neat footsteps of patrol soldiers.

Lu also led a team of people to patrol silently. A small shadow suddenly appeared in front of him, he was not surprised, his eyes were slightly condensed. "It's coming. Where?"

"Grain. The shadow coldly spat out a word.

"Let's go. Lu also waved his hand at the person behind him.

The shadow was gone.

When Lu also led people to the granary, he saw red flames swaying out of the granary. Daniel Zhang led a group of soldiers to urgently put out the fire, and when he saw Lu Ye, he put down the fire-fighting tools in his hand and patted the black ash on his body to Lu Ye. "We almost surrounded the place, but the fire was still burning, no suspicious person, no warning, no flaw. Fortunately, we prepared water and firefighting tools in advance. ”

"Hmm. Lu also looked at the scene, "Lost half a warehouse of grain." "Accumulation adds up," and the grain that has been soaked in water should be properly disposed of. Grain and grass are our lifeblood. ”

"Yes. ”

"Did you find anything?" On the way out of the granary site, Lu also looked at the night in the distance, and the firelight made the night even more intense.

"Pale blue light. A proud voice sounded in his ears, and the shadow was the same color as the night.

"Do you know what it is?"

"I don't know. ”

"Oh...... Qingran asked you the same answer. After a pause, Lu also asked into the night sky.

"What's the difference?"

"What about the princess?......"

Lu also waited for a long time, but the voice did not appear again, and only cold air wafted in the night sky. It's ruthless. The corners of Lu Ye's lips are slightly upturned.

In the twilight, the lights in the chamber were still bright. Qingran sat on a wooden chair and waited for Lu Ye.

"How's it going?" he asked, seeing Lu also come in.

Lu also shrugged, "I didn't prevent it, the loss is still within an acceptable range." ”

"Sure enough. ”

"Did Xiao Hai find out?" It was Yu Zimo's meaning to let Xiao Hai spy in secret.

"That little guy didn't come to report to you, then he must have gone to the princess." Lu also smiled," he said, with a blue light. ”

"Blu-ray?" Qingran frowned, is it a spell?

"I don't have a clue, and the little guy says he doesn't know either, or doesn't want to tell me if he does. ”

"Xiaohai is a simple child. "Since Zi Mo asked him to go, he believed that he had the ability to discover, but after all, he was just a child and his experience was still shallow.

"Only you think so. He was halfway through talking to me and left. Are we going to the princess?" If you don't follow him, then Xiaohai can only follow the princess Yu Zimo.

"No need, if Zi Mo knew, there would be countermeasures. There is no rush for this time. You work hard tonight, and look after the grain and grass. After dawn, we'll make arrangements. ”

"Good. Lu Ye was not verbose, turned around and went out.

Qing Ran sat alone in the chair for a long time before getting up and returning to his residence. Yu Zimo had already fallen asleep, and he was afraid of disturbing her, so he lay down on the couch in the outhouse.

The morning light outside the window was faint, and he heard a slight sound of rubbing in the house, so he got up from the couch and walked into the house, seeing that Yu Zimo had woken up, sitting on the edge of the bed with the quilt, he hurriedly took the coat on the hanger and draped it on Yu Zimo's shoulders.

"Be careful of the cold, it's still early, you can sleep a little longer. He whispered.

Yu Zimo nodded, but did not lie down immediately, she said to Qingran: "You go to the table and get a pen and paper, I say, you write." ”

Qingran did as Yu Zimo said.

"Zhilanzi, Tianxu grass, and white agate, you ask people to find these three things, and then put them in a pot and boil them for two hours according to the ratio of three, two, and one, and then sprinkle the boiled water and the boiled Zhilanzi, Tianxu grass, and white agate in the pot around our grain and grass. ”

"Do you know what tricks the enemy uses, and what's going on with the blue light?" Qing Ran finished writing, stopped writing, and asked Yu Zimo.

Yu Zimo shook his head, "I can't be sure." ”

"And what are you?" Qing Ran looked at the paper on the table with his own ink.

"According to Xiaohai's description, I guess, I hope it can be useful. Yu Zimo put aside the coat on his body and lay back on the bed.

"Sleep in peace. Xiao Qingran tucked the corner of the quilt for Yu Zimo, picked up the paper on the table, and walked out softly.

Outside, it was already bright.