Xu Tianchang smiled slightly: "Little princess, this is an adult's business, and when the little princess is older, she will naturally understand." Speaking of this, he resolutely said: "Mu Sheng, you will take the guards around me to escort the little princess back to the imperial city." ”

Ruan Chong was taken aback when he heard this, and hurriedly knelt down and said, "General, this must not be, the guards are specially designed to protect your people, what if the other party's people sneak in and it is not good for the general?"

Xu Tianchang laughed arrogantly and said, "Could it be that I am a crippled person, and I don't even have the ability to protect myself? Even if someone from the Zhou clan sneaks in, I am not a wooden man waiting to be killed!"

Xi Ling'er hurriedly shook her head and said, "Uncle Xu, I'd rather stay here for a while than let you be hurt because of my affairs, this guard can't be given to me, otherwise you can send someone to inform my father first?"

Xu Tianchang arched his hand and said: "Thank you for your forgiveness, but if you want to reach the imperial city all the way from Dazhai, you must pass through a section of the border with the Zhou people, that section of the road is about three or four miles long, and it happens to be a 'U' shaped valley bottom, once the enemy is ambushed there, when we reach the valley bottom, the other party will be in trouble when they occupy the top of the slope on both sides." Therefore, there is no way to send someone to inform, and if you want to pass, you have to have a team of at least 20 people or more. ”

Xi Ling'er couldn't help frowning, and pouted: "What can I do about this, my father must be dead." ”

Fang Ling thought slightly, and suddenly turned his gaze to a table on the side of the big house, only to see that there was a sand table on the table.

The sand table shows all the situation at the bottom of the valley, the whole valley floor is roughly distributed in a rectangle, the city of the royal family is located at the top, and the lower part is the place where the three tribes are intertwined, because the terrain is meandering, so the three tribes have a junction with each other, Xu Tianchang said that the slope that must be passed through to the imperial city is also shown on the top, one side of the slope is the land of the Zhou people, and in the distance is the Zhu department, on one side is a long stream and river, and on the other side is the dense forest area, once the other party takes the lead, it is indeed a difficult place to pass.

He looked at it carefully, and gradually had an idea in his heart, so he said: "General Xu, I have an idea, that is, I can let the little princess reach the imperial city safely without your guards." ”

As soon as they heard this, everyone looked at him, although Fang Ling was the benefactor who brought the little princess back to the valley, but everyone didn't think of this outsider as very important in their hearts, especially in this kind of war, how could an outsider be able to 'interject' in the mouth?

However, Fang Ling was the benefactor of the little princess after all, so Xu Tianchang still asked politely: "I don't know what method this prince said?"

Fang Ling smiled slightly and said, "I heard Brother Ge say that the men and horses and troops of the Zhou Department are about the same as those of the Xu Department, with a population of more than 1,500 and a strength of about 600. ”

Xu Tianchang nodded and said, "Yes, it's true." ”

Fang Ling pointed to the sand table in the distance and said: "On the border of the Zhou and Xu clans, the Zhou people have a total of four villages, and the Xu people have a total of six villages, and then compared with other villages in the territory, the Zhou people are less in the number of villages, which means that the troops in each village are more, and the troops are more concentrated than the Xu people, so they can attack unscrupulously, because they often need to invest more troops to attack." ”

Xu Tianchang couldn't help but nod when he heard this, for a teenager, it was quite good to be able to analyze to this extent.

Fang Ling continued: "Therefore, because of the concentration of their troops, the number of villages guarded is small, and the defense is relatively simpler, so there are surplus troops that can be invested in other places, such as other places without villages, to deal with scattered teams, which is also the reason why there will be opposing soldiers and horses on the slopes of General Xu's mountain. ”

Xu Tianchang nodded again and said, "Yes, that's right." ”

Fang Ling smiled slightly: "There is one most important foundation for the other party to be able to safely mobilize troops to attack these places, that is, the villages of the Xu Department are in a defensive state, that is to say, the reason why the other party dares to attack is actually because the leader of the other party, General Zhou, knows General Xu's personality and command style very well, if I guess correctly, you should also be very good friends since childhood." ”

Xu Tianchang was slightly stunned when he heard this, as if he didn't expect Fang Ling to see so much from a sand table, and couldn't help but nod and said, "Yes, General Zhou and I are indeed very good friends, we grew up together, and he really knows a lot about my 'sexual' personality. ”

Fang Ling asked, "So is General Xu a man who does what he says?"

Xu Tianchang said in a deep voice: "Of course, as a general, you must do what you say in order to convince the public." ”

Fang Ling said: "Then the way to deal with things is very simple, you only need to spread a message, and you can make the road on the hillside safe." ”

"What do you mean ......" Xu Tianchang seemed to understand, and his eyes couldn't help but light up.

Ruan Chong and Xu Musheng hadn't comprehended it yet, their faces were suspicious, and Xi Ling'er asked with great interest: "Brother Fang, what kind of news do you want to spread?"

Hearing Xi Ling'er's call from Brother Fang, Xu Tianchang and the others were a little surprised, the little princess's brutality was well-known at the bottom of the valley, in addition to seeing the elders, she was also well-behaved, if she was with a teenager of the same age or older, it would be polite to anyone, however, the expression that the little princess showed to this foreign teenager was not rude at all.

Fang Ling said with a smile: "Soldiers, virtual and real, real and virtual." We only need to spread the news that we want to attack Xu Bu with all our might, and then the people of Xu Bu must also defend themselves whether they believe it or not! Otherwise, their scattered forces outside may be eaten up by the soldiers and horses of the Six Routes! And once the other party returns to defense, first, we can establish a safe passage for the hillside, second, we can also buy time for the fortifications in the village, and third, repeatedly spreading such news will make the other party 'touch' their minds unclear, and they will not dare to act rashly, because General Zhou knows very well that General Xu is a man who does what he says. ”

After saying this, Ruan Chong and Xu Musheng couldn't help but applaud loudly, Xu Tianchang was also bright, and nodded incessantly: "Good plan, really good plan, just one sentence can make the other party obediently go back, young man, you are really good, just look at the sand table to come up with such a clever trick." ”

Fang Ling smiled faintly and said, "Thanks to General Xu's praise, it's just that you have to sacrifice General Xu's reputation for your words." ”

Xi Ling'er couldn't help frowning, and pouted: "What can I do about this, my father must be dead." ”

Seeing that he was so modest, Xu Tianchang couldn't help but appreciate it a little more, and said with a smile: "If you can let the people live a stable life for a few days, what is this reputation?" However, I still have to add an insurance policy for your strategy, since we are just feints, and the other party is busy defending, then you can draw out a team of soldiers and horses, Mu Sheng, you will take a team of 20 soldiers and horses to escort the little princess back, so that in case of trouble, it is easy to deal with." ”

Fang Ling couldn't help nodding secretly, Xu Tianchang was really cautious, after all, his analysis was still a little rough, he could only get a rough idea, and it was the people who really had a full understanding of the situation.

Next, Ruan Chong sent a large number of people to spread the news of the attack, of course, this news was only transmitted to the foreigners, and the real task for the villages was to make a superficial appearance of preparing for an attack and secretly build defenses.

In the afternoon, the soldiers from various villages came to report that the soldiers and horses of the Zhou Department began to retreat, and at about sunset, Xu Musheng led a team of 20 people to escort Fang Ling and the two to the imperial city.

Xu Musheng is obviously also very experienced in leading the team, 20 people are divided into three teams, one team is in front of the investigation, one team protects the rear, and one team protects, although in this way, the speed of travel is slowed down, but it seems very safe, after all, in this valley bottom, everyone carries the necessary green silk pills, and everyone may attract murder.

After walking for about half an hour, the sun only had half a face left, and the hillside was about to arrive, Xu Musheng and the others looked more solemn, and the pace was slow, and the deal was divided into four teams, and one team dived into the forest to find out if there was any trace of the enemy.

Seeing Xu Musheng and the others so cautious, Fang Ling couldn't help but become cautious.

Along the way, he also has a deep understanding of the skills of these soldiers, and if he pulls one out, I'm afraid it's no worse than the forbidden army in the palace.

This is also very easy to understand, when the descendants of the Xi Kingdom entered the valley, there were only a few thousand people, and they must be the elite of the selected elite, and in the past three hundred years, all kinds of martial arts must have been taught to each other, so as to refine more essential martial arts, especially under the war, everyone is a soldier, and they are all combat power.

Moreover, he also found a problem, that is, the strange disease did not seem to affect the physique of everyone, most of these people are strong and strong-boned.

After everyone cautiously crossed the hillside, the imperial city appeared in view, as Ge Yi said, the imperial city is a stone city, and the city formed by the accumulation of boulders is indeed larger than Xihe County, and it can be regarded as a strange prostitute at the bottom of this valley.

On the city wall, there are many soldiers, each wearing rattan armor, some holding rattan shields and spears, carrying longbows, and the city gate is closed, no one enters or leaves.

Seeing Fang Ling and his party coming, the soldiers immediately became vigilant, and set up bows and arrows one by one, while Xu Musheng shouted loudly: "I am Xu Musheng, the major general of the Xu Department, and I specially escort the little princess back to the city!"

As soon as he said this, some of the soldiers in the city also recognized Xi Ling'er, and immediately cheered, and it didn't take long for the city gate to be opened, and then a group of people came out, led by a black-faced man, in his forties, although he looked a little rude, but he smiled a little honestly.