Seeing that Yan Jinxuan's men and horses were getting closer and closer, and hearing Yan Shichong's secret signal, Yan Dang, who was lying in ambush on the hillside around the basin, immediately rushed down with his weapons.

Yan Jinxuan smiled calmly and led the whole army into the basin quickly.

As soon as the army entered the basin, they immediately expanded the 'labyrinth array' that had just been set up in all directions in order to form a larger containment space.

The Yan Dang, who was rushing straight down the mountain, had no time to analyze this formation, and only thought about raising weapons to fight them, so they were skillfully surrounded into the formation as soon as they arrived in the basin.

When Yan Shichong arrived, he immediately saw that something was wrong, but it was too late to stop it.

Those who were surrounded in the formation were quickly killed by Yan Jinxuan's people.

Yan Shichong was dumbfounded, he couldn't believe the facts in front of him.

Nearly 10,000 people were killed neatly in less than two quarters of an hour, which was the first time for Yan Shichong, who was used to fighting.

He didn't expect Yan Jinxuan to be so good at playing formations.

It was only at this moment that he understood that the emperor had a sufficient reason for sending Yan Jinxuan.

Seeing Yan Jinxuan's soldiers changing formations again, Yan Shichong didn't dare to stay any longer, and immediately fled in a hurry with 10,000 of his men.

Yan Jinxuan noticed it, but he didn't chase after it, he knew that this was not the time to wipe out the Yan Party in one fell swoop, so he led the army to continue to rush in the direction of Nanchong, and sent someone to understand the situation on Zhang Yingteng's side.

Yan Shichong and his entourage rushed back to Kuizhou, the base of the Yan Party, from the other direction.

As soon as he arrived at the base area, Yan Shichong immediately summoned the leaders of the various regions to a meeting.

"Since they are here to encircle and suppress us, it is very likely that they will meet in Nanchong or Guang'an. We can send a large number of men to surround Nanchong and Guang'an for an anti-encirclement and suppression operation. Gu Yungang said.

"You have a point, but their total number of people is 80,000, even if it is reduced in this confrontation with us, there must still be nearly 70,000 people, plus Yan Jinxuan is good at playing formations, so we have to send at least twice as many people as them to have a chance of winning." Yan Shichong said solemnly.

That is, at least 210,000 people must be prepared.

That's not a small amount.

Yan Shichong's henchmen scattered all over Sichuan combined do not reach this number.

Gu Yungang frowned, but he couldn't find a reason to object.

"If we really want to fight to the death with Yan Jinxuan's men and horses, then we have to send fifty or sixty thousand people from other regions over, and we have to increase our weapons at the same time. One of the most important tasks is to find a military advisor who is better at playing formations than Yan Jinxuan as soon as possible. Yan Shichong said.

"Now our partners in Shaanxi and Henan are also being encircled and suppressed, so there is no way to send us manpower and materials. At present, I am afraid that we can only transfer from Guizhou and Hunan. Another subordinate named Dong San said.

"But there are only more than 20,000 partners in Guizhou. There are only 38,000 people on the Hunan side, so isn't this transfer almost emptying out the people over there? Gu Yun just said hurriedly.

"The situation is urgent, so I can't care about it so much." Yan Shichong said.

Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Henan are the areas with the highest concentration of Yan Party, with a total of 280,000 people. Among them, there are 150,000 Yan Dang in Sichuan. Shaanxi and Henan have a total of 130,000. In other provinces, the number is generally around 10,000 to 40,000.

In case of emergency, of course, you will first ask for help from the nearest province, and if the resources of that province are really limited, you will apply to another province.

Yan Shichong was very aware of the distribution of his henchmen, so he was now afraid of both Yan Jinxuan's men and horses, and afraid that the imperial court would continue to increase the number of people who encircled and suppressed the Yan party.

The strength of the Ming Kingdom was nearly two million. And after nearly a year of vigorous round-up by the imperial court, there are only more than 500,000 people left, and they are still very scattered, so Yan Shichong's heart is quite worried.

Yan Shichong has never forgotten his original dream, so he warned himself that as long as there is a glimmer of hope, he must continue to fight for this dream, and he must not give up first.

If you give up first, your previous efforts will be in vain.

He couldn't stand the outcome.

Because of this belief, Yan Shichong quickly adjusted his mood again, and said to everyone energetically: "This is our territory, we have more manpower and material resources than them, and we are familiar with the terrain, since we have an absolute advantage in everything, why are we afraid of their 80,000 people?" Come on, come on, after this cup, we will immediately deploy an anti-encirclement and suppression plan. ”

Seeing that Yan Shichong was so confident, everyone instantly shook off their frustration, and they all picked up their wine glasses and drank with Yan Shichong.

After three glasses of wine, everyone's morale was raised, and their words became more bold and heroic.

"Brother Yungang, in the past few days, you will go to various places for me to find masters who understand the formation, and it is best to find a few more." Yan Shichong patted Gu Yungang on the shoulder and said.

"Yes, I will definitely live up to your trust." Gu Yungang patted his chest and said.

"I have to try to find Yan Jinxuan and Zhang Yingteng's men before they arrive in Nanchong or Guang'an." Yan Shichong said.

That means it has to be found in three or four days.

Gu Yungang's heart tightened, but he still nodded seriously.

Due to the arduous task, Gu Yun hurriedly set off without eating.

……………………

This side of Changxingmen.

As soon as the sky was bright, Su Shanyun got up and showed it.

Although she was in confinement, Su Shanyun still insisted on managing the housework herself.

Since giving birth to Brother Liang, Su Shanyun's vision of things is a little different from before. The growing sense of family responsibility made her look and behavior more stable and solemn.

To be a lady should have the demeanor and self-cultivation of a lady, and to be a mother should be to have the majesty and ability of a mother.

She has not forgotten the wish she made back then - to be a woman who can stand side by side with him.

And to be such a person, you must first have the ability to manage the affairs of the inner house very well.

She knew that there was still a long way to go between her and that goal.

Therefore, she should continue to work hard.

Now that Brother Liang has been added to the house, the types of meals need to be increased, so Su Shanyun wants to recruit a maid who has been in charge of the baby's meals in a large family, and she will be in charge of Brother Liang's meals.

And Uncle Du, the gardener who is responsible for managing the flowers and plants in the courtyard, is a little more idle every day, so Su Shanyun also entrusts him with the sanitation work in the area of the house except for the private room, and the sanitation work in the private room is done by the maid on duty, so that he can resign from the previous cleaner who was in charge of cleaning, and distribute the monthly money that should be paid to the cleaner to Uncle Du and the maid on duty, which is not only convenient for management but also saves human resources.

For the sake of management and urgency, Su Shanyun quit two of the three short-term workers that the family had previously hired, leaving only one in case of emergency.

Then he fired two more lazy family members and rehired two diligent and conscientious ones.

"In the future, I will evaluate you once a month, and if you fail the assessment, you will quit immediately, and the one with the highest score will be encouraged to double the monthly money that month." Su Shanyun said.

When everyone heard this, they didn't even dare to take a breath.

"For the sake of fairness, I have set ten assessment criteria." Su Shanyun said.

Then let Mama Yang read the ten assessment criteria she wrote last night to everyone.

Everyone nodded their heads after hearing this.

Obviously, this assessment is fair and impartial.

So no one wants to be the one who was fired. (To be continued.) )

PS: Dear friends, the first shift is coming, and the second shift is about 7 o'clock. There is a good chance that there will be three watches today.