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After a while, Fu Gongzuo strode into the courtyard, and as soon as he came in, he said eagerly: "Big brother, Zhou Jun has moved!" ”

"Ahh When Du Fuwei heard this, he was immediately shocked. Fu Gongzuo actually used the previous title, which shows that things must be different.

He immediately frowned, and asked in a deep voice, "Second brother, what happened to them?" Please tell me carefully! He also unconsciously used the old name.

After Fu Gongzuo sat down, he immediately said: "I sent a large number of scouts to reconnoiter around the Zhou army's camp, and asked them to report the movements of the Zhou army every hour. And just now, a scout captain reported: said that half an hour ago, about 50,000 cavalry of the Zhou army left the camp and went to the southeast. He deduced that the Zhou army might have discovered the enemy, so he rushed forward to resist. Therefore, the scout captain suspected that the Tang army reinforcements were coming, so he hurried back to report to me. ”

"Oh?" Du Fuwei listened, but his brows furrowed. Now the motivation for the Jianghuai army to hold on is to believe that the Tang army will send a large army to help them. If he honestly said that it would be impossible for the Don Army to send reinforcements. I am afraid that this 100,000-strong army will be wiped out immediately.

Therefore, he naturally did not think about the possibility of the arrival of reinforcements from the Tang Army, as the scouts said.

After pondering for a moment, Du Fuwei said, "Call the scout captain in, this king wants to ask him in detail what he has seen." ”

Fu Gongzuo nodded, and immediately waved to the soldiers beside him.

The soldier naturally understood, and immediately turned around and went out of the tent, calling in the scout captain who was waiting outside the tent.

When the scout captain entered the courtyard, Du Fuwei asked the scout captain very carefully, asking him to tell him in detail what he had seen.

After a long time, he said to Fu Gongzuo with a gloomy face: "Second brother, this king just learned from the mouth of this scout captain that these 50,000 cavalry of the Zhou army just left lightly and did not carry grain bags. Therefore, it is unlikely that he will go far away to meet the enemy. In my estimation, they must have tried to lurk in the vicinity in an attempt to lead our troops in pursuit, and then set up an ambush on top of it and devour our attacking troops in one bite.

After hearing this, Fu Gongzuo was also in awe of Du Fuwei, originally he did not look down on Du Fuwei, thinking that this person had no ambitions, and it could be said that he could not conspire. But when I saw his questioning and analysis just now, I was all in the head, and I was also secretly worried in my heart, it seems that my sworn brother is indeed not to be underestimated. It's a pity that this person is not ambitious, and he is too protective of two unfortunate children, so he has the heart to stand on his own.

At this moment, another personal soldier hurriedly ran into the courtyard, and then hurriedly said: "Report to King Du and Fugong, just now there was a scout report, a large number of infantry of the Zhou army have left the camp and arrived in a forest fifteen miles southeast of our city, the intention is unknown!" ”

"What? What is the purpose of the enemy's move? Du Fuwei frowned, and then asked, "Tell me, how many infantry are there in the Zhou army?" ”

"This ...... According to the scouts, the Zhou infantry had placed a lot of rangers and archers on the outskirts of the woods to hunt down our scouts, so they did not dare to get close...... But it has been observed that the number is at least fifty thousand! The soldier said busily.

After hearing this, Du Fuwei twisted his long beard under his chin and secretly thought to himself: "50,000 cavalry...... Coupled with more than 50,000 infantry, wouldn't it be that more than two-thirds of Yuming's troops were all sent? What the hell is he going to do? Don't you keep the big camp? ”

Fu Gongzuo said with a happy face when he heard this: "Big brother, the Zhou army is pouring out, and our army only needs to send 50,000 horses to level his camp." As long as their grain and grass are burned, the seemingly powerful 150,000 army of the Zhou army will definitely be defeated! ”

"I'm afraid it's not that simple!" Du Fuwei is far less optimistic than Fu Gongzuo. He asked rhetorically: "Second brother, think about it, if you were Yuming, would you go out and arrange most of the army in a forest?" This move is very inexplicable, and the king expects that there must be a trick in it, but he will not understand it for a while. ”

"This ......" Fu Gongzuo also felt very suspicious when he heard Du Fuwei's analysis. Sending out most of his troops, while the battalion was empty, was a complete act of suicide, as if it were the work of a battle-hardened commander like Yu.

Du Fuwei frowned, and after pacing back and forth in the courtyard for a few more times, a flash of inspiration suddenly appeared in Fang's mind: "This king has guessed a possibility, although it may not be the real situation, but it should also be ** not far from ten!" ”

"Oh? What is the opinion of the eldest brother? Fu Gongzuo asked quite modestly at this time, and did not argue with him again.

At this time, Du Fuwei had regained his self-confidence when he was crisscrossing the Jianghuai River, he stroked his long beard under his chin, and said confidently: "Second brother, don't forget, there are a large number of requisitioned people in the Yuming camp to transport grain, grass and baggage for him. In the past, he had requisitioned a large number of men from the people to fill the army in Liaodong. This time, it is possible to concoct ......"

"If he takes more than 50,000 men from among the people, puts on the armor of the Zhou army, and then marches forward to camp in the woods outside the city...... Our army scouts are so far away, how can we see clearly whether those soldiers are civilians wearing armor or real Zhou soldiers. If at this time, our army carelessly advances, thinking that the Zhou army camp is undefended, and sends troops to attack the camp, it will be ambushed. If Yu Ming uses the 50,000 cavalry that set off earlier to cut off our army's retreat at this moment, then our army's camp robbery troops will be wiped out! ”

Du Fuwei's analysis made Fu Gongzuo also break out in a cold sweat, and he secretly said in his heart: Jiang is still old and spicy! If it weren't for his own prudence, he would have reported to this sworn brother first, for fear that if he hastily dispatched troops, he would really be ambushed by the enemy.

After the two discussed for a while, Fang issued an order in the name of Du Fuwei, ordering the whole army to enter a state of emergency alert, and no one except scouts should go out of the city at will, so as not to be ambushed by the enemy.

After the herald answered, he went to the military camp in the city to give the order.

A moment later, only the sound of horses' hooves in the city was heard, and dozens of heralds on fast horses began to gallop around the city and the barracks, passing Du Fuwei's military orders. And the Jianghuai army in the city has also entered a state of alert, especially on the city wall, which can be described as heavily guarded, to guard against the attack of the Zhou army at any time.

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At dusk, when Du Fuwei and Fu Gongzuo were nervously inspecting the city wall, in the woods fifteen miles southeast of Baling City, Xiao Yuexian was commanding a group of soldiers to pry open the stone slab under a thick layer of soil with an iron pickaxe.

With the help of seven or eight soldiers, the heavy stone slab was finally lifted, revealing the dark passage inside.

Xiao Yuexian stood at the entrance of the cave and looked at it for a while, then Fang said with a look of surprise: "Brother Ming, this should be the tunnel that my Xiao family ancestor dug sixty years ago!" ”

Yu Ming also happily grabbed Xiao Yuexian's jade hand, and said with a grateful face: "Yuexian, thank you so much this time!" If you can really break through Baling City in one fell swoop, you should take the lead...... By the way, where is the end of the secret passage in the Xiao family ancestral hall? ”

"Concubine, this is not clear! Only in the past will you know! Xiao Yuexian said helplessly.

Yu Ming didn't care, he said slightly: "It's okay!" Moon Immortal, it's good that you can find the entrance to this secret passage! Let's hope it's not clogged! ”

After saying that, he waved his big hand and said, "Go!" Let's go inside! ”

Immediately, Yu Ming rushed into the hole first, and Qin Qiong and Cheng Yanjin also led the soldiers to follow immediately......

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Late at night, in the main hall of the Xiao family ancestral hall in Baling City.

This place is now a mess, originally this hall enshrined the spiritual seat of the ancestors of the Xiao family, and also placed the table, wine and fruit, as well as some celebrity calligraphy and paintings.

However, after Baling City was occupied by the Jianghuai army, all the valuable items were looted or destroyed by the Jianghuai soldiers. Now the hall is dilapidated and crumbling, full of broken walls and dust and cobwebs. It looks like a ruin.

However, in this ruined hall, the offering table, which was buried under a pile of rubble tiles, was suddenly pushed open. Then I heard a loud "bang", and I saw that the floor under the offering table suddenly broke a big hole.

Immediately, a black-faced military general with a beard and a Xuanhua axe came out of the cave.

This person is none other than Cheng Yanjin. However, he was covered in dust and looked a little funny.

After crawling out of the hole, he cautiously looked around, and when he saw that there was no movement, he was relieved.

He whispered to the cave, "Your Majesty, come out quickly!" There is no one around! Looks like no one has been here for a long time! ”

At this time, Yu Ming, Xiao Yuexian, Qin Qiong and others came out of the cave one after another. Yu Ming and Qin Qiong looked around, obviously a little surprised. I didn't expect that the number one family in the city, the Xiao family, which is famous in the south of the Yangtze River, would have its ancestral hall abandoned like this, which is really unimaginable.

Xiao Yuexian looked at the tragic scene of her ancestral hall, and said with a gloomy expression: "Since Baling City was broken by the Jianghuai army last year, and my father and eldest brother were martyred, the Xiao family brothers in the city have suffered. Most of them were killed by Du Fuwei and Fu Gongzuo's soldiers, and the Xiao family compound and this ancestral hall were looted many times by the soldiers of the Jianghuai army, and all valuable things were robbed. Most of the Xiao family's houses were also damaged, and even a few courtyards were set on fire by the rebels...... And so it was in ruins! ”

Seeing this, Yuming was also a little sad, after all, his mother Xiao Wanjun was also the daughter of the Xiao family, and he was also half of the Xiao family.

"Yue Xian, the Xiao family's blood debt naturally needs blood to pay off! Today we are going to ask the Jianghuai army to pay the price of blood for their previous sins! Yu Ming held Xiao Yuexian's fragrant shoulder at this time and patted it lightly to show comfort.

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