If the battle continues like this, it will not take more than three days, and the defenders of the city will be completely wounded and wounded, and they will no longer be able to defend the city.

Hong Chengchou looked in the northeast and east directions, and he knew that in the distance, three reinforcements were coming day and night.

At this time, Sun Chuanting rode on his jujube red horse, and when he looked back, his 4,000 men and horses were marching on the main road, and the torches were winding for more than ten miles, like a long dragon, twisting and turning between the mountains.

His men and horses had been walking for a day and were a little tired, so Sun Chuanting ordered them to camp on the spot.

Soon, a camp was erected, Sun Chuanting managed the army in a good way, and the camp was also very particular, with a secret post and a deer firewood set up to prevent an enemy from sneaking up.

The sergeants in the camp began to raise fires for cooking, and piles of flames jumped, reflecting the silent faces of the soldiers, all of whom were recruited by Yulin, a place that has been a trilateral place since ancient times, and the inhabitants lived by war, so the combat effectiveness was very strong. That's why Sun Chuanting chose this place to recruit troops. A total of 3,000 people were recruited.

However, it is easy to recruit soldiers, but it is difficult to pay them. Sun Chuanting said to Hong Chengchou that he would not ask the court for silver, so he could only raise it himself. However, Shaanxi has been in drought for many years, the people cannibalize each other, and the poor are full of hungry people who want food, so where to find money, they have to borrow from the rich gentry.

At the beginning, Sun Chuanting pulled down his son and could borrow some silver for military needs, but the 3,000 men and horses he recruited had a lot of daily expenses, and it was a drop in the bucket just to borrow money to live, so Sun Chuanting had to find a way to attack the small groups of thieves around him.

At this time in Shaanxi, there are grass robbers who occupy the mountains as kings everywhere, these people gather in the mountains and forests, three or four hundred people in large shares, more than 100 people in small shares, usually go around to collect grain, so there are some savings in the cottage, Sun Chuanting broke through a lot of small villages, got some money and grain, some of the thieves in those cottages are willing to join the official army, Sun Chuanting selected strong men, and they were organized into the team, and expanded more than 1,000 people.

After receiving Hong Chengchou's urgent order, Sun Chuanting didn't say a word, and immediately ordered the whole army to be mobilized. It was an opportunity he had been waiting for.

Raising soldiers for a thousand days, using soldiers for a while, not only talking about soldiers, but also for generals. If you don't fight, how can you make meritorious service and how can you be promoted? Sun Chuanting's ambition is by no means under Hong Chengchou, and his ability is not under Hong Chengchou.

His 4,000 Yulin soldiers have very strong combat effectiveness, and they will never take half a step back when they start a battle, and as long as they have one breath left, they will fight to the end. There is no surrender. Therefore, Sun Chuanting firmly believed that as long as he started a war with the peasant army, he would definitely win.

Sun Chuanting walked around among the soldiers, and everywhere he went, the people who were eating stood up, their hands down, but none of them spoke. In this army, the relationship between superiors and subordinates is extremely strict, and the orders from above must be carried out unconditionally, Sun Chuanting does not want to be friends with these soldiers, what he cares about is that when he gives an order, these people will go to the soup.

Of course, Sun Chuanting himself will also go to the soup.

Walking past the soldier's camp, he came outside his tent, but instead of going in, he entered a large tent next to it.

In the tent sat a man, dressed as an officer, looking at the map on the table. Hearing Sun Chuanting come in, this person raised his head and shouted, "Dad, have you eaten?" ”

The voice was delicate and crisp, and then looked at the officer, with thin eyebrows of willow leaves, a pair of apricot eyes rippling in the Mid-Autumn Festival, a nose like fat condensation, a mouth like a cherry, and a big beauty.

Although she is wearing a military uniform, she still can't hide her wonderful charm and style.

This person is Sun Chuanting's eldest daughter, Sun Mengdie.

Sun Chuanting gave birth to two daughters, the eldest daughter Sun Mengdie, who is sixteen years old this year, and the second daughter Sun Wudie, who is eleven years old this year, Sun Wudie also followed her mother in Dai County's hometown, and the eldest daughter Mengdie, when she heard that her father was recruiting soldiers, insisted on rushing to Ansai from her hometown and asked to join the army.

Sun Mengdie has not liked women's red knitting since she was a child, and she is very fond of horseback riding, archery, dancing, spear and stick. Live off a tomboy, Sun Chuanting is an official outside, and he has no time to take care of her, and his mother loves her very much, so Sun Mengdie spread her temperament and organized a group of playmates in her hometown, all of whom are half-grown children, arranging troops all day long, attacking and killing, and having fun. Let everyone in Dai County know that Sun Chuanting has a daughter like Mulan.

Therefore, everyone calls Sun Mengdie Little Mulan.

Sun Chuanting smiled and stood behind his daughter, looked at the map on the table, and asked, "Are you looking at Xi'an City?" Sun Mengdie nodded: "We have to fight this battle under the city of Xi'an, so I have to familiarize myself with the terrain there." Sun Chuanting sighed: "Who said that we have to fight this battle under the city of Xi'an?" ”

Sun Mengdie raised her head and looked at her father: "Governor Hong urgently ordered us to rush to the aid of Xi'an and annihilate the thieves under the city, have you forgotten?" ”

Sun Chuanting said: "How could I forget? But in this battle, we can't fight under the city of Xi'an. ”

Sun Mengdie was taken aback: "Daddy, do you want to disobey the order?" ”

Sun Chuanting said with a straight face: "Mengdie, as the commander of the first army, you have to consider all aspects, no matter the time, place, and people, you must think that as long as there is one place that is ignored, it is inevitable that you will lose the battle." Sun Mengdie nodded: "Sun Tzu said in the Art of War, more wins, less defeats, what's the matter?" ”

Sun Chuanting touched the top of his daughter's head: "That's right, but our trip to Xi'an, no matter the time, location, or people, we don't occupy it." Sun Mengdie was stunned: "How can Daddy say this?" Sun Chuanting paced slowly in the tent and said: "If you want to talk about the day, the weather is bitter and cold at this time, this kind of weather is rushing to march, the sergeants are very the geographical advantage, we come from afar, and the anti-thieves are under the city, waiting for work, talking about people, our soldiers are recruited for a short time, not after a big battle, and the number of enemy soldiers is large, once thousands of men and horses are dispatched, halfway to set up an ambush, we will inevitably be defeated." Therefore, we should not rush to the road, but should slow down to avoid being ambushed, and second, it is best to arrive in Xi'an late. ”

Sun Mengdie said: "Late to Xi'an, why?" ”

Sun Chuanting said: "I have learned that in addition to us, Governor Hong urgently ordered the men and horses to gallop to help, as well as Cao Wenzhao and Zuo Liangyu, both of whom are cavalry, although they are farther than us, but faster than us. If these two people arrive, there must be a big battle, Cao Wenzhao's Guanning iron cavalry, Zuo Liangyu's Changping soldiers, are very brave, in contrast, our soldiers because of the training is not long, it is inevitable that they will be weaker, once we arrive at the city at the same time, in the melee, our soldiers will not be more powerful than those two people, so a comparison, we will be compared. And when the enemy sees this, he will definitely attack us with all his might. The consequences are not good. ”

Sun Mengdie knew that these soldiers were his father's lifeblood, and if he wanted to make great achievements, he could only rely on them. So he asked, "But what if we arrive late and Lord Hong is unhappy?" ”

Sun Chuanting smiled: "We won't be too late." It's best to wait until the end of that big war is about to end, and let's take care of the situation and clean up the situation in one go. At that time, Lord Hong will not blame us, and will look at us differently. ”

Sun Mengdie was very convinced: "Father is really thoughtful. ”

Sun Chuanting suddenly sighed: "Actually, I don't want to fight hard with the enemy, this kind of tactics that take advantage of people's danger is originally disdainful to use." However, our new recruits can only win, not lose, if they win, their morale will be greatly shocked, and if they lose, the whole army will be scattered. Therefore, I had to think of some tricks. ”

He seemed reluctant to say this in front of his daughter, and finally said, "You rest early, and you have to hurry tomorrow morning." Then he walked out of the tent.

Sun Mengdie looked at the map for a while, sat on the chair and blinked outside, suddenly a flush appeared on her face, she jumped up, washed her face, and put a little scarlet on her lips in the mirror, and then walked out of the big tent and walked towards the back camp.