Xu Jianzheng hesitated, but Gongsun Luo was very happy, and he immediately said to Zhang Shumo and Xu Jian: "Hurry up, two of you, if you can expand the territory this time, I will show my father the merits of the two!" ”

Speaking of which, Xu Jian was embarrassed to persuade Gongsun Luo, so he had to say: "Your Highness, there is still something in the minister's heart that is not unhappy!" ”

Gongsun Luo looked at Xu Jian in surprise: "Old General Xu is here!" ”

"Please also ask Your Highness to take care of your body, your body is related to our merits, if Your Highness has a good one, even if we win the battle, I'm afraid Your Majesty will not spare me and others!" Xu Jian directly said what was in his heart.

Gongsun Luo was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then laughed: "Thank you for the old general's concern, Luo Ding should take care of his body and not drag down the monarchs!" ”

After deciding to continue the campaign against Jingguo, Zhang Shumo was relieved. As long as the pressure here is greater, it will be much easier for Yang Xue in the south.

So the Yan army repaired in place for another day, and then the army wanted to march towards Yangyuan City.

Shen Lang released all the elite scout troops "Hound Dogs" early on, one is to inquire about the news of the Yan Army, but to assassinate the scouts released by the Yan Army, so as not to make the other party aware of the garrison situation of Yangyuan City.

The Yan army over there had just set off, and Shen Lang got the news here.

"Report to your lordship, not only did the Yan army not withdraw, but also killed in the direction of Yangyuan City! They had released a total of twenty scouts, eleven of whom had been captured and nine still to be caught. ”

When Shen Lang heard this, the wine glass in his hand was crushed: "Are these Yan people crazy?" The commander has already died in battle and still hasn't withdrawn, do you want to make up for it? ”

Cao Yun on the side couldn't help but say, "My lord, let's hurry up to Yunzhou City for help, right?" Otherwise, with more than 20,000 of us, I am afraid it will be difficult to hold Yangyuan! ”

Shen Lang took a deep breath, his eyes narrowed into a slit: If he asks for help from Yunzhou City, his father will inevitably know what he has ventured into, and with his father's character, he will definitely not let himself go! In that case, just don't do it twice!

Thinking of this, Shen Lang said to Cao Yun: "Don't ask for help first!" I order you to start conscription immediately, and in Yangyuan County, three out of every five middle-aged men will be recruited into the army! There are 50,000 middle-aged men in Yangyuan County, and then we will have 30,000 horses! ”

Cao Yun felt unreliable when he heard it, so he said: "My lord! Not to mention whether there are so many middle-aged men in Yangyuan County, even if there are 50,000 people, but I am starting to recruit soldiers now, how can I be in time? ”

Shen Lang's eyes widened suddenly, and he looked at Cao Yun sharply: "It is at least fifty miles from the border of Yan Kingdom to Yangyuan, unless the Yan army rushes overnight, it will take them at least two days to arrive!" And as long as we hunt down the scouts they let out, they will definitely not dare to venture in without news of Yangyuan City, so they will only take longer to arrive! ”

Cao Yun couldn't hold back anymore after hearing this, it was all this time, but he didn't expect Shen Lang to still be lucky. So he knelt on the ground and said, "Lord Shen Lang! Even if the humble function recruits three strong men in two days, they are all newcomers after all, how can they go to the battlefield without training? With 20,000 soldiers and 30,000 newcomers, how could they resist the army of more than 100,000 in the Yan Kingdom? ”

Shen Lang sneered: "Do you think I recruited soldiers to resist the Yan army?" I'm just here to deter the Yan Army! If the Yan army arrives, you and I will not be able to hold out, as long as we hold for three days, after frustrating its spirit, we will ask Yunzhou for help, and then we will be able to break the Yan army when we work together inside and outside! ”

When Cao Yun heard this, he sighed helplessly. He knew in his heart that Shen Lang was just trying to hide the fact that he was presumptuous. But since he has promised to only defend it for three days, then he will answer him, Yangyuan City is well defended, and he should still be able to hold it for three days!

So Cao Yun was ordered to start catching strong men everywhere, and in one day, Yangyuan County became chickens and dogs!

In the Yan army on the other side, because Gongsun Luo was injured, Xu Jian took over the right to take command of him. In the morning, the army marched forward ten miles, and the speed could be described as extremely slow.

At this time, Xu Jian was also very anxious in his heart, and none of the scouts he released came back, and the news from Yangyuan City could not be found at all, so he was so cautious in case he fell into Jing Jun's trap.

After lunch, all the soldiers of the Yan army couldn't help it, so they came to Xu Jian to inquire about the situation.

The soldiers came to Xu Jian's side, and it happened that Zhang Shumo also came with his subordinates, and everyone talked about the current situation.

"General Xu, our speed is too slow, right? Ten miles in a morning, only twenty miles a day! At night, we have to camp and rest, and if we continue like this, it will take three days just to arrive in Yangyuan City, and then the fighters will be delayed! Wen Hai couldn't help but say.

Xu Jian glanced at him, and then said: "None of the scouts I released early this morning have come back, and when Zhang Junshi learned about it, he advised our army to slow down in case of an ambush by the enemy." ”

When everyone heard this, they all looked at Zhang Shumo, and Zhang Shumo also explained: "There are many mountains in Jingguo, and we basically walk in the canyon area all the way, and the mountains on both sides are very easy to hide the sergeants. And judging from the situation of the last encounter, the enemy generals are very self-healing, and even if they experience the defeat last time, it is very likely that they will ambush our army again, so it is better to be careful. After all, Yangyuan City won't run! ”

After Zhang Shumo explained, Xu Jian added: "That's right! Our scouts have not returned, indicating that the other party's hounds are still watching us; Moreover, Yangyuan City is located at the end of the canyon area, and we can't make a detour, so only by capturing Yangyuan City can we open the gateway to Jingguo, so you and I must not be careless before this! ”

When the soldiers had heard this, they had nothing to say. Xu Jian looked at Zhang Shumo again: "I don't know what the military advisor came over for suddenly?" ”

Zhang Shumo looked at Chen Lin: "Let's let Mr. Chen say it." ”。

Chen Lin was not polite, and said directly: "Generals." Our army's siege equipment is insufficient, only equipped with ladders and assault vehicles, and Yangyuan City is the military town of Jingguo, it must be heavily garrisoned, and we are afraid that we will not be able to break through the city in a short period of time with our siege equipment. So I suggest that we send someone to find a path after we arrive at Yangyuan City, if there is a path that can bypass Yangyuan City, then we can hit each other by surprise! ”

After hearing this, Luo Dian couldn't help but say: "Even if there is a path in this mountain that can bypass Yangyuan City, I'm afraid it is not suitable for the army to walk. And the people of Jingguo are not stupid, they will definitely arrange people to guard, maybe it is not as easy as attacking Yangyuan! ”