Huyang wants to be saved, although Huyang Ling has not yet sent someone to ask for help. The thieves will be destroyed, even if there are as many as 5,000 thieves. But the safety of Sanshui Village cannot be ignored.

After discussion, it was decided that the patriarch Zhang Yu would lead a hundred township soldiers to stay in Sanshui Village. Although there are only 100 guards, there are still more than 2,000 old and weak women in the village, and at critical moments, these people can also help to defend the city on the wall, at least for a short time, the village does not have to worry about falling.

Moreover, according to intelligence, the target of the thief commander Zhou Cang was Huyang City, and it was unlikely that he would divide his troops to attack Sanshui Village. As for the small bandits in Huyang, which do not belong to Zhoucang, who has the guts to harass Sanshui Village?

The remaining 400 township soldiers were led by Zhang Miao, and Xu Shu gave advice to the military division and sent troops to Huyang to suppress thieves.

Zhang Miao led the troops, Zhang Yu was naturally a little worried, after all, Zhang Miao was too young, but the task of staying in Sanshui's nest was equally important, and it was related to everyone's fundamentals, so Zhang Yu had to stay.

After deciding to send troops, Zhang Miao sent Zhang Chuang to lead more than a dozen sentinels to go to Huyang to investigate the movements of the thief army, and then closed the door and began to discuss the strategy of sending troops with Xu Shu.

Xu Shu said: "Our army only has 400 village soldiers, although it is elite, but the enemy army is more than ten times that of us. If we fight head-on, even if we can defeat the thief army, we will inevitably suffer heavy casualties. Therefore, in this battle, it is the best policy to win by surprise. ”

Zhang Miao nodded in agreement: "Brother Yuan is right, the only way to win is to win by surprise." But I don't know where the plan comes from? ”

Xu Shu glanced at Zhang Miao with a smile: "Young Governor, you must have a plan." ”

Zhang Miao smiled slightly: "I have some ideas, but they are not very mature, and I have to give advice from Brother Yuanzhi." ”

Xu Shu said: "In this case, we might as well write out our respective thoughts and see if the heroes see the same!" ”

Zhang Miao smiled: "That's exactly what I mean." ”

So, I found two pieces of white silk and pen and ink, and the two of them wrote their own thoughts, and then gathered together to unfold and look at them together.

"Hehe" Xu Shu smiled bitterly, "Young Governor, you are really unscrupulous." ”

"Hehe" Zhang Miao also laughed, "Brother Yuan Zhi uses the power of heaven and earth for his own use, this is the right way of the art of war." ”

MMP, the bloody scene in the romance did not appear, and the ideas of the two people were really very different.

"Brother Yuan, I don't know what kind of strategy we should choose?" Zhang Miao asked with a smile.

Xu Shu groaned slightly: "The young patriarch's strategy seems a bit absurd, but if you can really deceive the thief army, it is the easiest to achieve the goal, and you can defeat the thief at the smallest cost." I'm afraid that one of the candidates is not easy to handle, after all, there must be someone who is familiar with the thief Zhou Cang to gain his trust. ”

Zhang Miao said with a smile: "This brother Yuan, please rest assured, I have already thought about the candidate." ”

Xu Shu asked in surprise, "But I don't know who it is?" ”

Zhang Miao said: "Sun Ji of Maocun! ”

Xu Shu suddenly realized: "No wonder the young governor released Sun Ji and his horse when he surrounded and suppressed Mao Village, so he thought of today." But the young patriarch, will Sun Ji really be obedient? ”

Zhang Miao smiled coldly: "The situation is compelling, so I can't help but agree!" ”

At that moment, Zhang Miao repaired a letter and asked people to call Deng Tu.

"Father Deng Zhong, please go to Mao Village, send it to Sun Ji, and ask him to bring someone to Sanshui Village for a while." Zhang Miao commanded.

Deng Tu was a little surprised and said: "For such a trivial matter as sending a letter, just send someone casually, why let me go?" ”

Zhang Miao said: "The middle father has a friendship with that Sun Ji, I sent the middle father to show respect for him, and he naturally understands what I mean." If you are willing to come, it means that you have sincerely taken refuge in us, otherwise, you don't have to count on him anymore. ”

Deng Tu nodded: "I understand." ”

After Deng Tu went, Zhang Miao passed down an order, ordering the gate of the village to be closed from now on, and no one was allowed to enter or leave without an order. At the same time, he gave an order to the 400 townsmen who were marching, ordering them to prepare for the expedition.

At the same time, the women of the whole village were also mobilized and began to make dry food and bring it to the conscripted villagers. It will take at least two or three days to go to Huyang to fight the thieves this time, and you must bring enough food.

Considering the trouble of cooking during the march, Zhang Miao asked everyone to prepare five days of dry food and bring it with them, so that there was no need to organize people to send food.

At noon, Deng Tu rode back on horseback, followed by Sun Ji.

"Young Patriarch!" Sun Ji clasped his fists at Zhang Miao and saluted. At this moment, his face was pale and his expression was a little nervous.

As a local snake, Sun Ji naturally already knew about such a big thing as Zhou Cang's attack on Huyang, but he didn't expect that not long after he learned the news of Zhou Cang, Zhang Miao sent Deng Tu to call him, which made Sun Ji have to think more.

This winter, the strength of Sanshui Village is getting bigger and bigger, relying on the secret protection of Sanshui Village, nearly 1,000 people in Mao Village are living a good life. Sun Ji led people to rob the merchants who came and went several times, and used the stolen money to buy grain from Sanshui Village, so that the entire Mao Village was not in danger of hunger.

And now, Zhou Cang is here again, and Sun Ji, who has a good life, naturally has no intention of being a thief, and only hopes that Zhou Cang will not divide his troops. However, the thieves did not come, but Zhang Miao sent someone, and it was Deng Tu who was sent.

Could it be that Zhang Miao is worried that he will become a thief again? Sun Ji had to be suspicious.

Deng Tu is now a hundred generals of Sanshui Township, a hundred township soldiers in his hands, and Zhang Miao's right-hand man, and now Zhang Miao sent him over in person, Sun Ji has to pay attention to it.

Sun Ji knew that if he didn't go to Sanshui Village, he would inevitably be regarded as having two hearts, even if Zhang Miao wouldn't do anything to himself now, he would never spare himself in the future.

Therefore, after thinking about it, Sun Ji did not hesitate for a moment, and immediately followed Deng Tu to Sanshui Village.

When he came to Sanshui Village, he saw the closed gate, the villagers patrolling the city wall, and the nervous villagers, Sun Ji knew that he was thinking well.

"Haha, Brother Sun Ji came so fast, I thought it would be there in the afternoon." Zhang Miao said with a smile.

Sun Ji hurriedly said: "The young patriarch is called, how dare Sun Ji delay." ”

Zhang Miao said: "Brother Sun Ji should have heard that the thief handsome Zhou Cang sent troops to attack Huyang again, and now he is storming Huyang County." I don't know what Brother Sun Ji thinks about this? ”

Sun Ji hurriedly said: "Young patriarch, rest assured, although Sun Ji has done the thing of a thief before, he was forced to be helpless. This time, Sun Ji and nearly 1,000 people in Mao Village will inevitably be inseparable from the thieves! ”

Zhang Miao smiled: "Brother Sun Ji misunderstood what I meant, I didn't let you and the thief be incompatible." On the contrary, I hope that Brother Sun Ji can lead the people of Maocun to once again raise the banner of thieves. ”

"Ahh Sun Ji was shocked, and hurriedly said, "Young Patriarch, could it be that you can't trust Sun Ji?" ”

"Brother Sun Ji, listen to me," Zhang Miao put his arm around Sun Ji and whispered in his ear, hearing Sun Ji's face change greatly.