Starting from the morning of the next day, all brigades and battalions of the Yanshan Chinese Army took turns to attack and took the initiative to launch a small-scale attack to the south. In order not to arouse the vigilance of the enemy, Shang Cheng sent different soldiers and horses every time. Sometimes there are three or four thousand soldiers in a move, the mixed banner of infantry and cavalry is clear, the strong bows and crossbows are fired in a row, and they put on a posture of strong attack and breakthrough, waiting for the enemy's horn to sound in unison and line up to meet the camp, but they retreat at the slightest touch; Sometimes three or two battalions of thousands of cavalry were dispatched, and a gust of wind swept past, but they never entangled with the enemy, but only circled the enemy's battalion and attacked the village. The time of the temptation was irregular, sometimes there was no movement for half a day, sometimes it was a group that had only gone for a short time, and sometimes a large group of men and horses were slowly retreating, and one or two light horsemen would cover the past from the flanks, and when the enemy had turned around and rearranged the bridles, he immediately turned around.

In four consecutive days of reconnaissance operations, although the Yanshan Chinese army lost two or three hundred people, it also had a rough idea of the enemy in the south. It has been ascertained that the enemy who is entrenched in front of Moganzhai is about 10,000 people, and half of the big tent and half of the tribesmen; Twenty miles south along the Heishui River, there were three or four camps along the way, each garrisoning 3,500 men. The other two paths were also cut off by the troops of the Turbids, and the outposts could not pass at all, so it could only be roughly estimated that there were still three or four thousand enemies blocking the gaps on these two roads by virtue of the number of flags and tents.

During these four days, Shang Cheng was so busy that he barely had time to eat or sleep, just like a donkey led into the mill blindfolded, and he kept circling around the mill with a pad and a roller. On the one hand, he sent people out to attack and harass, while repeatedly studying the latest military reports and military information, and on the other hand, he had to seize the time to understand the troops. In order to save time as much as possible, in addition to the one in the morning, his three meals a day were all lunch and night dinner, and when he caught up with the room to eat, he followed the soldiers to eat cakes and drink soup. His actions have caused many high-ranking military officers to complain. They have never seen such a military general, Dingyuan, who is in a dignified manner, actually mixing with the big-headed soldiers in a pot and stirring spoons, and he is not afraid of saying it out and embarrassing people? For this matter, someone else kindly reminded Shang Chengyi in private that only by maintaining the majesty of the general in front of his subordinates could the team be easier to command. But all their good intentions were in vain, and Master Sima still went his own way, still running from battalion to battalion below, and kept talking to some battalion officers and soldiers. Obviously, he didn't care what his colleagues thought of him, or whether he was majestic in the eyes of the soldiers.

Shang Cheng's actions, some officers are anxious in their eyes and are about to break through one by one, if the military Sima's orders are not effectively implemented, it will be a great event! Someone has quietly reflected his nonsense to Xingying, hoping that Xingying can change generals on the spot and remove this fake monk who doesn't know how to do it. Not only did the feasible battalion not react to this, Guo Biao also sternly reprimanded those who handed small words behind their backs, and warned them that now is a critical moment, if anyone still can't control their mouths, then the camp will not care about killing a few officers of five or six grades to sacrifice the flag!

Of course, Shang Cheng would not have known about Guo Biao's statement in the name of Xingying. He's still taking every time to get acquainted with the team. In fact, through the hard work of these four days, Yanshan Zhongjun finally had a clear concept in his heart. And his efforts have also paid a little reward, he estimates that if it really comes to the critical moment, at least a third of the team can be commanded by him......

When the evening of the fourth day came, he was coming out of a camp, preparing to go to the camp that Ji Zhengfan had brought to have a look. He thought that he was a new officer, and he could not leave a bad impression of being close and distant, and this battalion was the old team he had led, and there were still many sentinel officers in the battalion who were single-handedly picked up by him, and some of the soldiers who had joined the army in the Nanguan battle formation in Yixian County were still related to him, so he had to put this battalion to the end.

He took Baokan Sun Zhongshan and the officers of the two brigades, as well as the lieutenant of the middle army and a few personal soldiers, through several tents and camps. This is the camp tent of the Yanshan Chinese army, and it is the time for the room to allocate the night dinner, many soldiers are holding wooden bowls and holding wheat cakes squatting outside the tent, while eating and taking the opportunity to enjoy the coolness, seeing him coming, they all stopped eating and drinking, stood up and saluted. These businessmen have been to Chengdu, and they know a lot of soldiers, and they casually called the soldiers' big and small names, "Big man, what do you eat at dinner?" ", "Liu Si Mazi, don't patronize and giggle, the soup is spilled!" "Jiao San, the pants haven't been patched up yet? Beware of ass tricks! ", pull the family as you go. The soldiers he named were all smiling with their heads and shoulders shut. There were also one or two brave soldiers, salivating and laughing with him playfully, shouting: "General, freshly steamed vegetable dumplings wrapped in wheat grains, take a bite full of fragrant mouths, do you want one?" He also doesn't refuse to come, "Break it in half and throw it over to taste!" ”……

Ji Zheng and Fan Quan received the notice early, and waited in front with a large group of people, and when they saw him coming, they all rushed over, and they had already raised their arms to their chests to salute after twenty or thirty steps, and then took a step forward neatly, clasped their hands on one knee and bowed their foreheads on the march, and shouted in unison: "See General Sima!" ”

Shang Cheng hurriedly took two steps, dragged Ji Zheng with one hand and Fan Quan with the other, and said, "Everyone get up." "He knows most of the hundred and ten officers and non-commissioned officers here. Some of these people met and knew him before the Nanguan War, and there were also those who followed him before and after the Yixian War, and some of them were assigned to his command during the counterattack. He was surrounded by the crowd in the middle, patting this one on the shoulder, stabbing that one, and his gestures were full of heartfelt cordiality and sincerity. Even if there are individual officers, there are also Ji Zhengfan Quan who introduces them next to him, and Yan Jise encourages him, which makes people's faces red and restless.

Ji Zheng saw that there were more and more people around him talking to Shang Cheng, and hurriedly said loudly: "Don't crowd here!" Let's all go back to the camp and talk! But now is the time for the crowd to be excited, and no one will pay attention to him. He had no choice but to squeeze to Bao Kan's side, grabbed his shoulders and whispered: "Hurry up and persuade the adults to give orders and let everyone enter the camp!" There were a few sheep roasted in the camp......"

Bao Kan was talking to people with his eyebrows fluttering, and when he heard that there was a roast sheep, he turned his head, licked his lips and asked, "Where did you come from?" Don't fool me! ”

"I can't coax you every day!" Seeing that Bao Kan didn't seem to believe his words, Ji Zheng immediately swore an oath. He whispered, "Seven fat sheep, I secretly exchanged them from the camp with a silver plate the size of a basin, and they were buried in the ground last night, and they were roasted day and night on a fire. Lao Fan also went to get a few jars of wine, and let's have a good drink with the adults later. He saw that Bao Kan looked strange, so he hooked Bao Kan's shoulder and whispered: "All the way over, Lao Fan and I have made some good trouble." Rest assured, there is your share, silver bowls, silver pots, you and the stone are one share, they are all small things, easy to bring, and you will take them when you leave. As he spoke, he glanced left and right like a thief, and his voice was almost as low as a gossamer. There is also a gold and a silver, which is for Miss Yue'er and Uncle Seventeen, and you can also help bring it. Favors are yours. He grinned and put his arm around Bao Kan's shoulder. How about it, I'm interesting enough with Lao Fan, right? ”

Bao Kan pursed his lips and said: "You have called all the way, and the purse is about to burst, and this broken bowl and pot also have the face to give it away?" ”

"Then go back to my tent and take whatever you see."

Bao Kan smiled: "This is your own boast of Haikou, don't turn your face and deny it when the time comes!" One by one, oh, by the way, your boss is a tiger, right? As he spoke, he took out a fist-sized black stone from his pocket, and a lifelike piece of Crouching Tiger Stone was brought to Ji Zheng with his hand, saying, "I got it halfway, just for your baby to take to press the New Year." I heard adults say that this thing is a coal spirit, and it is born with the appearance of a tiger, and it is also a rare object on the grassland. ”

Ji Zheng was already so happy that his eyes narrowed into a slit. The eldest son is the heart of the two of them, and he loves him very much, but this baby has been sick since he was born. Everything he has done in the past year or so has been smooth sailing, and Kewa's body has always been his biggest heart problem...... At the moment, Bao Kan didn't blink his eyelids, and he actually gave him such a valuable good thing directly, obviously something that he had been thinking about for a long time. He held the coal essence in both hands, and didn't know how to say it for a while to express his gratitude, and only after a long time did he sigh and say, "...... Brother Bao, it's too bothering you. ”

Bao Kan gritted his teeth and teased: "A worthless broken stone, maybe you have to squeeze out a few drops of horse urine?" After speaking, he ignored him, and was about to beckon someone to welcome Shang Cheng in, when a series of rapid rings of copper bells had already been heard in the distance.

With the crisp sound of the bell, a war horse rushed straight over, and when it was close, the knight on horseback pulled the reins to tie the horse around in a big circle, and shouted loudly: "Is the Shang Sima of the Yanshan Zhongjun here?" ”

Shang Cheng's lieutenant greeted him and asked, "Shang Sima is here." What's the matter with you? ”

"Camp Emergency! Shang Sima immediately went to the camp to report! The herald threw down a paperwork, and without looking at the crowd, he scolded, and the horses had already sprang out a few feet, and in an instant they disappeared between the tents......