Chen Lin and Zhang Gui set up their tents at the entrance of Jing'ergou village, so that if someone secretly left, they would know about it as soon as possible. Then the two of them discussed their next steps.

At this moment, there was a sudden cry from the village. Chen Lin and Zhang Gui glanced at each other, and both walked out of the tent, only to find that the cry came from the old man's home. So the two hurriedly took a few subordinates to the old man's house.

Seeing the old man's body, Chen Lin was very surprised, how could the old man who was fine just now say that it was gone? Chen Lin wanted to ask the old man about the cause of death, but looking at the sad villagers, Chen Lin still gave up. just said to a middle-aged man who took the lead: "Big brother, people can't be resurrected after death, please mourn and change!" If you need any help, just ask, and we will not shirk what we can. ”

The middle-aged man hesitated for a long time, and suddenly asked Chen Lin, "If we show you the way, can you take us to Yan Kingdom?" ”

Chen Lin was a little surprised when she heard this, why did they change their words so quickly?

Seeing that Chen Lin didn't answer, the middle-aged man sighed: "Hey! Don't hide it from my lord, my father was originally the county governor of Yunzhou City, and because he couldn't get used to the corruption and bribery of officials in Yunzhou City, he reported to the county guard, and was bitten by the thief, so that our family was implicated! I just passed away, and at the behest of my father, I fled with my family and hid in the deep mountains and old forests, and have been incognito ever since! But we also want to leave this place and live a normal life! Jingguo is already rotten, please take in our family! ”

Chen Lin nodded after listening: "This is nature, if you can show us the way, you will be our hero!" Not to mention settling in Yan Kingdom, maybe you can get a reward when the time comes! ”

As soon as these words came out, several young people were happy, but the older ones were still worried.

The middle-aged man knelt on the ground and said to Chen Lin: "My lord, this is my son Ah Meng, he knows that a small road can lead to Zhaojiagou, and from Zhaojiagou to the north of Yangyuan City, we have to deal with the aftermath for Dada, so let him lead the way for you!" ”

Chen Lin patted Ah Meng's shoulder when he heard this, and then took out some money and handed it to the middle-aged man: "I will borrow your son for two days, and this money will be used to buy a better coffin for the old man." ”

On the other side, the army of Yan finally came to the boundary of Yangyuan County after three days, and the army set up camp fifteen miles away from Yangyuan City.

Yangyuan City has long been panicked, in the past two days, the Jingguo army has been arresting strong men everywhere, and the local people have fled in all directions, if it were not for Shen Lang's order to close the gate of Yangyuan City, this Yangyuan City would have become an empty city long ago.

At this time, Shen Lang was standing on the gate tower of Yangyuan City, and a "hunting dog" was reporting to him the news he had discovered: "Lord Qiyu, the Yan army is encamped fifteen miles away from the city, and judging from the number of stoves, the enemy army is at least more than 100,000 people!" And the last time they released the scouts, three of them failed to be hunted down! ”

After hearing this, Shen Lang kicked the hound on the body: "Waste, you want to harm my big thing!" Then he slew him with his sword.

Seeing this, Cao Yun on the side hurriedly stopped Shen Lang: "My lord, don't be impulsive when the big war is coming!" If you let your subordinates know, it will inevitably mess up the morale of the army! ”

Shen Lang snorted coldly: "I originally wanted to use the recruited recruits to pretend to be veterans to deter the Yan army. As a result, they failed to kill each other's scouts, so that the Yan army would inevitably know about the large-scale conscription of you and me, and in the end, my plan would not be in vain! ”

When Cao Yun heard this, he hurriedly said: "My lord, we can let those recruits stand behind the women's wall with flags in both hands, and at first glance the number of recruits seems to have doubled." The Yan army only knows that we are recruiting, and they don't know how many of us originally were, so it can still play a role in deterring the enemy! ”

Shen Lang narrowed his eyes: "That's it!" Speaking of this, Shen Lang looked at the hound again: "How did I let you dig the trap hole?" ”

Seeing that Shen Lang had put down the knife, the hound was relieved, and hurriedly replied: "The trap has been dug up, and according to the instructions of the adults, a wooden stake has been placed at the bottom of the pit, so that the swallow thief will not return!" ”

Shen Lang nodded with satisfaction, and then looked at Cao Yun again: "You go and move all the fire oil in the city to the city wall, if the enemy attacks hard, we will set fire to their ladder, without the ladder, I will see how they will attack the city!" ”

Cao Yun hurriedly received the order, and then proposed: "My lord, do you want your subordinates to completely block the east gate with stones, so that even if the enemy army crashes open the city gate, they will not be able to enter the city!" ”

Shen Lang pondered for a moment, and finally nodded: "Okay, I don't believe that under such a defense, the Yan thief can attack the city!" ”

In the camp of the Yan army, the two scouts returned to the camp one after the other and reported the news of the investigation to Xu Jian and Gongsun Luo. After hearing this, the two immediately anxious about the deliberations of the soldiers.

"I just got the news that Shen Lang is recruiting soldiers in Yangyuan County, three out of every five people, I'm afraid that the number of enemy troops is a lot more on this scale!" Xu Jian said to everyone.

When Zang Zhuo heard this, he said arrogantly: "What's the use of a large number? These recruits went to the battlefield without training, and when the time comes, they can only be the living targets of our army, and there is nothing to be afraid of! ”

Everyone agreed, and even Gongsun Luo said: "In this battle, Shen Lang can rely on the original main force in his army!" According to the last estimate, the soldiers and horses in his city should not exceed 60,000 if you count the new soldiers! ”

"Your Highness, Yangyuan City was originally a military town in Jingguo, and the city defense construction is excellent, and it has always been easy to defend and difficult to attack. Although the enemy army is not numerous, if we want to defend the city desperately, I am afraid that it will not be possible for us to break through it in some time! Xu saw that everyone didn't take Jing Jun seriously, so he began to remind everyone.

After hearing this, Gongsun Luo looked at Zhang Shumo: "I don't know if the military advisor has a strategy to break the enemy?" ”

Zhang Shumo pondered for a moment, and then said to everyone: "The Yangyuan City Wall is high and thick, and it may be difficult to take it in one fell swoop. Moreover, Yangyuan City was built according to the mountain, and our army could not besiege it, so it may not work to besiege the city and cut off food. But fortunately, the number of enemy troops is insufficient, so we can take a strategy to exhaust the enemy! ”

Everyone greeted each other with faces full of greetings when they heard it, and Gongsun Luo hurriedly said: "Please also ask the military advisor to explain it in detail!" ”。

Zhang Shumo sorted out his thoughts and began to talk about his plan.

"We can divide the army into two and do it for all! Tonight, our army first sent a unit to beat the war drums under Yangyuan City, and then retreated after the enemy army was alert, so as to achieve the goal of exhausting the army! ”