After crossing the ditch and riding on their horses hidden in the woods, they took advantage of the darkness of the night to bypass the obstruction of the stream and gallop northwest.

The farther to the northwest, the more sparsely populated people became, and there were collapsed and abandoned houses everywhere, or roads that had been washed away by floods, and it was also thanks to Han Qian that they were riding one of the best horses in a hundred miles to move forward quickly in such a muddy field.

After a night's journey, after dawn, Han Qian and the others bypassed the deserted gallop road and went into a dense forest to rest; At this time, they had bypassed the checkpoint of the forbidden army and entered the territory of Shiliang County again.

In other words, in order to get out of danger as soon as possible, hide their whereabouts, and travel overnight, it will be extremely hard, Han Qian also sat on the ground with a butt completely disregarding his image, leaning against a round pine tree, tearing up wheat cakes, holding a tin kettle in one hand, and opening a mouthful of bread and a mouthful of cold white into his stomach to satisfy his hunger.

After resting for an hour, He Liufeng rushed over with a team of people from the palace to meet and said: "There is no movement in Yangzhou, I don't know if I was really frightened, or Wang Wenqian thought that the adult's suggestion was really good, and did not send chasing soldiers." ”

"That should be bluffed," Han Qian said with a smile, "Wang Wenqian can't be the master in this matter, if he hadn't been bluffed, even if he was pretentious, he would have sent chasing soldiers to intercept us." ”

At this time, it was raining rapidly, and when the clouds and rain stopped, He Liufeng took the people and horses of the palace to continue to rest in the woods, and he was also staring at whether there would be scouts from Huaidong on the back road, Han Qian and them rode out of the woods and continued on the road.

Touching the west bank of the Xiaota River, finding a shallow place to swim across the river directly, Han Qian and the others rushed to Baihogang in the afternoon, and met with the old family of the Zuoguang German Army who moved in the early stage and Feng Yi and Guo Rong who stayed here.

Han Qian and the others had only left for a few days, and the second group of northward migrants had already rushed over to meet, and nearly 600 people from the old headquarters of the Zuoguang German Army and their families had gathered in this low hill - in addition to Guo Xiao who stayed in Yangzhou as a messenger, among the nine leaders of the Chishan Society, Lin Sheng rushed over in advance.

"How about it, are you sure to convince Huaidong, when will Yang Yuanyan give an accurate reply?" Feng Yu asked a little impatiently.

If things are not proper here, Han Qian will not leave easily, but Han Qian stays outside, once the news leaks, the situation will be very dangerous.

Feng Yi still hoped that the matter here could be resolved as soon as possible, and then they would return to Xuzhou.

"How can it be so easy," Han Qian shook his head and smiled, "Yang Yuanyan is a stubborn person, he will not bow his head easily, he seeks Jinling, and he is frustrated by me, even if he has the heart to cooperate, it is difficult for him to swallow this breath - we still have to prepare with both hands." In the past few days since I left, how have you been reconnoitring the surrounding displaced forces, and can you be sure that Huaidong has also infiltrated these displaced forces? ”

"The distribution of the displaced forces and some basic information are not difficult to detect, but the displaced forces are relatively closed, and if you want to infiltrate them, find out whether they are controlled by which family, you can't do it for the time being." Feng Yi said.

In the early days, there were less than 20,000 people in Shiliang County, but since the outbreak of the war, a large number of people have fled from Chaozhou and the western part of Chuzhou, which has caused a surge in the number of people stranded here to flee the war.

Dozens of outcast forces, large and small, would not believe it if there was no infiltration of the rebels of Anning Palace and Huaidong, and it was even very likely that there were secret spies of the Liang State infiltrating the activities.

The forbidden army was also worried about this, so they did not dare to easily mobilize the soldiers and horses in the east of Chuzhou to advance to the south bank of Hongzepu.

Of course, the key is the degree of infiltration of the forces of all sides, due to the vigilance and closed-mindedness of the displaced people in the chaotic land, it is difficult for them to conduct a detailed investigation in a short period of time, just like they gather in Baihogang to settle down, and others should not easily infiltrate to find out their roots.

"Prepare for both? Could it be that Huaidong will send troops and horses across Fanliang Lake to fight us? Feng Yi asked suspiciously.

"Yang Yuanyan is even more afraid of Jinling's suspicion at this time, and he is also afraid that Jinling will catch the handle of taking the opportunity to withdraw the domain, Huaidong soldiers and horses will not be killed on a large scale, but with the exile forces they secretly control, try our depth, Yang Yuanyan is still very happy to do it," Han Qian said, "Only after we have frustrated Yang Yuanyan's sharpness, can we really ask him to think about the benefits of cooperating with us." ”

"If you really want to be frustrated again, maybe some people in Huaidong are worried that they will raise tigers if they cooperate with us," Guo Rong frowned slightly and said, "King Xin occupied such a big advantage before, and they were all hurt by you, and there are not a few people in Zhun Dong who are afraid of you from the bottom of his heart!" ”

"Don't give Huaidong more choices, in order to quench their thirst, even if a glass of wine is placed in front of them, they have to drink it." Han Qian wasn't worried about what Huaidong's jealousy of him would do, and said disdainfully, but they still had to deal with the attacks and harassment that might come from fellow homeless forces at any time.

Han Qian sneaked out of Xuzhou this time, originally thinking of using Xue Ruogu's hand to uncover the truth of Shang Wensheng's assassination, divide the attitude of the princes of the imperial court towards Xuzhou, and further alleviate the tense situation in Guangde Mansion.

Only then did he bring Guo Rong, who knew more about the situation of the Jiangdong sect lords, with him, but where did he think that the situation could not catch up with the changes, he now had to first consider the issue of the old army of Zuo Guangde moving out of Guangde Mansion to cross the river and settle down.

Han Qian now needed military commanders who could assist the old headquarters of Zuo Guang's German army to gain a foothold on the west bank of Fanliang Lake, which was not Guo Rong, Feng Yi, or even Feng Yi's fortification.

People who are good at this, Dou Rong stayed in Dingjiagou in Hanging Foot Ridge, and Kong Xirong, He Liufeng, and Xi Ying followed Han Qian.

When He Liufeng led the people of the palace to meet at Baihogang Gang, Han Qian gathered everyone together to further understand the composition of the personnel who had entered Baihogang in the early stage and the terrain of Baihogang and the surrounding lakes, and to study how to deal with attacks and intrusions that could explode at any time.

The old German army of Zuoguang entered Baihogang in two groups, and it was difficult to hide Huaidong's eyeline, which also meant that they were in the open and the enemy was in the dark.

At the same time, because they had fled from the south across the river, those displaced forces secretly controlled by the rebels of the Anning Palace might also mistake them for the pioneers sent by the forbidden army and attack them.

The situation they were facing at this time in Baihogang was not easy at all.

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Considering that there will be many variables in the early stage, even if it is necessary to bring some women and children as cover, among the 600 people who moved into Baihogang in the early stage, they are mainly young and strong men or teenagers over the age of twelve or thirteen, among which there are 300 people who have been assigned to the Chishan Army or the Zuoguang German Army, and the veterans who have participated in the battle of Meizhuxi or the attack on Langxi City, and the other more than 200 healthy women and teenagers can also be used as internal security personnel.

The women's battalion and the juvenile battalion were traditions that existed at the beginning of the establishment of the Chishan Army.

Kong Xirong led the elite guards who personally guarded Han Qian's safety, as well as the elite spies who were in charge of Xi Ying and He Liufeng and spying on the enemy along the way, a total of 120 people.

It's just that Kong Xirong and He Liufeng mainly escorted Han Qian to sneak into Yangzhou and meet with Wang Wenqian.

Han Qian rushed back at this time, and saw that with the assistance of Feng Yi, Guo Rong, Feng Yi and others, the camp on the side of Baijiegang was mainly in the col on the east side of the lake, using the abandoned ancestral hall and village houses to build barracks that could shelter everyone from the wind and rain, and the defense facilities were equivalent to nothing.

This is not to say that Feng Yi and Guo Rong are not good at creating.

In fact, Feng Yi, Guo Rong, and Feng Yi, even if they are not as good as Ji Xiyao, Chen Jitang and others in construction, but they have been exposed to it in Xuzhou for many years, and they have accepted the influence of new learning, and their purely theoretical deduction is not much worse than that of Ji and Chen, and in terms of construction practice, they are not the so-called masters and engineers of the world.

They mainly thought that after Han Qian returned, they would immediately withdraw to Xuzhou first, and hide in Baihogang in order to avoid startling the grass and snakes, so they deliberately did not build defensive measures, and thought of showing the appearance of fleeing the famine, so as not to attract the attention of all forces.

Considering that this side might be attacked at any time, Han Qian also made up his mind that after the Red Mountain Society could gain a firm foothold in Baihogang, he would talk about other things, and the camp construction ideas on Baihogang's side would immediately make new adjustments.

Fortunately, the forbidden army stationed on the southern wing of Shiliang County is now not very strict with the checkpoints along the way, and Lin Sheng and the others were able to bring a relatively sufficient batch of materials, iron tools, and armor and equipment.

Although the white hoof hill is only forty or fifty meters high, the mountain is not dangerous, one side faces the lake, three sides are flat rivers, not easy to defend and difficult to attack, but it also depends on what intensity, what level of battle.

Considering that whether it is Huaidong or Anning Palace, in the area south of Hongzepu and west of Fanliang Lake, the elite forces that can be directly controlled are extremely limited, and at most a group of untrained and incomplete rabble can be gathered to attack it, but the terrain of Baihugang is very valuable for research and use.

The camp of the Chishan congregation at this time is located on the eastern slope of Baihoi Mountain, facing the lake in the col, there was an abandoned fishing village before, and there were five or six broken fishing boats stranded on the reed beach.

The mountains are lush with forests, and the reeds on the lake beach are even more lush.

In addition to the north and south passes, there is a ravine from the west, the terrain is easy to climb, and even if there is no sneak attack, the enemy can easily attack from the west and climb the mountain ridge.

After researching, it was also the easiest place to set traps in this terrain, so Han Qian asked people to use bamboo and wood as tendons, weave reed mats, and then use pine and fir wood as frame support, and several reed mats were stacked together to make a reed mat grid bed.

At the top of the ravine or on the cliff slope on both sides of the terrain, these reed mats are fenced, one side is propped up, and the other side is tied with ropes to the stump, suspended in the air, piled with gravel, covered with weeds, waiting for the enemy to enter......