The Xiyuan New Army is advancing in parallel in the direction of Handan. For a time, the entire official road was full of dust, and there were quite a lot of troops passing by.

In Xiaoli Village, on the roof of a private house, Li Quan, the militia captain of Xiaoli Village, was watching the officer and army brigade slowly advancing.

"Captain, there are at least five thousand people, right?" A militiaman on the side said worriedly. They were armed with rudimentary weapons. Most of them were spears, and there were some wooden sticks, even if they were captains, some only had a short knife, and it was impossible for such weapons and equipment to confront the officers and soldiers, so they wisely chose to retreat and hide. Wait for the right moment to attack.

"More than that, almost 10,000 people. There are not 10,000, at least 8,000. Li Quan looked at the ranks of officers and soldiers who were still advancing, and said.

"What, captain, this, what is this officer and army going to do?" The militia asked worriedly.

"What are you doing, they all went to Handan to relieve the siege. We, the Red Turbans, have done a big thing over there. Li Quan said. As the captain of the militia of the whole village, in fact, there are not many of his subordinates, only thirty-seven people, at most one platoon commander, and when necessary, more than 200 men in the whole village can take up arms and go to the battlefield, which is unambiguous.

Xiaoli Village is a small village with 157 households. The village is not big, but the location is very important, he is the starting point of the official road from Julu to Handan. The first stop of the officers and troops going south must be back here.

"Captain, what shall we do? Do you want to go to the south to support them, we also have militia teams in our village, and they are all heroes. The militia said excitedly. The story of the heroes of Liangshan spread rapidly, and the bloody stories aroused the participation of many farmers, who believed that they were all heroes. And they all have their own abilities. The desire to go to war is good, but when it really starts, the situation is a different matter. They are poorly armed and can only maintain some of their own self-preservation.

". Our strength is not enough for people to stuff their teeth. Orders are given inside the district. We have to protect ourselves, the regular army is fighting another group of officers and troops in the north, only by solving them can we go south, our task is not to let our food and personnel be lost. Li Quan said.

"Have all the people entered the tunnels?" Li Quan then asked the militiaman.

"The captains are all in. Make sure they can't find us, and the men are all in the fight. As long as they dare to enter the village, we will never let them get out. The other party said.

"Okay, hide everything. Men are all in combat positions, as for the rest, we will talk about it later, but what we should do at the moment is to protect our own people from injury. Li Quan said. The scouts who quickly heard the news of the new army in Xiyuan were moving south, and in an instant the entire guerrilla zone quickly entered a state of battle, and the militia quickly organized the villagers to enter the tunnel. The militia was all put into combat mode.

The main task of the militia is first and foremost to defend, to protect their property and personal safety, only in this way can their situation improve, otherwise all the situation will turn into a disaster, and they cannot face such a situation that is difficult to deal with. The militia is moving to the defensive. However, the new army in the West Park is advancing substantially.

"The army marched thirty miles in one day. It's time to rest. "Lieutenant of the Chinese Military Academy, Yuan Shao stepped forward and said to Jian Shuo. He was a captain in the upper army.

"Hmm. Rest in place. Jian Shuo ordered. So the army began to rest.

"The general should go to the nearby village to rest, the weather is getting cooler. Resting in the field, I'm afraid it's not good for the general. A little yellow door said worriedly to Jian Shuo.

"What's that nearby village?" Jian Shuo looked in the direction of Xiao Li Village and asked.

"General, that's Xiaoli Village, there is no one else in the village, I'm afraid the people in the village have fled." A lieutenant reported.

"Hmm. There it is. Jian Shuo decided. The weather has gradually become cooler, even a new army like the Xiyuan New Army, in the face of the cold weather, it is also very tricky, there are not a few sick people in the army, there are non-combat attrition every day, and at this time there are no very good disease prevention and control measures, which directly leads to them having to consider their own accommodation when marching, under normal circumstances, it is best to find a place to rest. After all, the situation inside the tent still can't withstand the cold weather.

"General, do you want the sergeants to rest too?" A lieutenant reminded.

"Hmm. Yes, but don't nag the people. Jian Shuo said. Then they left the place, and the army began to disperse, looking for a place to stay, and it was certainly better to rent a tent than to live in a house, and a place like a tent was not warm at all. There are many things that lack too many warm clothes, and sleeping in such a place will make people cold and sick when they come out overnight, and this kind of thing is best not to do.

Lijiazhuang. War Department.

"The movements of the new army in the West Park are very fast, they have advanced thirty miles in one day, and the speed is not slow at all." Jia Xu looked at the battle report he received and said.

"Hmm. This speed is indeed not slow, they should have received a clear order to rush to help, it should be an order from their Emperor, His Majesty. Shang Wu said as he looked at the situation on the battlefield.

"Do we give them some support, my concern is that it will be difficult to support the guerrillas alone, after all, they are only guerrillas, and without the help of the regular army, it seems that it is still difficult to do this by relying on the guerrillas alone." Jia Xu said worriedly. After all, the Xiyuan New Army will go further into the hinterland of the guerrillas, which is an unacceptable thing for the base area, and in such a situation, the encirclement of Handan will be greatly threatened, and Jia Xu is worried about this.

"Hmm. Transfer Lao Mu's brigade and reorganize them. Shang Wu thought for a moment and said. Jia Xu is right, it is very difficult for the militia to cope with such a situation by relying only on the guerrillas, and they must mobilize some regular troops

The first, second, and third brigades are immobile, for the simple reason that they have extremely important combat missions to accomplish. Their main target was the officer-army cluster in the north. Shang Wu decided. Huang Fu Song will definitely go north to deal with the Yellow Turban Army in person, because his primary goal is there, and since Huang Fu Song wants to achieve this goal, he decided not to give the other party such a chance.

"Well, the combat effectiveness of Lao Mu's troops doesn't seem to be strong, and their troops haven't been reorganized yet, so I'm afraid it's a little difficult for them to block the new army in Xiyuan alone, right?" Jia Xu looked at the map and asked Shangwu.

"I also know this, but there is no way now, there is a lack of troops everywhere, and surrounding Handan is just a bait for us to mobilize officials and troops, and the important thing is that we have to eat the fish that is hooked." Shang Wu said and marked it on the new army in the West Garden. The key for them is to eat the new army of West Garden, but it is still difficult to eat West Garden. After all, it is more difficult to use the forces in their hands.

Lao Mu's infantry brigade has more than 5,000 people, but in addition to the strength to defend, they can only use more than 3,000 mobile troops, in addition, there are county brigades, district teams, and militia forces in the vast area, their number is large, more than 20,000 people. This is registered. That adds up to more than 23,000 people. However, there are more than 25,000 people in the new army of Xiyuan, and if the army of Huangfu Song who goes south is added in the later period, the situation will be even more critical.

"Let's not think about those, our goal is very simple, that is, to delay, delay the enemy's offensive posture, first let the enemy in, let the enemy's speed slow down a lot, so that their damage to our base area is reduced, in addition, Lijiazhuang is not safe here, we should organize manpower, the arsenal, the textile factory and a series of factories are transferred to the mountainous area, no one knows whether the officers and soldiers will be killed at once, if that's the case, we will have a lot of fun." Shang Wu said.

"Well, I'll handle that." Jia Xu took the initiative to take it.

"The first person to transfer, if they can't get busy, can let some equipment be abandoned and destroyed, and these things don't care. That's right. Use all the bags, hands, and ** made in the arsenal, but let the West Garden come in and then arrange it, in addition to that, I think there is one more thing we need to pay attention to. It is to destroy the bridges and roads in all our areas. **It should also be used in a wide range and high density, and the new army in the West Park must keep him. Shang Wu said.

"Hmm." Jia Xu knew that the Xiyuan New Army must have been unlucky. However, he also felt very strange, under normal circumstances, Huangfu Song would not let the Xiyuan New Army enter it with such a swagger, what was the reason why they dared to attack in such a way?

Huangfu Song's Chinese military camp tent.

"What?" Huangfu Song asked in surprise after hearing the march of the new army in Xiyuan.

"The new army of the West Park advanced thirty miles in one day." The lieutenant reported for duty.

"Hey." Huangfu Song stood up in annoyance. When the order was first given, he gave the order to Jian Shuo. Ten miles in one day is enough. However, Jian Shuo was amazed that he had advanced thirty miles on the first day. Thirty miles, at such a speed of advance, they could not control the speed of each other's progress at all.

"It seems that the New Army of the West Park still has to go to me." Zhu Jun stood up and said this, considering that the new army in Xiyuan is the new army of His Majesty the Emperor. Zhu Jun did not take the initiative to lead the troops. But now it seems that this was a huge mistake. Because Jian Shuo made the problem stand out from the beginning.

"Nope. Immediately retired, and ordered Jian Shuo to slow down his advance. Huangfu Song gave the order.