Yanqilou, a hundred households of the Intelligence Department of the Yidu Han Army, was extremely concerned about the movements of the Jing'an Military Department, and had the opportunity to look outside its camp from time to time, or go to the training ground to investigate, because he had the identity of Liu Qi's subordinates to cover up, and he had not revealed his feet so far.

After a few days of observation, Yan Qilou found that if the combat power was still the strongest in Jing'an Army and Liu Zhengfeng's troops. If you take Linqu, these two parts should be strong opponents. Every two or three days, Yanqilou will arrange for the collected information to be secretly sent to Yidu.

On the bright side, Yanqilou is just a general banner under Pan Gui of 100 households, in fact, Pan Gui and Huangpi have to obey the secret command of Yanqilou, Yanqilou is from the Han Army, and Pan Gui is quite disdainful of the two who joined the army halfway, if it weren't for the fact that these two people are very familiar with Linqu City, Lord Gu Kai specially pointed out that these two people assisted him, and Yanqilou would never use these two people as deputies. However, although Pan Gui and the others are not familiar with military affairs, they still have a lot of gains in communicating with the officers and soldiers of various departments, and they have obtained the most news from various departments.

With the tense situation, Liu Zhengfeng ordered all units to step up drills, and the two city gates are now all guarded by a cronies of the Chinese army, except for the wounded who continue to recuperate in the city, the non-commissioned officers of all departments are no longer allowed to enter the county seat at will to have fun unless they are allowed to do so, and even officers at all levels are not allowed to enter and leave the city at will. As a result, Yanqilou and other lower-level officials had to be stationed in the military camp outside the city, which made it a lot more difficult to contact the city.

In the early morning of the second day, the scouts from the south sent an urgent report, and the person who came was the personal guard arranged by Zhao Shi. The news was sent to Yu Zhilong's tent first, and Yu Zhilong immediately summoned Zhao Shi to come.

Most of the Han troops in the south came from Ju County, stationed in a dangerous place about 80 miles south of Linqu County, and the place where Linqu must pass to the south. The Han army in the entire camp was no less than 3,000 people.

When the scouts of the Jing'an army were approaching to investigate, they did not dare to take the official road, but crossed the mountains and mountains, made a painstaking detour from the trail to the back mountain, and turned to the rear of their camp, and then pretended to be a scout who was patrolling and carried the news from the grain team from Juzhou.

The news brought back by the scouts confirmed that Juzhou would send another batch of grain, grass, wine and meat within four days, and treat the thousands of Han soldiers stationed in the mountains, after all, this group of Han troops has been stationed in the mountains without a village or a store for more than half a month.

"Brother Shi, the news this time has been confirmed, it is estimated that the wine and meat rewarded in the next four days will arrive in the barracks, if you want to seize the opportunity, it will be in these four days!" After waiting for the scout to repeat the news he got and confirm that nothing was missing, Yu Zhilong ordered him to step back and turned to Zhao Shidao.

"The scouts have looked at the reality of their camp, and found that their camp is not in order, grain and grass are only collected in one place, and the rear guard is loose and empty. If there is no accident, this situation will not change in a few days, and if it lavishly treats the soldiers, it is just a chance for our army to be drunk! Or directly intercept his baggage, pretend to be an enemy into the camp, and then take it in one fell swoop. Zhao Shidao.

"That's what I mean, I can't fight, whether there is a gap or not, I have to fight my way."

The two talked for a while, finalized the general idea, and then Yu Zhilong and Zhao Shicai rode directly to see Liu Zhengfeng.

When they arrived at Liu Zhengfeng's mansion, Liu Zhengfeng happened to be there, and the two explained the situation and the idea of breaking the camp, Liu Zhengfeng looked at the simple map, pondered for a while, and said: "If you follow the words of the two, you have to prepare now, set off in the afternoon at the latest, and you will have to detour some mountain roads along the way, and you can arrive the day after tomorrow at the earliest. ”

"Exactly, there are undulating mountains, and the place where the Han army is stationed is a gourd mouth, if you can take it by surprise and disrupt its camp, it is very likely that one blow will work! I intend to concentrate my cavalry as the pioneers, and some of the foot soldiers will follow, and it will only take four days to see the difference. What's more, there are strong people and natives in the mountains nearby who can take advantage of their strength, they are familiar with geography, and they have fought many battles with Yizhou officers and soldiers, if they can unite, they must have a great chance of winning! Yu Zhilong replied.

"Many soldiers and horses in Juzhou have been transferred, and it is inevitable that they will be empty at this time, and it is time to take advantage of the victory after breaking the camp!" Zhao Shi added.

"What if Yidu comes to attack during the period?" Liu Zhengfeng frowned slightly and asked.

"Now the city defense has been repaired, and there are many stones, and the captured stone cannons have been repaired since they were incorporated into the Chinese army. This time only 2,000 men and horses are enough for our troops to go south, and most of our army can rely on the city to defend, as long as we hold on for four days, as soon as the situation of going south is opened, our army will return to help, and the siege of the city will be solved! Yu Zhilong explained.

"In that case, let's give it a go! Take advantage of the opening of the situation before the Yidu army comes, if everything goes well as you say, we will have a way back. Liu Zhengfeng finally made up his mind, "This time, I am afraid that the 2,000 soldiers and horses of the Jing'an Army alone will not be able to catch it, so that Yu Shichang will lead the cavalry of the Chinese army to go together, so that the total number of cavalry is already a small thousand, and the certainty will be greater." ”

"I wonder which of you two set off?" Liu Zhengfeng then asked.

"This time, because of the importance of the matter, and the need to contact the natives in the mountains, General Zhao Shi had some friendships with the local people when he went to salt before, so the two of us will go south together!" Yu Zhilong replied.

"Oh, who is left behind as the main general?" Liu Zhengfeng said unexpectedly.

Yu Zhilong said: "General Ji Xiancheng is calm and thoughtful, and he can be the main general." I will arrange it carefully for him, and everything will be under the orders of King Liu Tian. ”

Liu Zhengfeng was silent and pondered. Speaking from the heart, Yu Zhilong had to go with Zhao Shi, he was somewhat surprised, but the opening of the road to the south is really significant, if it weren't for the need for him to sit in Linqu now, he would want to fight in person, and his heart would be steady. It's just that Yu Zhilong and Zhao Shi go together, the two of them are brave and wise, and they have more chances of winning.

Thinking about the actions he made to Zhilong secretly, Liu Zhengfeng suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, but he was relieved when he thought of his future steps.

He didn't know that at this time, Yu Zhilong also secretly said: If he doesn't leave this time, how will the secret hand left behind be implemented? Leaving is also to avoid suspicion.

"The more strict the news of this sortie, the better, the cavalry attack will be in the name of integrated training, I will stay in the county seat, you two have worked hard, and the subordinate generals and others in the headquarters should not be known." Liu Zhengfeng finally said.

Yu Zhilong and Zhao Shi glanced at each other and nodded.

In addition to leading the cavalry to set off, more than 1,000 foot soldiers from Ma Rulong and other departments set off, and the Jing'an army that stayed in the army obeyed the arrangement of King Shuntian. As for the whereabouts of General Zhao and I, we only said to the outside world that we were either in the county government office or in the camp, so that we would not attract the attention of outsiders for a few days. Yu Zhilong suggested.

Zhao Shi suggested: "Wouldn't it be better not to let the two sides leave some official documents or letters in advance, and then send envoys to communicate openly at that time?" ”

Liu Zhengfeng was amazed and praised again and again.

Yu Zhilong said again: "The last time I recruited An, my subordinates heard that some of the generals' subordinates were inclined to recruit An, but when they saw that most of them were unwilling, they finally had to agree to fight the enemy together. These people are not strong-minded, and today's plan is very important, are you and me the only ones who know about it for the time being, and then tell the other generals in three days? ”

"Well, that's true, and I'll tell the other generals then. The two of you will go back and prepare to go, and I will order Yu Shichang to prepare, and meet your department twenty miles south of the city at noon. I will be the guard of Linqu City. As long as the two of them play fast and play well, Linqu can be guaranteed to be worry-free. ”

"No, since Shichang is taking the Chinese army cavalry to go, we might as well prepare the required food and grass for a few days, so as to reduce the knowledge of irrelevant people as much as possible."

"Just according to your word."

The three of them then discussed some means on how to deal with the Yidu army's attackers, and deduced the possible situation, which was the end.

Yu Zhilong and the others returned to the camp and immediately summoned the generals to discuss with Xie Lin, Fang Xue, and Ming Shijie, but Huang Er was still recuperating from his injuries and was not conducive to fighting, so he was not summoned. Yu Zhilong looked at the dozen or so people under the seat, and didn't say much, directly explaining that today's cavalry of the Jing'an Army and the Chinese Army secretly went south, plus Qian Zheng, Ma Rulong and other foot soldiers.

Hearing that there was a plan to secretly attack the camp in the south, all the generals were willing to take the lead. But seeing that Yu Zhilong had already made a plan and made proper arrangements, he took his own position.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this time it is especially a matter of secrecy, today's events are only known to you in the account, and the part of the departure is only said to be a daily exercise, and the dry food required for several days, I have asked Gao Shang to prepare, and he will drive to twenty miles south of the city, and then set off with the pioneers." Yu Zhilong looked at Ming Shijie, "Shijie Baihu will be responsible for the secret detectives of the enemy inside and outside the city in the future, this time I will stay in the city, all matters of the Jing'an Army are temporarily under the full responsibility of General Ji Xiancheng, Sun Xing, Mingxiong, Mu Chun and others assist, Dafang and slightly obey the command of King Shuntian, and Shijie will report the collected enemy information to General Ji Xiancheng for decision!" ”

"The political affairs in the city are still presided over by Xie Xiancheng, and now the time is urgent, everyone go back to their respective duties, and set off in half an hour."

Mu Chun interjected: "Why did the general go in person? It is better to guard the headquarters to calm the hearts of the army. The last general is willing to go with General Shi. ”

The generals and those who do not know also echo what Mu Chun said, saying that the Jing'an army cannot be left without an owner for a day.

Yu Zhilong stopped and said: "This time going south is not only to attack the camp, but also to decide whether to attack Yishui and other places according to the results of the battle and the news obtained." What I am most worried about this time is that the Yidu army will attack in advance, they suffered a loss last time, and they must be cautious this time, I am afraid that this battle will not be easy to fight. Without the main force of the cavalry, the Suncheon army will mainly meet the battle with foot soldiers. Therefore, I discussed with Brother Shi and King Shuntian for a long time, and finally felt that it was better to take the initiative to attack before the Yidu army came to attack, as long as the blockade camp in the south was broken first, I would have the initiative, and then I would review the situation and determine the next move. Tanma reported that the Yidu army was still assembling, and it was estimated that there would be no major moves in five days. ”

"But if things change, and the Yidu Army comes to attack in advance, will the plan be released?" Mu Chun asked with some trepidation. Ji Xiancheng was somewhat uneasy in his heart.

Ji Xiancheng is not afraid of leading the army to fight, but this is the first time to take full control of the first army. Yu Zhilong and Zhao Shi were the two leaders of the Jing'an Army, and the two of them went south to break the Yuan camp at the same time, and the courage on their shoulders was suddenly as heavy as Mount Tai. In the past, Yu and Zhao were there, and they had the overall situation in mind, and they just concentrated on charging and fighting. But this time going south is so critical, and it involves the next plan, Yu Zhilong is very uneasy, he must go in person, Zhao Shi because of the local connection, it is conducive to communication, and he can't not go. Since Yu Zhilong appointed himself to guard the first army, Ji Xiancheng not only deeply felt Yu Zhilong's trust, but also worried about his courage.

"King Shun Tian has already made arrangements, and everything is under his command. Our army is now attacking in the south and defending in the north, the city has been repaired, and there are camps outside the city, and the two rely on each other, as long as they do not rashly fight with the enemy outside, relying on the camps and the city, they can hold on for a few days without worry. Yu Zhilong not only explained to Ji Xiancheng, but also warned the left-behind people not to fight.

"If it is really beneficial for the capital army to come, pay attention to withdrawing the people outside the city to the city in advance, or temporarily disperse them into the mountains to avoid being slaughtered by the Yuan army!" Zhao Shi said with a solemn face.

Ji Xiancheng received the order in a deep voice.

Yu Zhilong looked around at the generals, and he finally chose Ji Xiancheng as the left-behind master general as the result of repeated trade-offs.