After listening to the words of the escaped soldiers in Qingfeng Village, Yu Zhilong and the others fell into deep thought.

Just now, because of the delay of another hour because of eating and camping, if the Jing'an army immediately set off to catch up, only the cavalry army of Ling Gou Fugui could catch up. Foot pawn, don't think about it. However, Gou Fugui's department is only two hundred cavalry, and his strength is limited, and Wu Sheng and his party are probably no less than five or six hundred.

Pursuing on the mountain road, even if it catches up, if the opponent runs up the mountain, it will be difficult for the war horse to go up the mountain and into the forest, and the pursuers can only stare dryly. Besides, now that it's dark, it's impossible for the cavalry to run too fast, even if they catch up, how can they annihilate the other party if the light is blind?

Yu Zhilong didn't speak, and Xie Lin naturally didn't dare to speak. Qian Zheng, Mu Chun, Qu Bo, and Yu Shichang all secretly thought that they had fought too many battles, and these details would also be considered.

As for Kong Ying, Jin Yan, Meng Chang, and Kong Bi when they first entered the barracks, when they saw the generals discussing military affairs, they were not familiar with the military situation, they were careful, and they would never take the initiative to suggest. Jin Yan, Meng Chang, and Kong Bi had heard that Kong Ying had praised this flying general many times, and they took the opportunity to watch it today.

"Rest for one night today, cook tomorrow on the fifth watch, and set off before the sixth watch." Yu Zhilong finally made up his mind.

Gou Fugui whispered tentatively: "My lord, my cavalry still has physical strength, can you trim it a little and go ahead tonight?" Although this Gou Fugui has a low rank, he has been following Yu Zhilong to run north and south in the past few days, and he has made a lot of contributions, Yu Zhilong is happy, so he continues to follow.

Yu Shichang couldn't hold back and said: "Exactly, the cavalry is still strong, it's better to go first, if you can catch up, you may have a chance to hit it!" ”

Before Yu Zhilong could reply, Mu Chun hurriedly said, "No!" ”

"Why not?" Yu Shichang was furious, but he didn't expect this person who was usually like a stuffy oil gourd to openly refute himself here.

Mu Chun was just in a hurry, and when he saw Yu Shichang's angry face, he felt that something was wrong in his heart. However, at this time, he could not retract his words in public, and Yu Zhilong was not annoyed when he saw him again, so Ai Ai said: "Although I have not had a deep friendship with that Wu Sheng, but I am quite scheming in his words and deeds, Qingfeng Village is destroyed, and they only have Yishui to settle down, and they know if they are not prepared?" Thinking that there are still many people in Qingfeng Village who have escaped, Wu Sheng will not go without guarding against us. ”

Mu Chun took a breath, slowed down his speech, and said with a little thought: "Looking at this camp, the camp tent equipment has been destroyed, and the prisoners have been executed, although it seems to be in a hurry, but it is not panicked. I thought that Wu Sheng must be on guard on the road! The march on the mountain road at night is very easy to be attacked, and it is a good place to use soldiers on the mountain road, and there are many ravines and mountains and forests, so I think it is better to behave again in the morning. ”

Yu Shichang was silent after hearing this, he walked this way, knowing that what Mu Chun said was not bad, he was just anxious.

Yu Zhilong nodded appreciatively, although this Mu Chun's words were a little wooden, he was not a rough man, and his judgment of Wu Sheng was similar to Yu Zhilong.

"What do you think?" Yu Zhilong asked Qian Zheng and Qu Bo again, and both agreed with Mu Chun. I asked the people of Qingfeng Village just now, these people were in a hurry to escape for their lives, hurriedly ran into the mountains and forests on both sides, and fled into the mountains, they didn't know what the situation of Wu Sheng and the others was, they only knew that the besieged people and horses were desperately attacking backwards, and looking at it from a distance, it seemed that hundreds of people had escaped the siege. They had nowhere to go in the mountains, so they wanted to find a way to join them, but they met Kong Ying and others halfway.

"According to General Mu's words, tell the scouts who go to explore the way, be careful, the mountain road is difficult, don't ride a horse!" Yu Zhilong commanded, and the generals took orders.

Kong Ying asked: "I have to meet the general today, and I sincerely feel the grace of life, so I am not willing to follow the army and walk with the general and others to do my best!" Meng Chang, Jin Yan, and Kong Bi were all willing to accompany them and bow down together.

Yu Zhilong was a little hesitant, these people had been running around for many days, their hearts and bodies were tired, and it was dangerous for them to go after all. Kong Ying and others gave him a good impression, especially Kong Ying had several interviews, and this time he was able to have his investment, which was tantamount to a long drought and a rainy day. Yu Zhilong didn't want Kong Ying and the others to take risks.

Meng Chang said: "Although a certain class does not know soldiers, but is coarse in writing and ink, if there is a copywriter in the army, planning, circulars, etc., it may be arbitrary." Being able to share the general's worries is really a certain wish, please ask the general to smile! "Say goodbye.

Qian Zheng saw that although he was a scribe, he was wearing straw shoes, coarse clothes, and simply tied his hair in a bun on his head, and then tied with a green cloth scarf.

Kong Bi is a farmer, this kind of occasion neither will nor dare to take the initiative to speak, seeing Meng Chang, Kong Ying Zhengse asked to accompany him, he only knelt on the ground, kowtow again and again, Kong Bi's dozen kowtows are very real, although the tent is laid with a blanket, under the blanket is a solid land, everyone can still clearly hear Kong Bi's kowtow.

Yu Zhilong applauded and laughed: "There is a son who is harmonious, and he is very happy!" It's just that there may be a big battle on the road ahead, and you need to be in the middle army, and you must not act without authorization, and everything must obey military orders! ”

After Kong Bi saw Kong Ying and the other three get up and return to their seats, he raised his head and said carefully: "There are still more than 100 small entourage partners, all of whom are healthy people, dare to ask the general's permission to kill the enemy with the army!" ”

"Oh, you are not afraid of life and death of sword soldiers?" Yu Zhilong asked.

"We have no tiles to cover our bodies, fortunately thanks to the adults to take them in, our parents and wives can be saved, there is nothing to do, only one body of strength, learn some fists and feet, and I am willing to serve the adults with a cheap body!"

After all, Kong Bi is a small person in the hometown of the sage, and he is somewhat literate and knows the changes in the situation. has some prestige in the township, and this time the commander who ran around the way was actually the leader of this team. Although Kong Ying and others are more talented and witty, they have no qualifications to serve the public, and they are just planning for their counselors all the way.

Men do things, things are benevolent, the enemy laughs and inherits, and the immortal karma is all in killing.

Kong Bi got up, almost killed the big family full of men, and robbed the prison, killed the chasing and repulsed the yacha and soldiers, and now saw the Jing'an army majestic and neat, he was greatly impressed in his heart, so he had the courage to stay in the army to accompany him.

Seeing that Kong Bi's sincerity could be learned, Yu Zhilong laughed again. got up and came down to help each other, and said to Kong Ying and Yan: "With all the gentlemen complementing each other, I don't have to worry about it!" Then he ordered a small colonel in the army to lead these old and weak women and children to Linqu first tomorrow morning for resettlement. Xie Lin repaired a letter and ordered the school to be sent to Cheng Shilin for him to take care of.

Kong Ying's people are about 400, and half of them are strong, and most of them can't stand the anger of the landlords in their hometowns, so they simply rebel with Kong Bi and others.

Kong Bi selected 100 of the strongest among them, temporarily formed a team, and Yu Zhilong gave him a military position of 100 households, which was temporarily under the command of Mu Chun.

Yu Zhilong ordered Yu Shichang again: "Send more people to look at the direction of Qingfeng Village to investigate, and see the movements of those Yuan troops. Yu Shichang excitedly took the order and left.

Listening to the report before, Yu Zhilong estimated that this batch of Yuan troops was not less than one or two thousand, if they went to Linqu, although they were not afraid, but this Yuan army was a larger force after all, if there was a chance, they would simply be destroyed, and it would also eliminate a hidden danger.

"Tonight, all departments should be on guard, put more secret sentries on the mountain, and then report the changes before and after Qingfeng Village to Linqu, so that Ji Xiancheng will be more careful!" After Yu Zhilong finished ordering, Qian Zheng went out to arrange a vigilance, and Qu Bo sent someone to reply to Linqu immediately.

Soon a hot meal was served, and everyone immediately moved their hands to fill their stomachs.

The night was full of stars, and the autumn wind rustled the nearby mountains and forests.

The Jing'an army lit many bonfires in the camp to keep warm, because they were in a hurry, and they did not carry many tents, mainly for these women and children.

In the small tent, Tian's wife and the other three had already finished washing, and took over the food sent by the soldiers, which was a few large bowls of rice porridge, a plate of dried meat, and a plate of pickles. The girls had been hungry for a long time, but now that they had rested, they felt even more unbearable. Smelling the aroma of rice porridge, I can't help but feel hungry in my stomach.

The three girls quickly finished eating a bowl each, and the soldier brought a few bowls of rice porridge, and the three girls had just cushioned their stomachs, and they were basically half full, and they began to eat slowly at this time. Tian Xin asked casually: "This military master, I don't know how we will be accommodated tomorrow?" When I saw the army having a meal, I don't know if the elder brother of the Kong family and others are eating? ”

The soldier was sent to deliver the meal, and when he saw the two women in a beautiful posture and dignified manners, and was called respectful, he said happily in his heart: "Madame, miss, don't worry, I listened to what my general said, you will rest here for a night today, and tomorrow I will arrange someone to send you back to Linqu." It seems that the young lady is talking about the person who led the team this time, and this is all in the general's tent. I heard that they were willing to go to Yishui with the army. ”

Tian Xin and Kong Yue looked at each other: "To Yishui?" Why is General Fei going south? "They didn't know the current military situation, and they were extremely surprised to meet the Jing'an Army halfway. However, when it comes to military affairs, it is difficult to ask in detail, so I have to thank the soldier and continue to eat porridge silently.

Finally full, Kong Yue couldn't help asking: "My brother and everyone finally came to the Linqu realm, why didn't they enter Linqu, but they wanted to go to Yishui with the army?" Could it be that the Jing'an army is going to attack the city this time? ”

When the Jing'an Army issues various marching and combat orders among its subordinates, in addition to the actions that must be kept secret, it is generally necessary to clearly inform the non-commissioned officers of the objectives and deadlines of the battles, and the responsibilities of the subordinates.

Yu Zhilong believes that in this way, the soldiers will know the purpose and significance of their operations, and will not be overwhelmed and delay their fighters under the loss of the command of their superiors and the complicated or special conditions of the battlefield situation.

At the same time, it is stipulated that once a ministry loses the command of the supreme superior of its department in wartime, the deputy post will immediately take over, and if the deputy post is also killed, the first military commander at the lower level will continue to take over the command.

This soldier naturally knew the target before leaving, and when he saw that Yu Zhilong and Xie Lin attached so much importance to these three girls, he had the intention to sell them well, and said with a smile: "Is it?" The former, General Zhao Shi and General Wu, won Yishui City, but Shi Zebo suddenly turned his face afterwards, and took advantage of General Zhao to go to Ju County, the city was empty, and killed General Wu by surprise. General Fei got the military report, so he ordered us to rush to Yishui to rescue. ”

Kong Yue and the three of them were all mixed when they heard this, this was less than a month, and the battle in Linqu had changed again.

Before the soldiers packed up the dishes and chopsticks and went out, they suddenly remembered something, turned around and said: "There is an order in the army, after nightfall, the sergeants of each battalion return to the tent to rest, except for changing the guard and relieving the guard, they are not allowed to leave the account without an order, and they are not allowed to make noise or have fun in the tent." General Mu Chun was worried that you would not know, so he ordered the little one to make a special announcement that there would be two sergeants on duty outside the tent in shifts tonight, and if there was a dispatch, they could be informed at any time. Xie Xian Yin also ordered the small one to send a wooden barrel later, so that you can use it at night. ”

Tian and the others hurriedly got up, thanked him with a red face, and watched him leave.

Mu Chun is thick and fine. arrange for non-commissioned officers to be on duty for them; Xie Lin's mind is even more delicate, knowing that the army is full of men, and if women are anxious and do not know military law and terrain, they will inevitably be anxious, which is embarrassing and difficult to communicate with outsiders. Therefore, he specially ordered this soldier to prepare a wooden barrel for the purpose of soaking up at night. As for the rest of the old and weak, they are concentrated in an area on the side of the battalion, and their own soldiers patrol and take care of them from time to time.

Most people slept peacefully that night, Tian Xin and Kong Yue snuggled up to a blanket, and their bodies were covered with thick blankets, because they couldn't sleep for a long time because of excitement. Listening to Tian's low snoring, the two women whispered about what they saw and felt about the Jing'an Army.

Before dawn, Tian Xin was awakened by a drum outside the tent.

The sound of the drums was low and tight, and the sound of dong dong was endless, Tian Xin and Kong Yue didn't know that this was the wake-up order in the barracks, and they were suddenly awakened, thinking that there was some urgent military situation. After a little calming down and listening carefully, although the drums were tight and the rhythm was distinct, they were not rushed, and there was no noise in the camp.

Tian fell asleep early because of mental exhaustion, and he was not awakened at this time. Kong Yue and Tian were pleased to hear this, lifted the curtain of the tent, and looked out.

Through the misty morning light, many figures outside the tent are gathering one after another, and there are lower-ranking officers such as the head of the sign and the general flag shouting orders to organize the various squads, and these groomed soldiers will be drawn immediately after the centralized meal.

The silent camp soon became a little noisy, with all kinds of words and passwords coming and going.

After a short time, everyone finished eating, gathered the camp tent and baggage, and most of the military horses continued to move forward, and Yu Zhilong specially greeted Tian before leaving, comforted them a few words, and ordered a team of soldiers to escort them back to Linqu. When he wanted to turn around and get on the horse, he felt that Tian Xin and Kong Yue on Tian's side had been staring at him wonderfully, and when Yu Zhilong turned his head and intersected with Ershu, the two girls smiled and showed their teeth slightly, and Yu Zhilong was stunned. Although she got up early this morning, her face was still tired, but in her twenty-eighth year, it was the time for the woman to confide in her gorgeous beauty, and when she saw Yu Zhilong's eyes turned, Ershu's face was a layer of shy joy.

Tian Xinfang's heart trembled, and her heart was pounding. Fortunately, I carefully groomed my face just now, although I can't carefully trace my eyebrows and makeup, I believe that my face is much more upright than last night, but I don't know if the hairpin is messy?

Kong Yue, Tian Xin saw Yu Zhilong's thin and tough face, his eyes were slightly bloodshot, obviously not resting, and there were slight mustaches on both sides of his chin, which only added an inexplicable demeanor.

"The little woman wishes the general a successful start and an early return!" Tian Xin let go of his hand, his short body was blessed, and his words were like a sound. Kong Yue hurriedly made a blessing in the same way. She was more curious about Zhilong, and Kong Ying had already explained many things about Linqu to her, but for Kong Yue, the young literate general seemed to have more secrets.

Yu Zhilong seemed to inadvertently glance at the faces of the two beauties, and nodded to Ershu: "Slow down, don't pass by!" Beat the horse and chased the team, Kong Ying and others came over to say goodbye to the second daughter and said goodbye to each other.

This morning, Yu Shichang reported that he had not found that the Yuan army was chasing him on the mountain road, and he did not know where he was, presumably because he had retreated.

If the enemy does not come, he should go on the right way, so as not to be delayed for this. Therefore, Yu Zhilong ordered the whole army to set off after the meal.