Yu Zhilong and Zhao Shi listened to Wu Side, Ma Rulong, Qian Zheng and others, and after a little discussion, they both felt that they were unwilling to return to Linqu on this matter.

The battle Jing'an Army, Qingfeng Zhai losses are very small, the results are abundant, the three-way mouth camp was completely broken, captured countless people and horses, rare is to open up the road to the south, although some of the remnants of the Yuan army fled into the mountains, but to turn back to Juxian and other cities can never be fast.

Yan Shun, who had been interrogated before, knew that Juxian County was hundreds of miles away, and the defense and vigilance in the city were insufficient, so Yu Zhilong looked at the dark south from afar and thought in his heart.

Looking at Zhao Shi again, Zhao Shi's eyes flickered, as if he had something to say.

The two looked at each other and felt each other, Yu Zhilong said first: "Brother Shi don't open your mouth first, it's better for you and me to write what we think in our hands, and then make a comparison!" ”

Zhao Shi laughed: "Just according to the general's words." ”

The two of them took a thin pine branch beside them, lit it on the fire, blew it out, and wrote a few words on their hands in carbon black.

Wu Side and Qian Zheng were waiting on the side, staring at each other, not knowing what these two were selling.

Yu Zhilong and Zhao Shi wrote, the two slowly stretched out their palms, and Ma Rulong immediately held two torches to shine on the left and right.

I saw that Yu Zhilong's palm was written "south", and Zhao Shi's palm was "Poju".

Although the words are different, the meaning is similar. Yu Zhilong and Zhao Shi have a good heart, and they both believe that it is imperative to act at this time.

Wu Side and Ma Rulong are almost illiterate, and Qian Zheng is half a master, so he naturally knows it. Seeing this, he was overjoyed, and he was willing to be a pioneer and take Yishui directly.

Wu Side said unhappily: "I am a cavalry army, but I will not fall into the prestige of the Jing'an army for two hundred miles, and I hope that the two generals will be clear!" ”

Ma Rulong was also on the side.

Yu Zhilong was still groaning, and Zhao Shi asked: "Winning Ju is the key to our army, the most important thing is speed, and the victory is brave." But our department has been away from Linqu for many days, and I am afraid that there will be changes in the rear, so we should return quickly. A certain wish to lead the cavalry army as the vanguard, take the Yishui, and think it is a later plan. The general can return to Linqu with the brigade and settle the army's mind early! ”

Shi Zebo, Wu Sheng and others could hear that Yu Zhilong and Zhao Shi wanted to get Yishui quickly, and they couldn't help but look at each other.

Unexpectedly, a guard took a stack of documents and account books in the camp from Wang De's tent and asked Yu Zhilong to look at it.

Yu Zhilong read them one by one by candlelight, and found that there were several spy reports from Yidu City inside, and after reading them, Huo Ran got up in shock!

This is a brief description of the Linqu battle report from Yidu City. It is said that the first army has already attacked the Linqu thieves at night, killing the enemy and capturing countless people.

Yu Zhilong was shocked, and looked down at the content, the briefing showed that all the thief camps outside the city were attacked, and only one camp of the remaining Jing'an army was eager to go south; The officials and soldiers entered the city in a big way, and captured the thief chief Liu Zhengfeng and others at night. It is a pity that the thieves are still fighting and fighting desperately, and finally the official army was attacked by enemy fire, and they could not gain a foothold in the city, so they had to withdraw to the outside of the city and attack it slowly.

Zhao Shi, Wu Side, Shi Zebo and others were laughing and talking, and when they saw Yu Zhilong's sudden discoloration, they not only looked at it curiously.

Yu Zhilong looked at the spy report date again according to his mind, it was written three days ago. He hurriedly searched through the paperwork and found another Yidu spy report the day before yesterday. Hurriedly approached the candle flame to take a closer look.

The content of this letter is to introduce that all the remnants of the Jing'an army took the opportunity to escape into the city, and the official army attacked for several days, the city defense has been damaged, and the day of leaving the city is just around the corner. Yu Zhilong pondered over and over again, but there was no other news.

Another article pointed out that the first battle of Linqu did not find the thief leader Yu Zhilong and others, and there were reports that his cavalry seemed to be heading south and was missing, so Wang Dejia sent scouts to secretly check the northern mountains and roads to prevent enemy attacks.

As for the other documents, they are all official documents exchanged between the army, and there is not much news about Linqu.

Among them, there was an official document pointing out that the roads were not quiet, and the official documents were repeatedly robbed, so Wang De was careful to be on guard.

It is no wonder that Wang De was so nervous about the defense to the north, not only the deep ditch and the barrier, but also the scouts, and the distance to explore was not less than 20 miles, so that Yu Zhilong had to take a long detour and take a small road for secrecy, and there was a lot of delay on the way.

Although Yu Zhilong and Zhao Shi made arrangements in advance before the secret southward this time, it is not known whether it can play a role and what the effect is.

But if you have been trapped in a lonely city for a long time, if there are no reinforcements outside, you will not defend it. The final strategy agreed upon was to hold the city and wait for reinforcements. According to the estimation of Yu Zhilong, Zhao Shi and others, it will only last for five to six days at most.

Zhao Shi saw that Yu Zhilong was deep in thought, and was thinking about what made Yu Zhilong nervous, and Yu Zhilong handed him a few spy reports about Linqu in his hand.

Zhao Shi and the others were also taken aback after seeing it.

The plan to divide the troops and take Ju County suddenly became a dilemma. Shi Zebo was also nervous, if the Shuntian Army lost its foundation, it would be difficult for the Jing'an Army to be alone. Wu Sheng secretly thought that if there was no turning point, Yu Zhilong and the others were only afraid that they would give up Linqu and go all out to capture Yishui and the surrounding prefectures and counties.

"What do you think of Brother Shi?" Yu Zhilong asked.

Zhao Shi lowered his head and pondered for a long time, heard Yu Zhilong's question, and after thinking about it, he made up his mind and said: "No matter what the outcome of Linqu is, this southward journey is an inevitable way, but the time is more urgent." Without further ado, a certain will lead the troops to set off, and two days later, they will go into Yishui! ”

"It's just that Linqu will be saved, if there are fewer people and horses, but it's a drop in the bucket, I think that Yishui hasn't learned the news here, the city defense will be unprepared, I only go to the cavalry, fast horse Jane follow, when Pegasus down!" Zhao Shi thought that Yu Zhilong only had more than 2,000 people in his hands, and if he divided more troops, it would be difficult to relieve the siege of Linqu.

Nearly half of the Jing'an Army's troops secretly went south, and after a long time, people with a heart will inevitably spy on one or two, and then explore from the side, this secret will not be kept for too long. Yu Zhilong, Liu Zhengfeng and others only hope that the good news will come within five days, and the Yidu Yuan army will throw a mouse trap and may postpone the offensive for a while.

Shi Zebo and Wu Sheng glanced at each other and interjected: "Yizhou has many mountains and few lands, and the people are suffering from harsh government, and there are many people who are dissatisfied with the Tartar court, even in the Han army. It's just that the Tartars are powerful, and although there are many things in the local area that resist taxes and evade service, because there is no planning, there are many results. There are a lot of captives this time, so why don't you recruit them as help? ”

Wu Sheng continued: "General Fei and other heroes are so heroic, this time they have solved the urgent need for my Qingfeng Village, the so-called return of the peach, drink water and think of the source, if you save Linqu, we are also willing to follow it." ”

Yu Zhilong was overjoyed when he heard this: "The two of them are familiar with geographical customs, if they can help each other solve difficulties, there will be a retribution!" With the order, Qian Zheng immediately went to various detention centers to turn over and recruit soldiers, while Shi Zebo sent Wu Sheng and a few other eloquent people to help.

Fortunately, a lot of cash was seized in the camp this time, and among the things that Yan Shun escorted this time was this month's sergeant Yulu, Yu Zhilong took it out all, as long as he surrendered to the sergeant, he could receive it. At the same time, it was promised that all those who joined could get 40 acres of fertile land free of charge after seizing Yishui and its surroundings. If there is military merit, it will be counted separately.

Qian Zhengze vigorously boasted about the rewards for his military merits after the war, citing examples such as Wu Side, Yan Wei, and Lao Jing, especially the public development before the army, without the slightest deduction, but with military merits, the boss did not encroach on them, not only heard the prisoners' hearts moved, but also moved after the people in Qingfeng Village knew about it.

Most of these Han prisoners were born in poverty, and they served as soldiers only to eat enough and reduce the lack of food at home. As for receiving monthly allowances for families, don't even think about it, most of the monthly salaries have been deducted by the upper officials, and the income is barely enough for personal maintenance. As for the so-called report to the court and the place of Xia'an, it is just the words of the court baboon, and no one will take it seriously. The Jing'an Army's monthly salary was fair, far surpassing that of the Yuan Army, and the captives saw with their own eyes that these soldiers were ruddy-faced, healthy and healthy, and they could clearly be fed.

In just one hour, the final recruitment effect was so good that Yu Zhilong, Zhao Shi, Shi Zebo, etc. were also surprised, not only a large number of Han soldiers were willing to submit, but also many captured servants were also willing to join, and the original prisoners were nearly 2,000 people, at least 1,500 people joined the Jing'an army.

Among them, some of the captives followed the crowd and followed Shangguan. Qianhu Yan Shun knew that he could not turn back, so he simply persuaded him this time, he was a big clan in Yishui, and many soldiers knew the foundation of his family.

Subsequently, it took another hour to collect prisoners of war, explain military discipline, determine generals at all levels, and distribute weapons.

During the period, burying pots to make rice, killing pigs and slaughtering sheep, and the army ate a full meal. At the same time, dry food such as flour cakes were prepared and carried with the army. The soldiers of the Jing'an Army had the opportunity to take off their wet clothes one after another, dried them by the bonfire, and finally felt comfortable wearing them. As the day approaches, everything is ready.

As soon as Hai Shi passed Zhilong, he ordered Zhao Shi and Wu Side to lead 300 cavalry and 300 infantry troops to Yishui first. Shi Zebo personally led 500 sharp soldiers to go together. At this time, most of the seized carts in the camp were called by Zhao Shi. Pull on the pack horse and sit on the cart, which can greatly save physical strength. In the camp, only the three village lords Wei Bao and 200 Qingfeng village soldiers were left to guard and supervise the prisoners of war. There are still 1,000 people left in Qingfeng Village, led by Wu Sheng and Pang Biao, and they returned north with Zhilong.

This time there were a lot of seizures, and it was impossible to carry them all back to the cottage at one time, so Wei Bao first sent a group of soldiers to return to the village with some valuable gold and silver.

All the troops who went south changed into the clothes of the Yishui Yuan Army, and under the banner of the Yuan Army, they set off all the way, and gradually disappeared into the dark mountains.

Yan Shun, a thousand households of the Yuan army, was a local and had a good relationship with the local area, so Zhao Shi ordered him to lead the way in front, and he came forward to greet him when he entered and exited the checkpoint.

Finally, about 4,000 people returned to the north, marching in the mountains, lined up, and the queue stretched for several miles, holding torches high like dragons, and waving flags. Although the army is strong, it is a pity that the fish and dragons are mixed, and the combat power is different.

Wu Sheng sighed all the way, this Jing'an army is strong, even ordinary officers and soldiers dare to defeat its front, I don't know when Qingfeng Village can have such courage. Looking at Pang Biao and other subordinates, most of them were envious. whispered all the way, nothing more than admiring the courage of the Jing'an Army. Thinking of Shi Zebo's thoughts again, Wu Sheng had a lot of thoughts in his heart, and he sighed slightly melancholy.

It turned out that Shi Zebo secretly confessed to Wu Sheng, Wei Bao, and Pang Biao before leaving. He went to Yishui in person, mainly to gain the benefit of a city.

Qingfeng Village almost poured out of the nest this time, and obtained a huge number of seizures, and this favor had to be returned to the Jing'an Army, so Wu Sheng was ordered to return to Linqu with a large team, but the two secretly agreed that this was just a cheer, and they would never take a chestnut for Yu Zhilong's fire. Once you find out that the situation is not good, these people in Qingfeng Village still have to talk as soon as possible!

Pang Biao felt that this move was not too moral, and as soon as he raised the topic, Shi Zebo hit his head with a horse whip, and Wu Sheng and Wei Bao hurriedly pulled back Pang Biao, Wei Bao explained: Everything is based on the village, and the eldest brother is always right.

What Pang Biao didn't know was that Shi Zebo even secretly discussed with Wu Sheng at the beginning, if the Jing'an army was weak and could not capture Wang De's camp, he would simply find an opportunity to join him, accept his subordinates, and strengthen himself. Even if you can't defeat Wang De's camp, you can't go down the mountain this time and return empty-handed.

However, after seeing the strict military discipline, demeanor, and combat capability of the Jing'an Army, the two gradually gave up this thought, and even took the initiative to reduce the proportion of seizures originally agreed upon by 10%.

Jing'an Army is not easy to mess with, since they can't be offended for the time being, they might as well follow suit, especially if they have to fight the county seat, if they go all the way, how can the future income be comparable to the current seizure?

Shi Zebo and Wu Sheng are very snobbish, otherwise they would not have been able to deal with the Yuan army in the mountains for more than ten years, not only did they not disperse, but they had the momentum of thousands of people and horses today. After thinking about it, the two felt that it was better to make friends with Yu Zhilong first, and Qingfeng Zhai to help his northern aid was also for the long-term plan.