Zhang Fan returned to the army with the soldiers who went out, and naturally had to complete the work of being the main thin. Recruited small soldiers to count the battlefield, and recorded: "In the first year of Longqing, on the tenth day of the lunar month, the Tartar patrol was annihilated south of the Hetao to protect the whereabouts of the army. Eighty-seven of the enemy were annihilated, fourteen of them were captured, and thirty of the enemy's horses were captured, and none of them escaped. Our army dispatched 600 cavalrymen, three of whom were killed and 20 wounded, seven of whom were seriously wounded and could no longer fight, and none of them feared for their lives. ”

"Lord Bo is really conscientious!" General Liu Shen saw that Zhang Fan came back and began to work, and after listening to Liu Yong's description of Zhang Fan at that time, his good impression of Zhang Fan suddenly increased.

"The general has praised me!" Zhang Fan recorded the situation of this battle and said to Liu Jinquan, "The general can quickly send soldiers to exterminate the Tartar patrol, so that the army's whereabouts will not be exposed. It's really a general's demeanor. ”

"Hehe......" Liu Jinquan listened to Zhang Fan's words, a little embarrassed, "I have also read some art of war, after all, the principle of 'soldiers, the major affairs of the country, the place of life and death, and the way of survival, must not be ignored'." ”

Zhang Fan heard Liu Jinquan drop his book bag a little awkwardly, and wanted to laugh, but then he thought again, a military general, it is understandable to read the famous sentences in "Sun Tzu's Art of War".

"How is the general going to ask those captured Tartars?" Zhang Fan asked.

"What else can I do, only torture." Liu Jinquan sighed and said, "I'm not a cruel person, they were willing to tell me what I wanted, and it would be nice to kill them together." It's just that the Tartars have always had hard mouths, and they don't see the Yellow River, and I can't help it. But I'm afraid that those civil servants in the court will panic and make trouble for us! ”

"I know below, the general doesn't have to say much, I know how to report to the court, and the general just acts." Zhang Fan had a "I understand" expression on his face.

"Then thank you, Lord!" Liu Jinquan hugged his fists and thanked Zhang Fan, and after speaking, he didn't say much, and the soldiers carried the dozen Tartar prisoners into a tent. It didn't take long for the sound of screaming and scolding from inside.

Maybe he couldn't adapt to this situation, so Zhang Fan stayed away from that place. It was almost ten midnight, and most of the soldiers around were camped to rest, and there were several groups of men patrolling around. It was freezing weather, but no one dared to light a fire in the wild, lest they be discovered by other Tartar patrolmen and expose their whereabouts. Only light some small bonfires in some large tents, cook some hot soup or something to keep the soldiers hungry and cold, and always be careful not to set the tents on fire! Zhang Fan sat by the campfire in a large tent, holding a bowl of broth given to him by Wang Degui. The meat was a wild boar, which was hunted by some soldiers during the daytime march today, but one pig was enough for 5,000 people, and each person could drink a bowl of hot soup at most to warm their bodies. Zhang Fan, as the chief of the army, was fortunate to have a piece of fine meat cut from the back seat of the pig in his bowl, which was not enjoyed by ordinary soldiers or low-ranking officers. Wang Degui, the new general banner, did not have this qualification, so he had to look at the meat in Zhang Fan's bowl, and saliva flowed out, and his eyes were full of envy. Zhang Fan looked at him and handed over the bowl in his hand. Wang Degui didn't dare to take it at first, but after seeing Zhang Fan's encouraging eyes, he took it boldly and devoured it.

"Thank you, Lord Bo." Wang Degui wiped the remaining soup from the corner of his mouth with satisfaction, and then found that Zhang Fan looked at him funny, "Xiaguan should be damned, he ate the meat of Lord Bo, this ...... This ......"

"What this and that, the meat was given to you by me, why do you apologize to me." Zhang Fan said.

However, it was freezing on this day, and many people could not eat meat, so they could only gnaw on the cold and hard dry food, and at most they had a hot bowl of soup to drink. But I ......," Wang Degui said a little gloomily.

"It's not your fault." Zhang Fan said, "It's not because I have known you for a long time that I gave you food, it's just that now you are by my side." If there is another soldier sitting next to me, I will give him food. After all, I don't have to go into battle to kill the enemy, I just need to use my pen every day, eat some dry food and drink some hot soup. ”

"......" Wang Degui, a person who has not read any books, does not know what to say, although Zhang Fan said that he did not give him meat specifically, but he could understand Zhang Fan's meaning, and the emotion on his face became deeper and deeper.

At this moment, a soldier dressed as a herald entered the tent, saw Zhang Fan and said, "General Liu is going to hold a military meeting to deploy operations, and please go to Lord Bo." ”

When Zhang Fan heard this, he stood up, told Wang Degui to have a good rest, and followed the herald to the big tent in the army.

When I entered the big tent, I saw a bonfire lit in the tent, and the generals in the army were already seated, but Liu Jinquan was not there, only Zhou Biao was sitting in the deputy's seat. Zhang Fan saw a salute and achieved the main thin seat, and he had already prepared pen, ink, paper and inkstone, which could be recorded at any time.

Although it was already late at night, Zhang Fan saw that all the generals present were full of energy. After waiting for about a stick of incense, Liu Jinquan walked into the tent. Zhang Fan saw Liu Jinquan's serious expression on his face, and he didn't know what was going on. The generals who sat down were also silent, waiting for Liu Jinquan to speak.

Liu Jinquan came to the main seat and sat down, pondered for a long time, and then said: "At this time, I invite you to come here, there is a big matter to discuss. ”

Liu Jinquan said this, and saw that everyone in the underground was waiting for him to speak, thought about it in his heart, and said: "Shicai knows from the mouths of the captured Tartars, the Tartar tent is not far from here, and we will march with all our strength to arrive in half a day." ”

"General, but you want me to wait for the night attack?" Someone said.

"General, give the order!"

"Yes! General, give the order! Everyone said.

"Don't make any noise, your lordship is free to command." Zhou Biao shouted to stop the people below who were anxious to ask for their lives.

Liu Jinquan looked at the generals present and said, "You don't have to worry, my army has come from afar, and after a day's journey, people are already sleepy and tired, so we should have a good rest today." Set out tomorrow morning, hide around the main tent of the Tartars, and attack at dawn the day after tomorrow. There are 10,000 guards around the main tent of the Tartars, and in order to prevent the Tartars from discovering us, all the armies should send more men, and once they find the soldiers patrolling the Tartars, they will destroy them all, and not let any of them go. ”

When everyone saw the order that Liu Jinquan had already given, they agreed to it. Liu Jinquan dismissed everyone and left Zhang Fan behind.

"My lord told me to stay, but what do you have to talk to me about?" Zhang Fan saw the seriousness on Liu Jinquan's face and asked.

"Master Zhang sat down first." Liu Jinquan pointed to the seat next to him and said, "I heard what I said just now, and we are not far from Tartar!" Alas......"

"Isn't this the purpose of our army? Why do you sigh? Are you afraid that the 10,000-strong army of the Tartars will not succeed? Zhang Fan asked.

"The 10,000-strong army of the Tartars is difficult to deal with, but that's not what I'm worried about. I heard something from the mouths of those Tartars. Liu Jinquan said helplessly.

"Could it be ......" Zhang Fan seemed to think of something.

"Yes, it's really the incident that Lord Wang mentioned before leaving."

"Is there really a spy who has infiltrated the middle and upper echelons of our army?" Zhang Fan asked nervously.

"It's fine if it's a spy. One of the Tartars we have captured has been a personal companion of the leader of the Tartar army, Bars, and has seen the messenger. Liu Jinquan said.

"Now that you've seen it, isn't it easy! As long as you know the name of that person, can you ask Lord Wang to arrest that person soon? Zhang Fan said.

"It's not that simple." Liu Jinquan said, "The Tartar said that he didn't know the person who came to report the news, but he was sure that he was a Han man, and he was still a military attache with some status. ”

"This ...... Is this a collaboration with anyone? Zhang Fan didn't expect it to be like this.

"I'm afraid so." Liu Jinquan also regretted it.

"The tartar can see the man's face?" Zhang Fan immediately thought.

"Yes, but he said that the man was not a member of our army. The appearance depicted is somewhat similar to that of eighty percent of the characters in the army. Liu Jinquan said, "But this is more troublesome, that person must be an officer under the Shaanxi Political Division." Now that the armies in Shaanxi are mobilizing in a big way, looking for this person is like looking for a needle in a haystack. ”

"What are you going to do?" Zhang Fan asked.

"I have sent someone to report this matter to Lord Wang quickly, and it is estimated that I will be back tomorrow afternoon!" Liu Jinquan said, "Now that we are waiting for the military order of the adult, we are powerless to do anything about it!" With that, he let out a long sigh.

Zhang Fan waited for a while, and saw that Liu Jinquan was silent, so he had to withdraw from the big tent to recuperate for tomorrow's march. However, after listening to Liu Jinquan's words just now, Zhang Fan had a lot of thoughts in his heart, and he couldn't sleep, and he lay in the military tent for more than an hour before he could sleep.