Since the moment he saw Cheng Mingzhen's "remains", the cuckoo's soul had already broken away from the shell, where did he have any mind to care about the situation of the enemy army. At this moment, Zhang Jincheng stared at him and asked, and immediately felt empty, lowered his head astringently, and muttered in a low voice: "Haven't people had time to see it yet?" What is fierce, such a thick smoke, who stares at his eyes for a while, and his eyes are not full of tears? ”

"If you want to die, just take a knife and fight with the officers and soldiers, don't get along with yourself at every turn. I know that you are too sad, I don't know, I think I can't accommodate people here, and the owner of the village will change one stubble in three days! Zhang Jin said that when he heard that the cuckoo was still stiff-mouthed, he immediately widened his eyes even more.

"Hey, Juan Zi is also in a hurry......" Du Scar was so angry with his daughter that he came back to life, but he refused to watch her being beaten and reprimanded, walked closer, and pleaded in a low voice.

"You're the one who got used to her!" Seeing Du Scar's cautious appearance, Zhang Jin said that the fire in his stomach was even stronger. He is also a big boss, and this night, everyone is either watching Cheng Mingzhen's life or death, or listening to Du Juan's jokes. No one paid attention to their orders. It is no wonder that the officers and soldiers always lose battles, first of all, this hierarchical order has no concept in everyone's hearts.

Before he could use the topic to play, Cheng Mingzhen in the crowd suddenly let out a low moan, "Oops, what a big smoke." Run, everyone, run......."

"Nine masters are awake!" The surrounding minions, big and small, swarmed up again, surrounded the young man, and expressed their condolences. No one listened to Zhang Jin's argument that he had finally organized himself, so he had to snort coldly and slam the horsewhip on the muddy ground.

"Smack!" Mud splatters. The seven-master cuckoo stuck out his tongue and ran quickly towards the center of the crowd.

"This, where am I?" In the crowd, Cheng Mingzhen opened his eyes full of eyes and muttered questions. Seeing everyone's faces full of concern, their eyes slowly turned from divergence to condensation, "Sixth uncle, fourth uncle, why are you two here?" See the big boss, I have an urgent military intelligence report! ”

"The big boss is just outside the crowd!" The six-headed Sun Huozi wiped Cheng Mingzhen's face with the placket of his clothes, and took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, and pinched him hard under his ribs. "Just waiting for you to report? Hurry up and cheer me up! Don't get down to business! ”

"Oops! Hurt! Cheng Mingzhen screamed loudly, and then struggled to sit up. His head seemed to be still dizzy, and it was all thanks to Sun Huozi's hand behind his back, he barely fell, smiled miserably, nodded around, and whispered to everyone: "I have an urgent military situation to report to the big boss!" Which brother took me by the hand and carried me to the big boss? ”

"Brother Cheng, don't move, I'll come over right away!" Hearing that the first thing that Cheng Mingzhen thought of after waking up was himself, Zhang Jincheng instantly found enough face, smiled and separated the crowd, and strode forward. "It just made us scare! If it weren't for the cuckoo who gave his life to save you. Tomorrow morning, I will fight my life, and I have to avenge the official army for you! ”

"Thank you! Thank you, brethren! Cheng Mingzhen bowed his hand, his face full of gratitude. The corner of his eye swept to the cuckoo who was quietly wiping away his tears, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, revealing an imperceptible smile.

In fact, he was woken up by the cuckoo with snow balls before, but he felt ashamed in his heart, so he closed his eyes and let the other party continue to throw snow to vent his anger. Anyway, the burns on the body need ice, and a few more snow balls will not only not be fatal, but also good for the mood and injury.

Later, when I heard that the cuckoo was being trained for himself, he couldn't pretend anymore. had to pretend to moan and wake up, creating an opportunity to attract Zhang Jincheng's attention from the Du father and daughter to his side.

This trick really worked, and the brothers present were kept in the dark by him, except for the sixth master Sun Huozi. Seeing that Zhang Jin said that he had let go of the cuckoo, Cheng Mingzhen closed his eyes and gasped for a moment, and then reported in a low voice: "At the beginning, I was lying on the ground and listening, and I probably could tell that the number of officers and soldiers was not less than 1,000, and they were all cavalry. There seems to be a large group of people following behind. Alas, Sixth Uncle Sun, you take it lightly, it's already out of the water! ”

"Old grandson, take it easy. The nine masters have not suffered much, and those with fine skin and tender meat are not as good as the original brothers in our village! Zhang Jin said that he didn't know the reason why Cheng Mingzhen was crying out in pain, and thought that Sun Huozi was using too much force when dealing with burns, so he glanced at the old man and reminded in a low voice.

"It's okay, he's sturdy!" Sun Huozi grinned, revealing a mouth full of big yellow teeth. "Then ask, I'll snow the water on his face first, so as not to leave scars in the future!"

"Hahahaha!" The village owners and hall masters glanced at the cuckoo and laughed wildly. The jade-faced rakshasa who was not afraid of heaven and earth was flushed with laughter, stomped his feet, turned his head and ran out of the crowd.

"The generals who lead the team are by no means mediocre, our previous tactics have to be changed!" Without waiting for Zhang Jincheng to ask, Cheng Mingzhen continued to add. "When I heard the sound of horses' hooves, they were at least five miles away from me. In the darkness of the night, when a fire broke out on the road ahead, the cavalry did not stop to inspect the situation, but sped up and pounced on the pavilion. If it weren't for the strong wind tonight, alas, that little fire would definitely not be able to stop them! ”

Hearing this, the village owners put away their smiles, and the expressions on their faces were quickly replaced by solemnity. In the dark night, when he couldn't see his fingers, he suddenly saw a fire on the march, but the leader rushed forward at the risk of being ambushed. This shows that the enemy general is either a raw melon egg with no experience in leading troops to fight, or an extremely confident veteran of a hundred battles, and does not take the ambusher in his eyes at all! And from the comprehensive analysis of the intelligence brought back by Cheng Mingzhen, the enemy general obviously belongs to the latter. If he really succeeds in a sneak attack, I am afraid that at least more than half of the tens of thousands of brothers around him will lose their lives in Guantao City.

"Thanks to Brother Cheng!" The second master, Xue Song, has the sharpest mind, thinking about the situation when someone cut off his head in his sleep, and he was afraid for a while. "With the current plan, I'm afraid it's too late to retreat directly. There are many officers and cavalry, and the speed is fast, and it is impossible for us to leave all the winter baggage that we have just arrived! ”

"I have gathered all the brethren together as you reminded." At this moment, Zhang Jin said that he was also full of gratitude to Cheng Mingzhen in his heart, and he no longer bothered to investigate why he left the city in the middle of the night. "You say, how do we adjust our tactics? Here's what you've read a lot, you draw the next one first, and then discuss it! ”

"We must not fight hard, otherwise even if we defeat them, our losses will be too great!" Cheng Mingzhen groaned slightly, picking up the reasons that everyone could accept and whispered advice.

"Of course you can't fight hard. The guys in our hands can't compare with the officers and soldiers! Without waiting for Cheng Mingzhen to finish speaking, Wang Mazi interrupted impatiently, "Get to the point, hurry up!" A little child, how can he talk more verbose than an old man! You just say what to do, don't delay the effort! ”

"Fourth uncle, don't worry!" Cheng Mingzhen smiled again, pulled the arm of the fifth master Hao Laodao and tried to stand up, raising his head to look to the east. The fire in the distance was still burning, but it wasn't as big as it had been. If no one interferes, it is estimated that it will be two hours at most, and the fire will be blown out by the cold wind. "The place where I set the fire is still some way from Guantao County. About five miles. To the east of the city, about a mile from the city gate, I remember that there were two small mounds and a few plots of land. It used to be wheat, but after the late summer harvest, the vegetables were not replanted, and the weeds grew as high as knees......."

Without waiting for him to finish speaking, Wang Mazi, the fourth master, and Lu Fangyuan, the eighth master, jumped up one after another. "You're crazy, light a fire here, and when the wind changes, we won't have anywhere to run ourselves!"

"Let's go into town! If he hadn't given his life to save you, you two would have died a long time ago! Du Juan couldn't get used to seeing others vibrating Cheng Ming, so she stepped forward again and retorted loudly.

The two male heads of the house disdained to see a little woman with red and swollen eyes, pursed their lips, and turned their gaze to Zhang Jincheng. "Let the big boss say whether this fire can be put away or not. Don't burn yourself to the enemy, but bury yourself in the fire! ”

"It's a north wind right now!" Zhang Jincheng looked up at the red-hot sky in the distance, and felt embarrassed. What he actually wanted to do most now was to immediately lead his brothers to get out at night, but the second master, Xue Song, had just reminded him that if he forcibly retreated, everyone might escape, and he would definitely not be able to take away the spoils of the pavilion. That's hundreds of thousands of stone grains, enough for the old, weak, sick and sick in Ze to chew for more than half a year.

"But in the cold winter months, the wind direction is the most unstable! Once the wind changes at dawn, let's ......." Sun Huozi also did not approve of the idea of continuing to set fires. Put down the damp cloth in your hand and whisper a reminder.

"The wind is changing all the time!" Cheng Mingzhen touched the water on his face and grinned bitterly. "It's mainly the north wind, but it's going from east to west. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for the fire just now to spread so violently! ”

The scene just now was extremely thrilling. Sensing that the enemy was accelerating, he knew that he would not be able to outrun the war horse if he was willing to wait. So I just risked my life and set fire to all the dead grass and dry trees around me that could be ignited. Unexpectedly, the unpredictable wind direction not only quickly expanded dozens of fire heads into a huge fire belt, but also sealed his retreat. If it weren't for Du Juan and Hao Laodao sacrificing their lives to save him, he would not be burned to ashes by the fire tonight, but would have been smoked to death.

But this little hardship was not in vain, and when he was trapped in the sea of fire with no way to escape, he had already thought of a good strategy to retreat from the enemy. Looking at Zhang Jincheng's bewildered eyes, Cheng Mingzhen paused and continued to suggest, "Therefore, my subordinates suggested that the big boss send out all the brothers who could be sent, and mark the mound one mile away from the city, and set all the weeds and dead trees east of the mound on fire. The bigger the fire, the more chances we have to get out safely. The wind is changing at the moment, but once the northeast wind blows, we can finally hide in the city. And once the wind changes from the northeast to the northwest, the officers and soldiers are in the field, but there is nowhere to hide! ”