Yang Xiuqing kept pacing back and forth in the room, and all armies and battalions reported the desertion of soldiers, which made him feel a little restless.

In the early days of the Taiping Army, the team was the old brothers of the Worship of God, these people were strong-willed and determined in their beliefs, so at the beginning of the war, even in the face of death, they did not flinch, and the first battle on Dongling was a good example. But later, after Wuxuan expanded the army, the people who came to join the Taiping Army were not pure believers. Some of them were opportunists who saw the rapid development of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and wanted to fight for a good future, some were hungry people who could not eat enough to make ends meet, and some were criminals who had broken the law outside and had nowhere to flee here for refuge.

Yang Xiuqing is a very smart person, he knows that it is not enough to strengthen his faith, he has been hungry for a long time, and no matter how deep his faith is, he can't bear it. What is most needed at present is to solve the food problem. The key to solving the food problem is to break the blockade of the Qing army. But how can we break the blockade of the Qing army? The high bases of the Qing army are like nails tightly surrounding the Taiping army, and there are many cannons on the high bases.

"Report to the military advisor, Yang Xiaoshan asks to see you." A guard walked in and reported.

"Let him come in quickly." Yang Xiuqing was racking his brains at this time to think of countermeasures, he was not seen by ordinary people, but Yang Xiaoshan he was very willing to see, this newly harvested righteous son can often inspire him with some ideas, and bring him inspiration for another village.

"See the stepfather." Yang Xiaoshan did a good job of every ceremony.

"Excuse me, Xiaoshan, get up." Yang Xiuqing showed a hint of a smile. "I've read your military intelligence notebook, and only four of you deserted, and to be honest, I'm a little surprised. Your team is the old foundation of the original Heaven and Earth Society, and there has been a bad precedent of defection, and this time only so few people escaped when they encountered food difficulties, which shows that you led the troops well. ”

"I just assisted in the management of some, mainly because Master Luo introduced a joint sitting system in the army, let them supervise each other, and strengthened the sentry patrol, so there are so few people who escape. Father-in-law, this is just a symptom but not a cure, only when the food problem is solved, can the morale of the army be stabilized. Yang Xiaoshan said very sincerely.

"Oh? It seems that you have a plan in mind, and you have a good plan to speak up and listen. Yang Xiuqing saw him mention this, and was curious to know Xiaoshan's suggestion.

"The Qing Demon is actually divided into two semi-circles in the east and west, the one who leads the troops in the east is Ulantai, and the one who leads the troops in the west is Xiang Rong. I have observed on the front line in the past few days that the wooden piles of Xiangrong's camp are deep, the trenches outside are also wide, and the discipline of the garrison troops is relatively good. The discipline of Ulantai's troops is much worse, their fortifications are perfunctory, but their main force is cavalry, and they are better at field warfare, and I think we should find a breakthrough from Ulantai's troops. Yang Xiaoshan sorted out his own thoughts and analyzed the current situation of the Qing army.

"You're saying a good thing, keep talking." Yang Xiuqing became interested after hearing this, Xiaoshan's thinking coincided with his own, and it also confirmed his views on the Qing army.

"The Qing army here in Liangshan Village has the worst discipline, and the morale of the team is also very lax. Their camp was separated from our army by a Liangshan River, and on both sides of the river were rice fields. The last time I went to see it, six or seven percent of the rice was ripe. After these days, it is estimated that at least eighty percent of the rice is ripe, and we can go to the middle rice field to harvest the rice, and if they come out, we will ambush him, and if they do not come out, we will collect all the rice, and we will not suffer. Yang Xiaoshan said his plan.

"This sounds pretty good, so let's go to Liangshan Village and take a look at it again and make a decision." Yang Xiuqing was very careful, and any battle plan should be made on the spot.

Yang Xiuqing and Yang Xiaoshan came straight to Liangshan Village with the guards. About an hour, they came to the vicinity of the Liangshan River, and they did not display the honor guard flag, for fear of attracting the attention of the Qing army. The Liangshan River is a small river, adjacent to the rice fields on both sides, like a small snake, meandering eastward. I'm afraid that such shallow water can't stop the cavalry of the Qing army, this ambush is not easy to fight, Yang Xiuqing frowned.

"Although this river cannot stop the cavalry, the paddy fields on both sides are not conducive to the pursuit of the cavalry, and the terrain is favorable to us." Yang Xiaoshan saw Yang Xiuqing's thoughts.

Yang Xiuqing didn't say anything, he was still thinking, and the group rode silently and walked towards the upper reaches of the Liangshan River.

The sky was blue, and the white clouds overhead seemed to be alive, and it followed wherever people went. The rice paddies by the river, as far as the eye can see, are full of intoxicating gold, and under the sunlight, they shine more and more dazzlingly, like gold all over the ground. The seedlings pulled out a few narrow and slender leaves. The petiole is gently wrapped around the stem, and gradually a few ears of rice are pulled out, and snow-white rice flowers bloom. At this time, the seedlings change from light green to dark green, and in this dark green bush, there are a little white flowers, which looks more beautiful. Because this is a war site, no one dares to come here to harvest rice, and this early rice is empty here.

"It's been a long time since I've seen such a large mature rice field." Yang Xiuqing sighed with emotion, the people here are too poor, and generally the rice in the world is cut away as soon as there is ripeness, so it can wait until such a large area is ripe together.

"yes, it's so beautiful." Yang Xiaoshan used to be an urban otaku, and such a picture has only been seen on the computer. When everything is happening around you, that wonderful feeling is extraordinarily different.

"It's a pity that the flow of this small river is too slow, if it is a big river, let's get a plan for Guan Erye to flood the Seventh Army and drown these Qing demons." Yang Xiaoshan smiled unintentionally, adjusting the dull atmosphere in the team.

"Flooded Seven?" Yang Xiaoshan's speaker was unintentional, but Yang Xiuqing's listener was intentional, and what seemed to have come to mind?

"I'm casually saying that this creek is at most chest-deep, and that it is necessary to drown a man unless he pushes his head into the water." Yang Xiaoshan doesn't think it's a good place to use a water meter.

"Bring me the map." Yang Xiuqing seemed to have thought of something, and ordered the guards to get a topographical map of the surrounding area. He carefully observed the upper reaches of the Liangshan River, and his eyes lit up as if he thought of something, "There is no need to drown the Seventh Army if you flood it. Yang Xiuqing showed a mysterious smile on her face, and a clever plan rose from her heart.

"Xiaoshan, you have done a great job!" Yang Xiuqing seemed to have made up her mind, and patted Xiaoshan's shoulder heavily with her hand, "This time it's thanks to you for bringing me here, let's take a look at the front." ”

Yang Xiuqing raised his whip and galloped his horse excitedly. Yang Xiaoshan followed behind in a daze, and he didn't know what he had done, he just said a few nonsense.