Xu Xian's speed of marching on this road was very slow, until the afternoon, the forty-mile road had not been completed, Qingyang Mountain was in sight, but the time could not be reached until dark.

He Yu rode to Xu Xian's horse and reminded: "My lord, I didn't send anyone to explore the way in advance, if I encounter a thief attack, what should I do?" ”

Xu Xian glanced up at Qingyang Mountain and said with a smile: "On this sunny day, why should you worry about the attack of thieves?" Put your heart back in your stomach first, and when you get to the foot of Qingyang Mountain, you can set up camp! ”

"My lord, this is not suitable for marching!" He Yu was still worried.

"I know, but you also have to know that even if we have the heart to take precautions, we can't complete the defense, there are too few people on hand, it's better to think about how to garrison after camping!"

Xu Xian's attitude seemed very relaxed, which made He Yu very worried after seeing it, as a staff member, he knew very well that Xu Xian's current marching strategy was very risky.

From the beginning, he had discussed with several strategists, and they all felt that it was not appropriate for Xu Xian to enter the army so rashly, and it was too difficult to attack Qingyang Mountain, which meant that Xu Xian should postpone the march again.

But then Xu Xian also persuaded them, the most critical point is that there is a shortage of food in the army, if you stay in the city for too long, it will be a bit of self-depletion, it is better to take advantage of the time when there are soldiers and food, come out to fight, maybe you can really be like Xu Xian said, you can use war to support the war.

Until sunset, the men and horses who attacked the camp that He Yu and others were worried about did not appear.

The sky will be dark, and the people and horses have finally arrived at the northwest corner of Qingyang Mountain, which has left the official road for more than 20 miles, and belongs to the mountain path, Qingyang Mountain is already in front of you.

Xu Xian got down from his horse and ordered: "Set up camp, and then build a bonfire in place, remember to keep the water source clean, the water here does not come down from the mountain, each has a division of labor and must not slack off!" ”

The soldiers got busy.

There are campers, there are those who bury stoves, and there are those who are in charge of patrols, and the soldiers are in groups of three or five, each with their own things to do.

Xu Xian himself was not idle, he also went to camp in person, and first set up the camp tent of the Chinese army.

After the tent of the Chinese military camp was set up, Xu Xian immediately held the first pre-war meeting under Qingyang Mountain, and his main helpers, including Du Yong, Huang Chong, He Yu, Wei Dong and others, were there.

There was already a fire in the camp, Xu Xian stood there, looking at the people in front of him: "In front of you is Qingyang Mountain, today has been a day of marching, walking on mountain roads, everyone is tired, let's rest today!" ”

Wei Dong asked, "My lord, how many people were sent to keep vigil today?" ”

"Leave ten soldiers to keep vigil, and the rest can rest, and these ten people will be changed to two shifts...... There are one shift in the middle of the night! Xu Xian said.

The people present all looked at each other, and Shen Hao said: "Lord Zhixian, there are a lot of thieves in Qingyang Village on this mountain, we can get such fanfare, and we are not afraid of being attacked in the camp?" ”

"It is precisely because we came with great fanfare that the thieves in Qingyang Village are not very clear about the number of our soldiers and horses, so they will not attack the camp, today is fine, let the soldiers rest in peace, if you are afraid of death, you can get up and keep vigil, no one will stop you! Hurry up and bury the stove to cook first, speaking of which is the day I left, I ate some dry food, and my stomach was hungry! ”

Xu Xian touched his stomach and looked very real.

The people present were also a little tired, and those strategists also felt that what Xu Xian said made sense, after all, the people had just arrived at Qingyang Mountain, and there was still a distance of nearly ten miles from Qingyang Village on Qingyang Mountain, and the location of the camp was a location near the river valley, which itself was a place that could be attacked, retreated, and defended.

Xu Xian didn't explain these words to the people present, but these strategists present were still very smart, and after observing the terrain, they could naturally sum up the tricks, and soon they knew that Xu Xian's arrangement made sense.

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After the fire was lit in the camp to make food, the soldiers sat down to eat.

Because of the large amount of materials captured from the Black Wind Village, the soldiers not only had enough food to eat this time, but also dried meat and vegetables, which can be said to be very rich in food.

Xu Xian also had dinner with the soldiers, and then returned to his own camp tent in the Chinese army, others can not keep vigil, he himself must keep vigil, and do his duty as a commander.

Just when the camp gradually quieted down, at this time in the Qingyang Village on the mountain, there was a tense atmosphere of imminent war, up and down to the owner of the village, Song Henghuan, down to an ordinary thief, all thought that there would be a big war that day.

In the council hall in the mountains, Song Henghuan met with the helmsmen of his subordinates.

The establishment of Qingyang Village is much more advanced than that of Heifeng Village, not only the owner of the village, but also the division of labor such as the helmsman and the hall master, and each person has its own system, and the management will be very efficient.

But the result of this is also to make the command of Song Henghuan, the owner of Qingyang Village, decline a little, and the helmsman and hall master under him are usually attracting some cronies, and the contradictions between him and the chief owner are also increasing.

Song Henghuan himself is still a very benevolent bandit, he knows how to buy people's hearts, and he never allows the people of Qingyang Village to kill innocents when they rob outside, which is also the reason why Qingyang Village can recruit a group of people with lofty ideals to help him die.

Even before, there were down-and-out generals in the court who joined his camp and became his right-hand men.

“…… The owner of the village, according to our investigation, the people and horses of Yanshan County have arrived at the bottom of the mountain, and it is only about ten miles away from us. A young helmsman in his thirties was talking about what he had investigated, he seemed very capable, and some information was also accurate, "Why don't we send people to attack them today and catch them all, this is also the best chance!" ”

"Yes, the owner of the village, let's push back the officers and soldiers first, and solve the problem at one time!" Many people around agreed with the young helmsman's opinion.

Song Henghuan said: "Then has it been investigated, how many people are in the official army?" ”

The young helmsman said: "With the news released in the city before, there are only more than a hundred people at most, and the new Zhixian County has neither incorporated the people of Heifeng Village nor recruited troops after leveling Heifeng Village, or the original people, so two days dare to come to fight our Qingyang Village, I think he is tired of life, it is better to let our people from the Vermilion Bird Helm kill it, although we are equal in number to them, but I firmly believe that they can be leveled at one time!" ”

"Lord Han Helm is mighty, and he will definitely be able to lead people to destroy the official army!" A group of people next to him were helping.