Li Yanzhao, who had been patrolling the watchtower repeatedly for a long time, finally made up his mind and walked into the bright candle-lit tent of the Chinese army.

The two guards standing guard at the door, still wearing tarpaulin raincoats, were probably the two most dedicated soldiers in the camp at this time. However, when they stopped Li Yanzhao, Li Yanzhao's face was gloomy.

"I want to see Du Go!" Li Yanzhao said sharply: "There is an important military situation, if you delay the military situation, can you afford it?" ”

Hearing Li Yanzhao's question, the faces of the two guards became hesitant. After a moment's hesitation, a guard finally came in to report.

Not long after the tent was in the tent, Han Ning's somewhat impatient voice came: "What's the matter at such a late hour?" Let him in! ”

Subsequently, the curtain was lifted. The guard who went forward to the account first appeared at the door, and said with a slightly aggrieved expression: "Han Duhu has invited Li Sima to enter the account to discuss the matter. After that, when Li Yanzhao entered the tent, he wanted to go out of the tent.

When he passed by the guard's side, Li Yanzhao stretched out his hand and quietly stuffed a small amount of money into the guard's arms. The guard suddenly felt a heavy copper coin in his arms, and the look of grievance and dissatisfaction on his face was already half gone.

Li Yanzhao walked straight into the big tent, then took off his raincoat and put it at the door, took off his helmet again, and then strode into the tent. Han Ning was holding a book behind several cases, dozing off. Seeing Li Yanzhao coming in, he reluctantly sat up straight on the Hu bed, and then stretched his waist and said, "It's late at night, why doesn't Li Sima go to rest?" ”

Li Yanzhao had no interest in gossiping at this time, he held the helmet in his right hand, and then bowed down and said: "Han Duhu, the last general...... The last general always felt that on this rainy night, the Zhao army on the other side of the strait had been holding on for a long time, and it was impossible not to think otherwise. ”

When Han Ning heard this, he suddenly sobered up a little, and then frowned and asked, "What are the credentials?" ”

Li Yanzhao paused, thought for a moment, and then said, "The Zhao army camp opposite is too quiet. Unusual. Liu Yue is by no means a mediocre person. Although the attack on Jincheng was repeatedly frustrated a few days ago, if Jincheng could not be captured, Liu Yue would inevitably look for other breakthrough points. Now it seems that Liu Yue's breakthrough point is likely to be our army's camp! And this morning, Liu Yue's troops raided the pontoon bridge, and many wooden boats went down the river, and Liu Yue could completely stop those drifting boats in the downstream direction, thinking that they would be used for the raid. ”

Han Ning's face was solemn and he nodded. Then he asked, "Is there anything else?" ”

"Today at dusk, the clouds were already thick, and it was raining heavily. Our sergeants are tired and the army is sluggish. And if Liu Yue is intentional or unintentional, he has a great chance of winning this time! After all, in the current battalion, there are no more than 1,000 elite people in our department, and 2,000 people are almost useless conscripted county soldiers. If the Zhao army launched a surprise attack, it would only take a few hundred men to rout our army. And if the camp is defeated, Jincheng will fall! ”

When Han Ning heard this, he stood up suddenly, and then stomped around a few times next to several cases. Suddenly, he raised his hand and shouted outside the tent: "Immediately beat the trumpet and drum, and gather the whole army to climb the wall and prepare to defend against the enemy." Except for the sick and wounded, all the generals will go to the wall to supervise the battle! If there are three drums that do not come, immediately behead! ”

However, after half a pillar of incense, the huge trumpet and drum in the camp were already beaten, and the sound instantly spread in all directions. It was also mixed with the shouts of the drummers and soldiers: "All have orders!" The whole army climbs the wall and prepares to defend against the enemy! Except for the wounded, all the generals will climb the wall to supervise the battle, and if the three drums do not come, they will be killed! ”

The soldiers passed on this sentence one after another, and in an instant, it had spread to every corner of the camp. When Li Yanzhao and Han Ning each wore raincoats and went out of the tent, they saw Pang Du leading his subordinates with three hundred ironclad soldiers, which were already prepared near the Chinese military tent at this time.

After the ironclad soldiers finished the formation, they all looked straight ahead, and everyone had a slightly proud look on their faces. When they finished platooning, it took another half a column of incense to finish the rest of the battalion.

And the more than 2,000 Lingju county soldiers led by Gao Sima were even worse. The whole army dragged on, and when the rest of the troops had been completed, these new recruits were still rushing out of their tents, and then scurrying around in the queue, looking for their positions in a daze and disorder.

With the generals in the Lingju County soldiers, they continued to whip and scold. It took a lot of effort for these soldiers to form a twisted formation. Gao Sima looked embarrassed, and then looked back at Han Ning, who was standing with a knife in front of the big tent.

Han Ning had been witnessing these county soldiers finishing up in a mess, but he was forcibly suppressing the anger in his heart, and then said loudly to the Lingju County Soldiers: "Gao Sima! ”

Gao Sima heard the call of the capital here, hurriedly turned around and hugged his fists, bowed slightly and responded: "The last general!" ”

"Take your headquarters and climb the wall to guard the east and south sides. The Guangwu Military Department is responsible for standing by under the camp walls on the east and south sides, preparing for rotation! The rest of the people went up to the west and north side of the camp wall! Pang Du and led his subordinates to strictly guard the east gate of the camp, and refused to accept horses and other things, all of which were handed over to Pang Du for deployment! Do you have any objections? ”

Han Ning looked around, and all the generals around him bowed down and responded: "The last general has an order, and there is no objection!" ”

Han Ning stood in the rain curtain and watched the surrounding soldiers and generals stand on the camp wall one after another. Although they all cowered a little in the cold wind and rain, no one retreated. Under the predicament of this military power and no way out, most of them chose to accept it after all.

Except for the Lingju County soldiers on the two camp walls in the southeast, the rest of the places deployed are all veterans who have repeatedly experienced battles, and Han Ning can be completely assured of their military quality and combat skills and tactics.

It's just that this 2,000-strong Lingju County soldier, Han Ning really doesn't dare to compliment. So he deliberately put these people on the two camp walls in the southeast, which were destined to face the most fierce attack, in the hope that they could exhaust the enemy's sharp energy with all their might, and then even if they were defeated, the Guangwu army under the camp wall would be able to fill it in time without causing the collapse of the whole line.

Lu Ben took a cadre of people in the house and waited in front of the main hall.

A group of eunuch palace people surrounded two sedan chairs, one large and one small, and walked into the Lu Mansion.

The team stopped, Lu Fu got down from the small sedan chair behind, stepped forward quickly, lifted the curtain of the sedan chair in front, and Concubine Lu bowed down and walked down from the sedan chair.

Everyone in the Lu Mansion bowed down together.

- Welcome to the mother!

Lu Ben bowed slightly: I've seen Niangniang!

6-2. Outside, inside

Scene: Lu Mansion, bedroom

Characters: Concubine Lu, Concubine Lu, Mother Lu, Lu Fu, and several maids

Time: Day

There was a violent coughing sound in the bedroom, and several maids carried copper basins, bath towels, and spittoons in and out of the bedroom.

In the bedroom, Concubine Lu knelt in front of the hospital bed, serving Mother Lu on the bed taking medicine, Lu Fu knelt aside to help, and Lu Ben stood quietly aside.

Lu Mu drank the last mouthful of medicine, Lu Fu took the bath towel from the maid on the side and handed it to Concubine Lu, who carefully helped Lu Mu wipe the corners of her mouth and helped Lu Mu lie down.

Next to him, Lu Ben had already walked out.

6-3. Outside

Scene: Lu Mansion

Characters: Concubine Lu, Lu Ben, Lu Fu

Time: Day

Lu Fu fell far behind, and Lu Ben's father and daughter walked in front of each other.

Lu Ben smiled: Only women and villains are difficult to raise...... You can say that again! The left and right are just four words of youth and ignorance, even if those princes are dissatisfied, how can they deal with a female streamer? Good rhetoric! That's a good rhetoric!

Concubine Lu said softly: Is it for this that the father let his daughter get along with the Xu family?

Lu Ben stopped, turned around, and looked at Concubine Lu.