The moon is like a hook, the starlight is dotted, and the cold moonlight is sprinkled in the Yushan forest, which dots the forest like a dream.

To the southeast of Yushan, thousands of people are hidden deep in the dense mountain forest.

These soldiers are the 3,000 elites led by Li Zhen. Each soldier carried a few days' worth of dry rations, and hid them in the mountains and forests without lighting a fire to cook, which was enough to keep their whereabouts from leaking. Li Zhen sat on a stone, crossed Erlang's legs, and held a piece of hay in his mouth, although there was a lazy and casual look on his face, there was a trace of anxiety in his eyes.

Li Zhen led his troops to the north and brought more than 100 special forces from the Sharp Knife Battalion in the army, who were responsible for beheading, finding out information, infiltrating and other things. When Wu Qigong led his troops close to Yushan, Li Zhen sent two soldiers from the Sharp Knife Battalion to inquire about the news, one was an ordinary soldier of the Sharp Knife Battalion, and the other was Zhu Wu.

When Lu Shaochuan's naval army was first established, Zhu Wu stayed behind to assist Lu Shaochuan in training soldiers.

Yang Banhou stepped down as the company commander of the Sharp Knife Battalion, and after a long delay in selecting a suitable candidate, Li Zhen finally transferred Zhu Wu back to the Sharp Knife Battalion as the company commander of the Sharp Knife Battalion.

Zhu Wu took the soldiers to find out the news, and it was already afternoon. It's late at night, but he hasn't come back yet, and Li Zhen is also a little worried. After all, Li Zhen came quietly with three thousand soldiers, and the news was not leaked, so he had a certain advantage. If the news leaked, Li Zhen would not be so convenient.

"Phew!"

Li Zhen spit out the hay in his mouth and shouted, "Lu Shaochuan! ”

"Here!"

Lu Shaochuan heard Li Zhen shouting, a smile appeared on his face, he trotted to Li Zhen's side, raised his hand to salute, and asked, "Dashuai, you brought me here, do you have any orders?" ”

Li Zhen said solemnly: "Zhu Wu has not come back with the soldiers to inquire about the news, so you will send someone to explore the wind." Also, have all the soldiers on alert and move to the place if something happens. ”

"Understood!"

Lu Shaochuan agreed, turned around and prepared to give orders.

At this moment, Zhu Wu, who had gone out to inquire about the news, returned with another soldier. Seeing this, Lu Shaochuan stopped, stretched out his hand and patted Zhu Wu's shoulder, and said in a deep voice: "Lao Zhu, your kid won't come back for a long time, Lao Tzu is worried about death." ”

Zhu Wu said indifferently: "If you die, I won't die." ”

Lu Shaochuan didn't care, and came to Li Zhen's side with Zhu Wu.

Li Zhenluo got up and asked, "What's the matter?" Only now did I come back. ”

Zhu Wu saluted and said apologetically: "Report to the marshal, I have already found out the situation of the battle between Wu Qigong and Li Xiu in the afternoon. The reason why I postponed my return until now was because I took my soldiers to find out where Wu Qigong's army was resting and hiding in the mountains and forests, and I also went to see Li Xiucheng's situation. ”

"Good boy, well done!"

When Li Zhen heard this, his heart was also happy.

Zhu Wu scratched his head with a smile, and was a little embarrassed to be praised by Li Zhen.

Li Zhen said: "Tell me, what's going on in the details? ”

Zhu Wu immediately told the situation of the battle in the afternoon, and then said: "Wu Qigong fled into Yushan with his soldiers, and the hiding position was in the northwest corner of Yushan, which was two opposite directions to the southeast where we were located. Wu Qigong is in the light, our army is in the dark, and it is impossible for us to be discovered. Li Xiucheng's army encamped at the foot of the mountain and blocked all the intersections of Yushan to prevent Wu Qi's army from breaking through. ”

After Li Zhen heard this, he was silent for a long time, and said: "I have figured out the basic situation of Yushan, but I still have to take a closer look at the positions of Wu Qigong and Li Xiucheng." Zhu Wu, you accompany me on a trip. ”

When Smith heard this, he immediately stopped: "Dashuai, this is not suitable, I will go instead of you." ”

Lu Shaochuan also echoed: "Marshal, you are the commander of the army, and you should not risk yourself." Captain Smith has a point, I'll go with Smith. ”

Li Zhen shook his head and said, "Both of you stay in the mountains and forests with you, and you are on strict guard. Zhu Wu and I went to take a look at the situation, I will not send troops tonight, and I will not make a secret move, but just feel the situation so that it is convenient to make a plan. ”

After finishing speaking, Li Zhen left with Zhu Wu.

Smith and Lu Shaochuan looked at each other, both helpless.

……

Yushan, northwest.

Li Zhen and Zhu Wu quietly lurked in the place where Wu Qigong's soldiers were resting, and hid in the dark to watch. Li Zhen's eyesight was good, and the moonlight was falling, so he clearly saw the situation of the soldiers under Wu Qigong's command, so he left with Zhu Wu.

Next, Li Zhen took Zhu Wu to the edge of the foot of Yushan Mountain.

Compared with the soldiers under the command of Wu Qigong who were resting in the mountains, Li Xiucheng's army was well-groomed, and it could be called three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry, and the vigilance was very good. At a glance, you can feel a sense of awe. In such a situation, only the commander-in-chief of the army can clearly enforce the law and know how to march and arrange the formation.

After Li Zhen saw it, he secretly calculated in his heart that it would take a lot of effort to defeat Li Xiucheng. In particular, Li Zhen's goal is not only Li Xiucheng, but also needs careful planning.

Li Zhen figured out the situation of Li Xiucheng and Wu Qigong before returning with Zhu Wu.

Back to the southeast of Yushan, it was already the second half of the night, and this was still the situation when Li Zhen and Zhu Wu were hurrying away. Smith and Lu Shaochuan looked at Li Zhen, who was panting, and when Li Zhen recovered, Lu Shaochuan asked, "Dashuai, how is the situation?" ”

Li Zhen smiled at the corner of his mouth and said, "Inquire clearly!" ”

Lu Shaochuan broke the sand pot and asked to the end, and asked again: "Dashuai, since you have inquired about the situation clearly, it is time to prepare to deal with Wu Qigong and Li Xiucheng." We can't stay in the mountains all the time, how boring it is. ”

Smith said: "Dashuai, you have been thinking about dealing with Li Xiucheng, tell me your way." ”

Li Zhen smiled: "Look at you in a hurry! ”

Lu Shaochuan immediately said: "Is it about whether we can win or not, can we not be in a hurry?" ”

Li Zhen squatted down, picked up a stone the size of a goose egg, gently removed the leaves and branches on the ground, drew a simple map on the ground, and said: "In Yu Mountain, we are located in the southeast of the map, Wu Qigong is located in the northwest direction, and Li Xiucheng led the soldiers to camp at the foot of the north of Yu Mountain. In addition to these three places, there is another place in Yushan,......, as long as Wu Qigong cooperates, and then uses the terrain of Yushan, he can definitely fight a beautiful victory. ”

After Li Zhen finished speaking, he asked with a smile: "How about my method?" ”

Smith thought for a moment and replied, "Sir, the solution is feasible. But according to your method to develop, you must choose a person to send a message to Wu Qigong, and you have to persuade Wu Qigong to do it. ”

Zhu Wu said: "Marshal, as the company commander of the Sharp Knife Battalion, I will go." ”

At this time, although Zhu Wu returned to the sharp knife camp, he did not make an inch. He wanted to establish prestige in the army, wanted to convince all the soldiers, and needed to accumulate meritorious deeds one by one, so he chose to take the initiative to ask for help.

Li Zhen didn't stop him, and said directly: "Rest well tonight, you go to see Wu Qigong tomorrow." ”

"Yes!"

Zhu Wu agreed, not only did he not have a trace of worry, but he was excited to try.

ps: Three more completed;