In the next few days, Yu Jingde, the old horseman, was really very cooperative with his three sons, leading a group of troops to chop firewood and cut wood all over the mountains and fields, and speed up the progress of building ships for Hu Bilie.

Yu Jingde cooperated so unconditionally, and in Hu Bilie's eyes, he took it for granted that the other party was swallowing his anger, and he was happy in his heart.

In the past few nights, Hu Bilie has been crying out in the camp tent almost continuously, angry with you old dog, and he has repeatedly woken up laughing in his dreams.

It can be seen that Duguyu has successfully lobbied, and Hu Bilie is really willing to cross the Heishui River to take the lead this time.

In the past few days, hundreds of thousands of White Lotus Protectors have been working day and night, and the number of ships in the area around the West Gate Ferry of Qianzhou City has gradually increased. In less than seven days, in the mountains and forests near Qianzhou City, all the stout trees that were some years old were cut down by the people and horses of the Yu family's father and son, and at the same time, nearly a hundred ships were built.

However, due to the rush of time and the lack of skilled craftsmen, the boats built were still too small, and the number of people who could cross the river in 100 boats was completely insufficient to meet the more than 200,000 soldiers and horses commanded by Hu Bilie.

So,

The father and son of the Yu family had to lead the crowd to run all over the mountain, continue to cut firewood and wood, and continue to increase shipbuilding.

Of course, Hu Bilie was happy to see what happened to the Yu family's father and son, and still maintained a mind of schadenfreude.

The days were spent day by day in the White Lotus Protector's wood-cutting and ship-building......

The east gate ferry of Lingnan City, across a black water river, is directly opposite the west gate of Qianzhou City.

The water flowed through the machine, and the muddy Heishui River lay in the middle of the ferries of the two cities, and was eighty or ninety zhang wide.

According to the current unit of measurement, one zhang is equivalent to three meters three, that is, this treacherous and bottomless Heishui River is three hundred meters wide.

Guo Ye was standing at the ferry and looking at the other side of the river surrounded by a crowd at this time, it was obviously difficult to see the situation on the upper floor of the West Gate City from such a distance, but it did not affect Guo Ye's observation of the area along the West Gate Ferry of Qianzhou City.

Cao Luxun, who led the 3,000 Black Armor Xuan Battalion as the first echelon to sit in the first line of defense, followed Guo Ye's side, and saw Guo Ye looking at the other side of the Heishui River with a solemn expression and without saying a word, and couldn't help but whisper: "My lord, at present, the bandit army is hurrying to increase the number of ships, and it is estimated that in less than three days, they will gather enough ships to force the Heishui River and launch a general attack on our Lingnan City." ”

Guo Ye roughly estimated that there were about 200 riverboats on the other side of the river, and according to the scale of the other party's riverboats, one boat could barely carry 800 people across the river. And based on his observation of the number of ships that the other party has increased in the past few days, it is estimated that after three days, it is estimated that fifty ships can be added. Two hundred and fifty river boats can carry 200,000 soldiers and horses. Grandma's, I have to say, so many White Lotus bandit armies started chopping wood and building ships together, and the output was quite amazing.

Cao Luxun's words Guo Ye listened to in his ears, but he only replied lightly: "The soldiers will block, and the water will cover it." After so much time, it's time for us to fight with bayonets. This battle is inevitable! ”

Cao Luxun's eyes showed resoluteness, and he nodded and said, "What the adults said is extremely true, a desperate battle is inevitable. But don't worry, my three thousand black-armored soldiers have a hundred bed crossbows, and countless crossbow arrows, and this first line of defense will definitely be defended to the end. Even if the arrows are destroyed, the three thousand black-armored Xuan soldiers will not retreat half a step. It's better to be broken than broken, rest assured, we will definitely play the style of the Black Armor Xuan Barracks. ”

"Wrong!"

Guo Ye's concise words directly denied Cao Luxun's ambitious words.

Suddenly, Cao Luxun looked dazed.

Guo Ye explained with a smile: "There is a saying in the market, it is difficult to beat four legs with two fists, and a good man can't stand up to many people. The other party is clearly coming up this time to force the crossing of the Heishui River, and according to the boats prepared by the other party this time, it is a sure thing for 200,000 people to take the lead. You only have 3,000 black-armored Xuan soldiers, how can you kill 200,000 people with a hundred bed crossbows? Listen to me, kill as many as you can, kill as many as you can. If you can't hold it then, don't give me those fearless sacrifices. One word, withdraw! Withdraw them all to me into the city. ”

"Your Excellency's words are wrong!"

Cao Luxun argued: "You can't win the ambition, just because the White Lotus bandit army occupies a large number of people, and my dignified black-armored Xuan soldiers are going to retreat?" No, it can't! The last general and the brothers could not afford to lose this man. It's still the same sentence, how long can you keep it, it's a big deal, the jade will be burned, and the name will be left in history! ”

"Keep your grandma's eggs!"

Guo Ye was angry but scolded: "It's better to be alive than dead, keep a useful body, and in the future, Lao Tzu will ask you Cao Luxun and the Black Armor Xuan Barracks to do bigger things." To die in such a place, to die at the hands of such a rabble, to fall or not? ”

No matter how Guo Ye scolded, Cao Luxun could not agree with his suggestion to withdraw if he couldn't keep it, and then argued: "People are inherently dead, or heavier than Mount Tai, or lighter than ......."

"Stop fucking bullshit!"

Guo Ye shook his head and covered his face and roared, and scolded angrily: "Soldiers take obedience to orders as their duty, don't bargain with me here, remember, this is an order!! ”

After the training, Guo Ye snorted coldly with a blue face, turned around and slowly left, left the ferry, and walked in the direction of the East Gate City.

Cao Luxun touched the moldy head and caused Guo Ye to get angry, this was the first time Guo Ye was angry at him, or was so angry, he was stunned for a while.

Pang Feihu stayed, softly persuading and comforting Cao Luxun.

And Kang Bao and Cheng Erniu rushed away, followed Guo Ye towards the East Gate City.

Halfway through, when he arrived at the east gate, Kang Bao walked behind Guo Ye and asked puzzledly: "Brother-in-law, why are you so angry today?" ”

Cheng Erniu also muttered and added: "Yes, uncle, what's going on with you lately?" At every turn, it is said that soldiers regard obedience to orders as their duty, and at every turn, they say that it is an order. I've never seen you so angry. ”

Guo Ye stopped slightly, still blushing, and snorted: "If I don't get angry, Cao Luxun will listen?" Will you Cheng Erniu listen? I tell you, if I allow you to do whatever you want, it will be the greatest irresponsibility to you. You are not new recruits, you should always know that on the battlefield, if you are not careful, it will kill people. I don't want any of you to have a problem, you know? ”

"Uh......"

Cheng Erniu was thick and leafy, and he couldn't pick up the conversation for a while, but his heart was warm and moving.

But Kang Bao heard the clue and speculated lightly: "Brother-in-law, do you mean that we will lose this battle?" ”

"Huh!"

Guo Ye sneered, shook his head and said, "It's too early to say defeat." But in the face of the siege of hundreds of thousands of White Lotus bandits, if there is no natural danger of the Heishui River, Lingnan City will definitely not be able to defend it. Therefore, the first line of defense will be broken sooner or later, it is just a matter of time. ”

Kang Bao was also puzzled at this time, and asked, "What's the difference between not being able to hold and being defeated?" ”

"There is a difference!"

Guo Ye smiled: "Just because we can't hold it doesn't mean we can't withdraw!" Don't forget, as long as it takes another three days, the agreement between me and Li Jing to hold on for fifteen days and hold back the main force of the White Lotus bandit army will be completed. When the time comes, if I can't hold Lingnan City, why can't I retreat? Is it just a fearless sacrifice here for nothing? ”

"What? Withdraw? ”

"Isn't it? Also withdrawn? ”

At this time, Cheng Erniu and Kang Bao understood, and our family had already begun to think about retreating.

What's going on? What kind of battle is this?

If you don't fight a sword or a sword, you don't put a bow or a crossbow, it's all about retreating. Is this fighting against the White Lotus bandit army? Or do you use the White Lotus Bandit Army as a dog to tease the cat?

Guo Ye looked at one was his brother-in-law and the other was his brother-in-law, obviously shocked by his remarks, and couldn't help but say: "Don't worry, keep it, you must keep it, but it's a matter of how long you keep it." You remember, as long as the gold bricks are in our hands, the dominance of this battle is in our hands. The gold bricks are like bones, and the White Lotus Sect on the other side is like a hungry dog, and they will definitely be led by our noses all the time. Wherever we go, they must follow. ”

In the end, Guo Ye's eyes flashed with a cunning gaze, and he preached to the two: "Listen, to fight, you don't have to fight with real swords and guns to call it a war, a hard battle must be fought, but a brute battle and a stupid battle should not be fought." Sometimes, if you don't fight, you fight, you get it? ”

"If you don't fight, you fight?"

"I don't understand!"

The two of them were already confused, and replied in unison.