At the time of martial law in Longtan Town. The town of Xia Shu also began martial law.

All the people who enter and leave must be strictly checked.

The people of Longtan Town knew the news of Li Zhen's killing, but the people of Xiashu Town were still in the dark, not knowing that Li Zhen was about to attack Longtan Town with an army, and everyone was confused, and they didn't understand what the county commander Wang Xun had done. The people don't know why, but the county commander Wang Xun is suffering, he hasn't slept well for a few days, and has been paying attention to the situation in Longtan Town.

Not only that, Wang Xun also sent soldiers to investigate the situation around Xia Shu Town. In the study, Wang Xun is dealing with the news fed back from the city, all about the fluctuation of people's hearts.

"Crunch!!"

The door opened, and Master walked in.

Wang Xun raised his head and asked, "Master, is there any news about Longtan Town?" ”

The master shook his head lightly and said, "Longtan Town is still quiet, and there is no movement. After a few days, Li Zhen has not yet led the troops to appear, I am afraid that there is another mystery. I thought about it and thought about it, and I thought of a terrible situation. ”

"What's the situation?" Wang Xun asked.

The master took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Li Zhen attacked Shu Town!" ”

"Ahh

Wang Xun exclaimed in surprise and said, "Master, this is impossible." ”

The master said: "Nothing is impossible, everything is possible. Think about it, Xiao Wangniang's troops in Longtan Town, Xiashu Town and Dongyang Town were all transferred to Longtan Town to defend against the enemy, and the troops were abundant. If the lowly position encounters such a situation, he will definitely choose to attack the weaker side first, and will not attack Longtan Town hard. Li Zhen, as a leader among the thieves, is not an ordinary person, and he can definitely see such a situation. Therefore, he concluded that Li Zhen might have attacked the town of Xiashu. My lord, I have to guard against it! ”

Wang Xun's face was slightly pale, and he said, "Master, this is impossible!" ”

When he spoke, Wang Xun had no confidence at all.

The master said coldly: "Soldiers are impermanent, water is impermanent, fighting is not immutable, Li Zhen is likely to come!" ”

Wang Xun sighed, helpless in his heart.

"Report!!"

Suddenly, a hurried shout came from outside the study. Immediately after, a figure ran in quickly.

Wang Xun and Master asked at the same time, "What happened?" ”

The soldier sprinted in, shortness of breath, and gasped for breath before calming down slightly. With an anxious look on his face, he said in horror: "Lord Hui, a large-scale Qing army has been discovered forty miles north of the county seat. It is estimated that there were about two or three thousand people, and the people who led the troops left Li Zhen in the Jiangbei camp. ”

Wang Xun chuckled in his heart, and secretly sighed that he was right by his master. However, Wang Xun still didn't mess up, and said calmly: "The official already has a countermeasure, and there is no need to worry about the order." ”

When the soldier heard this, he was a little relieved.

The master said, "My lord, what now?" ”

Wang Xun took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "There are not enough troops in the city, and it will definitely not work to defend the city." However, it is not possible to retreat without a fight. We did our best to stall for time and wait for reinforcements. Master, pass the order, close the city gates, prohibit the people from walking on the streets, and those who violate the order will be killed. ”

The master nodded in response and hurried to carry out the order.

……

Twenty miles north of Xia Shu Town, a large army rushed in.

This army is the 2,000 army led by Li Zhen.

On this expedition, Li Zhen took Huang Qiang's sharp knife battalion and the thirteen guards of the dragon group, as well as a regiment of Lu Shaochuan, and the rest of the people stayed in the barracks. After all, there were still fifteen thousand prisoners to deal with, and the battalion needed soldiers to guard it. Lu Shaochuan followed Li Zhen's side, with a look of excitement on his face, full of expectations for this expedition.

The army silently bypassed Longtan Town, and Lu Shaochuan was happy in his heart for a long time. He felt a sense of pride when he thought that the army of Longtan Town had gathered and waited, but there was no one to wait. When the army approached Xiashu Town, and when it was only five miles away from Xiashu Town, Li Zhen ordered to slow down and stop three miles away from Xiashu Town.

More than 2,000 troops camped.

Lu Shaochuan looked at the city close at hand, couldn't bear it in his heart, ran to the big tent of the Chinese army to find Li Zhen, and said: "Dashuai, according to the plan, we arrived in Xia Shu Town before we began to spread the news that we were going to attack Xia Shu Town, and we have to wait for Hong Xuanjiao to come over with all the troops of Longtan Town, I'm afraid it will take another day." Why don't you capture Shu Town first, what do you think? ”

Li Zhen said coldly: "You go to attack, don't go out with me in the future." ”

After hearing this, Lu Shaochuan looked bitter and said wistfully: "I'm busy, you should rest early." ”

After finishing speaking, Lu Shaochuan left in a puff of smoke.

Li Zhen smiled helplessly, in fact, he also had a little idea of wanting to attack Shu Town in his heart. But if it is forcibly attacked, it will affect the morale of the army if it cannot be taken. Moreover, even if Li Zhen was ninety percent sure of taking it, he was more concerned about not wanting the soldiers to suffer casualties in the siege of the city, after all, Li Zhen's purpose in the battle was not to attack the city, but to weaken the living force of the bandits.

Li Zhen instructed: "Come here, invite Huang Qiang over." ”

"Yes!"

The soldiers went to deliver the order, and Huang Qiang soon came to the camp.

Huang Qiang clenched his fists and said, "Dashuai, what do you command?" ”

Li Zhen said in a deep voice: "From now on, you let the soldiers of the Sharp Knife Battalion control the main road from Xia Shu Town to Dongyang Town and Longtan Town, cut off the connection between Xia Shu Town and the rest of the place, and don't let the people of Xia Shu Town spread the news." Moreover, you also have to spread the news of our army's attack on Xia Shu Town to Longtan Town, creating a posture that we are about to seize Xia Shu Town, and let Hong Xuanjiao come to the rescue. ”

"Understood!"

Huang Qiang nodded and went to arrange it immediately.

Li Zhen's army was outside the city but did not attack, the spirit of the people in the city was vigilant, and Wang Xun also felt a headache.

At this moment, Wang Xun and Master are standing at the head of the city. Wang Xun stood on the city tower and looked at the camp where Li Zhen's army was in the distance, with a worried look on his face, and said helplessly: "Master, Li Zhen's army is coming, and it is fully capable of capturing Shu Town. But Li Zhentun didn't move outside the city, he had other plans! ”

The master sighed and said, "My lord, this is exactly what Li Zhen is clever about. ”

Wang Xun said: "Let's hear it! ”

The master said: "Li Zhen doesn't care about the gains and losses of one city and one place, in other words, he doesn't care whether he can capture Xia Shu Town. What Li Zhen really thought about was to exterminate our soldiers. Li Zhen's army was stationed outside the city of Xiashu Town, and the news would soon come out, and then Longtan Town and Dongyang Town got the news and were likely to lead soldiers to the rescue. Li Zhen waited for the rabbit, and the rescue army was in danger. ”

Wang Xun hurriedly said: "Master, is there any way to resolve it?" ”

The master shook his head and said, "This matter is difficult to resolve, because since Li Zhen has laid out the method, he already has a comprehensive plan. The most important thing is that we have no soldiers and no generals, and there is no way to stop it, only to wait and see. ”

Wang Xun sighed, feeling uncomfortable.

When you encounter such a thing but are powerless to change it, you can imagine your mood.

ps: the third shift; Call it a day.