There is not enough food and grass in the cottage, and the only mountain road that can transport grain into the cottage is also blocked by the patrol battalion......

This means that Yang Xingguo must drive away the patrol battalion blocked at the foot of the main peak of Pine Ridge within ten days. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Just when Yang Xingguo frowned, thinking about a specific solution.

Second Uncle Zhou Zhongju spoke again: "Big boss, there is another question, when the patrol camp was set up camp, I took a special look. These officers and men may have been prepared to hold the foot of the mountain for a long time from the beginning. The patrol battalion of 500 people brought more than 30,000 catties of food, enough for them to eat for two months......"

"If we can defeat the patrol battalion, we can grab this batch of food in their hands. With the current consumption rate of our cottage, in half a year, there is no problem at all......"

The army did not move, and the grain and grass went first...... This is a truth that has remained unchanged since ancient times.

Yang Xingguo, who came from later generations, of course, also knew the importance of grain and grass to an army.

After more than half a month of continuous struggle, I finally had Yangjiazhai, the capital that could save my life in troubled times. Of course, Yang Xingguo didn't want to see this capital collapse because of the lack of grain and grass.

Therefore, after Zhou Zhongju's words were finished, Yang Xingguo made up his mind in his heart that he must defeat the patrol battalion at the foot of the mountain within ten days and snatch back the 30,000 catties of grain they held in their hands back to the cottage.

Determination is determination, and it is very difficult to really want to do it.

In the case of the patrol battalion hugging together and not leaving the barracks. It is almost impossible to defeat it by defeating it in various ways.

In this case, if you want to defeat them in a short period of time, you can only choose to take the initiative to attack.

However, looking at the entire cottage, there are dozens of old people who have offensive capabilities, and they are all the backbone of the cottage. Just took it out and launched an attack on the patrol battalion at the foot of the mountain, no matter which aspect, Yang Xingguo was reluctant.

After thinking about it, Yang Xingguo's thinking finally returned to the starting point, trying to find a way to drive the patrol battalion out of the barracks and eliminate them in the movement.

After slamming his clenched fist on the table in front of him, he said with a solemn face: "We must find a way to drive the remaining more than 300 people from the patrol battalion out of the barracks." Otherwise, within ten days, even if we defeat the patrol battalion at the foot of the mountain, our cottage will suffer heavy losses......"

At this time, Wang Hu, who had seen Lao Maozi's main force, suddenly spoke: "Dog, if only there was artillery...... Hundreds of officers and soldiers of the patrol battalion were all gathered in the barracks, and with so many people, one shot could kill and injure at least a dozen of them...... When the time comes, a dozen shells will go down, and they will leave the barracks on their own initiative without us attacking, and they will take the initiative to leave the barracks with heavy losses......"

Although Wang Hu's idea is good, there is no way to realize it.

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Zhongju laughed at himself: "Second master, our cottage can't even achieve one fast gun per person, not to mention that even the imperial court patrol battalion has no equipped artillery." ”

"Besides, even if a cannon appears in front of us out of thin air now, we won't use ......"

Just after Wang Hu's face quickly became gloomy because of Zhou Zhongju's answer, Yang Xingguo's eyes unexpectedly shot out two fine lights.

Facing the puzzled gaze of the two looking at him, Yang Xingguo affirmed with a firm face: "Second Uncle is right, we really don't have a cannon ...... But we can build cannons ......"

Hearing Yang Xingguo's answer, the puzzled expressions on the faces of the two became thicker.

Yang Xingguo, who quickly flashed a mysterious smile on his face, did not answer immediately, but asked Wang Hu with a serious face!

"Second master, since you know the cannon, you must have seen the cannon...... I'll give you two days to mobilize all the carpenter's brothers in the cottage to make me a cannon out of wood, the more like the better......"

"Wood makes cannons......" Hearing this unheard-of decision, Wang Hu and Zhou Zhongju both thought that Yang Xingguo was telling a joke.

However, when they saw the serious expression on Yang Xingguo's face, they knew that what they had just heard was the truth.

So, Wang Hu, who looked skeptical and puzzled, directly opened his mouth and asked: "Big boss, make a cannon out of wood, no matter how similar it is, it won't ring...... The patrol battalion at the foot of the mountain is not stupid, can they be scared out of the barracks when they see the wooden cannons we have made, and they are fighting us in the barracks......

At this time, Yang Xingguo's face once again showed a mysterious smile from the heart.

Not only did he not explain, but he also said with a meaningful face: "Don't worry, since I asked you to build a wooden cannon, there is a way to convince the patrol battalion hiding in the barracks that we have a real cannon in our hands......"

After speaking, Yang Xingguo directly shifted his gaze to Zhou Zhongju.

Facing Zhou Zhongju, he asked with a serious face: "Second uncle, as far as I know, there are still a lot of ** in our cottage...... You immediately find out all the ** that can be used for me and send it to me...... Also, find me some cloth, arquebus, rope or something...... I'm going to make a dynamite pack......"

"Whether you can use wooden artillery to deceive the patrol battalion and scare the patrol battalion out of the barracks, the key depends on these explosives packages......

"Also, after you finish building the wooden cannon, you have to ask the carpenter to come to me, and I have something for them to make......"

Wang Hu and Zhou Zhongju were full of doubts about these orders. However, in the face of the confidence on Yang Xingguo's face, the two of them still chose to believe in Yang Xingguo without reservation.

Because, since Yang Xingguo became a big boss, he has created miracles more than once.

Two days later, the news that the cottage was running out of food did not come. However, the news that hundreds of patrol battalions of the officers and troops were blocked at the foot of Songshuling Mountain has already caused panic among the cottagers.

In particular, those newcomers who had not been on the mountain long ago had no intention of training in the face of the officers and men of the patrol battalion at the foot of the mountain, who were hundreds of people.

And at this moment, Wang Hu finally came with good news......

A fake cannon made entirely of wood, which on the surface, is not much different from a mountain cannon, appears directly in front of him.

Yang Xingguo, who had already finished making ten explosives packs, quickly made a smile on his face, and then decisively decided......

"Whether we can defeat the hundreds of officers and soldiers of the patrol battalion at the foot of the mountain depends on tonight and tomorrow......"

"Second master, after dark, you can immediately have this wooden cannon transported to a position one mile away from the patrol battalion barracks, and the muzzle of the gun is aimed at the patrol camp barracks...... It must be remembered that the whole operation must not allow the officers and men of the patrol battalion to discover ......"

"You carpenters' brothers are going to have to hold on for a few more hours...... Let's make a simple catapult out together......"

"In addition, order two combat platoons, sharpshooter squad, reconnaissance squad, to start resting now...... Tomorrow at three o'clock in the morning, we will go down the mountain together

Officers and soldiers of the patrol battalion...... Tell the brothers to be sure to bring plenty of ammunition......"