"What?"

Hearing the news of the fisherman's return, even with Du Feng's Qi cultivation skills, he couldn't help but scream. However, Du Feng immediately realized his gaffe, lowered his voice, and carefully interrogated the fisherman again about the news he had brought back.

The fisherman was one of the temporarily recruited sailor boatmen. The boat he was in, due to good luck, was not attacked by Xu Sheng's naval army at the beginning. The man at the helm of the ship was a clever man, and when he saw that the situation on the field was not good, he immediately steered the boat and drilled into the reeds.

Xu Sheng's naval division had limited troops, so naturally it was impossible to wipe out the temporary naval army in Pingtao County. And the presence of the reed swing also makes the pursuit of the boat extremely inefficient. The people in the small boat relied on the familiarity of the water, and drilled in the reeds for a long time. It wasn't until the boatmen estimated that there was no danger that they returned to the temporary dock in a roundabout way and reported to the county.

After asking twice and confirming that the fleet was attacked by the Taixing Army, Du Feng's expression immediately became gloomy.

- Taihang thieves actually have a water master?

This is news that no one expected.

- Is it true that he thinks he has too much money and food?

It took Du Feng a long time to digest this unexpected news.

Since the Taixing Army has a naval army, Li Wei, who ventured to sneak into the rear to snipe at the Taixing Army, is tantamount to falling into a dead end. In the case that there is no food and grass inside and no way out outside, the fate of Li Tang's 1,000 people is actually doomed from the very beginning of the plan. Fortunately, for Du Feng, there is still a "good news" that is not good news. That is: there are still a thousand soldiers in the county who are ready to be sent out and have not been dispatched, so that the county's defense force has not been weakened much, and it is not a fatal blow.

Moreover, the Taixing army is still staying in the west of Pingtao City, for supplies and rescue from the east. There is simply no way to block it. As long as thousands of soldiers can be added to the city from Jinyang or somewhere else, Pingtao County can still be effectively defended.

When thinking like this, Du Feng suddenly felt that there was something he hadn't expected......

- Not true!

- Not good!

Du Feng suddenly trembled in his heart.

- If you can transport troops with your own army, why can't the enemy?

Come to think of this. Du Feng immediately found that in Daling County, which is behind Pingtao County, he was afraid that there would be danger soon!

Zhu Han, the magistrate of Daling County, was an official from the "Hongdu Gate School", and he was good at resignation and calligraphy. On weekdays, although Du Feng is very disdainful of this person's background, he also admires his literary talent a little. It's just that if Daling County encounters a sudden attack by the Taixing Army, Du Feng will definitely not believe Zhu Han, a "lucky villain". Ability to withstand the surprise attack of the Taixing army.

Originally, there was also a county lieutenant in Daling. Although that person's ability is mediocre, he is also a county official who fled from Shuofang under the iron hooves of the Xianbei people, and can lead some soldiers into battle. However, due to the invasion of the Taixing army, the magistrate of Daling County abandoned some of the dirt between him and Du Feng in the past. The county lieutenant of Daling has been asked to bring the main force of the county with 500 county soldiers to Pingtao to support the resistance to the enemy. And so it goes. The degree of emptiness in Daling County can be imagined.

"Hurry up and invite the county lieutenant of Daling to come!"

Du Feng was anxious, and his orders to the little officials were a little rougher. Judging from the expression of the county order, the officials naturally knew that most of the bad things had happened.

When the county lieutenant of Daling hurried back to the county temple, the people in the public gate had not yet slept. Most of them have already learned that something very bad has happened. Otherwise, how could the county order, which boasted of "having calm in the face of things", suddenly lose its temper?

"Could it be that another enemy army is coming?"

"I guess it's Bing Cao Peng in trouble......"

Not to mention how the officials in the county temple chewed the root of their tongues in private. As soon as the county lieutenant of Daling entered the door, Du Feng showed him an ugly expression, and said in a deep voice:

"Bing Cao Peng is in danger."

Originally, the Daling County Lieutenant planned to take 500 Daling County soldiers as the fourth batch of troops to support Cao Peng Li from the waterway. He waited by the gate with his men for several hours, and was already very impatient. Now as soon as he saw Du Feng, he got such unfavorable news from Du Feng's mouth, and the county lieutenant of Daling was stunned at that time.

Although he is not a person who knows soldiers, he also understands basic military knowledge. After listening to Du Feng's speculation due to the destruction of the county army, the county lieutenant of Daling couldn't help but sweat. He stared at Du Feng with both eyes, and asked anxiously:

"Du County Order, but do you want to lead the troops to the rescue?"

"Save whom? Bing Cao Peng? There is no way to save it. However, Jun really wants to hurry up and send troops this time. I thought that since Zhang Yi had a naval army in hand, in the next step, he would inevitably take the initiative to attack the rear of our army. ”

"Rear? The meaning of the Du County Order is...... Daling? ”

The county lieutenant of Daling saw Du Feng pointing to the east with his finger before he reacted.

Seeing that the county lieutenant reacted, Du Feng nodded.

"County Magistrate Zhu is not familiar with military affairs, and he is defenseless. As long as Zhang Wei sent a song of soldiers and horses, he would be able to capture Daling. At this moment, the situation is critical, and I can't leave my post without permission, so I have to entrust this matter to you. ”

After that, Du Feng made a big salute to the county lieutenant. The county lieutenant hurriedly returned a big salute and said emotionally:

"This is a matter of the amount, and the county order is too polite. Without further ado, I'll take five hundred people back! ”

Seeing that the county lieutenant of Daling was so cooperative, Du Feng's mood calmed down a little. He also instructed the county lieutenant:

"If you arrive in Daling, you can quickly send a messenger to inform all parts of Qi County and Jinyang. Especially the Wang family in Qi County, you can ask them to urgently form a naval army to suppress Zhang Wei. Otherwise, Zhang Yi has the upper hand on the water, and the battle behind will not be easy to fight! ”

"No!"

Due to the urgency of the situation, the actions of the county lieutenant of Daling were quite slow. Only a quarter of an hour later, he took five hundred Daling County soldiers on the road and set off east along the avenue. The 500 men were originally intended to be used to supplement Li Yu's troops after the return of the naval fleet. Now that the fleet has been destroyed, the county lieutenant of Daling is going to set off to aid Daling, and these 500 county soldiers are just ready to stop, and there is no need to delay any time to prepare.

Daling County is only more than 50 miles away from Pingtao, even if it is an infantry, if you rush with all your strength, you can reach it in two hours. The only thing that bothered the troops on the march was that many of the soldiers had night blindness and had to carry torches to get on the road. However, due to the insufficient preparation of the county lieutenant of Daling in advance, there were not enough torches halfway through the march.

Fortunately, it was close to summer at this time, and the day dawned early. With the help of the glimmer of dawn, the county lieutenant completed a fifty-mile night march within three hours, still with five hundred poorly trained county soldiers. This achievement made the county lieutenant quite complacent.

With such a fast speed, presumably even if Tai Xingjun thought of attacking Daling City by surprise, he would not be able to speed up his return to the army!

Ahead, is the East Gate of Daling County.

It is customary for the gates to be opened at three o'clock in the morning, when the sun is at three o'clock. However, that is the rule for dealing with ordinary people, and the county lieutenant of Daling is the third person in the county. He raised his eyes and looked at the sky, but it was only the middle of the day, so naturally he had no intention of waiting for an hour outside the city.

"Bang bang bang!"

"It's open! It's open! ”

A group of county soldiers crowded to the city gate and vigorously beat the city gate. After a long time, a man's head came out of the city and asked the city:

"Who are you? What are you doing here early in the morning? ”

Seeing this scene, the county lieutenant of Daling was both happy and annoyed in his heart. With such a garrison situation, if Zhang Reyi's army really came to attack, it would be no surprise that Daling fell. And the garrison of the city gate is the internal business of the county lieutenant. Now that the city gate is so loosely guarded, the county lieutenant of Daling saw it, and naturally felt that his face was gloomy.

- Luckily, I came back fast enough!

Seeing that someone in the city answered, the county lieutenant shouted and scolded:

"Who's that? Blind your dog's eyes! What about money strings? Penetrate. Buddhist nun. Cornelian! Why don't you open the door soon? ”

The "money strings" mentioned by the county lieutenant are the city gate officials who are responsible for guarding the east gate. This man's surname was Qian, and he collected a very heavy tax from the people who entered the city. Due to the bad reputation, the idlers in the county said that he guarded the city gate every day and had to bring the elder's string of money home, so he was nicknamed "Qian Chuanzi".

After hearing the words of the county lieutenant, the people at the city gate answered and turned their heads. After a while, a sassy white face appeared at the head of the city, and he glanced down a few times. The county lieutenant waited impatiently, and when he saw this big pie face, he scolded again:

"Money skewers, don't open the door yet! If it's slow, watch your skin! ”

"Just open, just open!"

The voice of the money string revealed infinite panic than usual. The county lieutenant of Daling was a little proud in his heart, and he was very annoyed, and kept thinking about whether he should withdraw the "money strings" first and replace them with a more vigilant county official to guard the city gate at this critical juncture of the great enemy. However, he was a little reluctant to make monthly offerings to the money strings, and he was quite conflicted in his heart.

In the midst of such inhumane calculations, the lieutenant of Daling County waited for about half an hour before the gate of Daling County opened with a "creaking" sound. A few old guards guarding the city gate accompanied the smiling faces and let the five hundred tired and hungry county soldiers into the city. As soon as they entered the city, the entire ranks of county soldiers were scattered.

This time I went to Pingtao to support the operation, although I didn't really see blood, after all, it was to let the county soldiers stay for a while. Now that they have returned home and are safe, the county soldiers are naturally completely relaxed.

When the county lieutenant of Daling County saw this situation, he didn't care. He has been away from home for more than ten days, so he is naturally in a hurry to go back to see if the concubine at home has been wronged by his wife......

It's just that when the county lieutenant took the lead in walking past a street corner, his eyes suddenly couldn't help but widen! (To be continued......)