Forty miles away is the city of Qianzhou.

After lunch, the army marched.

Guo Ye's more than 20,000 soldiers and horses on the Guangnan Road marched all the way, and the marching speed was not fast, until dusk, when they set up camp three miles away from Qianzhou City.

Guo Ye set up the tent on a slope in the camp, which was a steep slope rising from flat ground, and by the height of it, he could see the head of Qianzhou City three miles away.

It can be vaguely seen that Guo Ye does not have a telescope in his hand, so he naturally can't see clearly how the other party's defense above the city head is.

Subsequently, he summoned Xue Rengui as a herald and sent him to bring the four battalions of the Guangnan Road Army together.

After a while, Pang Feihu, Kang Bao, Ruan Laosan, and Cheng Erniu came up to the hillside one after another, and entered the handsome tent to meet Guo Ye.

After the four of them greeted Guo Ye and sat down, Xue Rengui, the kid, also led Zhang Zhiyong into the handsome tent. Pang Feihu and the others knew that Xue Rengui was a flurry boy, after all, they had been going south for so long, and they all knew from Guo Ye that this kid was not small, and it was said that his ability was not small.

But for Zhang Zhiyong, who was dressed in leather armor as an ordinary soldier behind Xue Rengui, Pang Feihu and the four of them obviously didn't know each other.

Moreover, Guo Ye arranged for Zhang Zhiyong to be a pioneer officer, at best, similar to the captain in the fourth battalion under his jurisdiction. According to his rank and grade, Zhang Zhiyong was not qualified to participate in such a high-level pre-war military council. However, Guo Ye still instructed Xue Rengui to find him.

Seeing Pang Feihu and the others showing doubts, and seeing that Zhang Zhiyong was quite restrained, Guo Ye just smiled and introduced: "This is the pioneer officer left to me by Li Weigong, everyone knows each other." ”

As he spoke, Nunu mouthed and motioned to Pang Feihu and the others to introduce themselves.

The shadow of the famous tree, Pang Feihu and the others heard that it was the military god Li Weigong who introduced him to act as a pioneer officer, so they naturally did not dare to underestimate and ignore it, and introduced themselves one by one.

Although Zhang Zhiyong is now a phoenix with lost feathers, he is not as good as a chicken, but he also rushed to the captain at the beginning, and there are naturally a lot of things on the scene.

Therefore, after listening to the introduction of Pang Feihu and the four of them, they slowly faded away from their restraints, and after returning the salute one by one, they sat down without losing their grace.

Guo Ye naturally had his own intentions in bringing Zhang Zhiyong here, because among the few people present, including himself, no one could understand the situation in Qianzhou City better than Zhang Zhiyong.

After everyone sat down, Xue Rengui, who acted as a herald, stood hesitantly in place, looked up at Guo Ye with a wistful look, and then lowered his head lonely, and turned around to be out of the tent.

Seeing this, Guo Ye immediately called: "Rengui, you have to sit down and listen!" ”

"Huh?"

Xue Rengui suddenly raised his head, looked at Guo Ye with a look of surprise, and asked in surprise, "Really?" ”

"Haha, are you really willing to be my herald all the time?"

Guo Ye pointed to an empty stone on the right hand side of the tent and said, "Sit down, if you have good skills but do the work of a herald, you kid won't scold me to death in your heart?" Haha, sit down, there's always a time for you to play. ”

Xue Rengui smiled happily at this time, from leaving Chang'an to now, it was the first time Guo Ye saw him smiling.

Xue Rengui grinned and nodded in thanks, then walked to the big stone and sat down.

can be regarded as an eye-opener, and he is finally useful.

"That's it!"

Guo Ye clapped his hands, motioned for everyone to be silent, and then said: "Now we are also camping outside Qianzhou City, but in the south of June, it is darker than in the north, so it is not suitable to launch a general attack on Qianzhou City now." Let's take advantage of this time to discuss how to attack. ”

Now Pang Feihu, Cheng Erniu and others are no longer Wuxia Ameng, and they have long passed the stage of recklessness and blind life. After hearing Guo Ye's words, they all fell silent and did not interject indiscriminately, because they knew that the other side could not be defeated in a hundred battles.

Guo Ye was very comforted when he saw that everyone was listening, and it seemed that the opportunity to let them protect the mansion in Xichuan and take charge of themselves in Tuyuhun Road was not in vain.

Immediately, Guo Ye looked at Zhang Zhiyong and said by name: "Zhang Xianxianguan, you can tell me about the situation in Qianzhou City." It's also good that the big guy has a plan for the next siege. ”

"Yes!"

Zhang Zhiyong patted the dust on his buttocks, stood up from the stone, and arched his hand: "Back to Lord Guo, although the last general doesn't know who the bandit leader is responsible for guarding Qianzhou City, he knows that there are nearly 10,000 bandit troops stationed in Qianzhou City. They guard the north gate, south gate, and east gate of Qianzhou City. Of course, they also deployed a little force at the West Gate, but the number was not large, and they could not survive more than 500 people. ”

"Why is Simon's defense so weak?"

Cheng Erniu interjected and asked, "Could it be that Ximen's geographical location is still relied on?" ”

"General Erniu guessed right!"

Zhang Zhiyong looked at Cheng Erniu, nodded and explained: "Because the west of Qianzhou City is next to the Heishui River, as soon as the west gate is opened, there is the Heishui River Wharf. So they don't have to worry about someone attacking in the direction of the West Gate at all. Those 500 people watched, and it was enough! ”

Cheng Erniu sighed and stopped talking.

After Guo Ye listened to Zhang Zhiyong's words, a general outline of Qianzhou City suddenly formed in his mind. Then he asked: "In that case, what we are facing directly three miles away is the north gate of Qianzhou City." In the same way, as long as our army moves forward, it will inevitably be the White Lotus bandit army at the North Gate who will be the first to discover us. Is it? ”

Zhang Zhiyong responded: "Yes, my lord! ”

Guo Ye sighed and groaned: "I looked at the terrain before, and the north gate is the only passage to our side. The west gate is the Heishui River, and the east gate is a steep cliff, so it is impossible to take the east and west gates in a roundabout battle. It seems that as long as the north gate is stormed, it can attack the other gates to annihilate the bandit army in the city. ”

Zhang Zhiyong nodded and replied: "Your Excellency is wise, if you want to wave your army in our direction to take Qianzhou City, the only way is to storm the north gate." However, because of the importance of the North Gate, it is estimated that the garrison of the North Gate is also the strongest. I am afraid that above the head of the north gate, at least more than 5,000 bandits are arranged. And ......"

Zhang Zhiyong hesitated slightly, and then said: "If you can't capture the north gate in a short time, it is inevitable that the bandit armies of the other three gates will come over one after another." The bandit army is condescending to defend the city above the city, and the continuous fire of bows and crossbows and arrows can make us lose a lot of soldiers and horses. ”

Guo Ye sneered and asked, "Are you afraid?" ”

"No!"

Zhang Zhiyong suddenly straightened up, and bowed his hand to ask for his life: "The last general is invited to fight, I am willing to be the vanguard, and I hope that the adults will allow it!" ”

"Okay, I'll let you fight this vanguard."

Guo Ye suddenly turned his head to look at Ruan Laosan and asked, "Your sword and shield battalion plus the Longxi veterans you brought from Tuyuhun are almost six thousand, right?" ”

Ruan Laosan got up and replied: "Full staff, six thousand!" ”

Guo Ye asked: "How about storming the north gate and having your sword and shield battalion fight the first battle for me?" ”

Ruan Laosan snorted, and said in a sonorous voice: "If you didn't say it, let us do it first." Even if we can't capture the north gate, our shield wall will be able to temporarily consume some of their arrows first. ”

Cheng Erniu and Kang Bao hurriedly got up, wanting to fight for the first battle, but Guo Ye raised his hand to stop them and said, "You are not in a hurry, let the sword and shield battalion of the third child test the depth and shallowness of the water." In terms of self-preservation, I am relieved that the Sword and Shield Battalion has gone. ”

After hearing this, the two also felt reasonable, so they lost their temper.

Guo Ye glanced at Ruan Laosan and Zhang Zhiyong, and said, "In this way, your sword and shield battalion will fight the first battle, and you will give a thousand brothers to Zhang Xianxian." As soon as the shield wall leaned against the north gate, Zhang Xianfeng led a thousand people to break open the north gate for me. What do you two think? ”

Ruan Laosan waved his hand and said, "I didn't say it!" ”

Zhang Zhiyong also said: "The last general will never give up, and he will never take half a step back!" ”

"Guo... Master Guo, give me a thousand people too, and I am willing to be a pioneer! ”

Xue Rengui got up quickly, ran to Guo Ye, clenched his fists with a clear eye, and took the initiative to ask for help.