"Good! Hahaha...... "After listening to Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao's report, Wang Xu couldn't help laughing loudly, looking at the two favorite generals, he really liked it indescribably. "Zilong, Wenyuan. The two of you only led a thousand horsemen to rob the camp in broad daylight this time, and you are really the tiger generals in the world! ”

The two smiled modestly and replied in unison: "The lord has won the award!" ”

"Huh! I'm not complimenting, I'm just telling the truth. Shaking his head with a smile, Wang Xu didn't wait for the two to answer, then turned to look at Wang Kai, who was full of admiration next to him, and said: "Big brother, I am worried that you should write down this skill, be sure to note it!" ”

"No!" Wang Kai didn't say much, smiled and arched his hand.

Wang Xu turned his head and saw that the two of them were still kneeling on one knee, so he hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Get up first, sit and talk!" ”

"Thank you, my lord!" The two of them did not hesitate, and quickly got up and sat back in the empty seat on the right.

However, Wang Xu was very concerned about the information of Liu Biao's army after all, and after a pause, he couldn't help but ask: "Zilong, Wenyuan!" The two of you robbed the camp this time, and rushed through the other camp, you must also know something about it, I don't know what is abnormal about this Liu Biao's army? ”

With this question, the admiration on everyone's faces quickly faded, and they looked at the two curiously.

In fact, on the way back just now, Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao had already had a detailed discussion, so there was no hesitation at this moment, and after glancing at each other, Zhao Yun arched his hand and replied: "Lord, in fact, there is nothing special about Liu Biao's army, the combat power of ordinary soldiers is not far from our Jingnan, and the large camps, fortifications, etc. are also relatively ordinary, and there is nothing surprising. If the only thing that is confusing is that the number of people is not quite right. ”

"The number of people? How so? Wang Xu frowned instantly.

"After the last general and Wen Yuan rushed into the camp, although they were caught off guard by killing the other party, it was normal for the other party to be unable to quickly organize an assembly. However, the density of his soldiers was very low, and he always felt that many of the tents seemed empty, and the last general once used a gun to cut through a tent, only to find that there were only four or five people in the tent that could have accommodated more than 20 people, and this was generally the case. ”

Speaking of which. Zhao Yun paused slightly. Looking up at Wang Xu's face, he hesitated and continued: "Therefore, after the last general and Wen Yuan discussed, they had a bold guess, that is, there are no 50,000 people in the enemy camp!" ”

"Oh?" As soon as these words came out, everyone was interested and looked at each other.

Wang Xu frowned and pondered for a moment. looked at Guo Jia, whose eyes were flickering, and took the lead in asking, "Can you be sure?" ”

Zhao Yun looked back at Zhang Liao, and after the two exchanged opinions with their eyes, they quickly turned their heads and nodded affirmatively: "Sure!" If there were 50,000 horses, the density of soldiers would have been very high. If we want to rush out, it won't be so easy! ”

After being confirmed, everyone in the hall immediately talked about it, and there were bursts of noisy sounds. Wang Xu's heart was also fierce, there were so many fewer people in the other party's camp for no reason, no matter what he did, he was a threat. After a long silence, he asked solemnly, "Zilong." Then you estimate. What is the approximate strength of the enemy battalion? ”

Hearing this, Zhao Yun did not rush to answer. Turning his head and whispering a few words to Zhang Liao beside him, he replied loudly: "Lord, the enemy army is a camp of 50,000 people, but according to its sparse Cheng Dù, it should not exceed 30,000 people, or even less. However, because I didn't dare to fight, I couldn't rush through the enemy camp, and I couldn't get the exact number. ”

"Hmm!" Wang Xu nodded, and fell into deep thought for a while.

This is a difference of 20,000 people, but it is very obvious in the camp, Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao's observation power is extraordinary, so there should be no mistake. In this way, it means that there are more than 20,000 people who do not know where to go, which is not a trivial matter, no wonder the other party can't keep it, it turns out that he is playing this method in private. But what is the purpose of the other party's this? Robbery of grain? Hit the Bachu Navy base? Or lurk in the rear to attack Luo County and cut off their own back roads? Or ......

After thinking about it, Wang Xu couldn't deduce a reasonable answer, so he couldn't help but look at everyone in the hall and asked, "I don't know what you think about this?" When did the other party's more than 20,000 people leave the army? Where did it go? What is the purpose? ”

Han Meng was anxious, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but stand up and say, "Lord, could it be that he is going to attack Baqiu with the intention of destroying our naval army?" ”

But as soon as the words fell, Cao Peng Donghe, a soldier on the left, immediately shook his head and said: "General Han's words are wrong, Baqiu has 20,000 sailors, although the fleet ration has not yet been completed, but 20,000 people are not a small number, and they have all undergone a certain amount of training. Although the weapons and equipment are light equipment suitable for water warfare, they are also sophisticated. It may not be possible to duel with the infantry on the frontal battlefield, but if it is to defend the city, there is no problem at all, and Baqiu is a concentration of materials, and many fortifications are ready-made, and the defense is very strong. Therefore, it is unlikely that Liu Biao wants to attack easily, if it is a strong attack, why hide his head and show his tail so much? ”

Dong He's words were very reasonable, and they were immediately recognized by everyone, and Han Meng also sat back. However, Guan Hai replied suspiciously: "Is it possible to rob my grain road, or sneak attack Luo County, where supplies are concentrated in the rear?" ”

"It's a possibility." Dong He nodded.

However, Guo Jia, who had been silent for a long time, immediately frowned and continued: "It may be possible, but there are also big loopholes." But all the sneak attackers pay attention to three words, hidden, fast, and strange! Let's ask, under the current shape, how can it be possible to bring more than 20,000 people to a sneak attack? This is simply contrary to common sense. That is, there is no guarantee of secrecy, nor can it be guaranteed that the speed of the march is fast enough, and the other party does not make a move to cooperate with it, which is not surprising at all. In this way, if all three are incompatible, how can there be any reason for success? ”

"Feng Xiao's words are good!" As soon as Guo Jia's voice fell, Wang Xu immediately agreed, in fact, he also thought of this just now, so he felt very confused.

couldn't help but ask: "But in that case, where did the more than 20,000 people on the other side go?" And when did you secretly leave? Also, why didn't the other party make other moves to cover up, but just quietly avoided it? Although this is indeed a better way to conceal the number of troops, but it is precisely because he has never done anything and has never created a fog that I really can't figure it out, I really don't know how they hid from our spies and caused more than 20,000 people to suddenly disappear? ”

"This is also what the subordinates are puzzled about!" Saying that, Guo Jia looked at everyone suspiciously, and then said: "Lord, because the other party's conditions are not mature." So as I guessed. They must have some plan to get us into battle, and the 20,000-odd people who disappeared were used to deliver a deadly blow. It is even possible that the more than 20,000 people have already been transferred to Wuling on the left or Yuzhang on the right. It's just that, no matter how the other party arranges it. The timing and movement of this group of centaurs is very important, and it is difficult to deduce the outcome if you can't find out when and how it disappeared. ”

"Hey!" Hearing this, Wang Xu sighed with a little headache, which was really a little inexplicable. More than 20,000 people disappeared for no reason. There wasn't even a sign of it, which was surprisingly weird.

Just when everyone in the hall was puzzled, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside the county government hall, and then the guards in the distance were heard knocking their weapons together with a "bang" and shouting: "Who is coming?" The general is deliberating, and the idlers are not allowed to approach. ”

The man seemed to be in a hurry, and his voice was a little panting. "In the lower ...... It is the king mastiff of Wuling, the king ...... Mrs. Wang guarded the tent under the elementary school. He was ordered to come and deliver the news. ”

By this time it was already dark. So Wang Xu couldn't see the situation outside clearly, and heard that it was Wang Mastiff's side. When even shouted, "Let him in!" ”

"No!" Outside the door, there was an instantaneous sound of order.

Immediately, I saw a young general walking in quickly, more than one meter seven points tall, quite handsome, and looked eighteen or nineteen years old. Seeing that there were so many high-ranking military generals from Jingnan sitting in the hall, they looked very nervous, and just a few steps into the door, they were already kneeling on one knee from afar, and saluted loudly: "Wuling County Mansion, Yang Ling, the county governor of Linruan County, meet General Wang!" Meet the Generals! ”

Seeing his youthful appearance, Wang Xu couldn't help but show a smile, his face was a lot gentler, seeing that he was not in a hurry to say what happened, it would not be an emergency. He was not in a hurry to ask, and instead said, "Yang Ling, how old are you this year?" ”

"Huh?" Hearing this, Yang Ling was stunned suddenly, as if he didn't expect Wang Xu to ask this. But then he reacted quickly, and replied loudly: "My subordinates are nineteen years old this year!" ”

"Oh? So you're only eighteen years old? Hearing this, Wang Xu couldn't help but look at it in surprise, thinking that the other party just looked younger, but he didn't expect it to be really young enough.

"Yes, the first month of this year just turned eighteen!" Yang Ling also replied immediately. After such a while, he didn't seem so nervous and relaxed a little.

"Huh! At the age of eighteen, you can be the county lieutenant of the county where the county is located, which is good! Wang Xu immediately nodded approvingly.

"Where are you from? When did the army come from? ”

"The subordinate is from Changsha! He joined the army at the age of sixteen and served as a general to fight for Yuzhang. Later, Bing Cao was reorganized, and the last general killed a few more enemies, so he moved to Wuling Linruan to be a county lieutenant. Yang Ling replied.

Changsha Yang Ling? I don't know why, when he said that he was from Changsha, Wang Xu suddenly remembered a person in his mind, who was one of the five tigers of Jingnan in the past folk drama romance, remembering that it seemed that he served under Han Xuan's account and served as a military captain, but he rushed to fight with Huang Zhong in the first battle of Changsha, ran into the second brother Guan, and was killed by Yihe.

Although he thought of these things in his head, Wang Xu's face did not change, and he still kept smiling: "Joining the army at the age of sixteen? Or was it hired out of the ordinary? It seems that your martial arts should be good. ”

"My subordinates have learned some martial arts in their childhood, but they can't enter the eyes of the generals. Just because there were many brothers and sisters in the family, he wanted to come out to be a soldier and let the family live a good life. Yang Ling was praised in public, but he looked a little shy. Even what he said was not so smart, and he directly said how good it was to join the army because he admired the general.

However, his sincerity made everyone feel a simple goodwill, and even Dong He, who has always been low-key, couldn't help but interject: "My lord, this son's subordinates have some impressions, according to the merit book of Bing Cao, when he first conquered Yuzhang, this son killed more than 100 people before and after, which is very outstanding." Later, there were many vacancies in the county lieutenants, so they happened to be transferred. (To be continued.) )