Originally, it was supposed to be a one-day rapid march to reach Ning County, but Zhao Ming walked for two days with Porui Yingsheng.

At Zhao Ming's request, Xiao Bo could only avoid villages and other populated places, not take the avenues and take the paths, and rode in all directions. Whether it is rebel scouts or ordinary civilians, they are all detained. Two days later, they arrived under the county seat of Ning County.

The Shenwu Army was all cavalry, and the time to contact Feng Wu was still an hour earlier than the Porui Battalion. After arriving, Zhao Ming did not order the siege of the city, but first let the Porui battalion go up the mountain to fetch wood and set up camp. He led the generals to climb a small dirt slope to observe the county seat of Ningxian County.

Ningxian County had just been flooded, and even Chang Ping had broken through a few places, which showed the great water potential at that time. To this day, there are still mud stains from the flood in the halfway point of the city wall, and there are still remnants of the flood in the low-lying areas outside the city.

The city wall of Ningxian County is not high, and it is much lower than the rock fort, less than two zhang. It is estimated that it is a frontier land, and the stone is quite solid. There were soldiers in wooden armor walking back and forth, and they were very panicked when they couldn't react to the sudden appearance of the Broken Sharp Battalion.

As Xiao Bo introduced, the soldiers had bamboo guns and hoes, and there were only more than ten pairs of bows and arrows. Xiao Bo said confidently: "Sixth Highness, this city is not equipped to defend the city, as long as the Shenwu Army colleagues use bows and arrows to shoot, the last general will be sure to capture the city wall today!" ”

"If you provoke the resistance of the soldiers in the city, how many lives do you plan to spend to capture Ning County? Eight hundred? Thousand? How many rebels will be left in the city? Thousand? Eight hundred? After the capture, there is no one to manage it, can you guarantee that our army will not rebel again after leaving? Zhao Ming didn't reply and rejected the proposal.

"Hugh has to say more. The Porui battalion divided 1,000 troops each to the south of the city and stationed in the west of the city. Leave a thousand with the Shenwu army stationed in the north. The Shenwu Army rode out in all directions, blockading Ning County, and allowed to enter but not to leave! If the city goes out of the city to attack any camp, the Shenwu cavalry will support in time! ”

Zhao Ming looked at the bare green hills in the east of the city, his eyes kept flickering and calculating something, and at the same time issued a military order: "The enemy army can attack and repel it." Feng Wu, Xiao Bo and I will go to the mountain in the east of the city. Each will return to the camp to arm! ”

"Obey the general's orders!"

Until the generals dispersed, only Xiao Bo, Feng Wu and his own soldiers remained. Xiao Bocai opened his mouth and asked: "Cousin, two days ago, you deliberately avoided the crowds on the march, and the rangers isolated the news. I thought you were planning to take Ning County in one go. Did you change your mind again? It's not a good idea to change your strategy. ”

"I never planned to storm Ning County, and it was all the trouble to capture it. Avoiding people is just a matter of counting time. Zhao Ming explained while climbing the mountain, and it was even more joyful to see a large stream left on the mountain due to the heavy rain in the past.

"What time is calculated?" Xiao Bo asked.

"You'll know later, don't bother me now, I'm counting things!" Zhao Ming replied impatiently, took out the prepared paper and pen from his arms and drew while walking, chattering in his mouth, and his hands did not stop for a moment.

Anyway, what sine, cosecant, slope, density, error. Xiao Bo couldn't understand a word, he just felt that his cousin was chattering like Mr. Feng Shui.

It took two hours to cover the entire mountain before Zhao Ming stopped with a satisfied face. Xiao Bo muttered: "What's so nice about a broken earth mountain where bare trees have been cut down, if you want to visit Qingshan, after this battle, my cousin will take you to visit the green peak." That's what makes the scenery beautiful. ”

"No matter how beautiful the scenery is, it can't compare to this nameless dirt mountain. It's so satisfying! Zhao Mingxin looked at the earth mountain in front of him, as if he had seen some fun toy, his eyes sparkled, "Cousin, there is a military order!" You arrange for two hundred people to do this..."

"Are you sure?"

"Sure, sure, sure. The mountain people have their own tricks! ”

"Well, you're the boss, you have the final say!"

When Zhao Ming and the others returned to the camp that had been enshrined, Zhao Ming, who had climbed the mountain all afternoon, was too tired to do so. As soon as he entered the big tent, the whole person sat on the marching bed and refused to get up, squinting his eyes and saying, "If it is expected to be good tonight, there will be a wave of night attacks." Don't be nervous, it's a feint. Each battalion is divided into 300 men, and it is good to guard the gate. Xiao Wu, the Shenwu Army is fortunate, people don't untie their armor, and horses don't leave the saddle. Rest again tomorrow morning in case a feint turns into a real attack. Anyway, the Shenwu Army will have nothing to do from tomorrow. ”

"Feng Wu commanded." Feng Wu stood up straight and gave a military salute.

Zhao Ming didn't bother to return the salute, and said weakly: "I said Xiao Wu, can you not be so serious." There are no outsiders here. You see, my cousin is not sitting on the floor. ”

"There is no child's play in the army. Feng Wu didn't dare to agree! Feng Wu looked at the two shapeless generals with a pretty face, and the disdain in his eyes was undisguised.

"Yes, you are free. I'm scared of you! Zhao Ming simply lay down with his feet together, and screamed very comfortably.

Xiao Bo saw that he had learned something, so he found a clean piece of land and lay down regardless of it: "I really hope that the rebels will really attack at night, and if they are prepared, as long as they drag on for a while, they will be surrounded in all directions." Hassle-free. ”

"Think beautifully." Zhao Ming directly broke Xiao Bo is dream, "It is impossible for the rebels to come out with all their troops, when the soldiers of the other two battalions are blind." The maximum number of people that can be drawn is only 2,000. Two thousand men attacked the camp of a thousand regular troops, and a thousand cavalry were eyeing not far away. When the rebel leader gets his head caught in the door? ”

Feng Wu really couldn't get used to the tired appearance of these two people, so he saluted: "Humble duty to arrange tonight's defense." After speaking, he didn't wait for a response and turned his head away, as if he had caused some bad habits.

When Feng Wu walked away, Xiao Bo's cheap voice came: "My younger brother and sister are really good-looking, but I'm afraid that I won't be compatible with my cousin." Besides, this force will be subject to you in the future. Hey, I'm hiding! Xiao Bo turned over and dodged the kettle thrown by Zhao Ming, and heard Zhao Ming's answer.

"As I've said, Xiao Wu and I are just playmates who have known each other since childhood. Why do you always like to talk about that? I'm not afraid that people won't be happy to hear it! But this time I owe a favor. I don't know how to pay it back. You're still in the mood for a joke! ”

"Hehe, my brother and sister may not be happy when they hear it! It's not easy to repay the favor, pay for it with your body! After Xiao Bo finished speaking, he let out a lewd laugh, "Damn, you're going to kill your cousin!" The sword is down, we have something to say! ”

That night, the stars were thick and cloudless. Although it can't be said that you can't see your fingers, this visibility is really not optimistic.

Smelling the smell of the butter lamp, Zhao Ming couldn't sleep at all. Although Zhao Ming was sure that the rebels' night attack tonight was just a bluff, this was his first battle, but he had been worried about it in his heart, and he had a rare insomnia.

It wasn't until two o'clock in the morning that Zhao Ming was relieved when he heard a commotion in the camp. simply turned over and got out of bed and walked out of the big tent, but he did not see the scene of the attack on the camp in full swing. There was no one attacking around the camp at all, but the sparse rain of arrows falling from time to time proved that someone was attacking not far away.

Zhao Ming climbed the watchtower to observe the enemy formation, and his cousin Xiao Bo was looking out with a puzzled expression. Zhao Ming and Xiao Bo said hello, and looked at Xiao Bo's gaze and couldn't help exclaiming: "How is this possible!" Are the rebels all gone? Aren't you afraid that the city's air defense will be weakened and our army will attack by homeopathy? ”

There are a large number of torches set up a few hundred meters outside this camp, and the light is not good at night to see the specific number, so judging from the number of torches, I am afraid that the three thousand rebels in Ningxian County have come out.

The miscalculation is wrong, could it be that the rebels are planning to make a desperate bet, and the whole army will attack and plan to eat this northern camp first? Where did they have the guts? Three thousand rebels attacked the camp of a thousand regular troops, and even if they were captured, how many men would be left to defend the city. When the other two battalions and the cruising Shenwu cavalry were vegetarians.

"Something is wrong, something is so wrong. How could the rebels be willing to pay such a bloody cost! Zhao Ming couldn't help but turn blue when he thought of this, "There is only one possibility, the rebels will take the risk of attacking Beiying like this!" ”

"Everyone is a thousand, the rebels can choose whatever they want." Xiao Bo blinked his sleepy eyes.

"If it's a random choice, how can I just choose the North Camp with the most roamers, there is only one explanation!" Zhao Ming angrily pounded the handrail of the wood, "The rebels are coming for me, and there is a leak of news there!" ”

The rebels of Ningxian County came out with all their troops, and only it was possible to know that there was Zhao Ming, the prince, in this northern camp. Even if the whole army is lost here, as long as Zhao Ming, the prince, falls into the hands of the rebels, then the rebels will win this war! At least the Jingzhai army threw a mouse, and no longer dared to make any moves, and when the time came, whether to negotiate or transfer, the initiative would all fall into the hands of the rebels.

Even if the emperor is ruthless and disregards the safety of the prince to exterminate this rebel army, how can the generals who receive the order fight? Although the emperor's order is so, do the leading generals dare to ignore it? Do you dare to leave a thorn in the emperor's heart?

As soon as I see you, I will think of the son who died in Huangquan, don't think about having a chance to get ahead in this life, people's hearts are so terrifying, over time, the emperor is afraid that he will not be able to bear it anymore, and he is afraid that he will be killed!

"Your Highness, still send a signal. Recall the Shenwu Army outside to ensure the safety of His Highness. As long as His Highness is safe, our army will not lose this time to counterinsurgency! Xiao Bo stood behind Zhao Ming and proposed.

Miscalculated! Zhao Ming wondered if his brain had been gnawed by a pig. I didn't count myself in the calculations, but how did the rebels know that there was a prince in the Jingzhai Army. Is that the leak news?

"It was my mistake." Zhao Ming admitted calmly, his face was not showing annoyance, "Recall the Shenwu Army." ”

A powerful drum beat sounded, and a huge bonfire was lit at the same time. The Shenwu cavalry appeared in the darkness in the rear, converged into one place, and entered the camp from the side gate of the camp to set up defenses.

Not long after, Feng Wu also climbed up the watchtower in silver-white armor, and before Zhao Ming could speak, he heard Feng Wu's order: "The rebels are only three thousand, please give the commander an order, my Shenwu army will go out of the camp to break through the enemy army!" ”

Zhao Ming shook his head, really wondering if the person in front of him had exercised everything in his head into muscles: "No, the current situation of the enemy army is unknown, have you forgotten my trap and Galen's fire when you rashly attacked?" ”

Hearing Zhao Ming mention this, Feng Wu stared at him fiercely, retreated back and stopped talking.

"Is it going to be like this?" Xiao Bo glared at the bull's eye, looking at the torches outside and was angry, he was really aggrieved that he was pressed here by the rebels despite his superior strength.

Zhao Ming saw that it was really not a way to go on like this, and it would be too big a blow to morale: "Feng Wu, send twenty elite scouts to investigate the enemy's situation, and the rest of the Shenwu army is ready to respond, and the Rui battalion will be ready for battle!" ”

Half an hour later, the twenty cavalry galloped out of the camp from the side gate, and Zhao Ming clearly found Feng Wu's figure among the twenty cavalry. frowned, and secretly scolded the girl who didn't know whether she was alive or dead!

Zhao Ming walked back and forth in the camp, restless. There are capable people in this rebel army. At a glance, he saw through the weaknesses of Zhao Ming's arrangement, and gave up defending the city and concentrated all his strength to attack one point. Relying on the disaster army with weak combat power, Zhao Ming was forced to be uneasy.

Just as Zhao Ming secretly regretted his underestimating enemy. Feng Wu had already returned, and he couldn't calm his breath and hurriedly reported: "The torches outside the camp are fictitious!" There are no enemy forces below at all! ”