From the succession of good news to the existential crisis, only one day has passed.

They were besieged by tens of thousands of soldiers and horses of the Xia Kingdom in the flat land between the mountains, and after a few days, the Xia army was only besieged and did not attack, perhaps because they were afraid that they would die and the net would be broken.

Rather than losing a large number of troops in vain, the Xia army hoped that they would surrender without a fight.

General Sheng's whereabouts are still unknown, there is no leader in the barracks, and several generals gather in the big tent to discuss countermeasures.

They had their own opinions, some advocated a breakthrough, others advocated waiting for reinforcements......

When they really couldn't make up their minds, several people looked at Ye Zhi who was sitting at the head of the row.

General Sheng attaches great importance to this young man, and everyone knows it. General Sheng was once a subordinate of Ye Huai, the general of Zhenguo, and some people speculated that the reason why General Sheng had some appreciation for this descendant surnamed Ye was because General Sheng was pinning his friendship with the old master.

Now it is not easy to save tens of thousands of troops from fire and water, no matter who has an idea, if it makes a mistake, it will be a big trouble, and behind this descendant is Wei Guogong, who is tougher than them.

A general turned to ask, "Young Master Ye, in your opinion, what should we do?" ”

"It's not clear when the reinforcements will arrive, there is plenty of food and grass in the barracks, but General Sheng's previous order to station the army here is only temporary, and there is no water source nearby that can support our confrontation with the Xia army."

Someone asked: "Ye Gongzi means to break through as soon as possible?" ”

Ye Zhi nodded, "That's right, waiting is like sitting here and waiting for death, and in the end, I'm afraid there is only one word 'death'." ”

Someone sighed: "Now that we are under siege, it is not easy to break through." ”

"I have an idea, but it's just ......," one of the generals paused before saying, "I need someone to take some of the soldiers to take risks." ”

"What does Vice General Liu mean, the sound of the east hitting the west?" Ye Zhi asked.

"Yes, let's pretend to fight with them first, and when they concentrate their forces to stop them, the remaining soldiers can take the opportunity to break through."

Some people are worried: "This method is really dangerous, once the Xia State concentrates its forces to intercept it, is it not a dead end for the soldiers who go to lead the enemy away?" ”

Someone else answered: "Yes, and besides, who among us should lead this soldier?" ”

Vice General Liu said: "The general is not here, and my deputy general should be benevolent, but I have been stationed in Xuanbei with the general before, and I am not familiar with the terrain of Xuannan. ”

Another general said: "When we lead our troops to break through, we also need someone to guide the way." ”

"Among us, only Ye Gongzi and Director Mei are from Xuanzhou, Ye Gongzi is familiar with this place, but he can take us to break through, I don't know if Director Mei is willing to go with Vice General Liu......"

Vice General Liu then ordered: "Please ask Director Mei to ask." ”

Mei Xiaoren heard the soldier's message and came to the big tent. Now that it is an extraordinary period, it is difficult for her to leave here, and now that the army is besieged by the Xia Kingdom, she is tied to the barracks, of course, she wants to hear what these generals think.

She stood in the tent and looked at the people on the left and right, General Sheng's whereabouts are unknown now, and the people who can talk here are Vice General Liu and Zhao Dutong, both of them have extremely serious expressions, and they have been looking at her since she came in.

Vice Admiral Liu asked her; "Master Mei, we have been besieged by the Xia Kingdom for a few days, and if we don't try to break through, the consequences will be unimaginable, but if we want to break through, we need someone to guide the way, I don't know if Lord Mei is familiar with the terrain here?"

Mei Xiaoren nodded.

"That's ......"

"Slow!" Ye Zhi, who had been silent, suddenly spoke.

Vice General Liu looked at Ye Zhi and was puzzled: "Does Ye Gongzi still have any questions?" ”

Ye Zhi got up and said as he walked towards her: "Vice General Liu and Zhao Dutong each need one person to guide the way, there is a copper coin here, if the front is up, you will follow Zhao Dutong; On the opposite side, you follow Vice General Liu. ”

He stretched out his hand and spread it out, with a copper coin in his palm.

Mei Xiaoren didn't make a sound, silently picked up the copper coin and threw it into the air.

There was a crisp "ding" sound, and the copper coin fell to the ground.

Everyone stretched their necks to look, and Liu Dutong sighed after taking a look: "Then there is Lord Lao Mei." ”

"It should." Mei Xiaoren replied calmly.

Mei Xiaoren didn't know what these generals were thinking, but Ye Zhi opened his mouth to talk to her for a choice of "who to lead the way", which shows that this choice is not ordinary.

She wanted to ask for details, but the crowd was silent.

In any case, she threw the copper coin, and there was no injustice in the slightest, and she asked no more questions, and turned away from the tent.

Vice General Liu set the day of the breakthrough five days later, and during these days, they created a lot of momentum under the nose of the Xia army, such as fighting hard and arranging grain and grass, and pretending to fight to the death with the Xia army.

It is said that Vice General Liu's plan was to withdraw the army to Yunxian and retreat to the county seat to wait for reinforcements.

Mei Xiaoren followed the instructions of Vice General Liu and instructed the soldiers to move grain and grass back and forth in the granary.

She was standing next to her, and someone stood next to her and accosted her: "My lord, do you think we can win in the end?" ”

Mei Xiaoren glanced at He Qin and said lightly: "Of course, losing once doesn't mean that you will lose all the time." ”

He Qin's hand had been injured in the last battle, and he couldn't use his strength, so he could only stand and chat with her for a while, and she asked questions from this brave young man.

He Qin asked again: "Do you say that you are comfortable as a county magistrate, or as an official as a current official?" ”

"Each has its own good, and each has its own bad."

He Qin smiled, "The former follower has become the current boss, and he is not at ease, right?" ”

"There's nothing uneasy, everyone has a life."

"But your attendant seems to ignore you, is it because you didn't treat people well enough in the past, and now retribution is coming?"

"Maybe." Mei Xiaoren replied casually.

Mei Xiaoren was still looking at the soldiers' grain and grass, He Qin looked around, and just saw a person leaving, he patted Mei Xiaoren, "Look, what do I say, people are just hating you." ”

She looked back and saw the back of Ye Zhi leaving. He Qin guessed correctly, between them, it is not a question of who treats whom well, but whether they hate or not.

Vice General Liu set the time for the breakthrough at night, and prepared a set of armor for Mei Xiaoren before leaving.

She was changing her clothes in the camp tent when she heard someone outside: "I will follow Vice General Liu in a while, and you will follow Zhao Dutong." ”

This is Ye Zhi's voice.

Mei Xiaoren didn't understand, and while wearing his armor, he walked out of the tent and asked, "Why?" ”

"This is my arrangement, General Sheng asked you to listen to me, you just need to listen to me, and the matter is settled." After Ye Zhi finished speaking, he walked towards Vice General Liu's camp.

It was he who asked her to throw the copper coin, and now it was he who changed her mind, Mei Xiaoren wanted to catch up and ask what was going on, but immediately a soldier came to pass the word and asked her to go to Zhao Dutong.

Vice General Liu prepared to take part of his forces to attack the Xia army besieging the rear of the barracks.

Although there were many enemies, when they were scattered and surrounded by them, the guards of one side alone were weak. Once they feigned and forcibly broke through, the Xia army would be nervous, and they would inevitably gather troops to block it, and then Zhao Dutong would be able to break through from the front with people.

This is what Mei Xiaoren only learned after she arrived at Zhao Dutong, and the road she drew was originally a road with many fierce and unlucky ones, but it was changed by Ye Zhi.