Cheng Xi listened to Wen Yuan's explanation, and responded, "You guys are quite powerful, it seems that you scared them before." ”

Gongzi Wen Yuan sighed, "It was all a little fight before, but I really have to fight hard, the gap between the forces is too big, and there is still no chance of winning." ”

Cheng Xi racked his brains to think about it, most of those cases of winning more with less, most of them were caused by the problems of the defeated side itself, which gave Shengfa the opportunity to win more with less, in this era of cold weapons, the most important thing in the war is the number of people, so what Wenyuan Gongzi said is right, whether it is hard or not is not a wise choice.

But now that this retreat into the city, is it planning to defend to the death? Cheng Xi thought in his heart, and his mouth also said the question.

Gongzi Wenyuan didn't intend to hide it from Cheng Xi, maybe Cheng Xi would have any good ideas, so he opened his mouth to explain to Cheng Xi, "We are inferior in numbers, and the best way is to stick to the city defense, so I discussed with King Rui, and planned to scatter the troops to hold the city in various places, so that it can not only disturb the enemy's sight, delay time, and give more opportunities to those who cut off food and grass, but the enemy army is also bound to make a choice, either follow the dispersion of the troops, or the main attack side, if the main attack side, our troops are divided into three ways, The other two can be harassed and supported from the outside, and if the enemy forces are scattered, we can delay for a longer time. ”

Cheng Xi listened to Wen Yuan's explanation and responded, "This is a good opportunity, just looking for and cutting off the enemy's food and grass, provoking and destroying the enemy's army's morale, it takes enough time, but if these two things are not successful, what should I do?" ”

Gongzi Wenyuan responded, "Isn't there still the Xue family in the capital, but this Zhao family, I don't know which side it will stand on, after all, the two daughters of the Zhao family, one is in the palace and the other is in the Rui Wangfu." ”

Cheng Xi thought for a while and responded, "When the emperor used the Xue family to suppress the Zhao family, the Zhao family must also have prejudices against the emperor, it depends on whether my eldest cousin Xue is smart enough and whether he has taken the opportunity to provoke the relationship between the Zhao family and the emperor." ”

Gongzi Wen Yuan said, "Brother Xu has already sent a message to the young master of the Xue family, but I am a little worried, will there be any problems on the young master of the Xue family." ”

Cheng Xi frowned slightly, "You mean, Xue Da is unlikely to be backwater?" ”

Gongzi Wenyuan said, "Regarding the matter of Xue Dashao, I heard Brother Xu tell me, from what I heard, it seems that he will not be backwater, but we can't ignore it, this Xue family also has an old lady Xue, he has always been a royalist." ”

Cheng Xi pursed his lips and responded, "Come on, if it's really a royalist, can you let a foreign relative Murong family control the government for so many years without asking about the world?" Moreover, the current emperor and King Rui are in the same lineage, both are members of the Zhou family, and whoever gets the world is not the weather of the Zhou family, so why should he interfere. ”

Gongzi Wen Yuan shook his head, "Did you ignore that the Xue family still has a queen?" There is no woman from the Xue family in this Rui Wangfu. ”

Cheng Xi thought about his life experience, snorted coldly and depressedly, and responded, "Why is there no more?" ”

Gongzi Wen Yuan looked at Cheng Xi suspiciously, Cheng Xi didn't intend to hide it from him, and said, "Isn't my mother the Xue family?" Although I don't have the surname Xue, I am also related to the Xue family. ”

Gongzi Wen Yuan was reminded by Cheng Xi like this, but he remembered that Cheng Xi's life experience was ignored by him, but Cheng Xi's life experience, Gongzi Wen Yuan sighed and said, "Your identity, I'm afraid most people in the Xue family don't know it yet, and you are not a member of the Xue family." ”

Cheng Xi responded, "I'll just talk about it casually, I don't want to be a member of the Xue family, what a messy family, a disgusting dead person with intrigue, it's better to be a rural village woman." ”

Gongzi Wen Yuan replied with a smile, "Yes, Xi'er is as free and easy as Brother Xu." ”

Cheng Xi sighed and responded, "Hey, we want to be free, but we are involved in these messy battles for imperial power, and we can't be free if we want to." ”

Gongzi Wen Yuan looked depressed at Cheng Xi, and said comfortingly, "Don't worry, as long as you can get through this difficulty, plus with such an identity, you will definitely be able to go back to Lihua Village to live a stable life in the future." ”

Cheng Xi nodded, and then said worriedly, "It's just that I don't know if I can't pass this level." ”

Gongzi Wenyuan said, "Don't worry, things will always take a turn for the better." ”

Cheng Xi sighed and responded, "I hope." ”

After that, both of them fell silent for a moment and did not speak again.

Cheng Xi and the others arrived at night and rushed to Yizhou City, and King Rui and Ge Shu took the other two teams to two other distant cities, which were also close to Liucheng.

Cheng Xi thought about it carefully, this Yizhou City should bear the brunt of it, leaving Gongzi Wenyuan in Yizhou City, Cheng Xi always felt weird in his heart, and always felt a little like letting Gongzi Wenyuan be cannon fodder, but the other two cities were on both sides of Liucheng, which just protected Liucheng.

Because of Cheng Xi's special identity, when he arrived in Yizhou, Cheng Xi was sent to the Yizhou Governor's Mansion, this Yizhou Governor's Guard, Cheng Xi had some impressions, and during the New Year's banquet, he came to toast Xu Sanlang.

This Governor's Guard should also know Cheng Xi, as soon as he saw Cheng Xi, he saluted and called the young lady, Cheng Xi hurriedly returned the salute, and then was beckoned into the Governor's Palace, and the Governor's Guard arranged for his subordinates to serve him, so he went to get busy, after all, the war was imminent, and the Governor's Guard did not have the time to entertain Cheng Xi, the female dependent.

Cheng Xi didn't want to stay in the Governor's Mansion at all, he wanted to follow Gongzi Wen Yuan in the barracks, and he could also learn about the changes in the battlefield situation at any time.

However, since they were all sent to the Governor's Mansion in the middle of the night, Cheng Xi had to stay for one night first, planning to find Prince Wenyuan tomorrow.

Early the next morning, Cheng Xi took Ah Long and a few guards straight to the city gate, most of them also knew Cheng Xi's special identity, but they didn't dare to stop it at will, Cheng Xi smoothly found the camp of Prince Wenyuan.

At this time, Gongzi Wen Yuan was discussing the defense of Yizhou with a few soldiers, because these people had seen Cheng Xi, the young lady, before, and knew that this young lady was not ordinary, she actually knew how to march and fight, and she could also give advice, and when they saw her come in, of course they wouldn't say anything, and they respectfully called Cheng Xi the young lady.

Cheng Xi asked them not to be polite, and then Prince Wen Yuan greeted Cheng Xi with a light smile, "The young lady also came over to listen and see if there is anything to pay attention to?" ”

Cheng Xi nodded, and unceremoniously went over to find a vacant seat to sit down.

Gongzi Wenyuan, who was originally halfway there, told Cheng Xi about the current situation, "The enemy's 300,000 troops are all coming towards our Yizhou, and it seems that they plan to take our Yizhou first." ”

Cheng Xi responded, "This coach is smart, and he plans to use more pressure and less to break through." ”

Gongzi Wen Yuan nodded and responded, "So our current situation is a bit troublesome, I just hope to keep a little longer." ”

The governor Wei was also there, and after hearing the words of Gongzi Wenyuan, he opened his mouth and responded, "Our Yizhou's city defense is the strongest, no matter how many of them are, it is not so easy to take our Yizhou easily." ”

Cheng Xi remembered that there was also a moat outside Yizhou, so he said, "Does Yizhou have the fire oil to defend the city?" ”

Wei Ying, the governor of Yizhou, said, "Yes." ”

Cheng Xi said, "Is there any fire oil poured into the moat?" ”

The Governor Wei was puzzled and asked, "What are you pouring fire oil for the moat?" The water in the river is not shallow, what is the effect of pouring fire oil down? ”

Cheng Xi pursed his lips and replied, "Of course it works, if it doesn't work, the governor can find a basin of water, pour some fire oil into it, and then light a fire to try." ”

The Governor Wei was also in a hurry, and directly ordered, and soon someone came in with a basin of water mixed with fire oil, and the Governor Wei was about to order the guards to light a fire to take a look, but was stopped by Cheng Xi and said, "Let's go outside and try it." ”

The governor and the guard suspiciously asked the guards to carry the basin to the open space outside, and everyone followed to the door curiously, and Cheng Xi ordered the guard to light a fire and stay away.

The guard was still thinking about how it was possible to light so much water, and absentmindedly put the torch in his hand into the basin, not wanting to just rise into the basin, the flames burst into the old high, and the frightened guard sat directly on the ground on his back, not that he moved fast, he had to burn his eyebrows, looking at the brazier in disbelief.

The others looked at the brazier and were shocked, but Wen Yuan Gongzi was quite calm, and went into the house first, and everyone else followed in, Wen Yuan Gongzi asked curiously, "How does the young lady know that this fire oil can still burn when it is placed in water?" ”

Cheng Xi replied with a smile, "You must have never been into the kitchen to cook, as long as you cook in the kitchen, the woman who has burned the oil knows this principle." ”

Hearing Cheng Xi's words, everyone didn't ask again, they didn't expect this oil to burn so vigorously when they saw the water, of course they didn't know where these men cooked.

Governor Wei looked at Gongzi Wen Yuan and said excitedly, "Master Commander, do you want to order to go down and pour fire oil into the moat now?" ”

Gongzi Wen Yuan nodded in response, and the governor Wei went to arrange it happily.

Gongzi Wen Yuan looked at Cheng Xi and asked, "But what other good ideas do you have?" ”

In such a situation, Cheng Xi was not modest, and said, "Then take me to the city tower to take a look at the city fortifications." ”

The 300,000 army will soon chase after the soldiers and descend on the city, but Gongzi Wen Yuan did not dare to delay, stood up directly, and said, "Go now." ”

A few soldiers had seen Cheng Xi's intelligence before, and they had just witnessed such a scene, and the common sense in the kitchen could be used on the battlefield, it was really smart, and they also got up with a look of anticipation at this time, and they were very curious about what else such a little woman would do.

If Cheng Xi knew what they were thinking, she would definitely be ashamed, where is her intelligence abnormal, is it that the knowledge in her mind is thousands of years more advanced than their era, it is the knowledge accumulated by her predecessors for generations, she is just learning from it, but it has little to do with whether she is smart or not.