In order to prevent the Chinese army from retaliating against the surprise attack, Fufu set up a defensive line and ordered the general Gai Hun to lead the wolf repellent soldiers, the general Yi Nalou to lead the snake repellent soldiers, and the general Qi Lifa to lead the insect repellent soldiers to garrison the border.

The insect repellent is in the outermost layer, the snake repellent is in the middle, and the wolf repellent is in the innermost part of the line.

And the servant poison himself can drive the tiger and sit at the entrance of the barracks.

Beast soldiers are defended layer by layer, and if they break in rashly, they are easily attacked by poisonous insects, poisonous snakes, and wolves, and they cannot be prevented.

Hua Guo didn't even see the face of the enemy, and he lost so many soldiers inexplicably, of course he had to react.

In particular, this mission is to attract the attention of the enemy in a high-profile manner, and doing nothing in such a situation may arouse the suspicion of the other party.

Dewey asked for orders to lead his troops into battle and directly attack the territory of the Di tribe.

Ouyang Chun stopped him: "Only by knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can one survive a hundred battles! The Di people are good at taming beasts and insects, and this is the place where they have lived for generations, occupying the favorable land and people, and they will inevitably suffer losses under impulse! Our army should first collect the opponent's military information, and then formulate a strategy to launch a counterattack!"

"Then use a hot air balloon and fly over the enemy to reconnoitre!" Dewey said.

Ouyang Chun shook his head slightly: "No!"

"Why?"

"Recently, it has been a southerly wind, and the hot air balloon is not easy to control, and it is difficult to fly west as you like. You can set up a high platform near the barracks to look out, and it is hoped that the telescope will still be able to see the layout of the other party!"

The Chinese army received the order and immediately began to cut down the trees and build high platforms on the spot.

The scout transmitted the information to the Zhou army, and Tang Niu asked suspiciously: "What is the purpose of Ning Ze to build a high platform?"

Li Ling, the general under him, said: "Ning Ze is proficient in spells, didn't he suffer a loss before, so he built an altar and wanted to cast a spell to fight back?"

When the civil and military ministers heard this, their complexion changed.

"Ning Ze's mana is amazing, I heard that it can summon thunder!"

"He's not going to summon thunder to slash at our army, is he?"

"How can the power of heavenly thunder resist?"

"Will you summon a torrential rain and use a flood against our army?"

"The beast soldier defense is meaningless, it can't be stopped at all!"

......

Seeing that the officials below were talking and being frightened by Ning Ze's "spell", Tang Niu had a headache, so he asked Mei Xu: "Prime Minister thinks, is Ning Ze going to cast a spell?"

"This ...... The minister didn't dare to assert it, it's not impossible!" Mei Xu replied.

"If he really casts a spell, how will he deal with it?" Tang Niu asked him.

Mei Xu pondered for a long time: "At present, I don't know the other party's intentions, so I can only take one step at a time! The minister suggested sending more scouts to closely monitor the other party's actions. ”

Faced with this situation, Tang Niu had no choice but to follow Mei Xu's suggestion: "In this case, I will send scouts to investigate!"

"Whoa!"

Zhou sent more scouts to inquire about intelligence every day and report in real time.

On the Huaguo side, it focused on the construction of the high platform, which took five days to complete.

Although the high platform is simple, it is also sufficient.

After completion, the scouts climbed to the top and took out their binoculars to look in the direction of the Zhou military camp.

The scene in the distance was clear, including the layout of the Zhou army and the defense line of the beast soldiers.

The scouts recorded everything they saw and turned it in in a picture book.

Wang Tong got the information and immediately transferred it to Ouyang Chun.

Ouyang Chun read the intelligence, understood the enemy's military intelligence, and began to calculate.

After a long time, he said to Dewey: "The enemy's layout is in accordance with the art of war, and it belongs to the crane wing formation with both offense and defense. The perimeter is protected by layers of Di orcs, which is easy to defend. It seems that the other side does not have the idea of taking the initiative to fight. ”

"If so, what is the explanation for the poisonous insects before?" asked Dewey.

"The enemy didn't want to go to war on all fronts, so as a temptation. Ouyang Chun said, "Even if they really want to fight, the other side will choose a smaller-scale local war! They are unwilling to expand the battlefield, which will make the battle situation between the two sides aggravate, and I am afraid it will be related to internal pressure!"

"Since the other party doesn't want to make a big fuss, I don't want him to get his wish!" Dewey said, "Just have a big fight, maybe you can take the opportunity to overthrow the Zhou State!"

"No!" Ouyang Chun shook his head in denial, "Although the enemy doesn't want to make a big fuss, but if it really starts, Tang Niu is not easy to deal with." There is a possibility of civil strife in Zhou, which will cause him trouble. However, our army may not take advantage of it! It may even sabotage the prince's plan because of unauthorized actions. Remember, we need to attract attention with a high profile, but we don't need to fight a battle that we don't have to worry about. No matter how weak the Zhou State is, Tang Niu is also the first general in the army, and he once had the first rank in the world, and even the title of Qilin general. Mei Xu is also a fierce general, with few opponents. If our army takes the initiative to attack but is defeated by the enemy, the northern defense line is very likely to collapse, so that the prince has to abandon the original plan and quickly rush north to help. When the time comes, General Ghostface will have to urgently turn around and defend himself!"

"So serious?" Dewey was dumbfounded.

"What do you think? At the moment, it is a matter of moving the whole body, and the task of our army is a stable word. ”

"Then you say, what should I do?"

It is better to avoid large-scale battles and adopt small-scale conflicts!

"I don't understand this, you can explain it clearly!"

"It's to avoid the main battle and minimize the possibility of head-to-head confrontation!" Ouyang Chun said, "The other party also thinks the same way, so it's best." ”

"You mean, the two sides attack each other on a small scale and make small fights?"

"That's right, but you can't be noticed. ”

"You literati talk around and around, you can confuse people!" Dewey was depressed, "Otherwise, you tell me what to do!"

"Don't worry! I'll first make a simple sand table based on the intelligence. Ouyang Chun said, "With the sand table, you can more intuitively display the layout of the enemy's army. It is also convenient to illustrate the strategy. ”

"Okay, then hurry up!"

Ouyang Chun called his henchmen and strategists to arrange the sand table together.

After the sand table was successfully completed, he explained the enemy's layout to everyone, and then pointed to an area northwest of the enemy's military camp and said: "Although the intelligence is limited, according to the enemy's current military camp layout and the trajectory of grain transportation, it is inferred that the enemy's granary is here. Soldiers and horses go first before they move grain and grass, and the most important thing in fighting a war is grain and grass. The enemy caught our troops by surprise with poisonous insects and lost more than 300 people. Raiding the granary is the best way to save face and is also the most suitable counterattack. The other party must be heavily guarded near the granary, so this operation must be successful with the use of explosive crossbows and floating slaughter troops!"

"I'm pretty confident that I've got the Floating Slaughter Army and the Explosive Crossbow!" said Dewey, "but how can I be sure that the other party's granary is over here?"

"According to the analysis of a large amount of intelligence, considering that Mei Xu has some attainments in the art of war, it is extremely likely that the barracks is in this position. Ouyang Chun replied, "If you find the barracks, you must burn them down in one go, if the barracks are not here, the second most likely location is this side!"

Seeing Ouyang Chun move his finger to another place on the sand table, Dewey frowned and said, "Isn't that going deep into the enemy forces?"

"That's right! In my opinion, it's very unlikely. Ouyang Chun said, "But it can't be completely ruled out." If there is no granary here, there is no need to go deep into the enemy's position, just turn around and return and think of another way!"

Dewey nodded: "Okay, I know!"

"If there is an emergency, use signal fireworks immediately, and I will bring troops to support!"

"In that case, I will take the troops on a trip!"

"Attention, you must take a long detour from this side!" Ouyang Chun reminded, his finger clicked a few times on the sand table map, "If you take the right path, the other party will definitely have sentry posts in these locations, and it is easy to expose your whereabouts." ”

"Understood, leave it to me!"

Dewey immediately set out, took 5,000 floating troops and 2,000 crossbowmen, quietly left the barracks, and made a detour from a long distance.

Tang Niu didn't know that Dewey had left the Chinese military camp, nor did he know that he secretly entered the barren mountains and wilderness, trekked through mountains and rivers, and opened a road in the mountains to march.

It was not easy to walk halfway, and even when climbing cliffs or dangerous canyons, dozens of floating slaughterers and crossbowmen were lost.

There was no road at all, far from the avenue, and even wild beasts rarely passed through the dangerous place, and no one thought that Dewey would climb the mountains from here.

After a long journey and dozens of lives, the team successfully reached the top of the mountain near its destination.

I took out the binoculars to observe, and sure enough, I found the enemy granary.

As Ouyang Chun said, the other party set up the granary here, stationed tens of thousands of troops, and the general Lin Xuan dispatched here.

Under normal circumstances, leading troops to raid may not be able to take advantage.

The fortifications near the granary are intact and free of holes.

It was precisely because of this that Ouyang Chun asked Dewey to take the Floating Slaughter Army and the Explosive Crossbow.

The Futu army was invulnerable, and he followed Ning Ze to fight in the south and the north, with strong strength and rich combat experience. Explosive crossbows, though expensive, can easily break through any defenses, making the opponent's fortifications look like nothing.

With Dewey taking the lead, he has a great chance of winning against Lin Xuan.

Even so, Ouyang Chun still asked Dewey to wait until late at night and launch a sneak attack after the other party rested, instead of choosing to engage head-on.

In order to cover Dewey and make Tang Niu not so quick to notice, Ouyang Chun ordered the military camp to constantly mobilize military flags and war horses, so as to confuse the other party, so that he thought that the Chinese army was ready to take revenge on the soldiers lost in the last poisonous insect attack, so that the other party could prepare for defense, and the attention was focused on Ouyang Chun.

Dewey followed Ouyang Chun's instructions and waited in secrecy on the hill at a considerable distance from the enemy's granary, and could not even make a fire to cook, but directly gnawed dry food and slept on the grass.

Waiting until late at night, when the granary defenders were drowsy, Dewey led his troops down the mountain in the dark and moved towards the enemy granary.

During this period, dozens of soldiers accidentally slipped down a steep slope and died, which slightly affected morale.

Dewey still insisted on leading the soldiers and horses all the way to the vicinity of the granary.

Upon arrival, the crossbowmen were the first to attack, using explosive arrows to destroy enemy fortifications.

In the middle of the night, there were repeated explosions, which alarmed Lin Xuan and the granary defenders, and they hurriedly came out to fight.

When they arrived, the granary fortifications had been blown up, and Dewey immediately led the Futu army and rushed directly to it, with two thousand crossbowmen covering behind.