Wang Chang sighed that Zhang Xi was not easy to provoke, and hurriedly ordered the defenders to strengthen their vigilance and prepare to defend the city.

Before, in order to use suspicious tactics, Wang Chang set up a false flag on the head of the city, let 1,500 soldiers run back and forth on the city wall, and pretended to move the materials to guard the city from the east gate to the west gate, trying to create the illusion that there are many people in the city. Not anymore.

That Zhang Xi should have been aware of the fact that General Zhang was not in Wugong County, and next, Wugong County may face a large-scale attack by the Shu army at any time.

Don't make any illusions, hurry up and seize this time to quickly arrange the affairs of defending the city.

And after Zhang Xi ordered Wang Chang to convey that he would not agree to the battle, he returned to his camp with a heavy heart and began to think seriously about what was going on.

Really, it doesn't make sense.

Judging from today's call situation, Zhang He is definitely not in Wugong County, otherwise he would not have been able to seize such a good opportunity.

Of course, Zhang Xi's initiative to let Zhang He take advantage of the invitation to fight, in Zhang He's opinion, may have some concerns. But now Zhang He has a choice?!

Now time is the most precious thing for Zhang He, so with such favorable conditions, even if Zhang He knows that he may be tired, he will definitely agree.

But now, Zhang He has chosen to refuse. Zhang Xi really couldn't think of any other explanation other than that Zhang He was no longer in Wugong County.

But the question is, where did Zhang He go?!

On the main road, Zhang Xi's army was stationed here, and unless Zhang He and the army led by him could be invisible, it would be impossible to hide Zhang Xi's army from leaving Wugong County.

On the mountain road, Zhang Xi alternated ten groups of scouts a day, and even sent scouts who could see at night to keep an eye on it.

Even if Zhang He chooses to march late at night in the night lighting conditions, even if all of Zhang Hejun's soldiers can see at night, he must march with torches.

But once the torch is lit, in the dark of the night, it is the most conspicuous way to march, and it is impossible for the scouts not to see it.

But the problem now is that neither the main road nor the mountain path where the woodcutters and hunters walked, there is no movement of the march of the great army.

So. Where the hell did Zhang He go?!

Zhang Xi believed in his own judgment, Zhang He must have gone out of the city.

Zhang Xi also believes in his own scouts, ten groups of scouts a day, and it is understandable that some scouts are lazy, but ten groups of scouts are lazy together, Zhang Xi does not believe that this situation will occur in his military camp.

So thinking about it, Zhang Xi could only think of one possibility - there must be other roads leading to Wuzhangyuan in this place, but he didn't know it.

This has to be "invited" to ask those village elders, hunters, and woodcutters again.

A few days ago, Zhang Xi invited these people to inquire about the nearby geographical trails, and then he was worried that there would be an accident, so he left these people in the barracks with good food and drink.

I'm not going to use it again today.

It's just that it was indeed delicious to eat and drink before, but now, well, without putting a knife on the necks of these people, Zhang Xi feels that he is humanitarian.

Orion and woodcutter, because of the problem of knowledge, are somewhat ignorant, but they can also see that Zhang Xi, the general's face is not very good, and he suddenly knelt aside in fright, not even daring to breathe.

And the old man, after all, is from a local wealthy family, and he has eaten and seen. I'm scared, but I'm still able to ask something.

"I don't know what the general ordered when he summoned us and others?!"

The villager was trembling, but he still bowed to Zhang Xi and asked.

Wugong County is not a big city after all, if it weren't for being on the flank of Wuzhangyuan, it suddenly had strategic value, and there would be no experience of being an official on weekdays.

There is no decent big family here at all, the family of the old townsman, it may be ranked in the top three in Wugong County, but in the whole Guanzhong, it is not even a small family.

Therefore, the villager is really trembling, a small family like his family, the general in front of him is angry, and he can't escape any reason he gives.

It's no wonder that this villager thinks so, it's really this kind of thing, in this year, it's too common.

Although Zhang Xi is an alternative, the villager doesn't know. can hold on to the last question, it can be regarded as this villager is very courageous.

As for Zhang Xi, Zhang Xi did suspect that the villager and others had deceived him, but Zhang Xi didn't think about killing anyone.

In these years, it is not easy for the people, sometimes they will tell some lies, but it may not be a sincere scare, as long as they tell the truth, Zhang Xi does not want to pursue it too much.

"Let me ask you, as the day before yesterday and others, there are only two roads to go from Wugong County to Wuzhangyuan, but really?!" Zhang Xi deliberately put on a straight face and asked.

The villager really didn't expect Zhang Xi to ask this, paused for a moment, and said, "There are indeed only two roads. General, what do you mean by that?! ”

"You really didn't hide it?!" Zhang Xi's eyes narrowed, his face turned angry, and he continued to scare people.

The villager saw that Zhang Xi's face changed, and finally he couldn't hold it anymore and knelt down directly.

"The general is angry, the general is angry. The villain really doesn't know," the old man knelt down and said, "The villain grew up in Wugong County since he was a child, and he never came out of a radius of fifty miles, but he only knew that there were these two roads, and he didn't dare to hide it from the general."

As he spoke, the old man wilted, glanced at the woodcutter and the hunter who still didn't quite understand what was going on, and said, "General, the villain has been studying at home since he was a child, and rarely travels. It's better for the general to ask the two people, maybe they deceived the general. ”

As the old man spoke, he pointed to the woodcutter and the hunter and frightened the woodcutter and the hunter, and kowtowed when he knelt down.

These two did not have as much insight as the old man, and when they heard the old man say that they had "deceived" the general, they only dared to kowtow and beg for mercy, and they couldn't even say a word of justification.

The old man looked at it, yes, what's the problem with taking himself out now, it's also the back of those two unlucky guys.

Can Zhang Xi believe this?!

If Zhang Xi can't see it, then don't think about playing with Zhang He, and go back to Chengdu as soon as possible to accompany his wife and children.

Moreover, Zhang Xi has been through more than ten years, and he is also clear about the reaction of the people at the bottom to seeing the officials.

Zhang Xi can scare the villager because the villager is well-informed, if you don't scare him, he may not be honest with you.

But for woodcutters and hunters, Zhang Xi naturally couldn't do this.

Zhang Xi first waved his hand and asked the soldiers to take the villager out, and then sent Gao Xiang to interrogate the villager again to see if the old boy knew or not, or if he really didn't know.

For the woodcutter and the hunter, Zhang Xi personally asked them to get up, wanting to stabilize their emotions, and then ask questions.

Again, I asked about the same thing - is there any other road that can bypass the avenue and lead to Wujoyuan.

The woodcutter swore again and again, he really only knew these two roads, he had been cutting firewood with his father at the age of ten for more than 20 years now, and he had basically walked the mountain roads near Wugong County, and there was only one way to get around the road to Dachangji.

As for the hunter, it is similar to what the woodcutter said, saying that although there are some paths in the mountains, they are basically only enough for one person to walk, even the most experienced old hunters, do not dare to walk more, and finally have to return to the mountain road, otherwise once it is too deep, it is very likely that it will not be able to get out.

Neither the woodcutter nor the hunter dared to penetrate the road easily, and it was impossible to count on him to march with him.

Zhang Xi didn't believe that after this fright, Orion and the woodcutter would choose to lie to themselves. But if they don't lie to themselves, where did that Zhang He go?!

He can't have withdrawn to the right to help the wind, right?!

This matter, don't say that Zhang Xi doesn't believe it, even if Gao Xiang and Liu Yin judge it, they won't believe such a ridiculous thing.

Zhang Xi fell into thinking for a while, and the woodcutter and the hunter, without Zhang Xi's order, did not dare to leave for a while, and continued to stand in a daze, waiting for Zhang Xi to fall.

Inside the camp, it was a little too quiet for a while.

Zhang Xi's thinking is the time of a stick of incense, while thinking about things, he stares at the map from time to time, and has no time to take care of a piece of wood and a hunt.

And during this time, Orion and the woodcutter looked at Zhang Xi and didn't pay attention to them at all, and they didn't mean to push them out and cut off their heads. Slowly, this mood began to calm down.

Let's calm down. Orion suddenly thought of something, and as soon as he thought of it, Orion began to tremble uncontrollably.

This thing. If you say it yourself, you won't have to move your head.

Can. If you don't say it yourself, your head will have to move in a few days!

Orion doesn't have much psychological quality in this area, the more he thinks about it, the more scared he becomes, and the more he thinks about it, the more he trembles.

Then, I didn't hold back, and knelt down for Zhang Xi with a bang.

Zhang Xi heard the movement, looked back, and was also puzzled. Why are these two still in their own military tent?!

Looking back, it's right, I forgot to let them out, and I didn't speak, how could my own guards release people without permission?!

Can. What are you doing on your knees!?

And you kneel and kneel, what are you shivering?!

Before Zhang Xi could ask, Orion couldn't help it and said it all.

"General, the villain is guilty, the villain is guilty." Orion kowtowed to Zhang Xi while wrestling and said, "The villain suddenly remembered that when the villain's father was alive, he seemed to have said that there was an old road in the mountains, and it could also lead to Dachangji."

What do you mean?!!

(End of chapter)