As the saying goes, humanity is 10,000, boundless, and Li Yi had no concept of an army of tens of thousands of people before.

But when the large forces of the steppe army all appeared in his field of vision, he finally understood what it meant to be boundless.

At this time, the steppe army outside the city was 30,000 men.

This time, the grassland troops divided all the armies into three, and two armies of 60,000 men had already gone to the neighboring counties of Shanggu and Yunzhong.

In previous years, the attacks of the grassland tribes were generally divided into two lines, and they attacked one for each, so that the reinforcements from all over Dayu could be dispersed.

Although their forces were also scattered, since they were cavalry, they could temporarily combine their forces to attack one place during the war with their speed advantage.

By the time Dayu's troops arrived, the battle was basically over.

This tactic of the grassland tribe obviously belongs to Yang Mou, but even if you know the other party's intentions and tactics, there is still no way to crack it.

That's why the steppe tribes have been able to succeed repeatedly.

However, this year, because the opponent sent 150,000 troops and divided the troops into three parts to attack three targets at the same time, this greatly increased the defensive pressure on the side of the Dayu Dynasty.

The big tent of the Yuyang County Army

"Long Shuai, now that it has been found out that the grassland tribe's troops attacking our Yuyang County this time are only 30,000 people, it seems that their target this year is most likely Shanggu County or Yunzhong County."

Father-in-law Zhou's shrill voice sounded slowly.

"I'm afraid it's too early for Gonggong Zhou to say this, Ben Shuai thinks that although there are not many troops attacking my Yuyang this time, it is likely that the grassland people did it deliberately."

Veteran Long turned his back to Gonggong Zhou and carefully studied the military map.

"I wonder what Vice General Song has to say?"

Zhou Gonggong saw that his opinion was different from that of General Long, so he turned his head and asked the deputy general Song Shilong.

"I think that the current situation is unclear, and the reinforcements from the feudal kings of the various feudal towns have not yet arrived, and the grassland tribes are likely to decide the target of attack according to the different number of reinforcements in each county town."

Song Shilong said an answer that was not an answer.

Because the answer he gave was well known, and the reason why he still said this answer was not to deliberately fool Gonggong Zhou and General Long.

When he said this, he implied that Gonggong Zhou should send more reinforcements from Yuyang County this time, otherwise it would likely become a key target of the attack.

The Northern Division has overseers in each of the border counties, and their rights are the same.

And the supervisor of the North Division, Father-in-law Qiao, is also a very optimistic about the ability of his subordinates, if the grassland tribe chooses Yuyang County as a breakthrough this time, if the number of reinforcements is insufficient and leads to defeat, then he is afraid that he will have a hard time when he returns to the North Division.

Although the number of reinforcements was decided by the military department and the Northern Division, the basis for judging the number of reinforcements was the reporting documents of these military supervisors and military commanders.

At this time, the armies of the feudal towns and the feudal kings had all gathered in Youzhou, and they were waiting for orders from the military headquarters and the Northern Division.

"I have already reported the situation of Biansai to the North Division, presumably the two from Shanggu County and Yunzhong County should have also reported the same, and at this time, the order of the North Division is estimated to be about to reach Youzhou."

The eunuchs who can serve as supervisors in the army are all sophisticated, and this week's father-in-law is no exception, and he heard Song Shilong's voice for the first time.

However, it is true that as he said, he had already reported the situation of the border fortress to the Beisi as soon as possible, and the supervisors of the two counties of Shanggu and Yunzhong were also like fire and water, and they all wanted to step on others to climb up.

Therefore, he didn't dare to exaggerate the situation in Yuyang County, otherwise it would be easy to give people the truth, and it would also reduce his status in Gonggong Qiao's heart.

"I don't know what Gonggong Zhou thinks, how many reinforcements will Gonggong Qiao and the military department send this time?"

General Long, who had been studying the map, finally turned around and asked Gonggong Zhou.

"According to what I know about Gonggong Qiao, he will most likely determine the number of reinforcements according to the number of troops sent by the grassland tribe."

"But if this happens, we will be the weakest part of the defense here, and the probability of us being used as a breakthrough will be greatly increased!"

Song Shilong said with a worried face.

"But if there are too many reinforcements on our side, the reinforcements in Shanggu and Yunzhong will definitely be reduced, and once the other party's 60,000 cavalry breaks through the city pass, we will not even have a chance to remedy it."

Although Gonggong Zhou also wanted more reinforcements from Yuyang County, the risk of doing so was too great considering the overall situation.

"The number of grassland tribes attacking my Yuyang County this time is the smallest, and it is also appropriate to have fewer reinforcements, but I still hope that the reinforcements who come to my Yuyang County can be stronger."

Old General Long was silent for a moment and said.

Although he is the guard general of Yuyang County, it is his belief that he is a military general in the army to protect his family and defend the country, so he also has to worry about the defensive situation of other counties.

"Old General Long really understands righteousness, and he is really a model for us."

Gonggong Zhou complimented.

"Shilong, if you were the leader of the steppe tribe, which county would you choose as the focus of your attack?"

Old General Long looked at Song Shilong and asked.

"Long Shuai, if I were the supreme commander of the grassland, I would definitely choose Shanggu County in the middle as the focus of my attack."

Song Shilong walked to the middle of the map of the big tent and pointed to the place in Shanggu County and said.

"Vice General Song, please elaborate."

Zhou Gonggong looked at the map carefully and said.

"I think that if the focus of the attack is from around Shanggu County, there are two advantages, the first is that Shanggu County is in the middle of Yunzhong and Yuyang, so when attacking, the cavalry of the other two counties can quickly gather to Shanggu County, so that they can break through Shanggu County as quickly as possible."

Song Shilong saw that Old General Long and Gonggong Zhou both nodded in agreement with their opinions, so he continued.

"The second point, once they break through Shanggu County, they can quickly break through in the direction of Yuyang, because our Yuyang section has less military strength, they will definitely be unable to resist, so they can drive straight into the hinterland of our Dayu Dynasty to plunder."

Old General Long and Gonggong Zhou both began to frown and think carefully.

And on the city wall, Li Yi, Jing Ziyi and others were also chatting about the same topic.

Just yesterday, after he had completely broken up the opposing cavalry vanguard with a trebuchet at the head of the city, they had stopped sending cavalry vanguard troops to deal with thistles during the day.

They had decided to send out the cavalry vanguard at night, so that they could hide from the trebuchets under the cover of night.

However, there are gains and losses, so they will move more slowly and have a higher chance of tripping over the horse rope.

"Big brother, where do you think the barbarians of the grassland will break through this time?"

Jing Zi is asking Jing Ziyi.

"What do you think of it yourself?"

Jing Ziyi asked without answering.

"Do you still need to ask, it must be attacking Shanggu County or Yunzhong County!"

Before Jingzi could answer, Qi Chao hurriedly replied.

And Qi Ning behind him kicked his younger brother's calf.

"My little brother doesn't know how to count etiquette, and I hope to respect Sima and don't blame him!"

"Hey, I'll wait for this to be a casual conversation, you don't have to be so restrained, you can all come and talk together, and that brother you can come and talk together."

Jing Ziyi said to An Su, who was standing behind Qi Chao and Qi Ning.

In the past few days, Ansu has basically recovered completely, and after arriving at Biansai, after the Yang merchants have unloaded the goods, Yang Ping has already taken the people of the Yang caravan to the Youzhou border to continue to transport materials.

So Ansu couldn't continue to hide in the carriage, he couldn't hold back after two days in a makeshift tent.

In the end, he decided that even if he was discovered by Li Yi and them, he would go out openly.

At this time, the army of the grassland tribe is outside the city, and he must find an opportunity to join the Dayu army.

So he finally mustered up the courage to walk out of the tent today, and followed Qi Ning and Qi Chao up to the city wall.

Originally, he was not very conspicuous after Qi Chao and Qi Ning, but now that he was invited by Jing Ziyi, he immediately became the focus of everyone.

An Su immediately became restrained by this look, especially when he saw Li Yi and Jing Zizheng, his heart felt a little empty.

Li Yi and Jingzi were stunned the first time they saw Ansu.

They couldn't figure out why the big boss of Huangfeng Village appeared here, still following Qi Chao and Qi Ning.

"You're not that ······"

Li Yi pointed at An Sugang and wanted to say that he was the big boss of Huangfeng Village.

But before he could finish speaking, An Su immediately stood up and said with a righteous and awe-inspiring look.

"Yes, I am really the one who wants to serve the country with his heart, and is willing to accept the long-tasseled Ansu and someone."

Hearing An Su's words, Li Yi and Jing Zizheng were both black lines.

I've seen shameless, but I've never seen such shameless.

"It's really shameless, and you still serve the country with a naked heart, you are a person surnamed Zhaowu Jiu, and it doesn't seem to have much to do with the Dayu Dynasty!"

Li Yi thought to himself in his heart.

"It's rare to have no face and no skin to this extent, I'm afraid these words of yours are not all heard in the teahouse!"

Keiko thought to herself.

And Qi Ning and Qi Chao both clapped their hands, and in their hearts, the image of Ansu as a master became tall and majestic again.

In their opinion, the great man of chivalry is for the country and the people, this Ansu is not only strong in martial arts, but also dedicated to the country and the people, which is a real hero.

Even Jing Ziyi's eyes became eager to look at An Su, and as a military man, he had a special feeling for a man who was loyal and courageous.

So he immediately clasped his fists and saluted to An Su and said: "This An Zhuang man can have such a heart and ambition, I am really a good man, and now I am about to lack a good man like you." ”

"Big brother, he's ······"

Jing Zizheng was about to explain Ansu's identity to Jing Ziyi, but Qi Ning next to him immediately excitedly introduced Jing Ziyi.

"Jing Sima, this senior An Su'an is a master of martial arts, and he was the one who rescued me and Qi Chao from the cottage of thousands of people."

"That's it, that is, later Senior An was besieged by all the bandits in the entire village of the mountain, and Senior An alone occupied thousands of bandits, although he was seriously injured, he still escaped safely, which shows the high level of his martial arts."

Qi Chao also continued to tout.

When they said this, Ansu's face couldn't help but turn red.

"These two are exaggerating, and there are only more than 100 people in that cottage. Not as exaggerated as a thousand. And I also had multiple injuries that have only now healed. ”

An Su hurriedly waved his hand and explained, he didn't dare to be so big in front of Li Yi.

"Being able to get out under the siege of 100 people with minor injuries, it seems that Brother An's strength should not be underestimated!"

Jing Ziyi's eyes lit up, he didn't expect that the man in front of him not only had a loyal heart but also good skills.

"Jing Sima praised it, I came here to join the army, and I hope that Jing Sima will fulfill me."

He immediately knelt down on one knee and clenched his fists.

Until the iron was about to be hot, Ansu immediately made it clear that he was coming and did not give Li Yi and Jing Zizheng the slightest chance to speak.

As long as this Jing Sima agrees, even if Li Yi and Jing Zi are leaking out their identities later, he can also ask for the merit to be atoneted.

Sure enough, as Ansu expected, Jing Sima immediately helped Ansu up.

"You have such a heart to serve the country, how can I not fulfill your heart of fist!"

"Ansu worships Xie Jing Sima!"

Ansu knelt down on one knee again and clenched his fists in thanks.

"It's stable!"

He finally breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

"But this ······"

Li Yi wanted to say something, but was stopped by Jingzizheng on the side.

Although Li Yi didn't understand why Jing Zizheng wanted to stop him from revealing An Su's identity, he finally gave up his plan after seeing An Su's hateful gaze outside the city.

After all, although Ansu is a bandit, he is also a genuine Zhaowu Jiu, and the blood feud between them and the grassland tribe is real.

"Big brother, let's continue to discuss the breakthrough point of the grassland tribe, I think the other party is likely to put the breakthrough point in Shanggu County."

As he spoke, Keiko drew three circles on the ground, representing Yuyang-gun, Shanggu-gun, and Yunzhong county.

"Your reason?"

Jing Ziyi and everyone squatted on the ground and looked at the three circles and asked.

"I think that Shanggu County is in the middle, and the grassland cavalry will have the shortest time to gather together from both sides, so that they can concentrate their forces to break through our army's defenses as quickly as possible, and then they will definitely attack our side after entering the pass, because we have the least number of people in Yuyang County, so they can safely break into the hinterland of our court."

Keiko gave her opinion.

Jing Ziyi nodded as he listened, and everyone else nodded in agreement.

"If I were to command the grassland cavalry, I would definitely choose Yuyang County as the attack point."

An Su came up with a different idea after listening to Kei Zizheng's conjecture.

"Oh! Brother An said specifically. ”

"That's the case, I'm a rough man, I think that fighting a war is the same as everyone else, persimmons have to be soft and pinched, we have the least people in Yuyang County, so it's best to break through, they only need to draw out a part of their forces in the process of fighting and concentrate on Yuyang County, so that they can conquer Yuyang County, and after entering the customs, the troops of other counties do not dare to encircle them on a large scale, because once they besiege other counties, they will also be defeated on all fronts."

After An Su finished speaking, he scratched his head embarrassedly, and his statement also made everyone feel very reasonable.