"What's going on over there?" Lou Shifan was listening to the music with his little mother in his arms, and his subordinates came in to report that he immediately became alert.

"Returning to the words of the three generals, our brothers on patrol came back and said that the people on the other side of the water village were shouting and shouting horses, but there were officials and soldiers on guard who did not dare to approach.

The villain took the initiative and sent two spies down to investigate, and they reported that the official army was transporting grain from Shangsakadu to Shuizhai, and the mule and horse vehicles could not be seen at a glance!"

"Kamisakato? That's Guangxin, but it's impossible for Yinshuai to send food to Shangrao?" Lou Shifan was confused. While listening to the incident, he rubbed his hands back and forth on the little lady, and he was not at all absent-minded. "You didn't send someone to Guangxin to investigate?" He asked.

The one who came to report was the new Chinese army Cao Jun, who couldn't cry or laugh when he asked this, and hurriedly replied: "Three generals, from the foot of the mountain to Shangbandu are all officers and soldiers, and the spies can't get through!" According to the villain, eighty percent of Guangxin is lost!"

"Nonsense! Yinshuai has sent 2,000 men to Guangxin!" Lou Shifan felt that this guy was alarmist, and glanced at him dissatisfied.

After the last battle, his subordinates lost everything, although they still returned some prisoners, but almost no one of the important leaders could come back, making Lou Shifan a loner.

Now he uses all the manpower allocated to him by the boss under the order of his father, and Lou Shifan is quite unsatisfactory with it.

"A flag (Cao Jun's nickname), you bluff me, right? That Guangxin is also a city, how can it be lost quietly, and there is not even a person who escaped for his life?"

Of course, Cao Jun was not convinced, and pouted: "Don't forget, Yinshuai's subordinates also broke the city overnight to occupy Guangxin, and if he can do it, he may not be able to do it!"

This remark is a bit of a raise, and Lou Shifan became impatient: "Get out, get out, if you have the ability, you can find out and come again, get some shadowless things, and stir up Lao Tzu's interest!" Cao Jun saw that he was not in his mind, so he had to bow his hand and shake his head and go out.

"These rough people who stink of sweat!" Lou Shifan scolded, took out his hand and sniffed: "It's still my sister's fragrance." Sister, tell me, can your aunt sing well?" The little lady couldn't stop breathing, blushing and shrunk into his arms.

Lou Shifan smiled, suddenly his face changed, and he pulled the little lady off his lap. The little lady was so weak by him that she couldn't stand and collapsed to the ground.

Lou Shifan didn't care, got up and fastened the belt of the cardigan, walked to the door and looked west, and sure enough, there was a bright color in the sky, as if there was a large army in action. Could it be that the officials and soldiers in Shangrao City slipped out and attacked Guangxin?

Puzzled, he waved his hand behind him, "Get out!" I'm going to do official business!"

The old bustard, who sang the tune, was busy helping his daughter to slip away, and several musicians also quickly packed up the meal and fled. "You go, chase Cao Zhongjun back!" Lou Shifan pointed to a personal soldier and ordered.

Soon Cao Jun returned to the house and arched his hand, "Third General, what do you command?"

"I thought about it carefully, maybe it was Shangrao's soldiers who took advantage of our unpreparedness to go out of the city and attack Guangxin, but I don't know." Lou Shifan spoke his judgment.

Cao Jun grinned: "Third general, if this is the case, the eldest prince will blame us, and we will be derelict in our duties!"

"That's for sure, I just don't understand, how did they go out and take Guangxin unconsciously? It can only go out from the north gate of the water village, but why don't we get any rumors?" Lou Shifan was distressed.

"Well, three generals, it's not about thinking about this now." Cao Junjin said: "If the grain enters the city, won't the idea of the eldest prince want to be Rao be frustrated?"

"That's right!" Lou Shifan slapped himself on the thigh hard, and now he is sober! "Oops, they brought grain in from Lao Tzu's defense ground, so isn't the big brother going to blame us? It's amazing!"

Not only did he not want to be a little girl at this time, but he was also a little flustered. "How many officers and soldiers are there?" He asked anxiously while calling the little servant to come in and help him change his clothes.

"The exact number is unknown, but there should be about 2,000 people in the battle." Cao Jun hurriedly replied.

The more Lou Shifan thought about it, the more he felt that his thinking was right, and he called people to beat the drums and gather

will, and then bring the spies to himself and ask him personally.

When he sat in the main seat in the handsome tent, Lou Shifan was not so nervous, but a little happy. He proudly announced to the crowd, "Ladies and gentlemen, our great deal has come!"

This sentence attracted everyone, what a business, there was silence in the big tent, and everyone was waiting for him to speak.

But when he told everyone that two or three thousand officers and troops had come out of the city to attack Guangxin City, and were now carrying grain from Guangxin to Shangrao, he decided to take advantage of the dark night to send troops to the north gate of Shuizhai to defeat this army and recapture Guangxin. The generals were silent, their faces full of doubts and question marks.

"Why, what's your concern?" He asked.

"General Qiqi, this ...... Movement at night is inconvenient for many people." It was said.

He was referring to the fact that many of his subordinates were newly joined, and these original farmers, miners, and even vagrants had little meat intake in the past, and suffered more or less from night blindness.

Lou Shifan frowned impatiently: "Do you still ask me about such a trivial matter? Of course, if you can go, you will have the opportunity to make a fortune, and if you can't see it, you will stay. You can't go all the way, you have to leave people to guard the north gate!"

He caught a glimpse of the nearest lieutenant's mouth wide open, and asked, "Bai Tiaosu, what do you have to ask?"

"I don't have anything else to ask." That Bai Tiaosu is a robber and likes to give people IOUs, so he got such a nickname, he showed a mouthful of yellow teeth and smiled flatteringly: "However, the three generals used troops overnight, do you need to say hello to the eldest prince?"

"Fart greeting!" Lou Shifan couldn't wait to go over and kick him twice: "How long will it take for you to use your brain, go from here to the east gate, find my brother, and then come back to report the news?" Isn't that daylily cold!"

Bai Tiaosu obviously didn't settle the score, he rolled his eyelids: "What's there to worry about? Anyway, Guangxin City has always been there, and it won't run on its own legs."

"What I want is not Guangxin!" Lou Shifan was really annoyed, he slapped the coffee table and shouted, "Lao Tzu is trying to defeat this official army, right? If they dare to come out, they will be beaten, and with this lesson, see if he dares to come out next time?

Besides, if the official army is hurt, the morale of the city will drop, and it will be easier for the elder brother to attack the city, right? The second is the food and Guangxin City, stupid!"

"Well, the three generals are angry. Bai Tiao Suhe is also well-intentioned. This night, we will go to fight alone, and we will not have an advantage in troops, in case we are defeated, we will not be able to afford to suffer." Cao Jun hurriedly persuaded softly.

These words made the others echo one after another: "Yes, three generals, we are not afraid of war, it is really a big night, the situation is not very clear, and the troops are not superior, so everyone thinks that we should be cautious."

Lou Shifan sneered: "When you are cautious, the soldiers have also retracted, and the food has been transported, tomorrow morning, we will go down the mountain again and take back an empty Guangxin City, there is a fart!" When a few lieutenants heard it, it seemed to be the same reason.

At this time, a lieutenant named Matsu Mingzi spoke: "I don't think it's as good as this, the three generals are indeed reasonable, as the old saying goes, 'Soldiers are precious and fast, and they say, 'Don't miss the time and never come again.'"

Let's send troops to the north gate of the water village, and at the same time send someone Pegasus to report to the eldest prince. In addition, the last general also has a suggestion, the second general's camp is closer to us, and we can send people to report to him for help at the same time.

Anyway, if the ant nest of the officers and soldiers is blocked, everyone will have a share of the food!"

"Oh, yes, yes, that's a great idea!" Bai Tiaosu shouted, and the rest of the people agreed.

Lou Shifan was happy at this time: "That's right, if there is something to overcome together, it's much better than this can't and that can't!"

So Matsu Mingzi and the others went down the mountain with him, and Bai Tiaosu's eyes were not very good, so he stayed in the camp and was responsible for staying behind.

For a while, the whole camp was busy with chickens, flying dogs, and nearly 3,000 people with good eyes and walking at night were selected, and they reorganized and prepared to go down the mountain to the north gate of Shuizhai.

Literally, it looks easy, but in fact, from the camp outside his north gate to the north gate of Shuizhai, there are more than ten miles between it! Even if you leave at this time, it will definitely be early in the morning when you arrive at the place.

And from here

There are also ten miles to Lou Shiyong's station, so Lou Shifan said that it was too late to move after asking for instructions.

"The officers and soldiers carried food overnight, just guessing that I would not be able to send troops immediately, I prefer to go down the mountain now, and I can launch an attack tomorrow when it is dawn.

The officers and troops will suddenly collapse, we can at least kill, injure, capture half of the prisoners, take the key to Guangxin in Shangbandu, and if you are lucky, you will directly seize the north gate of the water village and occupy the water village to it! How is it?

This is a great achievement, you can help me to do things, Shifan will definitely give you a generous gift, and I will never break my word!" Lou Shifan said resolutely that at this time, he seemed to be heroic, and he could already see the day when he became famous after attacking the city.

Hey, let the two brothers take a look, we didn't give it for nothing!

At this time, Cao Jun quietly came up: "Three generals, the turtle and the bustard are still waiting outside, do you want to leave that little lady to serve the general?"

"Give them some bounty and let them fuck off!" Lou Shifan, who was in high spirits, felt a little unpleasant, since he was startled out of bed in Fengling Town last time, he didn't seem to be interested in the little girl.

"The girl doesn't have to make a head, you can have fun, just wait for General Ben! Fight immediately, teach them to hurry down the mountain, and stay here to blame bad luck!"

In those years, he thought that women were yin, damaging yang, and not conducive to soldiers, so Lou Shifan was in a hurry to drive them down the mountain before sending troops. Cao Jun understood this truth, so he came to ask for instructions, and when he saw him say this, he hurried to do it.

In order not to alarm the defenders of the North Gate, Lou Shifan specially ordered not to release cannons, not to beat gongs and drums, and to light a small number of torches, and cut off the sacrificial flags of the two captured officers and military spies (whether God really knows), and then ordered the whole army to set off.

Li Dan returned to Shangban Fort and immediately summoned the trial brothers, who had a serious face and reported that a scout came to report that there was something abnormal in the enemy camp outside the north gate.

Li Dan sat on the bottom floor of the watchtower and shook Xiao Shizi's body gently, and after listening, the corners of his mouth turned up, and beckoned Ning Er and Abin, who were drinking tea on the side, to come and take Shizi away and take him to the courtyard to watch the stars.

Then Li Dan said, "It seems that Lou Shifan really can't help it."

"The lord really knows him too well, this kid must know that you will definitely not dare to come here!"

"Not necessarily." Li Dan shook his head: "It's hard for this guy to be soft, he made him suffer a loss last time, maybe he still wants to make up for it, so even if he knows that I am here, he may send troops, especially if he knows that we have fewer troops than him."

After he finished speaking, he looked at the trial five: "I intend to let Ah Wu stay in Shangrao, is it feasible?"

The brothers looked at each other and asked, "What does the lord want him to stay and do?"

"Do you have a trusted brother in the city who can help him?"

Shen Jie was silent for a moment and nodded: "There are five or six friends available."

"A few tasks: first, assist Tie Tiezi, you can help him do some things that are inconvenient for his identity, but keep a distance from Dou San'er;

Second, if Shangrao can't hold on, you have to make sure that His Royal Highness the King and the two dukes don't fall into the hands of thieves, and as for the methods and means, it's up to you to decide!" The fifth judge was shocked, quickly glanced at his brother and listened, and listened to Li Dan continue:

"Third, try to monitor more than 1,000 households in the city, but anyone who has a tendency to defect to the enemy will be killed!"

This murderous sentence made the faces of the two brothers change color. Jujie immediately said, "Assassinating the court official is a great crime!"

"It is not a sin to have His Majesty's acquiescence!" Li Dan said, took out a bronze medal with three locks of Yingluo from his arms and put it in Shen Wu's hand, the brothers got together, but they didn't recognize what was written on it.

Li Dan told them, "It says 'The Imperial Guard Walks, which means Ouchi Guard.

This was secretly brought to me by the emperor and asked the envoy, and His Majesty meant that Shangrao could not have officials above the fifth rank surrender to the enemy, be captured, or surrender, and if they were found, they could be eliminated."

He looked at the two of them: "Even if it's His Royal Highness the King of the County or the Princess!"

Shen Jie frowned deeply, he glanced at his younger brother, and arched his hand, "Can the lord listen to a suggestion?"

"Please!"

"Shangrao Castle officials

There are a lot of them, and the palace and the public mansion are not something that can be monitored and protected by the younger brother alone."

"So what?"

"Therefore, the lowly duty also stayed together to help!"

Li Dan frowned slightly.

"What are you worried about, sir?" He asked, "If I were in the city, I would not only be able to use a lot of connections, but I would also be able to widen my eyeliner to a deeper place."

"I'm not worried, I'm thinking about something else." Li Dan raised his head and looked at Shen Jie's eyes: "Okay, then just be it, I'll leave Master Lin and the accompanying intelligence team for you."

He stopped Ju Jie from speaking, "Your words remind me that even if there are some friends in the city, they are still different after all, they have not experienced fighting. We've all been on the battlefield, so you can use it more handy. This is the matter that is settled!"

"But, we're all staying, sir, there are fewer guards around you!" Shen Wu immediately said.

"It doesn't matter, our way back is in the mountains, as long as we get rid of the pursuers, there won't be much danger. I'll transfer Song Qian's firecracker team to act as a guard."

Li Dan said, "Compared to us, you are actually more dangerous! You can't show yourself in normal times, and if you are in danger, you should save yourself.

Set up independent points, each point has at least two safe houses, and the one-line contact, password and password contact used in Dongxiang must be used! If you can make a move, you will naturally lurk when ...... has nothing to do."

When the two brothers heard this, they all agreed. Soon Lin Baotong was called, and he had nothing to say after listening to this task. Li Dan advised: "The purpose of you staying is not to go into battle to kill the enemy, so remember not to be reckless, especially the three of you and Tie Xiao'an.

Among the four of you, you will be honored by the order of Ju Jie, and you must return safely! Now Jun and the others gathered their men, prepared their weapons, and the judge went to Reggis to get five thousand yuan of money to use, and then went to contact Tie Xiao'an.

In the early morning, we will have a battle with Lou Shifan, and after the war, Jun and others will take the opportunity to infiltrate his troops and follow him into the city."

The three of them took the order and left. Li Dan called Song Qian and Qin Han (Han Bazi), the commander of the fourth company, and told them about the prince of Fengning. After reminding him of secrecy, he asked his staff officer to find a map drawn on mulberry paper, and drew on it with a pencil, saying:

"Before the battle, I sent a staff officer who was familiar with this place to take a communications soldier and the convoy of the prince to go first, and wait at the intersection to Songling. At the beginning of the war, Lao Song's firecrackers strengthened at the east entrance, and when the battle was over, they would evacuate with Qin Han and their fourth company, so they didn't have to wait for me. Look at the book

You go to the intersection at the foot of the Xilu Mountain to meet the carriage convoy of the prince, and the firecracker temporarily acts as an escort, escorting the prince to Luoqiao Lianjiatang to wait for the main force. On the way, it is possible to meet the reconnaissance platoon led by Pei Shiro.

If the main force is not available before noon in the morning, you will go down the mountain first, then go west along the valley, cross the river by Quantang and Tongjialing, pass through Qilupu and Hucun and go west along the Cen River, leave the river at Longmen, take the mountain road to Qingban, and after seeing Gexi, turn around and go south and try to cross the river to Gexi Town.

As long as it gets here, the enemy can't catch up. The terrain here is low and flat, and the hills are undulating, and you are chariots and horses, and the infantry cannot surround you. The only thing to watch out for is the vigilance when camping at night.

After that, head all the way south-west, bypassing the foot of Guixi to enter our territory! If the main force arrives, let's go home together!"

"Sir, why don't we take Luoqiao instead of the safer Lengshuipu or Fengling Town?" Song Qian knew the terrain in this area, and when he saw Qin Han asking, he answered for Li Dan:

"The cold water paving road is not wide enough and tortuous, and many people in Guangxin are evacuated in this direction, and the road should be relatively congested. The road in Fengling Town is not easy for horse-drawn carriages, and a bridge needs to be built over the river."

"Remember, it is your duty to protect the Son, and everything else is secondary. Even if I'm trapped, you can't leave the carriage and come back, understand?" Li Dan looked at the two.

"Understood!" They replied together.

After the arrangements were made, Li Dan called the staff officers and communication heralds, and came out of the tower and walked to the carriage. When Wu Ning'er saw him coming, he hurriedly summoned the two eunuchs who were guarding the car to take the prince to the car first, and he and his sister greeted Li Dan, ten steps away from Yingying and bowed.