After the battle in the Weilan Valley was over, Lin Feng led a part of the Third Army back to the Metasequoia base camp.

On the one hand, he was ordered by Li Jiangyao to strengthen the defense of Metasequoia City in case of contingencies; On the other hand, he also has to cooperate with Ma Mu and Situ Wushou to complete the task of logistics supply. Lin Feng has followed Li Jiangyao for many years, shrewd and capable, young and old, and his loyalty is not questionable. Therefore, Li Jiangyao is also most assured to let him guard the headquarters.

At this time, Effentia, who had rewarded the army, had also returned to Metasequoia City with Xie Tanzhi and others. Lin Feng didn't bother to greet everyone more because of his heavy responsibility, but just introduced the situation in the city to Xie Tanzhi, then got up to say goodbye and prepared to go back to the guard office.

Xie Tanzhi saw that Lin Feng was leaving, and hurriedly called out to him: "General Lin, please stay first." ”

Lin Feng stood still when he heard this, and smiled at Xie Tanzhi: "Master Xie, don't call me a general anymore." The humble position is just a small school in the capital protection mansion, you can call me Xiaolin or Lin Feng. ”

Xie Tanzhi was amused by Lin Feng's straightforwardness, and said with a smile: "According to what you say, then my master book is also unbelievable." These are all our self-appointed officials. ”

The two looked at each other and couldn't help but laugh at the same time.

Since Metasequoia City set up the banner of "Zhenjiang Army", Li Jiangyao began to unscrupulously make official wishes. The so-called "feudal official", anyway, there is no need for the handsome seal of the Zhenjiang Protectorate, nor the official documents of the Imperial Capital Officials and Military Department, just with Li Jiangyao's casual stroke of the pen, a bunch of generals and captains will emerge.

"Draw bread to satisfy hunger, draw bread to satisfy hunger." Li Jiangyao, the self-proclaimed "general", licked his face and explained: "Isn't this a convenient job, and I don't really want to get promoted and make a fortune, hehehehe......"

In the face of pale quibbles, soldiers like Xu Youchang and Lin Feng, who were steady and upright and loyal to the imperial court, felt that Li Jiangyao was purely messing around and was very disapproving. Only a group of big bosses led by Du Jian, one by one, were smiling happily and dancing, feeling that following General Li was really unambiguous, raising their hands and resolutely supporting.

Lin Feng knew that Xie Tanzhi must have something important to discuss if he kept him at this time, so he hurriedly sat down again and asked the reason.

Xie Tanzhi stroked his long beard and said calmly: "Lin Feng, it stands to reason that you are in charge of military affairs, and I am in charge of government affairs, and there are some things that it is not my turn to interject......

Lin Feng waved his hand when he heard this: "Hey, what did Mr. Xie say?" Your Excellency has specially instructed you to listen to your opinion in everything. If you have anything to say, please speak directly. ”

Xie Tanzhi smiled and thanked Lin Feng while asking, "What is the current strength in the city?" ”

"The officers and men of the Third Army I brought back are about 1,000 people. Together with the recovered wounded soldiers, within ten days and a half, another 1,500 people can be replenished. Lin Feng replied seriously: "The garrison in the city originally had two thousand people, and the total was about five thousand. ”

Xie Tanzhi nodded: "With such a force, it should be enough to hold Metasequoia for the time being." Pai in the south, because of the destruction of the enemy's right army, can be regarded as the crisis is resolved. Daban Castle to the north may be slightly tighter. ”

Lin Feng agreed: "That's true. However, the defense of Daban is relatively complete, and the strength of the Shenhua Army itself should not be underestimated, so it should not be a problem to deal with Gelhan's left army. ”

"And what about Ikru?" Xie Tanzhi asked suddenly.

"Ikru?" Lin Feng was stunned for a moment, and then patiently explained: "Sir, you may not know much about the military situation. At present, the enemy's three-way army is lined up, and the main targets are Metasequoia City, Daban City, and Pai City. As long as these three cities are still in the hands of our army, there is no need to worry about the enemy taking a detour to attack Ikoru County, which is located further behind. Because if the enemy really does that, their supply relay stations will be completely in our army's sphere of influence, and they will be easily cut off by us......"

Xie Tanzhi waved his hand: "Lin Feng, I understand what you said." Although Xie was born as a civilian official, he also skimmed several military books. I mean...... Or do you mean that the enemy will only come from the west? ”

Lin Feng was stopped by Xie Tanzhi, slightly displeased, and when he heard his words, he felt even more crying and laughing: "If you don't come from the west, will you still come from the east?" ”

As soon as the words came out, he suddenly couldn't help but be stunned, and then the hairs on his back almost stood upside down: "East...... There is a Turkic army to the east! ”

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"We're still missing." Li Jiangyao ignored Huo Liya's sarcasm and continued to analyze: "The enemy has confronted us across the river for more than ten days, and there is no sign of letting go of the attack, which is contrary to our previous perception of the Turks. It is precisely because of this that it causes us to be suspicious and speculate whether there is some conspiracy in this. ”

"Of course there is a conspiracy!" Horia said, "Haven't you already exposed their ruse? ”

Li Jiangyao pondered: "No, it's not that simple. Just as we began to suspect a conspiracy, the other side happened to launch a hasty and tentative attack, leaving a place at the bottom of the river for us to explore. ”

Huo Liya was about to speak, but Li Jiangyao didn't wait for her to speak, and continued: "And at this time, we happened to get the news that the Left Route Army of Western Xinjiang began to besiege Daban City. At the same time, there was another important piece of information attached to it, that Doren went to the Left Army. ”

"So what? What does this mean? Horia was a little puzzled.

"Along this line, we deduce a conclusion that the enemy is likely to adopt the tactics of outflanking and combining." Li Jiangyao's eyes flashed with light: "Then, we discovered that the river was becoming shallower, and we couldn't help but connect one conclusion after another, and finally depicted the enemy's complete combat plan. ”

Huo Liya frowned, and gradually tasted a trace of unusual taste from Li Jiangyao's words, she was no longer in a hurry to refute Li Jiangyao, but listened carefully to the other party's continuation: "Just last night, we made corresponding countermeasures according to the enemy's plan that we had deduced, and set off and seize the first move before they launched. And now, we've finally created the situation with our own hands......"

Huo Liya stared at Li Jiangyao: "I understand what you said." The current situation is that our main army of 40,000 has left the camp, but we are not sure whether the enemy is really what we expected. Even we don't know if the Left Army will obediently run to sneak attack; The remaining troops were less than 10,000 men, but they had to resist the fierce attack of the 100,000-strong army on the other side. ”

Her eyes widened suddenly: "Hurry up and send someone to summon Xu Youchang and them back!" ”

Li Jiangyao shook his head: "No, county lord, you may still be missing." The enemy's means go far deeper than we think......"

Horia felt that her thinking couldn't keep up with Li Jiangyao's rhythm at all, and she couldn't understand what he meant by "missing".

Li Jiangyao saw that she was still a little dazed, and he didn't explain much, and sneered: "Maybe I'm thinking too much." However, when it comes to the unfathomable nature of the enemy, it is always a good idea to take precautions. In this way, you will send a few heralds at once, and send me a new adjustment plan at once. It's a race against time, be fast! ”

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Lin Feng subconsciously wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and muttered, "In the east, there is indeed an elite Turkic army with a size of up to 100,000 people. However, their mission was to intercept the St. Tang army out of the pass, so they would definitely not move easily. In the previous battles, they had never been involved. ”

Xie Tanzhi said with a solemn face: "I didn't participate before, it doesn't mean that I won't come in the future." After all, we weren't as strong as we are now, right? ”

Lin Feng nodded silently. Xie Tanzhi is telling the truth, with the current strength of the Metasequoia Legion, it can alarm the seventeen countries of the Western Xinjiang Alliance and gather more than 200,000 troops to encircle and suppress, which is enough to prove that it cannot be underestimated.

In this case, how likely is it that the army of the Turkic Templar Prince will choose to sit idly by completely?

"That being said, it's just ......" Lin Feng seemed to be comforting himself: "When Du Jian was stationed in Ikuru, he made some defensive efforts against the Turkic northern and southern camps. The scout guard outposts facing the east alone were set up in more than 20 places, and the farthest was more than 30 miles ahead. If there is a real disturbance among the Turks, we will still be able to detect it in time. ”

Xie Tanzhi: "I've also studied the defense map of Ikoru County. The twenty-seven outposts you mentioned were all set up from the county seat of Ikoru, and their purpose was mainly to ensure the defense and security of the county. But ......"

"But what?" The stakes are very high, Lin Feng hurriedly asked.

Xie Tanzhi turned his head to look out the window, as if he was also asking himself: "However, if the goal of the Turks is not Ikru, but to bypass the city and drive straight in, then can our outpost still serve as a warning?" ”

After saying this, the two of them fell silent at the same time, and neither of them spoke again. After a while, Lin Fenghuo stood up suddenly: "No, it's useless for the two of us to guess here, we have to report this problem to the adults quickly!" ”

Xie Tanzhi nodded in agreement: "Well, this place is only fifty miles away from the adult's military camp, and it can be reached in an hour by horse." Lin Feng, I see that you should go on a trip in person, this matter, I'm afraid the herald can't explain it clearly. ”

Lin Feng felt a little embarrassed: "I'm not afraid of hard work, but the adults handed over Metasequoia City to me, I can't leave my post without permission?" If the situation is really as you and I expected, the Turks bypass Ikru and rush into the country, and go straight to the metasequoia, and there is not even a commander in the city who can lead the army to fight, wouldn't it be a big mistake! ”

Xie Tanzhi felt that what Lin Feng said also made sense, and said slightly: "That's true." After all, our thoughts are only speculation, and there is no evidence that there is any change in the northern and southern camps of the Turks. Otherwise, you should first send out scout cavalry, try to line up the search surface, and reconnoiter a wide area in the direction of the east. ”

Lin Feng nodded: "Okay, I'll go to Yudraa in a while, and let their people also go out with all their strength to collect and sort out the intelligence of the Turkic camp." As for the adults, please write a letter, sir. Adults are shrewd and intelligent, and he can know it in just a few words. ”

Xie Tanzhi agreed, and was about to start writing, when he heard the guards loudly announcing outside the door: "The military order has arrived!" ”