After repeated discussions, the three guards of Yixian County decided to take the risk of exploring the truth first.

Now there are more than 8,000 western troops in the city, and more than 3,000 young people from Yixian County have been temporarily recruited. When thieves attack the city, the old and weak, women and children also have to help transport supplies, and all the chambers must train the armor protection troops.

In addition, the hundreds of routs who were stopped by them fled one after another in a single independent battalion on the north bank of the Wei River, and Zhu Ming's army fled as soon as they arrived.

The planter pointed to the map and said, "There must be a thief army stationed in Xiegu Pass, and there is a grain and grass terminal for thieves." Most of the generals and officers of the Seed Army were also imprisoned in the Xiegu Pass. From Xieguguan to Yixian, every two or three miles, beacons are set up on the west bank of Xieshui......"

The so-called beacons are all riverside alarm stations.

There were no regular soldiers, only a small number of people were stationed across the river. If the officers and soldiers came to rob the grain transport team, the people immediately lit the wolf smoke beacon fire, and then the girl slipped away, and they didn't care about the rest of the rescue work.

The planter said: "The thief is a camp, and the south side has to receive the grain transport team, and if there is an empty camp, it will definitely not be in the south." It will not be in the east, because the east side is facing the city of Yixian. Its camp is close to Weishui in the north and Xieshui in the west, and most of the empty camps are in these two directions. ”

The camp is the "Hui" shaped barracks, the big camp sets the middle camp, the middle camp sets the small camp, from the inside to the outside several layers, each layer has fortifications.

If the fortification is a wooden fence, it is called a camp.

If the fortification is a low earth wall, it is called a barracks.

It is impossible for the defenders of Yixian County to risk going out of the city for a decisive battle, and if they only send one army to fight, it is impossible to find out the truth of the righteous army.

Then you can only send a small force to raid, and it is better to kill them at night.

Listening to the analysis of the seed master, Liu Qi felt more and more deceitful: "The layout of the thief camp is so easy to figure out, why did the thief deliberately put Yang County's order back to report the news?" Isn't it good to continue to hide it? I have to let us know in advance the division of the thieves. ”

Liu Xi said: "Even if the west and north sides of the thief camp are empty, there must be an ambush tonight, and the Zhu thief intends to lure us to attack!" ”

"Very likely." The planter nodded.

Zhu Ming's troops are indeed empty, but the defenders don't have many soldiers, and they don't dare to pull all of them out of the city to fight.

Now the situation is that the 4,000 righteous troops are stationed at Luogu Pass, blocking Liu Yanqing's army.

1,000 rebels and 4,000 people were stationed at Xiegu Pass, guarding the grain and grass and the generals of the planters' army, and they were also responsible for transporting grain to Zhu Ming.

Zhang Bo, with 18,000 rebels and 3,000 people, has occupied Yu County.

Zhu Ming led more than 6,000 volunteers (3,000 of them were recruits who had only been trained for half a year), as well as more than 3,000 people, and camped at the intersection of Weishui and Xieshui.

The total strength of the rebel army, originally 30,000 people, was ambushed in the surprise attack on Dasanguan, and now there are more than 28,000 people left. There are more than 10,000 front-line people, and there are many more people who are transporting grain on the Baochu Road.

"The thieves have entered the city with a book!"

The three of them had not yet determined which day they would send troops to test the truth, and when they heard the news, they immediately looked out of the city.

But I saw more than a dozen rebel crossbowmen, holding the captured divine arm bow, shooting outside the moat and leaving.

The planter said, "Don't open the thief's letter, if you find it, burn it immediately." ”

"I'm afraid it's not easy to search." Liu Xi said.

The Divine Arm Bow had a very long range, and the arrows carried letters and landed directly in the residential areas of the city.

You don't have to think about it to know what is written, it's nothing more than that the righteous army does not kill indiscriminately, General Zhu is benevolent to the people, Yuxian and Luoguguan have been taken by the righteous army, and so on.

After the people picked it up, the literate people must have opened it, and panic and war-weariness quickly spread in the city.

The planter said: "Order all the chambers to protect the armor, and strictly prohibit the people from going out, even if they go out to buy things, they must also ask the armor chief for instructions." Who dares to secretly hide and spread the letters of thieves, and condemn them as thieves! ”

Where is it forbidden?

In the afternoon of the same day, the news of the loss of Yuxian and Luogu Pass spread in some streets and alleys, and even reached the ears of the defenders.

This kind of information is the fastest spreading!

The three guards did not care much, and selected 500 brave men, carried small boats around the upper reaches of Weishui during the day, and attacked the northwest side of the rebel camp at night.

The analysis among the planters is correct, it is indeed an empty camp.

Liu Qi's guess was right, there was indeed an ambush there, which was to lure the western army to fight.

As soon as the five hundred warriors landed on the shore, they were discovered by a sentry, and the sharp whistle broke the silence of the night, and the rebels immediately killed them after a long ambush.

Five hundred brave men were defeated, and only a hundred or so fled back.

The next day, Zhu Ming was too lazy to pretend.

The grain ship obtained from the payment swaggered to transport grain from Xieguguan, entered Weishui through Xieshui, and transported it to Zhang Bo's army on the other side of Yuxian.

(Xieguguan, which has the largest official shipyard in the northwest, was already in decline, and last year a large number of craftsmen were mobilized to build ships, mainly to transport grain from Guanzhong.) Zhu Ming occupied the Xiegu Pass, and by the way, occupied the shipyard, and seized many ships that had been built or were about to be completed. ）

Looking at those grain ships, the fool knew that the main force of the righteous army was in Yu County.

The only doubt is how many thieves are left in front of you?

"Dada......"

A few fast horses came from the west, and they were messengers sent by Yao Gu's army.

In order to deliver the military information, he came far away from Yu County, and sent several people to deliver the message at the same time.

After reading the information, Liu Xi handed it to the seed master and said: "The Yao Gu army has rushed back to Dasanguan in the starry night, and Baoji City is also in the hands of the Western Army, but it was blocked by the thieves of Yu County, and it was impossible to come to rescue Yi County. In Yuxian or Baoji, Yao Gu and the main force of the thieves may have a big battle. ”

The plan formulated by Zhu Ming and Zhang Bo is not a head-to-head confrontation with Yao Gu.

The established strategy is as follows: take Yuxian as quickly as possible, and if Baoji is empty, take Baoji immediately. If Baoji is well defended, it will defend Yu County to stop Yao Gu's army and prevent it from coming over to join the western army of Yi County. At the same time, the main force of the rebel army did not have to gather in Yuxian, but could divide the troops to do some other things.

For example, the surprise attack on Fengxiang Mansion!

For example, kill a horse gun, send an elite force, day and night, and return to Yixian.

Zhang Bo did these two things at the same time, dividing 6,000 troops to attack Fengxiang Mansion, and 3,000 troops to return to Zhu Ming's camp. As for Zhang Bo himself, with 9,000 righteous troops and thousands of people, he defended the city against Yao Gu's army of more than 20,000.

The real shortage of troops is actually the Western Army.

More than 30,000 people were stuck in Luoguguan and more than 20,000 in Yuxian. Although the total strength of the various battlefields was more than twice that of the rebel army, it was difficult to play a sufficient role.

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Fengxiang Mansion is less than forty miles away from Yu County, and it is a flat river.

Taking advantage of the fact that Yao Gu's army was still in Dasanguan and did not return to Baoji for the time being, the six thousand righteous troops set off at night and went straight to Fengxiang in the starry night.

Without heavy armor, gallop forty miles in one night!

The generals who are responsible for leading the troops are all little-known people.

One is named Zhong Mai, a prodigal son in Xixiang County, and his family is a food shop. once followed Zhu Ming to fight Heifeng Village, and helped Zhang Guangdao and Bai Sheng recruit immigrants to Daming Village, and his home almost became an immigration registration point in Xixiang County.

One is called Fangtian, and his family fled to the mountains of Daming Village.

At night, for every short march, the six thousand soldiers stopped. Those who run fast can rest for a while, and those who run slower can catch up with the large army.

During the break, Zhong Mai and Fang Tian will personally boost their morale: "As long as you arrive at Fengxiang Mansion, no matter whether you win or lose, each person will enjoy one acre of land." Lay down the city, and each person will enjoy another acre. Officers at all levels will be rewarded with one acre. Those who have made great achievements will be rewarded again! If you die in battle, you will give it to your family! ”

Do the Zhu family father and son have so much land to reward?

Yes, Jingnan Road is full of barren fields!

One rebel after another, reciting this passage repeatedly, not only to tell the comrades around them, but also to give themselves hope and strength.

After resting for a few minutes, it seemed that he had renewed his strength, and he continued to jog with the bamboo ladder on his shoulder.

While running, he still silently recited in his heart: "When you get to Fengxiang's one acre of land, lay down Fengxiang's one acre of land, and make great contributions to the field!" ”

Since the rebels captured Yu County, Gao Yu, father and son, recruited young people to defend the city in Fengxiang Mansion, and also demolished private houses to make equipment to defend the city.

There are officers and soldiers in the east of Yu County, and there are also officers and soldiers in the west, and Gao Yu is not very worried about the rebels really coming over.

The whole city was under martial law, and the gates were not opened during the day.

The money and property that Gao Yu and Li Xun have caught have all been transported away, and they can slip away at any time.

At dawn, the young man in charge of guarding the city was napping.

Gao Yu also had some personal soldiers, and the eunuch Li Xun also had dozens of forbidden soldiers to protect him.

In order to show his determination to defend the city, Gao Yu even moved to live on the city tower, and pretended to eat the same meal as the young man who defended the city.

The bridge over the moat had been demolished, and the rebels rushed to this point, swimming across the river with bamboo ladders.

The sound of splashing from time to time did not alarm the young people who defended the city.

Everyone thinks that there is a large army on the front line, and the thieves are attacking from east to west, and it is impossible for the thieves to kill them. How can a young man who is temporarily recruited have superb vigilance?

On the southern wall of Fengxiang Mansion City, one after another flying ladders were set up, and another rebel army went around the eastern city wall.

The walls are quite high, and the ladder is a little shorter.

Zhong Mai bit the horizontal knife with his mouth, grabbed the wall with both hands, and stepped on the shoulders of the soldiers to climb up.

Turning over and rolling into the city wall, he made some noise, and immediately woke up the two young men who were napping.

"Kill!"

Before the two young men could stand up, Zhong Mai roared and swung his knife.

The soldiers who were still climbing the ladder also shouted.

In an instant, the defenders of this city wall woke up, and subconsciously fled to the horse road leading to the city.

Gao Yu also had 2,000 personal soldiers by his side, and they were the forbidden troops he brought from Tokyo. Possess a full set of step armor kinds!

I was too tired to sleep in a step armor, so I took it off and put it next to me at the moment.

In the darkness, there were shouts of killing everywhere, and there were cries and shouts for running for their lives.

Gao Yu's ball skills are not clear, they are all made up by "Water Margin". Anyway, his calligraphy level is very high, and he has been practicing guns and sticks for a long time, so he was still very good at playing when he was young.

"Captain, let's go!"

The soldiers didn't care about the armor, and dragged Gao Yu to the city.

Gao Yu was also so frightened that he even forgot that he had two sons, and fled to the north without shouting for murder under the escort of his own soldiers.

Two thousand heavily armored forbidden troops, they just slipped away, and they didn't even want step armor.

Gao Yu came out of the north gate, did not stop for a moment, ran far away and then turned to the southeast, and went straight to Qishan County.

Gao Taiwei couldn't fight with the forbidden army's own soldiers, but his escape was faster than the surprise attack of the righteous army. They arrived at Qishan at noon, and then took a boat through Fufeng, Wugong (this city is not in the afterlife), Xu, and went straight to Chang'an!

When boarding the ship in Qishan, he did not forget to send someone to Yixian to deliver the news, so that the seed master, Liu Xi, and Liu Qi continued to hold on, and Gao Yu claimed that he went to Guanzhong to recruit troops.

(End of chapter)