At the end of February, in the official hall of 100 households in Wangjiazhuang, more than a dozen leaders, including Liu Yan, sat in one place with solemn faces, and everyone looked at Wang Weizhen, the official of the management team.

Just now, Wang Weizhen announced a shocking bad news to everyone: a group of more than 3,000 thieves has flowed to the territory of Lingshanwei, and a few days ago, the ancient city inspection department under the jurisdiction of the Biqing Dun breached, in less than half an hour, more than 30 dun troops and a group of family members in the dun were all killed!

This is still very famous than Qingdun, it is a relatively large fire road pier under the jurisdiction of the Ancient Town Inspection Division, the pier platform is solid, the wall courtyard is high and deep, and the first chief of Qingdun is also a brave person, and there are still some skills.

Unexpectedly, in the face of the siege of this group of thieves, he couldn't hold on for even half an hour, which made Liu Yan very shocked, realizing that this group of thieves was not an ordinary bandit, nor was it an ordinary bandit gathered by the disaster, but an army of thieves in the real sense!

In addition, it is only more than forty miles away from Wangjiazhuang than Qingdun, and it can be said that this thief is close at hand, which makes Liu Yan have a strong sense of crisis in his heart.

Over there, Wang Weizhen continued: "Just yesterday, the official received news that the thieves had looted all the villages around Biqingdun, and when Song Patrol led his troops to the rescue, all the people in several villages had been killed. ”

Liu Yan sighed in his heart, how could that Song Gongming have the courage to lead the rescue? It was clearly detected that a large number of thieves had retreated, so he led his troops to pretend, and fools could see it.

At this time, Wang Weizhen's voice sounded again: "This group of thieves is by no means an ordinary thief, according to the investigation of the ancient town inspection department at night, its department has erected a banner of thieves, it should be a small group of thieves pulled up by a small group of thieves has been an army of thieves, and Lord Zhang was very angry when he heard the news, and he has sent someone to send an order, ordering us Wangjiazhuang to gather people and horses to accompany the expedition." ”

Liu Yan was shocked in his heart, and he couldn't imagine that the thieves he had been worried about were actually beside him, and he suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

Immediately, Liu Yan stood up and said, "My lord, I don't know how many people and horses will be dispatched to attack this time?" Besides, what is the movement of this army of thieves now? ”

If there are more than 3,000 thieves, with the more than 1,000 dun troops that have been hastily trained in Liu Yan's hands now, it will really not be a problem. But this time is different, the more than 3,000 thieves are a team pulled up by thieves, and their combat power can be extraordinary, although Liu Yan has some family background, but he can't withstand the consumption of defeat, so he must be cautious.

"If Zhang Hailin just doesn't work, then I have to find a way to repel this attack, don't want me and my brothers to be cannon fodder!"

After Liu Yan finished speaking, he secretly thought in his heart, and Wang Weizhen replied: "Liu Zongqi, don't worry, this time Lord Zhang has invested a lot of money. In addition to the people and horses of our Wangjiazhuang, the rest of the hundreds of households, such as Zhaojiaying, Zoumaling, and Xiaotanbao, also have to send their own troops, and the defense officer Zhang will lead the defenders of the Qianhu in front of Xiahe Village to attack, and each department must rush to the ancient town inspection department to converge, and prepare to encircle and suppress the army of thieves together. ”

Liu Yan nodded slightly, it seems that this time Zhang Hailin really made a lot of money, but he didn't know how many people could be dispatched by hundreds of households everywhere.

"As for the movement of that army of thieves......"

Wang Weizhen said: "With the ability of our Wangjiazhuang, it is still impossible to detect, but last night I received a message from the thousands of households in Xiahe Village: this thief has already had the momentum of going south, and there are signs of attacking our Wangjiazhuang!" ”

Hearing this, Liu Yan also couldn't sit still, after all, the crisis he faced this time was different from the past, and the army of thieves who were involved with Li Zicheng was no longer in the category of bandits, but an enemy army!

So Liu Yan asked directly: "I don't know how our lords arranged it here in Wangjiazhuang?" ”

Wang Weizhen looked at Liu Yan, who was asking again, and said loudly: "Liu Zongqi asked well!" This attack is very important, if we can't defeat this army of thieves in one fell swoop, not only our Wangjiazhuang, but also the entire Qianhu in Xiahe Village will be destroyed by the enemy! Therefore, this time I decided to dispatch the main force, mainly the dun army of Dapanbao and Huangshandun, and all the horses of my hundred households were also dispatched, and the rest of the dun army left for defense, do you understand? ”

The rest of the first few commanders hurriedly clenched their fists to receive their orders, for fear that Wang Weizhen would make up their minds and pull them into battle together.

Liu Yan and Shen Tuo on the side glanced at each other, Wang Weizhen's plan was also reasonable, and now there were only two places that could fight.

So Liu Yan and Shen Tuo hugged their fists to receive the order, and the chief flag officer Jia Hongyu also stood up to receive the order, which can be regarded as expressing the attitude of the hundred households.

Wang Weizhen looked at Liu Yan and Shen Tuo, who directly received the order, and nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "Don't worry, the two armor commanders, now there are defense lords to take the lead in attacking, it is much better than us guarding Wangjiazhuang and waiting for the army of thieves to come to the door, at least we don't have to face the enemy's attack alone." ”

"When I get to the Guzhen Inspection Division, I think whether it is the Song Patrol Inspection, or the rest of the hundred households and the chief flag officer, they will bring their own elite soldiers and strong generals in order to protect themselves, and this victory is quite large, so we just have to follow the attack."

Shen Tuo responded with a fist, and Liu Yan followed suit, but he secretly said in his heart: "I'm afraid that the people's hearts are not aligned, everyone wants to let others rush forward, and the situation will be difficult to say at that time." ”

With this hint of worry, Liu Yan was left alone by Wang Weizhen.

In a flower hall in the official hall of 100 households, Wang Weizhen, Liu Yan, and Jia Hongyu sat down, and there was no one else in the small house.

"Now there is no one else, what do you have to say, Liu Zongqi but it doesn't hurt to say it."

Liu Yan looked at Wang Weizhen, and at this time, Wang Weizhen's expression was different from just now, with a wisp of gloom.

"Your Excellency is not optimistic about this battle?"

Wang Weizhen smiled bitterly and said, "How can I be optimistic? What are the people and horses in the Qianhu House in Xiahe Village, all these years, you Liu Zongqi should also know. In addition to the more than 100 soldiers who defended Lord Zhang, there were few soldiers who could be used. The situation is similar in the rest of the 100 households. ”

"Before today's discussion, I calculated with Mr. Jia, this time the defense of the people gathered by Lord Zhang, there are more than 2,000 people on the surface, but in fact, it would be good to have a good one, everywhere is eating empty salaries, this is the truth, everyone knows!"

"But even among these more than 1,000 people, how many can really fight? I think it would be good to have three or five hundred people, but these three or five hundred people still have to belong to various places, and they can't form a combat force at all. Liu Zongqi, you say, how to fight this battle? ”

After listening to Wang Weizhen's words, Liu Yan also felt heavy in his heart, but after thinking about it, this time was actually an opportunity.

So Liu Yan calculated in his heart: "Now no one, including Wang Weizhen, knows that I have a dun army of more than 1,000 people, although it has just been trained for less than a month, it is much stronger than the ordinary dun army, coupled with sophisticated equipment, the strength of my Dapanbao cannot be underestimated!" ”

"And among the more than 3,000 thieves, how many can really fight? With the urine nature of Li Zicheng and his group, they basically coerce the public with hundreds of people, and among the more than 3,000 people, the people who can really fight are at best a thousand people, and the rest are mostly ordinary bandits or disaster victims. ”

Thinking of this, the corners of Liu Yan's mouth involuntarily turned up slightly: "One thousand against one thousand, if I am not wrong, there will be a fight in this battle!" ”

Liu Yan understands the importance of this method of attacking, and if he can make the first contribution, he can get a lot of benefits from the defensive officer Zhang Hailin, which is very important for the development of Dapanbao in the future.

So Liu Yan made up his mind, comforted Wang Weizhen with a smile, and said: "Your Excellency, don't worry too much, from the perspective of your subordinates, among the more than 3,000 thieves, there must be only a few who can fight, and we still have a great chance of winning this battle." ”

Wang Weizhen and Jia Hongyu glanced at each other, the two originally wanted to find out from Liu Yan, after all, the more than 200 dun troops in Liu Yan's hands were the courage of Wangjiazhuang, but now Liu Yan just said some official words, and every sentence was real, and he was a little unsure of Liu Yan's thoughts.

Jia Hongyu asked: "Is Liu Zongqi sure to make a contribution?" ”

Liu Yan smiled and said, "I'll do my best." ”

Seeing this, Wang Weizhen shook his head slightly, and said: "Since this is the case, then Liu Zongqi will go back and prepare as soon as possible, and he will lead his troops to come over early tomorrow morning to meet, and I will also inform Shen Zongqi, let's set off early, so as not to think nonsense here." ”

"Order!"

Out of the gate of the 100 official halls, Jia Hongyu followed to see him off, Jia Hongyu was still not at ease when he parted, this time was different from the past, if he really lost the battle, it was not a matter of losing money, this was a big thing that really wanted to lose his head!

So Jia Hongyu pulled Liu Yan and asked, "Is Liu Zongqi sure in this battle?" Brother, you give me an explanation, I'm very panicked! ”

Liu Yan looked at Jia Hongyu's tangled expression, and said with a smile: "Brother Jia, don't worry, I don't dare to guarantee anything else, but I still have the confidence to protect you and the master of the management team in the midst of the chaos." ”

After speaking, Liu Yan laughed, Jia Hongyu sighed, and said, "Let me say what you are good about, when is it, you still have the heart to joke with me!" ”

Looking at Jia Hongyu, who was a little unhappy, Liu Yan leaned over and said in a low voice: "Brother Jia went back and told the management team that our Wangjiazhuang will definitely be able to retreat from this battle, and you and the management team can just straighten out the people." But if I have something to say first, this time I will have to pay half of the money and food for the soldiers of Dapan Fort. ”

Jia Hongyu stared at Liu Yan for a while, and then said: "Don't worry about this, even if the master of the team doesn't come out, I will also pay for this money and food, as long as you can guarantee it, brother!" ”

After sending Liu Yan away, Jia Hongyu went back to report Liu Yan's words to Wang Weizhen.

"Huh? Did Liu Yan really say that? ”

Jia Hongyu nodded, and then said, "My lord, what about this money and food?" ”

"Give it to him! Isn't it just the money and food for the march of more than 200 people? I can afford it! ”

Wang Weizhen said indifferently: "Tomorrow, you count Liu Yan's men and horses, and you will give as much food as you come, and we will not be short of this bit of silver." As long as I get to the Guzhen Inspection Division, Liu Yan can fight me hard, and everything else is easy to say! ”

"Yes!"

After Jia Hongyu got Wang Weizhen's affirmative reply, he went to prepare money and food in a down-to-earth manner.