The training method of the Seven Star Army is not the same as that of the Ruishi Battalion.

In addition to the hundreds of newcomers in the Rui Shi Battalion, the rest are the elite of the Huaizhou army, and there is no need to start training from the most basic subjects, Lu Shen is mainly cultivating their sense of belonging, supplemented by complete and detailed array drills.

The Seven Star Army strengthens the training of queues and orders, and at the same time takes a little time every day to eradicate illiteracy, not asking them to be full of words, but only to achieve the simplest literacy and literacy.

Lu Shen would spend half a day training with him every day, and after lunch, he would walk with Lin Xi to every corner of Baotai Mountain—not for the sake of love, but to make sure that he knew the surrounding terrain in the shortest possible time.

This is different from the Twin Peaks Mountains to the west of Huaizhou, which are inaccessible primeval forests, and the mountains stretch between them, forming a forbidden place that is difficult for humans to set foot in.

The Baotai mountain system is composed of more than ten peaks to form the main body, mountains and rivers are intertwined with dense forests to form a sparse terrain, the south is the Yan Dynasty's Dongyang Road, the west is Henan Road, the north can reach the lower reaches of the Jing River after passing through a swamp, and the east is the vast Hanhai.

The road in the mountains is like a spider web, and it is like a maze of twists and turns, and if outsiders come in without a guide, it will be difficult to distinguish between east and west, north and south.

Most of the Seven Star Gang's communication channels with the outside world are concentrated in the west, and when the Yan Dynasty decided to open Zhao'an, the defenders of Henan Road have begun to set up checkpoints on several major roads, but they still can't completely cut off the connection between the Seven Star Gang and the outside.

The main village is located at the southern foot of the main peak of Baotai Mountain, in a gourd-shaped valley, even if the enemy can break through the mountain gate in the south, the gang can still retreat into the depths of the mountains through the dark passage in the east.

Of course, this is a last resort, after all, the deeper you go, the more difficult it will be to obtain food. If they are blocked into the mountains by the official army, no one dares to guarantee how long these tens of thousands of people can last.

There are four sub-villages in the south of the main village, which are arranged in a zigzag shape, relying on the dangerous terrain to establish a stronghold.

There are only three sub-villages in the west, which are set up in order from east to west.

After more than a month, Lu Shen finally completed the field survey of the surrounding terrain, and then received an urgent order from Lin Jie.

He and Lin Xi rushed back to the main village, and when they walked into the council hall, there were already a group of hall masters and several senior stewards sitting here, and the atmosphere was very solemn.

Lin Jie was in retreat during this period of time to recuperate from his injuries, and handed over all the affairs of the gang to Lu Shen and several hall masters, and now that he appeared in front of everyone again, it obviously meant that something big would happen.

"No need to be polite, sit down."

Lin Jie raised his hand to stop Lu Shen and Lin Xi from saluting, then looked to the side and said, "Lian Fu, you can introduce the situation." ”

Yin Hall Master Qi Lianfu bowed his head, and then said to Lu Shen: "Brother Lu, our brothers in Heluo City have found out a few pieces of information. After Chen Jingtang's death, the Yan Dynasty monarchs and ministers were tired of pacifying the forces of all sides, and we thought that the other party would not be able to take care of this side in a short time, but recently we found that a Jing Dynasty army appeared outside Heluo City. ”

Lu Shen's eyes condensed slightly: "What is the way?" ”

Qi Lianfu said in a deep voice: "Jing Chaoqing Yugong's Hu Congjun, which is often referred to in the world as the front army of the Xiashan Army. This army is about 3,000 people, and the main general's name is Fusan Sien, who is one of the young generals that Qing Yugong has focused on cultivating over the years. Another thing, Li Shouzhen, the general of Dongyang Road in the Yan Dynasty, has transferred more than 20,000 people and is currently heading towards Fengqiu City. ”

Fengqiu City is located in the north of Dongyang Road, only more than 200 miles away from Baotai Mountain.

After Qi Lianfu's words, the atmosphere in the hall was almost stagnant.

More than 20,000 Yan troops can already put a lot of pressure on these green forests and grasses, not to mention the 3,000 old soldiers of the Jing Dynasty.

Generally speaking, the Jing Dynasty would not use the 60,000 troops they had deployed in Heluo City, even if the Yan army on the southern front suffered a series of heavy defeats last year, these Jing troops still stood still. They have only one duty, and that is to firmly control Heluo City, so as to form a restraint and control over the Yan Dynasty.

Now Qing Yugong has let the most elite Xia Shan Army under his command go south, and its purpose is self-evident.

Everyone couldn't help but look at Lu Shen, hoping to hear from him the judgment that the enemy was vulnerable.

Lu Shen asked calmly: "Dare to ask Brother Qi, do you have any specific information about this servant San's grace?" ”

Qi Lianfu replied: "He is a nobleman of Jinglian, twenty-six years old this year, and was called into the Xiashan Army about ten years ago. He worked as a personal soldier by Qing Yugong's side for a year or two, and then he started from the lowest foot soldier and rose step by step to the commander of the former army. It is said that he led troops to quell the rebellion in Zhao two years ago, and he was arrogant and confident, and had a high level of martial arts. ”

This answer was obviously not detailed enough, but Lu Shen knew that he couldn't ask for more.

Although the Yin Hall specializes in intelligence spying, it is only a small branch of the Seven Stars Gang after all, and it cannot be compared with the Warp Weaving Division in terms of number or professionalism.

Lin Jie looked at Lu Shen and asked, "What do you think?" ”

Lu pondered for a moment and then said, "The enemy's use of troops is inevitable, but we should still have a month or two to prepare. ”

The Seven Star Army is now gradually looking decent, but whether they can defeat the menacing Yan Dynasty army and the Jing Dynasty veterans, the vast majority of people present have no bottom in their hearts.

"Don't worry about the helper, the students think this battle will be won!"

A calm voice sounded.

Lu Shen raised his eyes and saw that it was a scribe in his forties, with a look of determination on his face.

This person's name is Shi Haisheng, who is a fallen talent on Yanchao Henan Road, who took the initiative to join the Seven Stars Gang with his family ten years ago, and is usually responsible for giving advice to Lin Jie, and often claims to be wise and courageous.

There were also two men with similar expressions next to him, both of whom were down-and-out literati that Lin Jie had found before.

Before Lu Shen arrived, these people had the right to make suggestions on the affairs of the gang, although Lin Jie would not necessarily listen, but at least he would give them the right to speak, which was also the most basic respect.

However, since Lu Shen appeared, these strategists have been useless, and they can only watch this young man from Nanqi monopolize power, although their hearts are extremely sour, but after seeing the eldest lady's obedient attitude towards Lu Shen, they don't even dare to say a sour word.

Lin Jie's thoughts about them are like a mirror, but he thinks about the love of the past so many years, and Shi Haisheng and others have no credit and hard work, so they did not deliberately restrain them, and they were also allowed to attend on this occasion today.

Hearing Shi Haisheng's confident words at this moment, Lin Jie asked, "What is Brother Shi's good plan?" ”

Shi Haisheng was overjoyed in his heart, and said more and more calmly: "Helper, we have four sub-villages in the south and three sub-villages in the west, all of which are the passes that the students originally chose according to the terrain and danger. The terrain in the mountains was complicated, and the Yan army could not carry too many siege equipment, so they could only rely on manpower to advance forcibly. Therefore, the students think that we can defend the pass, and the Yan army will inevitably return! ”

The other two literati hurriedly echoed it, and their tongues were full of lotus flowers, and they were all right.

These heroes in the hall are naturally good at killing people and goods, but no one has ever experienced a real war.

They listened to Shi Haisheng and others hanging by the river, and from time to time threw out a bunch of obscure words in books, and they were inevitably frightened for a while.

Moreover, in the simple concept of the vast majority of people, war is to block the water and cover the earth, since the Yan army plans to enter the mountains to use troops, then it is natural to rely on the passes built over the years to defend the palace, otherwise what is the point of building those villages?

Shi Haisheng didn't get carried away, turned his head to look at Lu Shen and said, "I heard that Lu Xianfeng has recently traveled all over the outer villages, I wonder if the method of setting up a village under the village can enter your eyes?" ”

Lu Shen said indifferently: "The stockade built by Shi's predecessors is well prepared and orderly, implying the way of the art of war, which is indeed good. ”

Shi Haisheng's face was filled with joy, and he suddenly felt that this young man was pleasing to his eyes, so he continued to ask: "Then in Lu Feng's opinion, is the strategy for dealing with the enemy in the next place appropriate?" ”

Everyone looked at Lu Shen curiously, and then heard him say, "It's very appropriate." ”

Shi Haisheng couldn't help but smile.

Lin Xi was slightly puzzled, could it be that these gentlemen who were accustomed to clouds and mountains and fog were really familiar with the art of war?

The next moment, Lu Shen said again: "It's just...... Somewhat naïve. ”

The smile on Shi Haisheng's face froze, and he frowned and said, "What does Lu worship mean?" ”

Lu Shen looked around at everyone, and finally stopped on Shi Haisheng's face, and said bluntly: "Senior Shi, defending the city is a technical job, and the requirements for soldiers are very high, and no obvious mistakes and omissions are allowed. If, as you say, we rely on the periphery to defend step by step, once a gap is broken open by the enemy, it will definitely form a large-scale rout. At that time, the two armies will be staggered, and we will not have time to retreat even if we want to. ”

Shi Haisheng said unconvinced: "I heard that Lu Fengfeng defeated tens of thousands of enemy troops with 4,000 people in Guangling City last year, including more than 10,000 Jing Dynasty veterans. As far as Shi knows, the Guangling defenders have not experienced a battle formation before, is it possible that the good men of our Seven Star Gang are not as good as the Guangling army? ”

Lin Jie frowned slightly and said, "Brother Shi, don't talk nonsense. ”

He was worried that Lu Shen would be young and vigorous, and his words would have a bad impact if he didn't choose to say anything for a while.

Lu Shen smiled slightly, signaled to Lin Jie that it was okay, and then looked at Shi Haisheng and said: "Guangling is located in the heart of Huaizhou, although there were only four thousand defenders at that time, but behind him were millions of Huaizhou people, and they could continue to form new combat power, but do our Seven Star Gang have enough reserve forces?" ”

Shi Haisheng was stunned.

Lu Shen looked at the others and said calmly: "We now have more than 3,000 people, if we let them defend each branch of the village, one person killed in the battle will be missing, and there will be no way to replenish the troops." The enemy is different, whether it is the more than 20,000 people of the Yan army or the 3,000 old soldiers of the Jing Dynasty, even if they die in the mountains, they can continue to draw a large army. If we go head-to-head with the other side, even if our men can be exchanged for two, one for three, the enemy's commander will inevitably be overjoyed. ”

"When all of our people die in battle, who can stop the Yan army from sweeping into the mountains, can they rely on the old and weak women and children in the mountains?"

Lu Shen's tone gradually became solemn, and everyone nodded one after another.

Shi Haisheng and the others' faces turned red, although they were still a little unconvinced, but in front of Lu Shen's straightforward and simple words, they couldn't refute this simplest truth.

There are only so many people in the Seven Stars Gang, and there is no way to conjure up more school-age men out of thin air.

Seeing this, Lin Jie asked Lu Shen, "In your opinion, how should we deal with it?" ”

Lu Shen looked calm and calmly determined the tone of this battle: "Very simply, we must avoid facing the enemy head-on, pulling them into the mountains, using the terrain to carry out small-scale attacks, and at the same time attacking them with logistical baggage, and consuming them alive." ”

"Unless that Jing Dynasty County Lord can send a million troops to fill the valley, this is their burial place!"

(End of chapter)