"I had already guessed that the Communists would give us a completely empty city. Xiao Shizhu, who was not like Lu Wu and Qin Yuan, raised the corners of his mouth disapprerovingly, and smiled indifferently: "But I didn't expect that he would leave us with so many old, weak, sick and disabled." ”。

"What then?" Qin Yuan asked urgently, and Lu Wu was already thinking about it.

Soon, Lu Wu thought that for the sake of the future, he should ignore these enemy people, and after a short rest, continue to go deep into the enemy's belly to look for fighters and resources, and change the passive to the active side is the best policy.

"Gather our food and distribute it to the old, weak, sick and disabled people. But immediately, Xiao Shizhu, a human soul who has always been a ghost, actually rolled his eyes and made a seemingly confused decision: "The whole army stays, and immediately begins to build fortifications, waiting for the Communist Army to come here for a decisive battle!"

"What?" Lu Wu and Qin Yuan were all moved, and they all looked at him with wide eyes.

"Big brother, what do you want?" An incredible look circulated in Lu Wu's eyes, and he said in surprise: "The food we brought is only enough for our army to eat for six or seven days, and if it is distributed to these old, weak, sick and disabled, I am afraid it will only be enough for two days." ”。

"Well, not only do you have to divide it, but you also have to invite military doctors to see them when they are sick and treat their wounds. Xiao Shizhu said, raising his eyes to look at the high mountain in the southeast outside the city: "Then send people to the mountain to pick herbs to treat the local people." ”。

The suspicion and consternation in Lu Wu and Qin Yuan's eyes became heavier and heavier as time passed. They couldn't understand what the man with a faint smile in front of them was thinking?

As everyone knows, what they want is to immediately invade the hinterland of the enemy country and take the initiative to seek a fighter strategy, although it looks perfect, but there are several fatal drawbacks.

First, if we ignore the old, weak, sick and disabled people who have been left behind, Xiao Shizhu will inevitably be no different from the Gonggong who abandoned them and ignored them; even if he can finally win the Gonggong country, he will lose the support of the people, and the ruling power will inevitably be unstable.

Second, this battle is different from the attack on Heilong County, the main force of the Communist Labor Army is still there, and the land area is huge, and the opportunity to actively seek fighters is also very slim, and there will be little gain; once this place is abandoned and enters the hinterland of the enemy country, it is tantamount to giving the Communist Labor State the opportunity to close the door and fight the dogs. At that time, the Xiao family army will be inland, and the coastal area will be occupied by the enemy again, and the grain and grass supplies will not be able to be sent in, and the Xiao family army and the Zhu Rong army will be tantamount to cutting themselves off.

The only way is to wait for the rabbit, encroach step by step, and the direction is king.

After Xiao Shizhu analyzed these things and said them simply and clearly, Qin Yuan and Lu Wu both suddenly realized that they were sweating at the same time.

"It seems that we have lived for thousands of years in vain. Qin Yuan couldn't help but sigh, shook his head and said, "You can't see the problem thoroughly, but the master can't see it thoroughly." ”。

"This has nothing to do with age, nor how powerful I am, it's the era when you commanded the army, and the ancient gods can support you as much as they still have, even if there are occasional wars, they are petty fights. In addition, after the death of the ancient gods, you have been idle for another thousand years, and you are a little unfamiliar with tactics and tactics. Xiao Shizhu smiled faintly, signaling that Qin Yuan didn't have to care.

"But big brother, although what you said is very reasonable, there are many old, weak, sick and disabled people in Twilight City. Lu Wu bowed slightly, and a worried look appeared on his face: "It's still the problem I said before, our food is not enough to relieve them." ”。

There is an old saying in the world, which says that the mountain eats the mountain and the water eats the water. Xiao Shizhu turned his head and followed the doorway and glanced at the sea outside the city: "We rely on the sea, can we starve to death with endless sea fish?"

The sea breeze swept over the walls, carrying a faint salty smell over his face, blowing the tassels on his helmet, and blowing his cloak to the sound of hunting.

"This is a coastal city, and although the fishing boats have been taken away by the co-workers, everyone must have fishing nets. Go collect it and give it to the Nine Shadow Water Masters, let them patrol and start fishing. After a pause, Xiao Shizhu turned his head to look at Lu Wu, with a faint composure between his eyebrows as always, as if he could solve any problem: "Let the mermaid dive into the bottom of the sea and collect edible marine plants such as kelp, seaweed, seaweed, wakame, sea cabbage, sea stone flowers, etc., the more the better." ”。

"Then organize some old people who are not too old, and people who are familiar with the fishing industry, and go to the beach to pick up oysters or something at low tide every day. In addition, the Xiao family army quickly arranged the city defense, especially in the Linjiang area, and set up more artillery. Xiao Shizhu narrowed his eyes, stared deeply at the southern sky, and said, "Since Gonggong has the heart to give me these troubles, I will continue and wait for him to make another move." ”......

To the west of the Nine Shadows Country, the head of the county.

A long and narrow basin from east to west, the two tributaries of Danshui, the Baiyu River and the Baimao River, run from northeast to southwest, cross the mountains and mountains on the border, and enter the Gonggong country.

Between the two rivers, to the west of the basin, there is a small city of 10,000 households surrounded by mulberry fields and rice fields, which is Tiantong City, one of the ten cities in Zhentou County.

Although the city is small, it is only a thousand hectares of area, but from the beginning of the Zuntou Country, to the inclusion of the Ghost Mother Country into the territory, and then to become a border town of today's Nine Hidden Kingdoms, it is a border garrison city, so the defense facilities of this city are extremely complete and powerful.

After Xiao Shizhu took over Zhentou County, according to Wu Qiushou's suggestion, he asked Hu Hui and Dongyue to put the defense focus of Zhentou County on this city.

Today, the city wall alone is five zhang high, about three zhang wide, all the inside is filled with good rammed earth, and the outside is covered with the best rice milk and high-quality bluestone. There are many cannons and towers on the walls, and the corner towers are solid. There are city towers on all sides, towering and tall, extremely magnificent.

On the city wall, the horse and car can run smoothly, and all the defending troops can maneuver to any point on the city wall in the shortest possible time.

In addition, under the hard work of Hu Hui and Tanuki Tianying, the people of Zhentou County are now young and strong people who have been trained by the Xiao family army to be able to mount as soldiers and dismount for the people;

And in the past few days, Wu Zhiqi and Yu Rong happened to be stationed here with 5,000 Xiao family troops. They are actively preparing for war in case the Communists take advantage of the situation.

But Hu Hui, who had already gone to the Gonggong Country with Xiao Shizhu, suddenly returned here.

Not only that, Hu Hui also brought the souls of Ah San and others and tens of thousands of stones of fierce fire oil. Among the dozen or so souls who followed Ah San, many of them used to be Lai Yueqi's subordinates, who were proficient in the repair and assembly of various firearms, as well as manufacturing.

This time, although the local military strength is still small, it has also greatly strengthened the combat power here.

"Master Hu. Wu Zhiqi and Yu Rong heard that Hu Hui had rushed back, so they left the work in their hands and hurriedly rushed to the yamen of the county. As soon as they saw each other, they called in unison, and asked in unison, "Why are you back?"

"The King's order. After Hu Hui finished speaking, he turned around and whispered a few words to Ah San beside him, then waved his hand to Ah San: "Go quickly!"

After Ah San left, Hu Hui turned around, faced Wu Zhiqi and Yu Rong, looked at their faces with a faint puzzle and surprise, and said: "The king is worried that the Gonggong country is rich in land and resources, and there are many people and troops, so he can attack us from east to west or even from both sides, so the king transferred me back to assist the two of them to defend the city." ”。

"The military command is still dominated by the two of you, and I am fully responsible for logistics. Hu Hui frowned lightly and said seriously: "If the Gonggong army really comes, I hope that the two generals and Hu Moutong will work together to defend this place." Even if you fight to the last ghost, you must stick to defending the city. At the very least, we're going to hold on to this place for a month. ”。

Seeing that he was so serious and serious, Wu Zhiqi and Yu Rong also had a hunch that once the Gonggong army really came, it would definitely be menacing.

And then, they will face a brutal and difficult battle.

But Yu Rong and Wu Zhiqi, although they were a little nervous after hearing this, they were not afraid, but they felt a little excited under the tension, and what suddenly appeared in their hearts was more of a sense of honor and mission.

"Don't worry, Lord Hu. Wu Zhiqi patted his chest and took the lead in reassuring: "My soldiers and I will hold on to the last moment." ”。

"Dead monkey, don't hold back. Hearing this, Yu Rong squinted at the high-spirited Wu Zhiqi, and snorted coldly: "If you and your soldiers don't fight and don't fight hard, be careful that I clean you up with the Communist Labor Army." ”。

Although he has been born and died together for a long time, his hatred for Wu Zhiqi is not as serious as before, but he still instinctively sarcastically or threatens the other party, and when he speaks to Wu Zhiqi, he always likes to carry a gun and a stick.

Even Wu Zhiqi is the same for him.

But neither of them has any malice or hatred towards each other.

"Huh. Wu Zhiqi also sneered, and retorted without showing weakness: "Little bird with no hair, you can also take care of your soldiers; ”。

After finishing speaking, he looked at Yu Rong and showed a shallow smile. And Yu Rong also happened to turn his head to look at him again, and the two demon spirits immediately smiled.

Soon, they all showed a serious face.

Ben was a little nervous, but because of their quarrels, it was a little more relaxed.

Hu Hui also smiled faintly when he saw it, and said: "Don't forget that I also brought more than a dozen souls, and the king also gave me the position of supervising the army, if you two don't defend the city well, I will clean you up first." ”。

"No. Wu Zhiqi and Yu Rong bowed their hands to him, and said in unison: "Fight for the Nine Shadows Country, for the King and the Mother of the Country;

"It's fighting for the people of this place!"