When Zhao Haiquan mentioned the reinforcements, Lord Liu was a little embarrassed, and said to a few people after a deep sigh: "I'm afraid that the matter of reinforcements will disappoint you." ”

Xiao Lie was the first to ask: "Isn't it possible that the imperial court can't send us a single soldier? If there are no reinforcements, how can we fight against these hundreds of thousands of enemies? Lord Liu, didn't you tell His Majesty the Emperor that this group of enemies is coming for the Ming Dynasty? If our Guandong Province is lost, then the next target will be the imperial palace in the capital, and it is impossible for Lord Long Live to not know about this kind of stake? Why wouldn't you send me reinforcements?"

Lord Liu calmed Xiao Lie's emotions and explained to everyone: "It's not that Lord Banzai doesn't understand the stakes here, it's just that the newly appointed military department squire thinks that if you send more reinforcements to Zhenliao Duwei, the strength of other regions will be weakened, and in that case, if there is a loophole elsewhere, our dynasty will suffer from the enemy." ”

Lord Liu suddenly thought of something, and without waiting for the others to continue to ask, he immediately added: "It's not that there are no reinforcements at all, do you remember the reinforcements you sent to the imperial court last time? Now that they are already on their way back, it is estimated that they will be able to return to Hecheng to join you in a few days." You understand what I just said about not reinforcements, but troops outside of them?"

Hearing this news, everyone's hearts were better. Xiao Lie said listlessly: "Tens of thousands of people were transferred from us before, and now they are returned to us, plus the infantry and original troops recruited during this period of time, a total of 80,000 horses." It is still very difficult to use these people to deal with the more than 100,000 enemy troops, although we are defending the city, but once the enemy launches a tough attack to attack the city, I am afraid we will not be able to withstand it. What's more, these 80,000 soldiers and horses have to be distributed to the other thirteen cities, and there are really very few foot soldiers left. Can Lord Liu think of something else?"

"It can't be said that there is no way and hope at all, I have negotiated with the new military department squire, once the Kanto Road is in danger, he will use the fastest speed to transfer a part of the men and horses from the defenders of Yanmen Pass as reinforcements in the Kanto Province. After saying this, Lord Liu immediately said: "It would be nice to know clearly which route they are taking, so that we can block them first, not to mention blocking them on the road, and also allow them to lose some troops before they reach you." Do you have any information on the route of this gang of thieves?"

Nangong Junzhe replied: "I have always been in charge of this investigation, but the strange place is here. I've sent out three times to find out which route they took. It's not just that I don't know the route, but I don't even see a figure. These troops of more than 100,000 people, walking on the road, are like a sea of people, how can they not see it, none of us have figured this out. ”

"Will they take the route of the deep mountains and old forests?" asked Lord Liu.

Nangong Junzhe shook his head and said: "I have already checked all the routes that can be taken, even if I have seen the most difficult routes, there is no news." ”

"That's really strange, the old man doesn't dare to say that he has been on the battlefield for a long time, but he has also experienced a lot of wars, and such a strange style is really unheard of. Lord Liu was also puzzled: "After you go back, you must increase the intensity and scope of the investigation, the sooner you know their details, the more we can reduce some of the losses." ”

"Lord Liu, you can rest assured that these soldiers are all living beings, and every loss is a sin. We will do our best to prepare for the safety of our soldiers. Nangong Junzhe swore to Lord Liu to express his confidence.

"Although the origin of these hundreds of thousands of enemies is unknown, I also hope that you can meet the enemy without panic and break the enemy without chaos. I have prepared the last line of defense for you, that is, Yanmen Pass, where you will send reinforcements, as long as you can lead the army to retreat there, and become one with the defenders of Yanmen Pass, with the geographical advantage of Yanmen Pass, you can block them there, and then find a way to kill them. But until the last moment, you must not retreat to Yanmen Pass, and I only have one request. Master Liu said earnestly to everyone present. As he spoke, his eyes showed respect for the people in front of him, which was probably the first large-scale battle since the founding of the country, and the victory or defeat of this battle was in the hands of these people. In the absence of extra reinforcements, even he himself was ambiguous about the outcome of this battle, and he could not feel a little extra hope.

"We will never let down the cultivation of adults, swear to protect the land, and kill ourselves!"

Hearing everyone say this, Lord Liu smiled and waved his hand, and said: "No, it's not so serious, don't kill yourself at every turn, sacrifice your life for righteousness, listen to it so unlucky, you should say more good auspicious words when you fight, but also to seek a psychological balance, the atmosphere is relaxed, and the combat effectiveness is always higher than when the atmosphere is particularly terrifying." ”

"Obey the teachings of the adults! Your subordinates must keep them in mind!" Then Nangong Junzhe said to Lord Liu: "If the adults don't have anything to order, I'll go back first." Tomorrow we will begin to redeploy our troops, and we will have to make some simple arrangements when we get back. ”

Lord Liu nodded and agreed: "Go back, you must be careful and cautious in doing things, and if I think of anything else, I will use the goshawk to inform you." ”

After everyone returned to the Duwei Mansion, they went about their own business. Chen Tai'an stayed by Nangong Junzhe's side as he said before, and became Nangong Junzhe's escort together with the four apprentices of Yangyu Feng. and let him appear in front of everyone as a hunter on Hulu Island. And Xiao Lie was a little panicked about the people of Duwei Mansion, claiming that the water thieves in Huludao had been brought to justice on the spot. Xiao Lie has always done things with one thing and two things to say, so no one questioned his words, and this matter was even settled.

On the morning of the next day, Xiao Lie, Yin Xuesong, Nangong Junzhe, and Zhao Haiquan came to the military field of the Duwei Army, divided the existing troops into thirteen parts, and transferred them to the thirteen cities to strictly defend them.

He also released the contact butterfly to inform the heads of the Pear Flower Sect, Fuhu Temple, Xingshi Village, Tianyue Sect, Lingguantang Medical Center, Zhongwu Gate and Lingzuka that they were always ready for reinforcements. Prevent chaos in the cities, but do not take it lightly, do not let the invading army easily succeed, in case of enemy attack, be sure to report the battle situation to the capital defense office as soon as possible.

He ordered Peng Sanding and Peng Fei to lead the disciples of their faction and the soldiers of the Duwei Mansion to a total of 100 people, as the grain transport troops of the army, and traveled between the thirteen cities to ensure that the grain and grass were transported safely and on time to the troops defending the cities.

After all these things were done, the time was already in the afternoon, Xiao Lie and a few people rubbed their hungry stomachs and said to Zhao Haiquan: "Brother Zhao, this army is preparing to pull out, and no one is cooking, the soldiers eat dry food for the march, which is not our share, you see that a few of us can't go hungry." ”

Zhao Haiquan pursed his eyes, pouted his nose and said to Xiao Lie: "Let me cook, just say let me cook." What are you doing with so much uselessness, it's like you're talking to me, and I don't care about you. ”

Zhao Haiquan walked to the kitchen with a mutter, simply made a few side dishes, and several people sat around and ate. Halfway through the meal, the gate of the courtyard was pushed open. Everyone looked at the door with their rice bowls, and saw Master Zhenxiu walking in from outside.

Xiao Lie greeted warmly: "Hey, isn't this Master Zhenxiu, why are you back?" Come on, come on, we haven't eaten for a while, I'll ask someone to serve you dinner." ”

"Okay, I'll eat something first, and then I'll tell you that I haven't eaten all day, and I'm starving. Master Zhenxiu took the king-sized rice bowl, and he was not polite to them, served a plate of vegetarian dishes, and devoured it. When he ate the sixth bowl of rice, Xiao Lie stopped him and said to him in horror: "Zhen Xiu, you can't eat anymore, it's not that I, Xiao Lie, am stingy and feel sorry for food, it's just that your way of eating is too scary." I'm afraid you're going to break it, it's not like you haven't eaten for a day, it's like you haven't seen food for a month. ”

Master Zhenxiu took Xiao Lie's hand away and continued to send the rice to his mouth, because his mouth was full of food, so he said hesitantly: "The last bowl, I won't eat it after eating, you guys are waiting for a while." Don't worry, I'm eating fast, and I can't delay getting down to business. Zhao Haiquan poured him a bowl of herbal tea, for fear that he would choke. Zhen Xiu put down his rice bowl, picked up the herbal tea, and drank the herbal tea in one go.

He patted his big belly with both hands, let out a long breath, leaned back on the chair and said: "I'm full, I'm finally full, it's so enjoyable, except for the food in our Fuhu Temple, the things made by Brother Zhao are delicious, and every time I eat it, it's very enjoyable." ”

"We also have a lot of fun to watch, you are the second person who can eat to this extent after Ji Pengfei, and you can be regarded as a character. Xiao Lie quipped. "You can tell us this time, why did you go and come back?"

After Zhen Xiu took the second bowl of herbal tea and drank it all, he wiped his mouth and said: "Originally, I have already returned to the Fuhu Temple in Bingcheng, and I heard the host tell me that the reason why we have not been able to find the whereabouts of the ghost troops is that they are not on land. ”

"If they can't fly, they should be able to fly!" Xiao Lie questioned.

"Listen to me, they don't go by land, they don't fly. They are walking underground, and these ghost troops, with a vast number of more than 100,000 people, are all marching underground, so we have no way to detect their traces. Master Zhenxiu continued.

"Underground marching, what a tactic this is. Then how are we going to deal with it, can't we be like them, dig a tunnel, and fight with them underground, right?" Xiao Lie asked inexplicably.

"That's not necessary, the reason why I rushed back in such a hurry was to bring back the solution. This is a foolproof plan that the presiding abbot has come up with to force these ghosts to the ground. Saying that, Zhen Xiu took out a small cloth bag from his arms, opened the cloth bag and said, "Rank, please keep your eyes on it!"