The sky is cloudless, and it is blue.

Eagle letter, soaring thousands of miles.

There is light in the northwest, and the road is even in the sky.

In the southwest, there were barbarians who dug trenches.

17,000 miles southwest of the square inch...

Yumu Village.

The mountains are steep, the cliffs are like knives, and the huge gray rocks have been cut into pieces and are being carried to the top of the mountain. The trees that were originally dense were all cut down and turned into a large bare area. Countless wooden piles have long been piled up into a mountain and lined up on the side of the cliff.

At the foot of the mountain, in the Liyu Valley, there are dozens of tents.

At the same time that Yu Youran took Huishan with a sword and expelled 2,000 candidates out of the game in a blink of an eye, there was already gunpowder smoke brewing here...

The burly guards patrolled the mountains and fields, or dug deep trenches outside the mountain roads and set traps in the mountain roads, each performing their own duties and being busy. According to the calculation of the only one, by noon tomorrow at the latest, the royal army will all arrive thousands of miles outside Yumu Village. At present, the enemy is fighting against the water, and the clear field of the strong wall is the first important point to defend the city, so no one dares to be sloppy with the kung fu at hand. Sharp fences, drizzled with fire oil, lined with cotton. The deep pit was dug and sprinkled with iron nails, and then covered with camouflaged Japanese grass. Almost all the equipment brought by the weight is used, and it is meticulous and meticulous.

Because they want to shake the mountains.

With the power of hundreds of people, pry the mountain of eight thousand royal families!

Write another national exam legend.

"Son..."

In the blue sky, the eagle spreads its wings and swoops down...

In the valley, in front of the military tent, a simple Chinese wooden long table, stacked with seven or eight drawings, placed pen, ink, paper and inkstone. More than a dozen people were standing or sitting at the table, looking very relaxed. It is the smoke of gunpowder that is condensed in the heart, and it has not yet been formed in color, so it is fearless.

Lei Meng raised his thick arms, the eagle flapped its wings and slowly fell, the sharp claws lightly clamped his wrists, and the eagle's eyes were shining, blazing.

"Hahaha..."

Lei Meng and Yu Ying looked at each other for a moment, and suddenly laughed loudly: "Xun Shao, Du Shao, you two are really like gods." Yu Youran's crazy woman really didn't make up the remaining 2,000 people, and forced them all to be out of the game. Haha, those stupid people are really laughing at me! ”

"Really, is that crazy woman?"

"How can it be fake, can I still lie to you as a bird?"

“......”

Everyone was amazed when they heard the interrogation.

Only Xia Xun, who sat in front of the desk and sat on the side of the desk, walked alone.

The battle thousands of miles away had been reported to this place one after another a moment earlier, along with several thunderous eagles. Therefore, although Xiahou and the others were scolding Yu Youran's crazy woman, in fact, Yu Youran's methods really frightened them. Not to mention anything else, she just moved her mouth and said two or three sentences, and in the blink of an eye, she overturned two thousand candidates by thousands of sky-high masters, which was enough for people to put her and Xia Xun together.

What's more, Xia Xunke has never won against her.

The wind was light, and the conversation and laughter were not true, Xia Xun took over and explained: "This is not surprising, only two thousand four hundred people are selected for the top three in the heavenly test, which is a fixed number. If the strength of the palm exceeds this limit, it will become a variable, and the variable will change the morale of the army. The morale of the army is unstable, and tactics are difficult to implement. Just like the Xiliang Ma clan occupies 4,000 troops in Huishan, everyone has a way out for themselves in their hearts, but at the last moment, no one will have the determination to fight with him in the same boat. On the contrary, if he only led 2,000 troops to garrison Huishan, although the number of troops was greatly reduced by nearly half, the people's hearts were stable, and the combat power would inevitably be doubled. As long as we work together to resist the enemy, even if we have the means, I am afraid that they will inevitably have to suffer. ”

Bai Xiu sat beside Xia Hou, holding her small chin with both hands, and still asked puzzledly: "But now that the exam has only been held for one day, wouldn't it be better if she took people into her own use, and then made them fight against the enemy when she encountered a strong enemy in the future?"

Xia Xun shook his head: "No one is a fool, who would be willing to do it for her knowing that she was stabbed? Even if they are invincible and can fight to the end, how should these extra people be dealt with when the top three are screened? Although Yu Youran is crazy, she is not so crazy that she dares to leave her back to her teammates who can become enemies at any time, this is her concern. Therefore, it is her best choice to collect thousands of strong people, chase two thousand weak people, and control the number of people in the best state. ”

"According to what you say, Li Jiancheng has 8,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, won't he sooner or later be in turmoil in the army?" Bai Xiu asked rhetorically.

Xia Xun shook his head again: "The royal family is an exception. ”

"Why is he an exception?"

"Li Jiancheng is the crown prince. His soldiers and horses are all from the military departments of the Tang Dynasty, the court officials and clansmen, the Hanlin Academy, the Linyuan Pavilion, etc., and no one dares to disagree with him if the imperial power is supreme. Therefore, he does not need to worry about the instability of the army for the time being, which is his biggest advantage. And all he has to worry about is how to distribute the candidates who will be recruited in the future. ”

"Oh..."

Bai Xiu tilted his head for three points as if he didn't understand, and didn't ask any more questions.

Everyone also carefully considered the key points in Xia Xun's words.

At this moment, an emaciated figure carrying a bucket came from a distance. With a sharp mouth and small eyes, and a short stature, the person who came was the little brother that Xia Hou forcibly adopted yesterday, Jia Haoren.

But seeing that his face was full of flowers, smiling, he walked to the crowd with a bucket of white smoke, and said with a smile: "Ladies and gentlemen, the old mountain pig that I beat yesterday has been cooked according to the recipe given by Xun Shao, and this old pig bone has been boiled raw and cooked for six hours, and the taste is fresh." Come on, come on, all of you come and taste it..."

Put down the bucket and don't wait.

Jia Haoren took the spoon and wooden bowl hanging by the barrel, carefully held bowls of meaty old soup, and enthusiastically handed them to others one by one.

"Come on, come on, don't tease, let's drink some..."

"Thank you. ”

"You're welcome. ”

Everyone took the soup handed by Jia Haoren one after another.

Xia Xun also took the wooden bowl handed over, took it to his lips and took a few sips, and then put it down.

He took the brush on the side, wrote the word "Pure Yang" on the Huishan section of the sheepskin map, and then continued: "Now the examination room in the Western Regions can be described as a male master. Chunyang enters Huishan, training and arranging formations and other matters need time to run in, and it should not intersect with us in the short term. The Tang Sect became the master of Qu Long, and there were also 4,000 people, who were as masters as clouds, and there was a strategist who could not be taken lightly, but due to the need for food and grass, it was difficult for them to make big moves in the near future. Our priority is still royalty..."

As he spoke, Xia Xun turned his eyes to look at the only young man on the side of the case.

Dushao willingly put down the wooden bowl and cautiously glanced at Jia Haoren, who was serving soup to everyone.

Without waiting for him to speak, Xia Xun took the first step and waved his hand: "It's okay, it's all my own people, there's no need to hide it." ”

"Okay. ”

Du Shao didn't hesitate any longer, he took out a delicate small abacus from his sleeve and put it on the side of the case, and the five sons in his right hand quickly turned into afterimages, calculated lightly, and said in an elaboration: "Lei Meng has led people to clear the wall last night, and the three mountains and plants have been cut out for more than three miles. In the event of a strong attack, the rolling stones, rolling wood, fire oil, and arrows in the east, west, and south mountains have been available for more than four days, and 100 people are still arranged to transport equipment up the mountain day and night. Due to the urgency of time, the trap traps in the three miles outside the trail have only been arranged for more than a few tens of zhang, and the number of thousands is insufficient, and it is estimated that the number will only be doubled at most by noon tomorrow, and it will be difficult to complete the planned goal. In the same way, the traps in the trail can only be roughly arranged, and although there are many iron nails and iron vertebrae, they are still in short supply, so we have to use wooden thorns instead. In terms of horse rejection equipment, it is much simpler, because we can use local materials for fences and ground piles, so the number has exceeded the task target. This morning, I have deployed all my men to dig trenches, hoping to use trenches instead of traps to counterbalance the charge of the royal cavalry. In addition, 200 rafts have been built at the North Ferry, and if we can't do anything, we can take the raft west at any time. ”

"Yes. ”

Du Shao lightly and lightly said a large number of details of the size of the defense, Xia Xun listened, and after thinking for a while, he asked, "How many people are there to set traps in the path?"

Du Shao replied: "Tiger boiled sixty-five people. ”

"Oh. ”

"Where's the outside?"

"Forty. ”

Xia Xun nodded: "Then take out another thirty people from the path, plus half of the people who dig the trench, and cut down all the surrounding jungles with all their might." Just chop, no need to clear, you can chop as much as you can, day and night. ”

Dushao frowned slightly and pondered for a while, and then his eyes filled with a ray of relief: "It's good to find a little." If the royal family sends troops to come, they must first clean up the residual wood, otherwise the army will cross the border, and we will light another fire, which is enough to burn them miserably!"

Xia Xun smiled and said self-deprecatingly: "Don't flatter me, you and I both know that this is Xiao Daoer, it is true that the broken wood is blocking the way, and it is false to retreat the enemy." Li Jiancheng is cautious and suspicious by nature, and he will definitely not attack rashly. But it is also cost-effective to exchange them for three points of caution and seven points of hesitation in exchange for one day's strength. Saying that, Xia Xun turned his eyes to look at Lei Meng, who was drinking the broth, and then asked, "Brother Meng, can the battle formation training be effective?"

Hearing this, Lei Meng put down the wooden bowl and replied: "It can only be regarded as barely making do, it must be no problem to catch them off guard." It's just that the time is too rushed, the new and the old still lack tacit understanding, and as long as the enemy army comes to attack, as long as they suffer a few losses from Maito Mailan, I'm afraid it won't have much effect. ”

"How to arrange manpower?" Xia Xun asked again.

Lei Meng said: "I have made some adjustments on your original basis. Xishan Moxian is the main general, Muto and Hu Xi are the deputy generals, each leading forty crossbowmen, and twenty big swordsmen are guarding day and night. Dongshan is my main general, Wulan and Huxi are the deputy generals, and they also lead 60 people to guard day and night. Sixty reserve troops were left in the belly of the mountain, plus 90 foreign troops, led by Xiahou, who were on call to fill the vacancies. The rest of the people will follow you and be sent. ”

After hearing this, Xia Xun shook his head: "It's a little arrogant to arrange troops like this." ”

"Is this still bold?"

"Hmm. ”

Xia Xun took the sheepskin map on the desk, then took a newly drawn map of Yumu Village, and used a brush to draw three horizontal lines on the top of the three mountains of the village, and said: "Although Nanshan is gathered along the river, it also has to prevent the danger of the enemy crossing the river and sneaking attack. In my opinion, you should send 30 men from the Chinese army to guard here day and night. ”

"Thirty is too many?"

"No more, no less, just right. ”

"Oh?"

Lei Meng thought about it, and seemed to have a name.

Then he looked at Fang Qingqiu sideways and asked, "How about leaving this matter to you?" There are just thirty of you, and you are guarding in two batches and ready to slow down the East and West Nanshan at any time, so it is also convenient to cooperate. ”

The paper fan slowed down slightly, Fang Qingqiu should have heard something, and said lightly: "No problem, I'll start arranging this later." ”

Xia Xun still seemed to be worried, and cautiously reminded: "This place is the back of our army, as long as Fang Gongzi has enough arrows and rolling stones, the enemy army can easily repel even if there are thousands of people crossing the river." But if we fail, we will fall into a desperate situation from which we will never recover, so please be cautious when Young Master Fang. ”

Fang Qingqiu disagreed, and said perfunctorily: "I know, this place is left to me to garrison, and you are kind enough to deal with it elsewhere." ”

“......”

Xia Xun saw that he was impatient and couldn't continue to tremble.

Then he swept everyone in the field and said cautiously: "Since this is the case, I won't say more." Tomorrow afternoon, the royal family will arrive at Yumu Qianli. At noon at the latest, they will beat their drums and attack. This victory or defeat is particularly crucial, we do not seek to win, but only not to lose and not to lose. I will be in charge of the Chinese army to give orders, and everyone must act in accordance with orders, and anyone who violates orders will be dealt with by military law. As long as we can hold on for half a month, the enemy army will be in vain and will retreat. ”

"Yes. ”

"After drinking the soup, let's get busy. ”

After Xia Xun finished speaking, everyone hugged their fists in response, drank the soup in a big gulp, and put down the wooden bowls one after another and left one after another...

Looking at the emaciated figure who was carefully cleaning up the dishes and chopsticks, Dushao glanced at Xia Xun with deep meaning, Xia Xun knew the meaning in Dushao's eyes, and shook his head with a faint smile.

"Young Master Xun, is this little soup boiled okay?"

Placing the cleaned dishes and chopsticks in the wooden bucket, Jia Haoren wiped the sweat stains on his forehead and asked with a smile.

Xia Xunhe said with a smile: "It's very good, there is a lack of some ginger flowers to remove the fishy face, if you can accompany the old ginger to boil slowly, this taste will be more fragrant." ”

Jia Haoren's face was bitter, and he wondered: "This old ginger is not easy to find, why don't I look for it in the forest outside?"

Xia Xun waved his hand: "I just said casually, you don't have to be serious." In this barren mountain range, it is already good that you can find shallots as accessories. ”

"Haha..."

Jia Haoren twisted the wooden barrel and smirked: "It's not in the way, anyway, Xiao Jia is an idler, I have nothing to do with fighting, and Brother Lei thinks I have a weak foundation and can't work hard." It's rare to find a good mouthful, and it's not a big deal for me to run errands. ”

With that, Jia Haoren twisted the barrel and turned away.

Xia Xun smiled helplessly, although this Jia Haoren is a useless little scholar, but he is somewhat similar to Xia Xun. It's all powerless. Therefore, when Xia Hou led him to find Xia Xun, Xia Xun really felt a little bit of sympathy, so he arranged for Jia Haoren to take an idle position as a logistics leader. Of course, this can be regarded as "useful for money".

After Jia Haoren left, Du Shao Fang raised his hand to cover his mouth slightly, and whispered: "Xun Shao, although this person is weak in cultivation, he doesn't know the root after all. I thought it was better to guard against it. There were some words that he could not hear. ”

Xia Xun looked at Du Shao, and said with a deep smile: "I know what you are worried about. ”

"But there is always a mistake in the hundred secrets, the open gun is easy to dodge, and the hidden arrow is difficult to prevent. Conspiracy pays attention to following the trend, and only nature can make it self-righteous. If he has a problem, then let him have a problem. ”

"Uh..."

Du Shao carefully considered going to Xia Xun to find these words...

"Why do you want to find less?"

"Ghost conspiracy - the thirty-seventh strategy, naturally. ”