General Xun left Zhang Hui and Zhang Wu behind, fearing that the matter would be exposed, so that he could sacrifice them if necessary in exchange for safety.

Of course, if this matter dissipates like this, and the trouble does not come to the door, General Xun will like Zhang Hui and Zhang Wu very much, because the two of them dig trenches much faster than ordinary people.

That's right, General Xun talked to them a little bit, and then he gave them shovels and told them to dig trenches, anyway, free labor, no need to use it in vain.

People are under the eaves, they have to bow their heads, they should dig or they have to dig, but they have always carried spears and opened up.

While digging in the soil, the soldiers joked that Zhang Hui and Zhang Wu carried a gun on their backs. However, General Xun saw something, and came over to reprimand the soldiers: "You Qiu Ba, at this time, you dare to laugh at other people's guns without leaving your body, it seems that you want to bring the shield and let you carry the shield to dig a trench." ”

General Xun is tall, but he doesn't feel bulky at all, especially the streamlined muscles, which give people a feeling of fluidity and movement.

His face is a little fat, and his dark face looks very honest, but he keeps telling all kinds of yellow jokes in his mouth, which makes people close.

In addition, General Xun's eyes occasionally flashed with fine light, his eyes were like torches, and he had a kind of insight into the world.

"Master Zhang's silver spear is also famous in this northern land, when I went to visit him, he also played with me twice, but ten years have passed, and now I have no chance to consult him. You give me the gun, I'll dance for you, look at how I'm better than your father?"

Zhang Hui looked at him, and he smiled kindly.

Taking a deep breath, Zhang Hui untied the gun on his back and handed it to him.

With the spear in hand, General Xun first shook it, and then smiled back at Zhang Hui.

General Shun is very beautiful when he dances the gun, it is the kind of man's dance that combines rigidity and softness. Although it is soft and seemingly weak when it turns, it has many variations. When he stabbed it out with all his strength, it was as if he could pierce the air.

The head of the gun passed in front of Zhang Hui several times, and even a shot pierced Zhang Hui's face.

However, Zhang Hui did not dodge, he knew that General Xun was just testing Zhang Hui's courage, since he was testing, of course Zhang Hui could not weaken his momentum.

When the tip of the gun pierced in front of him, when the head of the gun trembled clearly in front of his eyes, Zhang Hui was still afraid, although he held on and did not retreat, he still couldn't help but close his eyes.

The Zhang family's marksmanship talks about the meaning of opening and closing, and breaking ten thousand laws. General Xun's marksmanship is to be soft and rigid, to resist the enemy with softness, and to see the opportunity to break through the defense with one shot, which of the two is stronger or weaker, no one can say clearly, the key is still in the people.

After the dance was closed, General Xun collected the gun and handed it back to Zhang Hui.

When Zhang Hui took the spear, General Xun grinned at Zhang Hui and said, "How is my marksmanship better than your father?"

General Xun has been releasing his kindness and has been saying that he has an old relationship with Master Zhang. Zhang Hui naturally didn't brush his face: "I rarely see my father shoot, but the battle before his death should be considered a great shore, after his death he held the spear tightly and did not fall, the enemy saw that my father was brave and did not move my father's head, thinking that my father had already entered the house with this marksmanship." Your marksmanship is very different from my father's, but each has its own merits. ”

"Haha. General Xun looked up to the sky and laughed, reached to his waist after laughing, untied the bamboo tube and threw it to Zhang Hui, "Sure enough, it's the son of Master Zhang, but I don't know how much alcohol is?"

Unscrew the bamboo tube, the aroma of wine floats out, the faint aroma of wine makes people's appetite move, it should be the best wine, but it tastes like a fierce knife when you drink it, and it burns your heart.

Zhang Hui liked to drink when he was a child, and he would steal alcohol to drink, but as long as he was found by Master Zhang once, he would be beaten once, so he quit later. Quit but the bottom is still there, I saw him grinning at General Xun, and when he looked up, he slid a tube of wine into his throat.

"It's a little bit harder. Zhang Hui wiped his mouth, twisted the bamboo tube and threw it back.

Seeing that Zhang Hui's face did not change, General Xun smiled appreciatively, as if he had thought of something, but quickly shook his head and turned around to leave.

At this time, those soldiers were looking at this side, and General Xun laughed and scolded: "At this time, you still have the heart to look at me? ”

"Big brother, didn't you tell the master not to drink?" After seeing General Xun leave, Zhang Wu leaned over and asked.

"Isn't it just a tube of wine?" Zhang Hui stretched out a hand and took a breath in his hand, and found that the exhaled breath tasted fragrant, but his throat and stomach burned badly.

Zhang Wu asked so casually, and Zhang Hui replied that he didn't care, so he revealed the matter.

Zhang Wu turned his head, glanced around, and then whispered to Zhang Hui, "Sang Guoye will fight here?"

"Yes. Zhang Hui didn't have as many worries as Zhang Wu, but his voice was also relatively low, "After all, this is the boundary between the north and the south, and there are natural dangers to defend. At this time, this ghost city will not give him any chance. Of course, I think he will definitely make a tour outside the city, and if he sees that the city's defenses are lax, he will also try to attack the city, and if he doesn't have the chance, he will go back. ”

"So the trench on our side is not actually used for fighting, but just for putting on a posture for the prince of the Sang Kingdom?" Zhang Wu was a little surprised.

"It can't be said that according to the rumors we heard along the way, it seems that the prince of Nasang Kingdom wants to show himself very much, so it is still possible to order the siege of the city. Zhang Hui rubbed his nose and said.

"The emperor of the Sang Kingdom seems to be in good health, why is the prince still in such a hurry to show himself. Zhang Wu thought for a while and gossiped.

"Why do you want to do so much, anyway, we won't live in the ghost city in the future, so let's help dig a trench now. Zhang Hui dug his nose with his little thumb, flicked it, and flicked it away: "This prince is the worst job in the world." ”

"When are we leaving? "According to General Xun's intentions, it should be for them to be by their side for a period of time before letting them go, but the Zhang family is ruined at this time, and Zhang Hui and they should rush to the prison cloud pass as soon as possible.

Glancing at General Xun who was digging a trench in the distance, Zhang Hui turned his head and said to Zhang Wu: "Let's take a look in the past two days, we will also find an opportunity to go to the city to replenish some things, and find a time to run away, now that we have just come to this city, General Xun will definitely pay more attention to us." ”

Zhang Wu sighed, then waved the shovel in his hand and began to work.

Zhang Hui raised his head at this time, looking at the gray sky, his eyes were full of confusion. A gust of autumn wind blew, Zhang Hui tightened his clothes, only to feel much colder than in previous years.

When the sun went down and it was completely dark, everyone set up a fire and worked all night.

During the war, a large group of women came to the outside of the city carrying bamboo baskets, which contained some dry food and some tea.

Along with it, there was also a cadre of yamen officials, surrounded by middle-aged people in green shirts with a slightly convex abdomen, small eyes, and eight-character beards.

"That's the local governor. Tong Guan took a sip of water, leaned around Zhang Hui, snorted coldly, and continued: "It's all like this, and he still has most of the military power, does he know how to fight a war as a civilian official?"

Zhang Hui didn't talk, but because of his words, his impression of this Fu Yin was much worse.

People are selfish. No matter how powerful the enemy is, there are very few people who can hand over military power for the sake of the overall situation, because they are only officials if they have soldiers in their hands.

Fu Yin is also a human being, a person who pays more attention to his own interests than ordinary people, and at this time he will naturally grasp the things in his hands.

Zhang Hui knew this truth, and he had thought about how he would choose if he faced such a situation, and the answer he chose was exactly what he despised.

A person who can despise his own choices naturally does not hesitate to despise the other party when faced with the fact that others have chosen the same choice as himself.

"How many guards are there in this secluded city? I think this secluded city is the gateway between the north and the south, and there must be a lot of guards. Zhang Wu thought of the menacing enemy army, and there was some nervousness in his heart.

"Wrong. Li Jinzhong shook his head, "How many guards are confidential, but for those of us who have lived here since childhood, we can also guess a rough idea." Compared with the sixteen cities of Youyun, the Youcheng is the first level and the most important level, but the number of people is the least, because there are natural dangers to defend here, and the enemy army can only attack one city gate. ”

"What is the minimum?" Zhang Hui turned his head to look at General Xun who was confronting Fu Yin, like this kind of pass, the general guarding the pass is either superb and has the courage of ten thousand people, or he is full of wisdom and can support the peace of the northern part of the Qin Kingdom according to the city wall!

"About 10,000, excluding the old and weak, there should be 5,000 male soldiers. Among them, the general has almost 2,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, and the rest are all Fu Yin's people. ”

Fu Yin did not stay long, but walked around the city gate, inspected the work, said a few inconsequential words, and then retreated to the city surrounded by all the officials.

As for the women, they scolded General Shun and talked about meat jokes as they returned to the city.

After the women left, everyone began to ram the earth, and they had to tamp the soil that had been dug up during the day.

"Big brother, what is he doing here?"

"Whatever. Zhang Hui shook his shoulder.

Zhang Hui has read military books, and many books record a sentence "Water is impermanent, and soldiers are impermanent". But the methods of attacking the city cannot escape those several, one is to cooperate with the outside, the second is to surround but not fight, the third is to attack with surprise soldiers, and the fourth is to use human lives.

The prince of Sang Guo wants to fight the ghost city, whether the inside and the outside can be combined except for the parties no one knows; the siege must not be besieged, because the hidden city has only one city wall, it is impossible to surround it; the strange soldiers only have the royal tent to ride, but the number is not large, and it is impossible to lay down the hidden city; if you use human life, you need a series of siege equipment. The trench and the mounds in front of the ghost city can well block the advance of these instruments.

At that time, General Xun asked everyone to go back to the city to rest, and Zhang Hui and the three of them also went to his house at the invitation of Tong Guan.