"Drive them away."

Zhang Xing suddenly turned around and ordered. "Would any of you go back and call an army over to control the place and not allow them to drain water? If possible, ask Chief Wei to move all the surrounding villages, and the women and children can hide in the city, and the strong men can hide in the city."

We have been forced to do the logistics, and we must not let them run to the northeast, so as not to run into Zhang Xuguo's troops and make it self-defeating."

"Let me do it!"

Shan Tonghai took a deep breath, and rarely took the initiative to take on this task. "Xiahou, go back and bring in the troops, and do it immediately."

Everyone around him, from Bai Yousi to Xu Shiying to several other local leaders, were all silent... Of course they knew that Zhang Xing was right to do this, there was no doubt that he could not win this battle.

, let alone people like Han Yingong, how can they indulge their subordinates? How can they expect to continue farming peacefully here when the army is just sweeping them away and the situation is turbulent?

Specific to these surrounding villages, forcibly moving them to the rear is not only for the victory of the battle itself, but also for the benefit of these villagers. If there is a real fight, regardless of whether it is tens of thousands versus tens of thousands, and regardless of the outcome, the troops will just be scattered and defeated.

It is a disaster for these villages.

Even putting this aside, the farmers' own behavior of draining water may not be useful, because the weather is still relatively gloomy, and the probability of rain in the next few days is still high, and it will be continuous rain. In this case, today's drain

, it will be flooded again in a few days.

Instead of doing this, it is better to let the Dragon-Deposed Army take advantage of this terrain.

But you know, as a local tycoon, who doesn’t work part-time as a manor owner or landlord? The mentality of farmers from top to bottom is very obvious. So for them, to prevent farmers from self-help behavior in agricultural production,

It is undoubtedly something that goes against common sense, and even has a certain sense of moral instinct and guilt.

"Or not."

After absent-mindedly walking through this area through the ridges of swamps and waterlogged farmland, Zhang Xing came to the foot of Lishan Mountain extending to the west, and once again discovered a problem. "On the east and west sides, there are three or four narrow areas at the narrowest point.

Here, if according to Xu Dalang's previous plan, after the battle, an elite force is sent to bypass the flooded area and cut off the retreat of the officers and soldiers by being familiar with the terrain, how many people will be needed?"

"I originally planned to pay at least 10,000." Xu Shiying's face turned pale, but she still answered sincerely. "And they all have to be elite."

"But looking at it now, ten thousand people have come around. It's hard to say that they have adjusted their military strength and retreated directly." Shan Tonghai frowned.

Everyone fell into silence, but no one gave up. At this point, the situation is no better than the situation that ten thousand people have worked hard to get through. They just need a better, or as good as possible, method.

Just when the head of the head became gloomy again, Xu Shiying peeked at Miss Bai again and gritted her teeth and spoke:

"I have an idea. Once the war starts, why not send a master to lead the gang's cultivators and some elites, not too many. Hundreds of people will come over immediately, forcefully insert them here, and set up a formation in the road. Please note that if this happens, the officers and soldiers will

Then the forward and backward transportation is not smooth. Then we will send the troops over from the flanks in order of one thousand, three thousand, and six thousand... In this way, we can choke the officers and soldiers to death under Mount Li.

.”

Everyone suddenly realized and went to see Bai Yousi together.

Even Zhang Xing also came to see his heroine.

Miss Bai just smiled and said: "Now that I'm here, of course I have to do my best to help you, otherwise wouldn't it be difficult for Saburo to be in your gang?"

Everyone was startled and then stopped laughing. Zhang Xing also laughed, and Li Shanxia managed to have a happy atmosphere.

So far, the survey of the battlefield has produced a barely passable result. Just as Xu Shiying hinted before, in this case, it is already remarkable to have a barely smooth result, and it is not easy to worry about it.

So I rushed back before it rained.

Back in Lihu, the leader Guan Xu had already begun to lead some civilians to clear the road. After Zhang Xing sent the geographical information to Li Shu, he also continued to invest in the reorganization of the troops.

And, soon in the afternoon, the basic military task assignment was completed.

The first is the most important 10,000 troops to bypass the rear.

It was Bai Yousi who led most of the cultivators and hundreds of elites who served as guards and supports to go over first. They lined up behind the Taoist army and wedged themselves like nails into the rear or heart of the enemy; then Jia Yue led them.

A thousand people led the headquarters as the follow-up; then Shan Tonghai personally led the remaining three thousand people of his family as the follow-up; the last six thousand people came from the platter of various ministries, including Zhai Qian's two thousand people and Ding Shengying's two

Thousands of people, and two thousand people led by Guo Jingke.

As for the military formation in front of them, Zhang Xing was naturally in charge, with Xu Shiying and Wang Shuyong as assistants on the left and right. All military forces were combined and dispatched in a unified manner.

All I can say is that this is another barely justified result.

In the evening, Zhang Xing stayed in the army and had a big meal with the troops. At this time, the rain finally started again. Zhang Dalong listened to the raindrops hitting the tents around him. On the surface, there was no movement. He even chatted and laughed with the surrounding soldiers, but he couldn't bear it in his heart.

I couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

The reason couldn't be simpler, it's a simple math problem.

This link is about making do, and it seems to be smooth. That link is also about making do, and it seems to be smooth. However, basic probability and mathematics will tell you that if there are multiple smooth links in a row, the probability will be 10%.

Things will not go smoothly in 89.

There are bound to be accidents and problems.

Of course, when the soldiers come, they will cover up the water and the earth. When problems arise, we work hard to solve them. But as the commander of an army, the process of waiting for problems to break out is not so easy. Especially when he faces soldiers, middle- and lower-level officers, and officials.

, but I still have to put on a posture of being smart and prepared for everything.

"Dragon head."

Just after Zhang Xing had eaten two pancakes and a bowl of soup, and was about to get a refill, Zhang Jinshu suddenly appeared outside the shack, waving in the rain. "Something happened."

Zhang Xing immediately put down his bowls and chopsticks and followed the other party out.

The two of them did not take shelter from the rain, but just walked to a corner where there were few people. When they came here, Zhang Jinshu immediately said: "Longtou, at Chengshi's place, a family member suddenly ran away..."

"What do you mean?" Zhang Xing didn't turn around for a moment.

"A general who had deserted and failed to come was caught and executed. The day before yesterday, his family collected his body. Yesterday, he suddenly dismissed his servants. Today, the remaining family members also disappeared. It is said that his brother swore in front of the servants.

He said that he would let the Deposed Dragon Gang pay for his life with his life, so the servants were careful. After discovering that his family members were missing today, they came to the county government to file a complaint and transferred it from the officers who stayed behind to me." Zhang Jinshu explained in detail. "I

I'm worried that they are going south to look for Han Yingong."

"Have you sent someone to chase him?" Zhang Xing didn't have any trouble in his heart and just asked calmly.

"I'm gone. My most capable subordinate has already gone." Zhang Jinshu answered immediately.

"That's enough." Zhang Xing is a bachelor. "Here's the thing, Lao Zhang, I don't expect to be able to hide it from Han Yingong. As long as I can hide it from Han Yingong a few days ago, it will be fine so that he has no time to deal with it... like this

You should deal with the loopholes as much as possible, but after tomorrow, leave them alone."

"Yes." Zhang Jinshu responded simply.

Just like that, after leaving Zhang Jinshu, it was getting dark. Zhang Xing and Bai Yousi were still sleeping in the military camp outside the city, but this time, he was simply pushed awake by Bai Yousi in the middle of the night.

"What's wrong?" Zhang Xing opened his eyes in a daze, confused for a moment.

"There are a few people coming outside. They seem to want to see you, but they don't dare to disturb us." Bai Yousi pushed them again. "They are all your people. You go and deal with them."

Zhang Xing stood up in surprise and walked out with his clothes on. Sure enough, he saw Wei Xuanding, Jia Yue, Yan Qing, and Zhang Jinshu with a few soldiers, all standing under a small shack with torches opposite his tent, looking slightly embarrassed.

Feeling uneasy, he immediately released his true energy, walked calmly through the rain, and came to the other party.

Seeing Zhang Dalong coming over, the four of them felt a little relieved.

"What's wrong?" Zhang Xing reluctantly made a magnanimous gesture.

"Chen Qing ran away." Taoist Wei got straight to the point, but at night, by the light of the torch, the other three people also looked a little ugly.

"Who is Shen Qing?" Zhang Xing tried hard to think about it, but maybe he was too busy and tired these past few days to think of it.

"That protector's family is in the south of Chengwu. He is worried about his family and worried that Han Yingong will come over." Taoist Wei stamped his feet. "The one who participated in the military meeting yesterday evening."

"Looking back at the news now, he probably ran away in the afternoon." Yan Qing also looked ugly. This person came here through his channel. "I don't know if he was looking for Zhang Xuguo or Han Yingong, or if he just wanted to take care of his family.

People ran out."

Zhang Xing was stunned, suddenly realized, and then his expression changed slightly.

But after a while, he still regained his previous smile: "It's going to rain, my mother is getting married, and Protector Shen wants to run away. Let's send someone with a higher level of cultivation to chase him with ten or eight soldiers.

Just chase, forget it if you can't catch up, otherwise what else can you do? I guess I just want to take my family and run away. Do I really want to go to the official army or Han Yingong, because Chengwu is in the south, and I will definitely fall into the hands of the official army.

Han Yingong's troops have passed by, and what he is most worried about is that Han Yingong's troops are brutal, so it is unlikely that they will go to Zhang Xuguo, and if he does not go to Zhang Xuguo, it will not be too fatal."

A few people below Taoist Wei were quite speechless, but they couldn't refute.

"Same for you guys, allocate your manpower and go to rest early. Just be responsible and responsible. Don't get angry about this. You must recharge your batteries in the past few days." Since Zhang Xing gave the order, he no longer paid attention to it.

After just a few instructions, he directly summoned the ice energy and headed back to the tent in the rain.

Back in the tent, of course there was no need to repeat it to Bai Yousi, because she must have heard clearly. However, this did not stop Zhang Dalongtou, who was so calm and calm outside the tent, sitting on a simple wooden couch, looking up and listening for a long time.

Rain, just lying down again - it's just a war, why is it so difficult?

As soon as he lay down, Bai Yousi hugged him from behind, which made Zhang Xing feel a little relieved.

PS: I would like to thank Mr. Fat Hu, Mr. Hi H and Mr. Huang from the front department for joining the alliance. I am deeply grateful. Of course, I am also grateful to Lin'an Li Gong for his strong support.
Chapter completed!