Xu Yue looked at the family behind her, Wang Pingping sneered, and Xu Dalang's eyes flashed with strange green light, seeming impatient.

Wang Pingping nodded to Xu Yue, then stepped forward and said calmly: "Chief, you, Xu Mo, and Xu Lin will lead a thousand troops to stay in the city. Xu Da and I will lead two thousand troops and take the north road to stop Liu Qi, and then

Go back and attack Zhao Yuanji from both inside and outside with you!"

"However, since it is the imperial commander's personal expedition, the real elite soldiers should be on Zhao Yuanji's side. In order to protect their Emperor, they will definitely not dare to launch a fierce attack. You just need to delay the time and wait for me and Xu Da to come back."

"Don't go out of the city to fight unless necessary!"

There are thickened concrete walls and only 10,000 soldiers and horses. It will take at least two months to break through Yuyang County.

This is under the premise that Zhao Yuanji and others can keep up with the logistical supplies.

But as long as they are in Yuyang County, they will not let Zhao Yuanji and others get the slightest chance of supplies!

The food and weapons stored in Yuyang County are enough to last for half a year. As long as the three Xu Yue brothers use the defense of the city wall, they can delay the time until she and Xu Da come back.

As long as Zhao Yuanji dares to enter Yuyang County, she can guarantee that they will not go too easily.

She had made arrangements in advance for the villages and towns she encountered along the way. Even if she couldn't deal any blow to Zhao Yuanji and others, it would be enough to make them exhausted mentally and physically.

"Once they reach our territory, they can't even think about going back!" Wang Pingping sneered coldly. She didn't take Zhao Yuanji's so-called personal expedition seriously at all.

It is true that the imperial commander's personal expedition can boost morale, but on the other hand, in order to protect the emperor, the soldiers have to worry about more things. Although they have a great advantage in numbers, sometimes there are not too many soldiers and horses.

You can win the battle.

Besides, this was not a hundred thousand or two hundred thousand soldiers and horses, but only twenty thousand. Wang Pingping felt that it was not enough for herself and her son.

However, her pride was hidden deep in her heart. Wang Pingping took every battle extremely seriously.

Because once they lose, everything their family has worked hard to manage will turn into bubbles.

After the plan was drawn up, Wang Pingping and Xu Da immediately took command and went into battle, leading two thousand light cavalry and rushing out of Yuyang County.

At the same time, Xu Yue also issued a blockade order to all villages and towns in Yuyang County.

In all villages and towns that Zhao Yuanji's soldiers and horses were going to pass through, all the villagers, old and young, moved to caves in the mountains to avoid being affected.

The villagers' food and property had also been successfully transferred during the previous war preparation campaign.

When Zhao Yuanji's army came to these villages, what was left to them would be an empty village with nothing left.

Even the water in the wells was blocked with piles of huge stones and sealed with cement layers to prevent the soldiers and horses of the imperial court from drinking a sip of water.

The only thing I have to worry about is the hybrid rice that has started heading in the field.

But under such circumstances, the only choice is to sacrifice part of the food.

Xu Jiajun also assured the villagers that even if they could not keep the hybrid rice, as long as Xu Jiajun was here, no one would starve to death this year.

Wubao, which has defensive towers like Gongsun Village, has locked its gates and organized self-defense forces. When necessary, it will also participate in the battle in a guerrilla manner to make it more difficult for the enemy to move.

However, the actual situation was better than Xu Yue expected.

When Zhao Yuanji's large troops entered Yuyang County, they encountered a trap set by the spontaneous Farmers' Self-Defense Force.

It may seem unbelievable, but it was precisely because they had never faced such farmers before that Zhao Yuanji's large army was completely unprepared and stepped into the hunting traps set by the old hunters one after another.

Every time the imperial army moved forward, one or two unlucky men and horses would fall into a trap that suddenly appeared.

At first, they thought they had encountered a trap set by Xu Jiajun, which caused quite a commotion.

But soon, they discovered that these traps were too crude to be worthy of publicity.

However, this unattainable thing caused them to lose more than a dozen people as soon as they entered Yuyang County.

The first five were stabbed to death by sharp bamboos after accidentally falling into a trap.

Then the dozen or so people died in various accidents due to panic and riots, which triggered a chain reaction.

Some fell off their horses and were trampled to death by their own horses, some ran in the wrong direction and threw themselves into traps and were stabbed to death, while others were killed by their own officers because they were afraid and wanted to escape.

And this is the consequence of not daring to use the elite Wang Pingping left behind.

More than half of the team led by Zhao Yuanji were veterans, and the rest were all improvised recruits. They only practiced for half a month and learned how to hold a knife before being taken to the battlefield.

Marching in ancient times was really difficult. Zhao Yuanji took charge of the army for the first time. After the excitement of the first three days, he felt deeply powerless.

It turns out that not all soldiers will obey the orders of their superiors unconditionally. Some teams are so stupid that they can't even tell the front, rear, and left.

The closer he got to Yuyang County, the more traps he stepped on, and the more Zhao Yuanji felt a sense of uneasiness.

But when I looked back at the long queue behind me, thinking that it was tens of thousands of people after all, I felt uneasy and then dispersed.

Liu Qi said that the Xu family's army would not exceed three thousand troops at most. Even if Wang Pingping led it and encountered twenty thousand troops, there would be nothing she could do.

They divided their troops into two groups. Wang Pingping would definitely divide his troops and leave some to stay in the city. In this way, the Xu family's army would be even weaker.

Ten thousand versus more than one thousand, a sure win!

However, Liu Qi did not seem to include the people in Yuyang County.

When Zhao Yuanji saw the empty village in front of him, his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

"Your Majesty, the well water is sealed with a kind of solid plaster. Even sharp knives can't pry it open even if it is curled. It is very solid! Moreover, the village is full of empty houses, and there is not a single grain in the house!"

"I don't know whether we should camp here again, please make your decision, Your Majesty!" the soldier said anxiously.

Zhao Yuanji raised his eyes and looked at the village, which was so quiet that only the sound of wind could be heard, his eyes darkened. He knew that Xu Jiajun was anything but simple!

No king in the past could mobilize the people of the county to cooperate to such an extent.

Fortunately, they still have plenty of food and grass.

Zhao Yuanji looked at the distant mountains behind the village and ordered: "Continue to speed up! Go to the next village!"

The dusk is gloomy, and if we continue walking, there is no guarantee that we will find a more suitable camp than the current village before dark.

The general standing behind Zhao Yuanji hesitated to speak, but in the end he said nothing.
Chapter completed!