"Sir, please rest assured. I have visited several military camps stationed outside the city. I have asked them to strictly abide by the discipline and health conditions. There will never be any problems!"
On the way back, Xie Junhao was reporting.
"Well, you must make sure they strictly abide by hygiene issues and never let anyone in the military camp contract the plague!"
Zhao Xiaole said with a serious face.
"yes!"
"besides!"
Zhao Xiaole continued to give instructions: "We cannot ignore the vigilance against the Yan State, in case the Yan State's army will take advantage of the chaos to attack us!"
Xie Junhao immediately glanced at him in confusion, wondering how the Yan Kingdom could attack them in this winter, when they couldn't even transport food.
At this moment, the anxious Thirty Niang ran over and said breathlessly: "Sir, Dayan's 50,000-strong army will attack Chuzhou in three days!"
"Um?"
Xie Junhao suddenly looked at her with confusion.
Your Excellency has just finished telling me to be on guard against the attack by the Yan State army, and you came to report that the Yan State army is about to attack us?
Xie Junhao felt it was a bit impossible.
Because let’s not talk about how to solve the problem of food and fodder for these 50,000 people. Even if these 50,000 people really came, it is impossible that the spies he sent out would not be aware of it at all.
Could it be that these 50,000 people are hiding underground?
However, Zhao Xiaole said to her seriously: "Let's go in first!"
Zhao Xiaole took the two of them directly to his study room.
The outside of this study is surrounded by Jinyi guards and Xichang secret guards. It is safer than the palace.
"What on earth is going on? Did your senior sister recruit you?"
As soon as he entered the door, Zhao Xiaole asked Thirty Niang.
After all, he knew very well that Thirty Niang had been trying to persuade her senior sister these past few days, and now it seemed that there should be progress.
Sansanniang took a moment to catch her breath and said, "Just now, my senior sister said that Yan's 50,000-strong army will launch an attack on the fifteenth day after they arrive in Chuzhou."
"Because at this time, the plague is in a strong outbreak, sir, you will definitely be very busy, and the combat effectiveness of the army will be greatly reduced!"
Xie Junhao frowned and said: "This is true, but at this time the mountain is blocked by heavy snow, how can they get in? How can they get food in?"
"In fact, they had already entered the mountains before the heavy snow closed the mountains, and each of them carried three months' rations, enough to last until the beginning of spring!"
Thirty Niang explained.
Zhao Xiaole hurriedly asked Xie Junhao, "Will this method work?"
He knows nothing about military affairs, so he can only ask Xie Junhao to judge whether it is true or false.
At this time, Xie Junhao's expression was also very solemn, and he nodded: "If it is like what she said, it can indeed last for three months!"
"But the premise is that the combat effectiveness of our Chuzhou Army is greatly reduced!"
Xie Junhao said with a stern look: "But now, under the arrangement of your lord, the people in our state are not in chaos, and the combat effectiveness of the soldiers has not been reduced!"
"If they really dare to invade, my subordinates are confident that they will be strangled outside Chuzhou City!"
His tone was full of murderous intent, which made Thirty Niang's heart tremble. She looked at Xie Junhao with a look of contentment.
Zhao Xiaole felt a surge of pride in his heart, and couldn't help but want to go to the battlefield with Xie Junhao to kill the enemy.
He found the terrain map outside Chuzhou City from a pile of drawings and asked: "General Xie, based on your many years of experience, where do you think these Yan troops will be hidden?"
Xie Junhao looked at the drawing for a while, then pointed to a high mountain and said: "Lone Wolf Mountain, the main force of the Yan army must be hidden here!"
"Because this mountain is the largest, has abundant water resources, and has many wild animals on it. It can be used as spare army rations, so it is the most suitable place to hide troops!"
Zhao Xiaole nodded, and then asked: "Will there be troops stationed on other mountains?"
Hearing this, Xie Junhao glanced at Zhao Xiaole in surprise, "What do you mean, sir...?"
Zhao Xiaole's eyes brightened and he asked, "Is this method feasible?"
Xie Junhao pondered for a while and said with a hint of excitement in his eyes: "It's feasible!"
"What are these two people talking about?"
On the side, Thirty Niang looked confused and didn't understand what the two people were talking about.
She said anxiously: "Sir, shouldn't we urgently report to the court now and ask them to send troops for reinforcements as soon as possible?"
Zhao Xiaole glanced at her, shook his head and said, "No, we can't report it to the court yet."
"Um?"
Thirty Niang asked in confusion: "Why?"
At this time, Xie Junhao on the side smiled bitterly and said: "Now no one will believe it when reporting to the court that Yan has a 50,000-strong army. We can only report to the imperial court after we fight with him!"
Thirty-year-old Niang suddenly understood.
Yes, Zhao Xiaole suddenly said that 50,000 troops appeared outside the city without proof or evidence. If it were her, she wouldn't believe it.
But she still asked in confusion: "Then what did you mean when you asked if that method is feasible?"
Hearing this, Zhao Xiaole and Xie Junhao immediately looked at each other and smiled.
Xie Junhao said: "My lord, you want me to ask if I can kill some enemies on the flanks first. This can effectively relieve the pressure after we start the war."
"Um."
Zhao Xiaole nodded and said: "General Xie, as far as I know, our current garrison in Chuzhou City is less than 10,000 people, right?"
Xie Junhao looked a little embarrassed and said: "Yes, in terms of preparation, there should be less than 8,000 people!"
"Including the three major battalions and some militia organizations, my subordinates can gather up to 7,000 armed men. This is already the total strength that we in Chuzhou can provide!"
As he spoke, he sighed heavily.
Chuzhou's terrain is too special, so wars occur every year. The lack of young people naturally results in a shortage of Chuzhou's military strength.
It's hard for them to hold on to Chuzhou for so long.
Zhao Xiaole patted Xie Junhao on the shoulder, looked at the map on the side and asked: "Where do you think is the weak point of the Yan army and the best to attack it?"
"here!"
Xie Junhao pointed to a small mountain road very close to Lone Wolf Mountain: "Sir, don't think this is close to the main camp of the Yan Army, but because of this, the security here is not very deep, and it is far away from the sentry. We only need to start from here
If we go in, no one from Yan State will be able to find us!"
Zhao Xiaole couldn't understand either, so he just asked: "How many people do you need?"
"Five hundred swords and axes are enough!"
Xie Junhao said in a deep voice: "If there are too many people there, they will be easily discovered. Moreover, this place is small and there are not many soldiers to hide. Five hundred people is just right!"
He stared at the hill for a while, and then said: "If we are fast, the battle can be resolved in an hour. Even if we are discovered by the Yan army, we will have already retreated by then!"
"good!"
Zhao Xiaole also nodded and said: "In that case, I will go with you this time!"
"What?!"
Hearing this, Xie Junhao and Sansanniang were both shocked.
