Shortly after Genzi left, Cheng Yaojin came to Zhang San. Seeing Zhang San with unkempt hair and two dark circles under his eyes, he was very worried about Zhang San's health.
I wanted to open my mouth and say a few words of concern, but thinking about the enemy's return, the border town was in danger. Whether he could create a miracle and protect the border town again depended on Zhang San's "thunder".
"Boy, Yimu Ben has once again led a comeback with 30,000 cavalry. Do you think we can hold on?" Cheng Yaojin asked with a sigh.
In front of outsiders, Cheng Yaojin would never say such dejected words. As a coach, he could not bow his head even at the last moment.
Zhang San arranged the last lead, stood up and replied: "Whether we can hold it or not, we have to wait until we do it. My nephew doesn't want to die for the country."
When Cheng Yaojin heard this, he said angrily: "A good man should be wrapped in horse leather, gallop on the battlefield, and defend his family and country. Look at what nonsense you are talking about."
"Haha, what my uncle taught me is that my nephew is wrong."
Cheng Yaojin saw Zhang San's obviously perfunctory attitude and wanted to get angry again, but seeing the tired look on Zhang San's face, he couldn't blame him harshly.
"No one wants to die if they can live. It will be difficult to defend the city this time!" Cheng Yaojin sighed.
"Uncle, how long does it take for the enemy army to reach the border town?" Zhang San asked.
"I think the army will be at the city tomorrow."
"Tomorrow? Then we still have a fight." Zhang San said with squinted eyes.
Cheng Yaojin didn't want to dampen the boy's enthusiasm after hearing this, but then he thought about how this boy could always surprise people, so he asked: "How to fight?"
Zhang San was thinking, are you the coach or am I the coach, why are you asking me about this?
Of course, Zhang San only dared to complain in his heart.
Judging from the last time those enemies wantonly slaughtered and humiliated the people of Tang Dynasty, if the border city was destroyed, I don’t know how many people would be displaced and their bodies would be thrown into the wilderness.
"Uncle, I don't know much about war, so I still have to rely on you, but I do have an idea." Zhang San replied.
"What's the idea?" Cheng Yaojin asked.
"It's okay for us to be beaten passively. Although the wall of the border city is still intact, we lack the equipment to defend the city. In addition, the number of troops is too small for the enemy. If we blindly defend the border city, the city will be destroyed sooner or later if there are no reinforcements. So I think So we should take the initiative."
"I understand what you are saying, but taking the initiative to attack is easy to say. How can we with a small number of people attack? Without a city wall to defend us, the enemy's cavalry can defeat our army with just a few charges."
"I know that the enemy's cavalry is strong. It doesn't mean that we go out of the city and fight them to the death. It means that we send out surprise troops and take the initiative to sneak attack their lair and disrupt their position." Zhang San said again.
"Oh? What kind of magic weapon?" Cheng Yaojin asked curiously.
"Uncle, I am going to take Genzi and the others out of the city to the enemy's rear to attack their hometown."
Zhang's three words were not surprising and he kept dying. One sentence almost frightened Cheng Yaojin to death.
"You guys are going to steal someone else's lair? What do you think? You don't want to take the opportunity to escape, do you?"
Seeing Cheng Yaojin looking him up and down, Zhang San's face suddenly turned darker. If he didn't know what Cheng Yaojin was like, he would have just made fun of himself. Zhang San insisted on asking the black bear to beat him up.
"Uncle, when you say this, my nephew is sad. How can you miss me so much? Although I say I don't want to die for the country, I won't be a deserter!"
"Haha, uncle is joking for you, but looking at your expression, it seems that you are serious?" Cheng Yaojin laughed, then looked at Zhang San with a serious face and said.
"Of course, others don't know, don't you know? What our escort team is best at is infiltration."
Hearing what Zhang San said, Cheng Yaojin's eyes lit up, but he still didn't know how Zhang San and the others would sneak attack on his lair.
"What do you want to do?" Cheng Yaojin asked in a deep voice.
"I can't explain this in a few words. Anyway, I am 50% sure that the sneak attack will be successful. The crisis in the border town will naturally be solved by then. But... in case my nephew cannot come back, I hope my uncle will take care of my family for me." Zhang San.
His eyes were gloomy, and when he talked about his family, his heart was filled with infinite tenderness and longing.
Cheng Yaojin stared at Zhang San quietly, and after a while he replied: "As long as all of my Cheng family members don't die, I will definitely protect your family's safety."
"Don't be so serious, let's all live well." Zhang San grinned.
"The border town is in danger at this time, and my uncle won't say any polite words to you. No matter what you do, you must come back alive." Cheng Yaojin patted Zhang San heavily on the shoulder, his voice trembling.
"Don't worry, I'm very lucky. Before I leave, I'll tell my uncle how to use these things. I will take some away and leave the rest to my uncle for distribution."
Zhang San then explained to Cheng Yaojin the usage and precautions of these detonators and explosives.
"Uncle, these things will explode when exposed to fire. I added crushed iron slag inside, which will be much more lethal. Please be careful when using them."
"Don't worry! I've written it all down."
Zhang San then told Cheng Yaojin about his plan, and then called several people from Genzi, asking each of them to bring some explosives and detonators, and then some dry food, and follow him out of the city overnight.
Taking advantage of the darkness, Zhang San and others secretly left the border town and disappeared into the night.
Cheng Yaojin stood on the city wall, quietly staring at the dark night in the distance. After a long time, he sighed softly, turned around and walked down the city wall.
"Father, the mistress is out of town?" Cheng Chumo came to Cheng Yaojin and asked softly.
"It's getting late, prepare for war tomorrow." Cheng Yaojin didn't answer, patted Cheng Chumo's shoulder, turned and left.
Cheng Chumo didn't know what Zhang San was doing out of the city, but from the look in his father's eyes, Cheng Chumo had a vague feeling that Zhang San's actions were more dangerous than bad.
"Sir, what should we do?" There is a woods not far from the border city, where Zhang San and others are taking a break.
"Put on your makeup first. I gave this operation a resounding name, Operation Venomous Fang. How about it? Are you domineering or not?" Zhang San said jokingly while applying paint on his face.
"Uh, domineering!" Genzi was stunned for a moment and replied.
"Sir, can we attack the enemy's lair with just a few of us?" Erwazi asked worriedly.
"Whether it works or not, you won't know until you try it. Then let's do this..." Zhang San began to explain to several people how to act.
"Remember, we have to wait until the enemy begins to attack the city before taking action. During this period, we have to hide ourselves and be sure not to be discovered by the enemy's scouts."
"What if the enemy finds out?" Erwazi asked a stupid question.
"If you find out, there is only a dead end. No matter how many bombs you use, it will not help." Zhang San said angrily as he flicked Erwazi's head to pieces.
"I understand, sir." Erwazi rubbed his head and replied in a low voice.
"Okay, after the battle tomorrow, according to the distance where the enemy camped last time, our forest will be the enemy's rear. I will hide them all. The next step is a long wait." After Zhang San finished speaking, he