South of Andu, Xu Yu and Chen Yuhe continued to move forward with a large group of people.
They were marching on foot, so they couldn't increase their speed at all, but after a morning's trek, they were only five miles away from the county seat.
Along the way, they killed a large number of zombies and accumulated a lot of skill points for Zhao Yanxun.
However, the scouts from the front came to report that there was a zombie riot outside Andu City, so Xu and Chen decided to take a detour to avoid the riot outside the county town.
Their main mission this time is to defeat the enemies coming from the north, rather than to continue clearing away the zombies.
But when they passed through Andu County, they met two returning scouts.
These two people were the bodyguards who fought against Zhu's army. They pursued the remnants of the enemy and, with their combined efforts, captured this man alive.
At this moment, the detective knight from Zhu Jiajun was kneeling in front of Xu and Chen.
Now he was answering questions. Before that, the detective had been severely beaten.
"Our people are currently stationed at Tianma Castle, with a total of 420 people!"
While answering, the man couldn't help but vomit blood from his mouth. He had several teeth knocked out just now.
"Tianma Castle? Did you get all the weapons and rations inside?" Xu Yu asked in a deep voice.
"There are more than 500 pairs of armors. All our people are equipped with them, and the weapons have been replaced with new ones!"
Hearing this, Xu Yu was extremely angry. Those were all good things.
After asking questions, Xu Yu ordered his men to take the Tanqi general down, and then discussed countermeasures with Chen Yuhe.
"Tell me, what should I do?" Xu Yu looked serious.
Chen Yuhe frowned and said: "They are well-equipped. Even if we can win a hard-on battle with them, we will probably lose miserably... We have to find a way to outwit them!"
"How to outsmart him?"
The scene was silent for a while, so Xu Yu summoned the people at the general banner level and asked everyone to work together.
The changes in the battlefield were completely different from the Privy Council's plan, and they had to exert their subjective initiative.
After a long time, the commander-in-chief Fang Tong was heard to say: "Sir, I have an idea!"
As a boss, Chen Yuhe said bluntly: "Speak!"
Fang Tong replied: "These people are hiding in Tianma Castle. We may be able to trap them to death inside!"
"How to trap them to death?" Xu Yu asked.
"There are so many monsters in this wilderness, which can be used by us!"
"Use living creatures to lure monsters to Tianma Castle. These monsters can trap them to death without us taking action!"
It has to be said that Fang Tong's method is extremely sinister, but it sounds very feasible.
"When the time comes, if we set fire and arrows inside again, how can they not die?"
After Fang Tong finished speaking, he took two steps back. Next, it was up to the two hundred households to make a decision.
Xu Yu took out a map from his pocket. This was a copy sent by the Privy Council. It described the terrain near Tianma Castle.
"Look at this Tianma Fort. It is surrounded by mountains on both the east and west sides, and it is on the edge of the official road that runs from the north to the south!"
Xu Yu glanced at everyone and said: "What Fang Tong just said makes sense. We can indeed trap these people to death in this mountain!"
Then Xu Yu looked at Chen Yuhe and said: "Send people to guard the north and south passages and continue to attract monsters inside. They will definitely be trapped to death!"
"I'm afraid this matter won't be so easy to handle!" Chen Yuhe frowned.
Xu Yu explained: "We are certainly not afraid of head-to-head confrontation, but this will prevent them from escaping. Don't forget that they still have horses!"
"It's also a good thing to make them anxious and let them take the initiative to fight us!"
Speaking of this, Xu Yu said with a smile: "This requires more manpower, so Cui Xingan's troops must also join in the containment!"
Spreading the map in front of Chen Yuhe, Xu Yu pointed to the pass north of Tianma Fort and said: "We two will guard here, and Cui Xing'an will guard the south!"
"Cui Xing'an has many people, but we have few people... When the time comes for these people to break through, they will definitely break out to the north, just in time to hit our knife edge!"
Xu Yu's idea was very idealistic, so Chen Yuhe had to think more.
"We only brought rations for three days. How can we outlast them in such a short time?" Chen Yuhe expressed doubts.
Xu Yu immediately said: "Then we will take it for ten days. If it is not enough, we will make more!"
Seeing how confident Xu Yu was, Chen Yuhe had nothing to say. After all, Xu Yu was the commander.
"Then it's settled, Lao Chen... you have to help me with all your strength!" Xu Yu said with a smile.
"Definitely, definitely!"
After receiving the reply, Xu Yu immediately issued an order: "Send an order to Cui Xing'an and ask him to lead the army to speed up and meet me within two hours!"
Xu Yu's military order was immediately delivered by Pegasus.
In less than twenty minutes, Cui Xing'an, who was rushing behind, received Xu Yu's military order.
"First you asked me to go behind, and now you ask me to take the turn. What the hell are you doing!" Cui Xing'an looked dissatisfied.
Of course he was dissatisfied. He was a dignified member of a thousand households, and being led by Xu Yu, a member of a hundred households, would definitely not look good on his face.
Although he was dissatisfied, Cui Xing'an still ordered: "Send the order and ask our people to hurry up and meet with the people from the Guards Department within two hours!"
This military operation was a major event that Zhao Yanxun personally issued the combat order and was supervised by the Privy Council in all aspects. He, Cui Xing'an, must not let himself slip in it.
If this operation fails because of the face he cares about, then he cannot bear the responsibility.
Immediately afterwards, Cui Xing'an's army also accelerated its pace, accompanied by a large amount of food.
There are a large number of them, and their weapons and armor are excellent. They cooperate with each other tacitly. As long as they don't encounter a large number of zombies, they can basically handle it.
Generally speaking, large groups of corpses will only exist near counties and villages. As long as you don't avoid these places, you will be safe.
Of course, security here requires a well-equipped and rigorously trained army.
After an hour and a half of continuous trekking, Cui Xingan and his party finally caught up with Xu and Chen.
At this time, they were less than ten miles away from Tianma Castle.
"They have detective cavalry. Even if our people try hard to strangle them, some of them will inevitably escape. I'm afraid the people in Tianma Fort already know that we have arrived!" Xu Yu looked forward and said.
"What about that?"
Xu Yu said with a serious expression: "If they take the initiative to fight, we will fight them head-on, so you and I should be ready to fight!"
"What if they don't fight?"
"Then we will trap them in Tianma Castle according to the method we thought before!" Xu Yu said with a smile.
At this moment, Cui Xingan's voice came from behind them: "You two, you asked me to come here in a hurry. I don't know why?"
When Cui Xing'an came closer, he heard Xu Yu say: "Old Cui, we are discussing to surround the enemy army and need your help!"
"So, my subordinates can also be put to use?" Cui Xing'an said with a smile.