The army of Prince Yong's Mansion continued to march towards Tianma Fort, and Zhu Xiaoyong had also learned of the situation.
The exploration horses sent from the fort had already suffered seven or eight casualties, which made it impossible for him to ignore them.
"There are more than five hundred people in total. How could Prince Yong's Mansion mobilize so many soldiers and horses? Did they know our whereabouts in advance?" Zhu Xiaoyong murmured.
Because Ma Cheng knew about Yuanyang's situation, he stayed by his side at the moment.
"Zhu Qianhu, Prince Yong's Mansion often sends troops to eliminate monsters. It is very possible... that they sent troops for this purpose this time!"
Zhu Xiaoyong did not comment on this, because none of it mattered anymore, after all, the enemy was already close in front of him.
Immediately afterwards, Zhu Xiaoyong called several hundred households under his command and explained the current situation to them.
"Tell me, what should we do next?" Zhu Xiaoyong asked in a deep voice.
One of the hundred households immediately said: "Brother, this matter is not simple. We can just guard such a good fortress here!"
"The military rations stored inside, except for the broken ones, can easily supply us for two or three months. Are we still afraid of them?"
After the man finished speaking, everyone else nodded. At this moment, they all put on new armor.
The leather armors stored in Tianma Castle are damaged to varying degrees due to poor protection. They can only be said to be barely usable.
In fact, Zhu Xiaoyong wanted to fight in the fort. He wanted to see how strong Prince Yong's Mansion was.
"You cowards, all you want to do is hide in the fort. Are we just cowards?" Zhu Xiaoyong scolded with a straight face.
Everyone was speechless for a while, and then they finally said, "Brother, Tianma Castle is located between Liang and Liang Mountains. Although it can isolate the north from the south, it is also located in a small area!"
"Our cavalry can't use it at all in a place like this. We can't fight on foot with the people on the opposite side, right?"
"Even if we fight on foot, Tan Ma said they have more than 500 people, but we only have 400 people!"
Everyone's words to each other have only one meaning. They can only stick to it and cannot go out to fight.
Even though Zhu Xiaoyong was determined to go to war, he became hesitant after listening to the analysis of his subordinates.
"Brother, you have to be careful about this matter. We, the four hundred or so brothers, have traveled a long way and we can't stop here!"
"If big brother wants to fight, we will fight hard to accompany him!"
Zhu Xiaoyong did not speak, but walked straight outside the house, saying as he walked: "Notify everyone and prepare to fight!"
Is there still going to be a fight? Several hundred households wondered in their minds.
Although they have led the army to fight all the time in the past six months, they have always killed zombies with the strong against the weak. They have never had the experience of fighting an army.
When they thought that there were government troops coming from the opposite side, and they were more powerful troops, they instinctively felt a little fearful.
This fear is so deeply hidden that even they themselves will not admit it.
The troops in Tianma Fort began to gather, and Zhu Xiaoyong had already climbed onto the high wall.
Seeing this scene, several hundred households felt at ease, knowing that today they must stick to the
They continued to gather their subordinates, and at this moment, the troops from Prince Yong's Mansion had already appeared at the southern pass of Tianma Fort.
Chen Yuhe continued to move forward with his guards, while Xu Yu stopped and said to Cui Xing'an: "Cui Qianhu, your mission is to lead your men to guard this pass!"
The narrowest part of this mountain pass and the official road in the middle is only more than 100 meters.
Cui Xing'an has more than 300 soldiers under his command, so it is not too difficult to defend this place.
Although it is said that it is not difficult, it also shows that it is still difficult, so he must pay attention to it.
After Xu Yu and others left, Cui Xingan immediately assigned tasks to his men.
One hundred households are responsible for digging trenches to reduce the passing area of the col; one hundred households are responsible for cutting down trees, and they need to build some defensive horses to defend against zombie attacks; and the remaining one hundred households are leading the troops to guard.
As Cui Xingan's order was issued, the entire pass suddenly became busy, and the commotion began to attract zombies one after another.
At this time, the soldiers in charge of security must clean up these zombies in time, otherwise it will be a troublesome thing if there are too many zombies.
As for Xu Yu and the other two, they continued forward with their troops and soon arrived outside Tianma Castle.
At this moment, they were only about fifty meters away from the fort wall, just at the edge of the archers' range.
Chen Yuhe led his people to continue walking north. He had to rush to the northern mountain pass as soon as possible to form a circle around Tianma Fort.
Xu Yu was not so anxious. He asked the large group of people to move forward, and he only left with a dozen or so people.
"People inside, listen, we are the army of Prince Yong's Palace, you have been surrounded... Now leave the fort and surrender, the Palace will treat you well!"
Xu Yu began to persuade him to surrender. If he could win without a fight, that would naturally be the best result.
Although this possibility is extremely low, Xu Yu still plans to give it a try.
Zhu Xiaoyong stood on the fort wall, looked at the officers and soldiers shouting in the distance, and said loudly: "Surrender? Just because you want me to surrender? Just dream about it!"
Immediately afterwards, a burst of joking murmured from the fortress wall, which also meant that Xu Yu's idea of winning without a fight was ruined.
"Then you are seeking death on your own!" Xu Yu said with a gloomy face.
After saying these words, Xu Yu immediately rode away and the joking on the fort wall got even louder.
Soon, Xu Yu caught up with the large group of people. They also chose the narrowest place and started building fortifications non-stop.
Manpower is always limited, so they must make the most of the environment.
As a result, construction started on the north and south ends of Tianma Fort at the same time, and a big bag was about to be completed.
At this moment, on the wall of Tianma Fort, Zhu Xiaoyong stood on the gate tower, looking at the situation to the north.
Although his expression was calm, there were officers and soldiers guarding both the north and the south, so it would be a lie to say that he was not panicking.
"Could it be that they want to trap us in the fort?" Zhu Xiaoyong expressed his judgment.
"Brother, we have food and drink here, so there is no need to be afraid of them!"
"I just saw that the dry food they carry with them is only half a month's supply. As soon as the food is gone, they will return it!"
Hearing this, Zhu Xiaoyong interjected: "But what if they send people to replenish food?"
"This is not easy. They have to pass outside the fort to replenish food. Let's just grab it for them!"
Nodding, Zhu Xiaoyong continued: "Although we have a lot of food, if we include horses, we can't last long!"
"So, we have to send troops out of the fort to harass them and force them to withdraw as soon as possible!"
Several hundred households all nodded. Although they didn't quite agree, they knew they should do something.
Looking to the north, the officers and soldiers were building fortifications, and Zhu Xiaoyong's heartbeat was speeding up.
The north was their retreat, and now that the retreat was blocked, he felt intense uneasiness in his heart.
This time I encountered a tough situation, which can be regarded as a training for me... Zhu Xiaoyong thought to himself.
The Ming King Zhu Jinzhang sent him south to cultivate his ability to be independent.
