In the mountains to the west of Tianma Castle, a team of about a hundred people appeared on the edge of the mountains there.
After two days of trekking, Zhang Ziming finally led his hundred-man team through the obstruction of Tie Jiangshan.
But they also paid the price of 16 deaths, mostly killed by zombies on the way.
At present, Zhang Ziming has more than ninety soldiers in his hands. Those who survive are not only lucky, but also considered elite.
At this moment, they were on higher ground and had a panoramic view of the situation inside Tianma Castle.
I just heard Zhu Gui say from the side: "The houses in the middle are surrounded by horses and there are people standing guard at the door of each house. They don't look like they are inhabited!"
Zhang Ziming nodded and said: "That is their granary, our task... is to burn their grain!"
After careful inspection, I heard Ma Cheng say from the side: "The total number of troops on the fort wall and inside the fort is about one hundred and ten people. I think this place is garrisoned by a hundred households!"
There are about a hundred people on the other side, and there are only more than 90 people on their side, which is not enough to fight against them.
Faced with this dilemma, everyone present felt bitter in their hearts, because this was simply an impossible task.
Finally, Ma Cheng asked: "Brother, what should we do next?"
"Leave a few people to stand guard, and all the other brothers will go up to the tree to rest!" Zhang Ziming said in a deep voice.
"Rest?" Zhu Gui was a little surprised.
"At least I need to regain my strength and let the brothers have a rest!" Zhang Ziming said calmly.
His calm appearance made everyone present feel a lot more at ease, at least the military morale was temporarily stabilized.
While everyone was resting, Zhang Ziming's mind was racing rapidly.
He was carefully observing the terrain and thinking about how to enter Tianma Castle.
Time gradually passed, and although Zhang Ziming came up with two or three methods, they were not very safe.
He only had one chance to make a move, which left him no chance of trial and error.
Just when he was feeling anxious, he saw a person coming quickly from the north. He was the soldier sent out to watch.
When he came to the tree where Zhang Ziming was, the man whispered: "General, there is movement in the north!"
"What's going on?" Zhang Ziming asked in a deep voice.
"On the official road to the north, there is a group of Yong soldiers heading south, pushing two carts, as if they are going to Tianma Fort!"
Hearing this situation, Zhang Ziming's eyes lit up, and he had some thoughts in his mind.
"Take me to see it!"
While walking under the tree, Zhang Ziming also called Zhu Gui and Ma Cheng, asking them to order their manpower to prepare for the use of troops at any time.
For the sake of safety, their sentry posts were arranged farther away. Zhang Ziming walked for a full two minutes before arriving at a big rock.
The view here is relatively broad, and you can have a panoramic view of the official road at the foot of the mountain.
Following the direction pointed by the sentry, Zhang Ziming saw a team pushing a cart slowly forward.
There were zombie attacks from time to time on the road, but they were all dealt with neatly by this team, which shows that they are an elite team.
However, only ten people had such ability, and Yong's army really had hidden dragons and crouching tigers... Zhang Ziming couldn't help but sigh.
A scout on the side asked: "Sir, there seems to be corpses in the car. Could it be that the Yong Army's front line was defeated?"
Zhang Ziming shook his head and then said: "If they were really defeated, our cavalry would have killed them long ago. It seems that the Yong army on the front line has suffered great damage!"
"Go and tell the brothers to come over, let's eat these people below!"
"yes!"
Under the official road at the foot of the mountain, flag officer Chen Dashi and his soldiers were slowly marching southward, transporting the bodies of the dead.
They were undoubtedly lucky to survive the battle.
After chopping up a zombie rushing towards the roadside, all the nearby zombies had been killed, and Chen Dashi could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
After turning the bend in front, you will reach Tianma Castle almost a mile further.
Looking at his few soldiers, Chen Dashi ordered: "Work harder and send the brothers back to Tianma Castle as soon as possible!"
The surroundings are exceptionally quiet, which is a good thing, as it means there are no zombies around.
At this moment, in the woods on both sides of the official road, Zhang Ziming had arrived with more than ninety of his men, and they had already drawn their sabers.
Zhang Ziming, who was closest, was only ten feet away from the official road. At this time, everyone was waiting for his order.
As Chen Dashi and his entourage gradually approached, Zhang Ziming was heard shouting: "Do it!"
More than ninety people quickly stood up and rushed out, and the commotion instantly alerted the guards on the official road.
"kill……"
An enemy attack was discovered. Although he didn't understand why there were enemy troops here, Chen Dashi was still not afraid of danger.
"Be on guard, be on guard..."
Although there were only ten people, they quickly formed a military formation, leaning against the cart behind them and facing the northwest hillside.
Just one glance made Chen Dashi feel a chill in his heart. There were too many people across from him.
Although they are strong enough, the opponent has nine times the strength of our own, so it is impossible to defeat them.
"Sir, let's..."
Since you can't win at all, there is no need to fight to the death. You can also look for opportunities to mess up the situation later.
"Retreat!"
At this time, a guard hesitated and said: "But the bodies of brothers..."
"If we die, the bodies of our brothers cannot be saved, and there will only be a few more corpses!" Chen Dashi said angrily.
The difference in strength is too great. Their task is only to transport corpses, not to hold on to the fortress. Evacuation is a very reasonable method.
They fight to the death and may be able to kill twenty or thirty people on the opposite side, but it is still not worthwhile to kill themselves.
The soldiers from Prince Yong's Mansion withdrew, but Zhang Ziming was not very happy.
According to his original idea, he wanted to catch this group of people in one go, then change into the costume of a palace guard, push the cart and sneak into Tianma Castle.
Everyone rushed to the cart, only to find that the stones on the cart were also dressed as soldiers from the royal palace. This made Zhang Ziming feel relieved.
At this time, Ma Cheng said: "Brother, look, they are only thirty feet away. Do you want to chase them?"
Zhang Ziming took a closer look and found that Chen Dashi and his party were still there, so he cursed a few more times.
"Ma Cheng, find dozens of brothers and put on Yong Jun's clothes on the carriage!"
"Changing clothes of a dead person?" Ma Cheng wondered.
Zhang Ziming nodded: "Yes, leave a set for me too!"
After saying this, Zhang Ziming turned to Zhu Gui and said: "Lao Zhu, take Brother No. 30 and stand in front to block us. Don't let the fleeing gang see our movements!"
"yes!"
As a result, the dozens of people present had their own division of labor and started busy where they were.
On the other side, Chen Dashi and others were watching from a distance, but their sight was blocked, so they didn't know what Zhang Ziming was doing.
"Sir, they are blocking the front, neither chasing us nor retreating. What do they want to do?" a guard asked.
Then someone answered: "Could it be that since they couldn't kill us, they insulted the bodies of their brothers who died in the battle?"
This speculation made everyone present furious.
So someone was extremely dissatisfied and said: "Sir, we can't just watch!"
After thinking for a while, Chen Dashi said: "Let's lure some monsters. We can't defeat them, but we can use the power of monsters!"
This is a good idea, but the density of zombies here is extremely low, so attracting a group of zombies is not an easy task.
So everyone divided their work and sneaked away in different directions, but everyone present was stunned.
In fact, the best way was to go to Tianma Castle for help, but Zhang Ziming and his party blocked the way back.
