The sun sets and the lights in Xingjiazhuang flicker.
The soldiers of Long Zhiyouwei were distributed around bonfires in units of one hundred households.
There are two thousand of them, and there is no room for just one Zhuangzi.
But they were very lucky. There was a small river next to Zhuangzi that flowed around Zhuangzi. It could be used as an isolation zone to guard against zombies.
They only need to hold the west side, and two thousand troops and horses can be stationed safely.
Looking at the stars in the sky and listening to the sound of burning firewood in their ears, the soldiers enjoyed the peaceful time at night.
While most people are enjoying peace and quiet, some people are anxious to get angry.
"Why haven't you come back yet? Could it be that you are in danger?"
In the defensive line on the west side of Zhuangzi, a hundred households were very anxious and kept looking to the west.
"Sir...wait a little longer, maybe you'll be back soon!"
Hearing what his subordinate Zongqi said, Baihu turned around and said, "They have never come back so late before. Something must have happened!"
Thirteen of the sent scouts have not returned, which is a very rare thing.
In fact, the general commander who answered knew this in his heart, and what he just said was just to reassure his superiors.
"Could it be that...we encountered that difficult monster?" Zongqi guessed.
The so-called difficult monsters are actually high-level zombies.
During the two-year campaign, he encountered him at least a dozen times, each time causing huge casualties to the Forbidden Army.
"Don't tell me...it's really possible!"
Having said this, Baihu said in a deep voice: "I will report it to the commander!"
The emergence of high-level zombies is a huge threat to the entire branch, and this emergency must be reported immediately.
At this moment, this Baihu no longer cared about the safety of his subordinates, and in his heart he had already acquiesced that these people were dead.
After receiving the report, Li Guifang attached great importance to it and immediately ordered the entire army to be on strict alert.
"Since there are those difficult monsters, we'd better stay away from the edge for now. After tonight... our army will retreat!"
In the room, Li Guifang expressed his thoughts to Yuan Zheng.
"Yeah!" Yuan Zheng nodded and said, "I'd like to inform the three thousand households behind me so that they can be prepared for monster raids!"
From the very beginning, Yuan Zheng opposed Li Guifang going deep alone, but at this time he did not make sarcastic remarks, but worked with Li Guifang to find ways to minimize the risk.
"Lao Yuan, I really should listen to you!" Li Guifang looked bitter.
Yuan Zheng said with a smile: "It's not a big deal. No matter how powerful the monster is, we have wiped it out!"
When the two men separated from each other, the army led by Zhou Lixing was less than five miles away from Xingjiazhuang.
They walked the distance of fifteen miles for three hours, taking each step very steadily.
"Let me tell you, sir, there are no changes in the village!"
Zhou Lixing laughed and ordered: "Continue to investigate!"
"yes!"
There was no change in Zhuangzi, which meant that they were not aware of the danger, which made Zhou Lixing feel at ease.
Of course, Wuli was already very close and they could be exposed at any time, so Zhou Lixing had to be as careful as possible.
Fortunately, darkness fell, hiding their whereabouts, and they could continue to approach quietly.
But when the forward troops sent by Zhou Lixing reached a mile away from Zhuangzi, they suddenly heard a voice from the tree: "Who are you?"
The sound came from the trees, frightening the entire group into a cold sweat.
"Who are you?"
Upon hearing this, the man in the tree immediately asked: "Are you not from our guardhouse?"
Obviously, this was Long Zhiwei's secret sentry, and Yong Jun and his party did not respond to the command.
Seeing no response from the people below, the man on the tree asked again: "Which guard are you from? Why are you here?"
Although he was sure that the people under the tree were not members of Long Zhiwei, as far as the soldier on the tree knew, only the imperial court still had troops.
The following hundred households immediately replied: "We are the Yulin Guards!"
This Baihu came from the Forbidden Army and was indeed a member of the Yulin Guards, so he was not lying.
Unexpectedly, just as he finished speaking, he heard the sound of gongs ringing in the tree, and within a few breaths, another gong sounded further away.
It was obvious that the man in the tree, Baihu, who claimed to be the Yulin Guard, had been discovered.
"What do you mean?" Baihu, who led the team, yelled angrily.
The man in the tree sneered: "The people from the Yulin Guards were transferred from the Western Front half a month ago. How could they be here?"
"Damn it, is there such a coincidence?"
The gong on the tree was still ringing, which made the white man extremely angry and said: "Kill him for me!"
However, killing this person would not help at this moment.
After the sound of the gong traveled back to Xingjiazhuang, everyone inside and outside Zhuangzi was on guard.
"Beware of monsters...be careful!"
"Light up all the torches and light up everything around Zhuangzi!"
Soon, the inside and outside of Xingjiazhuang turned into a fortress, and the soldiers were all ready for battle.
The situation in Zhuangzi quickly reached Zhou Lixing's ears.
"Damn, it's so hard to guard against!" Zhou Lixing said extremely unhappy.
"Go down with the order, according to the pre-planned plan, rush to the designated location at full speed, and trap these thieves in Zhuangzi to death!"
If you trap people first, these troops will have no room to display, and their combat effectiveness will definitely be greatly reduced.
When the time comes, he can use his elite infantry to grind them all to death in Zhuangzi.
After asking his men to move forward at full speed, Zhou Lixing immediately asked: "Has the Tenth Guards Station set off?"
The scout on the side replied: "Replying to your lord, the news of the tenth guard has not been received yet, but the fourth guard is already on the way!"
Zhou Lixing couldn't help but laugh and said: "Then we have to go faster. The people in the fourth guard run fast, so don't let them run ahead of us!"
The fourth guard was the cavalry commanded by Xu Hong. They were moving very fast, which gave Zhou Lixing a sense of urgency.
As the army marched at full strength, the five thousand households began to separate, and they rushed to their respective defensive positions.
Now that they had been discovered, they simply stopped tracking Yingzang's whereabouts and started on their way with flashlights.
In order to reduce the obstruction of zombies, there are even scouts dragging fresh flesh and blood to attract many zombies away.
The commotion here shocked the people in Xingjiazhuang.
What are those light pillars in the distance? Why are there still sounds of horses neighing? Why do groups of corpses suddenly appear?
That's right, everyone in Zhuangzi regarded the Yong army marching in the distance as a group of corpses.
"Be on guard...everyone be on guard!" Li Guifang personally arrived at the west defense line.
There are rivers in other directions, but only here is connected to the outside world, and the length of the defense line is nearly two hundred meters.
"Everyone, cheer up and hold on tonight, we will withdraw tomorrow!"
"After I return, I will bring all the jars of wine I have saved for you brothers to enjoy. You must survive until then!"
After hearing what Li Guifang said, someone immediately replied: "Sir, don't worry!"
"Sir, you guys are done drinking wine!"
"That's right!"
At this moment, someone from the front suddenly shouted: "Sir...those don't seem to be monsters!"
"It's human!"
Upon hearing this, Li Guifang rubbed his eyes and looked ahead carefully.
"Damn...he is really human!"
After being surprised, Li Guifang continued: "As long as he is a human being, it is easier to deal with humans than monsters!"
"Send someone to ask them which guard station they are and why they are here!"
Just like the secret sentry just now, Li Guifang also instinctively thought that the person coming was the Forbidden Army Pao Ze.
On the other side, when Zhou Lixing approached with his army, he saw the Forbidden Army in full formation.
As an expert, Zhou Lixing knew at just one glance that this group of people would be difficult to deal with.
