Lao Yu stood next to Hong Xuanjiao and heard Hong Xuanjiao's murmurs clearly.
He sighed and said helplessly: "Mother Xiao, we are hiding in the mountains and occupying a favorable position. It has the advantage of making it difficult for Li Zhen to attack, but it also has great disadvantages. Even if Li Zhen does not attack, we will still face many difficulties." Big danger."
"What danger?" Hong Xuanjiao asked immediately.
Lao Yu explained: "First of all, all the soldiers waded into the water twice. Their shoes and socks were covered with mud, and their bodies were wet. There was no dry place, so they were easily infected with wind and cold. Secondly, the soldiers did not carry any food. Now, we cannot get food supplies in the mountains. This is a big problem. Finally, the problem of drinking water for the soldiers. The water needed by more than 4,000 soldiers cannot be solved by one or two barrels. It must be supplied by rivers and lakes. There are so many of us.”
"Hiss, hiss."
Hong Xuanjiao took a deep breath and suddenly felt embarrassed again.
It is difficult to go down the mountain now, and it is also difficult to stay on the mountain.
No matter what you do, it is always difficult and you encounter huge problems.
Hong Xuanjiao's mind changed, and she looked at Lao Yu, with deep expectation in her eyes, and said in a deep voice: "General Yu, you are a wise man in the army. You are calm in situations and can deal with situations calmly. If you can survive the crisis this time, Difficult, I recommend you to King Dong."
When the generals from Dongyang Town and Longtan Town heard this, their eyes immediately turned red.
But Lao Yu said: "Thank you, Queen Xiao."
Hong Xuanjiao smiled and ordered: "General Yu, I now authorize you to take over the soldiers in the army with full authority. Your orders are my orders. If any soldiers who disobey orders appear, just kill them first and then report them. No need to worry. Everything has been reported to me. Now you are in charge of the overall situation. I hope you can lead everyone through this difficult day."
Lao Yu nodded, turned to look at the guards of Dongyang Town and Longtan Town, and said: "Two of you, it's time for you to take action. You must work together to overcome the difficulties."
The two of them knew the seriousness of the matter and nodded solemnly.
Lao Yu said in a deep voice: "Jiang Hong listens to the order."
"The end will be here."
The guard of Longtan Town responded loudly, he was Jiang Hong.
Lao Yu ordered: "Jiang Hong organized the soldiers to make a fire, lit the fire on the mountain, and found tree branches, branches, etc., and asked all the soldiers to take off their clothes and dry them, while it was daytime and the weather was still relatively hot. , taking off your clothes and trousers will not have much impact. Dry your clothes quickly. If it is at night and the air is cold, it will be difficult to deal with it. This matter must be done well. This is the key to whether we can persist. .”
"As commanded."
Jiang Hong responded loudly and turned around.
Lao Yu looked at Hong Xuanjiao again and said respectfully: "The clothes you are wearing are also soaked and must be changed. However, you don't need to do anything. Now you can find a hidden place and wait for a while while the soldiers change their clothes." After drying, I will find a quick piece of clothing for Queen Xiao to put on, and then you can take out your own clothes and dry them, whatever Queen Xiao wants."
"good."
Hong Xuanjiao glanced at Lao Yu gratefully and nodded in agreement.
Lao Yu looked at the guard of Dongyang Town again and said: "Gaochuan, you lead a thousand soldiers to search for water sources, wild vegetables, and hunt animals in the mountains and forests. Prepare food for lunch and dinner. All the food will be brought back and I will make the arrangements. You cannot eat at will, otherwise we will not have enough food."
Gao Chuan nodded heavily, not daring to disobey him at all. Now Lao Yu was his savior, and Lao Yu's orders were more important than the imperial edict at this time.
The soldiers began to take action to prepare for what was to come.
…
Xia Shu Town, on the city tower.
Wang Xun and his master have discovered Li Zhen's movements outside the city, but Wang Xun is at his wits' end. He has no generals under his command, and no soldiers to dispatch. It is already good enough to stabilize the people's hearts in the city. In fact, Li Zhen leads the soldiers After leaving, Wang Xundu had sent six groups of scouts in succession, all to deliver news.
Unfortunately, all the scouts who left disappeared without a trace.
The master stood nearby and said helplessly: "Sir, Li Zhen has been planning for this battle for a long time. He is deliberate and prepared. It is normal that we have no way to deal with it."
Wang Xun smiled bitterly and said: "Hong Xuanjiao will definitely face danger when he leads the army back to rescue Xia Shu Town. However, we don't know where Hong Xuanjiao is now and what the situation is."
The master spread his hands and said helplessly: "None of the spies we sent out came back, which proves that there are still Li Zhen's soldiers outside the city. They are just spies targeting us. They don't want us to get the latest news, and they don't want to Let us spread the news about Xia Shu Town."
Wang Xun raised his head and looked into the distance, looking at the place where Li Zhen's army had been stationed, and fell into silence.
Suddenly, Wang Xun opened his eyes wide.
A black line appeared in the southwest of Xia Shu Town. When Wang Xun saw this, he grabbed the master's shoulders and said, "Look, what is that?" Because the distance between the two parties was too far, he could not clearly see the situation in the distance.
The master could only watch with wide eyes, waiting for the distance to close.
Not long after, we could already see the approaching army.
"It's the East King, it's the East King's army."
Among the soldiers guarding the city nearby, a soldier with excellent eyesight saw Yang Xiuqing's banner and shouted excitedly. Immediately, the soldiers on the city tower became excited and roared and cheered loudly.
Wang Xun said: "Master, we are saved."
The master nodded and said: "To be precise, Hong Xuanjiao can be saved. Sir, please be careful when dealing with King Dong."
Wang Xun rolled his eyes, trembled, and went down to the city tower to greet him. Not long after, an army of more than 10,000 people led by Yang Xiuqing had arrived at the city. However, Yang Xiuqing did not enter the city with his soldiers, and Wang Xun also brought a group of county officials. The yamen servant came to Yang Xiuqing, bowed his hands and said: "I am going to the county magistrate of Shu Town, Wang Xun, to pay my respects to the King of the East."
Yang Xiuqing nodded slightly, waved her hand and said, "I got the news about Li Zhen's attack on Longtan Town. Queen Xiao is also in Longtan Town. Please tell me what the situation is."
Wang Xun said: "Reporting to King Dong, the situation has changed. Li Zhen no longer attacked Longtan Town, but attacked Xia Shu Town. When Li Zhen attacked Longtan Town, Queen Xiao asked for rescue, and the official ordered the people in the city to be attacked. All four thousand defenders were transferred to Longtan Town, as was the neighboring Dongyang Town, which sent a large army to rescue."
Yang Xiuqing hummed in affirmation.
Wang Xun continued: "When the defenders of our three towns gathered in Longtan Town, Li Zhen suddenly made a detour, quietly besieged Xia Shu Town, and then spread the news to Queen Xiao, because the news was Cut it off, I don’t know the situation of Queen Xiao at the moment, please punish me." Wang Xun had a helpless look on his face, even if Yang Xiuqing wanted to punish him, he had no choice but to accept it.
After Yang Xiuqing heard this, he ignored Wang Xun and ordered the soldiers to find out the news.
It didn't take long before the soldiers who were searching for news came back.
The soldier looked anxious and said: "Your Majesty, the situation is very bad. The soldiers led by Queen Xiao set out from Longtan and were ambushed by Li Zhen on the way. They suffered heavy casualties. Now, Queen Xiao and her soldiers are trapped. On a mountain in Xia Shu Town, Li Zhen's army was blocking the mountain at the bottom, preventing Queen Xiao from escaping."
"Besieged but not attacked, what a good idea."
Various thoughts flashed through Yang Xiuqing's mind, and she guessed what Li Zhen was thinking.