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Chen Ran was also a veteran.But not every veteran is willing to face such a large siege.At this moment, what came to his mind was the situation of being surrounded by the Mongolian army in northern Xinjiang in the early years, and the situation of Wang Shixian entangled with the enemy in Haicang Town, resulting in huge casualties.

He clenched his hands together subconsciously, so that in the wound on the back of his right hand, there were bone stubbles that hurt the muscles.But this gaffe was only a blink of an eye, and he immediately returned to normal, and said to Tian Xiong, "Where are the fortresses in the upper reaches of Lushui River? Is there any movement?"

"Not yet..."

"Let them all withdraw." Chen Ran said decisively.

"Qian Jurisdiction, this withdrawal, I am afraid it will be difficult to recover in a short time!"

"If you don't withdraw it, what can you do if you stay there? Do you want to die?"

Chen Ran shook his head: "These days, our troops have repeatedly entangled with the black army, and we have always maintained the transportation route on Lushui, but this does not mean that we can advance and retreat freely in the face of doubling the number of troops. You must know that it is stable The key to the Central Capital lies in the Lushui Passage, and the key to maintaining the Lushui Passage lies in our Zhigu Village. Since the enemy army is pressing on three sides with such a large crowd, they must also understand this...Let's concentrate our strength and hold on Go straight to the village."

"……Yes."

Tian Xiong was very capable, and immediately arranged for the Clippers to send orders along the river.According to military regulations, the explorers are still sending back military reports in a steady stream.At this time, the generals and schools in the stockade also gathered together.

In recent days, there are several staff officers who arrived at Zhigu Village with the boat, all of whom are capable people in the Dinghai Military Mansion.

Among them, the chief experienced official named Song Zizhen was a scholar whom Monk Luo took the initiative to seek refuge with when he was recruiting refugees from Shandong.

Prior to this, Shandong East Road was slightly decided, and there were many initial projects in various places. The military government governed more than [-] cities. The fields of Heyin households hold great power.Among these people, it is inevitable that some people who are ignorant of politics will become corrupt and degenerate in a short period of time.

Yichai Chucai imitated the observation and interview system of the previous generation, selected people in the Department of Government Affairs, picked up officials in different ways, set up a program, and held a meeting for a period of time, responsible for removing corruption, rewarding honesty and hard work, and setting up discipline guidelines.Song Zizhen is the person in charge of one of them.Within a month of his trip, he impeached no less than a dozen local officials and Dinghai officers, and even used the additional authority granted by the Secretary of Records to directly kill two generals in the barracks.

Song Zizhen was indeed capable of handling things so quickly, but it also caused considerable shock in the army.At this time, his picket mission had come to an end, and Guo Ning didn't know what to think. With a swipe of his pen, he transferred Song Zizhen from the Department of Administrative Affairs to the Department of Staff, and then shipped it to Zhigu Village, and asked him to give it to Chen Ran. Do council.

Although Song Zizhen is a scholar, she pays attention to military affairs in daily life. Now she is sorting out the military newspapers, explaining to the generals present, and drawing on the map at the same time.

"The Bohai Navy at the mouth of the Sancha River is the tribal defense army placed in Gaozhou by the court in the early years. Brother You Xing personally led more than 12 soldiers from the Bohai Sea, and his deputy was his cousin Wang Qishi. After Huali took over Beijing Road, [-] people worshiped as Wanhu and Qianhu cooperated with him, with a total force of more than [-], and the banners of each family have been confirmed."

"The Khitan army in Liukou, led by Yeluke Zubaer, was once the right-hand man of veteran Ugusun Wutun. After Wugusun Wutun died in battle last year, he led his troops to return to Beijing, but was blocked by Yeluliu and stayed on Beijing Road. The 4000 people at the core of the Ministry are the elites transferred from Shangjing to Zhongdu King Qin by Prime Minister Tudan in the early years. In addition, after the defeat of Brother Yeluliu, his younger brother Yelusi did not lead the tribe to descend to Mu Huali. Central, under the supervision of Yelu Kefubaer. The number of his troops is about [-], and they are attacking from the front lines of Anci, Yongqing, and Xin'an at this time, blocking the east and west factions of Lugouhe."

"As for Shi Tianying's troops, they are our old opponents. They have been moving along Lushui before. This direction has the largest number of enemies. According to the current banner count, the main force of the Black Army is 2 people. And They changed their previous style of avoiding death and vicious fights, used 2000 stone cannons, and [-] soldiers dared to die, and broke through the fort at Sanchakou in one go. Fortunately, most of the soldiers in the fort had already boarded the ship and retreated. We have returned, and our casualties are not serious. In addition, Brother Yang Jiezhi's troops are now appearing in the salt marshes near the sea, and their purpose is most likely to cut off the waterway to the east of Zhigu Village."

"Three directions, a total of 4 enemy troops, are coming menacingly." Several generals looked at the map, all frowning.

At this time, in the territory of Zhongdu Road, wars were everywhere, and there were a lot of soldiers and horses who broke into Zhongdu from the direction of Beijing, and then attacked the city and plundered the land.But after all, this is the force distributed over the entire General Manager's Mansion Road. Specifically, near Zhigu Village, Brother Yang Jiezhi, who was killed by Chen Ran a while ago, has only 4000 troops... One thousand against four thousand for our side. The battle is completely won.

However, Song Zizhen drew dozens of large and small marks on the map, which were really like Mount Tai's top, beyond the scope of field confrontation.This is 4 people!This kind of war involving tens of thousands of people should be dealt with by a big man like Guo Xuanshi, right?Why did you come here for Zhigu Village?
Needless to say the importance of Zhigu Village, but 4 people... That's [-] troops!

All those present were experienced generals and schools. Looking at these marks, one can understand that the enemy army moved quickly, but solidly entered every key point. The determination contained in this could not be more clear!They just want to crush the defenders of Zhigu Village head-on!This is the noose used in Zhongdu City, and it was tried in Zhigu Village!

After Song Zizhen finished his introduction, he looked at the generals around him. Even the young men who boasted of being brave all bit their lips nervously and were speechless.

Someone said: "This force is probably not something we can resist, we must immediately ask the envoy for help."

Some people also tried to comfort their companions: "The gang of thieves have used such a large battle, and they need time to rest after approaching. In addition, they have to build siege equipment, so we still have a few days..."

"What are you going to do in a few days? Arrange to board a ship and escape?" A military officer sneered: "The envoy asked us to be nailed to Zhigu Village and stabilize the Lushui Passage, but he didn't let us escape! The surnamed Sun, what do you think?" What are you doing?"

"I mean, let the common people hurry up and go another batch..."

The officer who had spoken before repeatedly explained.Suddenly finding such a large number of enemy troops approaching, the companions were inevitably excited and nervous. In fact, everyone understood what he meant.

In the early morning of the next day, Chen Ran stood on the watchtower and saw the enemy army appearing from several directions, and each chose a suitable terrain to set up camp.In two or three days, the camp was completed, but the enemy was not in a hurry to attack, and began to build siege weapons instead.

Over the past few days, the watching soldiers saw many enemy troops busy cutting down trees, and then forming giants such as ladder carts and catapults in the camp.From one to two, to dozens of these behemoths, they gradually became invisible at a glance.

"We can't just wait for them to come, we have to pick out a group of elite soldiers and steal the camp tonight and set fire to it!" Tian Xiong suggested.

Chen Ran nodded: "Choose a good player."