Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law

Chapter 242 There are so many scouts

In the tent.

Xia Zhining looked at the map in front of her desk. On the map, there were lines drawn by Chen Mo, but the lines above were drawn by Chen Mo based on the thoughts in his mind, so people who don't know the intention would find the map a bit confusing.

Looking at Chen Mo who was lying on the wooden bed and reading the military strategy, he said: "Hey, when do you plan to attack the city? We can't defeat them."

The military book in Chen Mo's hand belongs to Xia Zhining.

It should be noted that military books are not available in the market. What can be bought are some well-known military techniques, and they are too crude.

But for some generals who are eager to make progress, these military books written by Xia Zhining are like wine lovers who will treasure the fine wine after seeing it.

This military book has also benefited Chen Mo a lot. Every time he reads it, he will have different insights.

"Don't be anxious. Liang Song is the best at planning and being cautious. We can't break through from the front. We have to figure it out slowly and wait and see." Chen Mo was not in a hurry.

The evening of April 5th.

Zhang He led a group of civilians out of Tianshui Town.

Zhang He asked this group of civilians to put on battle armor, each holding one or two torches, and headed towards the direction of Falling Horse City.

Not long after Zhang He left, Hu Qiang led another group of civilians out of Tianshui Town. This group of civilians also put on battle armor and deliberately created a big noise.

Chen Mo knew that he would send people to the rear of Yuzhou's army.

A scheming person like Liang Song would naturally do the same.

The scouts of the Yuzhou Army looked at the groups of people heading towards Chuima City, and their expressions suddenly changed slightly. Because they were far away and the sky was dark, they could not see clearly, so they could only use estimation methods to estimate the two groups. There are two to three thousand people in each branch.

"No, the bandits have sent troops to support us. Go back and report to your lord."

At the same time, on the city wall of Tianshui Town.

A strong evening wind blew by, and a defender standing on the city wall suddenly fell down.

The soldiers on the side were startled, looked around, and quickly helped the fallen "guard" up. If you look carefully, you will find that the defender is actually a straw dummy.

Liang Song received the letter from the scout on the morning of the 6th.

The bandit army was supported by reinforcements at midnight last night, with about 5,000 troops and heavy baggage.

Liang Song frowned suddenly.

At this moment, Shi Meng hurriedly walked in, holding a letter of challenge in his hand, and said: "Sir, the bandit army has issued a letter of challenge to us again. Let us go out of the city to fight them."

Shi Meng handed the letter of challenge to Liang Song.

After Liang Song read it, he thought about the report of the scouts. The bandit army increased by 5,000 men, which was obviously a trick to lure the enemy.

"Don't worry about it." Liang Song tapped the table with his fingers. Even if the rebel army did not have reinforcements to support him, he would not be able to go out to fight. If the city is not defended and the city is not defended, going out to fight is what a fool would do.

"dong dong dong"

Suddenly, the rumble of drums sounded again outside, and the bandit army began to call for formation again.

Liang Song became more convinced of his thoughts.

In the afternoon of the same day, Chen Mo launched a feint attack again, with catapults to help. This time, instead of throwing cup bombs, he threw stone bombs.

Liang Song naturally would not sit still and wait for death, and also used catapults to fight back in the city.

However, one is outside the city and the other is inside the city.

The number of stone bullets Liang Song stored was definitely not enough for Chen Mo.

The number of Chen Mo's catapults is also greater.

On the evening of the 6th, Chen Mo launched a night attack. This time it was not a feint attack, but a real siege.

Half an hour later, Chen Mo ordered the troops to retreat. During this attack on the city, thousands of soldiers were killed and injured.

The Yuzhou Army in the city also suffered casualties.

On the evening of the 7th, almost all the civilian workers and the logistics team in Tianshui Town were dispatched, leaving only a few hundred people behind, pretending to be false.

When Liang Song's scouts saw this scene, they were so frightened that they hurried back to report.

On the morning of the 8th, when Liang Song heard the news, he frowned and said, "It seems that the bandit army can't sit still anymore and wants to attack the city in an all-out way. Let's quickly send people back to Shiling County and mobilize 5,000 troops for reinforcements." .”

"promise."

A fast horse galloped out of the back gate of Chuima City.

Wei Qing and Sun Meng, who were lying on the top of the mountain and dressed like villagers, looked at each other when they saw this scene. Sun Meng quickly sent a soldier back to report.

After hearing the news, Chen Mo's eyes lit up slightly: "Liang Song finally couldn't sit still anymore. He sent an order to go down and clear out the enemy scouts around the barracks."

"No." Liu Ze was ordered to retreat.

……

April 20th.

It was the beginning of summer in more than ten days, and the temperature was unusually high. Wei Qing and Sun Meng were lying on the top of the mountain with a grass circle on their heads. Under the scorching sun, they were sweating profusely.

"Captain, have a drink of water." The soldier brought a water bag.

Sun Meng took the water bag, drank a few sips, and then handed it to Wei Qing. Wei Qing was about to pick it up when he saw hundreds of horses galloping towards the horizon in the distance, followed by large, dense black shadows.

Wei Qing quickly lowered himself down to avoid being discovered.

It took a while for this black shadow to pass by the foot of the mountain.

Sun Meng's expression changed drastically: "It's not good, the enemy troops are coming for reinforcements."

"You need to go back and report to Chen Shuai as soon as possible." Wei Qing looked at Sun Meng and said, "Captain Sun, you are a seventh-level warrior with fast legs and feet. You should go back and report in person."

Sun Meng nodded. …

The mountains and fields five miles away from Chuima City.

"call out!"

Chen Mo loosened his fingers, like a dragon going out to sea, ready to go. In an instant, the arrow left the string, like a shooting star chasing the moon. The arrow cut through the air, making a sharp whistle. Between the lightning and flint, there was a pine tree as thick as a thigh two hundred steps away. A hole was made in an arm after being shot, and cracks appeared in the hole.

"Crack." The pine tree fell down in response, stirring up a puff of dust and smoke.

[Name: Chen Mo. 】

[Age: 18. 】

[Kung Fu: Ziyang Huayuan Gong (Proficient 43312.8/50000). 】

[Realm: Transcendence (fourth grade). 】

[Power: 1333+99. 】

[Skills: Slash the sun with one breath (elementary level 2719681/5000000), shoot the sun arrow (elementary level 13/1000000). 】

Chen Mo glanced at the system panel.

His Cloud Chasing Arrow has reached the level of Sun Shooting Arrow.

The additional power of the bow and arrow has skyrocketed from the original 56 to the current 99.

And the range of aiming and locking the enemy has also been increased to two hundred steps.

"Chen Shuai is a great shot!" Cui Shuang was stunned for a moment, then immediately stepped forward and flattered him.

"Captain, you are back."

At this moment, the voice of the soldiers sounded.

Chen Mo looked back and saw Sun Meng walking hurriedly, stopping about three feet in front of Chen Mo, and said respectfully: "Chen Shuai, a group of people arrived at the Falling Horse on the morning of April 20th. City, my subordinates guessed that this should be Liang Song’s reinforcements, numbering more than 4,000.”

Chen Mo raised his eyebrows and stretched the hand holding the bow to the side. Cui Shuang, who was beside him, quickly took it. Xia Zhining slowed down for a moment and took back the steps he took.

Chen Mo looked at Xia Zhining: "Send an order for all generals above the squad leader to come to the camp to discuss matters."

……

April 22nd.

The three guards once again launched a night attack on Chuima City.

This time it was still a feint.

During the feint attack, Chen Mo led Sun Meng, Xia Zhining, the Shenyong Guard and the Shenwu Guard, a total of more than 6,000 troops, retreated from the camp, circled to Yangcheng, and immediately headed towards Shiling County.

In the camp, all the trapped guards stayed behind. Cui Shuang, Liu Ze, Zhang He and others were in charge and acted according to Chen Mo's orders.

In the mountain forest on the outskirts of Yangcheng, Liang Song's scouts stayed behind to prevent soldiers and horses from passing through here, so that the scouts could report the news in advance.

At this moment, the scout saw a large fire suddenly appear in the distance, like a long dragon.

This made the two scouts who stayed here widen their eyes.

Both of them are high-level warriors. After all, if they can serve as scouts, they must be stronger than ordinary people.

"Boss, that seems to be a bandit army." A scout said.

"It's the bandit army, hurry up... Phew, pffff."

As soon as the scout got on his horse and wanted to go back to report the news, an arrow flew from a short distance, knocking him off his horse and falling to the ground dead.

Just as another scout was about to escape, another feather arrow came and pierced his back.

"Da da da"

There was a dull sound of horse hooves, and a white war horse appeared here. If the two scouts were still alive, you could see that the four hooves of the white horse were wrapped in linen. On the war horse, was a man wearing crimson gold. The young man in the two-color armor also holds a strong bow.

After confirming that the two of them were dead, the young man continued to ride his horse, leading the way towards Shiling County.

Overnight passed.

"Whoosh!"

A feather arrow pierced the air, with a harsh scream. In an instant, a scout with a feather arrow stuck on his back fell from an ancient tree several feet high, and there was no trace of it. Any sound.

Chen Mo rode up to the scout on horseback, got off his horse, and after groping for a while on the body, found something, and then said: "There are so many scouts here."

After Chen Mo withdrew from Zhuima City, he drove all night without rest, and found Yuzhou Army's scouts in many mountain and forest highlands.

He had shot no fewer than five people.

"Xue Ling, you're tired, take a rest." Chen Mo took out the water bag, fed Xue Longjun water, and seized the dead scout's water bag.

Two hours later, a long team appeared on the mountain road in this mountain forest. It was the Shenyong Guard and Shenwu Guard who were lagging behind.

"Chen Shuai." Sun Meng and Xia Zhining came on horseback, the former said: "You are too fast, we can't keep up at all."

Chen Mo, who had just rested for a while, got up, touched Xue Longjun's head, and said: "I know, order the whole army to rest. I have to go first and clear out all the scouts on the road."

After the explanation, Chen Mo got on his horse and rode away.

……

On the other side, in the barracks five miles away from Chuima City, Zhang He wore Chen Mo's armor and walked around outside the barracks. After walking around, he returned to the barracks.

Half an hour later, the loud sound of war drums sounded again, and Zhang He ordered two battalions of trapped guards to launch a feint attack on Chuima City again, making a huge noise.

Liang Song climbed onto the city wall and looked at the retreating rebel army, frowning slightly, feeling that something was wrong.

(End of this chapter)