It didn't take long for the four of them to be called to Yang's mansion, and in the small courtyard with the sign of the combat headquarters, Yang Chendong told his worries, and the faces of the three of them were tense for a while.

It can be seen that the four of them were a little unbelieving when they first heard the news. However, who can say clearly about political matters, today is still a friend, tomorrow is an enemy can be said to abound, when the benefits can shake people's hearts, then anything can happen.

"We just sent so much grain and grass to Beiming, and it is not good for us that they are going to come back now, which is too much livestock." Yu Mian City Lord was a little trembling with his beard, and it could be seen that he was really angry with Beiming's shamelessness.

Hu Mang's performance was not much better, and he smashed his fist to the side of the sand table, "Sure enough, people can't be too kind, we are willing to take risks to help Beiming, but on the other hand, how do they treat us." Even if it was given to a dog, he would at least wag his tail at us. ”

"People are sometimes inferior to animals." Farewell, who has always been known as a wise man, also said angrily at this time. This person, who has been said by Yang Chendong many times to be in danger, has a sense of the overall situation, and has a strategic heart, will inevitably show an angry look at this moment.

"Young master, just tell me what to do." Yang Si was more direct, with an angry look of completely obeying orders and waiting for orders.

Yang Chendong was also angry, but he was more realistic. Knowing that anger does not solve all problems, what needs to be done now is how to solve the difficulties in front of us, how to make more preparations before the war has not yet begun, instead of scolding this and saying that, which has no practical meaning. "Okay, let's be calm, I'm more angry than any of you when it comes to getting angry, so let's talk about what we're going to prepare. Yu Mian, you say it first. ”

"Yes." Restraining his anger, Yu Mian quickly entered the role and said: "When the first city was first built, it was considered that one day it might be besieged, and it was already prepared, the outer city wall is fifteen zhang high, and the city wall is thick, which is definitely the kind that is easy to defend and difficult to attack." Even if the outer city wall is broken, the moat between the inner city wall is enough to block thousands of troops, and the army has prepared enough grain and grass, and it is not afraid of being surrounded, and the possibility of being breached is even more minimal, but there is no way to take care of the grain fields outside the city, and it looks like a bumper harvest can be harvested in two months. ”

"Young Master, can't we take the initiative to kill out? Don't you often say that the way to avoid losses is to set the battlefield in the enemy's territory, can we do this time..." The city's food for the coming year depends on these lands, and there are many people who live on farming, and they are also waiting for the moment of harvest, so it is really heart-wrenching.

"I can't." Yang Chendong replied in a categorical manner. "This time, the combined forces of Warat and Yili Ali alone are as many as 300,000, which is more than eight times the strength of our regular army. And whether it is Yexian or Alipu is not an ordinary person, they are all masters in the army, and it is too difficult to want a fan plate under such a disadvantage. And only by defending can we reflect our advantages. ”

"What's more, I don't know the situation in Beiming this time, if they also join this war, then we will face more than ten times the enemy, hehe." Yang Chendong didn't say anything next, but the anger flashing in the corners of his eyes already represented his mood at the moment.

From the establishment of the Yang faction to now, Yang Chendong is facing such a dilemma for the first time, although there are people who have their own ideas in the past, but the strength of the two sides will not be too different, as long as they find the right way, they can fight if they find the right opportunity. But this time, in the face of a comparison of more than eight times the number of troops, unless Yang Chendong uses muskets and artillery, it is only a collision of cold weapons, and it is difficult to turn back the situation.

It's a pity that there is no cold front on Yang Chendong's side now, and the closest is the Fifth Haishi Division He Gong in North Korea, but if you rush to Shicheng from there, it will take at least more than 20 days, and if there is a Northern Ming army obstructing it along the way, the time will only be longer.

Far water can't quench the thirst of the near, and putting hope in them won't work. Moreover, even if most of the Fifth Division of the Sea came, it would not be able to defeat it with a single blow in the face of an enemy of more than 300,000 and still mainly cavalry.

Of course, Yang Chendong has a big warehouse on him, and if he wants to, he can take out a lot of firearms, but how many people will use them? And how to explain such a thing? If only one or two weapons were taken out, it can be said that they were prepared in advance, and tens of thousands or even more guns were taken out, and it was impossible not to arouse suspicion. It can only be said that things have not yet reached an irreparable situation, and there is no need for Yang Chendong to take risks.

Without enough firearms troops, Yang Chendong could only hope to defend the city. Looking at the four people in front of him, Yang Chendong still had a smile on his face, "Everyone, if a city wants to mature, it must go through a lot of things. The time has come to test Shicheng, as long as we are united, there is no kind of difficulty that cannot be overcome, and there is no kind of hurdle that cannot be overcome. We want to tell everyone with the facts that the defense line of the First City is strong, and I will leave it to you next. ”

"Young master, just tell me what to do." Hu Mang patted his chest and said with a shocking sound.

"Sixth Young Master, give an order." Yu Mian and Farewell, Yang Si and the three people on the side also expressed their positions in unison.

"Okay, I'll give the order next, and you can add it at any time." Yang Chendong's eyes also showed a very firm gaze. "Order, the army guarding the mountain of Saihan immediately withdraw to the city and garrison; ordered the 1st Cavalry Division and the Tatar Division of the World to go out of the city to the northwest on the way to the northwest, and strictly guard anyone passing through there to threaten the safety of Mobei City and other places; The order was to immediately launch a conscription operation in the city, mainly with soldiers from the logistics division, and strive to build up the regular strength of an army in a short period of time. Remember, I want a regular army, not a reckless army, and I don't want to see my soldiers rush into battle and eventually die innocent because of poor military quality; The order immediately started the city for martial law, and the method of loosening the outside and tightening the inside was adopted, and all those who entered the city were not allowed to enter or leave without a special pass; Order, lay more mines next to the grain fields outside the city, if we choose not to do so, then no enemy should try to take them, as for the people who grow grain, we must hand it over to the city lord, you are responsible for telling them how much they have lost, we will compensate for the amount, and do not cause civil strife; The telegram ordered the 5th Naval Division in Korea to rush to the aid of Siseong at once; Command..."

One order after another was issued from Yang Chendong's mouth, and the four of them kept nodding their heads and saying yes, not time, thinking of something, the four of them would immediately supplement, and the preparations for defending the city were in full swing, considering that there must be a lot of enemy spies in the city, the four outer cities did not seem to have changed much, but at the gate of the inner city, everyone had already stopped going out of the city. In this way, it is also possible to buy a certain amount of time to prepare for the defense of Shijo.

Three days after the meeting, the 1st Cavalry Division and the Tatar Division left the city, and no one knew where they went.

Four days later, a large number of mines and other materials were transported out of the city, and the soldiers of the recruit division and the regiment directly under the New First Army went out late and returned early every day, preparing one trap after another on the periphery of hundreds of thousands of acres of grain fields, just waiting for the enemy to appear and scatter flowers.

Seven days later, the army of Warabu and Yili finally moved, and they suddenly gave up their siege of Sanbula Chuan Castle and moved in the direction of Shijo. This move was a decision made by both Yexian and Alipu.

Just a day ago, they suddenly discovered that the spies sent to Shicheng to inquire about the news had not been sent back, which gave the two of them a very bad feeling. Although the scout borrowed Hai Dongqing and could still keep sending back news, indicating that there was nothing abnormal in Shicheng on the surface, but these two people were not so easy to fool, as soon as there was an accident, they thought of the same question, whether Yang Chendong had already understood their battle plan.

The problem is that they will be seen their intentions, and these two have no way to think about it. If there is a danger that may be discovered, then take the initiative. After all, the advantage is in their hands.

The enemy under the gate of the four cities suddenly withdrew, which made Shi Wanshan, the chief soldier of the Xuanfu who had been nervous, puzzled.

During this period of time, his life was not easy at all, although the soldiers under the city had never attacked, but the nerve in his mind had been tense, and he really didn't know when the enemy would suddenly attack.

Every night I wonder if the enemy will launch a siege operation the next morning, and whether I will be able to defend the city again, and that kind of day can be described as more than a torment. It's just that no one could have imagined that the enemy would withdraw from the city, and at this moment he actually had an unreal feeling.

Gu He, Ning Wenfeng, and Deng Qiang, the deputy commander-in-chief, and Deng Qiang, the eunuch of the supervising army, appeared on the top of the city tower together, seeing that the enemy was disappearing from under their noses, all with a blank face. Everything that happened in front of them obviously also gave them a feeling of being confused.

"What are they doing, you say?" Holding on to the battlements, Shi Wanshan seemed to be asking others, and seemed to be talking to himself.

"They're not going to be a pretended retreat, just to get us out of town." Furukawa's deputy commander-in-chief has a straightforward personality and speaks more directly.