Wu Xin stood on the top of Yinshan Mountain, looking down at the endless mountains at his feet, the 20,000 Shuntian Army is now stationed here under his command, in the mountains that were inaccessible in the past, now it has long been changed, standing in this place, he can see many cottages, fortresses, these cottage fortresses constitute a chain, firmly locking the Taiping Army's advance path to Changyang County. www.biquge.info More people are now building permanent defenses in the Yin Mountains day and night to replace the temporary defenses that were built in a hurry.

"General Wu, with this line of defense, Yinshan is impregnable!" Lu Yifan stood beside Wu Xin, his face full of admiration, "I don't know if I don't see it, I'm startled when I see it, general, when you came up with this defense plan, I didn't see the reason from the drawings, and now I stand here and look at it, wow, don't say that the Taiping Army has less than 10,000 people, even if he has 100,000 people, it is difficult to cross this barrier." ”

Wu Xin frowned, shook his head, took off the iron helmet on his head, the white hair on his temples looked extremely dazzling, he was only in his early forties, but his face looked far beyond his actual age, and the reality brought him too much pain.

"No matter how well the defenses are built, it will ultimately fall on the people. In this world, there is no city that cannot be attacked, there is no natural danger that cannot be taken, although we have built the Yinshan defense line and stationed 20,000 soldiers, but compared to the Taiping army on the opposite side, it is still at a disadvantage, do you know why? Wu Xin glanced at this general who resolutely ran to join him when he was most worried.

Lu Yifan is not very good at fighting, and he can't even understand his own military defense map, but he has a benefit, he works seriously, and the tasks he orders can always be completed to the letter, and most of the defensive fortresses in the Yin Mountain are completed under his supervision. has one benefit, and it can be regarded as a capable general.

"My subordinates don't know, and I ask the general to make it clear, my subordinates think that we have the upper hand, and I'm still thinking about when the general will lead us to counterattack!" Lu Yifan shook his head and said.

"Counterattack?" Wu Xin smiled bitterly: "It's not easy to talk about." I said that we are at a disadvantage, the first thing is the momentum, now the advantage is the Taiping army, we hundreds of thousands of people attacked Shayang County, but the feather returned, the loss of more than half, the elite that was finally trained was destroyed, the morale of the Taiping army is high, but our morale is low, the other side has the belief that we will win, but we are panicked, this is one of them. ”

"Second, the Taiping army is up and down, united as one, although Mrs. Liu has given up the role of leader, but Li Feng, who took over, has successfully controlled all the forces, obeyed up and down, and forbidden, but what about us?" Wu Xin sighed.

Hearing this, Lu Yifan said indignantly: "The king has suffered a big defeat this time, but he is jealous of your achievements, general, and he will not let you go back to Changyang County, and he will make things difficult everywhere, we are here on the front line, confronting a strong enemy head-on, but 20,000 soldiers, but even the weapons and armor are not matched, and the food is even more stretched, and there will be a danger of running out of food at any time, and that Bao Hua, who has been defeated repeatedly, can be reused, thinking about it is really infuriating." ”

Wu Xin sighed: "I don't have a grudge against the king, but the king has doubts about me, so what can I do?" Weapons and armor, let's figure it out ourselves, secretly send people to Zhengyang County, there are always people over there who want money and don't want to die, with money, they dare to do anything, they can always be matched, as for food, there is not much in the entire Changyang County, so we can only let the brothers endure it, and after this period, everything will be fine. ”

"General, the king has done this to you, and you still speak for him." Lu Yifan said with some annoyance: "Why is there no food in the county town, the Chu people have just transported so much?" Food is obviously available, but the demands of the county town are still pushing us back, is this trying to force us to death? Hmph, now that the king has the officer corps assisted by the Chu people to help him train his troops, he no longer needs a general, so he crosses the river and demolishes the bridge, which is really infuriating. ”

"Chu people, Chu people!" Wu Xin glanced at the direction of the county town, "In this world, how can there be a free lunch, the Chu people have given so much blood to help our Shuntian army, what they want to do, it is clear at a glance, this is to use the blood of the Shuntian army to fight the world for their Chu people!" ”

"That is, there are obviously generals who don't use it, but they use those outsiders, and when the time comes, there will be times when the king regrets it." Lu Yifan said.

"Forget about that, when the first snow comes, all the fortresses must be built, if it can be better in advance, the people will be dismissed a day earlier, and we will have less food pressure here. In winter, once the heavy snow closes the mountain, it is impossible for the Taiping army to attack, at least we can survive this winter, less food, less is less, but the county town has never stopped transporting grain here? ”

"It's never broken, but every time we want ten points, it's good to get four or five points, and the brothers have to go hungry, can they feel angry?" Lu Yifan said.

"Before winter comes, let's still find a way to reserve some of it, or that way, take the money and go to Zhengyang County to buy it, those who are smugglers who want money and don't want to die, they have big officials in the capital behind them, and the risk is not great." Wu Xin said.

"But General, every time you get it, it's your private money, even if you have a little savings, how can you afford to spend it like this? That's 20,000 people. ”

"What private money?" Wu Xin shook his head and said, "This is all the money of the Shuntian Army." When I bought all this money, you all thought I was going to enrich my own pockets, right? Haha, I'm alone, no old at the top, no young at the bottom, what's the use of asking for money? ”

"The general can't say that!" Lu Yifan laughed out loud: "Speaking of this topic, I haven't congratulated the general yet, general, you have found a beloved this time, I heard Wu Shixiong say, aren't you going to continue the string on the eighth day of December?" If you have a woman, are you afraid that you won't have a son? The general is the time when the dragon is fierce and the tiger is fierce, and a small general will be added in the next year, and soon the house will be full of children again. ”

Wu Xin smiled slightly: "There are three unfilial pieties, no queen is the greatest, my family is implicated by me, no one has a good end, I always have to leave a little incense for the Wu family." ”

"Miss Chen's scholarly family, knowing books and etiquette, Wu Shixiong is full of praise! Although I have not seen it, in the eyes of you, General, it must be excellent, and when the time comes, I must go and drink a glass of wine. Lu Yifan said.

Wu Xin smiled and nodded, "Of course I will invite you then, Yifan, the fortress must be built quickly, but the spies sent to Mengshan must not be less, this period of time is the most dangerous time, the tiger of the Taiping Army, the two battle camps of the blue wolf are eyeing each other, this month is their last chance to attack this year, we must be careful and careful, we can't afford to lose now." ”

"Don't worry, general, I'm here!" Lu Yifan patted his chest and said loudly. Wu Xin smiled and patted him on the shoulder in appreciation.

As night fell, Lu Yifan, who was sweating in stink, returned to his room, took off his armor, and the guards brought the hot water that had already been boiled, took a comfortable bath, and changed into civilian clothes. It was already completely dark, but there was no light in the house, and the only light in the whole room was the bright moonlight that leaked in from outside.

Sitting by the window, Lu Yifan had a strange smile on the corner of his mouth.

defected to him when Wu Xin was in the most difficult time, and successfully made him one of Wu Xin's henchmen in a short period of time, so he soon entered the high-level generals of the Shuntian Army, which made him know more about the inside story of the Shuntian Army.

Now, he's glad he made the right choice. Becoming an undercover agent of the Taiping Army, or the most correct decision he made in his life.

Although Lu Yifan is afraid of death, his vision is indeed very accurate, otherwise, he would not have escaped safely between life and death, and now, he is even more glad about his choice, because in his opinion, the Shuntian Army is really a mess. Wu Xin has the ability, but because his prestige is too high, he is suspicious of Mo Luo, so he doesn't use Wu Xin and throws Wu Xin in Yinshan, which is to value Wu Xin, but in fact, he indirectly excludes Wu Xin from the core of the Shuntian Army. And the intervention of the Chu people has made the internal chaos of the Shuntian Army even more chaotic, can such a team succeed?

The answer, of course, is no.

On the other hand, the Taiping Army is steaming, not only defeating the Shuntian Army, but now it has hit the door, and Yinshan has built these fortresses, is it solid? Even if it is solid, what can it achieve in Changyang County, a poor place? Even if the Taiping Army doesn't fight this winter, won't the other side fight next spring?

However, inside the Shuntian Army, it is like it is now, and if it really starts a war, I am afraid that it will be the end of defeat.

He coughed lightly, "Light the lamp!" ”

With his shout, one of the guards walked in, lit the flint, and lit the lamp on the table.

"You go to Mengshan." took out a roll of paper from his arms, handed it to the guards, and said in a low voice: "This is the entire fortress defense map and troop layout of Yinshan, and there are some contradictions in the Shuntian army and the situation of the Chu people. ”

"Yes."

"Be careful." Lu Yifan glanced up at the guards who were hiding in the darkness, "If you lose the wind, you will not be the only one who will die." ”

"Don't worry, general!" The guard chuckled, "Even if I lose my wind, I will never affect the general, I will destroy these things before I die." ”

Lu Yifan nodded, under his command, the Eagle Nest of the Taiping Army planted more than a dozen spies to facilitate the communication between the two sides, and now a few of these people have gone to the county seat, a few are in the water dividing pass, and there are still a few under his command.

"By the way, Wu Xin has found a new woman, and on the eighth day of December, he will return to Fenshui Pass to get married." Seeing that the guards turned around to leave, Lu Yifan stopped him again and said. (To be continued.) )