Chapter 25 The two armies hold each other

The next morning, it was just dawn. Zhang Zhentian arranged for Xue Jin to send people back to Yanzhou to ask for reinforcements. Although Zhang Zhentian is not a soldier, he also knows that the military situation is urgent and not a joke. After that, Zhang Zhentian, Xue Jin and Ziqi went to the hill together. Although Zhang Zhentian has not been with these generals of Yanyunguo for a long time, he can also find that Xue Jin and Ziyi are the two most insightful of these generals. Before Jiang Dongfang came back, he could only rely on the two of them.

"Mr. Zhang, it seems that the orcs have also strengthened their vigilance." Ziwei stood on the hill and said to Zhang Zhentian, "Look! Their camp is now fenced, not as casual as it was before. The orc camp opposite them is now not only adding high fences to protect the camp on the periphery of the camp, but also orc soldiers are building defensive buildings such as arrow towers behind the fence, and supplies such as horses to resist cavalry attacks have been added in front of the camp.

"Yes! Mr. Zhang, it seems that the general who leads this orc army is a man who knows the art of war. He is not like other orc generals who only knows the art of big opening and combination. Xue Jin also agreed after watching the orc's camp.

"I'm concerned about how many people they have now." After listening to the two of them, he stared at the orc camp in the distance and replied uneasily, "If they are large, I'm really worried that they will be the same as Yao Xiu said. We can't keep this place."

"I don't think there will be any problem for the time being." Ziwei replied, "Although their orcs are still sending more troops, the size of their camp has not increased significantly. Moreover, I saw that their camp retreated a little in the direction of the eight-sided slope. However, judging from the construction of their camp, they may want to fight with us for a long time.

"Hehe! If they really think so, it's not a bad thing for us. After hearing this, Xue Jin replied, "The path on the eight slopes is rugged and difficult. If they stay here for a long time, the supply of grain and fodder will definitely be tight. At that time, we will have a chance."

"Good! Then let's stick to it first." Zhang Zhentian turned around while talking, and then he asked, "Is it our territory on the other side of this eight-sided path?"

"Yes!" Xue Jin replied, "But looking at this situation, their orcs must occupy that area. The area behind the eight-sided slope is not far from Baiyue Camp, which is just a three- or five-day trip.

"How long will it take for the army to walk from the mountain through the eight-sided slope to our side?" Zhang Zhentian continued to ask.

"It is estimated to be one week." Xue Jin replied.

"Well!" Zhang Zhentian nodded after hearing this, "Let's go! Let's go down the mountain to see how the fortifications are doing. After saying that, he took Xue Jin and Ziyi down the mountain.

This Xue Jin said a good word to Zhang Zhentian. Although the land opposite the eight-sided slope nominally belongs to the State of Yanyun, it is also a mountainous area like the eight-sided slope and is not suitable for farming, so few original people live there. Therefore, some time ago, when the orc army captured the northern part of the slope, the original army gave up the land without much resistance. Because the mountains are useless to the original people. In fact, they are even more useless to the orcs. These orcs are good at nomadic species, so this grassless mountain is of little value to orcs. The reason why the orcs occupied this area was not because Yu Huaide contacted the orcs to plot a rebellion.

However, Xue Jin said something wrong! After the orc got the mountain, he led the army to the north of the eight-sided slope. He found that although the residence had no production value, it was of great military significance. As long as you can defend the eight-sided slope, you can not only deter the Baiyue camp north of the eight-sided slope, but also threaten Yanzhou by transporting troops south through mountain paths. Therefore, at his behest, the orc army is transforming the eight-sided slope path, and they want to renovate it into a road suitable for cavalry marching. Of course, Xue Jin didn't know about this. Moreover, the amount of work of this project is also huge, and it cannot be completed in ten and a half days.

After Zhang Zhentian, Xue Jin and Ziyi visited the defense, he returned to the village. After all, Zhang Zhentian is not a general who leads the army. Xue Jin, Ziyi and other generals will naturally help him with the specific things. He just needs to think about how to fight and defend. Of course, he has a more important task. Although he doesn't accept this task very much, it is something he has to do. That is to accompany Yao Xiu.

"Are you back?" As soon as Zhang Zhentian entered the village, Yao Xiu greeted him angrily, "Where have you been?" Why don't you take me with you!"

"Me? Oh! I went to see the terrain with Xue Jin and Ziyi. Zhang Zhentian replied with a wry smile. He thought that if the little girl went to the earth world, she must be a fierce master.

"Is it?" Yao Xiu blinked and looked at Zhang Zhentian for a while. She felt that Zhang Zhentian didn't seem to be lying, so she changed the topic and said, "Brother Zhang, will you take me to hunt?"

"Hunting?" Zhang Zhentian listened to Yao Xiu's words, and he looked at Yao Xiu in surprise. This is a mountainous area, which is naturally a good place to hunt. It's just that it's wartime, and this girl is still thinking about hunting in his head. This can't surprise Zhang Zhentian.

"Yes!" Yao Xiu nodded, "I have heard from people since I was a child that there is a strange horse in the mountains near these eight slopes. It is said that it has a corner on its head, which can eat tigers and leopards and control soldiers. I really want to see it.

"Ha ha, have you been here before?" Zhang Zhentian naturally knew that he asked this question, which was nonsense. If Yao Xiu hadn't been here, how could she know that there was a path on the eight-sided slope that could connect to northern Xinjiang?

"I've been here! Come here often." Yao Xiu replied cheerfully, "Are you stupid? I haven't been here. How can I know there is a way to go to northern Xinjiang? She really moved Zhang Zhentian so much.

"Ha ha, have you seen the kind of horse you mentioned before?" Zhang Zhentian was not angry and still asked her with a smile.

"No." Yao Xiu shook his head.

"There was no such before, but now, there is a war! It is said that according to you, the horse can eat tigers and leopards and control soldiers; since it is so spiritual, I guess it has run away early. Zhang Zhentian joked. In fact, Zhang Zhentian doesn't want to accompany her to hunt, he just doesn't want to waste time at this time.

"Hmm! Strong words and reason." Yao Xiu glanced at Zhang Zhentian angrily. Then she turned around and walked to the village.

When Zhang Zhentian saw Yao Xiu leaving from his side, he did not catch up. Zhang Zhentian felt that it was a little frustrating to save her from chirring around her all day. Just then, a soldier guarding the village ran over from the village, "Mr. Zhang, General Fang asked you to go! Behind the village, we found an army marching towards us.

"Okay!" Zhang Zhentian answered. As he walked behind the village, he ordered the soldier to say, "Go quickly to the two generals Xue Jin and Zhou Peihu!" Let them go to the back of the village together."

From the northeast of the village, an army is approaching the village. When Zhang Zhentian rushed to the mountain pass where Fang Kun and they were stationed, it was enough to see that the other party was the original person's flag in the distance. However, this army is not the army of Yanyun, and it is not clear which country it belongs to the Xia Empire.

"A false alarm." Zhang Zhentian looked at the other party's flag and smiled at Fang Kun. At this time, the opposite army was also closer to the mountain pass, and soon a scout cavalry rushed to the mountain pass. "In front of us is the army of Yanyun, and we are here to support you!" We are the army of Huaiyi.

After listening to the words of the cavalry, Zhang Zhentian carefully looked at the costumes of the cavalry. Indeed, his costumes are very similar to those of the Dongyi people. They are all countries established by the Yi people, belong to the same nation, and their costumes are similar. Zhang Zhentian came out of the soldiers' queue, "Welcome! My name is Zhang Zhentian, and I am from Dongyi. May I ask who your leading general is?

"I've met General Zhang!" The scout cavalry saluted politely on the horse. When he saw Zhang Zhentian wearing armor, he would naturally call Zhang Zhentian a general. What brought us here is the general to build together.