Chapter Ninety White River Valley

Zhang Shi and others hid their whereabouts and headed towards the Bai River Valley. To make things happen here, we still need to communicate with Zhou Li and Zhu Bingkun to let them know what's going on.

As Ye Bushou, Zhang Shi has always kept in mind what Ying Yi said during training. Always be vigilant and hide your whereabouts. Whenever you go out, you must strictly follow the no-night rule.

Scatter people in front, back and in all directions, monitoring the surrounding situation at all times.

The White River Valley was not far away. At this time, Ye Bushuang came back and said, "Boss, I noticed some movement."

"There are people watching secretly near the White River Valley."

When Zhang Shi heard this, he hurriedly asked: "Can you tell who it is?"

Ye Bushou said: "They should be officers and soldiers."

Zhang Shi suddenly realized: "It must be someone under Zuo Liangyu."

Ye Bushou was convinced: "I'm afraid Zuo Liangyu doesn't quite believe what Tou said."

Zhang Shi shook his head: "This is a prudent move. Zuo Liangyu is an old soldier after all. Even if he believes it, he will send someone to investigate."

Ye Busuo said: "Then what should we do now?"

"Avoid them and wait until we meet Zhou Qianhu and Zhu Qianhu."

The Bai River Valley was approaching, so Zhang Shi gathered a few people who were wandering around, then avoided Zuo Liangyu's men and entered the Bai River Valley.

"who?!"

Several spears emerged from a bush and were pointed at Zhang Shi and the others, and there were a few wary faces behind them.

Zhang Shi said: "It's me. I won't collect Zhang Shi from hundreds of households at night."

It was extremely dark, and those people looked carefully for several times before confirming Zhang Shi's identity.

"It turns out to be Zhang Baihu."

Zhang Shi nodded: "Take me to see Zhou Qianhu and Zhu Qianhu quickly."

Not daring to neglect at the moment, the secret whistle at the entrance of the valley brought Zhang Shi and others into the valley and met Zhou Li and Zhu Bingkun.

"It seems that Brother Zhang has completed what you ordered." Zhu Bingkun said with a smile.

Zhang Shi nodded, beat his chest and saluted, and said: "Zhou Qianhu, Zhu Qianhu." Then he said: "It is indeed accomplished to live up to your Majesty's trust."

A few people sat down, Zhang Shi briefly talked about the meeting with Zuo Liangyu and the two thieves, and then said: "Zuo Liangyu promised to send troops tomorrow, and Hao Yaoqi and Liu Zongmin will definitely follow my warning." Keep an eye on Zuo Liangyu. If Zuo Liangyu moves, they will follow suit. But it is not ruled out that Zuo Liangyu will take action in advance. Traces of Zuo Liangyu's men have already appeared outside the valley..."

Zhou Li laughed when he heard this: "Brother Zhang, don't worry. Lao Zhu and I have discussed this issue before. We have more than 3,000 people. Although we have few armors, we are fully equipped with spears."

It turns out that just today, the last batch of spears were delivered to them, and all the soldiers at least had a weapon to kill the enemy.

"The terrain of the Bai River Valley is dangerous." Zhu Bingkun drew out the terrain near the Bai River Valley on the ground: "Three thousand people are more than enough to guard the Bai River Valley for a period of time. Zuo Liangyu does not matter if he starts in advance or on time, he has 40,000 people, but here he can The number of troops invested will never exceed one thousand at a time."

Zhou Li nodded repeatedly: "We also brought five tiger squatting cannons, so we can defend them for a few days."

Although Zhang Shi felt that what Zhou Li and Zhu Bingkun said was reasonable, he was still worried: "Zuo Liangyu also has a cannon."

Zhu Bingkun smiled and said: "The terrain in the Bai Valley is higher than outside the valley. The trees outside are sparse, but the trees in the valley are dense. I am from a high position and can see the enemy clearly. But the enemy cannot see me because of the trees. The artillery blasts into the valley and are blocked by the trees. , the power is greatly reduced. But our Crouching Tiger Cannon can hit them. Moreover, the Crouching Tiger Cannon is light, so if you fire a few cannons and change places, there is nothing you can do about it. Zuo Liangyu sent out troops on time and collided with the thieves outside the valley. That's all, if he comes early, Zhou Qianhu and I will naturally give him some color to see."

Although artillery has become a weapon of war, there are also distinctions between explosive bullets and solid bullets. However, due to technical problems, the blooming bomb at this time was not useful. Don't dare to put too much gunpowder in the marble for fear of blowing yourself up. In fact, the most powerful cannons at this time basically used solid bullets.

However, solid bullets are easily restricted. The solid bullets were fired out, rolled and jumped on the ground, crushing people's lives. But if the ground is too soft, you will sink in when you land and you won’t be able to jump up. Or in places such as dense forests, solid bullets will be blocked and their lethality will be greatly reduced.

When Ying Yi was training troops in Xiaowangzhuang, he would discuss all aspects of war with his officers when he had time. This was also the case.

"But beware of him setting fire to the mountain." Zhang Shi raised another question.

Zhou Li smiled and said, "I've been prepared for this for a long time."

Zhu Bingkun also smiled and said: "Earlier, you conveyed your order to station our troops in the Bai River Valley. As soon as we arrived, we began to make preparations. It can't be seen from the outside, but several firebreaks have been dug in the valley. Even if the fire is too big, we can evacuate smoothly."

"I guess Zuo Liangyu won't set the fire." Zhou Li said: "The fire is so strong, won't the silver also be burned?"

Hearing this, the three of them laughed.

Originally, according to Ying Yi's plan, the Bai River Valley, as well as Niutou Ridge or Yufang Pass, were reserved for the bandits to station themselves. But because things changed in Ye County, zombies appeared, causing Ying Yi to change his plan temporarily.

He asked Zhang Shi to see Zuo Liangyu, but before that, he had to convey an order to Zhou Li and Zhu Bingkun. Let them move to the White River Valley and use themselves as bait.

There are naturally risks in this, and it is far less sound than the previous plan. But when you think about it, it’s equally reasonable.

Both sides used the two million silver as bait, but there were some changes in the details, that's all.

"Zuo Liangyu's people are spying outside the valley." Zhang Shi said: "What are you two Qianhu going to do?"

Zhu Bingkun said: "It's not good to just leave it like this. If you turn a blind eye, it would be too deliberate. Zhou Qianhu and I discussed surprising them. But we are afraid of alarming Zuo Liangyu and sending troops in advance, which is really a bit embarrassing."

Zhou Li also nodded.

Zhang Shi thought for a while: "Maybe we can shock them, but when they are shocked, they still turn a blind eye."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Bingkun and Zhou Li felt that there was room for maneuver.

"I asked people to pretend to be patrolling, cover up, and surprise them." Zhou Li clapped his hands and said: "It is really unreasonable to do nothing. Those dogs who look like dogs, how can they be scouts? What happened to me and Lao Zhu is not easy to deal with."

The three of them talked for a while, and Zhang Shi looked at the sky: "There must be something moving over there in Ye County. I don't know how your Excellency is doing now. I have to rush back and have a look. The two Qianhus here, remember your instructions, The main thing is to delay. If you can, don't fight. Let Zuo Liangyu and the thieves fight."

Zhou Li and Zhu Bingkun said: "Go back and see the adults and tell them that everything is fine. The two of us guarantee that nothing will happen."

Zhang Shi immediately set off, crossing mountains and ridges, and returned to Ye County.

Just as he thought, this was the time for Ying Yi to take action against Li Guo's thieves.

When Zhang Shi returned to Ye County and saw other Ye Bushuang outside the city gate, he realized that Ying Yi had entered the city and was going to kill the King of Hell.