"That's right. In the field battle outside the city, we don't have to worry about the troops of the Shenwu Guard." Yu Huai nodded in agreement.
Xiao Kui pointed to a place on the sand table not far from Shouyang City and said: "We need to arrange our troops there before dawn. This way we will not be easily discovered. We might have a chance to ambush the Shenwu Guards."
After speaking, he looked at Yu Huai.
Yu Huai looked at the sand table and thought for a while, then said, "Then you will lead people there to set up an ambush."
"Yes." Xiao Kui nodded in agreement and immediately said, "While it's still dark, my subordinates will take the people from the Third War Barracks and rush to the ambush location."
"Don't worry yet." Yu Huai stopped Xiao Kui.
Xiao Kui looked at Yu Huai in confusion.
Yu Huai said: "I only give you two thousand-man troops and only four cannons. Are you sure you can stop this Shenwu Guard in Shouyang?"
"Can we have a few more cannons? The army brought a lot of cannons this time, and only four for my subordinates are a bit too few." Xiao Kui frowned slightly, wanting to ask for more cannons.
Yu Huai shook his head and said: "We need more cannons to attack Shouyang City, so we can only give you four cannons. However, we can give you more of the Tiger Crouching Cannons."
"Okay then, four cannons should be enough." Xiao Kui had no choice but to agree.
Yu Huai said again: "Don't worry, you don't need to defeat the Shenwu Guards in this battle. As long as you stop them and don't give them a chance to support Shouyang City, the mission will be completed."
"My subordinate has taken note of it." Xiao Kui nodded.
Yu Huai said: "Go back and prepare. This time your third battle camp will work hard. When Shouyang City is captured, we will make good compensation to your third battle camp."
"Yes." Xiao Kui turned and left the tent.
As soon as he left, Qiao Yuansheng, who was standing next to the sand table, said, "Please rest assured, deputy commander, my subordinates and the Second Battle Barracks will definitely capture Shouyang City today."
Xiao Kui led some soldiers from the third battle camp to ambush the soldiers of the Shenwu Guards. The task of siege naturally fell on their second battle camp.
"Are you sure you can capture Shouyang City in one day?" Yu Huai asked back.
Qiao Yuansheng nodded vigorously and said: "I am willing to issue a military order. If Shouyang City cannot be captured within one day, I am willing to engage in military law."
"Okay, I'm going to spend the night in Shouyang City tonight." Yu Huai said loudly.
It was still dark, and there was no trace of white light in the east. A group of more than 2,000 soldiers and horses left the Tiger Flag camp and marched toward the northeast outside Shouyang City.
The procession went very quietly.
Along the way, apart from the sounds of footsteps and breathing, there was no messy sound. No one spoke, and the team always maintained its formation.
From the Tiger Character Banner camp to the ambush site, which was more than ten miles apart, until the team of more than two thousand people entered the ambush site, no one was left behind.
"Let the team eat some of the dry food they brought, and remember, don't light a fire."
After arranging the team to ambush, Xiao Kui arranged for the team to have a meal.
It was not possible to set up a pot for cooking, but every soldier brought fried noodles with him before leaving the camp, mixed them with water in the kettle, kneaded them into balls, and ate them directly.
The fish belly turns white in the east, the first ray of sunlight shines on the earth, and a red sun slowly rises.
Smoke rises from the Tiger Flag camp.
Groups of soldiers lined up to receive their food. After receiving the food, the soldiers returned to the middle of their groups, and a group of people sat around and ate their morning food.
"It smells so good." Wang Er, who was following Niu Meng, shrugged his nose vigorously, trying to let more of the rice fragrance into his nose.
Niu Meng, who was walking in front of him, turned around and said with a smile: "Don't worry, we will be here in a moment, and we are full. You can eat as much as you want."
"Really?" Wang Er had an expression of disbelief.
Niu Meng smiled and said: "Of course it's true. Our Tiger Flag never lets our soldiers go hungry. We eat three meals a day, even if they are dry, and we are guaranteed to eat meat and eggs every day."
After hearing this, Wang Er couldn't help but swallow the saliva secreted from his mouth.
As he got closer to the cooking team distributing food in front of him, the aroma of the rice became more and more fragrant, and the saliva in his mouth became more and more uncontrollable.
"It's our turn." Niu Meng walked to the table, reached out and grabbed two big meat buns and stuffed them into the big teapot in his hand.
The cooks from the cooking team on the side picked up the boiled duck eggs in the bamboo basket and handed them over.
Niu Meng took over the duck egg and made way for Wang Er.
Wang Er stood in front of the big basket filled with meat buns. He felt like he couldn't move his hands and feet, and only his eyes were staring wide.
"Take two and eat them first. If you don't have enough, take them later." Seeing that he didn't do anything, the cook helped him get two meat buns and handed them over, then grabbed a duck egg and stuffed it into his hand.
"Oh, oh, okay." Wang Ershou hurriedly took the things and hurriedly made way for the people behind him.
"Come on, let's go over there to eat." Niu Meng greeted and walked over with a big teapot in his hand.
The two people walked to an open space and sat down.
"Eat it quickly. This meat bun is delicious when it's hot." Niu Meng grabbed a big meat bun and put it to his mouth and took a big bite. The oil inside dripped out from the corner of his mouth.
"Is this really mine? Why does it feel like a dream?" Wang Er looked at the meat buns in the teapot in his hand and still couldn't believe it.
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Niu Meng knocked the shell of a duck egg in his hand and said in his mouth: "Everything is in front of you. You can still have some time off. Eat quickly. We have to attack Shouyang City today. I don't know when I can eat lunch." superior."
"Zhong, do you still have food for lunch?" Wang Er looked at Niu Meng in disbelief.
In Shouyang City, he went up to the city wall as a guard and only had two meals a day to eat. In the past, when Shouyang City was not threatened, sometimes he only had one meal a day. When he was hungry, he had to find food by himself.
Niu Meng was peeling the duck eggs in his hand and said, "Didn't I tell you that we in the Tiger-Character Banner Army have three meals a day and we will not starve our soldiers."
"It's really nice here." Wang Er said enviously.
Compared with these teams in front of him, which were called bandits by the city's gentlemen, he felt that as a guard in Shouyang City, his life was worse than that of bandits.
Niu Meng took a bite of the duck egg and said vaguely: "The duck egg is not salted, so it tastes a little fishy. It would be more delicious if it had been salted, especially the oil from the egg drop, which is delicious when you take a bite."
"Woo, it's delicious." Wang Er moaned as he took a big bite of the meat bun.
The meat bun in his hand was the most delicious thing in his opinion. When he took one bite, it was full of oil and juice. He had never eaten anything so delicious in his life.
"Eat slowly, don't choke. There is water here." Niu swallowed the duck eggs in his mouth and put a water bag next to the king's hands.
Wang swallowed one meat bun in two or three mouthfuls, then picked up another meat bun and ate it.
The meaty buns the size of an adult's palm went into my stomach in no time.
