Chen Ming crouched in the grass and did not dare to move.

From time to time, troops passed by him. The closest one was when the patrol cavalry roaring back and forth almost brushed his hair and rushed past.

Thanks to the skills Chen Ming learned when he was on a mission with Gu Qingfeng and others, and he also deliberately got a camouflage suit of the same color as the grass when he was hiding. Moreover, it was already dark and the other party was in a hurry, so he was never discovered.

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What he was monitoring was naturally the troops coming from the other three affiliated cities on the border.

These armies arrived in a straightforward manner, but they were not a mindless charge. After all, the three cities were not on the same starting line. The armies arrived in steps and stopped at a distance of more than 20 miles from Xifeng City.

, began to assemble.

There is an extremely open depression, which is a suitable place for gathering troops, but also because of the wide field of vision, it is not suitable for hiding their whereabouts. Xifeng City only needs to send some eyeliners to detect their movements.

This also illustrates from the side...

The general star on Chen Ming's body is still there, and he can also report the enemy's movements to Chen Ze through the general star system.

So when Chen Ze heard about the opponent's gathering place, a cold murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

There is only one reason why the other party is so unscrupulous.

That is, they know the current situation in Xifeng City very well!

At least the other party knew clearly how many troops there were in Xifeng City.

There are only 100,000 people, so what if we have the advantage of city defense?

They have an army of up to 400,000 people here!

Moreover, Xifeng City was originally a small inland city, with Fengqi in front and Nantes in the back, so it was originally a peaceful town with no battles to fight.

How many defenses can there be for such a city?

When Chen Ze captured Xifeng City before, in addition to taking advantage of his unpreparedness and Zhang Fei's magical skills as a general, he also took advantage of the opponent's weak city defense.

Not to mention anything else, Xifeng City didn't even have a moat. It was because of this that Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun were able to rush directly to the city gate and breach the city gate in one fell swoop.

This kind of city, which does not have much defense to defend, is naturally much less difficult to attack.

With 400,000 to 100,000, and the soldiers and civilians of Xifeng City still have a sense of belonging to Fengqi Province, as long as there is a war outside, the enemy troops who are too busy to take care of the situation inside the city will not be able to care about the situation inside the city. Then there will be another riot in the city.

, the matter of internal and external cooperation, wouldn’t it be easy to retake Xifeng City?

So, how did the other party know his troop strength?

Setting up a battle array outside the city with open swords and guns clearly showed that he knew his manpower. At the same time, he also knew that Chen Ze had no reinforcements waiting for him. He was just a lone army.

It is impossible to know such detailed information without a spy tipping it off.

But it is impossible for a mole to report the news here in Xifeng City.

The reason is very simple, Chen Ze has a God's perspective here.

He could tell at a glance whether anyone had left Xifeng City. Even after falling asleep, there were still men patrolling around who had passed the general examination and were loyal to him alone.

With these people here, Xifeng City is like an iron bucket, and no one will sneak out to report the news.

Then the inner ghost comes from the outside world.

It’s that old guy Yan Haomiao again!

The veins on the clenched fists were exposed, Chen Ze was really angry this time.

He has never seen such a shameless person. It was clear that the two of them had already reached an agreement to form an alliance and cooperated, and he also captured Xifeng City in accordance with his agreement, but this old guy kept doing it again and again.

He was doing little things behind his back, trying to kill him again and again!

Is this what you call an ally?

Oh!

Murderous intent loomed in Chen Ze's heart.

In his heart, the first rule as a soldier is to keep your promise!

People cannot stand without trust, especially on the battlefield. Who is willing to hand over their back to a despicable and shameless villain?

And I seem to be the fool.

"Yan Haomiao, you... are very good!"

But no matter how angry he was, Chen Ze could only focus on the present moment. Whether he wanted to find Yan Haomiao to argue with him, or he was so angry that he just cut Yan Haomiao with a knife, he had to solve the current crisis first.

yes.

One hundred thousand versus four hundred thousand!

While letting Chen Ming closely monitor the opponent's movements over there, he was also busy preparing to defend the city.

As mentioned just now, the difficulty of defending the city this time is extremely high.

On the one hand, Chen Ze had to deal with the enemy forces outside the city, and at the same time, he also needed to be prepared for riots that might occur at any time inside the city.

Originally, in his plan, it would take at least two to three days for the three border cities to learn about the situation in Xifeng City and then to gather their troops to come to the rescue.

With this time as a buffer, he could implement a series of iron-blooded suppression methods in the city, and then target a few radicals, so as to serve as a warning to the monkeys and make the civilians in the city afraid to act rashly.

Xu Qing's violent methods after possessing Zhang Fei had already shocked a large number of people, which facilitated Chen Ze's suppression methods. He even only wanted Xu Qing to lead the soldiers around the city for two days.

It would probably frighten the restless hearts of the soldiers and civilians in Xifeng City.

But it's obviously not possible now. The enemy troops outside the city are about to attack the city. How can he have time to use any iron-blooded methods?

Once the battle starts, why don't any thoughtful soldiers or civilians in the city rush out like crazy?

Only then will the sky cease to respond and the earth cease to function.

Therefore, before the enemy attacks, the first thing Chen Ze has to do is to clear the hidden dangers in the city.

As for how to clear it...

Simply, then...

Chen Ze looked serious and waved to Xu Qing, who was returning from completing the instructions.

"Sir, this..."

Xu Qing had not yet possessed Zhang Fei at this time. After hearing the new instructions given to him by Chen Ze, he rarely followed them immediately, but showed hesitation on his face.

"This is also a stopgap measure."

Chen Ze said coldly: "If this is not the case, we will be the ones who die. The two powers are harming each other, whichever is less. You must handle this matter properly, and at the same time, you must do it quickly!"

"yes!"

Xu Qing, who was about to persuade him again, was suddenly speechless. He also knew that the situation at this time was just as Chen Ze said, and there was no need to delay. At that moment, he had to straighten his body and give Chen Ze a standard military salute. Then he resolutely turned around and left.

go.

It wasn't until Xu Qing stepped out of the city lord's mansion that Chen Ze sighed and shook his head, looking through the open door to the endless deep night sky, and sighed softly: "You can't blame me for this. If you want to blame, go blame Yan Haomiao.

"

The task he asked Xu Qing to perform was...
Chapter completed!