Shanyue really came, which shows that Zhu Huan's analysis was correct. Yu Qian and Han County were stationed in large numbers. After Shanyue suffered several great losses, he finally turned his target to the Guzhen, which had fewer troops.

The scouts who went out of the city to investigate every day first discovered the movements of the Shanyue people. The Shanyue people came out from Tianmu Mountain to the south, and there were thieves in Taihu Lake in the east. The two groups of thieves had a total of 40,000 to 50,000. For the two thousand defenders in Guzhen City, this number was a bit too large.

"Lord, we can ask for help from the strange people in Wucheng. No need to have too many. As long as there are 5,000 to 10,000 infantry to help us defend the city, our elite cavalry can completely drag down and defeat these two thieves outside the city."

Huang Xu's opinion is good, but Fang Zhiwen doesn't want to ask Zhang Zhiyuan. Of course, Zhang Zhiyuan will definitely not refuse, but Fang Zhiwen just doesn't want to owe this favor.

Fang Zhiwen nodded and looked at Pan Zhang and others on one side, asking them to participate in the military discussion of the General Staff. He was deliberately cultivating these three people. Pan Zhang and others naturally cherished this precious opportunity very much.

"Wen Gui, what do you think?"

"Lord, my subordinates, hehe, I haven't thought about it yet, but boss, General Huang's statement is correct, this is the safest. The lord has also said that we should be defeated before we can win. The number of our army cannot be denied!"

Fang Zhiwen smiled admiringly: "Yes, it's great that Wen Gui can think so. The so-called warriors have no great achievements. They cannot always take risks for their generals, nor can they only think about the side that is beneficial to themselves. They also need to think about the side that is beneficial to themselves. They also need to think about the side that is beneficial to themselves. Measure the choices and the way for the generals. So, what are we going to take now and what can we give up?"

Huang Xu frowned: "Lord, what we want to take is naturally to wipe out the invading enemy. At least it is to defeat the invading enemy. As for what can be abandoned, there seems to be nothing that can be abandoned unless we can hide the people, but this is obviously impossible."

"Xu Mu, what do you think?"

"Lord, General Huang said nothing. We must protect the people first and then talk about other things. However, to protect the people, our cavalry was tied to Guzhen City. This not only weakens the advantages of the cavalry, but also is very passive in tactics. Moreover, Guzhen City is easy to attack and difficult to defend, not to mention that we are still at an absolute disadvantage in terms of the number of both sides. Unless there are reinforcements, it will be difficult to defeat the thieves on the basis of taking into account the safety of the people."

Fang Zhiwen still smiled unanimously and nodded to look at the youngest He Qi: "Meng Miao, tell me."

"Well, lord, the subordinates have different views. If we stick to the Guzhen, we may be able to stand firm until the reinforcements arrive, but the thieves retreat, but this result is meaningless. If the reinforcements retreat, the thieves can come again. We can even ambush the reinforcements, or attack the east and west through our reinforcements. We are very passive in the overall strategy. Therefore, from the overall perspective, the people of the Guzhen can be abandoned, otherwise the damage may be greater. Of course, there are other ways to abandon the so-called abandonment, such as removing the people. Now it seems that it is a bit late toward Ningguo and Wucheng, but there are other places where the people can hide."

Fang Zhiwen raised his lips and asked with great interest: "Oh? Where?"

"Cave!"

"Cave?" Zhu Huan asked in surprise, while Pan Zhang was thinking about something.

"Yes, cave! On the cliff to the south, in order to avoid the invasion of Shanyue, the Qian family and the Shen family once dug a huge cave on the cliff. There is water source inside the cave. As long as there is food, it will be fine if you hide in it for ten days and half a month."

"But Shanyue can't attack it?" Zhu Huan asked.

"No, the entrance to the cave is narrow, and both sides of the ridge leading to the cave are chiseled off. It is a place where a man can't open thousands of men. As long as there is a group of powerful crossbows guarding him, no one can rush over."

Pan Zhang answered this question for He Qi.

"Oh? Then is this place still available now?"

"It should be possible. Many children like to go to play in this place. Not long ago, my subordinates and Wengui were also there. It was very clean and there was no problem with the water source. As long as the food was transported up, there would be no problem for thousands of people hiding in it."

Fang Zhiwen nodded: "This is very interesting, Gongmiao, you haven't finished talking about it yet."

"Yes, lord, after the people are temporarily protected, our army can be released, and can wander around the periphery and lure the thieves into the old city. At that time, the thieves are in the city, and outside the city, we can fully utilize the mobility of the cavalry and trap the thieves in the city. There is no food and grass in the city, and there are two different thieves. At that time, internal and external troubles will arise, and internal strife will arise. When our reinforcements arrive, they will be wiped out in one fell swoop!"

"Okay! Good plan!" Pan Zhang clapped his hands excitedly.

Huang Xu nodded and looked at He Qi with admiration.

"This plan is indeed feasible. It shows that the enemy is weak and lures the enemy into deep, and the final net will be captured. The only bad thing is that this ancient city may be damaged by these thieves, and may be destroyed!"

Zhu Huan also voted in favor.

"It's better to ruin it, it's just about to rebuild it!" Fang Zhiwen said with his eyes narrowed.

These words made the young people present stunned, and then they all looked at their lord with some understanding. It turned out that the lord had made this idea from the beginning and wanted to take the opportunity to demolish the ancient city. If you do it yourself, you might be firmly opposed by the people in the city. However, if you demolish it by the thief, you will have nothing to say!

At the south gate of the city, the people were moving outward with packages that were wrapped around the elderly and young. Everyone had heavy faces, and their eyes were a little unkind when they looked at the officers and soldiers beside them. Perhaps, everyone would think that these Shanyue and the water thieves were all attracted by the official army.

Pan Zhang, who was maintaining order on the side, felt very resentful, but these people were like this. They like to shirk responsibility, like to believe rumors, be timid and afraid of things, and be afraid of evil. However, even so, they are still the people, and the people who are the people who should take responsibility.

Fang Zhiwen has sent people to clean the cave and transport a large amount of food in it. He has also set up a plank road on the narrow ridge so that the people can easily enter the cave.

"I said, old man, why are you still carrying this burden? Do you also have to do business in the cave?"

"Uncle Pan. You are joking. This is the old man's food. Can you lose it? When the mountain leaves, I still have to rely on this to make a living!"

"Haha, haven't you heard my lord say that you will compensate you for anything you throw away. If you throw it away, wouldn't it be better for my lord to accompany you with a new one?"

"No, this thing can still be used. Why should I throw it away? Besides, your adult money is not caused by the strong wind. You can save as much as possible!"

"Okay, hehe. You old man is a sensible person. Not like those ungrateful wolves."

"Uncle Pan, you are wrongly accused of everyone. Don't you just want to have peace? Now that the thieves in the mountains and rivers are coming, everyone will definitely feel unhappy in their hearts and will naturally feel a little resentful. Besides, the official army is just guarding against thieves. Now that the thieves are coming, the official army has not guarded against this."

"The government army guards against thieves! Then we have to ask if these people have paid taxes to the government army? Whoever you have given your taxes should protect you, right?"

"This. Are you not making a fuss about the argument? Who are you giving the tax? But we have the final say?"

"So, you can't blame my lord for your resentment. My lord didn't get a grain of food from you. On the contrary, I gave a lot of work-for-relief. You don't want to share the grain fields for you, and you don't do anything to rectify the city. Now that you have something to do, you will put the blame on my lord. You can't be so conscience-free!"

Pan Zhang's words and contemptuous eyes made everyone in the public ranks lower their heads. Of course, they always like to lower their heads, but they didn't know whether it was a submissive or silent protest.

"Uncle Pan, you are right, but what do we ordinary people know? I didn't know that your adults are kind before, so I naturally have all kinds of worries. As the saying goes, people's hearts will be seen over time, and everyone will know what their efforts will be done in the future."

"I hope, don't be irrelevant whenever people talk about old families in the future."

"Xu Mu, Gong Miao, let me leave it to the two of you. Before making all the decisions, think about the thousands of people behind you."

"Don't worry, lord, my subordinates will be able to protect the people."

"Well, I'll see the final answer within five days. Please ask both of you in these five days!"

"I wish to die for the lord!"

"Okay, we're going to set off too. Wen Gui, you have to follow Zi'an this time. I won't expect you to fight. Just don't fall off the horse!"

"Lord, I underestimate you, you must not fall off."

"Haha, go!"

The cavalry rumbled away. Looking from the entrance of the cave on the cliff, the entire Guzhen City had gradually fallen into the night, and there was no trace of light. Looking back, in the huge cave, the people gathered together, sitting on the ground eating dry food. Although the cave was brightly lit, it was very strange and quiet.

"Public Miao, this won't work. The atmosphere is too depressing. It will inevitably lead to chaos over time. You must think of a solution."

"Well, that's true. I think it's better to take this opportunity to preach the new government policy. The information we have obtained is very rich, and I believe that it can also let the people understand the benefits of the new policy and kill two birds with one stone."

"Good idea, then we will take turns, one person is responsible for warning one person to preach."

"good!"

Fang Zhiwen's cavalry went to fight, and two young men with great ideas held policy lectures in this huge refuge cave.

Some children still like to come here to play after the war, so some people painted the events that happened in this cave on the walls of the cave. Thousands of years later, this is the famous tourist attraction of "Pastoring the scriptures in the cave".

At that time, Zhu Huan and He Qi, who did all this just to prevent the people from causing trouble, must have never expected that the two of them would be passed down through the ages. (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!