Li Xu naturally took over the command without hesitation, and the first thing he did was to let Song Mu choose the most trustworthy guards around him.

Song Mu nodded and arranged the guard commander to select more than a dozen of the most trusted guards and hand them over to Li Xu.

Li Xu asked Song Mu's escort to lead these dozen guards to guard Song Mu and the other two, and protected them at the highest point of the gentle slope.

Then the remaining more than 30 guards were all arranged on the first line of defense by Li Xu.

Li Xu's guards were on the second line of defense.

The guards used their swords and weapons to cut down branches and shrubs from the trees and bushes on both sides of the gentle slope and piled them in front of the gentle slope. They picked up many stones and piled them on the gentle slope as obstacles to form a simple fortification.

Then, under the arrangement of Li Xu, some horse pits were dug in front of the fortification with swords, and simple disguise were made with branches.

At the same time, everyone was mobilized to carry large pieces of stones from the side and piled them behind the fortifications as the second line of defense.

Some similar arrangements were made on both sides of the gentle slope.

Under Li Xu's orderly command and dispatch, the entire gentle slope quickly formed a simple position that was easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Song Mu felt even more relieved when he saw Li Xu's arrangement and dispatch. He did not stand by and sit by and enjoy the fruits of his work, and also worked appropriately to work together.

Seeing that the three big bosses were doing it themselves, the guards were even more afraid to neglect their work efficiency.

"Brother Xu, if there is really a big enemy attack, these arrangements may not be long."

Song Yu said with some concern.

Li Xu nodded and said, "Uncle San is right. Here we are just temporarily delaying the enemy. If we want to escape unscathed today, we must need other arrangements."

Liu Jian asked in confusion: "Since the enemy has not appeared yet, we might as well take the opportunity to ride a horse and rush across this road. As long as we rush over, we will not be far from the camp of the left guard of Yulin. I believe that even if there is really an enemy, we will not dare to continue chasing us at the risk of being surrounded by the army."

Li Xu shook his head and said, "Uncle Liu, since the enemy dares to set up ambush here, there must be traps on these roads. If we rush over rashly, we will definitely fall into the trap of the enemy. Moreover, the enemy must have corresponding arrangements on our back roads. Now all we can do is to stick here and send a person familiar with the surrounding terrain to the Yulin Zuowei Camp to dispatch troops. As long as my two thousand troops arrive, the enemy will definitely collapse and escape at that time."

"So now we have two things. The first thing is to stick here. The enemy will soon find that we are not on the way, and will guess that we have found their ambush and may take the risk of attacking directly. The second thing is to immediately send someone to the Yulin Zuowei Camp to send troops to let them surround the enemy's retreat."

Seeing that the three of them nodded to agree with their words, Li Xu said again: "This enemy has obviously been thinking about it for a long time. If they cannot be wiped out in one fell swoop this time, there may be endless troubles. There is only the principle of being a thief for a thousand days, but there is no reason to defend against thieves for a thousand days."

The three of them looked at each other and knew that what Li Xu was saying was reasonable.

Song Mu patted Li Xu on the shoulder and smiled and said, "Since I have said I will listen to you, please ask General Li Zhonglang to give the order. We will obey the order. If you say you want to guard, we will guard, and if you say you want to run, we will run. Although I am old, I am not a weak scholar without any power. The sword on my waist can also kill people."

Song Yu nodded, took off his nine-section iron whip from the saddle, and put on a stance of eagerness to try.

Even Liu Jian had a long sword in his hand, without any fear.

Li Xu was infected by the courage of the three middle-aged uncles, nodded and laughed: "Since the three uncles have such courage and passion, I will definitely keep you safe today. If you really have any damage, I can't even get through Xiaoyuer's level."

Song Yu pretended to be disappointed and said, "Hey, the world is getting worse. The three of us are not as heavy as Xiaoyuer's weight. It's really disappointing."

The other two laughed loudly when they heard this.

Seeing the bosses talking and laughing calmly, the guards quickly calmed down, and their hearts, which were a little nervous, were already calm.

Song Mu found a person familiar with the surrounding terrain, and it was the guard named Song beside him named Song Xiaobao.

When Li Xu heard this name, his face was strange. He glanced at this little brother, and found that he was neither short nor dark. His tall and handsome face in life was completely different from the little baby he knew.

This person is said to be an orphan of the Song family. He has been adopted by Song Mu since then in the mansion. He has done a safe and meticulous job and is Song Mu's true confidant.

"Brother Xiaobao, this road in front of you must not work. Do you know there are other shortcuts that can lead to Yulin Zuowei Camp?"

Li Xu looked at Song Xiaobao and asked in a deep voice.

Song Xiaobao thought for a while and said, "There is indeed a small path to the Yulin Zuowei Camp from here. Although it is narrow and difficult to walk, it can allow one person to pass by. Moreover, the distance is half way off than the official road. This road was discovered by the last general when he was hunting with General Song. Usually, people are rarely visited, so the enemy should not know it."

Li Xu was happy and nodded, "This is the best. I will send a guard to accompany you and quickly go to the left guard camp of Yulin to dispatch troops. The safety of Prime Minister and us will be placed on you."

Song Mu took out a label of his own and handed it to Song Xiaobao, and asked him to go to the Yulin Left Guard Camp with this label to see the Yulin Left Guard's Right General Du Feng, and Du Feng would understand his purpose.

Li Xu was even simpler and chose a guard to let him convey his orders, so that Zhang Long and Zhao Husheng immediately ordered their troops to set off for help after receiving their orders.

The two of them took the order and set off immediately and headed north.

Not long after the two left, they saw figures wearing armor and holding swords, guns, bows and arrows flashing from the dense forests on both sides of the front, and surrounded the gentle slope where Li Xu and others were stationed.

Seeing this, the guards all looked solemn, and when they looked at Li Xu, they all had admiration in their eyes.

This General Li Zhonglang was too keen to perceive danger. If he hadn't had the early warning and let everyone stay here, there would have been corpses everywhere.

Many people admire Li Xu and secretly feel grateful. They trust Li Xu's ability a little more and hold the weapon in their hands tighter.

Although Song Mu believed in Li Xu's judgment in his heart, he was still shocked when he saw a large number of ambushers appearing. His eyes looked at Li Xu with more appreciation.

This person is really a blessing. If it weren't for him, I'm afraid his brother would not be able to escape today.

Song Yu and Liu Jian were also surprised, and both looked at Li Xu with gratitude and clenched the weapons in their hands.

More and more enemies emerged from the dense forest, and then carefully bypassed the traps they set and began to unravel the array in front of the gentle slope.

Li Xu stood on a huge rock and observed carefully and found that there were about 500 enemies, and the actions were quite organized. He was not like those brave and cruel Green Forest bandits who were not well-organized, but like a well-trained army.

If it is an army, the situation will be a bit dangerous.

Just as Li Xu was carefully observing the enemy, the first wave of enemy troops had begun to slowly advance towards the gentle slope.
Chapter completed!