In the north of Lanyi City, Jinzhou, on the Shigouzi River, nearly 3,000 soldiers and horses lined up along the Shigouzi River, and a large number of arrows were transported from the city to the Shigouzi River. The civilians recruited them built fortifications along the Shigouzi River.

Fang Rushui had made up his mind to defend Lanyi City, drag down Ganhou's army, and buy time for Chu Huan.

In fact, everyone knows that Lanyi City does not have much grain storage and its military strength is seriously insufficient. Facing Ganhou’s 30,000 troops, if you really have to stick to it, it will not last long.

Lanyi City belongs to the northern city and has been breached by the people of Xiliang before. Although the people of Xiliang retreated and repaired and reinforced, the entire city is still not strong. As long as the Northwest Army approaches the city, with the city defense and strength of Lanyi City, it will not last for ten days. There are only two dangerous places that can stop the Northwest Army.

The Langya Valley Road is narrow and tortuous, easy to defend but difficult to attack. Fang Rushui knew very well that as long as he arranged enough troops in the Langya Valley Road and insisted on his deathbed, even if Gan Hou had more troops, it would be impossible to break through the Langya Valley Road. When Lanyi City was built as the prefecture city of Jinzhou, he saw this God-given Wolf Tooth Chamber.

After Fang Rushui and He Kui discussed, He Kui personally took charge of Langya Valley Road.

Not afraid of the enemy attacking from the Langya Valley Road, but fearing that there will be problems within him. Last year, Uncle Zhang Yan and his son guarded Jinzhou. They thought that no one could open the Langya Valley Road, but in the end, Chu Huan stolen it and broke the Jinzhou. With the lessons of the past, Fang Rushui dared not think that the Langya Valley Road is a solid piece, so He Kui was allowed to defend the Langya Valley Road, so he could be sure of everything.

The only place where the Northwest Army can attack is Shigouzihe.

As long as the Shigouzi River is guarded, the Northwest Army will not be able to enter the city of Lanyi. However, Fang Rushui is also very clear that the Northwest Army may not be able to defeat the Shigouzi River in ten days and half a month. However, over time, the opponent is ready to take up enough superior forces with the Northwest Army. If he really wants to launch a general attack, the Shigouzi River will still not be able to stop them.

Although he ordered the entire army to defend Lanyi and wait for Chu Huan's reinforcements, he knew in his heart that Chu Huan had to face Zhu Lingyue's Tianshan army, and 30,000 Black Wind Cavalry came out in full swing. Whoever wins and loses is still unknown. All the troops in Chu Huan's hands can still have a little vitality when he fights with Zhu Lingyue. As for the possibility of sending troops to rescue Jinzhou is slim.

But he could not let the Jinzhou soldiers lose hope.

He Kui said it well, Confucius said to be benevolent, Meng said to be righteous, Fang Rushui didn't read many books, but he understood what kind of benevolence and righteousness meant. At this time, he might be able to really find a good future for himself, but from now on, he would never be able to stand between heaven and earth again.

If you treat me with a common man, I should treat me with a common man. If you treat me with a national scholar, I will repay me with full enthusiasm.

Fang Rushui had made up his mind and naturally had no distractions. He only thought in his mind that he could drag the Northwest Army one day. Even if the Northwest Army really crossed the Shigouzi River, he would set up obstacles on the riverside, making it difficult for the Northwest Army to advance every step forward.

The Northwest Army's march speed was indeed not slow. In just three days, the Northwest Army had already approached the other side of the Shigouzi River, with flags waving and soldiers and horses. Fang Rushui personally sat on the riverside and led the entire army to stand up for battle.

The Shigouzi River is the largest river in the north of Jinzhou. There is not much water source in the large area from Shigouzi River to Yanmen Pass. The people near Lanyi City also drink water from the Shigouzi River. This river nurtures countless people on both sides of the river, but soon, perhaps this clear river water will be dyed red by blood.

After the Northwest Army arrived on the other side of the river, it set up camp only a few miles away from the river bank, but did not launch an attack immediately.

For the next two consecutive days, the Northwest Army's camps were stationed on site, and no soldiers even tried to cross the river to attack. There was a stalemate on both sides of the river bank.

Fang Rushui knew that this was the silence before the war.

In order to prevent the other party from sending spies to dive across the river to inquire about the news, he always sent patrol soldiers to patrol day and night, beware of the Northwest Army's crossing the river.

"Report to the general, Mr. He sent someone to report that outside the Langya Valley, a Northwest Army had set up camps there, but did not launch an attack on Langya Valley." Just inside the big tent not far from Shigouzi River, soldiers came to report: "Mr. He and the soldiers of Langya Valley are waiting for the battle, so that the general can rest assured that they do not have to think about Langya Valley."

Fang Rushui ordered, "Report the situation over there at any time!"

There is no doubt that the Northwest Army divided into two groups, one of which was preparing to cross the river to attack, and the other was planning to launch an attack from Langya Valley. However, Fang Rushui knew in his heart that the real main force of the attack could only be on the side of Shigouzi River. Although the Northwest Army also arranged troops outside Langya Valley, it was undoubtedly a suspicious army, just to restrain the Jinzhou troops in Langya Valley.

In the face of absolute strength, Fang Rushui knew that all the strategies would not work, and the next thing he could do was to fight Gan Hou with real swords and guns.

Fang Rushui was ready to fight to the death, and the Jinzhou soldiers who were waiting by the river were also prepared for this.

Two more days passed, but Fang Rushui became more and more strange.

Although the camp tents were continuous across the river, the Northwest Army seemed to be preparing to settle here, and it was not as if it was going to launch a battle to cross the river. I accidentally saw some soldiers coming out of the camp to draw water from the Shigouzi River and return to the camp, and there was no special movement.

This is like two families living across the river, extremely calm, and there seems to be no murderous atmosphere of war.

Fang Rushui knew that Gan Hou was a brave general on the battlefield. Not only was he brave, Gan Hou also had some fun. When he fought with the people of Xiliang in the past, the people of Xiliang suffered a lot.

Now that Gan Hou has an absolute advantage, he is just Chen Bing, avoiding fighting, which makes Fang Rushui feel that there is something wrong with it.

Not only did Fang Rushui think so, but the generals under Fang Rushui also thought things were strange.

What bothered Fang Rushui the most was that Langya Valley Road and Shigouzi River were closely guarded, which blocked the road to the Northwest Army to seize Lanyi City, but also blocked his own way out, leaving the entire Lanyi completely in a state of non-existence in foreign information.

The last letter sent from Lanyi City was to Shuoquan to report to Chu Huan that Gan Hou had dispatched troops and was sweeping towards Lanyi City. No more letters were sent since Shuoquan, and because the road was blocked, Fang Rushui could not get news from Shuoquan or even Hezhou. He just felt vaguely that since Gan Hou had already arrived near Lanyi City, Zhu Lingyue's Tianshan Army was probably sent troops to Xiguan at this moment, but Fang Rushui and Lanyi City knew nothing about the specific news.

The Langya Valley Road is defending, and the Shigouzi River is also defending. The Northwest Army outside the Langya Valley is stationed in Anza, and the Northwest Army on the other side of the Shigouzi River are also silent.

The heavens were not good, and wind and sand began to rise again in the past two days. Although the wind and sand were not very large, the world was covered with gray, and was on the side of the river. Although I could vaguely see the large tents on the other side, I saw very vaguely what the scene was like. Fang Rushui was worried that the other party would take advantage of the wind and sand weather to kill him, and sent him to the whole army to be highly alert.

Two more days passed, and the other party still had no movement. Fang Rushui understood that things were definitely not simple. That night, he sent a general named Zhao Dahong to lead several capable soldiers to secretly go down the river and spy on the other party's camp. Let's see what Gan Hou was doing. In Fang Rushui's view, there is only one possibility to explain this abnormal situation, that is, the entire Northwest Army is waiting here, and the rear of the Northwest Army is stepping up time to build ships, waiting for the ships to be built and then launch an attack.

However, to build a ship, not one or two. Tens of thousands of soldiers have to cross the river, and the ships they make will not be a minority, and they will also make some noise.

But now the other party's camp is silent as if they are dead, and the Northwest Army soldiers seem to be sleeping there day and night, saying that they are raising their energy, but this kind of scene is too outrageous.

Crossing the river to inquire about the other party's movements is naturally an extremely dangerous thing, but if you negligently fall into the other party's hands, you will die for a lifetime.

Zhao Dahong was also a brave man. The soldiers he selected were all brave warriors who were fearless. After dark, Zhao Dahong led his men to secretly go down the river from the camp, quietly dived to the other side for inquiries.

Fang Rushui waited for Zhao Dahong to leave, and then waited anxiously.

If the other party was not building a ship and was not sitting on the sidelines because of this, then Gan Hou must be playing tricks. Fang Rushui still had some understanding of Gan Hou and knew that this person sometimes played unexpected means. Now it was hard for him to guess what the other party wanted to make.

These days, he has not been sleeping day and night, exhausted, and is waiting in the big tent, leaning on the chair and sleeping in a daze. I don’t know how long it took, but he heard a voice from outside: “General, Zhao Dahong and the others are back!”

Fang Rushui heard the sound in a daze, woke up immediately, stood up suddenly, and said anxiously: "Let them in!"

When Zhao Dahong came in, his clothes were still wet. When he entered the tent, he said without waiting for Fang Rushui to ask: "General, things are wrong, there is something wrong there!"

"Dahong, don't be anxious first." Seeing Zhao Dahong panting, Fang Rushui personally poured a cup of hot tea for Zhao Dahong and handed it over, "Drink a sip of water and talk slowly, what's going on?"

Zhao Dahong took the tea, drank it all, wiped the corners of his mouth, frowned, and said, "General, there were no people in the northwest military camp across the river bank... No, there were people, but Bei Zhi secretly circled most of their tents for half a circle, and there were still not a hundred people... Their tents were planted everywhere, and many tents were indeed lit, but there were no soldiers in the middle of the tent...!" He shouted: "Bring in..." Xiang Fang Rushui explained: "General, we grabbed a tongue over there and came back!"

Several wet soldiers pushed a Northwest Army soldier with stripped naked clothes and only wearing a pair of single pants. His hands were tied. When he arrived in the tent, several people immediately pressed the man down and knelt down.

PS: I have had a lot of things these two days. Everyone forgive me more. If I have time, I will make more calculations and make more progress. I'm sorry.
Chapter completed!