In order to prevent the Chinese army from retaliating against the raid, Pu Du set up a defense line and ordered General Gai Hun to lead the wolf-driven soldiers, General Yi Nalo led the snake-driven soldiers, and General Qi Lifa led the insect-driven soldiers to station at the border.

The deworming soldiers are on the outermost layer, the snake-driving soldiers are in the middle, and the wolf-driving soldiers are on the innermost side of the defense line.

And the Du Du can drive the tiger and sit at the entrance of the military camp.

Beast soldiers defend themselves from layers of defense. If they rashly break in, they will easily be attacked by poisonous insects, poisonous snakes, and wolves. They are unpredictable.

The Chinese country didn't even see the enemy. They had to react inexplicably because they had to lose so many soldiers.

Especially this mission is to attract the attention of the enemy with a high profile. If you do nothing in this situation, it may arouse the other party's suspicion.

Dewey asked to lead troops to fight and directly attacked the territory of the dike tribe.

Ouyang Chun stopped him: "Only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you win every battle! The Di tribe is good at taming animals and insects. This is where they live for generations, and they occupy a good place for their own territory and people. They will inevitably suffer if they are impulsive! Our army should first collect the other party's military information, and then formulate strategies to launch a counterattack!"

"Then use hot air balloons to fly over the enemy to reconnaise!" Dewey said.

Ouyang Chun shook his head slightly: "No!"

“Why?”

"There are all south winds recently, and hot air balloons are not easy to control and it is difficult to fly west as you wish. You can set up a high platform near the military camp to look out, and a telescope can still see the other party's layout!"

The Chinese army received the order and immediately began logging and building high platforms on site.

The scout sent the information to the Zhou army, and Tang Niu asked in confusion: "What is the purpose of Ning Ze building a high platform?"

The general Li Ling of his subordinate said: "Ning Ze is proficient in spells. Could it be that he suffered a loss before, so he built an altar and wanted to cast spells to fight back?"

The civil and military ministers changed their expressions when they heard this.

"Ningze's magic power is amazing, I heard that it can summon Thunder!"

"He won't summon thunder to strike at our army, right?"

"How to resist the power of heavenly thunder?"

"Will it summon heavy rain to deal with our army with floods?"

"The defense of beast soldiers is meaningless and cannot be stopped at all!"

...

Seeing the officials below talking and being frightened by Ning Ze’s “spells”, Tang Niu had a headache, so he asked Mei Xu: “The Prime Minister thinks that Ning Ze wants to cast his spells?”

"This... I dare not assert, it is impossible!" Mei Xu replied.

"If he really casts his spell, how can he deal with it?" Tang Niu asked him.

Mei Xu thought for a long time: "I don't know the other party's intentions yet, so I can only take one step at a time! I suggest sending more scouts to closely monitor the other party's actions."

Faced with this situation, Tang Niu had no choice but to follow Mei Xu's advice: "Since that's the case, I will send additional scouts to inquire!"

"Here!"

The State of Zhou sent more scouts to inquire about information every day and report in real time.

China focused on building high platforms, and it took five days to complete it.

Although the platform is simple, it is sufficient.

After the completion, the scouts reached the top and took out their telescopes to look towards the direction of Zhou State's military camp.

The scenes in the distance are clear, including the layout of the Zhou army and the defense line of beast soldiers.

All the situations seen by the scouts were recorded and drawn into pictures and handed over.

When Wang Tong got the information, he immediately transferred it to Ouyang Chun.

After reading the information, Ouyang Chun learned about the enemy's military information and started to calculate.

After a long time, he said to Dewey: "The enemy's layout is in line with military tactics and belongs to the crane wing formation that is both offensive and defensive. The outer edges are protected by dike beasts and are easy to defend. It seems that the opponent has no idea of ​​actively fighting."

"If so, how do you explain the poisonous insects before?" Dewey asked.

"The enemy does not want to start a war on the whole line, so it is a test." Ouyang Chun said, "Even if it is really necessary to fight, the other side will choose a local war with a smaller scale! They are unwilling to expand the battlefield, which intensifies the war situation between the two sides, which is probably related to internal pressure!"

"Since the other party doesn't want to make a big fuss, he won't let him do it!" Dewey said, "Just fight, maybe you can take the opportunity to overthrow Zhou State!"

"No!" Ouyang Chun shook his head and denied, "Although the enemy does not want to make a big deal, if it really fights, Tang Niu is not easy to deal with. There may be civil strife in the Zhou country, causing trouble for him. But our army may not take advantage! It may even destroy the prince's plan because of unauthorized actions. Remember, we need to attract attention from a high profile, but there is no need to fight a war that is not sure. No matter how weak the Zhou country is, Tang Niu can easily take the head of the general among all the troops. He once had the first place in the world and even the title of Qilin general. Mei Xu is also a powerful general, with few opponents. There are also the dike tribe driving beast soldiers that are hard to defend. If you don't pay attention, it will ruin the prince's good things! If our army takes the initiative to attack but is defeated by the enemy, the northern defense line is likely to collapse, which forces the prince to give up the original plan and go north to help. At that time, the general of the Ghost Face will also have to turn around and return to defense urgently!"

"So serious?" Dewey was stunned.

"What do you think? Now it's a move that moves the whole body, and our army's mission is just a word of stability."

"Then what do you think?"

"The word "stability" is the beginning, and you should not act impulsively! It is best to avoid large-scale combat and adopt small-scale conflicts!"

"I don't understand this, please explain it more clearly!"

"It is to avoid the main force's combat and minimize the possibility of head-on confrontation!" Ouyang Chun said, "The other party has the same idea, it's best."

"What you mean is that both sides are raiding each other on a small scale, making small fuss?"

"That's right! But it can't be noticed by the other party."

"You literati talk about things all the time, and you can make people confused!" Dewey was very depressed, "Otherwise, tell me what to do!"

"Don't worry! I will make a simple sand table based on the information first." Ouyang Chun said, "With the sand table, you can display the enemy's army layout more intuitively. It is also convenient to explain the strategy."

"Okay, then you hurry up!"

Ouyang Chun called a confidant adviser to set up a sand table together.

When the sand table was successfully completed, we explained the enemy's layout to everyone, and then pointed to an area northwest of the enemy's military camp and said: "Although the intelligence is limited, based on the current layout of the enemy's military camp and the trajectory of grain transportation, it is inferred that the enemy's granary is here. Before the troops moved the food and grass, the most important thing in the war was food and grass. The enemy's army caught our army off guard with poisonous insects and lost more than 300 people. Raiding the granary can best save face and is also the most suitable counterattack operation. The opponent will definitely be heavily guarded near the granary, so this operation uses explosive crossbows and the Futu army, and it must be successful!"

"I am very confident with the Futu army and the explosion crossbow!" Dewey said, "But how do you make sure that the other party's granary is here?"

"According to a large amount of intelligence analysis, considering that Mei Xu has some attainments in military strategy, the possibility of the barracks being in this position is extremely high." Ouyang Chun replied, "If the barracks are found, they must be burned in one go; if the barracks are not here, the second most likely position is this!"

Seeing Ouyang Chun move his finger to another place on the sand table, Dewey frowned and said, "Isn't that going deep into the enemy forces?"

"That's right! In my opinion, the possibility is very small." Ouyang Chun said, "but it cannot be completely ruled out. If there is no granary here, there is no need to go deep into the enemy's positions, just turn around and think about other plans!"

Dewey nodded after hearing this: "Okay, I understand!"

"If there is an emergency, use the signal fireworks immediately, and I will lead the troops to support you!"

"Since that's the case, I will lead my troops to run!"

"Be careful, you must take a long way from here!" Ouyang Chun reminded him and pointed his fingers at the sand table map a few times. "If you follow the right path, the other party will definitely have a sentry post in these locations, which will easily reveal its whereabouts."

"I understand, leave it to me!"

Dewey immediately set out, took five thousand Futu troops and two thousand crossbowmen, quietly left the barracks, and detoured from the long road.

Tang Niu didn't know that Dewey left the Chinese military camp, nor did he know that he secretly entered the country from the barren mountains and rivers, and marched through the mountains.

It was not easy to walk on the middle, and even when climbing cliffs or dangerous canyons, dozens of Futu troops and crossbow soldiers were lost.

There is no road here, far away from the avenue, and even wild beasts rarely pass through dangerous places. No one thought that Dewey would cross mountains and ridges from here.

After a long journey and paying dozens of lives, the team successfully arrived at the top of the mountain near the destination.

I took out the telescope and observed it, and found the enemy's granary.

As Ouyang Chun said, the other party set up a granary here, dispatched tens of thousands of troops, and there was also a general Lin Xuan to dispatch it here.

Under normal circumstances, leading troops to raid may not be able to gain a advantage.

The fortifications near the granary are very complete and have no loopholes.

It is precisely because of this that Ouyang Chun asked Dewey to lead the Futu army and the explosion crossbow.

The Futu soldiers were invulnerable to swords and guns, and they followed Ning Ze to fight in the north with strong strength and rich combat experience. Although the explosion crossbow was expensive, it could easily break any defense, making the opponent's fortifications seem useless.

With Dewey in charge, he has a great chance of winning against Lin Xuan.

Even so, Ouyang Chun still asked Dewey to wait until late at night and launch a sneak attack after the other party rests, rather than choosing to fight head-on.

In order to cover Dewey and make Tang Niu less aware of it, Ouyang Chun ordered the military camp to continuously mobilize military flags and horses to confuse the other party, making him think that the Chinese army is ready to retaliate for the soldiers who lost the last poisonous insect attack, so that the other party is ready to defend and focus on Ouyang Chun.

Dewey followed Ouyang Chun's instructions and waited in seclusion on a hill that was quite far from the enemy's granary. He could not even make a fire to cook, so he ate dry food and slept on the grass.

It was late at night when the granary guards were drowsy, Dewey led his troops down the mountain in the dark and moved towards the enemy's granary.

During this period, dozens of soldiers accidentally slid down a steep slope and fell to death, which slightly affected their morale.

Dewey still insisted on leading the troops and came all the way to the near the granary.

After arriving, the crossbow soldiers first launched an offensive and used explosive arrows to destroy enemy defenses.

There were repeated explosions in the middle of the night, alarming Lin Xuan and the granary guards, and hurried out to fight.

When they arrived, the granary fortifications had been blown up. Dewey immediately led the Futu army and rushed forward directly, with two thousand crossbowmen covering the back.
Chapter completed!