The breakfasts in each camp were different. Most of them just sat together and ate the grains they brought. The stove in front of them was also on fire, and the cauldron was boiling with hot soup. It was just water fetched from the nearby ditch.

The fire and hot soup are not so much for cooking as they are to bring a little warmth and comfort to everyone in the early morning of winter. There are only a few stoves, and beans and vegetables roll out of the soup from time to time, filling the air with a sense of warmth and comfort.

It has a sweet aroma. For more sophisticated people, plums, dates and salt are added to the soup. The sweet and sour taste constantly arouses people's appetite. Many people who can't afford this bite just eat it because of the aroma.

The envy and satisfaction on his face were complexly intertwined while he was eating the unpalatable glutinous rice.

Lord Xinling deliberately did not drive. Surrounded by a group of guests, he walked along the road in front of the camp to the farthest camp. During breakfast, there was no traffic on the road, so the appearance of this group of people was particularly eye-catching. Many people

They recognized that the man in the lead was none other than Mr. Xinling, Lord Wei, who had been waiting by the ditch last night and who later took a car to patrol the camp. After noticing this, people exchanged looks with each other, expressing complicated emotions.

What surprised Mr. Xinling was that the farthest place from the city and the one that might be the first to engage the enemy was actually the work camp. Obviously no one was there to place the soldiers in the small town, so they set up a small camp next to the work camp, with no vehicles around.

The guards only had a few dead branches randomly inserted as camp fences. There was no sentry outside the camp gate. There were only about a hundred people in the camp. No stoves were dug or cauldrons were set up. Only a few fires were lit in the center of the camp.

A group of twenty or thirty people were sitting around the fire. Some were eating glutinous rice, while others were staring blankly at something in the distance or nearby.

Lord Xinling winked at Zhongyue. Zhongyue understood and gave a signal to the disciples to secretly prepare for guarding. Then, holding an ax and ax, he followed Lord Xinling into the small camp where the soldiers were surrendered.

The city lord obviously didn't realize that someone would break into the camp. He turned his back to the camp gate where Lord Xinling was and subconsciously lit a fire. It wasn't until a bewildered soldier next to him gave a hint that he realized that someone was breaking into the camp. He stood up in a hurry.

He recognized Lord Xinling and Zhong Yue who were following him at a glance, so he shouted "line up" and hurriedly stepped forward to salute: "Xiaoyi surrenders Guan Chong to pay homage to the general!"

Zhong Yue stepped forward and returned the courtesy: "Lord, thank you for your hard work! General, thank you for your hard work!"

Lord Xinling said: "Continue eating. The enemy troops cannot come today, so everyone can eat in peace." Everyone sat around the fire again, but all their attention had been transferred to Lord Xinling.

Lord Xinling also sat casually on the ground, invited the city lord to sit down as well, and gently said to the city lord: "Who is the city manager?"

The city lord said: "I dare not bother the general to ask questions. Our ancestors were responsible for managing the people in the city, so we took Guan as our surname."

Lord Xinling said: "Generation after generation, the clan will prosper!"

The city lord said: "The people in the city are not from the same clan, but Ba Ting is from another clan. It's just that the natives of my family are here. Everyone praises you and calls you the lord of the city. I don't celebrate the New Year!"

Lord Xinling asked: "Who are you?"

The city lord said: "I don't dare! Ji Zi is very bad and has been executed! The remaining three sons are all in the camp, subject to the general's orders!" Then he turned around and summoned three people. After bowing, they stood behind the city lord.

Lord Xinling said: "I have a plan, and I hope the city lord can help me!"

The city lord said: "Just listen to the general!"

Lord Xinling said: "Our army has just arrived, and the route is unclear. The city lord's family is here, so he must know the surrounding area well. I would like to ask the three gentlemen to bring ten people each to guide our army. I don't know what the city lord will do!"

The city lord suddenly turned pale, but immediately turned back to his three sons and said: "Each of them chooses ten people who are familiar with geography to listen!"

The three of them saluted and left, and soon they came with thirty people. Lord Xinling said to Zhongyue: "Two branches will be sent to the official of Jin, and one will be sent to the small town to be handed over to Cao. Mr. Jin and I will deploy them everywhere and serve as guides."

, consult." Then he turned to the city lord: "City lord, please select ten more people to accompany me in preparation for issuing orders everywhere. Here, the city lord can choose one person to take charge of the rest."

The city lord said: "How dare I! I'm too old to help you, and I'm afraid I'll let the general in trouble!"

Lord Xinling said: "The Son of Heaven and his father serve the three elders, how about us. We are about to ask the city lord to make plans when he is older!"

The city lord said: "The general has been over-reputed, how can I be a man? I can only repay him with my heart and brains!" The city lord left to select people. His three sons also had complicated expressions and took ten people each to follow the retainers appointed by Zhong Yue and walked in different directions.

Soon, the city lord arrived with ten people, followed by one person: "Guan has been transferred to serve as a servant, and the camp is under the command of his foolish brother Guan Tu!"

Guan Tu looked much younger than Guan Chong. He saluted Lord Xinling and said, "If something happens, I will do my best to help you. If the general has orders, Tu Wan will not hesitate to die. I hope that all my brothers will live in their old age!"

Lord Xinling said: "I have something unclear and I want to consult your brother. I hope that you, a gentleman, will work diligently on your behalf and avoid making mistakes. I will be very lucky!"

When Lord Xinling said this, Guan Tu was speechless and could only say: "How dare you disobey me!"

Zhong Yue suddenly said: "May I ask the city lord who was the envoy last night?"

The city lord said: "This person, the Cai family, became a Yan person."

Zhong Yue said: "If you are in the city, I would like to see you as the city lord."

The city lord was surprised and said: "I returned to the city alone last night, but Mr. Cai stayed in the army and I haven't seen him yet! How...?"

Zhong Yue said: "It turns out that your surname is Cai, and he is from Yan... Since he is not in the city, then the city lord will not have to worry about it!"

The city lord was confused and couldn't ask more questions, so he could only wonder in his heart.

Lord Xinling said to Guan Tu: "Since the city has surrendered, it has become the people of the Wei Dynasty. Rewards for meritorious deeds and punishment for demerits will naturally be unified. A gentleman can sue everyone, but those who kill the enemy and perform meritorious deeds will be rewarded by me. There will be no difference!"

Weak women and children remain as quiet as before, without any intrusion."

Guan Tu saluted and said, "Thank you, General!"

Lord Xinling encouraged him a few more words and then said: "Let us go to the nearby camp to inspect. A gentleman treats his soldiers and people well and makes great achievements. Only then can he live up to his husband's deeds."

Guan Tu sent Mr. Xinling and his entourage to the gate of the camp before returning. Mr. Xinling then walked towards the nearest work camp.

The order of the work camp was slightly better than before. Although there was only one soldier, the craftsmen still divided into ranks and raised fire to eat. When the soldier saw Lord Xinling walking into the camp gate, he quickly got up and came to greet him.

Lord Xinling said: "The enemy is approaching, why are you in the front?"

The soldier commander was startled: "When we arrived at the camp, we were ordered to set up camp on the spot, so we set up camp here."

Lord Xinling said: "Immediately break up the camp and go eastward to camp outside the small city. Mr. Zhongyue, what should you do?"

Zhong Yue said: "There are many small rivers outside the small city, which hinders the march. You will build a bridge on the river outside the city to ensure that the military road is unobstructed. The Lord of the City please send someone back to the city to deliver the order. Whatever is needed to build the bridge, he will be recruited soon.

In the city." Then he arranged for a retainer to stay behind to lead the work camp back to the city. The city lord also had to arrange for one follower to stay behind.
Chapter completed!