The group of people were both strong and weak. The stronger ones used thick sticks to turn up the mud at the bottom of the ditch. Others put the turned up mud into various baskets and then lifted it to the people on the edge of the ditch. The people on the edge of the ditch dragged it.

Pick up the basket, pour the mud on the wall, and then have one person smooth it with his hands and pat it firmly, until the base is chest high. After a day of hard work, each team has made about a hundred steps. Although it is late autumn, it is far from the afternoon.

It was warm, but not too cold. All of these people were naked and sweaty from working in the cold wind. It seemed that only the elders were still wearing short brown clothes. I saw a group of unknown people walking over in full clothes.

, they seemed a little shy, but they couldn't avoid it, so they had to pretend not to see it, turned slightly, went about their own work, and ignored them.

Lord Xinling said to the elder: "Respect the hard work of our neighbors! Is there any fire in the camp?"

The elder said: "There is a lack of steamer and urn, so we can only light a fire to keep warm and boil some boiling soup."

Lord Xinling said: "Now that the ditch has been dredged, the water should be clearer. You can boil more boiling soup and eat it with glutinous rice soaked in it to warm your stomach. Eat less cold food, as it will cause disease in the stomach."

The elder said: "Young master reminded me, I will ask them to bring more water back to the camp to make soup when they are young."

Lord Xinling said: "I hope that I will urge my neighbors to build more fortifications while the weather is still warm. When the Qin army arrives, we can meet the enemy and the villagers will be less injured."

The elder said: "That's right. Sir, please rest assured. I will never let anything go wrong!"

As Lord Xinling walked, he talked with the elders of the fortification militia he saw, giving similar instructions. The retainers led the carriages and followed from a distance, with only a few close men surrounding them. Lord Xinling walked all the way,

Seeing that all the ditches and fortresses were nearly completed, the uneasiness and injustice in my heart became increasingly uncontrollable: If the Qin army waited for our barracks to be completed and attacked, what a spectacular military exploit it would be! The world-famous Qin army fell in front of the barracks in large numbers.

The rest jumped into the ditch desperately and were stoned to death by the soldiers behind the wall; the few who climbed up the wall were pierced through the chest and abdomen with halberds and spears... And he, Wei Wuji, Lord Xinling,

Will become the terminator of the Qin army.

As he was walking, thinking, and talking, he saw Mr. Jin.

Mr. Jin also stripped naked and covered himself with mud. He directed a group of people to build a fort beside the ditch: "The bottom must be two feet wide, otherwise the wall will collapse and crush himself... Don't build it too high."

It’s high. If it’s not tall enough, people can sit down. If it’s too high and you can’t reach out, it’s more troublesome... If the base is too thin and high, it’s like lighting a lamp in a latrine—looking for shit!” The people around laughed and agreed.

"Can't be mistaken!"

Then he saw Mr. Xinling and his entourage, and quickly jumped into the ditch, pouring water on himself while urging the people next to him: "Quickly rub it for me, the lord is here!" He washed the mud off his body slightly,

He climbed out of the ditch and wanted to put on his own clothes. Lord Xinling had already walked over. Mr. Jin had to stop and salute: "Young Master, you are polite!"

Lord Xinling returned the gift, then took his hand, walked to Mr. Jin's clothes together, handed them to Mr. Jin to put on one by one. Then he asked in a low voice: "Do you think Mr. Cao has returned?"

Mr. Jin was a little surprised and said: "Wei Zeng. Is there any news?"

"No. Let's wait here for Mr. Cao and his party, and we can ask him for advice."

"I don't dare!"

After Mr. Jin got dressed, Lord Xinling continued to patrol forward. Zhong Yue pulled Mr. Jin behind and quietly introduced to him the current situation and the decisions of Jin Bi and other generals in the camp. "It's hard to say that we have to work hard again."

Sir, he went out to do some research!" he said at last.

After hearing these words, Mr. Jin was silent for a while and replied: "I dare not quit after hard work, but the Qin army may have entered the pass now and the sentinels will not be able to reach it."

When Lord Xinling heard this, he turned around and asked, "How do you say this?"

Mr. Jin came to a deserted place and squatted down. The surrounding disciples gathered around in tacit understanding, with Zhongyue and Lord Xinling standing on both sides of him. Mr. Jin picked up a straw stick and marked on the ground: "Southern Edge of the Great Wall

Sixty miles away, we will pick up Han Zheng. At noon, there is a beacon fire at Nanguan, and the Qin army must have reached there. I set up a post to explore there, and went back and forth for more than a hundred miles, but it was too late. I concluded that the Qin army would go straight to Daliang after entering the pass.

If we follow the sentinels, we will find four or five houses. Even if we can get the details, it will take more time to get back and forth, and there is a risk that we will be beyond our reach."

"What do you think, sir?"

Mr. Jin is still drawing on the ground: "The best strategy is to enter the pass with a large army, which can be dealt with randomly according to the movement of the Qin army; the middle strategy is to withdraw the whole camp and follow the Qin army. Although the movement is controlled by others, it can still control the people without restraining them."

As for others, the next best strategy is to stick to our own territory. Even though there are deep ditches and high fortresses, they will remain as motionless as a mountain. If the Qin army abandons me and ignores us, all our food supplies will be scattered."

"Sir, I agree with you. General Wei Mang and Doctor Jin both insisted that the army stay here temporarily, waiting for the king's order. What can I do?"

"How many days can they hold on?"

"Never."

"Three or five days are good, as time goes by..."

Lord Xinling interrupted: "If you can stick to the law for three to five days without moving like a mountain, then something can be done."

Mr. Jin said: "This is not difficult. The Qin army has gone far away. Even if it comes back, it will only take two or three days. It is easy to get there in three to five days."

Lord Xinling said: "In this case, I will leave the matter of building the fort to Sir. The fort must be tight and inviolable." Mr. Jin stood up and responded. The group left. Zhong Yue stretched out his feet and quickly erased the route map drawn on the ground.

After walking a few more places, the retainer sent by Zhong Yue to pick up Mr. Cao came with Mr. Cao and his entourage. Lord Xinling saw these hundreds of elite soldiers one by one, and ordered one of the retainers to take them back to the small town for resettlement, leaving only

Mr. Cao followed. The group of people walked leisurely along the road and inspected in the direction of the small town. Every time they arrived at a camp, they would inspect it and say a few words of condolences. During the inspection, Zhong Yue also informed the camp of the plans for the afternoon.

Mr. Cao.

"What do you think, Mr. Cao?" Lord Xinling asked.

"I sent out troops at sunrise, but by the end of the day I had not met the Qin army. I knew that the Qin army had abandoned me, but I did not know that it was heading towards the South Pass."

"Sir, can you detect any clues about the Qin army along the way?"

"No. When I entered Xingxi, I saw no sign of the army advancing. I thought that the Qin army must not go south along the Yingshui River, but must go around the mountains."

"Mr. Fan sent a distant sentry to the old camp of the Qin army, but found nothing. The Qin army specially ordered people to clean up the traces."

"Hiding the head and leaving the tail hidden, it seems that he is not the Marquis of Rang, the style of Wu'an!"

"Mr. Zhongyue also has this opinion. But I don't know who can plan for this."

"I am so lonely and ignorant that I cannot recognize you."

"Marquis Rang, Wu'an has already seen the arrival of evil spirits from heaven, and now it has the help of wise and resourceful men. How can Heaven alone favor Qin to this extent?"

"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. The soldiers know how fast they are, but they do not know how long they will last. Today, the Qin army has repeatedly avoided our front and moved thousands of miles to fight. I know that I have to avoid fighting as a last resort!"

"In this case, sir, you will definitely be able to teach me."

"Although the camp is determined to hold fast, I can use one brigade to deflect and attack sideways. The enemy has heavy supplies of food and grass, as well as old and weak soldiers. Those who can take advantage of them will take advantage of them. The enemy will be defeated before fighting."

"Sir, how many troops will be used for this trip?"

"If there is a strong team from the second school, it can be worthy of it!"
Chapter completed!