They are making a move outside the border

General, it's not just the King of Yan, the Qi army, the Yong army, and even the barbarians are out, ready to make a move outside the border!"

Zhan Chengyin, Song Duo, and Bian Ziping came over immediately.

Behind the messenger, Chen Kui, Chen Wu, Wu Li, Cheng Zixiao...

all rode over on horseback.

Because of the expansion of the town pass, Cheng Zixiao led Xu Huai's soldiers to guard the north.

Wu Li led the rebel army and Bian Ziping and Li Yuanzhong...to guard the west and south. Chen Kui, Chen Wu and others guarded the east.

With the expansion of the cultivated land, they had no walls to protect them and were stationed directly by the river, which was very close to the cultivated land. There are patrols 24 hours a day, watchtowers are built in the distance, and drones are flown once every hour to check the surrounding situation.

Unexpectedly, these countries are still ready to make a move.

Especially Qi, which did not give up after fleeing in a hurry last time, and even attacked Yan and Yong to attack Zhenguan.

This time, the barbarians did not station at the foot of the snow-capped mountains, but also sent troops.

Zhan Chengyin asked the soldier, "How many people have been dispatched?"

"Yan has the largest number of people, about 120,000."

"80,000 from Qi, 80,000 from Yong, and 100,000 from the barbarians..."

"They attacked Zhenguan from several directions. General, we don't have any city walls to protect us, only vegetable fields and rivers. If they attack, the people will be the first to suffer."

"The vegetable fields where the people have worked hard for two months will definitely be snatched away, and they will definitely find ways to transport the water in the river."

Chen Kui immediately turned over and dismounted, running to Zhan Chengyin.

"Damn it, I knew that Xia Wei's bringing people here was not a good thing. The King of Yan and another general named Guang Yingsheng, who is the number one general of Yan State, actually dispatched 150,000 people and came here under the pretext of capturing Xia Wei!"

"They kept saying that the rebels must be brought back to Xia State and killed. If our Zhan family army takes him in, we will be harboring criminals."

"They also shouted that the general had no reason to be the enemy of Xia State! What the hell is this!"

"Fortunately, the general did not let Xia Wei live in the city."

"If he is in the city, his soldiers will start killing from inside the city, and collude with King Yan and Guang Yingsheng outside the city, and our town will be disintegrated by their internal and external cooperation!"

Zhan Chengyin looked at Song Duo.

Song Duo frowned, thinking that Xia Wei should not be so!

He could see that this team of soldiers was starving to the point of being skinny, and they had not had clean water for several days.

When they arrived at the town, they were pale and thin, and weak. If they endured for a few more days, the 50,000 soldiers would definitely die.

How could they collude with each other to set up a trap!

He knelt down and bowed, guaranteeing with his head.

"General, Xia Wei should not be a spy!"

Chen Kui said angrily: "You also said that he should be, then why did he leave Yan State?"

"He said he wanted the soldiers to survive!"

"Did he still have war horses when he came?"

"Yes, 20,000 horses!"

"He can obviously survive by killing the war horses, why did he come to surrender to the general, a city garrison commander, led his people to rebel and escape from the country, taking away all the supplies and war horses, do you think Yan State will let him go?"

"Or, surrender is fake, and the cooperation with Yan Army is real!"

Song Duo immediately stood up, angry, and replied with a fierce look:

"Impossible! There is water where they are stationed, but there are no people, no vegetable fields, and the nearest place with people is five miles away..."

"It's only five miles, they have horse fields, and it's fast to ride horses to kill people!"

Song Duo was very angry, but he couldn't refute it.

Riding on the horse, he said to Zhan Chengyin: "General, I'm going to see Xia Wei. I recruited him. If his surrender is fake, I am willing to die to apologize!"

Zhan Chengyin stopped him. "Fly the drone and check the situation at Xiawei's base!"

"Yes!"

"Bian Ziping, Li Yuanzhong, Cheng Zixiao, you must hold your ground. These lands were cultivated by the people with great effort. Don't give up an inch of them!"

All the soldiers nodded: "Yes, General!"

"If we give in this time, once they have no food, they will come to rob the town. The Zhan family army must nip their ideas in the bud!"

"Retreat, fully armed, and quickly return to defense!"

"Yes, subordinates, listen to your orders!"

Zhan Chengyin rode on his horse and led a group of people to the east.

The east actually expanded to the territory of Qi State, occupying the best arable land of the people of Qi State.

Even the long-dried rivers dug up the cracked sediment, piled it on the land, and released water for storage...

The land in the east is the most fertile.

The potatoes, pumpkins, and corns planted here are growing exceptionally well.

Some can be dug up, each as big as a palm, and they are sweet and delicious when eaten raw.

The harvest at the east gate will be fully harvested in another month.

After the harvest, they started to plant eastern wheat...

so that piece of land must not be set foot on by Qi or Yan!

Zhan Chengyin rode on horseback and led the soldiers to the east gate.

The soldiers under Zhan Chengyin built a simple city wall, about three meters high.

It couldn't prevent the enemy army, but could only prevent thieves who steal vegetables.

Standing on the not-so-wide city wall, looking at the dark mass in front.

Even if there is a watchtower, there is a huge and bright solar night light on the tower, and they can't see the end of the light.

Zhan Chengyin estimated the number to be more than 150,000.

Mo Fan flew the drone, and he showed Zhan Chengyin the footage monitored by the drone.

In the video, the Yan army could not see the end, and they all advanced towards the town.

Zhan Chengyin said: "There are 180,000 people!"

"Damn, do they think our Zhan family army is easy to bully? Before, 550,000 people attacked Zhenguan, but they were all defeated in the end. Only these 180,000 people want to attack the city?"

"They may not be attacking the city to seize water sources, and they will not lose out if they seize the grown food and vegetables..."

Zhan Chengyin asked Chen Kui: "Why do your barbarians go south every autumn harvest?"

"Because the people have gone to collect food, and there is no one guarding the city gates!"

"Wrong, in order to grab food, killing people and attacking the city is a by-product."

"In autumn, the grass and trees on the grassland are withered and yellow. If there is no stored food, they will have a hard time in the winter. A large number of cattle and sheep will die of thirst and starvation. Stealing food will become their only source of food."

"If they get it, the cattle and sheep can survive, and they can survive."

"What's the death of a few people? In order to survive, they will kill and drink blood!"

"Similarly, does King Yan think his people can attack Zhenguan? No, he just wants water and food!"

"Every household has stored food, and the vegetables in the vegetable fields can be eaten even if they are not yet mature."

"There is so much water in the river. If enough buckets are pumped back, it can feed the army and more people!"

Chen Kui said unconvincedly: "Are we just going to let him drive us away like this?"

"No, we won't give up a single drop of water. If he wants to grab it, he has to have a life to grab it!"

"If they step into the range of the explosives, the bomb will be detonated!"

"Yes. General!"

Zhan Chengyin asked: "What's going on over there with Xia Wei?"

Zhuang Liang immediately showed Zhan Chengyin the footage observed by the drone!

Xia Wei obviously knew that King Yan had led his men to attack Zhenguan.

His face was tense, and he paced back and forth nervously.

After discussing with several soldiers, he had about eight soldiers under his command.

Four of them sneaked out of the tent, put on armor, went to the soldiers' tent, and came out with weapons.