Chapter 3513 Not everyone's surname is Liu

Fangling.

Although there were already a small team of the Cavalry outside the city, life still had to be lived.

You can’t tell the right thing to eat, drink, defecate, and urinate. These problems that humans cannot avoid can be eliminated immediately, right?

This is also the reason why the siege tactics are often used in ancient siege wars. Even if the city walls are high and thick and difficult to break through, the siege will not only cause food in the city to be tight, but also cause the feces and urine in the city to be unable to discharge water sources. In addition, the rotten cattle and sheep corpses thrown into the city by the attackers...

Especially the small castles in the West. Military fortresses built on cliffs and attacked with great damage. During the Yuan Dynasty, many of them were dragged down by this tactic.

Fangling is a small town.

Sewers or something can be found on the Nanhe River, but the wood for heating cannot grow out of the water.

After closing the door and alert for a few days, I couldn't stand it anymore.

The little cold wind in winter blew and shivered. Without the firewood for heating, the whole city might be sparse...

So what else can I do?

Make an appointment and leave the city to pick wood.

Today is the day to pick woodcuts.

There is no fixed time for these days, or two days apart, or two consecutive days, and then three more days apart.

The time for opening the door is not fixed. Sometimes it opens in the morning and sometimes it only opens at noon, but no matter when the city gate is opened, it will definitely close at night.

Today, there are only two hours of woodcutting. From Chen to noon, the door will be closed after noon.

Before Chen, Zeng Shun had already left the house and walked towards the city gate. He wore a hat on his head, a roll of rope on his back, a shoulder pole on his shoulder, and a chopping hatchet in his hand.

He is a minor official in Fangling, but in this kind of small place, the minor official doesn’t have much money. He just makes money, and he just makes some daily allowances, and then his identity is somewhat convenient.

For example, now, he can know the time of Qiaocai in advance, and after he reaches the city gate, there are still soldiers who can take them to a higher level. However, ordinary people can only listen to the knocking of the city, and only then will they know that they can leave the city today, and they have to queue up to leave the city. Time is relatively tight.

"Zeng Shuzuo, are you going to pick the woodcutter today?"

The military academy on duty at the city gate asked.

『Ah.』 Zeng Shun held the hat and nodded, 『There is no choice, the firewood is burned out, and it almost froze in the middle of the night last night...』

"Ah, you'll say it before there's no firewood!" The military academy seemed to say enthusiastically, "How can I freeze the Shu Zuo?"

Zeng Shun smiled, "Thank you too."

The two of them exchanged greetings for a while, but they were actually being polite.

Zeng Shun is just Shu Zuo. If he was in charge of the business, he wouldn't even say anything. Naturally, someone filled the woodshed in his home. If he went too late, he wouldn't be able to find a place to put the wood!

The reason why the military academy is polite to Zeng Shun is just that I hope Zeng Shun will not cause trouble at some time. Of course, if Zeng Shun is ungrateful, he will insist on sending firewood from the military academy, and the military academy will also give it. Give me a few pieces of firewood and then take on favors.

Zeng Shun also knew this, so he just laughed and said a few words, not really asking the military academy to send firewood. Firewood is nothing on weekdays, but at the moment, the price is soaring. This is like rice and flour in extraordinary times, and cannot be measured by ordinary prices.

Seeing that Zeng Shun was wise and well-informed, the military academy was happy to do favors, so they led Zeng Shun to the city gate, "Remember to go east of the city after leaving the city... There is Cao's army there, even if that is coming, it will be more convenient..."

The one that opens is the North City Gate, and most people are used to walking north.

But with more people, they often fight for each other, and they may not be able to pick up or cut some good firewood.

If it is a newly cut branch, it is difficult to burn it. There is still a lot of smoke, and it is not easy to use if you don’t dry it for a few days. If you avoid crowded places, you can pick up more dry branches, which are light in weight and carry more, which is easy to use.

Zeng Shun nodded.

There was a sound of clappers on the street.

When the military academy heard this, they shouted, asking their subordinates to open half of the city gate and lower the suspension bridge.

Zeng Shun thanked the military academy, and then followed the first few out of the city.

The first few people obviously received instructions, and after walking north for a while, they turned around and went east.

Zeng Shun did not follow the east, but continued to walk north for a while, then turned to the west.

To the west is the direction where the cavalrymen appear.

Others were scared, but Zeng Shun was anxious.

He was not sure if he could meet the scout of the Cavalry this time.

It is true that he is a minor official. He really needs to chop wood to keep warm in winter, but the frequency cannot be too frequent, otherwise even a fool would notice something is wrong.

The last time I said it was because I didn’t prepare in advance, and this time it could be said that the weather was cold in winter and I used it frequently. What about the next time?

Fangling is an important channel to the flank of Jingzhou, and its strategic location is quite important.

This "decent" is obviously a relative concept. That is to say, if you can invest less in Fangling but gain more advantages, then it is very cost-effective to attack Fangling and gain control of this passage. However, if it is the opposite, it takes a lot of effort and suffers heavy losses before taking Fangling, even if you get the passage, there may not be any soldiers launching the next stage of attack.

Therefore, Zeng Shun had to deliver the information to the Cavalry Army...

After passing through the ravine and passing through the shrubs, Zeng Shun walked into the west mountain of Fangling, looked up and looked around, but he didn't see anything unusual.

While walking forward, he picked up some dead branches.

If you can't see the scouts of the cavalry, you have to bring some firewood back, otherwise it would be too difficult to bear this winter night.

In the mountains and forests, the sound of trampling on dead leaves rustled, spreading far away.

It's winter now, so don't worry too much about insects and snakes. Moreover, during the day, carnivorous animals are usually rarely used, but walking alone in such a quiet forest still makes Zeng Shun feel uneasy.

『Is there anyone...?

Zeng Shun tried to call.

He found that his voice was trembling and his breath was a bit unhappy.

Zeng Shun stood and looked around, but didn't see anything special.

All around are quiet...

Zeng Shun sighed, feeling that he might have been in vain this time.

The city gate was not open for a long time today, only half a day, and I had to walk back after a while. Otherwise, I would have to wait until noon before going back, and I would definitely run into other people. If it arouses other people's suspicion and says why I ran to the west, it would be very troublesome...

Zeng Shun lowered his head and saw a dead branch not far away. He walked forward a few steps and was about to pick up the dead branch. However, he only took two steps and felt a black look above his head and a bad wind rushing.

Before Zeng Shun could react, he was overwhelmed to the ground by the scouts on the tree.

"Mancheng...I recognize General Lee Mancheng!"

Zeng Shun shouted out immediately.

The force pressing on Zeng Shun slowed down a lot.

『Let him get up…』

A voice came and Zeng Shun was pulled up.

At this time, Zeng Shun realized that there was a small team hidden in the forest where he thought there was no one. However, this made Zeng Shun feel relieved. After all, this ability, whether it was Fang Ling's defenders or Cao's soldiers, should not be able to do it.

Zeng Shun pointed to the hat that fell to the side, "That, take it apart..."

Among the hats is a picture of Fangling City defense drawn by Zeng Shun.

Captain Cavalry Scouts took out the city map hidden in the hat, and when he saw it, he frowned, "You... have no marks in the east, west, south and north! And what are the drawings..."

『I…』 Zeng Shun looked at the picture he drew, 『Isn’t this marked... This is Dongcheng Gate, this is Pengshui, this is...』

Zeng Shun pointed to the picture one by one and said, "This villain is the number of people guarding the city, one villain, one hundred people... I don't know very well the specific number, but it's probably the same... This is the county government, this is the warehouse, I even drew swords and guns..."

The more the captain of the cavalry scout looked, the frowning became, "Is this a villain? I thought it was firewood!"

Zeng Shun stared at him, "How can this be firewood? Oh, by the way, I can't stay with you for a long time, I'll cut some firewood back..."

"What else are you cutting firewood? Don't you go with us?" asked Captain Scouts.

Zeng Shun said, "What if I leave with you, what will happen to my family?"

"You... OK, then whoo, go and chop some firewood for him!" The captain of the cavalry pointed two people, "Don't worry about firewood, let's talk about this picture first... This is the city wall. What are the pieces outside the city wall?"

"It's Cao's army... Cao's army is on the mountain over there..."

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Perhaps for Zeng Shun, following the Hussars now is undoubtedly relatively safe for his personal life and death.

However, Zeng Shun chose to return to danger and returned to Fangling with the firewood he had cut down and picked up for him.

"What are you going back for this fool?" A Hussar wrinkled as he looked at Zeng Shun's back.

"Have you heard him say it? There are still big and small at home..." said Captain Cavat Scout, "Leave his wife...he can't bear to..."

『What, if this fight starts...』 The soldier said, 『He...』

The captain of the cavalry scout waved his hand, "Everyone has their own ambitions... don't say this... Do you think this picture is true or false?"

Not everyone's surname is Liu, and not everyone's surname is Liu, they can be like Liu Bang.

Moreover, the captain of the cavalry felt that it was nothing wrong to take care of his family’s wife as a man.

Everyone chooses a different path, so questioning the choices of others is actually not very meaningful. After all, no one can endure hardships and burdens for others, and there is no question of how to guide others’ lives.
To be continued...