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.
The only question is whether the information is true or false.
"I think... it should be true..." said a veteran.
"Why?" asked the team leader.
"Look at the picture... it was like a piece of shit..." the veteran said, "If it was fake... shouldn't we draw the trap clearly? Otherwise, we'd read it wrong and go wrong?"
"Hey, it makes sense!"
"That's right, when I saw the villain he drew in the picture, I thought he had piled up turbulent oil and firewood under the city..."
The captain of the cavalry also nodded, "I think it should be true... I just asked a few questions inverted just now, and his answers were the same... OK, clean up, we will go back immediately and report to the general!"
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Zeng Shun is not a professional spy.
He is just an ordinary scholar.
After Li Dian arrived in Hanzhong, he began to send spies to the Shangyong area to collect information.
Zeng Shun is one of them.
Now, Li Dian's move has obviously received some rewards.
The news of Shangyong Shen's weakness was conveyed back by Shangyong's spies, which was also an important reason why Li Dian dared to raid Shangyong directly. Now Fang Ling's information was quickly delivered by the scout of the cavalry, but the picture drawn by Zeng Shun still made Li Dian frown when he saw it.
There is no way to do this. After all, when Li Dian sent these spies, he did not say how to open a course and how to draw a good picture...
Therefore, he could only listen to the retelling of the captain of the cavalry scout while looking at the picture.
"In Fangling East Mountain, there are a large number of Cao troops lying in ambush?" Li Dian pointed to the black blocks at the edge of the map and asked, "How many people do these represent?"
The captain of the cavalry scout replied, "He said he didn't know... but he could see the flags of Cao's army on the mountain, and there were many... He said that he heard from the city garrison that Cao's army came from Cao Zhen and Cao Zidan... He said that tens of thousands of people came...
"Ten Thousands?" Li Dian was stunned for a moment.
The captain of the cavalry scout said: "He said that the guard said so."
Li Dian shook his head, "It's unlikely."
The scout of the cavalry also said, "I don't think it's possible either. Most of the guards praised Cao's number of soldiers."
"Yes." Li Dian nodded.
But Cao's army is here, this is a fact.
Because Zeng Shun said he had seen the supplies sent from Pengshui...
Li Dian felt that Cao's army would definitely not have tens of thousands, but there should be three to five thousand.
This is a bit difficult...
Li Dian never expected that Cao Zhen had less than a thousand people.
After all, the great man is not as good as that general who can carry a small radar with him and count the red dots to confirm the number of people.
Li Dian believed that Zeng Shun did not lie to him.
Zeng Shun did not lie to Li Dian either.
But who would have thought that the error in this was caused by the bragging Di people?
In order to stabilize the morale of the army, the Di people blew the Cao army from thousands to ten thousand people. They said that they shouted every day, and that the more times they were, the people at the foot of Fangling Mountain thought that even if there were not tens of thousands of people, there should be thousands, right?
The key is that there are so many Cao army flags on the mountain...
Li Dian looked at the picture and frowned.
The information he was waiting for did come, but it made Li Dian even more embarrassed.
If Fang Ling only had the original defenders, then it would not be feared at all.
But Cao's army was in trouble when he was in Fangling East Mountain.
And there are quite a lot of...
Li Dian brought himself into the position of Cao's army and would inevitably guard Fangling.
If Fangling County is broken through, it will be equivalent to kicking open the wing gate of Jingzhou, forcing Jingzhou to open business and fight on both sides. Therefore, Cao Zhen eagerly sent people to support Fangling, which is also a measure that is in line with the changes in the war situation.
However, the side gate of Jingzhou is not easy to open. From Shangyong to Fangling, it takes a long mountain road, which is rugged and uneven. Then from Fangling to Jingzhou, although it is more convenient to have Pengshui, the question is how much food and grass can be supported in Fangling?
According to the information reported by Zeng Shun, there were not many storages in Fangling City, so Cao Jun sent a lot of supplies.
From the advantage of this matter, that is, once Fangling is besieged, civil unrest will easily occur inside Fangling, but from another perspective, it means that after taking Fangling, Li Dian will not only not be able to obtain supplies, but may also have to pay it over.
Unless Li Dian orders to drive all the civilians and people from Fangling to the battlefield, or...
If Li Dian is not going to go to Yongfangling in the future, then he can move the people to Hanzhong, just like Cao Cao did in history. However, now he needs Shangyong as a transit station to communicate with Wuguan and Jingzhou, so this kind of extinction method cannot be used.
So, this is naturally a bit troublesome...
You cannot defend the city alone. Similarly, those cities with reinforcements or retreat channels will be more difficult to fight. Regardless of whether the Cao army has tens of thousands, it is certain that as long as the Cao army is located in Fangling East Mountain, Fangling is not an isolated city.
Unless Li Dian can directly add gunpowder to open the gate of Fangling City like the last time, and then take down Fangling in one fell swoop, once the time is delayed, it will leave Cao's army with the opportunity to attack on the flank side, and will also make his too long food outlet a subsequent burden.
There is another hidden danger. Li Dian can send spies to Shangyongfangling and other places. Didn’t Cao’s army send spies to Nanzheng?
Li Dian has now won Shangyong with thunder, which makes it invalid for even the spies of Nanzheng to do and transmit any information. But if the delay in Fangling is too long...
Although there are Wen Si people watching in Nanzheng, Nanzheng is not like Fangling after all, daily transportation of goods and traffic and logistics from north to south are very large. No one dares to say that under such circumstances, he can keep an eye on everyone entering and leaving Nanzheng.
After thinking for a long time, Li Dian decided to enter Fangling.
However, Li Dian's purpose of entering Fangling has changed, from attacking Fangling to a tentative feint!
Li Dian is cautious, so he is not very good at doing high-risk things.
After Li Dian received Zeng Shun's information, he felt that it would be very risky to continue fighting with Cao's army in Fangling. Just like Cao Zhen had fought with Li Dian in the Xicheng area before, the side that was not familiar with the terrain would definitely suffer a loss!
Cao's army was outside Fangling. If Li Dian beat Fangling and could not be defeated in a short time, Cao's army could use their familiarity with the terrain to take the detour, or break Li Dian's retreat. If Li Dian left Fangling and attacked the location of Cao Zhen's forest, not to mention the issue of waiting for work, even if Li Dian's soldiers could be filled in an instant, can the traps and fortifications that Cao Zhen had arranged in the mountains and forests these days be eliminated instantly or directly identified?
Chapter completed!