The late-night visit gave Cao Su a hint of something unusual.
After Wei Tao walked in, Zhao Xi at the door still looked excited.
This is the Lord of Pingcheng, the most powerful person in Pingcheng!
With the power of military and political life and death, a single word can make a person prosperous, and a single word can make a person doomed.
"Take good care of it. No one can come near without my order."
Although Cao Su didn't know what Wei Tao meant.
But knowing that Wei Tao came directly across the hierarchy to find him, there must be something important.
So he directly ordered Zhao Xi to guard the camp gate.
When Wei Tao saw Cao Su's alertness, he was quite convinced.
Zhao Xi responded loudly and went to stand guard with high morale.
"This young man is nice and energetic."
Wei Tao, wearing a black cloak, walked into the military tent and sat down in the center seat with familiarity.
He came alone, and his personal guards stayed outside the military tent without permission to enter.
Cao Su sat under him and poured him a cup of tea.
Wei Tao looked at Cao Su carefully.
Cao Su has a handsome appearance and a tall and strong build.
Although he has not yet broken through the realm of strength, his energy and blood are boiling and his aura is very strong. It can be seen that the foundation has been laid very solidly.
After Wei Tao entered the tent, Cao Su did not take the initiative to speak.
Just looking at his appearance gives people a very stable and reliable feeling.
Wei Tao smiled.
"Cao Su, why don't you ask me why I came here late at night?"
Wei Tao used a rhetorical question to talk about the topic.
Cao Su immediately responded: "The city lord is here, there must be something important, and my subordinates are willing to listen to the city lord's instructions."
When Wei Tao saw how knowledgeable Cao Su was, he felt even more satisfied.
I also firmly believe that Cao Su is the best person to complete the mission.
He paused and then dropped a piece of bombshell news.
"Do you know that we don't have much food in Pingcheng?"
Running out of food?
Cao Su was shocked. Didn't he say that Pingcheng had enough supplies to satisfy the government army for a fierce battle for more than half a year?
"But there is no change in our daily food intake?"
Cao Su raised his doubts.
Wei Tao said: "The government army has enough rations, but the common people don't have much food in their homes."
Cao Su was puzzled: "Why is this?"
"Because before the war started, someone purchased Pingcheng's grain."
"Later, after the war started, food became expensive and the price skyrocketed. Now, several food stores of big households in the city are about to run out. In a few days, it will be difficult for the people to buy food."
"That food should have been purchased by the people and stored in their homes."
"You are referring to the rich people. The poor people are still waiting for the city lord's palace to come to help them."
Wei Tao's meaning was very clear. Some people in the city were about to face the risk of running out of food.
This is a big hidden danger in Pingcheng.
Wei Tao asked again: "Let me ask you, what should you do if you have no food?"
Cao Su was silent, as if he had nothing to eat.
I will definitely rely on this pair of iron fists and good strength.
Find a way to be a bonded worker, then a part-time worker, a long-term worker, a middle peasant, a landlord...
"Yes, you will definitely fight and rob."
Wei Tao saw the answer in Cao Su's eyes.
I.......
Cao Su fell silent.
Wei Tao asked again: "Where should we fight and where should we rob?"
Cao Su replied: "Fight where there is money, and rob where there is food."
"That's right, so there will definitely be people who take desperate measures, and in severe cases, they may even trigger civil uprisings."
"Once the civil commotion occurs, the current advantages will be instantly wiped out. Pingcheng will immediately be devastated by the rebels. Your family and your friends will be in danger. Can you bear this?"
Wei Tao was very persuasive.
Cao Su also expressed his indignation appropriately: "I can't bear it."
"Yes, so we need to solve this hidden danger in advance."
"How to deal with it?"
The more Cao Su listened, the more confused he became.
Wei Tao said: "It's very simple, either use food to quell the people's resentment, or defeat the Wanping Sect and solve the siege dilemma."
Is it simple?
The first one has no clue, the second one has little hope.
Wei Tao looked into Cao Su's eyes and said slowly: "Of course, if there is no other way, there is a third way - to cut off the grain."
Cut off grain?
Whose grain is cut off will naturally be cut off by whoever has the grain.
Who has food?
Wanping's army has food.
Cao Su looked at Wei Tao. Wei Tao was smiling. He had a big and thick appearance, but his eyes were like a pool of water, unfathomable.
"Cut Wanping Cult's food."
"But the Wanping Sect came from the south, and the food roads are also in the south. If you want to intercept their food, you must bypass the Wanping Camp, raise your troops at starry night, make dinner at the third watch, cook at the fourth watch, and set off at the fifth watch."
It turned out that he wanted him to intercept the Wanping Cult's grain road.
Cao Su instinctively wanted to refuse. This task was too dangerous.
What gave Wei Tao the courage to divide his troops?
Is it this new wave of reinforcements?
"Cao Su, only you can do this."
"Although you don't have many advantages other than being skilled in bow and horse, smart, and adaptable."
"But throughout the entire government army, I took a liking to you at a glance."
"And this matter needs to be done secretly."
"No one knows except you and me."
Wei Tao gave an affirmative look.
However, Cao Su felt that he still had some threatening meaning.
Talking late at night and deploying military orders.
If Cao Su doesn't accept it, then he will find a second person, but how can the second person be called "only you and I know"?
So after a little hesitation, Cao Su reluctantly nodded.
"My subordinates are willing to listen to the city lord's instructions."
Wei Tao laughed and patted Cao Su.
"Okay, I really saw you right!"
He took out a map from his pocket.
This is a map of the mountains and rivers near Pingcheng.
The entire territory of Pingcheng is mainly composed of plains. To the south, rivers and hills begin to become more numerous, and the terrain becomes uneven.
Going south from Pingcheng, there are two cities that originally belonged to Jiangning Prefecture.
Further past is Tongzhou Prefecture.
"The news came from Xizuo that the day after tomorrow will be the day when the Wanping Sect will escort the grain and grass."
"The grain team goes north from Wucheng, takes the official road, crosses the Baishui River, passes through several low mountains, and can reach Wanping Camp in two days."
"There is a small town to the north of the Baishui River. It was also the location of the former Fujun post station. The Wanping Army used this town as a transit point and it is heavily guarded. Don't go there rashly."
"You can choose the right moment to attack here."
"After intercepting the grain, take away what you can, and burn what you can't take away..."
"I have arranged a team of troops here to meet you."
Wei Tao drew circles on the map and the lines were clear.
After hearing this, Cao Su understood that this arrangement was very thoughtful, but the uncomfortable feeling in his heart still did not go away.
He nodded solemnly, indicating that he understood.
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A rumor spread among the government troops.
The rumors spread all the way to the Wanpingjun camp outside the city.
"What, there are already 20,000 government troops in Pingcheng?"
"Isn't this too bragging?"
After hearing this, the generals of Wanping Army were very disdainful.
"There are only six thousand people who can break through the sky!"
Originally, the Wanping Army was said to be an army of 100,000, and the 10,000 government troops who besieged Pingcheng were more than enough.
Tenfold siege is also one of the standard features of siege warfare.
Unexpectedly, after fighting for more than a month, the Pingcheng Prefectural Army fought more and more.
There was a frantic recruitment of troops inside the city, and reinforcements arrived outside the city.
As soon as the slogan of the 20,000 government troops was shouted out, the morale of the entire Wanping Army dropped a lot.
"Do we have reinforcements?"
Ordinary Sergeant Wanping thought.
Ten thousand troops from the government could not get in, and now there are ten thousand more.
How to fight this?
........
Pingcheng inner city.
The generals of the "Lingzhou Prefecture Army" walked in swaggeringly.
Yu Mu and He Peng took the lead.
The inner city army received the order and naturally did not dare to stop it.
These "Lingzhou Prefecture Army" generals walked into the inner city restaurant.
Then he began to indulge in drinking and eating meat.
"Serve the wine, serve the wine!"
The blushing Yu Mu liked to drink the most, and he and Zhang Yin shared large bowls of "pengpeng" against each other.
The owner of the restaurant didn't dare to say anything when he saw it. When he heard the shouts, he hurriedly served wine and meat.
I felt somewhat scared.
I just hope that these big-headed soldiers with strong blood will leave quickly after eating.
After the "Lingzhou Prefecture Army" was full of wine and food.
Then he was ready to leave the restaurant.
The shopkeeper who was hiding behind the counter couldn't sit still. He didn't seem to have any intention of paying the bill?
After a while of mental construction, he gritted his teeth and stood up.
"Everyone, thanks for your kindness, the total is 13 taels and 7 cents."
The "Lingzhou Prefecture Army" had already crossed the gate, but saw that someone actually dared to ask them for money.
The grumpy He Peng laughed instantly.
"Are you asking me for money?"
He Peng was tall and mighty, with a tiger's back and a bear's waist. He got drunk after drinking too much wine.
There was a fierce glint in his eyes as he looked forward.
"joke!"
Yu Mu also laughed wildly.
"Without us coming to the rescue, your family would have been ruined long ago, and you actually ask me for money?"
They stared at the middle-aged shopkeeper who was shivering in the cold wind with ferocious eyes like wild beasts.
The middle-aged shopkeeper was afraid and took two steps back.
"this........"
"This is the property of the Xu family in the inner city..."
He reminded in a low voice, almost crying but without tears.
As soon as he finished speaking, the guard, who had already lost his patience, raised his foot and kicked him to the ground.
The waiters in the hotel had all rushed out to argue, but when they saw the shopkeeper being knocked down, they were frightened.
The people in the inner city have not seen blood for a long time, and this situation is enough to scare them all.
Several guards surrounded the shopkeeper and beat him for a while.
He was beaten until he vomited blood and passed out.
Then he walked away.
When the surrounding inner city residents saw it, they all dared to be angry but dared not speak out.
Several guys ran out crying, and the last one didn't pay attention to the steps. He tripped and fell to the ground, scratching his head.
"The shopkeeper's? The shopkeeper's!"
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Late the next night.
The two armies called a truce, and the clouds were thick and dull.
A group of hundreds of people sneaked out from Beicheng.
Contrary to the expectations of the centurion who led the team, the defense of Wanping North Camp was very lax, and they bypassed the military camp without much effort.
Taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, he quickened his pace.
It soon disappeared into the thick night.
The weird thing is.
An hour later.
Another group of hundreds appeared at the north gate.
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