Li Yan led his troops to Puzhou two months ago and began collecting all kinds of intelligence. He sent countless spies across the river but received very little. The deployment of troops on the other side of the river at Tongguan, Tongzhou and other places was almost a blur. It was not Li Yan's sight.
Yan did not do his job well, but Li Zicheng set up a dragnet on the other side to tightly block the news, and mobilized the people on the other side to mobilize all the people to fight against espionage, so that the officers and soldiers' spies tried hard for two months and could only find out the strength of a few small counties, such as Hancheng diagonally opposite Hejin.
There are more than a thousand bandits in the county, three to five thousand in Heyang, and the rest are unknown.
"We should also have caught the thieves spying on the horse. Couldn't we find clues through torture?" Chang Yu was very puzzled. The thieves' defense on the other side was perfect, but how he managed to keep the spies from asking questions, he didn't believe it.
Some people can endure torture to extract confessions.
"They really don't know." Zhang Xian smiled bitterly and shook his head: "The thieves' detailed work is all dispatched from other places. For example, when we caught prisoners here and tortured Hancheng's intelligence, we found that they knew nothing about Hancheng because they were
Sent from Chengcheng County."
"Then ask them about the information about Chengcheng County." Kuang Ren interrupted, and Zhang Xian smiled: "How can we not ask, but we still don't know, because the soldiers and horses of Chengcheng County are dispatched from other places, and spies are not allowed to enter the city.
Moreover, there are soldiers and horses coming in and out every day, and they are not sure how many soldiers and horses there are in the city and who is the leader..."
Everyone was surprised, but Chang Yu smiled.
All the bells and whistles!
The purpose of the intruder's deception is to prevent the officers and soldiers from spying on his true identity, so that the officers and soldiers do not know where to start the main attack. If he accidentally bets on the wrong treasure, he may be surrounded by many people. On the contrary, once the officers and soldiers see through his main defense line, he will avoid it.
, then the intruder's defense line becomes a decoration just like the Maginot Line!
It stands to reason that the Tongguan route is the closest, but the terrain there is so dangerous that thousands of corpses are buried in every city and pond. Although it is a bit far to take the middle route, the Guanzhong Plain is flat. Once you cross the river, you can drive straight in, but the intruders will really open the door to let them in.
Did you come in so easily?
Could it be that he was clearly defending Tongguan with heavy troops, but secretly deployed his troops and horses in the plain area waiting for the officers and soldiers to come to send him off? Or was he deliberately letting the officers and soldiers think that he was setting up defenses in the plains and leading the officers and soldiers to Tongguan...
This is an anti-psychological warfare battle of wits and courage.
What matters to the success or failure of the psychological warfare before this war is a tight blockade. As long as the opponent cannot figure it out, he will always worry about gains and losses and not know where to attack. As long as the officers and soldiers take a wrong step and choose the wrong attack route, it will
Passive everywhere.
After Chang Yu said this, everyone had solemn expressions on their faces after hearing this. Zhang Xian was even more emotional. This man was young but his analysis was clear and logical. As expected, a hero comes from a young age.
"The intruder looks so handsome when he works seriously." Chang Yu suddenly said this, and everyone was confused again.
At the beginning of the year, Li Zicheng's overwhelming success in crossing the river to the east made him arrogant and complacent. The result was that he was pinned to the ground and rubbed by a little-known eunuch. But now he retreated to Hexi, put away his contempt, and became cautious after reflection.
The blockade of the shore was so airtight that it was almost impossible for officers, soldiers, and spies to penetrate. This once again ignited the gunpowder in Chang Yu's heart. Only by beating such an opponent to the ground can he feel a sense of accomplishment.
Late at night, under the starlight, Zhang Xian led Chang Yu and others out of the yard and up the back hillside. There was a faint flicker of fire on the other side. It was a village near the other side of the ferry. According to Zhang Xian, it was also called Longmen Village (today's Longmen Town).
There are several small villages in the surrounding area, and there are many thieves and spies inside them. Now, if the officers and soldiers want to cross the river for reconnaissance from the ferry, they will be killed, so they have to find another way.
Zhang first led Chang Yu and his party up to the mountains north of the village and then downhill from the west to the bank of the Yellow River. Chang Yu looked around and saw that the other side was so dark that it was too dark to see clearly: "Can we cross the river from here?"
"It's impossible to walk here. Our people have been ambushed four times here." Zhang Xian shook his head, covered his mouth and imitated the chirping of birds. Soon the same voice came from not far away: "Our people" Zhang Xian was a little arrogant.
Jiao said: "The thieves have hidden sentries on the other side, and we have them here too." As she said that, she led everyone along the bank of the Yellow River to the north.
The river bank at the foot of the mountain was extremely steep, and the sky was dark with only a few stars hazy. Everyone followed Zhang Xian, one foot deep and one foot shallow, and the walk lasted for a long time. It was ten miles at least and everyone was exhausted. At this time, the sky was full
The scenery is getting brighter, and the cliffs ahead are getting steeper. The Yellow River has also begun to turn here. If it is summer, there must be rapids here.
"This place is called Dadi Cliff. The terrain is steep and the water flow is fast. The ice on the water surface is thin and dangerous, but it is a good place to cross the river. The thieves on the other side were not on guard. Our people have been going back and forth from here these few times...
"Zhang Xian said with heavy breaths, and Chang Yu's heart moved: Big Staircase Cliff, it turns out to be here.
Looking up to the river in the north, I saw a stone ladder hanging on a steep cliff. I remember that during the Anti-Japanese War, the National Army used to climb here to attack the Japanese troops at Longmen Temple. In later generations, this place was also a tourist attraction, but at this time it was just a barren mountain.
, there are a few sporadic mountain villages in the surrounding deep mountains. The current here is too strong to cross the river, so it is impossible to verify who, in what dynasty, built a ladder on this cliff to reach the river.
"It takes so much trouble to cross the river." Chen Suoleyi grabbed a handful of snow by the rocks and stuffed it into his mouth. After hearing this, Zhang Xian solemnly said: "Be careful when sailing a ten thousand year boat. Every step in our industry must be done."
Be cautious, because if you are not careful, you will not even have the chance to regret it.”
"I've been taught a lesson," Chen Suole said quickly, "I just casually accuse him and have no other meaning. Brother Zhang, please don't be angry."
Zhang Xian waved his hand: "I'm not angry, I'm not angry. It's just that things are different now. When I first arrived, I could still think of ways to sneak past or near the ferry. The same was true for the other party. But two months passed in the blink of an eye. The two sides were fighting for their wits.
Yong Neng has used all his tricks. Now, no matter how disguised he is, he will be seen through as soon as he meets someone, so he can only take a detour." After saying that, he looked around at the sky, and it was dawn soon: "Everyone, hurry up and cross the river, I will
I still have missions to do and I will send them off not far away. I wish you all a safe return."
Chang Yu cupped his hands and said: "After Xi'an is captured, if everyone is still alive, I will treat you to a drink."
"Okay, you won't come back until you're drunk!" Zhang Xian cupped his hand and warned again and again: "Go out at night and stay in the day, don't go into the mountains and don't go into the city, sleep in the open if you can, don't make a fire every night, don't make a smoke every day..."
Chang Yu thanked the others and walked towards the river.
"Brother, this guy is good, we can be friends," Chen Suole whispered to Chen Ruxin. Chen Ruxin nodded and turned around to see Mr. Zhang standing on the rock watching them off, so he asked aloud: "Brother Zhang, where is he from? Who will be there in the future?"
opportunity to visit”.
"I am from Wenshui County, and my home is in Yunzhou West Village, thirty miles east of the county seat." Zhang Xian waved and said, and the Chen brothers nodded: "We are from Chenjiagou, Wen County, Henan Province." After saying that, they waved and turned to leave.
Chang Yu, who was walking in front, was startled, Yunzhou West Village, ***?