Chapter 753 Someone put out the fire, someone set it on fire
Chapter 753: Some people put out the fire, others set it on fire
"Hey! Old man! What do you mean? I'm asking you something!"
Seeing that Li Xiu had said such words without thinking, which made him feel a little frightened, Zhang Xu rushed forward, grabbed Li Xiu's collar, and kept shaking him, trying to wake him up in this way.
But it was obvious that Li Xiu fell asleep because he had not eaten or drank for the past two days, and it was absolutely impossible to answer any of his questions.
"Old man! You are deceiving me! You must be..."
"It's not good! Second uncle! Second uncle!"
Before Zhang Yong left half a stick of incense, Zhang Wei heard his anxious voice again.
Zhang Wei turned his head in surprise, only to see Zhang Yong's face full of horror, even his chin was trembling:
"Second uncle! Cao...Cao's army is here! Nanzheng City has been surrounded! There are...a hundred thousand troops! We...we can't get out!"
"What did you say!?"
At this time, when Zhang Wei turned around and looked at Li Xiu, he realized that these were the soldiers and horses that the other party mentioned...
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Having said that, the Baoxie Road is so steep that it only took five days for a hundred thousand troops to pass through the gorge under Jiang Wan's command. This alone is enough to prove the effectiveness of Jiang Wan's overall planning ability.
How extraordinary.
However, the only thing that made Cao Cao and Xun You a little confused was that even though they knew that the journey was difficult and dangerous, and they had experienced this journey personally, Jiang Wan still insisted on transporting grain and grass by land instead of choosing the route from Baoxiang.
The road flows all the way to the Hanzhong Basin, and finally the Bao River that meets the Han River serves as a grain road.
After all, it stands to reason that land transportation is not only difficult, but also inefficient and dangerous. The key is to support the food and accommodation of a hundred thousand troops. It is still a bit tight to rely on only one ramp.
As for Bao Shui, after having Cai Mao, Zhang Yun and other good naval generals produced in Jingzhou, Cao Cao made a small breakthrough in water warfare and made a big improvement. Water transportation could not help but be more efficient, less costly, and less dangerous.
For this reason, Jiang Wan pointed out another food route for Cao Cao——
"Because the war with Liu Bei and Liu Zhang has not yet started, and the food and grass supply is not tight for the time being, the food route of Baoxie Road is enough to sustain the consumption of the army. But if the war really starts, in addition to increasing the amount of food transported by Baoxie Road... Mr.
The wooden ox and the stray horse were invented before. Prime Minister, you can rest assured that other than here, we can open a grain road outside the pass from Chencang, take the Chencang Road, and cross Yangping Pass. Although the road is long...but everything is for safety."
Safety--
This is Jiang Wan’s biggest consideration.
The tips Yi Xiaotian gave Jiang Wan, in addition to reminding him in some aspects, the only one that could be regarded as an instruction, was to directly name the importance of a certain place and ask Jiang Wan to occupy it at all costs.
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Of course Jiang Wan didn't realize the profound meaning of Yi Xiaotian's words at first.
But after thorough understanding, he suddenly realized the situation and immediately adjusted the food path.
However, all this must be discussed after Hanzhong is captured.
"Since you have made a decision in your mind, Gongyan, then as you said, I will send someone to inform Ma Mengqi and let him take care of the safety of Chencang Road..."
"No... Prime Minister, in fact, I have already sent someone."
"Forehead…"
Hearing what Jiang Wan said, Xun You looked at Cao Cao who was suddenly at a loss, shook his head and smiled.
"Prime Minister, don't blame Gong Yan for taking over everything. This is what we agreed before."
"Oh, I just..."
This was the first time that Cao Cao felt that Yi Xiaotian was sitting directly next to him and giving orders to him. How should I describe this feeling?
It seems like he is a bit redundant?
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However, apart from these advanced decisions along the way, Cao Cao strongly agreed with Jiang Wan's series of actions.
For example, when he saw the fire over Nanzheng City, he quickly ordered the siege of the city to put out the fire.
The tough men around Cao Cao became more hateful than the other during the war. It was easy to put out the fire, but problems soon arose.
Near the city gate, before entering the city, two disgraced Confucian scholars ran out of the city. They thought they were some of Zhang Luyu's party who had defected. Xiahou Dun wanted to kill these two people without saying a word, but Jiang Wan stopped him.
, to save the lives of the Shen brothers.
"You two...but...but the mediocre Shen Yi..."
"I'm Shen Dan."
Cao Cao pointed to the short, fat middle-aged man with singed hair on one side and recognized the man's identity.
On the other side, Shen Yi's brother Shen Dan was burned out of shape.
"Why did it burn like this?"
"Prime Minister! Please quickly mobilize your troops and go to the city to put out the fire! The fire is spreading too fast. Even if there are thousands of people fighting the fire at the same time, we are still very short of manpower."
Hearing Shen Dan's tearful cry, Cao Cao and Xun You looked at each other and saw disbelief in each other's eyes.
How is this going?
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At this moment, in an unknown part of the city, in a place where the flames had obviously been extinguished and only half a dilapidated house remained, a county soldier who came from Shangyong was guiding the people to take refuge in the open space that had not been affected by the fire.
Holding the water in his hand, he rushed to a place where the fire was not very strong again - scoff -
After pouring the water, the fire seemed to have weakened slightly, and he wiped the sweat from his forehead... Metal conducts heat, and they who wear iron helmets often have to endure higher temperatures than ordinary people, so he
He also took off a lot of armor early, leaving only half of his body lightly armored.
However…
Little did he know that a pair of eyes had been staring at him among the ruins - when the crowd dispersed and the soldier was about to go to the water fetching ground and continue to rush back and forth in order to reduce the intensity of the fire, a black man
Ying, with a short body, quietly touched his back.
Maybe it was because the sound of the fire was too fierce, or maybe it was because the panicked crowd nearby was making too much noise, so he didn't hear the approaching footsteps behind him.
until--
puff!
"Well!"
He suddenly felt a sharp pain in his back. Groaning, he turned around with difficulty, trying to see clearly what was happening behind him.
However, the dark shadow behind him did not intend to give him a chance to resist.
Pulling out the bright red blade, the black figure ducked under his armpit and came to the front. Before he could react, he struck out with a knife - right in the center.
Before he died, the soldier looked in disbelief at the black shadow in front of him that assassinated him, and couldn't understand why someone wanted to harm him.
When he fell down weakly and the wooden barrel in his hand crashed, the black figure spat aside.
Snapped--
The other party kicked hard and crushed the wooden barrel that still had half a puddle of water. He took the bag with him and headed towards the place where the fire had weakened.
Huo Zhe flicked it lightly and threw the fire stick casually. Another house that was not yet on fire was gradually devoured by the flames of sin.
The same thing happened everywhere in the city, but unfortunately the anxious Shen brothers didn't notice it at all.