Li Xingchen no longer struggled with Xiao Shilian on the issue of drinking tea. When a scholar meets a soldier, there is no reason to explain. Of course, Li Xingchen would not be foolish enough to argue with Xiao Shilian. He did not want to ask for trouble, so he changed the subject:
"The treasury in this city has already taken people to take stock. There is not much food, but it can last for three to five days. However, these food are obviously old and old. There is no guarantee whether they can be eaten, so in the end
It’s better to eat what we brought ourselves first.”
"We didn't bring much food." Xiao Shilian smiled bitterly, "Even if we did capture some in Ji Nancheng later, it would only last for four or five days. Even if we really added that food, it wouldn't last for a week..."
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"With so many people, you still want to support it for a week?" Li Xingchen poured a basin of cold water down, "This is still a granary. I have already seen the other arsenals, money banks, etc., and it can really be said that they are empty.
But fortunately, we found a lot of large-scale defensive equipment outside the arsenal. It may be that it was really difficult to get the things when we moved them away."
Xiao Shilian's face showed a look of surprise: "Isn't this already very good?"
Li Xingchen glanced at him angrily: "Go and take a look at those guys for yourself. If you can move them to the top of the city without breaking, you are already thankful to God. After being exposed to the wind and sun for such a long time, you can still see the loss.
What comes out."
Xiao Shilian fell silent immediately. Since Zhangshan County was given to Xiliang, it has obviously been in a state of indifference. The entire city is an empty city, and even grass has grown in many places on the city wall. These things can be found
It’s already pretty good.
"But there are still a lot of hardwood and rolling stones," Li Xingchen said with a thankful look on his face, "At least these hardwoods and boulders will not become useless due to the weather or the sun, otherwise we may really be left empty-handed."
After a pause, Li Xingchen stood up and pointed at the wall. Xiao Shilian discovered at this time that Li Xingchen had already drawn a simple city defense map. He stretched out his hand and pointed on the map, and Li Xingchen said in a deep voice.
said:
"Bo Qing, you see, because there is Mianshui in the east and Jingshan in the west, the entire Zhangshan County city is long from north to south and narrow from east to west. There is also one gate in the north and south, and two in the east and west. But attacking from the east and west,
It is difficult for the enemy to deploy their formation, so the possibility of attacking from the north and south, or more precisely the north gate, is high."
Xiao Shilian also restrained his smile at this time: "Our small number will definitely be reported to the main force by the enemy scouts who fled back, so this is not a secret. Moreover, there is no way to compare Zhangshan County City with Jiangling City. The city
It is lower, so there is no need to go around to the east and west to attack."
Li Xingchen nodded slightly, and then drew a circle on the map: "Fortunately, Zhangshan County is close to Mianshui River, so the moat was directly drawn from Mianshui River, surrounding the line from the north gate to the west gate. Have you seen it just now?
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Xiao Shilian smiled bitterly: "You mean the moat? It has dried up a long time ago, and there is only some water. Now it is just a mud ditch. There is a section from the moat to Mianshui that is blocked, but it should be dug out."
"Without further delay, we must dig out as soon as possible," Li Xingchen frowned, "This Zhangshan County is different from Jiangling City. There is a big stone bridge on the moat outside the gate of Jiangling City to facilitate travel, while this Zhangshan County City is based on
The suspension bridge connects the outside and the inside of the city, so this moat is even more important."
"Okay, I'll make arrangements now." Xiao Shilian stood up hurriedly.
Li Xingchen waved his hand: "Having said everything first, we are not far behind now. Boqing, look here, most of the houses in the south and east of the city are made of thatched grass and rammed earth, so they cannot rely on
However, the buildings in the north and west of the city are mainly made of bricks and wood. We can dismantle them and use them as wooden planks and rolling stones. Now the other crossbows and gold juice boiling oil used to defend the city are not available, so the only thing we can rely on is
That’s all.”
The city layout of Zhangshan County is typical of the northern Jingxiang city style under the control of the Northern Dynasties. The east side near Mianshui Pier and the vulnerable south side are naturally where people at the bottom of society live, while the north and west of the city are where dignitaries live.
The residence, including the government office and the warehouse are also here, which is convenient for Li Xingchen and others now.
"In addition, although the west and east of the city are unlikely to be attacked, we still have to beware of the enemy's feint attacks and allocate soldiers according to the situation," Li Xingchen said in a deep voice, reaching out to pick up the armor next to him, "Let's go, we are the best now.
All that needs to be done is to dig out the moat. At least for the next two days, there is no hope for Jiangling. We have to rely on ourselves to save our lives."
Xiao Shilian nodded. Although the enemy had not arrived yet, he could already feel the sense of urgency. The small Northern Zhou forward team that had been repelled in the city had given Xiao Shilian a full understanding of the enemy.
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At least this Northern Zhou vanguard was different from the Northern Qi or Northern Zhou armies that Xiao Shilian had encountered before in Luliang. Although the Northern Qi armies in Luliang were mostly veterans, their morale and training were obviously very different from those of the Northern Zhou.
The difference is that as for the Northern Zhou armies later led by Yu Wenxin and Wang Gui, they were actually mainly surrendered troops from the Northern Qi Dynasty.
After the attack on Xiliang, these troops in Xiliang were even worse. Even among the Xiliang Imperial Guards, who were supposedly the most elite, many people knelt down and begged for mercy, not to mention the rest of the Xiliang army.
In Xiao Shilian's opinion, the reason why the Xiliang people were able to hold Jiangling City was only because of years of management, strong city, and the presence of Lu Teng and the Northern Zhou people.
After all, those Northern Zhou armies that were directly under the control of Jiangling were nominally the allies of Xiliang, but in fact they were out-and-out supervising troops.
When he fought with the Northern Zhou forwards who rushed into the city, Xiao Shilian felt for the first time what "even strength" meant. These Northern Zhou soldiers were not the surrendered troops of the Northern Qi Dynasty who had changed their clothes and armor, nor were they those weak-legged soldiers from Xiliang.
The soldiers belonged to the army garrisoned in Xiangyang and were one of the main forces on which the Northern Zhou Dynasty made its fortune.
Nine years ago, it was this army that rushed all the way to Jiangling City, forcing Wu Mingche to give up the attack on Jiangling and return in spite of his hatred. Now there is no doubt that Xiao Shilian and Li Xingchen have to face the opponents who really defeated Nanchen and Wu Mingche nine years ago.
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And in the past nine years, not only Nanchen has been intensifying training and learning lessons, but these enemies are also becoming stronger, whether it is the former Xiangyang general manager-Sui Guogong Yang Jian, or the current Xiangyang general manager-veteran Yuchi Jiong
, are not ordinary people, and under their command and training, it is imaginable that these Northern Zhou soldiers are elite.