Chapter 175: City Head Guessing
The strategy to siege Putian was decided by Sun Yu before. After all, once the city is attacked, there will definitely be a lot of casualties. And it may not be able to be taken away in a short time. Once Fuzhou takes action and is too passive, it is better to siege Putian first and then do your best to fight against the Zhangwu army in Fuzhou. As long as they can be repelled, the city of Putian will sooner or later be in chaos, and it will be destroyed if it is not attacked.
Bai Yong knew that Cheng Zhenbei and Chen Qiba were behind him, so he could sleep much more peacefully every night. Even Deng Qin ran to Putian from time to time to talk to Cheng Zhenbei and the others. After all, he had dinner together in Quanzhou Inn before and deepened his friendship. Now, Jiangkou Town has increasingly rich material reserves, and Sun Sandao's baggage camp serves here, and his carriages and horses have never stopped every day.
Three huge beacon towers stood side by side, and there were specially covered ceilings on them, which were guaranteed to be lit even on rainy days. As for whether they could be seen, it was unclear. Anyway, this was all told by Sun Yu, and they should do it all, and they must not be careless.
The other side of Jiangkou Town is the territory of Fuzhou, and the other side is ready. The vanguard of the Zhangwu Army has arrived and is checking along the river and preparing to cross the river.
The vanguard leader of the Zhangwu Army was from the fifth-rank guerrilla general You Jinan, who was quite trusted by the governor Qian Renjun, so he got the dispatch. According to Qian Renjun's arrangement, if the opponent's defense is not strict, once he arrives, he will immediately build a bridge and cross the river. However, in this situation, the opponent is obviously ready to fight, so he can only prepare the materials to build a floating bridge first and wait for the army to come.
Cheng Zhenbei, who was notified by Bai Yong, brought 3,000 people to help. There was a 5,000 people in Putian County. After all, those fortifications are not decorations. If the opponent goes out of the city to fight, then he will turn the defense into an offensive, and the Jianzhou army has the advantage.
The next day, Qian Renjun, the governor of the Zhangwu Army, rode a tall horse, followed by military advisor Zhuge Xuan. Qian Renjun personally led an army of 10,000 this time, and the vanguard and the previous defenders were 16,000. On the Jianzhou Army, the number of defenders in Jiangkou Town was just over 10,000, and Chen Qiba brought 5,000 people around Putian County. Overall, it was not considered Zhang Shuo's troops in Jianpu City, and both sides were equally matched.
"General You, is there a way to cross the river?" Qian Renjun had a headache. Zhang Shuo was also a pig's brain. How could someone easily occupy Jiangkou Town? He thought about it and had to force it.
"There is no other way to build a bridge." You Jinan shook his head. He saw it yesterday. There were no loopholes in the opponent's defense, so he could only fight hard. In fact, you can also detour the sea, but there are not so many sea boats. If they are taken advantage of by the opponent when they land, the losses will be greater.
"General, if you are not a foreign minister, it is better to go around the upper reaches of the Han River. The other party will not be able to defend the entire territory." Zhuge Xuan said swearingly. The water flow is so long, who said that you must cross the river in this tightly defended place, take the upper reaches, and find a place where no one can cross the river. And as far as he knows, the water surface in the upper reaches is narrower, so it is more convenient to build bridges.
"Well, this difficulty in transporting food and supplies is just one of the difficulties. In addition, if the army detours, it is difficult to hide from the other party's eyes and ears, and it is very easy to be waited for by the other party. Moreover, the front line is too long and the logistics supply pressure is too high, and it is easy to be cut off." Qian Renjun suddenly felt that it was normal for Zhang Hansi to be defeated and died. This military advisor is just a candid, so why can I take a detour here?
"Actually, the last general has another idea. If the army in Putian County launches an attack with us, the other party will be in chaos.
.”You Jinan gently stroked his beard. If the other party is difficult to take care of both the head and tail, it will only be a matter of time before the defeat.
"General You said very much, Military Advisor Zhuge, why don't you go there?" Qian Renjun felt that this was a good idea. It was the right thing to do to work together. He couldn't beat him to death here. The other party was watching on the city wall. This was wrong, he was here to save people.
"I..., OK." Zhuge Xuan was about to refute, but looking at the situation around him, he would just forget it. He had no choice but to go there.
A small boat disappeared on the sea while the night was dark, and it was Zhuge Xuan sitting inside. In order to reduce the goal, he didn't even take his personal side, and only two sailors arranged by You Jinan.
"Military Advisor Zhuge, we are here!" More than an hour later, the sailor said to Zhuge Xuan who was sleeping in the cabin. They dared not go to the dock and planned to let him go here.
"It's too far away," Zhuge Xuan poked his head out and saw that it was almost a mile away from the shore, so he could not swim to death.
"Military Zhuge, you really can't go in again. The ship's target is too big. I agree to be discovered by the other patrol soldiers. Once discovered, our major affairs will not be completed." The soldiers also have to follow what the above explanation and must be kept confidential.
"It's too far, I can't swim." Zhuge Xuan had no choice, but he couldn't tell the distance halfway, and he didn't know how deep it was...
"There is a way. I brought a basin. If you sit inside, you will definitely be able to go there." The soldier placed the basin in front of Zhuge Xuan, asked him to sit in, and then asked his companions to help him, and put them all in the water.
Zhuge Xuan looked at the boat gradually moving away, and had no choice but to row with his hands and lean towards the shore. There were two teams of patrol soldiers in the middle. Zhuge Xuan was buried in the basin and did not dare to move, so he finally avoided it.
After getting ashore, he didn't care that his clothes were soaked. In the night, Zhuge Xuan ran towards the south gate. He made an agreement with Zhang Shuo to prepare a hanging basket for him in the south of the city, and as long as he got there, he could enter the city.
Unexpectedly, the Jianzhou Army had arranged people to watch in the south of the city. It was as if there were much fewer than the North Gate and the East Gate. As long as you were careful enough, you could still get through it.
Zhuge Xuan lay on the ground and climbed forward along the rammed earth wall. After a while, as long as he climbed over the wall, he would go straight to the city and could enter the city before the Jianzhou army could react.
"Ah~" Zhuge Xuan fell into a trap as soon as he crossed the rammed earth wall, and his legs were poked by the gun head buried underneath, and a miserable scream broke the tranquility of the night.
After a stick of incense, Zhuge Xuan was dragged out of the trap by soldiers of Jianzhou Army, bandaged him briefly and sent him to Chen Qiba's tent.
"Person Chen, please arrest a spy, please send him off." The soldier walked outside Chen Qiba's camp and said.
"Tie it on the arrow tower and it was directly dried." Chen Qiba slept soundly, but he didn't use his brain, so he directly ordered. Then he turned over and continued to sleep soundly. It was not a big deal. It was normal for spies to investigate military information in war.
Zhuge Xuan, who was thinking about how to be a tough guy for a while, was stunned when he heard this. He had no chance to show it at all. He was dragged to the arrow tower and tied it up, and stuffed his smelly socks directly into his mouth.
"Woo~Woo~Woo~" Zhuge Xuan struggled desperately. This was too disgusting. He had been traveling all day.
, I was still walking on the water in the middle of the night, and the socks were smelly and there was sea water inside.
"What's the matter? Shut up." The soldier punched Zhuge Xuan in the stomach, and he bent his waist in pain.
The next morning, Zhang Shuo, who was still sleeping, was pulled out of the bed by someone, so scared that he thought the Jianzhou army had attacked the city.
"Military Advisor Zhuge, he was hung on the arrow tower. General, go and have a look." The personal soldiers quickly told him the matter. When they heard the scream last night, they knew that nothing was good. When they saw it at dawn, they didn't expect that it was Military Advisor Zhuge.
"Hurry, hurry up, take the book to see it." Zhang Shuo was also very anxious and hoped that his teacher Zhuge Xuan would lead the army to come. Why was he hung on the arrow tower? What should I do?
Zhuge Xuan hurriedly took his people to the east gate and saw that there was indeed a person hanging on the other party's arrow tower. He couldn't see his face clearly, but his body shape and clothes were indeed the same as Zhuge Xuan.
"Major General, what should I do?" the personal soldiers asked hurriedly. There was a large patch of dark red blood on the leg of the military advisor Zhuge. He must have been injured. If he could not receive treatment, he would definitely be disabled.
"You can't reveal your identity. You can't shout and attract his attention." Zhang Shuo cannot come forward in person, otherwise the other party will definitely see that there is something wrong.
"Hey, are there any people on the other side who are breathing? Who is the bad luck if you hang up early in the morning?" The personal soldiers didn't know how to call, so they thought about shouting casually, which would be best to stimulate the other party.
"Young people come here. I sneaked into the city in the middle of the night, fell into the pit I dug, and I still want to come out? I'm going to remind you all, so I'm going to do something wrong, stay in the city obediently, and wait until the food is finished, either eat each other or come out to surrender." Chen Qiba sat under the arrow tower and shouted.
"We don't know this person at all. What's the use of you hanging here?" The personal soldiers swallowed. They were now starting to save food, not as much as the white flour steamed buns on the opposite side, and they drank porridge for breakfast.
"It doesn't matter if you recognize them or not. Just wait until you have enough food, and get a catapult to throw it in for you." Chen Qiba didn't care. He didn't want to question or use tricks. He just wanted to trap them to death, so he didn't believe it or surrender. This is like Chen Qiba's martial arts path, letting you change everything, and I will break all the methods with my own strength.
"Haha~" Zhang Shuo remembered the scene of Chen Qiba eating human flesh, and couldn't help but spit out all the night snacks last night. The soldier shook his head when he saw it. It was a waste of meat.
Zhuge Xuan had been hungry and thirsty. He heard the sound and barely looked at the top of the city. He saw Zhang Shuo, and Zhang Shuo also saw him, but his mouth was filled with smelly socks and he couldn't say a word.
Zhang Shuo made a gesture to Zhuge Xuan. This was their little secret. Some simple words could be communicated through gestures. But whether Zhang Shuo asked him whether to surrender, break through the encirclement and escape into the mountains, or guard the city, etc., Zhuge Xuan shook his head.
"Can't you ask to fight out of the city and fight with the other party?" Zhuge Xuan cursed in his heart. Why didn't he realize that this kid was just an A Dou who couldn't help him, otherwise he wouldn't have ended up like this.
Chapter completed!