Early in the morning, Zhuge Liang took a few followers to patrol the walls of the Public Security City.
In the past, when I climbed up high and looked into the distance, I saw the green fields, farmers traveled and there was a vibrant world of humanity. But now when I looked out of the city, there were only yellow trees and desolate river beaches, and farther away, there was a gloomy sky. On the northeast side of the sky, there was now thick black smoke, and red flames rose from time to time, which was the result of the burning of reed marshes near the oil mouth.
The raging fire was made by Wei Yanfang, with the purpose of burning down the Wu army ships that broke into the oil port, but now I don’t know what the result of the battle is. Instead, the fireworks soared the sky and shocked the whole city of Gong'an City for a while, and people were panicked for a while, almost triggering large-scale riots.
Fortunately, Zhuge Liang quickly stopped the riot. As early as a few days ago, he had made various solutions to various situations. Every subordinate of the Left General's Mansion knew what he should do. Once the riot occurred, everyone would just follow his own plan. Some would comfort Lifang, and some would rush the streets. So in a short time, everything returned to normal. In an instant, various news came together, and there was no loss of wealth or life. Only Zhuge Liang's voice became a little hoarse.
He felt a little strange. He didn't yell loudly, and his voice was hoarse for no reason.
The fire at the oil port was still burning, and the hollow reed rod burst under the scorching flames, making crackling sounds. Countless light sounds mixed together, forming a strange buzzing sound; and then mixed with the wind caused by the fire, it merged into a dull but overwhelming roar.
Standing at the top of the city, all Zhuge Liang could see and hear were all that. Wei Wen sent a messenger half an hour ago to report the situation of the war, but there was no news afterwards. It was obvious that the distance between the Youkou and the Gong'an City was so close, was it because the battle was fierce that he had no time to report it?
This is impossible. Such a fire cannot start a large-scale battle in it.
Mostly Wei Yan didn't remember to report the situation of the war.
This was not what Wei Wenchang did, but his personality; or in other words, most of the warriors were like this. These resolute men who were accustomed to the death of their families would only obey the brothers who could go on the battlefield with them and fight side by side, and subconsciously exclude people outside the circle. In normal times, they could also follow the instructions of the military advisor General in terms of training, armed forces, logistics supply, etc.; when wartime, they only believed in their own judgment.
There is nothing to blame for a warrior having the pride and confidence of a warrior.
But... the news of the front line of the oil port always made Zhuge Liang feel a little uneasy. This is not based on battlefield experience, but even if he does not have the experience of leading troops to fight, as long as he has a little understanding of the local generals of the Eastern Wu, he will ask: Cheng Pu, Lu Meng, and Gan Ning are all long-time generals. The offensives launched by them on the three sides are so simple and reckless, just so straightforward?
Is it true that as Xu Zhi guessed, the two enemy troops that have appeared are all feints, and the real main force of the Wu army is still ready to go? I can't figure it out for a moment. Moreover, everything related to combat must be dependent on Lei Xuzhi and Wei Wenchang. All he can do is to be optimistic about this public security city.
Zhuge Liang was sure that there would be no problem with the defense of the Public Security City.
Martial law is under strict law in all lifangs, and soldiers patrol on the streets to strictly prevent abnormal movements.
The military officials such as Chengwei and You Zi came forward to organize the strong men. The arsenal sent weapons and could go to the city to guard and defend at any time. Under extreme circumstances, Ding, the old and young people could also be mobilized to climb the city at a density of 40 people every fifty steps.
The defensive weapons on the top of the city, such as bows, crossbows, hooks and sickles, long axes, spears and even wooden rocks, have been laid in place. The defense settings are like flying rushing and walking towers.
But this is not enough. Only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you be able to fight forever. The most urgent task is to understand the trends of the Wu army, and will they have new trends? If so, where will the people they use come from? How many people are there? Do they want to fight quickly or fight for a long time in the city? Do they have siege equipment and food and fodder support? Only by clarifying these can they guide them based on their momentum, rather than responding passively everywhere.
Zhuge Liang subconsciously waved his feather fan and waited for an order.
It was the first time that Wang Yue, who was standing behind, faced the vile minister of Xuande Gong. He was a little nervous and mistakenly thought that Zhuge Liang was summoning him and came up with a quick step: "Military advisor?"
"Well... it's Shu Wang..." Zhuge Liang smiled at him gently: "This is the situation here. Don't let it work hard and repay Xu Zhi as soon as possible. If there is any change in the subsequent situation, we will contact us at any time."
"Yes." Wang Yue bowed respectfully and quickly went down the trail.
Zhuge Liang pondered for a while and looked at his subordinates surrounded by him. His voice was still hoarse, so his voice could only be lowered:
"Zongyu! You take twenty cavalry out of the city and look west along the river. Regardless of whether you find it or not, send one cavalry back every five miles... If you find anything abnormal, you will immediately return to report after discovering the situation."
The person named Zong Yu was a young man in his twenties and quite heroic. At this time, he served as the clerk of the Left General's Mansion Record Office, and was known as both civil and military. When Zhuge Liang delivered the task, Zong Yu was ready to step forward and shouted: "Zong Yu understood that he would go out of the city and look west along the river. Every five miles, he would send a cavalry back to report the news. If there was any abnormality, he would immediately turn back after exploring the situation."
"Go!" Zhuge Liang waved.
Zong Yu quickly stepped down the city and immediately set up twenty cavalrymen under the city.
Just as I was about to open the city gate, I suddenly heard people on the city tower say, "Have a moment! Let's wait! Two cavalry teams are coming from the south."
The Gong'an City was originally just a camp where refugees from the north of the Yangtze River were built. Half of Chanling City was demolished at the beginning of last year and then the bricks, stones and wood were transported to build, so the scale was very small, with only two city gates.
One is in the north, leading to the oil port, and the other is in the south, connecting with the water and land road of the Xiajiang River built in the former Han Dynasty. In other words, the land entrance and exit of the Gong'an City is at the south gate.
At this moment, one of the cavalry teams gradually approaching the South Gate was Lei Yuan and his entourages.
After defeating Cheng Pu's troops, Lei Yuan's troops were resting and cleaning the battlefield. Although this battle was a big battle, it was a large-scale battle of 3,000 to 4,000. The soldiers were exhausted regardless of their physical strength or energy. If they changed to other troops, it would be probably not enough to rest for three or five hours. However, the Lei tribe in Lujiang was used to struggling in the mountains, and the soldiers were more hard-working. Moreover, the situation in front of them was nothing compared to the battle and retreating thousands of miles back then. So after only half an hour, the entire army dispatched again and marched towards the police.
But even so, Lei Yuan still felt a little slow.
This is unreasonable, it is purely insecurity. Lei Yuan always felt that no matter how careful or cautious he was when facing an opponent like Lu Meng, he could not be too much. For this reason, he sent a large number of reconnaissance cavalry to ensure the safety of the marching route, and then ordered Guo Jing to be responsible for urging the entire army to speed up the marching speed. He took dozens of cavalry first and rushed to the public security.
The battlefield with Cheng Pu's troops was in the southeast of Gong'an City, and the straight line distance was no more than twenty miles from the city. Because of the need to bypass Chongbai Lake, the actual distance was about thirty miles. A group of riders ran and approached in a moment. At this time, Li Qi, who was in the forefront of the cavalry team, suddenly saw a cavalry running towards the road to Jiangxia to the west.
"Where did this cavalry team come from?" Li Qi frowned.
Chapter completed!