Chapter Thirty: Heroes Stepping on Shanzhou on a Moonlit Night III
As soon as Lu Zhishen heard that a team transporting grain and grass was coming, he immediately volunteered to come out and seize the grain and grass. Everyone also had this idea in their hearts. The officers and soldiers of Shaanzhou did not know that Shi Jin and others were in Taihua Mountain. , it is the easiest thing to rob at the moment. In Shi Jin’s opinion, most of the officers and soldiers are transporting food during the day, and it is really not a normal thing to set off on the road at midnight. If the prediction is good, the soldiers of Shaanzhou must be The horse does not carry much food and grass, and he will not be able to survive tomorrow afternoon. If his food and grass are robbed at this time, the soldiers and horses in Shaanzhou will naturally be in chaos. There will be no more food in two days, and they will have to withdraw their troops and return to camp. Then At that time, on their way back to Shaanzhou, a few surprise soldiers were ambushed, and they could take advantage of them when they were hungry and exhausted. At that time, it would be easy to defeat the five thousand soldiers and horses in an instant. Turn into nothing.
Just when Shi Jin was about to give the order, Wu Yong, who was sitting next to him, pressed it lightly with his feather fan and said, "Brother Shi, this food and grass cannot be moved. Let him pass safely today."
"That's why, military advisor, this is such a big piece of fat. If you don't even eat it when others bring it to your mouth, wouldn't it be such a pity," Lu Zhishen said.
Wu Yong smiled and continued to explain: "This is really a piece of fat meat, but I can't eat it right now. I can't give up the whole pot of fragrant soup just for this piece of fat meat,"
"What do you mean by what the military advisor said? We are seeing that group of people passing down the mountain. If we don't take action earlier, it will be too late. We will just watch the cooked duck fly away." Yang Zhi was also a little anxious.
Wu Yong still smiled and said unhurriedly: "Don't worry, even if they fly, they are still just cooked ducks. They can't escape. We only need to send two secret sentries to follow them quietly in the distance. We will know Where will this food and grass be transported and where will it be placed? Most of the places with food and grass are where their soldiers and horses are stationed. At that time, we can follow the clues and find out clearly where they set up camp. When that time comes, I will make a clever plan Tell me,”
Although everyone didn't know what kind of clever plan Wu Yong was hiding in his words, everyone's trust in him played a role in this controversial time, so no one said anything more. Only Shi Jin immediately made Yang Zhi miss two points. A shrewd and capable soldier quickly went down the mountain and followed the group of grain trucks.
After the group of officers and soldiers escorting the grain truck passed by, Wu Yong saw that the sky was already gray and had some signs of lightening, and the east also began to have some light fish belly white. The night was about to pass, and Wu Yong asked the soldiers to After resting, I urged to light a fire to get dry. In this faint night, it was not easy to notice the smoke rising in the mountains.
At this point, Shi Jin and others, as well as the soldiers and horses they led, hid here in the deep mountains and old forests, recuperating and waiting for the return of information from both sides. Without words and no one came for a day, the tired soldiers on the boat hurriedly In this brief moment of comfort and recuperation, they knew that what awaited him was an imminent big battle.
When the sun went down, Shi Jin and others who were sitting in the tent waiting anxiously finally received the first report. They saw a soldier running back panting, kneeling in the tent and reporting: " Report to the leaders that the batch of grain and grass has been shipped to Guanxi Town, and the younger brother also drew a map of their camp and brought it back,"
"Okay," Wu Yong quickly got up and took the map. As soon as he saw it, he immediately rewarded the soldier.
Wu Yong saw the map and looked at it with the generals and said: "Look, it's just as I expected. These officers and soldiers are eager to win, and they only focus on the front line, without considering the situation if they are attacked later. They believe that the foolproof rear area is the key point where we can conveniently attack,"
Shi Jin glanced at the map hand-drawn by the soldier with a carbon rod. He was secretly surprised, and then he was happy because Guanxi Town was a small town and all the soldiers and horses of Shaanzhou were camped twenty miles outside the city. , the main camp is in the middle, far opposite the west gate of Guanxi Town, and at the front gate of the main camp are two company camps, placed in inverted figures on both sides of the main camp, like an open blood basin The mouth is so big that it seems to swallow Huayin County whole.
After receiving the reward, the soldier did not go down. Instead, he had something to say. He came up and pointed at the map and explained: "The young man pretended to be a commoner in Guanxi Town. After many inquiries, he learned that he was leading the troops this time. The leader of the army was Deng Fei, the military supervisor of Shaanxi Province, and Liu Lao was in the vanguard. He led a general named Wang Tu. In addition, there was also a general called Li Feng, and his general named Zhu Ke. The supervisor was stationed at Dazhai. According to inaccurate information, there are 2,000 troops in the main camp. On the left are general Li Feng and partial general Zhu Ke, and on the right are vanguard Liu Lao and partial general Wang Tu. Each of these two wings has about 1,500 men. It looks like these soldiers and horses are all light cavalry,"
"That's it," Wu Yong listened and nodded and said: "The light cavalry comes and goes like the wind. It is fine for large-scale charges, but it is not suitable for siege. The military and horse supervisors of Shaanzhou are like It's the crow that hovers in the sky. It comes and goes as fast as it comes. It originally wanted to enjoy the gains and did not want to lose the army. It was opportunistic and came to steal the fruits of other people's victory so that it could get a share of the pie. While communicating with the superiors, it also I can still gain some merit,"
"What the military advisor said is absolutely true. He must have planned to see Shangzhou's troops and horses coming to seize the city when they were about to capture it. However, Shangzhou's troops and horses failed to advance successfully and were killed by Zhu Wu in the first battle. After fleeing in vain, Shaanzhou's calculations naturally failed. I had no choice but to pick a weak persimmon and surrounded Guanxi Town for a quick mobile operation. But now they have no troops stationed. If I guessed correctly, There must be two reasons," Shi Jin said. He paused for a moment. Seeing that everyone's eyes were focused on him, he continued: "First of all, in order to ensure flexibility, they naturally did not bring much food and grass. At the moment, It was a time of food shortage. The reason why they were able to capture Guanxi Town was because Guanxi Town was small and they could move quickly, but Huayin County's cities made it difficult for them to move forward. It was difficult to repeat their old tricks. Shi, now is the day when we are hesitant to station troops,"
"And you see, their formation is completely prepared to prevent a surprise attack from Huayin County, but they neglect to defend the rear. This gives us a great opportunity," Lu Zhishen said just after Wu Yong said "I would like to bring a team of troops tonight, quietly cover up from behind, and kill all these birds. When they are defeated, we can defeat them in one fell swoop and seize the food and grass." Go to Huayin County,”
After hearing this, Wu Yong shook his head and said: "Wait a minute, we only know the location of Shaanzhou's soldiers and horses now, but the location and movements of the nearest Shangzhou soldiers and horses, as well as the Forbidden Army and other soldiers and horses, are unknown. know,”
"The important thing is that now the communication between Weinan, Pucheng and other places has been blocked by officers and soldiers. Now whether the city is safe or in danger, I am sitting here at a loss." When Shi Jin said this, he felt He was clearly losing his temper and said: "Liu Tang and Dong attacked Weinan, Chen Da alone was trapped in Pucheng, Gu Yanbing and Kui'er were surrounded in Zheng County, it is impossible to say that they are still fighting bloody battles now, and But I am still sitting here waiting for news. They are all people who follow me to conquer the world. My brothers are all working for me, but I...sigh,"
Wu Yong could see Shi Jin's anxiety. What he feared most was that the generals' eagerness to fight would arouse him too, and he would act impulsively and ignore everything in order to save the brothers from danger. In this way, Not only would it not be possible, but Shi Jin himself would be trapped in it.
However, Shi Jin still trusted Wu Yong after all, and even more trusted his inner plan. He immediately vented his impatience and said nothing again.
Just sitting here at the foot of Sunset Mountain, the mountain was once again enveloped in thick darkness. Shi Jin ordered to wait for another hour. If there is no news, I am afraid that things are not going well for Shi Qian, and there is no point in waiting any longer. It is better to defeat Shaanzhou first and then make plans.
Immediately ordered to make food, eat dinner, pack up armaments, and wait for Shi Jin to say a word before setting off.
Wu Yong saw Shi Jin neither eating nor drinking, just standing in the wind. Seeing this in his heart, Wu Yong felt very uncomfortable. He walked up to Shi Jin and before he spoke, Shi Jin said: "From here to Huayin County , It’s only a hundred miles away, and it’s been a day and a night, but I haven’t seen the time come back.” At this point, Shi Jin stopped talking.
"Brother Shi, don't worry. Brother Shi Qian has great footwork and is smart. Even if something happens, he will definitely be able to avert danger. I just counted and there is no bad omen. Brother, if you wait a little longer, I think there will be news. ," Wu Yong said this, half of it was to prevent Shi Jin from being too anxious. Although he knew some of the Book of Changes, he couldn't calculate a person's bad luck out of thin air. However, he just relied on his talent. From the information that the soldier gathered, he roughly felt that it would be possible to bypass the Shaanxi soldiers and horses in Guanxi Town and enter Huayin County, but it would take a little longer. Wu Yong was currently waiting for the time to move from Huayin County. The county brought news. Only by understanding the movements of the forbidden army and the previously defeated Shangzhou soldiers and horses can we know ourselves and our enemies, and only then can we avoid losing big because of small things.
After listening to Wu Yong's words, Shi Jin nodded slightly and said: "I hope so, but I can't wait for tonight. I was far away in Liangshan and beyond reach, but now I'm at the door of my house. How can I remain indifferent after this?" If you want to make a sneak attack overnight, you have to wait another day. I, Shi Jin, can wait, but this day is just one day. It is hard to say whether those brothers who are trapped in the besieged city can survive this day."
Wu Yong was speechless after hearing this. After all, he was talking about winning or losing the battle, but Shi Jin was talking about his brother's life and death.