"Why? Even if the number of people on the other side quadruples, they won't be able to attack." Jiang Shuo was still puzzled.
"What about ten times? What about twenty times? Let me ask you, if you were the Zhou army, how would you attack the city?" He Qizhou knew that he had to explain clearly before the other party was willing to take action.
"Are you saying you'll give me enough people?" Jiang Shuo asked.
"enough!"
"I will send experts from the Tianlong Sect and Qinglong Temple to climb over the trenches from the east and west wings two days in advance, bypass them, and then mobilize heavy armored infantry to attack directly! If possible, I will send experts to sneak into the city first, deceive the city gates, or assassinate them.
, to subdue the generals who defended the city..."
Jiang Shuo, who thought the crisis had been resolved, suddenly realized something and said, "Wait a minute, something seems wrong, but my scout didn't find anyone climbing over from either side?"
"That's because the time has not yet come. I guess they will take action early tonight! Do you remember what I said about the eight new hay carts added by the Salt Gang? As expected, they are equipped with 500 sets of Northern Zhou heavy infantry.
!" He Qi said.
Jiang Shuo asked: "This is not a child's play, why are you so sure?"
"How much does a set of Zhoujia weigh?"
"About fifty or sixty pounds, it depends on your body size."
"A salt truck carries more than 2,000 kilograms of salt. The newly added grain truck is obviously heavier than the salt truck. It is estimated to be about 3,000 kilograms. A rough calculation shows that one truck can hold exactly 60 sets of infantry armor, while other salt trucks
The car may also be turned into a siege weapon!"
"Is there any evidence?"
"Not directly, but do you think that most of the people on the opposite side have changed defenses, about 500 people, right? Those people are all burly. The most reasonable explanation is that they are all heavy armor troops sent by the Imperial City of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Only
To destroy your little town!"
Seeing that Jiang Shuo was still doubtful, He Qizhou adjusted his breathing and continued: "Let me tell you this, do you know how many people Zhou Ting sent to wipe out the remnants of the Pei Party? Helian Changying personally led the team, and the leader of the Fire Hall
, the leader of the Jintang hall has arrived in person! A battalion of Xizhou cavalry was used as bait, and another 500 heavy armor and more than 100 fire hall masters were sent! At first, I was still wondering, is it necessary to spend so much effort? Just
Those fire hall masters were enough to kill hundreds of people from the Pei family several times, but now it seems that they just did it casually, and the target is you!"
"It's really possible!" Jiang Shuo couldn't help but frown a little. With the manpower in the city, it would be difficult to block the elite attack of the Northern Zhou Dynasty.
"I'm so sure that these people will move here because of Sikong Lang! His true identity is actually the deputy master of the water hall! In order to conceal his identity, he deceived the city gate and never exposed it even at the most critical moment along the way.
Strength! He easily deceived the men of the Salt Gang and the people of the Lotus Gang, and I didn’t realize anything was wrong until he took action in the restaurant just now!" Qi Zhou said.
"Then why hasn't he taken action?" Jiang Damin, who couldn't bear the loneliness, interjected and asked.
"Because he was waiting for the opportunity!" Qi Zhou continued: "Because the fourth brother Jiang Li knew that his identity was exposed, he disclosed this information to Wei Xing's subordinates, that is, the spy of Wuchasi, telling Qi not to be gullible.
According to the information he handed over, Sikong Lang knew that the original strategy was useless, and then he tried every means to delay it."
"Why delay?" Jiang Damin asked again.
"You really can compete with Lin Chuan." He Qizhou discovered that Jiang Damin might be even more slow than Lin Chuan.
"If they were just after this small city, they would have taken action long ago! I guess their target is Yuguan! After opening Yuguan, the army will swarm in! Because that is the weak link of Qi State! But from here
Marching on, the road was winding and long, and supplies could not be supplied at all. Therefore, if they could not break through the pass in a short time, they would return in vain! But the 30,000 troops behind Yuguan made it impossible for the Northern Zhou Dynasty to break through the city quickly. So I think they
The original intelligence must have wanted Qi to transfer the 30,000 garrison troops! And before the plan succeeds, they will not take the risk of sending people to sneak over from both wings," Qi Zhou analyzed.
Jiang Shuo suddenly said: "It's all right. It really is like this. I just received the military report from Yuguan, so I am anxious to find you..."
Qi Zhou said: "I think that military report told you that the 30,000 garrison troops have been transferred, right?"
Jiang Shuo said: "Yes, the Yuzhou Army has been leaving for three days. Because the rear defense is empty, the newly arrived Yuguan Army reported at noon that I should pay close attention to the movements of Zhennanguan."
Jiang Damin asked again: "Didn't you say that we already knew that their intelligence was false? Why did we still transfer the garrison?"
Qi Zhou said: "They are delaying time just to make the falsehood become true! I think the Northern Zhou Dynasty must have launched an attack either in northern Shanxi or Jiayuguan. Those 30,000 people are not far from either place. They were originally intended as a
Backup from the three places exists, so it’s reasonable to transfer support!”
"That's right! The military newspaper said that the Northern Zhou Dynasty was madly attacking Jiayuguan. According to the scale of the attack, Jiayuguan can be defended for at most half a month, so 30,000 troops were urgently sent to march there!" Jiang Shuo said.
"Then why not send the Lingzhou Army there? Aren't there a large number of border troops there?" Jiang Damin asked again.
"Opposite Lingzhou is the Tongwan City of Wushi. We don't dare to move lightly unless we have to!" Jiang Shuo said.
"Those thirty thousand people must be brought back!" He Qizhou said.
"It's too late, we can't catch him back!" Jiang Shuo said in despair.
"Why?" He Qizhou asked.
Jiang Shuo said: "I can only hold out here for two days at most, because the armored army attacking from the front will tie up most of my manpower. If Qinglong Temple sends people on foot from the two wings, I don't have that many manpower to defend the four walls, and on both sides
The hill is also very easy to break through from the rear! Maybe they will send Chengzong-level masters. We are all injured, and we will not be able to stop their strong attack."
"How many days can Yuguan be blocked?" Qi Zhou asked.
"The elites are all here. Including the old and weak officers in Yuguan City, there are only 3,000 people. If the number of people attacked by the Northern Zhou Dynasty exceeds 10,000 people, we can defend it for two days at most!"
Jiang Shuo added: "There is a lane from here to Yuguan that can run three horses abreast. The fastest march can take two days, and the post horse can get there in one and a half days. When we chase the Yuzhou army on foot from Yuguan, they have already walked for four days.
Half, that is to say, it would take two days to catch up on horseback, and another six and a half days for the army to return. By the time we rushed back to Yuguan, it was already ten days later, and we could only hold on for four days, including the enemy's arrival from here.
The march to Yuguan only lasted six days!"
Jiang Shuo paused and then said: "Besides, the 30,000 Yuzhou troops acted under military orders. We will definitely not get the military orders from the Privy Council. How can the generals who lead the army return and risk beheading or being implicated?"
"Wait a minute, the commander-in-chief of Yuzhou is Zhang Wei, right? He is my cousin, I will go after him, and with your souvenir, he will listen!" Xu Muxue said suddenly.
"Even this time is not enough!" Jiang Shuo said.
"He Qizhou's snow dragon horse is very fast. It is estimated that it can reach Yuguan in one day. It will take another day and a half to catch up with the army. The army will hurry up and come back in five days! A total of seven and a half days." Xu Muxue said.
"You are so weak, it's better for me to go!" He Qizhou said.
"Do you know Zhang Wei?" Xu Mu asked back, and then continued: "Find a way to block the two city gates, water them while blocking them, and dig out the walls or door openings on both sides. It will take half a day at least. That way
It will take their cavalry an extra half day to cross the border, and we will see if we can set up more obstacles on the way back."
He Qizhou also said: "I didn't touch Si Kong Lang's body, and even carved words around him. Shen Tinggu, the leader of the Huotang Hall, should be from the same lineage as Si Kong Lang. Although his strength is slightly better than Si Kong Lang, I can learn from past mistakes.
He didn't dare to venture into the city easily, let alone Helian Changying. Therefore, it was not a problem to defend the city for two days. After two days, we voluntarily abandoned the city before they formed a siege. The few hundred extra people like us in Yuguan should be returned.
You can spend more time!"
Jiang Shuo asked: "Then when do you think they will launch an attack?"
He Qizhou said: "Sikong Lang must have learned about the departure of the Yuzhou Army yesterday, so he decided to end the negotiations today. The time they originally planned to attack the city should be early tomorrow morning. While the goods are being shipped out, a few of them will
The masters controlled the city gate, and then the masters pretending to be salt gang members rushed in from the open space between the two cities. It took less than half a cup of tea to travel more than a mile. The next one to be dispatched should be the Iron Armored Army! But now the other side also
Knowing that Sikong Lang has been exposed, it is unlikely that we will wait until tomorrow. I think they will attack at any time as soon as the follow-up troops arrive!"
Jiang Shuo said: "Just now it was discovered on the mountain that there was a scout riding Pegasus heading north at Zhennang Pass."
"It should be to urge the follow-up troops to advance faster! We can't hesitate anymore. By the time they launch the attack, it will be too late! Give the military order quickly." He Qizhou urged.
"Okay! Give it a go!" Sikong Lang stamped his feet, called some major officers to his side, and then issued military orders one by one:
1. Order the sentries on Huangtu Ridge to immediately block the mountain north lane;
2. Light up three piles of smoke to warn in the direction of Yuguan;
3. Prepare masonry, earthwork, and ice water to block the six-foot-deep north door opening;
Fourth, order people to write down two urgent messages. The first is to state the military situation and request Zhang Wei to return to the army, and order Xu Mu to bring him there; the second is that there should be no threat to Tongwan City at present, and the Lingzhou side is requested to send troops to support Jiayuguan, with Zhang Wei
Send someone to deliver it to Lingzhou;
5. All merchants and idlers in the city must evacuate from the south gate within half an hour;
Sixth, order the soldiers to quickly increase the number of arrows, rolling logs, rocks and other city defense equipment on the city head, and everyone should wear armor and be on guard;
7. Search the city for all supplies that may be used by the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Anything that cannot be taken away will be burned during the retreat.
8. Hang Wei Xing and his men on the city gate to frighten Zhennan Pass;
After the eight military orders were issued and two documents were hastily written, Jiang Shuo ordered someone to bring the official seal. After sealing, he signed and stamped it, and handed it over to Xu Mu, saying: "Sister, this matter is important, so I will just take care of it."
I won’t get into your body anymore, so be careful!” Because he usually calls me brother Xu Muxue, but now he is wearing women’s clothing, so he calls me sister instead.