There are many beggars on the land of River Valley County.
In Daxia now, due to various natural and man-made disasters in the past, many people are unable to make a living.
After having nothing left, he had no choice but to become a beggar and beg for a living.
Many people, to put it nicely, are called refugees, but to put it more truthfully, they are begging.
Although war is about to happen now, after all, the year of disaster has passed. If you work normally, you will not die of hunger, but the number of beggars in Yunzhong County has not decreased at all.
After someone gets used to being a beggar, it may be difficult for him to go back to doing anything serious.
As the saying goes.
"If you escape three years of living, you won't even be able to become emperor."
"No matter how much you study, or how much you farm, your life will last only a few decades."
This is a very popular value among beggars.
Of course that's not entirely the case.
Beggars are roughly divided into two types. One is sporadic. It can be said that beggars are transitional. Most of them were engaged in farming or other industries before.
I had no choice but to come out to beg.
After saving a little money or overcoming difficulties, I will go back to my previous profession.
The other type is people from the Beggar Clan.
The leader of the beggar is commonly known as the head of the beggar.
They followed the pole and begged in their own area.
You also need to hand over part of the money you ask for.
Now the head of this Hehe County is Hudugu.
The original pole head has been thrown out of the city and fed to the dogs.
Under Hudugu's arrangement, these beggars begged and inquired about information in a fixed territory every day.
It is precisely because of the beggars everywhere that a powerful intelligence network has been formed. No matter what the news is, you can know it from it.
at this time.
In an alley next to a restaurant.
Hu Dugu was analyzing the news that had been sent recently.
According to Hudugu's arrangement, beggars like them have to come to him every day to report on the big and small things that happen in their area, whether they hear or see.
Then Hudugu himself analyzed the useful information.
As for the beggars, basically no one wants to get close to them, let alone take precautions, and their whereabouts are well hidden.
"You mean, this person entered Chu La's mansion again?"
Hu Dugu asked the little beggar in front of him.
"right!"
"Boss, I'm not bragging to you. I have a photographic memory since I was a child. I have seen what this person looks like once and I will never forget it."
"This is the third time I've met this person."
The little beggar slapped his chest so loudly that it crackled loudly.
Hu Dugu nodded.
The same person came to Chu La three times, obviously to deliver news.
The person who could convey news to Chu La so frequently was probably the governor Zhu Yue.
Thinking of this, Hu Dugu's eyes lit up.
"You go back to the county guard immediately and keep an eye on him. If that person wants to leave, come over and tell me immediately!"
As Hu Dugu spoke, he knocked a few times on the wall next to him.
Immediately afterwards.
Zhao Gao leaned out from the wall and handed over a chicken leg.
Hudugu took it and gave it to the little beggar.
"Go for it!"
The little beggar kowtowed to Hu Dugu with a smile on his face, and ran out with the drumstick in his hand.
According to Hu Dugu.
Since we will be able to confront the governor sooner or later, we might as well find out where he is now, and the men from the Thirty-sixth Cavalry of the Bao Guard will just come and assassinate him.
In this way, it will be settled once and for all.
The little beggar just walked out.
Hu Dugu saw several beggars walking in carrying a sack.
"Boss!"
"Early this morning, this man rushed in from the city gate and asked us for directions and where the governor Chu La was."
"He said he had important information to tell Chu La."
"When we saw that this man was well-dressed and didn't look like a soldier, he was probably here to report a message to the county guard, so we led him to the alley and brought him over unconscious."
One of the leading beggars said to Hudugu.
"good!"
"In the future, if there is anyone suspicious, please bring him here first!"
Hu Dugu nodded.
Signal them to open the sack.
The man has woken up.
"you!"
"How dare you attack me!"
"Do you know who I am?!"
"I am from the Wang family in Yunzhong County. Our master is a high official in the imperial court!"
"You're done!"
"It's a big deal!"
"It's going to be a big deal!"
The man pointed at Hudugu's nose and said.
Hu Dugu didn't waste any time and waved his hand.
"Ouch!"
"Stop fighting!"
"Don't slap me in the face!"
"Ouch!"
"Oh...my balls..."
"ah--"
After a while of punching and kicking, the man became completely honest.
He squatted in front of Hu Dugu with his head in his hands.
"What are you here for?"
"What do you want to do with the Sheriff?"
Hu Dugu asked coldly.
"I came here to report to Lord Chu La on the orders of our Lord."
"Our family has decided to join the governor. We want to cooperate with Chu La inside and outside to capture Yunzhong County as a certificate of surrender to the governor."
"Everything I said is true..."
The man said it all like he was pouring beans out of a bamboo tube.
After hearing this, Hu Dugu looked worried.
He also knew before that the power of the Wang family in Yunzhong County was not small. Although Zhang Bao slightly manipulated it, he did not obey at all.
Unexpectedly.
Now he actually dared to directly collude with Chu La to conquer Yunzhong County.
If he hadn't intercepted this person, Zhang Bao and the others would have been kept in the dark.
Hu Dugu made a gesture of wiping his neck to several people.
Before the man could react, a beggar knocked him down with a brick from behind.
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Yunzhong County.
Zhang Bao has been extremely busy lately.
During this period, the energy was mainly focused on the moat outside Yunzhong County.
The crisis in Yunzhong County this time, and even the many previous crises in Sanhe County, was because the enemy had attacked under the city wall.
With siege ladders, siege engines, and a huge number of people, the city defense can be taken down no matter what.
According to Zhang Bao's idea, he wanted the city to be safe.
The enemy cannot be allowed to attack the city wall.
The best way is naturally a moat.
In his previous life, Zhang Bao once visited the Forbidden City and saw that the moat was dozens of meters wide. It was absolutely impossible to penetrate without artillery!
With a moat, let alone siege ladders and siege engines, even people would have a hard time crossing it.
At that time, you only need to use archers and catapults on the city wall, and you will be foolproof!
With the moat in place, all the way in and out of the city was through bridges. If a large army really came to attack, they would only be able to stare blankly after the bridge was broken.
Unless you cross the river by boat.
But the boat ride is very slow, making it a living target.
Not to mention swimming across the river...
Therefore, as long as the moat is formed, Yunzhong County will be impregnable.
But halfway through digging, Zhang Bao sadly discovered a major problem.
The river is easy to dig, but there is no water...