For half a month, Xu Mu said nothing about the attack on Banan City. He was so anxious that he was like an ant on a hot pot.
"My lord, this is the weather in midsummer. Shuzhou is mountainous and forested. I'm afraid there will be mountain rain again in two or three days."
Dou Tong's meaning couldn't be simpler. After living in southern Shu for many years, he finally knows how to look at the sky. If it rains, it will be even more difficult to attack Banan City.
Moreover, it rains heavily in the mountains, so digging tunnels is also more dangerous.
Xu Mu knows all this.
But what he was thinking about was not how to avoid being discovered. On the contrary, what he wanted to do was to confuse Leng Qiao, who was guarding the city, with his plan.
The terrain of Banan Mountain is extremely steep, and Leng Qiao built such a urn to listen to the layout. Unless they flew over from the sky, it would be impossible for the army to hide when they went up the mountain.
A big factor in Dou Tong's previous failures was that Banan City had discovered their military strength beforehand.
"I said before that if you want to defeat Nanancheng, you can only use deception. Just like using a sword... You think I stabbed you in the chest, but in fact, I stabbed your belly."
Xu Mu paused. At the moment, he could only use the most popular terms to tell Dou Tong and others what clever plan they should use next.
"Let's look at the map."
In the room, the four of them sat down again.
"There is only a long and narrow mountain road under Banan City. I estimate that Leng Qiao will definitely set up an ambush on the mountain road, such as pits and ground spears."
"Lord, it is indeed the case." Dou Tong echoed. In the past, the army of southern Sichuan had to suffer a lot when walking through the mountain road.
"The terrain of Banan City is almost perfect. If Weng listens, no matter how careful you are, Leng Qiao will most likely discover it."
"So, it's better to expose it directly." Xu Mu's tone changed.
Dou Tong and the other three, who were still listening, raised their heads in confusion. This large army entered the mountain to attack the city and was discovered by the enemy. Plus the terrain of Banan City, there was no need to fight.
"Everyone, what I mean is to confuse Leng Qiao's monitoring. Then——"
Chen Jiuzhou swiped his finger and pointed at the south side of Banan City. It was a mountain forest. On the map, it was marked with two diagonal crosses. It was densely packed with at least seven or eight drawings.
"Send someone to the forest under Banan City. The soil should be softer and the tunnel should be dug faster."
"My lord, if you dig at such a close distance, Leng Qiao will definitely find out."
Xu Mu smiled and said, "This is the point of what I'm going to say next. Leng Qiao can only detect the military situation by relying on the urn to listen. In this case, we are not far from Banan City, constantly making noises, covering the dig.
Soldiers from the south digging tunnels."
"Master, were you waiting for the rain earlier?" Yu Wen suddenly thought of something.
"Exactly, once the rain comes, Wengting will be affected. Moreover, if this happens, the guards in Banan City will not be able to use fire arrows."
If the soldiers ambushing in the south were discovered, they would be fired upon by fire arrows thrown by the guards. Under the steep mountains, there would be no way to escape.
No matter what, what Xu Mu has to do is to avoid possible casualties in a safe manner and put safety first.
"Mrs. Luan Yu, Pingbarbarians are good at climbing mountains and forests, so I'll leave it to you to ambush in the woods to the south."
Banan City is located at a pass on the mountainside, but even so, climbing up from the bottom of the mountain is still more than sixty feet high.
Except for the barbarians living in the mountains and forests, other soldiers from the Central Plains were simply incompetent.
Mrs. Luan Yu did not hesitate and nodded seriously. She knew the importance of this mission.
"When digging the soil, be sure to wait for a while. Don't panic. The sound of rain is building momentum, and the urn is being mixed up. Leng Qiao will definitely not expect that you will be digging in Nanlin later."
"Lord, if you get too close to the city gate, you may be discovered by the sound of digging." Yu Wen thought for a while and spoke.
"It makes sense." Xu Mu nodded, and then changed his tone, "But Yu Wen, have you ever thought about it. There was already the sound of rain covering the ground, and then you heard the sound of troops marching up the mountain. What do you think-"
"My lord, my name is Ting Leiying."
Xu Mu nodded.
"Compared with the two, Tingleiying's monitoring will be confused. It's like, in the mountain forest, you vaguely see a rabbit, but then you encounter a tiger emerging from the forest."
"Yu Wen, will you ignore the tiger and catch the rabbit?"
"I must be afraid of the tiger, so I thought of a way to escape." Yu Wen's voice was strange. However, Xu Mu's metaphor gave him a complete enlightenment.
"So, in addition to pacifying the barbarian camp, what we have to do is to completely confuse Wengting in Banan City on rainy days."
At this moment, everyone present almost understood.
"Mrs. Luan Yu, don't be too anxious once the tunnel is dug. The task of the Pingman camp is to take advantage of the chaos to enter the city, fight to the city gate and open the city gate."
"When the time comes, I will use the sound of rockfall as a signal to come out."
After exhaling a breath, Xu Mu reviewed the plan again and breathed a sigh of relief when he found that nothing was missing.
"The mountain is steep. Not only do we need siege equipment, but we also need some wooden wall trucks to intercept the rolling logs. I have already asked people to prepare them."
A cold-weapon war, with weapons and weapons together, is a fight to the death.
"Dou Tong, will it rain tomorrow?"
"If it's not tomorrow, it's the day after tomorrow. I was born in southern Sichuan, so I have some ability to look at the sky."
“Very good.”
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"Lord, it's raining!" Dou Tong, who looked guilty, finally showed a smile on his originally anxious face.
It wasn't just two days... but three full days of waiting. The first mountain rain in midsummer finally fell in waves.
Raising his eyes, Xu Mu only saw that the originally lush mountain scenery had become greener and greener. There were no more birds in the sky over Shuzhou covered with dark clouds.
Waves of earthy smell hit my face from time to time.
"Dou Tong, how many days will this rain last?"
"It will be three or four days, maybe four or five days, I can't say five or six days." Dou Tong said seriously.
"Dou Tong...forget it, just wait."
It was not until dusk that the people sent out hurried back from Bailu County. Without taking off their raincoats, they handed a secret letter into Xu Mu's hands.
Xu Mu opened it in silence. After reading it for a round, a smile appeared on his lips.
He turned around and looked at the camp outside the city. Even in the rainy weather, the patrolling soldiers still did not relax, wearing raincoats and walking slowly.
"Mrs. Luan Yu, you can move now. It's dark and slippery, so please be careful."
Mrs. Luan Yu clasped her fists, turned around and stepped into the rain.
Not long after, the 5,000-strong Pingbarbarian camp marched into the mountains and forests, each carrying a rope hook made of twisted vines.
The little barbarian king Meng Huo was walking when he suddenly turned his head and gave Xu Mu a deep clasped fist.
"The plain barbarians live up to their oath!"
"Live up to General Xu!"
Xu Mu held up his hands to send him off, and waited until the 5,000-square-foot barbarian camp was far away before he silently returned the gesture. The rain all over the mountains and fields did not give him the slightest chill, and there was a burning heat in his chest that was vaguely about to penetrate his chest.