"Qi De, it's been three days." Standing on the tower of Chenshui Pass, Zuo Shiren frowned. Even though he had previously agreed to focus on defense, for some reason, he felt very unhappy when he knew that Xu Mu had arrived at the front line. .
"My lord, don't be anxious." Ling Su advised, "I am waiting for a good opportunity to defeat the enemy. Isn't it the same with Xu Buyi? Again, don't leave the city now. After exhausting the enemy's patience, I will You have your own good strategy to defeat the enemy."
Zuo Shiren raised his head and sighed bitterly.
"I'm not afraid of Qi De's jokes. When we worked together to suppress the demon, I was even a little grateful to Xu Buyi... and didn't want to be his enemy. It's a pity that he dared to go to Yuan Song's side. This makes it clear that we must fight with him I, Zuo Shiren, am against you. Don’t forget that during the great alliance, I, Zuo Shiren, was the leader of the world’s alliance, and he should listen to my orders.”
Ling Su was silent for a while and did not answer.
"Qi De, I, Dongling, have the same goal as you and the Grain King. One day, we will defeat Western Shu!"
"nature."
Ling Su raised his head and looked out of the city in ecstasy. In the past few days, when he had nothing to do, he would stand on the tower and look out into the distance.
The enemy camp was too far away to be seen. He was just worried that the enemy troops outside the city would suddenly launch a surprise attack.
"Send the order and send out two more scouts. Be sure to pay attention to the movements of the enemy troops outside the city!"
"Follow the military commander's orders!"
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Hulin Town, about a hundred miles away from Chenshui Pass, was also preparing for war at this time.
Xu Mu sat alone in the camp with a calm gaze, looking at the map of Kezhou in front of him. He did not tell Shen Tuguan about the rebels.
It's not that I don't trust you, but I feel that even though it's a cooperative relationship, no matter what, you have to keep something of your own.
Jia Zhou was in charge of Chengdu, Dongfang Jing was in charge of Cangzhou, and even Yin Hu, who was half a counselor, also went to the Western Regions some time ago.
At this time, Xu Mu realized that he had no one to discuss with. After hesitating, he let the puppy Fu enter the military tent.
This young man, who was only fourteen years old, had always been highly praised by Jia Zhou.
"Han Xing pays homage to the Lord."
Xu Mu raised his head and looked at the young man in front of him. He had finally grown from a noisy little kid to a young general.
"Puppy Fu, if you hadn't told me, I would have almost forgotten your name. Your name must be... a bit strange."
Or it was God's will that destined the puppy to become an outstanding general.
"Gou Fu, sit down."
Puppy Fu was obviously not used to it. Hearing Xu Mu's words, he pretended for a moment and then sat down.
"Gou Fu, do you know the recent situation?"
"I have guessed something. My lord is now looking for an opportunity to lure the enemy out of the city."
"That's right." Xu Mu smiled, "I asked you to come here because I want to listen to your suggestions. Gou Fu, you are not an outsider. If you have anything to say, just say it."
Little Dog Fu nodded, sorted out his words, and then spoke seriously.
"My lord is concerned about Chen Shuiguan's strategist, the counselor who calls himself Yinlin. My teacher told me that a counselor's duty is to advance when we win and to retreat when we lose. Therefore, my lord, if you want to succeed, Lure the enemy, and only by taking him by surprise can you break the deadlock."
Xu Mu nodded, "Puppy Fu, please continue talking."
Little Dog Fu paused, "The counselor at Chen Shuiguan was also waiting for a good opportunity, and then went out of the city to counterattack. Now, the Lord has just joined forces with General Shentu, and his vigor is still there, so he did not act rashly."
"Lord, I have been observing when I have free time in the past few days." Little Dog Fu continued, "Although Chenshui Pass is a fortified city, there is still terrain that can be borrowed."
"Huh?" Xu Mu looked up in surprise.
"I heard from my teacher that in ancient times, there was a tactic called soil flooding in sieges. Earth was used as a weapon to flood the enemy city. The terrain of Chenshui Pass is concave, so it was just relying on the surrounding woods outside the city to flood the enemy city.
It can solidify the soil."
"My lord and General Shentu can allocate manpower to cut down the trees near Chenshui Pass, and then divert water to make the soil soft."
Xu Mu thought for a while, "Little dog Fu, this will take a long time."
"Don't worry, my lord." Xiao Xiaofu sat upright, no longer nervous at all. "The soil flooding plan will cause the morale of the enemy troops in Chenshui Pass to be greatly disrupted, and they will not want to sit still and wait for death. It is more likely that they will be forced to come out to fight."
"If we don't come out, my lord will keep cutting down the forest and moistening the soil... I think they will be afraid."
"Great idea!" After a while, Xu Mu's face was overjoyed.
The little kid who ate a lot of fried meat with bamboo shoots finally became a general.
"Okay, I'll go discuss it with Shen Tuguan right away. Gou Fu, if this plan comes to fruition, when we get back to Chengdu, I won't be able to appoint you as a general."
"Thank you, lord." Xiaofu stood up, not at all arrogant, and clasped his fists humbly.
This scene made Xu Mu even more delighted.
After walking out of the camp, he was about to see Shen Tuguan. Suddenly, he saw Si Hu holding two hunted pheasants and rubbing their feathers in ecstasy.
"Si Hu, you damn well know how to eat!"
Si Hu stopped his hand and raised his head in confusion.
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"This is a good plan." After hearing about Little Dog Fu's plan, Shen Tuguan pondered for a while and then smiled.
"To be honest with the King of Shu, I have seen the terrain before. But I didn't think about it deeply. I just thought it was not suitable to take advantage of the situation. But I never thought that the King of Shu has such a capable person under his command."
Xu Mu smiled and said, "The authorities are confused, General Shentu, don't blame yourself. Since you and I both feel that there is no problem with this plan, then we should have made preparations in advance."
Shen Tuguan nodded, "It's a pity that this time the war is tight and there is no time to mobilize too many civilians, and in Hulin Town, most of them are old and weak."
"We can only let the soldiers cut down the forest."
Xu Mu had no objection, "The felled trees can also be used as rolling logs or used to build siege equipment."
"It couldn't be better. Let's do this. I will arrange for manpower to do this. The King of Shu still has the responsibility of patrolling."
On Xu Mu's side, there are only about 6,000 soldiers on the surface. However, Shentu Guan has 50,000 troops. It is obviously best to leave the forest felling to the Donglai Army.
"General Shentu, let's stick to this plan first. If there are other changes, you and I will discuss it."
"Listen to the King of Shu."
When walking out of the camp, Xu Mu suddenly thought of something.
"By the way, General Shentu, the time is good for those old and weak people in the city. Otherwise, let them leave first to avoid being exposed to the flames of war."
Shen Tuguan was silent for a while and sighed.
"To be honest, King Shu, I have tried to persuade you several times. But these people are not willing to leave."
Xu Mu only felt that something was wrong, but he did not ask in the end. In this meeting, Shen Tuguan, a famous general in the world, obviously had the right to speak in Donglai.