The battle on the Kezhou frontline has focused the attention of many people for a while. This battle seems to be a battle for Kezhou, but in fact, it is very likely to establish the dominance of the south.
Dongling? Xishu? Or Donglai.
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"Even if we are one against two, I, Zuo Shiren, have nothing to fear." At this time, standing on the tower of Chenshui Pass, Zuo Shiren half-squinted his eyes and looked at the situation outside the city without any fear.
Instead, he looked ambitious.
Even outside Chenshui Pass, the coalition forces of Xishu and Donglai have dug up the soil slopes and are about to divert water.
He was still in no hurry.
In Chenshuiguan today, there are not only Yinlin military advisor, but also Ling Yulu, the head of the Liangwang family, and it is even said that 20,000 Liangwang troops are about to arrive for reinforcements.
The situation is very stable.
Zuo Shiren breathed out, with a murderous look in his eyes.
"Zide, I suddenly thought of something."
"Lord, what's going on?"
Zuo Shiren stretched out his hand and pointed toward the outside of the city, "I suddenly thought that Xu Buyi had spent so much effort, and if he fell short, wouldn't he be very angry?"
Ling Su, who was beside him, was silent for a while and also smiled.
"Of course it is. However, my lord, please note that Xu Buyi and Shen Tu Guan should mainly focus on trapping and killing."
"Qide, I understand what you mean. Don't go out of the city to fight unless you have to. Spend some more time and wait until the enemy forces outside the city are completely exhausted. Only then will there be a good opportunity for counterattack."
Ling Su nodded.
"That's true. But the battlefield is changing rapidly, and even I can't tell whether Xu Buyi's earth attack technique has any chance of success. My lord, don't be careless."
"I, Zuo Shiren, have always been calm in battle. Regarding this, Qi De can rest assured."
Ling Su nodded lightly.
Unlike his lord, he has been very cautious during this period. In his opinion, the layout of the enemy troops outside the city is more like a conspiracy. If he could command the three armies in Chenshui Pass, he would
I will be very confident, at least I won't fall into Xu Buyi's trap by mistake.
But now, the one who really commanded the three armies in Chen Shuiguan was Zuo Shiren, the king of the left. Lingsu even felt that this plot was aimed at his king of the left.
After hesitating for a while, Ling Su thought about it and spoke.
"Have you heard, my lord, that in the Xishu camp, the poisonous owl and the lame man have temporary command authority?"
Zuo Shiren paused and turned around, "What Qi De means is that he wants Chen Shuiguan's tiger talisman and the power to command?"
Ling Su shook his head, "It's not an overstep. As Chen Shuiguan's staff, I am worried that when the war comes together, it may be chaotic and it will be inconvenient to adjust orders for combat."
Zuo Shiren smiled and said, "Qi De, if you have something to do, just tell me and I will naturally consider your wishes."
"Very good."
Ling Su sighed helplessly in his heart.
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Outside Chenshui Pass, at this time, except for the south direction, the rest of the area was almost bare. The felled trees were piled up into tall cones.
"Listen to the King of Shu's arrangement and hurry up to build a catapult!" Shen Tuguan, who was wearing a battle armor, a silver lion helmet on his head, and a white cloak. At this time, he was looking around and giving orders calmly.
It's not just a rush to make a trebuchet. After clearing the forest, there is already an army to divert water, and they begin to march eastward, trying to divert the water from the streams to the vicinity of Chenshui Pass, and then make the soil soft, and then pretend to attack the land.
plan.
"General Shentu, the King of Shu is here."
"knew."
Shen Tuguan turned around and walked straight forward. During this period of time, Donglai and Xishu cooperated happily for the common enemy.
This land attack strategy united the two forces together for a while.
Shen Tu Guan looked up and found that the young master Yuan Chong was also coming with him.
"Meet the King of Shu."
"General Shentu, there is no need to be polite." Xu Mu said with a smile, "Now that you and I have two armies together to surround Chenshui Pass, we will probably succeed."
Shen Tuguan understood that these words were not meant for him, but for Yuan Chong who was following him.
"Of course, Chen Shuiguan will be in chaos soon." Shen Tuguan smiled.
Xu Mu also nodded calmly.
Only Yuan Chong, who followed, thought for a long time and still understood what the two people meant.
"By the way, young master, the forest felling army has worked extremely hard this time. They have just returned to the camp now. Why don't you go and reward them, young master?"
"Of course." Yuan Chong nodded hurriedly. He, the young master of Donglai, is the best at this kind of thing. Firstly, he can win over the soldiers, and secondly, he can also accumulate reputation.
As soon as Yuan Chong left, Xu Mu and Shen Tu Guan gradually showed solemn expressions on their faces.
"King of Shu, it seems like Zuo Shiren did not fall into the trap." Shen Tuguan frowned, "To be honest with the king of Shu, I have inspected the nearby terrain several times in the past two or three days. I found that the ground attack
There are huge problems with the law.”
Stretching out his hand, Shen Tuguan spread a handful of soil on his palm.
"The area around Chenshuiguan is mostly made of stiff stone and mud, not sand and mud. Even if water is diverted to moisten the soil, it is not easy to cause it to slide and fault."
Xu Mu nodded, "General Shentu, I know all this. Besides, the strategy you and I decided from the beginning was not to attack from the ground, but to use the pressure of the ground attack to force Zuo Shiren out of the city."
"This is natural. But more than ten days have passed. If by that time, the soldiers of our two armies discover that the soil attack plan is just a joke, there will definitely be chaos."
"King Shu, time is running out." Shen Tuguan raised his head, his voice full of worry.
"Indeed." Xu Mu also frowned. He had thought that in this siege, Zuo Shiren and Ling Su would be shrinking, but they never thought that they would become shrinking thousand-year-old bastards.
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Of course, without Ling Su as a military advisor, Zuo Shiren probably wouldn't be able to bear it given his temper.
"General Shentu, do you still remember the discussion you and I had earlier?"
"Remember, find a way to remove Lingsu from Chenshui Pass." Shen Tuguan exhaled, turned his head, and looked at Xu Mu with some bitterness, "But the King of Shu must not forget that today's Chenshui Pass,
Not only Ling Su, but also the head of the Liang Wang family who entered the city is also very cunning."
Xu Mu nodded, "To be honest with General Shentu, I was already thinking about how to create a fire and force Zuo Shiren to put out the fire earlier."
"The intensity of the fire? What kind of intensity?"
Xu Mu smiled and said, "For example, there is a fire in the backyard."
Shen Tuguan was stunned, and for a moment, his face showed ecstasy.
"The fire in the backyard caused Zuo Shiren and Ling Su to disperse. The soil attack strategy caused Chen Shuiguan to go out of the city for a decisive battle. The two factors are enough to win this war."
Shen Tuguan's face was moved, "There are now nearly 100,000 troops stationed in Chenshui Pass. After the fire broke out in the backyard, Zuo Shiren knew that the matter was urgent, so of course he would send people who could put out the fire, or in other words, he was worried that he would go by himself."
"The only person in Chen Shuiguan who can put out fires is Ling Su."
Listening, Xu Mu's expression was still calm and calm.
"On the other side of Cangzhou, I have sent a letter to the defenders of Xishu, informing them that they will start to attack Lidu City in Cangzhou with the main purpose of containment. As a result, Kang Zhu's Fifty Thousand Mountain Breakout Camp will definitely not dare to return.
Learn from Dongling."
Shen Tuguan thought for a moment, "But the King of Shu... plans to have a fire in his backyard. Under the current circumstances, with Dongling Navy blocking the river, it may be difficult to send people there."
"Don't be anxious." Xu Mu said calmly, "Earlier, I had secretly left a group of troops in Wuzhou, Dongling, which was enough to start a fire."