【075】Have you heard of hot and cold hedging? (One more chapter today, please follow up)
"There won't be any bandits here, right?"
Su Ping stopped.
I saw a towering mountain, as if struck by a god's sword, split in two from the top of the mountain, with a gap about two feet wide.
The hillside was covered with chest-high black grass, dyeing the entire mountain black, which just confused the dark crack that ran through the mountain.
Unless you walk all the way from the official road and get closer to here, you really won't realize that there is such a canyon here.
It's just...is such a hidden place really not the lair of some bandit?
"Hey, you are as timid as a mouse."
The old man made a sarcastic comment and walked away first while holding the horse's belly.
Helpless, Su Ping had no choice but to bite the bullet and keep up.
As soon as you enter, your eyes suddenly open up.
As if the mountain was hollowed out, after passing the narrow entrance, the interior quickly became much wider, and the exit was so far away that it was impossible to see the end.
According to this depth and width,
"Tsk tsk, what a great place, what a great place."
The old man looked everywhere and was full of praise.
"Good place?"
Su Ping was a little confused and asked: "In terms of Feng Shui, this shouldn't be suitable as a burial place, right? If you are buried here, future generations..."
Doesn’t that mean the same thing as Wuzhishan pressing down on your head?
Will future generations be able to get better?
"What are you doing... get out of here!"
The old man was so angry that he gave Su Ping a kick, but he couldn't reach it because of his size.
"If you don't choose a tomb, then what's a good place?"
Su Ping scratched his head and continued walking forward with the horse.
"Don't you think the terrain here is very suitable for an ambush?"
The old man pointed to the top of the canyon and said, "Looking from the outside, the mountain is covered with chest-high black grass. It's impossible to see it hidden inside."
"ambush?"
Su Ping looked at the old man blankly, "At your age, isn't it too late to turn into a bandit?"
"...Get out! When I say ambush, of course I am ambushing the barbarians!"
The old man became interested and started talking: "Look at this terrain, the cliffs on both sides are extremely steep, the entrances and exits are narrow and the interior is wide enough to accommodate nearly a million people and horses."
"It doesn't take much. As long as tens of thousands of Red Pine troops are hidden on the top of the cliffs on both sides, after the barbarian army enters, they will use gunpowder to blow up the rocks on both sides to block the entrance and exit, and then use kerosene and rockets to attack from the top of the mountain. They will definitely be able to defeat them all."
Annihilate the barbarians!”
"Not even a single soldier wasted!"
???
Su Ping was dumbfounded and couldn't help but step forward and put his hand on the old man's forehead.
"what are you doing?!"
The old man slapped Su Ping's hand away, his beard raised in anger.
"It's not hot either..."
Su Ping looked at the old man strangely.
Gunpowder was available in Daqing, but its use was mainly limited to digging mountains and digging canals.
Although there are such things as fire guns, not many of them are made.
Because the accuracy is low and the power is low, it is not as big a threat to the barbarians as sharp blades. Therefore, the Chisong Army is not equipped with fire blunderbuss. Where can the gunpowder come from?
Well, maybe they have already changed the organization and equipped it with a firearms camp.
But the question is, what are the barbarians doing here?
Digging wild vegetables?
Su Ping sighed helplessly, "When the barbarians go south, they will either break the barrier of no return. The first to bear the brunt are Kaiyang Mansion, Zhengping Mansion, and Ningjun Mansion, these three mansions."
After a pause, Su Ping continued: "Even if it is discovered that the Wei River has cut off, and the barbarians bypass the Wuhu Pass and drive straight in, the first person to suffer will be the Ningjun Mansion where Weiyang City is located, and then they will plunder along the official road. How?
Maybe it’s a waste of time to go to such a remote place?”
"Ha, are you ignorant?"
The old man finally found a chance to fight back and said proudly: "Do you know which of the fourteen prefectures in the North is the richest?"
"Forehead……"
Su Ping was stunned, "Which one?"
He only knew where the Fourteenth Prefecture was located, but he really didn't know much about which prefecture was the richest.
"Of course it's Zhanghua Mansion."
The old man said, "You really have never seen the world." "Zhanghua Mansion is located in the center of the North. It is the most fertile land and the most abundant water source in the entire North. You should have seen many wealthy businessmen in Weiyang City.
Most of their belongings are in Zhanghua Mansion."
"This time the Wei River was cut off, forcing the wealthy businessmen to stop their business, and most of them returned to Zhanghua Mansion."
"If the barbarians break through the No Return Pass, they certainly won't go around so far to come here, but if the barbarians take the Wandering Immortal Crossing... they can reach Zhanghua Mansion as quickly as possible through this road."
"The wealth of one Zhanghua Prefecture is comparable to that of five prefectures."
"If it were you, would you choose to waste time and energy and plunder five mansions, or go straight to Zhanghua Mansion and eat everything in one go?"
The old man's words made Su Ping fall into deep thought.
Indeed, based on the input-output ratio, Zhanghua Mansion is naturally the first choice.
But the question is, are the barbarians that smart?
etc……
You said that the barbarians know that Zhanghua Mansion is the richest, which is barely understandable.
But how could they know this shortcut?
Su Ping sneered and said: "Blow, keep blowing!"
"Should I blow?"
The old man was stunned for a moment.
"I know a lot about astronomy and geography, but even I don't know about the existence of this canyon. How could the barbarians know about it?"
Su Ping was filled with contempt, "You tell them?"
"Forehead……"
The old man was a little embarrassed for a moment and said depressedly: "To be honest, this canyon was told to me by the barbarians..."
"..."
Su Ping rolled his eyes and was completely speechless.
The old guy is getting more and more outrageous as he makes it up.
First he said that he was the Duke of Dingguo, and now he said that the barbarians told him about this canyon.
The preface does not match the postscript, it is pure nonsense.
"Hey, don't worry about anything else. I just want to ask you, is this ambush point powerful?"
The old man changed the subject and began to feel proud again, "To be able to come up with such a plan, I am really a talented person in the world."
"..."
Su Ping laughed angrily, carefully looked at the terrain of the canyon, and immediately found a point of rebuttal.
The entrance is narrow, high on both sides and low in the middle.
Isn't this a replica of the Shangfang Valley in another world?
Attack with fire here?
"Ignorant old man, hahaha."
Su Ping waved his hand and looked up to the sky with a smile, "If it weren't for me to attack you, even if the barbarians entered the canyon honestly, no matter how many kerosene and rockets were prepared, it would be in vain."
"What do you mean?"
The old man frowned and looked at the canyon carefully again, "The roads are blocked in front and back, and the cliffs are steep. With this terrain, can the barbarians grow wings and fly away?"
"Do you still need wings?"
Su Ping chuckled, "Believe it or not, before the fire cooks the barbarians, it will definitely rain heavily."
"It will be fine if the barbarians break through the entrance and exit and return to the outside of the pass."
"If the ferocity of the barbarians is aroused, the fate of Zhanghua Mansion will only be worse. Anyone who had a chance to escape will be killed."
Heavy rain?
An imperceptible glint flashed in the old man's eyes: "There is less rain and more drought in the North. Not to mention Weiyang City, even here, it has not rained for nearly a month. Why do you dare to make such a conclusion? Think of yourself as Xuan Zun
ah?"
"Well... with your IQ, it's hard for me to explain to you."
Su Ping shook his head and said nothing, and walked away first with his hands behind his back, looking enigmatic.
"IQ? What do you mean...you say I'm stupid?"
The old man was stunned for a moment, then chased after him angrily, "Speak clearly!"
"Why……"
Su Ping stopped helplessly, "I'll only say it once, don't blame me if you don't understand."
Immediately, Su Ping explained the incident of Zhuge Liang's roasting of Sima Yi in this nameless canyon in a scientific way.
The old man became more and more confused as he listened.
Air convection?
Hot or cold hedging?
What is all this stuff?
Simply unheard of.
"Of course."
Su Ping waved his hand, showing his heroic spirit: "It is not impossible to ambush, but the troops must be sufficient. They must be weakened by fire first. After the heavy rain extinguishes the flames, the barbarians will be overjoyed. At this time, ordinary arrows will be fired from the cliff.
They suppressed them above, while the main force of the Chisong Army blocked the exits on both sides of the canyon, waiting to work and slowly destroy them. If this goes on for several days, the barbarians will definitely collapse in morale and the entire army will surrender."
"..."
The old man was silent for a moment, then suddenly slapped his thigh: "I understand!"
"Understood?"
Su Ping looked surprised.
Is this old man so smart that he can understand immediately?
Just as he was wondering, he heard the old man laugh and say: "You are making things up, right?"
"To put it bluntly, you just don't want to acknowledge my talent."
The old man reached out and patted Su Ping on the shoulder: "Young people, it's not wrong to be arrogant, but sometimes you have to learn to be humble. I'm so much older than you, so it's not a shame to admit that I'm better than you.
.”
"..."
Su Ping felt a toothache and said, "Fortunately, you are not the head coach of the Chisong Army, otherwise the Northern Territory would have been lost long ago."
"?!"
The old man was furious and pointed at Su Ping's nose: "Fortunately you are not the commander-in-chief of the Chisong Army, otherwise Daqing would have been dead long ago just by talking on paper and making up random things!"
"snort!"
"snort!"
The two snorted coldly and turned their heads at the same time.
Along the way, the two never spoke to each other again.
Arriving at Zhanghua Fucheng, Su Ping met the people waiting for the old man here.
A middle-aged scribe, at first glance, looks like he is weak in writing and has no strength to restrain a chicken.
At this moment, the last trace of doubt in Su Ping's heart disappeared.
The old man's words seemed to be sound and reasonable before. Although every word was exaggerated, it could be seen that he did have many insightful opinions on military matters.
Although Su Ping didn't believe that he was the head coach of the Chisong Army, he had also thought about what kind of general the old man was.
Looking at it now, there was only one person to pick him up, and he looked like a literary man.
What's going on? Chisong Army's military advisor came to pick you up alone?
While Su Ping was slandering him in his heart, the old man got off his horse, whispered in Su Ping's ear: "I'm not afraid to tell you, he is the military advisor of the Chisong Army, Wu Ding."
"Ah, yes, yes."
Su Ping looked like this.
?????
Wu Ding next to him was stunned, his mind went blank.
Isn’t this trip the top secret among top secrets?
He didn’t even bring anyone with him, and he even pretended to be sick and sneaked out of the military camp. How could he be betrayed as soon as they met?!
Who is this young man?
The general's illegitimate son?
Wu Ding said nothing, forced a smile, and looked at Su Ping secretly.
"Okay, I've done my best to send you here."
Su Ping weakly raised his hand and said, "From now on, you and I will be fine."
After saying that, Su Ping took the big horse and left.
The old man didn't stop him and just watched Su Ping go away.
"he is?"
Wu Ding asked calmly.
"He, I just met him a few days ago, he's a very interesting little guy."
The old man squinted his eyes and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
"Then how..."
Wu Ding didn’t believe it.
just met?
Dare you reveal your true identity when you just met?
"Don't worry, he won't believe it."
The old man smiled brightly and patted Wu Ding on the shoulder, "Although this kid is very smart and excellent, he is too suspicious."
"This is the only time in my life that I can hear you praise a junior like this."
Wu Ding smiled.
"Is it?"
The old man also laughed, and then sighed: "Unfortunately, if Su Ping could be half as good as him, even if he died in the north, I would have no regrets."
"The war is about to begin. It's not appropriate to say such unlucky words."
Wu Ding smiled bitterly, paused and then said: "Furthermore, you have benefited from the blessings of the ancestors. It won't take long for you to recover. By then, your martial arts will be improved to a higher level. Even if your subordinates die, you will still be alive."
"It's just a little sigh."
The old man smiled brightly, "I also plan to attack the ultimate martial arts realm that has never been seen before. How can I bear to die?"
In just a few days of getting along, he had already figured out that boy's temperament.
Although he has a tough mouth, he is actually kind-hearted, and there is no obvious estrangement towards him like others.
This feeling of year-end friendship really made him like her from the bottom of his heart.
"By the way, do you know about hot and cold hedging?"
The old man's heart moved and he suddenly asked again.
"Hedging between hot and cold?" Wu Ding was stunned.
At the moment, the old man repeated Su Ping's previous remarks to Wu Ding.
"Hmm... How should I put it? I can't say whether I know it or not, I can only say I have never heard of it..."
Wu Ding thought for a long time and gave this reply.
"Even you, a Xuan Dao practitioner, have never heard of it. It seems that you are really making it up. You brat wants to save face..."
The last worry in the old man's heart was gone, and he said seriously: "Don't talk about this, how are the people and things prepared?"
"Foolproof."
Wu Ding's expression became serious, "After all, we have been preparing for so many years."
"Yes, I have been preparing for so many years."
The old man sighed and turned to look in the direction of Yang Jing, "After this battle, the northern border will be peaceful for at least five or even ten years, and I can go back and enjoy family happiness."