The setting sun dyed the battlefield a touch of orange-red color, and the warm afterglow illuminated the sky burning like a flame.
Cao Zhang saw that there was no movement among the enemy troops in Chang'an City. He also realized that it would be difficult to directly stimulate Li Jue's subordinates to kill him, so he was not demanding and ordered all the troops to return to their camps to rest early and wait for the next attack. The final attack in the early morning of the same day.
The setting sun gradually disappears on the horizon and night begins to fall.
The torches in the camp lit up the confusion in the darkness and illuminated the resolute faces of the soldiers. A fire was burning in their hearts, waiting for the decisive battle the next day.
Cao Zhang and Xu Shu returned to the Chinese army's tent. They were guarding the huge sand table of Chang'an City, discussing tomorrow's decisive battle, and thinking about whether there was any way to ensure that their troops could successfully enter the city.
"Ouch!" A woman suddenly screamed outside the camp.
Cao Zhang and Xu Shu looked up together, both slightly startled. How could a woman's voice appear in this camp? And it also appeared next to the Chinese army's tent.
Cao Zhang and Xu Shu quickly stood up and walked outside the tent to see what happened.
When the two walked out of the camp, they saw Li Jin holding a green sword on a soldier's neck and subduing the soldier.
"Ji Ji, what's going on? Is there a spy?!" Cao Zhang knew that Li Jin was guarding outside the tent. He was a cautious person. He must have discovered something unusual about this soldier before he took action to subdue him.
"Who is the spy? Brother Ziwen, it's me!" The soldier shouted anxiously, but the voice he made was a girl's voice that Cao Zhang was very familiar with.
Cao Zhang was very surprised and hurriedly stepped forward to check, waving his hand to Li Jin: "Ji Ji, let him go!"
Li Jin put away his sword and let go of the soldier.
The soldier looked at Cao Zhang and shouted anxiously: "Brother Ziwen, it's me, I'm Ma Yunlu!"
Cao Zhang looked closely and saw that the person in front of him was really Ma Yunlu, disguised as a soldier.
Li Jin gestured to Cao Zhang with his hands.
During this period of contact, Cao Zhang was able to understand some simple sign language and already understood what Li Jin meant.
Just now, Ma Yunlu was sneaking into the Chinese army's tent. Li Jin thought it was an assassin and took action. Fortunately, he recognized Ma Yunlu at the last moment, otherwise her body would have been missing.
"Yunlu, why did you come to Chang'an and pretend to be like this to sneak into my big tent? If Ji Ji hadn't stopped quickly, do you know how dangerous it was just now?" Cao Zhang said to Ma Yunlu with a bit of love and resentment. .
"I mingled with my father's army and came here with them. I have been in Chang'an for several days, and I just want to use my strength to help you break the city. Brother Ziwen, I am looking for you in a hurry, but I have already I have a way to help you break through Chang'an City!" Ma Yunlu's face was filled with excitement and joy.
"You have a way to help me break through Chang'an?!" Cao Zhang looked at Ma Yunlu in disbelief.
After all, top counselors like him and Xu Shu have been thinking hard for many days and can't think of a better way. What can Ma Yunlu, a little girl who has just arrived, do.
"What I said is true. I really have a way. Just listen to me!" Ma Yunlu said anxiously.
"Okay, let's go into the big tent and talk." Cao Zhang didn't want to say anything and asked Ma Yunlu and Xu Shu to walk into the big tent together.
The three of them entered the big tent. Ma Yunlu quickly rushed to the sand table and said excitedly: "It will be easier with this, and I can explain it more clearly!"
Cao Zhang and Xu Shu looked at each other, and both of them followed Ma Yunlu to the sand table with curiosity.
Ma Yunlu pointed to the sand table and asked Cao Zhang: "Brother Ziwen, do you have no other way to break the city except attacking it from the front?"
Cao Zhang nodded: "Yes, Chang'an City's defense is strong, and Li Jue can't defend it. Apart from attacking the city head-on, there is really no other way to think of."
With a sly smile, Ma Yunlu said to Cao Zhang: "Take a good look at this sand table. Is there no other way to enter the city besides attacking it? I have a way to penetrate Li Jue's heart directly!"
As she spoke, she directly picked up a small flag and inserted it into the sand table at the location of Commander Li Jue's mansion.
Cao Zhang still didn't think highly of her, he shook his head helplessly and smiled: "Of course you can insert it directly on the sand table, but in reality, our soldiers don't have the ability to go to heaven and earth, how can they insert it out of thin air!"
"We can't go to heaven, but there is still a way to get down to earth!" Ma Yunlu said with a firm expression.
"Miss Ma is talking about digging a tunnel into the city, right? I've thought of this method before, but it took a long time and was easily discovered by the enemy, so we didn't use it." Xu Shu responded to Ma Yunlu.
"Who said we have to dig a tunnel ourselves? Chang'an City itself has a ready-made tunnel, let's just use it!" Ma Yunlu said, pointing to the sand table.
Xu Shu looked at Ma Yunlu in confusion: "What do you mean by the ready-made tunnel?"
Ma Yunlu pointed to the ground in Chang'an City on the sand table: "The tunnel I'm talking about is under the current Chang'an City, and it extends in all directions, which is very convenient!"
Cao Zhang looked at the sand table, then at Ma Yunlu, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind: "I know, I understand what Yunlu is talking about?"
Xu Shu looked at Cao Zhang in surprise, obviously not understanding what he and Ma Yunlu were talking about.
Cao Zhang hurriedly explained to Xu Shu: "Yuanzhi, Chang'an, like Luoyang, are centuries-old ancient capitals. In order to prevent waterlogging, they all have very complete drainage systems. And this drainage system is underground in Chang'an, extending in all directions and directly connecting Go to Bashui outside the city. If we arrange for people to sneak in from Bashui and go upstream along the drainage system, we can enter the city!"
After all, Cao Zhang was familiar with history and knew that drainage systems already existed in Chang'an and Luoyang during the Han Dynasty, which is what we now call sewers.
So Ma Yunlu reminded her a little and immediately thought that she should be referring to this underground passage.
Ma Yunlu looked at Cao Zhang and showed a happy smile, and excitedly praised: "Brother Ziwen, you know so much. As soon as I said it, you thought of the drainage system. I walked around the city for several days, and it happened to be I happened to see the drainage in the city just now and came up with this idea."
After hearing what Ma Yunlu said, Cao Zhang not only did not feel complacent, but instead opened his mouth in surprise.
After all, he had the prophetic knowledge of time travel, but he didn't even think of using the sewer system of Chang'an City to attack the city.
Ma Yunlu only came to Chang'an for the first time, and he was able to discover the secrets of the sewers just by relying on his own observation, and he could also immediately think of ways to use the sewers to break the city. This kind of thinking is really amazing...
"Yunlu, you're wrong. It's not me, but you who are the most powerful! There are so many of us who have thought about it for so long, but we didn't expect that you solved our big problem in just a few days. You... He is an absolute genius!" Cao Zhang admired sincerely.
"Yes, Miss Ma, if we use this strategy of yours, we don't need to storm the city. We can reduce the casualties of the soldiers, sneak into the city unexpectedly, kill Li Jue, and seize Chang'an!" Xu Shu's emotions also became excited.
Cao Zhang and Xu Shu were both very excited. The problem they had been thinking about for many days but could not be solved was actually solved by Ma Yunlu.
Cao Zhang stepped forward excitedly, picked up Ma Yunlu and raised it over his head: "Yunlu, you have helped me a lot, you are my great blessing!"
Ma Yunlu obviously didn't expect Cao Zhang to do such a move, shaking his body anxiously: "Brother Ziwen, what are you doing? Put me down quickly, I'm so embarrassed!"
Xu Shu saw the two people's intimate behavior and quickly turned his head, not daring to look any further.
Only then did Cao Zhang realize that his actions were too modern. After all, in this era, intimate actions such as kissing, hugging, and holding someone up were not allowed to be done in public.
Cao Zhang quickly put Ma Yunlu down and explained with an apologetic smile: "Yunlu, I was just too excited. So I couldn't control myself. I'm sorry!"
Ma Yunlu looked at Cao Zhang's excitement. Although he was a little embarrassed, his face was filled with a happy smile and he shook his head gently: "I know you are happy, it's okay."
"Yunlu, how come you have such ability and ability?" Cao Zhang asked Ma Yunlu curiously.
Ma Yunlu responded: "I liked reading military books and strategies when I was very young. I hope I can help my father. After all, he seems to have been fighting for years since I can remember. I especially like the various strategies mentioned in military books. Moreover, many military books mentioned the importance of geographical location, so I developed the habit of observing the terrain."
"It's just that my father always said that it's useless for girls to study, and he didn't allow me to go to the battlefield, so I never had a chance to show off." When he said this, Ma Yunlu's mood visibly dimmed.
Cao Zhang looked at Ma Yunlu with understanding. He could imagine that in this era, especially in the northwest, Ma Yunlu, who grew up on horseback all year round, must have suffered a lot of grievances and contempt.
He also completely did not expect that Ma Yunlu, a girl who did not exist in history and only existed in various novels in later generations, would appear in this fictional world where he lived, but she would have such a character, and even like to read military books and tactics. specialty.
Ma Yunlu raised his head and looked at Cao Zhang: "Brother Ziwen, you just said that my strategy is useful. This time, you won't say that it is useless for girls to read military books, right?"
Cao Zhang responded to Ma Yunlu very seriously: "Of course it works, and if we really break the city this time, you will definitely be the number one contributor! And I believe that you will also become my assistant when I conquer the world in the future!"
When Ma Yunlu heard Cao Zhang's words, his eyes instantly lit up: "Brother Ziwen, what do you mean, I can stay by your side to help you in the future..."
"Aren't you willing?" Cao Zhang asked with a deliberate smile.
"Who says I am not willing? I am willing, I am especially willing..." Ma Yunlu raised his head excitedly and confessed.
When she saw Cao Zhang looking at her with a slightly evil smile, she vaguely understood what Cao Zhang meant. The girl's shyness instantly surged, and she felt that her cheeks instantly became hot again...
