Zhang Noi listened very carefully to Si Mang's introduction and asked again: "This scout can predict the enemy's tactics. Maybe the enemy avoids my scout, or the scout is captured by the enemy, or no one can convey the voice of the scout." , I know the enemy is in front of the camp, what can I do?"
Si Mang said: "Every time we set up camp, there are sentries. This is to warn others. When you hear the warning, you will handle it according to the law. And the camp is not isolated. There are shadows in front, back, left and right. If one camp is attacked by the enemy, other camps will know it, and To support them. But the enemy is too small to be divided, so we must work together. This is the way to defend against it."
Zhang Ye said: "If Si Ruo attacks the enemy, what will he do?"
Si Mang was shocked and said, "Why did you say this, sir?"
Zhang Ye said: "It's not true, but I'm asking for information."
Si Mang said: "Whenever I attack the enemy's camp, I will surely escape from the enemy's fatigue. The soldiers have come from a long distance. The soldiers are tired, the camp gates are not erected, and the patrol posts are not far away. The mountain-shaped roads are all in my hands, so I can cover them and attack them. If the enemy The camp has been set up for a long time, the strongholds are strong, the military orders have been carried out, and the soldiers have been secured, so it is difficult to move forward and it is a waste of effort."
Zhang Noi was a little depressed and said: "It's difficult! Is there no way to do it?"
Si Mang said: "Sir, just think about it, it's not easy to be a bandit in the countryside, but how about the military camp? If it weren't for a chance encounter, there would be nothing we could do."
Zhang Ye said: "There are patrol posts in this camp, is it a warning?"
Si Mang said: "Don't dare to relax for even a moment. We have five hundred people in our camp, divided into two camps. I will be in this camp today and in the other camp tomorrow. Where I am, I will be on guard. The soldiers are all ready, with weapons in hand, and crossbows. Wind up the string. Immediately after hearing the alarm, the other camp will disarm and lie down, with weapons and bows relaxed. Every day, patrolling the four sides of the post, each will go to the neighboring camp to see that they are no different, and then return. Although he climbed up and looked, he could see the emotions of the four camps, but he still did not dare to abandon them. Patrol."
Zhang Zhuo said: "I accept the advice and dare to take it!" After a few idle words, he even resigned. Si Mang sent him straight out of the barracks.
After Zhang He came out of the camp, he found that all the guests on the city tower had left. He asked the soldiers guarding the city and told him, "A gentleman has returned to the city, so I asked him to return to his mansion."
Zhang Yue was shocked and hurried back to Huayang Wei Mansion. When he entered, he saw all the gentlemen there. The few people surrounding him were the same disciples who had been sent to spy on the enemy last night. After running around all night, his face was covered with dust and fatigue, but he was filled with righteous indignation, and the surrounding diners also looked unfair. Zhang Ye caught up a few steps and saluted, "Unexpectedly, gentlemen have returned!"
All the gentlemen returned the greeting, and one of them said: "If you don't come back, sir, we will go to the camp to invite you. How hateful!"
Zhang He didn't scratch his head and said to the gentlemen who were following him: "I hope you can endure the trouble and explain it to me." Then he motioned for everyone to sit down. The water urn had been placed, and Zhang Nou just took out a cup and scooped out a cup of water and offered it to him.
Those gentlemen finished drinking one by one, and one of them said: "Something is strange! Those who came to attack the camp at night, we all thought they were from Qin. But we sneaked away, and they retreated to Zheng."
Zhang Ye was also shocked and said, "Did you see it in person?"
The gentleman said: "We secretly followed its tracks and watched it go straight south. We were very surprised. We followed it for thirty miles and saw it without a trace until it reached the city of Zheng. At that time, the sky was already bright, and the people No one came out. Afraid of suspicion on the city, he hid among the thorns and waited for the passers-by on the road, then came out and returned. - So he returned too late."
Zhang Ye asked: "How many are there?"
The gentleman said: "The night is dark. Although there is moonlight, it is not very clear. There are hundreds of shadowy people."
Zhang Noi said somewhat unwillingly: "Are they from Korea?"
One gentleman said: "Even if you are not Korean, you still agree with me!"
Zhang He said: "The Korean attack on me is unusual. I must report it to you before I can make a decision. But now all the gentlemen are accompanying you to work in the army, for fear of returning at night. No one else can know about this matter yet." All in all. Zhang Ye asked in detail about the details of the tracking, but found nothing, so he had to let these gentlemen go back to their rooms to rest. These retainers did not live in the house and left each other. Zhang Zhuo sent away the reconnaissance retainers. Several things were not going well, so he paced the court worriedly. Seeing this, other diners also stopped talking, and the courtyard became quiet for a while.
In the silence, the faint sound of "creeping" cars and the occasional cow's braying could be heard in the distance. Zhang He said: "Uncle Tang is leading the convoy, and we will go and greet him." This time everyone seemed to be in a bad mood and not very enthusiastic. Zhang He only brought five retainers out of the house and rushed to Nancheng.
Er Lu stopped the convoy outside the west city and refused to allow it to enter the city. Instead, he went around from outside the city to the south gate. Although the police were encountered at night, after the police situation was lifted, according to Lord Xinling's wishes, the city gate was still opened normally.
With no help from others, only the driver accompanying the team carried baskets of corn onto the car, loaded one cart, and pulled away the other cart according to the instructions of the Lu brothers. Fortunately, Uncle Tang brought a lot of drivers, and there were five people in each car. Basically, each person could load a car in one trip, so it went smoothly. When Zhang Le arrived at the city gate, loading had already begun. Zhang Ye and Uncle Tang met Li and were watching the loading of the truck while chatting. After asking casually, Zeng Ji still had no news. Zhang Ye felt mixed emotions in his heart. Lu Bojie refused to enter the city. He only ran back and forth outside the city gate to make excuses. When he saw Zhang Noi, he only gave a cursory salute.
After loading the car, the convoy set off, and Er Lu followed. These carts were not very good. Each cart only contained twenty baskets, and they were already creaking under the weight. Zhang Ye did not want to go back to the house and said: "Let me go upstairs to take a look. Gentlemen, please go back and rest for a while. But if you have something to do, please go upstairs to talk to us." These retainers originally followed Zhang Ye out of love. Having said this, everyone resigned.
This time Zhang Ye did not stop on the city tower, but walked or stood along the city wall, setting up a pergola from time to time and looking out from afar. Before his plan to attack the enemy was implemented, he was counterattacked by the opponent, which made him very unhappy. What's even more frightening is that the people behind this sneak attack are probably not the Qin people on the surface, but the Koreans on both sides.
In addition to providing food, do Koreans also need to contribute efforts? What kind of promise did the people of Qin make? Why did the King of Han make such a determination? If the Koreans completely sided with the Qin people, then this war would be... A faint despair rose in his chest. He even wanted to just fight it out. The victory or defeat was up to him, but the remaining reason suppressed this feeling. Desperate and desperate thoughts: The situation can still be saved, if Dr. Jia's entry into Korea can persuade the King of Korea.
Should we tell Dr. Xu Jia in advance about the Korean sneak attack? He thought about it and couldn't make up his mind. In the end, based on the principle of not deciding anything, I decided to wait until Lord Xinling came back to decide everything. He looked into the distance from time to time, as if he hoped to find a way to defeat the enemy from there, but the rising smoke and dust in the distance could not see the Qin camp except for showing the location of his own camp. Below the horizon, I don’t know what kind of scene is hidden - are they as anxious as myself, or do they have everything in mind? Who is the person who dominates all this? He found that until now, he didn't know who the opponent's general was: according to Guo Zhongjin, there might be Ranghou, but there was also a mysterious person who had never been heard of before. Zhang Ye's mood became more and more anxious.
If we trace the origin, his first loss of confidence stemmed from his conversation with Si Mang. Si Mang clearly showed him that a qualified officer could easily defuse a sneak attack. "It's not easy to invade the countryside, but how about the military camp?" Si Mang's words greatly damaged his confidence. He had no reason to think that the powerful Qin army would make mistakes on such a common-sense issue.
How can we find the enemy's weakness and hit it with one strike? He kept asking himself, but had no answer. Opening a military market in the heart of the enemy was an obvious flaw, but he couldn't grasp it anyway. Where is the flaw? How to cut in? He recalled again and again the process of following the Wei family elders into Qifeng: each convoy was guarded by a team of Qin soldiers and was completely unable to move. He couldn't figure out how to kill the enemy in the heart of the enemy by surprise.
Unconsciously, he had turned from the south gate to the east gate. The direction of the east gate is where the enemy and we are close, so there are dense military camps. Each military camp was so dusty that it stretched so far that it was almost impossible to see the end.
Zhang Noi looked at the east gate tower for a while, trying to identify who was in each military camp. Doctor Jin Bi's military camp is relatively easy to recognize, with a large banner standing high above the flying dust. The flags of other military camps are relatively small, mostly submerged in dust, and only a few can be seen. Those should be the camps where the general and the commander are, but it is impossible to tell who is who.
While watching, a wisp of smoke passed through the large array of flying dust and came straight towards the city. Taking a closer look, he saw that he was a soldier. As we get closer, we can hear the soldiers shouting: "Military report~"
Zhang He hurriedly went down to the city and ordered the military soldiers guarding the city to bring him directly to him instead of going to Huayang Wei Mansion.
Soon, the military envoy ran to the front of the city and was brought to Zhang Jue by the soldiers. The soldier said: "I was ordered by the doctor to meet with the general to report."
Zhang Noi said: "General, please report to me when you leave the city."
The military envoy said: "How dare you ask for your name, sir!"
Zhang Zhe said: "The name is Zhang Zhe."
The soldier hurriedly said: "If it is Mr. Zhang Yu, that's fine." He looked around and said in a low voice: "The doctor found out that the Qin army is moving camp, and it is bound to invade." Zhang Yu was shocked in his heart. Did a war begin like this? It seems that I haven't warmed up yet, everything is still in chaos! He tried his best to conceal his mood and said in as calm a tone as possible: "I will tell the general. You tell me, but this matter will be arranged by the doctor, and we will all obey it!" After the military envoy saluted, he turned around and left the city, and continued running. And return.
Zhang Ye tried his best to suppress the uneasiness in the center and hurried to Huayang Wei Mansion. Entering the mansion, he called to the first guest he saw and said: "It's time to report that the Qin people are trying to attack us. The doctor has already mobilized troops to meet the enemy. I would like you to go to the right camp in person and report it to your Majesty or Zhong Yue." Sir, this matter is of great importance and you are not allowed to talk to others." This guest was stopped first and was not mentally prepared. Hearing this, he was stunned for a moment, then came back to his senses and said: "Here!" and was about to walk out. . Zhang Ye realized something was wrong and said to the man, "What can I say?"
The gentleman said: "The Qin people are approaching, so the Jin officials will mobilize their troops to meet the enemy."
Zhang Noi nodded and said: "Your Majesty is working in the army, and there are many people on the left and right. If it is not convenient for you to speak, you can just speak to Mr. Zhongyue." The guest replied "Here" and went out.
