Really, as long as you dare to think, your dreams will become reality one day, at least it will happen now.
Now Zhu Ran was in such an emotion that he didn't know how to express it in words.
After leading troops to besiege Jiangling for nearly ten days, another military report came from Jiangxia County - the entire Jingzhou Army had returned for reinforcements, and Zhu Ran could now withdraw his troops as appropriate.
Zhu Ran read this military report for a long time and thought about it for a long time, but he still couldn't figure it out. Why did the Jingzhou Army come back for reinforcements? ! !
Not to mention that Zhu Ran didn't understand it, Shi Bao who was guarding Jiangling City didn't understand it either! ! !
What is going on? !
Although the Soochow Army besieged Jiangling for ten days, Shi Bao, who was guarding Jiangling City, was not anxious at all.
He has no shortage of troops, defensive equipment, food and grass, and even reinforcements. After a detour, the public security garrison led by Pang Tong has arrived at Zhijiang County on the west side of Jiangling City and can rescue Jiangling at any time.
It was impossible for the Soochow Army to pose a threat to Jiangling in a short period of time, and he, the Jiangling garrison, did not send any help letter to the north.
Why did you suddenly return to the army? !
Shi Bao didn't understand this question, and Liao Hua, who was the first to lead the army to return reinforcements, didn't understand either. Didn't they agree at the beginning that only he could lead troops to return reinforcements, and would other soldiers continue to attack Yingchuan County, and even Henan County? !
However, Xu Shu's official seal in the military newspaper reminded the two men that this was not a joke, but a fact. The Jingzhou Army had really returned to the army.
Not to mention Shi Bao, Zhuge Liang and Zhang Xi who were far away in Tongguan also didn't know about the changes.
Only Xu Shu and others on the Nanyang front line knew the real reason for such a change.
At the beginning, Xu Shu really had no intention of retreating.
The opportunity is really great. If we don't fight with the flow, I really feel sorry for the soldiers who created such a good situation.
Therefore, after Xu Shu learned that Pang Tong had led his troops to the police station and that his retreat was temporarily guaranteed, he still gritted his teeth and took the risk and marched towards Kunyang with his army.
But just when Xu Shu led his troops to the front line of Kunyang and joined Wang Ji, Deng Ai and others, the secret agents lurking in Luoyang sent out an extremely important intelligence document.
When Xu Shu saw the bag containing the intelligence document, his expression changed drastically, he scolded the guards in his tent, and immediately sent someone to invite Zhang Fei, Wang Ji, and Deng Ai.
Before the three of them arrived, Xu Shu was not in a hurry to open the documents, but stared at the three-color thread on the bag with a serious look on his face.
The meaning of the three-color line is the highest level of confidentiality. This was a rule set by Fei Yi, who was still in charge of intelligence work in Xiangyang. At that time, Fei Yi's direct boss was Xu Shu, so Xu Shu knew the meaning very well.
But the problem now is that the top secret document that should have been delivered through special channels has gone through the military's elaborate intelligence channels. This is wrong. It shouldn't be like this.
This is also the reason why Xu Shu did not open the bag and take out the information for the time being. If there is really a major change in the intelligence front, then Xu Shu needs someone to witness the incident, otherwise it will be difficult to explain in the future.
With Xu Shu's status, he didn't have to worry about his own safety. The main thing was to give a proper explanation to the senior intelligence officers lurking in Luoyang and even Ye City.
In these days, it is common for the three countries to send spies to each other. However, most of the spies pretend to be traffickers or businessmen to collect intelligence. There are many such spies. As long as you look carefully, you will never be able to find them. out situation.
But there are still some detailed operations, which are more advanced existences. Some people even need to penetrate into the upper echelons of the enemy country to obtain more important information.
These people are all rare talents. Unlike those ordinary craftsmen, they cannot be lost easily.
And those who are qualified to use this most advanced three-color line to transmit information can only be those high-level espionage personnel.
So, it’s better to be cautious.
After a while, Zhang Fei and others arrived at Xu Shu's tent. At this time, Xu Shu began to tell the uninformed Zhang Fei and others about the importance of this information.
Except for Zhang Fei who didn't quite understand, the remaining three people already understood the seriousness of this matter.
You can't blame Zhang Fei. After all, Zhang Fei's temperament is there. He really doesn't understand the source of the intelligence. As a general commanding operations on the frontal battlefield, he only cares about the accuracy of the intelligence. As for where the intelligence comes from, he doesn't have the sensitivity. .
Anyway, the source and authenticity of the information that can be put in front of him must have been confirmed by the people below.
But Wang Ji and Deng Ai are different.
Wang Ji is the person who has been in charge of Jingzhou's military affairs all year round. He knows the importance of this front. Although Deng Ai is also a front-line military general, his character and his curiosity are more or less familiar with this aspect.
Therefore, when this top intelligence appeared on the Kunyang front line through a passage that should not belong to it, both of them subconsciously felt strange.
Finally, under the joint witness of the three people, Xu Shu opened the document bag, took out the documents inside, personally checked the integrity of the paint, and then opened the letter in person.
Xu Shu took out the letter inside, glanced at it briefly, and handed it to Wang Ji beside him.
Wang Ji took it and looked at it for a while, with a surprised look on his face. This was just an ordinary letter from home.
It was a businessman from Xiangyang who went to Luoyang for business. He wrote a letter to his family to report that he was safe. There was nothing special about it.
But Wang Ji is not a fool. How could this kind of letter be delivered to Kunyang through the military's elaborate channels, and even be hung with the top secret three-color thread? !
Suddenly an idea flashed in Wang Ji's mind, and he asked Xu Shu in a low voice, "Could it be that this book was written in Zhou Fuyin script?!"
Zhou Fuyin's book is a part of "Six Tao", which specifically describes how to encrypt military intelligence. This is more complicated to say. To put it simply, it is ordinary text. By comparing the content of Zhou Fuyin's book, Different meanings can be interpreted.
According to rumors, Prime Minister Zhuge was familiar with the "Six Tao". If this high-level information was written to him, it would make sense. After all, Prime Minister Zhuge could really understand it.
But the question is, has anyone at the scene watched "Six Tao" and can understand the true content of this letter? !
This question is actually easy to answer - when Xu Shuceng lived at Zhuge Liang's house in his early years, he had read "Six Tao" and had contact with Zhou Fuyin's book in it.
But Xu Shu didn't answer Wang Ji's question at all, because what Wang Ji held in his hand was just an ordinary letter from home, which had nothing to do with any Zhou Fuyin book.
What was really important was not the letter paper, but the envelope. Xu Shu carefully cut the envelope open, then held the envelope close to the candlelight and heated it for a while. Traces of writing slowly appeared on the originally empty envelope.
This was not an advanced operation in later generations, and anyone who had studied junior high school chemistry could do it, but in this era, Wang Ji almost made his eyes pop out.
But at this time, Wang Ji also knew that it was not the time to ask about the principle. The key point was to carefully analyze the information conveyed.
After Xu Shu read the contents on the envelope, on the one hand he understood why this letter was made of the highest grade three-color thread and was delivered through the carefully constructed channels in the army. On the other hand, he also frowned.
Please report in the newspaper that Cao Rui mobilized urgently in Luoyang, launched a policy of one-out-of-three against the rural residents, and was rapidly deploying troops to prepare for the Luoyang defense war in the future.
This is nothing new. One of the functions of the farming system formulated by Cao Cao was to draw one out of three when necessary, which was used to explode a large number of troops.
Although the morale and combat capabilities of the soldiers exploded in this way are worrying, the problem is that there are more than 300,000 men in the field in the entire Sili area. If they really want to explode the troops like Cao Rui, they can get close to them in an instant. One hundred thousand troops stationed in the field.
The cost of doing this is to waste a whole year's farming income, which may cause turmoil in the farming system. But if Cao Rui feels it is necessary, the price is worth it.
The most important thing is that through Cao Rui's policy, Xu Shu and others can realize one thing - Cao Rui is still bold and has no idea of evacuating Sili. On the contrary, he wants to fight the big Han in Sili! ! !
If this happens, the next battle will be difficult to fight.
As long as the Wei army in Kunyang in front of him can buy enough time for Cao Rui to train the field soldiers and initially form combat effectiveness. With more than 100,000 field soldiers guarding Luoyang, the outcome is really hard to say.
This time does not need to be too long, a month is basically enough.
If that's all, that's it, but the letter also mentioned another thing - Cao Rui finally reached an agreement with the aristocratic families in the Sili area through some transactions.
The Sili family will choose to continue to support Cao Wei and Cao Rui to defend Luoyang.
This is the most critical thing, and it is also the reason why this secret report can be hung with a three-color thread.
Cao Rui carried out a three-in-one draw on the villagers. As long as you are in Luoyang and observe carefully, it is not difficult to find out, and ordinary craftsmen can also do it.
But Cao Rui and the Sili family reached an agreement through the exchange of interests, and the contents of the exchange were clear. This person's status within the Cao Wei Group must not be low.
It is not too difficult to hang the three-color thread on the information conveyed by such a person.
The only thing that is uncertain is that not even Xu Shu actually knows who this senior espionage officer who has sneaked into the top ranks of Cao Wei is.
Due to confidentiality reasons, this secret letter does not mention too much identity information. The only evidence is that there is a very small "Liu" in the signature of this letter.
This word is very thought-provoking.
Well, I don’t care who this person is for now. After all, this is not Xu Shu’s responsibility. If you are really curious, you can go to Chang’an after the war and ask Kong Ming.
Now, the most important purpose is to discuss this information - if Cao Wei is really determined to hold on to Luoyang, and even does not hesitate to use garrison civilians to explode his troops, how should he fight next.
Yes, how to fight is not what to do. At least at this time, Xu Shu still had no intention of retreating.
One hundred thousand garrison troops sounds like a large number, but their combat effectiveness is unknown.
This is a situation where risks and opportunities coexist.
One hundred thousand garrison soldiers and the support of the Sili family were enough to give Cao Rui the confidence to continue to defend Luoyang. Similarly, for the Han Dynasty, as long as he defeated the Wei army in Kunyang and then turned around and defeated the one hundred thousand garrison soldiers, I hope to trap Cao Rui directly in Luoyang.
If Luoyang can be defeated in one battle and Cao Rui is captured alive, I am afraid that the entire Central Plains and even Hebei will be able to spread the word that this is the result of maximizing the interests of the Han Dynasty.
Therefore, whether it is Zhang Fei or Xu Shu, at this time, they still want to defeat Cao Zhen and Sima Yi's army in front of them as soon as possible, and then march into Henan.
No matter what, let’s talk about it later.
However, less than five days after the two sides officially started fighting, someone came from Wancheng.
It was "Guan Suo" who came. Her appearance made everyone's hearts skip a beat.
(End of chapter)
