Chapter 349: Catching a Turtle in an Urn
Be broad-minded and appreciative, accumulate thickly but thinly. ——Su Shi, Northern Song Dynasty, "Miscellaneous Notes to Zhang Hu"
It is said that Chen Long and Zhou Buyi personally went to spy in the bushes outside Yuan Xi's camp. They saw that the camp was very neatly set up, well-organized and orderly, and they couldn't help but admire it secretly. Zhou Buyi talked about Jizhou's review and deployment, and set up the camp in this way. He was indeed a top strategist.
Chen Long also nodded secretly, but on the surface he still shook his head and sighed: "What a pity! Shen Zhengnan, a good person, supported the third son of the Yuan family."
Zhou Buyi asked curiously: "My lord is saying that Shen Pei is not on good terms with Yuan Xi! How did my lord know that?" For this lord who seemed to know everything, even as proud as Zhou Buji was, he had already admired him.
Chen Long showed a proud look on his face and said: "The secret must not be leaked." Looking at Zhou Buyi's dark expression, he smiled and said: "We should be able to get some clues from the camp arranged by the trial team?"
Zhou Busuo's eyes lit up and he observed the camp carefully again. During the day, the view was clear, and Yuan Xi's camp was very busy. In addition to the training soldiers, there were also cooks and migrant workers, busy carrying grain and grass, making fires and making meals.
Zhou Busuo observed some things and began to find some specious arrangements. He hesitated and analyzed: "The place where the food and grass are arranged in the camp seems to be closer to the outer fence, and it is easy to be hit by rockets. However, it is not particularly dangerous. The distance!”
Chen Long smiled and said nothing. Zhou Buyi first thought of fire, then thought of water, and pointed to a stream behind the camp: "This stream in the valley just provides a water source, so there is nothing wrong with it." Then he looked at it incomprehensibly. Chen Long said: "My lord, this camp is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It has sufficient food, grass and water. I am so stupid that I really can't see anything wrong with it!" Lu Chang also observed for a long time and saw that the military advisor could not see any problems, so he couldn't help but squat down. Listen to Chen Long speak.
Chen Long stopped pretending, pointed to the camp and said: "When marching and fighting in the wild, you have to set up camp. There is also a lot of knowledge in setting up camp.
First of all, you must learn to choose a place. If the hillside has two sides, try to choose a high place in the south, because this kind of place faces the sun and has sufficient sunlight. There must be a water source nearby, otherwise you will be trapped by the enemy and you will not be able to drink water. Nor can we rely on stagnant water to prevent soldiers from getting sick after drinking it. You also can't camp in the grass, because it will be too convenient for the enemy to sneak attack you. If you are camping by water, try to stay on the upper stream, let alone camp in a valley to prevent the enemy from flooding you. "
Lu Chang suddenly realized: "My lord said, let the water drown you." Zhou Buyi also stared at the valley for a long time, but did not immediately agree with Lu Chang's words.
Chen Long looked at Zhou Buyi and waited for him to speak. Zhou Buyi finally said: "I just think what the Lord said is not that simple. But the article must be done through this stream."
Chen Long nodded and said: "Exactly what Yuan Zhi said is to make a fuss about streams. Generally speaking, the camp is divided into layers, with the big camp on the outside and the small camp on the inside. The big camp is surrounded by the small one, and the general's military camp is at the innermost . If there is a deputy general, the deputy general’s military camp will be surrounded by several layers of military camps, so the military camp is also called a "camp". "So, we can roughly guess that Yuan Xi's camp should be in the center. "
"If you look closely, you will find that there are a lot of guards in a certain military tent, and there are also a lot of soldiers passing out food. It is basically certain that that is Yuan Xi's position."
Zhou Buyi and Lu Chang both looked carefully, and indeed they saw some clues and identified a large military tent in the middle camp.
Chen Long continued: "Even if Yuan Xi's military tent was identified, there would be no chance to make a secret move. However, the judge set up Yuan Xi's tent in a subtle position intentionally or unintentionally. You see, the stream flows to the ground. Later, the color became darker, indicating that the depth of the river bed became deeper, and it turned a few small turns on the rocky beach. Part of the middle camp happened to be built across the river. In other words, if you dive along the river, you can just stay in the dark. Entering the middle camp without realizing it." "So the focus is not on attacking by water, but on attacking by diving. Yuan Xi's military tent is only three hundred steps away from the stream that bends into it."
Zhou Bujie suddenly realized, Lu Chang excitedly slapped his thigh and said: "The diving lessons we usually trained have finally come in handy!" On weekdays, Chen Long prepared special reed pipes for the special forces members, and the diving distance was already very considerable.
Zhou Busuo said: "Did Shen Pei really set a trap for Yuan Xi on purpose? It's really unbelievable."
Chen Long said: "Whether he does it intentionally or unintentionally, it is most beneficial to us to secretly attack us. Let's go back and prepare immediately, and we will catch a turtle in a jar for him tonight."
Assassination is an extremely efficient means of winning, especially in ancient wars centered on famous generals and family leaders. Chen Long wants to unify quickly and has never had any psychological barriers to assassination. Those who are aloof in this world seem to be born with evil. What's more, Chen Long usually doesn't take human lives.
In the dark night, unable to see their fingers, a black team relied on its excellent senses to touch the edge of the stream outside Yuan Xi's camp. It was Chen Long's 30 special forces. The stream was still shallow, so the thirty people advanced slowly along the stream. After entering the flat beach, the water became deeper and flowed towards Yuan Xi's camp.
Chen Long gave a signal, and everyone put on the reed pipes and submerged into the water silently. Chen Long, the leader, slowly dived and swam in. About a quarter of an hour later, the light of torches came from the water, and it was obvious that they had entered the Daying Zhai Gate. As expected, there was not even a bell net underwater, and it seemed that there was no thought that there would be assassins underwater.
Chen Long, the leader, did not stop and continued to swim deeper. The torch light dimmed again. Apparently, after entering the camp, the number of patrols decreased.
Chen Long relied on his impression of observing the camp during the day and swam towards the planned landing site. Everything seemed to be going very smoothly. Suddenly, Chen Long's spiritual sense caught a trace of trembling in the water and stopped suddenly. Lu Chang, who was behind him, felt his master's sudden stop and stopped immediately. The special forces team members behind him also stopped after receiving the signal one by one, and just lay motionless at the bottom of the river bed.
Chen Long felt that the water flow was very strange. Originally, Chen Long and others were walking along the current, but suddenly there was a reverse current. There must be a change in the water. Chen Long was lying on the bottom of the river, and when he used his eyes to look, he saw that with the ripples of the water, there were countless black figures lurking in the water not far away, struggling to swim forward.
Chen Long was instantly petrified, and a group of people swam in before him?
This incredible change flashed through Chen Long's mind. If he hadn't dared to move in the water, Chen Long would have slapped himself on the forehead and scolded himself for being stupid. It turns out that the trap assigned to Yuan Xi by the judge was not for his own use. He had already prepared the diving killer who would send Yuan Xi to death.
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
