"Qi De, it's been three days." Standing on the tower of Chen Shuiguan, Zuo Shiren frowned. Even though they had previously discussed that defense should be the main priority, for some reason, he felt very unhappy when he learned that Xu Mu had arrived at the front line.
"My lord, don't be anxious." Ling Su advised, "I'm waiting for a good opportunity to defeat the enemy. It's not the case with Xu Buyi. Again, don't leave the city now. After the enemy's patience is exhausted, we will We have a good strategy to defeat the enemy."
Zuo Shiren raised his head and sighed bitterly.
"I'm not afraid of Qi De's jokes. When we worked together to suppress the demon queen, I was even a little grateful to Xu Buyi... and didn't want to be his enemy. It's a pity that he dared to go to Yuan Song's side. This makes it clear that we want to fight with him. I, Zuo Shiren, am against us. Don’t forget that during the great alliance, I, Zuo Shiren, was the leader of the world’s alliance, and he should listen to my orders.”
Ling Su was silent for a while and did not answer.
"Qi De, I, Dongling, have the same goal as you and the Grain King. One day, we will defeat Western Shu!"
"nature."
Ling Su raised his head and looked outside the city in ecstasy. In the past few days, when he had nothing to do, he would stand on the tower and look out into the distance.
The enemy camps were too far apart to be seen. He was just worried that the enemy troops outside the city would suddenly launch a surprise attack.
"Send the order and send out two more scouts. Be sure to pay attention to the movements of the enemy troops outside the city!"
"Follow the military commander's orders!"
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Hulin Town is about a hundred miles away from Chenshui Pass. At this time, the army was also preparing for war.
Xu Mu sat alone in the tent with a calm gaze, looking at the map of Kezhou in front of him. Regarding the rebels, he did not tell Shen Tuguan.
It's not that they don't trust each other, but that although it's a cooperative relationship, no matter what, they have to keep something of their own.
Jia Zhou was in charge of Chengdu, Dongfang Jing was in charge of Cangzhou, and even Yin Hu, who was half a counselor, had gone to the Western Regions some time ago.
At this time, Xu Mu realized that he had no one to discuss with. After hesitating for a moment, he let the puppy Fu enter the military tent.
This young man, who was only fourteen years old, had always been highly praised by Jia Zhou.
"Han Xing pays homage to the lord."
Xu Mu raised his head and looked at the young man in front of him. He had finally grown from a noisy little kid to a young general.
"Puppy Fu, if you hadn't told me, I would have almost forgotten your name. Your name must be... a bit extraordinary."
Or it was God's will that destined the little dog Fu to excel as a general.
"Gou Fu, sit down."
Puppy Fu was obviously not used to it. Hearing Xu Mu's words, he pretended for a moment and then sat down.
"Gou Fu, do you know the recent situation?"
"I have guessed something. My lord is now looking for an opportunity to lure the enemy out of the city."
"That's right." Xu Mu smiled, "I asked you to come here because I want to listen to your suggestions. Gou Fu, you are not an outsider. If you have anything to say, just say it."
Little Dog Fu nodded, sorted out his words, and then spoke seriously.
"My lord is worried about Chen Shuiguan's strategist, the counselor who calls himself Yinlin. My teacher told me that a counselor's duty is to plan for advancement when we win and to retreat when we lose. Therefore, my lord, if you want to succeed, Lure the enemy, and only by taking him by surprise can you break the deadlock.”
Xu Mu nodded, "Little dog Fu, please continue talking."
Puppy Fu paused, "The counselor at Chen Shuiguan was also waiting for a good opportunity, and then went out of the city to counterattack. Now, the Lord has just joined forces with General Shentu, and his vigor is still there, so he did not act rashly."
"Lord, I have been observing when I have free time in the past few days." Little Dog Fu continued, "Although Chenshui Pass is a fortified city, there is still terrain that can be borrowed."
"Huh?" Xu Mu looked up in surprise.
"I heard from my teacher that in ancient times, there was a tactic called soil flooding when attacking a city. Earth was used as a weapon to flood the enemy city. The terrain of Chenshui Pass is concave, so it was just relying on the surrounding woods outside the city to flood the enemy city. It can solidify the soil.”
"My lord and General Shentu can allocate manpower to cut down the trees near Chenshui Pass, and then divert water to make the soil soft."
Xu Mu thought for a while, "Little dog Fu, this will take a long time."
"Don't worry, my lord." Xiao Xiaofu sat upright, no longer nervous at all. "The soil flooding plan will demoralize the enemy troops in Chenshui Pass and make them unwilling to sit still and wait for death. It is more likely that they will be forced to come out to fight."
"If we don't come out, my lord will keep cutting down the forest and moistening the soil... I think they should be afraid."
"Great idea!" After a while, Xu Mu's face was overjoyed.
The kid who ate a lot of bamboo shoots and fried meat back then finally became a general.
"Okay, I'll go discuss it with Shen Tu Guan right away. Gou Fu, if this plan comes to fruition, when we get back to Chengdu, I won't be able to appoint you as a general."
"Thank you, lord." Xiaofu stood up, not at all arrogant, and clasped his fists humbly.
This scene made Xu Mu even more delighted.
After walking out of the camp, he was about to see Shen Tuguan. Suddenly, I saw Si Hu holding two hunted pheasants, rubbing their feathers in ecstasy.
"Si Hu, you damn well know how to eat!"
Si Hu stopped his hand and raised his head in confusion.
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"This is a good plan." After hearing about Little Dog Fu's plan, Shen Tuguan pondered for a while and then smiled.
"To be honest with the King of Shu, I have seen the terrain before. But I didn't think about it deeply. I just thought it was not suitable to take advantage of the situation. But I never thought that the King of Shu has such a capable person under his command."
Xu Mu smiled and said, "The authorities are confused, General Shentu, don't blame yourself. Since you and I both feel that there is no problem with this plan, then we should have made preparations in advance."
Shen Tuguan nodded, "It's a pity that this time the war is tight and there is no time to mobilize too many civilians, and in Hulin Town, most of them are old and weak."
"We can only let the soldiers cut down the forest."
Xu Mu had no objection, "The felled trees can also be used as rolling logs or used to build siege equipment."
"It couldn't be better. Let's do this. I will arrange for manpower to do this. The King of Shu still has the duty of patrolling."
On Xu Mu's side, there are only more than 6,000 soldiers on the surface. As for Shentu Guan, he had 50,000 troops at his disposal. It was obviously best to leave the forest clearing to the Donglai Army.
"General Shentu, let's stick to this plan for now. If there are other changes, you and I will discuss it."
"Listen to King Shu."
When walking out of the camp, Xu Mu suddenly thought of something.
"By the way, General Shentu, the time is good for those old and weak people in the city. Otherwise, let them leave first to avoid being exposed to the flames of war."
Shen Tuguan was silent for a while and sighed.
"To be honest, King Shu, I have tried to persuade you several times. But these people are not willing to leave."
Xu Mu only felt that something was wrong, but he didn't ask. In this meeting, Shentu Guan, as a famous general in the world, obviously has the right to speak in Donglai.
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