"What's the matter? Deforestation is happening outside the city?" Zuo Shiren frowned for a moment after receiving the information. He turned his head and looked out with some resentment, and found that there were obviously people moving around in the dense forest outside the city.
Unfortunately, the range of the crossbow is simply not enough. If not, he would really have ordered the killing of the enemy.
"Zide, what do you think?"
Ling Su's expression became even more silent, and after a long while, he spoke in a concentrated voice.
"Lord, this is a trick to lure the enemy."
"I think so too... But Qi De, the enemy is cutting down the forest outside the city, most likely using soil attack. The terrain of Chenshui Pass is concave. Although there are no mountains nearby, there are many large slopes. "
"I had a lot of considerations when I chose Chenshuiguan. The soil attack technique is not very useful for Chenshuiguan. Moreover, the layout period is too long. After clearing the forest, water needs to be diverted to moisten the soil. , to make the soil soft."
Zuo Shiren obviously didn't listen. He only felt that staying in Chen Shuiguan had a sense of stupidity and waiting for death.
"Master, don't worry, I'll think of a way." Ling Su narrowed his eyes.
This plan is a bit cruel, and if it goes on like this, the morale of the city will slowly collapse. You know, in Chenshui Pass now, the Dongling Army, plus the Liang Wang Army, have at least 80,000 to 90,000 troops. If chaos breaks out, it will really be a disaster.
"As soon as Xu Buyi comes, the situation will change again."
Ling Su sighed and closed his eyes. He knew very well that the enemy troops outside the city were suspected of "knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger." But helplessly, his Zuo Wang seemed to be shocked.
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"Catch them!"
Si Hu, who was riding a tall horse and accompanied by three or four hundred Shu cavalry, kept shouting wildly.
During these six or seven days, he and Gongou, as the main force of the sentry camp, kept going out to kill the enemy. Of course, those who were killed were those from the sentinel camp in Dongling.
At present, the sentry camp of more than a hundred people was defeated after being killed in two encounters. Only a dozen riders and horses were left, and they fled in the direction of Chenshui Pass in a hurry.
Bang.
After recovering from a serious illness, the bow dog's archery skills were even more astonishing. He immediately shot a Dongling soldier who was escaping, causing him to scream and fall from his horse.
Seeing this, Si Hu, who was eager to achieve success, became even more impatient and swung the ax in his hand.
Click——
An enemy scout cavalry fell down in pain, dragging down two or three cavalrymen nearby.
"Kill!"
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Not long after, outside Chenshui Pass. Si Hu and Gong Gou, with hundreds of men and horses, carried the heads of the owl-headed scouts on bamboo poles, and continued to fight under the city.
"Don't pay attention to him." Zuo Shiren gritted his teeth, "He is the stupid tiger general of Xishu. He can't be defeated."
He was anxious, but Zuo Shiren was not a fool after all. After recognizing Si Hu's appearance, he didn't have any thoughts of a fighting general.
As a result, the morale in Chen Shuiguan gradually declined again.
"Old dog Zuo Shiren, don't let grandpa catch you. Otherwise, I will slap your ears eighty times and smash your teeth into pieces. You will never be able to chew meat for the rest of your life!"
"The days...the days are still long, let's wait and see." Zuo Shiren's eyes were cold.
Ling Su, who was standing by, did not look at the fighting below the city, but still stared at the surroundings outside the city. He found that during these six or seven days, the soldiers from Xishu and Donglai were really working hard to cut down the forest. At present, they had already cut down a lot. As far as the eye can see, many slopes are bare.
"Damn it." As calm as he was, he couldn't help but cursed in his heart.
This battle is crucial. If they really lose, they will resume their previous confrontation with Donglai. The most important thing is that Xishu has already joined the war and will face two opponents in the future.
"Qide, think of a solution quickly." Zuo Shiren held back his anger and his words became a little unpleasant.
"Lord, please be patient."
"Qi De, the scouts sent out in the past few days have been intercepted and killed by the Shu people. They have picked people to fight again. I am worried that the morale in the city will slowly deteriorate."
"I'm also worried, but I can't rush." Ling Su frowned, "The enemy is sure of our side and will not leave the city to fight at this time, so they are so bold."
"My lord, if you are anxious, be careful of falling into a trap."
Listening, Zuo Shiren breathed out and finally calmed down.
"Qide, how about sending an army to steal the camp at night? This can also boost morale."
Ling Su turned his head and looked under the tower. There was a vague look of fatigue on the faces of many soldiers. He thought for a long time and finally agreed to the plan to steal the camp.
No matter what, as Zuo Shiren said, morale must be boosted after all. Furthermore, small-scale camp theft will not affect the overall situation.
"Lord, I have a plan for stealing the camp."
Zuo Shiren was overjoyed and said, "Qi De, please speak quickly."
"After cutting down the forest, the trees disappeared in many places outside the city, which was also suitable for cavalry attacks. Furthermore, the Donglai army has never been good at riding, and Xishu came in a hurry this time. Due to the terrain, the troops brought with them The cavalry camp has no more than a thousand people at most."
"I plan to use a light cavalry force of three thousand people to attack the enemy in the west."
"Zide, why Ximian?"
Ling Su Ningsheng said, "To the east, there are still people from Yuan Song's headquarters. To the north is Hulin Town, which is also the place where the enemy troops patrol the most closely. The south side is meaningless, it belongs to the rear of our army."
"At that time, after a round of surprise attacks from the west, we will then go around to the south. If the enemy dares to pursue us, he will never come back."
"My lord, you can choose during the third watch. First send a battalion of scouts out of the city to the east to create a commotion. And three thousand light cavalry will take the opportunity to raid and steal the camp from the west."
"Qi De, is this a plan to attack the east and attack the west?"
"Almost." Ling Su nodded, his eyebrows filled with worry. In fact, he didn't want to go out of town. But there is nothing you can do if you don't move. Zuo Shiren in front of him couldn't hold it in anymore.
"These three thousand people are the elite of our King Liang's army. They have followed the Rouran people and learned the art of light cavalry. Each one of them is equipped with thin armor and a scimitar, as well as a horse and a bow."
"The secret camp should be successful this time." After thinking about it, Ling Su added. This sentence has some self-comfort meaning.
But Zuo Shiren didn't hear it. He was good at water fighting but not good at horse fighting. When I heard Ling Su speak plausibly, I thought I was sure of it.
"Zide, please."
"Okay, lord..."
Ling Su paused for a moment, facing the dusk outside the city, and found that his heart began to feel inexplicably uneasy.
