Xishu, Dingdongguan.
Dongfang Jing, who was sitting on the tower, had a hint of fatigue on his face. Thinking hard about good strategies is never easy.
"Chai Zong, if you were a hunter and you had three dogs in your house, how many would you take with you when hunting?"
"One, or two." Chai Zong answered honestly.
Dongfang Jing nodded, "Generally, the healthy ones are taken first, unless the two brought are injured or sick. In this case, the third one in the house will be replaced."
"Shentu Guan is both civil and military, and his strategy and martial arts are both superior. This matter is very difficult. He can no longer consider it."
Chai Zong vaguely understood.
"What do you mean by the military advisor, Shen Tu Guan is the most ferocious hunting dog?"
"Exactly. I estimate that Beiyu will not replace him even if he is injured or ill. So, I plan to find another way. Chai Zong, if there is an extra tiger in the mountains, what will happen to the Orion?"
"Of course, the three dogs were brought up the mountain together."
"That's it." Dongfang Jing showed a faint smile, "Let the people from Ye Xiao send an order to Shangguan Shu and try to get in touch with the rebels in Hebei first."
"The little military advisor of Beiyu is always victorious, but he hurt my brother with the technique of hating victory, which almost made me, Xishu, fall into the quagmire. I, Dongfang Jing, reciprocated the favor and gave him a trick."
"Don't worry, military advisor, I'll go give you instructions right away."
Dongfang looked up to the sky in admiration, "Don't mention that there are still more than two years. The dispute between the north and the south is already destined to be a life-and-death battle between you and me."
Dongfang Jing understood that whether it was at Dingdong Pass or on the bank of Xiangjiang River, the two sides had begun a new round of competition.
…
At the end of the laurel month, the autumn rice harvest in Xishu has come to an end. The hot and dry weather in autumn has finally subsided.
In Xishu, there is no Qin Tian Prison for the time being. But most of them were old soldiers who knew how to watch the sky, and they passed the information about the approaching rainy season to Huang Daochong's ears.
Huang Daochong then laughed. If there is no rainy season, it may take some time to prepare, but with the rainy season, we can take advantage of the flood season to destroy the huge dock that is being expanded on the opposite side of the river bank.
"Commander Qingfeng, the intelligence says that the shepherd has ordered people to dig the inland river, and it is almost completed."
"How about the water cutoff?"
"Don't worry, military advisor, I did it very secretly... However, if the autumn floods come, the people on the other side of Kezhou may have to strengthen the river embankment. If the river embankment is strengthened, I'm afraid there will be no way to wash away the opposite river bank."
"When the autumn floods come, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. No problem, I'll think of a way to make the sheepherders give up reinforcing the river embankments."
"Military advisor, how is this possible? Although the people of Beiyu are not very familiar with water, they also know that safety is the first priority." Ma Yi, who was standing by, had a look of astonishment on his face.
Reinforcing river embankments during flood season has been a normal thing throughout the ages. Even the children in the village know the key. But the military advisor in front of them said that the Beiyu people should give up reinforcing the river embankment.
"Ma Yi, if we reinforce the river embankment, how long will it take for our Chuling Prefecture?"
Ma Yi thought for a while and said, "The people of the two Chuling states have lived here for a long time and are very good at strengthening river embankments. In addition, when Military Advisor Jia was here, he also paid attention to people's livelihood. In fact, the river embankments are already very strong. If Let me tell you, if we mobilize the people on the river bank, we can reinforce it in four or five days."
Huang Daochong was very satisfied with this answer. The water was cut off and stored before, hiding the decline of the monument line. Now that the autumn floods are here again, Kezhou on the opposite side will definitely be hit hard by these two factors.
"Ma Yi, pass my order to mobilize 50,000 people and start reinforcing the river embankment starting tomorrow. In addition, merchant ships on the river are also ordered to dock immediately."
Ma Yi was shocked, "Fifty thousand civilians? Isn't this too much? Military advisor, and if this happens, wouldn't the sheepherders on the opposite side know about it?"
"Even if I don't do it, he will know." Huang Daochong said calmly, "But don't forget that his most important thing now is to build the shipyard. If the autumn floods are weak, the shepherds will not need to make a big effort and build the shipyard in a scattered manner. Shipyard manpower.”
"I still don't understand..."
"You can understand that if you want to deceive someone, you must first make the other person take it lightly. Don't think about it. After a few days, you will understand. Ordinary strategies cannot fool this sheepherder at all. This is the only way to do it. .”
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In Kezhou, the sheepherder Xun Pingzi was also worried.
"The people from Qin Tianjian said that there will be autumn floods in the near future. Military advisor, what are you doing now?" Jiang Meng said calmly.
"General Jiang, how were the past years?"
"Reinforce river embankments to prevent autumn floods."
The shepherd fell silent immediately. There are not many civilians working in the shipyard. Moreover, the rush period has already begun. It would be extremely inappropriate to spread the manpower now.
"How many manpower are needed to strengthen the river embankment?"
"At least 10,000 civilians are needed." Jiang Meng's voice was heavy. "I have received information about the iron torture platform on the other side. Qingfeng on the other side of Lingzhou has mobilized 50,000 civilians to start strengthening the river embankment."
"General Jiang, how many people do you think Qingfeng mobilized?" the sheepherder smiled lightly.
"Fifty thousand civilians, this news is correct. Several spies on the iron torture platform have the same information."
"I don't doubt the ability of the iron execution platform." The sheepherder narrowed his eyes, "General Jiang, you have to think about it, the river coastline in Lingzhou is much shorter than that in Kezhou. You What I just meant was that by mobilizing 10,000 people, we can strengthen and repair the river embankment. But look, that Qingfeng mobilized 50,000 people, 50,000 people!"
Jiang Meng's face was startled, "Military advisor, what Qingfeng means is that maybe we are prepared for any danger, and it doesn't hurt to have more manpower."
"That's not right." The sheepherder shook his head, "King Xu Shu is people-oriented and will never do such stupid things that disgrace his reputation. If King Xu Shu is like this, how can the people below dare to go to war and make fifty thousand people of Western Shu do hard labor? ?”
Jiang Meng frowned, and he suddenly realized that what the sheepherder strategist in front of him said was extremely reasonable.
"That Qingfeng is plotting." The shepherd said calmly, "Of course we have to take precautions against the autumn floods. But what Qingfeng wants to do is to force me to spread the manpower to build the dock and slow down the construction period. If I learn from him, Mobilize 30,000 civilians to reinforce the river embankments, I'm afraid they will play into his hands."
The shepherd breathed out a breath.
"This Qingfeng is really a capable person. I almost fell for it."
He was a little lucky that he could guess Qingfeng's intention from just one number.
"Military advisor, I think it's better to be cautious."
"I understand the truth." Sheepherd Xun Pingzi's face was still very calm, "Qingfeng didn't dare to delay the matter of fifty thousand people for too long, and he was also afraid that it would cause dissatisfaction among the people. If you don't believe it, it will happen in four or five days at most. , there will be more surprising information coming from the other side."
"How could I, Xun Pingzi, the brother of Tianxiashi, fall for such a clumsy trick!"
