In the early morning of the next day, Chang Sheng emerged from the walled city. There was an unspeakable silence between his brows.
"Military advisor, what a happy event!" Just then, Yan Pi came hurriedly.
"What's wrong?"
"In the Snake Passage, the Shu people are killing war horses to use as army rations!"
"How did you discover it? Didn't it mean that the Shu people had set up many checkpoints near the entrance of the snake passage?"
"Military advisor, look." Yan Pi stretched out his hand, and on his palm was a horse's mane mixed with five or six colors.
"Although it was snowy, there were still some horse manes blowing over the mountain wall. In addition, there was also a piece of horse skin, which also blew over. If I am not wrong, the Shu people killed horses to satisfy their hunger, and they were already short of food. .”
Chang Sheng fell into deep thought for a long time before he spoke seriously.
"Yan Pi, you will send people to sneak in later. If the Shu people are short of food, there should be fewer Shu soldiers guarding near the entrance. If you send people again at this time, you may be able to find out something."
"Don't worry, military advisor."
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"Kill ten more." Xu Mu sat in the hay shed with an expressionless face.
Killing ten more horses would be equally heavy in his heart. You must know that every war horse is a treasure of Xishu. But in this situation, only if Chang Sheng is fooled will he have a chance to leave the snake path.
"Lord, the food has already been delivered." Chen Sheng begged, "Lord, as you know, I used to be a horse driver, and I was most afraid of seeing people killing horses."
"Brother Sheng, we have to do this." Xu Mu sighed. Chang Sheng outside Snake Road is so smart that simple things cannot be hidden from his eyes.
Seeing Xu Mu's determination, Chen Sheng could only sigh and follow the order.
Xu Mu sat silently, looking at the busy soldiers around him. With only one day, the things delivered will definitely not be enough. But he was worried that if he continued to give away like this, he would be discovered by Chang Sheng.
He made some calculations and added the original ones and those sent by Mu Yuan. If he saves some money, he might be able to last three or four days. But as long as we stay victorious and don't leave, relying on blood transfusions like this is not an option after all.
"Lord, I've ordered you to go down." Chen Sheng sighed and walked back.
"Brother Sheng, there is one more thing."
"My Lord, please speak."
"Starting from tomorrow, we are looking for a group of people who dare to die and go to the entrance of the snake passage to dig up the horse carcasses."
The previous horse corpse was the horse that died near the entrance after fighting with Fang Lu with his cavalry when Chang Sheng arrived. But at this time, a Beiyu people's walled city was erected at the entrance of the snake passage. If you get close, you will most likely be shot.
But Xu Mu believed that if he did this, his victory outside the Snake Road would only become more certain. The Shu army in the Snake Road was really short of food to the limit.
After all, according to common sense, what they originally carried was only dry food for seven or eight days, but now, it lasted for almost twenty days.
It's a pity that this plan will cost Shuzhou Zhongyong many more lives.
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"Exhume the horse corpse?" Chang Sheng listened calmly to the scout's information. There was no surprise, as if King Xu Shu in the Snake Path was really out of ammunition and food.
But for some reason, there was always a suspicion in his heart.
That King Xu Shu created the world with one knife and one shot... Although it is common sense, it cannot be fully believed.
"Military advisor, the people of Shu are really trapped inside."
"Then let him sleep to death, or let him sleep for a few more days until he is completely dead, and we will take action later."
Chang Sheng was not in a hurry. In this move of his, there was a very crucial move, which he did not move.
"In addition, write some letters urging surrender, and shoot bows and arrows into the snake path. It is written in the document that as long as you are willing to abandon the darkness and surrender to the light, and enter our Beiyu, the surrender will not be killed, but meat and wine will be given to you."
"Military advisor, the people of Shu may not surrender due to their temperament."
"This is not just a persuasion to surrender, but also a kind of temptation. I won't hide it from you. I don't know why, but I always feel a little uneasy."
Turning his head, Chang Sheng looked in the direction of Kezhou.
"And that green phoenix, why can he be so calm? Yan Pi, you can do one more thing and find a way to spread the story of King Xu Shu of killing horses to satisfy his hunger to Kezhou. I want to see if he can save his life. , still no help.”
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After Chen Shui closed the door, Huang Daochong looked at the army at the North City Gate with cold eyes. This large army is not Jiang Meng's men, but another general from Beiyu. Their morale is like a rainbow, and they are ready to cooperate with Jiang Meng in the south to break through the pass.
This is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that King Xu Shu, who is not far away, has been trapped for more than twenty days and may not be able to survive. In the past few days, I have also received news of horses being killed in the snake path to satisfy hunger.
Standing in the wind, Huang Daochong's eyes were heavy. Deep down in my heart, I feel a sense of self-blame. If it hadn't been for this huge gamble, then his old friend the King of Shu would not have taken the risk to come to his aid.
Huang Daochong gritted his teeth and forced himself to calm down, thinking hard in his mind.
At the southern gate, Jiang Meng had more than 20,000 people. At the northern city gate, the Beiyu general had an army of more than 40,000 people with constant reinforcements.
After closing his eyes and pondering for a long time, Huang Daochong finally made up his mind to take another risky gamble.
At present, the only way to break the situation in Chenshui Pass is for the enemy forces in the north and south to use fire and smoke as a signal to agree to attack.
But if it were for other things, the reminder effect of the fire smoke would be much weaker after all.
"Ma Yi, mobilize all the troops from the North City Gate to the South City Gate."
Outside the south city gate were Jiang Meng's 30,000 men.
"Military advisor, are you planning to break out from the south city gate? If so, the defense of the north city gate is empty, and the Beiyu general will definitely take the opportunity to attack."
"I have a way to slow down the offensive at the North City Gate. Let me buy time and break out."
"Military advisor, what's the solution?"
Huang Daochong's voice remained unchanged, "Allow me to write a letter of surrender, and you will send out the magic archers to shoot out of the North City Gate. The letter will say that I, Qingfeng of Western Shu, am willing to surrender to Beiyu, and this letter will be my proof."
Ma Yi was speechless, "Military advisor, no one believes it... In all these years, except for Huang Zhizhou, no generals in Western Shu have been surrendered."
Hearing this name, Huang Daochong trembled, but quickly regained his composure.
"Of course I don't believe it. When the time comes, you will send someone to completely open the gate of Beicheng. It will be me, Qingfeng, who surrenders the city and welcomes the Beiyu army into the city."
If there are no defenders, it doesn't matter whether the city gate is closed or not. The city will be breached very quickly.
But if the city gate is opened and a letter of surrender is added, it will confuse the thoughts of the Beiyu general outside the Bei City Gate. It would make him think that this was Qingfeng's plan, that he might have buried kerosene and an ambush in the city.
In this way, not only can superior forces be gathered to break out from the north. It can also delay the enemy's siege at the North City Gate. Of course, this is a big gamble.
If General Beiyu at the North City Gate is as reckless as a tiger, and if he sees the city gate open and rushes in without hesitation, all his efforts will be in vain.
On the contrary, time is gained.
and--
Huang Daochong spoke calmly and raised his face wearing an animal skin mask.
"Jiang Meng has been forcing me for a long time. This breakout is the time to decide the outcome."
