"Is Xu Changgong back?"
"My lord, I haven't returned yet."
Xu Mu waved his hand and asked the scout who sent the message to leave.
Although a large number of Beiyu troops had gathered outside Dawan Pass, he believed that if the information was really detected, Gonggou's ability would be able to return to the pass.
In the past two or three days, although Beiyu was said to be knocking the pass, in fact, it was not a large-scale attack on the city. At most, Yanzhou's archers would come to invade the city from time to time.
And there is another point, because of Shen Chong's previous relationship, this time Chang Sheng used the title of "Crunt against the Unruly Shu".
I have to say that this look does have some morale to kill Xi Shu.
"Chang Sheng hasn't shown up yet, which is what worries me the most." Dongfang Jing said in a calm voice, "Logically speaking, in this kind of battle, Chang Sheng should be the one to supervise the three armies."
Listening, Xu Mu also frowned.
The intelligence obtained from outside the customs showed that there was no sign of Chang Sheng. The people in charge were Shen Tu Guan and Liu Chen, who had already arrived in Lizhou with the main force of Beiyu.
Obviously, there must be a backup plan for winning.
"Surprise attack?" Xu Mu narrowed his eyes. In my impression, Chang Sheng likes to play this game the most.
"It's very possible. But previously, my lord and I analyzed Beiyu's route to attack Shu. Dingbeiguan and Dayuan Pass are both heavily guarded."
Over at Dingbeiguan, Chai Zong is now leading 30,000 people to prepare for a surprise attack.
"Bolie, why don't I go to Dingbeiguan?"
Dongfang Jing thought for a while, "That's okay, but... I suggest that your lord take Gou Fu with you. If the war is unstable, you can leave Gou Fu at Dingbeiguan to guard with Chai Zong."
"That's what I meant."
Chang Sheng's elusiveness always makes people a little worried. Of course, if we follow Dongfang Jing's strategy and cannot defend, we should be able to block Beiyu's first wave of offensive.
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"Chang Sheng is missing?" Chai Zong frowned upon hearing this information at Dingbei Pass.
In the whole of Xishu, if the person who is most familiar with Chang Sheng is none other than him. After all, when they faced the Food King together, the two of them were like old friends and spent many days together.
But not long after, with the dispute between Xishu and Beiyu, the two turned friends into enemies. As if in the blink of an eye, the somewhat dull little scholar suddenly became the pillar of the entire Beiyu.
"General Chai Zong, this is indeed the case. My lord has sent a message that he will come to Dingbeiguan in a few days. Before that, General Chai please be careful."
Chai Zong nodded, "Please tell the Lord for me that if a certain Chai Zong is here, Dingbeiguan will be guarded."
"General Chai Zong's bravery is known all over the world."
Ignoring the scout's flattery, Chai Zong's heart slowly became hot. Many times, he was thinking about what kind of grudges it would be if he faced Chang Sheng one day.
"By the way, Chai Xian, have all the coolies who opened up wasteland outside the customs entered the customs?"
The deputy general, Chai Xian, was a fellow countryman of his and was known for his strategic skills, so he was promoted.
At this time, after hearing Chai Zong's words, Chai Xian hurriedly clasped his fists.
"Don't worry, General. He entered the prison a few days ago and is now being held in a prison camp."
"Be careful. You can go see a round in person later to make sure there are no problems."
Chai Xian clasped his fists again.
Most of the thousands of coolies who entered the customs were ordinary people who had fled the customs and voluntarily left the customs to open up wasteland and earn land. Among them, there were also two to three thousand soldiers who surrendered from Beiyu. They were separated and guarded, and the most bitter and cold wilderness was reclaimed.
You know, before, nearly 10,000 soldiers from Beiyu surrendered and were scattered to various parts of Western Shu. These two or three thousand happened to be assigned to open up wasteland outside Dingbei Pass.
Standing at the gate of the city, Chai Zong exhaled and looked at the scenery outside the gate with his eyes. After Lu Xiu died, the barbarian banditry was out of control, and the entire Dingzhou has slowly regained its vitality.
As long as the Beiyu people are blocked, the land reclamation outside Dingbeiguan will be completed in less than two years.
After receiving Chai Zong's order, Chai Xian led more than a hundred personal guards and walked straight to the prisoner camp without any pause.
Unlike those people who opened up wasteland, the care of Beiyu prisoners has always been a top priority.
After walking a few more steps, he found a school captain anxiously leading an old official. The old official had a strange face, and his whole person looked weak.
Chai Xian frowned and started to stop him.
"General Chai, this is Yang Xiangma from Bingzhou Racecourse. Early this morning, for some reason, several horses in the stable suddenly foamed at the mouth. I heard that Yang Xiangma was passing through Dingzhou, so I hurriedly invited them over. "
"Why are you in a prisoner camp?"
"Yang Xiangma suspected that someone hid poisonous potatoes in the wasteland and secretly threw them to the war horses. Unfortunately, nothing was found."
Chai Xian looked at the horse physicist in front of him.
The old horse fortune teller seemed to be very frightened and hurriedly took out the horse charm left by Lu Feng from his arms.
Chai Xian took a look and breathed a sigh of relief after finding that it was correct.
"Yang Xiangma, regarding this matter in the prisoner camp, you can come to me directly in the future and don't go in privately again."
"General, don't worry."
"Well, it's easy to go, Yang Xiangma."
Chai Xian led the people and continued walking forward. Only Yang Xiangma was left, lowering his head in silence, with a cold smile on his lips from an angle that no one could see.
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"Zhu Zirong, I call you your mother, and I call you your eldest father!"
"Zhu Zirong, my dad and I are together!"
After Dawan closed the door, Si Hu and Meng Huo, two loud voices, kept cursing.
In the past two days, outside Dayuan Pass, in addition to harassment, there were also enemy generals challenging for battle from time to time. Worried about fraud, Dongfang Jing did not let anyone leave the city.
After all, no matter how you put it, the Beiyu general opposite is not a fuel-efficient lamp.
With no other choice, Si Hu and Meng Huo could only curse in front of the city, regardless of whether the other party could hear them or not. Quan took it as a vent.
"Dad, I'm thirsty."
"My son, drink some water before you curse."
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Dongfang Jing sat on the top of the city and kept looking outside the pass. Before the war situation becomes clear, he needs to gauge the situation. It may take some time, but as the saying goes, Xi Shu cannot afford to lose. If he loses the bet, the whole of Xishu will fall into a situation that is beyond redemption.
Constant victory is the key to this defeat of Shu.
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To the north of Lizhou, under the mountains near Sizhou, the men and horses led by Chang Sheng walked very slowly, without any intention of "military conditions like fire".
After the carriage stopped, Chang Sheng took the water bag handed over by Jiang Xian. After taking two sips, he silently raised his head and observed the surroundings carefully.
In the past few years as Beiyu's military advisor, he had tried every means, but he could not break through Shu and overcome the mountain of lame people. So this time, let's enter the game with our own body and turn it into a hook with bait on it.
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