This time Zhang Beihai, the commander in chief of the seven to eight thousand troops, was dumbfounded when he received the report from the spies!
"What?"
“After leaving the county town, the roads are blocked and the river changes its course?
If the army goes there, will it be difficult to move forward? "
The map of Guobei County is still on Dagu. Even though it is a remote and poor county, the roads from the county seat to the countryside are still open. It is not just a few villages in the mountains and valleys, but it is only more than 20 kilometers away from the county seat. It's just a hilltop in the middle of nowhere.
This made Zhang Beihai feel that the spy in front of him was telling lies with his eyes open. He was not strict in running the army, but he could not allow a small spy to fool him and challenge his authority.
"If you commit fraud, could it be that the sword of the military judge in our camp is not good for you?"
There were soldiers nearby, waiting for the commander-in-chief's order to come and take the spy.
The spy was so frightened that he quickly explained: "The commander-in-chief, the military law is strict, and the young man naturally does not dare to have any intention of playing tricks.
The road here is indeed broken, and the river has changed its course!
I'm not lying. If the commander still doesn't believe it, I must have sent more spies than me. When they come back, the truth will be revealed!
The commander-in-chief also knows that the young man is not lying! "
Hearing the arguments of the spies in front of him, Zhang Beihai waved his hand and asked the people around him to move away.
When the spy was about to be arrested just now, he still insisted that the results of his investigation were valid and correct, which proved that the spy most likely did not deceive him.
What's more, as the spy said, the spies sent out are not just his one, there are many others!
The more people we send out, the more information we get back!
The so-called "listening to one's side leads to darkness and listening to one's ears leads to enlightenment". He already knew this when he was an official of hundreds of households!
Sure enough, multiple spies came back and reported the same situation. The only way to get to the place where the rebels were rebelling was that the road had been cut off and the river had changed its course. It seemed more troublesome to attack!
However, these little troubles made Zhang Beihai laugh!
It also made him a little wary!
The reason that made him laugh heartily was that since the other party had come up with such a small trick, and it was such an unflattering little trick, it proved that the other party was nervous, scared, and panicked!
Facing the enemy, no matter what kind of enemy he is, as long as the opponent does not mess up his position and is not timid, even if his side has the superior force and rushes over, he will only suffer heavy losses!
Therefore, there is a saying in the art of war: the superior troops attack the strategy, the second troops attack the enemies, the subordinate troops attack the troops, and the subordinate troops attack the city.
When two armies are fighting, strategy is more important!
Make the opponent afraid and lose their morale. When the time comes, it doesn't matter whether the opponent surrenders voluntarily or you take advantage of the opponent's lack of morale and crush them violently... it doesn't matter!
So the other party was panicked and scared, which was good news for him, Zhang Beihai, and for his seven or eight thousand son-in-law!
However, it also made him feel vigilant!
Why be wary?
Because the news he sent out to confirm at this time said that the road was fine yesterday and the river had not changed its course yesterday!
In other words, although only rural roads were cut off and small rivers were diverted, this clearly reminded him of a situation, that is, today's opponents have the ability to cut off your back and front, mountain roads and waterways overnight. possible!
This made him wary!
Being able to become the commander-in-chief is certainly not a simple person. Whether it is his power, his sophistication, his ability to command the army, and his knowledge, he is the best choice!
If he were to go out of the city to attack the rebel mountain, and someone used this magical power to change the terrain and surrounded him, even seven or eight thousand people would starve to death, let alone seven or eight thousand people!
Therefore, he thought about it for a while, and summoned the land in Guobei County to find out more!
"Back to the commander, the Earth God does have the ability to sort out the earth's veins, change some terrain, and change the water veins!
However, you need to stay within your scope of authority!
That is to say, he needs to have such authority within the territory of his fiefdom!
And you must have strength, otherwise your own energy and spirit will not be able to withstand the consumption, and naturally you will not be able to change the terrain of the earth and the direction of the water veins!
With a small land like ours, the jurisdiction is no more than one village, and the incense is only a few hundred year-round. How can we have the ability and the authority to change the topography and the direction of the rivers on the road? "
The land in Guobei County was explained in detail to the commander-in-chief.
I have to say, it was very detailed and accurate!
In the final analysis, there are only two meanings:
First, the land does have the ability to change the topography and the direction of water veins, that is, the direction of rivers. It has this authority and this ability.
Second, ordinary land cannot change the topography and river direction on a large scale without offerings, incense and its own strength, that is, the direction of water veins.
"you sure?
But why overnight, the roads leading to that direction outside the city and the rivers were all changed, becoming obstacles blocking the progress of our army! "
Zhang Beihai asked seriously, impossible? If that's not possible, what happened outside Guobei County overnight?
The facts are clearly before our eyes!
After hearing the news, the land in Guobei County had no choice but to go outside the city to check it out!
After walking around for a while, Tutu ran back with some fear: "Back to the commander, the little god made a mistake!
Outside the city, the gods of the land are indeed using their divine power to change the terrain and the direction of the water veins!
Only the land and mountain gods have this kind of ability! "
When Zhang Beihai heard this, he couldn't help but ask: "Didn't you just say that there is no way to change the landforms and water veins on a large scale?"
Guobei County Tudu replied with a grimace: "Coming back to the general, ordinary earth gods are indeed unable to change the topography and water veins on such a large scale.
If we really have this ability, I am afraid that the emperor will not be able to sit still, and he will not be able to tolerate the earth gods like us!
Therefore, in ancient times, the land gods were divided into tens of millions. The various land gods living in the world usually only occupied one village and disappeared in a large area.
And I'm waiting for you, there is still the jurisdiction of the city emperor who can't touch the land and water veins!
What is needed is a check and balance!
So since ancient times, after the emperor divided the ancient land into thousands of gods, we really have no ability to change the large-scale topography and water veins.
There is no such authority anymore! "
Zhang Beihai didn't believe it: "How can we explain it outside the city?"
The land god of Guobei County thought for a while and gave his own guess:
"When the little god was inspecting it, he felt that there was a strong aura of divine power in the changed terrain.
From this, we can see the clues. This change in the topography and water veins is definitely something that can be successfully achieved only by the unity of many land gods.
But here is another problem that cannot be solved!
I’ve been thinking about it but can’t figure it out! "
At this time, Zhang Beihai felt that Guobei County was unsafe and became a little irritated.
If the opponent really has such a method, he can mobilize the water veins and change the terrain overnight to surround the entire Guobei County and flood it with water. The entire city's population will probably die!
Not to mention his seven or eight thousand soldiers and horses, even if another seven or eight thousand soldiers come, they won't get anything good!
So he quickly urged the land in Guobei County: "What's the problem?
Tell me and let me wait for details? "
Guobei County Tutu frowned and said: "The Earth God has a fief, and the authority of the Earth God is also within the fief!
Beyond the scope of the fiefdom, the gods lose their authority and cannot change the terrain!
I looked at the places outside the city that had changed the topography. The divine power was so intense that it was simply not something that could be created by a piece of land.
This must be an achievement that can only be achieved by the concerted efforts of many land gods!
But what enables them to work together to use their authority on these lands?
The little god is now puzzled! "
Zhang Beihai might be good at marching and fighting, but he didn't understand these strange things, so he had no choice but to give instructions:
"Think quickly,
If you can't figure it out, I'll go to your land of gods!
Leading an army outside, you don't think I don't have this right, do you? "
To be honest, it is not the power of the military to enshrine gods or cut down mountains and destroy temples. The local government needs to submit a request document before the military can come.
If the commander-in-chief Zhang Beihai really dared to dethrone his land god status without the request of local civil servants, it would be a violation of the court rules.
But now it's wartime, so the power of the army is naturally different!
When an army passes by during a war, there will naturally be countless authorities suppressing the local area, and it can also increase the help of countless local areas, including the power of ghosts and gods!
Therefore, as long as it is not a high-ranking official, such as the City Emperor, a god who is at least a fourth-grade god, and others like the land of the mountain god in front of him, it will be useless if it is abolished, and it will not matter!
Therefore, the people in Guobei County in front of them certainly understood that the chief military officer was telling the truth, so they quickly nodded in agreement.
After receiving this military order, he just wanted to recall it and figure out what was going on outside the city.
As the saying goes, if you know yourself and your enemy, you will never be in danger of a hundred battles, let alone when facing an expert with great ability!
Faced with pressure, Zhang Beihai believed that the weapons he prepared were not cruel enough, so he not only sent people to check the condition of several general cannons, but also carefully checked a batch of jars and jars to ensure that there were no problems before he could rest assured. The answer from the land lord of Guobei County.
"Chief Soldier, Xiao Shen thought of it, but what he thought of was not how the other party could do such a thing.
After all, if you want to know something like this when there is no news, you have to be able to figure it out!
But I don’t have this ability!
However, although the reason cannot be found, it is most likely that many land gods gathered together to do it.
Now that you know the person who created the problem, let’s get rid of the person who created the problem!
Since it was the land god who caused the current situation, there are two ways to solve the current predicament! "
This was what Zhang Beihai was waiting for, and he quickly asked with a smile: "Tell me, since we can't find out how the problem was caused, let's get rid of the person who caused the problem!
Say it!
How to deal with these land gods! "
Guobei County Land did not dare to neglect, and quickly replied: "Back to the general officer, since the other party has captured many land gods in their hands and used them as a force!
So, we must first get rid of these land gods!
If it's one or two, perhaps the military commander-in-chief can solve it with your own military order.
But now, there are at least twenty or thirty earth gods outside!
This is no longer a military order that you, Commander-in-Chief, can issue alone!
Dozens of land gods gather together, and you can't suppress them!
You still need to ask for an imperial edict!
As soon as the imperial edict arrived, the many gods gathered by the rebel Zuo Yun were deprived of their positions as gods, and naturally they were no longer qualified to exercise the authority of the earth god!
By then, these lands will naturally not affect the army's path forward! "
Very fresh!
At least it’s new to Zhang Beihai!
In fact, if you can become a general military officer, you usually lead between 3,000 and 5,000 troops, and you have to deal with monsters and ghosts quite a lot, but you don't seem to have much experience in dealing with gods!
Now, it is obvious that the other party also seems to have gods, and there are many more!
After all, everyone adheres to the destiny of the court, whether it is survival, killing, etc., so the army of the court generally rarely deals with their own gods.
no experience!
But he didn't expect that the Guobei County Land in front of him had the most bizarre method, which was to ask for an imperial edict!
This method is also the simplest!
Naturally, these land and mountain gods who have been canonized by the imperial court do not need to go to heaven to receive rewards. A prefect or a county magistrate can confer a land or small mountain god!
Even if you want to abolish the position of a mountain god or a land god, you don't need to go to the emperor. Just write a document from any prefecture yamen.
But now, the mountain god has too much land, and the clerk of the prefect's Yamen may not have such great power. Even the chief military officer himself does not have such great power, so he can only ask for an imperial edict!
Fortunately, the journey to obtain the imperial edict is not far away, only three to five days!
During these three to five days, Zhang Beihai did not go out to provoke, but sent all his troops to where they should be sent.
He is always vigilant about the land gods outside the city to see if they will bring over the land and water veins in any direction outside the Guobei line and make it unfavorable to him and force him to death!
In prison.
A resolute and upright man stood in front of Zhuge Wolong and raised his hands: "Is what Mr. Zhuge said true or false?"
This cell seemed to pose no obstacle to the man in front of him. Even the chains on his hands seemed to be just for show!
Seeing this person, Tian Wenliang felt that he looked familiar. He identified him carefully and said in surprise: "Are you actually that Zuo Qianhu?"
Why is Zuo Qianhu here?
Tian Wenliang was confused for a moment, but when he looked at the iron chains on the opponent's wrists and feet, he suddenly understood.
“It turns out that he was implicated!
Pity! "
Unexpectedly, Zuo Qianhuli ignored him, but stared straight at Zhuge Wolong in front of him and asked: "Mr. Zhuge, is what you just said true or false?
Is my cousin Zuo Yun really the king of men?
But now, the crusade against Zuo Yun is actually the coveting of the fate of human race by the gods and Buddhas in the sky?
Is this true or false? "
Zhuge Wolong did not answer immediately, but stared seriously into the eyes of the man in front of him and answered the question: "Don't you already have an answer in your heart?"
After Zuo Qianhu heard this, he was silent for a while and sighed!
He didn't waste any time, turned around and went out. When he came back, there were no chains on his hands and feet.
He even had a bunch of keys in his hand that could open the door locks of each prison.
"You want to escape from prison?"
Zhuge Wolong asked with a smile.
Zuo Qianhu nodded.
