Catapults were built one after another, and as days passed, news came back that Dingshan and others had safely entered Guangchang City.
All pre-war preparations for the attack on Wuruan Pass have been completed.
The sun rose, and after the hustle and bustle of the previous day in the temporary camp, everyone once again gathered in teams.
"A Sheng, before Lao Shan left, he specifically told me not to take risks."
When Zhang Sheng mobilized his strength and prepared to lead the team into Wuruan Pass, Sun Fu came out and blocked him.
"Uncle Fu, this matter is of great importance and there is no room for error. This risk must be taken. In fact, if you think about it, it is relatively safe inside with Lao Chuang Yu Zhong and the others..." Zhang Sheng said earnestly and finally convinced Got Sun Fu.
More than a dozen guards, all on horseback, armed with weapons and wearing leather armor, and more than a hundred "servants", all in ragged clothes, were the team entering Wuruan Pass. Zhang Sheng, wearing leather armor and pretending to be Zhou Chuang's follower, mingled in The escort team set off from the temporary camp.
Sun Fu and Zeng Niu led nearly 3,000 teams to follow, and Shitou, Uncle Bao and Uncle Qiao led the old and weak in the valley to follow.
"Brother, is Thief Zhang going to attack Guangchang?" Zhao Yun, who was following the team, asked Zhao Feng uncertainly.
Yes, the thief took a fancy to Guangchang.
Only then did Zhao Feng realize that the person Zhang Sheng wanted was Guangchang.
I don't understand, I really don't understand.
Why did Thief Zhang put himself in that chaotic place in Guangchang? Why did this Thief always act unexpectedly?
In Guangchang County, the city is three feet high and more than one foot thick. It is three miles from south to north, and it is also three miles from east to west. The southeast side is surrounded by Ma River, and the northwest is open. There is a wooden bridge outside the city. It goes northeast across Jinpi Pass to Yixian County in Youzhou, and to the southeast across Wuruan Pass to Puyin in Jizhou. The four gates of Guangchang City are divided into east, west, north and south. Two intersecting main roads connect the four gates and divide the city into four areas.
Gao Lan stood on the city wall at the south gate of Guangchang, and he was already familiar with the scenes inside and outside Guangchang City.
Looking far away at Wuhuiling, more than ten kilometers away, Gao Lan always felt that the thief's target was Guangchang.
During the discussion a few days ago, although everyone gave their own reasons and thought that the thief's target would probably be Puyin, they didn't see it that way.
Puyin is indeed rich in food, but Puyin is located on an important canal road, connected to Fanyang to the north and Lunu to the south. If the thieves cannot break through the city quickly, the soldiers from Lunu and Fanyang's prefectures and counties will quickly come. When it arrives, it will form a pincer attack on it from both inside and outside. When the time comes, the thieves will be defeated.
Guangchang is different. It seems that the thieves have to attack one more dangerous pass. However, if the thieves break through Wuruan Pass and defend it, the reinforcements from the prefectures and counties in the direction of Puyin will naturally be excited. There are few people at Jinpi Pass and others, and it will be useless to come to rescue. Soldiers and horses from distant places such as Bingzhou and Youzhou came to support, and it took time to call for help and rescue. The thieves had relatively sufficient time to attack the county seat.
And if the thieves attack Puyin, regardless of victory or defeat, it will be troublesome to evacuate at that time.
If they enter the mountain from Puyin, the thieves will be blocked between Wuruan Pass and Puyin, and they will be arrested at both ends. As long as the officers and soldiers spend some time, they will always find them. Guangchang is different. If the thieves want to retreat, they can disperse and enter. If you want to pick them out at that time, it will consume much more material resources and troops.
Wuruan Pass is the top priority, Guangchang Gate, there is no room for failure!
Gao Lan thought about this clearly, turned around and went down to the city. He still had to inspect Wuruan Pass.
After crossing the bridge and turning to the mountain road, we went up to Wuhuiling. In the distance, we could already see the Wuruan Pass stuck on the mountainside.
"Brother, thank you for your hard work." Gao Lan was much more polite when he saw Gao Guang.
In terms of closeness, Gao Lin was the head of the Gao family in Guangchang. In terms of age, he was the eldest, so Gao Lan had to be more polite.
"Brother Lan, what brought you to this Wuruan Pass?" Gao Guang looked at the young man in front of him who was often talked about by the clan elders, and responded with a calm response.
"Eldest brother, the clan boss ordered my nephew to patrol inside and outside Guangchang. My nephew has to be careful, so I will wander around for a while and hope that my brother will understand." Gao Lan adjusted his position and responded carefully.
The clan leader was moved out, and Gao Guang could only accompany him patiently.
Wuruan Pass is a rectangular U-shaped castle built of stone, stuck halfway up the mountain. On the right is a cliff, and on the left is the roaring Juma River. The distance between the east and west gates is less than 300 steps. Passing through the gate on the left The wall is connected and is less than fifty steps wide from north to south.
It is this pass that was dug artificially on the Wuhui Lingyang Slope, which firmly blocks the passage from Puyin in Jizhou to Lingqiu in Bingzhou.
One man is in charge, no one can open it!
Standing on the wall, Gao Lan watched all this silently. He already knew what was going on, and his uneasy heart relaxed slightly.
Looking down, at the pass, a passing team caught Gao Lan's attention.
I saw a few guards in armor, leading a team of donkeys and horses carrying goods, entering the pass and laughing with the servants on duty, and stopped inside the pass. The servants on guard looked familiar with those people. The visitors were not checked or searched. On the contrary, the servants in Guanzhong brought them water for them to rest and drink for their horses. Seeing this, Gao Lan frowned slightly.
"Brother, why is this?" Gao Lan asked, pointing to the dozens of people resting in the pass.
Why?
Gao Guang had seen this group of people a long time ago, and was silently calculating in his heart how much benefit he could get. When he heard Gao Lan's answer, he swollen his eyes, and said angrily with a pun: "Brother Lan, when doing things in the future, you must have more or less With a glance, this is Wuji Zhen’s caravan, someone who is familiar with it.”
After hearing Gao Guang's explanation, Gao Lan grasped the last sentence, "Brother, is it true that people who are familiar with this level don't need to check it?" As for Gao Guang's previous sentence, he had selectively ignored it. People are under the eaves. , had to bow his head.
"Brother Lan, I'm on patrol day and night. I'm very sleepy, so I won't stay with you!" Gao Guang, with swollen eyes, looked unkind when he heard Gao Lan's inquiry. He said goodbye directly and turned around to leave.
At a young age, you have to teach others how to do things as soon as you take power?
Furthermore, check, check for what?
Originally, these caravans had an agreement with the Gao family, and the customs clearance fees would be paid to the Gao family according to the amount. All I could do was to skip an inspection procedure and provide a little convenience for the other party. My heart, after checking myself, how can I accept that little heart?
Gao Lan looked at Gao Guang going away and felt very angry in his heart. However, facing the clan uncle's nephew, he was helpless. Since the clan uncle trusted him so much and left him to guard such an important matter, how could he still do it? What to say? Just now, I wanted to remind him from the side that the enemy is facing the enemy and the overall situation is the most important thing. Unfortunately, they ignored me at all.
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