Three Kingdoms

After the cavalry of the former army led by Fei Qian, slowly moving along the mountain road and Luoshui, there were heavy baggage vehicles guarded by infantry. These heavy baggage vehicles were actually very hard-working, not only transporting people and eating horses. There are various equipment and accessories for chewing grain and grass, and even need to bear the heavy responsibility of protection when necessary. On some baggage vehicles, you can still see the marks of various cuts and arrows left from previous battles...

Because of Fei Qian's pioneering work, Ma Yan and Xu Shu were relatively relaxed walking behind.

For a large army, let alone combat, the supply alone is unimaginably complicated.

Fortunately, Fei Qian's cavalry recruited Hu cavalry on the one hand, and on the other hand, like the Hu people, he brought more livestock, so as to reduce the consumption of some grain and grass. Otherwise, these grains, grass and horse feed would cost Trucks are transported from Diaoyin to the front line, and as the front lines lengthen, the supply lines will become longer and longer. The consumption of this kind of transportation is simply astonishing!

The area of ​​Bingshang County has long been ruined. Even if you want to plunder from the surrounding areas, there is no place to go. All supplies must be transported from the rear. The food supplies that had been hoarded in Pingyang a few days ago were immediately transferred to Diaoyin like water. Fortunately, Yang Biao came here. Whether it was selling license plates or books, he raised some food and supplies. Otherwise, even if Fei Qian wanted to go south to attack this time, he might not be able to do anything...

Xu Shu rolled the bamboo slips of the account together again, tied them tightly with hemp rope, and put them back into the cloth bag beside him. Although Pingyang has begun to supply paper, Xu Shu still feels that bamboo slips and wooden slips are more convenient during the march. One is that the paper is relatively thin and soft after all, and it is difficult to write without a desk. The other is that once the paper is put up, it is basically It was difficult to repair the items, and the supplies in the army were decreasing and changing almost every day. Bamboo slips, wooden slips, etc. could be scraped with a knife, and then they could be remeasured.

Along the way, Xu Shu, in addition to sorting out these backup supplies, has also been thinking about the problems ahead.

In Xu Shu's view, this battle...

If you can't fight, then don't fight.

Because it is too confusing!

If you include the people in the Chang'an court, there are five parties involved in this area. This is not the biggest problem. The biggest problem is that these five parties are scattered and each has its own subordinates!

Even Xu Shu feels a little headache thinking about the relationships involved and the impact of each other's actions. Therefore, if it is Xu Shu who makes the decision, he would rather take a safe route and wait and see how the situation changes for a while.

But the problem is that since Fei Qian has decided to march into Chang'an, as a counselor, he naturally has to share Fei Qian's worries, think more about the things around him, improve them, and try his best to help Fei Qian achieve the goals he wants... …

So Xu Shu didn't have much rest in the past two days. Even at night, he often thought alone in the darkness. In addition, he was busy with various affairs during the day, so now Xu Shu's eyes were as bright as a rabbit, and they were all red. It's bloodshot.

The current situation in Chang'an is like a puddle that is calm on the surface but actually hides waves. What we have to do now is to break the superficial balance of this layer and make everything hidden underneath move. Only in this way can we It is helpful for you to enjoy it and gain benefits.

But the question is, how can we better achieve this goal?

*******************

This kind of problem is also what Xun Chen has been thinking about.

Faced with the intelligence collected at the moment, how to open this situation at the minimum cost and influence the deployment of the Xiliang soldiers. It should not be too sharp, causing the focus of the Xiliang soldiers to be surrounded by groups, and it should not be able to completely wander away. On the edge of the battlefield, the operational initiative is lost.

This is an extremely contradictory question.

Just like the Sucheng we are facing now.

Su City is a city relatively north of Zuo Fengyi. It was built on the side of Luoshui. If you continue to travel south, this city must not be bypassed. Otherwise, you will be selling your back to your opponent.

And to carry out siege or siege operations, it is the next best strategy.

In a siege war, you must first approach the enemy city, and then dig a trench and fortification system surrounding the entire city to cut off the enemy city's connection with the outside world. The army is stationed in the fortifications, and through a long-term siege, the soldiers in the city are forced to surrender. Although Sucheng It's not big, but it's still quite difficult to complete such a geotechnical system.

The siege is a millstone of flesh and blood. It is best not to use it if you can. The key is that if a lot of manpower is lost during the siege, how can the next battle be carried out?

"Your Majesty, I'd better go to Su City to check it out..." After thinking about it, Xun Chen still felt that he should go and see the topography of Su City in person before making a decision...

******************

Li Meng and Wang Fang, assigned by Li Jue, had been stationed in Sucheng for several days. When I heard that the general who was protecting the Hungarian army in the north was leading the army and the King Qin, I couldn't help but scold him for meddling in other people's business. At the same time, I couldn't help but feel a little uneasy in my heart.

You must know that this general who protects the Hungarian Zhonglang is the person who regained Yinshan!

If this person were placed in the Western Regions, he would not be considered a top figure. He would not be comparable to Grand Master Dong...

If we have to defend ourselves now, can we defend ourselves?

In the past two days, many of the scouts heading north had been injured, and a battle seemed imminent.

"What do you mean, this lieutenant..." Li Meng stood at the top of Su City, turned to look at Wang Fang beside him, and said, "...how many soldiers and horses did he bring?"

"...Didn't the scout say there are more than a thousand cavalry?" Wang Fang said.

Li Meng pouted: "...That's the front army! There must be infantry behind! Who will attack the city with cavalry? How many cavalry troops are none of our business, what we have to face is the infantry behind!"

Wang Fang nodded, then shook his head and said, "Who knows, our scout can't grow wings and fly behind to see..."

Li Meng shook his head and sighed: "With less than five thousand, we should have no problem defending this city... If there are eight thousand infantry, we will win. I guess... if there are more than ten thousand regular soldiers, we will..."

Wang Fang was silent.

There is no way, Sucheng is just a small county town, and it is located within the pass. There are city walls, and there are trenches, suspension bridges and other defensive fortifications outside the city, but they are a bit crude. Simply put, they are not strong enough. If it is really attacked by a large number of soldiers, It's not easy to attack a city...

Wang Fang said: "Then... we can only wait. We can't ask the general for help before we see the soldiers, right?"

Li Meng sighed, and suddenly gritted his teeth and said: "While there is still some time, send more people to cut down trees in the surrounding area and make more wood! In addition... demolish all the houses near the city and replenish the rolling stones!"

Wang Fang turned around and looked at it, and said: "Logging is good, but these houses... are all made of yellow mud, and they are useless..."

Li Meng said fiercely: "I've seen it. It's true that the upper part is made of yellow mud, but the bottom part is full of stones! Demolish it, otherwise where will we find stones for a while?"

"That's fine..."