Early the next morning, the sky returned to its jewel-like brilliant colors, and in the early morning, Yang Tong led his army from the barracks to Li Shimo's military fortress at the two mountain passes.

In the days before his arrival, the Ertu coalition army had not sent troops to attack the mountain pass fortress, but they were obviously outnumbered, but they let Li Shimo suppress and fight every time.

The reason is naturally related to the fortress built by Li Shimo, Li Shimo is a disciple of Jiangmen, who has been trained by his father Li Jing since he was a child, and his military literacy is quite high, and he is a character who walks one step at a time and sees a hundred steps.

When he chose the place to build the fort, the Ertu coalition army was still rectifying, and there were a lot of herdsmen who came to work and contribute, so his military fort was not designed according to the fortress, but built as a city, one is to strengthen communication with the Qiang people, the second is to take in the plateau people who are willing to settle here, and the third is to let the surrounding herdsmen have a place to hide from the wind and snow when the snowstorm comes. Therefore, in addition to being suitable for life, his so-called military fort also has the characteristics of being easy to defend and difficult to attack. It's just that due to the lack of time and the difficulty of finding materials, only the southern city wall was built, but it was more than enough for the coalition army to block the two Tu.

The mountains outside the city stretch, there are only a few roads for the Ertu coalition army to walk, and the corresponding city wall, Li Shimo instead built it relatively low, the besieging side sees that the city wall in these places is relatively short, and by the way, it will naturally focus on attacking, which is not enough for the defender of the city, only need to hold these points. In other highlands, as long as you send someone to guard it, you can worry about it.

Every time the Ertu coalition army attacked, they fought according to the low city wall, but they did not have large siege equipment, nor did they have large bows and crossbows, coupled with mixed attacks and ununified scheduling, it was easy for Li Shimo to see the flaws, so that the Ertu coalition army, which was outnumbered, suffered heavy casualties and fought quite hard.

At this time, Du Chuke, the new Taishou of Heyuan County, came to Yang Tong with a group of subordinates, and saluted: "Weichen see the saint, the queen, and the imperial concubine......"

"Let's be flat, why don't you see General Li?" As the county guard, after Du Chuke took office, he took on the heavy responsibility of logistics, and often ran between the county Chishui City and the fortress, so Yang Tong was not surprised to see him here.

"On the Holy Gift, General Li is watching the enemy situation from the top of the city tower." Du Chuke introduced: "Since the Holy Lord agreed to fight the generals and the fighting array yesterday, and before the Ertu Coalition Army got dark, he set up the camp in an open area ten miles away, General Li felt that it was important to defend the city now, so he did not come to take over, and hoped that the Holy Lord would forgive his sins." ”

Du Chuke is the head of the Heyuan scribes, in charge of government affairs, as the general guard Li Shimo is in charge of military affairs, is the head of the army, the two have cooperated tacitly these days, and have formed a good friendship, Du Chuke was afraid that Yang Tong would blame, and hurriedly exonerated Li Shimo.

"What is there to forgive sin and not to forgive?" Yang Tong glanced at Du Chuke, and then suddenly smiled: "At the moment of the great enemy, everything is focused on defending the city, and unnecessary false etiquette can be wasted. ”

"The saint is wise, and he is a micro-minister who is too worried." Du Chuke smiled, although he was not a central minister, he also knew that Yang Tong was a pragmatic and truth-seeking person, but Li Shimo's partner was quite good, and for a while, he was a little nervous.

"Are you used to it?" Yang Tong glanced at Du Chuke and walked straight towards the city tower.

Du Chuke was stunned, he didn't expect that Yang Tong was not asking about the war, but caring about himself, and a thick warm current suddenly surged in his heart, and he hurriedly replied: "In the first few days, there were signs of vomiting, and sleep was not good, but now I am slowly getting used to it." ”

"It's good to get used to it." Yang Tong said: "There are a lot of troops dispatched this time, plus the men and heavy soldiers, it is a lot of expenses every day, we are not short of materials, the key is to transport." Nowadays, many people are pressed on Heyuan, which is a big load for the vast and sparsely populated Heyuan County. As a county guard, you not only have to ensure the continuous supply of the army, but also take care of the local people's ability to bear and calm the grievances of the people, and the burden on your body is heavier than that of a general in battle. But don't fall down. ”

"Thank you for your concern, Weichen can afford it." Du Chuke bowed movingly, and said: "However, as the saint said, although the people of Heyuan actively cooperate with the imperial court to fight this battlefield, but limited by the population, the pressure on the people is indeed not small, and Weichen has a plan, which may be able to solve the problem of transporting materials." ”

"What's the plan?" Seeing that the enemy army had not arrived for a while, Yang Tong chatted with Du Chuke.

"In addition to the Yellow River, there are many rivers that run north and south in Heyuan County, and we can learn from the methods of the Hu people to use rafts to transport supplies, and a large raft is equivalent to a thousand-stone cargo ship. Although most of the rivers run from the south to the north, and the supplies to the south are mostly against the current, we can use animal power to pull them on the shore, and a raft only needs two or three people to take care of the boats, cattle and horses. This can not only meet the needs of the army, but also save manpower and time. ”

"That's a good idea. However, the water here is mostly melted from the ice and snow in the high mountains, and every time there is a flash flood, it will rush into a lot of sharp rocks, and the raft can be easily cut, so I am afraid it is not very suitable, right? ”

"The saint is reasonable, but that is upstream, and the rocks are mostly exposed on the riverbed, there are no reefs, the impact on the wooden boat must be great, a little careless will be hit, but these boulders also block the small stones that slide down the mountain, these large and small reefs have been washed by the rapids for many years, has become very rounded, there is no sharp sharp angle, there is no need to worry about the raft being torn, and the raft itself has a good elasticity, if you add cowhide cover, you don't have to worry about sinking on the reef, if you encounter a place with sharp rocks, We can also clean it up in advance, although everything is difficult at the beginning, but as long as it is cleaned up, people can transport goods in this way in the future, and even benefit the millennium. ”

Yang Tong nodded and said, "You can find a few important rivers to try first, if not, you can only let the carriage run on land." You will take the lead in this matter and call on the people of Heyuan to participate. We must remember that not only should we not lose the wages of the people, but we must also let them know that cleaning up the river is a project that will benefit the people for a long time, and it is they who will directly benefit them. ”

Speaking of this, Yang Tong couldn't help but think of a series of major projects built by Yang Guang, such as Luoyang, the official road, the Great Wall of Zihe, the Grand Canal, etc., so he emphatically admonished: "Heyuan County is dominated by nomads, with a low level of education, and there are very few people who understand. When you build projects for the benefit of the people, they have preconceived ideas and mistakenly think that you are squeezing them, but they do not understand the long-term intentions. When you do things in the future, you must not only do it, but also make it clear in advance, otherwise, the people will not only not understand your good intentions, but also jump out and make accusations, which will eventually lead to the transformation of virtue and politics into tyranny. Of course, we must not rush for quick success, and we must not relax our supervision. ”

Du Chuke hurriedly bowed and saluted: "Weichen respectfully obeys the teachings of the Holy Lord. ”

While speaking, the group had already arrived at the city tower, Li Shimo was inspecting the city defense, and when he saw Yang Tong coming up, he immediately stepped forward to salute.

Yang Tong nodded and asked, "How is the situation of the enemy army?" ”

"Back to the saint, after the enemy army received the blessing of the saint, the main force of 100,000 moved outside the city, and even sent troops to drown in the battle, but was repelled by the last general." Li Shimo said with a smile.

"One hundred thousand? It's so magnificent. Looking at the narrow passage under the city, Yang Tong couldn't help but smile and asked, "How many soldiers and horses can the enemy army invest once?" ”

"The terrain in front of Jishi Pass is narrow, and although there are many enemy troops, every time the city is attacked, the troops that can be invested are only 10,000 at most, and no matter how much it is, it will not be able to be opened. At the beginning, Langri Zampu sent as many troops as possible, and the officers and men of our army almost didn't have to aim, just one arrow, and suffered several losses, and Langri Zampu later learned to be smart. ”

Jishi Pass is condescending, the terrain in front of the pass is narrow, the city wall is as high as five zhang, and the city wall also has a slope that closes inward, the ladder of the two Tu coalition forces is pasted, the height difference comes out, and it almost does not play any role. The rolling wood stone on it is not directly smashed into the crowd as before, but because of the slope, the rolling wood stone can stay on the city wall for a while longer, tumbling and rolling, and the final result is that the enemy's casualties are countless times higher than the flat city wall.

Yang Tong looked at the city wall carefully and couldn't help laughing.

Li Shimo, who designed this city, was really sinister, almost every section of the city wall was a trap of fiction and reality, and the purpose was naturally to further expand the results of the battle. If he came to attack, he could only fight according to Li Shimo's established routine.

Yang Tong took out the binoculars and looked out of the city, just as Li Shimo said, there are endless camps in the distance, and you can't see the end at a glance, also because the terrain in front is flat and open, otherwise, you would really put down so many people.

"Okay."

"The end will be." Pei Xingyan, who was watching, put down the binoculars and walked over.

"If you're Langri Zamp, how are you going to fight?" Yang Tong asked with a smile.

"General Li, this stone pass is too difficult to fight. If the last general is Langri Zampu, as long as he fights for a while and watches the reality of the void, he will turn around and look for other ways to enter, and only need to leave a partial division here to prevent General Li from going south. If other places can be broken, it can directly hit Liangfeichuan, and Jishi Pass will not be broken. Pei Xingyan said.

"Yang Feng." Yang Tong looked at Yang Feng beside him, his five thousand Qiang soldiers followed Su Wu last night, and this Qiang general left his own fighting general.

"The end will be."

"I ask you, Jishi Pass is obviously difficult to fight, so why do Langri Zampu still fight?" Yang Tong is now planning to test him.

"He's stupid." Yang Feng spoke without thinking, so he said directly.

When everyone heard this, they were all stunned, and then burst into laughter.

"Am I wrong?" Yang Feng looked at everyone puzzled.

"Uh...... You're right. Yang Tong glanced at Yang Feng speechlessly, and said, "But I seem to understand Langri Zampu's intentions." ”

"What's the intention?" The heroic Wei Fengwu tried her best to hold back a smile, she felt that these generals in the army had their own characteristics, and the way they spoke and did things was different from the people she had been in contact with before, which was very funny.

She finally understood why Yang Tong, Shui Tianji, Yin Mingyue, and Yang Qinfang wanted to be generals, and why they didn't want to stay in the palace; Although the life of the march was a little harder, it was rich and colorful, and it was much more interesting than the court with a single way of life.

"His intentions should be the same as what Xing Yan said, that is, to drag me here, and its main force has actually left."

Pei Xingyan asked, "Is the saint saying that his military camp is also empty?" ”

"Empty is certainly not empty." Yang Tong pointed to the dense camp and said: "Their military camp is from south to north, and there is no edge in sight, and the camp was erected overnight, whether there are 100,000 soldiers or not, we don't know at all." Generals, it's not too early to meet with me to meet Langri Zampu and frustrate the enemy's spirit. ”

"The last will obey." The generals answered.

The so-called thwart of the enemy's spirit is naturally a fighting general and a fighting formation. In the era of cold weapons, fighting generals is never a naïve move. Of course, you must have a fierce general, and the last thing Yang Dong lacks is a fierce general.

"If the enemy army does not have 100,000 soldiers, we will simply burn down the camp. So this time......" Yang Tong's eyes swept over, and said to Li Shimo: "General Li led three thousand soldiers and horses to guard the pass, and the rest followed me out of the pass and acted at the opportunity." ”

"Whoa." The generals were elated and prepared.

The sound of the horn of the battle suddenly soared into the sky.