Plans can never catch up with change!

Gongsun Du once again realized the deep meaning of this sentence, and after the camp was established, the continuous drizzle gradually became heavier, and it turned into a downpour late at night.

Fortunately, due to the rain, the camp was installed on a high place, and a drainage ditch was made earlier, but it did not affect it, and the only trouble was that it was temporarily impossible to attack Baishui Pass.

Early the next morning, as soon as Gongsun Du had breakfast, Huang Xu rushed over. But even if he doesn't come, Gongsun Du will go to the interrogation.

After the monarch and the ministers saw the ceremony, Huang Xu said directly: "Your Majesty, the ministers plan to send some people into the mountains to collect medicine and collect firewood. ”

Gongsun Du nodded, and then asked, "Can there be a situation of unadaptability?" ”

"Not yet."

Huang Xu said: "However, the military doctor asked the ministers to prepare in advance, in case of emergency. ”

"Well, that's good."

Gongsun Du praised it, and said: "Judging from the current situation, I'm afraid that this rain will not stop for a while and a half, I don't know if I have any plans?" ”

Huang Xu smiled bitterly and said, "Although we already have an accurate map, when we set off, the minister still brought a guide, but an old man who often travels in this area, according to him, for now, this rain may continue for a few days to half a month." ”

"That's not going to work!"

Gongsun Du's brows immediately furrowed, due to the difficult and dangerous road, the grain and grass brought with him was only enough for half a month, I thought it was enough to take the Baishui Pass and replenish the grain and grass in the pass, but now it seems that it is not possible.

Huang Xu was stunned and said, "Your Majesty, rest assured, the minister has already sent someone back to Chuyang to transfer grain and grass. ”

Gongsun Du nodded, slightly relieved, but still advised: "Let them all be careful, don't have problems, it's okay later." ”

"If you can get Your Majesty's concern, everyone will be happy when they hear it." Huang Xu said with admiration on his face.

Subsequently, Huang Xu retreated.

The rain was too heavy, and Gongsun Du couldn't walk outside, but fortunately, the big tent was not small, so he took out the Izumo sword and slowly practiced his swordsmanship in the tent......

呲~

Gongsun Du suddenly came back to his senses, looked at it fixedly, and saw that the military tent had actually been cut, and his face immediately turned red. It's thicker, and it recovers all at once.

"Old Dian, let someone fix it!"

Gongsun Du put away the Izumo sword and ordered, there is no way, just like this, there is already rain flowing down the gap into the tent.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Dian Wei turned around to make arrangements, but Gongsun Du sat on the chair but fell into deep thought.

"In the mountainous area, not only the weather is changeable, but also ten miles of different days, it rains a lot here, it doesn't mean that Chu Yan and Zhang Liao are also raining, so even if they win in the end, I'm afraid they will lose a lot, it seems that we have to make other arrangements!" (Ten miles of different days are really common in the southern mountains, tortoise shells have been seen many, many times)

In an instant, Dian Wei returned the account, and Gongsun Du talked about this problem. Dian Wei said: "It's raining too much at the moment, and the carrier pigeon must not be able to fly, so it can only send people out." If you send someone, either go directly to them, wait for a certain distance and it doesn't rain, or release the carrier pigeons when the rain becomes lighter. ”

Gongsun Du also thought so, but he was a little unsure for a while, but after hearing Dian Wei say this, he made up his mind and said: "Okay, let the slipper go, he has fast legs and feet, and his body is not bad, maybe he can find them earlier." Carrier pigeons are also brought, if there is a light rain or even cloudy sunny days, you can directly release carrier pigeons to contact. ”

Slipper, his skills can only be regarded as average in the inner guard, but this guy is slippery and fast, and he has to be regarded as the top in the inner guard.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the minister will arrange it immediately." After Dian Wei finished speaking, he turned around and went out again. As he spoke, the place where Gongsun Du had cut before had been covered, but inevitably, the ground inside the tent was wet.

When Dian Wei returned again, Gongsun Du asked him to move the brazier in the tent and move it back when the ground was dry. In March, the weather was not too hot, and after such a long period of rain, it naturally felt a little cool, and it was the right thing to build a brazier. It's the same in every military tent, a small brazier is lit, and the temperature is heated and dehumidified, but naturally it is not as good as Gongsun Du's big tent.

During the day, the rain is slightly lighter.

Gongsun Du thought it was a sign that he was going to stop, but just like the guide predicted, it was impossible in a short time, and in the evening, it turned to heavy rain. And that's not all, a mist has risen in the mountains, making it impossible to see the camp ten feet apart.

It is also the discipline of the Ming army, which does not have much impact, if it is replaced by a rabble, it may directly bomb the camp at this time.

On the third day, the second day was repeated, and it was not until the afternoon of the fourth day that the rain really became much lighter, and there was no tendency to get heavier in the evening.

On the fifth day, the rain stopped completely. However, new problems have arisen -

"Your Majesty, this ......"

The mud all over the ground made the Ming army have no choice but to turn around and return to the camp as soon as they left the camp. When I left the camp, my feet were full of mud, and if I walked twenty miles away, wouldn't I be covered in it, would it be a siege or a death?

Huang Xu said with guilt: "Your Majesty, it was the minister who was negligent......

Before he could finish speaking, Gongsun Du waved his hand and interrupted: "Okay, the road in the north is complete, and it is easy for such a situation to occur, and it is inevitable that there will be negligence." ”

It's not that Gongsun is generous, but that's the truth. Look at the way here, it has rained for five days in a row, and there is no such situation, but who would have thought that in the past few days, the rain has been thorough, the soil has become soft, not only stepping on the mud, but even wrestling.

Simply so!

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your innocence!" While Huang Xu breathed a sigh of relief, he also secretly decided that after the road was clear, he must take down Baishui Pass beautifully to atone for his sins.

Gongsun Du didn't know what he was thinking, but he was worried: "It's already difficult to come here, and if it's so muddy, it will not only delay the day, but I'm afraid it's also dangerous!" ”

"Your Majesty, rest assured, the minister has already sent someone to summon them, let them postpone their departure, it doesn't matter if they wait for a few days." Huang Xu said busily.

"Well, that's good."

The gloom in Gongsun Du's eyes disappeared slightly.

Seeing this, Huang Xu persuaded: "Your Majesty, don't worry, if it is purely manpower, it will naturally be troublesome, but now there is no such danger with a wheelbarrow." ”

The wheelbarrow, which was made by Gongsun Du for the conquest of Yizhou. Under the discussion of Hu Zi and others, a wheelbarrow with a stronger transportation capacity than a single person was made, and it was also more stable, and it was not easy to turn over even if the hand slipped.

Gongsun Du nodded, but he still hadn't let go of his heart yet. If it is stable, people's adventurous spirit will increase, and there may be people who are aggressive.

I hope not!

Gongsun Du can only think so. However, at present, the food in the army is only available for five days, and if there is another heavy rain like this, it will be ......

Fortunately, it was sunny after a long rain!

For two days in a row, the sun was shining, and the ground was getting drier.

"Your Majesty, the road is good, the courtesy, it is inevitable that there will be many dreams at night, and tomorrow will launch a breakthrough. Otherwise, there will be another heavy rain, and our grain and grass will not be able to hold on. ”

Gongsun Du looked at the trace of fear that flashed in Huang Xu's eyes, and couldn't help but smile in his heart, but he also understood, and immediately nodded in agreement: "Well, then so be it!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, the minister is going to prepare?"

"Well, go ahead!"

On another day, there are only two days left for half a month's worth of grain and grass, and it will take two days for the follow-up grain and grass to be delivered.

"Let's go!"

Gongsun Du looked at the neat army and said with satisfaction.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Huang Xu responded, and then shouted: "Let's go now!" ”

The 50,000-strong army immediately drove out of the camp and rushed to Baishui Pass, twenty miles away.

The movement of 50,000 people is really not small, and the Baishui guards will get the news first, and when they are on the way, they will order all the soldiers to be on strict alert.

However, Huang Xu didn't care about this at all, and just shouted after the formation.

"Listen to the people who close it, and those who know each other immediately switch and surrender, otherwise there will be no mercy!"

shouted three times, naturally there was no result, and those who could be sent by Liu Bei to garrison Baishui Pass were naturally the ones he trusted.

Huang Xu also knew this, and with a wave of his hand, the siege equipment that had been installed immediately approached the city pass under the escort of the shield soldiers.

Not far away, not close, just right, the 1,800 Ming army stopped at the edge of the crossbow shooting range outside the pass. Among them, 1,200 shields, divided into 30 groups of 40 men each, guarded the other 30 siege machines, and 600 soldiers who operated the siege equipment.

Hive, continuous bed crossbow. Different from the previous repeating ballista, he was made after Ma Jun's proposal and Hu Zi and others' discussion, which has the characteristics of smaller size, lighter weight, easier damage and easier to repair, and more convenient loading. Each time it can fire five crossbow bolts eight feet long and one foot thick, and can be fired five times in a row, for a total of twenty-five arrows. Because of its resemblance to a beehive, it was named a beehive.

Twenty beehives can reach 500 in one launch, which is amazing.