Chapter 433: Going East Can Flip the Yalu River 7
Yang Keshi and Gao Yuan each set off with two thousand cavalry.
There were 4,000 fewer people and horses all of a sudden, and there were 300 pro-troops brought by Yang Keshi, but Gu'an City was still as lively as a few days ago. There are sentinels who pass information in and out every day, and there are logistics troops who transport supplies in horse-drawn wagons to deliver food bags for soldiers.
Of course, today a team of people came from Yanjing, and they were also pulling a cart full of high-quality leather goods, all of which were fine fur goods. If it is pulled to the Southern Dynasty, it is all a hot item, and it will be sold out in less than half a day. In addition to the cobblers, there are also blacksmiths, carpenters, etc., but there are few people, far less than the cobblers. Of course, in addition to the leather goods, there were also cars and other things, which were packed in the wooden boxes of their respective craftsmen.
Zhou Nan was very concerned about these craftsmen and the things he brought, and specially set up a spacious large courtyard next to the courtyard where he lived, so that these craftsmen could live in it, and unloaded the leather goods of a cart into this large courtyard.
That's not all, Zhou Nan transferred soldiers from Ma Daqiu's capital from his own army to guard this leather yard, and specifically stipulated that no one was allowed to enter or leave this courtyard without his permission. Even if food is delivered to these people, it can only be delivered to the gate of the courtyard, and the people inside will bring the food in. Zhou Fu, as Zhou Nan's personal entourage and messenger, is a special case, Zhou Fu's body has Zhou Nan's special waist card made by people, with this waist card can enter and exit the leather yard at will.
As for the cobblers who lived in, Zhou Nan only went in on the first day, arranged things for these cobblers, and never went again. And the cobbler inside only cuts the leather in the room every day.
These leather goods brought from Yanjing have already been cooked and can be processed and used directly. These cobblers layer the skin, which is a piece of skin, as the jargon goes.
A piece of sheepskin, or cowhide, can be divided into three layers of skin, and the thinnest skin can be as thin as a hair. Especially the first layer of skin, which is soft, light and fine.
Zhou Nan arranged for the cobblers to do it, and in addition to waiting for the results of the cobblers, there were also carpenters, carpenters, and blacksmiths waiting for him to arrange the work.
Each craftsman was assigned a special room to carry out the things that Zhou Nan had arranged. These craftsmen were busy working during the day, but at night they were free to speak, but they were confused when they talked to each other about each other's work. Zhou Nan asked every craftsman to do the most ordinary things in their craftsman's business, such as the carpenter making viscose, the sliversmith making the frame, and the leathersmith slicing the skin.
It's normal for them to do this in their own homes, but it's a little strange to gather them here for more than 100 miles and let them just do it every day.
It was strange, but who of them, the craftsmen, would dare to ask the horses?
And after Zhou Nan arranged for them, they got busy one after another - the three groups of Eagle Guards came back one after another.
The first to come back was Zuo Xiaosi, and he went to Ancicheng. The young man who pretended to be a merchant selling peach charms and was questioned by Agu Zhe was Zuo Xiaosi.
I didn't expect to meet Aguzhe, and in a few words, he deceived the location of the Ancicheng grain depot. Among the three pairs of Eagle Guards, Zuo Xiaosi was probably the first to find out the location of the grain depot.
It's just that when Zhou Nan sent them out, he didn't just ask them to find out the location of the grain depots in each state and county, but asked them to explore the specific shape, size, and characteristics of the grain depots, and draw a map to mark the location of the grain depot in the city.
Judging from the picture handed over by Zuo Xiaosi, Zhou Nan is still very satisfied. It can be clearly seen from the map that the city wall of Anci City is rectangular, the grain depot is in the east half of the east and west streets, close to the county government, an independent two-entry courtyard, two rows of warehouses, the front row is the grain depot, and the back row is the arsenal. Even the two stone lions outside the county yamen were marked on it.
"Good." Zhou Nan said to Zuo Xiaosi, "The location of the Ancicheng Grain Depot has been ascertained by your team. Wait for the other two pairs to find out where the Jizhou and Xianghe grain depots are located, and then they can do it. ”
Zuo Xiaosi smiled and asked, "How are you going to do it this time?" But to sneak into the city again? ”
Zhou Nan shook his head and suddenly asked, "Fourth brother, are you afraid of heights?" ”
Zuo Xiaosi was stunned when he heard Zhou Nan's words, and asked, "What does fear of heights mean?" ”
"That's it...... It's just ......" Zhou Nan looked left and right, and there was really no high place around him, including the outside of the courtyard, and in the entire Gu'an City. Zhou Nan changed his tone and asked, "If you climb a steep cliff, the very high kind, will you be afraid?" ”
Zuo Xiaosi laughed and said, "Da Lang, haven't you forgotten, what did we do in the first place?" How can any Orion be afraid of high mountains? ”
Zhou Nan was reminded by Zuo Xiaosiyi, and he also laughed at himself for being busy. There are very few people who live in the mountains, and there are probably very few people who are afraid of heights, right? Not to mention these hunters who go up to the mountains all day hunting.
Within a few days, the people who visited Xianghe and Jizhou also returned. Similar to the map drawn by Zuo Xiaosi, the location map of the grain depots in Xianghe and Jizhou is also very clear. The grain depot in Xianghe is about the same size as Anci, while there are two grain depots in Jizhou, and there are two layers of soldiers around to guard it. Zhou Fu's team stood guard outside the grain depot for two days before sneaking into the second layer of guards, and was almost discovered before being forced to withdraw. If you want to sneak past these two layers of guards and then set fire to the granary, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult.
Zhou Nan did not let the Eagle Guards go out to listen to the news, but asked them to take the map of the location of the grain depots in these three prefectures and counties every day, tracing and drawing, or asking each other about the location and characteristics of the grain depots.
As for Yang Keshi and Gao Yuan in the north, after leading their troops to the north, they first persuaded the guards of Guo Yincheng to surrender. The guard was originally an old Liao general, but Guo Yincheng was a small city, and it was not a traffic fortress, so Yanjing City fought several times, but he didn't think of Guo Yin City, this guard now saw that the Wansheng army under the princess of Shu was going to recover Guo Yin, and he directly offered the city to Gao Yuan.
Gao Yuanjian saw that this person was also a loyal and righteous person, so he temporarily handed over Guo Yincheng to this person to guard, and led troops to Sanhe with Yang Keshi.
The Sanhe guard general is also an old Liao general, but seeing that Xiao Gan's army is grand, he has the heart to take refuge in Xiao Gan, so he naturally ignores Gao Yuan's persuasion.
In desperation, Gao Yuan blasted open the gate of Sanhe City with two arrows, the defenders in the city were disrupted, Gao Yuan and Yang Keshi took the opportunity to kill, and finally killed the Sanhe defenders, dismissed the guards' pro-army, and reorganized the defenders in the city, rearranged the city defense, and sent someone to send news to Zhou Nan, saying that Sanhe and Guo Yin had been taken, and they were only waiting for Zhou Nan to send troops to attack Xianghe together. Like Song Chungui, please collect x Song Chungui.