After burying the remains of the fallen soldiers, Zhao Junsheng summoned the generals and ministers of the army and said, "You must know about the failure of yesterday's night attack, Buliu Guli and we thought together, at the same time as we sent troops to attack at night, they also sent men and horses for night attack, the two sides met on the river covered by white mist, and then a battle broke out, ending with the enemy's initiative to retreat and our army won a crushing victory, our army lost 1,200 people in this battle, and the enemy should have lost more than 1,800 people!" ”

"What should our army do next?"

Li Yuande stood up and said, "King, this morning the Wei army built fortifications at the crossing of the river, our army is afraid that it is impossible to cross the river, and we have not found other places to cross the river, the minister thinks that our army is now trying to find other places to cross the river as soon as possible!" ”

Zhao Junsheng looked at Shen Hui and asked, "How long will it take for the tunnel to be dug through?" ”

Shen Hui replied, "According to the progress of the excavation when we evacuated, it was twice as fast as when we dug the underground tunnel from the camp to Pingliang City, and by now we should have dug six hundred steps, and in another five days, we should be able to dig the entrance to the tunnel we pretended, which is in a forest on the outside of the embankment!" ”

Chang Kun stood up and said, "King, if the entrance to the tunnel is in that wood, it will become a problem for us to cross the river, the river in that area is deep and urgent, and if you don't pay attention to it, you will be washed away!" ”

Zhao Junsheng looked at the generals and officials and asked, "Is there a way to solve it?" ”

An official stood up and said, "My lord, the minister thought that he could order someone to make a raft and wait for the tunnel to be dug and stabbed, so he ordered someone to carry a thick rope to cross the river on a raft at night, tie the thick rope to the trunk of the tree on the river bank, and then the soldiers grabbed the thick rope and crossed the river!" ”

Zhao Junsheng thought about this method for a while, and said, "This method is simple, no need to spend time and effort, but there is a big problem in safety, most of the officers and men in our army do not know the nature of the water, and they will be weak when they go into the water, and if they want to send a large group of people over, they must select the elite from the whole army!" Li Yuande, you are a southerner, you come to pick someone to organize a commando of 3,000 people! ”

This is a difficult task, but it is also a rare opportunity, Li Yuande immediately stood up and agreed, "Yes!" ”

After the military discussion, Zhao Junsheng beckoned to Shen Hui, and the two came to the river one after the other, surrounded by some guards of the Dragon Guard.

Zhao Junsheng rode his horse on the river embankment and walked slowly, observing the situation on the other side of the river as he walked, "Shen Hui, how are those people digging tunnels?" Will they have enough food to dig through the tunnels? ”

Shen Hui arched his hand and said, "Enough!" There are more than 200 people in total, and with General Wang leading the team, there will be no problem! ”

"There is such a big cave, Lone is not worried that they will be suffocated in it, but the soil and sand and gravel transported from the excavation tunnel must have a place to go, if it is transported to the cave, it will compress their living space, Lone is still a little worried!"

Shen Hui said, "Don't worry, last night, General Wang secretly released a carrier pigeon from the entrance of the tunnel, and the letter said that they dug an underground river when digging the tunnel, and the soil and sand and gravel dug out of the tunnel have been transported to the underground river for accumulation, no problem!" ”

"Underground river? Where does it lead? ”

"It should be south of the riverbank, but the underground river is too long, and General Wang's task is too heavy, so they only searched for four or five miles and withdrew without finding danger!"

Zhao Junsheng thought for a while and said to Shen Hui, "Can you find a way to send a letter to the tunnel to tell Wang Yu and ask him to send someone to search the underground river carefully?" ”

Shen Hui shook his head, "At present, only they can quietly send the news from the underground entrance with carrier pigeons from the tunnel, we can't take the initiative to contact them, and they only have one carrier pigeon in their hands!" ”

Zhao Junsheng waved his hand, "Then forget it, let's talk about it when the tunnel is dug through!" ”

For two days, there was no movement on the side of the cadre army, and in the Wei army camp outside Pingliang City, Bu Liuguli and his generals and officials were all puzzled, "Why hasn't the cadre army moved?" It can't be that the troops have already been withdrawn, right? ”

Bu Liu Guli felt a little uneasy in his heart, and he found the fourth brother Bu Liu Gugui and asked, "Can't our scouts still get close to the camp of the dry army?" ”

"Yes, big brother, the cadres are too heavily guarded, and the scouts of our army can only be explored five miles away from the cadres and troops, and they will be discovered once they get close to Shiyou!"

Buliu Guli sighed, "It's not okay to go on like this, I suspect that the cadres are brewing some conspiracy, we must monitor them, we must grasp their every move, now our army scouts can't even get close to their camp, how can we know their movements?" ”

"In addition, Gao Wende told me that in addition to that river crossing site, there are several excellent river crossing sites sixty miles downstream, and if the cadres find those river crossing sites, they may send troops from there to sneak attack our army!"

Bu Liugugui was stunned when he heard this, and asked, "Big brother, in that case, why don't we strike first?" ”

"Are you saying that we will first send our troops to the river crossing site sixty miles away, cross the river and attack the cadres in the past? This can't work, I've thought about it, the risk is too great, the cadres are good at building camps, and they are afraid that the camps on the other side of the river will not be weaker than this camp! Our army sent too few soldiers and horses, and I was afraid that we would not be able to break through the camp for a while; If too many soldiers and horses are sent, and the defense here is too weak, once the cadres learn the truth, they will take the lead in attacking before we arrive, and we will only lose all the soldiers left in the camp with grain and grass and the soldiers left behind! ”

Bu Liugu frowned after hearing this, "Big brother, is it possible that we have been spending time with the cadres like this?" ”

"If you consume it, you will consume it, what are you afraid of? The fear should be the Qianjun, they came from afar, the supply of heavy baggage is difficult, once their supplies can not keep up, they must retreat, so that we have more time to integrate the internal court, if there is only one voice in the court from now on, why are we afraid of the Qianguo? ”

Bu Liugugui was still a little unwilling, "Big brother, you give me another 3,000 men, I will lead the team to make a detour to sneak attack the Qianjun, last time I was careless, if I sent someone to cross the river to investigate in advance, it would not have happened, this time I will be more careful!" ”

Buliu Guli saw that the fourth brother was eager to fight, and his courage was commendable, and he couldn't bear to hit his enthusiasm, and after thinking about it, he said, "That's it, I'll give 3,000 men and horses, but you must remember that you can't be strong, the cadres are not so easy to deal with, once you find that you can't do anything, you will immediately retreat, our strength is limited, and we can't make senseless sacrifices!" ”

Buliu was overjoyed, hugged his fists and said, "Thank you, big brother, don't worry, I won't be reckless!" ”

That night, not long after nightfall, Buliu Gugui quietly left the camp with 3,000 men and horses.

The soldiers and horses quickly bypassed Kongtong Mountain and quickly left in the northwest direction, and at about midnight and ugly, Buliu Gugui arrived at the river crossing site sixty miles upstream.

It took an hour to cross the river, and after about midnight, 3,000 soldiers and horses completed the crossing.

Buliu Guli watched the soldiers and generals ride ashore one by one, he felt a lot more relieved, and then a scout came to report, "General, the villain and others have explored the vicinity within a radius of five miles, and have not found the enemy army and enemy scouts, there is a small village three miles across the river embankment, do the army want to rest there?" ”

This time, Buliu Guli is planning to travel day and night, here is still sixty or seventy miles away from the Qianjun promised that there should be, of course it can be reached in a daytime, but it is easy to be discovered by the Qianjun spies, he decided to rest during the day, wait until nightfall before pulling out, about about midnight ugly can arrive near the camp of the Qianjun, and then let the army rest for more than an hour, nourish mental and physical strength, and wait until dawn to launch a surprise attack, and that time is the time when people's vigilance is the lowest, the most suitable for raids.

"No, the scout team continues to search in the direction of the cadre camp, and before dawn, we must find a hidden place for the soldiers to rest, and wait until after dark before setting off!"

"Yes, General!"

The scouts took the lead in the first step, and Buliu Guli then led his troops and horses to follow.

At dawn, they found a secluded place to rest.

When the sun rose and the sun shone all over the land, three cadres came from Xiaohe Village to scout.

"Big brother, we've been holding the riverbank for three days, and we still haven't found a place to cross the river, do you say that this river is the only place to cross the river?" Yu Xianyun asked while sitting on horseback.

Gui Dayuan shook his head, "We haven't been to this place, and we don't know the situation here, so we have to ask the local people about it." Hey, you see, there seems to be a village in front of us, let's go and inquire, this village is so close to the river embankment, the villagers should know! ”

"Okay, let's go!" Yu Xianyun said that he was about to beat his horse and speed up to the village in front.

Gui Dayuan stopped him, "Wait, what's the hurry?" Just rush over so recklessly, what if the village names are hostile to us again? Leave one person here to stand guard and answer, and the other two go to the village to inquire about the news! ”

Yu Xianyun said to another companion, "Erhu, how about you stay to sentry and answer?" ”

Erhu is an honest man, he has no opinions, but he is very upright, he promised, "But! ”

Yu Xianyun and Gui Dayuan immediately hit their horses and went in the direction of the village.

After walking a few hundred steps, a gust of wind blew, and Gui Dayuan asked about the smell of a large amount of livestock manure, and he frowned, "Why is it so stinky?" There are a lot of livestock in this village! ”

At this time, there was a faint sound of horses neighing in the village, and many years of scout career made Gui Dayuan and Yu Xianyun vigilant, they looked at each other, Gui Dayuan gave Yu Xianyun a look, and the two of them beat their horses and left quietly.

Soon, the two men crept into the village on foot.

"Wait, go to the ditch, don't go to the ridge!" Gui Dayuan pulled Yu Xianyun to jump down from the ridge of the field, and the two of them bent their waists and touched the village in the dry ditch.

The closer you get to the village, the clearer the neighing of horses and the smell of livestock grows.

Gui Dayuan, who was walking in front, suddenly squatted down and pulled Yu Xianyun to squat, Yu Xianyun said in a low voice, "Brother Gui, what's wrong?" ”

"Don't talk, there is a Wei army sentry at the entrance of the village!"

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