It is not possible that the well water will never be exhausted, and it is more likely that it will be shallow until it reaches the bottom, and the groundwater will have to be slowly flooded and slowly restored. Therefore, just relying on the three wells in the Yao Ancestral Hall, it can ensure that the 10,000 Jin troops will not die of thirst in large numbers, and it is purely a fool's dream to rely on these waters to maintain combat effectiveness and even maintain their fighting spirit.

Fortunately, Sima had already said that he would take more water from the stream in Beilei and store all the well water he drew for the time being, but even so, the normal supply would last for three days at most.

Wang Ze started to retreat - carry it for another day, if there is no news of Mo Huaizhong...... Forget it, it doesn't matter whether the grain can be transported smoothly or not...... If the situation of the battle does not improve, I will have to abandon the camp and retreat.

Abandoning the barracks will inevitably give up a large amount of supplies, equipment, and even wounded soldiers...... The department is almost all infantry, and if the rank of the Qiang army pursues after them, the losses will inevitably be heavy, and there is even a risk that the whole army will be annihilated! But there is no way, there is still a glimmer of life if you leave early, and when the food and water are really exhausted, and the morale drops to the bottom, you will definitely not be able to leave if you want to.

From this east to Xiangling, forty miles, the infantry can march in half a day. It is estimated that Xiangling's grain stocks have been collected by themselves, and if they retreat, they can only requisition the grain stored in the people's homes, which should not be able to support it for too long...... But the water is basically enough to drink. If you go south, you can reach Jiangyi in two days by walking quickly, there must be grain in the city, and then it can be transported from Linfen and even Hedong counties, and you will definitely not be hungry. As for drinking water, all you need to do is get a little closer to Fenshui when you retreat.

After repeated deliberations, Wang Ze finally decided that tomorrow night we would take advantage of the night to abandon the fortress and go south, and we would withdraw to Jiangyi.

Although I left, the pressure on Pingyang increased greatly, but as long as I can pull most of them out of the dead place, I will still have a chance to kill them back with a little rest in Jiangyi...... In fact, I came too hastily this time, if I had entered Linfen and Jiangyi first, and made up for the grain, maybe it would have been a different situation.

Of course, when one path doesn't work, people will instinctively think that the other path is probably possible. And at this time, Wang Ze didn't know that Guo Rong led his troops south, trying to intercept Mo Huaizhong, so he was stationed at the foot of Ta'er Mountain, just as the Jin army was on the way to retreat south from Jiangyi......

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Shi Hu was triumphant, rode his horse into the north base, Zhang Raccoon and Zhang Xiong came to pay the order, and Shi Hu naturally rewarded him generously.

According to the situation of the Jin people's formation and fortification, he couldn't help but sigh: "Pei Xian...... Pei Wenyue once told me in the past that Zhuge Liang went out of Qishan to fight against Sima Yi, unfortunately died and the army retreated, and Sima Yi entered his base, that is, he praised and said: "The genius of the world is also." 'Seeing Jin Lei today, he has also obtained the law, which is beyond our reach...... If the main camp of the Yao Temple is the same, I am afraid that it will be a fierce battle again tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. ”

Joining the army, Zhu Liangxin said that you can't do without Pei Wenyue in three sentences, and I don't know how long he got along with you and how much truth he talked about...... When Pei Gai was in the camp, they had not yet surrendered to Shi Le, and Shi Le's uncle and nephew were also very secretive about Pei Gai's escape, so they did not know the specific situation.

Zhu Liang comforted Shi Hu and said: "Wang Ze, the villager and the old revolution, what is there to praise?" As for the strict organization of Jin Lei, this must be taught by Pei Gai, Zu Ti, and even Tao Kan and others. If the captain asks the master for advice, he will definitely be beneficial......"

Shi Hu shook his head: "Zhang Mengsun, but what can he do...... Army tent? As for the marching formation, it may not be stronger than Pei and Zu. The Jin people were originally good at guarding, and there must be a secret method of building a camp, and when I capture Wang Ze, you must not insult him, and you must persuade him to surrender, or you can learn a thing or two. ”

In fact, Pei should be in the way of marching and arranging formations, and the ancestors and Tao Kan who are purely learned, there is no secret method passed down, the key is the degree of organization and training; Like the Zhao army, the troops who only charge into battle and do not reset the bases to defend the troops, the elite soldiers often refuse to do manual work, and rely on auxiliary soldiers and even civilian labor.

However, Zhu Liang said: "As the last official said, the Jin people's grain and straw will be exhausted, and now they will abandon the base, and the drinking water will be insufficient, and they will be surrounded on all sides, and they will not have to collapse for ten days, and the Taiwei does not need to worry." ”

Shi Hu pursed his lips and said How can I be afraid-" However, if I delay in Fendong for too long, I am afraid that the Jin people in Pingyang City will take advantage of the situation to kill. If Chen Chuan and Guo Taiguo can tie me up and make me return to the teacher smoothly, it will naturally be good if I go against the plains; I'm afraid that the two generals will be incompetent and ruin my big thing! ”

Zhu Liang persuaded him: "General Guo and Taiwei are related by marriage, and they are brave and good at fighting, and most of them are safe; However, although Chen Chuan is cunning, he may not be able to fight, and it is best for the captain to be a general. ”

Shi Hu nodded: "Your words are reasonable, and tomorrow, ask the generals who is willing to replace Chen Chuan and guard Xiping City." ”

As he was talking, the colonel came to report: "General Pingxi sent someone to pass the book, and then ask for reinforcements." ”

The so-called "General Pingxi" refers to the Zhao general Guo Quan, who was shot down by Zhen Sui with an arrow in the Battle of Qinshui last year, and was almost unlucky, thanks to Yang Qing and Jian Dao's first aid method, he was forced to pull him back from the ghost gate. Guo Quan was recuperated for four months, and the wound was basically healed, originally Shi Hu wanted to leave him in Jinyang to continue to recuperate, and not to take him out of the battle. However, Guo Quan was very brave, and personally ran to find Shi Hu, mounted his horse with a spear in front of him, and ran several laps in a row to show that he was okay and wanted to go on the expedition. Shi Hu was still more indulgent to his brother-in-law - although he didn't like his wife Guo, but the family surnamed Guo had a high prestige in the army after all, so it was inconvenient to treat him slowly-so he reluctantly agreed.

This time he crossed Fenxi, and Wang Xu, who joined the army, suggested that the cattle, sheep, and materials could be stored in sorghum, and Shi Hu agreed, so he ordered Guo Quan to go to the town to guard - he was also worried about his injury, so he gave him a relatively easy job. Guo Quan took the order and left, but the next day he sent a message saying that the king, please send me some more soldiers......

Let's say that Guo Quan is the supreme Gaoliang, rode a horse to inspect, and immediately scolded Wang Xu half to death in his stomach - look at what bad idea you came up with, the ancient city of Gaoliang has long been in ruins, and there is nothing to defend at all!

He brought thousands of auxiliary soldiers, mainly Qiang and Qiang who were accustomed to grazing, and more than 100,000 cattle and sheep alone could not take care of it, let alone repair the ancient city of Gaoliang and build a camp for defense? Manpower is really insufficient!

However, Shi Hu was storming the Yao Temple, and after being stubbornly resisted by the Jin army, he also felt that the troops at hand were insufficient, and he was busy sending people back to the north to continue Xian's military service to help, where is there any extra manpower to provide Guo Quan? So he repeatedly raised money and selected more than 1,000 old and weak soldiers to deal with it. Guo Quan was naturally dissatisfied, and pleaded again and three times, which finally provoked Shi Hu is furious.

Shi Jilong shouted to the soldier who sent the letter: "Tell the general of the Ru family, if you can't guard the sorghum, you can go back to Jinyang to raise the general, I don't send the general to replace him!" The pawn was so frightened that he jumped away.

Zhu Liang reminded Shi Hu: "Cattle and sheep are our army food, the most important thing, the captain should not be neglected." What if the Pingyang cavalry made a detour to the north and took advantage of the weakness to cover it? Shi Hu said disapprerovingly: "How many cavalry can there be in Pingyang City?" At most, there are only two or three thousand, and if they have the courage, they will search for Mrs. Guo, if they break Mrs. Guo, Fenxi can be vertical and horizontal, and I will have to release the siege of Yao Temple and cross westward again......

"And if the sorghum is all grain, and the enemy soldiers are afraid of setting fire to it, even if it is cattle and sheep, how can they do it? If you disperse the cattle and sheep, but break the Jin and ride, you can bring them back, if you slaughter them, how many can you kill? It's a big deal, I'm air-dried and waxed. If you dare to drive the cattle and sheep to Pingyang, I will chase after them, that is, destroy them on Fen! ”

There were a lot of things that night, not only did Guo Quan send people to ask for help again, but soon after, the sky completely darkened, and there was a report from the school, saying that in the direction of Xiangling City in the east, there was a faint fire, and it was suspected that it was a signal to the people of Yaoci Jin. Shi Huyi asked the generals, and Zhang Qun, who joined the army, said: "I heard that the Jin people, especially the Jin army in Guanzhong, have secret techniques in burning the beacon and smoke, but unfortunately I haven't been able to get it all right......

The content that can be transmitted by the traditional beacon smoke message is quite limited, and it is just a matter of distinguishing between the police and the police, the big police and the small police, so they don't care about being detected by the enemy. Pei Gai and Xu Yu, and then Peng Xiao and others, after careful research, tried to increase the complexity of the beacon fire, trying to use different quantities and colors to express more meaning.

Of course, it is far from the level of ancient Greece, or even some Indian tribes. For the former, it is true that pinyin characters will be more convenient to switch to other signal forms to express; As for the latter, Pei Gai only knew that there was in his previous life, but he had never been in contact with it - it has nothing to do with his language? What exactly are the types of ancient languages in the Americas, especially in Mexico? Ordinary people would study it.

Therefore, the message is still simple, but it can already be avoided to a certain extent, and the information sent is shared with friends and enemies. Later, Zu Ti heard about this in Luoyang and also sent his confidant Zhang Chang to visit. Pei Gai said that I can teach you, but in order to prevent leakage, it is best for you to use it slightly, the beacon smoke signals of our two armies are not exactly the same, and it will be more secure.

Because Pei should have some experience in espionage, Zu Ti doesn't have it, and there are so many old bureaucrats in Luoyang City, it is inevitable that there will be leaks outside, like a sieve, Pei Dasima is really not at ease.

His caution did have a certain effect, Shi Le sent Cheng Yao to investigate and study the beacon signals of the Jin people, Cheng Ziyuan was a widely distributed spy and secret agent, and personally interrogated the captured Jin generals, and finally Yu Zu's method was almost half, but the Pei family's method was only scratched - and basically extrapolated from the ancestral family's method - still unable to decipher.

Therefore, when he mentioned this matter today, Shi Hu immediately pouted: "Cheng Ziyuan has a heavy responsibility, even Zhang Mengsun is gradually incomparable, but in the investigation of the enemy's situation, he often points to the water - the king of heaven treats him too much, according to me, only by giving a whip from time to time, he can do his job solidly!" ”

When Zhang Qun and Wang Xu heard this, they couldn't help but glance at each other...... Xiangguo scribes, the higher family is often Cui Xuan, Pei Xian, and the lower family is more with Cheng Yao, as for joining the army, Yunwen Yunwu's generation, Tai Ban also followed Cheng Ziyuan's baton - Zhang Bin was reluctant to form a party, since Zhang Pi was killed, he was even more self-conscious, and rarely handed over privately with colleagues, so in the eyes of others, he really had nothing to rely on. Among the three people who have joined the army with Shi Hu in the south, only Zhu Liang can barely be said to have no party, and he is slightly closer to Zhang Jing every day, while Zhang Qun and Wang Xu are all Cheng Yao's henchmen, so listening to Shi Hu blame Cheng Yao, can they be happy?

Especially Zhang Qun, who said that he was unlucky, this was caused by me...... If it comes into Cheng Fu's ears, will he resent me? Feeling panicked, Wang Xu hurriedly took a step forward, helped him break the siege, and said to Shi Hu:

"Congratulations to Taiwei, this must be Wang Ze knows that he can't keep it, but he wants to give up the Yao Temple and escape to the Xiangling Tomb in the east. If the last official wants to come, at most three days, the Jin people will retreat! ”

Before Shi Hu could react, Zhu Liang shook his head first: "No, if Wang Ze wants to retreat and wants Xiangling to respond, then when Yu Yao Temple lights the fire, why should Xiangling burn the fire?" ”

Wang Xu was originally helping Zhang Qun perfunctory, so he blurted out without much thought, and when he was refuted by Zhu Rail, he also knew that he wanted to be left...... Therefore, he was ashamed and asked Zhu Rail: "However, in Zhu Jun's opinion, what is the Jin people burning in Xiangling for?" ”

Zhu Liang faced Shi Hu, shook slightly, and speculated: "Thinking about the last official, only when reinforcements are approaching and seeking the response of the Yao Temple Jin army, it is necessary to send a messenger to communicate." And the Yao Temple was trapped by me, although it was not besieged and killed, and its envoy was afraid that it would not be able to enter, so he turned to Xiangling to light the fire......"

Shi Hu interjected and asked, "Isn't that too far?" ”

Forty miles, if the weather is a little worse, for example, there is rain during the day and fog at night, then if you light the beacon and smoke, you may not be able to see it in the Yao Temple, and even if you do, I am afraid it will be difficult to clearly distinguish the message to be sent, right?

Zhu Liang replied: "There is nothing to be done, all eyes are plains, and only Pingyang and Xiangling are ...... high places." In fact, the closest high place to the Yao Temple is Pingyang City in Fenxi, and the two sides are less than 20 miles apart, so in the past few days, beacon fires often rise in the city and in the ancestral hall, and news is passed on to each other from afar, and the Zhao army has become commonplace - today's unprecedented is the Xiangling fire, and the soldiers came to report to Shi Hu.

By the way, because the information that the beacon can transmit is limited, although there is a message transmission between Pingyang and Yao Temple day and night, it is difficult to really communicate with each other. In particular, the position of the Yao Ancestral Hall is low-even if you go to the top of the ancestral hall to light the fire, how high can it be-the information transmitted may not be visible in Pingyang City. What I could barely see and discern the message was nothing more than "I am still on guard, the situation is very dangerous, and I am anxious for reinforcements". As for the message sent by Pingyang City to Yao Ancestral Hall, it was: "Please hold on, we are planning and looking for an opportunity to rescue." ”

This kind of information is basically the same as if it was not uploaded......

Pulling back and saying that Zhu Liang believed that Xiangling was on fire, so as to convey the message to Yao Ancestral Hall, it should be: "Reinforcements are coming, ask for answers." As for whether he could attach a specific time and place, he couldn't guess.

Then he said: "The so-called enemy aid is expected to be the grain transported from Linfen and Jiangyi......

Soon, an urgent report came, which confirmed Zhu Liang's guess from the side.

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