Chapter 490: Infiltrating Anyi
After Zhouyangyi, Wenxi, crossed the river to the south, and arrived at Anyi, Xu Shu's diving journey can be described as no thrill and no danger, and smooth sailing.
Guo Tai's encirclement network is very large and densely deployed, but his troops are a rabble after all, and the defense is not targeted, which is very large and inappropriate.
Xu Shu's group is quite special.
Long before joining the Qingzhou Army, Xu Shu was very good at changing his name. There is a saying in later generations: People are forced out, Xu Shu's collar is also forced out, chivalry is not forbidden, Xu Shu is a ranger, all kinds of things are not less, in order to escape the arrest and pursuit of the government, he can only hide his tracks as much as possible.
Smeared a little vinegar on his face, and then poured some powder, and his signature sunny smile suddenly disappeared, how he looked like a stunted, yellow-skinned refugee.
Zhao Liu doesn't have to worry, he was originally the lowest official in the yamen, similar to the assistant police in later generations. Don't underestimate this kind of person, if you don't have two brushes and can eat both black and white, how can you be a government officer or an assistant policeman?
Guo Tai captured Wenxi as a bridgehead to invade the hinterland of Baibo in Anyi, and there were heavy troops stationed here, but Zhao Liu still said that he could mix in, and he also got a lot of valuable information back, and his status in the rivers and lakes can also be seen.
As for the person who was born in Bai Bo and Xu Shu is known as Xiuyuan, he is also not an ordinary person.
Among the five hundred white waves that followed Wang Yu away, there were all strong men on the base. Because of the effects of the famine, most of the people were a little thin, but their skeletons were large. Although these two years in Qingzhou are not pampered, they are heavenly days compared to before.
Therefore, up to now, as long as those who survive the war, they are all good men who can stand up with their fists and run horses on their arms.
Only this Xu Tu is different.
This man was born with a sharp beak and monkey gills, and thief eyebrows and mouse eyes. How do you look at it, how don't you look like a good person. Although he is also a member of the Destruction Battalion, it has never been his business to rush into battle to kill, just his thin arms and legs, with a slash of the sword, he can bend his waist, put on the fish scale armor of the whole body, and he can be crushed to death by the armor without the enemy to kill.
The five hundred heroes were all specially selected by Li Le as part of the Baibo army. Wang Yu's number one fan, of course he won't stuff someone casually to make up the numbers, and this Xu Tu also has some collars.
He specializes in medicine and divination.
Even in the Yellow Turban Army, which has a strong religious flavor, there are not many people who have these two skills. If you know how to heal, you can preach, or at least you can be a handsome; Knowing divination is even more powerful. The essence of divination is to figure out people's hearts, and then there is eloquence, if you can only look at people, but you have nothing to fool people, then what kind of divination is it called?
Talents who possess both of these skills were rare in the Zhang Jiao era, and in the White Wave Army. That's it.
Li Le had good intentions at the beginning, and felt that letting this witch doctor follow the little heavenly master with great magical powers would definitely help a lot, even if he couldn't help. I can also learn a lot of things, and I can be on my own in the future.
But Wang Yu's little heavenly master is fake, although he can also fool people, but his routine of fooling people is not the same as fortune telling. If you change the face of the shoehorn who goes to the party every year. It is possible that he and Xu Tu hit it off at first sight and hated to see each other late. On Wang Yu's side, he can only say that he is secretly invested in the pearl.
can't go into battle, be a military doctor, his half-baked medical skills haven't been able to survive for a few days, Zhang Ning is Zhang Jiao's descendant, how much higher than Xu Tu is ten times?
Divination is not used at all, people Jia Junshi don't need divination, who has something difficult to ask him, his eyes narrowed, it was a lot of ideas, with this shortcut, who would come to find a witch doctor?
After more than a year, Doctor Xu Wuwu could only give up and try to work hard with Jia Junshi as the goal. The latter is also good at figuring out people's hearts, and in this respect, the two do have a certain degree of similarity.
Of course, Jia Xu's demonic methods made even Wang Yu a little jealous, and in the history of his previous life, he once stirred up the situation in the world. This kind of collar is purely God-granted, and it will definitely not be able to learn if you want to learn it the day after tomorrow.
After tossing and turning several times, Doctor Xu found that although the Qingzhou Army was large, it couldn't find a position to play the leader!
Seeing that his former subordinates were promoted one by one, and now it is not what it used to be, he really doesn't feel good in his heart. Although according to his leadership, it is definitely no problem to be an ordinary military doctor, but compared with the scenery in Hedong in the past, this contrast is indeed too great.
It wasn't until he met Xu Shu that Doctor Xu found an opportunity to exert his residual heat.
Xu Shu is in charge of the secret spy system, and his main responsibilities are espionage, lurking, discord and assassination, and the talents needed are also varied, and they do not follow the convention.
One of the assassinations is very suitable for Witch Doctor Xu, because he is not good at medicine, but he has a lot of experience in using poison and detoxifying. When Xu Shu carried out a large-scale assassination in Xuzhou, he made a great effort, and several officials who were relatively well-guarded around him died silently from the poison he made!
This time, in order to win the trust of the four generals of Bai Bo, Witch Doctor Xu once again came in handy.
With his image, he dressed up as a footman, and he didn't even need to put on makeup, let alone just pass through the encirclement, even if he wanted to meet Mrs. Guo, he didn't have a chance.
Only Guan Hai is a flaw, this guy is too strong, and it makes people wary at first glance, and it is useless to put on makeup. Fortunately, with the cover of the other three, in the end, they were mixed up without danger.
"It's Anyi ahead! Boss, don't always touch the knife, this is our own territory, and no one will chase after us. You don't understand, Mrs. Guo competes with Yang Shuai and Han Shuai, and she won't completely tear her face and engage troops in the city or something. He just wanted to borrow the hands of the Xiliang people to force Yang Shuai and them to be cornered, and finally had to give in to him. ”
Xu Tu was just in his first year, but because of his profession, he grew a handful of goatee on his chin. Usually, when giving people divination or analyzing the general trend of the world, they will twist their goatee while talking eloquently, and fool Guan Hai This kind of rough blank is very easy.
"He was overjoyed, which can be explained by his concern for the war on the front line, and he had to station his troops closer to him, so as not to have time to deal with changes in the front. Will anyone believe it, of course! The two sides are now fighting psychological warfare, as expected, now the army is afraid that the people's hearts are already floating, and there must be many people who want to take refuge in Mrs. Guo. ”
Twist the little finger of the whisker. He said in a very affirmative tone: "Maybe, even Han Shuai is thinking about this." Is he a coward? Old man, you are wrong, you don't understand, Han Shuai is definitely not small, he is a bit of a woman's kindness. By the way, his temper and Xu Yuanjun are simply out of the same mold, and he talks about it all day long. I want to find a way for everyone to live, so that future generations will no longer suffer or something......"
He was foaming at the mouth, Guan Hai would interject from time to time to ask a few words, Zhao Liu would sometimes echo and add a few words, and Xu Shu listened to it. While looking around.
What Xu Tu said is indeed reasonable, although he lost Wenxi, but the north of Anyi did not show a tense posture of saber rattling and strict defense, which was completely different from the tense atmosphere in the south of the city.
Anyi's main defensive measure against Guo Tai was the simple beacon tower along the east bank of the river. In addition, the houses were also built in the style of a camp. Close the gate and send troops to climb the wall, which is a fortress with basic defensive power. But armed with all kinds of weapons, with a vigilant gaze to scan back and forth on the road. But they are all old and weak, and the strong base can't be seen.
After many big battles, Xu Shu's vision has long been different, and he can easily judge it. The forces needed to break through these defenses. The result of the estimate. It made his heart become heavier and heavier.
If Guo Tai completely tears his face, regardless of the possibility that Yang Feng and others may defect to the Xiliang Army, he only needs to mobilize 10,000 elites and bring twice as many auxiliary soldiers, and he can drive straight into Anyi City and reach the city of Anyi.
Judging from the arrangement of Bai Bojun, Yang Feng and others are still more inclined to Guo Tai, who is in the same vein.
This is not surprising, after all, Bai Bo split up at the beginning, and it was a very peaceful separation. The four generals sent some food to Mrs. Guo, and Mrs. Guo was also very sensible, and did not wave the army south in anger, and they did not experience the fierce infighting and tragic fighting between them in Qingzhou Yellow Turban. When there is no hatred and there is no way out, it is not surprising to think about getting back together.
This is not good news for Xu Shu. This means that before dealing with Guo Tai, he still has to try to convince the four generals of Bai Bo, especially Han Xian.
"General Han's prestige in the army is very high, right?" Xu Shu asked.
"That's right, Brother Yuanzhi." Xu Tu's little eyes flickered, and he secretly changed his name.
Since joining Xu Shu's command, he has been trying to get a little kinship with the other party. Both of them are surnamed Xu, they must have been a family five hundred years ago, and his ancestors were also from Yingchuan, although the genealogy could not be found, but the Xu witch doctor stubbornly believed that he and Xu Shu must have something to do with it. Otherwise, how could they all be surnamed Xu, and they are all so smart, and they are so popular?
doesn't even have a family tree, of course Xu Shu won't recognize his relatives casually. The witch doctor himself is also very interesting and will not talk nonsense in public, but it is almost okay to set it in private, after all, Xu Shu is very easy-going and has a strong affinity, so he will not be annoyed by such a trivial matter.
"Did the lord tell you?"
Xu Shu nodded, his eyes still wandering around: "The lord has said, but even if the lord doesn't mention it, I have a count in my heart when I see the scene outside the city." ”
"A scene outside the city?" Xu Tu and the three of them were all in the same place, and they looked at Xu Shu's gaze, but they couldn't see anything except the disaster victims in the east and the west. I couldn't help but ask blankly, "Is there anything special?" ”
"The setting up of the camp...... Look at the camps, do you know what they do? Those camp-like places are all original bazaars, extending in all directions, square, usually surrounded by fences, which can prevent wild beasts or thieves, and can now be used as camp guards. ”
Xu Shu pointed around and explained: "There are also those high platforms for soup and grain, presumably where they usually gather, and there are many mounds around the high platforms, presumably not purely for the purpose of preaching doctrines and boosting morale, but to entertain people with drum music and educate the people......"
Preaching doctrine and boosting morale are incitement in nature. Since it is necessary to stir people up to the point that it is difficult to control themselves, it is naturally better to stand than to sit. There are high platforms with seats around it, which are undoubtedly used to appreciate something.
"These arrangements have been mentioned by the lord, and the new city of Gaotang will adopt this model. When the lord was in a hurry in Hedong, there must not have been too many opportunities for deep talk, and the general Han just listened to the lord's words, and he could understand by himself, in two years, Anyi will be built like this, what is it strange that it will be supported and loved? ”
Although the three of them have never seen the most prosperous appearance of Anyi under the control of Bai Bo, but through Xu Shu's eyes, they vaguely saw the prosperous scene of the market all over the place, people coming and going, and in the evening, there will be people performing on the high platform, and people who have worked hard all day will gather around, laughing, clapping their hands, laughing to their heart's content, dispelling the fatigue on their bodies, and looking forward to a better tomorrow......
But at the moment, all this is gone.
In the middle of the river, the weeds had stubbornly pushed up the soil on their heads, revealing a touch of green, but the farmer who should have been there was nowhere to be seen, only the hungry crows crowed 'ahhh
In the bustling bazaar, there were no shouts of selling and bargaining, only vigilant eyes that were colder than the wind, and all kinds of weapons clenched in the hands of the green muscles. It seems that the cold winter is still lingering here.
The high platform that once brought hope and joy to people was empty, and only when it was time to eat would someone climb up with a gong and ring the gong in their hands weakly, bringing hope for survival to the hungry and a dark and boundless tomorrow.
"Really...... Iniquity. Infected by the contrast depicted by Xu Shu, Xu Tu sighed weakly, suddenly became excited again, turned around, pressed Xu Shu's shoulder, and shouted with a crying voice: "Yuan Zhi, General Yuan Zhi!" You must save everyone, you must save everyone! ”
Looking at the city gate that had already appeared in the field of vision, Xu Shu said coldly: "Since the lord sent me Xu Yuanzhi to come, I can't tolerate the arrogance of the young people!" Let's go, let's go into town! ”