Turbulent Times Chapter 1111: Secret Spy
In fact, neither Li Yuanpeng nor Jin Xiaowu was afraid that the Sui people would surround Baishan County, because there was a lot of grain and grass in Baishan County, and it would be no problem to persist for three months.
But when the Sui people really surrounded the city with earthen walls and ditches, Li Yuanpeng and Jin Xiaowu suddenly realized its influence, which had a huge impact on the entire army, as if their own side was completely surrounded, which made the army's spirit quite nervous. The shaking gave the people in the city an illusion that they had no way out.
There have been rumors of panic in the army, which makes Jin Xiaowu really worried. He has understood the strategy of the Sui people and first destroyed the morale of Li Yuanpeng's army from the heart of the army, so as to achieve the goal of defeating the enemy without fighting.
I have to say that Wang Junlin's move really hit Li Yuanpeng's weakest part. Some of the troops under Li Yuanpeng's command were just temporary gatherings of civilian warriors and private soldiers and guards from various noble families. Their equipment and training were extremely backward. Needless to say morale was low.
Wang Junlin's strategy made Jin Xiaowu extremely worried. He has realized that they are not Wang Junlin's opponents. The initiative is already in Wang Junlin's hands, and they will lose sooner or later.
Three naked maids were hung from a tree in the yard. Li Yuanpeng was furious because they talked about being surrounded by the Sui army in private, and beat them with a leather whip himself.
The delicate bodies of the three maids were covered with shocking welts, almost bruised, and they were beaten to the brink of death, and there was no sound of screaming.
Li Yuanpeng held an oiled whip in his hand, his upper body was bare, his chest and arms were covered with rough hair, his eyes were red, like a mad beast, he vented all his anger on these three on an innocent maid.
"General, Jin Pian is coming!"
There was a report from the soldiers, and Jin Xiaowu hurried into the courtyard. With Li Yuanpeng's permission, he could enter and leave the palace at will without reporting.
Looking at the three maids hanging from the tree, Jin Xiaowu sighed inwardly, bowed and saluted, "Join the general!"
Half vented his anger, Li Yuanpeng threw away his whip, glanced at Jin Xiaowu, walked into the house, and said, "Come in and talk!"
Jin Xiaowu agreed and walked in.
"You are here to defend the city!" Li Yuanpeng asked impatiently, he didn't want to hear about it now.
Jin Xiaowu shook his head, frowned and said: "Let me tell you another thing. From last night to now, there have been rumors in the army that our city will be destroyed."
"How could this be?" Li Yuanpeng stood up abruptly, his eyes widened in shock.
"That's what you don't want to hear. After we went out of the city and suffered a disastrous defeat, the Sui people built ditches and earthen walls to surround the city, which had a great impact on the morale of the army." Jin Xiaowu sighed.
Li Yuanpeng sat down dejectedly, drank the wine in the bottle, threw the bottle aside, grabbed his hands deeply into his hair, gritted his teeth and said, "What should we do now? I don't know if Yuan Gai Suwen will send reinforcements over. !” he yelled in pain.
Jin Xiaowu shook his head and said: "The Sui people are guarding the Black Sheling and Dashiling military strongholds, even if Yuan Gai Suwen sends reinforcements, it will be useless, and I guess Wang Junlin is targeting the reinforcements. Looking forward to Yuan Gai Suwen sending reinforcements!"
"No!"
Li Yuanpeng roared like a wild animal: "No, the Sui army will not be so powerful."
Li Yuanpeng paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back. He was very aware of the current situation. Without Yuan Gai Suwen's reinforcements, how long would they last?
Thinking of this, Li Yuanpeng finally made up his mind, and said coldly: "Wang Junlin doesn't want to attack the city immediately, so I will find a way to let him attack the city."
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Baishan County itself is not big, with a circumference of less than 20 miles, and a permanent population of more than 4,000 households, nearly 30,000 people. The people also fled into the city in a hurry, which caused the population of the county to increase sharply, from more than 30,000 to about 50,000. In addition, there were thousands of troops stationed in the city, which made the city crowded and chaotic. It stinks, is messy, and complains.
A long alley was also full of tents. A middle-aged traveling doctor with a medicine box on his back hurriedly walked among the narrow tents until he reached the end of the alley. In the yard, he knocked on the door, and the door opened, and there was a young man.
"You came back so late, we thought you were arrested to be a military doctor!" The young man joked softly.
"Yes!" The middle-aged Youyi agreed vaguely, walked into the yard, and closed the door at any time.
"Why, did you get the exact information?" The young man asked.
"Go inside and talk!"
The middle-aged traveling doctor walked into the room. At this time, the room was full of people. There were thirty or forty people. They were all strong and strong men.
This is Shen Guoer's intelligence base in Baishan County.
It was only three or four people, but ten days ago, after Shen Guoer learned of Wang Junlin's battle plan, she sent a lot of people to sneak into Baishan County in various ways, so that the number of secret spies hidden in this courtyard reached Forty-two people, the leader is a master in the stagnation period, named Zuo Xiaofeng, from the martial arts guild, he is shrewd.
Everyone is having dinner together to discuss the military situation. There have been rumors in the city for the past few days, and the morale of the army has been in turmoil. Although Wang Junlin outside the city has brought a series of strategies to the people, the rumors they spread are also indisputable.
The doctor found a seat to sit down, put down the medicine box, and smiled at Zuo Xiaofeng: "I got accurate information, and today I saw a doctor for Li Yuanpeng's housekeeper. I heard that Li Yuanpeng himself was about to collapse, and his temper Irritable and increasingly suspicious.
Zuo Xiaofeng nodded. The other two also got the same information. The charcoal pen wrote down the information on the special kraft paper made by the Fanyang County Salt Field, and then took out a thin red bamboo tube from his bosom, folded the thin silk and stuffed it in, and handed the information to Ying Nu, commanding: " Send it out of town immediately!"
A quarter of an hour later, a goshawk flapped its wings and flew into the sky, heading out of the city.
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The night was shrouded in darkness, and the Sui army camp inside and outside the city was silent, only the figures of patrolling sentries walking in line. In one of the large tents, the lights were still brightly lit. Wang Junlin was discussing the military situation with Lu Han, Guan Xiaotong, Zhang Tiangang and others.
This afternoon, Wang Junlin received an eagle letter from Baishan County, and learned about Li Yuanpeng's condition, and Li Yuanpeng's army was in a state of disarray. After defeating the opponent, digging trenches and mounding earth walls played a role, and they have already stabbed Li Yuanpeng's weakest point.
"Everyone, regarding the plan for Baishan County, I still intend to maintain the original plan and surrender the enemy without fighting. Now the opponent's army has been shaken, but it is not enough. I still need to continue to disintegrate their army. You can Speak freely."
Wang Junlin looked at everyone one by one, and finally his eyes fell on Guan Xiaotong's face. Seeing that he hesitated to speak, he smiled and said: "Guan Xiaotong, just tell me what you think."
Guan Xiaotong hesitated for a while and said: "The humble official thought that we could start with the food and grass. If the secret spies in the city could burn the opponent's food and grass, then they would be defeated without a fight. After all, food and grass are also very important to us, so we dare not speak nonsense."