Conquer the World

Chapter 480 Chapter No People in the City

After passing through Xiangcheng, there were no rebels stationed for nearly three hundred miles.This area is extremely barren, a lot of land has been desertified, and there is a road for more than fifty miles that can't see a single plant.Sandy land is not uncommon on Shandong Road, and one-third of the area on the south side of the road is desert.

It was not so desolate when I passed by here three years before passing to Chang'an. In just three years, the desert had already swallowed up the officialdom.Fortunately, the width of the desert's north-south direction is not too large, so you don't have to worry about getting lost if you find a direction straight ahead.

Over the course of nearly three hundred miles, only three villages were encountered along the way, but because of the barrenness, this place did not suffer any military disaster.People in the Central Plains often say that they depend on the mountains to eat the mountains and the water, but they can eat near the desert.Even in areas that have not been desertified, no crops can be grown in the hard land.

Fang Xie has observed that people in several villages actually moved to refuge.They would rather starve to death than be involved in the military disaster, which shows that in the minds of the people, the suffering of natural disasters is easier to accept than the military disasters.

After passing through the desert, Fang Xing let the team stop and rest. He asked his soldiers to unfold the map, squatted on the ground, and pointed to it, saying: "This map was surveyed and issued by the Military Department of the Great Sui Dynasty. It ’s not clear further east here. The march can only rely on scouts, and the map has little effect. "

Zhuo Buyi nodded: "Far forward is the area guarded by heavy rebels, and it is getting closer and closer to Xiangcheng. On this way, there are rare rebels, and Li Yuanshan has transferred the troops behind him. It is not related to us. If you go east, you should be cautious and careful not to expose your whereabouts. "

Fang Xie pointed to a location on the map and said: "About three hundred miles from Xiangcheng, there is a Xingcang Mountain, which can be hidden. I plan to take the horse with him, and then I will stay. Our strength is not enough to affect the battle situation, and I do n’t have such a self-confident idea. Our goal is only one. If something that I did n’t expect happened, I would rather take the person back on the road immediately. ”

Wan Yanzhongde said: "But before that, let's worry about the problem of grain and grass."

He glanced back at the dried food bags hung by the cavalry soldiers: "We have enough grain for two days at most. If we can't find supplies, I'm afraid that we will starve to death even if we turn around now. Now. "

Fang Xie said: "I have been thinking about this for the past two days."

He sat down cross-legged on the ground and said: "From the information gathered by the people in the flying fish robe these two days, there must be a rebel camp within a hundred miles. The small outpost cannot meet our food requirements. It is best I can move a relatively large team. But once I move, I will change my mind. "

"Once working on the rebels, Li Yuanshan's idea will surely arise in this area. So it is difficult to think about the whereabouts of Tibet ... If you are not careful, you may not be able to reach Xing Cangshan."

Wan Yanzhongde yelled, "So be cautious, but don't worry too much. The cavalry under Li Yuanshan is all in Xiangcheng, and the wolf riders at the Koktai Menglie are also there. This can be found within a few hundred miles. We ca n’t catch up to our enemies. So it ’s not difficult to fight if you hit. ”

Fang Jie smiled: "This is the second plan I think, if we can't hide, we won't go hiding."

While talking, Chen Xiaoru, a servant of wind and dust, came back with a team of flying fish robes. Seeing how his lips were chapped, he knew that he had not suffered much in the past few days.Fang Jie released the water bag and threw it to him. Chen Xiaoru took it and poured it in half a bag: "General, I have found out clearly. Ninety miles ahead is Sui County. Although it is not a big county, there are not many garrisons. , And ... the subordinates inquired about a secret. "

"Say!"

Fang Jie was eager.

"The subordinates took people to observe in Sui County for a day, but at first they didn't care, and then they found that the rebels stationed in Sui County were different from what we had seen before. When we were lurking, we just saw the rebels leaving the city for training In a small county, almost 10,000 rebels can be stationed, and they are still the elite of the rebels! The subordinates have carefully read that the equipment of these rebels is far stronger than what we encountered before. Not only is the uniform of the leather armor, but also The queue is also neat when traveling, obviously well-trained. "

"The elite under Li Yuanshan?"

Fang Jie frowned: "This place is at least five hundred miles away from Xiangcheng. How can there be elite layout of Li Yuanshan? At this time, Li Yuanshan's elite is not behind Xiangcheng but behind Xiangcheng?"

Zhuo Buyi pondered for a while and said: "If the news from Chen Xiaoru's inquiry is correct, the doubts will be great. We just came from Fengcheng, and at least Fengcheng Li Yuanshan transferred at least 25,000 rebels, The rebels in the counties and counties in the rear have also been mobilized. So many people have been transferred to the front line. Why did the elite rebels stay behind Xiangcheng? "

"I'm going to see Sui County."

Fang Jie stood up and patted the dust on his body: "The team is here to recuperate and arrange the rides. If the rebels scout find us, we will kill them. If they don't find them, let them go. Your Highness, you will preside over. I Take the flying fish robe and definitely come back by noon tomorrow at the latest. Since Sui County has ten thousand rebels, they will not be short of food! "

"Jiuxiao, be careful"

Wan Yanzhongde urged: "After all, it is not a crowd."

Fang Jie nodded: "Wait for my news."

After he finished speaking, he turned his horse and urged the horse to rush out with hundreds of cronies.

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Mountainous northwest, the more barren the north.Sui County is the closest county to the small desert, and it is particularly prosperous by comparison.There are many secret cities in the northwest, and I do n’t know what secret method was used to build them. The walls of Tucheng are actually stronger than the blue bricks.

Looking at the past, it was a khaki.

This is the time when the green and yellow are not connected, plus the northwest is already desolate, so people have the illusion that there has never been green here.

The prefecture of Sui County is about two hundred miles from the middle of a plain. Of course, this plain is relatively speaking.At the very least, I can't see any towering mountains, but because of this, when the wind rises, I can't see the road in front of me at all. The sand is swept by the wind to try to paint the whole world with the color.

Fang Jie took someone to stop a dozen miles away from Sui County and found a high slope to avoid the wind.

"In such a strong wind, you don't have to worry about the rebels' scouts discovering, you won't see each other even if you walk face to face within twenty steps."

Chen Xiaoru took a sip of the sand in his mouth and felt his lips were almost cut by the wind.

Fang Jie covered his mouth and nose with a black towel and leaned on the soil slope to rest for a while and said: "Chen Xiaoru, you are here with your buddies waiting. I'll take a few people to find a way to enter Sui County. According to the news, we will be out of town before dawn tomorrow morning. If we do n’t see us back after dawn, we will fire up the fireworks. There is no terrain to refer to here.

Chen Xiaoru quickly said: "Let's take his people to the city, the general will be here later."

"If I had thoughts of waiting for the news, I would not come by myself."

Fang Jie sorted out the black towels, looked back at Shen Qingfan and Mu Xiaoyao and asked, "How are you doing?"

The two women wore hats to put down the gauze, but the sand was not easy to get in, but the wind was uncomfortable.But fortunately they are people who practice spiritually, and they are much stronger than ordinary people.

"no problem."

The two nodded at the same time.

"Yan Kuang, Nie Xiaoju, big dog, plus the two of you, six of us entered the city."

After Fang Jie ordered, he did not ride a horse. Six people walked to Suixian and ran in the wind.Fortunately, the cultivation of the six people was not bad, plus running down the wind, it jumped up two meters more than usual.On the road of more than ten miles, six people ran out of Sui County within half an hour.

Nie Xiaoju handed the rope carried on his shoulder to the big dog. The big dog tied the rope around his waist. Then he took out the steel claw gloves and put it on. After moving his arms twice, he grabbed the earth wall and climbed up.The wind roared, blocking the sound of the steel claws clinging to the earth wall. This weather is really suitable for diving.

The wall of Sui County is two feet long, because the fear of disturbing the rebels on the wall, the big dog climbed up to the wall for nearly ten minutes, and his movements were extremely slow.He glanced his head out of the battlement hole and saw that there was no shadow of the defender on the wall.The wind was too strong, and the defender said that he had already got into the house to escape.After the big dog went up, he tied the rope down and laid it down, and a few of them followed the rope and quickly reached the top.Then follow the same method and climb into the city along the wall.

In the city, the wind seemed to be much smaller and the sight was much better.

"General, where are you going?"

Nie Xiaoju asked around the waist.

"Explore the situation in the city first, find a place to stay. Don't spread out, wait until you find a place and work separately."

Fang Jie instructed him to rush out immediately and run forward against the wall.No one on the street could see it, even the soldiers on patrol had not encountered it.After all, it is still the rear of the rebels, and all four doors are closed.When Fang Jie passed through the alley, he turned into a family house and looked at it, and soon came out again.

"no one"

He frowned, and then let the people spread out to find the yard and sneak in.Not many times, everyone came back here.

"Most of the yards are empty and no people are seen."

"The yard where the subordinates entered, lived with rebel soldiers."

Nie Xiaoju said in a low voice: "There are not many people. It is estimated that the soldiers on patrol entered the yard to take shelter from the wind."

"What about the people?"

The big dog surprised: "Are there no people in the whole county, all soldiers?"

Fang Xie pointed to the courtyard next to him and said advanced, then jumped into the courtyard.Everyone entered the house, and it was confirmed that no one had lived in this place for at least a month.The room was full of dust, the windows were not closed, and the sand on the shabby wooden table had one finger thick.

"There are only rebels and no people in the city. How do I feel that it is not a good sign."

The big dog crouched down and sipped the sand in his mouth.

After a moment of silence, Fang Jie said: "The soldiers patrolling while the wind is going are lazy, splitting out, marking the outside of the yard, and coming back together before dark. First, check if this city is not No people live there. Second, it ’s best to find out where the rebels ’grains are hoarded. Third, find out where the rebels will live.”

Fang Xie said after commanding: "Two people in a group, be careful, try not to kill."

Everyone nodded. Fang Jie made Nie Xiaoju and Yan Yan group, he and Big Dog group, Shen Qingfan and Mu Xiaoyao group, after a short break, they turned out of the yard and chose a direction respectively. It soon disappeared from each other's sight.

Fang Xie leaned forward and scrambled forward, thinking in his mind where the people of Sui County had gone.If this is just a barracks, what is the purpose of Li Yuanshan leaving this team?