Chapter 2613: Tough authentic tactics burning Nanzheng Grain Depot


    Chapter 2610: Tough authentic tactics burn the Nanzheng Grain Depot


    The chaos has begun, although the Qin Dynasty has not adopted the Zizi Army, it does not mean that other forces have not used it.


    During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Zhang Jiao, Huang Chao, Zhu Yuanzhang and others used the Tsingapore tactics many times.


    In addition, during the three Central Plains Wars, Cao Cao, an expert in tomb robbing, also used the Zou Scouts many times.


    In the Central Plains, the figures of the Celtic Army are not uncommon, but there are only a handful of successful cases. The reason for this is a dead person, and he is Zhang Heng.


    Zhang Heng, together with Sima Xiangru, Yang Xiong and Ban Gu, was known as the "Four Great Masters of Han Fu" and died in the fourth year of Yonghe (139), at the age of 62.


    The Yellow Turban Uprising was in 184, which means that Zhang Heng died 45 years before the Yellow Turban Uprising, and he was not on the system''s birth list for the time being. So why did he affect the success of the Yishuang Army?


    The reason lies in the seismometer invented by Zhang Heng.


    Zhang Heng invented the world''s earliest seismometer during the Taishi Lingren. According to the "Book of the Later Han Dynasty: Biography of Zhang Heng", the seismometer was made of fine copper, with a circular diameter of eight feet, a protruding top cover, shaped like a wine bottle, and decorated with the image of mountain turtles, birds and beasts in seal script. There is a large pillar in the middle, and eight paths are walking next to it, so the engine will be closed. It has eight directions, each direction has a dragon with copper beads on it, and a toad is corresponding to it below each dragon.


    If an earthquake occurs in any side, the copper beads contained in the dragon''s mouth will fall into the toad''s mouth, thereby measuring the direction of the earthquake.


    After testing, it is in line with the system set up, and it has never been recorded in books.


    There was a dragon''s plane, and the ground was not moved. The scholars in Luoyang blamed him for not being trusted. A few days later, the sender came. Sure enough, an earthquake occurred in Longxi, and everyone was convinced of its magic.


    Since then, the court has asked historians to record where the earthquake occurred.


    Zhang Heng is also a human being, not a god. The seismometer he invented also has certain errors and is not 100% accurate.


    But after more than 40 years of evolution, until the troubled times began, with the improvement of the Workers and Mohists, the seismometer also evolved from the original version 1.0 to the current version 3.0, and was also used on the battlefield.


    Before, when I met the Chuang Army, people with deep skills and talented listening were usually allowed to wake up the underground vibrations and monitor them at all times.


    There are obviously not many masters with listening talent and profound skills, and people always take a nap when they are tired.


    During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, when Ying Wen led the Han army to guard Hangu Pass, his subordinates were short of staff to monitor the underground quake. In order to deal with the Yellow Turban''s Crusade tactics, Cao Cao was the first to propose to improve the seismometer to detect the underground quake, which was also the first time that the seismometer was used in tunnel warfare.


    In the following three Central Plains wars, the Ming army once again improved the seismometer to prevent the Wei State''s first sub-scouts.


    Therefore, the 3.0 version of the seismometer can not only detect earthquake preparedness, but also detect whether there is any tremor or not that large-scale excavation is needed, as well as the specific location of the city.


    Once there is a seismometer in this city and the Crusader dug up the city, it will basically be detected by the seismometer and make arrangements in advance.


    Whether it is water tanks, fire attacks, or smoke, it can be said to be a life-threatening death for the underground Crusades.


    Later, as the seismometer technology became popular, few forces were using the pin army because it was difficult to play their original role.


    But when all countries eliminated the Chuang Sect, Li Jing did the opposite and made the Chuang Sect army with three thousand people.


    Li Jing naturally knew that it would be difficult to play a role with an earthquake meter, but what he thought was obviously more profound, and the Crane Army he built was not an ordinary Crane Army.


    The Crane Army built by Li Jing is a super Crane Army that was taught by Tu Xingsun’s earth-moving technique, and is comparable to the Crane Army with far-reaching excavation efficiency.


    Even in the Shangyong area where rocks are covered with the ground and the soil is extremely hard, the Qin Zizi army dug out a fifty-mile tunnel in just one month, digging an average of two or three miles a day, and perfectly bypassing the Xicheng defense line.


    With such a huge project volume, if the Wei State''s Envoy Army was allowed to dig, the same number of people would not be able to dig through even in the first half of the year. This shows the efficiency of the Qin Dynasty Envoy Army.


    Although the Chuangshou Army dug the tunnel and bypassed the Xicheng, it could not dig into the Xicheng, because once it was dug into the underground of the Xicheng, it would be detected by the seismometer in the city.


    In addition, even with this tunnel, Han Xin''s troops of Shangyong could not be allowed to move to the rear of Xicheng through the tunnel, and then cooperate with the Qin army in the front to attack Xicheng on both sides.


    The tunnel is fifty miles long. Even if the ordinary Qin army can walk, it will definitely not be faster, and it will not be able to carry large-scale weapons and too much wealth.


    Therefore, it is destined that a small number of people can only come through the tunnel, because after coming, food and grass are a big problem that is difficult to solve.


    And after coming here, there were no large siege equipment. If you only rely on one battle knife, even if you attack on both sides, you would not be able to break through the Xicheng, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack.


    Li Jing never thought of transporting Han Xin''s troops to the rear of Xicheng by relying on this tunnel. First, it was difficult to play a role, second, Han Xin would not agree, third, he did not think about breaking the deadlock in Xicheng at the beginning, and his real goal was actually another place.


    “Huh…”


    The moment the tunnel was dug, the entire Zou Scouts breathed a sigh of relief, and the Dragon Bearded Tiger said excitedly: "Damn it, after more than a month of digging, it finally dug through."


    Li Maozhen glanced at the distant Xicheng and said in a deep voice: "This is just the first step in the Grand Supervisor''s mission. Whether the mission can be successful depends on the next action."


    In addition to himself, Li Jing also sent Long Xuhu and Li Maozhen to assist him in this operation.


    Li Jing sent Longxuhu to come because he had a good relationship with Tu Xingsun, and Li Maozhen came because he was familiar with the terrain of Hanzhong.


    Li Maozhen''s father Li Xiaogong was the prefect of Hanzhong, and Li Maozhen also used his father to avoid the pursuit of bad people to flee to Hanzhong, which shows how well he knew the terrain of Hanzhong.


    As the war between Qin and Shu began, Hanzhong County had already been in war. Even though the Qin army had not yet captured Yangping Pass and Xicheng, the defenses of Hanzhong were extremely strict.


    If Tu Xingsun wants to complete the character taught by Li Jing, he must lead his three thousand scouts alone to go deeper. However, if he wants not to be discovered by the Shu army in Hanzhong, he must have a guide who is familiar with the terrain of Hanzhong, and Li Maozhen is the best guide.


    Looking at Li Maozhen''s handsome face, Tu Xingsun felt envious and jealous, but now is not the time to be distracted. "Brother Maozhen, the food we carry is only enough to eat for half a month, and the task must be completed within half a month." Tu Xingsun said.


    Li Maozhen nodded and then opened the map. He saw that in addition to all the cities in Hanzhong, there were also many Wubao and camps on the map.


    The Shu Han has built the entire Hanzhong into a fortress. In addition to Yangping Pass on the northern line and Xicheng on the eastern line, hundreds of Wubao and dozens of camps were also built in Hanzhong to prevent any mistakes in the northern line and the eastern line.


    After all, if there is any problem in Yangping Pass and Xicheng, these arrangements can also delay the fall of Hanzhong and buy time for the retreat of the Shu army.


    When Tu Xingsun saw that there was a Wu Fort built by the Shu army twenty miles away on the map, he couldn''t help but exclaim: "The Wu Fort is so tightly stuck, can we go around?"


    "Yes, but it won''t work during the day. You have to act at night."


    Li Maozhen finalized the action policy in one sentence, and the next step was to rest and wait for darkness.


    After dark, Li Maozhen, Tu Xingsun, and Longxuhu, led the three thousand soldiers in black, sneaked towards Nanzheng and successfully passed the investigation of Wubao ahead. There was a small accident in the middle, but it was still safe to pass.


    In this way, in order to avoid investigation, Li Maozhen and his group rested during the day, rushed to the road at night, crossed mountains and ridges. After five days of marching, they finally sneaked to a dilapidated temple five miles away in Nanzheng.


    There are dozens of beggars in the dilapidated temple. If they can enter the city normally, they will enter the city to beg, but now Nanzheng is martial law and is not allowed to enter and exit. They can only rest in this dilapidated temple and wait for the city to open.


    For these beggars, life is already difficult enough. They have tried their best to live, but God still doesn''t want to let them go.


    "General, there is a group of beggars in the temple."


    Hearing this, Li Maozhen, Tu Xingsun, and Longxuhu all made the same decision after looking at each other, that is, silence.


    Their mission this time was too dangerous. They went deep into the south of the Shu army and sneaked to Nanzheng, the rear of the Shu army. There were still tens of thousands of troops in Nanzheng City. Once they were exposed, they would really have no way to go to heaven and no way to the ground.


    Therefore, no matter for the sake of mission or their own safety, they cannot leave any future troubles.


    The beggars didn''t know what was going on at all, and they were all silenced by the Qin army in their sleep, and died silently.


    After silenced all the beggars, Li Maozhen, Tu Xingsun and Long Xuhu led their own teams to continue the next plan.


    The ruined temple is located five or six miles north of Nanzheng City, and the soil around Nanzheng City Miracle is not as hard as Yangping Pass and Xicheng.


    With the excavation ability of the Chuangshou Army and the starting point of the destruction of the temple, you can no longer dig the foot of Nanzheng City in one night. Coincidentally, the distance between the Shu Army''s ration warehouse is also in the north of the city.


    The grain depot in Nanzheng City is the goal of Tuxingsun''s trip. As long as the grain depot can be burned, the Shu army will fall into a situation of shortage of food, and it will be only a matter of time before Hanzhong falls.


    But they cannot dig directly. After all, there must be seismometers in Nanzheng City. Once they are dug to Nanzheng City, they will be detected immediately.


    In addition, the dilapidated temple cannot hide 3,000 people, so the most urgent task is to determine the excavation plan and first dig an underground space that is enough to accommodate the excavation of the three thousand captains, otherwise they will be exposed as soon as the sky is dawn.


    Although the Qin army could dig into Nanzheng City in just one night, in order to burn the Nanzheng Grain Depot, it did not dig directly into the city. Instead, the troops divided into three groups, one way north, and the other two routes detoured east and west.


    After three days of excavation, all three tunnels have been dug through. Just wait for Tu Xingsun to dig into Nanzheng at the same time, but the Shu Han side had no idea about this.


    The ninth day, late at night.


    "Release the carrier pigeon immediately and notify the Grand Governor. The plan is up to the last step." Li Maozhen said in a deep voice.


    "good."


    Tu Xingsun nodded and then ordered someone to release the pigeon.


    The night is too dark, and the pigeons released by the grandson are gray, so they will naturally not be discovered.


    "Success or failure is here, dig it out brothers."


    With the order of Tu Xingsun, the three thousand soldiers were divided into three north, east and west routes, and jointly dug to the south Zheng area, but it was detected by the meter in the city.


    Nanzheng, in the Hanzhong Prefect''s Mansion, there is a hall specially designed for placing seismometers, and there are people monitoring them for 24 hours a day.


    There are three groups of people monitoring the seismometer, two people in each group, and they rotate every four hours, and they only have one task, that is, stare at the seismometer.


    Dong…


    The copper ball in the mouth of the northern toad suddenly fell, which scared the two guards present in cold sweat. After all, in addition to detecting earthquakes, the seismometer also has the effect of detecting the pellet.


    Now that the copper **** in the north are falling, does it mean that someone is digging a tunnel in the northern part of Nanzheng?


    The two guards were ready to report immediately, but before they could walk out of the gate, the copper **** in the mouths of the two toads from both sides fell down one after another.


    "What''s the situation? Why did the three copper **** fall at the same time?"


    "Even if it''s an earthquake and a scout, there should be only one. How could three fall together?"


    "Is this seismometer broken?"


    "It''s possible, but I''d better report to the prefect first."


    After some discussion, the two immediately reported the news that all three copper **** were left on the seismometer to Liu Zhang, the prefect of Hanzhong.


    (This chapter ends)