Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 367
September has passed, October followed, the weather suddenly became very cold, Li Song's army camp, inside the Chinese army's tent, Li Song wrapped himself up tightly, and Xue Rengui and Xue Rengui gathered around the brazier to keep warm.

"This damn weather, it's suddenly so cold that people are caught off guard. Fortunately, I have ordered people to prepare cotton clothes, otherwise it will be miserable. If that is the case, the great opportunity of this Western Expedition will be wasted." Li Song stretched out Put your hands on the brazier and roast them.

"Now that September has passed and October is approaching, the new wind is strong, and the weather in Kansai is dropping rapidly, so it is normal that the weather is relatively cold." Xue Rengui replied to Li Song while warming up the fire.

"Nowadays, a total of [-] armies on the left and right are located in the north and south of the Weihe River, confronting Ma Chao's army. Ma Chao often divides his troops to harass them, making it impossible for them to set up camps." Li Song said.

Since Ma Chao's Xiliang army was defeated, Ma Chao sent troops to conduct guerrilla harassment against Chang Yuchun's left army and Tan Daoji's right army.

It makes them take the trouble, but there is nothing they can do!They never confront you head-on, and only look for your weak points. Once you mobilize the army to come, they will immediately withdraw, leaving you empty-handed.

Xue Rengui said: "That's the case! Why don't you build an earthen city with local materials and the sand and soil of the Wei River, so that you can stick to it."

Li Song shook his head and sighed lightly: "Rengui, to tell you the truth, Yuchun also thought of the idea you said, and tried it, but it failed."

"Why?" Xue Rengui asked puzzled.

"The main reason is that the Weihe River's sandy soil is not solid, and the Xiliang Army's harassment made it impossible to build the Tucheng." Li Song said.

Chang Yuchun thought of using the sand and soil of the Weihe River to build the city, so he immediately allocated [-] soldiers to carry the soil to build the city. When Ma Chao learned of this, he sent Pang De and Ma Wan to lead [-] horse troops each to fight back and forth; In fact, it will fall when it is built.

The Tucheng couldn't be built for a while, and Chang Yuchun had nothing to do, so he ordered someone to send a letter to inform him, hoping that the advisers under Li Song's command could think of an effective way, and the weather was not so cold in September.

It is impractical to use sand and soil to build houses in this era. After all, there is no technology in this area. Sand and soil are relatively loose and cannot be compacted, so they cannot be used to build walls.

Therefore, even Li Song's counselors have nothing to do, after all, the characteristics of sand and soil determine its scope of use.

"There is no way to go on like this. Is there no other way?" Xue Rengui also felt embarrassed. The characteristics of sand and soil made it impossible to use it to build walls, so he couldn't help frowning and asked.

"Ha! Ha! Ha!" Li Song laughed loudly and said, "There was no way out, but now I have an idea."

"Oh!" Xue Rengui's eyes lit up, and he asked hastily, "I don't know if the prime minister has any method to build a city with sand and earth."

Li Songdao: "At the beginning, I planned to cross the Weihe River and set up camp on the opposite side, but I didn't consider the problem of sand and soil. Now is a good time to build an earthen city."

Xue Rengui said: "In a sandy land, it is impossible to build a fortification. Is the prime minister planning to replace the sand with other things?"

Li Song looked up to the sky and laughed loudly: "It doesn't need to be so troublesome, just use sand and soil! I don't know the time of day? It will definitely be freezing if there are cloudy clouds and a new wind."

"After the wind blows, drive the soldiers to carry the soil and splash water. After dawn, the sand will become hard after being poured with cold water overnight, so the earthen city will be built."

Xue Rengui was enlightened, clapped his palms and praised: "Prime Minister is a sage, with this right time, Tucheng can be completed, it is really God's help to the Prime Minister."

"I just don't know if Boren also knows how to take advantage of this great opportunity given by God." Li Song said.

"Prime Minister, why don't you write a letter and pass it on to General Chang, so whether he knows it or not, it won't delay the opportunity." Xue Rengui said.

"Okay, let's do what Rengui said." After Li Song finished speaking, he ordered people to fetch pens, ink, paper and inkstones, and wrote a letter, sending Shadow to the other side.

Chang Yuchun received Li Song's letter, was overjoyed after reading it, and said why he didn't think of it, and immediately ordered people to prepare to build the city overnight.

That night, when the north wind was strong, Chang Yuchun immediately ordered the soldiers to carry the soil and splash water; at the same time, he joined forces with Tan Daoji's right army to build the city.

When it was dawn, the sand and water were frozen tightly, and the Tucheng had been built. Chang Yuchun, Tan Daoji, Yu Wencheng and the soldiers from the left and right armies cheered happily. In this way, they could rely on the Tucheng to deal with the Xiliang army.

"Report! Report to the general! The enemy army built an earthen city last night." Ma Chao was reported carefully, and Ma Chao was shocked!

The harassment for the past few days made Ma Chao understand how unrealistic it is to build a city with sand. Therefore, Ma Chao did not send troops to harass the other party at night, which enabled Chang Yuchun and others to build the earth city so smoothly.

Now I am reporting in detail, saying that the enemy army built the earthen city overnight, how is this possible?Ma Chao would never believe it anyway.

Ma Chao was furious, and angrily reprimanded Xizuo, "Presumptuous! You came to lie to me earlier in the morning. Who knows that the sand and soil are not real, and you can't build an earthen city. Now you tell me that it was built overnight. It's ridiculous!"

"Report to the general! The subordinates dare not lie to the general. If the general doesn't believe him, he can find out what the subordinates are saying." Xizuo vowed.

Looking at Xi Zuo's expression, he didn't seem to be lying to himself. Could it be that the earthen city was really built overnight? How could this be possible? Ma Chao was puzzled.

Ma Chao immediately ordered all the soldiers and horses to lead the troops to check it out. He was shocked when he saw an earthen city towering in front of him. He couldn't help but not believe it.

Could it be that even the gods are helping him, thieves of the gods, even you are against me, Ma Chao is angry in his heart, but there is nothing he can do!The ancients believed in ghosts and gods.

Ma Chao went back angrily. The news that Chang Yuchun built the earthen city overnight spread quickly. Those who didn't know it thought that the gods in the sky helped build the city. Li Song's army cheered and their morale was high. Those who are on their side must win this battle!Under the influence of such factors, it is strange that morale is not high.

Compared with the high morale of Li Song's army, the morale of the Xiliang army has dropped to another level. Even the gods are helping the enemy. How can we fight this battle?

At this time, the soldiers of the Xiliang army felt that they were poor people abandoned by the gods, and some even felt retreating. Even a few of the Xiliang warlords secretly regretted in their hearts and planned to unite to betray Ma Chao.

Li Song did not expect that after the news spread, things would change so much. After one night, the morale of his side was high, while the morale of the Xiliang army was low. It was only a matter of time before Ma Chao was defeated.

Is this the way of using troops quoted in "Xiangyang Ji" in Pei Songzhi's commentary, attacking the heart is the top, and attacking the city is the bottom.Heart warfare is the top, military warfare is the bottom.Is it possible to attack the heart in the middle?
(End of this chapter)