Chapter 480 The City Without People

After Xiangcheng, there were no rebels stationed for nearly three hundred miles. This area is extremely barren, and a lot of land has been desertified. There is a section of road even more than fifty miles invisible to a plant. The desertified land is not very common on Shandong Road. One third of Shannan Road is desert.

It was not so desolate when passing by here three years ago when we passed Changan. In just three years, the desert has already swallowed up all the official ways. Fortunately, the width of the desert's north-south direction is not very large, and you don't have to worry about getting lost in finding a direction straight ahead.

Over the course of nearly three hundred miles, I encountered only three villages along the way, but because of the barrenness, this place did not suffer any military accidents. The Central Plains people often say that the mountains and the mountains depend on the water and the water, and they can eat near the desert. Even if it has not been desertified, crops cannot be planted on the dry land.

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

After crossing the desert, Fang Xie stopped the team to rest. He asked his soldiers to unfold the map, crouched on the ground, and pointed out, "This map was developed by the Military Department of the Great Sui Dynasty. It's not clear here further east. The march can only rely on scouts, and the map has little effect. "

Zhuo Buyi nodded: "Further forward is the area where the rebels are heavily guarded, and it is getting closer and closer to Xiangcheng. This is a rare rebel on this way, and it is not unrelated to Li Yuanshan transferring the troops behind. Every move you make eastward must be careful and try not to expose your whereabouts. "

Fang Xie pointed to a location on the map and said: "About three hundred miles away from Xiangcheng, there is a Xing Cangshan that can be hidden. I plan to take the troops and then settle down. Send scouts to check the news over Xiangcheng, Our strength is not enough to affect the war situation, and I don't have such an overwhelming idea. Our goal is only one. If nothing happens, I would rather take someone back immediately. "

Wan Yanzhongde said, "But before we do, we have to worry about the issue of grain and grass."

He glanced back at the dried grain bag hung on the cavalry: "Our current grain is enough for two days at most. If we can't find any supplies, we will starve to death even if we turn around and go back now. Now. "

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

He sat cross-legged on the ground and said, "From the information collected by the people in the flying fish robes these two days, there must be a rebel camp within a hundred miles. The too small outpost cannot meet our food needs. The best I can move a larger team. But once I move, I will change my mind. "

"Once you take action against the rebels, Li Yuanshan's idea will surely arise in this area. So it will be difficult to try to hide it again ... If you are not careful, you may not be able to reach Xing Cangshan."

Wan Yan Chongde said, "So you still have to be cautious, but you don't have to worry too much. The cavalrymen under Li Yuanshan are all in Xiangcheng, and the fierce wolf riders of Koktai are also there. You can find them within a few hundred miles. We can't catch up with our enemies. So it's not difficult to hit and leave. "

Fang Jie smiled: "This is the second solution I think. If we can't hide it, we won't hide it."

While talking, Chen Xiaoru, a servant of the wind and dust, came back with a team of flying fish robes and saw that his lips were cracking. Fang Xie dispelled the water bag and threw it to him, Chen Xiaoru took it in and poured it into a half bag: "General, I have already explored it. Going forward to Ninety Miles is Lixian County. Although it is not a large county, there are not many garrisons. , And ... subordinates have come up with a secret. "

"Say!"

The solution is a little eager.

"The subordinates took a person to observe in Shexian for a day, but they didn't notice it at first, but later they discovered that the rebels stationed in Yixian were different from the ones we had seen before. When we were lurking, we saw the rebels out of the city to train. In a small county, almost 10,000 rebels can be stationed, and they are still the best among the rebels! Their subordinates have carefully checked that these rebels' equipment is far stronger than what we have encountered before. Not only are the leather and livery uniforms, but The queues are also neat when travelling, obviously well trained. "

"His Majesty Li Yuanshan?"

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

Zhuo Buyi pondered for a while and said, "If Chen Xiaoru's inquiry is correct, then the doubt is very big. We just came from Fengcheng, and only Fengcheng Li Yuanshan transferred at least 25,000 rebels. The rebels in the counties and counties in the rear also moved a lot. So many men and women have moved to the front. Why are the rebels still elite behind Xiangcheng? "

"I'm going to see Yixian."

Fang Xie stood up and patted the dust on his body: "The team is here to rest and arrange for a ride. If there are rebel scouts, we will kill them. If not, let them go. Your Highness, you will preside. Bring a flying fish robe, and you will definitely be back by noon tomorrow at least. Since there are 10,000 rebels in Shexian County, there will be no shortage of food and grass! "

"Jiaoxiao, be careful"

Wan Yan Chongde urged: "After all, it's not a black spot."

Fang Xie nodded: "Wait for me."

After speaking, he turned over and rushed out with a hundred relatives.

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The northwest is more mountainous, and the farther north it is, the more barren it becomes. Yixian is the nearest county seat to that small desert, and it is particularly prosperous in comparison. There are many Tuchengs in the northwest, and I don't know what secret method to use to make them. The walls of Tucheng are actually stronger than the blue bricks.

Looking at the past, a piece of earthy yellow.

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

The prefecture of Yixian County is in the middle of a plain of 200 miles. Of course, this plain is relatively speaking. At least you can't see any towering mountains. Because of this, when the wind rises, you can't see the road at all. The sand is swept up by the wind and tries to paint the whole world.

Fang Xie took a person to stop a dozen miles away from Shexian County, and found a high **** shelter from the wind.

"With such a strong wind, we don't need to worry about the discovery of the rebels' scouts, even if we don't see each other within twenty steps of each other."

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

Fang Xie covered his mouth and nose with a black towel and leaned on the **** to rest for a while and said, "Chen Xiaoru, you can bring everyone here and wait. I'll take a few people to find a way to enter the county. No matter if you come in, you can't come in The news is that we will leave the city before dawn tomorrow morning. If we do n’t see us back after dawn, we will fireworks. There is no terrain to refer to, and we will inevitably meet. ”

Chen Xiaoru hurriedly said, "Let's bring people into the city, the general will come later."

"If I'm waiting for the news, I won't come by myself."

Fang Xie sorted out the black towel, looked back at Shen Qingfan and Mu Xiaoyao and asked, "How?"

The two women put on their hats with their hats. The sand was not easy to penetrate, but the wind was not good. But anyway, they are practitioners, much stronger than ordinary people.

"no problem."

Both nodded at the same time.

"Yan Kuang, Nie Xiaoju, Big Dog, plus you two, six of us are going to town."

After Fang Jie gave the order, he did not ride a horse. Six people walked towards the county side and ran in the wind. Fortunately, the cultivation of the six people is not bad. Coupled with running downwind, they can jump out two meters more than usual. Ten miles on the road, six people ran outside the county in less than half an hour.

Nie Xiaoju handed the rope carried on her shoulder to the big dog. The big dog tied one end of the rope to his waist, then pulled out the pair of steel claw gloves and put it on. After moving his arms twice, he picked up the earth wall and climbed up. The wind howled, the sound of the steel claws clasping the earth wall was blocked, this weather is just right for sneaking in.

The walls of Shexian County are two feet long. Because they were afraid to alarm the rebels on the city walls, the big dog climbed for nearly ten minutes before they reached the wall, and the movement was extremely slow. He poked his head out of the hole in the battlement and found that the shadow of the defender was not visible on the wall. The wind was too strong, and the defenders said that they had all got into the house to avoid it. After the big dog went up and tied the rope down, the solution of several of them quickly reached the top along the rope. Then he did the same, and climbed into the city along the wall.

In the city, the wind seemed a lot smaller and the sight was much better.

"General, where are you going?"

Nie Xiaoju the cat asked on her waist.

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

Fang Jie instructed Wan to rush out and run forward against the wall. No one on the street could see it, neither the patrolling soldiers met. After all, it is still behind the rebels, and all four doors are closed. It is to be expected that inadequate precautions will be taken. As Fang Xie crossed the alley, he looked into a family's house and looked out, and then came out again.

"no one"

He frowned, and then spread the crowd apart to find the yard and dive in. Before long, everyone came back here.

"Most yards are empty, and people are not seen."

"The courtyard where his subordinates lived was rebel soldiers."

Nie Xiaoju said in a low voice: "The number is not large, and it is estimated that the patrolling soldiers entered the yard to shelter from the wind."

"What about the people?"

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

Fang Xie pointed to the yard next to him and advanced, then jumped into the yard. Everyone entered the room. It can be confirmed that no one has lived in this place for at least a month ~ lightnovelpub.net ~ The room is full of dust, the windows are not closed, and the sand on the old wooden table is full of sand.

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

The big dog squatted down and squinted at the sand in his mouth.

Fang Xie said after a moment of silence, "The soldiers patrolling while the wind is lazing are lazy, and they are going out, marking up outside this yard and coming back before dark. First, check if there is anything else in this city There are no people living there. Second, it's best to find out where the rebels' hoards are stored. Third, find out where the rebels will live. "

Fang Xie said after the command: "Be careful with two people and try not to kill."

The crowd nodded, and Fang Xie asked Nie Xiaoju and Yan Kuang to join him, a group of dogs, a group of Shen Qingfan and Mu Xiaoyao. After a rest, they turned out of the yard and chose a direction. Quickly disappeared from each other's sight.

Fang Xie slumped forward and rushed forward, thinking in her mind where the people of Shexian went. If this is just a barracks, what is the purpose of Li Yuanshan leaving this team?