Iron Dynasty

Li San recalled the information about Pengzhou in his mind.

Xiao Ming wanted to conquer Pengzhou. As a secret guard who collected intelligence, he naturally had to investigate Pengzhou first.

Since he served as the commander of the secret guard, he has gradually come into contact with the eyeliners of other vassal kings, but in general, he is very confident in the secret guard he has established, after all, they have many classic books to study.

In the past two years, they have established a mature internal organization by learning in practice, and have also cultivated some excellent secret guards.

His Royal Highness, there are many mountains around Pengzhou, and the city of Pengzhou is basically in the basin terrain that His Royal Highness often said. In the view of Xiaguan, because of the mountains, it is difficult for this large-scale army to assemble and deploy outside the city, and it is difficult to pose a threat to the city. Moreover, Outside the city of Pengzhou, there is the Bian River, and the two rivers of Sishui flow into the south after they meet. Now these two rivers have become the natural moat of Pengzhou. Generally speaking, Pengzhou is surrounded by mountains on both sides and water in the north.”

Xiao Ming frowned upon hearing this, but what Li San said was that Xuzhou's geographical location in his technology library matched.

Historically, the two rivers, Bianshui and Sishui, have been invaded by the Yellow River for a long time. Because of the limitation of the mountains around Xuzhou, the river course has always been very stable. The Bianshui comes from the west, and the Sishui flows from Xiao Ming's fief into the vicinity of Pengzhou City. .

Now these two rivers are both a moat and a waterway for Pengzhou City. The canal of the Great Yu Kingdom passing through Pengzhou City is through the Bian and Sishui rivers. Now the merchant ships of the Qingzhou Chamber of Commerce have to pass through this place.

To put it simply, along the Sishui River, you can go north to Qilu, directly to Youzhou, and along the Bian River, you can go south to Jinling, Yangzhou, and even enter the Yangtze River to reach the fief of the King of Chu. From the west, you can reach Guanzhong areas such as Chang'an and Luoyang. It is said to be a hub connecting north, south, east and west.

It is for this reason that Xiao Ming's first reaction after King Wei refused to form an alliance was to take Pengzhou City. Will always face the risk of King Wei stabbing the chrysanthemum.

And if he won this place, it would be equivalent to tearing open the gate of Wei Di. From then on, Wei Di was able to gallop and let him gallop, easily turning from defense to offense.

His Royal Highness, in addition to the terrain that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, this Pengzhou city is also extremely sturdy. The people of Pengzhou are brave and good at fighting, and they are not lost to the people of Qi, and there are 50,000 elites stationed in Pengzhou City. These soldiers are all local people in Pengzhou. The generals in the army also come to the local wealthy clans in Pengzhou, and with the private soldiers of these clans, the strength of the troops in Pengzhou City is not a small number. Li Sanyue said that the more worried.

This Pengzhou city is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the army in the city is not a weak team.

Pengzhou has been a battleground for the military since ancient times. This king also understands that the soldiers are strong. Because of this, it is even more necessary for this king to take Pengzhou. Otherwise, if the king of Zhao attacks with the barbarians, this king will definitely be attacked by the enemy. Xiao Ming look firm.

Li San nodded solemnly. After Xiao Ming said this, he felt that Pengzhou City was really important.

After a pause, he continued: His Royal Highness, the lower official also learned about the situation of the local rich and powerful family. The largest family in Pengzhou City is the Mi family, and now the eldest son of the Mi family, Mi Wenyi, is the long history of the Wei Wangfu. Besides, the second largest family is the Lu family...

Xiao Ming nodded as he listened. Li San had a detailed grasp of the news about Pengzhou City, and now he knows it very well.

You have compiled all of this information into a book. In addition, this king needs a detailed topographic map of Pengzhou City. Xiao Ming pondered for a while. As the saying goes, knowing the enemy and knowing yourself will win every battle, and he must have detailed information before the war.

But this is only part of the work. He said to Li San: How do the local nobles view this king?

Just as His Highness thought, the nobles of Pengzhou are very hostile to His Highness, and they often say disrespectful words. This is also what the lower officials are worried about. If His Highness attacks Pengzhou City, I am afraid that these local nobles will resist desperately.

Xiao Ming gave a wry smile. Back then, he was a little ruthless in order to eradicate the wealthy clan in Qingzhou, but now his behavior has become a rebellious act in the eyes of these wealthy clans, but even so, he still did not regret his decision at that time.

The Great Yu Kingdom has been numb for too long under the rule of these famous families. If these cancers cannot be completely eradicated, they will continue to suck the blood of the Great Yu Kingdom.

Thinking of this, he made a decision in his heart, so he said to Li San: This is the case with the wealthy family, what about the common people?

The people praised His Highness very much. Li San said with a smile, he was also very proud of this matter.

Then can the secret guards incite the people to rebel? Xiao Ming asked.

When Li San came, he understood that Xiao Ming's main point of looking for him was this, and he said: Go back to your highness, this matter is very difficult, the people have lived under the oppression of the wealthy family for a long time, or the local people have become the vassals of the wealthy family. , when they are not sure that His Royal Highness can break through Pengzhou City, they dare not act rashly.

Well, since that's the case, try again when this king attacks Pengzhou City. Xiao Ming said, Li San must have bought some people since he said so.

He didn't expect these people to be able to decide the outcome of the war, but it would be good if it could distract the army of Pengzhou City.

With the detailed information, Xiao Ming asked Li San to go back.

Three days later, Li San returned again. At this time, he handed him a complete map of Pengzhou City's terrain and army deployment, and he asked the craftsmen of the Equipment Division to make a sand table overnight.

The next day, he summoned the generals who participated in the siege to observe the map of Pengzhou City and formulate a detailed attack plan. He didn't want to make any mistakes in such an important war.

Just like Xiao Ming, when Niu Ben and the others looked at the map, they frowned.

His Royal Highness, this Pengzhou City seems to be a hard bone. We can only attack Pengzhou City from the front, and the land in front of Pengzhou City is narrow, which is very unsuitable for the soldiers' formation. Niu Ben analyzed.

Luo Xin said directly: Pengzhou City has neither artillery nor a musket team. King Wei seems to regard the purchased equipment as a treasure. In this case, we will attack Shanhaiguan by firing lime bullets from mortars. Explosives destroy the city.

Luo Xin is right, go directly to the artillery. Lu Fei's temperament has not changed, he is direct and straightforward.

Niu Ben snorted, and he said, It's simple, there is a wide moat outside Pengzhou City, but you talk about how to bury explosives.

Luo Xin hadn't looked at the sand table carefully just now, but only then saw it, and he giggled suddenly.

Niu Ben turned to Xiao Ming at this moment, His Highness: The last general has a solution, please mobilize two to three warships to assist the battle.