In a very short period of time, Yun Zheng thought of several ways to break through.
Yun Zheng thought of all the ways of faking the opening of the city gates, flooding or burning the city.
But none of them seem very realistic.
If there is a barbican inside Tianqiong Pass, there won't be much point in pretending to open the gate.
Flooded, there is no river nearby.
Fire roasting is too dependent on wind direction.
In this narrow strip of land between two mountains, no one knows when the wind direction will change.
If the wind changes, they might end up losing their own people.
Send people to climb up the city wall under the cover of night?
It doesn't seem very realistic.
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For a pass like this, fires would definitely be lit at night to illuminate the area around the city walls.
There are too many people sent, and they might be discovered before they get close.
If too few people are sent, even if they successfully climb up the city wall, they will just be sending their heads away.
Damn, this is a bit difficult!
Yun Zheng was secretly worried, and took the Clairvoyance from Qin Qihu and observed it carefully.
Do you want to learn from Deng Ai and sneak across Yinping?
Another thought popped up in Yun Zheng’s mind.
However, he quickly dismissed this unreliable idea.
They don’t even have a map of Qiuchi, what the hell are they trying to do?
Even if they had a map, it would not be of much significance unless the small number of troops they sent could cut off the food supply of the Tianqiong Pass defenders or directly capture the royal city of Qiuchi.
Trying to use a small number of people to do something is obviously not very reliable.
After observing silently for a while, Yun Zheng reluctantly put away his clairvoyance.
In this kind of terrain, not to mention the lack of large siege equipment, even if there was, it would be very difficult to attack.
He would never do anything that would cost human life.
"Let's go! Let's go ask the prisoners about the results of their interrogation first."
Yun Zheng shook his swollen head and walked down the mountain with a few people.
Arriving at the small valley, Yun Zheng immediately asked about the results of the interrogation.
Similar to Yu Shizhong’s judgment, there were indeed not many defenders at Tianqiong Pass.
All in all, there are only about 12,000 people.
This number of troops may seem small, but if they really want to storm Tianqiong Pass which is guarded by more than 10,000 people, they will definitely suffer extremely heavy casualties.
Tiexiong is 52 years old this year and is considered a famous general in Qiuchi.
It is said that Tiexiong's ancestors made a living by blacksmithing. Later, they presented a sword to King Qiuchi, and were then given the surname Tie by the King of Qiuchi of that generation.
After that, the Tie family gradually entered the power center of Qiuchi and gradually became a family of military generals.
Today, Tiexiong leads his two sons to guard the most important Tianqiong Pass in Qiuchi. Tiexiong's second brother Tieju leads an army of 10,000 and obeys the orders of Qiuchi's first general Yutai at the border between Qiuchi and Dayue Kingdom.
The second prince Yuanxu was serving as a military supervisor there.
However, these people didn't know how many troops were gathered over there, they only knew that there were a lot of people.
As for whether Qiuchi and Dayue Kingdom were acting, small soldiers like them had no idea.
After asking, Yun Zheng ordered the guards: "Guard those people well, block their mouths, don't give them the chance to talk to each other, and take them with you when you leave!"
These people are still useful.
After returning, you can ask them to draw a rough map.
It doesn't need to be very accurate, just a general direction is enough.
"yes!"
The Guards received the order.
Afterwards, Yun Zheng ordered a few more people to move closer to Tianqiong Pass.
He didn't know whether Tiexiong had arranged ambushes in other places, so he repeatedly reminded them to be careful and not let the enemy discover their tracks.
After arranging everything, Yun Zheng took out some dry food and ate it while thinking.
Seeing Yun Zheng's worried look, Miaoyin couldn't help but smile helplessly. She then walked to Yun Zheng and sat down next to him, advising him, "If it's impossible, don't make it difficult for yourself."
"I know."
Yun Zheng relaxed his brows a little, "Let's see the situation first! If it doesn't work, forget it!"
Some things can't be forced.
He was not so stubborn as to fight to the death with Tiexiong at Tianqiong Pass.
"Since you think so, don't look so sad."
Miaoyin smiled and deliberately changed the subject, "I didn't know before that there are so many people in Qiuchi with the same surname as our Dagan!"
"What's so strange about this?"
Yun Zheng smiled and said, "Not only Qiuchi, there are also some people with the same surname as Dagan in Dayue Kingdom and the tribes in Moxi..."
Qiuchi is originally a country with multiple ethnic groups.
The Dayong Dynasty, the predecessor of Dagan, was also once very prosperous.
The ancestors of Beihuan were once driven to the north of the Yellow Sand Sea by the once-powerful Dayong Dynasty.
At the peak of the Dayong Dynasty, part of the Moxi tribes also belonged to the Dayong Dynasty.
Later, the Dayong Dynasty declined and wars continued in border areas.
The tribes in western Mo and Beihuan took the opportunity to attack the Dayong Dynasty.
At that time, many people fled to Qiuchi to avoid the war, and some people of the Dayong Dynasty became slaves of the tribes west of the desert.
Later, when the tribes in western Mo were in chaos, many slaves and people fleeing the war fled to Qiuchi.
Generation after generation, Qiuchi has become what it is today.
In fact, Qiuchi and Dagan are of the same origin.
However, this did not affect the war between Qiuchi and Dagan.
When it comes to interests, even brothers will turn against each other, let alone those who are so-called brothers of the same clan?
Miaoyin smiled, "No matter what, if we really conquer Qiuchi, with this relationship, it should be easier to win the hearts of the people of Qiuchi than the people of Beihuan, right?"
"This... should be it!"
Yun Zheng smiled and said, "When you say that, it's like I suddenly received good news."
"That's good news!"
Miaoyin blinked and said, "Didn't you say that we should always look at things from a positive perspective?"
"ah?"
Yun Zheng was surprised, "Did I say that?"
"Of course I did!" Miaoyin laughed, "Have you forgotten what you said?"
"Then let me say so!"
Yun Zheng smiled, took Miaoyin's hand and held it in his, "Alright, stop comforting me! It's not a big deal in the first place, but your comfort makes it seem like the sky is falling!"
Of course he knew why Miaoyin had been talking to him for so long.
Didn't she just want herself to stop thinking about those annoying things?
However, this was not a problem for him.
As a leader, you must think more and try to be as comprehensive as possible.
It's impossible to give orders on impulse.
Giving the order is easy.
But once an order is issued, the life and death of thousands of people may depend on it.
Think about it more, it’s not a bad thing.
"Okay, then you take your time to think about it!"
Miaoyin smiled sweetly and stopped trying to persuade Yun Zheng. She just stayed quietly beside Yun Zheng.
Yun Zheng continued to think hard, the surrounding terrain constantly appearing in his mind.
Before I knew it, it was already afternoon.
And Yun Zheng was still thinking hard there.
Just as Yun Zheng was racking his brains to think of a way to break through the Tianqiong Pass, the few people he sent out returned in a hurry, bringing with them a disheveled man...
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