The passing of people leaves traces, and the passing of geese leaves their voices.

Li Chengzhi held his hands behind his back and walked up and down the base of the city wall under the slope. In just twenty or thirty feet, he walked back and forth for more than half an hour, probably not a hundred times, but fifty or sixty times.

From time to time, Li Chengzhi would pick up a piece of dry mud, hold it in his hand and rub it slowly. As he moved, wisps of fine soil emerged from between Li Chengzhi's fingers and flew away in the wind.

Da Xi followed him with a suspicious look on his face.

What kind of weird habit is this?

Some people like to pace when thinking, some like to stroke their beards when thinking, and some like to pet eagles and dogs, such as Congfu.

But this is really the first time I’ve seen someone who likes to play in the mud...

While he was making random guesses, Li Chengzhi suddenly stopped and almost bumped into him without realizing it.

What's wrong?

He raised his head in surprise and found that Li Chengzhi had a playful look on his face, staring at the city wall above his head with a sneer.

Da Xi just came over and wanted to take a look, but Li Chengzhi stretched out his right hand in front of him and spread his fingers.

There are more than ten grains of rice lying in the palm, but the color is a little yellow, like old rice that has been stored for many years

Where did it come from?

Da Xi was about to ask, but he didn't open his mouth and his pupils shrank sharply.

Where else could it come from?

Li Chengzhi clearly kneaded it out one by one from which dried mud blocks?

That's not an ordinary piece of mud, but... rammed earth from the city wall?

Da Xi raised his head fiercely: The wall was dark and shiny, and it was all made of stone bricks. Where could you see any trace of rammed earth?

It’s not that the city walls of Jingzhou didn’t have rammed earth. No matter how rich the Wei Dynasty was, they couldn’t build a city made entirely of stone bricks.

The city walls of Jingzhou are no different from other state cities. They are all made of earth dug on the spot and rammed with glutinous rice soup.

Then one or two layers of stone bricks will be wrapped on the outside. One is to prevent enemies from shooting arrows into the wall and climbing like a ladder, and the other is to prevent rain.

However, since the rebels did not have siege weapons such as rams and ladders, and the stone bricks on the city wall were in good condition, where did the rammed earth that Li Chengzhi had kneaded for more than half an hour, probably hundreds of kilograms, come from?

of?

Da Xi took a deep breath: "Did you find the secret passage?"

Li Chengzhi smiled coldly: More than just a secret passage?

The secret room is pretty much the same.

Did he spend this hour just looking for these rice?

And why should the city be as quiet as possible?

In addition to looking for other traces to determine the specific location of the darkroom, he was also observing whether there was anyone inside.

I don’t know how wide it is, but the length is only three to four feet!

If you observe carefully, within the four to five feet, every one to two meters, there must be one or two inconspicuous holes in the brick joints of the city, which are obviously used for ventilation.

If you put it against the wall and listen, you can hear the "swirling" sound of mice scurrying inside.

But where are there so many mice?

This was clearly the sound of someone moving around on tiptoe, and the sound of clothes brushing against the wall.

The sound was so clear that it was probably only separated by one or two stone bricks at most. Li Chengzhi suspected that if there was a collision with a car, it would be able to create a hole in just two hits.

But they are here to suppress the rebellion, and they don’t need to attack the city. How can they do this?

Da Xi was shocked and horrified.

It seems that Li Chengzhi's discovery process was so simple. With only a few grains of rice, he found where the thief was hiding. But the question is, who could have thought in advance that there could be people hiding in the city walls?

Da Xi asked eagerly: "Since there are ventilation holes, it must be possible to peek out from inside... Seeing the army siege the city, are the thieves already alerted?"

"It's very possible!" Li Chengzhi smiled slightly and sneered, "But what can we do?"

So what?

Da Xi was stunned.

Yes, so what?

Even the inner city has been sealed, and the thief is shocked and is already a turtle in the jar.

If you take a step back, even if the substitute has sneaked into the city, you just need to slowly screen it. It's just a matter of sealing it for a while, and you can always find it...

Li Chengzhi pondered again: "But again, if you can avoid causing casualties, try not to cause too many casualties... Don't make any noise first. Send an order to the defenders to put down the ladders. First, let two brigades of soldiers enter the city, and then attack from both sides.

..."

Da Xi’s eyes moved slightly?

Did Li Chengzhi just not want to cause more casualties?

More than that!

There must be some intention of not wanting to give Hu Shichang an advantage...

Da Xi nodded slightly, and just as he was about to give the order, he heard a sound in the city and subconsciously raised his head.

At some point, a group of soldiers appeared on the city, and among them was a general, about thirty or forty years old, who looked roughly like Hu Baozong.

"Is it Hu Duo?" Da Xi whispered, warning Li Chengzhi by the way, "The third son of Hu Hai, the uncle of Hu Baozong, is also the governor of Longdong County..."

"I know!" Li Chengzhi replied softly, instinctively taking a second look.

After Li Rui and Li Cong came back, they mentioned that their father and Hu Duo guarded the city wall together, and they seemed to have a very good relationship.

And he seems to want to ask Hu Duo to give him a daughter...

Are you kidding?

Just as he was thinking about it, he saw Hu Duo cupping his fists and arching his head towards Da Xi: "Xi Zhonglang!"

Da Xi just nodded, wondering if a cave had been dug in the city and Hu Duo invited him into the city.

Hu Duo didn't say anything, but turned his head and looked at Li Chengzhi with a smile: "But Chengzhi's nephew? I just met Huaide, and I realized that it is you who is delivering the order this time... As expected, you are like a dragon and a phoenix.

My wise nephew has good manners..."

Good style?

Li Chengzhi couldn't help but want to touch his eyes.

Although the swelling has gone away, the bruises are still there, so it probably doesn’t look like a panda anymore, so how can it be so elegant?

"Uncle Shi, thank you!" Li Chengzhi responded. Just as he raised his hand, ready to say a few perfunctory words, he seemed to hear a faint roar in his ears: "Li... Chengzhi..."

Li Chengzhi was shocked and looked at the wall two or three steps away from him in disbelief.

The sound seemed to come from the wall.

Did you hear it wrong, or did you hallucinate?

He turned his head sharply and saw that Da Xi had the same horrified look on his face.

Immediately, another voice came out: "Liu...Liu Hui..."

But after shouting just two words, the sound suddenly stopped, as if someone had covered his mouth.

Then there was another loud "tong" sound, as if something was broken, and like a heavy object fell to the ground...

"Li Wenxiao..." Li Chengzhi whispered, "It seems to be Li Wenxiao..."

Da Xi’s eyes bulged out.

No wonder he found the voice familiar?

Li Chengzhi was surprised and happy.

Surprisingly, I was planning to quietly attack from both sides, but Hu Duo shouted "Cheng Zhi Xian Nephew" to break the news?

Fortunately, the sound behind Li Wenxiao clearly reminded him that Liu Huiwang was inside...

Before both of them could take a breath, they heard a sudden noise inside the wall. Not only were there the sounds of many people running around, but there was also the sound of iron tools colliding.

This is like jumping over the wall...

Da Xi didn't even think about it, and roared: "Chief Hu, hurry, hurry, hurry... The thief chief is hiding under your feet... Hurry up and have someone stop him..."

Thief chief?

Liu Huiwang?

Sure enough...

Hu Duo was startled, his face filled with ecstasy, and he turned around and left without even saying hello.

The surprise on that face was almost overflowing. How could Li Chengzhi not see it?

This Hu Shichang actually grabbed the last straw...
To be continued...