In the big tent of the Chinese army, Zheng Peng opened his mouth and asked: "Zhang Jianjun, we are going to attack tomorrow?" ”

Zhang Xiaosong said with an affirmative face: "That's right, as long as Liancheng is not captured for a day, the Western Regions will not be stable for a day, Deputy Supervisor Zheng, you feel sorry for those soldiers, right?" ”

"Sort of, the casualties are too great." Zheng Peng's voice changed: "Can't you use some simpler and more effective methods?" ”

"If there were other methods, I would have used them a long time ago, I don't have to ride a tiger like this, if Deputy Supervisor Zheng has a good way to break the city, please don't hesitate to give advice." Zhang Xiaosong said sincerely.

Most of the families in the Western Regions are here, and seeing so many elites fall every day, Zhang Xiaosong feels uncomfortable.

Zheng Peng thought for a while and said, "It's better to let someone pretend to be the enemy's reinforcements, lead him to attack, and then annihilate them in one fell swoop." ”

"I've thought about this method, but it's useless," Zhang Xiaosong analyzed: "Ah Lida is a person who is as cunning as a fox, they have a complex set of identification methods, in addition, Liancheng has gathered several enemies, that is, a small part is left, and it can be held at the risk of Tiancheng, the risk is too great." ”

"Are there no of our people in the city?" Zheng Peng asked unrelentingly.

Zhang Xiaosong shook his head and said: "Ah Lida is very cunning and careful, after many rectifications, our people are either dead or imprisoned, and if you want to find someone, it is difficult, you have to know that Datang wants." ”

"Even in the city, there must be no news coming out."

Speaking of this, Zhang Xiaosong looked at Zheng Peng and asked, "Deputy Supervisor Zheng, do you have any ideas?" If you have one, you might as well say it, one person counts the short, and the other counts the long, maybe you can find a way. ”

Zhang Xiaosong can serve as the overseer of the Western Regions with an arbitrary patent, and he naturally has outstanding features, especially the control of human nature, and he has reached the status of innocence.

Zheng Peng, as the deputy supervisor, has always listened more and talked less, and he will never speak out if he can, and when he comes to discuss the siege of the city at this time, he must have ideas in his heart.

If the guess is correct, that idea should not be too mature.

Zheng Peng didn't hide it: "There is an idea that is not very familiar, but it takes time to verify it, Zhang Jianjun, I have two requests, I hope you can agree." ”

"Oh, if Deputy Supervisor Zheng has any requests, you might as well say it directly." Zhang Xiaosong didn't say yes, but asked Zheng Peng to say it first.

Sitting in Zhang Xiaosong's position, he is naturally cautious in doing things.

"One is that I will leave in the next few days, mainly to practice my ideas, whether it succeeds or not, I will definitely come back within three days, and the second is that in the few days I leave, please Zhang Jianjun to slow down the siege of the city a little, if it succeeds, it can greatly reduce the casualties of the soldiers, if it is not successful, it can also be regarded as accumulating strength for the hard battle behind."

Zhang Xiaosong glanced at Zheng Peng up and down, and finally nodded with a smile: "That's good, Deputy Supervisor Lao Zheng has to worry a lot." ”

After Zheng Peng left, his henchman Zhang Rui whispered: "Zhang Jianjun, do you really believe him?" ”

Zheng Peng is a musician, although he has made meritorious contributions, donated money, and his reputation is improved, and it is also impressive, but impressive is not the same as trust, a city, stumped so many brave and good soldiers, Zheng Peng is a deputy supervisor who is not even a half-hanger, can he really have a way?

Nine times out of ten, it's bragging.

Zhang Xiaosong waved his hand and said: "Deputy Supervisor Zheng is not the kind of person who talks rhetorically, he has real talent and learning, and being able to say this shows that he has a certain degree of certainty in his heart, and give him a chance, that is, give himself a chance." ”

It is possible that a person succeeds once in a while, but if a person succeeds many times in a row, it cannot be said to be luck.

Before Zheng Peng entered Beijing, his reputation had already spread far and wide, and he had no background, and he became a romantic figure in Chang'an in just one year, and he also got color from Sulu Khan, even if he came to the battlefield, he could make great contributions, this kind of person must not be ignored.

Another point, for Zheng Peng, not seeking merit, but seeking no fault is the best result, because no matter what, Zheng Peng can get a share of the credit, and when Khotan Town has made great contributions, he also came forward to say that he would find a way, which can show that Zheng Peng has confidence.

Zhang Ruileng paused, and then said, "Also, Deputy Supervisor Zheng is a little different from those gentlemen. ”

On the way back, Kuro, who had been following Zheng Peng's side, whispered: "Third brother, there is no joke in the army, what can you do to capture Liancheng?" ”

There are so many generals who are good at fighting, so many wise and brave strategists, they don't think of a way, Zheng Peng is a temporary soldier who is not in the stream, he really has a way?

Kuro discussed it with Guo Ziyi in private, but he couldn't think of a way to scratch his scalp, and he really didn't have confidence in Zheng Peng.

Zheng Peng smiled indifferently: "Don't you know if you try it?" ”

Kuro still wanted to say something, but when he saw Zheng Peng walking away, he didn't care about explaining, so he followed the protection that night.

The soldiers are fast, time is life, one day earlier to capture Liancheng, save the lives of the Tang Dynasty soldiers, that night, Zheng Peng retreated with the escort team for more than ten miles, stopped in a valley where the Tang army stored equipment and materials, and retreated with Zheng Peng, as well as more than a dozen craftsmen of all kinds.

Zheng Peng settled himself and then summoned all the craftsmen to a meeting in an empty temporary warehouse.

Seeing that those craftsmen were trembling and wanted to salute, Zheng Peng waved his hand and said, "No courtesy." ”

In the crowd, a craftsman dressed in the clothes of a foreman saluted Zheng Peng and said, "Deputy Eunuch Zheng, you summoned us here in such a hurry, I don't know what to order?" ”

Most of the craftsmen were still asleep, and they were forcibly pulled up, and they were ordered to obey Zheng Peng's dispatch, and many people thought that they had committed something.

Zheng Peng didn't rush to answer, and asked, "What's your name?" What position? ”

"Back to Deputy Supervisor Zheng, my name is Zhou Ping, and I am the Fang Zheng of the Craftsman Workshop in the army."

The Craftsman's Workshop is an establishment that governs the Craftsman, mainly responsible for logistics, such as maintaining the equipment in the army, repairing and crafting weapons, crafting various siege equipment, repairing bows and arrows, etc., which plays a very important role.

The people who can serve as the master craftsmen are not simple characters.

Zheng Peng nodded and said, "Zhou Fangzheng, I gathered you this time to build siege equipment. ”

"Siege equipment?" Zhou Ping said with some doubts: "Yesterday, Zhang Jianjun said that the siege equipment is enough, let me wait for a good rest for two days..... However, there is a need in the army, and we will definitely serve, Deputy Superintendent Zheng, what equipment do you want to build? ”

"This machine is not an ordinary siege engine, but a completely new siege engine." Zheng Peng pretended to be mysterious.

A new siege engine?

The craftsmen present couldn't help but shine in their eyes, for the craftsmen, the favorite thing is to make new things, if there is a new siege engine, not only can it be an eye-opener, but also learn one more skill.

Not only did the craftsman's eyes light up, but Guo Ziyi and Ku Luo on the side also lit up when they heard this, and the two stared at Zheng Peng tightly, wanting to see this third brother who was always unexpected, and to see what good way he would think of when the Tang army was frustrated in attacking the city.