Chapter 60 Breaks from the Inside

Liu Hou dismissed the three stewards, and then selected some veterans who had lived in the "Ministry of Industry" and asked them to be scouts to reconnoiter the "Ministry of Industry" and the vicinity of Chengdu.

Many veterans of the army followed Liu Houdong all the way from the "Ministry of Industry" to the west, and they lived and received training in the "Ministry of Industry" for many years, and they were very familiar with the "Ministry of Industry" and the surrounding terrain, so it was easy for them to change into the clothes of ordinary people and conduct reconnaissance and infiltration.

At this time, the soldiers in the two "super warships" had already disembarked, and Liu Hou asked them to find a place to set up camp near the dock. With no cargo throughput, many of the warehouses near the docks were vacant, which were used as barracks, and it was better for soldiers to live in them than to live in tents in the field.

The process of erecting tents was saved, and the soldiers built their camps much faster, and their main task was to build fortifications nearby, and with a large number of houses as a base, this process also saved a lot of time.

Soon, the information detected by the scouts returned one after another, and Liu Hou held a military meeting to analyze the information and try to formulate the next course of action.

According to the scouts' reports, there were about 2,000 soldiers stationed in the inner city of the "Ministry of Industry" (i.e., the city of Hexagram), which was the conclusion of the scouts after interviewing many of the civilians in the outer city, who had seen their arrival a few months earlier when they were stationed in the "Ministry of Industry".

Of course, this number is also an estimate, and every time that one of the people is so idle, they will count the number of soldiers who pass by. In short, the number of soldiers in Hexagram City is not large. In addition, the inner city was closed from the day the soldiers were stationed, and no idle people were allowed to enter or leave at will, and all public facilities such as hospitals, colleges, and libraries were closed to the public.

People who enter and exit must have a pass pass to pass through the gates, and the checks are very strict, and it is difficult to sneak in. As a result, the scouts could only scout in the outer city, and they didn't know anything about the real situation in the inner city.

The outer city is actually the houses, shops, workshops and warehouses built by the merchants and residents outside the "Ministry of Industry", which lack planning and are relatively chaotic, and there is no city wall around it, so strictly speaking, it cannot be regarded as a city, or it is more accurate to call it the urban-rural junction.

In these places, the Shu army's defenses were very weak, and only a small number of patrols patrolled and maintained law and order, and the scouts could easily avoid them for reconnaissance.

The walls of the "Ministry of Industry" are not high or thick, but they are sturdy because they are made of reinforced concrete, which can be blown up with black fire #medicine. Moreover, the walls were densely covered with shooting holes, which allowed those in the city to shoot at the besieging enemies outside the city.

Pillboxes were built at intervals along the walls, and artillery was mounted inside, and if these guns fired scattered shells, the charging soldiers would all turn into hornet's nests. Even if you break through the walls, you can't do it, there are seven impregnable watchtowers in the city, which are not only strong, but also can be guarded and helped, and it is almost impossible to conquer them.

When these watchtowers were originally designed, the possibility of withstanding the attack of various weapons was taken into account, and it can be said that Liu Hou could not think of any way to capture such watchtowers except by using poison gas bombs.

The thought of attacking the super defense base he had created single-handedly made Liu Hou feel furious, and the other generals who attended the meeting also talked about it, and it seemed that they had no good way to attack such a tricky target.

Then talking about the situation in Chengdu, Chengdu was also almost at the same time, that is, a few months ago, about the time when Xu Jing, Wu Yi and others launched a coup d'état and helped Liu Li ascend the throne, martial law was imposed. There is a curfew at night in the city, and there are soldiers at the city gate to strictly check the people entering and leaving, and the entrance and exit gates need to hold a "passing place".

The system is said to have begun in the time of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty, which is equivalent to the function of ID cards and passes. However, in ancient times, there were neither photos nor chip anti-counterfeiting, and although it is not easy to forge, it is not very difficult.

The city wall of Chengdu was originally high and thick, and later after Liu Hou's "Ministry of Industry" cement factory was put into operation, most of the cement was asked by Liu Bei to go to Chengdu to pour and strengthen the city wall of Chengdu and build the arrow towers and pillboxes on the city wall. As a result, the Chengdu city wall at this time was stronger and more difficult to capture than the White Emperor City.

Chengdu and the "Ministry of Industry" have become two hard bones to gnaw in front of everyone, and everyone has discussed and discussed, but they have not come up with a good idea.

There are two main issues to be solved in this meeting: First, which one will be hit first by the "Ministry of Industry" or Chengdu City? Second, how to fight?

It can be said that neither of these questions is very easy to answer. Because hitting one first will inevitably alarm the other, which will not only startle the grass and snakes, but also have the possibility of sending troops to attack.

However, these two questions are relatively easy to answer, and the last person to solve this problem is Guo Youzhi, who joined the army, no way, he is in the role of a military advisor in the army, and he is better than other generals in the things that use his brain.

Guo Youzhi's opinion is that if all efforts are made to deal with Chengdu City first, the "Ministry of Industry" can not fight, or at least not attack first. As long as Chengdu is done and the small imperial court is destroyed, the "Ministry of Industry" will be rootless, and they will have no other choice but to surrender.

Those who support attacking the "Ministry of Industry" first believe that although the "Ministry of Industry" is difficult to bite, it is easier to gnaw than Chengdu City, and the principle of first making it easier and then making it more difficult should be followed.

Moreover, the "Ministry of Industry" is on the edge of the wharf, where the Hong army retreats, if it accidentally loses the battle and needs to retreat, the Hong army still has to run away through the wharf, if at that kind of fatal time, the defenders of the "Ministry of Industry" come out to make trouble, then the entire Hong army will be in danger.

In addition, there is another reason that is not very important, that is, the capture of the "Ministry of Industry" can regain the industrial base, and can produce a steady stream of firearms, so that there will be a sustainable force to deal with Chengdu.

After careful consideration, Liu Hou agreed with Guo Youzhi's opinion and temporarily gave up attacking the "Ministry of Industry". If the "Ministry of Industry" is stormed, several thousand people may be killed or wounded, and he himself has a small number of men, and he really cannot afford to spend this force.

It is better to use these thousands of people to surround the Ministry of Industry and prevent them from coming out to make trouble, so that they can not only preserve their strength, but also not be afraid that the defenders inside will come out and the defenders in Chengdu will attack the Hong army, and there is no need to worry about them cutting off the retreat of the Hong army.

There are only about 2,000 defenders in the "Ministry of Industry", and they are invincible in strong fortresses and fortifications, but if the attack and defense are reversed and they dare to come out to attack, then the defenders will become the Hong army, and their 2,000 people will not be enough.

Therefore, Liu Hou decided to use a regiment of troops to hold the wharf, surround the "Ministry of Industry", cut off the way out of the "Ministry of Industry", and prevent them from coming out to make trouble.

The task was assigned to Zhang Bao's first regiment, although Zhang Bao's boss was reluctant to accept this task that seemed to be likely to be unfought, but once Liu Hou officially gave the order, it was not to be disobeyed, and he also knew the rules, so he had to obediently carry out the task.

Next, we will discuss the problem of how to fight Chengdu, only Huang Xu's third regiment is left, and it is obviously impossible for such a small number of troops to storm Chengdu, and it may be necessary to wait for the follow-up troops to arrive before launching a formal attack, but this does not prevent everyone from starting to formulate a siege plan.

Everyone discussed for a long time but there was no result, even lunch and dinner were eaten in the conference room, and the meeting continued after eating.

But no one has a good idea to break through this fortified city, even if the whole Hong army arrives, it is estimated that it will be difficult to attack such a fortified city, if you attack hard, you may be able to attack it, but the casualties must be very large, so big that no one can bear it.

Therefore, it is impossible to attack head-on, only by tactics. And like the White Emperor City, the example of transferring the defenders out to fight is obviously not replicable. At that time, Liu Hou never thought that he could transfer Liu Feng out, and his appearance was purely an accident.

The situation in Chengdu is obviously very different from that of the White Emperor City, the defenders have the responsibility of defending the capital, ensuring the safety of the capital, ensuring the safety of the emperor is their ultimate goal, and nothing else can make them leave the capital.

It wasn't until dinner that Zhang Bao came over and said to Liu Hou: "Adou...... Uh, it's Your Majesty, didn't you say that the strongest fortresses are often breached from within? Let's find a way to break it from within. ”

Liu Hou glanced at him, it turned out that he still remembered this sentence, he had already mentioned it once when he was in White Emperor City, didn't they all veto this plan at that time? Why do you still mention it now? Liu Houdao:

"Second brother, didn't you say it in White Emperor City? But we don't have anyone in the city, how can we break it from the inside? I've already learned that the CIA doesn't have any staff in Chengdu, otherwise there wouldn't be such a big thing happening in Chengdu, and we haven't received any news. Alas, this is my negligence. ”

Because Liu Hou knew that Liu Chan's succession to the throne in history was very smooth, with Zhuge Liang's help, there was no opposition, therefore, Liu Hou thought that it was natural for him to inherit the throne at that time, and there would be no accidents, so when arranging the "CIA" manpower, he did not pay attention to the situation in Chengdu at all.

Liu Hou believes that the main contradiction at present is the contradiction between the enemy and us, and the problem of war between Shu and the enemy country, so he has devoted almost all of the "CIA's" forces to spying on the intelligence of the enemy country. But where he thought it was least likely to be a problem, there was a problem, and it was a big problem.

Maybe Liu Hou changed history, Guan Gong didn't die, Zhang Fei didn't die, but Liu Bei still died as scheduled, and when Liu Bei died, Zhuge Liang was not by his side, which made things a big variable, and finally this variable was big enough to change the pattern of a country.

It is too late for Liu Hou to regret it now, the situation has deteriorated to the strictest level, and he can only pay attention to strengthening the construction of the "CIA" in the future and turning it into a spy agency all over the world.

"This, Adou...... Your Majesty, there are no of us in the city, but we can get some people in. Aren't the gates completely closed yet? Didn't they know we were back? This shows that we still have a chance, as long as we act quickly and smuggle some people in, we can still do a lot of things. Zhang Bao said.

Liu Hou heard this, "Huh! The ground stood up, Zhang Bao woke up the person in the dream with a word, yes, no one will let people sneak in? Why didn't you think of this idea yourself? It seems that Zhang Bao's brain is not stupid, too, Zhang Fei is actually a person who is thick and fine, don't be deceived by his stupid black and coarse appearance, otherwise you will definitely suffer.