latelenovela Chapter 115 War begins
Chapter 115 War begins
Shuangxi trembled and advised: "Your Highness, when in Rome, do as the Romans do. The imperial chef who came with us, he..."
"Okay, stop talking." Xiao Qian'an interrupted. Whenever he thought of the tragic scene when the imperial chef died, he couldn't help but feel a chill all over his body. The bandit leader's knife was originally intended to chop his neck, but it was the imperial chef who saved him. How could he not know this?
"Eat first, and then prepare the writing brush and ink. I will personally write a letter back to the palace, asking the emperor to compensate the chef's family."
"Your Highness is kind and righteous." Shuangxi said as he handed the bamboo chopsticks to Xiao Qian'an.
Xiao Qian hesitated for a moment, but still took it. The imperial chef had prepared silver chopsticks and silver bowls for him when he came, but he didn't know where they went later.
He hadn't eaten properly for a whole day and night, and his stomach was choking with hunger, so he didn't care about anything else and just wanted to fill his stomach quickly.
night
Xiao Qian'an was lying in the tent. From time to time, patrolmen holding torches passed by outside. The light flickered, accompanied by the sound of the soldiers' orderly footsteps. Xiao Qian'an tossed and turned but couldn't fall asleep.
His mind was in a mess with thoughts about the future. He had to wait until He Chengfeng and his men recaptured the border town before he could return to the palace. During this time, he had to find a general who could protect him and win him over to his camp. Otherwise, if he was really killed one day, He Chengfeng would not only not avenge him, but would help the murderer cover up the truth!
Xiao Qian'an checked all the generals who had a say in the military camp in his mind, and found that except for Mu Heng, the others seemed to be He Chengfeng's men. Doesn't that mean that these people will not protect him? They may even side with the Fourth Prince in the future?
Mu Heng is not favored by the emperor, so he cannot be won over.
Alas! The Seventh Prince, who had lived smoothly for sixteen years, was now worried to the point that his hair was turning white. It seemed that he would have to stay in the military camp for a while. It was annoying!
The next day, the meeting was held in the big tent.
All the generals in the army gathered in the meeting tent. He Chengfeng sat in the first seat in the front, Xiao Qian'an sat at the bottom and to the left, and the other generals were seated in order of their official rank.
He Chengfeng said, "Yesterday, we received a report from a spy that the North Vietnamese army is gathering troops and food from the border town. This time, I'm afraid they will attack Yunzhou directly. According to the previous countermeasures, we must recapture the border town this time! General Ye, how is your training going?"
Ye Ze stood up and clasped his fists, saying: "Be ready to obey orders at any time!"
"Okay!" He Chengfeng slammed his hand heavily on the long table, with a strange light flashing in his sharp eyes. This time he must avenge his previous shame!
With the small victories in the previous battles, the morale of the soldiers was greatly boosted! They were also full of confidence in this siege plan!
Xiao Yunting is still as conceited as he was thirty years ago. He has not suffered enough! Alas, Mu Heng sighed secretly, and then reviewed his plan with them again.
If soldiers from the border town are transferred to attack Yunzhou, the defense of the border town will be weak. If the Yu army fights with all its might just to save Yunzhou, even if Yunzhou is saved in the end, the soldiers will inevitably suffer heavy casualties.
If they cannot defend it, the loss of Dayu city will be a small matter, but the morale will be damaged and they may no longer have the strength to fight the North Vietnam. It is possible that the North Vietnam will take advantage of the victory and attack the capital in one fell swoop.
So Yunzhou cannot be lost!
Instead of using all the troops to defend the city and stalemate with the enemy, it is better to change the course and take the initiative to attack! Two-thirds of the troops are used to "resist" Xiao Yunting's troops, in fact, they are trying to delay them, and the rest of the troops will take a detour to attack the border city!
The next step was to discuss the details of the battle. On the city defense side, Mu Heng was the commander-in-chief and led more than 100,000 soldiers to fight against Xiao Yunting, and 50,000 soldiers were stationed in Yunzhou.
On the other side, He Chengfeng was the main general, leading the remaining troops to attack the city by a detour!
Ye Ze nodded repeatedly after hearing this. If Mu Heng's side really couldn't hold out, and with the news that He Chengfeng was leading his troops to attack the city, Xiao Yunting would also become confused and lose interest in the battle. By then, he would be unable to cope with the situation and would surely lose the battle. What a good strategy!
Although the strategy is good, if you don’t have a good siege plan, you will die if you just rush forward with full of passion!
Mu Heng decided that Zhao Youliang, Shouhou and others would lead 10,000 soldiers to stay with him to resist Xiao Yunting's attack, while Ye Ze would lead 5,000 soldiers to follow He Chengfeng to the border town.
However, there is a reason why North Vietnam dared to transfer troops from border towns so unscrupulously. North Vietnam has newly developed a large crossbow, which is said to be able to fire dozens of arrows continuously.
Mu Heng couldn't help but frowned when he said this, "The crossbows of North Vietnam are very powerful. After so many years of improvement, they can't be underestimated..."
Ye Ze: "With the shield protection of the vanguard battalion, there will be absolutely no problem."
"Yes," Mu Heng nodded. However, it was the first time for Ye Ze's soldiers to fight, and it was such a difficult task. He was still a little worried, so he asked, "This battle cannot be lost. Is there any general with excellent Qinggong in the army? If there are archers or catapults to cover the general with excellent Qinggong to fly up to the city wall and destroy the enemy's crossbows, the siege will be twice as effective with half the effort!"
All the generals frowned and thought hard. They were capable of performing martial arts, but flying up to the city wall under a hail of arrows was too dangerous.
Ye Ze was eager to try after hearing this. Wasn't he training so hard for so many days just for this moment? He didn't expect that General Mu also had this idea, which coincided with his.
"My Qinggong is pretty good. I am willing to fly up to the city wall to destroy the crossbows and open the city gate for my Dayu army!"
The generals' eyes suddenly changed when they looked at Ye Ze. He was truly a newborn calf that was not afraid of a tiger!
Mu Heng had done this kind of thing before. After taking the city, Mu Heng was only left with one breath. You can imagine how difficult it was.
He Chengfeng thought for a moment and finally agreed. He remembered the competition between Ye Ze and the soldiers that day. Ye Ze's strength was needless to say. If he was also good at light work, who could say that he was not as good as Deputy General Mu back then?
What's more, the sooner they occupy the border town, the sooner Yunzhou will be safe.
All the generals had solemn expressions on their faces, except Xiao Qian'an, who didn't understand what they were talking about at all and yawned continuously as he sat in his seat.
After all, he was a military supervisor and was actually just here to join in the fun. As for fighting, he knew nothing about it and would not go to the battlefield with them. As long as they captured the border town, he would receive some credit and then return to the palace.
three days later
Xiao Yunting led more than 200,000 well-equipped soldiers and headed straight for Yunzhou, but was blocked by an army of more than 100,000 led by Mu Heng thirty miles away from the city. A war was about to break out!
On the other side, He Chengfeng, who had received the news in advance, had already led his troops to the outskirts of the border town.
When Chang Ji, the general who stayed in the city, heard the report from the spy, he panicked immediately. The Yu army had at least 70,000 to 80,000 soldiers coming to attack the city, but there were only 50,000 soldiers left in the border city!
However, the situation is urgent. Even if we send someone to pass a message to General Xiao at this time, it may be too late!
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