When Li Ran finished speaking, there was a sudden silence in the Chu camp.
What surprised Li Ran was that, facing his naked humiliation, Wang Ziwei not only did not get angry, but instead seemed very calm, and even seemed to be seriously thinking about what Li Ran said.
This gave Li Ran a very bad feeling.
as expected.
After a moment, the prince sneered suddenly and glanced back and forth at Li Ran. And, he just said calmly:
"Haha, you really have a sharp tongue. Is Ziming trying to persuade me to let Shusun Bao go?"
"Exactly."
"There has always been a grudge between the Lu and Ju states, so it is not surprising that they attack each other. If Ling Yin captures Dr. Shusun and takes him back to the Chu state at this time, I am afraid it will be difficult to convince the public."
Li Ran was now unable to argue, so he could only reluctantly answer.
Unexpectedly, Wang Ziwei only waved his hand, indicating that Li Ran did not need to continue talking. Uncharacteristically, he stared at Li Ran nonchalantly.
"Now our country, Chu, is the leader of the world. Naturally, our country, Chu, should investigate the matter between Lu and Ju before making a final decision. Now, it is not your turn to make irresponsible remarks here as a Zheng man." .”
"Li Ran, Li Ran, I do value your talents, but you don't have to push yourself too far!"
The prince looked at Li Ran with waning interest, with a hint of enlightened arrogance in his eyebrows and eyes, as if he had the attitude of a superior, which he displayed vividly.
The capture of Shusun Bao was the first major event accomplished by Prince Wei in exercising his authority as leader of the alliance.
If you just let it go, wouldn't that mean you're slapping yourself in the face?
Especially when compared with the previous performance of the Marquis of Jin in Pingqiu, this would be too embarrassing!
Therefore, when he faced Li Ran's remonstrance again, his current reaction was completely different from his "I'm happy to hear it" attitude before the alliance meeting.
In order to become the leader of the world, he can listen to some advice from Li Ran.
But after becoming the leader of the alliance, any issue related to the face of his alliance leader will definitely not be discussed!
Faced with such a tough attitude from Wang Ziwei, Li Ran had no idea at all.
Since it's too soft, all we can do is...
Li Ran sadly withdrew from the Chu camp, and with Sun Wu's entourage, he first returned to Zheng's camp.
Along the way, Sun Wu saw that Li Ran was always worried, so he asked:
"Sir, are you thinking about how to rescue Dr. Shusun?"
Li Ran turned his eyes, looked around for a week, then nodded and replied:
"Well, Dr. Shusun must not be taken back to Chu State by them!"
"Chang Qing, do you have any ideas?"
When Sun Wu heard the sound, he immediately got closer to him and whispered:
"Wu thinks that if we really want to rescue Dr. Shusun, we might as well... attack the Chu camp at night and force the prince to surround and release the people! Or on their way back to the Chu Kingdom... directly kidnap Dr. Shusun!"
"This time the Chu Kingdom came to Guodi, after all, it only brought a mere two thousand soldiers. We now have hundreds of elite men. If we are surprised, it is more than enough to kidnap one person!"
The numerical disadvantage can be made up for by surprise, which is one of Sun Wu's greatest tricks in future military use.
Li Ran heard the sound and nodded slightly.
"It's just that this plan is a little rough..."
"In this way, Chang Qing, you can lead two hundred elite men tonight, all dressed in black night clothes and with their heads wrapped in cloth, rush into the Chu camp and set fire to it, pretending to attack the prince and surround the camp. You only need to draw out most of the Chu people to chase, and then you can retreat immediately. .”
"Remember, you must escape intact and don't let the Chu people get any leverage!"
After all, Li Ran is now a traveler of Zheng State. Once the prince finds out that this matter was done by Zheng people, the consequences will be disastrous.
On the other hand, nothing must happen to Sun Wu, otherwise how could Li Ran shoulder this historical responsibility?
"Could it be...could it be that Sir is planning to rob the prisoner himself?"
Sun Wu reacted very quickly and immediately thought of Li Ran's overall plan.
The so-called attack in the east and west is that Sun Wu first pretended to attack the camp where the prince was besieging, and then Li Ran took the opportunity to attack the place where his uncle Sun Bao was imprisoned, making it difficult for the prince to look at each other.
"No need to worry, Mr. Chang. As long as you can control him well, then my brother can rest easy!"
"On the contrary, you, although Wang Ziwei is not good at using soldiers, the ancestors of Wu Ju around him have always been in the army and are masters in using soldiers."
"Don't underestimate these thousands of guards of the Chu Kingdom. Since these people can accompany the Chu Kingdom Ling Yin deep into the hinterland of the Central Plains, if there is no complete protection, Wang Ziwei will definitely not be so safe."
Therefore, facing such a powerful enemy, one must be able to be foolproof and not reveal any flaws. One can imagine how difficult it is.
Immediately, the two of them climbed onto an earth platform and took a look at the terrain of Chu Camp.
Chu camp is located to the south of Huimengtai, surrounded by mountains, and its exit is facing Huimengtai. Li Ran went in and out of the Chu camp twice, and he already had an understanding of the internal garrison situation.
According to his guess, Shu Sunbao was most likely imprisoned next to the prince's camp.
"If the enemy attacks from the entrance of the camp, the prince will attack from the east side. At that time, I will lead the troops to attack from the west, cut off the Chu camp soldiers' support to the main gate of the camp, and wait for an opportunity to rescue Dr. Shusun."
"The resistance you encounter at the main entrance will not be small, so once you succeed, you must evacuate in time! I will go to Zhao Wu to discuss it now, and I also ask the Jin State to help secretly."
The east side of the Chu camp is the official road back to Chu State. If Wang Ziwei wants to break out of the encirclement, he must choose the east side.
But if the prince cannot retreat and chooses to fight Sun Wu, then these people under Sun Wu are obviously no match for the elites of Chu, so Jin's support is also very important.
How could Sun Wu not know what Li Ran meant? So, he immediately nodded in agreement.
Li Ran came to Jinying again. When Zhao Wu learned of Li Ran's intention, he was obviously stunned for a moment.
"Are you really going to do this?!"
"What does the Chinese military think is wrong with this move?"
Li Ran did not answer "yes" or "no", but chose to ask a rhetorical question.
I saw Zhao Wu turning his back. After thinking carefully, he shook his head very calmly and replied:
"It's... not inappropriate."
"It's just that this move is a bit too radical. If it were me, I probably wouldn't dare to do it."
After the words fell, Zhao Wu's eyes showed a trace of expectation.
"The Kingdom of Chu is booming, and now it is the leader of the alliance. The ministers of all countries here are afraid of causing trouble, so they are afraid to avoid it. But you are willing to put yourself in danger? This courage really makes me ashamed... "
Among the younger generation, Zhao Wu has never seen anyone who can compare with Li Ran. Even among the older generation, there are only a handful of people who can compare with Li Ran.
What Zhao Wu praised was Li Ran's courage and courage, resourcefulness and decisiveness.
It's a pity that such a good seedling could not be used by the Jin Kingdom.
"The Chinese army is full of praise."
"Doctor Shusun had the kindness to meet Ran, but now he is in danger, how can he just sit back and ignore it?"
"This time I only request that the Chinese army can send people to cover it so that the troops can escape smoothly."
Sun Wu led his army to pretend to attack the main gate, and after setting fire to it, they were bound to be heavily pursued by the Chu people. It was obviously difficult for Li Ran's troops to support it.
If the Jin State can help, for any reason, it may be able to help Li Ran relieve a lot of pressure.
As long as the Jin State can intervene in this matter secretly, when the Chu people find out, they will not dare to confront the Jin State under the eyes of the Jin State.
"good!"
"Haha, you are such a good person, Li Ziming! But you have planned everything for our Jin country?"
When Li Ran made the matter clear, even Zhao Wu couldn't help but give Li Ran a thumbs up.
However, what Li Ran said was actually at the tactical level. He seemed to have completely acquiesced that Jin State would definitely help.
However, in fact, Jin State really has to help with this favor. Although Li Ran didn't say anything, Zhao Wu knew it well.
What's the reason? In fact, it’s a very simple reason: How dare you, the State of Chu, take someone from our State of Jin, and the person you take away is our surnamed Ji! Did your Chu State ever take our Jin State seriously?
And the Jin State is not very able to openly help the Lu State. After all, it is the leader of the alliance who has given up the position to himself. Secondly, the Jin State did the same thing at the Pingqiu meeting.
Therefore, they were originally in a dilemma. But now, Li Ran of Zheng State can actually take the initiative. This is definitely the best thing for Jin State.
It was obvious that Li Ran had clearly calculated all these relationships from the beginning. Otherwise, how could he dare to come to Jin camp to ask for help?
And the reason why he didn't tell the truth was that it was completely unnecessary. Secondly, it also left enough dignity for the State of Jin.
That's why Zhao Wu said, "Think clearly about the whole state of Jin."
Moreover, this plan was a piece of cake for the Jin State. After all, Li Ran had already taken care of this most thrilling job. Jin Guo only helped him from the side and supported him to build up his momentum. What's wrong with this?
"Then thank you so much, Lord Zhongjun. Your kindness and kindness will certainly be unforgettable!"
