On the high platform
The soldiers on guard also discovered that the rebels were paving the gap, and they immediately came to report it.
After Confucius learned about it, he immediately settled Luhou Song, and then summoned Sanhuan and Li Ran to discuss it.
Confucius said worriedly:
"I never thought that Gongshan Buxiu would do such a tragic thing! Before, Gongshan Buxiu had always crossed the chasm, so he never sent out chariots. But now... there is a mountain of corpses piled up in the chasm. And that Gongshan Buxiu actually wants to abandon human relations and wants to use the corpses of his soldiers to fill the ravine! Once the gully is filled, he can dispatch his chariots. I'm afraid...it will be difficult to resist under the high platform. !”
Hearing this, Ji Sunsi asked eagerly:
"Then...what should we do next?"
Kong Qiu looked at Li Ran again, but Li Ran shook his head:
"Don't let the water leak..."
Shusun Zhouqiu heard this and said anxiously:
"When the gap is filled, the enemy troops can come and go freely, and this high platform may be undefendable! If we can't resist the enemy, our lives will be at stake! Why can't we use water to attack the enemy?"
Li Ran sighed:
"The time has not come yet. Although we can hold off the enemy for a while, if we can't hit it with one attack later, we will have no backup plan! I'm afraid the high platform will still be unable to defend by then!"
Ji Sunsi said:
"Then... is this water diversion plan just a decoration? If so, I, the Ji family, spent so much manpower building canals to divert water, but what's the point?"
At this time, I only heard Fan Li say:
"The reinforcements will not be able to arrive at the city gate until noon tomorrow at least. And Gongshan Buxuan has now divided his troops to defend various places at the city gate. Even the reinforcements who come to Qufu to help will be difficult to enter the city for a while! Therefore, the water potential of this barrier At least we have to wait until noon tomorrow before we can release it! If we can't use this method to coordinate with the reinforcements inside and outside, I'm afraid the reinforcements won't be able to come in either!"
"So, please, my lords, please think twice! Don't cause chaos in haste."
Meng Sunhe Ji heard this, but he was still dissatisfied and said:
"This won't work, that won't work either! So what should we do in the current situation?"
Li Ran didn't say anything, but asked about Confucius first:
"What happened to the chariot losses?"
Confucius replied:
"There are only a few dozen left, and the war horses suffered heavy losses, and most of them can no longer be matched. Therefore, if you still want to count on the war chariots now, you will definitely not be able to do so."
Li Ran thought about it in his mind for a while:
"Secretly place the available chariots on both sides of the mountain! Follow the orders and attack their outer perimeter when they are unprepared!"
When Confucius heard this, he couldn't help but be a little startled. Obviously, he knew a little about military affairs, and he understood very well that if these chariots really charged like this, they would definitely go there and never return.
"My benefactor, although this method can temporarily disperse the enemy formation, I'm afraid it will have little effect. And...I'm afraid these remaining chariots will never come back..."
At this time, Li Ran nodded firmly and replied:
"Well, yes, now we have to have a life-and-death showdown with him. Now, only in this way, if we are close enough to Gongshan, we can still have some scruples when it comes to the decisive battle."
"It's just that this group of people needs a group of dead soldiers! I'm afraid it's really hard to find..."
Li Ran said and glanced sideways at Ji Sunsi.
When Ji Sunsi saw this, he couldn't help but be stunned, and then he understood:
"Sir, there is no need to say it...Sir, you must also know that my disciples of the Ji family have the habit of raising dead soldiers. And since I, Ji Sunsi, are determined to imitate the sages, at this time of critical life and death, how can I dare to abandon it for selfish reasons? male?"
"These dead warriors are the descendants of my Ji family!"
When Li Ran heard this, he involuntarily raised his thumb.
"Besides, on this high platform, everyone must be prepared to fight! Only come here, leaving a small number of soldiers to defend! The rest who can join the battle, regardless of high or low, must be assigned weapons! Young uncle, please go and replace Chu Dang later, and let Chu Dang go to the lower level to defend against the enemy!"
Fan Li bowed and only replied:
"promise!"
Later, Li Ran faced Sanhuan again and said:
"Three adults, you know that most of the private soldiers here are Sanhuan's. Originally, there were many dissatisfactions between the three Huan, but now the king and the three adults are on this high platform. If Gongshan Buhan attacks, not only Your Majesty’s life cannot be saved, and I am afraid that the lives of the three adults will also be lost!”
"It can be said that the three adults and your Majesty are now connected by the same fate. Therefore, I hope that the three adults can put aside their past grudges and must unite as one to defend the high platform to the death!"
After Sanhuan listened, Ji Sunsi was the first to express his position:
"Sir, please be at ease! When the stage is up, people will be there, but when the stage collapses, people will perish!"
The matter here was agreed upon, and the three emperors ordered each of their own private soldiers to be controlled by Confucius.
Li Ran, on the other hand, took advantage of the opportunity to go back to his daughter's room before the battle.
Before he could enter the door, he suddenly heard an argument between Gong Eryue and Gong Weishi in the room!
Li Ran was immediately puzzled by this and quickly entered the door. He saw that Gongwei and Wang Qi had both fastened their belts and were about to go out, but Gong Eryue stopped them inside the house.
When Li Ran saw this, he quickly asked Gong Eryue about the reason.
I just heard Gong Eryue sighing:
"Sir, you are back. Sir, please advise them two! They have a war coming soon, but they insist on making trouble and go down to help kill the enemy..."
After hearing this, Li Ran was very puzzled by this.
After all, everyone was afraid of going into battle to kill the enemy, so why did the two of them do the opposite?
"Sir, you two were injured last night. It's time to recuperate now, but why do you insist on going down to kill the enemy?"
Gongwei pursed his lips and said:
"Uncle, after thinking about it for a long time, since my brother and the others can't accept Qi'er, why not let the two of us achieve some military exploits together. Then no one will be able to point fingers at the two of us! There is no need for this anymore. And distressed!”
Li Ran was moved when he heard this.
Obviously, Gongwei was willing to go into battle to kill the enemy in order to clear Wang Qi's name. And Wang Qi has indeed achieved the point of never giving up.
Although they are both young, they have a deep affection for each other, which is rare in the world.
"My son, my uncle will find a way to deal with your affairs, but things on the battlefield are no child's play. You must not risk your life like this, you know?! What's more... if you make a mistake, what will your uncle do? Facing the late king’s spirit in heaven?!”
Unexpectedly, Gongwei and Wang Qi still looked at each other and smiled, holding hands together.
"My uncle's painstaking efforts are clear to Wei'er, but there are things a gentleman does and things he doesn't do! All of this is Wei'er's own decision. Although Wei'er is young, he is also the heir of the previous emperor, so how can it be Let others see the joke?"
Li Ran said:
But at this moment, Gong Yan's voice came from outside the door again:
"Uncle, Yan'er wants to see you!"
Gongwei and Wang Qi hurriedly let go of their hands, and Wang Qi lowered his head. Seeing that they were all ready, Li Ran said:
"Oh, it's Yan'er, come in!"
Gongyan pushed the door open and saw his younger brother Gongwei first, and then Wang Qi. At this time, Wang Qi was dressed in uniform, and his curvy body shape was immediately revealed.
Therefore, as long as you take a close look, you can immediately see some clues.
However, although Gongyan was a little shocked at this time, he did not say much. He only bowed and said:
"Yan'er has met my uncle!"
Li Ran also returned the favor:
"Young master, there is no need to be polite!"
Afterwards, Gong Yan looked Gong Wei and Wang Qi up and down, and then said:
"Uncle, Yan'er is here to take my brother away. There will be a big battle later, and Yan'er hopes Wei'er can stay with me!"
When Gongwei heard this, he rolled his eyes and immediately said:
"Brother, because... I want to be with my uncle..."
Gongyan was slightly startled.
"Huh? My uncle wants to accompany you, what are you going to do?"
Gongwei was speechless for a moment, but he still reacted on the spot:
"Brother, at least I have some martial arts skills! Today, orders have been sent from the high platform to everyone, everyone must allocate weapons to defeat the enemy! Since we are the heirs of the late emperor, this is the way it should be!"
When Gongyan heard this, he was speechless for a moment.
Indeed, this was the order given by Li Ran just now. Moreover, he also specifically emphasized that "no distinction is made between high and low". Therefore, there is really no fault in saying this.
Although Gongyan wanted to advise his younger brother not to do anything stupid.
But when this happened, he sighed helplessly and shook his head, turned around and said to Wang Qi:
"You have to protect the second young master, do you understand?! If the young master makes any mistake, I will definitely take it upon you!"
