"General?" Gao Bu thought to himself: "Now they call me general. I am a real general!" "
Yang Ying asked Shi Xiao directly: "General Shi, you are the most familiar with the battlefield. I don't know what you think about how to fight this battle."
Shi Xiao said solemnly: "Now the enemy is outnumbered and we are outnumbered, and since the last setback, the enemy will definitely defend the city, so it is almost impossible for us to defeat them face to face.
So we can only avoid its edge, confuse the public and the public, and create a situation where everything is in danger..."
Shi Xiao didn't finish what he said: even if his method succeeded, it would only undermine the enemy's confidence, making them afraid to fight at will, and still unable to force them back.
Regardless of Shi Xiao, Wu Shiwen or Yang Ying, they all know an important factor in this battle: time.
The enemy must be defeated before King Qin's reinforcements arrive, and this time may be short. I don't know how short it is, but it will definitely not be long.
Wu Shiwen asked: "Then how can we do this?"
Shi Xiao pointed to a place on the map and said, "There is only one way now, Hualiang County."
Everyone was looking at Hualiang County, and Shi Xiao continued to explain: "Hualiang is not a big place, but its terrain is steep. If you want to attack Qianjing from the east, as long as you capture this place, you can advance and retreat. Shou."
"Hualiang County?"
Yang Ying said thoughtfully: "From the map, Hualiang County is indeed like the throat leading to Qianjing, but to the east is Weicheng, and to the west there are counties like Lancang and other passes. , do we have to jump over these places and attack Hualiang directly?"
"If you want to win, this is the only way."
Shi Xiao said solemnly: "Once Hualiang is captured, King Qin's army will be divided from east to west. The morale of the enemy will be in chaos on the one hand, and the enemy troops between Hualiang and Qianjing will be blocked on both sides." It will fall into a situation of closing the door and beating the dogs, so that the 80,000 defenders of the capital will not have to be trapped in Qianjing for at least a few days, but can rush out of the capital and eat them.
In this way, we can form a situation of approaching Weicheng. For the sake of safety, His Highness King Qin may evacuate Weicheng, so that we will have room for maneuver. "
"Room for change?"
Wu Shiwen said coldly: "How big is the room for change? According to my understanding of the King of Qin, even if Hualiang is captured by our army, the King of Qin will only gather troops in Weicheng to make the next step and will never withdraw."
Gao Bu wondered loudly: "Then why don't we just capture Weicheng?"
All three of them rolled their eyes at Gao Bu.
Shi Xiao explained: "Weicheng is very strong. With less than 4,000 of our men, we cannot attack Weicheng at all."
Yang Ying pondered: "So even if we capture Hualiang, it will only alleviate the crisis of the situation, but it will not be able to reverse the situation of the war at all."
"At least we can hold on until the reinforcements from King Qin of the World arrive, if..."
Shi Xiao didn't say anything, and Gao Bu asked directly: "What if?"
Yang Yingdao: "If King Qin's reinforcements arrive first, then we will be in danger. If the war goes against us, we will have to evacuate Qianjing..."
Evacuating Qianjing almost meant failure for Li Qiyuan, who was not famous enough.
On the contrary, if Li Chengba was unfavorable in the war and had to withdraw from Weicheng, as well as his reputation, he could start fighting again.
But Shi Xiao and Wu Shiwen didn't know that the Daqian Jade Seal and the military talisman had fallen into the hands of the King of Qin. With these two things, Li Chengba could completely proclaim himself emperor outside Qianjing.
"General." Wu Shiwen suddenly said: "I am not good at marching and fighting, but I, Wu Shiwen, still have a certain reputation in the world. I am willing to go to Yongxi area to appease the people of Yongxi area. I dare not say that they will all surrender to the imperial court. , but I can at least prevent the local troops from supporting King Qin within ten days."
Yongxi area?
Yang Ying looked at the map. Yongxi is a large and vast land northeast of Qianjing. If the King of Qin summons the world's army to besiege Qianjing, the Yongxi area will be the first to arrive.
"Mr. Wu, this profession is no small matter. Do you really have such confidence?"
"I have!"
Wu Shiwen said categorically. In fact, he was not worried that Yang Ying would not agree with his suggestion. What he was really worried about was that Yang Ying did not believe him, because once he left Qianjing, he would be like a wild horse running wild. He went to Yongxi Whether he returns to King Qin's command or not, it is his freedom.
And he, Wu Shiwen, was just a man who had just surrendered.
"Okay! I will immediately ask the emperor for permission to let you go to Yongxi."
Wu Shiwen and Shi Xiao were both moved: Yang Ying really believed it.
"Consort...Consort Yang Ying..."
While several people were discussing, they suddenly heard a voice that was neither male nor female coming from outside.
"Who is making a noise outside?"
Not long after, a soldier rushed in and said, "To report to the general, a eunuch broke in and said he wanted to see the general."
"Eunuch?"
Yang Ying panicked: Could it be that something happened to the palace, Li Qiyuan and Princess Linyang?
Outside the military camp.
Yang Ying asked the eunuch: "Why do you want to see me?"
"Slave Gao Diao Si, please see the Prince Consort."
"No need to salute, just talk directly."
"Princess Linyang and the emperor's grandson, oh no, it's the emperor. Tell the prince-in-law to return to the palace as soon as possible. They... they..."
Gao Diao Si almost cried as he spoke. Although Yang Ying knew that he was a eunuch and it was normal for him not to be manly, she still felt disgusted when he saw him crying, so she asked angrily: "What happened?"
"Lord Huangfu has entered the palace with his ministers. They said they can't defeat King Qin... Oh no, the rebel king Li Chengba wants to evacuate Qianjing. The emperor and the princess are unwilling and have been hiding away, but Lord Huangfu has been forcing him to see the emperor. And the princess, the emperor and the princess then asked the slave to come to the prince consort."
"What?"
Yang Ying had thought that those old ministers would find ways to bully Li Qiyuan and Princess Linyang, but he did not expect that Huangfuyu, a confidant of Joan of Arc, was among them, and even wanted to escape from Qianjing.
Would Huangfu Yu not understand what it meant to escape from Qianjing?
No! Of course he knew, but once he surrendered, even if the King of Qin would not reuse him, he would still be able to enjoy glory and wealth, but it would be different if he and Li Qiyuan fought against the King of Qin.
Or there is another possibility that Huangfuyu simply has no confidence in defeating Li Chengba. After all, Li Chengba's reputation is too great.
"Shi Xiao, you prepare your army here for war. I'll be back as soon as I go."
Yang Yinggang took two steps and turned to look at Wu Shiwen: "Mr. Wu, come with me."
"We must suppress, or at least appease, Huangfu Yu. He is now the leader of the officials in Qianjing. We must rely on him to suppress and stabilize the officials. If even he runs away, then it will really It’s all over.”
