"Ji Shu, you are so despicable!"
Guan Yu's loud voice penetrated the silent battlefield and reached everyone's ears clearly, including Ji Shu and every Chu army soldier.
"hehe."
mean?
What kind of justice can we pursue in this absurd world? Who can give me justice?
In the end, the winner is the winner and the loser is the loser. No matter how upright a person is, no matter how kind and righteous he is, when he falls to the ground, his story ends.
People often laugh at scholars for being cowardly, but is this really the case? Even when the Han Dynasty was at its most mediocre and decadent, were there still few ministers who spoke frankly to the emperor and died generously? Countless scholars and ministers criticized tyranny, rebuked sycophants, and showed great righteousness. But they are all dead, leaving only some people who are greedy for life and afraid of death, and are flattering.
stupid! So stupid!
For some reason Ji Shu wanted to laugh, and he actually laughed out loud on the battlefield.
His shoulders were shaking, and his laughter was getting louder and louder, as if he was crazy.
"Hahaha!"
"I'm mean?"
Ji Shu turned around on his horse, looked at the soldiers behind him and opened his arms and said.
"Brothers, he called me despicable! He actually has the nerve to call us Chu people despicable!"
The soldiers tightened their swords and guns and stared at Ji Shu and their commander.
Such accusations make people angry, and rightfully so. For the Chu army who launched a war of revenge and reached this point, it was more like pouring oil on a blazing fire. The temperature could even reach Ji Shu through his sight.
When he turned back to look at Guan Yu, Ji Shu's arrogant smile had turned into anger. He drew his sword and pointed it at Guan Yu and shouted.
"Chu-Han Alliance, but you did not declare war and set up an ambush. Did you call Liu Bei despicable at that time?"
"Our army came to help you resist Cao Wei, but you allied with Cao Wei to surround and kill our army. Did you ever call Liu Bei despicable at that time?"
"The majestic king of our army never harmed the people at all, but you spread rumors everywhere that our army burned, killed, looted, and ruined the reputation of our army. Now it has caused the people to flee in panic, and you can't contain them, so you come here to scold them. Am I mean?"
"I'm despicable!"
Ji Shu yelled angrily and threw the sword in his hand.
The long sword spun quickly, flashing dazzlingly in the sun, and then stabbed hard into the grass a dozen steps in front of Ji Shu.
"you!"
Guan Yu pressed one hand on the wall, exposing the veins, and his face was as dark as ink, but he didn't know how to refute, because he didn't bother to use lies to cover up his purpose.
Jiang Qin stepped forward to pick up Ji Shu's sword as if there was no one around, and handed it back to Ji Shu.
Ji Shu put the sword into its sheath with a flick of his tongue and shouted towards the city.
"Guan Yu, wash your neck and wait."
After speaking, Ji Shu turned around and left. Jiang Qin beside him gave orders to the soldiers.
"Retract the troops! Set up camp."
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In the temporary camp of the Chu army, the soldiers were busy repairing the camp, and soon a prototype was formed.
At the beginning, only some people timidly came up to borrow food. Later, when they saw that nothing was going on, many people gradually dropped their guard and came over to queue up. Finally, they all took small bags of food and left with great gratitude.
Ji Shu quietly watched this scene in the handsome tent that had been set up. He knew that for these people, it was not just a false alarm and running back and forth for more than ten days.
Some of them will still encounter real robbers and lose their money, lives or other things; they will flee in a hurry and cannot take many valuable things with them. Even if the Chu army does not take them, it is hard to say whether they are still there when they return home. The crops in the fields have not been taken care of for half a month, and the harvest will probably be reduced a lot again.
And these are just because of a secret order from Ji Shu. Their life, death, rise and fall are really only tied to Ji Shu's thoughts. This is right, which makes some people obsessed and makes some people afraid.
Putting down the curtain, Ji Shu turned around and walked to his handsome seat to sit down.
"Gongyi, how's the investigation going?"
Jiang Qin took a step forward, clasped his fists respectfully and replied.
"Commander, according to statistics from spies, there are 20,000 defenders in Xiaopei City today. Counting the hidden troops and rotating troops, I estimate that the defenders of Xiaopei are probably between 35,000 and 40,000. between."
"wrong."
"wrong?"
As soon as Jiang Qin finished speaking, Ji Shu categorically denied Jiang Qin's inference. This puzzled Jiang Qin, and he quickly asked for advice.
"Please also ask the military advisor for instructions."
Ji Shu glanced at everyone. Except for Wei Yan, all of them had doubts in their eyes.
"Chang Wen, please tell me."
Wei Yan didn't hesitate at all, stood up and opened his mouth to answer.
"The last general has fought against Guan Yu. He is arrogant and has suffered defeat at the hands of military advisors. Not to mention 40,000 elite soldiers, even 20,000 will definitely come out of the city to meet our army. But he just The general thought that he was doing nothing to prevent our army from knowing his strength. From this, the general concluded that there are only 20,000 soldiers and horses in Xiaopei City!"
"Twenty thousand soldiers and horses?"
Hou Cheng exclaimed, and everyone couldn't help but feel a little suspicious.
Jiang Qin seemed to have a flash of lightning in his mind and said quickly.
"Xu Han's current total strength is between 65,000 and 70,000. If Xiaopei only left 20,000 troops to deal with the main force of our army, wouldn't Xu Han's strategy be to first annihilate the division headquarters of the second army? Then march straight into Jiangdong and force our army to return for reinforcements?"
Ji Shu nodded and was about to speak when suddenly a soldier shouted from outside the tent.
"Informing the military advisor, my lord has led an army of 30,000 people ten miles away. He has sent Lord Xiang Lang to invite the military advisor."
It came so quickly!
No, it should be said that Ji Shu made the vanguard move too slowly out of some consideration.
When they heard that Sun Ce's army had arrived, everyone couldn't help but look happy, and Jiang Qin continued the topic.
"Military advisor, since my lord's army has arrived, we should quickly attack with superior force to capture Xiaopei and destroy Liu Bei's plan."
Ji Shu stood up thoughtfully and said without directly answering Jiang Qin's words.
"Jiang Qin will go with me to see the lord first. During my absence, Wei Yan will be in charge of the affairs of the camp, with Su Fei and Hou Cheng assisting."
Everyone quickly answered with clasped fists.
"Take orders!"
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After leaving the camp, Ji Shu, Jiang Qin, and Xiang Lang slowly headed west with a group of soldiers.
Everyone was chatting while walking, and Xiang Lang said with a hint of admiration.
"The strategist has good tactics. The soldiers are ignorant. The strategist raised morale by just one word in front of the battle. When we fight in the future, the soldiers will fight bravely. The small city of Xiaopei will not be able to survive under the sharp edge of our army." It won’t last long.”
"??????Don't say such words again. Although they have little knowledge and cannot easily see through the pros and cons like you, they love Chu State more than anyone else."
Ji Shu was still walking forward without turning his eyes, but there was some dissatisfaction in his calm tone.
Xiang Lang paused for a moment, and the horse seemed to feel his mentality and slowed down, only to hear Xiang Lang speak softly.
"My subordinate made a mistake. I will be more cautious in my words and deeds in the future."
These words made Ji Shu stop. He turned around and looked into Xiang Lang's eyes and said frankly.
"Just say what you need to say, don't worry. Although you are not the first elders in Jiangdong, how can your eldest brother's mind be compared to that of Liu Biao? Hua Xin just worries too much. He plays both sides in everything and only seeks safety. He cannot truly serve Chu. The country contributes its efforts. Although your words may not be pleasing to the ears, they are better than Hua Xin."
After saying that, Ji Shu continued to drive his horse forward slowly.
Xiang Lang laughed, bowed his hands to Ji Shu gently.
"In this way, Xiang Lang will be offended more in the future."
After this exchange, the atmosphere along the way became a little more joyful, and before they knew it, they arrived at the place where Sun Ce's army was resting.
Under the guidance of Xiang Lang, Ji Shu walked up a hill and met Sun Ce.
Sun Ce sat on a big rock and looked down at the army at the foot of the mountain. When he saw Ji Shu, he smiled and patted the rock beside him and said.
"Zi Yuan, I heard that you just arrived at Xiaopei City. How do you feel? If you have any ideas, tell me."
Ji Shu got off his horse, sat next to Sun Ce and said.
"Xiaopei only has 20,000 defenders. The purpose is to delay time. Liu Bei is concentrating his forces to deal with his second brother."
Sun Ce laughed when he heard this.
"How can Gong Jin be so easy to deal with? Does Liu Bei really understand the gap between the navy? One warship of our army can match three of his warships, and ten warships can match a hundred of his warships. On the river, he can win Why are you fighting me?"
"What do you mean? Let's attack the city with all our strength tomorrow and capture Xiaopei?"
Ji Shu shook his head and sighed.
"How can it be that simple? Aren't the people who fled into the city manpower? At the moment of life and death, Guan Yu can recruit the fleeing people to defend the city. Since ancient times, the casualties of sieges have been twice as high as those of defenders. Although Xiaopei City Wall It’s not very tall, and the casualties won’t be that high, but if it’s really a forceful attack, it will be enough to cause serious damage to the main force of our army. It’s not worth it.”
"Actually, I had already formulated the battle plan when I was in Shouchun. Since he wants to waste time with us now, then we will waste time with them."
Doesn't this play into the enemy's hands?
Sun Ce was a little confused.
"You mean, besieged but not attacked?"
