Su Qi'an chuckled, "You're not bad either."
"Sir, it was really dangerous just now. If Zheng Liang didn't do this, I'm afraid we would have ended up here."
Even Tong Zhan, a fierce general who fought on the battlefield, was frightened for a while when he recalled the scene he had just played with Su Qi'an. Fortunately, he deceived Zheng Liang in the end.
Su Qi'an shook his head and said, "In the final analysis, it's just that the identities of the enemy and us are not equal. At best, I can only raise people, and he is from a famous family. It's not worthwhile to risk his life here."
"It's the same thing again. No matter you fight with anyone, it's not just about how strong you are and how deep your background is. The key is the psychological game between the two parties. Zheng Liang is smart, not stupid. This He can’t afford to do anything that’s not profitable.”
"Sir, you are really tall, I admire you." Tong Zhan showed admiration on his face.
He has followed Xie Cang for many years and has seen many scenes. Today, this kind of psychological game was brought to full play by Su Qi'an.
Any sign of cowardice would immediately lead to disaster. Su Qi'an's performance today made a warrior like Tong Zhan admire him.
Tong Zhan opened the envelope in his hand and took a quick glance. His expression changed drastically, as if he had seen something bad happen.
He quickly handed the letter to Su Qi'an. Su Qi'an looked at it for a while, and her face looked okay, but a little solemn.
The letter stated that according to absolutely reliable information, Kushu would send troops to cut off the water source of Zhenjun City in order to trap the troops in the city.
If this information is true, it would be very dangerous. Zhenjun City is located in a remote location. Ningzhou is sparsely populated and suffers from drought all year round.
The water source can be said to be the life of the army in the city. Once it is cut off, there will be chaos in Zhenjun City within a few days. Taking this opportunity to capture it in one fell swoop is not a problem.
Although he was shocked, Tong Zhan was a military commander who had been fighting for many years. He quickly adjusted his emotions and asked quickly.
"Sir, could this information be false? The water source of Zhenjun City has always been secret. How could Ku Shu know the specific location? Could it be that Zheng Liang deliberately deceived us for the sake of his own life?"
Su Qian thought for a while, shook his head, and said, "Zheng Liang will not use his life for fun. This information is probably true."
"Ah, if it's true, why didn't he report that Zhenjun City was really captured? Where could he go?" Tong Zhan looked puzzled.
"If I'm not wrong, his original purpose was not to receive reinforcements, but to do it deliberately. He brought the army to a military city and waited to see what happened."
"If Zhenjun City is captured, he will definitely be attacked immediately. He can take advantage of the enemy's invasion and retreat calmly. Even if he is accused by the court, he can use Zhao Ang to take the blame."
"Any way you want to say it, just say that when the enemy attacked, they resisted desperately and were outnumbered. Zhao Ang was killed as a result, and they had no choice but to retreat."
"If Zhenjun City resists, he can also go out to support the city. No matter what, he can maximize his profits. When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman will benefit. This is the truth."
"This Zheng Liang deserves to die! As a wealthy and distinguished family, he is supposed to share the worries of the court. I didn't expect him to be more hateful than those young masters. I just said that I shouldn't let him go! What a scum."
Tong Zhan was so angry that he cursed loudly.
Su Qi'an also understood this very well, but even if he had to do it over again, he would not be able to keep Zheng Liang.
After all, the situation just now was too urgent, and Su Qian didn't expect to meet Zheng Liang here.
Fortunately, his mind was quick, and with a burst of tricks and Tong Zhan's coordination, Zheng Liang was confused.
In addition, Su Qi'an just grabbed the arrow with his bare hands, which frightened the dozen or so confidants behind him. After all this, Su Qi'an was proud to be able to escape safely, and reached a deal with Zheng Liang.
After all, both sides did not have many troops this time, and Su Qi'an did not want this to lead to internal fighting between the two sides. Even if one side won, the loss would still be the Great Liang army.
Being able to stop temporarily and let both parties leave calmly is the best outcome.
If you want to win over the opponent, no one can do it based on their current strength.
"Sir, what should we do about this?" Tong Zhan asked.
"Let's leave here first and discuss it later."
Tong Zhan nodded. This was really not the place for a conversation. He could only retreat first and wait until he got out before making a decision.
Su Qi'an and Tong Zhan turned their horses and left quickly. Only Zhao Ang, the confused man, was left in this chasm.
Looking back at Zheng Liang, after making sure that he was really out of Su Qi'an's sight, Zheng Liang's horse riding speed was obviously much slower.
His calm expression changed somewhat, his eyes were still sinister, but there was sweat on his forehead.
Su Qian's grabbing of arrows with his bare hands just now really scared him.
Being able to achieve this level is enough to show how strong Su Qian's force is.
If Su Qi'an was just a reckless man who didn't understand anything, Zheng Liang wouldn't care at all.
But this Su Qi'an was a man of both civil and military skills. For such a person, Zheng Liang would do anything to win over him.
Unfortunately, Su Qi'an had already caught him killing Zhao Ang, so it was naturally impossible for him to keep him. Only by killing him could Zheng Liang rest assured.
But killing him is still a bit inappropriate at the moment. We can only wait until we find opportunities in the future and slowly eliminate it.
"Master Marquis, do you think this person named Su will leak this matter? Have we missed the best opportunity to kill him?"
At this time, a confidant behind him said worriedly.
Zheng Liang turned his eyes, thought for a while, shook his head and said, "Even if Su Qi'an tells this matter and there is no proof in the end, who can believe him?"
"And if he really does this, don't worry, he will die faster. He is a smart man, and he knows better than anyone how to speak."
"In that case, Lord Marquis, why don't we intercept and kill him midway? He is dead. A dead person is the most comforting thing, isn't it?"
Zheng Liang rolled his eyes at these confidants and said coldly, "Kill him? You have just seen that, no matter how strong he is, it depends on you. If anyone thinks he has the ability to kill him, I will directly promise to reward him with a thousand silver coins." two."
"Is it you or him? And then again, don't blame me for not reminding you that this Su Qian is not as easy to kill as you think. Who knows if he has any hidden cards."
"This matter ends here. Remember that we are out of the natural chasm and everything will be carried out according to our original plan."
"Is it because the subordinate is stupid, or because the Marquis is so powerful, the subordinate has learned a lesson."
The confidants behind him nodded repeatedly and glanced behind them. Recalling Su Qi'an's behavior just now, a palpitation arose in their hearts.
If possible, they really don't want to run into that guy again in the future.
…
As soon as Su Qi'an and Tong Zhan left the natural chasm, Lieutenant Xu rushed over from a distance without stopping.
Seeing that there were no injuries on the two of them, I finally let go of my worries.
He opened his mouth and said, "The investigation by Sir and Captain Tong really worries my subordinates. Fortunately, Sir, I am safe. Now I will wait for Sir's order. The whole army will be ready at any time to pass through the natural chasm immediately."
Su Qi'an shook his head and said, "Xu Xiaowei, the matter of passing the natural moat has changed. There is currently something more important than passing the natural moat. I have no intention of hiding it from you. I hope you can think about it."
Soon Su Qi'an informed several captains and colonels in the army of the intelligence information one by one.
Of course, in addition to concealing the meeting with Zheng Liang, Zhao Ang and others, it was simply changed to inside information.
After all, this matter is of great importance. If Zheng Liang's murder of Zhao Ang is revealed, it will be difficult for these junior officers and soldiers to survive.
The famous families that have existed in the Great Liang Dynasty for hundreds of years have this ability.
Involving them was something Su Qian didn't want to see.
Therefore, changing to an internal line is the best arrangement.
Listening to Su Qi'an's words, the dozen captains and captains in front of them were silent at first. They knew the seriousness of this matter, but at this time, it was Lao Xu who spoke.
"Huh, sir, you can tell us such important information because of your trust in us. Lao Xu, I still say the same thing, go there to fight, not to fight. Everything will be subject to Mr. Su's arrangements."
"That's right, what Lao Xu said is right. If Zhenjun City is lost, we can still go there. There is no place to fight. Let's have a good fight with these bastards from Da Rong and let them see Look, how powerful our Great Liang soldiers are."
"That's right, everything is according to Mr.'s arrangement and fight with them!"
"..."
After a while, more than a dozen low-level officers were all excited by Lao Xu, and they wished they could fight directly with Da Rong's army with real swords and guns.
This kind of morale was what Su Qi'an wanted to see, but Su Qi'an would not be so stupid as to use such a small force to defeat Da Rong's army.
Didn't Kuk Shu want to cut off the water source of Zhenjun City, so he burned the food and fodder of Kuk Shu's 150,000 army.
Kushu led an army of 150,000 people all the way south, and established three food and fodder points for this purpose.
Two are mobile and one is fixed. Su Qi'an's goal is the fixed point granary in the rear, also called the main granary.
This is very risky. Generally, a large granary like this is located in the rear. In order to ensure absolute safety, there are layers of soldiers patrolling back and forth along the way.
It can be said that this general granary is just a big iron barrel. Without 70,000 to 80,000 people, it is impossible to capture it. Even if it were captured, the losses would be heavy.
This is why Cook Shu is not worried and does not hide the location of his main granary.
Who would have enough to eat and attack his general granary? This is the same as the Cook's attack on Zhenyuan City.
Kushu didn't have much interest in Zhenyuan City at all, he just wanted to make an attack in the east and west and confuse Fan Wenzhong.
Taking over the opponent's general granary with heavy losses can only mean that the opponent has something wrong with his brain.
When Su Qi'an revealed his plan, not only the dozen or so low-level officers in front of him were stunned, but even Tong Zhan was shocked.
No wonder Su Qi'an had such a solemn expression when talking to them just now. It turns out that the seriousness Su Qi'an mentioned was not that the Cook technique cut off the water source, but this.
No wonder people say that Su Qi'an has great talents. How can they keep up with the thinking problems in his brain? To be called a gentleman, he is really not an ordinary person.
