Ling Ning led the army to Yingzui Stream, but he did not attack directly, but waited for the five troops sent to return.
Three days later, all five armies returned.
Ling Ning then ordered to build momentum, and it seemed that he would start attacking Yingzui Stream tomorrow.
Zheng Yichuan thought so too, so he checked the entire defense line and at the same time boosted morale and prepared for tomorrow's battle.
But it can be clearly seen that the Suizhou Army is in a depressed mood.
The reason for the downturn was simple. Naturally, Zheng Yichuan blocked the people from the five counties and refused to let them in. Finally, he had no choice but to let them in. He also had to examine them, treating the people as prisoners.
These common people were all relatives and friends of the soldiers. Zheng Yichuan's behavior chilled them and they felt that there was no future in following such a foreign commander.
While Zheng Yichuan was patrolling, Duanmu Shuang was observing in the dark, looking for opportunities to assassinate Zheng Yichuan.
But Zheng Yichuan is alert and cautious, and is surrounded by close guards, making it difficult to assassinate him.
So Duanmu Shuang could only give up.
Then, he called several generals to win over and made a plan. Then Duanmu Shuang took advantage of the moonlight to quietly leave Yingzui Stream and return to the Beiyou Army camp.
"Lord, my subordinate is back." Duanmu Shuang entered the Chinese army's tent and immediately paid homage to Ling Ning.
Ling Ning was chatting with Jia Huaiying. When he saw Duan Mu Shuang coming back, he immediately got up and walked down the hall. He helped Duan Mu Shuang up and said sincerely, "Thank you for letting me risk my life this time."
"It is an honor for me to serve my lord. I have reported back to my lord that the arrangements have been made for Yingzui Stream. I have recruited three captains and one captain. These four people have one hundred and sixty-seven confidants, and we have agreed At dawn tomorrow, open the city gate..." Duanmu Shuang said in detail.
Ling Ning couldn't help but admire: "Sir, one person can be like an army of ten thousand people!"
"Yes, my lord, Mr. Duanmu is the biggest contributor to winning Yingzui Stream this time!" Jia Huaiying also praised.
If we attack Yingzui Stream by force, the casualties will be too high.
The terrain of Yingzui Stream was too complex, putting Ling Ning's side at a complete disadvantage. As long as Duanmu Shuang's plan succeeds, it can reduce the casualties of tens of thousands of people. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the biggest contributor to this battle.
However, Duanmu Shuang would not be greedy for credit and said with a smile: "All of this is due to my lord's wise leadership and Mr. Jia's strategizing. My subordinates just acted according to the plan. It could have been done by anyone else. But lord, right now still have a question."
"Say it!" Ling Ning pulled Duanmu Shuang to sit down, and then asked.
Duanmu Shuangzheng said:
"Although the people recruited by my subordinates can open the city gate, time is very tight. Our army must control the city gate in a very short period of time. If the city gate is closed again, the success will be in vain."
"So the most difficult part right now is how to control the city gate."
"The terrain of Yingzui Stream is complex, and the army cannot press the border on a large scale. Zheng Yichuan has set up sentries one after another. Once our troops are dispatched, the enemy will be aware of it immediately."
"So how to kill them quietly is the most difficult problem right now."
As soon as these words came out, Jia Huaiying nodded in agreement, but he looked at Ling Ning.
The problem Duanmu Shuang mentioned is indeed a big problem. Opening the city gate is not a big deal. The key issue is to keep the city gate open and lead the army to rush in. That will be considered victory.
If you just leave the city gate open for a few minutes, and when you lead your army to attack, and the city gate is closed again, you will only be exposed to the enemy's arrow rain, which is meaningless.
This big problem is a head-scratching difficulty for others, but for Ling Ning, it is nothing. Don't forget, Ling Ning can control beasts.
This is why Jia Huaiying looked at Ling Ning.
Ling Ning did not hide her clumsiness and immediately said with a smile: "Leave this matter to me! In fact, I also have a plan in mind!"
"I dare you to ask your master what good plan he has in mind?" Duanmu Shuang asked curiously.
Jia Huaiying also looked curious.
Ling Ning pointed to the candlestick on the table.
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Yin Shi.
The world is like chaos, and the dawn has not yet broken.
Ling Ning took Xu Chu and a hundred descending warriors, quietly entered Yingzui Stream and climbed a mountain peak.
Standing on the mountain and looking down, you can have a panoramic view of the Suizhou army and their fortifications.
The reason why Yingzui Stream is called Yingzui Stream is that when you stand on the mountain peak, you will know the meaning of the name.
From top to bottom, the entire terrain is shaped like an eagle's beak, with steep peaks on both sides, hence the name Yingzui Stream.
Shanjian refers to the water ditch in the mountains.
The official road was built on the original ditch.
The water is invisible and the ditches are winding, so the official roads built are also long and winding.
Zheng Yichuan built fortification defenses at the Eagle's Beak of Yingzui Stream, which is the narrowest place, taking advantage of the terrain advantages of Yingzui Stream.
Ling Ning's army had to pass through a narrow and winding official road more than a mile long before they could reach the Suizhou Army's fortification defenses, and then attack from a low position. You can imagine how difficult the attack was.
Even if the officers and soldiers of the Suizhou Army were in a low morale and had little trust in Zheng Yichuan, they would have suffered huge casualties if they tried to capture Yingzui Stream by force.
The way to achieve the least casualties and the fastest speed is to cooperate internally and externally to capture the Eagle Beak Stream in one fell swoop.
Duanmu Shuang has already taken care of Li Ying, and now it's Ling Ning's turn to perform.
Thinking of this, Ling Ning waved her hand.
Six large iron barrels appeared out of thin air, each containing 50KG of gasoline, which was the reward drawn from the treasure chest.
Subsequently,
Ling Ning waved his big hand again.
Densely crowded magpies, geese, sparrows, and crows appeared in the sky, as many as four to five thousand.
They were hovering in the sky with Ling Ning as the center.
The next moment, following Ling Ning's order, these birds jumped into the gasoline barrel one after another, letting the gasoline cover their entire body and feathers.
At the same time, the advent warrior took out a small water bag and filled it with gasoline.
After all the birds have been soaked in gasoline and the small water bags have been filled with gasoline, the eastern sky has become slightly brighter, and soon the sun's rays will tear through the darkness and shine out from the horizon.
Seeing that the time for internal and external integration was about to arrive, Ling Ning no longer wasted time and whispered to the birds in front of her: "Go!"
The sound fell, and the smaller birds took the lead in flying. Larger birds, such as geese and swans, grab the water bag with their claws and then fly up.
These birds cannot understand human speech, but due to systematic reasons, they have a natural affinity for Ling Ning and can do some simple things according to Ling Ning's wishes.
For example, now, Ling Ning ordered the birds not to fly away, but to gather together and fly to the Suizhou camp.
Thousands of birds gathered together like a huge black cloud.
Suizhou soldiers immediately discovered this strange black cloud, and they all raised their heads and looked around, curious.
When the black cloud where the birds gathered descended, the Suizhou Army officers finally saw clearly the true identity of the black cloud, which turned out to be individual birds.
Moreover, it is not a kind of bird, there are small sparrows, larger crows, and even larger geese.
How can birds of different species mix together?
At this moment,
The bird flaps its wings and shakes off the gasoline. The geese and swans released their paws, and small water bags filled with gasoline fell from the sky and sprinkled onto the camp below.
Some gasoline fell on the faces of the Suizhou army officers. They thought it was bird droppings, but it felt like liquid and exuded a special smell that they had never smelled before.
"What is this?"
Everyone was curious and couldn't help but ask questions.
