"This..." Xiao Yuan rolled his eyes. His worries were related to the military. Although Cui Ji had crossed the river, who knew what his intentions were.
Therefore, he said: "Our army occupies the north of the Yangtze River and marches to the Yangtze River. As soon as the warships are built, we can send our troops south and unify the south of the Yangtze River."
"Haha." Cui Ji heard this, raised his head and smiled, and said: "The King of Qin may regard Xiangyang as nothing. If my prediction is correct, even if the warship is built, your army may not dare to go south easily now."
As he spoke, he added: "The navy of the Wu army is the best in the world. If your highness abandons Xiangyang, you are betting that you can win this battle on the Yangtze River. But if you lose and retreat, the Xiangyang defenders will block the land route." "The Qin State's 500,000-strong army will die without a burial place, so I don't think Your Highness will dare to gamble."
Hearing what he said, Xiao Yuan first squinted his eyes, a light flashed in his eyes, and then laughed dryly and said: "Haha, to be honest sir, Xiangyang is indeed a serious problem for me. If you have any good ideas, please give me your advice. "
"They all say that the King of Qin is treacherous, and it seems to be true, haha." Cui Ji laughed again. After the laughter, he waved his hands and said: "I don't dare to tell you, but in my opinion, if you want to take Xiangyang, you must attack it by force. The only solution is to cut off its food and grass!"
Xiao Yuan's heart moved: "But Hanzhou is holding on to the city and the Chu army has hoarded food and supplies in the city. How can we cut off the attack?"
"What if His Highness knows the location of their granary? Then he can send an elite army to raid?" Cui Jidao.
"What!?" When Xiao Yuan heard this, his eyes widened immediately. If this could be done, Xiangyang would be self-defeating if the food and grass were cut off!
Seemingly satisfied with King Qin's reaction, Cui Ji stroked his well-groomed beard on his chin, and the old god said: "As the saying goes, good birds choose trees to live in, and good ministers choose their masters to do their work. I look at your highness, Compared with the Lord of Chu, he is more talented and strategic. He crossed the river to help us and offered us strategies to defeat the enemy. I am afraid that His Highness will not accept it and will miss him."
He comes off as cocky.
Xiao Yuan also quickly leaned forward and asked, "Sir, please elaborate."
"I am not talented. I once served as the governor of Xiangyang Prefecture and I know everything in Xiangyang City. Now that the army is stationed in Hanzhou, he has no place to store his food and grass, but in Dongcang." As he spoke, he He also took out a map from his pocket and said, "This is the detailed structural map of Dongcang. Please take a look at it, Your Highness."
Jia You stood up, took it, and handed it over respectfully.
Xiao Yuan took a closer look, then pointed at the detailed map, and asked in a solemn voice: "Sir, do you mean that Hanzhou's grain and grass must be stored here?"
"That's right." Cui Jidao: "Xiangyang City seems to be impregnable, but in fact it is not. There is a secret passage to the southeast of the moat, which was used for sewage discharge in the city. I ordered it to be blocked later. Not many people in Hanzhou know about this. We won’t even know.”
"And Your Highness, you can order the elite soldiers to dig out this secret passage quietly at night, transport the elite soldiers to the city, and choose the opportunity to burn the food and grass!"
After hearing this, Xiao Yuan was shocked. He couldn't help but stood up and said excitedly: "With your help, sir, why worry about failing to achieve my great cause!"
"Your Highness commends you, but there is no problem in pacifying Xiangyang with this strategy." Cui Ji was overjoyed when he heard this and found it useful.
Xiao Yuan didn't care about his attitude, and he was really excited. Think about it, if the fight continues like this, Xiangyang will be surrounded for several years. Now if this strategy is successful and relieves the biggest worry, how can he not be excited? .
Overjoyed, he stood above him and picked up the wine glass: "Come, sir, I'll give you a drink..."
"Your Highness, please." Although Cui Ji was holding the cup, he sat there without getting up, acting as if it was natural.
Next, there was naturally another chat, and Xiao Yuan toasted with him from time to time, showing a high level of courtesy.
After the show was over, he personally delivered the tent and called the sergeant to arrange accommodation.
However, on the way to where he was staying, Jia You moved the corners of his mouth and said, "Brother Cui, I am happy for you that you are willing to abandon the Hunjun and be loyal to the Ming Lord. However, sometimes, when you say something or do something, You still have to pay attention.”
This was a kind reminder, advising him not to get too carried away in front of the king.
But when Cui Ji heard this, he raised his eyebrows and said, "Brother Jia, what do you mean? Are you afraid that I will come here and steal the limelight of your advisor?"
Jia You was stunned for a moment, then secretly shook his head and said nothing more.
On Xiao Yuan's side, with Cui Ji's advice, he left the navy camp the next day and rushed to the place where Xiangyang was besieged.
At this time, Su Yi was naturally in command of the Xiangyang battlefield.
A few days later, the main force of the Qin army camped.
As soon as Xiao Yuan came back, he immediately summoned the generals to discuss the army and put forward Cui Ji's strategy straight to the point.
At this point in the Xiangyang war, they could only resort to siege, but no progress was made. Now that they suddenly heard that there was a turning point, all the generals couldn't help but widened their eyes in shock, and seemed a little unresponsive for a while.
Xiao Yuan pointed sideways at Cui Ji and said with a smile: "This strategy is exactly what Mr. Cui proposed. Without Mr. Cui, I would still have nothing to worry about now, and Xiangyang would not be able to succeed."
Hearing this, all the generals looked over subconsciously. Cui Ji also raised his head slightly, feeling suddenly relaxed.
Immediately afterwards, Su Yi stood up, cupped his hands and said, "If we know the enemy's large food and grass camp and can ambush elite soldiers, then this strategy can be enough to defeat Xiangyang."
As soon as he finished speaking, Cui Ji said quickly: "Once the secret passage is opened, the elite soldiers will enter the city at night. After hiding, our army can launch a large-scale attack on Xiangyang. At that time, the siege will break out, and all the attention of Hanzhou will be , will be placed at the gate of the defensive city. He never imagined that we have an elite army in the city, and he has stored grain and grass in Dongcang. In his opinion, there are no hidden dangers in Xiangyang City, and Dongcang must be lax in guarding. "
He is right, this is normal logic.
"Yes." Xiao Yuan also nodded.
Just as he was about to say something, Wei Qing stood up, clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, I'm going!"
The secret passage and secret passage will definitely not be able to accommodate the large army, and the number of these elite soldiers will not be too large. If the sneak attack is successful, it will be difficult for him to escape after burning the food and grass.
Wei Qing was one of the eight brave generals with outstanding military exploits and made great contributions to the Qin State.
He is also Xiao Yuan's favorite general.
Now he took the initiative to ask for help. Although Xiao Yuan was a little worried, he couldn't say anything. He could only take a deep breath and said seriously: "Okay! You act carefully. I will immediately notify the spies in the city for help." Answer."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty! I can open up the road to Xiangyang for you. Wei Qing will be devastated and die without any regrets!" the latter said in a shocked voice.
"What's wrong with dying without regrets! I'll let you come back alive!" Xiao Yuan frowned.
"Yes!" Wei Qing lowered his head and showed a touch of emotion on his face.
