"Get up. After this matter is settled, follow me back to the capital in a few days."
As the Spirit King spoke, he unfolded a scroll of bamboo slips, picked up the brush and began to write something.
"Ah?" Murong Hongye was surprised. After coming to his senses, he quickly went to the desk and sharpened an inkstone for the Spirit King to please him. At the same time, he said cautiously: "Your Majesty, the battle on the front line is tight, why did you return to the capital? Ah, with you here, the soldiers will have more morale."
"It's not that I want to go back to the capital, but several letters have been sent from the Prime Minister. There are some problems in the domestic political situation, and the Secretary Liying needs to go back to deal with them." King Ling was still writing without raising his head: "There are yellow soldiers on the front line. As long as the old general is here, after the Qin army has carefully dealt with the matter, you can leave some of the elite in the army, and the others will follow me back to the capital."
"Yes, I will make arrangements immediately after I leave."
While talking, Murong Hongye also prepared the ink. Just as the Spirit King was about to dip the brush into it, he quickly picked it up with both hands and handed it over respectfully.
night.
The bright moon is in the sky.
Chen Jing was leaning against a big tree, holding a wine jar in his hand and drinking alone.
"Brother, it's not because of my brother that I won't collect the body for you. This must be the conspiracy of the spirit thief. I can't do anything for my brother. I hope you won't blame me."
With every sip he took, he spilled some on the ground.
Being able to break into the interior of Si Li camp, there is no doubt about his ability. If he couldn't even see this, he would probably be dead long ago.
His heart was sad. He knew where Han Feng's body was, but he couldn't bury it or let him rest in peace.
Taking another sip of strong wine, he also raised his head and looked into the distance.
In the direction of the city gate, there was a fire, and bursts of rumbling could be heard vaguely, which was the sound of the oil altar exploding.
"Don't worry, brother, our army is about to enter Ruizhou. When the time comes, I will dig deep into the ground and I will find you and let you bury you in peace."
With that said, he also threw some spirits on the ground again.
Ruizhou city defense.
The Qin army is indeed attacking the city, and this is Su Yi's first main attack order. It is scheduled to attack tonight until noon tomorrow to test the reality of Ruizhou.
Ladders have been set up all over the city wall, and there are countless Qin soldiers on them.
Oil jars flew over the Qin army's heads one after another, and were still bombarding various parts of the city defense one after another, bursting out balls of fire, mixed with the miserable howls of the 'Burning Man'.
Near the city gate, there were crowds of people shouting for killing.
Arrows from both sides were shooting wildly back and forth.
Stones and rolling wood kept falling down, and countless people died of violent blood.
In the middle of the city tower, Huang Zu was wearing a general's armor and a cloak on his back, observing the entire battle situation.
There was also a general protecting him, who couldn't help but said: "Shuai Huang, there are a lot of random arrows here, so be careful."
Huang Zu, who has been on the battlefield for a long time, simply ignored his words and murmured to himself: "Su Yi's use of troops is really strange. In terms of the art of war, this first attack is very important. Why did he choose It’s night.”
In fact, this was all because he was overthinking. Su Yi's plan for the night attack had no other meaning. He just thought that the time had come to launch the Ruizhou Campaign, that's all.
Two hours after the battle.
The front line of the Qin army.
Su Yi was playing with the small flag on the sand table.
Not long after, a general walked in quickly, clasped his fists and saluted: "Commander Su, Xu Rong's troops have been attacking Ruizhou for three hours. The enemy's defense line is strong and has not been shaken."
"Yes." As expected, Su Yi still held the small flag and stuck it somewhere on the sand table. Thinking that something was wrong, he pulled it up again. While thinking about it, he said without raising his head: "Pass this commander's military order. In an hour, , replace the War Department of Ning and continue to launch a strong attack on Ruizhou."
"No!" The general clasped his fists and left.
An excellent commander cannot go to the front line to fight. He should sit in command and have an overview of the overall situation.
This night attack on Ruizhou was still very fierce, especially for the Ling Army. The whole army was tense.
By noon the next day, according to the war deployment, the Qin army began to withdraw its troops.
Looking from the top of the city, on the large plain outside the city gate, countless black armor and red tassels receded like the tide. The blood of soldiers from both sides was sprinkled everywhere on the city wall, dyeing the bricks and stones red. Under the walls, rocks were scattered. , The carved feathers are inserted diagonally, which is shocking.
Huang Zu didn't rest all night, and he didn't dare to slack off at all when facing Su Yi. It wasn't until his own logistics came to carry away the corpses and wounded that he said quietly: "Su Yi must have a purpose in choosing to attack at night. Due to the deceitful habit of using troops, after retreating, they will most likely attack again. That means sending an order to all units to quickly change defenses without any slack!"
"No!" Pian Jiang accepted the order with his fists clasped.
Half an hour later, the Qin Army's frontline command post.
The generals in charge of the siege have all returned and are reporting to Su Yi.
Xu Rong said: "Commander Su, in my opinion, since the battle of Ruizhou has been launched, our army should go all out and launch a day and night attack without giving the Ling army any chance to breathe."
"Yes, Commander Su, after a fierce battle all night, our army's offensive has been launched. It is not in accordance with the law of war to withdraw our troops at this time." Ning Zhan followed.
Su Yi glanced at the two of them and said in a calm voice: "For me, the art of war is always dead. Whether you read it or memorize it, it all depends on how you use it."
Then he added: "Huang Zu is prudent and cautious. Under his defense arrangement, it doesn't make much sense to attack day and night. But now, the Ling Army's military deployment in Menglangji has been destroyed by our army, so they can only Huddled in Ruizhou, what we want is that the Ling Army cannot formulate any tactics."
"Similarly, when to attack the city, whether to attack by force or feint, whether to attack at night or to attack steadily, we cannot let the Spirit Army have any control. It is entirely up to us."
On the battlefield, Su Yi always firmly grasps the initiative in his own hands, regardless of the strength of his troops, so that he can make full use of his tactics.
The generals seemed to understand, but subconsciously looked at each other.
Su Yi looked around and said: "Killing one thousand enemies and damaging one's own eight hundred is not done by a good general. Now that the Ling Army only has Ruizhou as a turning point, it must be tightly guarded. Therefore, what our army has to do now is not only Not only do we want to put pressure on Huang Zu, but we also need to find a certain opportunity to fight."
"What Su Shuai means is whether to continue attacking Ruizhou." A general couldn't help but ask.
"Of course we have to fight." Su Yi said: "But if we don't fight for these two days, let the Ling Army be nervous. When their tension reaches a certain level, we can fight again."
After saying that, he waved his hand directly: "After a fierce battle all night, all the generals should go down and rest. Wei Qing will be in charge of the defense of the army."
"No." All the generals saluted in unison.
The Qin army raided Meng Langji and destroyed the Ling Army's cavalry deployment. It was of great significance on the entire battlefield and established the timing for Su Yi to launch the Ruizhou Campaign. The contribution of this military intelligence can be said to be worth tens of thousands of troops. of.
(End of chapter)
