Mr. Li sat in his tent, closing his eyes and meditating. It had been a long time since a person had quietly awakened to himself.
From the moment the King of the East started the uprising and issued a proclamation, he gradually felt that there was a pair of invisible hands, using the princes as chess pieces and the Central Plains as the chessboard, moving vertically and horizontally.
Although the technique feels a bit unfamiliar, that hand is so powerful that no matter how hard I try, I can't seem to break free.
Using force to defeat all methods, no matter how sophisticated the plan is, it is useless without strong strength as a basis.
However, Mr. Li still recorded everything in detail and wrote his analysis report carefully.
He took the slip and hurriedly walked towards the Chinese army's tent. His temples were gray and sweaty. It was obvious that he was under great pressure during this period.
Not long after, in the military tent, King Dong threw the bamboo slips on the table, his face was very dissatisfied, and his patience had reached its limit.
"Trash, is this what you told me?"
"Mr. Li, you need to understand now that military rations are not our top priority. Our country in the East is rich in products and has abundant grain reserves. Let alone a month, it will be no problem even if it lasts for a year."
"What I want now is to attack Yanmen County. All the surrounding counties have been captured. As long as Yanmen County is defeated, the journey to the Xian General will be smooth."
Mr. Li looked ugly. He was not the only counselor or general in the Chinese army's tent.
The people here are not of the same mind, the people of Dongwang, the wife's relatives and the local aristocratic families.
King Dong only favored Mr. Li, and some people had long disliked him. Suddenly, several people showed signs of gloating over his misfortune.
"Your Majesty, Mr. Li has not missed any of his previous strategies. It seems he has been tired recently."
"Hehe, that statement has made us the laughingstock of the world."
"Yes, if you are not a key person, how can you issue such a message? If it is not such a message, we are more than a three-pronged army?"
"If we gather an army of 500,000 people, the defenders of Chaoxian Three Routes are no match for us."
One of the counselors laughed and said, "Didn't anyone feel it during this period? In the three counties of Yanmen, Taiyuan, and Changshan, the number of defenders in the three counties of Yanmen, Taiyuan, and Changshan is usually no more than five thousand."
"But what about now? From the time we started the uprising to the time we attacked the three counties, in a short period of time, the number of troops in the three counties increased to tens of thousands. This, how can we attack?"
"Furthermore, since the announcement, Mr. Li's plans have frequently gone wrong, causing us to lose troops and generals every time. Alas, it may be a coincidence."
For a moment, everyone stared at Mr. Li unkindly, which made him feel like a thorn in his back.
Mr. Li ignored them. Instead, he looked at Dong Wang and said calmly, "Your Majesty, do you think so of me?"
King Dong curled his lips. Although he said nothing, the expression on his face said everything. He is the king, why should he give you the face of a counselor.
The light in Mr. Li's eyes gradually dimmed, and his whole body became swollen, as if he was disheartened.
He bowed deeply to King Dong, "Your Majesty, I'm feeling cold these days. I want to rest for a few more days. I hope your Majesty will grant me."
Dong Wang had a straight face and waved his hands in disgust, as if to drive away the god of plague.
Mr. Li walked to the door of the big tent. Hearing the jeers from the people behind him, he paused and didn't even look back.
When he was in power, they all flattered him, but he didn't expect that the wall would fall and everyone would push him down, and the tree would fall and the hozens would scatter.
But he was not a soft-hearted person. He walked towards the military doctor's tent, got two packets of medicine, and started cooking it in the tent.
When the medicine was boiling, he sneered and poured the Chinese medicine into the pit dug in advance.
Then he covered himself with a quilt and began to fall asleep.
In the Chinese army's tent, a soldier said something in Dong Wang's ear, and Dong Wang nodded with satisfaction.
If he showed dissatisfaction, he would definitely kill the man named Li to prevent him from disturbing the morale of the army.
"Everyone, if this continues, the situation will be worrying."
Dong Wang understands his current situation,
The man named Li had no choice but to let the dismounted people figure out a solution.
One of the generals stood up immediately and said seriously, "Your Majesty, it is actually not difficult to break this situation."
Dongwang's eyes lit up and he said, "Tell me about it."
The general nodded and said, "We only have about 100,000 people, and even if we include the porters and miscellaneous soldiers, there are not even 200,000. Wang Jian is a man who complements the good and the strange. He is worthy of being a famous general of the Xia Kingdom. The last general suggested."
"Attack 50,000 people to attack the city, and then retreat when we lose another 10,000 people. After three or four times of this, I believe Wang Jian will definitely advance in a hurry."
Dong Wang's face was as dark as water: "Are you sure?"
"Our contribution is not small. Wang Jian should not miss this opportunity. After all, he is still young and still has the opportunity to take another step forward."
Dong Wang kept walking around and said, "Okay, I have to think about this matter. After all, half of the people's lives are involved. Don't make random assertions. You can go down first."
"Promise, I will retire at the end."
Everyone bowed their hands.
Dong Wang put his hands behind his back and kept looking at something on the map and some data marked on it.
His eyes narrowed.
"Can Wang Jian stop us? Can he stop the clan? Can he stop Goguryeo?"
He also has his own trump card. He does not believe that a wealthy family can withstand such a big temptation. The most important thing is that the first group of people to attack the city can use miscellaneous soldiers.
After a sip of wine, Dong Wang felt that he was too smart for being able to contact so many people.
It can be said that if he raises his arms, followers will gather, and he can become a king in the future, a real king.
over time.
Inside the camp, Mr. Li suddenly opened his eyes, looked at the patrolling soldiers walking outside and took a breath.
After hesitating for a moment, he still wrapped up all the important documents.
When looking at a box, Mr. Li hesitated, just thinking of Dong Wang's disdainful eyes.
He immediately made up his mind and put the letters in the box into the package.
Taking advantage of the interval between soldiers' patrols, Mr. Li changed into soldier's clothes and walked towards the stables.
A soldier on duty saw someone coming and immediately said, "Who is it?"
As the visitor walked in, Mr. Li's face appeared in front of the soldier and he said calmly, "It's me."
The soldier was stunned for a moment, then his expression changed drastically: "Mr. Li, what is this?"
"The King of the East is not a wise master. He is extremely stupid. There is no room for maneuver in this battle. I want to save my life. Do you want to come with me?"
Mr. Li is not a vegetarian. When he finds something is wrong again, he has already arranged backup measures.
This soldier is one of the adjutants of the stable.
The adjutant's face was troubled, "If I run away, once the army returns to the East Kingdom, my whole family will be dead."
Mr. Li sneered, "Return to the East Country? In my opinion, I'm afraid I won't be able to go back. If you have to make a decision, make it quickly. After we return, we will take our family to Yuntong County. We will be safe when we get there."
The adjutant frowned, clenched his hands into fists, and kept walking back and forth.
"Sir, are you sure?"
After all, the decision is related to one's own wealth and life, so the adjutant cannot be careless.
Mr. Li said angrily, "I've already run away. What do you think? From what I've observed so far, we can't make ends meet with food and grass. It's probably only a matter of a few days."
The adjutant gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, sir, wait a moment."
After saying that, he didn't even pack his luggage. He took a carriage and took Mr. Li out from the back of the camp. He disappeared into the night in a short time.
The next day.
The army gathered, the drums beat loudly, and a hundred thousand troops were neatly arranged in a square formation.
Sitting on a tall horse, King Dong pulled out the sword from his waist and roared with a rosy face.
"My fellow soldiers, this pass is the only way out of our country from the east to the west. As long as we capture this place, it will be a wilderness all the way to the west to pay homage to Xian."
"The first person to ascend this time will be rewarded with a thousand acres of fertile land and be promoted to the third rank."
"Siege the city~~~!"
"Siege the city, attack the city, attack the city."
All the soldiers' eyes were red and their hearts were extremely excited.
The soldiers in the front row took a deep breath, and then under the general's command, they ran madly towards the city.
They were holding long wooden ladders, with hooks covered with spikes and rust at the top of the ladder, as if to tell others, don't touch me, I'm not easy to mess with.
Wang Jian stood upstairs, sneered, and shouted to the soldiers, "Everyone, prepare to fire arrows."
There were four or five rows of thousands of soldiers on the inner and outer three floors of the city wall.
With a "buzz" sound, thousands of arrows were fired, and the arrows poured down like a heavy rain.
Some soldiers who were still setting up ladders on the moat were hit by arrows and fell into the moat, struggling constantly.
In the blink of an eye, more soldiers followed, and the pass was condescending. Except for the first row of soldiers who shot directly from a high position, almost all the soldiers behind them were ejected, because the distance was too close and almost hit their souls.
Coupled with the large number of soldiers on the city, thousands of arrows can be fired in one shot.
"General, are they planning a general attack?" A general was a little confused and couldn't see any flaws.
If it is a general offensive, this number of soldiers may not be enough.
Wang Jian sneered and said, "The King of the East is pretty good at beating down the creeps on the grassland, but according to his fighting method, it would be too childish to fight against our Xia general. Does he think he can deceive me?"
To be honest, this was the first time Wang Jian had seen an attack on a city like this. It was completely disorganized.
At this time, the soldiers finally rushed across the moat, but what greeted them were stones the size of human heads.
Simple acceleration of gravity, sorry, no matter how you calculate it, when you drop it from such a high place, it can seriously injure someone if it even scratches the edge, let alone a flat hit.
A large number of soldiers climbed up the ladder, but their heads were smashed by a stone as big as a man's head and they fell down.
When he first came here, Wang Jian was a little worried, after all, the number of people was too small, but after resisting the first and second wave of attacks.
Follow-up reinforcements continued to arrive, gradually freeing Wang Jian's hands.
If it weren't for Yang Qian's continuous messages to himself, the 100,000-strong army in front of him would have looked awesome.
He had to eat at least 50,000 of the other party's army. Hey, before he even took action, he actually came to die on his own initiative.
Yang Qian can't say anything about himself now.
Watching corpses emerge one after another, this represents military merit. He is still young, and the Cavalry General will definitely not be his end.
