As soon as Fang Zilan's military order came out, the army had no time to rest and reorganize, and rushed to the gate of Gilded City in the next few days. The Gilded City is surrounded by mountains. The black stone walls several feet high are extremely hard and easy to defend but difficult to attack.
"Is this the legendary capital of the golden people?" Fang Zilan looked at the towering black city wall not far away and felt amazed. If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, it would be hard for her to imagine that there was such a city in the north.
"Yes, this is the Gilded City." The person who answered her was Shangguan Jing. He rode his horse to Fang Zilan's side and sighed softly, "It is also the nightmare of generations of northern generals."
"Nightmare?" Li Qiyou couldn't help but ask, and Zhuge Yu smiled faintly, "It's not only the nightmare of the northern guard, but also the nightmare of the Jin people. Does the prince know about the chaos between the two golds?"
Fang Zilan was stunned when she heard Zhuge Yu's words. She said that when she first came to this world, when Wu Qing gave her the first task, she also said that King Xiang was putting down the Liangjin Rebellion and wanted her help. But all this time, whether it was Li Shengxuan or she, they were fighting against Chakel's army, so how could they get two golds?
Li Qiyou thought for a moment and then spoke: "The Rebellion of Two Golds is about the endless fight between Zha Keer and the nephew of Huyan Khan, because the two Jin men were divided into two factions because of the two golds."
"Your Majesty is right, but Huyan Khan's nephew died under your majesty's command not long ago, and his men fled to the desert." Shangguan Min added, "So now only Chakel is left."
"But why are these two people fighting? Could it be the cause of Huyan Khan's death?" Li Qiyou was confused. Zhuge Yu shook his head and said: "The cause of Huyan Khan's death was just a trigger. Are these two people fighting for each other?" Lord of the Gilded City."
The few people's words to each other solved Fang Zilan's doubts. In this way, the Gilded City is a symbol of the Lord of the Golden Man. If she captures the Gilded City and kills Chakel, even if the serious trouble in the north is completely solved, Li Shengxuan will not be able to just do it casually. He will have to fulfill his promise to be the public minister.
"Miss Fang, Gilded City is easy to defend but difficult to attack, do you have any countermeasures?" Shangguan Jing's voice interrupted Fang Zilan's thoughts, causing her to come back to her senses, "General Shangguan should ask our military advisor, after all. He is considered to be an incomparable wise man, do you think I am right, Mr. Zhuge?"
Zhuge Yu knew that she was still resenting the Wind River Valley siege, so he immediately shook his head and said, "Miss Fang is ridiculous. Now that Miss Fang is the commander, everything is decided by Miss Fang."
"Master Zhuge, you don't have to be like this. If you really have a clever plan, you can just say it. If you don't have me, you can only attack by force." Fang Zilan said and looked at Li Qiyou and Shangguan Jing on the other side. "The same goes for the prince and general Shangguan. If you have anything to say, you might as well Just say it.”
Seeing that several people were silent, Shangguan Jing thought about it and couldn't help but said: "Although a strong attack is a way, it is still inferior after all."
"I have read a story in a book before." Fang Zilan thought about it and slowly said: "It was about a city that could not be captured for a long time. The leading general pretended to give up and left, leaving behind a huge wooden horse. , the people in the city thought they had won, so they went out of the city and took the wooden horse back as a trophy, but they did not expect that the enemy soldiers were hidden in the wooden horse. The soldiers hidden in the wooden horse took advantage of the lax defense of the city at night, opened the city gate and let in Their companions, the city was destroyed.”
She had just read this story of the Trojan Horse for fun before. Who would have thought that the current situation would be somewhat similar to the story. But she didn’t know the Golden Man, and she didn’t know if this method was feasible. If you can tell it, let a few of them work together.
"Miss Fang's method sounds novel." Li Qiyou was amazed, but Zhuge Yu frowned slightly and disagreed, "The Jin people are barbaric and uncivilized. If we leave a wooden horse, there is no guarantee that they will not dismantle it. Open it, and then the soldiers inside will be exposed, and our intentions will be obvious."
Shangguan Jing also nodded in agreement, "Master Zhuge's words are reasonable, not to mention that Chakel is very suspicious. If we retreat suddenly, he will definitely suspect a fraud."
"Then in your opinion, we can only attack by force?" Fang Zilan leaned on the horse and held her chin up, looking at the people around her. They were silent for a while, which made her chuckle softly, "You really have to make up your mind. Didn't you dare to say anything? Well, it's me who makes the decision, and I'll bear the consequences alone. You just have to do your own thing. General Shangguan, take Shangguan Min to see if the camp is set up. Is it there? Your Majesty, as a supervisor, go and check whether the food and grass for Pingshan City have been delivered; as for Mr. Zhuge, you and I will check around the Gilded City."
Several people followed the order and left, and in a blink of an eye, only Zhuge Yu was left beside Fang Zilan, "Miss Fang, do you want to tell me something?" Fang Zilan smiled slightly, with a flash of approval in his eyes, "I really can't hide anything from Mr. Zhuge."
"It's strange that Miss Fang didn't bring Guan Min along to investigate this kind of thing. In addition, Miss Fang mentioned my suggestion just now. It must be related to the incident in Wind River Valley, right?" Zhuge Yu still had a leisurely look on his face, Fang Zilan Still smiling, "I don't want to be an enemy of a smart man like Mr. Zhuge."
"Why does Miss Fang think that you and I will be enemies?" Zhuge Yu suddenly asked, which made Fang Zilan a little strange, "Isn't it true?"
"I'm not your enemy." Zhuge Yu answered without hesitation, but Fang Zilan laughed out loud, "Then you want my life?"
"Miss Fang has killed so many people, is everyone your enemy?" Zhuge Yu asked instead without answering, "I won't talk about the distance, let's just talk about how many golden lives Miss Fang has in her hands during these days in the north. , I’m afraid I can’t count them all. But Miss Fang, if you think about it carefully, are these people your enemies?”
Fang Zilan was stunned by Zhuge Yu's question, shook her head and said: "Master Zhuge's words are strange. The Jin people are the enemies of Dajing, and naturally they are the enemies of me, Fang Zilan."
"Miss Fang is right, the Jin people are the enemies of the capital." Zhuge Yu's lips curled up slightly, "The same goes for you, Miss Fang. You are not my enemy, but you may not be the enemy of the Empress Dowager, King Yucheng and even His Majesty. There is no control over the situation. If you, Miss Fang, are harmful to the Li family, you will become my enemy, Zhuge Yu, and I will certainly want your life."
Fang Zilan couldn't help but laugh and said: "Master Zhuge, this is sophistry."
"But Miss Fang already understands what I mean, doesn't she?" The smile on Zhuge Yu's face became brighter, and Fang Zilan nodded gently, "To put it bluntly, none of you believe me."
"Miss Fang's surname is Fang. I can't believe it just because of this." Zhuge Yu looked at the person in front of him calmly, but he saw that her expression was a bit colder, "Not everyone in the world with the surname Fang is from the Fang family. The old things from the past, The wealth of the prime minister's house has nothing to do with me. What you have in front of you is just Fang Zilan who wants to win a place with his own strength."
"Young and frivolous people always think that everything in the world is impossible. I thought Miss Fang was different." Zhuge Yu laughed dumbly, "Now it seems that it is inevitable."
"It's not just me, Master Zhuge is the same, isn't it?" Fang Zilan looked even colder, "I think I have all the plans, but I don't know that the human heart is far more dangerous than the battlefield. I always think that I can be invincible if I have a way out."
Zhuge Yu was stunned when he heard this sentence. He always thought he could see everything, but he also deceived himself and others. He couldn't admit it to anyone, but he knew very well that he couldn't deny it.
"Master Zhuge, are you really not afraid that I will kill you?" Fang Zilan's tone was cold. Zhuge Yu could feel her murderous intention suppressing him, but he could not feel a trace of murderous intent. "Even though I know that the human heart is far more dangerous than the battlefield, I still have to give it a try." . There are always things in this world that are more important than life. If I don’t give it a try, I won’t be willing to do it.”
"You can say that you are unwilling, isn't Mr. Zhuge like me?" Fang Zilan restrained his murderous intention, and Zhuge Yu only felt that his whole body relaxed a lot.
"Since we all have things we want to do, it's best to live in peace and harmony." Fang Zilan said and turned to leave. "I only hope that one day, I can be friends with Mr. Zhuge." Her voice followed her back. This was imprinted on Zhuge Yu's heart. He sighed lightly and finally gave up.
My grandfather was right. Although he was exquisite and transparent, his methods were still insufficient. If he wanted to become the real head of the Zhuge family, he would have a long way to go.
While Fang Zilan was exploring around the Gilded City, she was thinking about what Zhuge Yu had just said. It seemed that it was not only the Empress Dowager and King Yucheng who regarded her as a thorn in her side, but also Li Shengxuan.
She did not believe that Zhuge Yu would listen to the Empress Dowager and put her to death for Li Qiyou. Such behavior was like that of their world leader Li Shengxuan, who could not be trusted and could not stay.
If she were in her place, she might do the same thing. Thinking about it this way, it seems that there is nothing to complain about. Everyone is doing it for themselves, and they don't care about the life and death of others at all. But if Li Shengxuan didn't believe her, it might not be that simple for her to get what she wanted.
Although she was distracted, Fang Zilan still walked around the surroundings of the Gilded City seriously. As she walked, she felt that the Gilded City was really well built, the terrain was well chosen and the walls were strong.
She didn't find any breakthrough during this trip, and she couldn't help but feel a little heavy. She no longer had the leisure to admire the hard work and wisdom of the city builders at the beginning. After all, she was only concerned about one thing at the moment, and that was how to break the city.
After Fang Zilan returned to the military camp, Shangguan Jing and Li Qiyou gave her two pretty good news. Since they had already captured the Gilded City, the morale of the entire army was as high as a rainbow. Moreover, the royal family of Pingshan City also sent trebuchets for siege, as well as sufficient food and grass allocated by the imperial court, which were all on the way at this time.
This made her heavy heart feel a little lighter, and she immediately sent an order to the army, asking the army to take a good rest and start attacking the city as soon as the trebuchets and food and fodder arrived.
