Su Chong, the defender of the northern frontier of the Zhou Kingdom, looked at the Imperial Preceptor on the side and said, "National Preceptor, look! Although today's siege on the grassland still looks fierce, the momentum is far less than before."
Zhou Guoshi nodded and said, "When I came all the way, the Chu State had already declared war on the grassland. It seems that the Chu State wanted to take advantage of the fact that all the troops from the grassland had gathered on our Zhou State's side before launching an attack. In this way,
The army of Chu State can use firearms to open a path and quickly invade the hinterland of the grassland, incorporating large tracts of land into its territory."
Su Zhong said: "The offensive in the grassland is no longer as fierce as usual. Could it be because the Chu State has achieved success and Wanyan Khan led his troops to return for reinforcements? Today's grassland no longer dares to attack the city easily on a large scale.
Now these are just feints to scare us?"
Imperial Master Zhou nodded and said, "It's possible."
Su Zhong said, "In this case, the general will gather the border troops and defeat the feinting enemy in one go. Perhaps he can also rush out unexpectedly and launch a counterattack to defeat these bluffing grassland troops."
However, Master Zhou Guo shook his head and rejected this idea.
Su Chong was puzzled and asked: "Why is this? Our army's best concealment spy has just checked the grassland army. The number of camps in the grassland has been reduced by half, and there is the sound of marching away. This
All this proves that the last general’s conjecture just now is true. If we rush out at this time, we will definitely be able to launch a beautiful counterattack to boost the morale of our country, which has been sluggish since the defeat."
Zhou Guoguoshi said: "It is precisely because the morale of our army is low now that I cannot let you take risks. Do you know the plan to reduce the number of soldiers in history?"
Su Zhongdao said, "The last general naturally knew that during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Wei State attacked South Korea, and South Korea asked Qi State for help. Qi State put Tian Ji as the leader and Sun Bin as its military advisor. Sun Bin knew that the general of Wei State was his senior brother Pang Juan, so he went to Qi State several times
As they retreated, the number of cooking stoves left became less and less each time, which made Pang Juan think that the Qi army was defeated and their numbers were greatly reduced, which made Pang Juan take it lightly. In the end, Pang Juan was defeated and died because of this plan."
Master Zhou Guo said: "So, in your opinion, the removal of half of the tents on the grassland is another plan to reduce cooking stoves?"
Su Zhong was shocked and said: "What the Imperial Advisor means is that all this is a trick of the grassland? By cutting down the tents, our army will underestimate the enemy and send troops to fight against it. When our army chases and kills the retreating enemy, Wanyan can
Khan will lead his army to surround our Zhou army again and annihilate our army in one fell swoop?"
Zhou Guoshi shook his head and said: "Who knows whether it is a plan to reduce kitchens or to empty the city? Maybe Wanyan Khan really led his troops to come back for reinforcements. It is estimated that he made it so powerful, maybe he was deliberately provoking
Our suspicions are unknown.”
Su Zhong pondered for a while, then looked at Zhou Guoshi and asked, "Then do our troops want to rush out? If we win the bet,"
Zhou Guoguoshi shook his head and said: "Forget it, our army's morale is low now, and we can't suffer another easy defeat. No matter what the enemy's plan is, our army will stay put and guard Beiguan until Wanyan Ke is really received."
After the news of Khan's war with Chu, it will not be too late to lead his army out."
Su Chong clasped his fists and said, "The master's thoughtfulness will be admired by me!"
Imperial Master Zhou patted Su Zhong on the shoulder and said, "Take care of your troops."
After saying that, Zhou Guoshi walked down the city wall with his hands behind his back.
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On the border between the grassland and the Zhou Kingdom, behind a hidden low mountain, Wanyan Khan's face was uncertain.
As long as Zhou underestimates the enemy and Lao San and Lao Si continue to lure the enemy deeper, they can annihilate Zhou's border troops in one fell swoop and rush into Beiguan. When the time comes, they will be able to defend the grasslands.
This gave him complete control over the initiative against Zhou State, and he could safely return aid.
But now that he has removed his tents with such great momentum, how can the Zhou Kingdom remain so indifferent?
Just as Wanyan Khan was waiting patiently, another letter was delivered to him, and the Chu troops above them advanced another forty miles.
Counting the short day yesterday, a request for reinforcements would be sent to him every two or three hours. Counting the time, it would take two or three days for it to be delivered to him even if it was delivered by fast horse.
Three days ago, when Chu State attacked, could it be that the troops he left on the grassland could not even block Chu State's attack?
If the Chu State keeps pushing forward like this, wouldn't it mean that the Chu State is about to attack Wanyan Division now?
Thinking of this, Wanyan Khan broke out in a cold sweat. He had known that when he attacked the Zhou Kingdom, he even moved his tribe here. After all, he was nomadic. Where did he travel?
Miscalculated!
Thinking of this, Wanyan Khan no longer cared about the Zhou Kingdom, and immediately ordered his troops to return to the east of the grassland to aid.
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Capital of Chu State
King Qi and Princess Qi went shopping today, and Princess Qi fell in love with her husband more and more now.
In the past, her husband was busy discussing important matters with his retainers and counselors, and sometimes she might not be able to see her husband even one day.
Now that my husband has completely forgotten the position of prince and even the army in the court, we spend more time together.
Although there is not much money in the house now, there is something interesting about eating a candy painting and drinking a pot of tea together.
Thinking like this, Princess Qi tightened Prince Qi's sleeves again.
Nowadays, the reputation of King Qi in the capital has changed drastically. In the past, when talking about King Qi, it was all very miserable. After all, his legs were broken too many times.
But things are different now. Ever since the King of Qi spent a few days, he has been talking about how generous and generous his Highness the King of Qi is.
But when King Qi heard these words, he felt extremely uncomfortable!
Is that what you want to be generous about?
It's not because the mouth has become a proton, but now I don't have to make this proton for some reason.
If God gave me another chance, the ghost would use the money to treat guests!
Now, because his fief suffered a disaster the year before last and it was very serious, with the support of himself, who was greedy for fame and fortune, his father exempted him from the tax burden for three years.
After the Prince of Qi's Mansion cut off taxes, it cut off one of its most important sources of income. The family's money was gone, and life became increasingly tight.
Even yesterday when the princess passed by a jewelry store and saw an exquisite jade hairpin, he didn't have the money to buy it for her...
If this happened in the past, let alone a jade hairpin, even if it was ten or eight with a zero after it, it would not be unaffordable.
well……
What a coward.
Thinking that King Qi and Princess Qi happened to pass by the jewelry store again, King Qi felt even more sad when he saw Princess Qi's eyes inadvertently looking towards the jewelry store.
When the princess followed him, all his money was used to recruit retainers to establish relationships, and he never cared about the princess.
Now that there are no retainers, there is no need to smooth the relationship. Can't you even afford a small hairpin?
