I Won’t Be a King in the Spring and Autumn Period Chapter 299 Night Attack, Sun Wu’s Side Dish
Sneaking into Zhu Fang City through the mountain path was a disaster, after all, what they had to face directly was the elite around Qing Feng.
The reason why Wu Ju wanted to give this task to Sun Wu was because he wanted to take advantage of the destruction of the city and put Sun Wu to death.
It can be seen that Wu Ju has always been consistent in dealing with the issue of "the enemy and ourselves": Anyone who may hinder the great cause of the King of Chu is an enemy. Even if this enemy may only exist in the distant future.
This thought can be described as vicious, but Sun Wu didn't take it seriously at all. So, he immediately took the order to mobilize troops and hurriedly prepared to go.
Although the method mentioned above sounds simple, in practice it is not so.
After all, they were sneaking into the city, so the number of people must not be too large.
But if the number of people was not large, even if Sun Wu led people into the city, it would be difficult for him to directly launch a head-on offensive with the defenders to seize the city gate.
If Sun Wu could not successfully gain control of the city gate, he would naturally not be able to let Wu Ju from outside the city lead his army to rush in and fight the defenders in a decisive battle.
And the team he leads is afraid that it will never return and will eventually be swallowed up by the defenders in the city.
Therefore, Sun Wu had to carefully consider the number of soldiers and the selection of personnel.
According to the generals who have retired from the front lines these days, the garrison in Zhu Fang City originally only had about 10,000 or 20,000 people. Excluding the battle losses during these years, there are currently only seven or eight soldiers in the city who are capable of fighting.
Thousands of people.
Sun Wu roughly estimated that if there were 8,000 people garrisoned in the city, then at least half of the Chu army would have to be forced into the city.
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Moreover, you must choose soldiers with extremely strong foot strength. After all, you have to travel a long distance first, and then you have to rely on your legs to charge. Without good foot strength, you will definitely not be able to do it.
But another problem arises here. Four thousand people are going around the mountain together, and the mountain path is difficult and dangerous, so it will definitely take a lot of trouble.
It's time-consuming and labor-intensive, but it's not the biggest problem.
In addition, the movement of these four thousand people is actually not small, so how can they remain silent under the eyes of the other party throughout the entire process?
Even if Wu Ju was attacking the city outside the city to attract the attention of the defenders, his four thousand men were walking around the mountain. Inside the city, they were watching the defenders from this side. Unless they were blind, they would not be able to see them.
Sun Wu thought about it again and finally decided to make a dangerous move!
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It's night, the moon is full, and I can't see my fingers.
"Chang Qing, are you ready?"
Seeing Sun Wu coming again, Wu Ju frowned immediately.
He thought that Sun Wu would have to prepare for at least one night and wait until tomorrow night before taking action. After all, this matter was always a disaster.
But who knew that Sun Wu raised his hands and bowed:
"Doctor, there is no darkness today, so it is a good time for a night attack. However, there are still some details that need to be discussed with your Excellency in tonight's battle."
"Oh? Sir, it's okay to say it."
Wu Ju said with a very solemn expression.
I remember that as soon as he sat down in the tent, he heard Sun Wu's voice coming from behind.
Just listen to Sun Wudao:
"Sneaking into the city, opening the city gate, and cooperating with the officials inside and outside, after careful consideration, I felt that the number of people involved should not be too large after all."
"And this plan can only be one, not two, so this time it must be done in one battle!"
Of course, you can only do a sneak attack once.
Who would be stupid enough to allow you to sneak up on someone and not be prepared?
"And if we want to ensure that we can hit the target with one blow, we cannot bring many soldiers with us when we escape into the city. Wu made a rough estimate, at most a hundred people, and they must be strong and strong people."
"In this way, more than a hundred people can blend into the city's defenders. When the doctor launches an attack, Wu Zai will lead them to open the city gate."
Sun Wu's final idea was to use a small number of people to sneak into the city's defenders and then make a sneak attack.
Compared with the previous method of leading an army to sneak into the city and seize the city gate, this method is obviously more feasible. After all, the smaller the number of people, the lower the chance of them being exposed.
When Wu Ju heard the sound, he immediately looked at Sun Wudao with a worried look on his face:
"Chang Qing, do you really think this method is feasible?"
"A mere hundred people, just in case..."
In fact, Wu Ju was not so much worried about Sun Wu at this moment as he was worried that this plan would not work and his Chu army would be implicated.
If Sun Wu brought so many people in, wouldn't he be asking for death?
Although Wu Ju also "appreciated" Sun Wu's courage to take risks, he did not want to miss the overall situation because of Sun Wu's carelessness.
"Don't worry, doctor. As long as the general can lead more than a hundred people into the city, great things will happen!"
"The doctor only needs to be responsible for the army to attack the city, and the general will take care of it in the city."
Sun Wu was confident, and instead of showing any fear on his face, he showed an expression of eagerness to try.
Wu Ju was startled when he saw this, and said nothing more. He only ordered Sun Wu to go and prepare to leave immediately, while he himself was also preparing to gather his generals and order his troops.
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At that time, Sun Wu set out with more than a hundred skilled soldiers.
When entering the south side of the mountain, they could still use torches to find their way, so they moved very quickly and climbed straight up the mountainside in just a moment.
However, when he arrived at the north side of the mountain, Sun Wu asked everyone to put out their torches and crawl on the mountainside to wait for the opportunity.
About half an hour later, Wu Ju launched an offensive against Zhu Fangcheng as planned.
Because Sun Wu and he were not on the same front, he didn't need to worry about Sun Wu coming to take away his credit.
After a burst of drums and horns, the front of the Chu army swarmed forward, and their offensive posture was very fierce.
In an instant, long-range strikes from trebuchets and archers covered the entire city tower. Tens of thousands of Chu troops rushed into the battlefield and launched a new round of attack on the city gate under the cover of night.
At this moment, Sun Wu stood up and waved his hand, and more than a hundred people followed him and used ropes to quickly descend to the foot of the north side of the mountain, which was already inside Zhu Fang City.
According to the memory from the day, after Sun Wu led his men to sneak in, he immediately turned to the wounded soldiers camp in the city.
Obviously, if they wanted to disguise themselves as the defenders in the city and move freely, they would need to obtain the defenders' armor and the secret codes of the night guard.
Fortunately, because the battle at the city gate had already begun, there must not be enough manpower to patrol the city. So Sun Wu led his surprise troops and quickly reached the corner of the gate of the wounded camp.
There aren't many defenders here, just a few sentries at best.
Sun Wu didn't make any extra moves and led more than a hundred warriors under his command to charge directly in.
"enemy……"
The sentry was already dead the moment he discovered them.
More than a hundred Chu people attacked the camp like ferocious tigers, and took down all the wounded soldiers without any effort.
Immediately afterwards, Sun Wu asked his warriors to tie up all the doctors in the camp, and gathered all the injured in another room. There were piles of firewood outside, leaving only ten people to guard them.
They also issued a military order that as long as these wounded soldiers dared to make any abnormal movement, these ten people could immediately set fire to them and burn them all to death inside.
For this great victory, Sun Wu had no choice but to do it.
After everything was over, Sun Wu ordered everyone to change into the clothes of the defenders in the city. At this time, the offensive outside the city had continued for a long time.
At this time, the sound of drums and horns outside the city had already resounded throughout the sky.