Chapter 449 Five Strategies for Defending the City
Li Ran thought for a moment and shook his head.
"Your Highness, after all, this person is a noble queen, has a title, and is a high-ranking official in the Zhou Dynasty. If he kills this person, I am afraid that not only will he chill the hearts of other Zhou Dynasty clans, but also arouse the enemy's hatred.
Fighting spirit! Moreover, this move will make some officials and people in the city feel that His Highness is also a person who is good at killing. On the contrary, it will make them more afraid! If they suddenly rebel, they will directly open the door and sacrifice the city.
, that would be difficult to deal with.”
When Wang Zichao heard this, he called himself short-sighted and couldn't help but nodded and said:
"Sir, your wisdom is far-reaching and admirable! I wonder what you can do next to defend yourself against the enemy?"
Li Ran had already discussed specific measures with Sun Wu and others, and he said calmly:
"Those who were good at fighting in ancient times first tried to be invincible before waiting for the enemy to be victorious! In today's battle, we must first be in an invincible position before we can achieve anything. Today there are five strategies that can make our army invincible.
place!"
"First, strengthen the walls and clear the fields. When the loach has just been killed and the foothold is not yet stable, move all the people's baggage outside the city back into the city. If it is really impossible to transport it, promise a heavy reward in the future and burn it on the spot. Do not give it to anyone.
The enemy leaves no supplies behind!"
"Second, mobilize the military and civilians. Soldiers practice every day to maintain their fighting spirit and state their interests to the people in order to mobilize. Strong men should be recorded as supplementary personnel as soon as possible. Even women and children should be assigned logistical tasks. In addition, for the capital city,
The occupations that Chinese people engage in must also be classified and screened. If there are skilled people, they can be used."
"Thirdly, in order to prevent Gong Jian's old troops from causing rebellion, it is necessary to strictly check the new faces that appear in each household. It is temporarily strictly forbidden to play musical instruments without authorization in the whole city, and to use tall trees and bamboo poles to prevent people from exchanging information with outside the city! In addition,
Every household must be on guard against leaking water, and every water tank must be filled with water, and the roof must be covered with wet mud. For those with limited mobility, rural servants should do the work for them, so as to prevent sudden fires in the city and cause civil strife!"
"Fourth, you must be vigilant when looking after a baggage, and you must not be negligent. The dispatch of food, grass, supplies, and the care of water wells are all the responsibility of the official. Be careful to prevent bad people from taking advantage of the opportunity!"
"Fifth, prepare all the materials that can be used to defend the city, such as wood, stones, boiling oil, saltpeter, etc., all must be prepared!"
Li Ran talked eloquently, speaking in an orderly and clear manner, taking into account all aspects. Wang Zichao did not say anything, and hurriedly ordered people to go and follow suit. Regarding Li Ran's words, he could only obey his words now.
When the prince finished his business, he turned around and bowed deeply to Li Ran.
"Sir, you have worked so hard for me. You have worked really hard!"
Li Ran stepped forward and helped Wang Zichao up.
"Your Highness does not need to be polite, but since I have followed His Highness here, I should do my best."
Li Ran felt very relieved now. When he saw Wang Zichao, he always felt that his childhood playmate was by his side. This mood was completely different from when he first entered the Chu Kingdom.
Although Li Ran and King Chu Ling had a close friendship, King Chu Ling was too headstrong after all. Although he was very respectful to Li Ran, as the saying goes, they had different paths and did not work together, so the two of them were often at odds with each other.
Li Ran had always disliked King Chu Ling's willfulness, and King Chu Ling was often wary of Li Ran because of his status as a Zhou native.
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The prince in front of him not only had the legacy of Prince Jin, he was polite, vomiting and holding his hair, but he was also a member of the Zhou family, which naturally made Li Ran have no suspicion about him.
Li Ran suddenly felt as if he had gone back to the time he spent with Prince Jin many years ago.
Of course, Wang Zichao didn't know this. He only knew that Li Ranzhi was well-known and had a close relationship with his uncle Ji Jin. When Prince Jin was forced to die, although Wang Zichao was still young, he had an impression of this uncle.
profound.
In particular, his sincerity in being kind to others left a deep impression on the young prince Chaoshi, who was still living in the harem and ignorant of worldly affairs.
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Facing Gan Loach's army, which was said to number 20,000, the offensive and defensive positions were now changed. Sun Wu and others also immediately strengthened the city gate defense.
After two days of such a stalemate, Gan Loach had no choice but to take the capital. The city was impregnable, and they could not get any supplies for a while. Since they could not attack by force for the time being, they had to stop fighting for the time being.
On this day, Li Ran was free and wanted to ask Gong Jian some more questions to prepare for his future entry into Chengzhou. Unexpectedly, he got the news at this moment. Someone found that Gong Jian almost hanged himself in prison. Fortunately, he was found and rescued in time.
I'm currently in a coma!
Li Ran's first reaction was that, as he said before, the Dark Walkers would not let him go, a loser.
"Since this man is in prison now, how can he have the opportunity to hang himself?"
Fan Li next to Li Ran said:
"Someone must have brought him a silk cloth!"
Li Ran's first reaction was Guan Cong. Of course he did not suspect that Guan Cong was responsible for this matter, but just wanted to get some specific inside information from him.
"Go and call Guan Cong!"
Fan Li quickly summoned Guan Cong. As soon as Guan Cong saw Li Ran, he suddenly said:
"Young Master, Guan Cong was negligent. I didn't expect that someone would use Gong Jian's request for death to frame the prince's court! In this matter, Guan Cong was indeed negligent!"
Guan Cong cleared the relationship first. Li Ran raised his eyebrows and did not pursue him further. He just asked directly:
"Who do you think did this?"
"There must be spies in the city, but... it may also be the work of His Highness the Prince!"
"Prince Chao? Your Highness, he...shouldn't do this, right?"
Li Ran was not sure about this. He only listened to Guan Cong's words with great certainty:
"If we just talk about suspicions, His Highness's suspicions are certainly not small. Of course, it is also possible that his subordinates did it, and he himself did not know about it. I think Gong Jian had defeated Wang Zichao before, and Wang Zichao had resentment against him.
It’s completely normal.”
"The young master has publicly disapproved of killing this person before. Naturally, His Highness the Prince cannot disobey the young master in public. However... it is really hard to tell in secret."
Li Ran sighed:
"This person is of great use. He is a high-ranking official from Chengzhou, and he has the identity of a secret agent. He must know a lot of hidden things. If it can facilitate our future actions, that would be great. But
Now is the time to employ people, but this person’s life or death is uncertain, which is a pity! If it was really His Highness who did it, then..."
Li Ran originally wanted to say that he was a little disappointed, but Wang Zichao is the person he really wants to support now. For a mere Gong Jian, it is not like this. Besides, the truth of this matter is unknown, and it may not be his fault.
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Watching words and expressions, Guan Cong understood the concerns in Li Ran's heart:
"Young Master, is this prince's answer the young master's heart?"
The answer in Li Ran's heart was that the Holy King and Ming Lord could support him in this environment of broken rites and music, and even turn things around. Among the vassal states, Li Ran wanted to find such a person to complete the world.
An act of tranquility.
If Wang Zichao is this person, with his status, he can naturally do all this!
"I hope this is his answer!"
"From what I can tell, this person is actually a good seedling now. As long as he can stick to his original intention, listen to the young master's good advice more in the future, and go on step by step, he will be able to help the Zhou family in the future! However, Cong has not
There is another layer of doubt..."
Although Li Ran did not agree with many of Guan Cong's practices, his control over people's human nature was indeed unique, so he asked: