After hearing this, Li Ran felt his eyelids twitch. It seemed that there was definitely a hidden agenda in this matter. Moreover.
It doesn't seem to be the work of Wang Zichao, but more like the methods of the underworld.
Li Ran was worried about this, and after informing the prince, he took out a hundred elite soldiers from his own army to protect Gong Jian at all times.
After Li Ran's persuasion, Gong Jian was finally willing to eat and drink. She should no longer be in danger of her life now.
Next, we will start to attack the grain road at night.
Today, Gan Loach went through another round of siege but failed, so it was time to attack at night.
Judging from the previous situation, we can see that Gan Loach is a man with great ambition but short talent. He has a strong reputation and a dark mind, and lacks courage. He is also mean and ungrateful, and it is difficult for the soldiers to be united. At this time, the opponent has suffered a series of setbacks, and the morale of the army will definitely be weakened.
Don't miss this opportunity, the night attack is scheduled for tonight!
After everyone had some discussions in the main hall of the capital, when the sun set, Sun Wu and Fan Li all retreated to make preparations.
Li Ran later resigned, leaving only Yin Bulin beside Wang Zichao.
Yin Buxie waited for everyone to disperse before he spoke:
"Your Highness, Li Ran is the most aggressive person in his plans. He actually put Your Highness in danger before! This person's intentions are unpredictable!"
"Don't talk nonsense! Mr. Ziming has repeatedly proposed clever strategies for me. If it weren't for him, how could I be sitting here now? Since you are a minister and have no military knowledge, why do you have to be so weird here?"
Yin Buxie bowed and said:
"Your Highness, I also feel aggrieved for Your Highness. When you wanted to take over the capital, many people saw how embarrassed Your Highness was. Your Highness is a man of wealth, and he will inherit the throne in the future.
!His Royal Highness is working hard on the front line, but he is so calm in the rear. Who is the king and who is the minister?"
"Today's night attack involves so many soldiers and horses that it is difficult to guarantee His Highness's safety in the city. If Gan Loach insists on fighting to the death and attacks the city all night, how can he be defeated by the remaining soldiers in the city... and...
As for Gong Jian, when the late king was here, he always made things difficult for His Highness. Some time ago, he even gave His Highness a huge defeat and was in great embarrassment. However, Li Ran did not want to kill this traitor, but wanted to keep him.
Kou is self-respecting, but his heart is unpredictable!"
After Wang Zichao heard this, he couldn't help but shook his head:
"No, you don't need to say any more. As the saying goes, 'Don't use people who you doubt, don't use them'! We are already at the end of our rope. If it weren't for Mr. Ziming's generous help, I wouldn't be here today! If you say more, I won't be able to do anything.
The palace will punish you for lying!"
When Yin Buxie heard this, he didn't dare to say anything more. He just lay down on the ground and cried:
"I don't dare, I don't dare if I don't do it! I just think about His Highness..."
At night, the crescent moon hung high, but it was not very bright. In the dark night, Fan Li and Sun Wu sent out troops one after another. The old troops of the prince's dynasty, Pou Ge, were originally Qiang people. They were all good at riding and shooting, so they led a hundred men and horses to prepare to go.
Burning grain and grass.
They first wrapped a layer of cloth around the horses' feet to prevent them from making the sound of hoofbeats, and then quietly touched Gan's army's food path, followed it, and finally found some of the supplies.
Sun Wu and Fan Li each led five thousand troops. Then, under the weak moonlight, they arrived at the Gan army camp. They ambush on the left and right. After waiting for a while, they estimated that the soldiers had reached the predetermined position, and Sun Wu and Fan Li launched a night attack at the same time.
The capital has always been strictly defensive. During the day, it experienced a fierce battle. Both sides suffered casualties. It was a taboo for the defenders to take the initiative to attack. Gong Jian committed this taboo in the first place, which led to his loss.
Beijing.
Therefore, Gan Loach was also overconfident, and only ordered people to guard around the camp, but did not observe the movements in the city. The capital is now passing through solid walls and clear fields, and there is no obstruction within a kilometer around the city, so it is indeed not easy to spy on the military situation.
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Unexpectedly, Li Ran unexpectedly led his troops to attack at night. Gan's army was a little panicked for a while, but in the face of a powerful enemy, they had no choice but to rise up and resist.
On the other side, Wu Ge heard a cry of killing coming from the direction of the camp. Knowing that the sheep attack had begun, he took off the cloth from the horses' feet and made a surprise attack on the baggage!
Since there were no stirrups at this time, there was no cavalry in the strict sense. Horses were mostly used for pulling people and goods, as well as for chariot charging, and were occasionally used for ceremonial purposes.
Li Ran, on the other hand, took a different approach and asked these people who were good at riding to raid the opponent's baggage on horseback. There was no need to dismount or engage in combat. He only needed to throw the grease, flammable objects and fire breakers prepared in advance on the baggage.
, use this to ignite it, and then ride away.
Gan Jun, who was guarding the baggage, wanted to catch up, but no matter how fast the horse was, even though he tried his best to catch up, he could only catch up.
Suddenly a fire broke out in the baggage camp, which immediately attracted the attention of the main camp.
But at this moment, Gan Loach was tired of dealing with the two-pronged attack from Sun Wu and Fan Li, and suddenly saw flames shooting into the sky in the direction of the baggage camp. The reward was that the baggage camp was empty of water. Gan Loach suddenly no longer had the spirit to continue resisting, so he had to
The order to retreat was given in the darkness.
The movement of the army affected a wide area. Although this retreat was not a disaster, under the pursuit of Sun Wu and Fan Li, its defeat was inevitable.
But seeing their commander withdrawing, Gan's army lost all morale, so they immediately abandoned their helmets and armor and fled.
Sun Wu and Fan Li chased after him for a while, but after all, it was dark night. Knowing that they had been defeated, they withdrew their troops in time, and met up with the enemy to clear the battlefield.
When the sky turned white, everyone returned with full loads. During this night attack, they killed thousands of enemy troops, burned their baggage, and captured more than a hundred chariots. However, they did not stay too long, and immediately led the army back at dawn.
They entered the city to prevent Gan Loach from regaining his old troops and fighting again.
Wang Zichao was also very happy to receive this good news. He personally welcomed Sun Wu and others back to the city and gave them a large reward. However, Sun Wu did not take it seriously at this time.
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"Your Highness, the enemy has not been completely wiped out at this moment, and may come back at any time. Moreover, the rebel army's follow-up reinforcements will probably arrive in the next day or two. If you want to completely defeat Gan Loach, you must not take it lightly!"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Wang Zicheng agreed with his heart:
"What General Sun said is true. I wonder if General Sun will have any countermeasures next."
"Wu Fang has just discovered that the Gan army retreated along small roads, while the baggage took all the main roads. Wu thought that he could send troops to ambush the places where reinforcements and baggage must pass, and only need to take turns to harass them every day.
The supply of food and grass will be unsustainable. Even if the loach refuses to withdraw, it will only be captured without mercy!"
The prince laughed at Fu Zhang and praised each other:
"I have heard for a long time that General Sun uses his troops like a god. Now I see him. He is indeed invincible in every attack and invincible in every battle. Chang Qing is truly a superior general!"
Wang Zichao said this and looked at Li Ran aside, and Li Ran naturally expressed his agreement.
"Although this plan is brilliant, there is one difficulty. It is that the ambush troops are moving back and forth. They are inevitably exposed and are in danger of being defeated by Gan Loach. Now that Gan Loach's baggage has been destroyed, his attention must be entirely on the reinforcements. If he wants to succeed, he still needs to
You can only use 'play hard to get'!"
"Oh, Mr. Ziming has a good idea."
"You can prepare an ambush in advance, but you must first send scouts to find out where the reinforcements have arrived. When the scouts find out, they will immediately return to the city to report. Where the ambush is located, you only need to observe the color of the flags on the city head. If a black flag is raised,
, that’s when it’s time to attack! In this way, the ambush can always be hidden in the dark, making it difficult for them to be discovered.”
"In addition, if the grain and grass are robbed, but not all of them are destroyed, you can just leave some of them. When Gan Loach sees that the grain and grass are robbed, he will definitely send troops to help, and the soldiers who escorted the grain and grass will flee immediately. And leave these grains and grass to Gan Loach,
Such an ambush can give the soldiers time to escape!"
When Wang Zichao heard this, he was quite surprised:
"Why did you destroy their food and fodder and then give some back?"
Li Ran listened to the question, turned to Wang Zichao and bowed:
"When people are in a desperate situation, they will fight against trapped animals. The food and grass can only keep them hungry for two or three days, so they can use this to stir up their internal fighting spirit. By then, Gan Loach's army will definitely be in chaos without fighting.