"How do you plan to use these five thousand people of Lingdu City next?" Xuanyang Tianzun asked curiously: "Are you going to use them to force the current emperor to surrender?"
"The sixteenth prince of the emperor mistakenly used hostages, which led to the fiasco of seizing the heir. Isn't this lesson enough?" Qingtian Xiong said calmly: "If the sixteenth prince of the emperor did not massacre the people of the capital under the city gate and force the prince to leave the city, but We drove the people of the capital to serve as cannon fodder to attack the imperial city, and the person who proclaims himself emperor today may be the sixteenth son of the emperor."
"Master Zhou Mu plans to use the people of Lingdu City as cannon fodder to attack Lingdu City?" Shen Quan finally understood the reason why Qingtian Xiong did not hesitate to brutally suppress the people of Lingdu City and detained them in the camp.
"Otherwise, I'm afraid that the 30,000 Northern City guardsmen will successfully capture Lingdu City, but they will also suffer heavy casualties and will be unable to resist the imperial army sent by the capital." Qingtian Xiong analyzed calmly, and based on the information provided by the hunchbacked old woman, tomorrow Zhou Xingyun will continue to let people out of the city. If the harvest is the same as today, it only takes four days to capture 20,000 old, weak, women and children in Lingdu City to serve as cannon fodder for the siege.
After that, the more than 30,000 Northern City guards could use their swords to force them to charge and attack the city, leaving the royal guards defending the city helpless. Even if Han Feng was cruel in the end and ordered the 3,000 city guards and martial arts alliance masters to massacre the people, that would Doesn't help matters.
"So we must send people to keep an eye on the people of Lingdu City who are leaving the city, and we must not let them leave the camp. They are the cornerstone of my hegemony." Qingtian Xiong showed a sneer. At this moment, he finally saw the recapture of Lingdu City. hope.
After Qingtian Xiong and others finished their discussion, they returned to their posts to be on guard.
The Lord of the Spirit Snake Palace, Hengyu, left the military tent and walked directly to a gorgeous tent.
"Master, today more than five thousand people in Lingdu City fell into the hands of Qingtian Xiong. The current situation is favorable to us." Hengyu couldn't help but smile at the old man meditating in the camp.
"Grassroots will always be grassroots. No matter how ambitious you are, you can't grow into a towering tree." Liufan Zunren said lightly: "You secretly pass on the order and let the disciples of the Spirit Snake Palace preserve their strength and not cause any more casualties."
"Master, what you mean is..."
"Qing Tian Xiong has lost a good game. Even if he recaptures Lingdu City, it will be difficult to open up a new world."
"Master, didn't you say that you want the royal family to change the world?" Hengyu was confused. He had followed Liufan Zunren for so long, but he didn't think that his master would talk nonsense.
"But I never said that I would assist Qingtian Xiong in becoming emperor."
"Disciple understands what Master means. Do you want the disciples of Spirit Snake Palace to prepare to evacuate now?"
"Don't worry, Qing Tian Xiong still has some value. Using his soldiers and horses to weaken the royal family will do no harm to us. However, when the two armies clash, our people try to avoid encountering the opponent's masters."
"Disciple, take the order!" Hengyu clasped his fists and bowed, then exited the gorgeous barracks and followed the instructions of Master Liufan to deliver the order.
The moon in autumn is particularly bright. Zhou Xingyun kept his promise and accompanied Miss Rao Yue to enjoy the moon on the tower. However, the moon viewing situation was not in line with Xiaoyue Meimei's expectations...
Originally, according to Rao Yue's idea, tonight she and Zhou Xingyun were alone together to watch the bright moon. Who knew that Wei Suyao and a bunch of other people gathered at the tower to ruin the scenery, making the little monster very unhappy.
"At this time last year, we were all in the capital." Wei Suyao stood on the balcony and looked at the sky. Time passed by in a blink of an eye, and one year passed in the blink of an eye. She clearly remembered the days when she accompanied Zhou Xingyun in the capital last autumn, which happened to be the Autumn Martial Arts Festival. , everyone made barbecue burritos at Yunxia Inn, and also met little sister Yu Wushuang...
"Kiss Xiao Suyao, do you want to return to the capital?"
"No, it's the same everywhere." Wei Suyao began to wonder if the saying that there is no such thing as a feast that never ends is deceiving people. At this time last year, there were a lot of people gathered around Zhou Xingyun. At this time this year, there were a lot of people around Zhou Xingyun.
Instead of decreasing, it is increasing. There are still such a large number of people...
If possible, Wei Suyao really hopes that everyone can disperse for a while and stop hanging around Zhou Xingyun every day.
"My dear, let's be honest, why don't you stay with me tonight?" Rao Yue sat in Zhou Xingyun's arms and protested unwillingly.
"There are a lot of things going on tonight, Xiaoyue, please bear with me." Zhou Xingyun took the girl's hands and rubbed them.
"What is Senior Brother Xingyun planning to do next?"
"I plan to fight quickly!" Zhou Xingyun said bluntly to his friends: "The defense of the city is too passive. Instead of waiting for Qingtian Bear to attack us, it is better to try to force them to surrender. In short, this battle is inevitable. If we fight early, we will fight.
A late strike is a strike, and we shouldn’t expect Qingtian Bear to retreat in spite of the difficulties.”
Zhou Xingyun and others had previously kept the same in response to all changes, hoping to hold on to Lingdu City so that Qingtian Bear could not take action. In this way, they might be able to avoid a battle and make Qingtian Bear retreat when he saw difficulties.
Unfortunately, according to Zhou Xingyun's observation, the residents in Lingdu City were instigated by members of the Wuhe Clan, and the waves of troubles that kept happening were enough to show that Qingtian Xiong would never give up easily.
As time went by, even if Qingtian Xiong knew that there was no chance of victory, he would definitely order 30,000 Northern City guards to attack the city.
Instead of waiting until the end to fight to the death, it is better to find a suitable time to strike first and end the fight with Qingtian Bear.
In the past, the initiative was in the hands of Qingtian Xiong, and Zhou Xingyun could not deal with him. Now, the Wuhe Gang encourages the people of Lingdu City to cause frequent troubles. Instead, Zhou Xingyun sees the opportunity and sets up a scam to cover up the situation.
"How to fight quickly? Don't forget the difference in strength between the enemy and us." Han Qiumiao reminded that Qingtian Xiong had 30,000 Northern City guards and four to five thousand evil warriors to help him.
"It's definitely not possible for us alone, but in two days, we won't be the only ones. Do you think there are more than 5,000 people who don't listen to our advice, would rather die than leave the city, and clamor not to be slaves of the royal nobles, but to be the people of the state shepherds?"
After being rescued by us, will the people of Lingdu City still believe that Qingtian Xiong is a good person?" Zhou Xingyun rationally analyzed that defending the city is different from attacking the city. Even the people of Lingdu City can assist the royal guards in defending the city.
If there are more than 10,000 ordinary people who are united in helping the city guards fight against Qingtian Xiong, then the 30,000 northern city guards with low morale will find it difficult to capture Lingdu City even if they are extremely capable.
"How do you know that Qingtian Bear will definitely treat the people of Lingdu City cruelly?" Mo Nianxi said curiously: "If Qingtian Bear treats the residents of Lingdu City well and really allows them to stay away from the war zone, wouldn't your plan be ruined?
"First, if Qingtian Xiong really wants to let the people of Lingdu City leave, then he can't hope to capture Lingdu City. The 30,000 Northern City guards will have no morale.
We are in a sluggish state, with no reinforcements and rear supplies, and we are in a desperate situation. With the quality of the army of 30,000 Northern City guards, it is impossible for them to willingly sacrifice their lives for Qingtian Xiong, nor do they have the courage to attack the city head-on."
"The reason Qingtian Xiong didn't dare to order an attack on Lingdu City for a long time is because he was very aware of the situation of the 30,000 Northern City guards. Once the first round of attacks was frustrated and failed to achieve results, the 30,000 Northern City guards would definitely fall into despair.
, that is tantamount to a crushing defeat. In other words, we only need to do our best to defend the enemy's first round of attack, and there is no need to carry out the second round of Lingdu City defense battle. Qingtian Xiong's 30,000 Northern City
The guards will have low morale and cannot see the dawn of victory, resulting in a large number of deserters."
"How do you know that the Northern City guards will escape?" Mo Nianxi continued to ask.
"Because they are confused and no longer know why they are fighting or who they are fighting for." Zhou Xingyun said: "We need a reason to fight. The Northern City Guards were established to protect their homes and country and protect northern residents. However,
The current situation of the Northern City guards is that they have no home. We have regained control of most of the northern towns from Qingtian Bear. There is no need for the Northern City guards to follow Qingtian Bear to death. They are not Qingtian.
What is the purpose of Xiong’s personal guards assisting Qingtian Xiong in capturing Lingdu City?”
"What about the second one? What is your second basis for Qingtian Xiong's brutal treatment of the people of Lingdu City?" Han Qiumiao then asked. Zhou Xingyun only said one just now, so there must be two more.
"Everyone, please look over there, directly in front of me." Zhou Xingyun motioned to his friends to look towards the left wing of the enemy camp.
"Why are there stars there?" Yu Wushuang was extremely surprised when he saw this, because in the camp, there was light shining from time to time.
"It's not a star, it's a code! The code of the firelight reflected on the mirror. Only we standing on the tower can see it clearly. One flash means 1, two times means 2, three times means 3, and 2 times in quick succession means ten, and then I
You can find the initial consonants corresponding to the pronunciation according to the numbers indicated by the flashing, and then read the information. Isn't it very simple?"
"What did they say?" Xunxuan finally understood at this moment why Zhou Xingyun could hug Rao Yue and sit still, looking absentmindedly into the distance. It turned out that he was observing the code.
"Couple, dead, child, rescued prisoner... the following flashes again, but it is enough to show that Qingtian Xiong killed innocent people indiscriminately, so that the people of Lingdu City who left the city can see the truth clearly." Zhou Xingyun yawned, and the next message,
He basically doesn't have to worry about it. He only needs to know that Qingtian Xiong shows his true face in front of the people of Lingdu City.
"You haven't told us how to win the battle quickly." Han Qiumiao asked again and again. Zhou Xingyun only analyzed the psychological conditions of the 30,000 Northern City guards and knew that the opponent's morale was low and they could no longer withstand a defeat. However, he had not yet
Make your plans clear...
"At two or three o'clock in the morning tonight, let hundreds of royal guards put on black clothes. When the other side is not paying attention, they secretly climb down the rope ladder on the city wall, then crawl close to the wall and hide in the jungle on the outskirts.
Zhou Xingyun said with a smile: "We have three days to secretly transport a group of people outside the city under the cover of darkness every night. When we are ready, we will launch a night attack and give Qingtian Bear a big surprise."
Zhou Xingyun said naively, the rope ladder is ready. As long as the royal guards put on black clothes, they can sneak out of Lingdu City without anyone noticing. However, this must be done carefully. For the sake of safety, the enemy will not be able to see the trick.
Only allow two to three people to move during each dive.