diskusbooks Chapter 125 Guan Shouchang uses a trick, the enemy arrives
Chapter 125 Guan Shouchang uses a trick, the enemy arrives
The people's blood was completely aroused, and Shen Changgong's purpose was achieved. After saying some inspiring words, he asked the executioner to chop off all the remaining people and let the people go home.
Then, he took his men back to the government office.
Although the palace was very large and comfortable to live in, Shen Changgong considered it over and over again and decided to live in the government office.
After all, he had just established an image of a commoner who was close to the people, but then he turned around and moved into the mansion of the prince who had once oppressed the people. This was not a good idea, as the people would think that they had just had a new king over their heads.
Moreover, the government office is the center of the county city. It contains all government and military information, as well as granaries and treasuries, etc. It is a dispatching center, so it is more appropriate to work there.
After returning to the government office, it became the temporary residence for him and the generals.
In the past, the Central Army had received intelligence from the Security Army and knew that Prince Shen hated evil and was particularly disgusted with those who raped women, even if they were prisoners.
So they dared to rob the homes of corrupt officials, but they did not dare to rape women at will. They packed them up and threw them all into jail.
There was no filth in the government office, and Shen Changgong felt comfortable living there.
Shen Changgong had just sat down in the county government office when Guan Shouchang came over.
"Your Majesty, I have a plan that can lure the enemy out of their lair and capture Prince Ning and the enemy commander alive."
"Oh? What's your plan? Tell me about it."
Shen Changgong looked at Guan Shouchang with interest.
Guan Shouchang sat down and said seriously,
"Your Highness, it's like this. We breached the city last night at such a fast speed that we immediately sealed the gates and haven't opened them yet.
In this way, the spies of Prince Ning and Prince Rui would not be able to pass on the news that ** City had fallen.
All we need to do next is to block the city gates and replace the flag on the city wall with King Rui's flag to paralyze and deceive the enemy.
When the enemy army arrives, the army will definitely have to be stationed outside, but Prince Ning and the enemy commander will not suffer outside, so they will definitely have to live in the city.
In this way, we can launch a surprise attack after they enter the city wall and kill them all or capture them alive.
The enemy army will be leaderless and in chaos!"
After listening to this, Shen Changgong laughed and said,
"Okay, let's assume for now that Prince Ning will definitely leave Prince Rui's spies in the city, and they can't possibly live in Prince Rui's mansion. After all, Prince Ning doesn't trust Prince Rui.
Now we control the city gate, but there is no guarantee that the other party will not send a carrier pigeon to deliver a message. Can you stop the birds flying in the sky?
Besides, if they ask why Prince Rui didn't come to greet him personally, what would you say?"
Guan Shouchang thought for a moment and said,
"We can say that King Rui is ill and unable to greet him in person."
"Then why didn't King Rui's son come out of the city to greet him?"
"Forehead……"
Guan Shou sighed and said,
"I was not thoughtful enough."
"No, I think I can try."
Shen Changgong said with a smile.
"Ah? Your Majesty, didn't you say that this flaw was too big?"
Guan Shouchang said in surprise.
"It's indeed a big flaw, but it's also a good opportunity to test the enemy's intelligence.
We will open the gates on both sides of the city wall. The main gate cannot be seen from the two sides. We will ambush the army on the city wall and prepare kerosene and arrows.
If the enemy falls for it, then we'll kill Prince Ning and the enemy commander. Of course, I don't believe anyone who can be a king and the commander of an army of 300,000 is a fool.
If they don't come in, but instead let the main army come in first, we will catch them in a trap, eliminate some of the soldiers that come in, and undermine the enemy's morale.
If they don't believe us and don't come in, we won't lose anything. We can just close the city gate and continue the defensive battle."
Hearing this, Guan Shouchang smiled and said,
"Your Highness is right. There's still a city gate. We don't have much to lose. Let's give it a try."
"Well, go check on the arrangements for the army's barracks and make sure the brothers have good food and drink for the next few days.
By the way, for those 10,000 soldiers who were captured alive, just confiscate their weapons and kill all those above the rank of centurion.
As for the remaining soldiers, let them do the hard labor of carrying equipment and so on.
You have no soldiers under your command, so these people are your responsibility. If they survive, you will form a separate unit under your command, give them weapons, and lead them into battle."
"I will obey your orders!"
When Guan Shouchang heard that he was given soldiers, he was so happy that he stroked his beard and thought about how to lead these surrendered soldiers.
Shen Changgong was sitting in the government office, but he was not idle. He was looking at the local county's tax revenue, grain harvest, topography, and people's sentiments.
Since ancient times, the military and politics have been inseparable. If you want to fight a good war, it is not enough to just understand the military.
What's more, he is not just a military king, he also has to govern the country.
Three days passed in a flash. Through Gongsun Wan'er, Shen Changgong continued to receive intelligence from the outside world and monitor the movements of the Kun Kingdom army.
Since the Kun army entered Qingping County, they have been killing, burning, looting and committing all kinds of atrocities along the way. It is unknown how many civilians they have killed. The cities and villages along the way have become a living hell.
When Gongsun Wan'er said this, she was so angry that she gritted her teeth and wished she could go into battle and kill the enemy herself.
She must make these enemies pay with blood.
When Gongsun Wan'er thought about how she used her body to seduce Shen Changgong and made him fight for Dayan, she felt that she was very great. She would definitely ask for credit and reward from the emperor after returning.
After all, the sacrifice is too great.
Yes, she is not doing this for her own pleasure.
Three days passed in a flash. At noon on the fourth day, the enemy was only ten miles away from ** City, and Shen Changgong also arrived at the south city wall.
**The city has a very good geographical location, with steep cliffs on both sides connected to the city. If the enemy wants to attack, they can only attack from the south, and no matter how many people there are, it is difficult to take advantage.
Shen Changgong can concentrate his strength and defend only one side, so the advantage of the defender can be maximized.
Of course, if ** City fell into the hands of Kun State’s army, Shen Changgong could only attack the city from the north.
Shen Changgong checked the equipment prepared on the top of the city wall, and then asked everyone to sit down and rest, leaving only a small number of people standing on the top of the city wall to confuse the enemy.
Soon, a dense army appeared on the southern horizon. They lined up in a long queue and came towards this side.
If the entire Qingping County was not flat and it was impossible to set up an ambush, Shen Changgong really wanted to launch a sneak attack on them with this marching formation.
After all, if King Rui could think of a tactic, there was no way he couldn't have thought of it.
The troops stopped a few hundred meters away from the city wall and lined up in order, and those at the back began to set up camp on the open ground.
A horseman came galloping from the enemy army, stopped at the foot of the city, and shouted upwards,
"Who's in the city?!"