This time, the Wu army raised 100,000 heavy troops to attack Changshu, and in the eyes of the vast majority of people, it was natural to be able to quickly break through the city and kill the Song army in the city without leaving a single piece of armor. However, with the development of the war, the situation has completely deviated from their concept, and after several attacks and defenses, they not only failed to break the city, but suffered many losses, and suffered many casualties. In this way, not to mention ordinary soldiers, even the morale of those generals, and even the main general Pang Wanchun is a little low.

The consequence of this was that in the days that followed, the Wu army's offensive was not as fierce as before. Although they continued to send troops to attack the four gates of Changshu every day, they were more just a false response, often waiting for the defenders to rain arrows and then retreat, and there were no casualties. This reduced the pressure on the defenders in the city, and everyone was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief.

However, the situation did not completely improve, after all, the 100,000 enemy troops outside the city did not really retreat, they just changed from a radical onslaught to another way of attacking the city, that is, besieging but not attacking, and actually planned to directly use a word to drag down the defenders.

After seeing their thoughts, Sun Tu seemed quite calm. Although the city of Changshu will be short of food with the passage of time, there are also big problems for the Wu army outside the city, and as the besieging party, the enemy's consumption will only be more than his own, and the various expenses of the 100,000 army fighting outside the city are not something that the newly established so-called Wu regime can bear.

And he also believes that if the time drags on, the Jinling side will definitely not be able to pretend to be deaf and dumb all the time, and when the reinforcements arrive, it will be an opportunity to turn defeat into victory and annihilate the enemy army.

So, in the situation that both sides have their own calculations, the attack and defense of Changshu City quickly slowed down, half a month passed in the blink of an eye, and even the first month will be over, but the weather has not yet warmed up, obviously this year's climate is much colder than before.

Although the enemy has not been as active in attacking the city as before, the defenders of each city still dare not be sloppy in the slightest, and thousands of soldiers are on duty every day from morning to night, and there are important generals who patrol all the time. It was Lin Chong who inspected Nancheng today, and when he patrolled around, he didn't find any problems, and was about to go down to report it, but he heard a soldier shouting: "The rebels are here again!" ”

Lin Chong hurriedly looked back, but he was stunned again, because the number of people who came back was only three or two, and none of them brought weapons, so they didn't look like they were here to attack the city.

After a while, the other party had already walked to the bottom of the city wall with his hands raised, and rushed to the soldiers who had already raised their bows and said loudly: "Don't misunderstand, the soldiers of the Shandong Army are not here to be your enemies, but there is something I want to see General Sun face to face, and I ask which general who can call the shots to report it, just say that Qin Chi wants to see him." ”

"It's him......" Lin Chong immediately remembered that this person came to lobby when he was in Danyang that day, but he didn't want this guy to come to the door again, did he still want to be a lobbyist?

However, since the other party has made his identity clear, he is not really bad about breaking the rules, so he asked people not to do it first, and then he went down to the city to send someone to report the matter to Sun Tu. Half an hour later, Sun Tu sent a message and allowed Qin Chi to enter the city to meet him, but he could only let him enter the city alone.

For this request, Qin Chi naturally did not dare to bargain, so he immediately sat on the bamboo basket hanging from above and went to the city, and then passed through half of Changshu City under the hostile gaze of many soldiers, and came to the former Changshu County Yazhong, which had been set up as a command post at the time of the operation, and saw Sun Tu with a bad face.

Seeing him coming, Sun Tu sneered: "Qin Chi, you are really courageous, at this time, you actually dare to enter the city alone to see me, aren't you afraid that I will cut off your head and hang it on the head of my Changshu City?" ”

"Hehe, General Sun said with a smile. It is naturally easy to kill me Qin Chi with the general's tiger might, but if the two countries are at war without slashing, you can't break the rules for many years, right? What's more, the general is still a rare famous general in the world, and he will not do such a thing that damages his reputation, so I think I am absolutely safe here. Qin Chi not only did not panic, but replied with a smile, taking the opportunity to praise Sun Tu.

"Hmph, you're really talkative. But why I didn't kill you right now is not because of any rules and morals, you and I are not two countries, but the court and the anti-thief, and everyone who waits for the anti-thief will be punished! It's just because killing you is of no use to the whole battle that I spared your life first. When Sun Tu said this, his eyes flashed, and he stared at him: "Say, why are you here?" If you are still here to be a lobbyist like last time, and persuade me to surrender to you, then save some effort and avoid opening your mouth. ”

In the face of Sun Tu's direct refusal, Qin Chi was not the slightest discouraged, but smiled and groaned: "General Sun is really fast-talking, even if he is like this, he will not go around in circles, and he will not hide it, he is indeed ordered to persuade the general to abandon the darkness and surrender to my lord." ”

As he spoke, without waiting for Sun Tu to open his mouth to refute, he quickly added: "Please also ask General Sun to listen to what he says before making a decision." In terms of combat bravery, the Shandong Army is indeed rare in the world; In terms of arranging troops and commanding operations, General Sun was the premier existence in the Song Army. Therefore, even if I, the Wu Kingdom, raise an army of 100,000 to besiege you here, it will be difficult to break the city in a short time. Perhaps it is because of this that General Sun could not accept the kindness of my lord.

"But what I want to say next is, General Sun, do you really think that you can keep it all the time, and even turn defeat into victory one day? In my opinion, this is almost impossible. Not only will there soon be a shortage of food and grass in your city, but you are now alone. Let the soldiers of the Shandong Army fight bravely, and General Sun, you command exquisitely, but under the premise of one army and one country, the final result is already doomed. ”

His words were immediately exchanged for a burst of laughter from Sun Tu: "Hahahaha...... It's ridiculous! I am a general of the Great Song Dynasty, and I was ordered to destroy the enemy, how can I say that I am alone? When my Great Song reinforcements arrive in a few days, I will be able to kill you in an instant! ”

"General Sun still hasn't figured out what the truth is?" Qin Chi looked back at Sun Tu with a smile, and said calmly: "You and I have been facing off here for nearly a month, and if you count the time when the Shandong army captured Changshu, it will be more than a month, but until today, there has been no reinforcement coming, doesn't General Sun feel that there is something strange in it?" ”

Seeing that Sun Tu's face changed slightly, he further said: "I said a long time ago that the Song Dynasty has been decayed and traitors are in charge, but it is a hero like General Sun who has been persecuted by them in every way. This is the case today, because Zhu Mian was jealous of the general's tiger might, so he strictly ordered the army not to go south, and allowed our Wu army to surround and storm the small city of Changshu, in order to use our hands to eradicate the general. With such a dim and incompetent court, does General Sun still have to die for it?

"Also, does the general know that in this half a month, in addition to surrounding Changshu and containing your entire army in Shandong, we also sent a group of people to the north and took Wuxi City as soon as possible. Guess how we managed to take this city, which was much bigger and stronger than Changshu? In just one night, we were well in town! Because long before we sent our troops, the Song army originally stationed in Wuxi had been evacuated, and they had long since abandoned this city that could have given you help the Shandong army. In other words, as early as the beginning, Zhu Mian and the others were about to completely put your Shandong army to death! ”

After saying this large paragraph, not only Sun Tu, but many people inside and outside the hall instantly changed their faces, and in addition to suspicion, there was more anger in everyone's eyes. Although everyone vaguely guessed something, after all, they had been in Changshu for a whole month, and they had several battles with the enemy, even if the soldiers and horses of Jinling were slow to react, it was time to send reinforcements.

But now, not only did he not see a single soldier of the reinforcements, but he also got the bad news of the loss of Wuxi. This feeling of being abandoned and betrayed is really aggrieved and angry to the extreme.

Sun Tu's face was also so gloomy that he could drip water at this time, and he looked at Qin Chi fixedly: "What you said is the truth?" ”

"The facts are there, so why lie? And with your intelligence, General Sun, will you not be able to see this? You've just been making a fool of yourself! ”

Sun Tu fell into a long silence, and after a long time, he looked up at the other party: "If I expected it to be true, why our army came to Changshu and ended up in such a situation, it was also in your plan, right?" You have already colluded with Zhu Mian a long time ago, so you will cooperate to put me in this desperate situation! ”

General Sun's eyes were like torches, and he admired them. To tell you the truth, after failing to convince you in Danyang that day, I went to Jinling again. Compared with the general, Zhu Mian is much easier to speak. Qin Chi didn't have the slightest intention of deceiving or covering up, and directly told the truth.

And while these words made Sun Tu gasp, they also completely ignited the anger of everyone present, and they continued to scold for a while: "Dog thief Zhu Mian, really damn it!" I'll just say that this thing is very strange, how can the thief grasp our movements so clearly, it turns out that he betrayed us! When Lao Tzu goes back, he will definitely cut off his dog's head! ”

It wasn't until everyone had vented that Sun Tu squinted and said, "Since you have reached an agreement, why did you come to persuade me to surrender?" Given the current situation, am I not certain to be defeated? ”

"Because my Wu monarchs and ministers all admire the heroic performance of General Sun and the Shandong army, I really don't want you to end up like this. As long as you are willing to surrender, the promises mentioned above will not change at this time. And we can also let the Shandong army be the vanguard, and you will personally lead the troops back to Jinling to find Zhu Mian to take revenge! Qin Chi said, looking at Sun Tu expectantly: "What, General Sun, at this time, are you still unwilling to abandon the idea of foolishness and loyalty, and abandon the darkness and turn to the light?" ”