Chapter 377: Siege and Reinforcements
After Jing Cui spoke, Gongsun Yan continued: "King, although this strategy is feasible, the Qi army may not be so easy to defeat. Although there was a Yue army in the east, the Qi State did not need many troops to defend the city. ”
"Therefore, the minister estimates that the reinforcements of Qi State are at least more than 100,000, maybe about 150,000, the main general of the reinforcements, if it is someone else, it is okay, if Kuang Zhang comes to help in person..."
Gongsun Yan didn't say the rest, and everyone knew that if Kuang Zhang came to help in person, then it would not be easy for Chu to defeat the Qi army.
In this era, Kuang Zhang's fame, which was leveraged, broke Qin in Sanqiu, defeated Zhao Wei in Guanze, and destroyed Yan, debuted for nearly 20 years, with outstanding results and coercion on all countries. If it weren't for the sudden defection of the Song State last time, Kuang Zhang's undefeated myth would have been shattered, and the war had not yet been fought, his morale would have dropped by two points first.
Xiong Huai's eyes also showed a look of worry, and he prepared for the worst: "What if Kuang Zhang comes to help in person?" ”
Tang Yu responded: "King, Kuang Zhang's matter as the chief general of the reinforcements is also considered by the ministers. Our 400,000 troops of the Chu and Song coalition armies gathered under Xuecheng, and with Kuang Zhang's shrewdness, in the case of insufficient troops, he would definitely not stupidly rush to a place not far from Xuecheng, echoing inside and outside Xuecheng. Instead, they will look outside Xue Di, and then look for an opportunity to defeat our Chu-Song coalition in one fell swoop. ”
"This is what the minister is most worried about, that is, Kuang Zhang avoids not fighting, so that we can't attack Xue Cheng with all our strength."
Xiong Huai nodded approvingly. Xue Di was already difficult to fight, and if there was still a large army watching from afar, it would be even more difficult to fight for so long.
As for what Tang Yu said about Kuang Zhang, he will be like a hunter, waiting for an opportunity in a game, this is very possible. Even if there are no flaws in the Chu-Song coalition army, there will be such an opportunity.
Now what he is most worried about is that Wei is on the side of Qi, and the opportunity for Qi to defeat the Three Kingdoms Alliance will fall on Wei nine times out of ten.
Fortunately, Wei Xianglou was supported by the State of Chu, and it was not so simple for the State of Qi to persuade the State of Wei to send troops to oppose the State of Chu.
No, or the Yue State was also the key to the Qi State's defeat of the Chu-Song coalition army.
Xiong Huai thought of another flaw in the coalition.
However, the probability of Yue defecting is much less than that of Wei sending troops.
Thinking about it, Xiong Huai asked: "Si Defeat, if Kuang Zhang doesn't come, then what are you going to do?" ”
"Then force him to fight!" Tang replied.
"Forcing him to fight, how to force him?"
Tang Mo looked in the direction of Xue Cheng and said with a smile: "King, the reason why how to let Kuang Zhang come to fight is to fall on Xue Cheng." ”
"Xue Cheng?" Xiong Huai was stunned.
"Exactly." Tang Yu explained: "Great King, in addition to the urging talisman of Lu Jun, Xue Cheng also has two big flaws, one is the guest of Meng Weijun's family, and the other is the people recruited by Xue Cheng. ”
"Let's talk about the people recruited by Xue Cheng first. Twenty years ago, there were about 10,000 households in Xuecheng, but today it has reached 20,000 households, and the population has doubled. Naturally, all of these extra people were not born by the original people, but poured into Xue Di from all over the world. ”
"Among them, there are naturally all kinds of people, not only the spies sent by various countries to Xuedi, but also the people from all countries who come to Xuedi to eat. Although these people came to Xue for different purposes, Chen thought that most of them might not be willing to die for Tian Wen. ”
"Even if the original people of Xue Di, as King Song said, have only been the people of Xue Gong for decades, and as the people of Xue Jun, they have been hundreds of years. After Xue Jun arrives, there will also be some people who will not die for Tian Wen. ”
"Therefore, as long as we spread some rumors in Xue Di, then, these people will not resist desperately, and ten percent of their strength can be exerted fifty percent, which is good."
Xiong Huai smiled and asked Chen Zhen, "Assassin Shi Ling, I don't know if we can still contact the spies that our Chu State planted in Xue City now." ”
Chen Zhen responded: "King, although there are ink scholars in Xue City to defend the city, and it is difficult to transmit information, but after all, we have not officially attacked the city, and there is still an opportunity to take advantage of the vigilance in the city. Report, these days, Tian Wen sent a lot of people out of the city to inquire about the news, and then returned to the city to report, including our people. ”
"Good!" Xiong Huai heard that the spies of the Chu State were helping Tian Wen find out the news, and immediately smiled, and then ordered: "Okay, there are two rumors that the widow wants to take a walk in Xue City, one is that the countries are attacking the Qi State, but they want to seek justice for the people and want to reduce the price of grain. As the minister of Qi, Tian Wen did not want to be loyal to the country and persuade the king of Qi, but instead instigated the king of Qi to declare war on various countries, so the two countries of Chu and Song sent troops to attack Xuecheng, not to covet the wealth of Xuedi. ”
"This second news is that Xue Jun has returned to Xue Di, and after the city is broken, Xue Jun will be re-established in Xue City, so that the people will not block Xue Jun's army in Xue City for the sake of Meng Weijun of Qi State!"
"Tell the people in the city that if Chu and Song capture Xue City, they will definitely not commit it in Qiu and hand over Xue Cheng to Xue Jun in its entirety."
"Other rumors, let the spies in the city play on their own, in short, they must stir up the people of Xue Cheng and have no intention of defending the city."
Chen Zhen responded: "Only, the minister will arrange it later!" ”
Tang Mo listened, smiled and said: "Assassin Shi Ling, if it is not bad as expected, this spy who can go out of the city to find out the news must be Tian Wen's doorman!" ”
Chen Zhen smiled and said nothing, which can be regarded as a tacit acquiescence.
Seeing this, Tang Yu introduced to the King of Chu: "Great King, Tian Wen is famous all over the world, and all countries sing his virtuous name, not because Tian Wen is really a great sage like Guan Zhongyan Ying, but because the thousands of guests he adopted have made a name for him, and they continue to advocate for him in various countries, especially in Qi State. ”
Everyone nodded when they heard this.
Tian Wen may be very talented, but he will definitely not be like the world's rumors, he is a sage who is unparalleled in the world.
From ancient times to today's great sages, Yin Yi or Jiang Ziya, whether it is Guan Zhong, the famous minister of Qi State, or Sun Shuao, the prime minister of Chu State, all of them are successful first and then famous, there is no person like Tian Wen, nothing has been done, and then the reputation is all over the world.
Tian Wen's fame began to spread more than ten years ago, and under the encouragement of many people, Tian Wen stood out from Tian Ying's dozens of sons, from a concubine who was ordered to be executed by Tian Ying just after birth, but was secretly raised by his biological mother, and became the official heir of Xue Gong.
Tian Wen relied on nothing else, mainly to spend money to buy fame. Since he became the prince of Xue Gong by buying his name, Tian Wen has gone farther and farther on this road, and he is out of control.
Nowadays, Tian Wen's doormen claim to have 3,000 doormen (three is an imaginary number, which may or may not be more than 3,000, anyway, it is in thousands).