Chapter 403: Tang Ai's Stratagem
Van Wu is different!
Even those small countries know that cutting down Wu is a sure thing. Dust? Margin? Textβ Learning β Network
Regardless of whether there are benefits to be gained, there will not be much loss anyway, and in the end, the battle of Wu will definitely be won.
Before Wu attacked Shao, the monarchs and ministers of all countries believed that Wu would be destroyed this time.
Recently, although everyone's hearts have been shaken a little about the survival of Wu State, it is irrefutable that even if Wu State can survive, it will not be able to escape the fate of losing a large piece of land in the end, and the land taken away by several surrounding countries will not be recovered in any case.
After a long time, the state of Wu is destined to not survive for too long, because there is still the old enemy of the state of Chu.
And the state of Chu will also pay an extremely high price in the years to come.
After all, who would have thought that the arrogant Emperor Wu would surprise everyone, and when faced with a dead end, he showed extraordinary calmness and adopted a lot of advice.
A hundred-legged insect, dead but not stiff!
Perhaps, this is the truest portrayal of the State of Wu, after all, it is an existence that has been dominating the south of Dali for hundreds of years, competing with the State of Chu, and it is reasonable that the number of qi is not exhausted.
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On the other side, the Emperor of Wu, accompanied by a group of generals, climbed the highest mountain together to look at the camps of the two armies in the distance.
"With such a climate, I'm afraid it's comparable to the battle to destroy Nanyan back then, right?" The Emperor of Wu carried his hands on his back, his posture was heroic, and his words revealed unconcealable pride.
"In the past, my Wu State destroyed the Nanyan War, although the troops invested by both sides were huge, reaching a million troops, but the hills were blocked, the troops were scattered, and it was really not as good as being spectacular!" Next to him, General Tang Ai echoed.
"That'...... Compared to the decisive battle between Cangguo and Dongguo, how is it? I heard that the 600,000 troops of the Dong Kingdom were neatly arrayed, and the endless land of Pingchuan was full of momentum, which is rare in the world. β
"The decisive battle of Dongcang, although it is a famous battle in the world, has created the myth of cavalry field warfare, but the words of this Cangguo family, I am afraid that there are many rumors and cannot be convincing."
"This ...... You...... Alas, you can just talk about the momentum of the confrontation with Ruan Wei and other countries, and the Jin army! β
The Emperor of Wu was a little unhappy in his heart, and finally drove the expedition in person, and saw such a grand occasion of the Wu army, and his heart was full of pride, and he regarded it as a famous battle, but he did not expect to be defeated again and again in words.
At this time, Tang Ai also saw that His Majesty the Emperor's face was a little unbearable, although he felt that this formation was far inferior to the war of the Jin Dynasty, but he still stubbornly said: "Ruan Wei and other countries have been stationed outside Chen Buguan, and the troops are scattered and captured the city, a mess, how can it be said that there is any momentum?" Naturally, it is far inferior to my army of Shao. β
This remark finally made the Emperor of Wu smile, patted Tang Ai's shoulder, and said with a smile: "Aiqing not only offered advice this time, but also led the army to attack dozens of cities in a row, and made great contributions to the battle of Shao, and made an indelible contribution to the survival of my Wu State. β
"Your Majesty praises falsely, and Weichen is terrified. As the saying goes, the plan is in the people, and the success is in the sky, so this war can go smoothly, it is actually the protection of God, and His Majesty is the person who bears the mandate of heaven, so this war depends on His Majesty's blessing! β
Tang Ai knew the personality of His Majesty the Emperor, and did not show the slightest joy, but skillfully slapped a sycophant, and pushed the credit for the crusade against Shao Guo on the body of Emperor Wu, which not only won the favor of the emperor, but also avoided the tragedy of high merit.
Of course, Emperor Wu would not carefully figure out the inner thoughts of a courtier, so he laughed, only feeling very useful.
"By the way, I heard in the rear that there was a rumor in Shao City recently, saying that Cangguo had sent a large army to assist Shao Guo? How true is it at this time, have you all checked it out? β
"Your Majesty, the ministers have also heard this news, and it is estimated that the Emperor of Shao should have arrived in Shaocheng at this time."
"The army of the Cangguo ......"
"Your Majesty doesn't have to worry, Cangguo's dispatch of troops is a matter of these few days, presumably it is still on the road now, and it will take at least five days to march to Shao, and by that time, Shaocheng is already under the control of my Wu army, it's okay if the Cang army doesn't arrive, even if it does, it will become the sacrifice of my Wu army!"
Emperor Wu's eyes showed a little melancholy, and he hesitated: "Cangguo is not what it used to be, after the Cangcheng Alliance, it has actually achieved the status of a great power, and now that my Wu State is in danger, I still try not to offend Cangguo and increase the enemy." β
Tang Ai was stunned for a moment.
Don't offend the Cangguo?
This is Cangguo's initiative to go against Wu!
Could it be that in the face of the attack of the Cang army, our Wu army can't fight back?
Tang Ai scratched his head, he was puzzled, after the first Cangcheng Alliance came back, His Majesty had been laughing at the tattered and weak Cangguo, why was it just a short year later, after experiencing the second Cangcheng Alliance, he was so jealous of Cangguo?
It's really curious!
Tang Ai didn't say much, but muttered in his heart, he had heard a little bit about the things in the alliance, and he really couldn't figure out how His Majesty could have such a fear of a country that had already declared war on the Wu State.
Could it be that if Wu Guo doesn't provoke Cangguo, then Cangguo won't provoke Wu?
"Let's discuss how to break the city." Emperor Wu shifted his gaze to the hazy outline of the city in the distance, and said: "In this imperial city of Shao State, seventy percent of Shao State's silver treasures have now been gathered, as long as this city is captured, it can be used as a decisive battle, I don't know what the general's strategy for attacking the city is?" β
"Your Majesty, rank general." Tang Ai arched his hand and said: "At the beginning of the Shao army's defense, the minister had ordered all armies to meet the attack at any time, just because he was worried that the Shao army had a surprise strategy. However, five or six days have passed, and the Shao army has always been strong without fighting, and the officers and men of our army have challenged in many ways, and the Shao army only fought back with arrows and crossbows, and still did not come out of the wall. Therefore, the minister repeatedly thought that the enemy's deep ditch and high fortress must be waiting for our Wu army to lose on the rest of the battlefield, and wait for a long time. β
"So Aiqing means ......"
"Dare to ask Your Majesty, after the first Cangcheng Alliance, did Cangguo aid several major warring countries and some catapults?"
"Catapult!" Emperor Wu's eyes lit up, and he immediately said, "This is indeed the case!" It's just that because our Wu State did not go deep into the Wangji battle, those catapults were damaged in the battle with the Chu State, and there were still six left...... If you use catapults to attack Shaocheng, just a few catapults, I'm afraid it's not much use, right? β
"The minister has a plan, which can make the monarch and ministers of Shao State frightened!"