Ouyang Shuo realized that if they didn't make changes, any one of the four shortcomings of drinking water, food, city walls, and the army could lead to a collapse and could not be managed.

"We're going to take the initiative."

Guo Ziyi stood up decisively and spoke generously: "Half of the Inhuman Legion is a cavalry unit, and using cavalry to defend the city is equivalent to attacking the enemy's strength with its own shortcomings, which is very unwise. ”

Lian Po is a general who is good at defense, and after listening to Guo Ziyi's words, he frowned and said: "The enemy army is several times larger than our army, even if you take the initiative to attack, what role can it play, but it is only to increase consumption, it is better to fortify the city to defend." ”

"If it's a purposeless attack, it's naturally useless, but what if it's a decapitation?"

"Decapitation?!" Lian Po almost sneered.

Guo Ziyi's eyes flashed with a murderous aura, full of sharpness, "Judging from the situation in the city, there is no way out of holding on, and you can only be besieged by the enemy and die." When the city is broken, there is only one way to slaughter it. On the contrary, as long as you do the opposite and send elite troops to kill the enemy's generals, such as Boyan, you can shake the hearts of the enemy and win the battle. ”

"It's easy to say!"

Lian Po still disagreed, "The enemy commander will be heavily guarded by the army, not to mention beheading, it is very difficult to get close." Don't behead yourself when the time comes, but let the enemy take advantage of the gap to attack the city. It's better to stick to it. ”

As for how to defend the city, Lian Po has a lot of experience. In the Battle of Changping that year, in the face of the army of tigers and wolves of the Qin State, Lian Po was able to hold on for several years, and he has always been proud of his life.

It can also be explained from the side that Lian Po is indeed good at defense. Not to mention far away, take the current battle of Lin'an, the west city wall guarded by Lian Po is the strongest side in addition to the north city wall.

Defeated by the northern city wall, in Lian Po's opinion, it was also due to the difference in strength, not that he couldn't compare with Guo Ziyi.

The two generals argued endlessly, each with their own reasons.

Seeing this, Ouyang Shuo suddenly glanced at Zhang Shijie on the side and said, "If I remember well, General Zhang should have had a working experience with Zhang Hongfan's father, Zhang Rou, right?" ”

When Zhang Shijie heard this, he thought that Ouyang Shuo was suspecting him of colluding with the enemy general Zhang Hongfan, and his face sank, "I don't know what King Xia means?" I did serve under Zhang Rou when I was younger, but it was all old. ”

Ouyang Shuo smiled slightly, "The general misunderstood, I didn't suspect the general, I just had something to ask for." ”

In the battle of Yashan in history, Zhang Hongfan tried to use Wen Tianxiang to persuade Zhang Shijie to surrender to no avail, how could Ouyang Shuo doubt Zhang Shijie's loyalty to the Southern Song Dynasty.

Zhang Shijie's face softened slightly, and he also realized that he was overreacting, and said: "If King Xia has any instructions, even if you open your mouth, I will definitely do what I can do." ”

Since he was named King Xia, Ouyang Shuo's words at the military plane still carry a lot of weight.

Ouyang Shuo nodded and said, "Although the beheading operation proposed by General Guo Ziyi is difficult, it is the only feasible strategy at the moment, and what we have to do now is to make this impossible possible." ”

The others nodded their heads in agreement.

"As General Lian Po said, the main generals of the enemy army, whether it is Boyan or Zhang Hongfan, are in the military formation and are difficult to approach. If there's some way to lure them out, then it's half the battle. ”

Taking the opportunity, Ouyang Shuo also eased the antagonism between Lian Po and Guo Ziyi, he didn't want the two main generals to have an awkward quarrel before the war started.

In this regard, Ouyang Shuo is really easy to handle.

No, Lian Po's expression eased when he heard this, although he was a general under Emperor Chen, but he had fought with Great Xia for so long and didn't win once, he was still very jealous of Ouyang Shuo, the King of Xia.

Perhaps Lian Po still had a faint awe of Ouyang Shuo in his heart.

Zhang Shijie was also shocked in his heart, and faintly had a conjecture, but he was not sure yet, "What does King Xia mean?" ”

Ouyang Shuo smiled, "My meaning is very simple, please ask the general to send a letter to Zhang Hongfan, saying that he is willing to surrender with the Song army, and invite them to discuss before the battle." ”

It turned out that Ouyang Shuo had the idea of surrendering by fraud.

"Will they believe it?" Zhang Shijie asked.

"Then it depends on what the general writes in the letter."

Different wording will naturally have different effects, and it is indeed a little difficult for Zhang Shijie to write a letter of surrender that Zhang Hongfan is convinced of.

Fortunately, at this time, Lu Xiufu took the initiative to say to Zhang Shijie: "If Shijie doesn't mind, after the letter is written, I can help polish it." ”

Obviously, Lu Hideo is also in favor of this plan.

"That's fine!" Zhang Shijie nodded in response, if this plan is successful, he will naturally be happy.

Sending a letter to Zhang Hongfan is only the first part of the whole plan, and in order to make the whole incident seamless, it needs to be carefully considered and carefully planned.

Details determine success or failure!

It's just that the general direction has been set, and many details are easy to handle, and everyone here has worked together, plus Jia Xu has made suggestions on the side, and finally drew up a detailed battle plan.

"Now it's up to Zhang Hongfan to react."

Ouyang Shuo looked at the military camp outside the city, his eyes narrowed into a slit, and there was a cold light.

…………

That night, Zhang Hongfan received Zhang Shijie's surrender letter.

In the letter, Zhang Shijie said: "Since the Inhuman Army came to the capital, the dove occupied the magpie's nest, and bullied the emperor and the young owner, and acted arbitrarily in the city. If this continues, the country will not be a country. Your army is in the front, and the city is just around the corner, so our army and people are united, and we can only carry it to the end. ”

"If your ministry can promise to leave the royal blood and protect the people of Lin'an, then I am willing to lead my troops out of the city to surrender. I would like to ask the general to come to the front of the battle to discuss the specific matters in detail. ”

Zhang Hongfan was surprised and delighted when he saw it.

He didn't dare to make an assertion, so he took Zhang Shijie's letter to meet the main general Boyan overnight.

The Great Tent of the Chinese Army.

After reading the letter, Boyan's expression remained unchanged, and he raised his head and asked Zhang Hongfan, "What do you think about this?" Is there fraud in it? "For the Han people, Boyan instinctively has some distrust.

In the eyes of the Han people, the Mongols are barbaric and vulgar, but in the eyes of the Mongols, the Han people are not representatives of treachery and cunning, and there is a cultural gap between the two peoples.

Zhang Hongfan is not a three-year-old child, how could he be fooled, he took care of everything, and said cautiously: "This letter is indeed a little suspicious, and it needs to be investigated carefully before we can draw conclusions." ”

"That's a good point." This is also what Boyan means.

"So, tomorrow's siege?" Zhang Hongfan asked cautiously.

"Business as usual!"

Boyan didn't have a hint of mercy, "Even if the enemy army wants to surrender, you have to beat them hard first, and make them realize that surrender is the only way out." ”

"Understood!"

Zhang Hongfan nodded in response, it was late at night, and he left immediately.

Boyan did not rest immediately.

After thinking about it for a while, Boyan recorded tonight's events in detail, together with the letter, and sent someone to His Majesty the Emperor overnight to read it, waiting for His Majesty's instructions.

Even if the Southern Song Dynasty sincerely surrendered, their request not to slaughter the city would not be able to make the decision.

…………

The next day, the defenders of Lin'an did not wait for Zhang Hongfan's reply, but the Mongol army attacked the city more fiercely, and for the first time, it sent infantry to directly participate in the siege.

The war became more and more fierce, with countless casualties.

At the end of the day, more than 20,000 people were killed in Lin'an, and if the fight continued like this, I am afraid that before the food is cut off, the morale of the army will be weakened.

On the contrary, the main force of the Mongol army has not been mobilized much so far in the battle, and all that has been consumed is the puppet army.

The so-called million-strong army refers only to the main force of Mongolia, and does not include miscellaneous troops such as puppet armies and auxiliary armies. Otherwise, Boyan would not have so much confidence.

At seven o'clock in the evening, a regular meeting was held in the Military Aircraft Division.

Zhang Shijie was a little unconfident, "The Mongols won't see through our tricks, right?" ”

"The behavior of the Mongols today is normal, and it is impossible for them to believe it directly."

In order to make the deception more convincing, Ouyang Shuo and they had other arrangements.

First, the Great Xia Shenwu Guard took over the defense of the palace.

Ouyang Shuo even took his personal guards in and out of the palace with a swagger during the day, and was extremely arrogant.

Second, the dismissal of Wen Tianxiang's post as the deputy general of the South Gate and his transfer to the post of squire of the military department is tantamount to a vacant post. Wen Tianxiang is notoriously hard-boned, and the imperial court "takes" Wen Tianxiang, which is tantamount to giving softness to Mongolia in disguise.

Third, reduce the intensity of the counterattack on the southern city wall.

Zhang Shijie made it very clear in the letter that they could not control the Inhuman Legion, so they could only guarantee to open the southern gate of the city and let the Mongol army enter the city.

After cutting Wen Tianxiang from the post of deputy general of the South Gate, Zhang Shijie took the opportunity to launch a "big purge" within the 100,000 Great Song Dynasty Forbidden Army, and dozens of Wen Tianxiang generals were removed from their posts and investigated.

These things are done above board, just to be seen by Mongolian spies.

Ouyang Shuo said confidently: "The day after tomorrow at the latest, things should take a turn for the better." "Lin'an is not a soft persimmon in the end, the Mongol army wants to storm Lin'an, and the price is not something they can afford.

If there is really a shortcut, Boyan can't bear it.

"That's it, let's hold on for two more days." Lu Xiufu made a concluding speech, because it was only a regular meeting, and after the meeting, everyone dispersed.

…………

The barracks outside the city, the big tent of the Chinese army.

When night fell, the entire barracks fell into darkness, only the scattered torches reflected a little bit of firelight, echoing the rare few rays of starlight in the sky, swaying slightly.

The night breeze blows, the fire swayes, and it is even more blurred, as if it can be extinguished at any time, completely swallowed by the endless darkness, which makes people feel panicked.

The Mongols were strict in military discipline, and at night, the military camp of Nuoda was silent.

The big tent of the Chinese army was brightly lit, and there were Mongolian warriors wearing dark iron armor guarding the tent, which was Boyan's personal soldiers. These soldiers were all first-class strongmen in the Mongolian steppe, and they were all extraordinary.

The Mongols did not master any smelting technology, the armor was mainly leather armor, only the generals in the army had the opportunity to wear iron armor, these soldiers actually protected themselves one by one, one is to show that Boyan's status is extraordinary, and the other is also thanks to the Mongolian army to the south, sweeping the wealth of the Central Plains, looting the gains.

In the center of the tent was a charcoal fire, and the firewood crackled and sparks flew everywhere. Bo Yan was dressed in regular clothes, sitting behind the desk, carefully reading several messages sent by secret agents in the city.

All the big and small things in Lin'an City can't escape Boyan's eyes.

"To believe, or not to believe?"

Boyan was in trouble for the first time.