Chapter 203: Sortie
None of the people here had participated in regular wars, they had no morale and the belief that they would see death as their home, and for Meng Yining, he could only find some comfort from here. He looked sideways at Le Yi, "Leaving is to come back better, but we must make effective resistance now, otherwise the battle will only be more difficult." ”
Le Yi understood, he stood up, and suddenly there was a faint sound of firecrackers outside the big tent. Le Yi went out to look for the sound of Eli Garden, but saw a little girl lighting firecrackers at the gate of the barracks, and she said in a milky voice: "Mom said that there is a female general in Zhaocheng, and Zhaocheng is saved!" She smiled very innocently, but it made Le Yi feel very uncomfortable.
Sparks and festive sounds ignited the entire city in the gloom.
Suddenly, the man squinted his eyes, looked at the firelight, and suddenly came up with the game he had played with Bai Xining a long time ago. One year, he annoyed this young lady who usually looked very gentle, Bai Xining was angry to death but didn't want to do anything with him, and finally raised a few flying ladybugs, and they sneaked into their room under Bai Xining's guidance with the light fire of silk threads. He was asleep, and in an instant, the quilt caught fire and was ignited instantly, and he threw himself into the pool, just in time to see Bai Xining covering his mouth and smiling triumphantly.
Fire.
He suddenly thought of something, and when he returned to the barracks, several people were still at a loss, Meng Yining looked up and saw him coming back, and asked, "What's going on outside?" ”
"The children outside set off artillery battles, saying that the general would be saved when Zhaocheng came." Le Yi said with a smile.
Meng Yining didn't have the time to joke with him leisurely, she sighed, not seeing his excited eyes.
"Yi Ning."
"What?"
"I came up with a solution." Le Yi said in a deep voice, instantly attracting everyone's attention.
"The richness of Zhaocheng comes from the reclamation of fields and the breeding of livestock, Le Yi first asks you, how many pigs, cows, horses and other family members are in and around this city?"
There was a peasant-like man who thought for a while and replied: "There are hundreds of heads, but the war is sudden, and now many people with pigs and cattle in their families are reluctant to leave, so they can only stay in Zhaocheng." ”
"Yes, yes, my three cows haven't moved, and they're still grazing in the pen." The other interjected.
Le Yi smiled, "That's easy." We don't have enough men to form cavalry, but we can have enough livestock. Whether it's a pig, a cow or a horse, even a duck thrown out can catch the enemy's eyes. In this way, we have an army, they are not afraid of pain, they will only rush forward, although for Yan Rong is just a mantis arm as a car, but it can resist for a while. At that time, cooperate with King Lian's army to kill, attack quickly, and withdraw quickly, which may be able to deplete a lot of their troops. ”
Meng Yining listened carefully to his method, the green lantern shone on the wall, and the candle was lit like the light of hope, "You say, use fire!" Set them on fire and rush into the enemy camp like a ball of fire. ”
"Use fire, strike first."
Le Yi said firmly, and the officers and soldiers in the tent who seemed to have no flies in the tent instantly lit up, and they got up, "I'm going to concentrate the livestock in the city!" ”
"I'm going to find fire and oil!"
"I'm going to prepare, too!"
Suddenly, everyone had a direction, Meng Yining knew that it could only resist for a while, and immediately ordered: "Pass the order, the national disaster is at the head, all the families who contribute their livestock will be exempted from forced labor and taxes for three years, and please also ask the soldiers to let them go to Junzhou for emergency refuge, Junzhou is in danger to defend, we need to establish an unusually strong defense line in Junzhou." Inform King Lian and General Gai of the preparations for the attack battle, we have been beaten for so long and sacrificed so much, it is time to take the initiative. ”
In an instant, the entire city was completely brightened, and the light of hope shimmered in the dark night. King Jingzheng, who was not far away, suddenly saw a city full of dragons and tigers, didn't it mean that the defenders here had retreated, and the city was about to be handed over to others? He was suspicious when he suddenly heard news that Meng Yining had accepted Zhaocheng and was using the existing advantage to arrange troops and prepare to launch an attack in the early hours of this morning.
Jing Zheng held the letter fiercely, his bright red cloak burned into the night, and the resolute look on his face was reminiscent of what he was thinking about seizing the throne some time ago. He asked the staff officer beside him in a low voice, "How sure do you think this matter is?" ”
The man replied earnestly: "Your Highness, in the past few days, we have been beaten and retreated, with heavy casualties, losing three cities in a row, and the army has suffered more than 10,000 casualties. We have always adopted a strategy of avoiding war in order to preserve the strength of the army. General Meng's move seems unreasonable, but it is very in line with the current situation. When the Yan Rong army thought we wouldn't attack, we came to give them a hard blow. ”
Jing Zheng looked at the neatly lit Yanrong military camp in the distance and suddenly laughed, "These days, it's too wretched!" The staff officer standing beside him was a subordinate who had followed him for many years and was also his confidant, so Jing Zheng was relieved to boldly say what he really thought: "At the beginning, I thought that I was brave and strategic, and everything was in my hands, but after going through so much, I felt how stupid I was!" Now that the soldiers have lost their lives in the slashing, I have watched them die in front of me......"
Jing Zheng suddenly sighed, the day of leaving Chengping was not as pleasant as he thought, he thought that Jing Chi would return the military power to his hands, and he would be able to do whatever he wanted. Now that the national disaster is at the moment, he realizes that this heavy talisman is like a shackle, and he can't break free or shake it off. The blades were polished, the flames of war were ignited, the small city was heavily guarded, and the blood-red military flag fluttered in his control. The magnates who supported him and followed him at the beginning are now not only staying away, but some have fled to other countries for refuge, and Zhou Binzhao was also under house arrest in the Zhou Mansion at first, but when the old man heard the news of Yan Rong's army pressing the border, he actually escaped over the wall with his legs and feet, and slipped away to a remote place with a few concubines and golden treasures.
The old ministers who once educated themselves now show a lewd and timid appearance, and even Jing Zheng's heart is very disgusted.
His eyes were as black as ink, and he said slowly: "At the beginning, I also defended the frontier on paper, but now that the real war is done, I know how different it is." Do you also have complaints against me, complaining that I almost pushed Great Xia to the bottomless edge when I seized the throne in the first place? ”
"His Royal Highness has always been eager to make meritorious contributions to this way, and the king has already released his suspicions, and this matter will not be said in His Highness's heart in the future."
The man frowned slightly, and suddenly changed his expression: "Now is the time to make a contribution." In the past few days, I have explored the location of Yanrong's grain and grass, and now it can also come in handy and take advantage of the chaos. Back to General Meng, as soon as she was on fire, I sent troops to support, burned his grain and grass, and killed his soldiers! ”
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