Chapter 239: Discord
Chen Meng gathered all the lieutenants into his Chinese army tent and took out a handwritten edict: "The monarch has limited me to wait for one month to break through the cold city and destroy the white country within three months." ”
The generals changed color, muttering sounded, and most of them were opposed.
"What are you doing noisy and yelling, what are you talking about, be louder!" Chen Meng glanced at the crowd, and everyone lowered their heads and did not dare to look at him.
At this time, Chen Ye, a deputy general, stood up: "General, the city of Hancheng is deep and the river is deep, and the defenders and grain and grass are very sufficient, one month, I'm afraid it is not enough." ”
Everyone echoed one after another, although their army was more than Bai Yingwu, it was not much, and it didn't hurt to defend with fewer people than attackers, and if they attacked hard, they would suffer heavy losses.
And now that the autumn harvest has just been completed, the people in the cold city are also strong, and it is indeed impossible to win such a city within a month.
"There is still more than a month to go into winter, and the road will be closed by heavy snow in three months at most, and the monarch means that if we can't take the white country before the heavy snow closes the road, it will be more difficult to fight the battle when the white country solves its own problems in the coming year. "The internal problem of the White State is naturally the matter of the change of generals of the Right Army, which is an old enemy, and the White State cannot hide this kind of thing from the Chen State at all.
The lieutenants were silent, and the left and right armies of the White State had blocked the Chen State for more than ten years, and now was indeed the best time.
Although the battle of Hancheng is a tough battle, if you want to destroy the white country, now is indeed the best time!
"Then you guys come up with a strategy, I don't want to hear any more voices like this that can't be done. Chen Meng sat on the chair, he had been the commander of the Chen army for several years, if this battle was won, the general of the DPRK would no longer question him.
Bai Yingwu stood on the gate of the cold city and looked into the distance, where there was a flat river, and Chen Guo set up camp at the end of the sight, and the camp tents were endless, obviously to attack the cold city.
The bird flies south on the head, and the cold winter is coming. It was supposed to be a good year, but it didn't seem like the country could survive this winter.
At this moment, a man and a rider came running in the distance, stopping beyond the distance of the bow and arrow, waving towards the cold city.
Bai Yingwu called a person, opened the city gate and asked him what he had come from. The man then went and brought back a message from Chen Meng.
Tomorrow afternoon, before the battle, invite the white lord to talk about it.
Bai Yingwu leaned on the battlements, he was not afraid that Chen Meng would ambush him, Bai Yingwu thought that he could kill him among thousands of troops, but he was invited at this time, and he didn't know what kind of medicine Chen Meng sold in his gourd.
Second, Bai Zimo stopped Bai Yingwu: "I'll go with you." ”
"Are you still afraid that Chen Meng has eaten his father? Hahahaha, don't worry, there is no place to ambush the archers in the open space in front of the battle, and I am not afraid of him head-on. Bai Yingwu patted Bai Zimo's shoulder and rode out of the city.
There was already a table in front of the formation, with a jar of wine and two wine glasses on it, and Chen Meng had been waiting there for a long time.
"General Bai was really punctual. Chen Meng hugged his fists and invited Bai Yingwu to sit down, and the soldiers and horses on both sides stopped at an arrow away, staring at the two people in front of him.
"Is General Chen going to do something to my Bai Guo?" Bai Yingwu sat down
to the point. He and Chen Meng are old acquaintances, but every time they meet, they can't wait to give each other a knife.
"General Bai's words are wrong, and I came here to show General Bai a clear way. Chen Meng poured a glass of wine for Bai Yingwu, and then took the lead in drinking another glass to indicate that the wine was non-toxic.
"Ming Lu?" Bai Yingwu was puzzled.
"I heard that the general has been depressed for more than ten years, otherwise I would have to shout out to His Majesty the Monarch when I see you now. Chen Meng smiled playfully.
Bai Yingwu slapped one hand on the case, and the case fell apart: "You are talking to me just to provoke me?"
"General Bai, don't be impatient, you misunderstood me. Chen Meng was not in a hurry, and motioned for the stupid army not to move.
"And listen to me, the White Kingdom has been weak for a long time, and if it weren't for the generals and horses, the White Kingdom would have been dead here. It's ridiculous that your brother is short-sighted, even if you and I have been fighting for a long time, we have never seen your country's right army coming. Chen Meng said as he wanted to see something from Bai Yingwu's face, but unfortunately Bai Yingwu just had a cold face so that people couldn't guess what he was thinking.
"You also know that the reason why our army has won many battles in the past year is because General Bai's left army is difficult to support alone, and the general has done enough for this white country. Chen Meng was slowly good, and seemed to be distressed by Bai Yingwu.
"Are you here to persuade me to surrender?" Bai Yingwu snorted coldly, the words had come to this, and it was not difficult to guess Chen Meng's thoughts.
"General Bai, you and I all know what the general trend is, if you go with it, you will prosper, and if you go against it, you will die!"
"You have also seen that my Chen Guozhi's army is strong and strong, and it is only a matter of time before the cold city is destroyed, why don't the generals be sympathetic to the officers and soldiers of the two armies? If you are willing to surrender, the monarch has promised you the position of the chief general, and I, Chen Meng, am also willing to abdicate and make way for Xian!" Chen Meng said categorically: "If the general insists on resisting, what can he get?"
"Hmph, if you want to take my Bai Kingdom without spending a single soldier, it's a little whimsical, needless to say, let the horse come over, my Bai Yingwu will follow, surrender without a fight, I have no shame to go to see my Bai Clan's ancestors and ancestors!" Bai Yingwu was about to leave.
Chen Meng spoke again: "General Bai, you don't owe this white country, it is this white country that owes you." If you don't have the shame to see your ancestors and ancestors, it is also your brother's fault, why don't the generals think about themselves?"
"General Chen, if you are not loyal to the country and the king, no matter how high you stand, you will fall down one day. Bai Yingwu turned around: "I do want that throne, but even if it is given to my brother, it will not be given to outsiders!"
"I, the monarch of Chen State, still have a word, if General Bai does not surrender, then we will make an alliance with the general, you and I will take this cold city as the boundary of a hundred miles, and we will not invade each other, what do you think, general?" Chen Meng took out a brocade box from behind, and the covenant was placed inside.
Bai Yingwu looked at Chen Meng suspiciously: "What kind of tricks are you playing?"
"Anyway, I have already brought the words of the monarch, whether General Bai surrenders, whether he signs or fights, it is all in the general's thoughts. Chen Meng tidied up his clothes, the monarch of Chen did not let him persuade Bai Yingwu to surrender, and today's play was completely his own idea.
The monarch of the White Kingdom will not let go of the White Kingdom
The fat in his hand is a plan given to him by the strategists under Chen Meng's account.
Bai Boxian and Bai Yingwu have been suspicious of each other for a long time, and Bai Yingwu can't even reach Baidu at will.
The strategist saw this and wanted to add another fire to their tense relationship between the monarch and the courtier!
No matter what Bai Yingwu's choice was, the news of his meeting with Chen Meng would be scattered to Bai Capital by their spies in Bai Country and reach Bai Boxian's ears.
And this news will be exaggerated by their spies. The thing that reached Bai Boxian's ears may be that Bai Yingwu has privately discussed with Chen Guo and betrayed the country to seek glory!
Even if Bai Yingwu doesn't surrender and doesn't sign the alliance, it doesn't matter, suspicion is like eavesdropping on other people's conversations through the wall, and if you can't listen to it, it can give birth to countless answers.
At that time, even if Bai Bae-hyun had the right army, he would not let the right army come to support the left army. He was afraid that Bai Yingwu really held a grudge against him, and Chen Guo had set conditions that were enough to make him excited.
It's not unusual for a depressed general to do anything. Once Bai Boxian loses confidence in this war, he will use the military strength of the right army to protect himself, and will not invest in this cold city battle.
At that time, Chen Meng will not have to worry about more variables when he invests his military strength.
Moreover, once Bai Boxian began to suspect Bai Yingwu, whether it was food and grass or military baggage, it would not be sufficiently supplied, and it would be truly fatal for a defensive battle!
Bai Yingwu inexplicably returned to the cold city, and Chen Meng did something that seemed very stupid to him.
No matter how he was ostracized by his brother, he was also the son of the Bai family's temple, and the ancestral foundation must be adhered to even if he died.
Moreover, although he has guarded the Cold City for more than ten years, he is not qualified to sign the Cold City Alliance.
Covenants between nations can only be signed between monarchs and monarchs, at least with the consent of the monarch. If he signs that covenant, he will be acting as a substitute.
As for fighting, he hasn't been afraid of it for more than ten years. As long as the right army arrives in time, even if it only comes to 5,000, this cold city will not be broken.
In addition, as soon as autumn passes, winter comes, and heavy snow closes the roads, making it difficult to transport grain, grass and baggage.
The white country is defending according to the danger, the Chen country is a long-distance attack, the supply line of the Chen country is much longer than the white country, and it is impossible for the army to store a large amount of grain and grass, this supply line must be endless.
No matter what you think, it should be Chen Guo who is anxious, not him Bai Yingwu.
But Chen Meng looks like he is eating the cold city, there must be something greasy in this!
But Bai Yingwu was in the game, he only saw that the war was favorable, but he didn't think that people's hearts were complicated.
He dared to fight because he had confidence, whether it was Bai Boxian's right army reinforcements or Bai Guo's continuous supply of grain and grass baggage.
If this is in the summer, then Chen Guo will definitely be able to use his national strength to kill the defenders of the cold city.
But now that winter is approaching, the supply line is very fragile, as long as Bai Yingwu can hold until the heavy snow closes the road, the siege of the cold city can be lifted.
When the ice melts in the next year, no matter who is in charge of the right army, Bai Yingwu will not interfere much. Chen Guo
The wolf is ambitious, but as long as he is united, he may not be afraid.
The time, the place, and the people are all there, Bai Yingwu will not surrender and there is no need to surrender, as for signing the alliance, he can't make the decision, so he rejected Chen Meng at the moment.
It's just that Chen Meng's attitude is ambiguous, he just puts the three choices in front of him, and he doesn't persuade him too much, which is really a bit strange.
Chen Guo's army was just outside the cold city, and Bai Yingwu's army tensed its nerves, but it was all right and fine.
And at this moment, there was a news circulating in the white capital.
"The monarch of the White Kingdom is mediocre and incompetent, even if he is the son-in-law, the general Bai Yingwu is the most suitable person to be the monarch......"
"The monarch of Chen promised to send troops to help Bai Yingwu seize the position of the monarch of Bai State, and Bai Yingwu also promised that Bai State would become a vassal state of Chen State......"
"Bai Yingwu, the commander of the Left Army, has signed an alliance with Chen Guo and Chen Meng in the cold city, and will surrender without opening the city......"
These news spread all over Bai Du and into Bai Boxian's ears like the wind that gave birth to feet.