nycdaug Chapter 129 Success or failure depends on this move
Chapter 129 Success or failure depends on this move
"You are so thoughtful." Zong Yanli had no intention of refusing. He reached out to take the gloves that Wen Nian handed over and put them on.
The gloves were made very delicately, with a thin layer of cashmere inside to keep warm, and an anti-slip treatment on the outside, making it easier for Zong Yanli to hold the knife.
She praised Wen Nian's craftsmanship and practiced with the sword outside the tent. She put away the sword and returned to the tent when her whole body was warm.
When Xiang An came over, Zong Yanli had just finished breakfast and was about to go to the main tent when he saw Xiang An coming over with a worried look on his face.
Xiang An bowed to Zong Yanli and then said, "Teacher..."
"An elder in my family wrote to me, saying that Nan Tai had arranged a marriage for me. I came here today to bid farewell to my teacher." There was some struggle in Xiang An's eyes. This marriage had been discussed for a long time, and Song Zhiyuan had also written to him several times.
But due to the intense war situation, Xiang An never spoke a word.
Now seeing that the offensive of the Qing Kingdom was gradually weakening, the New Year was approaching, and his parents at home were urging him to come and say goodbye after weighing the pros and cons.
"This is a happy event, why are you so sad?" Zong Yanli smiled and congratulated him immediately. After thinking for a while, he stood up and went to the tent, took out a short curved blade, handed it to Xiang An and said, "This is what I got when I captured the Jin army camp."
"I'm giving it to you today as a gift to congratulate you on your wedding." Zong Yanli patted Xiang An's shoulder and said, "I was too busy with military matters to go to the wedding to drink a glass of wine in person. It's a pity."
"Student thanks the teacher!" Xiang An was deeply moved and quickly bent down to take it with both hands.
After Xiang An bid farewell to Zong Yanli, he went to meet Meng Qi and others.
When everyone heard that Xiang An was going home to get married, they were all envious and sent their blessings.
In the evening, Zong Yanli saw that everyone was in a bad mood. He put down the military newspaper and raised his eyebrows and said, "Why are you all so depressed? Do you all want to go home and get married?"
Monk and the others laughed. They were already grown up and naturally wanted to start a family, but this war would never be over...
Originally, everyone was in the army, and no one thought that they were all bachelors, but who knew that Xiang An would suddenly go home and get married, which immediately aroused everyone's confused thoughts.
"How come there are so many unmarried men under the general's command?" Gongsun Pu was quite surprised. He had never discussed such topics before. When he mentioned it today and asked, he realized that all the men in the room were bachelors.
"You're married?" Monkie looked a little dissatisfied and turned to look at Gongsun Pu.
"The couple didn't get along, so they separated." Gongsun Pu nodded and shook his head, and said with a tone of regret: "It's me who is sorry for her."
"You really had a wife!?" Monkie's eyes widened in shock, staring at Gongsun Pu with a sour and unbelievable tone.
"The general hasn't even married yet, why should we be in such a hurry?" Bai Xiuyun and the others looked determined, as if they were determined to follow Zong Yanli until death.
That’s why they say that there are soldiers like generals.
Zong Yanli, as their main general, is still focusing on the battle. How dare they slack off?
Zong Yanli listened to what everyone said and felt helpless.
It's really not easy to be a general. You have to worry about the lifelong affairs of your generals!
"It is my fault for neglecting this. When the war with Qing is over, I will have someone find some pretty girls for you guys." Zong Yanli smiled, picked up the military newspaper again and said, "Cheer up now!"
"Yes." Everyone quickly gathered their thoughts and their expressions returned to normal.
"Judging from the momentum of the Qing army's attacks on the city in the past few times, the Qing army is already tired." Zong Yanli lowered his eyes and flipped through the military report in his hand. He read the report several times in succession and then said: "I guess the next offensive of the Qing Kingdom will be extremely massive."
"Success or failure depends on this one move." Zong Yanli raised his eyes and looked at everyone and said, "According to your opinions, which city do you think the Qing army will attack this time?"
Huo Wenqi stood up and said, "General, I think it is very likely that the Kingdom of Qing will forcefully attack Linxi."
Zong Yanli glanced sideways and asked, "Why do you see that?"
Huo Wenqi leaned forward slightly, and then said: "Since the battle with Qing Kingdom, it can be seen that Emperor Qing thinks highly of Wu Liren and often follows his plans for attack."
"Most of Wu Liren's plans are those of a villain, and he is extremely arrogant." Huo Wenqi continued, "He has underestimated our army many times, and his strategies are mostly based on treachery rather than power."
"Linxi City is a vast area with low mountains and a canal running through it. If I were Wu Liren, I would first devise a plan to confuse them and then attack along the canal to break into the city."
Pei Liang listened and nodded slightly, but then said: "But the city walls of Linxi City are the highest among the three cities. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Why did Qing Kingdom choose Linxi instead of Dongji?" Pei Liang raised his eyebrows and asked.
"General Pei may have forgotten that Qing has siege rams." Huo Wenqi stepped forward and pointed at the map on the table and said, "Qing will definitely go all out to attack the city. As far as I know, Qing has eight siege rams and countless crossbows."
"Qing Kingdom can no longer afford to waste time. This war must be a long and arduous one. Once the chariots are deployed, Linxi will be difficult to defend."
"According to General Huo's opinion, should our army set off immediately to support the defense of Linxi city?" Gongsun Pu, who was sitting next to him, raised his eyebrows and asked.
Huo Wenqi shook his head and said, "If our army moves at this time, the enemy will be aware of it. Knowing that there are reinforcements in Linxi, they may not attack."
Gongsun Pu's eyes brightened slightly when he heard this. He suddenly seemed to understand Huo Wenqi's intention. A flash of inspiration seemed to come to his mind. He sat up straight and said, "General Huo's intention is to lead the enemy army to attack Linxi!?"
Seeing that someone finally understood, Huo Wenqi smiled and said, "The one who understands me is Mr. Gongsun!"
Pei Liang also reacted immediately. Since he knew that the enemy was bound to attack the city, why not lure the enemy in instead of being in a passive position to be attacked?
"Linxi is a vast area that can accommodate tens of thousands of soldiers and horses..." Pei Liang suddenly turned around and said, "General Huo wants to clear Linxi and lure the enemy into an attack, luring them into a trap!"
"The counterattack plan is brilliant!"
Gongsun Pu and Pei Liang both exclaimed in praise.
Meng Qi looked at this and that, scratching his head anxiously and said, "It would have been fine if Pei Liang and Mr. Gongsun were here, but why are you, Wen Qi, making people so confused?"
The three of them looked at each other and laughed out loud, then turned to look at Zong Yanli, and they knew that Zong Yanli had understood.
Zong Yanli also stood up and smiled, saying, "I am lucky to have one counselor. I didn't expect that I have three counselors like you. If I fail to win, I will be ashamed of you three."
The look in Zong Yanli's eyes gradually became solemn and tough. Zong Yanli, who was standing in a high position, immediately slammed the table and said, "The possibility of winning this battle depends entirely on the three of you."
"We will never let the general down." Huo Wenqi and others immediately bowed and said.
Now that a conclusion has been reached, the next step is to break the matter down and discuss it in detail.
The slightest mistake in this matter would mean a complete loss. Zong Yanli secretly sent a message that he would defend Dongji City to the death, in order to lure out the spies in the army and let them pass the message to the Qing Army. The wall of Dongji City was low, and the main force of our army was on standby here. Conquering Dongji was equivalent to breaking through the city defense of Wu State.
For several consecutive days, Zong Yanli summoned his generals in the military tent and even made arrangements for the defense of Dongji City.
Looking at their fully prepared appearance, it seems as if they are really determined to defend Dong Ji.
Zong Yanli calmly passed the message to Lei Qimei, asking her to pay attention to the movements of the scouts outside Dongji City. If nothing unexpected happened, the spies in the army would make some movements in the next few days. It would be difficult for Zong Yanli or his personal soldiers and generals to wait, after all, there were too many eyes watching.
Lei Qimei regarded herself as the sworn sister of General Pingxi all day long, and often went in and out of the army, so it was naturally more convenient for her to do things than for them.
"What a lousy chess move you made." In the room with a charcoal stove burning in Lei Jiliang's home in Dongji City, Lei Jiliang stared at the chessboard on the table and laughed angrily. He raised his eyes angrily and looked at Zong Yanhongtu who was half lying on the bed in front of him.
Ever since Zong Yanli used the excuse that Zong Yanhongtu had "died in battle" to cause the entire city of Changfeng County to mourn for him, Zong Yanhongtu now really considers himself a "dead" man.
Zong Yanli secretly sent him to Lei Jiliang's home to recuperate, and has never come to see him until now.
Although Zong Yanhongtu had woken up, his injuries were too severe and he could not get out of bed easily. He could only rest on the bed. He felt very depressed in this place, and he did not want to disturb Madam Xie, so he grabbed Lei Jiliang to play chess with him whenever he had time.
Unfortunately, Zong Yanhongtu is a terrible chess player and always makes Lei Jiliang very angry every time they play chess.
"All is fair in war." Zong Yanhongtu was very confident.
"..."
Lei Jiliang stood up and was about to leave, but Zong Yanhongtu pulled him back: "Two more rounds, two more rounds!"
Lei Jiliang was naturally unwilling to give in, so he pulled back his sleeves and said, "I still have things to do in the army!"
Zong Yanhongtu said with a look of "Don't try to fool me" "Qingguo has been very quiet recently. They are probably planning something big. What can you do now?"
Lei Jiliang laughed in anger. He probably didn't expect that Zong Yanhongtu would still care about the changes in the battle situation even though he was lying here. Then he said as if he had thought of something: "Come to think of it, when Yuanshi Pass was breached and Changfeng County was lost, how did you fall into the enemy's ambush?"
"There's a traitor in the army." Zong Yanhongtu sighed. He had already said this, but when Lei Jiliang asked him again, Zong Yanhongtu did not repeat it. He said directly that he would tell him in person after meeting Zong Yanli.
But the unfortunate thing is that Zong Yanli simply doesn't have time to come over now.
The second reason was to catch the spies in the army and not to expose the fact that Zong Yanhongtu was still alive and had woken up safely.
Therefore, the two never met. Lei Jiliang had no choice but to pull his sleeve to take it back, but Zong Yanhongtu refused to let go...
What is this called!
"General! General!" As the two were arguing, Lei Jiliang's personal guards came hurriedly and said with a look of joy on their faces: "We caught him! Our young lady caught the enemy spy!"