si-mexico Chapter 144 Yu Huatian's Strategy
Chapter 144 Yu Huatian's Strategy
"No, I'm not surprised by his strength. An individual's strength is no match for a legion. What surprises me is that he, the husband of the Empress and the commander-in-chief of the entire army, dared to attack our 300,000-man army camp with only a few thousand soldiers."
For Yu Huatian, this was simply an unbelievable thing.
Lian Yong, who was standing by, said,
"General, they attacked unexpectedly last night. They showed no respect for martial ethics, two against one. If they fight again today, I will definitely defeat them. Do you want to send troops immediately? I will go and slaughter them all."
Yu Huatian smiled bitterly and said,
"The lost troops, camps, food and supplies have not yet been counted, and the remnants of the various corps have not yet been integrated. They are like a pile of scattered sand. How can we fight?
Lian Yong, you haven't realized how terrifying the enemy we face this time is."
"Scary? That Shen Changgong? That skinny little white face with skinny arms and legs, as weak as you. I can crush him to death with one hand."
At this point, Lian Yong also felt that it was a bit inappropriate to say this, so he quickly said with a smile,
"I did not mean that……"
"You don't understand Shen Changgong. He's... insidious and cunning. He doesn't care about details, and his thoughts are even more erratic. He often does things that we can't imagine.
As a prince, the husband of the empress, and the commander-in-chief of the army, he dared to take such a great risk and personally lead his troops to attack our army camp at night. This shows that this person is extremely powerful in both strategy and courage.
In this battle, it seemed that our army was the main attacker, but in fact, it was they who were making the moves and we were passively fighting back.
Facing such a person, any conventional means are ineffective. Now it is not the enemy who is worried, but us."
At this moment, a general came in, knelt on one knee and said,
"General, last night's casualties have been tallied. A total of over 25,000 men were seriously wounded, killed in action, or missing. Thirty percent of our camps were lost, and ten percent of our food and fodder was lost. This is all thanks to the commander dividing the food and fodder into fifty storage areas, which prevented the enemy from burning too much."
Yu Huatian nodded and said,
"What was that thing that made that thundering noise last night called?"
Hearing this, the general's eyes flashed with fear and he said,
"The captives said that Shen Changgong called that thing a bomb, but they preferred to call it a divine thunderbolt. A single divine thunderbolt can kill people within a radius of ten feet."
“Divine Thunder…”
Yu Huatian waved his hand and let him go, then turned to Lian Yong and said,
“After two days of siege, our army suffered heavy losses, nearly ten thousand men, while the enemy’s losses were almost negligible.
Last night, more than 20,000 people were lost, and the war had only been going on for three days.
Shen Changgong's moves are endless, but they always have surprising effects, and our army can only struggle to cope with them.
If we keep fighting, our troops will only get smaller and smaller, while the enemy's will only get larger and larger.
After all, we are fighting in a foreign country. The enemy's reinforcements will continue to arrive, and they will even continue to recruit soldiers. We cannot outlast them.
Five days later, Dayan's mighty tiger army will arrive. By then, there will be 200,000 people defending the city and more than 200,000 people attacking the city, and the enemy will have the help of divine thunder.
Wanting to take it down is nothing but a foolish dream."
Lian Yong was a little anxious after hearing Yu Huatian's words, but he didn't know how to persuade him. After organizing his words, he said,
"General, please don't encourage others and destroy your own prestige. They have reinforcements, and we have reinforcements too. The imperial court's 200,000-strong army is about to arrive.
Also, I think you're amazing. You're a famous coach. Don't... oh, what's that word? It's the word you intellectuals use to encourage others.
"You're being too self-deprecating?"
Yu Huatian smiled and said,
"No, I'm just analyzing the current situation with you. Don't say I'm strong and the enemy is weak. Even if the enemy is strong and I'm weak, I have the confidence to defeat the enemy.
I have a plan and I know what to do.”
"Oh? How?"
"I'm better at commanding large-scale military campaigns and field battles. We should use our strengths to attack the enemy's weaknesses.
Just find a way to eliminate the enemy's advantage."
Yuhuatian didn't say anything more, but began to arrange the next tactics.
"In the afternoon, you will take 100,000 men out and send a regiment to feint. If you want to challenge Guan Shouchang in a duel, that's fine. You can also drag Prince Ning out to scold the Empress. That's fine, too.
In a nutshell, the goal is to consume the enemy's city defense supplies to the maximum extent, reduce our casualties, and then irritate the enemy.
Keep up this feint for four days straight."
"Four days? What about after four days?"
"From now on? Just follow my instructions then."
A sinister smile appeared on Yu Huatian's beautiful and cruel face.
……
Ruan Weiba worked hard for the whole morning, carrying corpses and setting up stables, and finally got a hot meal.
Yes, despite the chaotic scene last night, they still couldn't kill him, and the enemy couldn't even hurt him.
After eating and drinking, he found a piece of open space and lay down to rest. After all, he was very tired last night and today.
However, just as he lay down, Wang Qian, the captain of the Third Corps, came over with a group of people and shouted,
"Get up, all of you."
Ruan Weiba didn't understand what was going on, so he quickly stood up with everyone else.
He was a little scared. Could it be that the other party was here to hold him accountable for killing the general?
"What's wrong, General?"
"Your commander is dead. Now all of you remaining soldiers will be assigned to the Third Corps. Grab your weapons and attack the city."
Hearing that they were not here to cause trouble, Ruan Weiba had to quickly get his weapons, protect the men carrying the ladders, and follow the commander of the Third Corps out of the camp.
After walking for most of the day, they finally arrived outside the city.
Ruan Weiba turned his head and saw that there were several troops following behind him. This made him feel a little relieved, as long as he was not asked to die.
Suddenly, General Lian Yong came to them and said,
"All of you, one thousand men, follow me and support this general. I'm going to scold him!"
Support? The cannon fodder support soldier who was killed by the enemy after the main general died in a duel?
Ruan Weiba immediately felt that his life was over!
But military orders were as heavy as a mountain, so he had no choice but to go ahead with it.
Their battalion of soldiers and horses were lined up in an orderly battle array. Ruan Weiba saw their top general, General Lian Yong, riding forward and pointing at the handsome enemy commander on the top of the city wall, shouting,
"Shen Changgong! I'm CNM!"
"You shameless bastard! How dare you attack our army at night!"
"If you have the ability to leave the city at night, you have the ability to come out during the day!"
"See if I can squeeze the shit out of you with one hand!"
"Where's Guan Shouchang! Tell him to come out and fight me in single combat! Last night wasn't enough, let's fight another three hundred rounds today!"
"Come out, come out! If you have the guts to attack me, come out!"
"Don't be silent, I know you're on top!"