I am a commoner, but I will lead the empress to unify the world

Chapter 128 Dirty Tactics

On the way back, King Ning asked Yuhua Tiandao,

"Master Yu, isn't this bet a bit ridiculous? Do you really have to wear women's clothes?"

"Why? In the eyes of His Highness Prince Ning, am I destined to lose?"

Yu Huatian smiled when he heard this and looked at King Ning.

This smile made all the beauties in the harem pale in comparison, and Prince Ning quickly turned his head away.

He secretly thought that if this General Yu was a woman, she would definitely bring disaster to the country and the people. Fortunately, he was a man.

Prince Ning hurriedly said,

"Of course not. Xiao Wang wants to see Shen Changgong wearing women's clothes and humiliate him severely."

Yu Huatian laughed and said,

"Haha, this bet is nothing but a joke. If I really lose, I'll be dead, not to mention wearing women's clothes.

Be prepared, Shen Changgong might launch a night raid tonight."

"Huh? Isn't our army planning to launch a surprise attack on the enemy tonight?"

Prince Ning was surprised.

"Oh, you really believed it? Even Shen Changgong wouldn't believe it."

Yu Huatian said slowly with a hint of contempt in his tone,

"Our army has come a long way, and our men and horses are exhausted. Attacking the city late at night is particularly disadvantageous.

What I said is just to make the enemy nervous, so that they have to sleep with one eye open at night. This way, they will be more tired tomorrow, which will be beneficial for our army to attack the city.

Shen Changgong was a young and energetic man who achieved success at a young age and was extremely intelligent. People like him had one thing in common, which was that they were stubborn, self-righteous, and arrogant.

I have humiliated him so much today, he must be furious. It is normal for young people to hold grudges overnight, so he may attack me at night to avenge the humiliation he suffered during the day.

The enemy has fewer troops than us, so we only need to send a small number of troops to guard against the enemy, and the rest can rest.

Let those on night duty sleep tomorrow, and let the others attack the city, so that everyone can get a good rest."

"Master Yu is brilliant, it's amazing!"

After King Ning praised him, he asked again,

"What if the enemy doesn't attack at night?"

"If they don't launch a night attack... that means our opponent this time will be very formidable. They are calm and composed, assessing the situation, and able to hold their composure. They must have a bigger plan in mind."

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"Your Majesty, tonight, have me, Old Zhang, lead five thousand soldiers out of the city, attack the enemy at night, and bring that damned Yu Huatian back to you!"

Zhang Yide was filled with righteous indignation, gritting his teeth, and wishing he could hammer down the city wall with his fists as big as sandbags.

The other generals around were also very angry and clamored to fight to the death with Yuhuatian.

Shen Changgong smiled lightly, shook his head and said,

"No need, he deliberately provoked me to launch a night attack. The enemy camp must have been fully prepared tonight, waiting for us to take the bait.

Zhang Fei, remember, never do what the enemy wants you to do, because the enemy wants you to do this."

After saying this, Shen Changgong walked down the city wall and headed into the city.

As everyone descended the city wall, Guan Shouchang asked,

"Your Highness, a night attack is actually a good strategy. We have the city walls, and the enemy only has a camp. We have the advantage of terrain."

"I know, but the reinforcements won't arrive for another eight days. We don't have many bombs. If we want to give them, we have to surprise them. We have to launch a surprise attack on them when they are most tired."

"I understand. We will remain inactive tonight."

"No, who said we should sit still?"

Shen Changgong's words made Guan Shouchang and others a little confused.

What does this mean? They say no night attacks are allowed, but they also say troops will be sent tonight. What exactly are they trying to do?

Shen Changgong asked,

"Where is our barracks?"

Guan Shouchang said,

"Um... In the northern part of the city, the barracks are not big enough, and many soldiers are setting up tents on the streets. What's wrong, Your Highness?"

"That's fine."

Shen Changgong smiled slightly and said,

"At night, we sent out a small number of personal soldiers, holding gongs, running and banging them, while shouting: Enemy attack, enemy attack! The enemy is coming!

Run after shouting, come back quickly, and wait until the enemy goes back to sleep, then go out and shout again.

The enemy's camp only has a large army, living close together, so the sound can be heard widely. We are not afraid. Our city is large, and fighting in the south cannot be heard in the north. We are not afraid that they will retaliate in the same way.

When the generals heard this, their eyes lit up and they praised it as a good idea.

Shen Changgong assigned this task to Zhang Yide, simply because he had a really loud voice.

Finally, Shen Changgong repeatedly warned Zhang Yide not to fight to the end, as his goal was to harass the enemy and not to confront them head-on.

Only after Shen Changgong left did Zhang Yide look at Guan Shouchang and said expressionlessly,

"Your Highness, do you really need to tell me this? Do I, Old Zhang, look like the kind of fool who would charge into the enemy camp alone?"

Guan Shouchang nodded seriously to show his affirmation.

For an entire afternoon, the people in the city were still actively building fortifications, collecting all kinds of stones, wood, and earthenware jars.

A few days ago, when Shen Changgong was examining the local chronicles, he was pleasantly surprised to discover that there was an oil field in Yanshi County, north of ** County, which could produce a large amount of kerosene. This was also a kerosene production site that supplied the capital.

At that time, Shen Changgong immediately ordered the transportation of a large amount of kerosene from Yanshi County to be used for fire attacks on the enemy.

Those catapults were also pushed under the city wall.

At night, Zhang Yide, who had a good sleep for the whole afternoon, set out with his gong team in high spirits.

It was late at night, the moonlight was bright, and a group of cavalrymen galloped out of the gate of the city wall and rushed towards the enemy camp.

Zhang Yide wanted to use his actual actions to prove that he was definitely not a reckless man who would randomly attack the enemy camp.

He came to the outside of the enemy camp, looked at the brightly lit, quiet and peaceful camp, picked up his gong, and began to beat it violently.

Dang Dang Dang!

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

"The enemy is coming!"

"Gather quickly! Gather actively!"

Dang Dang Dang!

"The enemy is coming. Protect the Marshal! Protect the Marshal!"

Zhang Yide shouted loudly, and the cavalry behind him also shouted.

Soon, there was chaos in the enemy camp. Countless people came out of their tents, shouting and asking where the enemy was.

It was pitch dark and everyone could barely see the figures, and they were all listening for the sounds of fighting.

But after listening for a long time, they could not hear any sound of fighting. Instead, they heard people shouting everywhere asking where the enemy was.

In the general's tent, Yu Huatian came out wearing clothes and asked,

"What's going on? How many enemies are there?"

The guard outside the door immediately reported,

"Reporting to the commander, we only heard the sound of gongs and shouting, but no enemy was seen."

"No enemy seen? Not a night raid?"

Yu Huatian was startled at first, then a sneer appeared on his beautiful face.

"Haha, Shen Changgong, what a dirty tactic."