bookrandom Chapter 30 The Time Is Ripe, or a Brilliant Plan
Chapter 30 The Time Is Ripe, or a Brilliant Plan
Laobeishan.
This is a rugged mountain road leading from Tianshan City to Beining City, and at this moment, the monkey is leading the team on a difficult journey along the mountain road.
He had actually arrived in the North two days ago.
However, the scouts he sent out soon brought news that Beining City was besieged, so he had no choice but to take a detour.
"General Hou, after we cross that mountain bend ahead, it will take another half a day to reach Beining City."
The monkey was an orphan, nameless and surnameless, and that was all the people around him called him, which he didn't mind.
The person leading him was a merchant from Tianshan City. Because he had been traveling between Tianshan City and Beining City for many years, he knew about this mountain road.
"Lead the way carefully, and you will be richly rewarded once we enter Beining City."
The monkey is small in stature, but its sharp eyes send chills down the spines of many.
In addition, Qin Xuan left behind two thousand Shence Army soldiers when he left, so although the entire team was mostly composed of the Tianshan City defense troops, it was still very disciplined.
At the same time, the Daqi Allied Forces and the Tulan Army launched another siege.
But after about half an hour, Gourna gradually discovered the problem.
The Shence Army, which had been struggling to cope before, suddenly became much more swift in its actions today.
However, at the same time, the soldiers' movements in guarding the city seemed somewhat clumsy, as if they had just learned how.
"Tu Lan, I feel like the Shence Army has regained its strength. Their counterattack is much more fierce than before."
Gulna couldn't help but voice his doubts, and Tulan smiled faintly: "This is good news. The Shence Army is probably struggling before its death, just like the people of Daqi say, a last gasp before death."
"It doesn't seem like it. I feel like something's off today."
Gulna muttered something, but he couldn't figure it out, so he changed the subject and said, "The siege has lasted for seven days. The Shence Army should be exhausted. I have notified the Daqi Allied Army to launch a general attack at midnight tomorrow."
"I've been eagerly waiting to breach the city. This time, I'm determined to annihilate the entire Shence Army."
Tu Lan was confident and full of fighting spirit.
The two could never have imagined that the people of Beining City would rise up again under the influence of more than 30,000 refugees.
After all, the people of Beining City had always been seen by the Jurchens as lambs to the slaughter.
But right now, the entire city of Beining is mobilized for war!
Meanwhile, within the Great Qi Allied Forces, Sun Wei and his generals were discussing the general offensive plan for tomorrow at midnight.
"Why is it always my Northwest Army that leads the charge? Do they think we haven't lost enough men already?"
Inside the command tent, Liu Zhizhong, looking at Sun Wei's arrangements, finally could not suppress his anger of many days and loudly questioned him.
Sun Wei remained calm and rebuked in a stern voice: "I am the commander-in-chief, and you are merely a general. All arrangements must naturally be made in accordance with my orders."
"If General Liu feels that my arrangements are incorrect, he may submit a memorial to me. But before that, you and your Northwest Army must obey military orders."
In the process of attacking cities and capturing strongholds, the vanguard battalion naturally suffers the greatest casualties.
Although Liu Zhizhong understood this principle, he simply refused to accept Sun Wei's arrangement.
The two had been at odds ever since the incident in Tianshan City.
In addition, Liu Zhizhong still harbored resentment over the large number of Northwest Army soldiers killed by the Qingyun Army last time, even though it was out of necessity.
"Why can't we follow the example of the Tulan army and use some cavalry as human walls to quickly build siege ladders? Wouldn't that be the best approach?"
Liu Zhizhong didn't have the courage to submit a memorial impeaching Marshal Sun, so he could only grit his teeth and make the suggestion.
Sun Wei sneered: "The Jurchen cavalry has many, so losing a few is nothing. But where will our Great Qi get so many cavalry for you to waste your resources on?"
"Besides, after we take Beining City, are we going to stop fighting the Jurchens and Khan? What if other border regions are defeated due to a lack of cavalry? Will you take responsibility?"
Both the Jurchen and Khanate were renowned for their cavalry, so the Great Qi would naturally need cavalry to fight against each other.
Unfortunately, the Qi state was not good at raising horses, and its breeds were inferior to those of the other two states. Sun Wei was naturally unwilling to use such precious cavalry as cannon fodder.
"General Liu, please consider the bigger picture and think it over carefully."
Seeing Liu Zhizhong's murderous gaze growing increasingly bloodshot, Jianjun Cao Xueguang couldn't help but offer a word of advice.
Liu Zhizhong snorted coldly and said in a gruff voice, "I, Liu, am willing to follow Marshal Sun's arrangements."
But deep down, he was already sneering: "Trying to use my soldiers to exchange for military merits? If that's the case, then none of us will have an easy time."
Inside Beining City, the Shence Army finally got a chance to catch their breath.
Qin Xuan divided the Shence Army into two groups. One group took the time to rest, while the other group became temporary instructors, teaching the civilians how to use weapons and how to deal with the situation while defending the city.
"The problem of staff rest has been temporarily solved, but the food crisis has actually worsened."
Zhuge Xuan asked worriedly, "Hu Xu has been gone for a day. I wonder if he has sent any news?"
Qin Xuan shook his head: "It won't be that fast. At the very least, we won't hear anything until this time tomorrow."
He paused, glanced at Zhao Luoying, Guan Xingsheng and the others, and couldn't help but say, "You should also go and rest for a while, otherwise who will lead the army tomorrow?"
"I can still hold on." Guan Xingsheng, who was already swaying precariously, immediately mustered his strength and grinned.
"Don't push yourselves too hard. Luo Ying, you should go get some sleep too. I'll switch with you in three hours."
Qin Xuan spoke in a tone that sounded like a military order.
The group looked at each other, and had no choice but to obey.
"Your Highness, please don't overwork yourself. Let me relieve you of your post."
Zhao Luoying looked at Qin Xuan with heartache. Qin Xuan nodded, and after everyone left, he continued to discuss with Zhuge Xuan: "Even if Hu Xu can bring in grain, it can only solve the immediate problem."
"If we really want to break this deadlock, we must break the alliance between Tu Lan and the Daqi coalition."
Zhuge Xuan nodded slightly. In fact, he had been thinking about this for a long time, but he had not been able to come up with a good solution.
“We have been trapped for seven days. If I were the enemy, I would definitely launch a formal general offensive in the next day or the day after.”
"But with our current troop strength, even if civilians join the fight, it will be difficult to win. At most, we can only hold out for a few more days."
Qin Xuan had estimated the difference in strength between the two sides. Nearly 50,000 civilians from Beining City participated in the battle, but their combat effectiveness was probably less than one-third of that of an ordinary army.
"The reason why the Tulan army joined forces with Daqi this time should be because the emperor sent an envoy. But what I can't understand is what kind of conditions the Daqi court offered for the Jurchen Kingdom to agree to join forces?"
Zhuge Xuan was completely baffled.
"The Great Qi only needs to promise the Jurchens that Beining City will be handed over to them after the city is captured. As for the Jurchens, the Shence Army has always been a major threat. Why not take this opportunity to eliminate them as soon as possible?"
Qin Xuan sneered: "It's just that my foolish father, in order to eliminate me completely, did not hesitate to abandon the entire Beining City. He was cold-blooded to the extreme."
"However, he never expected that the people of Beining City would fully support the Shence Army, which may be one of the keys to our victory."
Qin Xuan seemed to have thought of something, and his gaze gradually sharpened.
"Your Highness, you already have a brilliant plan?" Zhuge Xuan exclaimed excitedly.
"The time is ripe, or it may be a brilliant plan, but I believe that time will surely come."
Qin Xuan's tone was chilling, and his whole body was filled with killing intent.