Crossing straight to the blue sky

Chapter 894 Not optimistic

When Qingyun and his army entered Heshan territory, Jiang Hongli and his army were stationed a hundred miles outside Heshan City, only two days' journey away from Heshan City. They sent a troop of soldiers to pretend to be enemy troops to attack Heshan City, in order to transfer the anger of Heshan City to General Shan Xiao's army.

The general stationed in Heshan City was named Wu, and he had an army of nearly 800,000. Jiang Hongli's army had only 400,000 at most.

At least half of the troops sent to attack Heshan City must be sent so that the army can evacuate safely from Heshan.

The pursuing army of General Shan Xiao would be able to catch up with Jiang Hongli in three days at most. The remaining 200,000 soldiers and horses, with surprise attacks, ambushes, and traps, could not stop General Shan Xiao's army.

The troops attacking Heshan had to return to their garrison within two days to reunite with the main army and cooperate with the main army's operations. If they were attacked by surprise, they had to evacuate the battlefield immediately.

  Yuan Shaoxing's army is still rushing through the mountains and forests. It will take at least four or five days to reach Heshan City. If there is any accident on the way,

It's too late in time.

Qingyun looked through all the latest information, combined and sorted it out for analysis, hoping to find a solution.

Yuan Shaoxing was too late, and it would take her two days to reach Heshan City. She had enough time, but it would not be easy for her to meet up with Chiang Kai-shek.

She and Lao Jiang were now located in the east and west, not far apart in a straight line. At the fastest marching speed of the army, it would only take four days to travel. The difficulty was that there was a Heshan City blocking the way.

She had to capture Heshan City within these two days to resolve Chiang Kai-shek's predicament. If she failed to capture it within two days, Chiang Kai-shek would be in danger of being surrounded from both sides.

After much analysis, Chiang Kai-shek's situation was not good.

If all else fails, she will sneak into Heshan City, set fire to shops and government offices everywhere, go to the General's Mansion to guard against hidden arrows, disrupt the city's law and order, cause panic among the people, and delay the situation as long as possible.

  Why not assassinate General Wu?

Without a commander-in-chief, the army would naturally fall into chaos.

If assassination was so simple, she would have been assassinated many times. As the commander of the army, defense is the highest standard, and there are countless secret guards around her, so strangers can't get close to her.

Besides, she didn't know General Wu.

General Lu stared at Heshan City on the map for a long time without saying a word. He glanced at the general who was thinking about something, then looked in the direction of Heshan City. After careful consideration, he made a decision in his heart.

"General, I have something to report to you."

Qingyun turned to look at him, "Have you come up with a solution?"

  There was no movement for a long time. Given General Lu's character, Qingyun thought he had given up and wanted to fight Heshan City openly. So, would she refuse or reject?

"The army has been sailing for ten days. Those who are taking a boat for the first time are not used to it. After getting off the boat, they feel dizzy and need a day or two to rest. Heshan City has 800,000 soldiers and horses, and our army is exhausted from the long journey. If we forcefully attack..."

Even if General Lu didn't say it, Qingyun knew that with the army's dizzy state, it was 100% doomed to fail.

She remembered that not long after boarding the ship, many soldiers who had never been on a ship before began to feel seasick and vomited. It was said that some of the serious ones even fell into a coma. The situation was not optimistic.

If General Lu had not been well prepared and stocked up on medicinal herbs for treatment, the army's strength would probably have been greatly reduced.

  Qingyun scratched his chin. The plan to attack the city within two days would not work.

If all else fails, do something unethical and go burn down shops in the city, and try not to burn down people and homes.

General Lu glanced at the general's puzzled expression and said, "General Wu's wife in Heshan City is my late wife's sister. He is my brother-in-law. When my wife was alive, our two families kept in touch. Why don't I go and persuade General Wu?"

Qingyun was surprised. He didn't expect that he had such a relationship with General Wu.

  Life is full of surprises!

"That's a good idea. If you can persuade General Wu to surrender, you will be the greatest hero."

Qingyun likes this kind of fighting the most. It is such a good thing to capture a city without losing a single soldier.

"By the way, what kind of person is General Wu? You know our military discipline and regulations. When it comes to matters of principle, we must never back down."

Qingyun blinked, put down the information, and prepared to talk about this person in detail.

"General, please rest assured. General Wu is a good person. Since I have made such a suggestion, I can naturally guarantee his character..." General Lu blabablah told the story of the Wu family in detail.

The Wu family was originally a family of military generals, but in General Wu's generation, an outlier appeared, that is, General Wu.

He loved reading since he was young and planned to pursue a career as a civil servant. This almost pissed off General Wu to death. He passed the imperial examination and became a Jinshi. But General Wu passed away due to illness. The family could not find a successor, so General Wu had to give up literature and pursue military service. He became a famous Confucian general...

Qingyun listened to him quietly, scratched his chin and said nonchalantly: "If I remember correctly, you just mentioned that General Wu had been in the Northwest Meng Family Army?"

General Lu was stunned and his heart skipped a beat. He didn't know why the general asked this. After thinking it over, he decided to tell the truth.

"Yes, what's wrong?"

Qingyun raised his eyebrows and smiled, "No, I just didn't expect it to be such a coincidence."

"What do you mean?" General Lu was confused. The general was getting better and better at keeping people in suspense.

Qingyun smiled but didn't explain.

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  Lushan Castle, General's Residence

"General, the gatehouse has received a visiting card. It's from you." General Wu, who had just returned from the government office, stepped into the study when the butler behind him handed him a visiting card.

"A visiting card? Where did it come from?"

General Wu paused, motioned for him to put it on the table, and continued to take off his robe.

"Qianmu City, a visiting card from General Lu of the Lu family." The butler stepped forward to take his casual clothes and reported while helping him change his clothes.

"Lu family?"

General Wu's eyes showed something ambiguous. He signaled the butler to notify several staff members to come and discuss things. Then he opened the visiting card, read it, and then put it on the table.

After his wife's elder sister passed away, the two families occasionally contacted each other and maintained a kinship relationship. After the turbulent times, the distance was far, the wars were constant, and most importantly, Tan Linyu did not like the generals below to form cliques, so the two families gradually lost contact.

Why did you come here suddenly?

"The general hastily summoned the troops. What happened on the battlefield?"

When several staff members entered the study, they saw the general looking distressed and thought that another accident had occurred on the battlefield, so they asked this question.

"It's not about the battlefield. Gentlemen, take a look."

General Wu handed the visiting card to his staff, and after they had read it, he asked, "What do you think?"

"If I remember correctly, General Lu seems to be the general's brother-in-law!" said an aide.

"Sir, if you're not mistaken, he's my brother-in-law," said General Wu.

After such a long time, several staff members had forgotten about this person. General Wu reminded them and they found out from their memories that the general's family had this relative. However, they had not seen each other for a long time.

"I haven't been around for a few years. General Lu suddenly came here. I wonder what's the matter?"

The staff were not optimistic about this relative.

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