wealthy lord

Chapter 890: Evil Intentions, Enemy at the Gate

"But Mr. Wei is very insightful and has seen through the Regent's mind! In Mr. Wei's words, war is a competition of comprehensive strength, not just weapons and equipment. Strategy is more important! If you rely too much on a certain advantage, you will only end up in failure!"

"So, as long as we can grasp the opponent's weak spot, we can defeat him without fighting!"

Seeing his mysterious, yet calm and confident appearance, all the generals were confused.

One of the generals said, "General Han, stop beating around the bush! What advice did Mr. Wei give you? Tell me now!"

Han Tao stroked his beard lightly, picked up the cinnabar pen beside him, and drew a circle directly on the Qi family camp on the left side of Linshui County.

Everyone immediately gathered together and stared at the circled Qi family camp.

"Isn't this the camp where King Jiangxia stores munitions and food? General Han is saying that this is where we should focus our attention next?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes lit up.

Han Tao said proudly, "That's right! The Qi Family Camp is our ultimate goal in capturing Liucheng this time! Mr. Wei is certain that King Jiangxia will send troops to seize it once he learns that Liucheng has been lost. The Great Duan Dynasty will never allow a battlefield to be set up within Jiangxia County! We only need to wait for Linshui County to be empty, and then we can secretly raid the Qi Family Camp!"

The general exclaimed: "This plan is quite impressive, but who will guard Liucheng next?"

After hearing what he said, everyone looked at each other. They understood that staying to defend the city was tantamount to committing suicide.

Han Tao said in a deep voice: "Mr. Wei has already anticipated everything! So, everyone, don't worry! Once we destroy the Qi family camp, do you think the troops sent by King Jiangxia will return to Linshui County to protect the Qi family camp first, or continue to attack Liucheng?"

Only then did everyone suddenly realize.

"Hey, Mr. Wei is indeed worthy of being called the God of War. This plan is really a chain of events that are beyond the reach of us!"

"That's right! Our Dayun Dynasty has a top-notch strategist like Elder Wei. Even if the Regent King Lin Yun has extraordinary abilities, he will be defeated this time!"

"Ha ha!!"

Everyone laughed heartily, as if victory was just around the corner.

Han Tao continued, "Okay! Don't be too optimistic. Those who are responsible for defending the city this time are relatively safer. On the contrary, those who follow this general to raid the Qi family camp are in danger! Don't forget that the weapons and equipment of the soldiers of the Great Duan Dynasty are very sophisticated, which is absolutely incomparable to us! Therefore, pass down the order that all the soldiers who participated in this battle will be rewarded with 100 taels of silver per person and family. If they die in the end, the court will also give a pension of 1,000 taels of silver! Let the soldiers never retreat in battle!"

He was very clear about the huge gap in strength between himself and King Jiangxia, and that they would never be the match in a real fight.

Such intensive and terrifying fire suppression will cause huge casualties in a short period of time.

If casualties occur too quickly, soldiers may flee from the battlefield. Once someone flees, the situation will be out of control, which is the most fatal.

Suddenly, there was a rush of footsteps outside the door.

A soldier came in, knelt on one knee and said, "General Han, the Jiangxia County spy has reported!"

Han Tao said in a deep voice: "Tell me, what's the matter!"

"Yesterday at noon, the Regent of the Great Duan Dynasty suddenly came to Jiangxia County! It seems that he brought some secret weapons with him!"

When these words were spoken, all the generals felt a pang in their hearts. The fighting power between their two sides was already unbalanced. If Lin Yun sent some more powerful weapons to Jiangxia County, they would be in danger.

But before Han Tao could say anything, another soldier ran in in a panic, knelt on the ground with a plop, and shouted, "General Han, something big has happened! The city gate is in danger, King Jiangxia has sent 10,000 elite soldiers and they are already at the gates!"

Han Tao's face suddenly changed. He stepped forward and grabbed his collar, shouting angrily, "Say it again?" "General, it seems true! The entire Liucheng is now blocked, no one is allowed to enter or leave! Just now, a centurion gave an order without authorization and sent several soldiers to change into civilian clothes to inform the enemy, but they were killed on the spot by the enemy's elite who were responsible for blocking Liucheng!"

Now, everyone was completely panicked.

They only had 30,000 people, and they thought that even if the other side sent troops, it would take a few days to arrive. Unexpectedly, they came so quickly.

Han Tao pushed the soldier away and shouted, "Why are you panicking? As long as we don't leave the city to fight, we can at least hold out for three months! In three months, even if we all die in the end, it will give Huacheng enough time to produce weapons and equipment!"

After saying that, he went straight to the city gate tower.

And a group of generals followed him out.

Just now they were fantasizing about successfully defeating King Jiangxia in front of the sand table, but they didn't expect that the enemy would be at the gates of the city in the blink of an eye.

If they were really trapped for a few months, the final outcome for all of them would be death.

Since they are soldiers fighting in wars, they are naturally not afraid of death, but such a cowardly way is a torture.

Here, Han Tao came to the city gate tower and saw from a distance that the 10,000 elite troops sent by King Jiangxia were already on full alert, as if waiting for the order to attack.

And in the very front, there was a row of unknown objects, all covered with black cloth.

Han Tao frowned secretly. "Strange! The enemy should have guessed that I would not go out of the city to fight head-on. Why didn't they even prepare a camp? Are they planning to break into the city today?"

The generals also rushed over and saw that the opposite side had already formed their formation, and everyone was whispering.

"General Han, what does the other party mean by this? Why didn't I understand?"

Han Tao said seriously: "This general doesn't understand what it means! Pass the order down and arrange a thousand archers to be on standby at any time!"

"Yes!!"

The general turned and walked down the city gate tower.

Here, ten thousand elite soldiers were riding war horses, wearing silver helmets and armor, holding bamboo guns, and a small number of soldiers were using AK47 assault rifles.

They have been waiting for this battle for several months, and they are all extremely excited when they learn that the war will officially start today.

In the minds of these elite soldiers, it is impossible for them to lose when they are equipped with such sophisticated weapons and equipment.

In addition, they heard that the secret weapon sent by the Regent himself would be officially unveiled soon, so everyone was even more excited.

At this time, a burst of hurried horse hoof sounds came from a distance.

Countless soldiers looked back at the same time, only to see King Jiangxia Qi Rui coming in person wearing armor.

Following behind were Xiang Chong, the Eighth Wise King of Fulin'an and others.

Logically speaking, there is no need to mobilize such a large force for a mere city like Liucheng.

But because the Regent Lin Yun had arrived, and the Thunder Bomb Cannon would be used next, everyone wanted to see the cannon in action, so they came to join in the fun.

(End of this chapter)