Datang: What's wrong with my fief being a billion points larger?

Chapter 36: The Heart Test
The army moved forward again. In the evening, when they set up camp to rest, Li Yuanji called all the people over.

"We will arrive in Shi'an tomorrow. Tell me, what should we do next?
The situation is now very clear. The three people in Shi'an are definitely going to kill us, and we can't just sit there and wait to die.

Should we lure them out to fight, or should we attack the city directly? Tell us what you think."

Li Yuanji looked at the three of them. Now that things have come to this, whether it is Xie Shufang, Su Dingfang, or Wang Xuance, they all have to demonstrate their abilities.

Xie Shufang and the other two looked at each other, and Xie Shufang was the first to speak.

"Your Majesty, we now know the purpose of Shi'an and his men, and we also know the army inside. However, there are only 20,000 soldiers, with low combat effectiveness and incomplete weapons and armor. We only need to lead the army to attack and we can defeat the enemy.

But this will make it easy for Ning Kailu and his men to escape. The king can send someone to send them a message, asking them to go out of the city to meet them. This is reasonable and legal, and they will definitely agree, because it is also convenient for them to set up ambushes outside the city.

In order to avoid suspicion, they will definitely agree. Then we will lead our troops to the agreed place in advance to ambush them. When they arrive, we will attack them directly, leaving Ning Kailu and his men with nowhere to escape!"

Li Yuanji's face was solemn. After all, this was his first battle in the true sense, and he had to be extremely cautious.

Then Su Dingfang also continued: "Your Majesty, General Xie is right. We just need to arrive in advance and ambush the surrounding area. With just one charge, we can defeat the enemy.

But the only thing that needs to be considered is that someone needs to lead an army to bypass them and block the retreat route of Ning Kailu and others, or directly capture Shi'an and leave them with no way to escape."

Li Yuanji listened to it very well. Even if he was asked to think about it himself, all he could think of was just these. Perhaps he did not think as comprehensively as Xie Shufang and Su Dingfang.

Finally, he looked at Wang Xuance again. Although he didn't completely believe it in his heart, Li Yuanji felt that it was necessary to listen to the thoughts of capable people.

Wang Xuance was not afraid of the stage either. Facing Xie Shufang and Su Dingfang who were hostile to him, he looked at Li Yuanji with gentle eyes.

“Your Majesty, in fact, the method of General Xie and General Su is already effective. Before, we were in the open and the enemy was in the dark, but now we are in the dark and the enemy is in the open.

The enemy is unaware of the changes that have taken place here, and they will definitely think that their plan has succeeded. However, one thing is that the person sent to deliver the message is particularly important.

If we use captured people, there is a high possibility of accidents and leaking what is going on here. If we send our own people, the difference in accent will give them away directly. "

After Wang Xuance finished speaking, Li Yuanji and others frowned. Xie Shufang had thought of this situation, but he had no choice. What he planned was to send his own people, pretending to be dumb, and only bring the letter.

But this was the only solution, and he was also worried that there might be problems if he used those prisoners.

Li Yuanji's voice came soon after.

"Xuan Ce, if you have any ideas, just tell us now and stop keeping us in suspense."

Wang Xuance smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I am the most suitable person to be the messenger. Ning Kailu is in the city. He knows that I am here with you. If I go back, they will definitely not be suspicious."

After Wang Xuance finished speaking, he looked at Li Yuanji, wanting to know what Li Yuanji would do. In fact, no matter what Li Yuanji did, Wang Xuance would not have any thoughts and would always praise Li Yuanji.

However, Xie Shufang and Su Dingfang simply refused to do so, and Xie Shufang simply drew his sword.

"Wang Xuance! You are a spy sent by the enemy. Now I want you to go back to Shi'an and ask the king to let you go and reunite with those thieves. Don't even think about it!

"Your Majesty, Wang Xuance is still a traitor, so let me kill him!"

After Xie Shufang finished speaking, Su Dingfang also spoke.

"Your Majesty, I was the one who brought this villain Wang Xuance to you. All of this is my fault. Please give the order and I will kill this villain Wang Xuance. Then I will only need three thousand men to help you capture Shi'an and kill Ning Kailu and other villains!" Su Dingfang exuded a powerful aura. He has been quite skilled since his debut, and now he has such an elite army. In his eyes, three thousand are enough to defeat the enemy and capture Shi'an. If handled properly, Ning Kailu and his men may be captured as well.

However, by doing so, the army's casualties would be higher, and the uncertainty of capturing Ning Kailu and his men would be greater.

Li Yuanji listened to what they said and suddenly laughed.

"Okay, Shufang, Dingfang, I know what you mean, but I believe in him!"

Li Yuanji then looked at Wang Xuance seriously.

"Xuan Ce, I'll leave this matter to you. We'll decide on an ambush location later. I'll ambush day and night and wait for Xuan Ce to lure the thieves here!"

Wang Xuance was deeply moved and immediately paid homage.

"Your Majesty trusts me, and I will never let you down!"

Xie Shufang and Su Dingfang were almost biting their teeth off when they saw this scene. In their minds, Wang Xuance was a spy sent by the enemy.

After deciding on the ambush location, Wang Xuance left and walked out of the camp alone.

After Wang Xuance left, Xie Shufang and Su Dingfang could no longer bear it.

"Your Majesty, he."

Li Yuanji waved his hand to signal Xie Shufang who was speaking, and then slowly said: "I know you are worried, this time, just treat it as a test, if he succeeds, then you don't have to be like this in the future.

If something unexpected really happens this time, I will kill him myself!"

After hearing this, Xie Shufang and Su Dingfang finally felt relieved. However, a moment later, Su Dingfang was suddenly startled.

"Your Majesty, if Wang Xuance really has evil intentions and knows about our arrangements, this will be extremely disadvantageous to us!"

Su Dingfang's worry was not unreasonable. Even if they were ambushed, they could turn defeat into victory with their sophisticated and complete weapons, but it would inevitably cause many unnecessary casualties.

Li Yuanji listened to Su Dingfang's words calmly, without any panic. At this time, Xie Shufang said, "Dingfang, no, if Wang Xuance is really sent by those thieves, they will not ambush us.

Wang Xuance will definitely tell him our destination, and they will definitely not stop us and let us pass, because their army is no match for us.

Only if we are sent to Leizhou and then those bandits gather together to attack us, will we have a chance.

So once they knew it was a trap, they would flee instead of ambush us."

Li Yuanji listened to Xie Shufang's words with a smile on his face.

“Dingfang, what Shufang said is right, so it doesn’t hurt to give it a try. It’s no big deal if you’re wrong.

Well, let's not discuss this any more. Go down now and get ready. Start setting out before daybreak and rush to the ambush site as soon as possible to prepare for the battle."

Xie Shufang and Su Dingfang went down immediately to start preparing. Li Yuanji was alone, thinking quietly. He was also wondering what Wang Xuance would do.

(End of this chapter)