Sun Tu suddenly woke up from his sleep, feeling his heart throbbing and tightening, and it took him a while to calm down.
The uneasiness in his heart made him immediately get up from the couch. When he opened the curtain and walked out, he realized that it was just the fourth watch and it was more than an hour before he fell asleep. This was a feeling he had rarely felt before. He felt that there was some kind of crisis approaching, but he couldn't find any clues after thinking about it carefully, but his sleepiness was gone.
At this time, Tang Feng, who was guarding not far ahead, rushed over quickly and asked with concern: "General, do you have any orders?"
Sun Tu shook his head gently: "You can walk around with me." He needed to find a way to suppress the emotion in his heart as soon as possible, otherwise it would affect his future use of troops and judgment. Tang Feng responded in a low voice, and then walked around the camp casually with Sun Tu.
A hundred thousand troops were entrenched at the foot of Huzhou City. The military camps were endless, covering an area of 20 to 30 miles. At this time, except for a few soldiers and horses who were keeping watch at night, the entire Song Army camp was already asleep, so it seemed extremely quiet. Only a few fights could be heard, and the torches and bonfires were beeping.
As the commander-in-chief of the three armies, Sun Tu and the Shandong Army's military camp were in the middle of the army, nearly ten miles away from Huzhou City. So when Sun Tu subconsciously looked towards the city, he could only see a huge black outline standing there. But even the firelight on the top of the city could not be detected.
From this, we can conclude that it is impossible for the defenders to send troops to attack at night. In fact, when he first launched an all-out attack on Huzhou, Pang Wanchun actually tried to send two elites to launch a night attack, but Sun Tu made arrangements early in the morning, so that they not only did not gain any advantage, but suffered heavy damage, and failed. Return. Therefore, in the following days, the Wu army never ventured out of the city to fight. They just defended the city and made up their minds to fight the Song army to the end.
After shaking his head to dispel the doubts and uneasiness in his heart, Sun Tucai glanced at Tang Feng who was following him step by step and said: "Fifteen, do you regret following me?"
Tang Feng, who had not been called that by Sun Tu for a long time, was obviously stunned for a moment, but quickly said: "What did the general say? I am proud to follow you in this humble position, how can I regret it? If I hadn't been cultivated and promoted by you , I, Tang Shiwu, am still just a scoundrel in Bianjing City, and I might have died on the streets long ago."
Sun Tu smiled: "I just gave you a chance. You earned everything today. But I want to thank you for saving me and Ya'er in critical moments many times... But after all, I can't really This is a reward for you, and now it has dragged you and those brothers into a more dangerous situation. Many of the things I did in Shandong and Jiangnan were actually games with the imperial court. Once there was a deviation, , not only will my reputation be ruined and I will die without a burial place, but you will also be greatly affected..." Somehow, today Sun Tu just wanted to find someone to talk to about the pressure in his heart, so he simply talked to the person he trusted the most. Let's talk.
Although Sun Tu has been decisive and unscrupulous in his actions over the years, the pressure in his heart is actually greater than anyone else. He knew very well that everything he did violated the taboos of the imperial court, and if anything went wrong, it would be a disaster. And he was not the only one who died. Tang Feng, Dong Ping, Lin Chong and other relatives
General Xin, including Yue Fei, who had just joined him not long ago, will be implicated, and even the entire Shandong Army will be implicated.
But once something is done, it is like an arrow leaving the string, and there is no possibility of turning back. Everything was doomed long after he killed Gao Xiang. Normally, he suppressed these thoughts without any expression, but at this moment, he somehow couldn't help but express them.
Tang Feng followed him forward silently for a while, and then said softly: "I only know that the general is doing all this for the people, so that our brothers can live better. I also believe that you, general, can make everyone better." Live well!"
Sun Tu paused and looked back at him: "Then what if you find that what I do is different from what you think in the future?"
"The general will always see further than us. All we have to do is follow and obey." Tang Feng replied without hesitation: "If someone really dares to betray the general, I, Tang Feng, will be the first to be spared." he!"
Sun Tu laughed and shook his head when he heard this, but the doubts in his heart quickly faded away. He believes that there must be many people in the Shandong Army who think like Tang Feng, and he has already come this far. Even if it is just for them, there is no possibility of regretting turning back! Then follow your heart and do something that may be treasonous in the eyes of many people. This is a one-way road with no retreat. You can only keep moving forward and never give up until you reach your goal!
Breathing out another breath, Sun Tu's eyes became firm again, and his voice became much calmer: "Well said, I did think too much. Of course, the most important thing for us right now is to win Huzhou first and level it first. The Jiangnan Rebellion has ended. Go back. We should use different methods to attack the city today." He had already made a decision and could no longer be hindered by this, so he had to take out the looting bombs that were regarded as secret weapons. One use. He believed that as long as this thing was sent to the top of the city and exploded in the crowd, it would cause great damage and intimidation to the defenders, and maybe the city could be broken in one fell swoop.
But just when he made up his mind and turned around to walk back, there was a burst of noise from the north of the originally dark camp. Although there was some distance between them, the surrounding environment was too quiet, so it was still transmitted. And in this moment of confusion, several torches over there moved quickly towards the Chinese army.
This made Sun Tu think again. Could this be the reason for his uneasiness just now
Not long after he returned to his tent, a group of people rushed over. In addition to the few soldiers from Jingxi Road who were guarding the northern camp gate, there were three others who looked a little embarrassed, their bodies covered with dust and blood. and the scarred guy, these people still had a look of horror on their faces.
"What's going on? Where are you from?" Sun Tu asked after scanning them.
"Replying to General Sun, we are soldiers from the Yanzhou Prefecture. We were ordered to stay behind to escort the grain and grass..." The leader hurriedly replied: "On the evening of two days ago, our team escorted the grain and grass this way. When we arrived, we were suddenly ambushed, and more than three thousand brothers were killed and scattered by the enemy. We risked our lives to fight out, and we came here to report the news!"
"What?" Many of the generals who also came after hearing the news showed panic after hearing this. grain
The supply of grass is the key to the army. Once there is a mistake, the consequences will be too serious.
"What on earth is going on? Please tell me slowly and explain the matter in detail." Song Jiang seemed very calm and said in a soothing voice.
The man took a few deep breaths and then told what happened. Although his ability to express himself was not very strong, everyone finally understood the cause and effect of this matter.
It turns out that just seven or eight days ago, another batch of grain arrived in Suzhou. Lu Junyi, who was ordered to stay behind and arrange the transportation of grain and grass logistics, immediately sent people to transport it here. To be on the safe side, he even sent two generals, Huang Xin and Wei Dingguo, to escort them.
But as a result, just three days ago, when the grain transport team passed through a dangerous valley, they were ambushed by an enemy force. The opponent's force was two or three times that of the grain transport team, and they had a geographical advantage. They suddenly burst out and killed the grain transport team by surprise.
Although the second general Huang Xin and Wei Dingguo tried their best to lead the troops to fight, they were ultimately unable to resist the opponent's fierce killing method. Especially the opponent's chief general made his two bronze hammers more fierce and brave than those two generals. After a few dozen rounds, he killed two of the best masters in the original Liangshan Po.
Subsequently, this grain escort team, which consisted of a small number of Shandong troops and many other officers and soldiers, quickly collapsed. Not only was the grain and grass completely taken away by the enemy, but there were also heavy casualties. Only now that these three people risked their lives to break out of the encirclement and found a hidden place to hide, were they able to escape and bring the news back to the army.
After this person finished speaking, many generals' expressions became extremely gloomy, and Song Jiang even showed a sad look on his face: "Brother Huang, he actually... I, Song Jiang, must kill this person and avenge my brothers!"
Sun Tu sighed: "It seems that we underestimated the enemy too much after all and actually opened up a way out. This is my responsibility." It was only then that he suddenly thought that he had left all the army in Huzhou. Bian did make a big mistake.
Although Huzhou is north of Hangzhou and is the last fortified city before Hangzhou, from a geographical point of view, it is not a necessary route to enter Hangzhou. Therefore, once the rebel army in Hangzhou sends troops north, as long as they move around the small road, there is a high possibility that the scouts who were sent out without telling them will appear behind the army.
And once they really do this, it will be dangerous for the grain transport team coming from Suzhou, and even Suzhou may be attacked by the enemy. If they were allowed to retake Suzhou, their 100,000-strong army would be cut off here.
At this time, the other generals quickly understood. They all looked nervous but didn't know what to do. They all turned their attention to Sun Tu. Now that he is the de facto commander of this army, when problems arise, he must stir them up.
"It is only a trivial matter to seize food and grass. Once the food road is cut off, our army will be in danger. Therefore, we must send troops immediately to return reinforcements. We must rush to wipe out the rebels in the rear before things get out of hand!" Sun Tu gave his decision decisively opinions, and then looked at the generals in front of him: "Which of you can lead the troops there?"
Facing Sun Tu's question, the generals remained silent and even lowered their gazes at him. Obviously, they did not dare to return north easily!