Let’s go straight to Huanglong Mansion and have a drink with you all.
This sounds very ambitious and lofty, but it is extremely difficult to do. After all, even the best cook cannot cook without rice.
But the words have been spoken. If she doesn't do something for the Ten Crow Kings, where will Shen Tang put her face full of collagen
But how to destroy the lair
This requires careful discussion among several people.
“Although the capital of the Ten Crows is not as sophisticated as the cities within the Great Wall, it is still not something that our forces can break through. Even if we can, the delay will be enough for the nearby tribes to reinforce us, which will put us in a dilemma.” Inside the simple tent, Jiang Sheng pointed his finger at the simple sand table to analyze where the defenses were relatively weak, where it would be convenient to attack, and when would be the safest time to attack.
They didn't know exactly how many soldiers and horses the King of Wangting had taken with him, but judging from the intelligence they had gathered a while ago, the capital of the Ten Crows was now like an "empty city" compared to its heyday, with its military strength more scarce than ever before!
The most interesting thing is that the commander of the army is the underage prince of the Ten Crow King. The general characteristics of these princes are that they are young and inexperienced. They can nominally control the army of the king's capital, but in fact these soldiers do not listen to them at all.
As long as the plan is proper, even if we cannot destroy the capital of the Ten Crows, we can at least set them on fire and burn them clean!
Shen Tang sat on the mat, his hands on his chest, frowning and looking down, and asked: "Go ahead and prepare for a surprise attack on the city?"
Jiang Sheng: "It's best to bluff first - for example, Sheng can flood the seven armies or burn the camps at the south gate to create a loud noise, lead them to a city gate, and then launch a real general attack at the opposite city gate."
Of course, the bait thrown out is prone to fall into danger.
Fewer people means a smaller target and easier escape.
Gu Chi stayed by Shen Tang's side to prevent any accidents.
Although this fellow's scholarly ways are a bit annoying, once used properly, they are still very useful. Jiang Sheng proposed a method, and Gu Chi did not object, which obviously meant that he agreed. But Shen Tang still had a different idea: "Why—"
Jiang Sheng said gently, "My lord, please speak."
Shen Tang tilted his head and thought for a while, organizing his words, holding a pair of chopsticks against the sand table, fiddling with the small flag on the sand table with the tip of the chopsticks, and asked: "It's not impossible to attack first, but I have another question - why do we have to attack from the ground?"
Jiang Sheng subconsciously looked at Gu Chi.
Gu Chi was puzzled: "Don't look at me, look at the sand table!"
Jiang Sheng: “…”
Shen Tang picked up a small piece of mud and threw it towards the location of the sand table capital, and asked: "Why can't we drop it from the air and smash the wall?"
Jiang Sheng asked back: "We have catapults?"
There are two thousand people in total, what are you thinking about
In order to hide these two thousand people, they dared not stay in one place for too long, or to put it bluntly, they were "hiding their heads and tails", for fear of revealing their tracks and being surrounded by the Ten Crows. How could they have the conditions to transport large siege equipment so carelessly
"Before this, Gong Xichou led his troops to attack Xiaocheng, and I didn't see them pulling catapults..." Shen Tang muttered softly.
Jiang Sheng didn't understand this, but Gu Chi knew it very well. He explained: "The catapults that Gong Xichou led were the morale of the army. If our army had this condition, we could still throw stones to attack the city even without the baggage of catapults."
The number of catapults that can boost morale is limited, so if you want to fight a serious battle or attack a city, you still have to carry the necessary baggage.
Shen Tang asked again: "Word Spirits have so many wonderful uses, why can't Wudan warriors fly up to the sky and attack the enemy from the air?"
Gu Chi said: "A warrior who can stay in the air for a short time or walk in the air must be at least a tenth-level Zuo Shuzhang. Besides, the battlefield is chaotic and everyone is afraid of becoming the enemy's target. Why would you take to the air for no reason? Are you going to be a target for others?"
He didn't say that Shen Tang had wild ideas. It was harmless as long as the lord didn't go crazy and had such fantastic ideas.
Shen Tang pondered for a while.
Chopsticks gestured at a height: "The range of arrows is limited. If they can fly high enough, like this! Then no matter how powerful the ground forces are, they are just sitting ducks and will be smashed into a pulp. Don't look down on me, Wangchao."
Gu Chi just wanted to roll his eyes at his master.
He had never seen a brave warrior flying so high.
Although he failed to roll his eyes, Shen Tang still read the complaints from his subtle expression and taught him earnestly: "Wang Chao, nothing is absolute. I didn't say that warriors rely on their own strength to reach the sky. Can't they use external forces?"
Gu Chi: "External force?"
"Like putting on wings like a bird!"
Gu Chi: “…”
Look at his eyes, does he look like he can be fooled
Shen Tang knew at a glance that an aerial attack was impossible. Gu Chi and the others didn't have such a spirit, so she changed her mind: "Since an aerial attack is not feasible, why don't we start from underground? Why do we have to attack from the ground?"
There is no rule that you must charge head-on when attacking a city.
Gu Chi and Jiang Sheng both changed their expressions.
The former put away his thoughts and said seriously: "Underground?"
Shen Tang inserted the chopsticks into the sand table under the coordinates of the royal capital and said, "Right! Ground attacks are very easy to be discovered by the target, so let's dig a tunnel and start from underground. When they are unaware, we will directly attack their lair!"
Whether it is the capital of the Ten Wu Kingdoms or the capital within the pass, it is necessary to defend against attacks from the flat ground or sudden drops from high altitude.
The underground is definitely the weak link!
"Ordinary warriors may not be able to fly hundreds of feet high, but they can at least dig holes in the ground, right? We have more than 2,000 people, so it's not difficult to dig a tunnel to the capital." Yan Ling is definitely the most unreasonable person. She continued, "If you are worried that the movement underground will alert the Ten Crows above, we can dig deeper. How about this?"
She watched their reactions nervously.
Since direct warfare is difficult, why not use deception in war? Why do we have to follow the old routine of siege and capture the city
Gu Chi and Jiang Sheng looked at each other.
a long time-
Gu Chi: "My Lord, this is a great idea. But digging a tunnel is still a waste. Although this move can directly attack the inner city and easily cause heavy casualties to the Ten Crows, once they react and destroy the tunnel, we will be in a passive position!"
Shen Tang was a little disappointed.
"Does this mean it's not feasible?"
Jiang Sheng shook his head and smiled like a cunning old fox: "No, no, what Wangchao means is - a cunning rabbit has three burrows! There is only one tunnel, which means we have no way to survive."
Shen Tang: "Then... three?"
Gu Chi said: "Not enough, not enough."
After saying this, he and Jiang Sheng laughed in tacit understanding.
Shen Tang, who was standing by, felt that they were up to something bad: "So you mean - thirty?"
This is too much work.
No matter how capable an old cow is, it can’t stand it.
"No, no, no, we don't need so many. We just need to dig a few big ones and make them crisscross and spread all over the underground of the capital. We can set up a military formation and cooperate with the Word Spirit on the day of the attack to collapse them and induce the earth dragon to turn over—" Gu Chi stopped laughing, but the upturned corners of his lips still betrayed his good mood. He slapped the capital symbol on the sand table and said coldly, "When the time comes, we will send them to burn down their camps!"
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