"My Lord, my Lord..."
Tao Yan's former subordinates refused to give up, and they believed Huang Lie's evidence. He was stunned for a long time, thinking about the hardships he had experienced recently. Under the truth, his persistence instantly became a joke, and he burst into tears.
"Wuwuwuwu—Lord, the lake is muddy—"
He sat on the ground helplessly, crying until he was hoarse and dizzy. He stretched his legs wide open, patting his legs with both hands while crying, sobbing to vent his endless grievances. Sticky saliva stretched into threads connecting the upper and lower rows of severely worn yellow teeth.
Huang Lie ordered his men to help him up, and then turned to Kang Shi and pleaded for him: "This man is just an ordinary soldier. He has no idea of the evil deeds that Tao Shenyu committed. As the saying goes, ignorance is not a crime. Let's just let him falsely accuse the prefect Shen, okay?"
Kang Shi didn’t say he would pursue the matter, but he also didn’t say he wouldn’t.
He was only worried about one thing: "How is my Lord?"
Whether Tao Yan's old subordinates falsely accused Chen Tang or he didn't care about this person, this was not the point of the problem. He just wanted to know how his lord's troops, who had fought with Tao Yan, were doing now? As the leader of the alliance, Huang Lie did not care about the safety of his allies but instead pleaded for a small soldier. Wasn't he putting the cart before the horse? Wasn't he afraid of making people feel disappointed
Huang Lie only remembered this matter when he saw Kang Shi’s dissatisfied look. There was a moment of embarrassment on his face, but it disappeared in an instant.
After venting their emotions, Tao Yan's former subordinates calmed down a lot.
He wiped away his tears with the back of his muddy hand, choked up and confessed what he knew. When he heard that Chen Tang's troops had been prepared and won a great victory, Kang Shi's expression visibly relaxed. He said: "I can't make the decision on false accusations. Let's do this, wait for the lord to come back and deal with it. Does Alliance Leader Huang have any objection to this?"
"County Magistrate Shen is the victim, and this is as it should be."
The other allies of the Alliance Army also had no objection.
Kang Shi took the initiative to take the anxious soldier away. When he returned to the tent, he ordered his men to prepare some dry food, water bags and clean clothes for him: "This place is not safe, you should leave early."
Tao Yan's old subordinate was still confused. He thought he would be beheaded, but he didn't expect that he would not only survive but also be treated with courtesy. He was so ashamed that he wanted to crawl into the ground. He said hesitantly: "Why don't you kill me..."
He still couldn't believe it.
Kang Shi: "Because of your loyalty and ability to distinguish right from wrong, if you still blame my master after seeing irrefutable evidence, I will not be able to keep you."
As he was watching from the sidelines just now, he only felt sigh and pity.
People like Tao Yan are not worthy of such a loyal and righteous man.
To put it bluntly, how could these soldiers at the bottom know the intrigues of the people above them? They often lost their lives without knowing it. Besides, no one knew the truth of the matter better than him. This person didn't have to die, so why not spare his life
Upon hearing this, Tao Yan's former subordinates burst into tears again.
But this time it was not because of Tao Yan, but because of being moved.
The two emotional outbursts exhausted his strength, and his brain was somewhat deprived of oxygen, and he was confused about what to do. Kang Shi asked the military doctor to simply treat his wounds. When he came to his senses, he had already left the camp with dry food, water bags and other items.
Standing alone in the cold wind.
The Union camp shrank into a tiny dot behind them.
For a moment, he didn't know where to go. Because of war and famine, he had lost all his relatives. Now he was alone, where could he find a place to stay? As if by some strange coincidence, he identified the direction and headed towards Longwu County.
The matter of Tao Yan's old subordinates did not cause much waves.
Not to mention that this person is a false accusation, even if it is not a false accusation, at the moment when Tao Yan's troops have been destroyed, it is naturally more important to win over Shen Tang. Whether Kang Shi is willing to kill this person or spare his life, the families don't care, they care about the general situation!
Just as Tao Yan's former subordinates left, Chen Tang's messenger arrived, bringing great news to boost the morale of the troops!
"Have Magistrate Shen taken down Cunshan?"
Huang Lie couldn't believe it when he first received the news.
He counted the number of troops in Cunshan and the troops that Chen Tang had taken out, his eyes darkened. Chen Tang had fought with Tao Yan first, and even though he had the advantage of the first move, it was impossible for him to have no losses. In this state, how could he take down Cunshan in a short time
After the messenger explained what happened in detail, all the allies in the tent were speechless. Who could have thought that Chen Tang would be so bold
The serial frauds deceived the soldiers guarding Cunshan Mountain.
So cunning! So cunning indeed!
Fortunately, the person named Chen is one of our own. If he was an enemy, he would have been either angry to death or choked to death if he met such a difficult opponent.
Huang Lie clapped his hands and laughed, "Mr. Shen is truly a hero in his youth. In terms of courage and boldness, we are far inferior to him."
Zhang He immediately bowed and said, "Since Cunshan has been taken, Alliance Leader Huang, the time is ripe and we cannot wait any longer."
If they wait any longer, the glaciers upstream will melt and the Miaojiang River will rise during the flood season. The river will then be turbulent, making it difficult for them to cross the river.
Huang Lie nodded in agreement: "Indeed."
He stroked his beard and asked everyone in his tent, "What do you think?"
Naturally, no one had any objection.
With Chen Tang's troops standing like a nail on Cunshan Mountain, they constantly threatened the safety of Aoshan County and pinned down Zheng Qiao's troops from the side. If they were to shrink back, Chen Tang would probably curse them. They immediately came out to ask for battle, and Kang was very excited.
Huang Lie slammed the table when he heard this.
He shouted, "Great! Success or failure depends on this one move! In this battle, we will cut off the dragon's head and restore peace to the common people of the world!"
As soon as the words fell, everyone in the tent followed.
"We are willing to follow the leader!"
"Chop off that bastard Zheng Qiao's head!"
Zheng Qiao had not been able to detect the movement of the allied forces. He looked coldly at the endless stream of fish that gathered around him, vying to bite the hook, stirring up the water like boiling water, and ordered: "Come on, bring all of these into the net."
Fish eat the bait.
Little did he know that he would also be on the chopping block.
Looking at the fish that were jumping out of the water and in the basket, Zheng Qiao sneered. I wonder how many of them can jump out of the basket
"If you dance well, you will be rewarded."
After saying that, he burst into laughter without any warning.
The palace maids and eunuchs serving on the side were horrified when they heard this.
Just when they thought Zheng Qiao was going to go crazy and kill people again, he suddenly changed his expression and calmly ordered a group of court officials to discuss state affairs. He had not been fishing all the time, and he had ordered people to prepare the necessary arrangements.
This is the last battle, and we should fight it well.
"I will personally supervise the battle."
War is about to break out.
Unexpectedly, the first battle was not fought on the Miaojiang battlefield, but on the Shen Tang troops who were secretly threatening Zheng Qiao.
She had spent several days stabilizing Cunshan. The next step was to plan to send troops to make Zheng Qiao's side feel a real sense of crisis: "According to the time, the alliance army should have received our news. I asked some local farmers, and they all said that in a few days, the weather will warm up faster, and the water level of Miaojiang River will begin to rise sharply... It will be extremely disadvantageous to us at that time."
I think the Allied Forces also know this.
This is the last chance to take action in the near future.
If you miss this time you will have to wait until the flood season is over.
Chen Tang decided to take a gamble and trust these crappy teammates. They have been offline for so long, it's time to be reliable for once, right
Xie Qi: "Zheng Qiao has sent troops to keep an eye on Cunshan."
Chen Tang did not hesitate: "Then hit him!"
Xie Qi said: "They might hold out to the death."
It's not a possibility, but a certainty. Xie Qi came from Zheng Qiao's side. He knew the order Zheng Qiao gave to this army very well. The order was very simple, which was to delay, to delay the troops on Shen Tang's side, so that she could not support Huang Lie and others.
It would be best to block Chen Tang’s troops in Cunshan and prevent them from leaving.
In fact, Xie Qi still wanted to persuade Chen Tang to send troops to attack the granary, which would solve the problem once and for all. However, knowing Chen Tang's attitude towards the granary, as a newcomer, he did not dare to take the risk and propose it before he knew the new master's temper.
Chen Tang frowned: "Then we can only attack by force?"
They are trying to forcibly demolish someone else’s turtle shell.
Xie Qi replied: "The only way left is to attack violently."
But how to attack with force is also a science.
Breaking through the enemy's defense is not a problem, but how to achieve this at the lowest cost is not easy. A frontal attack will inevitably be met with strong resistance from the enemy. In this case, they can only attack them by surprise. A sneak attack is a tried and tested trick.
Xie Qi was very familiar with Qianzhou's defense.
Relying on the latest intelligence he brought, combined with Wei Shou's version, Shen Tang and others stared at the map and discussed for a long time without reaching a conclusion. It was not that there were no battle plans, but there were too many plans, and everyone had their own opinions, so they could not reach a consensus for a while.
Version 1: Kill the opponent head-on.
Version 2: Go around and stab the opponent to death.
Version 3 combines the above two solutions.
It was rather rough to kill the opponent head-on, and the opinions were quite unanimous. The only point of contention was the arrangement of the military formation.
The version of going around and creating death is more complicated, and people have different opinions on the specific channels of going around.
Jiang Sheng and others prefer to dig tunnels.
But this method is not very effective. The underground water system near Miaojiang River is well developed, and it takes time to explore it clearly. Chen Tang has few people, and even if all of them are on the battlefield, the construction period is tight, and the flood season is too tight, so time is tight. When Xie Qi first heard this idea, he looked at Jiang Sheng with horror.
Dig a tunnel there
It would take several months to dig, how could we make it in time
Wei Shou had never seen the power of tunnel warfare.
He sneered unfriendlyly: "Get behind the enemy from underground? Why not just fly over their heads?"
Jiang Sheng rolled his eyes at him, but Wei Shou was not afraid.
Chu Yao and his men tended to start from the weakest point, break through and march quickly, and then divide their troops into two groups to encircle. This suggestion was feasible, because the "weak troops" mentioned by Chu Yao were exactly what Chen Tang had plundered before.
If we choose this route, we will have plenty of time and the loss of troops will be minimized. Seeing that everyone's voices were about to unify, Shen Tang, who was looking at the map, held his chin with his hand and had other ideas.
"We have a tight schedule if we go underground, we don't have the energy to go up in the sky, and we have to fight with others if we go on the ground. Why not go by water?"
She pointed at the river on the map and said, "Shi Zang said that these soldiers are specifically targeting us, so it is easy for them to find traces of our large-scale march. But if we take this waterway and walk along the water... will they still be able to find us?"
There is a blind spot when passing the steep river bank.