"When the Sacred Dynasty declined, many races established their own countries and attacked each other.
After his brother King Wenwang of Chu died, Gongzi Yuan wanted his beautiful sister-in-law, Madam Wen.
He used all kinds of methods to please her, but Madam Wen was indifferent.
Therefore, he wanted to establish a career and show off his ability to please Madam Wen.
In a certain year of the Sacred Dynasty, Gongzi Yuan personally led six hundred chariots to attack Zheng.
The Chu army took several cities and approached the capital of Zheng.
Zheng was weak and had no soldiers in the capital, so it couldn't resist the invasion of the Chu army.
Zheng was in danger and the officials panicked. Some advocated peace, some advocated fighting to the death, and some advocated defending and waiting for reinforcements.
None of these ideas could solve the crisis.
High Official Shu Zhan said, 'Peace and a decisive battle are not the best ideas. Defending and waiting for reinforcements is a good idea. Zheng and Qi have an alliance. Now that Zheng is in trouble, Qi will send out troops to help. It's just empty talk, but it's hard to defend. Gongzi Yuan attacked Zheng because he wanted to take credit and curry favor with Madam Wen. He was anxious for success and afraid of failure. I have a plan to retreat the Chu army. '
Zheng followed Shu Zhan's plan and set up a circle in the city.
They ordered the soldiers to lie in ambush and not let the enemy see any of them.
They ordered the shops to open as usual and the people to come and go as usual. They were not allowed to show any signs of panic.
They opened the city gates and lowered the drawbridge, making it look like they were completely defenseless.
The Chu army vanguard arrived at Zheng's capital. Seeing this scene, they became suspicious. Could there be an ambush in the city to lure them into a trap? They didn't dare to act rashly and waited for Gongzi Yuan.
Gongzi Yuan rushed to the city and also felt strange.
He led the generals to the high ground outside the city and saw that the city was indeed empty. However, he could vaguely see Zheng's soldiers.
Gongzi Yuan thought that there was a trap and didn't want to attack rashly. He wanted to enter the city first and find out the situation.
At this time, Qi received Zheng's request for reinforcements and joined forces with Lu and Song to rescue Zheng.
Gongzi Yuan heard the news and knew that the three countries had arrived. The Chu army couldn't win.
Fortunately, they had won a few battles, so it was better to retreat quickly.
He was afraid that Zheng's army would come out of the city to pursue them, so he ordered the entire army to retreat that very night. Men and horses wrapped their arms around each other without making the slightest sound.
None of the camps were dismantled, and the clan's flag still fluttered.
On the morning of the second day, Shu Zhan went to the city and looked around. He said, "The Chu army has retreated."
When they saw the enemy camp's flag fluttering, they did not believe that the enemy had already retreated.
Shu Zhan said, 'If there are people in the camp, how can there be so many birds circling up and down? He also used the empty fort strategy to deceive me and hastily withdrew his troops. '"
Ji Ning had never heard of the State of Chu or the State of Zheng, but there was indeed a period of chaos in the history of the Sacred Dynasty.
At that time, countless small countries were born and constantly attacked each other.
Of course, he didn't care about these things. He felt that the most exquisite thing was the strategy used in this story.
Although it was daring, in actual strategy, risks often coexisted with opportunities, benefits, and success. "Nothing ventured, nothing gained." The ingenious part of this strategy was that one had to be good at accurately and timely grasping the opponent's strategic background, psychological state, and personality characteristics, and so on. Then, according to the time, place, and people, one could use strange strategies to resolve one's own crisis.
And the current opportunity was very suitable.
Northern Desert City was empty, and they were indeed at a disadvantage.
However, Sikong Zun was suspicious and didn't have absolute control over the army. Under these circumstances, he definitely didn't dare to act rashly.
In this way, the success rate of this strategy was very high.
His original contempt for Ling Xiao instantly turned into admiration.
Ji Ning stood up from his seat and then knelt on one knee. He said, "Just now, I was laughing at Gongzi's self-righteousness. But after listening to Gongzi's words, I am full of admiration. What is the name of this strategy?"
"The Empty City Strategy!"
Ling Xiao smiled. "Not only is the Sikong Zun suspicious, but they are also exhausted. As long as General's arrangements are reasonable, under the circumstances that we are unable to defend the city, we can deliberately expose the emptiness of our city to the enemy. This is the so-called 'the real is the real, and the false is the false'.
When the enemy becomes suspicious, they will hesitate to move forward. This is the so-called 'suspicion within suspicion'.
We can let the Sikong Zun lead the army through Northern Desert City and enter the army camp outside. This way, even if the Sikong Zun discovers the Empty City Strategy, they can't do anything.
Of course, this strategy isn't 100% successful. If it fails, I'm afraid that we will have to fight a bloody battle with the enemy in the city. Therefore, we still have to arrange the necessary combat equipment. "
"Of course."
Ji Ning nodded.
After everything was arranged, Ling Xiao went out of the city to inform the Sikong Zun and let the Sikong Zun lead the army into the city.
Even Ji Ning came out to welcome them.
The Sikong Zun was puzzled.
Why did Ji Ning's attitude change so drastically after Ling Xiao went in for less than an hour?
Was there a trap in the city?
He was a suspicious person, so when he entered the city, he observed carefully.
He found that everything in the city was in order. The people were doing what they were supposed to do, but most of the soldiers were missing.
Vaguely, he could hear the sound of weapons. Judging from the sound, there were at least forty to fifty thousand soldiers.
Once a conflict broke out, they would be like turtles in a jar.
He wanted to make trouble, but now he didn't dare to do anything rash.
"Was there a mistake in the intelligence? Didn't they say that the Northern Desert City was full of wounded soldiers? "
Despite this thought, the Sikong Zun didn't dare to act rashly because he couldn't be sure.
When he came back to his senses, he found that the army had already left the North Gate and was at the pass one mile away from the Northern Desert City.
It was too late to figure out the situation in the city.
"I'm so nervous."
Ling Xiao's forehead was covered in cold sweat. To put it bluntly, he was just an armchair strategist. He didn't know whether the Sikong Zun would fall for his trick or not.
In fact, there were less than ten thousand soldiers in the city that could be used. If they really fought, they would definitely be at a disadvantage.
Fortunately, everything went smoothly.
Of course, this also had to do with Ji Ning's appropriate arrangements. He perfectly made the Sikong Zun believe that there were a large number of soldiers in the city.
"Hahaha, I really admire Young Master's brilliant plan."
Seeing that the Sikong Zun had entered the pass, Ji Ning finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The most difficult problem had been solved. What else couldn't be solved?
"General, please don't praise me. I was so nervous just now."
Ling Xiao wiped the sweat off his forehead.
After all, if this plan failed, it would really be beyond redemption.
"It's good that you succeeded. This is how it is on the battlefield. You can't have a hundred percent success rate. As long as there's a thirty percent chance, you have to do it. Otherwise, if you miss the opportunity, it will be too late to regret it."
In Ji Ning's view, Ling Xiao's plan was extremely beautiful. He was really good at both the pen and the sword.
Unfortunately, he didn't have a daughter. If he had a daughter, he would marry Ling Xiao no matter what.
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