Even Wang Wei, who had always been calm, couldn't take it anymore. He also picked up his saber and prepared to lead the Black Flag Army into the city. The ancients were not mature enough to scold someone in the streets. They could scold someone for three hours without repeating it. The most humiliating thing for the ancients was to scold someone's parents. The second thing was to scold a man for being a coward. Wasn't that what Sun Qian in Ruyin was referring to? He gave Liu Mang's Army a bunch of women's clothes to humiliate the army led by Liu Ye.
Each of them sharpened their sabers and prepared to rush into Ruyin City to drag Sun Qian out and chop him into pieces. Finally, they would behead him and wear women's clothes before sending him to Liu Bei's Army. Only then would they be able to dispel the anger in their hearts.
"Wait!" It was time to sharpen his blade. However, Liu Ye had a lot to think about. Liu Ye looked at the lifeless city. Was this really an empty city? What if the city was really empty like Sun Qian said, and Sun Qian was just bluffing? But what if Sun Qian's explanation angered the generals? Did Sun Qian really not want to live anymore? Not only did he scold them as women, he even gave them women's clothes. This was completely infuriating.
These people were all boorish people. When they were angry, they might even rush in without caring about anything. If it was an empty city, then they would be digging their own graves. It was the kind that would not die if they did not seek it.
Sun Qian would not be so stupid. Liu Ye shook his head. As the second greatest strategist under Liu Bei, how could he put himself in such a dangerous situation? Even if Sun Qian wanted to trick them, there was no need for him to provoke the generals. That was simply courting death. Then, there was only the second possibility, which was that Sun Qian was deliberately provoking the generals.
But what good would it do to anger Xu Sheng, Wang Wei, Chengyu, Huang Xu, and the others? This result appeared in Liu Ye's mind. These four people would lead their troops into the city and start attacking. What good would it do Sun Qian to attack Ruyin? Could it be that there was an ambush in the city?
"Military Counselor, we can't stand being scolded like this!" Xu Sheng said angrily.
"Even if you can't bear it, you still have to bear it. Milord's great cause and the millions of people in Shouchun are in our hands. We can't afford to lose! " Liu Ye was not in a good mood either. He could not figure out what Sun Qian wanted. "Don't you realize that Sun Qian is deliberately provoking you?!"
"Are you trying to provoke us?!" On the side, Wang Wei pondered. "That's true. Sun Qian has been badmouthing His Highness the King Of Shu since the beginning. Later, he even gave us women's clothes. He was clearly trying to provoke us!"
"But what good will it do him to anger us?!" Chengyu chimed in, "If we provoke them in a field battle, we might fall into their ambush or be lured into a decisive battle. But it seems that there are not many people in this city!"
"Who knows if there's anyone! Perhaps what you see might not be the truth! What if there was an ambush in the city? “
"Have the two of them confessed?!" Liu Ye asked the personal guard beside him. The two soldiers sent by Sun Qian to deliver the clothes had been detained by Liu Ye. He had ordered his subordinates to torture them to obtain information. After a while, the personal guard came up.
"Reporting to Military Advisor, the two of them have confessed!" Liu Mang's army naturally had a way of torturing people. This was because one of the books that Liu Mang had brought was called the Ten Great Tortures of the Qing Dynasty. This was originally something that Liu Mang had casually brought along. However, some people treated it like a treasure.
"They said that there are no guards in this Ruyin City. There aren't even many people. They have all evacuated. Now, there are only a dozen old, weak, sick, and disabled people left in the city. There are also a few soldiers like them and Governor Sun Qian!" The personal guard told Liu Ye in detail.
"It's just an empty city?!" Liu Ye began to frown again. How could it be? If it was an empty city, how could Sun Qian have the guts?!
"Military Advisor, don't hesitate. It doesn't matter if it's an empty city or not. Let's kill our way in first!" Xu Sheng was a hot-tempered person. After being humiliated today, how could he not want to take revenge?
"Military Advisor, according to my plan, we can send a group of people to investigate first. If it's really an empty city, we can completely occupy it and catch Sun Qian to settle the score with him. If it's not, we can still send a signal. At most, we will lose a few people!" This was Wang Wei's plan and it was also the safest plan. Even if the city was deceiving them, they would know. If it was true, then Sun Qian would be finished.
"Yes, let's do that! This time, I, Xu Sheng, will lead the team! "Xu Sheng hated Sun Qian. He really wanted to catch Sun Qian and kill him.
"Alright, it's settled then. However, General Xu Sheng, once you find out that it's impossible, immediately withdraw from Ruyin!" Liu Ye instructed. Xu Sheng was the commander of the Black Flag Army. If anything happened to him, Liu Ye would not be able to explain it to Liu Mang.
"Military Advisor, I understand!" Xu Sheng nodded. He was not a fool. If there was an ambush, he would naturally not rush in.
"General Chengyu, take a group of people and be ready to receive General Xu Sheng at any time!" Liu Ye was still worried and asked Chengyu to receive Xu Sheng.
"Yes, General!" Xu Sheng, Chengyu and the others were about to go out to prepare when a messenger ran in and interrupted all the plans.
"Reporting, reporting to General, the city gate of Ruyin has been closed again!"
"What?!" Liu Ye was shocked and immediately walked out of the Central Army's tent. While they were thinking, the sky had gradually darkened. In the darkness, Liu Ye could see that the gate of Ruyin that was originally open was closed again.
"Military Advisor, look at the city wall!" Huang Xu pointed at the city wall and said to Liu Ye.
"City wall?!" Liu Ye followed Huang Xu's finger and looked at the city wall. Only then did he realize that there were many people on the originally empty city wall. Not only were there more people, there were also more flags. It felt like there were people coming and going.
"Aiyaya, so there really is an ambush!" Xu Sheng and Wang Wei suddenly realized that if there was an ambush, then everything that Sun Qian had done before could be explained clearly. Sun Qian had repeatedly angered Xu Sheng and the others so that Xu Sheng and the others would lead their troops to attack Ruyin! This way, the ambush in the city would be able to catch Xu Sheng off guard. If the city gate was closed again, then it would really be over. All of them were rejoicing.
On the city wall, the veterans were very busy. "I say, Second Mute, how long are you going to be busy for?" An old man who looked to be in his fifties wiped the sweat off his head and shouted at another veteran beside him. He was pushing a large cart with people made of straw on it. They were wearing armor and were being pushed by the veteran as if they were patrolling around. Another veteran was inserting scarecrows. He inserted the scarecrows behind the city wall and stood upright. Under the cover of the city wall, only half of the scarecrow's body was exposed. With the help of the helmet, they looked no different from soldiers. These were the ambush troops under Sun Qian's command!
Sun Qian was also breaking out in cold sweat. He had been provoking Liu Yejun all this time. He also knew that he was playing with fire. If this went too far, then it would be a big problem. Once those generals could not help but rush in, then the one who would die would be him. Fortunately, they had a military advisor who could restrain them.
The next morning, Liu Ye woke up early and prepared the troops to attack the city. Since you have troops in the city, then I will directly attack. After all, I am prepared to fight a hard battle. You have troops defending the city, but I don't have troops. I also have trebuchets that can directly bombard you to death.
However, what Liu Ye did not understand was that the city gate was opened again and the soldiers who were originally on the city wall disappeared again.
"I understand, I understand!" Liu Ye understood. They had ballistae. Ballistae were the most useful thing when attacking a city. Even if there was a city wall, it would not be able to withstand the ballistae's bombardment for a day. A large number of soldiers could be killed in half a day. Therefore, Sun Qian simply abandoned the city gate. I don't want to take it anymore. Since I am going to be beaten up on the city wall, I might as well not defend it. I will defend the city. Don't you want the city? Come on, come on, I've already opened the city gates for you, you can come in as you please. Instead of passively taking a beating on the city walls and being attacked by your ballista cannons, I might as well ambush my troops in the city and play a street battle with you. This way, your ballista cannons won't be of any use in the city!
"Brilliant, as expected of a brilliant strategist!" Liu Ye could not help but nod. This Sun Qian was indeed worthy of being Liu Bei's second best strategist. He was able to break the ballistae's advantage in an instant.
"Strategist, are we still going to attack the city or not?!" When Xu Sheng and the others heard Liu Ye's words, they could not help but have a higher opinion of Sun Qian. This was really a top-notch strategy. This Liu Bei really had a lot of talents under his command.
"Attack! Why aren't we attacking?! " Liu Ye directly said. He was here to attack the city. Even if he did not have the ballistae, could he not fight? His subordinates were the two elites of Liu Mang's army. One was the City Guard and the other was the Black Flag Army. Both of them were heavy armored infantry. They had an advantage against light armored infantry. Moreover, their main and deputy generals were also fierce generals. Xu Sheng and Wang Wei were at the refinement stage. Although Chengyu and Huang Xu were slightly inferior, they were still at the peak of second-rate warriors. It could be said that Liu Ye's lineup was very luxurious.
"Good! This general will go and prepare now! "War? Even if he hid in the city, it was nothing more than a tough battle. It was not like Xu Sheng and the others had not fought a tough battle before. When they were defending Wancheng City, the City Guard and the Black Flag Army were almost eliminated. However, they still managed to fight! As long as there was a battle, there would naturally be merits. Xu Sheng, Wang Wei, Chengyu, and Huang Xu were not afraid of war.
Just when everyone was preparing to lead the troops into the city, the sound of the zither rang again. Sun Qian appeared on the city wall again. "Mr. Ziyang, I trust you have been well since we last met. It was very cold yesterday. Did you sleep well? Where are the clothes? Do they fit? "
"Damn it, this Sun Qian has appeared again!" Although Xu Sheng was surprised by Sun Qian's previous plan, he still did not have a good impression of Sun Qian.
"There's no need to trouble yourself. Mister Gongyou is worried about me. Ye is fine. Ye couldn't bear to wear the clothes you sent over yesterday. Let Ye enter the city to return them to Mister Sun Qian!" Liu Ye also went forward to strike up a conversation.
Sun Qian was not an idiot. Although his strategy was bad, he could still understand what was being said. Liu Ye's so-called entering the city to deliver clothes meant that he, Liu Ye, was about to fight his way in and was preparing to attack the city. That would not do. Sun Qian was a little anxious. He only had a handful of subordinates and they were all old and weak. How could they fight? Don't hurt your waist by using your weapon. Once Liu Ye entered the city, Sun Qian would be finished.
Although Sun Qian was anxious in his heart, he did a very good job of expressing himself. It was as if he had forgotten about the favor and humiliation.
"Mr. Ziyang! Qian said that the city gate of Ruyin is wide open and there is no guard. If Mr. Ziyang wants to take down Ruyin, it is very easy. It is as easy as flipping your hand! " Sun Qian said in an attempt to delay Liu Ye's attack. Once Liu Ye entered the city, he would be finished.
"Hehe, Mr. Gongyou, why do you have to continue pretending? Why can't we be frank? "Liu Ye said to Sun Qian.
This sentence scared Sun Qian so much that his heart almost jumped out of his chest. Subconsciously, Sun Qian replied, "How did you know?!"
It's over, it's over! As soon as this sentence came out, Sun Qian hated himself to death. Wasn't he digging his own grave? Do you think you're not dying fast enough? Just as Sun Qian thought that everything was over, Liu Ye's next words once again allowed Sun Qian to escape a calamity. It had to be said that Sun Qian's luck was really good.
"Mr. Gongyou, you opened the city gate and did not set up any defenses on the city walls. Isn't it to lure my army into the city? You know that my army has the crossbows and cannons. Attacking the city is as easy as flipping your hand. In order to better defend the city, you want to play a street battle with us! A war of attrition! Hehe, although I, Liu Ye, Liu Ziyang, am distressed about the casualties of my soldiers, for my lord's great cause, I will take down Ruyin City no matter how difficult this battle is! " Liu Ye's expression was as if he had seen through Sun Qian. Stop pretending. If you continue pretending, it won't do anyone any good.
"What? I did not set up any defenses on the city walls? I opened the city gates to engage in street battle with you? To lure your army into the city?! " Sun Qian was confused by Liu Ye's words. However, Sun Qian was not a fool. He followed Liu Ye's words and naturally made some sense.
"Mr. Ziyang, you are really a genius. You can even see through my clumsy technique. You really make me feel ashamed of my inferiority!" Sun Qian's eyes kept turning. He was thinking of how to slow down the speed of Liu Ye's army entering the city!
Street battle? Stall for time? Fight a hard battle? These words kept spinning in Sun Qian's mind. Suddenly, Sun Qian had a flash of inspiration. In his anxiety, he naturally had an inspiration. Got it! Sun Qian slapped his thigh. He admired himself a little. When did he have such an ability?
"Haha, haha!" Sun Qian laughed loudly.
"Mr. Gongyou, why are you so happy? Are you so excited because you are about to meet Ziyang?! "Liu Ye looked at Sun Qian in puzzlement.
"No, no! Mr. Ziyang, I've known Mr. Ziyang for a long time. It's really Qian's honor to have a chance to compete with Mr. Ziyang. Pitifully, Qian is not talented enough. Qian is a bit better than Mr. Ziyang. Mr. Ziyang, thanks for your kindness! " Sun Qian had a very proud expression. What he meant was that he, Sun Qian, had won and Liu Ye, Liu Ziyang, had lost.
"What? You won?! "Liu Ye was a little confused." Mr. Gongyou, did you drink too much yesterday?! " "Mister Gongyou, it is true that Zi Yang admires Mister Gongyou for being able to think of using street fighting to delay our advance and also get rid of the power of the ballistae. However, Mister Gongyou should not forget that your subordinates are only a group of garrison soldiers while my subordinates are my Lord's elite soldiers. Each one of them can fight against ten. They are also heavy infantry and are not inferior to Liu Bei's White Eared Heavy Infantry. Your troops are only delaying for time. Mister Gongyou, where did you get the confidence to win against Zi Yang?" Liu Ye asked unconvinced.
"Haha, Mr. Ziyang, it's a waste that I, Sun Qian, admire you so much. However, your eyes are short-sighted. You can only see the benefits in front of you, but you can't really see the big picture!" Sun Qian said with a look of 'you can't do it'. This made Liu Ye very angry. If he, Liu Ye, really could not see the bigger picture and was really a piece of trash, he would not have gotten rid of that despicable person by his father's side when he was 13 years old. Moreover, when Liu Ye was 20 years old, the world was in chaos. Yangzhou's local tyrants were not willing to suppress the strong and help the weak. Yangzhou's local people like Zheng Bao, Zhang Duo, Xu Gan and the others had their own troops. Among them, Zheng Bao was the most courageous and decisive. His talent and strength were outstanding and was feared by the local people. At that time, Zheng Bao wanted to kidnap the people to cross the Yangtze River to the Jiangnan area. He saw that Liu Ye was a local famous person and wanted to force him to initiate this plan. When Liu Ye found out, he was very afraid. However, he was not found by Zheng Bao. At this time, Cao Cao had sent an envoy to Yangzhou. Liu Ye went to meet the envoy and discussed the current situation. He also asked the envoy to stay at his place for a few days. Zheng Bao led a few hundred people and brought cattle and wine to welcome the envoy and waited for Liu Ye. Liu Ye set up a banquet outside the gate for Zheng Bao's troops. He and Zheng Bao were having a banquet inside and secretly asked someone to use the opportunity of a toast to kill Zheng Bao. However, Zheng Bao was not fond of wine and paid attention to them. Thus, the person did not dare to make a move. Liu Ye personally used his sword to kill Zheng Bao and cut off his head. He then threatened his troops: "Cao Gong has ordered that anyone who dares to make a move will be punished along with Zheng Bao." When the troops saw this, they were very shocked and afraid and ran back to their barracks. At that time, there were still a few thousand elite troops in the barracks. To prevent them from causing trouble, Liu Ye rode Zheng Bao's horse to the front of Zheng Bao's barracks. He told the leaders about the pros and cons of this disaster. In the end, everyone kowtowed and welcomed Liu Ye. After Liu Ye entered the barracks, he pacified the people and made them submit to him. They even elected Liu Ye as the new leader. However, when Liu Ye saw the decline of the Han dynasty and that he was a member of the imperial family, he did not want to have troops. Thus, he entrusted those troops to Lujiang's Governor Liu Xun.
From this, it could be seen that Liu Ye was a person who had a strong view of the big picture. However, he was now being called short-sighted. This made Liu Ye burn with anger!
"Mister Gongyou, if you can't tell us the truth, then Mister Gongyou might have to spend the night in prison. The clothes that Mister Gongyou sent will be used by Mister Gongyou!" Liu Ye stared at Sun Qian.
"Haha, haha!" Mister Ziyang, why do you have to tease me! Indeed, if Mister Ziyang's subordinates were fast, then Sun Qian would be able to enter prison tonight and take away those women's clothes from Sun Qian's ship. However, Mister Ziyang, you took down Ruyin but lost the lord. Do you think I, Sun Qian, won or you, Mister Ziyang, won?! “
"Lost the lord? What does Mister Gongyou mean?! "
"Nothing, nothing! Mister Ziyang, quickly attack Ruyin ~ Gongyou will welcome you with open arms! "
What was Sun Qian talking about? Attacking Ruyin was no longer a difficult matter for Liu Ye. At most, it would only take some time!
Time! That's right, time! Liu Ye suddenly raised his head and looked at Sun Qian, "Good plan, good plan! Xu Sheng, Chengyu, beat the gong to retreat! "
"What military advisor? You?! "Everyone present had a look of disbelief on their faces.
"Reporting to the army, the lord might have been ambushed!"
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