Sui Ruoxu also stretched his neck, speaking in an urgent tone.
Ji Wan finally realized what was wrong: "So the bandits in the sea might be Cui's people? To put it more seriously, they might be Cui's private soldiers?!"
She said that she couldn't tolerate or accept the fact that her territory was constantly being robbed by bandits.
Why is it that in such a large state like Qiandao Prefecture, banditry is so rampant, and Cuixia has tolerated its existence for so long!
It turns out that the most likely cause of this bandit trouble was the one specially raised by the Cui family!
Cui Min nodded heavily: "Your Highness is right. Min thinks this might be Cui's private soldiers."
Liang Yan sneered: "The Ji royal family's relatives are causing great harm to people.
If this is not handled properly, it will be a serious crime of treason and beheading."
Ji Wan: "..." I always feel like I've been shot.
"Then this battle will be difficult indeed." Ji Wan frowned and bit his lip seriously, looking a little anxious.
Yang Guan noticed her anxiety and subconsciously patted Ji Wan's arm to comfort her.
Sui Ruoxu also looked at Ji Wan with some guilt: "It was Ruoxu who failed to notice it earlier and help Your Highness."
"It's okay. You were in the South before, so it's normal that you didn't know. Don't blame yourself."
In order to prevent the counselors from dwelling on the topic of apology again, Ji Wan continued, "Gentlemen, this time it was my fault that I failed to notice that something was wrong with the enemy.
This also caused the situation that I had waited for nearly a month to finally open up to return to the original point, and it was even worse than when I first arrived.
Gentlemen, please do not be discouraged. Turn your grief and anger into motivation and quickly come up with a strategy to defeat the enemy. This is the most important thing."
When Ji Wan finished speaking, Cui Min and Liang Yan's ears felt a little hot.
Although His Highness did not punish them, they, as his staff, were unable to even share His Highness's worries, and instead caused the situation that His Highness had worked so hard to overcome to take a turn for the worse.
Sui Ruoxu's complexion never improved.
When Ji Wanjian mentioned this matter, the atmosphere became heavy again. He raised his eyebrows and had no choice but to call out: "Okay, don't be so serious.
Rucheng! Tell me first, what's the best solution?"
Cui Min pondered for a while and said, "Your Highness, the enemy's western city gate has been breached.
If another war breaks out, the enemy will certainly protect this place more tightly.
So we can shift our target to the East City Gate." Cui Min pointed his finger to the east on the map.
Liang Yan nodded in agreement and added, "Your Highness, please relax.
Our soldiers are all elite and brave enough to fight ten enemies at once, and we will definitely be able to capture Zhengyang City."
Cui Min was not as optimistic as Liang Yan. Instead, he repeatedly used his fingers to stroke the islands near Zhengyang City on the map.
It is almost certain that these people are from the Cui family.
And although they were bandits, they were all trained by the Cui family.
And the number of people is unknown, what if Cui Xia really exchanges what he has with these pirates?
By then, Your Highness's numerical advantage will be gone.
Perhaps it has now become the reserve force to counterattack His Highness.
However, the specific situation still depends on how many people the enemy has, and the support from the two states and counties must be taken into account.
It would be great if we could figure these out.
"The North Gate borders Fanzhou, so it's also a good choice." Ji Wan nodded.
"The area below the north city gate is indeed quite good. There are trees nearby, and there are many more shelters than the west side where we are.
Convenient for hiding your body.
It's much better than a sudden attack."
Sui Ruoxu was a little afraid that Ji Wan would use siege equipment regardless of the consequences and then take the city by force.
That would be a huge loss.
Ji Wan was silent for a while after hearing this: "It is true that a strong attack is not good."
Then he picked up the tea on the table and said in a sly tone before taking a sip, "However... we can also deliberately reveal some flaws to lure the enemy into taking the bait!"
After drinking it, Ji Wan gently placed it on the table.
Finally, he leaned half of his body on the table, supported his face with his hands, and looked at the gentlemen below with a cunning gleam in his eyes.
Cui Min, Liang Yan, and Sui Ruoxu all looked at Ji Wan at the same time.
Then the three of them, along with Ji Wan, slowly revealed a strange smile.
Ding Wu, Mei Niang, Tong Xin, Yun Shuangyi, and Xiang Yang felt a chill all over their bodies as they laughed.
In the end, it was Ding Wu who raised his concerns.
"Your Highness, our soldiers really need to rest." Ding Wu said in a rough voice.
Ji Wan fixed his gaze on Ding Wu and pondered carefully, "General Ding, do you think our soldiers need to rest?"
Before Ding Wu nodded, Sui Ruoxu's eyes lit up and he agreed.
"Your Highness, General Ding means that since the soldiers arrived here, they have been experiencing battles of all sizes, and it seems that they haven't relaxed for a long time."
Cui Min then took over the conversation: "If our side is more scattered, Your Highness, do you think the enemy will..."
'Oh'
They are two really scary old foxes.
Ding Wu is also a cunning one.
Ji Wan turned his gaze towards the remaining few who had not yet expressed their opinions: "Do you have any opinions on this plan of temporarily pausing?"
“…” Silence.
None of the generals commented.
In the end, Ji Wan made the final decision.
"In that case, please proceed with the arrangements, gentlemen. I fully support you. As for how many days of rest we should take, that will be decided by you gentlemen."
Well, it’s not her who’s being pitted anyway, so it’s quite acceptable to torment the enemy.
Xiang Yang scratched his head. "How can we be sure Cui Xia will take the bait?"
Cui Min smiled but said nothing, but Ji Wan spoke up and said, "To them, we are traitors.
The rebels are at the gates of the city. No matter what Cui Xia thinks, the Donglin Kingdom behind him will definitely help him put down the rebellion.
Just to say that Cui Xia is a domineering person with a strong desire for control, it is impossible for him to let us act as we please.
And most importantly, even if Cui Xia is just wasting time with us, he can afford it, but his pirates can't."
"Water bandits?" Xiang Yang didn't quite understand what the water bandits had to do with this matter.
“It’s the water bandits.
According to the rule of this bandit camp, they go ashore once a year to replenish supplies.
Sooner or later they will come once this year.
Before, if they wanted to conceal their identity as Cui's private soldiers in front of others.
Either they don't go ashore, or if they do, they will definitely burn, kill and loot.
But after all, they are Cui's private soldiers, and we are at the gates of the city, and both sides are fighting.
If they interfere, they will probably attack us.
Moreover, it is impossible for Cui Xia to turn his guns inward and let these pirates rob their own people of their food and supplies.
So I concluded that he couldn't wait."
Xiangyang suddenly realized it, and then looked at the people in the room with some fear.
Mom, they're so scary! They even thought of something like this.
After Ji Wan finished speaking, she stopped talking and left the remaining details to several counselors and generals to discuss.
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