Chapter 3266: Plan Failed
Xiao Shunzi turned around and went out. A moment later, he came back with Chen Zixiao and a scout in black. As soon as the two men knelt down, Zhu Feng said, "No need to be polite. Tell me, what's going on over there in Arslan?"
The scout said, "Your Majesty, we have been tracking Arslan's troops and discovered that after the battle, they did not withdraw to White Tiger City, but stayed in a pasture twenty miles away."
When Nan Yan heard this, her brows furrowed.
Zhu Feng asked, "Did they set up camp there?"
"yes."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Feng frowned slightly, but he immediately said, "Is it just going to be settled there?"
The scout said hurriedly, "Not only that, we discovered that Arslan sent a group of troops out of the camp before the camp was set up. Judging from the direction, they should be heading towards White Tiger City."
"Are you sure?"
"Not yet. We sent two people to follow. I'm anxious to report the situation to the emperor, so I returned first. Once the news comes back, I will report to the emperor immediately."
Zhu Feng narrowed his eyes and thought for a moment, then waved his hand: "Go down."
The scout saluted and turned to leave.
Chen Zixiao frowned, and waited until the scout left before he looked up at Zhu Feng and said, "Your Majesty, then we—"
Zhu Feng thought for a while, then said calmly, "How should we deal with this? You've been in Handongwei for so long, there's no need for me to teach you. Go down and do what you should do."
Chen Zixiao has been guarding Handongwei for so many years, so of course he knows how to deal with it.
But this time, he was a little hesitant. After all, the emperor had come to Handongwei, and the emperor's previous series of arrangements were not intended to fight with Arslan.
But now, things have developed to this point, and there is no way around it even if we don't fight.
Therefore, Chen Zixiao could only say in a deep voice: "Then, I will go down and make arrangements first."
After saying that, he also left the study.
Nan Yan had been holding back her words, but as soon as he left, she immediately stood up and walked to Zhu Feng's side, saying softly, "Your Majesty!"
When Zhu Feng spoke, his voice was even deeper than before. Hearing it, he felt as if an invisible stone was pressing down on his head, pressing heavily on his heart. "It seems like things are indeed developing in the direction we least want to see."
“…”
"This battle didn't produce any results, and Arslan clearly saw that I didn't want to start a war with him, so he will continue to do so."
“…”
"If this continues——"
If this continues, the war will become stalemate, just as he had guessed before.
Once the war becomes stalemate, it is hard to say what Monk, who was waiting for an opportunity, will do.
Nan Yan said, "It's not just that."
"Um?"
Zhu Feng looked up at her: "What did you say?"
Nan Yan took a deep breath and lowered her voice to whisper, "Before, when the Emperor spoke to me about this matter, he was vague about it. But in fact, what the Emperor had always wanted was to wipe out the forces of Arslan and the Eastern Chaga tribe in one fell swoop. He wanted to - flood White Tiger City, right?"
At this time, it was the middle of the night and there was no one around. The whole night was so quiet as if there was an invisible cage covering the entire Duwei Mansion and the entire study. The only sounds were the breathing and heartbeats of the two of them.
Although her words were as soft as a mosquito's hum, they were like a thunderclap that struck the hearts of both of them.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Feng narrowed his eyes slightly.
He was not surprised that Nan Yan knew about this. Although this little girl was only a concubine, she had followed him around and fought battles over the years. If she didn't even have this little bit of knowledge and progress, she wouldn't be worthy of standing shoulder to shoulder with him. Therefore, the subtle words the two of them had said before were all about this matter.
He wanted to divert water to flood Baihu City.
There are many combat techniques on the battlefield. Flooding is not uncommon in the south. Even though Zhu Feng has been guarding Peking for many years and is not good at water battles, the military books he has read and the experience he has accumulated have made him understand that the more impossible the situation, the more likely it is to achieve unexpected victories.
In the arid northwest, where it hardly rains all year round, flooding sounds impossible. But precisely because everyone thinks it is impossible, they don't think about it and don't take precautions. That's why he has the opportunity to succeed in one fell swoop, annihilate the forces of Arsalan and the Eastern Chaga tribe, and achieve his goal in one fell swoop.
This tactic was discovered on the way to Handongwei when they discovered that the boundary river had changed its course and gone underground. At the same time, the guide Ashu told them that a rain cloud had appeared in the northwest sky and that there was a high possibility of a heavy rain that would not occur in a century. After that, he had this idea in his mind.
When he found out the connection between Baihu City and the Eastern Chaga tribe through Chaolu and Agula, the plan took shape in his mind.
But now, things are beginning to deviate from his plan.
No one knew where that rain cloud had drifted to, and it was very likely that the rain he was expecting would not come at all.
Although no one knew what Arslan wanted to do, from the fact that he stayed indoors and was perfunctory in the war, the King of Nanli, who had fought with him for so many years, must have seen through his thoughts and knew that he was planning something big.
Therefore, Arslan had to continue fighting with him and consume his troops.
These two things have completely ruined Zhu Feng's plan.
Now, Nan Yan said, it’s more than that.
Zhu Feng said, "Just talk about the flooding of White Tiger City here."
Nan Yan's voice had originally been very low, and at this moment, it was almost just her voice that spoke, "I understand."
Zhu Feng glanced at her again and said, "You just said, 'Not only that,' what did you mean?"
Nan Yan said, "The Emperor originally intended to divert water from the Boundary River, and combined it with the once-in-a-century heavy rains in the northwest, to flood White Tiger City. The most important aspect of this plan is that the people of Arslan and the Eastern Chaga tribe must all be inside the city."
“……!”
When Zhu Feng heard this, his brows furrowed.
Nan Yan said: "But now, Arslan is deploying troops."
“…”
"This time, he mobilized 30,000 troops. Seeing that the emperor didn't react, he went back to mobilize more troops. If he had mobilized all the troops in White Tiger City step by step, then even if the rain came, wouldn't the emperor's plan be ruined?"
Zhu Feng took a deep breath.
This was something he had not expected.
He was now only focused on how to end the fight with Arslan as soon as possible and how to make the rain fall faster, but he forgot the simplest point.
If there is no one in Baihu City, what is the point of flooding Baihu City?
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