Lu Huan just returned to Zhiyi City at the first watch last night. Deputy General Wu said that Lu Huan got up early this morning to train the troops. Now seeing him, he did not look haggard at all.
Lu Huan held a map in his hand, which was marked with various symbols. No one greeted Su Qian, as if they had forgotten about her, or thought she was insignificant and could not provide them with advice, so they did not take her seriously.
Su Qian was not angry. She walked to Lu Huan and looked at the map. Yesterday afternoon at the snack stand, she had asked the people around her about the local terrain and the direction of the city, and made a rough plan.
Now with a more vivid and specific map in front of her, her plan became more thorough in just a moment.
"General Lu, I heard that the emperor sent your father, General Lu, to lead reinforcements and provisions to support us. I wonder if General Lu has arrived in Zhiyi City yet?"
Lu Huan continued to look at the map in his hand without raising his eyes. "We arrived at Zhiyi City last night. What happened?"
Su Qian exhaled: "Now that we're here, it's easy."
Hearing this, Lu Huan raised his eyes and glanced at her calmly: "How can we solve this problem? Tell me now."
"Yesterday, I was outside the city and heard people talking about General Lu bringing food and reinforcements to Zhiyi City. I thought that since the people outside the city knew about it, Yan Xuanye would also know about it."
"In that case, why don't we take this opportunity to give him some false information?"
Deputy General Wu stepped forward and asked, "What fake news?"
"Tell them that General Lu brought food and reinforcements this time only to defend Zhiyi City, not to attack and recapture Jiangning, Guangling and other cities."
"Take it back? Are you kidding me? Do you think we can take it back just by saying so? The most important thing for us right now is to defend Zhiyi City. Once Zhiyi City is lost, the Fengyuan Kingdom will advance, and then important cities like Shangjing in our dynasty will be in trouble."
Su Qian smiled faintly, and hurriedly calmed him down, saying, "Deputy General Wu, don't worry, just listen to me first."
Deputy General Wu crossed his arms and said, "Okay, tell me about it."
"Deputy General Wu, let me ask you, in which city is Yan Xuanye and his troops currently stationed?"
Deputy General Wu pointed at the map and said, "Yan Xuanye is now in Jizhou. Jizhou City is rich in resources and very fertile. I believe he has already plundered Jizhou City."
Su Qian: "Then, the number of troops stationed in the cities near Jizhou should be smaller."
"yes."
"That makes it easy." Su Qian continued, "All we have to do is spread false news, saying that our reinforcements have brought sufficient food and supplies, to lure them into attacking Zhiyi City."
"According to Deputy General Wu, Yan Xuanye is stationed with his troops in Jizhou City, while the other cities are short of troops. At this time, we will quietly send some troops to Jiangning, Guangling and other cities.
I heard that Yan Xuanye will personally lead the troops to fight. When Yan Xuanye leads his troops to attack Zhiyi City, we will take advantage of the situation and unexpectedly capture Jiangning, Guangling and other cities."
Deputy General Wu chuckled, "Do you think Yan Xuanye is a fool? Not to mention how we can sneak past him, even if we reach Jiangning City, how can we defeat them and recapture the city? That's a big problem too."
Su Qian: "This is indeed a difficult situation. However, before I came to Zhiyi City, I heard that there were spies in the city, but they had not yet been arrested. Is this true?"
Lu Huan took a sip of tea and said, "It's true."
"That's good. We can use these spies to spread a false rumor that although Zhiyi City has sufficient food and horses, it lacks weapons and can't distribute them to everyone. Therefore, most of the soldiers in Zhiyi City are useless and have no weapons."
"Deputy General Wu, if one of your secret guards brought back this news, what would you do?"
Deputy General Wu had a thoughtful expression on his face, while Su Qian continued, "My plan is to divide the troops in Zhiyi City into eight teams."
"First, send a group of troops to station here to lure them to attack Zhiyi City, and then act like they are difficult to resist and lure the enemy deeper into our territory.
Wait until they are immersed in it, then send out a group of capable soldiers to surround them."
"At this time, they will definitely request support. Once their support arrives, we will send a strong main force to encircle and suppress them."
Lu Huan turned around and asked a question that everyone was concerned about, "What if they retreat and don't ask for support?"
Su Qian shook her head: "No."
Vice Admiral Wu asked, "Why?"
"They've been resting in Jizhou for some time. According to Deputy General Wu, Jizhou is rich in supplies, and they must have plundered it all. Imagine if you were here, you'd have eaten well, slept well, and even found many beauties, gold, silver, and jewelry.
Now is the time to be idle and itchy. In the next battle, as long as we capture Zhiyi City, and then later, important cities such as Shangjing will be right behind us. There will be countless wealth and glory, and beautiful women everywhere. Will you give up because of a small temporary difficulty?"
"So, we must build momentum and convince them that Zhiyi City does have a large population and abundant food supplies, but they are useless."
"If they capture Zhiyi City, they will not only obtain food, fodder, and troops, but they can also continue to attack important cities like Shangjing. How could they give up?"
Lu Huan and the other major generals listened quietly, staring at Su Qian, and seemed to think it made sense.
Lu Huan: "Go on."
"At this time, we will pretend to defend the city while sending four teams of smart and capable troops to attack Jiangning, Guangling and other cities. Another team will steal and burn the food supplies in Jizhou City, cutting off their livelihood."
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