Chapter 53 Night
He didn't say anything more, simply because he didn't want to be huddled with those older men. Everyone slept a restless night. The battle was tomorrow, and this was the first battle. If they didn't fight well, it would affect morale. The vanguard camp, however, slept well, having just experienced it and understood the enemy's strength.
The next day, before daybreak, the cooks were busy preparing meals. Some were busy cooking, some were carrying water, and some were chopping vegetables. They had set up more than a dozen large pots to feed tens of thousands of people, but that wasn't enough; everyone had to take turns eating. After everyone finished eating, General Wang ordered a headcount.
"Report, the head count is complete, no one is missing." A soldier ran up to General Wang and saluted.
"Okay, soldiers, follow me!" At the command, the soldiers responded, "Charge!"
The army rushed towards the city gate in a dense crowd. The gate was blocked and knocked open with thick branches. What was waiting for them inside was not Chen Fei's army, but the helpless civilians. Chen Fei had disappeared long ago. No one expected that Chen Fei would abandon the city and flee!
"Report to the general, Chen Fei and others have disappeared, and there are only civilians in the city." A scout came to report.
"Alright, this Chen Fei is quite capable. Soldiers, follow your orders and pursue Chen Fei. The rest of the people will guard the city gates to prevent a sneak attack from Chen Fei!"
"Yes." The army marched forward, but they didn't expect that Chen Fei would abandon the city and flee to Fuhai City overnight.
At this time, Fade Chen was riding his horse to escape to Fuhai City. "General Cheng, what should we do next?"
"Your Majesty, immediately gather your men at Fuhai City and begin deploying troops." Zhongzhou City could no longer be defended. The enemy's morale was high, and confrontation wasn't the best option at this point. The only option now was to avoid it and fight a decisive battle in Fuhai City. General Cheng was worthy of being a former commander of Zhongzhou City; his military skills were high, and his strategies were excellent.
Chen Fei was a little anxious at this time. He had just lost a battle yesterday and had to give up a city today. But he didn't have any good solutions now. He had to ask General Cheng to make arrangements. Damn it!
When they arrived at Fuhai City, someone immediately dismounted and knelt to greet Chen Fei, "Welcome, Your Majesty. Your servants have prepared a bed. Your Majesty, please go in and rest."
"Okay, let's go to the city first." He turned to General Cheng and said, "General Cheng, thank you for your trouble. I will leave the rest of the matter to you."
General Cheng knelt down and clasped his hands together, "I obey your command." Seeing Chen Fei leave, his eyes were dark and unclear.
Chen Fei went to a room that was reasonably tidy, sat down, and propped up his head. The subordinate saw him and rolled his eyes. "Wang, can I prepare some food and wine?" Chen Fei glanced at him and knew what he was thinking. "No need. Call General Chen over."
The subordinate broke out in a cold sweat after being looked at by that person, and dared not make any other moves. "Yes." He quickly turned around to find General Chen.
In less than a moment, Chen Dahu arrived. Seeing Chen Fei leaning on his head, he thought something was wrong with him and asked anxiously, "Brother Chen, what's wrong? Why don't you call a doctor to take a look?"
When Chen Fei heard Chen Dahu's voice, he opened his eyes and said, "It's okay, no need." He just had a headache, nothing serious.
"Well, Brother Chen, what do you want from me?"
"Da Hu, I don't trust that Cheng kid. We need to make preparations for both scenarios." At this time, Chen Fei showed suspicion in his eyes.
Chen Dahu knew what must have happened at first glance, but he didn't ask any more questions. "Brother Chen, you say what you want, I'll listen to you."
"It's fine if we win this battle, but if we lose, we need a way out. Dahu, you handle this matter yourself and don't let anyone else know." Chen Fei said in a serious tone. Even without looking at Chen Dahu, he knew the seriousness of the matter.
"I know, no one else will know."
"Come here, I'll tell you." Chen Dahu leaned forward and listened attentively. "Do you remember?"
"Remember, I'll go right away."
"Well, be careful." I hope this won't be used.
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Meanwhile, General Wang and his men were already on their way to Fuhai City, silently cursing, "This man is truly cunning! Military operations require not only favorable timing, location, and people, but they already have the upper hand in terms of people, yet they didn't expect him to simply abandon the city. This kind of person makes me look down on them. But most importantly, morale has plummeted. Their marching spirit had been high, but even before they saw him, it had weakened. Their momentum had been weakened, and now it was completely exhausted. However, he had no other options left, so he could only make plans after reaching Fuhai City.
By the time he reached Fuhai City, it was nearly dark, so he had no choice but to rest. Looking ahead at the archers prepared by Fuhai City made him even more anxious. He took a deep breath to calm himself down; impatience was the worst thing to do during a march or battle.
Gu Chengze was currently discussing countermeasures with Qin You. "How do you think we should attack?"
Qin You rolled his eyes and said, "There are archers ahead. I think a surprise attack is better."
"How to launch a surprise attack?"
"Look at this late hour, they are all on guard, but at the same time, other places must be vulnerable. We can just find someone to climb over the wall and secretly open the city gate." Qin You looked at him. Isn't this the person who could climb over the wall? With such a high wall, who else could it be but him?
Gu Chengze thought about it but said nothing. He had thought the same thing before. He asked him the same thing. So there was nothing to say. He learned the phrase "giving them a dark place under the lamp" from Li Zheng. "I'm going out for a while." Qin You didn't ask. He knew where he was going from the look on his face.
When Gu Chengze reached General Wang's tent, a soldier on guard came in to report, "General, Captain Gu is here."
"Captain Gu, what are you doing here? Please come up."
"Hello, General." Gu Chengze saluted.
"Get up, why are you here at this hour?"
"General, I have a plan to attack Fuhai City."
General Wang's eyes immediately lit up but he frowned, "Tell me about it." Gu Chengze told General Wang his idea just now.
"What do you think, General?"
General Wang didn't say anything, but looked at him and said, "Have you made up your mind? If you fail, no one will save you." This trick is good, but if it fails, you will definitely die, and the guards will be even tighter, and it will be difficult to save you then. No, you might even be killed directly.
"I've made up my mind." General Wang looked at Chengze with a determined look in his eyes. "Okay, I agree. If the city gates aren't open tomorrow morning, I'll send troops. Go and prepare." It didn't make sense for these men to disregard their own lives. As a general, I couldn't be bolder.
"Yes, I will obey your orders."
When Gu Chengze returned, he took Qin You and several other agile people with him, walked out of the woods to the city wall, and chose a place where there was no one. "I'll go up first, and I'll let out a rope to pull you up later." After saying that, he pointed his toes and climbed up three to five feet in one breath. This surprised everyone. Is the city wall so low for him?
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