Chapter 242 Enemy Attack
Chen Yu's troops had rested enough in the past few days and began to prepare for battle in the afternoon.
There were many people sitting in the room. Cao Guangjin frowned when he heard the report from the lieutenant general.
"The trench was only four feet wide?" Cao Guangjin seemed unconvinced and asked again, "Only four feet?!"
The lieutenant general said, "It's still a little short of four feet."
"A four-foot-wide trench is useless." Cao Guangjin couldn't help but curse, "What the hell are they doing?"
The lieutenant general said, "I saw that those soldiers were so careless that they lay down to bask in the sun after digging for a while, and went back with their shovels and hoes as soon as the sun went down."
"Then Chen Yu didn't say anything?" Cao Guangjin asked.
"No, he said the soldiers did a good job. He inspected the city wall and competed with Xiao Chuan with bows and arrows to see who could shoot farther."
"This Chen Yu!" Cao Guangjin slammed the table in anger, "I was deceived by her. I listened to her analysis of the battle situation and thought she was capable. I guess she was just relaying the words of King Beilin."
"Sir," someone said tentatively, "I think we should just drive them out of the city."
"I'm afraid it's easier to invite a god than to send him away. How can you drive him away without a reason?" said Cao Guangjin.
One person said: "I think there must be some scheme. After all, Chen Yu was appointed by the late emperor. If she didn't have some tricks, how could she survive in Shengjing, a place where people are eaten without leaving any bones."
"Wasn't Xie Tingzhou in charge at that time? What does a woman like her know?"
"But if she doesn't have any skills, can King Beilin trust her to lead the troops here alone?"
A group of people were talking at once, each with their own opinion.
Cao Guangjin said: "Ignore them for now, and follow our previous deployment. If Shen Yu's soldiers dare to cause trouble, you should report to me immediately."
The next day was spent digging trenches and basking in the sun as usual. In the afternoon, Cao Guangjin could no longer sit still and hurriedly climbed up the city wall.
The sun is nice today, and it feels warm in the cold wind.
Cao Guangjin saw that Shen Yu did nothing and sat on the stone steps talking to Xiao Chuan.
"Princess." Cao Guangjin stepped forward and said, "Princess, you said the other day that the Western Jue people would launch another attack within two days, but now it is already 3 p.m., why haven't the Western Jue people come yet?"
Chen Yu raised her head. "Wouldn't it be better if they didn't come? From what you said, it seems that you are expecting the Western Jue people to attack the city."
Cao Guangjin was speechless for a moment, "This... this is different from what the princess said before."
"I'm just guessing." Chen Yu smiled and stood up. "Besides, it's not even the day yet, and it's not even dark yet.
What's the hurry?"
"This is a matter of military intelligence, we can't take it lightly!" Cao Guangjin was a little angry. "The princess has arranged for people to dig trenches outside these two days. What use can the trenches have? If the Western Jue people really attack the city, who can take the responsibility!"
"I'm worried!" Chen Yu stared at Cao Guangjin, "Why don't we make a bet? If I can stop this wave of siege tonight, you and your troops will obey my orders. If I can't stop it, you will tie me up and send me to Shengjing. Do you dare to bet?"
How can a man listen to the words "dare you or not?" Cao Guangjin thought that if she really had the ability to fight, then he would not lose out.
"It's a deal!"
"It's a deal!"
Cao Guangjin walked down the city wall with a flick of his sleeves, but his footsteps suddenly paused, and he suddenly remembered what Shen Yu had just said about today's attack.
He turned around and saw that she was still talking to Xiao Chuan.
Why was she so sure that the Western Jue people would attack the city today? And why was she so sure that it would be tonight?
Xiao Chuan said: "The scouts have checked and the Xijue camp is organizing its troops this morning."
"The scouts moved too close. It was too risky. Don't get so close next time." Chen Yu squatted down and looked at the map spread out on the ground.
"The scouts have explored such a far place. They are either not on guard or they deliberately let us know that they are going to mobilize troops. From what I know about Boda, he is a cautious and cunning man."
Xiao Chuan said: "Only by taking the enemy by surprise can one win. He deliberately revealed this to us? This... doesn't make sense."
"It doesn't make sense." Chen Yu said, "But they started to organize their troops this morning, and they haven't attacked yet, so I guess they will choose to attack after nightfall."
Xiao Chuan thought about it until his legs were numb from squatting, and changed his posture, "They are keeping us hanging, making us nervous from morning until night when we thought we could relax and rest, and they took advantage of this time to attack and surprise us."
Chen Yu threw away the stone in her hand and stood up, looking into the distance with her hands on the awning. "This Boda has a very different style from the previous Xijue leader. I have never fought with his father, but I have heard from my father that his father Hu Dugu is good at fierce attacks, while Boda combines the military tactics of the Great Zhou people and prefers ambushes and sneak attacks."
Xiao Chuan's legs were numb as if being pricked by needles. He stood still and said, "Then we can't drag on with them. Our soldiers have been guarding for most of the day. We need to rest well and prepare for the tough battle tonight."
Chen Yu nodded, "Let the garrison take over, and our people will go down to rest. They will take over after dark. Be careful to keep quiet when changing shifts."
Xiao Chuan nodded and ran down the city wall quickly.
The night opened wide in the sky
mouth, swallowing up the entire ground.
Cao Guangjin tossed and turned, not wanting to believe Chen Yu's judgment, but also afraid that she was right.
As soon as Cao Guangjin closed his eyes, he heard a faint noise coming from the wind.
He quickly got up and opened the door, and heard the sound of drums and the roar of soldiers outside.
"Enemy attack! The Western Jue people are coming!"
Cao Guangjin was horrified and quickly put on his outer robe and walked out of the gate. The garrison soldiers who were running and wearing armor were coming and going.
Beacon fires had been lit on the city walls, and then the beacon towers in the distance also lit up.
Cao Guangjin squeezed through the passing soldiers and rushed up to the city wall. He lay down between the parapets and wanted to see what was happening outside. As soon as he stuck his head out, someone grabbed him by the collar and pulled him back.
Immediately afterwards, an arrow pierced through the place where he had just been lying.
Cao Guangjin was so frightened that he looked up and found that he had been thrown to the ground.
Standing in front of him was Shen Yu.
Chen Yu half-bent over and leaned against the parapet, without even looking at Cao Guangjin, she grabbed a soldier and pointed at Cao Guangjin and said:
"Drag him away. Don't let him get in the way here."
Cao Guangjin was half strangled and half hugged by the soldiers and dragged to the ladder to the city. When he turned around, he saw Chen Yu raised her hand.
“Destroy——!”
Several voices followed, "Destroy!" "Destroy!"
The torches on the city wall went out almost at the same time, and the wall fell into darkness. The soldiers fell silent and quiet.
Chen Yu leaned against the parapet. After a while, the rain of arrows above her head stopped, and the sound of wheels was heard outside the city.
"The people of Da Zhou are all fucking cowards. They don't even dare to fight us. Let's attack them."
"Coward! Coward! Come down and fight if you dare!"
The garrison troops in the city were enraged upon hearing this.
Cao Guangjin was stopped from going up, and he pulled the soldier who dragged him down and said, "What on earth is she planning? Why doesn't she fight? The Western Jue people are almost at the city wall."
The people brought by Chen Yu were surprisingly quiet.
She had already given warnings, and the purpose of cursing before the battle was to make them lose their temper. Anyone who dared to act on impulse would be dealt with according to military regulations.
Xiao Chuan came over and squatted beside Shen Yu. "They brought a flying bridge. They are damn well prepared."
① The flying bridge is also called "flying river" or "moat bridge". It was built by the ancients as a convenient bridge for the mobility of siege troops in order to pass through obstacles such as trenches or moats outside the city. It originated in the Warring States Period.
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