The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 1202: sharp
Chapter 1202 Awesome
“Pass the order! Let all our Xiliang warriors be on alert. Tonight… if anyone from the Great Zhou dares to come, we must not let them go back!”
“yes!”
Old General Cui Shanzhong believed that Bai Qingyan would come back to attack the camp. Except for General Xiliang who was leading his troops to prepare for an ambush, the other generals followed Old General Cui and sat in the tent, waiting…
The weeping candles have been replaced, and the sky is gradually brightening, but the Great Zhou has never attacked the camp.
Not to mention the elderly General Cui Shanzhong, even the middle-aged generals from Xiliang who were waiting in the tent with General Cui Shanzhong had begun to feel drowsy.
When the sky was already light, a general finally looked at General Cui Shanzhong and said, “General, it seems that the Great Zhou will not attack the camp this time. They opened and closed the city gates to make us think that they will launch a night attack next, so as to consume the rest time of our Xiliang army.”
Old General Cui Shanzhong was not a stubborn person. Seeing that it was already bright in the sky, he knew in his heart that he had been fooled by Bai Qingyan. Bai Qingyan had never thought of launching a night attack today.
One of her words was very true. Their Great Zhou was within high city walls, so they were naturally not afraid of surprise attacks. But their Xiliang army was surrounding the city, and without high walls as a barrier, a surprise attack on Xiliang… would be easier than a surprise attack on their Great Zhou.
General Cui Shanzhong was always cautious, so he gave in and sent a message: “Let the soldiers take turns to rest, and don’t let all of them fall asleep, in case the Emperor of the Great Zhou unexpectedly attacks the camp in broad daylight.”
“yes!”
Soon, General Xiliang came out, panting, to deliver the message.
“General Cui, you should take a rest too. You’ve been up all night. Your body won’t be able to bear it if you continue like this!” A Xiliang general advised in a low voice.
General Cui Shanzhong nodded and waved his hand to signal the other generals to go back and rest. He could not help but remind them again: “Make sure to leave enough people on alert. Report any unusual movements of the Great Zhou army in Jiangzi City at any time!”
“Don’t worry, old general. I’m here to watch over you!” said a Xiliang general respectfully.
The generals came out of the tent of old General Cui Shanzhong. The young and energetic ones couldn’t help but complain: “Isn’t this old General Cui too cautious because of his age? That’s why we were fooled by the Emperor of the Great Zhou! With only a few troops in the city, they dared to attack the camp? Why didn’t they go to heaven?”
“Be careful with your words!” The general’s companion turned around and glanced at the old general’s tent, whispering, “Don’t forget, although there are few soldiers in Jiangzi City, we are facing the emperor of the Great Zhou, Bai Qingyan. In the battle of Wengshan, General Yun Poxing died at the hands of the emperor of the Great Zhou. Even King Yan didn’t make it in the end!”
Hearing this, the young general from Xiliang pursed his lips and nodded, remembering that Li Tianjiao had brought the corpse of King Yan back to Yunjing, and then he had to kneel down to beg General Cui to come out of seclusion.
Yun Poxing, the most valiant general of Xiliang, died at the hands of the Great Zhou Emperor, and King Yan was also gone. The Great Zhou Emperor was indeed not to be underestimated. And since their Xiliang Empress could kneel down and ask General Cui to come out of retirement, it seemed that only General Cui in Xiliang could defeat the Great Zhou Emperor. Otherwise… why would their Xiliang Majesty kneel down to a minister?
Thinking of this, he nodded and said, “Let’s go back and have a good rest! If the main force of Da Zhou returns to rescue us, there may be tough battles to fight later!”
The Great Zhou army rested peacefully for a whole night, and when they climbed up the city wall full of energy, the Western Liang army, which had been tossing and turning all night, was already very tired. Most of the Western Liang soldiers fell asleep in the tents, and those who did not get a chance to rest were extremely sleepy, tired and hungry, and were struggling to hold on, without any energy.
After inspecting the city wall, Bai Qingyan turned and told Liu Pinggao: “Tell the soldiers to prepare lunch half an hour earlier today!”
Liu Pinggao was startled, thinking that Bai Qingyan might send troops to attack the camp today, he excitedly clasped his fists in response.
Yes, it is better to fight when you are full!
The Xiliang army thought they were going to attack the camp last night, so they held on all night and are now sleepy. It would be the perfect time for the Zhou army to launch a surprise attack, which will surely give the Xiliang army a miserable defeat.
Soon, the news that the Great Zhou army had prepared dinner half an hour earlier was delivered to the tent of General Cui, who had just woken up for a short while. General Cui helped the little boy sit up, put on a cloak, and wiped his face with an ice towel.
“Sure enough, the opening and closing of the city gates last night prevented our Xiliang army from resting, just for the purpose of launching a surprise attack at this time! Fortunately, General Cui sent people to keep an eye on the movements of Da Zhou in advance!” General Xiliang said angrily.
General Cui felt much more sober after being stimulated by the ice handkerchief. He cooked half an hour earlier… There would definitely be smoke from cooking. Would Bai Qingyan make such an obvious mistake?
Perhaps Bai Qingyan wanted to expose this loophole to make him think that their Great Zhou was just bluffing like last night? After all, Xiliang had been on guard all night and was exhausted now, so it was a good time for a sneak attack.
Even if Bai Qingyan is just feinting this time, General Cui has to be on guard!
Because Xiliang can’t afford to lose as much as Dazhou!
General Cui knew that he had made a mistake. Every general should know that the best defense is attack.
However, the current situation in Xiliang does not allow General Cui to take the initiative to attack the city.
Firstly, the cost of attacking the city is too high, and there will inevitably be noise after the siege. A little smoke signal on the city wall can easily lead Xiliang to be attacked from several sides. Xiliang does not have as many soldiers and food as the Great Zhou.
More importantly, General Cui has his own plans.
But it’s too passive to attack Xiliang like this. We need to give Da Zhou a warning so that Da Zhou can behave better…
“General Ma, tell the generals who are blocking the four gates of Jiangzi City to set up an ambush at the city gates… Make sure the people of Da Zhou see it! This will intimidate Da Zhou! Let our soldiers have a good rest tonight. Even if they don’t have enough food, they must rest well. Only after a good rest can we snatch food from the people of Da Zhou and make sure that the reinforcements of Da Zhou never return!”
The generals in the tent looked at each other, and finally responded by clasping their fists and leaving.
Soon, the news that General Cui had arranged for people to set up an ambush at the four city gates by deliberately exposing flaws was also delivered to Bai Qingyan’s desk.
“Oh no!” Liu Pinggao slapped his forehead and blamed himself, “It’s all my fault. I was too happy and didn’t explain clearly. There was smoke from cooking in advance, which clearly told the Xiliang people that we were going to attack the camp!”
Liu Pinggao also sighed in his heart that General Cui was really amazing.
“When did I say we were going to attack the camp today?” Bai Qingyan held the bamboo slips in his hand, with a slight smile in his voice.
Liu Pinggao looked stunned.
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