newbobooks Chapter 189 Siege
Chapter 189 Siege
The third prince's eyes turned, as if he knew what Wei Qing was thinking, and he thought to himself, "His only daughter is so precious, and the eldest prince is thinking about her. Is Wei Qing anxious to find a son-in-law? Did Sun Erleng catch his eye?" Wei Qing stroked his beard and thought to himself, "Being his second wife is a hundred times better than marrying the eldest prince! Besides, I think Sun Erleng is a man of affection and righteousness, and his future is bright. The most important thing is that the supreme position can only go to the crown prince or the third prince in front of him. Although I don't want to participate in the fight for the throne, I still have to make a choice in the end as I am in the court." Sun Erleng is the third prince's man. If his daughter marries Sun Erleng, is there any need to say what his attitude is? In just a short while, Wei Qing thought a lot.
Finally, his eyes fell on Sun Erleng and asked, "General Sun, I heard that you beheaded more than a thousand people this time?" Sun Erleng immediately stood up and clasped his fists and said, "When I went to explore the terrain, I encountered a small team from the Chu State. More than a thousand people were killed and no one escaped alive. The terrain has been explored clearly." Wei Qing asked, "Have you explored both roads from here to Yinghua City? It's only been three days."
Sun Erleng walked to the map and said, "We have explored it all, please have a look, Marshal." Wei Qing and the third prince walked to the map at the same time. Sun Erleng pointed to the two roads between Tongming City and Yinghua City and said, "There are only two roads between the two cities that can support a large army." Wei Qing asked, "General Sun, which road do you think we should take to avoid being ambushed?" Sun Erleng affirmed, "I think no matter which one we take, we will be ambushed. One of the two roads is surrounded by hills, and the other has many trees and jungles. Both are excellent places to ambush millions of troops. Chu Marshal Ji Guozhu will not miss this opportunity to inflict heavy damage on our army! There will definitely be ambushes on both roads!"
Wei Qing glanced at the Third Prince and said with a smile: "General Sun's words coincide with what I discussed with the Third Prince before! If General Sun hadn't just returned, I would have thought that the Third Prince had informed you, haha, good! Since there will be ambushes on both roads, does General Sun have any countermeasures?" Sun Erleng thought for a while and said: "Yinghua City only has 200 million troops. If you want to ambush our 200 million troops, there will be no few ambushes on both roads. I estimate that most of the troops in Yinghua City will have to be transferred out, so there won't be too many troops left in the city. General Wei, please look, there is a small road here. Although it is impossible for the army to pass, I have explored it and estimated that soldiers will be no problem!" The Third Prince was shocked and said hurriedly: "General Sun means to send a strong force to attack the rear?"
Sun Erleng said, "My vanguard battalion, together with the Tiger Guards of the Guards, has a total of 200 people. This elite force can take a small road and go around to Yinghua City. It would be best if we can capture the city. If we can't, the ambush troops outside will definitely need to go back to rescue. Otherwise, if Yinghua City is lost, their million troops will have nowhere to stay. The military rations they carry with them will not exceed seven days, and they will not have time to go to the next city for supplies!"
Wei Qing frowned, slowly walked to the chair and sat down, picked up the teacup, and then found that there was no tea. Sun Erleng hurriedly picked up the teapot on the table and added water to Wei Shuai and the third prince. After an incense stick, Wei Qing said: "These 45,000 troops are just like being scattered out, without any support..." Sun Erleng knelt down with his fists clasped, and said firmly: "Put your life in jeopardy! Please let Wei Shuai hand over this task to me! I am willing to issue a military order! If I fail, I will die!"
Wei Qing stood up quickly, helped Sun Erleng up, patted Sun Erleng's hand excitedly and said: "Great! General Sun has this confidence! How can I not help you! You take 45,000 people to attack Yinghua City! I will lead a large group of troops, divide the troops into two groups, and guard the intersection. As long as we see the Chu army retreating, we will kill them all the way! If we win this battle, I will credit you with the first merit!" Afterwards, Wei Qing called a few generals, and more than a dozen people discussed for a whole night.
Sun Erleng went to check the troops with the commander's order. On the third day, Sun Erleng quietly left the army camp with 200 soldiers. On the fifth day, the million troops of the Great Zhou Kingdom set out in two directions, heading straight for Yinghua City. Strangely, after walking for a while, the two armies of the Great Zhou suddenly stopped. Seeing that the Great Zhou army was about to enter the ambush circle, the generals of the Chu State almost couldn't help asking what was going on? Why didn't they move forward? It wasn't until the evening of the next day that they knew what was going on.
Sun Erleng led his troops and rode non-stop until they finally saw Yinghua City. A young general beside him reported, "General, we caught a man and forced him to tell us. Yinghua City still has 20 defenders, and they are fully equipped and guarded day and night. It seems that we can't launch a surprise attack. What should we do, General?" Sun Erleng turned around and glanced at the young general and said, "What should we do? I have signed a military order with the Marshal! What do you say we should do?" The young general was stunned and didn't know how to answer. Sun Erleng said, "You take troops and take all the military flags I brought. Go to the rear of the army, beat drums and raise flags. Make as much noise as possible! Do you understand?" The young general took the order and left. Sun Erleng ordered again, "Call everyone over."
Under Yinghua City, the Great Zhou soldiers were standing densely. The young general who was guarding the city hurriedly reported to the commander, who almost fell off his chair when he heard it. He hurriedly asked, "How many troops have come?" The young general replied, "I can't see clearly because of the heavy smoke and dust, but I can see the flags. There are at least 500,000 troops!" The commander was shocked and said, "Impossible! There are heavy troops ambushed on the road ahead. Have they been defeated? Even if they were defeated, there should be some defeated soldiers coming back! How could so many troops come without a single word?!"
The young general hesitated for a moment, and finally gritted his teeth and said: "General, if the front is defeated, the defeated soldiers will definitely not come back. After all, there are only 20 defenders here. If the 200 million-strong army is defeated, will they come back to die?" The guard asked: "What do you mean?" The young general stood up and looked around, and whispered: "General, why don't we surrender? I heard that the Great Zhou Kingdom treats surrendered generals very well." Upon hearing this, the guard drew his sword with a clang and said sternly: "I will never be a traitor to my country for glory! Anyone who dares to talk about surrender will be killed without mercy!"
On the city wall, General Wang looked at the densely packed Great Zhou army below the city and murmured, "I don't believe that the ambush troops ahead have been defeated. Come on! Send a small team out from the north gate to find our army ahead and tell General Ji about the situation in Yinghua City!" After giving the order, General Wang looked at the Great Zhou army below. The leader was a burly general. He rode a big red horse and held a long-handled axe in one hand, looking very majestic.
General Wang looked at Sun Erleng and asked the soldiers around him, "Is this the One-Axe Demon?" The soldiers replied, "Yes, General. I heard that he has killed more than a dozen generals, and none of them could survive to the second round!" General Wang narrowed his eyes and suddenly thought of an idea.
Sun Erleng looked at the people on the city wall and found a man in armor. He laughed and said, "Is the person coming here Wang Xingyuan, the defender of Yinghua City?" General Wang sneered, "It's me. Is the general coming here Sun Erleng, nicknamed the One-Axe Demon God?" Sun Erleng shouted, "It's me! You have one stick of incense to open the city and surrender! Otherwise, when the city is broken, I will definitely massacre the city for three days!" As soon as he finished speaking, a young general behind him hurried forward and said, "General, a small team broke out of the north gate. Do you want someone to chase them?" Sun Erleng smiled and said, "No, it's best to let them find Ji Guozhu!" The young general didn't understand, but he could only obey the order and leave.
General Wang on the city wall also received a report from his subordinates, saying that the team had broken out. General Wang breathed a sigh of relief. Sun Erleng sneered, "Wang Xingyuan, even if I ask you to go find Ji Guozhu, what's the matter? They are only remnants of the defeated army. You'd better think about yourself. The time is almost up." Wang Xingyuan said loudly, "I heard that General Sun is very brave. I also have a fierce general under my command. I heard that the general is here. I am itching to compete with the general. I wonder if the general dares?"
Sun Erleng laughed and said, "Since someone wants to give me a head, why not take it! Let him come!" The young general behind him reminded: "General, be careful of fraud!" Sun Erleng ordered: "Let everyone be prepared. As soon as I kill the general, the whole army will attack the city immediately! Get the ladders ready for me!" Seeing that his general had already made up his mind, the young general finally put his mind at ease and passed the order.
Half an hour later, the gate of Yinghua City opened a crack, and a general on horseback appeared at the gate. Sun Erleng shouted, "Who is coming? Tell me your name!" The general shouted, "General Sun, I have heard of your name for a long time. I am Wu Kui, the lieutenant general under Marshal Ji!" Wu Kui was also born with a strong back and strong waist. Judging from his body shape, he must be more than 200 pounds. He held a Fang Tian Hua Ji in his hand and rode a black Dayuan horse. He looked no worse than Sun Erleng! Sun Erleng smiled and said, "Okay, I haven't met a decent opponent in this expedition. I hope Lieutenant General Wu won't let me down!" As soon as he finished speaking, both sides galloped on their horses. When they met, the axe and halberd collided. Wu Kui's Fang Tian Hua Ji broke directly, and the axe hit his neck without stopping, and a big head flew up directly. Sun Erleng caught Wu Kui's head and shouted, "Attack the city!"