novelaction Chapter 166: Counterattack
Chapter 166: Counterattack
"Why do we have to report something like a sick horse to the military?!" Zhan Haoyue's usually smooth hair was now particularly messy. He held the military book in his hand with wide eyes, looking a little ferocious.
"..."
Zong Yanli looked at this scene and didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Finally, he said in a soothing tone: "Gentlemen, you have worked hard these past few days. Go back and have a rest."
She walked forward and took the military book from Zhan Haoyue's hand, and took a quick glance at it. The grass and leaves in this place had all been eaten, and even the war horses seemed to be unable to adapt and were suffering from multiple diseases. There were only two veterinarians in the barracks and they were too busy to handle it.
Zong Yanli skillfully dispatched personnel and instructed the veterinarian to separate the sick horses in the stable to avoid the death of war horses leading to worse diseases.
Zhan Haoyue and Gongsun Pu had dark circles under their eyes as they watched Zong Yanli methodically flipping through the military newspapers, comparing them from time to time and quickly sorting out and making decisions, picking up the pen and writing fluently without any hesitation.
"I really admire our general..." Zhan Haoyue said sincerely.
"What the world praises is the bravery of the generals, their outstanding military capabilities, their talents and strategies in commanding battles. However, I never knew that as a general, in order to maintain a strong and strategic army, there are such tedious military affairs that need to be handled."
"I used to think that I had traveled all over the world, and what I saw and heard should support me to climb to the top of the world."
"Now following this commander is like walking the path of the future again."
“This time, I saw a deeper level of elegance and appreciated more differences.”
Many, many years later, Zhan Haoyue wrote these words in his autobiography, in which countless pages were devoted to describing Zong Yanli in vivid detail.
Shortly after Zhan Haoyue and others left, Long Feiguang also came without stopping to report on the situation in the army.
It has to be said that Long Feiguang was quite good at deploying military defense and mobilizing troops. Although military affairs were not completely handled during the time she was recuperating, almost all the important military affairs were handled, so everything was fine.
Long Feiguang came to report that the ambush set up earlier at Yao'an Pass was indeed effective, and that the enemy troops were intercepted and killed several times in succession.
Now the enemy dared not to leave the pass again, and Long Feiguang was worried that the enemy would not believe him and would still dare to use water, so he had people boil incense ash and sprinkle it into the river. He estimated that Yao'an Pass should be in chaos by now.
"Okay." Zong Yanli nodded slightly after listening and said, "Since the time is ripe, let's gather our troops and attack the city immediately."
"Yes!" Long Feiguang did not dare to delay and bowed quickly in response.
When the attack horn sounded, Lu Ruiguang in Yaoan Pass was so shocked that he almost fell off his chair and exclaimed: "The enemy is attacking the city!?"
The scout below said anxiously, "Yes! They have already attacked, General! Preliminary estimates show that all the enemy troops have arrived!"
Lu Ruiguang's eyes widened, and he quickly turned to look at Jin Guangji, who raised his hand to comfort him and said, "General, don't worry. Since the enemy is coming to attack the city, our army can take this opportunity to pretend to surrender and lure Zong Yanli into the pass to ambush and capture him."
Lu Ruiguang was in a state of confusion. He nodded repeatedly after hearing what Jin Guangji said: "Okay, okay, deploy immediately!"
Zong Yanli led his troops to the city with the intention of launching a strong attack, so he naturally had no intention of engaging in a fight. He immediately gave orders for the entire army to attack the city.
Inside Yao'an Pass, Lu Ruiguang was watching the city defense gates while secretly deploying troops inside the pass, and he was extremely anxious.
Finally, after several powerful attacks by Zong Yanli, the deployment of troops inside the pass was almost complete, and Lu Ruiguang immediately ordered people to wave the white flag.
"General! Yao'an Pass has raised the white flag. Does that mean they surrender?" Monk and others were very surprised.
"Our soldiers haven't even climbed up the city wall yet, and the defense forces of Yao'an Pass haven't lost many men, but Lu Ruiguang actually raised the flag to surrender?" Pei Liang's eyes were grim, and he turned back to Zong Yanli and said, "General, be careful, there's a trap."
"It's okay." Zong Yanli raised her eyebrows slightly. There was already a precedent of Wu Jian'an luring people into a trap. She was not afraid of the Hongmen Banquet, so this small Yao'an Pass was not likely to cause any trouble.
Zong Yanli temporarily stopped the fighting, then looked up and asked Kuang Xingquan to talk.
Lu Ruiguang on the city wall begged for mercy and his words showed that he wanted to surrender, but he acted cowardly and said that he was afraid of Zong Yanli's revenge and that he would break into the gate and kill them. He repeatedly stated that he would not come out and would not surrender until Zong Yanli came in to sign the treaty.
Kuang Xingquan came back and conveyed this message. Not to mention Pei Liang, even Meng Qi felt something was wrong.
"The garrison inside the pass did not want to negotiate terms with us for benefits. They looked so cowardly and humiliated that they even had the audacity to ask our commander to come into the pass to write a treaty and a written document."
"He's almost got evil intentions written all over his mind!" Monkey shouted, "General, you can't fall for this!"
"Hey!" Huo Wenqi said immediately, "No, no, I have a plan that can help the general capture Yao'an Pass without spending a single soldier."
Huo Wenqi's eyes lit up and he smiled and said, "General, why don't you follow his wishes and go through the pass?"
Lu Ruiguang obviously underestimated Zong Yanli's individual combat ability.
During all these years when Zong Yanli was the main general, he never went into battle. Although he already had a reputation, there were people who would not shed tears until they saw the coffin. It was obvious that they thought they could easily defeat Zong Yanli.
If the enemy wants to capture the leader first, can't Zong Yanli just counterattack?
"The enemy must have set up an ambush inside the pass, waiting for the general to enter and then ambush and kill people inside. This is too risky." Everyone was extremely opposed to it. It was obvious that the commander-in-chief could not afford to make any mistakes.
"I think it's feasible." Zong Yanli's thoughts became clear after Huo Wenqi's advice. After a slight pause, he said, "Since you want me to go through the pass, there's no reason for me to go alone. I'm sure Lu Ruiguang won't be able to refuse a personal guard."
After all, they were the ones who surrendered.
Zong Yanli immediately turned around and directly ordered Long Feiguang, Meng Qi, Bai Xiuyun, Wen Nian and other powerful generals who were each capable of defeating Bai Shu to disguise themselves as his personal guards.
Gongsun Pu originally wanted to persuade Zong Yanli to be more cautious, but he didn't expect Zong Yanli to be too cautious...
Just take all the main generals and troops with them, leaving a huge empty shell behind. If this group of people were allowed to enter the pass, Gongsun Pu would have to worry about Lu Ruiguang. If they couldn't kill them all, it would be because the generals were not well fed!
"Wait for my rocket as a sign." Zong Yanli turned his head and looked at Lu Hao and said, "If we really just sign a treaty after entering the pass, then that's fine."
"If the enemy sets an ambush, I will find an opportunity to launch rockets into the air. Once I get the fire signal, I will immediately lead the troops to attack the city. I will bring all the generals with me to cooperate with you from inside and outside to capture Yao'an Pass!" Zong Yanli said and handed the general's order directly to Lu Hao.