"Tomorrow you will abandon the outer city and retreat to the inner city?" As soon as Shang Bing muttered, he saw Song Sheng's throat move, and said with a smile: "If Song Xiang wants to say something, just say it." ”

Song Sheng originally planned to wait for Shang Bing to finish his opinion before speaking, but when he heard Shang Bing's instructions, he could only speak: "Song Hu, you probably want the inner city to be smaller than the outer city, easier to defend for our army with fewer soldiers, and consume less equipment to defend the city. ”

"Besides, there are many houses in the city, and it is difficult to clear the siege queue, and it is difficult to place the cannons of the Western Prisoners in the city, so it is much easier to defend."

"And now most of the old, young, women and children have moved into the inner city, and the grain is also stored in the inner city, so that they will not be lost to the western captives."

"Yes, father, that's what the son thinks." Song Hu said.

"But there are two things wrong with that." Song Sheng continued: "First, the houses in the city are stacked on top of each other, although it is difficult for the soldiers of the Western Capture to discharge the siege queue, and it is difficult to place the cannons, but there are many places that can be sheltered in these houses, and the archers of the Western Prisoners can hide under the eaves and shoot arrows and crossbows at the head of the city, and the live ammunition fired by the cannons of our army will hit the houses after rolling in the city for a while, and the casualties are few. It can be described as a two-way offset. ”

"Second, many houses outside the inner city can still be removed from wood and stone to make cannonballs, arrows, etc., and they can't be cleaned up for a while, and they are cheap."

"Third, although the current city wall is pitted, it has not yet been damaged, and it can continue to be used after a little repair. If the Xilu is allowed to enter the city at this time, after the reinforcements come, the Xiyu army can be divided into two ways, one way to confront the reinforcements outside the city, and all the way to continue to besiege the inner city in the city, so that Xu Huizu will not be able to break the siege even if he leads the generals, and will still be broken through the inner city in the end. ”

Listening to Song Sheng's words, Shang Bing was shocked. After listening to Song Sheng's previous analysis just now, he felt that Song Hu's suggestion was very reasonable, and he was already planning to follow him, but after listening to Song Sheng's later analysis, he suddenly found that there was still such a big loophole.

The first two are okay, the first one is two offsets, the second one will be cheap, but the loss is not too much to accept, the key is the third. If the siege could not be lifted after the reinforcements arrived, he would still be captured by Timur in the end, so what was the point of his persistence in Yiwu during this time? It's better to flee east with people in the first place.

"But Song Xiang, the equipment to defend the city is insufficient, which is also difficult to overcome, and it is difficult to hold on to the outer city for ten days." Shang Bing said again.

"Your Highness, the minister thinks that Song Hu's idea has merit, but he can't do this."

"At present, the equipment for defending the city in each city can be used for about four to six days, and the minister coordinates the generals to transfer some equipment to the head of the city with more equipment to other cities, and the minister is dividing some of the equipment from the minister's hands, so that the equipment of each city is enough to defend the city for five days."

"On the fourth day, he ordered the cities to act as if they were short of equipment, and Timur probably thought that our army was already short of equipment. But Timur was very suspicious, and he might not immediately order a storming of the city, but would probably observe for another day, and then storm when he saw that the city's head was indeed short. ”

"After the Xilu launched a fierce attack, the ministers would divide the equipment in their hands into some more cities, and take advantage of this opportunity to kill and injure a large number of Xilu, so that they will be afraid of attacking the city of Igo, and they will not dare to patrol outside the city even at night. That night, all the remaining equipment was evacuated to the inner city. ”

"At the same time, oil was sprayed all over the inner city. When the Western Prisoners enter the city, they will send people to light fuel materials, which will be able to burn some of the Western Prisoners, and second, the Western Prisoners will have to extinguish the fire in order to attack the inner city, and they can delay for a day. Our army should be able to hold out until reinforcements arrive. ”

"As for the outer city walls, they have probably been destroyed after five days of shelling; If there is no destruction, bury the remaining gunpowder in two places, and then retreat to the inner city and blow up two gaps. ”

Everyone lowered their heads and pondered, and Xu Youde, the guard general of the southern city, asked: "Lord Zuo, although the old and young women and children have all moved into the city, the military medical clinics that treat the injured soldiers are all in the outer city. ”

"It is also helpless for the military doctor to travel back and forth between the city and the military doctor's office, and the military doctor's office cannot be moved into the inner city on the night of the retreat to the inner city, it is too late. As for the right place," Song Sheng said here and paused.

"Then arrange for the wounded soldiers to live in the lonely palace." Shang Bing took over: "Lone's palace now only has Lone and the princess, dozens of subordinates and guards, and it is very empty, even if a thousand injured soldiers can accommodate it." ”

"The soldiers who can be admitted to the hospital are not seriously injured, and they can return to the guard center in two days after being admitted to the military medical center, and the lonely palace is enough."

"Your Highness, how can this be done? How can a wounded soldier live in His Highness's palace? Someone said right away.

"Why can't the wounded soldiers live in the lonely palace? Since it is Lone's palace, it is Lone's final say, and Lone is willing to let them live in the palace, what's the problem? Shang Bing immediately retorted.

The general did not dare to speak. Besides, even if His Highness is not angry, it is not good for him to let the soldiers know.

Song Hu and the others immediately lined up Shang Bing's sycophants, and Shang Bing in the row became happy. Fortunately, he still remembered the matter and asked Song Sheng: "What does Song Xiang think?" ”

"Your Highness's concern for the wounded soldiers is really a blessing for the people and a blessing for the soldiers." Song Sheng also slapped a sycophant, and then said: "Since this is the case, the minister immediately ordered the military medical office to be temporarily moved to the palace." When reinforcements arrived and the outer city was recovered, the military infirmary was moved out immediately. ”

"There's no need to be in such a hurry at that time, Lone doesn't care." Shang Bing said.

Song Sheng praised him again, and said when he thought of something: "Your Highness, please remember to tell the princess not to walk around in the backyard at will, so as not to bump into the princess." ”

"Lone remembers."

Someone raised other questions, and Song Sheng answered them one by one, and found that there were omissions in his plan and hurriedly improved it.

The people deliberated for a full hour, and the plan was perfected. Shang Bing breathed a sigh of relief, and was about to say something, when suddenly his stomach screamed, he felt hungry, and said with a smile: "Look, we forgot to eat when we discussed this matter." Xiao Anzi, the chef immediately uploaded the food and served the food. ”

"Yes, Your Highness." Xiao Anzi agreed, quickly turned around and retreated. He actually wanted to remind Shang Bing to eat a long time ago, but seeing that he was discussing military affairs, he was likely to be killed if he rashly disturbed, so he just stood aside and didn't speak. At this time, I heard Shang Bing's order and hurried to give the order.

The chef had already prepared dinner, and was boiling the food on the pot, when he saw Xiao Anzi coming to give the order, he immediately sent the food over.

Shang Bing's generals had dinner and discussed other matters for a while, the generals bowed and retreated, and Shang Bing also got up and returned to the back house.