Chapter 670: The Beginning of the Strategy
It seemed that he was deliberately trying to support Murong Ying just now, not wanting her to see the contents of the letter...... After Murong Ying left, Qin Yu opened the letter, and the person who signed it was Nangong Jun, and the content of the letter also mentioned Murong Fei......
"It's a letter from Brother Nangong, the war is imminent, what will he remind me at this time......" Qin Yu was alone in the camp, still carefully skimming the letter, as if he didn't want others to pay attention.
Unfold the letter, and the words on the paper -
"I am what Brother Murong said, the war in Jinan is quite dangerous, and I am not close to me, and I am worried about Sister Ying's injury...... Now entrusted to Brother Qin's care, I hope that Brother Qin will live up to his treatment, and Sister Ying will be unharmed. After the completion of the war, if I talk about marriage again, if I miss the slightest bit, I am afraid that I will disappoint the Murong brothers, and I can't explain it......"
Qin Yu saw that Murong Fei was worried about his sister's safety, saying that he was entrusting him to take care of it, but he was afraid of being in danger in the siege battle. can be Murong Fei's character, he is not very good at expressing his meaning directly, as a brother, Nangong Jun naturally sent this letter on his behalf, asking for clarity - if you want to marry her sister, you must not only take the enemy city without fail, but also ensure that Yingmei is unharmed.
No wonder she deliberately supported Murong Ying just now, Qin Yu was afraid that when she saw this content, she would stubbornly force her brother to do this and that, and then go to the battlefield to risk without listening to anything...... After reading the contents of the letter, Qin Yu didn't know whether he was happy or worried--the happiness was that Murong Fei really cared about himself, and he showed his trust and determination by marrying his sister to him; he was worried that it was not easy to take the enemy city, and he also had to ensure that Murong Ying himself was unharmed before the battle. After all, with Murong Ying's more reckless character. Once the battle starts, he will definitely charge the enemy's position, and he will inevitably be wounded in the battle. Bao Shan's whole body is just whimsical empty talk......
"In addition to taking the enemy city, I also have to protect Sakura from fail, so that Brother Murong is willing to give her to me with confidence......" Qin Yu said secretly in his heart, "Although the conditions are too harsh, for Sakura's sakura, I have to agree to anything......
It seems that Qin Yu has already decided in his heart that it is for Murong Ying. He is willing to face all difficulties and challenges. But this fact is also in front of us - it is already an even more difficult task to take the enemy city that is firmly defended by elite soldiers in seven days, and now it is necessary to ensure that the fierce and aggressive Murong Ying is unharmed during the battle. It's simply an inhuman daunting difficulty......
"What should I do, if I take care of both......" Qin Yu began to have a headache again, his eyes looked at the map in a daze, and he said bitterly in his heart. "Don't overthink things first. One by one...... First of all, we must think about the strategy of attacking the enemy city, and then think about Sakura...... No, for the sake of the Murong brothers, I can't let Sakura get hurt, but in this case, what should I do if I attack the city......"
The more Qin Yu's mind thought about it, the more confused it became, and before he could come up with a countermeasure to the crusade, he sat back on the couch in a dizzy state. Truly. On the one hand, there is pressure from Xu Dajun's order, and on the other hand, there is pressure from the Murong brothers who entrusted him with his life. In just seven days, Qin Yu, a lone general, had to complete this arduous task alone, and there was no way back......
"I need to calm down...... You have to be calm......" Qin Yu closed his eyes slightly, wanting to calm down the chaotic mood, and when he was in a daze with military issues, he inadvertently thought of Lu Jing again, "If Sister Jing is here, she must be calmer than me, and if it is her, she will definitely be able to quickly come up with a plan to get the best of both worlds...... It's good that Sister Jing is here......"
Qin Yu wanted to have a strategist like Lu Jing to give advice for him, but unfortunately, now he is the only one in the army who can strategize, and he has to solve any problems by himself.
"Think about it, when I was recuperating in the pioneer camp, I asked Sister Jing for advice on military issues......" Qin Yu tried to recall, muttering, "I am amazed that Sister Jing is in a dangerous situation, no matter how good or bad the situation is, she can come up with a clever plan to defeat the enemy or save the day...... She told me that the magic of the art of war is not in the number of soldiers, but in the art of war, the law is greater than the soldiers...... Carefully observe and analyze, perceive the strengths and weaknesses of the enemy and the enemy, and break them down with one blow, which is the wonderful use of the law, not the use of many soldiers......"
Qin Yu muttered a few words slowly, as if he had thought of something, and immediately got up again, muttering to himself: "Xiao Sakura didn't inadvertently talk about the suffering of Murong's family just now, which gave me inspiration...... Now I just need to listen to what Jiao Jingmei said, analyze the advantages and disadvantages of friend and foe......"
Thinking about it, Qin Yu seemed to have a flash of inspiration, and shouted outside the camp: "Someone-"
Soon, a soldier outside the tent entered the camp and asked, "General Qin, what's the matter?"
Qin Yu sat in front of the desk solemnly, and then ordered: "Pass my order, order more than ten scouts in the army, and sneak into the enemy city at night to find out...... The reconnaissance mainly includes the enemy's weapons, armament, food and grass allocation, and troop establishment -- no matter the result tomorrow morning, we will immediately return to the battalion and report to me!"
"Yes—" When the soldier received the order, he turned and walked out of the tent and gave the order to go.
"Take it one step at a time, that's it......" Qin Yu seemed to be confident, and his expression just now was like two people......
On the first day of the military order, Qin Yu did not issue any military action, but only stationed the vanguard army within the visual range of the enemy city, clearly deterring the enemy army, and he would launch a siege operation. Of course, as the Mengyuan army defending the city, the main general Deyin Timur also explored Qin Yu's troops clearly, and Timur was also fully prepared to deal with the attack that Qin Yu was about to launch......
In the camp of Jinan Military City, Timur was still discussing the strategy of defending the city with his generals, when the spies in front came and sent back the information......
"Report-" The soldiers rushed to the camp and reported one by one, "Report to the general, the enemy led his troops to garrison the front two miles of the formation, about 20,000 people, and blocked the area east of our army in the east of the city."
"I didn't expect them to move quite quickly......" Timur muttered with uneasy eyes.
Timur led 10,000 people to defend Jinan, and learned that most of Shandong had fallen, and his last barrier naturally prepared the most elite cavalry, plus the impregnable city, not to mention Qin Yu's 20,000 people, even if the 100,000 army pressed the city, it may not be able to storm and pull out.
And Timur had three generals on the left, the center and the right, among which the army was the most elite. Led by the general Ongirat Hob himself, the left and right armies guarded the flank gates, and were led by the Ulu Utai Qisi and Huanghe Dandotai - all three of whom were close associates of Taein Timur. Combat is brave and unstoppable. However, the three often disagreed on military matters and had disputes, but fortunately, the commander of Timur was in charge, and all three of them were convinced, so in the face of the enemy's attack, the generals were united, and the strength of the army was unmatched......
Onjirahob is the calmest of the three, but he is suspicious by nature. Therefore, after the soldiers sent back the information of the enemy army, Weng Jira continued to ask: "I heard from the previous spies that the enemy will be Qin Yu this time. Is there any information about any other enemy generals besides him?"
"General Hui, no—" replied the soldier honestly.
Timur's men could no longer tell any more information, so they waved him down and told him to go down......
"Qin Yu, I've heard of ......," Weng Jira continued. "Legend has it that he is a descendant of the Qin family. Descendants of Qin Shouyue, the 'Divine General' of the Emperor Period...... used to work under Wang Xuan and Wang Xin's father and son, but after the city of Yizhou was broken and Wang Xuan died, Qin Yu surrendered to Zhu Yuanzhang......"
"Hmph, a surrendered person, what are we afraid of him doing?" Huang He Danduotai, who has never put others in his eyes, chuckled, "Although we lead 20,000 people, the elite cavalry in our city is unstoppable. It doesn't matter who he is, if he dares to come to attack the city, he will be told that he will not return!"
"You can't be careless......" Weng Jira was still suspicious. continued, "After all, he is a descendant of the 'Divine Power General', and Zhu Yuanzhang dares to entrust him with a heavy responsibility, which shows that this person is not trivial......
On the side, the Ulu Wutai beggar, who had always been dissatisfied with Weng Jira, finally spoke: "Is General Weng Jira guilty of paranoia again? Do you want to find out, just now the spies came back and made it clear that the enemy general is only Qin Yu, and this question is asked by you yourself, General Weng Jira--Since there is only one person, the commander of the army will storm our city, and there will be no good results, General Weng Jira, don't worry too much......
"If you underestimate the enemy, you will only encounter accidents, after all, after the famous general, you must not be careless-" Weng Jira still said uneasily.
"Hmph, are you afraid of that kid surnamed Qin?" Huang Hedan also said angrily on the side, "It's just a useless person who betrayed the imperial court, what kind of famous general, after saying it, laughing to death?" If General Weng Jira is afraid, the last general is willing to personally lead the troops out of the city for a while, I don't believe that he can lead the troops alone, and he can still stand up to the sky......"
"What did you say?" In addition to being suspicious, Weng Jira himself was also easily angry, and seeing that Huang Hedan was changing to "humiliate" himself, Weng Jira immediately replied sharply - this is not the first time.
"That's enough-" At the critical moment, Timur cheered together, stopping the quarrel between the three of them, "there will be quarrels all day long, and with this idle time, it is better to think of a good strategy to defend the city and break the enemy-the more critical the moment, the more we must unite as one, otherwise once one of the links is loosened, it will be a disastrous consequence!"
Detainted Timur presided over the speech, and the three generals naturally had no more arguments. But in their bones, the three of them are still suspicious and jealous of each other, especially the dissatisfaction of Ulu Wutai and Huang Hedan to Weng Jira, they feel that in terms of military talent, they will not be above Weng Jira at all, so why let Weng Jira be the position of the general of the Chinese army......
"The troops are excellent, the defense of the city is fully armed, and it is not a problem to defend it with force. But the biggest problem of our army now, you should be clear ......" Decaused, Timur deliberately emphasized as if he was on point.
"Is it military rations...... Ulu Wutai replied, "After the failure of the Xuanwei to make Puyan Buhua Town and Defend Yidu, not only the military headquarters of the Shandong side collapsed, but the key also affected the grain and grass problem in the whole territory of Shandong. There was less and less food in the city, and in order to save food, some soldiers in the general's headquarters began to eat bran pickles...... If we are waiting for reinforcements here, we can only inform the imperial court to support from Dadu, but the enemy troops are approaching the city, and it is obviously too late......"
"Yes, solving the problem of grain and grass should be the most important ......" Timur nodded, and then said, "So you have to think carefully about how to solve the problem of grain and grass while defending the city against the enemy." You know, what we're going to face is a protracted war......"
Although the generals had their own ideas, they seemed to have a plan and did not dare to express them, and they gave each other inexplicable looks......
In addition to the hostile sides of Qin Yu and Deyin Timur in front of the city, ten miles behind Qin Yu's camp, Xu Da, the commander of the unified army, also paid attention to the battle ahead at all times. Especially Qin Yu's movements - to be honest, he who has almost no contact with Qin Yu is also very puzzled why Zhu Yuanzhang is so relieved to entrust the siege task to Qin Yu such a "general...... Xu Da gave Qin Yu a military order, ordering him to take Jinan within seven days, in addition to testing Qin Yu, he also wanted to see with his own eyes the talent of this "divine general......
"General, just now the general's subordinates have returned, and they have reported on the military situation on General Qin Yu's side......" Xu Da was waiting in the camp, and his close generals came back to report at this time.
Xu Da naturally had been paying attention to this matter, so he asked anxiously: "A day has passed, how are General Qin Yu's troops moving, or what are their actions?"
The general responded bluntly: "Back to the general, the last general's subordinates reported that General Qin Yu did not take any action today except for stationing his troops two miles away from the enemy city, and he did not even make the slightest movement in the assembly and training of troops, as ......if nothing had happened."
"What are you talking about?" Xu Da also felt extremely surprised after hearing this, "What is Qin Yu's plan?" You must know that the defense of Jinan City is impregnable, and General Ben only gave him 20,000 horses and seven days, which is already a very harsh condition...... It was ridiculous that he had wasted a day in such a leisurely manner and didn't do anything-" Xu Da couldn't think of what kind of medicine was sold in Qin Yu's gourd, and his mood was even a little impatient.
The general thought for a while, and said uninvited: "General, according to the last general, this Qin Yu may not have any ability, general, you give him seven days, right...... Isn't it too wasteful......"
Xu Da still calmed down, took a deep breath, and then asked in a deep voice: "There is no joke in the army, since General Ben has issued a military order, he will continue to implement it according to the military order...... Regardless of whether Qin Yu is really capable or tricky, after seven days at most, he will know by himself......"
"Yes, general......" The general was embarrassed to say anything, and whispered on the side.
"By the way, continue to order someone to observe Qin Yu's every move, and notify me as soon as there is any situation - I want to see how he uses the remaining six days......" Xu Da added, his heart very troubled.
"Yes—" The general continued, then turned and left the tent......
The next morning......
"General Qin, the spies who infiltrated the enemy city last night are back-" As soon as Qin Yu walked out of the camp tent in the morning, some subordinates reported the military situation to him.
When Qin Yu heard this, he immediately came to his senses, and asked anxiously, "Tell me quickly, how is the situation of the enemy army?"
"Yes, General-" said under his command, "In terms of troop formation, the enemy defender of the city will be Timur, and Meng Yuanliang will expand Timur's younger brother, and he will also have Ongir Hob, Ulu Wutai Qisi and Huanghe Danduotai under his command, and divide the three armies on the left and right...... As for the other two points that you emphasized, the general is that in terms of weapons and armaments, the enemy army can be described as full of precision, not only gathering the most elite cavalry units, but also each war horse is even equipped with iron armor, which can be described as invincible in cavalry combat...... But the only weak link is in terms of grain and grass -- I heard that the grain and grass in Jinan City are approaching an emergency, and now they are waiting for follow-up support from the capital, and in order to save grain and grass, some people in the army have begun to eat bran pickles......"
"Very good, this is just as I thought......" After Qin Yu heard this, he seemed to have a good plan in his heart, smiled confidently, and then ordered: "Command the officers and soldiers of the army, assemble in the school field, this general has something important to mention——"
"Yes, General-" Seeing that Qin Yu was so excited, his subordinates guessed that there must be a good way to break the enemy, so they excitedly agreed, turned around and ran to organize the troops to gather......
"Brother Qin, have you really thought of a good way to break the enemy?" At this moment, Murong Ying appeared behind Qin Yu at some point and asked with concern.
When Qin Yu saw Murong Ying, he remembered Murong Fei's entrustment in Nangong Jun's letter, and he couldn't help but be sure in his heart...... Qin Yu smiled at Murong Ying and nodded, and then said an inexplicable word: "Sakura, I thought of a plan, but ...... Sakura-chan, can you promise me one thing?"
"What's the matter?" Murong Ying also asked with doubts, she had never seen Qin Yu ask in such a tone.
Qin Yu said softly: "Sakura-chan, if I have any strange actions in the next few days, can you not suspect me and lead the whole army to fully carry out the order?"
When Murong Ying heard this, her eyes couldn't help but be stunned...... (To be continued.) )