imperial psychologist

Chapter 709
"Of course I took advantage of the opponent's unstable foothold and decisively killed it." Shao Kuan replied.

"What do you think, Mr. Wang?" Bo Ling looked at Wang Meng.

Wang Meng raised the corner of his mouth slightly, pondered for a moment, then shook his head, "There are too few clues, so it's hard to judge."

"How to say?"

"Let's just say 'the situation prevails'. What kind of advantage is it?" Wang Meng stretched out his hand and made a few gestures, "Take our current situation as an example, defense and offense are two different things. Attacking the past also has the advantage. Besides, how do you know that this is not a flaw revealed by the other side, just to break the defense of your city?"

After all, Shao Kuan is not a military commander. Although he was a little uncertain, he still asked in a low voice, "Won't that also delay the opportunity of the battle?"

"That depends on how Master Shao understands 'fighting opportunity'." Bai Ling said softly, "On the battlefield, one side launches an attack on the other side, either because it has an absolute chance of winning in a certain aspect, or because it has a certain belief that it cannot be defeated. Embark on a gamble."

Having said that, Bo Ling paused for a moment, then spoke softly.

"If the two sides are really evenly matched, it is unlikely to fight." She folded her arms and said in a low voice, "At that time, either one side will retreat, or the two sides will sit at the negotiating table."

"Negotiation?" Xue Zian frowned, "What is there to talk about with the Jin people? Wasn't the envoy sent out last night to persuade them to surrender?"

"Yes, it's persuasion." Bo Ling scratched his head helplessly, "That's why I said 'if' and 'assuming' just now.

"Since yesterday, we have noticed that Jin soldiers are constantly sending reinforcements here. It seems that the real war has not yet started, but this is unreasonable."

"What's unreasonable?" Shao Kuan asked.

Bo Ling lowered his eyes, "There used to be an old saying that if you outnumber the enemy by ten times, surround and annihilate them. This year, there was a tribal rebellion within the Kingdom of Jin, and the western front had not ended yet, yet they dared to come and besiege such a well-defended city." An important town... Is it because you think your troops have not been damaged enough?
"Now the northern border has started to snow, and in another half a month, it will be even more unfavorable to them. Why should they come to the siege at this time? We can afford it, can they afford it?"

Wang Meng had been vaguely aware of something from the very beginning, but he couldn't figure it out for a while, and suddenly he had a flash of inspiration, "So that's how it is..."

"So, they must make a quick decision." Bo Ling said in a calm voice, "I also suddenly figured this out last night when I was ambushing in the dense forest... Maybe many people think that the golden soldiers have not yet started to attack the city. But actually, I think their siege ended yesterday."

Xue Zian still didn't understand, "What do you mean?"

"Don't you understand? They just want to cooperate internally and externally, open the city gate quickly, and arrest people for food."

"But all the granaries in the city were burned?" Xue Zian was even more confused, "They came to destroy the city to grab grain, but they burned the grain first to destroy the city... What is this picture?"

"That's possible, I have to ask Master Shao." Bo Ling tilted his head and looked at Shao Kuan.

Shao Kuan was stunned.

Indeed, the two big heads who were hoping to store grain were not on the ground... He was still talking to Wang Meng about it on horseback just now.

"So to say……"

Shao Kuan comprehended Bo Ling's reasoning somewhat belatedly. Although it was also a speculation, it sounded true...and somewhat reasonable.

"If it's as I expected," Bo Ling continued, "then they will almost consider retreating after confronting the envoys, and it won't be worthwhile for them to continue to spend—"

Before the words were finished, a long "report--" came from outside the tent.

When Wang Meng sent someone into the tent, the man bent over and half knelt, the joy on his face was beyond words.

"My lord! The gold thief has retreated!"

However, no one in the camp had a smile on his face, and everyone looked at Berlin with some surprise.

Bo Ling also seemed a little surprised at his ingenious calculations, and after a while, he smiled belatedly, "Lan Zhijun...hasn't changed at all in the past few years."

……

At noon that day, the people in the city set off firecrackers.

At first, everyone didn't understand exactly what happened, but everyone could see it clearly. As soon as the reinforcements arrived last night, the gold thief retreated today—it can be seen that they were saved.

In the military camp in the north of the city, after Xue Ziping returned with his envoys, he also shared what they saw and heard in the Jinbing military camp.

To everyone's shock, the leader this time was not an unknown person, but Qualis, the eldest son of King Arslan.

As for why the warrior did not rush forward as bravely as before, what the envoy saw also gave an answer.

Under Qulix's seat, there has always been a counselor with black hair and brown eyes.

The man was dressed in a thick robe of a golden man, but had a face of a Zhou man, and he remained silent the whole time.

Until the words of the envoy's persuasion angered Quilis, and when the latter was so angry that he was about to kill someone, the man smiled and shook his head slightly, Quelis suppressed his anger and let the envoy go.

"It can be seen that Quaris respects him very much." The envoy concluded, "The cups of other people in the camp are all silver, only the black-haired counselor and the cup placed in front of Quaris's table are made of gold."

"Is he good-looking?" Bo Ling asked suddenly, propping his chin with one hand.

The envoy didn't expect Bo Ling to ask such a question suddenly, and after a moment of silence, he lowered his head and smiled, "He is indeed a rare handsome man. It's a pity that he is dressed like a golden man..."

After answering everyone's confused questions, the envoy withdrew.

Shao Kuan and Wang Meng re-discussed the deployment of the city, and by the way, each drafted a letter and sent it to their immediate superiors.

From the Stone Monkey Town to the ambush in the dense forest, to today's pre-judgment of retreat, Bai Ling's several precise attacks have already left a deep impression on Wang Meng and his party. Now that these matters are discussed again, everyone no longer avoids her. Occasionally unsolicited advice.

Before Shao Kuan left, Bo Ling chased him out and asked him about Li Yiru's whereabouts. Shao Kuan had no impression of him, but promised that Bo Ling would look for him in the city.

Saying goodbye to Shao Kuan, Bo Ling also turned around to leave the barracks, Xue Ziping chased after him, "Where is Mr. Wei going?"

"Go to the clinic in the east of the city," Bai Ling said with a smile, "I didn't have time to look at it last time, so I can take a good look this time...Brother Ziping, you should call me Songqing."

"I'll go with you." Xue Ziping said, "I also have some questions to ask."

"Okay, what brother Ziping wants to ask, just ask."

"Who is Songqing's master? Can you tell me?" Xue Ziping said softly, "If there is a chance to go to Pingjing in the future, I would like to visit him too."

Bai Ling was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and shook his head.

(End of this chapter)