I really don't want to be a traitor

Chapter 513 Lure the Enemy
On the Haozhou battlefield, the two armies faced off for many days.

The Jin army attacked the city more than ten times, but failed to enter the city.

The best record is that more than a hundred Jin soldiers rushed to the top of Haozhou City, fought with the defenders for a while and then hurriedly withdrew from the city.

"Ah?"

"The Jin dynasty seems to be just a strong one on the outside but a weak one on the inside."

"I am outnumbered and defeated by many. The main city of Haozhou is still as stable as Mount Tai. Some people in the capital want to find fault with me. I am afraid their joy will be in vain."

Prince Wanli had just beheaded two Jin soldiers with his own hands, and Prince Wanli's sword was still stained with blood.

He swung his long sword and shook off the blood stains, showing the demeanor of a battle-hardened veteran.

Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng looked at each other with expressions of hesitation and hesitation.

After all, it was Gao Gong who couldn't help it and said: "Your Highness, the Crown Prince, must not underestimate the enemy. Although the Jin army's attack on the city is not strong, but if I observe carefully, I feel that the opponent did it deliberately..."

"What did you say?!"

Prince Wanli's eyes instantly turned cold, and his tone revealed disgust.

This stubborn old man, who is as stubborn as a rock, has repeatedly opposed himself since he came to Haozhou City.

Wanli wanted to go out of the city to meet the enemy, but Gao Gong blocked him.

Wanli laid out the city defense strategy, Gao Gong criticized and corrected it.

Just now, he clearly succeeded in repelling the enemy again, but Gao Gong said that the Jin army retreated on purpose?

"Lao Gaoge!"

"Could it be that in your eyes, this prince is a mediocre person who doesn't know how to fight?"

Wanli almost said this through gritted teeth.

Those who were able to observe words and emotions a little, such as Chen Yiqin and Yin Shidan, had silently lowered their heads and took a few steps back.

Not only would the two of them not go against Wanli, they didn't even dare to look at the prince at this moment.

Not to mention Zhang Juzheng.

He looked directly at Prince Wanli openly, but his eyes were full of concern and nervousness, as if an old man was caring about his children and grandchildren.

Only the high arch, smelly and hard, never holds back what is in her heart, and always says it out in the most straightforward and unpleasant way.

"Your Highness, I have watched the battle for many days and found that every time the Jin army attacked the city, their tactics changed slightly."

"Nonsense!" Prince Wanli sneered: "Guarding the city alone is as strong as an iron wall. Every time the Jin army fails to attack the city, of course they have to adjust their tactics."

After hearing this, Gao Gong shook his head.

"Do not."

"I feel that the Jin army commander seems to have no actual experience in leading troops and is only good at talking about military affairs on paper."

"But he is taking advantage of every opportunity to attack the city. He is constantly accumulating experience and becoming more proficient. The results are getting better every time."

"Just like the battle just now, the number of Jin soldiers who rushed to Haozhou City was the largest in the past few days."

"It can be seen that the Jin army's command is maturing and it is getting better and better at deciphering our army's city defense deployment..."

Snapped!
Prince Wanli slapped his palm on the top of the city, which actually made a gap in the thick city wall!

"fart!"

"The person who commanded the Jin army was just a Jin official. The Jin Emperor didn't even appear in person."

"You mean, my prince's military strategy is not even as good as that of Jin's ministers?"

"Gao Gong, don't forget, this prince started leading troops to fight more than ten years ago!"

Prince Wanli was extremely angry!

If Gao Gong was not a princeling in the eyes of Ming Dynasty courtiers.

If Gao Gong does not have the strength of the Mahayana realm.

He had already killed the old man with one sword!

Wanli tried his best to suppress his anger, but unexpectedly Gao Gong didn't appreciate it at all.

The old man made an ugly face and shook his head.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince indeed started leading troops very early."

"However, His Highness has suffered many failures in his life."

"I think back then, His Highness met Fan Li at Yunmeng Mountain and fought Zhuge, Zhou Yu and Guo Jia outside Yunzhou City. It could have ended in a disastrous defeat."

"It can be seen that His Highness the Crown Prince should not be specialized in military matters. He should listen to the opinions of minor ministers and others."

After Gao Gong finished speaking, he saw that Prince Wanli was shaking all over, and his eyes seemed to burst out of their sockets!

"Forehead?"

Gao Gong was slightly startled, and then felt at least three hands pulling on his sleeves behind him.

He turned around and found that it was Yin Shidan, Chen Yiqin and Zhang Juzheng.

The three of them looked at Gao Gong with pleading eyes, and they almost had the word "shut up" written on their faces.

"cough!"

Gao Gong finally came to his senses.

He coughed lightly and cupped his hands towards Prince Wanli.

"The wording of the minister is slightly inappropriate, but loyalty can be seen from the sun and the moon. Please calm down, Your Highness."

Ok.

I have seen people admit their mistakes, but I have never seen people admit their mistakes while finding a way out for themselves.

Prince Wanli was shaking even more violently!

If he could, he really wanted to chop Gao Gong with one sword!
"We have information!"

Suddenly, a Jinyiwei Xiaoqi hurried over, knelt in front of Wanli, and held a secret wax pill in his hands.

"This is information approved by Governor Lu Bing. Please give it to His Royal Highness."

When Wanli heard this, his anger subsided slightly, but he was still a little confused.

"Lu Bing and Gu have always been estranged. If he has information, he will not send it to the capital, but he will ask Gu Qin to report it. What does that mean?"

"The villain is only ordered to deliver information and knows nothing about the rest." Jin Yiwei Xiaoqi replied respectfully.

"Go back."

Wanli waved his hand, and Xiaoqi immediately retreated from the tower.

While pushing aside the wax coat, Wan Li asked: "Masters, what do you think Lu Bing's intention is? Could it be that he wants to curry favor with Gu?"

"The prince is the crown prince of the country, so it is reasonable for Lu Bing to want to curry favor with him." Zhang Juzheng smiled and said, "Let's see what information he sends. It's mysterious."

Inside the wax pill, there was only a small piece of paper, but it was densely written in small regular script.

"Xu Ge made great plans, first defeated the Han army, and then annihilated and reinforced the enemy. Ji Han was destroyed in a matter of days."

"If His Highness can make great achievements in Haozhou, then Yan Song will be weak and Your Highness will be strong from now on."

"In addition, I have confirmed something."

"The so-called Emperor of Jin is Fan Li. He is outside Haozhou City at the moment. I hope His Highness can act according to the opportunity."

Prince Wanli read the secret message several times and finally had a smile on his face.

"it is good!"

"it is good!"

"Okay!"

Several cabinet ministers also applauded.

Chen Yiqin smiled and said: "Mr. Xu Ge lived up to expectations. Not only did he defeat the Han army, he even defeated the enemy's reinforcements! This battle has greatly boosted the morale of our Qingliu army!"

Yin Shidan also stroked his beard and said with a smile: "It seems that our Imperial Guard Commander has finally understood the situation and decided to side with His Highness the Crown Prince." Only Zhang Juzheng and Gao Gong were a little hesitant.

They also knew that Ji Han was poor and weak, and they believed in Xu Jie's talent.

However, with Xu Jie's always steady character, he actually achieved great success like this?

"Fan Li?"

Prince Wanli gritted his teeth and read out the name.

He never dreamed that the mysterious Emperor of Jin Dynasty was actually Fan Li?

At this moment, Wanli felt slightly jealous of him!

The throne of the emperor!

The reincarnation of Emperor Xia of his generation, the current Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty, seems to be separated from the dragon throne by the end of the world.

Who is Fan Li?
Just a powerful minister with better luck.

In terms of cultivation, Fan Li is not as good as himself.

In terms of talent and foundation, he is not even qualified to compare with the Xia Emperor!

Originally, Prince Wanli never imagined that he could kill Emperor Jin in the battle of Haozhou City.

Sticking to Haozhou is his bottom line.

If the enemy army can be defeated outside the city, this battle will be even more perfect!
But now, I heard that Emperor Jin is actually that boy Fan Li?

Is it difficult to kill him? !
Prince Wanli crumpled the note in his hand into a ball and stared at several cabinet ministers with burning eyes.

"If you have any good suggestions from the masters, please feel free to tell me."

"The most important thing is to completely annihilate the enemy forces outside the city, including Jin Emperor Fan Li!"

As soon as Prince Wanli finished speaking, Gao Gong said directly: "No!"

But the old man only said two words and shut up.

Because he was embarrassed to find that in addition to the knife-like gaze of Prince Wanli, even the three cabinet ministers had expressions of disgust and rejection.

"I know you are eager to make contributions."

Gao Gong was just stunned for a moment, and his bad temper came back again.

At least he didn't directly attack Prince Wanli. Instead, he turned around and pointed at the noses of Chen Yiqin and Yin Shidan, as if he was teaching his son a lesson.

"Although you are also in the Mahayana realm, you are not generals after all. Can you fill the numerical gap between our army and the enemy with a single act of bravery?"

"Three hundred thousand versus four hundred thousand, the advantage is not on our side..."

"When two armies fight, the brave one wins."

Zhang Juzheng suddenly spoke.

"The Western Front was defeated. I believe the enemy troops outside the city will receive the news soon."

"If we wait until the morale of the Jin army declines and then charge out, we will definitely have a great victory."

"The most troublesome thing is the huge number of enemies and the minister of the Jin Kingdom. He has the strength of the Mahayana realm."

"Trying hard to the soldiers, let them defeat the large numbers first."

"The four of us in the Mahayana realm will surround and kill one person on the opposite side, there will be no problem."

"As for His Highness the Crown Prince, he can personally hunt down Emperor Jin...Fan Li, his cultivation level is only at the Hedao realm, and there is no way he can be a rival to the Crown Prince."

After a brief pause, Zhang Juzheng also felt a little high-spirited.

He let out a long sigh and said in an encouraging and affirmative tone: "As said, this battle is enough for His Highness the Crown Prince to achieve unparalleled achievements!"

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That night.

The moon is pale and the stars are sparse, and you can't see your fingers inside and outside Haozhou City.

It is not that difficult for a Mahayana master who is good at concealment to sneak out of the city quietly at this time.

Even though, during the day, his identity is Xiaoqi, the Imperial Guard of the Ming Dynasty.

This man put on night clothes and blended perfectly into the black clothes.

Not long after, they returned to the Jin army camp smoothly.

"Your Majesty, the forged information has been sent."

As Jing Wudi spoke, he applied special pharmaceutical powder on his face.

The face that originally belonged to Jin Yiwei Xiaoqi immediately melted away like ice water, revealing Jing Wudi's true appearance.

"Thank you for your hard work, Aiqing." Fan Li nodded.

Where is the good news?
Everything was just Fan Li's arrangement.

The spies of the Jin Dynasty Supervisory Office had already sneaked into the Ming Dynasty and intercepted all information coming and going from Haozhou City.

During these days of siege, more than thirty Jinyiwei spies were intercepted and killed!
Of course, the Overwatch Council's personnel have also suffered losses.

But it's all worth it.

Fan Li thoroughly understood the rules and routines of the enemy's intelligence exchanges, and successfully forged and set up this plan.

"Early tomorrow morning, the entire army will slowly retreat."

"Yes!"

The next morning, when the sky was dark, the defenders on Haozhou City seemed to hear the bustling noise outside the city.

At first, they thought the enemy was going to attack the city again.

It's just that the fog filled the air in the early morning, and the soldiers with low cultivation couldn't see clearly what was happening outside the city.

After a while, the soldiers felt that the outside of the city had become quiet again.

Occasionally, some sounds seemed to come from further away.

At this time, they had not thought that after continuously attacking the city for many days, the enemy would take the initiative to evacuate!

Finally, after another half an hour, the morning fog dispersed.

They finally saw clearly that in the open fields outside the city, the enemy camps that were originally as dense as a walled city disappeared, leaving only an open space and a small amount of abandoned baggage!
"Enemy...enemy troops withdraw!"

The intelligence officer hurriedly ran to report to Prince Wanli.

"Chase!"

Prince Wanli made his decision immediately without even thinking about it.

"No!" Gao Gong hurriedly stopped him and said, "Don't chase after poor bandits, be careful of fraud!"

Wanli was about to curse when Zhang Juzheng said: "Mr. Gao Ge is right. Even if Fan Li receives news of the defeat on the Western Front, he may be pretending to retreat to lure the enemy. In ancient times, good soldiers will stay even if they are defeated." The backhand will never retreat."

Seeing that Zhang Juzheng had white hair and looked older than Gao Gong, Wanli compromised.

"Send out all the elite guards in Haozhou City!"

"Find out the truth and report back quickly!"

Half a day later, the first batch of Jin Yiwei who went out to investigate came back.

"The Jin army retreated slowly and in an orderly manner, which was indeed a sign to lure the enemy."

After another half a day, the second batch of Jin Yiwei came back drenched in sweat.

"His Royal Highness!"

"The Jin army did not see our pursuit, abandoned their baggage, and quickly fled south!"

"In two hours at most, they will escape from the Ming Dynasty!"

At this time, without the need for an order from Prince Wanli, the four cabinet ministers spoke at the same time: "Assemble the entire army and go out of the city to pursue the enemy!"