When the prince of no descendants found out that he had a baby, he went crazy

Chapter 242: Insidious Strategy
Shen Hongling often went to the place where her father and brother were stationed since she was a child. She was very sensitive to military matters and quickly said, "Since they are so short of various supplies and food, it is impossible for them to give up the fat piece of meat in Zizhou just because of our arrival.

"That's right." Gu Hua raised the corners of his lips and nodded with a deep look in his eyes: "So everyone should go back and reorganize the army as soon as possible. We should have a battle to fight next, and we will also take over another city by the way."

……

Yuanzhou City.

In order to feed his troops well so that they would have enough energy to attack Zizhou City, Dong Jiancheng solved the urgent problem of supply shortage.

He turned a blind eye to the soldiers who allowed their troops to rob food from the homes of ordinary people. Even when someone reported it to him, he just dealt with it perfunctorily.

If a citizen insists on making a fuss and seeking justice, that person will quickly disappear from public view and his or her body will be found in a mass grave.

The people of Yuanzhou were severely harmed by these bandit-like rebel thugs and secretly hated Dong Jiancheng and the team he led. Because of their despicable and cruel methods, they not only oppressed and exploited them, but also did not allow them to leave Yuanzhou City with their families to escape.

Dong Jiancheng and his deputy generals discussed for a long time but could not figure out how they could attack Zizhou and seize its resources for their own use when the city already had sufficient troops.

A group of rising local forces who had previously only known how to be tyrannical and overbearing racked their brains but could not come up with a solution.

Sitting next to him was the mysterious Mr. Pang, Pang Sangliang, whose face was calm but slightly gloomy, as if hiding all the darkness and evil.

He said: "Let the people clear the way and ram the city gates, take the lead in climbing the ladders, and the army will follow behind, so that we can attack the city with the least casualties."

Dong Jiancheng's eyes lit up after hearing this, as if he had never thought about what would happen to the people who cleared the way for them. He praised, "What a good idea! Why didn't we think of it? It must have been Mr. Pang who was so shrewd and calculating."

"Yes!" Others echoed: "It is impossible for the enemy's defenders to shoot civilians. This gives us the opportunity to attack the city. This is a great idea."

Mr. Pang raised the corner of his mouth imperceptibly, with a smug look in his eyes.

He was originally just a poor and impoverished scholar, and in fact, he was only a little smarter than these rough and rude men who only knew how to use violence. Therefore, he himself had never expected that one day he would be sought after and treated as a guest of honor, and become the one to whom he would give advice.

The people inside were so proud of themselves for coming up with such an unethical strategy and were discussing it heatedly that no one noticed a dark shadow flash by around the corner of the eaves outside the hall where they were discussing.

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In Zizhou City, in the courtyard where Gu Hua temporarily resides.

A masked man dressed in black came up to her...

Then, in the brightly lit conference hall, Shen Hongling and Li Wei sat in the lower two rows, along with Chai Yuangui and Du Tianlin, a group of generals who came with them this time.

There was also Fang Mingzu, the prefect of Zizhou, who was urgently summoned to discuss countermeasures.

When he saw that the person sitting in the first seat was not Li Wei, nor the majestic female general Shen Hongling who came later to lead the troops, but Gu Hua, the lord of Shuzhou who had followed Li Wei last time and reduced his presence without revealing his identity.

Fang Mingzu knelt down with a plop. "I am short-sighted. I didn't recognize you last time. Please forgive me, City Lord."

Gu Hua waved his hand, "No problem."

She wanted to keep a low profile and deliberately reduce her presence. How could she blame others for not recognizing her in time?

"Why did the city lord summon us here today?" Gu Hua: "I just got the news that the people in Yuanzhou want to force the common people to break open the city gates and attack the city to plunder the supplies here. Do you have any strategies to deal with it?"

Zhong Zhengjie, who was upright, frowned and said angrily: "Forcing the people to lead the charge, they can come up with such a sinister idea, which shows the despicable character of the leader of the team.

If such a person wants to conquer the world and become supreme, then God must be blind. "

Everyone agreed with this statement.

Gu Hua nodded. Although she was not a good person, she also knew a saying from the ancients: water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it. How could a team that disregarded the lives of the people and only snatched resources for its own selfish interests go far?

Next, everyone began to take countermeasures against Dong Jiancheng's plan to drive the people to ram the city gates and climb ladders to attack the city. There were their own people mixed in, and a large force was behind them. They wanted to take advantage of the fact that they couldn't bear to attack and shoot the people, and make countermeasures.

……

three days later.

Sure enough, Dong Jiancheng's troops, holding sharp weapons in their hands, drove thousands of civilians to the city of Zizhou.

"Listen, people above, if you don't open the city gates, we will attack the city."

Gu Hua, Li Wei and others standing on the city wall looked down at the people below the city who were trembling in fear and being driven in with swords. Some of them were injured and bleeding, perhaps because of resistance.

The guards on the tower saw the scene below and couldn't help cursing, "Beasts."

Li Wei: "Why would the two armies involve so many civilians and disregard their lives? Anyone who can come up with such a strategy is worse than an animal."

Gu Hua looked from afar at a middle-aged man in the enemy's army who was wearing a long gown with Confucian sleeves and had two mustaches on the corners of his mouth. This man looked at the people being driven out under the city wall with an arrogant look on his face and a smug expression, waving a Zhuge feather fan in his hand. Such a vicious and insidious strategy must have been done by this man.

Gu Hua withdrew his gaze and frowned slightly. The enemy's troops were roughly estimated to be nearly 100,000, and Zizhou City was originally a barren place, so no one had ever thought of garrisoning 10,000 soldiers here, so that would be enough.

She didn't expect that this place would become prosperous after she managed it. After being coveted by others, even if she found something wrong, she would send troops to reinforce it. The people led by Li Wei and Shen Hongling, plus the 10,000 defenders of Zizhou City, totaled only more than 70,000 troops here.

Now the difference in the number of troops between the two sides is nearly 30,000. The combat effectiveness of the 10,000 defenders of Zizhou City and the more than 38,000 people led by Li Wei are both very ordinary.

This time I just hope that the more than 20,000 troops who have undergone several years of rigorous training can perform well, otherwise it is really hard to say who will win or lose in this battle.

Gu Hua looked away and saw a look of shock on Zhong Zhengjie's face. He then looked down at the city with a heavy gaze and followed his gaze...

"Huh!" Gu Hua: "I didn't expect them to be here. It seems they are doing well."

Levi turned sideways and asked, "Master, who are you talking about?"

Gu Hua raised his chin, "Someone who used to work with him."

Li Wei looked at Zhong Zhengjie, whose face was uncertain.

Zhong Zhengjie never expected that in this group of people forcing civilians to die, he would see Liu Ke, Li Shu, and Dongzi who followed behind them, who had been through hardships together in the past but ended up going their separate ways due to some disagreements.

And judging from where they were standing and what they were wearing, they should be leaders of some status in the opposing team...