Water Margin begins as a captain in Yanggu County

Chapter 177: Money and food are in our hands!
Reinforcements arrived. They finally arrived amid the increasing number of ladders, carts, and catapults used by the government troops.

Perhaps Fang Tianding also knew that if things continued like this, even if Hangzhou had 200,000 or 300,000 troops, it would only be a matter of time before the city fell.

The Grand Marshal of the Nation, Si Xingfang, and the Grand Marshal of the Nation, Li Tianrun, both arrived, with an army of 200,000 bandits under their command, including more than a thousand cavalry.

Su Wu's cavalry kept sending out and kept coming back...

The bandits were not marching very fast, as if they were heading towards Hangzhou, but they kept stopping and starting and were not in a hurry. The two large banners of Si and Li were very majestic.

Su Wu also knew that the two great marshals had a good strategic idea. This was a kind of containment, which meant preventing the government troops from attacking the city with their full strength. Su Wu could even wait for the government troops to attack the city and then attack from behind, thus defeating the government troops' formation.

They are not stupid.

In Tong Guan's tent, all the generals gathered together and were discussing.

Everyone knew what the enemy army was planning, and they just wanted to see how the battle would be fought.

Today is the combat meeting, and Zhu Wu, Xu Guanzhong, Wu Yong and Wen Huanzhang are also in attendance.

Tong Guan waved his hand and said, "Today we are discussing the war, everyone present, just speak freely."

Liu Yanqing spoke first: "Since the enemy reinforcements have arrived, this is General Su's strategy of surrounding and attacking the reinforcements. We should attack the reinforcements first. Once the reinforcements are destroyed, the morale of the troops in Hangzhou will surely be weakened. However, the reinforcements are not coming straight, and they are dragging their feet. If we chase them and attack them, I'm afraid they will retreat again. This kind of dragging and tumbling is a delaying tactic of the enemy..."

The words are very clear, and it can be seen that war is not something that can be started immediately just because anyone wants to. It is very complicated.

Tong Guan nodded: "Then let's think of a solution..."

As he spoke, Tong Guan went to see Su Wu, and Liu Yanqing also came to see Su Wu, and even all the generals in the venue came to see Su Wu.

It seems that everyone knows that General Su must be very wise. Let's see if General Su has any solution first...

General Su turned around and looked at Zhu Wu first.

Zhu Wu came and said, "Zhu Wu, the governor of both routes of Jingdong, greets the prime minister and all the generals!"

Everyone nodded, and Su Wu urged directly: "Just tell me!"

Zhu Wu nodded: "Now, it is not difficult to defeat the bandits. The difficulty lies in how to fight with them. It is inevitable that we should lure the snake out of its hole. The bandit reinforcements are waiting for our army to attack the city. As long as we attack the city, they will come by themselves. So we just need to attack the city!"

Zhu Wu paused, also waiting for everyone's reaction.

Su Wu said: "Go on..."

Zhu Wu nodded again and continued: "When the enemy reinforcements come, it will be a field battle. In a field battle, cavalry is exactly what is needed. The army in Jingdong has more than 3,000 light and heavy cavalry. The cavalry of the various parts of the Western Army gathered together also has more than 3,000. The Hedong Army also has 700 to 800. Together, our cavalry will be about 7,000. We can use these 7,000 cavalry to fight against the 200,000 enemy reinforcements and win!"

Tong Guan heard this and looked at Su Wu and asked directly, "Can we win?"

Su Wu nodded confidently: "We can win!"

Tong Guan looked at Liu Yanqing again, and Liu Yanqing immediately replied: "General Su said we can win, then we can definitely win!"

Tong Guan thought for a moment and said, "This plan is feasible. Do you have any other suggestions?"

Su Wu turned around and left, then looked at Xu Guanzhong again.

Xu Guanzhong stood up, bowed to both sides, and started to speak directly: "Prime Minister, generals, with this plan, why don't we treat these two battles as one..."

"Hmm?" Su Wu turned his head again.

Xu Guanzhong went on to say: "Our army has about 80,000 soldiers and generals, which is sufficient. If we pretend to attack the city and attack the reinforcements, it may be easy for the enemy to see through it. Once the reinforcements turn around and leave, it will be even more difficult to lure the enemy out of the hole. It is better to really attack the city and really attack the reinforcements, and directly lead the reinforcements to Hangzhou City, so that the enemy troops on the top of the city can see it clearly with their own eyes. With only 7,000 cavalry, we can disperse the enemy reinforcements in one go, and the morale of the soldiers on the top of the city will be immediately shaken, which will be more conducive to the siege. The effect will be more significant. Two battles will be fought at the same time, and the city will be broken in one fell swoop!"

When Tong Guan heard this, his eyes lit up and he looked at Su Wu, who also nodded slightly.

Wu Yong suddenly stood up and said, "This is a very good plan. It can also prevent the northern army from taking advantage of the situation. The northern army will never expect that our army will fight two battles at the same time, and they will never expect that they can break the city in one fell swoop even though they are attacked from both inside and outside. In this way, we can not only catch the bandits off guard, but also catch the northern army off guard."

At this time, Su Wu's face was already smiling. Wu Yong, ah Wu Yong, it seemed that he was doing it again.

Su Wu turned around to look again, and couldn't help but wonder whether these four military advisors under his command had already had some exchanges before the meeting.

As expected, Wen Huanzhang also stood up and said, "Prime Minister, generals, the battle to defend the city is like tense and fighting bravely. If the enemy troops in the city suddenly see reinforcements coming, they will think that our army will retreat and attack outside the city first. They will certainly relax and think that the defense of the city has been accomplished. In this case, if our army fights bravely again, we may get unexpected gains!"

All four people spoke, and they explained several aspects clearly and analyzed them extremely thoroughly.

The strategy becomes clearer.

Su Wu was very relieved to hear this. He had thought about it before and had a similar method, but none of them had thought it through as clearly as these four people.

Liu Yanqing was filled with envy and said with a smile, "I wonder where General Su recruited such a good military advisor. I am really envious..."

When Liu Yanqing praised them, Zhu Wu, Xu Guanzhong and the other three all smiled, and they felt even happier in their hearts.

Tong Guan also smiled and said: "Well done, very well done!"

Su Wu stood up, looked around, and then said, "Then let's lead the enemy reinforcements to Hangzhou City. This place is more open and has fewer waterways, which is more conducive to cavalry galloping. Prime Minister, generals, how about we make a plan like this?"

Tong Guan looked around and said, "Okay, let's make the plan like this! Ziqing, you decide who will go first, who will be the second, and who will lead the cavalry!"

Tong Guan had already taken the initiative to say this, so he just let Su Wu issue the order in the army.

Su Wu bowed first and then looked at everyone.

The man who requested the battle had already stood up: "Prime Minister, General, I, Han Shizhong, am willing to go first. I was really frustrated in the previous battle. This time I will go first and try to break the city. I will sign a military order. If I fail to break the city, I will bring my head to you."

Su Wu smiled slightly, and saw Wang Xun stood up anxiously: "No, no, no, let's do it like last time. I will go first, and let the Wuzhou soldiers enter Hangzhou first. You can also sign a military order. If you fail, you will die!"

These two were fighting again. Su Wu actually had a plan in mind, but he didn't say it. He just said, "In these two battles, General Manager Liu and I will lead one side each, and the Prime Minister will be in charge of the central army. I will speak first, and I will lead the cavalry to attack the reinforcements, while General Manager Liu will take charge of the siege. Is that okay?"

Liu Yanqing smiled and stood up: "Why not! General Su has fought two battles with the bandits, so he is a natural fighter. This siege should not be difficult. As long as General Su defeats the reinforcements, the city will surely fall! Then it depends on General Su's bravery!"

Su Wu nodded and smiled, then asked, "Then let me select the generals?"

This is a question to Liu Yanqing, and it is also a basic respect.

Liu Yanqing gestured: "General Su, please!"

Su Wu looked around and said loudly: "Han Shizhong!"

"I am here!" Han Shizhong looked happy.

"You are skilled in archery and horse riding, and brave in battle. Now is the time for you to make great achievements. This time, you will lead the cavalry of the Western Army and follow me as the vanguard!" Su Wu said this because he only recently learned that Han Shizhong also had excellent archery skills and could pull a two-stone strong bow.

It was also that Su Wu wanted to fight a battle with Han Shizhong against the bandits who came to reinforce him. With two great marshals, if he brought Han Shizhong with him, the situation would be very different.

But Han Shizhong was stunned.

Su Wu came over immediately and asked: "Why? You still don't want to climb first?"

Han Shizhong said quickly: "No, no, it's just a little unexpected. Just think of it as the first to climb the mountain. Since I am the vanguard of the cavalry, why not? I will follow the general into battle and die!"

Su Wu nodded and said, "Wang Xun of Wuzhou!"

"The general is here!"

"Wuzhou soldiers, go ahead and climb the mountain first!" Su Wu's military order was as heavy as a mountain.

"Understood sir! If we fail, we will die. We shall be willing to die a hundred times and we will definitely take the city!" Wang Xun was extremely excited. He was finally going to prove himself. Last time, he had fewer equipment and fewer people.

This time, with so many weapons and the entire army going out to attack, we will definitely take the city!
Su Wu added, "This time we will attack the city from all sides. Wang Xun's troops will lead the attack on the city gate. On the left wing, Lu Da's troops will lead the attack on the right wing. On the left, Guan Sheng's troops will lead the attack on the left wing. On the right, General Wang Yuan's troops and Xuan Zan's troops will follow Guan Sheng. Yao Pingzhong's troops will be in the center to protect the prime minister. Yang Weizhong's troops and Wu Song's troops will form two formations. We'll see which one has the best situation and then attack!"

To break the city, once a gap is created, more troops must be deployed immediately to expand the results of the battle. Wu Song was waiting for this moment.

Everyone stood up, all following orders.

Su Wu looked at Liu Yanqing and asked, "General Manager Liu, is this okay?"

Liu Yanqing just nodded: "Very good!"

Su Wu pointed out: "Seven thousand cavalry, Han Shizhong will lead three thousand cavalry of the Western Army to dig the gap in the center, Lin Chong will lead a thousand heavy cavalry to wait for an opportunity to move, and the cavalry on both wings, Hua Rong will lead the left and Hu Yanzhuo will lead the right!"

"Yes, sir!" Several people stood up and received the order again!

"There are two more things to do. The first thing is, don't chase the enemy. The cavalry doesn't need to chase them too far, just defeat them. The second thing is, once the city is breached, open the city gate first, and then the cavalry will enter. The bandits will surely flee everywhere. Killing the bandits is a small matter, but the money and food in the city should be seized at the first time, and they must not be missed! When the cavalry enters the city, they only look for money and food, and the infantry will kill the bandits and drive them out of the city."

What Su Wu said was the essence of the matter. Once the city was broken, the bandits in the city, who were not well organized to begin with, would surely flee in all directions. Chasing and killing them was inevitable, but it was not the main thing. The money and food in the city were of paramount importance and must not fall into Tan Zhen's hands.

Of course, any army entering the city would inevitably encounter bandits. There were simply too many bandits in the city, as many as two or three hundred thousand. If they wanted to find money and food, they would have to kill bandits along the way.

When everyone heard this, they knew what was going on. In fact, everyone's eyes were shining. This time they all knew that they were going to get rich.

There is nothing wrong with getting rich. Making money can also boost military morale.

Su Wu added: "The war is over, and all the tribes will be rewarded handsomely!"

Besides the shining eyes of the crowd, there were more smiles. Everyone believed what Su Wu said. If General Su said there would be a huge reward, then it must be the highest reward possible. That must mean getting rich!

It can’t be fake!

The people present even looked at each other with smiles on their faces. The city had not been taken yet, but everyone knew that as long as they risked their lives this time, they would be rewarded with a huge fortune.

Liu Yanqing also laughed: "Then let General Su divide it first..."

This is human nature.

Su Wu only replied: "All tribes are treated equally. All victories will be rewarded generously. Those who have made contributions and their troops will be rewarded even more generously!"

It depends on who makes the contribution!
In the Song Dynasty, money is the most effective currency.

If money could buy death, it would actually be the cheapest way in this era. Unfortunately, at the most critical moment of the Song Dynasty, money was not available.

If money can buy the heads of Liao and Jin people, then it is the best deal no matter how expensive it is. Even if it is five hundred strings of cash per head, it is actually not expensive. When the Jin Kingdom was at its strongest, it only had an army of about 50,000. How much money can it be worth?
Twenty-five million strings of cash would be enough to buy all the heads of the Jin people...

How much is 25 million strings of cash? At this moment, the annual taxes and fiscal revenues of the Song Dynasty are only 15%, and the military expenditures are about 20%. Is this expensive?
If after the fall of the country, someone told Song Huizong Zhao Ji that if he took out 25 million strings of cash, he could avoid the fall of the country, kill all the Jin people, dominate the world, become a powerful ruler, and leave his name for eternity, Zhao Ji would have pawned his belt, or even personally plundered Bianliang, to raise the money to buy the heads of the Jin people.

Unfortunately, there are no ifs in this world.

It’s a pity that the Song Dynasty’s money would rather be snatched away effortlessly by the Jin people than be delivered to the soldiers.

Those high-ranking officials, those wealthy families, even if they would die, their wives and daughters would be raped, would not give money in advance to the soldiers...

If there are really elite soldiers who can be rewarded, in a crucial battle, with 50,000 soldiers, each person will be rewarded with 100 strings of cash, which would be no more than 5 million strings of cash.

An army of one hundred thousand men has only ten million strings of cash.

However, the imperial court could never come up with so much, and the rewards would never continue.

Just ask, when the city of Bianjing was captured, how much money did the Jin people loot from Bianjing?
Silk, 54 million rolls. Large satin, 15 million rolls. Gold, 3 million ingots, silver, 8 million ingots. I don't know how many copper coins there were, so many that I couldn't even carry them all. Then there were women, livestock, and grain, which were worthless...

This is just the case in Bianjing, not to mention other places. Even the rapid decline of the Jin Dynasty was largely due to inflation!

Soldiers received a lot of money, but they couldn't buy much. Even the Jin Dynasty still had paper money. To pay a soldier, a cart had to be used to carry the money. How could the Jin people understand economics?

The rapid collapse of the Jin Dynasty's military was not only due to hedonism, but also because of extreme inflation.

In other words, sometimes too much money is not a good thing. Money should match the amount of materials produced by society.

The amount of materials produced by society has not increased, but the amount of money has increased, whether it is paper money or gold, silver or copper, which will inevitably lead to inflation.

In other words, for ordinary people, the more money the better, and this is very important.

But money is not that important to Su Wu at this moment. No matter how much Su Wu makes, he actually has only one purpose, which is to spend it. Gold, silver, copper, cloth and silk actually have no meaning to Su Wu.

No matter how much money Su Wu saved, it was meaningless. Only when he spent the money would it be meaningful to him. This is like a country. No matter how much money is saved in the treasury, it is just paper. It is meaningful to put the money out, put it into society, and put it where it should be used.

This is the economic difference between organizations and individuals.

Su Wu had to keep making his cake bigger. As long as the cake got bigger and bigger, Su Wu could always get money. Once the cake was not big enough, no matter how much money he had, it would be gone at any time.

So, Su Wu no longer needs to save money. He has to spend it desperately and find ways to spend it.

As long as the money is spent meaningfully, spending it on these elite soldiers is meaningful.

The money that Su Wu brought back must also be spent, whether it is to buy supplies from other places or to invest in construction.

Even if there is not enough money to spend, you have to keep spending by borrowing or robbing money. You have to turn money into something tangible; this is the way for an organization to grow and develop.

At this moment, for Su Wu, borrowing money is not a problem, and it is not a problem if he cannot pay it back for a while. As long as he can borrow it and spend it.

Searching and hiding, being stingy and reluctant to give away, for Su Wu at this time, that meant he was heading for a dead end, and in the end, he would die lying in a pile of metal scraps.

It's just like the Song Dynasty, which eventually died in metal scraps. After death, the metal scraps were snatched away by others, and the robber also died like this in the end!
Just think of these as wealth, but they have never been wealth. For a large organization, for a force, for a country, these have always been curses.

Inside the big tent, the meeting where everyone gets rich has been held, and everyone is looking forward to this grand feast of wealth.

Many generals returned to their armies to convey General Su's instructions to their subordinates: get rich, everyone get rich.

If General Su says we will get rich, then we will definitely get rich!
Su Wu also intended to create such a personality and people's hearts, which will definitely play a huge role in the future.

Just wait until the day when, on the most cruel and bloody battlefield, General Su will say something there and say that he has money.

All the soldiers believed that General Su would have money to give and would definitely give it!
Even if the war is urgent, the money cannot be delivered in time or something else...

Everyone must also have complete faith in General Su, and the money will definitely be given!
This matter is very important!
We must avoid tragedies like the one where a general died in battle because of lack of rewards.

Why was Su Wu so prepared at this time?

Because of Su Wu's arrival, although he may not have the highest official position on the battlefield between Song and Liao, he must be the backbone of the armies in front of him.

In the future, on the battlefield between Song and Jin, as long as Su Wu goes to the battlefield, he will definitely be the backbone of the country.

Therefore, it is time to start building the character and people’s hearts.

Just look at General Su riding his horse back and forth in the army. Soldiers everywhere, when they see General Su, all smile from the bottom of their hearts.

Su Wu also deliberately showed up in various armies from time to time. The war was about to start and the army was preparing for war everywhere. Su Wu was inspecting the preparations of various armies.

Among these elite soldiers who have fought in the battlefield countless times, none of them felt sad about dying in the battlefield. In fact, many of them were smiling, and they seemed to be eager to try.

This is how money should be spent!
Including the 1.7 or 1.8 million strings of money and grain that Su Wu had given out before, it was not without meaning. These people in front of them believed in Su Wu's words about getting rich, and that was bought with the more than 1 million strings of money before!
Why did the Qin Dynasty rise?

It's the same thing!

Daqin, at the beginning, had more land to share! Su Wu, at this time, had more money to share!
that is it!

Even if the army issued an order to do some tedious tasks, the soldiers did not complain about the hardship or fatigue and were full of enthusiasm.

First, push the ladder trucks to the front of the camp, spread them out to the left and right and place them in a line. All the soldiers are willing to lend a hand, enjoying it, and even want to work faster.

They headed forward to fill in the trenches that had been dug a few days ago and create many roads. The soldiers were also very enthusiastic.

At night, the cavalry patrolled more often to prevent the enemy troops from sneaking out of the city to attack. They were very happy while patrolling, but there were also complaints. They just asked, "General Su, why haven't you beaten the drums to gather the troops? How many more days do we have to wait?"
It was a patrol, and something unexpected happened. I saw someone crawling on his stomach in the trench in the dark night.

A team of more than a dozen cavalrymen immediately rushed forward to kill and seize the enemy.

The leader, however, stopped them and said, "If they are one or two people, three or five people, you don't have to take them. Just let them go."

His subordinates also came to ask: "Why?"

The leader whispered to his subordinates, "The captain said that it was General Su's order, so just send them out to pass the message. Just pretend that nothing was discovered and let them crawl slowly..."

"Ten strings of money for each head..." The man under his command was reluctant to give it.

The leading soldier said, "This is nothing. Just fight your way into Hangzhou and I'll make sure you can build a few big tiled houses when you get home!"

"Okay, okay..."

On the second day, the Northern Army, inside the big tent, was also discussing military matters.

Tan Zhen took the letter sent by Tong Guan and said, "On the morning of the 23rd day of the first lunar month, which is the day after tomorrow, the southern side will attack the city. Please discuss it..."

What to discuss?
Everyone was silent. The atmosphere in the big tent was indeed a bit depressing. Ever since Su Wu killed people here and left, how could the generals muster any passion in their hearts?
Xin Xingzong said, "Please give me your orders, sir!"

Tan Zhen nodded, looked around, and said, "Just let them attack the city. They have clearly received reinforcements from the southwest, but they still want to attack the city. Tong Guan, maybe he is not stupid, but too confident."

Everyone nodded when they heard this. This was true. At this moment, if they did not attack the reinforcements first but instead attacked the city, that would be overconfidence and was totally against the principles of military strategy.

Why are you so confident?

Do you really feel like you can defeat a hundred people alone?

Xin Xingzong thought differently. He frowned slightly and said, "There are several strong armies over there. Maybe we can really attack from both sides without being defeated..."

Tan Zhen waved his hands and said, "Don't think about them anymore. Just let them attack the city. Send more cavalry to the south. If the city cannot be taken, there will be heavy losses and the army will be demoralized. Then it will be up to us. If it is true as General Xin said, the city is in danger, just report it. We will immediately gather troops and attack the city from the north. By then, the elite of the bandits will be in the south city. We can just sit back and reap the benefits. Break the city first and rely on you to serve us!"

Xin Xingzong agreed with this and just said: "I will go first. The enemy's elite troops are in the south. I will break the city from the north first. It will not be difficult."

Tan Zhen immediately said: "After entering the city, we will find the money and food and keep them in our hands!"

How could Xin Xingzong not understand? He nodded and replied, "Yes, sir!"

Everyone looked up at this moment, and the atmosphere suddenly became quite lively. It must be said that Mr. Tan's plan was really good. If it succeeded...

Everyone knows that all the money, grain, and cloth in Hangzhou have been looted by thieves. Hangzhou is a big and wealthy city, so that must be a huge amount of money.

If we go into the city and grab it first, wouldn't it be...

It seems like... getting rich is just around the corner, and the atmosphere is no longer depressing.

"I will also fight in the battlefield!"

"I will die a hundred times!"

"The last general is also willing to be a pioneer!"

"I don't want to be left behind!"

Tan Zhen looked around and felt relieved, but he was not stupid. He just said, "General Xin should go first. Now that this matter is settled, there is no need to argue any more."

Everyone was helpless. Xin Xingzong really felt that he had been honored and respected. He bowed and said, "The city must be taken. The military order is signed. I will guarantee it with my own head!"

Tan Zhen nodded seriously and waved his hand: "Everyone, please disperse. I want to have a few words with General Xin..."

Everyone dispersed, but everyone felt unhappy again...

No matter how you look at it, you are all Tan Zhen's trusted men, but now, you have been outshined by an outsider. I wonder what the two of them were whispering in the big tent?
Is it about dividing the money? Will Mr. Tan take all the money and grain in the city? Will he give more to Xin Xingzong?
What about others? What is the rule? How much can they give?

Everyone looked at each other, whispered to each other, and slowly dispersed...

There were only two people in the big tent, and Tan Zhen was already asking: "We should think of a way to make the thieves feel at ease in the North City and really transfer all the elite troops to the South City..."

Xin Xingzong said, "On the 23rd, the southern side beat drums to gather troops and line up. We just don't move. If our camp doesn't move, the southern side will send out all its elite troops. The enemy will have a hard time fighting, so they will transfer the elite troops in the north city to the south city..."

Tan Zhen shook his head: "This is not enough... We should make the thieves feel more at ease and dispatch troops to the south of the city calmly!"

Xin Xingzong frowned and thought, this is a difficult matter, could he really be in collusion with the thieves?

Then...

Xin Xingzong looked at Tan Zhen, a little hesitant to say anything, as he was still really guilty about colluding with the thieves and didn't dare to say anything.

Tan Zhen came and said, "Well, find someone who can draw a strong bow, and shoot this letter from Tong Guan into the city, so that the bandits know the time when Tong Guan will attack the city, and they can make preparations. This is the first purpose. The second purpose is to let the bandits in the city know that the imperial court and the official army are not in harmony... In this way, when they see that our army is not moving, they will feel more at ease and can concentrate on guarding the south of the city!"

"Like this..." Xin Xingzong's eyes widened. This was also something he had learned a lot.

Tan Zhen added, "What are you afraid of? This is not collusion with the bandits. Only if you and I make great contributions this time and make Tong Guan suffer a setback, we can gain more trust from the government, and you gentlemen can also speak for us. This is our future! The bandits will be destroyed anyway, not by Tong Guan, but by you and me."

Xin Xingzong heard this several times and nodded: "This matter will be handled."

"Go quickly so that the bandits can prepare early." Tan Zhen had already handed over the letter sent by Tong Guan.

Xin Xingzong took it, went to do his job, and shot the letter to the top of the city wall.

What is Fang Tianding doing at this moment?

Standing on the south wall of the city, he saw that the number of ladders outside the city was increasing, totaling to more than thirty. He became more and more anxious, thinking that the day of siege would not be far away.

At this point, he also knew that the last time the government troops attacked the city, it was a test and also a drill. Fang Tianding saw the effect of the drill clearly and felt really uneasy.

Just look at these thirty-odd ladders coming again, spreading out from under the city wall...

Those brave first climbed up...

Fang Tianding only asked: "Why haven't we seen any reinforcements outside the city yet?"

Lou Minzhong replied, "Maybe they are coming soon. Maybe they are already on the way. They will arrive as soon as the government troops attack the city!"

"Will they really come?" Fang Tianding felt uneasy.

"It will definitely come!" Lou Minzhong was very confident.

Just look outside the city, and you can see all the actions of the government troops. All the preparations for the siege are in full swing...

Fang Tianding asked again: "Why can't we go out of the city and fight to the death? Why can three hundred thousand soldiers only wait anxiously in this city?"

This question... Lou Minzhong actually didn't want to answer, does His Royal Highness really not know? In fact, His Royal Highness knows.

But Lou Minzhong still replied: "Your Highness, if we were to go to war, we would have gone out long ago. However, the government troops are too elite, and our army does not have many elite troops. The rest are a mob. If we really fight in the field, we will inevitably lose more than we win. Besides, the government troops are already besieging the city. There are ravines everywhere. How can an army of 300,000 soldiers be deployed? The government troops have many cavalrymen, and they can gallop back and forth..."

Fang Tianding looked around and suddenly asked softly, "Can we break through?"

Lou Minzhong was stunned when he heard this, and he also looked around. Fortunately, he spoke softly and no one heard him, so he also replied softly: "A small group of people may be able to break through, but a large army will find it difficult..."

There is something else that has not been said, which is that they are still disguising themselves, but in fact they are just going to sneak away. The city is so big that if a siege really breaks out, the government troops will definitely have a backup plan to prevent a breakout. If they are really defeated, as long as they don't leave with the large group of people, the possibility of escaping is quite high.

Because the government troops are short of manpower, they will only intercept large groups of people and will let small groups go...

"Report..." Under the city wall, fast cavalry came from the north.

"What's the matter?" Lou Minzhong turned around and asked.

A letter had arrived. Lou Minzhong opened it and read it first. He was shocked at first, but also frowned deeply.

The letter was also presented to Fang Tianding for review...

Fang Tianding was delighted at first, but also worried, and asked, "Is this a conspiracy by the government troops?"

Lou Minzhong was also in deep thought. He understood the meaning of the letter, but how credible was it?
Lou Minzhong didn't dare to answer with any certainty...

(Brothers, eight thousand in total. It has been a little less every day recently. In two days, I will definitely update more...)
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