Whale Falls and Becomes a God

Chapter 103 Peerless Wonder
The 170,000 elite Sui troops, 20,000 warrior monks and 50,000 elite central troops were in the center, with the east and west routes separated on the left and right, with flags flying and swords and spears like a forest, threatening the Liang camp.

However, there was no sign of the Liang camp leaving the camp. There were only countless spearmen and crossbowmen on guard, and no one even came to talk to the Sui army!

"Your Majesty..."

The generals of the Sui army were speechless and looked at Xiao Ying helplessly.

"What do you think?" Xiao Ying asked with a frown.

Dugu Fengfeng's eyes rippled, and she was quite proud and proud as she responded first: "The enemy is obviously scared! Let's persuade them to surrender."

After he finished speaking, Dugu Feng recited in all seriousness, "As the Art of War says: The best strategy is to attack the enemy's plans, the next best is to attack their alliances, the next best is to attack their troops, and the worst is to attack their cities. The enemy is clearly retreating, and we can only attack them by force. So, we should attack their plans... and persuade them to surrender!"

"Not bad! General Feng is quite familiar with the art of war and has made some progress..."

Xiao Ying glanced at Dugu Feng and praised him generously.

Everyone knows that Dugu Feng prefers weapons to women. However, weapons do not include military tactics and strategies; it is simply a matter of inclination towards violence. It is not easy for her to say these words!
Xiao Ying suspected that this was the relevant knowledge and fragmentary memories that Dugu Feng had obtained from the Star Soul Fusion Master... the famous general Dugu Yanyun, and not what Dugu Feng had gained from reading military books!
"We can persuade them to surrender! Plus... surround them on three sides and leave one side open to force them! This will further increase the chances of persuading them to surrender..."

Yang Qingxuan thought for a moment and then suggested, "What if the enemy is loyal to King Shangliang and would rather die than surrender? It would be easier to attack if we surround them on three sides and leave one missing!"

Xie Yingdeng's face changed, and he repeatedly retorted, "That's not right! Don't underestimate the enemy. Don't forget that they have a massive 400,000 troops. Adding in the engineers and logistics, they are three or four times as many as ours. If we only have a third of them, we might not be able to defeat them..."

After he finished speaking, he paused and then continued solemnly, "Even if we can win, it might turn into a pyrrhic victory! It's better to gather forces and attack, crushing them! Most of the enemy troops are civilians, so we don't have to annihilate them all or make them surrender!"

"This..." Yang Qingxuan's pretty face froze, and she was speechless for a moment.

Xiao Ying nodded and looked silently at the military advisor...Princess Wang Caixuan!

Wang Caixuan gritted her teeth, frowned, and thought hard. She hesitantly replied, "Then... let's persuade them to surrender first, while we let the army cook, rest, and recover. Then... we can adapt to the situation. How do you think?"

Wang Caixuan was one of the favorite concubines of Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty. Her beauty and talent would place her among the top ten concubines of the Sui Dynasty. Born into the aristocratic Wang family, she possessed considerable talent and had reached a high level of spiritual cultivation, but she was not one who sought fame or power.

After the Jiangdu Rebellion, the Sui army was seriously short of talent and was carefully selecting and questioning everyone. After careful consideration, Wang Caixuan took the initiative to apply for the position of a civilian.

In fact, Wang Caixuan neither likes the swordplay and iron-blooded strategies of the military, nor is she keen on the intrigue and scheming of the civil service. She is completely forced into this job, a typical self-preservation and survival job!

The Sui army's military advisors and staff were primarily civilian positions, so Wang Caixuan had been chosen for this mission and had no choice but to come. However, she had only a brief cramming knowledge of military affairs, having only briefly read and learned about them, but was not proficient in them. She was also somewhat shy and timid, so naturally, she couldn't offer any profound insights.

This is the defect and disadvantage of the Sui army at this time!

After the fusion of the star soul, Wang Caixuan's talent, potential, and qualifications can definitely make him a famous official, or at least a famous scholar.

With her spiritual realm, knowledge, talent, gentleness and delicacy, she is more than capable of governing a region, but making decisions concerning the lives and deaths of countless people is really difficult for her.

To put it simply, it is a lack of self-confidence, decisiveness, and courage!

The main reason is that Wang Caixuan's mentality has not yet reacted, and due to his elegant temperament, he is obviously not a qualified military advisor, not even a qualified staff member. So far in this battle, he has rarely taken the initiative to make suggestions and fulfilled the duties of a military advisor or staff member. He can only be regarded as a qualified divine cultivator accompanying the army!

The thirty Star Soul Fusion practitioners were the core team selected by Jingwu King Xiao Ying, and were the focus of their training and promotion. Most of them were in a similar situation to Wang Caixuan, requiring time, experience, and training! "Very good! Just as Military Advisor Wang said..."

Xiao Ying nodded slightly, without commenting or analyzing, but responded directly with praise.

"what?"

The elegant and delicate Wang Caixuan covered her mouth and exclaimed in obvious surprise, her pretty face flushed... she was quite excited!
Dugu Feng glanced at Wang Caixuan and said rather assertively, "Then I will go and persuade them to surrender!"

"No... I will go myself! Alone!"

Xiao Ying shook his head without hesitation and then paused before continuing:
"No matter if it's status, authority, or strength, I am the best candidate..."

"No! Your Highness, please think twice! Your Highness is with the army..." Yang Qingxuan's face changed drastically, and she exclaimed in alarm and gave advice!

"It's decided! This is a military order!"

Before Princess Fengming Yang Qingxuan finished speaking, Xiao Ying waved his hand and said seriously, paused, and then quickly continued:
"After I enter the enemy camp, Hong Lingtian will command the monk army, Xie Yingdeng will command the central army, Dugu Feng and Yang Qingxuan will command the eastern and western armies, and the twenty-two monk guards will be deployed to assist and be ready for battle at any time! Those who are negligent... will be punished by military law!"

"Yes!"

Regarding the relationship between Xiao Ying's authority and loyalty and recognition, the generals had different expressions and thoughts, but they all responded solemnly!

……

After a while.

Xiao Ying arranged everything, even put away his original armor, and went to the Liang army camp alone in a simple blue shirt!

"Report..."

With the news coming from the front, the Liang army generals who gathered in the main tent and were worried were in a commotion.

With the deaths of Long Tianxing, Chen Guoren and others, Li Baiyao, who has now become the highest-ranking officer in the Liang army and is temporarily serving as the supreme commander of the Liang army, sneered and spat:

"As expected, the Sui army has arrived to persuade us to surrender! Do you really think we are still under the rule of the Sui Dynasty? How ridiculous!"

Li Baiyao, courtesy name Chonggui, was a native of Anping, Boling. He came from the prominent Boling Li clan, a renowned poet and scholar. The son of Li Delin, the Minister of Internal Affairs and Duke of Anping County during the Northern Qi dynasty, he held a distinguished background and later served in the Sui dynasty, serving as a clerk in the Imperial Court, assisting the Sui crown prince, Yang Yong. Following Yang Yong's dethronement and the ascension of Yang Guang, Li Baiyao was demoted to Sima of Guizhou and later promoted to Magistrate of Jian'an. During the Jiangdu Rebellion, when Shen Faxing, the Prince of Shangliang, swept across the south, Li Baiyao was coerced into becoming one of the prince's most important officials.

In the historical records of Xiao Ying's previous life, Li Baiyao was a famous historian, literary master, poet, etc. He had many titles and was knowledgeable. He had successively assisted the deposed crown prince Yang Yong, the three major rebel kings in Jiangnan, Shen Faxing, Li Zitong and Du Fuwei, and finally persuaded Du Fuwei to submit to the Tang Dynasty. He held many positions and assisted the crown prince Li Chengqian of the Tang Dynasty. He was a very rare person who always took the wrong side and still had a good end!

It is rare in history that he stood on the wrong side every time, yet never betrayed his former master. He persisted to the end and survived, and finally had a good ending. It is a miracle!

This is considered a remarkable person of his generation, one can only imagine his wisdom and abilities!

"When two armies are fighting, they don't kill the envoys! He's just one person, so what's the harm in meeting him? Let's see what the enemy wants to say..."

(End of this chapter)