Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 589 The Cat and the Mouse
The deputy director of the fish's face drooped instantly, he pointed at Gao Xianzhi, and scolded sharply: "Gao Xianzhi, what do you mean?"

"Deputy Manager Yu may have lived a stable life for a long time, and has never seen the ferocity of the Japanese army. Do you think that the rumored massacre of the city is empty words released by Dongying? We came from Baekje, along the way, Dongying Wherever the army passed by, people and animals died! Dead bodies littered the field! Do you really think that the Japanese army is just trash? It's ridiculous, don't you see that they are playing a game of cat and mouse?" Gao Xianzhi raised his eyebrows , snapped.

The King of Silla and his ministers were at a loss, and the deputy director of the fish also turned pale. He didn't expect Gao Xianzhi to dare to contradict him openly.

"Gao Xianzhi, did you talk to the prison officer like this? You are the next to commit a crime, are you going to rebel?" The deputy director of fish snarled sharply while pinching his throat like a drake.

"General Gao, I don't understand the meaning of the general's words. What do you mean by 'cat and mouse'?" King Silla asked.

Gao Xianzhi didn't bother to pay attention to the old eunuch at all, bowed his hands slightly to the King of Silla, and said: "Your Majesty doesn't know something, as far as the general knows, Dongying has a brutal temperament. Last night's battle, I saw the fighting power of Japanese pirates in Dongying. If it wasn't for It's the marshal's clever plan. Let me wait for the night attack and set fire to the Japanese camp. It is not easy to defeat the Japanese army on the right. But even so, our army has killed and injured more than a thousand people. Therefore, the combat power of the Japanese army must not be underestimated. Look. The marshal has long seen the intention of Dongpu. They don't want to have too many casualties, because they are waiting to fight with my Tang soldiers. Therefore, although they have been harassing the cities of all sides, they have not Send out the main force."

After Gao Xianzhi paused, he continued: "At first, I also thought it was strange. According to Dongpu's strength, if [-] troops were concentrated to attack Jincheng, Jincheng would definitely be conquered! However, Dongpu just kept intruding, and did not use the main force to attack Jincheng. Attack. After being instructed by the marshal, I realized that this was intentionally done by Dongpu. They knew that the city of Jincheng was as solid as gold. Although there were not many guards, the people in the city were united in fighting against the enemy. They took up arms to resist them. Conquer, but there will be heavy casualties. At that time, they will be unable to deal with our Tang soldiers and horses. Therefore, they adopted a "cat and mouse" strategy. Constantly harass Jincheng, let the defenders and people in the city Tired of dealing with it. The soldiers and civilians in the city have long been afraid of Dongpu. Such continuous intrusion will make the soldiers and civilians in the city more and more afraid, and thus lose their resistance to Dongpu. By this time, Dongpu will send out a large army, and it will be easy Conquer the Golden City."

After Gao Xianzhi finished speaking, a layer of cold sweat broke out on the foreheads of King Xinluo and the others.

It is true that as Gao Xianzhi said, these days, they have been dealing with all kinds of intrusions from Dongpu, and they are already physically and mentally exhausted.

Although the people in the city voluntarily took up weapons to defend the city, they were just ordinary people after all. Facing the Japanese pirates who came to attack the city, they were more frightened and stayed where they were. die.

At this time, Li Canghai shook his feather fan lightly, and said calmly: "The essence of the game of cat and mouse is to let the mouse run around in fear, until the cat is exhausted and unable to escape, and then swallows it in one gulp." .”

Touching his chin, Li Canghai squinted his eyes and said, "To be able to come up with such a plan, it seems that the commander of the Japanese army has some skills."

The king of Silla was sweating coldly on his forehead, and only then did he know that it was a fluke that Jincheng was able to persist for so many days under the Japanese pirates' attack.

"Marshal Li, since you can see Dongying's tricks, you can definitely solve this crisis for Silla. Xiao Wang is here to salute the Marshal. Marshal Wanwang will show mercy and save the lives of the people in the city!" King Silla hurriedly He stepped down from the throne, came to Li Canghai, bowed his hands to Li Canghai, and said anxiously.

"Your Majesty, you don't need to be too polite, this commander is here to relieve the danger of Silla, this is my duty." Li Canghai said back the courtesy.

Seeing that the king of Silla was so respectful to Li Canghai but ignored him, the deputy director of the fish was a little annoyed.

"Li Canghai, now that you are not the Generalissimo of the Eastern Expedition, how dare you speak so boldly here? Someone, take him down for me!" Deputy Director Yu flashed a trace of cruelty in his eyes, pointed at Li Canghai and shouted sharply.

Hearing this, several guards in black immediately put the iron chains on Li Canghai.

However, at this moment, Li Canghai unhurriedly took out a seal from his bosom.

Several guards in black were surprised when they saw this, and immediately knelt down to salute Li Canghai.

Seeing the black-clothed guard kneel down to Li Canghai, Vice Chief Yu couldn't help being a little angry, but when he saw clearly what Li Canghai was holding, his face suddenly turned pale.

His legs were trembling constantly, his old face was trembling even more, and the amount of rouge on his face had been shaken off.

"As the chief steward of the inner palace, you should have seen this seal, right? Seeing the seal is like seeing the Holy One, why don't you kneel?" Li Canghai stared at the deputy chief fish, and asked without any fluctuation in his voice.

The deputy director of the fish plopped and knelt on the ground, with cold sweat streaming from his forehead, kowtowed to Li Canghai and said: "This old slave sees the Holy One, and may my emperor live forever!"

The eyes of Gao Xianzhi and the others lit up, and the corners of their mouths raised a sneer like joking. They almost forgot that Li Canghai was still holding the jade seal in his hand, which represented the supreme right, the power of life and death!

"Master Supervisor, do you still want to change generals now?" Li Canghai asked lightly.

The Deputy Director Yu touched his head to the ground, kowtowed non-stop, and said: "I don't dare, I don't dare! It was the old slave who made a slip of the tongue just now, I hope the marshal will make amends!"

Everyone sneered, hugging their chests one after another, as if they were watching a play.

For this old eunuch, all the generals are extremely disgusted, and now seeing him make a fool of himself, it is natural to feel very happy.

Li Canghai's tone suddenly turned cold, and he shouted sharply: "You, a little servant eunuch, dare to point fingers in front of this commander? The Holy Majesty gave you the position of supervisor to let you monitor the situation of the battle, how can you deal with your own soldiers?" It’s a pity that you have never even been on the battlefield, and you dare to talk before the generals, it’s ridiculous!”

"Marshal calm down, it's the old slave who has no eyes, and I hope the Marshal will make amends!" Deputy Chief Fish kowtowed tremblingly.

"Just because you were rude to me, I can cut off your dog's head!" Li Canghai said coldly.

Hearing the words, the deputy chief fisherman was so frightened that he sat down on the ground.

"However, because you are not familiar with the battlefield, I will spare you for the time being." Li Canghai snorted coldly.

(End of this chapter)