The Empress Kneels in Her Palace to Admit Her Mistakes After Slaying Her Ways in the Female-Oriented

Ren Tianye was a little confused.

Even though he had experienced this many times before, he still found it unbelievable every time he saw it.

It feels like when he enters this female-oriented world, it's like a normal person has entered a mental hospital!

Okay, I won't insult mental patients anymore.

He put down the letter, looked up and said, "This general has agreed to Zhang Liang's request. If he is willing to be my inside man, I will certainly treat him well after the matter is accomplished."

After discussing the agreed-upon signal and deployment with the messenger, Ren Tianye had Wang Ming escort him out.

He, however, was deep in thought.

Zhang Liang does indeed appear to be genuinely loyal; otherwise, the signal for the agreed-upon joint attack wouldn't be so precise, and the information about Sifang City wouldn't be so clear.

However, Ren Tianye did not let his guard down.

After all, their opponent was Ye Fan, who had the potential to be a protagonist.

Ye Fan's way of thinking always seemed impractical, superficial, and based on assumptions. He shouldn't have taken it seriously, but Ye Fan always had some wildly imaginative ideas that were unexpected and could lead to significant losses.

He worried that this was Ye Fan's scheme.

Send Zhang Liang to feign surrender and lure him into a trap!

Therefore, we must be very careful.

"Report!"

The messenger sent by Zhang Liang had barely left when another messenger arrived with the news: "General, yet another person has come to surrender!"

"He claims to be the grain transport commissioner of Sifang City!"

"Another wave?" Ren Tianye was surprised. His army hadn't even set up camp in front of Sifang City yet, and this was already the third wave!

"Bring them here."

Soon a middle-aged man with a limp and a pale face approached. Upon seeing Ren Tianye, he bowed deeply and said, "General, I am Zhu Gui, the grain transport commissioner of Sifang City. I am willing to serve you."

As he spoke, Zhu Gui, the grain transport commissioner, recounted his experiences in Sifang City, then said with a sorrowful expression, "The Li family of Sifang City doesn't treat us like human beings, so I have no reason to be loyal to them."

"Now that I am serving the General, I am willing to offer up all the grain and fodder in the four cities."

As he spoke, he presented the map of the grain and fodder stockpiles in Sifang City that he carried with him. Ren Tianye took it and was immediately shocked.

Holy crap, so much food!

Where did the Four Directions City come from?

Or is this Ye Fan's void productivity?

He said, "I will take this map, and I will also remember you for your great service. However, you are now required to return to Sifang City and guard my grain supplies."

"When I enter the city, you must cooperate with me from the inside and outside, and at the very least, resolutely refuse to provide food and supplies to the soldiers of Sifang City."

"yes!"

Zhu Gui, the grain transport commissioner, was overjoyed and agreed before turning to leave.

Watching his retreating figure, Ren Tianye was still deep in thought. This grain transport commissioner, Zhu Gui, had the same experience as the deputy general, Zhang Liang, which was why they had pledged allegiance to him.

These are all of great use to him, and may even be the key to the decisive victory or defeat in this battle.

The issue is……

Are they truly loyal to the cause?

Or is it a tactic by Ye Fan to lure the enemy?

We need to carefully discern and consider this!

Soon, the army advanced and continued to approach Sifang City. When they reached a point three miles outside the city, they set up camp, made overall preparations, and planned to attack the city.

Night fell, and the sky grew dark.

A messenger rushed in: "General, General, another, another, another person has come to pledge allegiance!"

"Someone else?"

Ren Tianye was dumbfounded. This was really unusual. He was not a man of destiny. He was just attacking Sifang City. How could so many people have pledged their allegiance to him?

Have the messenger bring the man in.

He was dressed in fine clothes and wore a felt turban, looking like a shopkeeper: "General, I am the owner of a grain store in Sifang City, and I have come here to serve you."

"Oh? Why have you come to serve me?"

"General, Li Jiren, the third young master of the Li family, stopped the spread of the plague, saying he had to go pick up Miss Su Xiu. As a result, the plague got out of control and some people have already started to get infected."

"General, if we do not pledge our allegiance to you, we will all become nothing more than withered bones within the Four Directions City."

Li Jiren, the third young master of the Li family?

Should we pause the ignition and go pick up Su Xiu, my sister?

Ren Tianye was speechless.

What kind of monsters and demons are the Li family?!

Suzhou embroidery is just pretty, is it really worth making such a big fuss over nothing?!

"General, I have lived in Sifang City for a long time and can provide you with blueprints of all the alleys in Sifang City."

"Okay, draw it!"

Just as they finished arranging things for the rice shop owner, a messenger rushed in.

Not just one, but one after another.

"General, another person has pledged allegiance."

"General, yet another one has pledged allegiance."

"General, yet another one has pledged allegiance."

"General, yet another, yet another, another person has pledged allegiance!"

……

The messengers were extremely busy.

One by one, those who pledged their allegiance entered the camp.

They were all citizens of Sifang City, including commoners, artisans, merchants, and military households. They were all basically there because the plague was about to spread, and if they didn't join the fight, they wouldn't survive once Sifang City became a dead city.

The information provided is also quite varied.

"General, I can provide information on when the city's defenses will be rotated..."

"General, I can provide information on the distribution of water sources in the city's wells..."

"General, I can guard the military families' residence..."

"General, I can provide the garrison with a secret passage for transmitting military intelligence..."

"General, I know the address of the prostitute that Lord Ye Tiancheng of Yunji City is in love with."

……

As the information became clearer and clearer, Ren Tianye simply handed the matter over to someone else to handle.

His tightly furrowed brows completely relaxed.

Ye Fan could get Deputy General Zhang Liang and Grain Transport Commissioner Zhu Gui to feign allegiance, but he could never get so many poor merchants to pledge allegiance, so...

there is only one truth!

The city of Sifang has lost the hearts of the people!

Moreover, it has ridiculously lost the hearts of the people.

Therefore, the information provided by Deputy General Zhang Liang is accurate.

Of the 20,000 soldiers in Sifang City, 10,000 have already sincerely pledged their allegiance to him, and Zhang Liang is already trying to rouse the remaining 10,000. Even if the results aren't great, they won't be any worse.

The information from the grain transport commissioner was also accurate.

In other words, before anyone else even enters Sifang City, the grain and provisions within Sifang City already belong to him.

In summary, he had a large amount of grain and fodder, 20,000 soldiers, at least 10,000 inside agents in Sifang City, as well as defense maps of Sifang City, street maps, and even information about the city lord Ye Tiancheng's concubine.

He couldn't think of any reason why he could lose this battle!

"Just like Zhan Shubai guarding Yunji City!"

"When the time comes, you always find that the difficulty is far less than you imagined!"

Thinking this, Ren Tianye raised the tent.

He said, "The Four Directions City is right before us. Who is willing to be my vanguard?"

Without hesitation, Zhang Shi knelt down: "General, this humble general is willing to go. I am determined to take Sifang City within a single day!"

Lieutenant Wang Ming hesitated for a moment, then knelt down as well: "General, I am willing to go. I will take Sifang City within half a day!"

Su Jin, who was in charge of the clerk's office, was also in the tent. At this moment, she wanted to go into battle, but she knew that General Ren Tianye would not let her lead the troops. She could only follow the deputy general Wang Ming to make some money.

She mustered her courage and said, "General, I am willing to assist General Wang Ming in taking Sifang City."

Ren Tianye glanced at her and said coldly, "Step back."

"Yes, yes, General!"

"Are you both willing to go?"

"Yes, General." Seeing others vying for it, Zhang Shi replied without hesitation, "Give me ten thousand troops, and I will surely capture the city and kill its lord within two hours!"

Wang Ming also shouted, "General, give me eight thousand soldiers! Within an hour, we will surely capture the city and kill its lord!"

Zhang Shi stood up: "General, give me five thousand soldiers. Within half an hour, I will surely capture the city and kill its lord!"

Wang Ming was equally defiant: "General, give me three thousand soldiers, and I will surely capture the city and kill its lord within half an hour!"

Zhang Shi: "General, I only need a thousand soldiers."

Wang Ming: "General, I only need eight hundred men!"

……