"Get up. After this matter is settled, you can follow me back to the capital in a few days."

As the Spirit King spoke, he unfolded a scroll of bamboo slips, picked up the brush and began to write something.

"Ah?" Murong Hongye was taken aback. After coming back to his senses, he quickly went to the desk and sharpened an inkstone for the Spirit King to please him. At the same time, he said cautiously: "Your Majesty, the battle on the front line is tight, why are you going back to the capital?

Ah, with you here, the soldiers will have more morale."

"It's not that I want to return to the capital, but several letters have been sent from the Prime Minister. There are some problems in the domestic political situation, and the Secretary Liying needs to go back to deal with them." King Ling was still writing without raising his head: "There are yellow soldiers on the front line.

It's enough that the old general is here. After the Qin army has carefully dealt with this matter, you can leave some of your elite troops in the army, and the others will follow me back to the capital."

"Yes, I will make arrangements immediately after I go down."

While talking, Murong Hongye also prepared the ink. Just when King Ling was about to dip the brush, he quickly picked it up with both hands and handed it over respectfully.

night.

The bright moon is in the sky.

Chen Jing was leaning against a big tree, holding a wine jar in his hand and drinking alone.

"Brother, it's not because of brother that I won't collect the body for you. This must be the conspiracy of the spirit thief. I can't help it. I hope you won't blame me..."

Every time he took a sip, he would sprinkle some on the ground.

Being able to break into the interior of Si Li camp, there is no doubt about his ability. If he couldn't even see this, he would probably be dead long ago.

His heart was filled with grief. He knew where Han Feng's body was, but he couldn't bury it or let him rest in peace.

Taking another sip of strong wine, he also raised his head and looked into the distance.

In the direction of the city gate, there was a firelight, and bursts of rumbling could be heard vaguely, which was the sound of the oil altar exploding.

"Don't worry, brother, our army will soon enter Ruizhou. When the time comes, I will dig deep into the ground to find you and put you to rest..."

As he spoke, he also threw some spirits on the ground again.

Ruizhou City Defense.

The Qin army is indeed attacking the city, and this is Su Yi's first main attack order. It is scheduled to attack tonight until noon tomorrow to test the reality of Ruizhou.

Ladders have been set up all over the city wall, and there are countless Qin soldiers on them.

Oil jars flew over the Qin army's heads one after another, and were still bombarding various parts of the city defense one after another, bursting into clouds of fire, mixed with the miserable howls of the 'Burning Man'.

Near the city gate, there were crowds of people shouting for killing.

Both sides fired arrows at random, even more vigorously back and forth.

Stones and rolling trees kept falling down, and countless people died of violent blood.

In the middle of the city tower, Huang Zu was wearing a general's armor and a cape behind his back, observing the entire battle situation.

There was also a general protecting him, who couldn't help but said: "Shuai Huang, there are a lot of random arrows here, so be careful."

Huang Zu, who had been on the battlefield for a long time, simply ignored his words and murmured to himself: "Su Yi's use of troops is really strange. In terms of the art of war, this first attack is crucial. Why did he choose

What about night..."

In fact, this was all because he was overthinking. Su Yi's plan for the night attack had no other meaning. He just believed that the time had come to launch the Battle of Ruizhou, that's all.

Two hours after the battle.

The front line of the Qin army.

Su Yi was playing with the small flag on the sand table.

Not long after, a general walked in quickly, clasped his fists and saluted: "Commander Su, Xu Rong's troops have been attacking Ruizhou for three hours. The enemy's defense line is strong and has not been shaken."

"Yes." As expected, Su Yi still held the small flag and stuck it somewhere on the sand table. Thinking that something was wrong, he pulled it up again. While thinking about it, he said without raising his head: "Pass this commander's military order. In an hour's time

, replace the War Department of Ning and continue to launch a strong attack on Ruizhou."

"No!" The general clasped his fists and left.

An excellent commander cannot go to the front line to fight. He should sit in command and have an overview of the overall situation.

This night attack on Ruizhou was a very fierce battle, especially for the Ling Army. The whole army was nervous.

By noon the next day, according to the war deployment, the Qin army began to pay gold and withdraw its troops.

Looking from the top of the city, on the large plain outside the city gate, countless black armor and red tassels recede like the tide. The blood of soldiers from both sides is sprinkled everywhere on the city wall, dyeing the bricks and stones red. Under the walls, rubble is scattered.

, the carved feathers are inserted diagonally, which is shocking.

Huang Zu didn't rest all night, and he didn't dare to slack off at all when facing Su Yi. It wasn't until his own logistics came to carry away the corpses and wounded that he said quietly: "Su Yi must have a purpose in choosing to attack at night.

Due to the deceitful habit of using troops, after retreating, they will most likely attack again. This means sending orders to all units to quickly change defenses without any slack!"

"No!" Xiang Jiang accepted the order with his fists clasped.

Half an hour later, the Qin Army's frontline command post.

The generals responsible for the siege have all returned and are reporting to Su Yi.

Xu Rongdao: "Commander Su, in my opinion, since the battle of Ruizhou has been launched, our army should go all out and launch a day and night attack without giving the Ling army any chance to breathe."

"Yes, Commander Su, after a fierce battle all night, our army's offensive has been launched. It is not in accordance with the law of war to withdraw our troops at this time." Ning Zhan followed.

Su Yi glanced at the two of them and said in a calm voice: "As far as I am concerned, the art of war is always dead. Whether you read it or memorize it, it all depends on how you use it."

He continued: "Huang Zu is prudent and cautious. Under his defense arrangement, it does not make much sense to attack day and night. But now, the Ling Army's military deployment in Menglangji has been destroyed by our army, so they can only

Huddled in Ruizhou, what we want is that the Ling Army cannot formulate any tactics."

"Similarly, when to attack the city, whether to attack by force or feint, whether to attack at night or to attack steadily, we cannot let the Spirit Army have any control. It is entirely up to us."

On the battlefield, Su Yi always firmly grasped the initiative in his own hands first, regardless of the strength of his troops, so that he could make full use of his tactics.

The generals seemed to understand, but subconsciously looked at each other.

Su Yi looked around and said: "Killing one thousand enemies and damaging one's own eight hundred is not what a good general would do. Now that the Ling Army only has Ruizhou where it can maneuver, it must be defended to the death. Therefore, what our army has to do now is not only

Not only do we want to put pressure on Huang Zu, but we also need to find a certain fighting opportunity."

"Then... what Su Shuai means is whether to continue the attack on Ruizhou." A general couldn't help but ask.

"Of course we have to fight." Su Yi said: "But if we don't fight for these two days, we will let the Ling Army be nervous. When their nervousness reaches a certain level, we will fight again."

After saying that, he waved his hand directly: "After a fierce battle all night, all the generals should go down and rest. Wei Qing will be in charge of the defense of the army."

"No." All the generals saluted in unison.

The Qin Army's surprise attack on Meng Langji destroyed the Ling Army's cavalry deployment, which was of great significance on the entire battlefield. It also established the timing for Su Yi to launch the Ruizhou Campaign. The contribution of this military intelligence can be said to be worth tens of thousands of troops.
Chapter completed!