Chapter 16: Be Smart
On the avenue 300 kilometers away from Shengtian City, a large number of people were marching slowly in the scorching sun.
This army has about 50,000 people. Although the soldiers' uniforms are very messy, they look no different from ordinary refugees from a distance, but the morale of this army is obviously very strong.
"Wenchen, what do you think we will continue to annex Chen Faxing after this battle?" Under the banner of Li, a middle-aged man with a gentle and kind face asked a thin young man beside him with a stingy look.
"King, this is a great good! The ambition of the Chenfaxing wolf is not a good person. Du Fu's power over all counties is the only one who is the only one. After our army won the Shengtian, we will only provoke the relationship between the two families. Haha... I am sure that there will inevitably be a war between the two families! By then, the king will be able to reap the benefits of the fisherman." The thin young man replied excitedly to Li Zitong with a roar.
"Hahaha..., Wen Chen, you are worthy of being the top strategist in the world, and it makes sense! Damn the court is so blind that it actually makes a top-level talent like you a slave. It's really hateful! Don't worry, after I pacify the world, I will definitely not treat you badly." Li Zitong patted his chest and promised his only strategist Mao Wen Chen.
Just as the king and his ministers were having aroused their conversation, a fast horse ran towards them.
"Report to the king, you will find the enemy camp two hundred kilometers ahead!" The dust-faced scout replied vaguely.
"How many people are there in the camp?" Mao Wenchen asked first.
Li Zitong's face suddenly changed. After glanced at his counselor with his eyes slanted, he quietly waited for the scout's answer as if nothing had happened.
After the scout was stunned for a moment, he replied uncertainly: "Maybe there are 70,000 to 80,000 people, right?"
"Impossible! Shengtian's total force will not exceed 80,000! How could they be so full of their lives? You go and inquire again." Mao Wenchen ordered the scout angrily.
After the scout left, Mao Wenchen seriously suggested to the lord: "King, it seems that Chen Leng is indeed well-known, and the enemy is now prepared for some reason. King, before the enemy's situation is clear, I suggest that the soldiers should rest on the spot for a while to preserve their physical strength."
Li Zitong asked Mao Wenchen with a smile: "Does Wenchen have no confidence in his plan?"
"King, I don't mean that. The 50,000 Suwei is famous all over the world. After the Shengtian Ping rebellion, even if the Suwei Army is not dead, the Xiaoshi Army will definitely lose more than half of its troops, and vice versa. Therefore, the total strength of the enemy's army will definitely not exceed ours. Our army will win in this battle. Why do I..." Before Mao Wenchen finished speaking, Li Zitong interrupted him with a laugh.
"Hahaha... If that's the case, why wait and miss the opportunity to fight? Men! Boost me and accelerate my march! I will hold a banquet for you to celebrate the celebration in the palace of the Dog Emperor tonight!" Li Zitong announced to his soldiers confidently.
When Mao Wenchen saw that the morale of the army was rising at this time, the soldiers began to speed up their march with confidence. He had to sigh in his heart, lowered his head and walked forward.
At about 1:00 noon, Li Zitong's army rushed 150 kilometers and finally stopped fifty kilometers away from the Xiaoshi Army camp.
"Have you discovered the specific number of enemy troops?" Li Zitong asked the scout seriously.
"Return to the king, I discovered it, I discovered it. Just now the enemy army came out in full swing and had already set up a formation in front. We counted and found that the enemy army had at most less than 10,000 people." The scout said excitedly.
After hearing this, Li Zitong immediately laughed and prepared to order the entire army to attack and kill the enemy's vanguard in one go.
Unfortunately, before he could order, Mao Wenchen started arguing again anxiously.
"Impossible! Chen Leng is a famous general in the world. It is absolutely impossible for him to be arrogant and lead more than 10,000 people to block us! King, there must be a fraud among them!" Mao Wenchen concluded with a serious expression.
After suppressing the anger in his heart, Li Zitong asked calmly: "The military advisor said, are the enemy troops in front of him just suspicious soldiers?"
"King, the entire Guards' Army is a ghost warrior who is unique in the world. He is good at hiding, assassinating, guarding, and spying. How could they easily let us find it? Therefore, the real Guards' Army must be no longer ahead! Expand the map." As he said that, Mao Wenchen ordered the two followers to pull the marching map apart.
Mao Wenchen carefully studied the map in front of him for a while, and pointed to a location on the map and said to the lord: "King, I'm sure that the real main force of the enemy will be ambushed here. If our army fights directly with the other side now, the main force of the enemy will inevitably come from the rear. At that time, our army will be in danger. King, please send a scout immediately to check this place."
Li Zitong knew that the matter was of great importance, so he quickly sent additional scouts to investigate the dense forest twenty-five kilometers ahead.
Not long after, the scout came back and reported that more than 20,000 warriors were indeed ambushed in the dense forest.
Now, Li Zitong was overjoyed and prepared to march there immediately and wipe out the enemy's main force.
"No, or not! King, the enemy situation is not clear now, so you should not march rashly." Mao Wenchen once again sang a counter-tune with his lord.
Li Zitong was almost angry with him, so he asked Mao Wenchen with a calm face: "In your opinion, what's wrong?"
After Mao Wenchen lowered his head and thought for a while, he raised his head and frowned and replied, "King, I can't tell you why it's wrong. I have to go to these two locations in person to find the results." After that, he rode a horse to pull the scout on his horse and ran out of the army.
Li Zitong clenched his fists and looked at Mao Wenchen's back. After a murderous intent flashed across his face, he ordered the three armies to start resting on the spot.
Forty minutes later, Mao Wenchen ran back excitedly. While running, he shouted happily: "King, you are so happy! You are so happy!..." When he came to Li Zitong's face, he quickly explained.
"King, twenty-five kilometers ahead, I only found 20,000 troops from the enemy, but did not find the existence of the Guards. However, in the enemy camp fifty kilometers ahead, I not only found 10,000 troops from the enemy, but also found clues that the Guards were hiding here! King, I was very happy!" Speaking of this, Mao Wenchen laughed very happily.
Although Li Zitong hates this subordinate now, he also said happily: "The military advisor means that the real main force of the enemy is actually the enemy camp fifty kilometers away? And the 20,000 people twenty-five kilometers ahead are the real suspicious soldiers?"
When Mao Wenchen heard the lord say this, he immediately laughed and said, "Haha..., the king is wrong, the king is wrong! If the king thinks this way, it will be a big mistake and a very wrong!" He didn't care that Li Zitong's face had turned black at this time, and he continued to preach happily.
"King, the general of the Sui Army is ridiculous and tries to deceive our army. Hum! Be smart! I found fifty miles ahead that there was a grassy area that was uneven and undulating, as if the Guards were hiding here. But I dare to conclude that this must be an illusion created by the enemy! The real main force of the enemy must be in the dense forest twenty-five kilometers ahead. So..., hahaha..." As he said that, Mao Wenchen laughed again.
Li Zitong suppressed the murderous intent in his heart, and continued to say with a stern smile: "So, as long as our army kills the main enemy force twenty-five kilometers away, our army will definitely win in this battle, right?"
"No, no, no, you are wrong. The reason why I want to congratulate the king is not because of this. Now the main forces of the enemy are all out, and the entire Shengtian City is an empty city! As long as we use our own strategies to quickly break through the defense line of the ten thousand suspicious soldiers, then Shengtian City is ours. By then, the remaining 70,000 main forces of the enemy will become an isolated army! With our army defending Shengtian with 150,000 soldiers and horses, I am very sure that we can surrender to the king. This is the real joy!" Mao Wenchen and Zhizhu preached to the lord.
After Li Zitong understood his subordinates' plans, he suddenly realized and burst into laughter. Then, he pulled out the sword beside him and pointed it at the sky, loudly ordered the 50,000 Shadow Wolf Legion.
Chapter completed!