Lei Yi stared at the map in front of him dimly, "A frontal attack will not work, nor will water or food be cut off, nor will a siege be appropriate. As a result, the time required for the war will increase, and gradually the army will be tired.
, so don’t look at it on the surface that there is nothing happening, but in fact it is not the case, you must be thinking of ways to break the city!"
"If it doesn't work in the sky, then..."
Having said this, his eyes narrowed.
They have used this method of siege before, "General, do you think they will find a way to enter the city by digging tunnels?"
Because judging from the current situation, this method is the most practical and the best way to reduce losses.
As the saying goes, low investment, high return!
Shi Gandang also thought of it, nodded and said: "Nine times out of ten, if it were me, I would definitely use this trick!"
"Moreover, the land under Nanjing City is very suitable for digging!"
Lei Yi was shocked, "Then... doesn't that mean we can't prevent it?"
Shi Gandang looked calm and said, "If it were you, would you let the large army pass through the underground passage?"
"No!" Lei Yi was very determined. That would make too much noise and could easily be exposed.
"So, even if they enter the city by digging tunnels, there will be a focus. For example, a death squad will sneak in and burn our food and grass, causing us to collapse without a fight..." Shi Gandang was very plain.
Relatively speaking, Lei Yi was a little nervous, "General, if this is really the case, then we..."
"Let them burn!" Shi Gandang raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
"Ah?" Lei Yi was a little confused, "Why?"
Shi Gandang narrowed his eyes, "If they don't burn, we won't be able to defeat them!"
Soon, Shi Gandang had other plans in mind.
"Of course, it's not real food and grass that we burned, we have to hide it from others!"
Immediately Shi Gandang came to the solution.
Only then did Lei Yi truly understand Shi Gandang's true intention.
Immediately, he took action and ordered the soldiers to hide all the rations for the army in every corner of the city. Nanjing was such a large city that it was natural to hide it.
Then, fill the original granary with sacks filled with soil to create a fake granary.
Of course, there is not one blinding device like this, but four in the southeast, northwest and northwest.
Shi Gandang wanted to create a false victory for Da Chu, and planned everything clearly in advance.
As soon as they come down from the ground, they will give Dachu a good beating.
At about five o'clock in the morning, Lei Yi strode into the big account and said: "General, everything is ready!"
"Okay..." Shi Gandang, who had been staring at the map all night, asked again: "Tell me, if the Chu army wants to burn our food and grass, can we burn theirs?"
"In comparison, their food and grass are not as safe as ours!"
Lei Yi said: "That's what you say, but our people can't get out of the city at all, but even if they get out of the city, it's basically useless, because there are sentries of Chu in all directions. It would be too wasteful to dig tunnels.
Time has wasted the opportunity to fight!"
Shi Gandang nodded, and soon a smile appeared on his face, "Don't forget, we have hot air balloons, and the fireballs and rockets dropped from the sky are enough for them to drink!"
This is the first time Lei Yi has heard of such a new attack method.
I was quite surprised!
"But we can't determine the location of their food and grass!" Lei Yi sighed helplessly, "If we can't synchronize information, I'm afraid we won't be able to burn Dachu's food and grass!"
Shi Gandang narrowed his eyes, "Although we can't burn food and grass, we can burn their military camps!"
"This will definitely cause serious damage to them, what do you think?"
Lei Yi thought for a moment and felt it made sense, so he said: "What the general said is absolutely true!"
As a result, the two of them formulated a battle plan in a short period of time.
…
Seven days passed by in a flash.
Just as Shi Gandang and Lei Yi guessed, the Chu army opened an underground secret passage.
Everything went very smoothly.
The moment the secret passage was opened, all of them felt that they were not far away from defeating the Wu Dynasty Army. It could be said that they were right in front of their eyes.
Everyone was excited and wished they could be pioneers.
Geng Chunqiu rejected the other deputy generals and generals and let Ying Tingguang go. This plan was his idea and he should be allowed to go.
Ying Tingguang did not refuse and led 500 people to actively prepare for war.
Geng Chunqiu obtained the distribution of grain and grass in Nanjing City from Xu Mingdong. It can be said that he knows himself and the enemy and can fight without danger.
From Ying Tingguang's point of view, Geng Chunqiu gave himself the opportunity to make great achievements. How could he be disappointed in this way?
Immediately, he entered Nanjing City as quickly as possible.
Since the city of Nanjing is so big, it can be hidden immediately as long as it comes out of the exit.
Now, it is the juncture of the battle between the two armies. Naturally, all the guards will be in front of the city tower or near the bottom of the city. As for the center of the city, there are very few patrols.
Therefore, this gave Ying Tingguang a very good opportunity to sneak in in a short period of time and build up teams one by one.
He ordered: "Tonight, our mission is to burn the food and grass of the Wu Dynasty army. As long as we succeed, we will retreat immediately. Do you understand?"
"clear……"
Everyone acted separately, not in the usual aggressive manner.
Ying Tingguang also led some people and began to search the granary. After a while, he found it. Without any hesitation, he made a prompt decision and started lighting the granary.
The other Da Chu soldiers who had infiltrated also nodded successfully.
After that, he slipped away and successfully evacuated through the underground passage!
After a fire broke out in the city, the billowing black smoke swept into the sky like a black dragon, adding a bit of ferocity to the night...
"Fire!"
"Everyone put out the fire quickly!"
"Quick...everyone take action!"
"Damn it, why did it suddenly catch fire?"
There were many soldiers in the city and they were busy.
At this time, Shi Gandang and Lei Yi on the tower could see clearly, both of them had smiles on their faces, and everything was in their plans.
Shi Gan said: "It seems that our guess was not wrong at all!"
"Yes!" Lei Yi smiled and nodded.
Immediately, Shi Gan gave the order, "Don't put out the fire, just control the fire. By the way, you pour more kerosene on it!"
Although the people around me were a little confused, they still did it.
The fire seemed to be quite large, but with some kerosene, it suddenly became even stronger, and most of the darkness in the city was ignited...
It seems that all the food and grass have been burned.
Outside the city, Geng Chunqiu and others could see clearly. At this moment, their faces showed bright smiles, and they were extremely proud.
It seems that it won't be long before the entire Wu Dynasty army will be wiped out.
Not long after, Ying Tingguang and others came back with bright smiles on their faces, "General..."