The Empress traveled through time and space, and she fought for supremacy in the troubled times

Chapter 180 Xie Chengyun's plan

Chen Yuanshu carefully looked at the time when His Majesty the King of Wu would personally lead the expedition, and silently calculated in his mind that if nothing unexpected happened, this team would probably arrive here tomorrow.

Xie Chengyun is really difficult to deal with.

After finishing the letter in his hand, he said, "Come here."

A soldier who heard her voice immediately came in and said, "General Chen."

"Immediately send scouts to investigate a hundred miles away to see if there are any suspicious reinforcements from the Wu State. Once you get any news, report immediately." Chen Yuanshu said solemnly with a serious expression.

Chen Yuanshu stood up and paced back and forth in the tent, racking his brains to think of a countermeasure.

A moment later, she walked out of the tent and headed towards General Ning's residence.

Halfway, the two met unexpectedly.

General Ning looked at Chen Yuanshu's face and asked, "General Chen, have you also heard about the Emperor Wu's personal expedition?"

Chen Yuanshu nodded. It seemed that the Yue State immediately passed the news to General Ning after learning it.

Seeing Chen Yuanshu nod, he knew that she had also received the news from An Guo, "Let's go to the main tent and talk."

The two came to the main tent.

"The current Emperor of Wu is no pushover. He must be determined to win this time. We must not take it lightly."

As for Xie Chengyun, General Ning Cen had dealt with him before.

At that time, they captured the capital city extremely quickly. Half of the soldiers stationed at the border had not yet returned before the capital city was conquered and occupied by them.

Chen Yuanshu replied, "I have already sent scouts to investigate. I wonder what General Ning thinks of this?"

"It has been four days since they set out. If they are fast enough, they will arrive here by noon tomorrow."

After a moment's silence, he said, "Today, have the soldiers cease attacking the city, strengthen their defenses, and wait for their arrival. We will use static tactics to counter dynamic forces."

Chen Yuanshu thought for a moment and said, "Well, let the soldiers recuperate and be fully prepared."

Therefore, the army stationed ten miles outside the city to be attacked moved back to the rear of the county town and set up camp.

Generals such as Chen Yuanshu also moved into the county town.

Early the next morning, the scouts who went to gather information finally returned. At this time, several generals in the house were discussing the next strategy together.

"General, the Wu army is less than fifty miles away from us and is expected to arrive by noon."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yuanshu looked at the scout and asked, "Have you found out the strength of the army?"

"General, according to preliminary estimates, there are about 50,000 of them," the scout replied respectfully.

"Back off first."

"Yes."

Ning Cen, who was standing aside, frowned. "Fifty thousand? In this case, the difference in our military strength is only a few tens of thousands. I'm afraid the follow-up won't be as smooth as before."

But Ning Cen was only worried for a moment.

He looked at the generals around him and said, "Let's continue. If you were in the position of His Majesty Wu, what would you do next?"

A general from Yue said, "In my opinion, with His Majesty personally leading the expedition, the morale of the Wu army will undoubtedly be greatly boosted. They will undoubtedly adopt aggressive tactics, ordering an attack upon our arrival in order to achieve a quick victory. If they succeed in capturing a city, their morale will undoubtedly be even higher."

Duan Yao, who was standing next to Chen Yuanshu, shook her head. "Not necessarily. He might test our strength first and then make a decision."

Ning Cen looked at Chen Yuanshu, who had remained silent. "What do you think, General Chen?"

Chen Yuanshu pondered for a moment and said, "Xie Chengyun is a very resourceful man. He might choose to split his forces into several groups and attack our divided forces instead of attacking us, thereby disrupting our deployment."

Ning Cen nodded, "That makes sense. Then we must be prepared to deal with various situations."

Everyone discussed for a long time and developed several response plans.

Time passed minute by minute, and as noon approached, Xie Chengyun finally led his troops to the city.

General Ma, who had received the news in advance, was already waiting here, his eyes fixed on the front.

When he saw Xie Chengyun getting off the carriage, he immediately hurried to meet him.

"Your Majesty, this time it's all my fault for being incompetent. I'm sorry for bothering you to come in person." General Ma knelt on one knee, blaming himself and asking for forgiveness.

Xie Chengyun quickly reached out his hand, helped him up, and said gently: "General Ma, don't blame yourself. It's difficult to defeat a larger force with a smaller force. You have done your best. Get up quickly."

General Ma stood up, but the guilt on his face remained undimmed. He looked at Xie Chengyun with concern, "Your Majesty, you must have been exhausted from the journey. Would you like to go in and rest for a while?"

Xie Chengyun gently waved his hand and refused, "No need. What's the situation on the enemy side right now?"

"Your Majesty, they seem to have learned of your impending arrival, and the troops originally stationed outside have now withdrawn back into the city."

Xie Chengyun narrowed his eyes slightly, a sharp light flashing in them, "It seems that they have been prepared for a long time. Pass on my order, the entire army will set up camp first, and start the siege tomorrow morning."

"Your Majesty, isn't this a bit too hasty? Why not send someone to investigate their strength first before making any plans?"

Xie Chengyun's eyes were firm. "No need. I know what I'm doing. Just do as you say."

Seeing that Xie Chengyun had made up his mind, General Ma said no more, "Yes, Your Majesty, I will arrange it right away."

After General Ma left, Xie Chengyun climbed up the city wall and looked in the direction of the coalition forces, with a calculating look in his eyes.

I don’t know if you can prevent it this time.

The next day, just after dawn, the war drums of the Wu army sounded, and a fierce siege began.