aircannonsinc Chapter 178 Remake Plan
Chapter 178 Remake Plan
Qin Yunxian patted An Shicheng on the shoulder and said, "General An has done his best. I understand. Leave it to me next."
"Yes!"
An Shicheng finally put his heart at ease.
Qin Yunxian and Rong Heqing did not bring many people this time. They transferred 15,000 garrisons from Licheng and nearby cities. Before setting off, Rong Heqing wrote a letter to King Annan requesting support.
The South City where King Annan is located is relatively close to here, and we will probably arrive there tonight.
Sure enough, that night the ground in Yongcheng shook, and Rong Ji personally led an army of 50,000 elite soldiers to the scene.
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That night, the Yongcheng government office was brightly lit, and everyone gathered together to discuss countermeasures.
Qin Yunxian and Rong Heqing sat at the top, An Shicheng and other generals sat on the left, Rong Ji and all the civil officials of Yongcheng sat on the right.
The troops and food supplies brought by Rong Ji could just solve Yongcheng's urgent problem, but if it dragged on for too long it would be useless.
We still have to ask the court to send troops and food as soon as possible.
Rong Heqing said: "Before we set out, the imperial court had already sent people to prepare food and fodder. They set out early, so we are relatively close."
She pointed to the large landscape map on the central table, drew a line and said, "We rushed from Licheng day and night, so we arrived relatively quickly. I'm afraid we will have to wait another three to five days for the imperial court's grain and grass to be transported here."
Qin Yun nodded, "My estimate is similar to that of the princess, as for reinforcements."
He frowned and pointed at a few important military positions and said, "The nearest South City has already sent 50,000 troops. The border is watching closely and South City is also in danger. 50,000 is the maximum force they can send out. The remaining 150,000 are stationed outside South City and cannot be moved. The only troops that can be mobilized are the garrisons in the west and east. These two places are relatively far away, and I'm afraid they will arrive later than the food and fodder."
There is no need to think about the north, which is even farther away, and we have to protect Yundu, so it is impossible to mobilize them.
An Shicheng stood up and walked to the table. He pointed at the empty space between Xuncheng and Yongcheng and said, "The Nine Tribes Alliance took over Yancheng and Xuncheng with almost no effort. I sent someone to take a look. They have about 150,000 troops. They also annexed the soldiers of Yancheng and Xuncheng. Now they have nearly 200,000 troops."
"And we only have about 100,000 people at most."
One hundred thousand versus two hundred thousand, the number disparity is too great.
Their situation remains grim.
Although these 200,000 will not be fully mobilized, there will be people guarding the food and the city behind, but even so they still have more than 100,000 available, and these more than 100,000 people are energetic and strong.
Most of the more than 30,000 defenders in Yongcheng were wounded. Days of fighting had exhausted their energy, and it was good enough to have 10,000 healthy people.
By this calculation, they are still at a disadvantage.
The more they discussed it, the more frightened they became.
The civil officials sighed and the military generals looked solemn.
Qin Yunxian was silent for a moment, then slapped the table, and his majestic eyes slowly swept over everyone present, and he said in a deep voice: "The more critical the moment, the more we must not lose our composure. You should not think too highly of the Nine Alliance. The reason they were able to march straight in was only because a traitor betrayed the defenses of Yancheng and Xuncheng. They took advantage of the situation and it was naturally easy for them."
Everyone knew who the "traitor" was, and everyone looked at each other in silence for a moment.
Rong Heqing's voice was clear but firm, making people obey unconsciously.
"The most urgent thing is to redeploy our defenses and make it impossible for them to attack. If they want to attack, they can only attack from the front. We have the city walls as our base, so it won't be easy for them to break in. As long as we can hold out until reinforcements arrive, we will win."
"What the princess said is absolutely right." An Shicheng asked, "Does the prince have any solution?"
Qin Yunxian nodded and used his finger as a pen to draw on the map, "First, move the food and grass to another place for storage and send heavy troops to guard them. Send people to keep an eye on these places at all times to prevent sneak attacks from the opposite side..."
He pointed out several problems in one breath. An Shicheng listened while sending someone down to pass on the order to do as Qin Yunxian said.
Several hours passed while everyone was discussing this.
By the time the meeting was over, it was almost dawn.
Qin Yunxian had no intention of resting, and took his men to patrol the city wall. Rong Heqing went to see the wounded and to calm the troops.
Just after noon, the Nine-Tribe Alliance launched another attack.
This time, Qin Yunxian personally led the troops into battle.
His indomitable momentum was extremely terrifying. He cut off the heads of ten enemies in a row, which severely dampened the opponent's morale and also inspired the soldiers of Dajing.
An Shicheng was so excited watching from behind that he shouted, "Kill!"
Rong Heqing stood on the city wall, holding a longbow, and she never missed her target. Every enemy soldier who tried to approach was killed by her arrow.
Seeing that the princess, who was so noble and precious, was so brave, the soldiers became more confident and fought more vigorously.
The people of the Nine-Tribe Alliance thought that they were the same as before, and did not take this battle seriously from the bottom of their hearts. They underestimated the enemy and were quickly defeated and had to withdraw their troops hastily.
Qin Yunxian, Rong Ji and An Shicheng chased them relentlessly, forcing them to retreat ten miles before stopping.
The army returned to the city with high morale and constant cheers.
After being beaten for several days, I finally got to hold my head high and show off. How could I not be happy?
But Rong Heqing shook his head and said, "Don't be too happy. We were able to win this time because we took them by surprise and because they let their guard down. Now that they know we have new reinforcements and generals, they will be more careful next time they attack. We also need to come up with new strategies to deal with them."
Qin Yunxian nodded in agreement, "What the princess said is very true. Everyone go back to eat and rest, and come to the government office as soon as possible to discuss matters."
"Yes!"
Everyone dispersed, and Rong Heqing and Qin Yunxian walked back side by side.
After walking for a while, Qin Yunxian held Rong Heqing's hand, stroked her palm and said softly: "Thank you for your hard work. Your arrows were very accurate today."
Rong Heqing was surprised, "Did you see it?"
Qin Yun looked at her with a smile, "Well, the sneak attackers were all shot dead by you with one arrow, so it's hard not to see it."
"Since I'm here, I have to do something. I don't know any martial arts, so I can only shoot some sneak attacks."
Rong Heqing shook his hand, leaned in and whispered in his ear, "Your Majesty was really amazing today, like a god of war descending upon the earth. I couldn't take my eyes off you."
Qin Yunxian's heart was warmed and he raised his eyebrows. "It's so hard for the God of War to come down to earth. Shouldn't you show some appreciation?"
Rong Heqing thought for a moment, then smiled and kissed him on the lips, "Like this?"
"Not enough." Qin Yunxian held her waist and let her get close to him. Just as he was about to kiss her, he suddenly remembered that he had just come back from the battlefield and there might still be dust on his face and lips. He gave up and let go of her hand and said, "I'll go back and wash it clean and then come back to collect the debt from you."
Rong Heqing laughed, "Okay, okay, you can have whatever you want when the time comes."
She took Qin Yunxian's bloodstained arm without any disgust and walked slowly towards their residence with him.