novelraw Chapter 165
Chapter 165
The next day, the Wei army formed several square formations. From a high place, they looked like a piece of fiery clouds, with flags covering the sun. Wei Shen stood on the chariot and looked ahead, not paying any attention to the Waihuang City in front of him. It seemed that in his eyes, this city had become a dead city.
Wei Shen held the command flag in his hand and stared at the tower on the city wall. Ni Liang said, "Your Highness, everything is ready."
"Okay, if the strong attack doesn't work, then use force to make the enemy surrender." Wei Shen murmured.
Soon after, a general on horseback, holding a long halberd, walked out of the battle array in a show of force and shouted to the Song army on the city wall: "Listen, Song army inside, if you don't open the gate and surrender, we will forcefully break through the city and massacre everyone in the city. If you don't want to suffer the disaster of massacre, open the gate and surrender immediately! We only give you one morning to think about it."
"Open the gate and surrender! Avoid massacre!" The soldiers of the Wei army shouted loudly.
On the city wall, the officers and soldiers of the Song army had already been intimidated by this momentum. When they heard that if they didn't open the gate and surrendered, they would forcefully attack the city, and the result would be the massacre of the whole city. You know, their parents, wives and daughters are still in the city. Should they resist or not? All the soldiers looked at the county magistrate and the officials in the county on the tower.
At this time, the county magistrate was also very anxious. He was also very worried that if the enemy forcefully broke into the city, the result would be massacre. Should they surrender or not? He didn't dare to gamble, who knows if reinforcements will come.
Xu Zi saw the county magistrate's entanglement and comforted him: "Mr. County Magistrate, as long as we hold on for a few more days, reinforcements will definitely arrive!"
The county magistrate held his head with both hands, shook his head vigorously and said: "I don't dare to gamble! Chen Lei, but we are our elders and fellow villagers. If the enemy breaks the city by force, we will be cursed! Now the enemy allows us a way to survive, so it's better to surrender. Once it's afternoon, we may be massacred! We can't hold on for long with so many Wei troops."
After listening to the county magistrate's words, Xu Zi also fell into deep thought. The officials around him looked at Xu Zi, hoping to get an answer from him. After all, he is the wise man of the whole Waihuang.
After a while, Xu Zi slowly raised his head and said: "Wei is strong, Song is weak, and it is indeed impossible to resist. After all, the entire Song can only take out hundreds of thousands of soldiers, while Wei can send out 100,000 people in waves. I was still unwilling at that time! What if reinforcements arrive?"
The county magistrate hurriedly persuaded: "Mr. Xu Zi, do you think our Song army can fight with the Wei army in the field? I am afraid that we will be beaten to death by the Wei army. It is better to surrender, at least we can save the people of the whole city!"
"Alas! Surrender!" Xu Zi said helplessly.
Wei Shen has been staring at the tower in front of him. Once it is noon, he will order an all-out attack on the city. Suddenly, the main flag of the Song army on the city wall was thrown down from the city wall and fell into the moat. Finally, the city gate below was slowly opened by the Song army. The county magistrate personally led a group of officials with their hands tied behind their backs and faced forward with a jade wall in their mouths.The city knelt at the gate.
Wei Shen saw that the Song army surrendered, and he breathed a sigh of relief. He said to Ni Liang beside him: "Military Advisor, you lead the front army to take over the city and inform the whole process. We will not rob them of anything, nor will we kill anyone. The officials in the city will still perform their duties."
"Yes!"
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In the county magistrate's mansion, Wei Shen sat at the main seat, looking at Xu Zi who was kneeling in front of him with his hands tied.
He stood up with a smile, and while helping Xu Zi untie his ropes, he said with a smile: "Mr. Xu Zi is really talented! Since he can use thousands of people to stop my tens of thousands of troops, and has broken our siege methods many times, I think you have great ambitions, so why not come to my school? I hope you can be my staff member. I am willing to treat you as my teacher. Please help me to do something earth-shattering in this chaotic world!"
Xu Zi stood up and asked: "What big thing does His Royal Highness want to do?"
"Unify the world and give the people of the world a peaceful and prosperous world!" Wei Shen said firmly.
After hearing this, Xu Zi bowed and said: "I am willing to be the left and right arm of His Royal Highness!"
"Okay! Mr. Xu Zi really abandoned the dark and joined the light. When I go back, I will ask my father to appoint Mr. Xu Zi as the Prince's Grand Tutor to help me handle political affairs." Wei Shen said with a smile.
Then he said to Ni Liang: "This campaign is also thanks to the military advisor's advice. After returning, I will ask my father to appoint the military advisor as the prince's tutor to help me deal with military affairs and serve as a military adviser."
You must know that with this arrangement, E Niang and Xu Zi will completely become Wei Shen's own people. He must cultivate a force and cultivate his own group of talents. After King Hui of Wei dies, he still uses his group of old ministers. Without the injection of fresh blood, this country may not last long.
The two of them bowed and said: "Thank you, Your Highness." You must know that although the prince's tutor and the prince's teacher have no real power, once the previous monarch dies, they can rise to prominence when the prince ascends the throne.
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Three days later, Wei Shen led his army to Qicheng and joined Shi Bei and others. Shi Bei praised Gongsun Xi to Wei Shen and said, "Your Highness, General Gongsun Xi is really brave and good at fighting. It was because he personally led thousands of cavalry to attack the enemy camp that our army won the victory! You should know that the enemy can have nearly 20,000 people. General Gongsun Xi directly rushed into the enemy's army, cut off the flag and captured the general, and killed the main general of the Song army!"
Wei Shen said to Gongsun Xi with relief: "Gongsun Xi is the most courageous general in Wei State. He is as brave as his father was! I hope you can surpass him. After I go back, I plan to ask the king to commend you as 'Xiwu'! Your bravery is like a running rhinoceros, unstoppable!"
Gongsun Xi said modestly: "This is not my credit, but the credit of the soldiers of the whole army. Even if I am brave and good at fighting, I can't defeat so many enemies. It is the soldiers who fought with me to win this victory."
Shi Bei said: "Your Highness, according to our scouts, the main force of the enemy seems to have been stationed in the Ningling area. It is estimated that the enemy wants to defeat our army by taking advantage of their rest! The enemy has already set up a battle array outside the Ningling city. I think we can divide our troops into three groups. General Gongsun Xi will lead all the cavalry to attack Ningling. I will lead a small army to lure the enemy, and Your Highness will personally lead the army to fight the enemy head-on!"
"Good! General Shi Bei's strategy is indeed good, but as far as I know, the Song army's main general You Bopu is cautious in using troops, so I'm afraid it won't be so easy to find a flaw. I think it's better to use our army's advantages to fight the enemy's disadvantages. Our army is good at frontal combat, so it's better to overwhelm the enemy directly from the front!" Wei Shen gave his explanation.
Shi Bei thought for a while and said: "Your Highness's plan is feasible, but I am worried that other countries will come to help the Song army!"
Xu Zi on the side said with a smile: "Your Highness, don't worry, Qi will not come to rescue Song. Now I am dividing the country's soldiers into two groups, one to attack Chu and the other to attack Song. The best way for Qi is to watch the fire from the other side. Song does not have too much benefit for Qi. As long as my Wei does not occupy Taodi, there will naturally not be too much danger. I guess Qi may want to take advantage of the fire to attack Chu and regain the lost territory in one fell swoop. It may also take the opportunity to occupy Chu's Langya County!"
"Oh, then according to Mr. Xu Zi, the Qi army will not rescue Song." Wei Shen said.
"That's right. The King of Qi also hopes that Wei will cripple Song so that he can get some benefits from it. After all, the King of Qi also knows that Wei cannot destroy Song in one battle, because once Song is destroyed, Wei will be attacked by all countries in the world." Xu Ziying said.
Wei Shen nodded and said, "Okay, Gongsun Xi will lead the front army, I will be in charge of the middle army, Shi Bei will lead the rear army, and the whole army will go to Ningling to fight with the Song army!"
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