Peace Order-Chapter 1346 - 104: Seizing the City Through Strategy

Chapter 1346: Chapter 104: Seizing the City Through Strategy

"But unexpectedly, Wen Qingyu already has a plan in advance."

"Those hundreds of thousands of taels of Silver from him, these various officials more or less have received it." 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

"In all types of trades, there have been tributes."

"These people originally don’t have much guts for embezzlement, just treated it as social relations, but they don’t know who Wen Qingyu is, how could they not imagine?"

Zhou Pinglu said: "Is Wen He’s Silver so easy to collect?"

"I would throw away even a Copper Coin from him, fearing it’s coated with something."

Yin Yixiao said: "Is it poison?"

Zhou Pinglu frowned and said: "No, using poison doesn’t fit Wen He’s style; it’s most likely Powder for Anesthesia, or perhaps croton. He uses harsh tactics but generally doesn’t take lives, only tips one off balance."

Yin Yixiao said: "What if it’s not typical?"

Zhou Pinglu said: "If he feels it’s not typical, Wen He might even choose to chop every earthworm in the soil into three pieces and throw them into the fire."

Yin Yixiao was speechless.

Zhou Pinglu said: "Every tael of Silver in Wen He’s hand will make people repay it with a hundredfold price, those who want to take advantage of him often end up losing their lives without even knowing when."

Yin Yixiao understood Zhou Pinglu’s thoughts, finally sighed:

"Young master."

"Are you truly going to betray our Great Chen?"

Yin Yixiao adhered to righteousness, being a young man cultivated by traditional scholars, valuing loyalty between monarch and minister. Zhou Pinglu looked at him sideways, just saying: "Chen Country is the feudal kingdom of the Red Emperor, then, loyal to Chen Country or loyal to the Red Emperor?"

Yin Yixiao hesitated.

Zhou Pinglu said: "Externally, he is personally ennobled by the Red Emperor, entering court without haste, sword and shoes on the throne, the Red Emperor Sword Master commanding the world’s army as the Grand Marshal of the Red Emperor; you and I are military officers of the Red Emperor’s era, seeing the Grand Marshal commanding the world’s army, isn’t it natural to submit under his banner?"

Yin Yixiao couldn’t speak, he always felt something was wrong yet it seemed entirely logical.

Sometimes, titles are light, like a falling leaf.

But sometimes they are as heavy as a thousand pounds.

Zhou Pinglu patted his shoulder, said softly: "If Chen Country itself was rebellious terrain granted by the Red Emperor, the more loyal you are, the more of a rebel you are, right?"

Yin Yixiao’s face suddenly changed, finally saluted and said:

"Understood, young master."

Zhou Pinglu said: "To whom are you loyal?"

Yin Yixiao answered: "Loyal to the young master."

Zhou Pinglu watched him for a long time, sighed and said: "A cunning man."

Yin Yixiao said: "I am a loyal man."

Zhou Pinglu didn’t say more to him, just looked at the distant banners in the night, muttering: "Lu Youxian’s strategy is profoundly solid, over time it will become increasingly difficult to conquer, even I, can only create a temporary gap opportunity."

"Then, can you seize it?"

That day, Breaking Army predicts the stars, in contemplation, sending cavalry to daily harass the enemy; when observing today, he found subtle changes in the once impeccable strategy."

Breaking Army has already replayed the internal arrangements of the city defenses.

Immediately judging the slight external lapses represented enormous internal defensive issues, he slightly raised his eyes:

"Hmm??"

"Has someone created a gap, is it a flaw, or a ploy to lure the enemy in deep?" Then he reported back to Li Guanyi, also leading forces to besiege the side gate towns, with drums roaring, banners swaggering, war horses galloping like thunder.

The garrison on both sides was already restless from Breaking Army’s strategy of exhaustion, now here they come again, initially treating it as typical harassment, but upon seeing the wall, they saw the banners moving.

The commander at the city gate, looking ahead, saw a large man in armor, sleeves rolled, holding a pair of hand axes, shouting like thunder, the Red Divine Dragon Dharma Form roaring with head raised, laughing loudly:

"I am Yue Qianfeng of the Qilin Army, who dares to fight me!!!"

Behind him the banners surged, vaguely tens of thousands of troops.

The commander of the side gate on the other side saw arrows lodged in helmets, looking at a distant man, holding a bow, eyebrows high, it was Divine Shooter General Wang Shunchen; troops and horses riding and shooting, siege machines already deployed.

The garrison commander’s scalp went numb: "Damn!!!"

Shouting: "Siege, the Qilin Army is attacking!!!"

"It’s our army arriving, they’re frightened, trying to force a siege before our army arrives, where’s the mechanism!!"

The sound of drums echoed throughout the city, Lu Youxian ascended the city, responding to Li Guanyi’s siege, only at the other side gate, Zhou Pinglu’s eyes flickered with Ripples, the corner of his mouth rose: "...using siege feints to create opportunities for me."

"And connecting with the previous strategy of exhaustion, combining reality with illusion."

"Such a combat skill, not Yuan Zhi, not Feng Xiao, it’s probably Mr. Po Jun, yet, it’s about time."

Lu Youxian ascended the city, battle on all sides, and at this moment, Zhou Pinglu had already arrived at the general’s belly, his expression stern, urgently saying: "Marquis Qin Wu’s siege, I come by general’s command, to activate the Great Formation, to protect our city!"

The garrison heard the words, yet their complexion drastically changed, drawing swords, shouting sharply: "The general says, if Zhou Pinglu comes to say such things, it’s rebellion!!!"

"Kill on sight!"

Zhou Pinglu’s eyes flashed with coldness, Lu Youxian’s cautious firmness indeed impressed, but in an instant, the sound of Mechanical Crossbows exploded, arrows shooting from behind killed these guards, even as they fell, they couldn’t believe looking back.

It was those merchants arranged inside by Wen He.

Though most were dealt with by Lu Youxian, some had hidden long ago, only to move at this moment.