I am the master of this world

Chapter 175 Putting a long line to catch big fish

Ke Zhennan led the army and fled back to Chengyang County in a panic. After returning to the city, he counted the soldiers and horses. The huge loss made him feel terrified and angry.

He understood that he had been plotted by Shen Ning, and that the other party took advantage of his shortcoming of eagerness for revenge. If he hadn't pursued him, there would have been no such heavy casualties.

This made him hate Shen Ning even more, but then he could only stick to Chengyang County and recruit troops to replenish his troops.

But Shen Ning continued to set up camp without any intention of attacking the city.

And in this flash, it was another five or six days.

Ke Zhennan was drinking in the mansion. He had been feeling aggrieved for the past few days. He had been on the battlefield for so many years, but now he was beaten and fled by a boy who had just entered the battlefield. You can imagine the anger in his heart.He has already begun to recruit troops. As long as he recruits enough troops, he will immediately leave the city and destroy Shen Ning.

With experience this time, I will definitely not be fooled!
But suffocation is easy to cause bad things in the heart, so it is natural to vent, and the best way for men to vent is on women.

Hearing that the newly arrived oiran at Mingyuelou was glamorous and lively, Ke Zhennan decided to vent his anger.

At this time, Zhu Hongying was cursing Shen Ning: "Damn Shen Ning, I have been pretending to be a prostitute for so long, but Ke Zhennan never came, so how long do I have to wait! Fortunately, this store belongs to the Yin Yang Dao industry. If you’re from another family, even if you’re not selling yourself, you still have to go out to pick up customers!”

When she was complaining, the old bustard dared to come in a hurry and whispered something in her ear.

Zhu Hongying was overjoyed and said, "It's really here?"

The bustard nodded solemnly.

Zhu Hongying immediately asked her to go down to make arrangements, and after a while, the old bustard led a middle-aged man into the house.

"General Ke, this is Miss Hong!" The bustard smiled obsequiously, and then said to Zhu Hongying: "Hong'er, this is the patron saint of our Chengyang County, General Ke! You must treat me well, Qian Don't be lazy."

Zhu Hongying pretended to be shy, blushing slightly.

Ke Zhennan's eyes were straightened. He heard that she was a beauty. Now that he saw it with his own eyes, he knew that the rumors were true!

"Let's all back down!" Ke Zhennan was a little impatient, and waved his hands quickly.

The bustard retreated, and the following guards stood guard in front of the door.

There were only two people left in the room. Zhu Hongying bowed and saluted, saying respectfully: "General, please bow to me!"

Ke Zhennan smiled and said: "Excuse me, the general will indeed be on top after the meeting!"

At this moment, the aggrieved feeling of defeat disappeared without a trace.

Zhu Hongying felt disgusted in her heart, and decided that she would never listen to Shen Ning's instigation in the future, and she would not do such a thing even if she was killed.

"General, please sit down, I will toast you!" Zhu Hongying said softly.

Ke Zhennan nodded and looked at the wine brought by the beauty, but he said: "You drink this cup first!"

Zhu Hongying didn't hesitate, she raised her head and drank the wine in the glass, her white neck was as white as ivory.Then, he poured another glass and toasted it to Ke Zhennan.

Ke Zhennan took the wine glass and touched Zhu Hongying's hand, which was soft and boneless today.

Next, it must be romantic.

Thinking of this, Ke Zhennan raised his head and drank his drink.

Unexpectedly, Ke Zhennan's complexion changed drastically after drinking the wine just now, he covered his throat with his hands, showing a ferocious face, and after a while, he lay down on the table and died of poison.

Zhu Hongying got up to wash her hands, looked at the jug, and said with a sneer, "I'm cautious, because I'm afraid that the wine might be poisonous. It's a pity, under the Yin-Yang jug of my Yin-Yang Dao, isn't it just obediently tricked?"

The wine pot is called the Yin Yang Pot. It has a mechanism in the middle and can hold two kinds of wine, one is poisonous wine and the other is non-toxic wine. Twist the lid of the pot to switch the poured wine.

From the moment Ke Zhennan walked into the room, his life was doomed.

Afterwards, Zhu Hongying dragged Ke Zhennan's body behind the screen, and she changed her long skirt and dressed as a man, then jumped down from the back window and fled Mingyue Tower.

By the time the guards sensed something was wrong, it was too late and the murderer could not be found.

Afterwards, the news of Ke Zhennan's murder spread throughout Chengyang County. For a while, people were panicked and the morale of the army was disrupted.

Seeing Zhu Hongying returning, Shen Ning asked pleasantly, "Did you get it?"

Zhu Hongying glared at him and said, "Don't come to me for this kind of thing in the future! Humph."

Shen Ning ignored her anger, but laughed out loud.

"General, Ke Zhennan is dead. The military morale in the city must be unstable and people are in panic. Should we attack the city now?" Army leader Shen Zhaoyuan asked quickly.

Shen Ning asked with a smile: "The city of Chengyang County is strong, and we have not prepared any siege equipment. How can we attack the city? Although Ke Zhennan is dead, the defenders in the city are still there, so attacking the city is the next best option."

"Then how to capture Chengyang County?" Shen Zhaoyuan couldn't help but ask.

Shen Ning looked at the others.

Zhang Liao and Li Xiaojie looked at each other, Li Xiaojie said: "There is a saying in the art of war, attacking the city is the bottom line, and attacking the heart is the top priority. Since Ke Zhennan is dead, we will approach the city and trap them in the city. After a long time, they will open the city and beg for mercy." General, father, is my solution feasible?"

Li Ru glared at his son, and snorted, "Our troops are limited, and we still have some combat power when twisted together. We can't surround Chengyang County at all, and we will even be defeated one by one."

Li Xiaojie scratched his head and smiled awkwardly.

Shen Ning looked at Zhang Liao, Zhang Liao also shook his head, expressing that there was no good way.

Generally speaking, Zhang Liao, Li Xiaojie, and Shen Zhaoyuan are killer generals, suitable for killing enemies on the battlefield, rather than talented generals, who are not good at strategizing.

But at this time there is still one person in the tent, that is Huo Tianxing.

After returning from the imperial capital, this man followed Shen Ning. Except for hiding some confidential matters from him, he kept everything else from him. Since he was the person arranged by the emperor, Shen Ning naturally let him see what he should see.During this period of time together, Shen Ning discovered that this person had great perseverance. Even though he was not good at martial arts, his perseverance was amazing.

"Huo Tianxing, what do you think we should do next?" Shen Ning asked.

Huo Tianxing thought about it seriously, and felt that the possibility of taking down Chengyang County was very slim. After all, where the troops were, his general's goal must not be Chengyang County.

If it wasn't Chengyang County, who would it be?
Reminiscent of Shen Ning and Li Ru's resourcefulness, one step has already taken three steps, and he suddenly realized a possibility.

"The general's target is the reinforcements sent by Qingzhou?" Huo Tianxing said.

Shen Ning and Li Ru looked at each other, and they both smiled at the same time.

Seeing the smiles of the two, Zhang Liao, Li Xiaojie and the others knew that Huo Tianxing had guessed right.

Zhang Liao said in surprise: "Yeah, how could I forget about this! Ke Zhennan's loss of soldiers and generals must have passed the news back to Qingzhou. In addition, Ke Zhennan is dead, and Qi Wang Sima Jiong has a grudge against the general. He wants to protect Chengyang County If we are safe and revenge, we will definitely send troops to help. But we pretended to be stationed here, but actually went around to the north of Chengyang County, set up an ambush on the official road that Qingzhou reinforcements must pass through, and wiped out the Qingzhou reinforcements."

"This plan is brilliant!" Li Xiaojie's eyes lit up.

Shen Ning is here to seize Chengyang County City, so everyone's eyes are on Chengyang County City, this is the darkness under the lamp.From the very beginning, Shen Ning and Li Ru never thought of taking Chengyang County.

If you put a long line to catch big fish, Chengyang County City will fall into your hands sooner or later, why not use it to attract big fish.

"I have already sent scouts to watch Qingzhou City. Once Sima Jiong sends troops to help, it will be the beginning of our ambush. Listen to the order!" Shen Ning shouted.

Zhang Liao, Shen Zhaoyuan and Li Xiaojie immediately clasped their hands together.

"Zhang Liao and Shen Zhaoyuan are in charge of the ambush of reinforcements in Qingzhou. You two lead [-] soldiers, while Li Xiaojie stays in the barracks and arranges for the soldiers to continue to pretend that the whole army is in the barracks to confuse the enemy scouts." Shen Ning ordered.

The three took orders immediately.

Next, is to wait.

As the news of Ke Zhennan's assassination spread back to Qingzhou City through the Eagle News, Sima Jiong was so angry that he almost suffered from brain congestion.

Three of his five tiger generals died in the hands of Shen Ning, how could he bear it?

"Come on, come on, quickly gather five thousand elites, and let Yao Ziduan come to see this king!" Sima Jiong roared.

Yao Ziduan was his son-in-law and was highly regarded by him. Recently, the county had to give birth, so Yao Ziduan stayed in Qingzhou City and did not go to the front line.Ke Zhennan's death made the angry Sima Jiong immediately dispatch Yao Ziduan to Chengyang County.

After Yao Ziduan met Sima Jiong, he led the soldiers out of the city, quickly assembled the army and set off.

In ancient times, transportation was inconvenient and marching speed was limited.

It was already a few days after Shen Ning received the news from Qingzhou City. When he learned that Yao Ziduan was leading the army, Shen Ning immediately smiled.

When Sima Yue gave Li Yuanxiao an order to intercept and kill Yao Ziduan at the border of Xuzhou, Shen Ning spared his life just for the sake of planning. Unexpectedly, after going around and around, it seemed that this person would die in his own hands.

Now that we know the strength and time of Yao Ziduan's reinforcements, we can calculate their positions based on their marching speed.Then send scouts to wait in advance to ensure their true location, and then choose a place suitable for ambush.

When the time came, Zhang Liao and Shen Zhaoyuan took advantage of the moonlight to lead the troops out of the barracks.

During this period of time, Shen Ning was stationed here without any action, which made Chengyang County City take it lightly, so Zhang Liao and Shen Zhaoyuan led the troops to leave without being noticed by the scouts of the other party.

Zhang Liao and Shen Zhaoyuan led the troops to the west, then detoured to the north, walking in the wilderness, although the speed was slower, but the concealment was guaranteed.

Four days later, they came to the ambush site.

This place is only seventy or eighty miles away from Chengyang County. It is the only way for Qingzhou soldiers and horses to come for reinforcements, and it is also an excellent ambush place.

There are mountains and forests on the left and right sides, and there is only one north-south passage. It is suitable to ambush here.

The next step is to wait quietly.

At noon on the third day, five thousand soldiers and horses led by Yao Ziduan appeared. After entering the ambush circle, they found that the road ahead was covered with trees, blocking the way.

Yao Ziduan was startled, and suddenly realized that something was wrong.

Shen Zhaoyuan led his people to hide in the forests on both sides. At this time, he saw the right moment and immediately released the arrow.

Yao Ziduan's expression changed drastically, he didn't expect the enemy army to ambush here early.

On the other hand, Zhang Liao came from behind Yao Ziduan's soldiers and horses, and directly surrounded Qingzhou soldiers and horses.

There are trees blocking the way in front, arrows raining in swarms on both sides, and the enemy army behind is completely dumped.

"Defense defense! Counter attack!"

Yao Ziduan shouted loudly, ordering to fight back, but unfortunately they fell into an ambush circle, and they have already become the turtles in the urn.

(End of this chapter)