The courtyard where Cao Guang entered did not have a study room. Xiao Chuan was a foreigner and could not enter Shen Yu's courtyard, so he talked under the eaves against the cold wind.
"Did you sleep well last night?" Shen Yu asked.
Xiao Chuan had dark circles under his eyes, "I was so excited that I stayed up most of the night."
There was no smile on Shen Yu's face, "How were the casualties yesterday?"
Xiao Chuan reported the casualties, which were within a controllable range, and added: "More than two thousand Xijue people were killed, and there are still some in the trenches. Most of them were burned to death trying to escape."
He changed the subject and asked, "Is the princess about to start deploying the next plan?"
"Do you have any ideas?" Shen Yu raised her head and looked at him.
Xiao Chuan scratched his head, as if he was embarrassed to say it, for fear of embarrassing himself in front of Shen Yu.
Shen Yu said: "Whatever is said about military affairs, how can I have an overall view of the whole situation by myself?"
Xiao Chuan wiped his face, "Then I'll be the first to say it. I could see clearly from the city wall that Xijue definitely did not deploy all their troops last night, only 20,000 at most. This was not their general attack at all."
"Last night was just a feint attack, but most of the casualties were beyond their expectation. There may be many more feint attacks like this, but we can't take it lightly, because among several feint attacks, there might be a general attack."
What Xiao Chuan said was almost the same as what Shen Yu thought.
But she naturally had her own purpose in letting Xiao Chuan speak. Xiao Chuan had been following her orders since he led troops to Qichang with her.
As time went by, Shen Yu's intelligence and strength gave him a blindly obedient mentality. He didn't like to think and just waited to be dispatched.
But what Shen Yu needs is a general, a general who can act alone.
"The analysis is very reasonable." Shen Yu praised it without hesitation.
Xiao Chuan was encouraged. Such a big man was actually a little embarrassed by such praise.
"Do you have any ideas about the layout behind it?"
Xiao Chuan said: "The method last night can only be used once, and it will definitely not work if used again."
"People from Xijue might have the same idea as you." Shen Yu reminded him.
Xiao Chuan thought for a while, and suddenly his eyes lit up, "Princess, does she mean... or the trench?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Chang Liu ran in, "That Cao Datou sent someone to invite the princess and Brother Xiao to the Yamen to discuss matters."
Shen Yu: "I know."
Then he looked at Xiao Chuan, "We don't know whether those people in the Yamen are humans or ghosts, so..."
"I understand." Xiao Chuan said: "If we want to defeat more with less, we have to rely on strategy to catch them by surprise. No one can reveal the next plan."
Shen Yu nodded, "Send people to continue digging trenches. Let's go to the Yamen."
Both of them were tight-lipped, and the yamen's discussions were also dull. No matter who asked, they had not thought of the next strategy yet, and then asked the other party, which made the other party stunned for a while.
An hour was wasted like this.
Cao Guangjin is not stupid, he knows that the two of them cannot trust him, and no matter how much they continue to discuss, they will not achieve any results.
Just as they were being sent out, a man suddenly came in, leaned over and whispered a few words in his ear.
Cao Guangjin's expression changed, and he quickly stood up and said, "Princess, please stay here for a moment while I go out to meet someone."
Seeing Cao Guangjin leave in a hurry, Xiao Chuan turned his head and said, "I don't know what big shot it is that scared him like this."
The garrison generals in the hall were also talking a lot.
Shen Yu propped her head in deep thought. She was thinking about the next strategy and did not notice that the discussions in Western Zhou Dynasty stopped.
Someone touched her elbow unexpectedly, and Shen Yu heard Xiao Chuan curse.
Shen Yu raised her eyes and saw a man standing at the door, wearing a crow-green robe, with a jade-like face and a gentle expression.
It's easy for people to get close to him with such an appearance, but Shen Yu's eyes were full of caution.
The person at the door was also looking at her, standing at the door with his head down, showing no intention of moving at all.
Cao Guangjin didn't know why this gentleman suddenly stopped and said tentatively: "Master Jiang, please sit inside."
Only then did Jiang Lianzhi retract his gaze and step forward.
There are only two seats at the top of the hall. Previously, Shen Yu sat in one and Cao Guangjin sat in the other.
Jiang Lian's official position was far above that of Cao Guangjin, so he naturally sat in the position before Cao Guangjin.
"Quick, quick, serve tea to Mr. Jiang." Cao Guangjin ordered the maid.
He then introduced: "This is Princess Beilin. She was once an official in the same court as Mr. Jiang. I must be..."
The chair creaked, and Shen Yu stood up and walked towards the door, followed by Xiao Chuan.
Cao Guangjin was stunned for a moment, this was too disrespectful.
Cao Guangjin apologized and said, "Master Jiang, I'm going to lower my rank..."
Before he finished speaking, Jiang Lianzhi also stood up and said warmly: "I'm a little tired from the long journey. I'll come back and read out the imperial edict."
"Holy, holy decree?" Cao Guangjin said nervously: "I wonder what your Majesty's decree is?"
Jiang Lianzhi didn't answer and walked away.
Two gods walked out of the hall at once, and everyone was talking about it, guessing what the decree was.
Cao Guangjin sat down on the chair.
The general below said: "It seems that Princess Beilin and Minister Jiang don't get along."
"Not only do they not get along, I feel like they have a grudge."
"I heard that King Beilin once led people to surround Jiang Mansion."
"Sir," one person asked, "Why is he, the head of the household department, coming to our border?"
Cao Guangjin was having a headache about this matter.
Jiang Lianzhi didn't say what he was here for, and left before the chair was even warm.
Shen Yu was punished by Sheng Jing. Now he treats her as a guest. He has the final say in the city. Once the war is over, this matter will be over.
But suddenly Jiang Lianzhi came again with an imperial edict. This life was too difficult.
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The wind outside the pass has become stronger again, and the whistling sound shuttles between the densely packed tents.
It was warm inside the tent.
A Western general drank goat's milk. "They are still digging trenches. Do they really think we are stupid? They still want to use the same trick."
Boda sat on the felt floor, the goat's milk in the bowl untouched.
He remained silent, thinking about the other person's intention of doing this.
He had been defeated by that person before. Just last year at Yanliang Pass, he was attacked by someone in Nanying.
At first Boda thought it was Shen Zhao, but it was not until much later that he found out that it was a woman, Shen Zhao's sister and Shen Zhongan's daughter.
This was his great disgrace.
He did not personally lead the troops last night because they had no hope of capturing Yanliang Pass at this time, but they were still defeated.
Although the casualties of more than 2,000 people were not serious enough to cause serious damage, half of their flying bridges were lost. In a short period of time, military craftsmen could not build so many flying bridges. If the Zhou people dug trenches again, they would will be stuck on the periphery.
Perhaps this was their intention to continue digging trenches, to hold them back.
Boda raised his head and drank the goat's milk in the bowl, then threw the bowl aside.
"Starting from tomorrow, we will send troops to the city every day to scold the formation."
A general said: "They will definitely not leave the city."
"It doesn't matter whether they leave the city or not." Boda's eyes were as sharp as an eagle's, "First disrupt their rhythm. We still have a lot of time."
