Please, let me be a fool

Meng Jue was very skeptical about this, knowing that the Great Wei Emperor had a very high prestige in the Great Wei, and even held all the power in his hands.

It is impossible for anyone to dare to hide this matter at this time.

But if not.

It is clear that the hundred and more troops have come, but why didn't the emperor of Wei even dare to fight?

Could it be that the Great Wei Emperor already knew all his plans would fail?

Thinking about it, Meng Jue couldn't help feeling a little flustered.

But it still feels impossible.

If the Great Wei Emperor could really plan everything, he would have wiped out Baiyue long ago, so all of this is just a coincidence.

Afterwards, he summoned Wang Lin again to share the details of Lin's battle and what to do next.

Judging from the current situation, it is definitely not possible to rely on the formation and let the Great Wei send troops.

So a better way has to be figured out.

Let the opponent feel that there is an opportunity to take advantage of it, and can annihilate a hundred troops with one blow.

To put it simply, it is to do everything possible to let Da Wei send troops to fight, and then they can retreat to the mountains, making Da Wei tired of coping.

So, in the end, Meng Jue and Wang Lin made a decision to set up camp less than five miles away from Zhennanguan City, making a posture of a long-term battle, and at the same time, no one sent anyone to call for battle.

Let this matter not only spread throughout Zhennan Pass, but also let all the countries in the Eastern Continent know, let's see where the Great Wei Emperor puts his face!

Soon, under his order, all Baiyue soldiers started to take action and set up camp here.

In the past, this kind of thing was impossible to happen, and the Zhennanguan defenders would definitely not agree.

After all, the enemy is right in front of them, and it is their choice to directly send troops to fight.

But because of Lu An's order, no one acted rashly.

He could only helplessly watch the enemy army in front of him.

And when Song Gongwen and Lin Yuansong heard the news, they were completely shocked immediately, a little unbelievable.

They never imagined that Meng Jue would have the guts to expose his [-] troops in front of them. Aren't they afraid of being suddenly attacked?

Or, did the other party do it on purpose?

As for Lu An, because of Meng Jue's actions, he also started to think.

He knew that Baiyue was not a simple person, and all kinds of things must have been carefully thought out.

But now, the other party's normal behavior and stationed directly under the city of Zhennanguan made him vigilant.

Of course, this is just what Luan thought.

In the end, he discussed with Song Gongwen and others that he still had to report to His Majesty on this matter, and immediately went to the palace.

To be honest, Wei Yunyi was really annoyed by his ministers asking for an audience every three days, but when he heard that the Baiyue army was stationed outside the city, he was completely stunned.

He really didn't understand why Meng Jue wanted to do this, could it be that he was sure that he would not send troops?

But it doesn't make sense.

Without any choice.

Wei Yunyi once again issued an order to the entire army not to move rashly, and just keep an eye on the enemy's movements.

Song Gongwen and Lin Yuansong naturally couldn't figure it out. The enemy was clearly under the city, but His Majesty still didn't choose to send troops. This is completely unreasonable.

But Lu An has his own considerations. Originally, he was still thinking about Meng Jue's uncharacteristic behavior. Is there any fraud in it?

But I was not very sure in my heart, but after hearing His Majesty's decision, continue to wait and not send troops.

Suddenly, I felt that my guess was very likely to be true.

Meng Jue.

There may really be other purposes.

So after leaving, he also told Song Gongwen and his thoughts.

"What? You mean, Meng Jue went out of his way this time and provoked me, Wei, for another purpose, and His Majesty may have seen through his purpose, so he chose not to send troops on purpose?"

When the two heard Lu An's explanation, they were shocked for a moment, and Lin Yuansong felt a little unbelievable and unlikely.

His Majesty has obviously stayed in the palace all the time, and has never understood the outside affairs at all.

How did he know about Meng Jue's plan?

But what about Song Gongwen?

After thinking for a while, after a flash of inspiration, he said, "I think General Lu may be right!"

Chapter 218 The Despair of the Terrible Great Wei Emperor Meng Jue

"Master Song, what do you mean?"

Lin Yuansong looked at the two in front of him, his eyes full of doubts.

Because at this moment, he has no idea what these two are thinking.

Regardless of what Lu An said, His Majesty had already seen through Meng Jue's purpose for sending troops this time.

Lin Yuansong was also surprised by what Song Gongwen said.

What did these two people see?

Next to him, Song Gongwen also saw the doubt on the other party's face, and immediately said: "General Lu said before that Meng Jue, the lord of Baiyue, suddenly led his army into battle with such fanfare because of another purpose. I still don't believe it. But I suddenly thought of another thing."

"That means winter will be here in a few months. Usually, at this time, the trade between Baiyue and my Great Wei will be more frequent."

"Because if Baiyue wants to survive the winter, he must buy the food and cloth from my Great Wei, otherwise, the consequences will be very troublesome."

"But now, my Great Wei and Baiyue are at war, and the trade between the two sides has long been interrupted. They can't get a grain of food from my Great Wei. In this way, it will be difficult for most people in Baiyue to survive this winter. .”

"They want a quick battle, the purpose is to stop the war between the two sides, and then continue to trade with me, Great Wei."

Speaking of this, Song Gongwen pondered for a while, and continued: "But if this battle does not end, the entire Baiyue will fall into a situation of food shortage. At that time, Baiyue will be the most dangerous time."

The trade between Great Wei and Baiyue was actually not that big, and not many people even paid attention to it in the imperial court.

After all, Baiyue can also grow grain, and can be self-sufficient most of the time. All the grain that Dawei wants to buy is just to store grain in winter, so the scale is not large.

But the household department is in charge of the food and finance of the world, and Song Gongwen suddenly realized these problems after thinking about it.

"So, what you mean, Mr. Song, is that His Majesty has already seen through Meng Jue's desire for a quick victory."

"That's why you deliberately delayed the war, didn't fight them head-on, and prepared to push them into a desperate situation?"

Lin Yuansong is certainly not a fool to be able to get to this position.

After being reminded, I quickly figured out the cause and effect.

"Master Lin, it's not just that."

At this time, Lu An smiled, and then said: "Your Majesty's move is also because he loves soldiers like sons. Think about it, fighting will kill people, and letting your soldiers stick to Zhennan Pass can protect you to the maximum extent. There will be no unnecessary casualties in the lives of the soldiers, I think, in the eyes of His Majesty, the soldiers under him are also his subjects, and since they are subjects, they must be cherished."

"Of course, there is a more important point. When Meng Jue found out that we should not fight in any case, he would definitely be anxious, and then choose the worst strategy to attack the city directly. Baiyue is not good at it, once he does this, we can achieve the greatest results at the least cost!"

The more Lu An said, the more excited he was, and he was annoyed why he didn't think of it at first.

This kind of tactics can be said to have no harm to Da Wei.

At the same time, he admired that His Majesty even more.

His Majesty is His Majesty, not an ordinary general, he does not care about the momentary gains and losses, but proceeds from the overall situation.

Such a vision is not something ordinary people can have.

"It's just that during this period of time, your Majesty may not be better off." At this time, Song Gongwen continued to speak, saying: "Facing the enemy of Baiyue, His Majesty clearly marched personally, but let his soldiers stay in the city all the time. Responding to the challenge, once this matter gets out, no matter the people or the nations, they will definitely think that His Majesty is weak."

Immediately, he sighed, thinking back to the last battle, His Majesty also deliberately showed the appearance of having fun, and did not hesitate to use his own wisdom just to win the battle, so that the soldiers under his command would suffer fewer casualties.

Lin Yuansong and Lu An also thought about it, and felt a little distressed for His Majesty.

"Okay, both of you."

Song Gongwen raised his head, looked at the two of them and said, "Since we are familiar with the purpose of Meng Jue's battle and understand His Majesty's plan, then we will do our best to cooperate with His Majesty in the next time. In this regard, we have to work hard." General Lu, you are here."

"Meng Jue will definitely try every means for this battle, so General Lu, you must restrain the soldiers under your command, and let them not act rashly, so as not to disrupt His Majesty's plan."

"Don't worry, Mr. Song, I know the seriousness." Lu An nodded solemnly.

I didn't know His Majesty's purpose before, but I still resolutely carried out His Majesty's order.

Now that I know, after understanding that His Majesty wants to reduce casualties in this battle, and achieve the greatest results with the least damage, Luan naturally understands what to do next.

Immediately, the three of them didn't say anything more, but each started to get busy.

Time is just like this bit by bit, slowly passing by.

During this time.

Meng Jue used various methods to call out the formation, trying to draw out Wei's garrison.

But in the end, it was found that the opponent had remained silent from the beginning to the end, and even the number of Wei soldiers patrolling the city was less than before.

Except for the closed city gate, the other party seemed to have no idea that there was an enemy outside the city.

This made Meng Jue helpless and didn't know how to deal with it.

Originally.

Thinking about the Great Wei Emperor, because of his face, he should send a large army to fight.

But after scolding for so long, it didn't even have any effect, and even the morale of his own side was weakened a lot.

He is worried that if this continues, there will be big problems.

Without any choice.

Meng Jue once again summoned his generals to come up with a way to deal with it.

"Barbarian, my opinion is very simple. Since the Great Wei doesn't lead to war, then we will attack the city. It is not an option to procrastinate like this."

"Yes, Barbarian, how many days have passed, and all our soldiers are panicked. I worry that after a while, their morale will be lost."

"Barbarian, give an order. Although siege warfare is not what we are good at, isn't our purpose just to lure Wei to send troops? It's not really a siege."

The high-level officials of Baiyue talked to each other, and their ideas were very simple. They directly attacked the city and forced Wei to fight.

Because there is really no other way, and if this continues, they will not be able to bear it.

"Barbarian Lord." At this time, Wang Lin came out and said, "I think your lords are right. We have to take action because there are some problems with the food and grass in the rear. If we delay, we will be completely trapped. passive."

After holding back for so many days, the high-level officials in Baiyue couldn't bear it anymore and wanted to directly attack the city.

And Wang Lin, proceeding from the current situation, agreed with this opinion.

As for Meng Jue?

Of course he knew that this was the worst policy, but it seemed that there was no better way.

If this war is not ended as soon as possible and normal trade with Wei is resumed, there will be many people who will not be able to survive this winter.

"Okay, everyone prepares tonight. Tomorrow morning, first call the formation, and then send troops to attack directly during the call." Meng Jue stood up, made a decision, and continued: "Remember, this time it is not The purpose is to attack the city, but to draw Wei's army, so we must arrange the retreat route in advance, understand?"

"Yes, I'll wait to understand!"

The high-level officials of Baiyue who were present at the scene were all excited when they heard that they could go to war.

This is especially true for those who have experienced the last battle. They thought it was a surprise attack, but they didn't expect to fall into a siege.

They have always been aggrieved, and now they can take the initiative to attack, naturally excited, and want to return all the previous losses.

Immediately, everyone started to make arrangements.

But Meng Jue was worried in his heart.

In the current situation, it seems that the initiative is in his own hands, but in fact, since the last time, he has been led by the nose throughout the whole process.This feeling made him feel very uncomfortable, and he wanted to make changes in time.

But Meng Jue didn't know what to do, it seemed that it was useless to do anything, and he could only go to the dark one by one.

What is the specific reason, he is actually very clear in his heart, the emperor of Great Wei is difficult to sing, and the background of Great Wei is too far behind.

The current Baiyue is not an opponent at all.