Pirates: Be the Master from the East China Sea

Gushu City, the city tower.

Hua Mulan was holding on to the city wall, looking ahead, and behind her was a general who was reporting respectfully: "We just received a report from the scouts, and there is bad news. The troops we were preparing to intercept the Chu army encountered a night attack by the Vietnamese army. Now it seems that the whole army has been wiped out..."

Hua Mulan frowned and said, "I have already told them to pay attention to enemy attacks, why are they so slack?"

The general sighed: "It was already late at night when they arrived at the camping site, and there was a heavy rain at that time. Who would have thought that the other party had already calculated that they would camp there, and had prepared an ambush in advance?"

Hua Mulan sighed: "This prince has no boundaries, it is indeed not easy."

The general said: "We have been hit so hard before we even opened our doors. What should be the next step?"

Hua Mulan said calmly: "Since our plan to stop the Chu army has failed, the Vietnamese army naturally has no need to continue to support the Chu army. Then they will definitely come towards our uncle and want to take advantage of our exhausted troops. If they Zhuji..."

Before Hua Mulan could finish her words, she saw a messenger coming quickly, half-kneeling in the tunnel: "Report to General Hua, our sentinels have discovered traces of the cavalry. There are about [-] cavalry in total, heading towards Gushu City. Come, let General Hua decide!"

Hua Mulan frowned slightly and said, "Something is wrong."

The general said: "The cavalry is not in a position to attack the city. Do they have some backup plans?"

Hua Mulan nodded and said: "It's not that Wujiang doesn't understand the art of war. He must have his intention in doing this, but he must have learned about the fact that our army has another unit to attack Zhuji. Since he has not returned reinforcements, then the matter must be solved. It must be the Chu army, Wujiang has no other troops to use, what other trump card does he have?"

The general sighed: "This general is also puzzled."

Hua Mulan pondered for a moment and said, "I asked you to carefully check the passers-by these days. Can you ensure that there is no subtlety to sneak into the city?"

The general said quickly: "I am willing to guarantee it with my life!"

Hua Mulan sighed: "If this is the case, I really can't think of any other methods that Luo Qi can use, but since he dares to attack the city, he must have something to rely on. If we can't find out what trump card he has, let's fight this You will definitely be passive!"

The general said: "Perhaps he is at the end of his rope and is just trying to be mysterious?"

Hua Mulan shook her head slightly: "Whether it was the first confrontation between him and Xue Andu, or the diplomatic strategies he adopted later to anger me, they were both feminine and ruthless. He is definitely not a person who can play such superficial tricks."

The general sighed: "Then how should we deal with it?"

Hua Mulan said: "There is only one thing we can do now, and that is to wait quietly."

The general was startled and said, "Wait?"

Hua Mulan nodded and said, "Wait until he uses his trump card."

The general sighed slightly and stopped talking.

Although Hua Mulan did not say it clearly, he was already aware of the problem. Since the beginning of the confrontation with Yue, they have been in a passive stage of being beaten. They clearly have an absolute advantage in military strength, but they have always been manipulated by the opponent in terms of strategy. .

That Prince Yue named Wujiang is simply a poisonous snake.

Hua Mulan stood at the top of the city holding the scabbard, still looking ahead. Then she saw a puff of smoke spreading in the distance, obviously the enemy cavalry was about to arrive.

Hua Mulan stretched out her right hand and held the spear tightly.

At this moment, a messenger suddenly rushed up to the tower, half-kneeling on the ground and panting: "Report to General Hua, there is a riot at the west gate!"

Hua Mulan raised her eyebrows and asked, "How many people are there?"

The messenger said: "We don't have time to count, but it is at least more than two thousand!"

Hua Mulan turned to look at the general, her eyes full of anger: "Didn't you just promise that no one would enter the city?"

The general couldn't help but said dumbly: "I..."

Hua Mulan stared at him and said coldly: "Where did these 2000 people come from? Did they fall from the sky?"

The general knelt on the ground and said dejectedly: "...The general will finally be convicted."

Hua Mulan bit her lips and was about to continue scolding her when she suddenly frowned and said, "No, this is simply not right."

The general was startled, raised his head and said, "General, what do you mean...?"

Hua Mulan said: "Even if the Chu army is added to the Vietnamese army, their strength is far inferior to ours. Now that they have divided their forces to attack us at night, and then attack Gushu City, the Chu army will return to support their Zhuji, and at the same time Zhuji itself should prepare in advance If they remain on guard, their strength should be even more stretched than ours. Where did these 2000 troops come from?"

The general thought for a while and couldn't help but nod his head: "And I really can't figure out how these 2000 troops sneaked into the city!"

Hua Mulan sighed: "I'm afraid only Wujiang knows the clues about this matter, but we don't have time to consider the whole story now. The top priority now is to defend the city gate. We absolutely cannot let them let the enemy troops enter the city. Once the four thousand cavalry If we break into the city and join those 2000 troops, we will definitely be defeated!"

The general said: "But most of our troops have been sent abroad, and the number of troops in the city is less than [-]. If we want to resist the riots at the North Gate, I'm afraid..."

Before he finished speaking, Hua Mulan interrupted: "There is no need to send any manpower to the other city gates. They only need to put up false flags for a little disguise. Since they have already agreed to break through from the north gate, they definitely have no time to worry about the other city gates." , as long as we block the north gate, we still have a chance."

The general cupped his fists and said: "The last general takes orders!"

On the road outside the city gate, the cavalry led by Roach was still galloping.

Huang Yueying galloped on her horse and followed Luo Qi. She frowned slightly and asked doubtfully: "Why do you conclude that the north gate will definitely open?"

Luo Qi smiled and said: "Because I still have 2000 troops in the city."

Huang Yueying was slightly startled and said: "Our troops are so short, where did your 2000 troops come from?"

Luo Qi smiled and said: "I was not idle during the time when Hua Mulan was recuperating. You must know that the Wu Kingdom had just been annexed by the Northern Wei Dynasty, and the people in the territory must have long been willing to resist, but they were just afraid of their military power... "

Huang Yueying raised her eyebrows and said, "So you're going to provoke it?"

Luo Qi nodded and said: "There is a very huge tin mine in the Xishan Mountain of Wu State. Have you heard about this?"

Huang Yueying said: "I would like to hear the details."

Luo Qi smiled and said: "Tin is the most important material for mixing bronze, so the Northern Wei Dynasty attached great importance to mining work. There were thousands of death row prisoners and slaves in the tin mountains. Because the Northern Wei Dynasty was worried about their rebellion, not only did they not let them have enough to eat, but they also Often abused..."

Huang Yueying smiled and said: "So as long as you provoke them a little, they will listen to you?"

Outside the uncle's city, the cavalry was in formation.

Luo Qi nodded and said: "Working on Xishan is the hardest and most tiring work. Those who can survive must be strong and strong men. As long as they have a weapon in their hands, they will definitely be able to perform well." Combat strength.”

Huang Yueying raised her eyebrows and said: "Since they have 2000 troops, they must prepare two thousand weapons. So how do you transport these weapons to the city and then transfer them to them?"