I rebelled in the Song Dynasty

Liu Sheng was still struggling. It wasn't because of his kindness as a woman, but it was just a group of new soldiers. Even if he used veterans to fight against the remaining Zhejia army, Liu Sheng didn't have much confidence.

Soraka and Liu Sheng thought of going together, just pretending to be defeated, but there were some differences.

This strategy is very good. In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Shu Han used this strategy to great effect, and Wei Yan even cheated defeat more than twenty times.

However, fake defeat has strict requirements for soldiers. It can neither be too fake nor too real.

Otherwise, the false defeat will become a real defeat.

Zhe Keqiu is not a fool. If he finds something abnormal, he will definitely stay in Taiyuan City and not come out, so he only has one chance.

If it is too true, this group of new soldiers is likely to cause a rout and cause immeasurable losses.

The success rate of fraud is 100%, and the failure is also a real failure.

The dispute between Liu Sheng and Soraka was about using new soldiers to attract Zhe Keqiu out of the city.

Liu Sheng wanted to use his old soldiers to set up an ambush and kill Zhe's viable force, but Liu Sheng was afraid that the new soldiers would really be defeated, so he hesitated to mix with the Zhe family army.

What Soraka means is, if we stop pretending, we will be new recruits. If we collapse under too much pressure, he will lead them and retreat directly to Yanmen.

Liu Sheng didn't show up for a few days, so Zhe Keqiu would definitely take the risk and continue to send more troops out of the city, hoping to follow the defeated troops to take back Yanmen in one go.

After Liu Sheng and others left, the city gates of Taiyuan were wide open and they took the opportunity to occupy Taiyuan when the guards were insufficient.

However, the disadvantage of this method is that it may not succeed, but all the new recruits will definitely be lost.

This is what makes Liu Sheng confused.

.....

At this time, in Taiyuan City, Zhe Keqiu and Zhong Dao patrolled the city and finally met in the north of the city.

The two of them stared at the giant cannon in the open space in the distance, their eyes unstoppable.

Zhongdao said: "Uncle Shi, do you think Liu Sheng is still outside the city?"

Zhe Keqiu shook his head and said: "I don't know, but I can figure out Liu Sheng's purpose.

Liu Sheng attacked Yanmen in order to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao, thus resolving Yanjing's predicament.

It is definitely not cost-effective to fight with us in Taiyuan, but in order to prevent our army from leaving Taiyuan and going north to occupy his hometown, there will definitely be a group of people surrounding us, and the sneak attack in the past two days also proved that The army's combat effectiveness is so low that it can almost be said to be on the verge of collapse. "

"Then where will Liu Sheng's real elite go?" Zhe Keqiu asked rhetorically.

Zhongdao thought for a while and said: "Uncle Shi means that Liu Sheng will lead a large number of elites to attack Kaifeng, or attack the logistics base of the Northern Expedition from Parallel Pass."

"Or after forcing us to Taiyuan, the main force has already gone north and east to rescue Yanjing?"

They were trapped in the city, surrounded by sandbags. They couldn't send out scouts at all, and they didn't know the situation outside. They could only guess everything by themselves.

Zhe Keqiu nodded and said: "It makes sense. Guarding us outside the city is not only a waste of military power, but also a strategic mistake.

Taking Taiyuan would not be of much use to the Khitans unless they used Taiyuan as a springboard to continue southward.

If they continue to go south, by the time they reach Kaifeng, Yanjing will probably be captured by the Grand Master, and going south will not make much sense.

Therefore, after forcing us back, Liu Sheng is likely to withdraw his troops and go north. After all, there is no point in fighting us to the death.

And the night attack that night also showed that the army surrounding us had low combat power and was almost defeated in one blow. It was a completely different level of army from the army that attacked Yanmen.

If we weren't worried about an ambush, we would definitely be able to obtain Liu Sheng's equipment that night. "

So I infer that Liu Sheng must not be around Taiyuan. "

We will continue our sneak attack tonight. If the army outside the city is defeated and follows them, we might be able to recapture Yanmen in one fell swoop. "

Zhe Keqiu's eyes were fierce and there was an unusual cruelty on his face.

Zhongdao shook his head and said: "Uncle Shi, no, there is that kind of siege weapon on the opposite side. It is unlikely that we can recapture Yanmen. We might as well defend Taiyuan."

The most urgent task is to find out what the artifact that makes the loud noise is and whether I, the Song Dynasty, can make it.

If one could learn how to make it, how could it be compared to Yanmen? "

Zhe Keqiu took a deep breath and said, "Everything depends on my nephew's advice. Let's find out what it is first and report it to the court. This can also reduce our guilt."

Late at night, when the moon was setting and the stars were setting, Liu Sheng finally ignored Soraka and followed his idea.

But Liu Sheng also arranged everything layer by layer. There were three levels of ambush, and Soraka was asked to lead his troops and run away after contact with the Taiyuan defenders.

Don't worry about anything, just defeat on the spot, don't want anything, throw away everything that affects the speed, Liu Sheng will arrange it later.

This was the best method Liu Sheng could think of, and Soraka didn't refuse.

Everything was as usual. The artillery organized by Soraka fired two shots at the north city gate late at night.

After two shots, large sandbags rolled down, revealing the dark city gate.

There are only two hidden layers, which cannot be seen through without opening them. If you want to open the inside, it can be opened very quickly.

Soraka stood under the city and cursed: "You are just waiting for such a trick and still want to attack me. I have discovered it a long time ago. If you have the ability, come out and fight me with real swords and guns.

If I can’t kill you, what’s the point of a sneak attack?”

Zhongdao and Zhe Keqiu stood on the city wall with deep eyes and uncertain expressions.

Zhongdao said: "Uncle Shi, our intentions have been seen through by Soraka. Are we still going to make a sneak attack? Or should we quickly block the city gate?"

Zhe Keqiu didn't speak, thinking quickly in his mind.

"Isn't it like when we were at Yanmen that day, Liu Sheng's cavalry came over half an hour to tell us that they were going to attack the city."

"If you really realize that we are going to make a sneak attack, will it be more effective to lay an ambush and counterattack?"

“Or if we gather all the troops and attack directly, we might be able to catch us off guard and roar here instead.

There is quite a feeling of a fox pretending to be a tiger. "

Zhongdao asked in confusion: "Uncle Shi, what you mean is that Liu Sheng's main force is not here, and Soraka is completely directing and acting to scare us?"

Zhe Keqiu frowned and said, "True and false, false and true, Liu Sheng is very familiar with this skill!"

He didn't know whether it was true or false outside, but at this point, he could only take a gamble. He was only three miles away from the city and came back after grabbing the artillery. It shouldn't be a big problem.

After a period of fighting between heaven and man, Zhe Keqiu decided to send troops. He did not believe that Liu Sheng was really so free and could always surround Taiyuan.