Days passed. You Youzi didn't dare to attack the city easily, and Shang Chuanwen didn't leave the city to fight. In the past month, You Youzi had put in a lot of effort to lure Shangchuan Wen into battle.
You Youzi had forged a granary in the mountainous area east of the open land, which was filled with dried leaves in winter. You Youzi deliberately let the spy spread the information, but unexpectedly, Shangchuan Wen did not believe it at all. He even said that Shangchuan was under martial law now, and no one could enter or leave the city gate. However, someone who spread such information was obviously a spy. So the spy who spread this information was immediately transferred out through the tunnel. There were only two intelligence agents left in Youyou.
Later, You Youzi tried to attack the city. She sent four scaling ladders and a catapult. She also mobilized a total of 4,000 troops. Shangchuan Wen's soldiers were well-trained, and the guards and reserve forces were also very skilled. Therefore, Youyou Zi lost more than 400 men while Shangchuan only lost about 100 men. You Youzi had expected this unfavorable situation, or perhaps she had deliberately created such an unfavorable situation for Shangchuan Wen to see. She ordered the troops to flee two miles away in a panic and throw away all the supplies used to attack the city. Xiuying Shangchuan ordered 1,000 soldiers to chase after the victory, but they were stopped by Wen Shangchuan.
Later, according to the spy's intelligence, Uekawa Bunbun was holding his son's hand tightly and refused to let go. Uekawa Xiuying was not as strong as his father, so she could not resist and finally did it. You Youzi was very unhappy. If someone from the Shangchuan family had rushed out, she would have won. At that time, a thousand cavalrymen were ready, but they did not expect it to be for nothing.
Of course, Youyou also sent a letter to her father during this month, asking him to move around and see if he could transfer 10,000 people from the nobles. If there were another 10,000 troops, You You would dare to attack Shangchuan City. Most of the people in Shangchuan City were Zu Qing, and there were also quite a number of archers. However, the cavalry had less than a hundred scouts, so Shangchuan Wen was not interested in the field. You Youzi had 1,500 cavalrymen, which gave him an absolute advantage in the open.
Yiqing of Xixing Temple walked up and down, and promised to fight for the benefits of the Shangchuan family after the war. However, the benefits and responsibilities of being a subject could not convince the nobles. They had at most 30,000 private armed forces, but they did not send a single one. Yi Qing wrote to You Youzi, his words filled with guilt. Flower Lady also wrote to You You Zi, asking her to be careful of her own safety. You Youzi glanced at it briefly and threw away the scroll angrily because it was useless.
Taiye trained with the soldiers every day, leaving early and returning late covered in sweat. A few soldiers told Tai Ye that his body was getting stronger and stronger, but You Youzi did not notice. You Youzi spent two hours reading documents every morning to figure out the current situation, so she always got up at five in the morning. She had to repeatedly examine the feasibility of some plans and could only sleep at two in the morning. You Youzi fought a cold weapon battle every 1,000 years during the peaceful period. All her thoughts were connected by documents.
Such high-intensity fatigue was fatal, but she was not afraid of death. The last time he went to Evil Horse Terrace, the yao of the west had brought fewer cherry blossoms. This time, she had brought many branches, so it was not a problem for her to die a hundred or eighty times. Therefore, she relied on her amazing perseverance to continue working 20 hours a day. She would die of sudden death every few days and then come back to life to continue her unfinished business.
However, no matter how hard You You tried, Shangchuan Wen refused to fight. Therefore, Shangchuan Wen only had six hours to work, but he had Youyou, who worked twenty hours a day, under his control. In the morning, he patrolled the city wall and held a meeting. Then, he used the time to practice his swordsmanship. The soldiers were trained in the afternoon. The pace of the soldiers 'training was the same as before the war. When the sun was still bright, Shang Chuanwen would leave the camp and the city wall to return to his residence. It seemed that there was no difference from before.
Therefore, all the soldiers in Shangchuan knew that the general was very confident. This was also reflected in the rest of the soldiers in Shangchuan City. Other than the strict requirements of the guards on the city wall who changed every day, the rest of the soldiers basically did not change their rest.
In the era of cold weapons, to attack a city, with sufficient siege weapons, the number of soldiers needed was at least four times that of the enemy. Youyou's 7,000 men could not be deployed at the same time. 1,500 men would be enough for a head-on battle, and the rest would at most be reserves. Moreover, the army had to be used sparingly. After all, this was the emperor's trump card. The emperor was only fifteen years old this year. Although his father and brother held the power, he still wanted to do something big in private. He had probably spent a very long time accumulating these 10,000 soldiers.
In Shangchuan City, Xiuying admired her father very much."Father, the 8,000 government troops sent by the Emperor are really useless.”
"Xiuying, you shouldn't have only seen the present." Uekawa shook his head. You should be thinking about what kind of pressure Shangchuan City would face if it wasn't led by the Saixing Temple alone, but by the Fujiwara family or the Taira family. The great nobles had economic strength and could quickly replenish their military resources. It was not a problem for them to get an army of 20,000 to 30,000. Although we are not considered a lone city, we are still in a very dangerous situation. Therefore, we have to keep the Saixing Temple's daughter here. If the Fujiwara family, the Hira family, or the Yuan family were to replace her next time, our Shangchuan family would definitely be finished.”
Someone greeted Shang Chuanwen. There was a guest. Uekawa invited the guests to the hall, but Uekawa Xiuying avoided them.
The visitor was a tanuki in human form. He asked politely,"How has Lord Shangchuan been recently?"
"Do you still remember the promise you made two months ago?" Shangchuan Uprising, you guys have to help me.”
"I remember it clearly." What do you need?"
Shangchuan Wen told it,"I need you to prepare the provisions for You Youzi's 8,000-strong army, and you can't make them suspicious."”
" I've heard of people burning the enemy's rations in order to win the war," said the civet cat, puzzled." But I've never heard of people preparing rations for the enemy."”
"My agreement with you is that the Kamikawa family will be the first to revolt, and then your master will lead the other samurai who are participating in the '50 congregation'. This plan will take some time. I need to ensure the safety of Shangchuan City. The 7,000 soldiers on the other side are a good opportunity. As long as these 7,000 soldiers are here, there won't be any new government troops coming to attack us. Therefore, I can't let these 7,000 people leave. Once they do, Shangchuan City will be in danger.”
The civet cat understood something.”
"I hope you can get your master to agree to my plan as soon as possible, then I'll be at ease."”
On the other side, Youyou was sitting in the tent and having a meeting with many warriors. These warriors were all officers. Although they were somewhat famous in Jingdou, they could not be compared to the prestigious families. You Youzi promised to give them merit points, so they took You Youzi's orders as absolute. However, after the battle reached a stalemate, the warriors began to doubt Youyou's ability to command.
However, in this kind of siege, the difference in strength was not large. As long as the other party did not make a mistake, there was no chance. For example, the life and death of Go. It was very easy to calculate the life and death of a small piece of Go. For example, the life and death of a live piece like Zhi Si Qu Si was absolute. Even Hidesaku Hongenbo could not kill it.
Shangchuan Wen's military ability might not be better than You Youzi's, but he firmly grasped his own advantage, so he established himself in an invincible position. To the initiator of a war, winning meant gaining everything, and losing meant losing everything. However, if they lost this time, the one who suffered the greatest loss would be the Xixing Temple. The Xixing Temple would never have to think about stepping onto the political stage again. The emperor was also the one who suffered the same setback. This fifteen-year-old emperor ascended the throne at the age of three, and above him were his father and his brother. However, he had been struggling to deal with these two factions and had obtained the command of 10,000 guards. It was not easy. If You Youzi lost, the Emperor's military power would be taken away. This would directly lead to the little bit of power that the Emperor had painstakingly accumulated being taken away.
The happiest ones were the factions in the Council of Ministers (the abdicated emperor) and the nobles who wanted to divide the power of the emperor for several years.
You Youzi sat in her seat, allowing her warriors to quarrel with each other. She just closed her eyes to rest. In this situation, she could not see any hope at all. The price of failure was extremely high. Her political life had just begun and it was over, and the vultures were circling around waiting for Youyou to die. You Youzi adjusted her breathing." I'll cry if you want to hear me cry. This is the moment of life and death. She must not waver."
She had experienced countless wars: She was Wang Jian, who laid the foundation for the unification of the Qin Empire, and Rommel, who dominated North Africa. She was Nobunaga who dominated the troubled times and Napoleon who made the world tremble. However, all of this was useless in front of this strong city. Because Uekawa Bunbun was holding fast, the losses in the siege were heavy. Moreover, at most 4,000 people could be sent to attack the city at one time. These 4,000 people could not be fully launched. There was sufficient food in the city, so there was no need to worry about food and drink. There was no point in besieging them.
Could it be that he could only use spells?
Xixing Temple was the representative of the Mage Faction, while Renhe Temple was the representative of the Onmyoji Faction. The son of the White Fox, Anbei Seimei, who once had a prominent reputation among both mages and Onmyoji, declared that Onmyoji and mages were absolutely not allowed to use special techniques to harm humans. This statement was immediately made into law by the royal family. If You Youzi used magic to break the city, someone would come to investigate afterwards. Because he was from the Xixing Temple, he would only come to the monks of the Renhe Temple to investigate. At that time, he would be unable to explain himself.
At this moment, a cup hit You Youzi's head, causing her to cry in pain. The surrounding warriors instantly stopped, and one of them immediately knelt on the ground.
You Youzi then noticed that the opinions of the warriors were divided into three factions. They quarreled with each other and even started to smash things. You Youzi was hit by a stray bullet and a big bump grew on her head.
The samurai requested to commit suicide and wanted to draw his sword to commit suicide. You Youzi stood up and kicked him. Then, she told the warrior that it was enough for him to get kicked and that he should go back.
Then, Youyou understood the opinions of the warriors of the three sects. One of them requested Youyou to attack the city immediately, leaving only a suitable army to guard the stronghold and the grain road. The other faction did not approve of attacking the city, but hoped to send people back to Jingdou to ask for reinforcements. The last faction defended You Youzi's authority and believed that they should listen to the general.
You Youzi thought for a moment, and finally gave the order to stay put for a week. Although the warriors were noisy, You You Zi found them because they were very loyal to begin with, so You You Zi was not worried that they would be stubborn and cause trouble.
She returned to the dormitory, and Taiya followed her. "Lord You You Zi, what will happen to us in the future?" Tai Ye asked worriedly.”
You Youzi took a deep breath." In fact, it's almost impossible for us to win. Because we can only use 5,000 soldiers to attack the city. If we have more than that, as long as Shang Chuanwen takes out half of the reserve army to form a team and launch a surprise attack on our camp or the supply route, we will all be finished.”
Taiye's scalp went numb when he heard this.”
You Youzi sighed,"If I'm calm, the warriors will only be worried." When I worry, the warriors panic. If I panic, the warriors will despair. If I were to despair, the warriors would immediately disperse.”
"Then is there really no hope for us?" Taiya asked.”
" Yes…" You Youzi seemed to be talking to herself. Her eyes were red and she had not slept for 48 hours."The exchange rate for attacking the city is too low. It might be better to train attacking the city in the stronghold during this period of time. If we send 7,000 people to attack the city, we might be able to take down Shangchuan City.”
" It's impossible for us to mobilize 7,000 people to attack the city," Taiya expressed his doubt." You just said that if we attack with more than 5,000 people, the defense of the stronghold will be in danger.”
You Youzi emphasized," There's an almost impossible logic hidden here. I need some information to confirm if it's possible. If the situation that I'm thinking of occurs, then we might be able to mobilize 7,000 soldiers to attack the city. I estimate that we will have to lose about 3,000 men to take down the city walls, but we have to win the war. The troops will definitely be lost. I'm afraid I can only go back and plead guilty to His Majesty the Emperor.”
At the same time, in the rear, the various families and factions, as well as the Council of Ministers, cut off the logistics of these 8,000 people in order to re-divide their power. For the food and pay of these eight thousand people, Yi Qing had almost emptied the entire Xixing Temple for the army to fight. The entire Xixing Temple was looking forward to Youyou's triumphant return.
However, the rations for these 8,000 people were already empty. When Xixing Temple could not hold on any longer, the logistics of this army completely disappeared.
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