Ten days later, the Tang army arrived outside Youzhou City. The gate of Youzhou City was closed, and the city wall was filled with soldiers.
"Great General, when will we attack the city?"
Cheng Yaojin asked.
Li Ji's face revealed a thoughtful look. After a moment, he ordered,""Retreat 30 miles and set up camp!"
These few days, Li Ji had punished the soldiers quite a bit. After hearing the order, the three armies quickly retreated.
Cheng Yaojin said to Li Jing," Great General, the art of war says that if you work hard, you will be exhausted. Why don't you attack the city immediately?!"”
"Hmm? Cheng Yaojin, are you the commander or am I the commander?”Li Ji said, glaring.
Usually, he could give in to you, but once they fought, whoever disobeyed had to be punished. This was Li Ji's principle.
"You!" Cheng Yaojin wanted to save face and argue, but Zhang Liang quickly pulled him back.
The Tang army retreated 30 miles and set up camp. Li Ji was in the main tent of the central army, looking at the map.
After looking at it for a long time, he said to the person beside him,"Have the scouts spread out? Is there anything unusual?"
"Reporting to the general, the scouts have been sent out. There are no abnormalities so far!"”
At this moment, Zhang Liang, Cheng Yaojin, and Zhang Gongjin came to the tent together.
Cheng Yaojin had a straightforward personality and immediately said,"Great General, how should we fight this battle? You take the rules, I, Old Cheng, will kill Li Chengdao with my own hands to avenge Old Black (Yuchi Jingde).”
Li Ji pondered for a moment and said," Pass on my order. Generals, prepare to attack the city tomorrow!"”
Hearing that they were going to attack the city, Zhang Gongjin frowned slightly and cupped his hands."Great General, Youzhou City has a high city wall, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Our army lacks siege weapons.”
" General Zhang, you're right." Zhang Liang also said," Luo Yi has been managing Youzhou City for over 10 years. He has a solid foundation. We should not be too careless!"”
Li Ji waved his hand and said,"Just pass on my orders. I have my own decision!"”
Cheng Yaojin and the other two had no choice but to go down and prepare.
Early the next morning, 100,000 Tang Dynasty troops were dispatched, making Youzhou City impenetrable and ready to attack.
Youzhou City had long been prepared. 20,000 young men in Youzhou military uniforms and 10,000 Youzhou soldiers had climbed onto the city wall of Youzhou City and prepared for the battle.
Luo Yi was very nervous. The combat strength of 20,000 young men was very weak, and they would only be a hindrance in a fight. 10,000 Youzhou soldiers could not defend the huge Youzhou City at all.
However, he had no choice but to do so. When Han Xin left ten days ago, he had repeatedly reminded him to do so.
At this moment, he could only grit his teeth and do as he was told. Fortunately, tens of thousands of Liangshan Army and Youzhou Army were in the city. If they really could not hold on, they could immediately go up the city wall to provide support.
Song Jiang, who was beside Luo Yi, was a little worried and asked,"General Luo, is this safe? Should I replace the young man with a Liangshan man?”
Luo Yi said in a deep voice," There must be a reason for the military counselor to do this. The lord is not around, so we can only listen to the previous orders!"”
After saying that, he couldn't help but shake his head. He thought to himself,'This lord is good at everything, but he likes to kill too much. He doesn't defend the city walls.' He insisted on following Han Xin out to fight.
……
Outside Youzhou City, the Tang army was in an orderly formation and their morale was high.
It had to be said that Li Ji was definitely worthy of being called a famous general. In just ten days, he had completed the reorganization of the army and raised the morale of the army.
"Great General, when will we attack the city?" Cheng Yaojin asked. He felt that his axe was thirsty and wanted to drink the blood of the Youzhou army.
Li Ji didn't reply. Instead, he rode around Youzhou City, guarded by hundreds of cavalrymen.
After walking around the city, his tightly knitted brows slowly relaxed.
"Return to camp!" Li Ji said to the military officer.
"What is it? Return to camp with the gong?" Cheng Yaojin shouted.
Zhang Liang and Zhang Gongjin's expressions also turned serious. They didn't know what Li Ji wanted to do.
He came out for a walk and returned to the camp without even shooting an arrow.
Li Ji ignored Cheng Yaojin, turned his horse around, and rushed toward the camp.
In the Tang army tent.
Cheng Yaojin was so angry that he blew his beard and widened his eyes. Zhang Liang pulled his sleeve.
Zhang Gongjin frowned. The three of them did not know what Li Ji was up to today.
Li Ji looked at the three of them indifferently and said,"The reason why I ordered the siege to stop today is because I'm afraid of falling into the enemy's trap!"”
What was that? Trick?
The three of them had no idea what Li Ji was talking about. The three of them were also experienced in military affairs. They didn't see any tricks from Youzhou Army today!
"Great General, may I ask what Li Chengdao's scheme is?" Zhang Liang asked.”
"Think back to the two battles with the Youzhou Army. What did Li Chengdao do?”
Zhang Liang replied," In the first battle, Li Chengdao barged into the army alone and killed General Yuchi. In the second battle, he brought the 13 Grand Guardians and barged into our camp at night.”
"What does this have to do with today's trick?" Cheng Yaojin asked.”
" I'm sure that Li Chengdao isn't in Youzhou City," Li Ji replied with a faint smile." He's leading his troops and watching us from afar!"”
What was that? The three of them were shocked. How could they tell?
The scouts didn't send back any news at all. How did Li Ji know?
Deep in the forest of Hekou Town, Li Chengdao, who was holding a flatbread in his left hand and a piece of dried meat in his right, suddenly sneezed.
"Damn it! That bastard is nagging at me!"
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