Born in an ancient peasant family, the peasant girl became famous all over the world

Chapter 203 Night Exploration of Pingchuan County

Yun Yi was thinking about his own plan.

"But we don't have enough time to attack now. It will be difficult to break the city within eight days. The only solution now is to send a large army to ambush the enemy halfway."

…During the Lantern Festival, Jiang Yue and other soldiers, led by Xia Yuanchen, found a relatively safe place outside the city of Pingchuan County to set up camp.

Previously in Yongquan County, Xia Yuanchen left behind two captains and two thousand guards. At present, this is the maximum number of troops he can allocate.

Outside Pingchuan County,

Life at the border was much harder than I had imagined.

They thought the temperature would rise after the New Year, but as they headed north, there was no sign of the temperature rising.

Wu Fei, who was originally a picky eater, no longer had any dislike for the astringent and bitter dry rations at the border. On the contrary, he was always hungry.

Wu Fei, Xue Wen and others huddled in the tent, eating dry food and talking about interesting things at home.

"Why is there no cabbage?" Wu Fei asked Xue Wen while eating.

Xue Wen glanced at him and said, "It's good to have something to eat. Who would transport cabbage from so far away?"

Really, he speaks without thinking, and I don’t know how he got close to Jiang Yue.

In the next tent, Jiang Yue was munching on dry food and chewing on the freshly cooked millet porridge.

When you are hungry, everything tastes delicious.

It would be nice to have another charcoal brazier, she thought.

The night was bitterly cold and Jiang Yue missed the cotton coat and trousers her grandmother had made for her.

She had just finished eating some dry food and had no time to rest before she was called to Xia Yuanchen's tent to discuss war with Sun Shao and several other generals.

"What good strategy do you have for capturing the city this time?" Xia Yuanchen asked in the tent.

Sun Shao proposed that

"Pingchuan County and Yongquan County are exactly the same. Should we just attack directly?"

After he finished speaking, several other generals beside him echoed him.

Yao Sheng: "There won't be too many defenders in a city, no more than 5,000 at most."

Zheng Yi: "I guess the enemy is really scared..."

Xia Yuanchen had been cheated by He Lanrui once, so he became more cautious whenever he encountered trouble, but this time, he wanted to take a risk.

"Quick victory, fire attack!"

He just likes fire attacks.

At this time, Jiang Yue, who had not yet spoken, replied: "Great strategy, young general."

"But if there are still civilians in the city, wouldn't it cause unnecessary casualties? Why not, we conduct a night scout tonight and then decide on a violent attack!"

After all, it’s still the same strategy as last time.

The reason why Xia Yuanchen wanted to use fire attack was to end the battle quickly.

"Jiang Yue, aren't you afraid that the so-called Prince of Beiyan will come and cause trouble?"

Jiang Yue: "He can't come."

She still overestimated this man, and now, she has a new understanding of Yue Tingshan's abilities.

Yue Tingshan has made amends for his mistakes.

What she didn't know was that poor Yue Tingshan was not allowed to enter the city because of Yang Dazhuang's suspicion.

Now, he is in Linzhou military camp.

Fortunately, Wang Quan was willing to take him in.

Now, no one in Linzhou City respected him. They only respected Yang Dazhuang because he had just won a great victory and made the enemy retreat without a trace.

In Linzhou City, in the eyes of both the common people and the soldiers, Yang Dazhuang has a very high prestige and is like a general.

At this moment, Yang Dazhuang had already reported the battle to the court. In the letter, he explained that Yue Tingshan had deserted the battlefield and that there were many suspicious circumstances. He also talked about his great victory this time.

Yue Tingshan's reputation was not high and his power was hollowed out.

He had to write a letter and go to the military camp outside Linzhou City in person to seek Wang Quan's help.

In Linzhou City, he was just guarding outside. He was in a bad mood for the time being and didn't want to go back and cause trouble.

Although Wang Quan only sympathized with him, he would never believe that General Yue would collaborate with the enemy and betray the country. After all, he was there ten years ago.

But this rough guy doesn't seem to be very good at comforting people, just like now,

"General Yue, you are upright and have nothing to fear, even if the court dismisses you from your position. If Yang Dazhuang wants to be a general, let him do it. This job is a difficult one. What's the point of guarding the border all day? I say, let's just go back to the capital and spend our remaining years in peace."

After hearing this, Yue Tingshan shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter." What saddened him was not his position as general, but Yang Dazhuang's distrust of him.

Let's get off topic and talk about Jiang Yue.

"The man has died at the hands of General Yue."

"Old man Yue is still in good health!" Xia Yuanchen was really surprised for a moment. It was a pity that this prince who came out of nowhere died without even a fight.

But it’s a good death.

"Jiang Yue, accompany this general tonight to explore Pingchuan County City at night!" Although Xia Yuanchen was eager to meet Ling Yunxiao, he also knew the importance of the matter.

"Yes." Jiang Yue also wanted to make a quick decision.

After all, they don't have much time left.

If we fail to capture Youlan Prefecture in a short period of time, any attack in the future will probably be a protracted battle.

The meeting was over and everyone took a rest.

Jiang Yue couldn't rest, so she walked towards Pingchuan with Xia Yuanchen.

The reason why there were only two of them was because they were all smart and knew that they would be able to get out of the city safely tonight.

I also think it is unnecessary.

It was so quiet under Pingchuan City.

Jiang Yue and Xia Yuanchen exchanged glances, then walked in carefully and walked along the wall.

The two of them, one on the left and one on the right, briefly checked the shops on the adjacent streets.

I walked along two streets and came across some shops, but didn't find anything.

Xia Yuanchen whispered,

"There is not even a ghost in this city." At this moment, he was still thinking about entering the city tomorrow.

"Let's go to the B&B near the city wall." Jiang Yue suggested.

Xia Yuanchen agreed.

I visited several homestays and they were all unusually quiet, almost eerily quiet.

Jiang Yue looked at a noble family's courtyard, and when she looked at Xia Yuanchen,

The two who decided to climb over the wall to enter the hospital had just climbed to the top of the wall.

I saw that the courtyard and the corners of the walls were filled with densely packed enemy troops.

The two of them stared at each other and their mood instantly turned bad.

This trip was not in vain, but it is a bit tricky.

I think there must be a lot of enemy soldiers hiding in the house.

At this moment, they are probably waiting for a surprise attack at any time.

The two of them landed carefully and quickly moved away.

We visited the second B&B and it was the same.

The two of them had an idea in their minds, so they quickly moved away and quietly left the city.

On the way out of the city, Xia Yuanchen thought to himself that it was fortunate that he only brought Jiang Yue with him.

If you meet someone who is clumsy, a big fight is inevitable.

The enemy knew that they were coming to investigate, but did not want them to know where they were hiding.

After leaving Pingchuan City, Xia Yuanchen changed his strategy.

"It's a bit risky to attack the city tomorrow."

You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, otherwise you will be tricked by the enemy.

Jiang Yue agrees.

"I suspect that the enemy will also be ambushing outside the city. We don't know where the enemy general Han and the enemy generals who passed through the county town fled to."

"It is very likely that they are gathered here, otherwise, the enemy generals in Pingchuan would not be waiting for them."

Xia Yuanchen: "Go on."