Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 1156 - 1153_1

Chapter 1156: Chapter 1153_1

"Prince Rui, you previously stated that the original plan to besiege Nangong Country will not change, what are your plans?" General Di asked at this time.

Shangguan Xuanyi came back to his senses, he spread out the map of Nangong Country on the broad desktop, and everyone stood up for a clearer view.

Shangguan Xuanyi pointed at the next city that Di Shaowei would attack and said, "There will be no changes, this is the best strategy we can come up with for now, altering it would cause more harm than good to our army! We have received the good news from General Di last night, Jiangyang County will be captured within a month and a half! How do you think the people of Nangong Country will react if they discover that we are about to besiege Jiangdong County?"

Everyone in the room started pondering, if they were on the side of Nangong Country and they knew about the enemy’s subsequent strategy, what will they do?

Send troops in advance for ambush, of course, and wipe out the enemy without leaving a single one of them alive!

How would the soldiers of Nangong Country set up the ambush though?

"I think the people of Nangong Country will set an ambush here to dampen our military spirit first," said the Minister of War, pointing to a certain dense forest on the map.

Xiao’er glanced at the place the Minister of War had pointed out: this dense forest and wilderness were inevitably on the path of Di Shaowei’s march from Jiangyang County to Jiangdong County, while dense forests and wastelands were the optimal terrains for setting up ambushes. However, this was not the best place for an ambush, there was a better location.

"It is possible, but it is not the best," Shangguan Xuanyi nodded.

Hearing these words, the others began to ponder again.

Being a veteran of numerous battles, General Di studied the map of Nangong Country and then pointed to a place, "They will ambush us in the dense forest and also send a troop from here to strike our army from behind! This way, our army will be trapped, and due to unfamiliarity with the terrain, we would suffer heavily."

This time, Shangguan Xuanyi nodded, "Exactly. If I were the soldier of Nangong Country, this is how I would set the ambush. Then, where would our army retreat to?"

Where to retreat?

Everyone started staring at the map of Nangong Country again after hearing this.

"Here, our soldiers will retreat here!" As the foremost general, familiar with the swift changes of the battlefield, General Di was the first to make the optimal decision.

Shangguan Xuanyi nodded, "Exactly! However, if our soldiers retreat to this location, our army might be annihilated!"

"How can that be?" The Minister of War was puzzled. He scrutinized the map. It showed a valley. "Though it’s a valley and will disadvantage us if there are ambushes from above, it’s not without a solution!"

This terrain was often seen during marches, with only a few usual tactics for it, all of which were widely known. As long as precautions were taken, it could still be avoided.

Their army had won battles on this kind of terrain before.

"In this valley, there is miasma every morning and every night! Even if our army escapes the miasma by luck and crosses this valley, a swamp plain lies beyond. Many people from Nangong Country dare not go there, because this place is covered with moss. It looks like it’s a grassland on the surface, but underneath the moss is a deep mud trap. Anyone unfamiliar with it, once stepping in, will find it hard to get out. The more they struggle, the faster they die! According to the people of Nangong Country: anyone who goes to this place never comes back alive, not even their corpses can be found," Xiao’er remarked.

After hearing these words, everyone turned to look at Shangguan Xuanyi. Shangguan Xuanyi nodded, "That’s right."

"Prince Rui, Princess Rui, how did you find out? No wonder you opposed setting up a formation on this plain when we were discussing battle plans at the beginning," General Di was secretly surprised. It was a close call, or else they would have mistaken it for a normal grassland.

"We have been to Nangong Country and had the opportunity to visit this place," Shangguan Xuanyi fabricated an excuse.

"Gladly! If this is the case, our army absolutely cannot retreat to this place," said Shangguan Xuanhao.

"No, we will still retreat to that spot," Xiao’er shook her head, affirming her point.

"Didn’t you just say that if our soldiers retreat here, our whole army might be annihilated? Why knowingly enter the Ghost Gate? What are you trying to pull? Are you planning to perish together with the enemy? Lass, isn’t this contradicting what you just said?" Shangguan Xuanhao was a bit confused about what Xiao’er wanted to do.

"Because we know it’s the Ghost Gate, we choose to go there, making the soldiers of Nangong Country believe that our whole army has perished!" explained Xiao’er.

"Princess Rui, do you have a solution for our army to pass this Ghost Gate, which even the people of Nangong Country don’t dare to venture into?" General Di asked.

"How could that be possible? A swamp, how can they cross it? I have never heard of it!" The Minister of War expressed his doubt.

"There is nothing in this world that cannot be accomplished. If you can’t do it, it means you don’t know enough about that particular thing!" People can land on the moon in modern times, and mankind can go into space; let alone a mud trap?

Most of the time, the unachievable in this world is due to the unknown or not understanding something deeply enough!

"Is that true?" General Di was excited!

"What are the odds?" The emperor asked somewhat excitedly.

The hearts of everyone in the room couldn’t help but race!

"If Her Highness was not confident, she wouldn’t mention it. The fact that she’s mentioned it, means she is 100% confident," Shangguan Xuanyi said with a calm expression.

"Great! If that’s the case, it should be easy to handle! If our army retreats from here, our soldiers can cross this swamp, then bypass this dense forest, return to Jiangdong County, and flank the soldiers of Nangong Country from behind. We can then drive them into the Ghost Gate, leaving them no way of return," the emperor stated zealously.

Shangguan Xuanyi nodded, "Exactly."

Just like this, the battle plan for Jiangdong County was fleshed out.

"How do we deal with this swamp pit?" The Minister of War asked out of curiosity.

Shangguan Xuanyi did not speak.

Xiao’er smiled faintly, "You will know when the victory report is sent back! For now, let’s leave it as a cliffhanger for everyone!"

"Haha, okay, let’s continue. Which city do we discuss next after Jiangdong County?"

...

The discussion went on in succession.

Looking at the map of Nangong Country, the study room fell silent, everyone was considering from a different perspective, thinking about what they would do if they were the generals of Nangong Country and knew the enemy’s strategy.

Suddenly, it was bustling again with everyone chipping in about how Nangong Country will deploy its forces in defense, and how our soldiers can wipe them out to the last man.

Unknowingly, the sun had set, and so it was that several ministers, including the emperor himself, had been standing by the desk for the entire

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