The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 1701

Chapter 1701: 765 Jiaojiao Goes into Battle (Second Update)

"Crazy, crazy, crazy! Truly crazy!"

Zhao Dengfeng barged into Wei Renchong’s barracks and kicked the sleeping Wei Renchong, "Wake up! The young commander is crazy!"

"Crazy is crazy," Wei Renchong turned over impatiently and continued to sleep.

Zhao Dengfeng was dumbfounded, "What’s your problem? Have you pounded iron so much over the years that you’ve pounded your brain into stupidity? I said, the young commander is crazy! He plans to attack the city tomorrow afternoon! And it’s a two-front attack! Can you believe it? How many troops do we have, how many troops does Quyang City have, how exhausted are we from the journey here, how relaxed is Quyang City’s army from resting and waiting, can we really fight them?"

"It’s not like we haven’t fought before," Wei Renchong said flatly.

Zhao Dengfeng was stunned for a moment before realizing he was referring to the battle years ago when Xuanyuan Li routed Jin Country’s eighty thousand troops with his twenty thousand cavalry.

Similar to their current strength.

The problem is, that time, Jin’s army was exhausted from a thousand-mile raid, while they were refreshed from resting and waiting.

Their combat power and morale were at a peak.

Look at them now, what can compare to the Hei Fengqi of that time?

Is the new young commander any match for Xuanyuan Li, or are the troops stronger than they were back then?

"If Commander Xuanyuan were still here, there might be some chance of victory, but with our young commander... tsk tsk," Zhao Dengfeng was very pessimistic.

"Why did I come?"

"I must be crazy too." 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

"I’m just here to die."

"I thought I could fight a few more battles, at least kill a few more Jin and Liang dogs, but now, even before facing them, we’re going to be killed by the Nangong family’s army! How unlucky am I—"

Wei Renchong was annoyed by his chatter.

He had more contact with Gu Jiao and knew this young commander wasn’t as incompetent as he seemed, but honestly, the battle tomorrow, he didn’t dare to hold too much hope.

Is this what it means to die before the battle even begins?

Gu Jiao had very strong psychological resilience. Even in the face of such a helpless battle tomorrow, she still fell asleep as soon as she lay down.

A dreamless night.

In the morning, she called the six commanders under the big tree and carefully explained the battle plans.

Mu Qingchen and Master Hu were also present.

Master Hu was responsible for keeping records, which would later need to be reported to the court.

Gu Jiao used a branch to draw a simple map on the ground, pointing to a small triangle, "This is our current position. There are two batches of supplies approaching Quyang City, one from the North City Gate and one from the East City Gate. We are closer to the North City Gate, and I just scouted the terrain, there’s a canyon suitable for an ambush along the way. Later, I will personally lead a thousand cavalry to intercept the supplies outside the North City Gate. After we’re done, I will return here, and we’ll ambush the Nangong family’s army at this spot."

"Additionally, to disperse their forces, someone must also intercept the supplies at the East City Gate. When the Nangong family’s army arrives, don’t engage them head-on. Feign defeat, and lead them on a chase, the farther the better."

"By the time they realize they have fallen for the distraction strategy, it will be too late for them to reinforce the canyon."

"I have a feud with the Nangong Family. I killed Nangong Li, so if I show up, they will definitely send their main forces to pursue me. Therefore, I will leave eighteen thousand troops in the canyon, and only send two thousand to the East City Gate. This is a challenging and dangerous mission. Even if they send most of their troops to hunt me down, there will be at least ten thousand left. If you’re caught, the outcome will be nothing short of annihilation. I hope you all understand this."

The left commander of the Vanguard Camp, Cheng Fugui, cupped his fists, "Commander Xiao, your subordinate is willing to lead troops to the East City Gate!"

The right commander of the Vanguard Camp, Zhao Lei, also cupped his fists, "Let me go instead! My mother is from Quyang, and I’ve lived here for a while, so I’m familiar with the terrain."

Gu Jiao looked at Zhao Lei and said sternly, "Alright, the supplies outside the East City Gate will be your responsibility. Go gather the troops."

Zhao Lei got up and left.

Gu Jiao then discussed the ambush location and detailed arrangements with the remaining people and instructed Cheng Fugui to gather two thousand cavalry from the Vanguard Camp to intercept the supplies with her.

After everyone left, Mu Qingchen said to Gu Jiao, "I’ll go with you."

"No, you go with Zhao Lei to intercept the supplies outside the East City Gate," Gu Jiao said, pausing for a moment, her expression calm as she looked at him, "After securing the supplies, kill Zhao Lei."

Mu Qingchen was startled, "He’s..."

Gu Jiao said, "He’s a spy."

In the dream, it was Zhao Lei who leaked the whereabouts of Hei Feng Camp, causing a disastrous encirclement by Jin and Liang armies when they crossed Liuzhou’s mountains, paying an incredibly heavy price.

This time, Zhao Lei again passed information to the Nangong Family, which is why they knew about their arrival in Quyang in advance.

The Nangong Family deliberately arranged to send supplies as bait, luring them to launch an attack while exhausted.

Why not directly attack them? Because they had the mountains and forests at their back. If they retreated into the forest, who controlled the Hunting Grounds would be uncertain.

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