Daming: At the start of the showdown, Lao Zhu was stunned

Chapter 269
Outside the city, Zhang Li and Da Jingtian Shizhi were in a temporary tent, discussing and drinking the fine wine looted from the nearby people at the same time.

During the day, the siege was frustrated, and Da Jingtian looked unhappy.

"Mr. Zhang, you never told me that Suzhou Guard has such a team of elite cavalry warriors!" Oida, who was dressed in a Japanese-style armor, said in a bad tone. He tilted his neck and swallowed the drink Zhang Li handed over, " Although the loss is not much, the warriors under my command have lost their vigor!"

"There are such warriors on horseback in the city, and there are quite a few of them in the Suzhou Guards. If we want to attack this place by force, all the warriors under my command must be broken into pieces!"

"Mr. Zhang, you said before that you will not take Suzhou by force. The Ming army will come to the rescue at some point. In my opinion, it is better for us to plunder and leave before the Ming army forms a siege network!"

"Be safe and don't be impatient." Zhang Li poured him a bowl of wine:

"Mr. Dajing, there is a saying in my Han land: Those who achieve great things don't care about small details. Although we suffered setbacks today, the real loss is not many people."

"That's not some Suzhou guard's knight on horseback, it should be the elite bodyguard brought by Zhu Su's son!" Speaking of Zhu Su, Zhang Li's eyes flashed with hatred. "Suzhou's guards have been abolished, and all the elite soldiers have been withdrawn. At this time, it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fall into the city."

"Besides, I did this just to make the other party think that we are going to forcibly attack the city..."

"Oh?" Oida's eyes lit up. "Could it be that this is also the so-called Chinese Art of War?"

"Exactly, that's what it means: make a sound from the east to hit the west!" Zhang Li was very proud. "I heard that Zhu Su's child eats and lives on the opposite tower, it seems that he is very wary of us."

"But he didn't expect that our siege here is just a cover-up to attract his attention, and it's a cover-up that doesn't cost our own manpower..."

"Yoxi~~" Da Jingtian suddenly realized. "That's why, Mr. Zhang, you sent someone to find the people of Daming hiding in the mountains and let them attack the city!"

"In this way, it not only attracts the attention of the defenders, but death is also a way for people to die..."

"Zhang Jun's Huaxia Art of War, Si Guoyi! Great Si Guoyi!"

Oida gave a thumbs up.

"Da Jingtian-kun's absurd praise." Zhang Li showed a proud face, and drank a bowl of wine boldly. "That child is still young after all, how can he be my opponent! You and I don't have to pay any loss, but we can make Zhu Su's child feel like an enemy..."

At this moment, a strange sound suddenly came from outside the tent.Da Jingtian's ears moved slightly: "It's in the direction of Suzhou City. What kind of work is this?"

"Looks like... reciting a poem?" Zhang Li was also attracted by his attention, and listened for a while, but he didn't understand why, so he simply lifted the curtain and walked out.

At the first glance, I saw the Kongming lanterns flying over Suzhou City, and I couldn't help but feel a little strange: "There is still the idea of ​​putting up lanterns in the city? Today is not the Lantern Festival, is it?"

"Second Young Master." Ma Fengsun came over with a solemn face.

"Uncle Ma, you came just in time." Zhang Li squeezed out a smiling face: "Those children in the city, I don't know what kind of hysteria they have. At night, they sing songs and read poems. Uncle Ma, bring some people to the front to listen. Listen, what are they reading..."

"No need, I just came back from the front, and I have heard everything clearly." Ma Fengsun gave him a strange look: "What they are thinking is a new poem."

"New poetry?" Oida Shizhi was very interested. "China's Tang poetry is the most elegant."

The Japanese are a very contradictory race. Most of them envy the culture and elegance of China, admire and even worship the culture of the Han family. The warriors and nobles even clumsily imitate the behavior of the Han people, thinking that Sinology is a noble knowledge. , clumsily imitating various Han cultures such as tea ceremony, poetry, and the Four Books and Five Classics.

On the other hand, they can't learn home.While reciting doggerel in an arty manner, but on the other hand, he raised a knife to kill people and went to sea to plunder...

This Oida clan has always believed that he is a daimyo, not a Japanese pirate.For such "elegant things" as poetry, I naturally admire and yearn for it. "It's rare for these Ming soldiers to come to the city, but they are still so elegant. It is worthy of the Tang Dynasty! Come on, what is the new poem, let me appreciate it together!"

"It's a seven-word poem." Ma Fengsun recited the limestone he heard: "Thousands of hammers and thousands of hammers have carved out a deep mountain, and the fire will burn like nothing. Don't be afraid of breaking your bones and breaking your body. You must stay innocent in the world."

"Well, Fengya, really Fengya!" Before the gift could respond, Oida Shizhi jumped up first. "As expected of a Chinese character, this poem is really, really..."

"Uh?"

After holding it back for a long time, he couldn't hold back any words of praise other than the word "Fengya". He savored it again in a hurry. Only then did he realize the meaning contained in this simple but profound poem. mean.

"...are they reciting this poem?" Zhang Li looked a little ugly.What does it mean to be "not afraid of being crushed to pieces, but want to stay innocent in the world?"

"Ma... Uncle Ma, this..." Zhang Li looked at the raised sky lanterns, and felt the sound of chanting from Night Breeze became more and more deafening.His face turned pale unconsciously: "The sound can be heard so far, could it be that there are more troops in the city than Suzhou Wei..."

"No, the nearest Taicang guards are still guarding the city of Taicang, not in Suzhou." Ma Fengsun shook his head. "These voices... I'm afraid not only the soldiers, but the common people are also chanting in the city."

"Those Kongming lanterns should be commemorating the people who died today in the city...Second Young Master, I have persuaded you a long time ago..."

"Hey!"

Ma Fengsun let out a long sigh, his face slumped. "The people in the city are still loyal to King Cheng. This is the foundation of our existence. But now..."

Glancing at Zhang Li, his eyes became more and more reproachful.

"This..." Zhang Li was shocked.The city recited this poem in unison to pay homage to the dead people.Doesn't that mean that the hearts of the people in the city have now...

I thought that driving the people to attack the city would not only save our own troops, but also attract the attention of the defenders.It's a good idea without any harm.

But if it loses people's hearts because of this, wouldn't it be...

Not worth the candle!

Great loss outweighs the gain!
"Oh." Ma Fengsun glanced at Zhang Li again.Originally thought that the two young masters acted decisively, maybe they were a rare good seedling.

But he didn't think that he was a person with arrogance and short-sightedness.

How stupid is it to take advantage of the hearts of the people of Suzhou for a little profit?None of the two brothers of the Zhang family can take on the big responsibility.The family property left by King Cheng is in their hands. I am afraid that the majestic Zhang family will soon disappear from everyone before there is any disturbance.

If it weren't for the chance of falling from the sky that day, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to set off the current momentum...

"Uncle Ma, it's okay." Zhang Li forced a forced smile when he realized the reproach in Ma Fengsun's eyes.

"At least, my strategy has worked. Zhu Su's son set up sacrifices for those people, that is to say, he really believed that we were determined to attack the city."

"Since this is the case, we still have a chance. As long as we successfully capture the city..."

(End of this chapter)