My lady, I'm going to rebel.

Wang Yi narrowed his eyes slightly and fell into deep thought, carefully weighing the pros and cons of what Yan You said in his mind.

He stared intently at the tightly closed and extremely solid city gate of Kunyang, as well as the defenders on the city wall who were on high alert and refusing to retreat, and he couldn't help but feel secretly angry in his heart.

Although Kunyang was only a small city, it was like an incomparably strong nail, stubbornly hindering the magnificent march of his army. If, as Yan You said, he let go of one side and let the enemy army have the thought of escaping, perhaps he could really make the enemy surrender without losing a single soldier, which was not completely impossible.

"While there's some truth to what you say," Wang Yi spoke slowly, his voice low and commanding, "what if this is all a carefully planned ruse, deliberately feigning weakness, waiting for us to open a gap, only to have them rush out in force and launch a surprise attack that takes our army by surprise?"

Yan You quickly bowed respectfully and said, "Your Majesty, your concerns are truly far-sighted. However, our army has been besieging the city for a long time, but we have made no progress, and the morale of the soldiers has gradually weakened. If this stalemate continues, it will be extremely disadvantageous to our army. We might as well give it a try. Even if they have an ambush, with our immense strength, we will surely be able to deal with it. Moreover, we can cleverly set up an ambush on the open side, and when they flee the city, we can catch them in the trap and make them unable to return."

After hearing this, Wang Yi couldn't help but feel moved. After thinking about it over and over again, he felt that this plan might really be feasible.

He immediately gave a decisive order, asking the army to relax Kunyang's eastern defense line slightly, pretending that there was a defensive lapse. At the same time, he quietly dispatched elite troops to set up an ambush in the deep valley ten miles east of the city, waiting for the enemy in the city to take the bait.

Li Lian and Mu Zheng in the city keenly noticed the subtle abnormalities of the enemy outside the city. They found that the new army in the east no longer seemed to be as strong as before, and there were some subtle loosenings in the defense line.

Li Lian's brows furrowed, like a locked mountain, as he pondered to himself, "Wang Yi has always been so cautious and careful, never letting anything slip through. How could he suddenly reveal such an obvious flaw? There must be a massive conspiracy hidden within this."

Mu Zheng's face was also solemn, as if covered by dark clouds. He said solemnly, "I don't think this is a coincidence. It must be a sinister trap set by the enemy to deliberately lure us out of the city."

Li Lian nodded slightly, his eyes as firm as a torch, and said, "Indeed, the enemy wouldn't let their guard down for no reason. But we must not miss this rare opportunity. Perhaps we can cleverly turn their tactics against them."

After an in-depth discussion, the two decided to send out a small team of well-trained, smart and capable scouts, who would carefully sneak out from the east of the city in the pitch-black night.

They carefully groped their way forward along the vague edge of the enemy's defense line, and finally discovered an ambush hidden deep in the valley after a difficult exploration.

Upon learning of the enemy's ambush, Li Lian and Mu Zheng quickly and decisively devised a brilliant countermeasure. They instructed the city's inhabitants to remain calm, pretending not to notice the enemy's weakness, while they secretly and swiftly assembled the city's elite troops, preparing to launch a surprise counter-ambush.

A few days later, Li Lian felt that the time was ripe with his keen intuition and accurate judgment.

He first set off billowing fireworks in the city to create a false impression of panic, pretending to be ready to abandon the city and flee. Then, he sent out a troop with flags flying and drums blaring to break out from the east of the city with great fanfare.

Wang Yi saw smoke and fire rising from the city and chaos from a distance. He also saw enemy troops rushing out from the east of the city. He was overjoyed and thought that his plan had succeeded. He immediately ordered his ambush troops to attack with great confidence.

In an instant, shouts of killing rose in the valley like thunder, and the new army rushed towards the breaking out troops like a surging tide.

However, they never imagined that this was just a carefully planned trick by Li Lian to lure the enemy in. Just when the new army's ambush was completely exposed, Li Lian personally led the elite troops to charge out from the flank like a divine force descending from the sky, like a tiger descending from the mountain, and with thunderous force, they struck directly at the new army's weak spot.

At the same time, the troops that had pretended to break out quickly changed direction and attacked Li Lian's troops from the front and back, forming a tight net.

The new military suddenly woke up and realized that they had fallen into a trap. They were immediately thrown into chaos and were like ants on a hot pan.

Under the wise, decisive, and commanding leadership of Li Lian and Mu Zheng, the Green Forest Army fought fearlessly, as if possessed by gods of war, their cries of battle resonating with the heavens. The New Army, unable to deploy its forces in the narrow valley, was slaughtered, leaving them abandoned and in disarray, suffering heavy casualties and leaving corpses strewn across the ground.

Upon learning that his ambush troops had suffered heavy losses, Wang Yi was furious, his eyes blazing with anger, yet he could do nothing but beat his chest and stamp his feet. After this battle, the morale of the new army was crushed, like an eggplant hit by frost, while the morale of the soldiers and civilians in Kunyang was greatly boosted, and cheers resounded through the sky.

Li Lian and Mu Zheng knew very well that although they had successfully repelled the enemy's conspiracy, the crisis in Kunyang had not been completely resolved. They still needed to continue to hold on, stay prepared for battle, and wait for the glorious arrival of the final turning point.