Transmigration begins with archery training

They were once commanding officers, but now they have to wait for orders from a mere adjutant every day.

"Ah."

Cui Congyi said, "After he told us to stop attacking the city, he sent someone every day to deliver a letter of surrender, and to shout day and night. Then, the troops outside the city were to surround the city on three sides but leave one side open, allowing the spies and scouts inside Zhaotong City to go out and gather intelligence."

"absurd!"

Sha Wenlong simply couldn't understand: "The purpose of a siege is to create extreme pressure, to make the enemy troops inside the city restless. Cutting off their communication is the best way to create pressure. Letting them out is just giving them hope, isn't it?"

Intelligence delivered by one or two Black Hawks is ultimately limited, since only high-ranking officers can act as ground-based agents.

More detailed intelligence often requires the scouts to gather.

Lock all the scouts inside the city.

This means that, from the perspective of the city's garrison, apart from a few places like Yongle Prefecture, the rest of the city was completely dark.

But if we let the scouts out...

This means that the cities can exchange information and discuss strategies, giving them a sense of mutual support and naturally increasing their confidence to persevere.

"Isn't this making our siege more difficult? This is utterly reckless command! And aren't they afraid we'll actually let them escape?"

At this point, Sha Wenlong's eyes lit up: "I have an idea. Why don't we deliberately send some people out to try to keep the losses within a certain range, and then say that it was a command error by the man surnamed Chen, and chop off his head? What do you think?"

"You think too much."

Cui Congyi sneered, "Chen Sanshi has ordered us to control the size of the gap, allowing only scouts to pass but not enemy troops. If anyone manages to break through using this opportunity, he will cut off our heads first."

"He dares!"

"What is there for him not to dare? The commander-in-chief has given him a token. If you dare to disobey, he can cut you down and you won't be able to fight back."

Cui Congyi threw down the letter: "General Sha, I'm entrusting this task to you."

"nausea!"

Sha Wenlong had no choice but to carry out the order.

"No matter what Chen Sanshi is up to, if he can really force Deng Feng to leave the city and surrender, it will be a good thing. Putting aside the demands that Father and the Incense God Cult have on us..."

Cao Fan pondered: "Even for the entire Laizhou, this is extremely advantageous. Firstly, Zhaotong Prefecture's geographical location is crucial, affecting the subsequent course of events. Secondly, Deng Feng is very famous; he is known as 'Deng Qingtian' and the righteous 'Third Master Deng.' If he is willing to surrender, he will surely be able to persuade many cities to surrender as well."

"But the question is, how is he supposed to do that?"

"Nearly seven days have passed in the blink of an eye, and we still haven't seen him. Two months probably won't be enough time, will it?"

Since he gave up competing for the chief disciple position, he was surprised to find that his resentment towards Chen Sanshi had begun to decrease rapidly, and he had become more appreciative of him. However, he couldn't figure out what this guy was up to in the current situation.

"Just do as he says."

Cui Congyi said with restraint, "Anyway, if it doesn't work and causes serious consequences due to missed opportunities, you and I won't be responsible. It'll only be less than two months anyway."

"General Cui."

Yunxiaozi, dressed in Dasheng armor and disguised as a soldier, stepped forward and reminded everyone, "This dragging on isn't a solution. We must take this city!"

"Don't worry, Taoist priest."

Cui Congyi said, "Even if we can't take this city, we will definitely handle the matters His Highness the Crown Prince has entrusted to us properly, and we won't delay important matters."

"I am merely offering a reminder."

Yunxiaozi said, "Moreover, the best place to determine success or failure is outside the capital."

"That's hard to say."

Cui Congyi frowned and said, "Judging from the current situation, we are not really confident that we can recover the three prefectures. In short, if things don't work out, we will choose another time and place."

"Ok."

Yunxiaozi said nothing more and quietly withdrew.

……

Zhaotong Prefecture, within the city.

After more than forty days of fierce fighting, the city walls were already devastated, with corpses piled up like mountains, and the soldiers and laborers were ragged and exhausted.

But on this day, everything came to an abrupt end.

Suddenly, the enemy troops outside the city fell silent, leaving only two or three men on horseback below the city wall, urging surrender and shouting. The arrows that occasionally hit the top of the wall also carried letters of surrender.

"Listen up, Qing people and Qing soldiers in the city!"

"Surrender the city now, and we'll spare your lives!"

"Otherwise, the city will fall and everyone will perish, leaving no one alive!"

"Why must you stubbornly hold out!"

"You won't be getting reinforcements!"

"..."

On the city walls, the laborers and soldiers who were repairing the fortifications during the lull in the fighting were all skeptical.

"General!"

The Qing general reported, "The Sheng Dynasty's troops have all retreated to their camps and ceased their attacks. It seems they will not continue the siege anytime soon. Moreover, the scouts we sent out have successfully broken through and will soon bring back reports on the battles in the surrounding cities. Does this mean that the enemy outside the city has lowered their guard? Should we try to break out?"

"No."

Deng Feng, the general of Zhaotong Prefecture City who was at the peak of the Profound Elephant Realm, was personally moving rolling stones. He calmly said, "This tactic of surrounding the city on three sides but leaving one open is most likely a trick to lure us out. There must be an ambush outside the city. Just continue to defend the city!"

"Third Master, how much longer can we hold out?"

"Yeah, if this keeps going, when will it end?"

"It's said that Yongle Prefecture is also completely surrounded. Is Laizhou doomed?"

"Alas, it is already January now. In the blink of an eye, we have been away from home for several months, and we still haven't been able to send a single letter home."

"Yeah yeah."

"..."

The soldiers were discussing it amongst themselves.

The people in the city were also suffering terribly.

They suffered the most deaths every day compared to the defending troops.

"grown ups……"

"Give me a definite answer, when exactly will this end?"

"Yes, how long will it take to drive back the enemy troops outside the city?"

“My father’s body fell from the city wall, and we still haven’t had a chance to recover it…”

"..."

"boom!"

Deng Feng suddenly threw down the huge rock he was carrying, making a loud bang, and his voice was powerful and resonant:

"You ask me how long we'll have to hold out? The truth is, at least another sixty days! If you truly don't want to continue, you can surrender. Go ahead, I won't stop you, as long as—"

He paused deliberately, then emphasized, "Do you dare believe Sheng Ren's words!"

"This……"

The soldiers and civilians looked at each other, speechless.

Yes.

Can we trust what Sheng Ren says?

It is said that similar words were said when they attacked the Leishan Prefecture area. However, the fate of the local people is obvious to all. The entire area of ​​five prefectures was turned into a living hell!