The firelight reflected the red half of the night sky, the camp in the north of the Lu City, and the camp beside the Rushui River. Prime Minister Yuchi Dun, wearing a cloak, stood outside the tent and looked at the fire in the southwest without saying a word. The guards on both sides did not speak, because they knew that the prime minister was on the verge of an explosion.

Today, the official army attacked the city, with heavy casualties. The prime minister was almost injured by the enemy who rushed out of the city. Later, he specifically told him to beware of the enemy's sneak attacks at night, but the result was...

"Come."

"The last one will be here!"

"Strengthen your guard and beware of night attacks by thieves."

"The last general will receive the order!"

Yuchi Dun turned into the tent with a stern face. After a moment, Ding Ling's clanging sound came from the tent, as if something had been knocked over to the ground. The guards exchanged their eyes and entered the tent with a stern finger.

In the tent, a book case was cut into two pieces, and the pen, ink, paper and inkstone were spread all over the floor. The guards were so arrogant that they did not dare to come out. They lowered their heads to clean up the mess. Yuchi Dun threw the sword aside, sat by the couch, and looked at the candlelight without saying a word.

Seeing that he had no orders, the guards slowly retreated. Soon, they spoke outside the tent. It turned out that it was Cui Zishu, the chief minister of the Prime Minister, who asked for a meeting.

Cui Zishu saw Yuchi Dun sulking, and knew that it was because of the firelight that surged into the sky in the west camp. He didn't even point it out and said, "Prime Minister, my subordinates have a plan to cause chaos in the city."

"speak."

"I'd like to ask Queen Zhu to write a handwritten letter and then shoot it into the city."

Yuchi Dun glanced at Cui Zishu and snorted: "This plan will not help."

"It will be useless for the Prime Minister to be depressed here."

Hearing this, Yuchi Dun came to his senses, let out a long sigh, and said helplessly: "It's hard to get down the chute, I'm unwilling to accept it!"

"Prime Minister, since ancient times, it is difficult to get down from a strong city, but as long as the siege is well-behaved, it will be broken sooner or later. It is nothing more than whether it is worth consuming manpower and material resources. Since the Prime Minister is determined to get the situation with Xuan Hu, the casualties will be greater."

"That group of wastes! Such superior troops were still beaten to a very embarrassing!"

Yuchi Dun was angry when he said this. He clearly told him to be careful, but the result...

Although the detailed loss has not been reported yet, the sky-surge fire ignited in Xidaying already shows that the camp was lost. It was a camp with a force of more than 40,000. Yuchi Dun really couldn't figure out why it was captured.

Of course, the camp was captured, which does not mean that the 40,000 troops were wiped out. The defeated soldiers fled in scattered areas and could be collected at least half of them by dawn.

But today's two consecutive defeats will seriously undermine the spirit of the officers and soldiers. Yuchi Dun was upset when he thought of this: his side besieged the city with absolute military strength, and he would be beaten to pieces by the other side!

Cui Zishu came this time and saw the fires rising from the direction of Xidaying. He knew that his side might suffer heavy casualties, so he quickly asked to see the Prime Minister to persuade him to avoid making misdecisive decisions in an imbalanced manner.

Victory and defeat are common things in military affairs. Everyone knows this sentence and can say it, but they are in different positions and mentality. Yuwen's army occupying Xuanhu, which is a huge hidden danger and is very likely to cause sudden changes in the situation in the world.

Therefore, as an aide, Cui Zishu tried his best to advise Prime Minister Yuchi Dun to lead the emperor to personally fight, recover Xuanhu as soon as possible, and drive the Yuwen family's army back to Shannan.

Siege is never an easy task, especially when the defenders are well prepared, it is very likely that the attacking side will take months or even a year to take down the city.

It was just that at the beginning everyone wanted to get off the Xuanhu quickly, so the successive failures made the generals a little anxious.

Even if you are anxious, the advantages of the government army are still obvious. Since the quick attack cannot be achieved, take it slowly. Anyway, Xuanhu has been surrounded and cannot be discharged, so it will be a matter of time before the city is broken. Since Yu Wen Wen is in the city, it is also an excellent bait.

Cui Zishu explained his views to Yuchi Dun. Now the core figures of the Yuwen family are the three of Qi, King and King of Qi, Yu Wenliang and his son. Yu Wenliang is in Guanzhong, Yu Wenming is in Shannan, and Yu Wenwen is in Xuanhu in Yuzhou.

Xuanhu is now hanging alone, just like Yingchuan, which was dominated by the Western Wei general Wang Sizheng, who was in charge of Yingchuan, without reinforcements outside, and he could only rely on the defenders in the city to support him.

Wang Sizheng was in charge of Yingchuan and had to surrender for almost a year. During this period, the Western Wei Dynasty did not send troops to rescue him. The reason is unknown. But would this happen if the Yingchuan guarded Yuwen Tai's direct general or Yuwen Tai's nephews?

Therefore, for King Qi Yu Wenliang and Prince Yu Wenming, Yu Wenwen, who was guarding Xuanhu, was not an abandoned son, and they would be saved sooner or later.

So how should the other party save?

Cui Zishu believed that the opponent's reinforcements could only go through three places to reinforce Xuanhu: Fangcheng, Pingyang, and Guangcheng.

Jingzhou Fangcheng is blocked by Yecheng controlled by the government army, Guangzhou Guangcheng is now staring at Yangzhou army, while Shenzhou Pingyang is located more than 200 miles southwest of Xuanhu, and is separated from Anzhou, Shannan, and is still under the control of Yuwen.

If Yu Wenming wanted to rescue Xuanhu, he would definitely send troops to cross Tongbai Mountain and use Pingyang as a base to march towards Xuanhu.

The official army surrounded Xuanhu. At the beginning, it planned to attack him strongly and take him down as soon as possible. However, now the defenders are tenacious. Cui Zishu suggested that the official army should adjust its strategy and attack Xuanhu slowly, and use Xuanhu as bait to siege the city and attack the city.

Let Yu Wenming maintain the Pingyang stronghold, so that he feels that he still has the opportunity to send troops to Xuanhu to relieve the siege. Sooner or later, the other party will go to Pingyang to increase his troops and wait for an opportunity to relieve the siege of Xuanhu.

The reinforcements set out from Pingyang, either heading north, passing Yongzhou, then Zhezhe and march eastward to Xuanhu; or march eastward to Xizhou, Zhe and Zhe and Zhe and march northward to Xuanhu.

Yongzhou and Xizhou were recovered by the government troops at this time, and they showed the trend of attacking Shenzhou from the east and north. Now the defenders can show weakness, making the other party feel that they have an opportunity to take advantage of it.

How to show weakness? There are many ways to use a trick of surrendering, attracting the other party to attack the city, and then allowing it to succeed, getting closer to Xuanhu, and becoming more willing to invest in troops.

How to siege the city and attack the aid next? The specific strategy can be discussed. Cui Zishu said so much with great thoughts, just to persuade Yuchi Dun to respond in time and not to be so paranoid about the sake of a Xuanhu.

He believed that Yu Wenliang and his son could not give up Yu Wenwen, who was guarding Xuanhu, so he had to use this point to annihilate the main army of Yu Wen. When the other party had no force to fight in a field, the Xuanhu would be like a ripe apple and could be easily picked.

Not only Xuanhu, but also Fangcheng, Shangwan and Xiangyang, this is the case. Without soldiers, it is useless to have a strong city.

"Prime Minister, there are no reinforcements outside, and the lonely city cannot be defended. Yuwen Wen is trapped in the city now. Apart from sneak attacks from time to time, he cannot hurt the fur of the officers and soldiers. Why should he consume his troops for this city that surrenders sooner or later?"

Yuchi Dun pondered and tapped half of the desk with his hand. Cui Zishu made a point. He was a little anxious, so he fell into the horn of "slow down the Xuanhu". If he changed his mind, he would not feel that he could not help the other party.

"Since you want to siege the city and attack the aid, what are the best solutions?"

"Prime Minister, please return to the water to the city again, so that the officers and soldiers can rest for a while and recover from the wounds."

"Walking in the city again? When winter comes, the river freezes, and the enemy can walk on the ice and still attack at night."
Chapter completed!