kingnovel Chapter 1383: How to Defeat the Chu Army
Chapter 1383: How to Defeat the Chu Army
Li Shiming looked at the corpses on the ground in front of him with a dazed look on his face.
He never dreamed that his most elite cavalry would be defeated by Chu Ning's white horse cavalry with the same number of people!
As they were surprised, Chu Ning's voice came: "Your Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, you lost. Shouldn't you fulfill your promise and sign your name on this document?"
When he looked up, Chu Ning had already handed over two documents that he had prepared in advance.
Li Shiming came back to his senses and narrowed his eyes, with a strange look in his eyes: "Are you sure I will sign this contract?"
"I still believe in the magnanimity of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty!"
Chu Ning chuckled, but his eyes passed over the Chu army and fell on the carriage in the army formation.
That was the carriage that Princess Jincheng was riding in!
He was warning Li Shiming.
Princess Jincheng is still in his hands!
Li Shiming's face suddenly turned gloomy.
If you don’t agree, you can’t bring Princess Jincheng back today.
Thinking of this, Li Shiming snorted coldly: "Don't worry, I will never break my promise!"
"Come here, please prepare your writing!"
Soon, the guards brought the four treasures of the study.
Li Shiming had a cold face and signed his name directly on the two documents.
Then, Chu Ning took it, looked at it, smiled and signed his name.
"Can we come to Jincheng now?" Li Shiming took the document handed over by Chu Ning.
Chu Ning laughed: "Of course!"
"Zhao Yu, bring Princess Jincheng here!"
Under the escort of a team of Chu troops, Princess Jincheng's carriage slowly came in front of Li Shiming.
As the curtain was lifted, Princess Jincheng's stunningly beautiful face appeared before everyone.
"Father!" Princess Jincheng threw herself into Li Shiming's arms and cried bitterly.
Li Shiming patted her shoulder and comforted her: "Okay, it's okay, father will take you back tomorrow."
After saying that, without waiting for Chu Ning to speak, he turned around and left with Princess Jincheng.
Chu Ning knew that Li Shiming lost the game and felt embarrassed and didn't want to face him.
"Let's go!" Chu Ning put away the documents with a smile and motioned for everyone to go back.
The scorching sun of August was burning the earth, and the hot wind was blowing up gusts of yellow sand. Chu Ning led the white horse cavalry back to the camp. The sound of horse hooves was like thunder, raising a cloud of dust.
The mountains in the distance were slightly distorted in the heat wave, as if foreshadowing the unpredictable situation in the world.
Zhao Yu rode his horse closely beside Chu Ning, frowning, and finally couldn't help asking:
"Your Highness, if you return Princess Jincheng to Li Shiming like this, aren't you afraid that he will change his mind and not send troops to attack Wei?"
His voice was mixed with the sound of the wind and sounded particularly urgent.
Hearing this, Chu Ning raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a meaningful smile.
He glanced at Zhao Yu, his eyes flashing with confidence: "Zhao Yu, you worry too much. Even if Li Shiming regrets it, it won't change the overall situation."
Zhao Yu was still a little confused and asked, "But if Li Shiming betrays us, wouldn't we have let Princess Jincheng go for nothing?"
Chu Ning chuckled, looked into the distance, and said slowly: "The document signed by Li Shiming is already in my hands. Once this matter gets out, how can Sima Yi of Wei and Liu Che of Han Dynasty remain indifferent?"
He paused, his tone becoming deeper.
“What I want is to plant a seed of doubt in the hearts of the three of them.
Emperors are suspicious, and as long as they are suspicious of each other, our chance will come."
Zhao Yu thought for a moment and suddenly realized: "Your Highness wants to use Li Shiming to stir up disputes between Wei and the Han Dynasty?"
Chu Ning nodded slightly, with a hint of coldness in his eyes: "Yes, as for Princess Jincheng, she is just a woman. In this game, she is just an insignificant chess piece."
His voice was calm, yet it revealed an unquestionable determination.
Zhao Yu was shocked and finally understood Chu Ning's foresight.
He said no more, but just tightened his grip on the reins and looked forward with a determined gaze.
After returning to the camp, Chu Ning immediately summoned Jia Yu and gave the order in a deep voice:
"Immediately spread the news that Li Shiming agreed to send troops to attack Wei. Make sure everyone in the world knows it."
Jia Yu bowed and accepted the order, with a gleam in his eyes: "I understand that once this matter spreads, the Wei Kingdom and the Han Dynasty will definitely be shaken."
Chu Ning stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the gradually darkening dusk outside the tent, and said slowly: "When the wind rises in August, it is the time when the wind and clouds are stirred.
I want to let the world see who is the real chess master in this game."
On this side, Li Shiming also returned to the military camp.
In the Tang army camp, flags were fluttering and war horses were neighing.
Li Shiming brought Princess Jincheng back to the camp, ordered his men to properly place her, and then walked into the central military tent alone.
His expression was solemn, with a hint of fatigue between his brows, but his eyes were still as sharp as a knife.
General Pei Xingjian had been waiting in the tent for a long time. When he saw the emperor returning, he immediately stepped forward and saluted.
Li Shiming raised his hand to signal him not to be polite, and then asked in a deep voice: "General Pei, what do you think of the confrontation between the Black Armor Army and Chu Ning's White Horse Cavalry today?"
Pei Xingjian frowned, and after a moment's silence, he replied, "Your Majesty, the White Horse Cavalry's combat power... far exceeded my expectations."
His tone was low and solemn: "Their war horses are agile and swift, their weapons are sharp and tough, and their armor is light and strong, far superior to our equipment.
If we were to engage in a head-on battle with the same force, I'm afraid our army would be unable to match them."
Li Shiming's eyes narrowed slightly, his fingers tapped the table lightly, and he said slowly: "In your opinion, how should we defeat the White Horse Cavalry?"
Pei Xingjian took a deep breath and said bluntly: "There are only two possibilities - first, encircle and suppress the enemy with several times the number of troops and use human wave tactics to consume the enemy.
The second is to improve our army's weapons and armor, so that we can surpass the Chu army in terms of equipment."
Li Shiming was silent for a long time, with a complex look in his eyes.
How could he not know that what Pei Xingjian said was true?
But building an elite force capable of rivaling the White Horse Cavalry is not something that can be accomplished overnight.
But right now, Chu Ning is pressing forward step by step. If we delay any further, the situation will probably become even more unfavorable.
"Several times the number of troops..."
Li Shiming murmured in a low voice, then sneered: "It seems that this is the only way."
He raised his head and looked at Pei Xingjian, his eyes deep and firm: "Pass my secret order, contact Sima Yi and Han Chao immediately - I want to meet with them secretly at noon tomorrow."
Pei Xingjian was shocked when he heard this.
He naturally understood what the emperor's move meant.
The secret meeting of the emperors of the Three Kingdoms must be to conspire to attack Chu!
But he still asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, Chu Ning is very cunning. If he finds out about this..."
Li Shiming snorted coldly, with a cold light flashing in his eyes: "Because of this, we need to fight quickly and decisively.
Chu Ning wants to use the alliance to sow discord, so I will let him see that the true emperor's plan is definitely not something he can guess! "
Pei Xingjian clasped his fists solemnly: "I obey your order!"
As the night deepened, the wind howled outside the tent, as if foreshadowing the coming storm.