Looking at the towering city walls of Xiangzhou City behind him, there were still some blood on the city walls. These Japanese yen army lost thousands of people under Xiangzhou City. Yuwen Yisheng thought they would have to pay several times the price to take the city, but he didn't expect that the city that the defenders in the city were desperately guarded was given so easily by Cui Bogui.

"I originally thought that the Yuan Dynasty was able to invade the capital and destroy the Wei Dynasty was just because of its mighty military force. Now it seems that there are too many smart people in the Wei Dynasty." Yuwen Yisheng sighed long.

"Oh? How can Mr. Yuwen explain this?" Yuan Zhang asked with interest. How could it be a bad thing if there are too many smart people? Isn't it because there are too many fools?

"Master Yang Jiefu, if it weren't for Yang Jiefu being too smart to realize that military merits are the foundation of the nobles, how could Haoshuichuan send civil servants to lead troops in the battle? If the Chinese officials of the court were not too smart, they would have lost their status after Li Guiyu won the victory and returned to the court. How could they communicate to the Master Emperor and cause the loss of 300,000 troops? If they weren't for them being too smart, they knew that Zhang Guo's stealing camp would inevitably lead to the unhappiness of the Master Emperor, how could we easily kill this long-term general?" Yuwen Yisheng pointed to Xiangzhou City and said, "If Cui Jidao and the others were too smart, they knew that cooperation with Li You would weaken their power, how could they give such a solid city to others?"

"Yes, if they were stupider, they would have lost a lot of money even if they could defeat Mobei in a battle. They would not go south within a few years. If they were stupider, they would not be able to drag Li Gui down, and they would not have thought of establishing a new king when Li Gui was trapped in Weizhou. If they were stupider, they would not have thrown away good generals like Li You and Qiu Shangjian." Yuan Zhang sighed. It was precisely because these people were too smart and were paying attention to their own interests all the time that Tang Kuo's tribe could develop from a small tribe to the point where they are now in charge of half of the country.

"This time they thought they had a plan, thinking that we would go to the west to fight Li You as they thought so that they could get a bargain from it." Yuan Zhang continued, "But I am a stupid person and can't see that far. I can only see that Henan Road has opened its doors to us now. It would be a pity if I didn't take the opportunity to take it down."

"The National Master asked them to cut off the troops of nearby prefectures and counties by the excuse of fearing that they would cut off their retreat. I thought Cui Bogui would not agree, but who would have thought that they would be so decisive." Yuwen Yisheng didn't know what to say about them. The detailed work of Henan Road has already heard that the troops of several nearby prefectures and counties have been reduced by at least half, and this number of troops cannot stop Yuan Zhang's army at all.

"They wish we would fight with Li You earlier, just like the officials who sought peace in the capital, for fear of causing us to change our minds." Yuan Zhang sneered, "If they have strong troops, maybe I really have to go to Gyeonggi Province, but since they do not have the ability to protect themselves, why should I expect me to act according to their ideas?"

"Sir, let's go to attack Henan Road now?" As they spoke, they had already walked ten miles west of Xiangzhou City, and they were about to embark on the road to Gyeonggi Road.

"No, wait for another two days to let them relax their vigilance." Yuan Zhang shook his head and said. Now his army is still a little closer to the defenders of the King of Qi, and their vigilance has not been completely put down.

So, in the next two days, Yuan Zhang's army seemed to really plan to enter Gyeonggi Province to the west and follow the road toward Xuzhou City. It is estimated that Yuan Zhang wanted to arrive at Gyeonggi Province earlier. He personally led the light cavalry and fast horses to whip them. Yuwen Yisheng slowly moved forward in the rear with a baggage team that lacked guards. If the Qi Wang Army suddenly launched an attack from the rear, it might burn Yuan Zhang's food and grass, making them unable to advance or retreat.

However, Cui Jidao and the others had no intention of attacking the baggage team. If so, wouldn’t they have saved Li You? A smart person like Cui Jidao would never do anything that would be of no benefit to them. Yuan Zhang’s actions made them more determined that the other party really wanted to attack Li You. If not, how could such a big flaw be exposed?

In view of this, they evacuated the defenders of several nearby prefectures and counties here to show that they had absolutely no intention of attacking Yuan Zhang. You can go to the west with peace of mind and fight with Li You. After you have enough fights, we will clean up the mess.

Of course, the stupid general asked questions, why did Yuan Zhang's baggage team not go forty miles after two days? If this distance is a cavalry sprint, it will not take long to attack Henan Road. Should we keep more troops on guard?

But these idiots were taught to be human soon. Is it strange that the baggage team carried food and grass so they acted slowly? Since you are so interested in escorting baggage, go to the baggage team. I will watch your soldiers for you. In their opinion, Li You is the big trouble of Bei Yuan. With such an opportunity, Yuan Zhang will definitely annihilate Li You's army first. It is impossible for him to attack Henan Road.

But Yuan Zhang did not seem to be as smart as they thought, and more importantly, Yalehan and Wulie were far stronger than the soldiers of the King of Qi. Even if they could not win, they would not be quickly defeated by Li You. This left Yuan Zhang enough time to solve the problem of Henan Road.

On the night of the third day, the soldiers from various nearby prefectures and counties had already withdrawn less than 30% of the previous ones. The soldiers and officials in the city were no longer worried that they would be attacked, so they came down from the city wall early and returned to the warm barracks to rest. Even the strong city wall would lose its meaning if no one defended it.

In the middle of the moon, a group of black shadows quietly touched the city wall. The leader waved his hand. The soldiers behind him then threw out the grapple hook in their hands, hooked the battlements tightly, and then grabbed the rope and crawled towards the city head quietly.

After climbing to the top of the city, he found that the only soldiers on the city wall were also huddled in the building and roasting the fire. He did not notice them at all. The leader led the soldiers to touch them quietly and easily killed the unsuspecting defenders. Then he followed the slanting ladder to the city gate. The soldiers guarding the city gate were also normal. He even asked about the strong smell of wine in the air.

Cutting melons and vegetables usually solves these unprepared defenders. The city gate slowly opens, and countless cavalrymen rushed through the city gate and rushed towards the city guard camp.
Chapter completed!