frightfiction Chapter 251 Breakout Plan
Chapter 251 Breakout Plan
Lin Kunlun suddenly waved his hand and said resolutely: "Tie them up! Let the soldiers they brought take their heads back!" Jiang Ning was terrified when he heard this. Was he really going to die here? At this moment, he could no longer pretend to be as imposing as before. His legs went weak and he almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, the flag officer standing next to him supported him in time, otherwise he would have already fallen to the ground.
"You can't hurt me, I am the messenger sent by Lord Ye! How can you accomplish anything great if you don't follow the rules? How can you make others believe in you?" Jiang Ning protested with a trembling voice.
Lin Kunlun looked at him coldly and said, "I'm going to ask you a few questions and you answer honestly. If you dare to tell a lie, I'll have someone chop off your head immediately!" Lin Kunlun was satisfied with Jiang Ning's panic state at the moment.
Jiang Ning nodded quickly, indicating that he was willing to cooperate: "Excuse me, I will tell you everything I know!" At this moment, Jiang Ning dared not hide anything. As for how to explain to Ye Cheng, he had no time to worry about it.
Lin Kunlun nodded and began to ask questions: "Let me ask you, who sent the person pretending to be Du Chong to deliver the letter?"
Jiang Ning did not dare to hide it and answered truthfully: "Lord Ye ordered them to be selected from those who surrendered before you."
After hearing this, Lin Kunlun sneered: "As expected. This Ye Cheng is really cunning and untrustworthy. How can you expect us to trust him?"
Lin Kunlun went on, "Okay, I already know what I need to know! I want to borrow your stuff!" After saying that, he suddenly revealed a weird smile.
Jiang Ning was confused and asked in confusion: "I wonder what you want to lend me, sir?" He was still full of doubts before he could react.
Lin Kunlun pointed at his head and said with a smile: "Do you have anything worth borrowing from me? Of course, it's your head!"
Jiang Ning was really scared to death when he heard this. He felt a chill in his crotch and was extremely frightened. But he didn't care at all at this moment, and just begged for mercy instinctively.
Following Lin Kunlun's order, two soldiers quickly stepped forward, dragged Jiang Ning aside, and pressed him down on a rock. The flag officer who was supposed to protect him was unable to move at this moment. He knew that if he made the slightest move, he would be immediately besieged.
Soon, Jiang Ning was beheaded.
"Take his head with you to report back!" Lin Kunlun did not attack the small flag officer.
The flag officer didn't dare to voice any objection at this time. After all, he saw Jiang Ning's head being cut off with his own eyes. Who wants to die if they can live!
After sending this person away, everyone started discussing again. After all, the way to surrender was cut off, and they had only one way to break out. Although they found some water sources in the cave, for thousands of people, those water sources could only barely be used temporarily. In addition, if the siege lasted too long, I am afraid that the officers and soldiers would attack.
Lin Kunlun asked everyone to sit down again and quickly discuss the breakout. As usual, he was not in a hurry to express his opinion, but just listened to everyone's words first. After all, his understanding of this world was limited. However, he could use the experience of later generations and some battle examples he saw in history books to determine whether the ideas proposed by others were appropriate? The final word was made.
Most generals advocated breaking out from the southwest corner and heading to Southwest County, waiting for Ye Cheng's troops to go north to Kyoto to defend the king. By then, the sky is high and the birds can fly freely. The sea is wide and the fish can fly freely. Such a proposal was made because Tie Feng and his men had lived in the mountains of the southwest for many years and were very familiar with the terrain there. Of course, another main reason was that they believed that the government troops in the southwest were the weakest. Some of the champions there had fought with them and had long been scared of them. Another possibility was to break out from the southeast corner. The situation there was similar to that in the southwest corner, and it was also the weakest place for the government troops. As long as they broke out, they could go to Southwest County and then unite with others in Southwest County to move east! When they reached the rich areas in the east, with food and money, would they still be afraid of not being able to recruit people? There were many displaced people in the west and southeast.
At this time, no one was completely sure. So everyone turned their attention to Lin Kunlun. Everyone decided that Lin Kunlun would make the final choice.
Seeing that everyone had expressed their opinions, but Lin Kunlun still kept his head down and said nothing, Lin Er reminded him:
"Marshal Lin, it's getting late. It's time to make a decision. Where do you think we can break out from?"
Lin Kunlun raised his head, and scanned the crowd with a firm and calm gaze. He smiled slightly, revealing his determination and courage. He said, "Everyone's opinions are reasonable. The only way out is indeed to attack from the southeast or southwest. However, Ye Cheng is not an official who only knows how to talk. He will anticipate our actions. I guess they will definitely set up heavy troops in these two directions, waiting for our arrival."
He paused, as if thinking about a countermeasure. Everyone felt heavy in their hearts after listening to his analysis. Lin Kunlun knew that the best strategy might be to split the troops into two routes to break through, so as to disrupt the enemy's deployment, but seeing that the number of elite soldiers under his command was limited, he was worried that dispersing the troops would weaken the combat effectiveness. Just as he was hesitating, the soldier responsible for scouting the enemy situation hurried over.
"Reporting to Marshal Lin, I have just scouted the enemy situation. The enemy troops in the southwest and southeast are frequently moving around, and it seems that they are plotting something." The soldier reported breathlessly.
Lin Kunlun immediately instructed: "Continue to scout and report immediately if there is any movement!" His eyes flashed with wisdom.
Tie Feng listened to the soldier's report, smiled gently, and said to Lin Kunlun: "Lin Shuai is really a master of foresight. Ye Cheng has indeed strengthened the defenses in the southeast and southwest. Since they have anticipated our movements, we should do the opposite. While they are mobilizing their troops and have not yet established a firm foothold, we should break out of the encirclement and catch them off guard. As long as we seize this opportunity, we still have a chance of winning."
Lin Kunlun couldn't help but admire Tie Feng's keen insight and rich combat experience. In such adversity, he was still able to find the opponent's weaknesses.
"General Tie is absolutely right." Lin Kunlun nodded in agreement, "We should break out when the enemy's troops are mobilized and gaps appear in their defenses. This is indeed our best chance." He was about to give the order to break out, and the entire army was ready to go.
At this moment, a voice interrupted his thoughts: "Lin Shuai! Please wait a moment!" Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw Mu Feng standing not far away. He had a completely different personality from Tie Feng. Perhaps because he was a little older, his behavior revealed a calm temperament. On the battlefield, he was always more cautious.
Mu Feng continued, "Marshal Lin, our army's advantage is that we are good at using terrain to deal with the enemy. If we want to break out now, if everyone - young and old, strong and weak - is crowded together, once the breakout fails, won't it be exactly what the enemy wants, and they will catch us all in one fell swoop?" He looked around at everyone, his tone firm and powerful. Ever since he learned that Ye Cheng had mobilized his troops, he realized that the enemy was already prepared. In this case, if the entire army concentrated its forces to attack one point, it would likely fall into the enemy's encirclement.
Tie Feng disagreed after hearing this: "Although breaking out in different directions is indeed a good strategy and a tactic we often used in the past, our military strength is limited now. The total number of soldiers who can fight is only more than 2,000. If we split into two routes, the strength of each route will be even weaker. Mu Feng, just tell me what you think."
Mu Feng confidently proposed his plan: "Although we are not many in number, we must be divided into two groups. The first group will be led by the main force of the central army, consisting of five or six hundred elite soldiers and some lightly wounded soldiers, to protect the old and young wounded soldiers and break out to the southeast first. The enemy will definitely think that this is our main attack direction and rush to intercept us. At this time, the second group will attack again and break out to the southwest. This group is composed of the remaining thousand elite soldiers, all riding on war horses and lightly equipped. The ancients said: 'One person fighting desperately is invincible among ten thousand people.' What's more, we are leading first-class elite soldiers without any burden. As long as we go all out, the breakout will surely succeed."
Lin Er showed a worried look on his face: "Won't the people in the first group become cannon fodder?"