Chapter 298 (1) (1/2)

G.o.dlike Sun Qian

When women’s clothes were sent over, even w.a.n.g Wei who was calm became unable to stand it. He also took up his sword and was about to charge into the city with the Black Flag Army. During those times, the worst kind of humiliation was their parents being shamed. The second worst kind of humiliation was having their manhood questioned. Now, a lot of women’s clothing were delivered to Liu Ye to humiliate his army.

The soldiers all wanted to rush into the city and cut Sun Qian down. They would then put his head over women’s clothing and send him back to Liu Bei. Only this would relieve the general’s heart.

“Wait!” The others wanted to rush in but Liu Ye was thinking too hard. He looked at the city and wondered if it was really empty. If the city was really empty, why would Sun Qian provoke them?

The soldiers would all rush in when angry. If it was an empty city, he would just die.

‘Sun Qian could not be that stupid.’ Liu Ye shook his head. As one of Liu Bei’s best advisor, how could be place himself in such a dangerous situation. There was no need to anger the generals. In other words, Sun Qian was doing it deliberately. This led him to suspect that there was an ambush in the city.

“Military advisor. We have been humiliated like this. Even if you can endure it, we cannot!” Xu Sheng replied in irritation.

“Endure it even if you can’t for High Highness’ great cause. What about the others at Shouchun? We cannot afford to lose!” Liu Ye’s mood was also bad. He could not figure out what Sun Qian wanted. “Did you not notice that Sun Qian is purposely trying to lure you in?”

“Purposely luring us in?” w.a.n.g Wei thought for a moment and then said, “It really feels that way. Sun Qian first said bad things about His Highness and then gave us women’s clothing. He is clearly trying to provoke us.”

“But what benefits would he obtain from angering us?” Cheng Yu added. “It would be understandable if they tried to anger us during a decisive battle on the field but right now, there are not many people in the city.”

“Who knows if there are really n.o.body in the city. What you see may not necessarily be the truth! There may be an ambush in the city.”

“Have those two confessed?” Liu Ye asked the bodyguards. The two soldiers sent by Sun Qian had been detained by Liu Ye. This is so that they could be tortured for information.

“The two people have confessed!” The soldiers in Liu Mang’s Army knows how to torture others. This is because one of the few books brought by Liu Mang was ‘Top Ten Methods of Torturing in the Qing Dynasty’. It was originally just a book Liu Mang randomly took for entertainment but it has been treasured by some.

“They said that there are no defenders in Ruyin. Almost everyone was withdrawn except for the weak and a few other soldiers like him besides Sun Qian!” The bodyguard reported to Liu Ye.

“Empty?” Liu Ye frowned. ‘How could that be? If it was empty, where did Sun Qian’s courage come from?’

“Military advisor. Do not hesitate anymore. Let us kill our way in to find out if it is empty or not!” Xu Sheng’s patience was at an end after being humiliated. How could he not think of taking revenge.

“Military advisor. I suggest we can send a group of men into the city first. If it is really empty, we can enter and catch Sun Qian. If it isn’t, we can send a signal. We will only lose a few people at most.”

“Let us do it this way! I, Xu Sheng, will go!” Xu Sheng really wanted Sun Qian dead.

“Alright. But if something goes wrong, leave Ruyin immediately.” Liu Ye properly instructed. Xu Sheng was the leader of the Black Flag Army. If something were to happen to him, he would not be able to explain it to Liu Mang.

“I understand!” Xu Sheng nodded. He was not a fool. If there was an ambush, he would not rush in.

“General Cheng Yu. Take a group of soldiers and be prepared to give a.s.sistance to General Xu Sheng!” Liu Ye was unable to relax and instructed Cheng Yu.

“Yes. This general receives the order!” Xu Sheng and Cheng Yu was prepared to leave when a soldier rushed to them and interrupted.

“Report! Ruyin’s gates have closed again!”

“What?” Liu Ye was surprised. While they were thinking about what to do, the sky turned dark and the gates were closed again.

“Military advisor. Look up on the walls!” Huang Xu pointed towards the wall.

“The walls?” Liu Ye looked at the walls where Huang Xu pointed at and saw shadows. Not only were there people but there were also flags moving around.

“Ah, so there really was an ambus.h.!.+” Xu Sheng and w.a.n.g Wei suddenly realized. Sun Qian’s actions could not be explained. If Xu Sheng were to get ambushed and then the gates were to close, he would be defeated.

Meanwhile, an old man was at the verge of death on the walls. “How long do we need to do this?” The man whose age was about fifty, wiped his sweat from his head as he shouted to another old man at the side. He was pus.h.i.+ng the carts in his hands. On top of the carts were straw scarecrows equipped with weapons and armor. When the scarecrow stood upright, only half its body could be seen. With helmets, they looked like people. These were the ambush troops in Sun Qian’s hands.

Sun Qian was also having cold sweat. He knew he was playing with fire by angering Liu Ye’s Army. If the generals had rushed in, he would be dead. Fortunately, they had an advisor to restrain them.

On the second day, Liu Ye got up early to attack. Since the opponent has soldiers, he decided to attack normally with the catapults.

However, he could not understand why the city gates were open again and the soldiers disappeared again.

“I understand now!” Liu Ye seemed to understand. Sun Qian decided to abandon the gates as they had catapults. As a result, the enemy would not be around when the walls are attacked. Instead, the city gates were open to invite the enemy in and ambush. The catapults would not work in the city.

“Truly skilled!” Liu Ye could not help but nod in admiration. ‘Sun Qian is truly one of Liu Bei’s top advisor. He has already removed the advantage of the catapults.’