Chapter 299 (1/2)

Abandoned Child Sun Qian

Sun Qian relied on luck to make the top advisor Liu Ye protect his empty city. Now, it was not possible for Sun Qian to stop as Liiu Ye was worried about Liu Mang. Liu Ye decided to send out the Urban Army. If Liu Mang’s Army was surrounded, they would be able to win or at the very least escape with the Urban Army.

Liu Ye did not touch the Black Flag Army as their heavy armor was too heavy. They were not suitable to be chosen to travel long distance. Liu Ye also felt that something was wrong and left the Black Flag soldiers behind. He also dispatched soldiers to guard the other entrances of the city. These soldiers were to prevent Sun Qian from launching a surprise attack. However, this action placed Sun Qian in a predicament.

Sun Qian wanted to cry. Three days have pa.s.sed. According to his orders, he was now allowed to withdraw. However, now, he was also unable to withdraw. He tried to dispatch a few veteran soldiers but they were gotten rid off by these scouts. Sun Qian was now like a trapped turtle.

Liu Mang listened to Liu Ye’s report in the camp with a strange expression. This was because Liu Ye’s example was just like an Empty Fort Strategy. On top of that, the protagonist of this strategy was different. Zhuge Liang was replaced by Sun Qian who was a second-rate advisor on the level of Yang Hong at most. He should not be able to think of a way to win against the catapult or Liu Mang.

Liu Mang was now thinking like Sun Qian. What move would Sun Qian do when the opponent is himself? He countered every move, scaring himself. In fact, this is just Liu Ye’s own confrontation.

Liu Mang wondered how Sun Qian managed to think of his strategems and unwittingly raised Sun Qian to his level.

If Pang Tong was still in Yuzhou, Liu Ye’s thoughts were correct. This is because Pang Tong and Liu Ye were top cla.s.s advisors. Both of them have high IQ. However, this person was Sun Qian. If Sun Qian could do such things, Liu Bei would not have lost Xuzhou to Lu Bu or be defeated by Cao Cao. In other words, this strategy must have been done by Pang Tong. Liu Mang never expected Pang Tong to also know how to use this strategy.

“Ziyang. Get ready to attack!” Liu Mang waved his hand. He had miscalculated. He thought that letting Liu Ye command an army alone would help him capture Ruyin quickly but now they do not even know whether the Yuzhou Army was a sham or not. Liu Mang would also not blame Liu Ye. After all, the smarter people would usually think too much. This was a psychological battle. It was just like a set of multiple choice questions. If the answer was all A, a person with poor grades would not be too concerned but a person with good grades would hesitate. This is because it should be impossible for all the answers to be A. They would wonder whether the teachers would try and trick them. The battle would have already been over if he let Xu Sheng lead the army. On the other hand, Liu Ye is like Sima Yi who would put others at their level.

“Milord. There may be a trap inside the city!” Liu Ye was still fearful.

“Haha. Ziyang. Sun Qian is not so difficult to deal with like you think. On top of that, you were only worried about me. Now, I have already captured Yingshang and I was not ambushed. What is there for you to be afraid of?” Liu Mang replied.

“But!” Liu Ye still wanted to refute but he did not know why.

“Don’t worry Ziyang. I will certainly be careful!” Liu Mang waved his hand. “Call Wei Yan of the s.h.i.+eld troops!” Wei Yan was currently a small soldier in the Urban Army. Naturally, he would not be in the camp. After some time, Wei Yan entered from outside.

“Wei Yan of the s.h.i.+eld troops greets Your Highness!” Wei Yan walked in and cupped his fist. Wei Yan had been disciplining himself at the Urban Army. His former rebellious traits was no longer visible.

“Wei Yan. How is your treatment at the Urban Army?”

“Your Highness. It is very good!”

“Do you hate me for putting a general like you here unused? Are you cursing me in your heart?” Liu Mang laughed at Wei Yan. If it was himself, he would already cursed several times.

“This one does not dare!” Wei Yan lowered his head. This was a lie. After all, he came to be a general. Zhao Yun and w.a.n.g Wei have already been promoted while he is still just a common soldier. This was not something normal people could bear.

“So you do not dare. Doesn’t that mean you are still resentful? You only do not dare because I am the King and of higher position than you!” Liu Mang smiled at the beast in front of him. This beast was wild and difficult to tame. If Wei Yan was a wolf, Liu Mang would need to turn this wolf into a dog.

“This!” Wei Yan did not know what to say. Liu Mang’s words were suffocating.

“Do you still want to remain in the Urban Army?” Liu Mang looked at Wei Yan and asked with a smile.

“I do!” Wei Yan replied loudly. He stayed in the Urban Army and have killed a lot of people. According to reason, he should also be promoted. Liu Mang has a lot of generals. However, he ended up looking for Wei Yan. This means that Wei Yan was about to be promoted.

“In that case, go back and be a s.h.i.+eld!” Liu Mang waved his hand, signalling for Wei Yang to leave.