My vicious dog, my horse, I can do whatever I want with it

Chapter 244: A Country's Life and Death

Zong Yanli turned around and looked, holding the long sword. There was a thin layer of sweat on his forehead due to the sparring.

Wen Nian put away his gun and stood still, following Zong Yanli's gaze and saw Shi Gan Dang following behind Meng Qi, carrying a goat on his back and grinning happily with his teeth bared. The soldiers behind him also had things in their hands.

"General!" Monkie rushed forward anxiously. He had been out for two days and one night, and he had really gotten into a lot of trouble.

"I encountered the enemy's grain transport vehicle!" Before Monkie had time to show off his hunt, he nervously approached Zong Yanli and said.

"What?" Zong Yanli's face changed slightly, and he immediately put down the long sword in his hand and looked at Monk and said, "Come into the tent and tell me."

Zong Yanli glanced at Wen Nian and motioned for him to come over.

Then several people entered the tent together. Monkie poured himself some water and said without hesitation, "I originally planned to come back later, but when I saw the road where the enemy was transporting food, I came back immediately."

Monkie walked to the map, looked at it carefully and said, "Because of the mountain torrents, prey is very scarce here, so I led my men around this field and went to this mountain.

"We can see that the enemy's grain transport convoy is roughly at this location..." Monkie circled an area with his finger, which was close to the direction of Ganding Mountain.

Zong Yanli lowered his eyes and looked at the map, frowning slightly and said, "The enemy has retreated to Kangzhou County. Isn't it a bit too remote to transport food there by this road?"

Zong Yanli thought for a moment and asked, "How many people are there to transport the grain?"

Meng Qi thought for a moment and said, "Not many, and they are disguised like escorts, but I see that the swords they carry are those used by the soldiers of Qi."

Although Monchi looked like a rough man, he was a general on the battlefield and had some skills. He whispered, "I followed them for a while. The wheel marks were obvious. They were transporting food and grass. They were very alert. I wanted to go and check it out last night."

"I was almost discovered before I even got close." Fortunately, he slipped away quickly and did not alert the enemy.

"You said they were dressed as escorts?" Zong Yanli nodded slightly, and then asked, "They used this method to cover up the grain transport. Are they really grain trucks or bait?"

Judging from the current situation, the enemy does need to replenish food and supplies.

Min Wenshan acted cautiously. If this method of transporting grain was indeed feasible, if Monkie had not accidentally gone out hunting and ran far away, she might not have known that there was such a grain transport team.

Zong Yanli calmed down and carefully asked Monk about the specific number of people, and then that night he asked Bai Xiuyun to take people to further confirm the location of this team and prepare to start a new round of deployment. If it really is a grain truck, then it would be great!

After Bai Xiuyun came back, he told Zong Yanli that it was indeed a grain truck. Zong Yanli was very excited and called the generals from each camp to discuss countermeasures.

"To prevent this trip from being a trick by the enemy to lure the tiger away from the mountain, I plan to make two preparations." Zong Yanli tapped the table lightly with his fingers, lowered his eyes slightly and said: "General Long will stay at Pofu Pass, and I will take my people to intercept the grain."

"General, what if this is not a way to lure the enemy out of the mountain, but to lure them out?" Pei Liang said at the right time: "General, please look at the terrain here. The valley is clearly a good place to set an ambush."

"If the general goes forward rashly, he might fall into the enemy's trap. He must be careful!" Pei Liang pointed to the direction of Ganding Mountain on the map.

Zong Yanli thought about it and felt that what Pei Liang said made sense, so he had to overturn his original plan and redeploy.

The discussion was not finalized until the second half of the night. Long Feiguang was still in charge of guarding Pofu Pass. In order to confuse the enemy, Zong Yanli asked General Duzhe to requisition all the war horses to create the appearance of a massive march.

After leaving Pofu Pass, he headed towards Kangzhou County, preparing to confront Min Wenshan.

On the other side, Zong Yanli mobilized the main force and led Kuang Xingquan, Meng Qi and others to fight to intercept the grain.

In order to avoid the need to seek help, Zong Yanli asked Bai Xiuyun to lead the Ghost Camp to follow her out of the pass, but not to participate in intercepting food, but to stay in the middle position. If smoke rose in Pofu Pass, it meant that the enemy really used the strategy of luring the tiger away from the mountain, then Bai Xiuyun would directly lead the Ghost Camp back to Pofu Pass for support.

If we see her rocket as a sign, it means she was ambushed while intercepting food supplies and needs help.

Bai Xiuyun, who is in the middle position, is equivalent to a mobile force, and has the fastest speed in returning to support from both sides.

After Zong Yanli carefully considered his deployment, he further determined more detailed personnel arrangements. Finally, after obtaining the unanimous approval of the generals under his command, they each led their troops to set off the next day.

"General, look, that's the grain cart." Monkie followed Zong Yanli. At this time, they had already touched the back of the grain transport cart and squatted in the bushes, vaguely watching the grain transport convoy moving forward.

"There are really a lot of grain carts here." Zong Yanli raised his eyebrows, held down the long sword at his waist, observed the defense of the caravan, and whispered, "Go, get ready to take action."

"Yes." Monkie replied in a low voice, and quietly stepped back and left.

When Zong Yanli was preparing to intercept the grain, Min Wenshan on the other side received news from scouts that Zong Yanli's troops had set out and were heading towards Kangzhou County. Judging from the loud sound of horse hooves, there must be a lot of people.

Min Wenshan was overjoyed when he heard this. He stood up and said, "Really?"

"Hahaha! God is really helping me..." Min Wenshan laughed and said, "In that case, the defense of Pofu Pass must be weak. Now is the best time to recapture it!"

"Someone come here!" Min Wenshan turned around and shouted.

Yingli was holding snacks in her hands. She heard Min Wenshan's instructions as she entered the tent. She couldn't help but frowned slightly and seemed to want to say something, but after thinking about it, she held back. She lowered her head and took small steps forward to put the snacks on the tray on the table.

Min Wenshan didn't even look at Yingli. He turned his head and looked at the map carefully. He stroked his beard and squinted his eyes and said, "Zong Yanli, I don't believe you can remain unmoved by food and grass."

"Since you have divided your forces to attack the city, you must have divided your forces to intercept the food." Min Wenshan laughed and said, "So, how many troops do you have left in Pofu Pass?"

"Hahaha! Yingli, your plan is great!" Min Wenshan turned around and saw Yingli, and said with a smile, "There is sand and gravel mixed in the grains. I wonder what Zong Yanli's expression will be when he finds out what happened after trying so hard to intercept it?"

Yingli lowered her eyes and said respectfully, "It is because of your good teaching."

Min Wenshan looked at Yingli and said with a smile, "How did you come up with the idea of ​​luring the enemy out in such a covert way?"

Yingli lowered her eyes and whispered, "My Lord said that the enemy commander Zong Yanli is cautious in his actions. Seeing such a grain transport team, he must be distracted and have too many thoughts."

"It's just..." Yingli raised her head and said, "I think that if you want to take back Pofu Pass this time, you should use all your forces to take it down in one fell swoop and adopt a strategy of quick victory."

"Otherwise, if we give the enemy a chance to come back for reinforcements, this plan will fail."

Min Wenshan waved his hand and said, "Since Zong Yanli has already deployed his troops, the troops inside Pofu Pass must be very few. I need to guard against an attack on the rear camp, so how can I send all my troops there?"

Min Wenshan looked at Yingli and said with a smile: "You are indeed quite clever, but when it comes to the ability to lead an army, how can a mere woman like you figure it out?"

He picked up the snack on the table and took a bite, saying, "This snack is well made. Please make more for me next time."

That attitude, which made her feel at ease serving him in the future, made Yingli's expression stiffen a little, and her eyes were full of resentment. She couldn't help but think of the scene when she first met Min Wenshan. How much respect did Min Wenshan have for her at that time?

Mingming is her friend, and he is also the first person who shows that he understands her, can talk to her about the world, and debate with her on strategies...

Min Wenshan was clearly not like that at that time. He was even willing to argue with his generals for her several times, bring her with him, and discuss strategies for the world with her.

It was also because of this that, in their later interactions, when others talked about the two of them and made remarks about the confidante, Yingli did not feel happy at all, but felt despised. She did not want to be anyone's appendage.

but……

Min Wenshan became more and more silent, always in a daze, sighing at her, as if he was extremely reluctant to part with her and didn't want others to destroy their friendship.

It was not until the State of Qi declared war on the Northern Kingdom that Min Wenshan wanted to invite her to accompany him, but he had no particularly good idea, after all, she was just a woman.

It was Min Wenshan who took the initiative to propose to take her into his room. Yingli was extremely resistant at first, as she had no romantic feelings for Min Wenshan at all. However, the life Min Wenshan described was so beautiful that he said he would respect her.

He said that he would not look down on her, and also said that it was just a change of status. He did this so that he could keep her by his side with a legitimate reason, and he would never really treat her as a concubine.

When did the change begin?

Perhaps it was from that day when he was drunk, perhaps it was from his affectionate confession of love on that day, or perhaps it was from the day when he forced her onto the bed, cried and begged, saying that he was tired and needed comfort, and that he couldn't live without her.

Then everything changed. She could no longer enter the military tent for meetings, she could no longer check on military affairs at will, she...

She completely became Min Wenshan's concubine.

It was even ridiculous that it was forced to change its name to Yingli.

"Yes." Yingli concealed the sadness in her eyes, responded in a low voice, turned around and left.

The sunlight outside was so warm and dazzling, but to Yingli it seemed so cold. She had thought about leaving here, but where could she go?

From another perspective, no one in Qi State can compare to Min Wenshan in power and influence. As the prince's uncle, his status will only rise after the prince ascends the throne in the future. She can live a life of luxury by following Min Wenshan.

Maybe this was all her own fault. When she wanted to get close to Min Wenshan, wasn't she thinking that this was her chance?

Unfortunately, this experience was completely different from what she had originally imagined.

Yingli smiled bitterly, her eyes full of resentment. She was obviously full of talent and had strategies and a mind that was no less than men's, but she had become a tool to serve in a man's bed. She had read a lot of books and seen mountains and rivers, so how could she be willing to stay here?

She wanted to make it for herself.

Yingli walked back slowly, lowering his head and looking at the mud on the ground: "I am already as lowly as mud, why should I fear life or death."

She stopped and looked at the military tent where Min Wenshan was, and suddenly smiled and said, "It's not a bad idea to plot the life and death of a country."

No one pays attention to such a delicate woman, let alone cares about her. They have always looked down on her. No matter whether it was Mingxi in the past or Yingli now, in their eyes they have always been women who are not worth mentioning.

When the summer solstice arrives, deer antlers fall off, cicadas begin to chirp, and pinellia grows.

Zong Yanli chopped the last man to the ground and completely robbed the enemy's food and grass. There were corpses all over the ground and no ambush. She turned her head and looked around with squinted eyes, always feeling that the smoothness of this matter was somewhat unusual.

Monkie next to him shouted excitedly: "So much food, we are really rich!"

Zong Yanli squatted down and checked the guards who were escorting the grain. He pulled open their clothes and saw that they were indeed wearing the soft armor worn by the soldiers of Qi. He then checked the swords and arrows and found that they were all used by the Qi army.

These people were indeed escorting food and fodder.

"General, what are you looking at?" Monk was excited and wanted to transport the food back as soon as possible. Seeing that Zong Yanli didn't move, he couldn't help but come forward and ask.

"It's a bit strange." Zong Yanli walked closer to the grain cart, cut a hole in the grain bag on the cart with his long knife, and stretched out his other hand to catch the fallen grain. His face changed drastically when he saw it.

"Sand and gravel!?" Monkie's eyes widened suddenly, and he swung his knife to split the bag of grain directly. All the grain in the bag fell to the ground, all of which were coarse grains mixed with sand and gravel!

Monk's face was filled with doubt and uncertainty. He turned to another grain cart and opened another bag of grain. All that spilled out were coarse grains mixed with sand and gravel.

He tried it three or five times in a row, seemingly unconvinced. Finally, he was completely dumbfounded. He was so angry that he jumped up and down and cursed, "The Qi army is playing a trick on me! Even horses won't eat this kind of coarse food!"

Zong Yanli's heart sank, he sighed and said, "Go back, Pofu Pass is in danger!"

Monk no longer cared about being angry. He jumped on his horse while cursing and followed Zong Yanli back.

At this time, the wolf smoke had indeed been lit inside Pofu Pass. The Qi army had indeed attacked Pofu Pass. Min Wenshan was fully confident that he could take back Pofu Pass this time, but he did not expect that the enemy reinforcements arrived from the rear just after he saw the wolf smoke lit inside the pass.

"How come the reinforcements arrived so quickly? Didn't they say they were going to Ganding Mountain to intercept food supplies?" The Qi general was so frightened when he saw the Daqian troops coming back for support that his face turned pale and he shouted in astonishment.

"Does the enemy know that the grain transport team is fake?" The Qi army was extremely panicked. In this situation, they could only bite the bullet and attack.