As night fell, the lights in the tent flickered, illuminating every serious and nervous face. Gao Changgong, Feng Duo, Bai Lian and several of their closest generals sat together, while the personal soldiers outside the tent held swords and were on alert at all times.
Gao Changgong's eyes swept across everyone's faces. After a moment of silence, he spoke softly: "Now, we have regrouped. Although the enemy army has not won a complete victory, the emperor's army has just succeeded in a sneak attack and is in high spirits. The walls of Taiyuan City are high and the defense is strong. Even if we rest the team, it is difficult to break through head-on. What should we do now?"
Feng Duo spoke first. He frowned and said in a heavy tone: "Your Highness, it is not a wise move to attack Taiyuan City. The height of the city walls and the number of troops in the city are all things that our current team cannot directly confront. But if we don't fight back, the enemy will inevitably gather troops quickly and launch a general attack when our strength is exhausted. At that time, we will have no way to retreat."
Bai Lian nodded lightly and took over the conversation: "That's right, the enemy's morale is high, we must take advantage of their relaxed vigilance and launch a sneak attack. Only in this way can we disrupt their rhythm and even win a glimmer of hope." "Sneak attack?"
A general sitting next to him asked thoughtfully, "How to sneak attack? The walls of Taiyuan are so strong. , the guards are tight, can we still fly over there? "
Bai Lian smiled slightly, as if he had a plan in mind: "We can't fly, but we can sneak into the city. Some of the forces I have been operating for a long time, although their strength is limited, can come in handy at critical moments. There are also some sympathizers of Gao Changgong in the city who are willing to take risks to support us. Although not all of them are die-hards, as long as they are promised enough benefits, some speculators are willing to work for us. "
Feng Duo pondered for a moment, and then said: "In this case, can we consider sending a small group of elite troops to sneak into Taiyuan City quietly, attack the emperor's command center, or even directly seize the city gate? As long as the city gate is opened, our army can quickly attack the city. "
An old general shook his head, obviously disagreeing: "Too risky. The city gate is heavily guarded, even if there is an insider, it may not be easy to seize the city gate. Moreover, if our action fails, not only will we lose the insider, but we may also expose our plan, and the consequences will be disastrous. "
The tent fell into silence for a short time. Gao Changgong lowered his head and thought. He knew that the old general's words were not without reason, but at this moment, they had no way to retreat. Risky action is the only way out, and how to act needs to be cautious.
"Perhaps we can start from the city wall." Feng Duo broke the silence and put forward a new suggestion, "We can secretly dig a tunnel from the outside to the city directly. In this way, the enemy can neither detect it nor confront the city gate defense line head-on."
"Dig a tunnel?" Another young general asked in surprise, "This is not something that can be done in a short time. The enemy's patrol will not give us so much time. What's more, digging a tunnel also has great risks. If it is discovered, we will lose everything."
Bai Lian nodded and continued, "The tunnel is indeed risky and time-consuming. But we can think of another way-we can disguise ourselves as civilians, disperse into the city, and then attack from the inside at the designated time."
"Disguise as civilians?" Feng Duo was a little hesitant after hearing this suggestion, "Although the guards in the city may not be too wary of ordinary people, once we enter the city, how to contact, How to act, these are all problems. "Bai Lian smiled slightly, as if she had already thought it through: "I have several reliable contact points in the city, they can provide help. Once we enter the city, we can get news and guidance through these contact points, and then the action will be smoother. "
Gao Changgong raised his head, his eyes sharp: "The internal response to seize the city gate, dig tunnels, and sneak into the city in disguise, these plans have their own advantages and disadvantages. We can't act rashly, we must make the most favorable choice. "
Feng Duo nodded: "Your Highness is right. But there is another way that may be combined with these plans-we send an elite team to secretly climb up the city wall and launch a surprise attack from the location where the internal response cooperates. If we can successfully sneak into the city, we can cooperate with the team disguised as civilians, attack from both inside and outside, and quickly seize control. "
The generals in the tent looked at each other and began to discuss these possible tactics fiercely. Some people tend to dig tunnels, thinking that this is the most concealed plan; some people prefer to choose to sneak in in disguise, thinking that the action is flexible and easy to hide.
Everyone argued endlessly until Bai Lian slowly stood up and said calmly: "No matter which method we choose, the most important thing is timing and coordination. As long as we can carefully integrate these plans, we will be able to catch them by surprise."
Gao Changgong stared at the map on the table with a firm look: "We don't have time to waste. Since there are these possible strategies, we will finalize the details tonight and start preparing. A surprise attack on them is the only way to counterattack." The discussion continued in a tense and heated atmosphere. Everyone understood that the success or failure of this operation would directly determine their life and death.