Wu Longqi was actually thinking about it. The only one of the Song army at the moment was his Seventh Army. He not only had to maintain the path to advance westward, but also blocked the road to break through in the Xianshou Mountains, and also protected the safety of the camp. It can be said that he divided the troops several places, but he was facing 100,000 enemy troops inside and outside Xiangyang City. His troops were stretched and it was really difficult to take into account all aspects.

However, Wu Longqi knew very well what his current main task was, and it was definitely not the siege of the city or the enemy in the Xianshou Mountain, but the safety of the emperor in the back camp. If the emperor was in trouble, he would not have enough to cut off his head, so he was very careful in the deployment of troops. The general's main force was arranged in the camp west of the city, which was used to block the enemy's troops. The camp south of the city even set up camps, using suspicious soldiers.

Wu Longqi understood that this little force alone could not block the enemy troops who were fighting to break through the siege, and the Southern Camp itself was insufficient, and it was impossible to mobilize troops to reinforce. If it was not done well, it would be discovered by the enemy and kicked the camp. So the order he secretly issued to the two departments was that he should not fight when encountering a strong enemy, but could only defend himself and never take risks to meet the enemy. However, he did not expect that his Majesty could easily see through this thought.

Zhao Bing actually didn't take the enemy's breakthrough in Xianshou Mountain, and of course there was no way, so he had to give himself peace of mind. Because he also knew that the troops he could allocate was not sufficient, the Eighth Army was stationed in Gucheng, and it was necessary to guard against the northwest direction of Xiangyang to prevent reinforcements from the Mongolian army in northern Shaanxi and Henan.

The Sixth Army cannot move lightly. In addition to maintaining pressure on the enemy's troops in Xianshoushan City, it also plays a role in suspicion to cover the actions of the Seventh Army. Zhao Bing has only the second Cavalry Division and the Second Artillery Division. Using cavalry to attack the city is something that only the mind will do when he enters the water. Moreover, there are paddy fields outside the city of Xiangyang, which is not conducive to cavalry operations. As for artillery, although it is powerful, it cannot fight independently, and requires the cooperation and cover of other troops.

Therefore, Zhao Bing did not stop Wu Longqi's small movements, but let him do it. In this way, he could get Yanggu Mountain and Hutou Mountain without fighting, open up the path to advance south, and perhaps he could catch a handful of it, but the most important thing was to double the strength of attacking Xiang. In particular, the heavy and rocket launcher regiments of the Second Artillery Division could join the battlefield. Attacking such a strong city, it would not be possible without artillery fire support.

But Wu Longqi didn't know the emperor's thoughts, and thought that his intention was about to be exposed. He wanted to go to His Highness to seek a good attitude before Pan Nian complained. However, he didn't expect that he would fall into the trap, but instead let His Majesty catch his braid. Oh, this made Wu Longqi regret it and just wanted to slap himself a few times. Isn't this a problem to find trouble?

"Why are you standing up?" Zhao Bing looked at Wu Longqi and got up by himself and teased.

"Have you made this mistake into Your Majesty's mind?" Wu Longqi touched his beard and said with a smile, "In this way, I will make a contribution but not a mistake, at least I will be an unintentional one. I will stand up by myself."

"Hmph, you should focus on how to fight in the future. Don't always make small plans, calculate and carefully count yourself!" Zhao Bing snorted coldly and taught a lesson.

"Yes, I will understand that I will devote all my thoughts to how to fight in the future, and I will never dare to deceive Your Majesty!" Wu Long stood at the right moment and saluted.

"Leave the camp in the south of the city to Pan Nian and concentrate all your troops to the west of the city!" Zhao Bing said.

"Your Majesty, if you don't break the city from the west, you will break the city from the south?" Wu Longqi was surprised when he heard this.

"I have this plan!" Zhao Bing nodded.

"Your Majesty, our seventh army has opened the road to advance westward and forced the enemy to give up the Xianshou Mountain. When he arrived at the city, he wanted to change his generals. The last general was dissatisfied!" Wu Longqi was anxious when he heard this and said with his neck.

"Hey, I'm also doing it for your own good. Seeing that the Xiangyang city is high and deep, and there are heavy troops to defend, the siege will have to pay a huge price. You are good at calculating and act scrupulously. I am worried that if the attack is not going well, you will be careful and withdraw your troops, resulting in a failure. I really don't dare to use you, but you will reward you for opening up the westward passage!" Zhao Bing said regretfully.

"Your Majesty, I know that I am wrong. Please give the Seventh Army the chance to attack!" Wu Longqi knelt down again, but still stammered his neck.

"Where are you wrong?" Zhao Bing asked with a stern face.

"The last general used his mind in the wrong place. He should not deceive His Majesty, nor should he deceive his friendly troops, nor should he be moved by His Majesty!" Wu Longqi pondered for a moment.

"I originally had high expectations for you, but you disappointed me too much." Zhao Bing said sternly, "Xiangyang is known as the iron cast city. If you want to capture the city, you must be prepared at any cost. If you hesitate, you will be wasted all your efforts. Be polite to subordinates and think twice. These are nothing wrong, but you can't use the wrong place. This will not only not reduce casualties, but will cause greater sacrifices."

"What Your Majesty taught me is that I thought that all the soldiers under my command were raised by my parents, so I couldn't harden my heart. I thought I could take them all back in a hurry, and I had no other bad intentions. So whenever I used troops, I thought a little more." Wu's bulging head drooped.

"For generals, you should be compassionate and cherish the soldiers. I have no mistake at the time. But do you still remember why you led the brave men in the village to help the king? " Zhao Bing asked.

"The last general was to lead the righteous man to serve the king in order to avoid trampling from the Tartars and to avoid slaughtering among his fellow villagers!" Wu Longqi replied loudly.

"Yes, but you are no longer a rich family in the countryside, but a general who commanded tens of thousands of troops in the Song Dynasty. He is responsible for resisting foreign humiliation and defending his country." Zhao Bing said in a deep voice, "So, my responsibility is to drive the Tartars out of the Central Plains, restore the territory of the Song Dynasty, and save hundreds of millions of people from the bullying of the Tartars, so that our descendants can no longer experience wars, and can plow the fields, study, and do what they like."

"Someone will sacrifice for this wish. Since I started the government in Jiazi Town, I have already held the belief that I will die. I never thought I could live to this day. Over the past ten years, I have watched the people around me die in battle on the battlefield. The 3,000 people at the time of opening the palace were still less than a thousand. Many of them have not seen us recover Jiangnan and return to Lin'an, and many of them have not even arrived in Qiongzhou alive."

"I often feel grateful in my heart, and I wonder if their sacrifice is worth it? If they hadn't followed me to fight south and north, many people might have lived well, already married and had children, and lived a happy life of men farming and women weaving. But look at today, without their sacrifice, how could we live to this day, how could we have a golden cup of wine, how could we have high officials and generous salaries, and how could the people in Jiangnan avoid the oppression of the Mongol Yuan? Therefore, I think their sacrifice is worth it. They died for the country and the people, and I also hope that one day I can die for the battlefield like them, and return in the battlefield with horses and corpses!"

"Your Majesty, I will be stupid!" Wu Long touched the truth with his head.

"Every time I lead the army to fight, I will try my best to remember the appearance of every soldier who has passed by me, hoping to see them when I return in triumph. During the war, I often can't sleep all night, worried that many soldiers will never return and blood will sprinkle on the battlefield. The documents sent to my desk every day are hundreds of thousands of times, but what I fear most is the battle report, which is not only a victory, but also a casualty report. In the eyes of some people, it may be just a cold number, but in my eyes it was a living life!" Zhao Bing seemed to have not seen his regretful look, and still said to himself.

"Some people say that I am wary and like to make a name for myself, but I don't know that my hard work is just to kill fewer soldiers on the battlefield so that they can all have their lives for the rest of their battles. But I still can't take them all home, but I can only review them again and again, find out mistakes, make up for loopholes, and win the greatest victory with the smallest casualties. But I am not playing with my mind and passing my own responsibilities on others in order to gain a moment of peace of mind!"

"This time you secretly ordered all troops to strictly guard the camps and avoid fighting to preserve your strength. Today, it seems to be for the safety of your subordinates. But you allow the enemy troops trapped outside the city to retreat into the city, which will give them more than 10,000 troops to fight. I think tomorrow they will be the ones who will stop you from entering the city, and the soldiers who died in battle will be the ones you conquer yesterday!"

"My general deserves to die. I don't ask Your Majesty for forgiveness. I just want to let General Mo die in the battle at the head of Xiangyang City to redeem his mistakes today!" Wu Longqi kowtowed repeatedly, and his voice choked.

"You are like this, I dare not let you lead your army to attack the city. Please retreat!" Zhao Bing sighed in disappointment.

"Your Majesty, please give me a chance. I dare not take a chance!" Wu Longqi did not stand up, but kowtowed again.

"Get up!" Zhao Bing looked at him calmly for a moment, and sighed softly.

"Thank you Your Majesty!" Wu Longqi was complacent about his "success" before entering the tent. He thought he had received his "mercy" and was secretly grateful, but at this time he was walking on thin ice, and he felt very trembling in his heart. He didn't dare to use this threat now, and stood up obediently and stood up to the side.

"Attacking Xiang is a major event that concerns my decades or even a hundred years since the Song Dynasty. This requires you, king and minister to do your own thing well. At present, Xiangyang has gathered tens of thousands of troops, and I do not lack a warrior who dares to die generously and climb the city to bravely climb the city; what I lack is a general who can command thousands of troops, be brave and resourceful, dare to take responsibility, and be able to seize the city of Xiangyang. Can you do it?" Zhao Bing walked around the tent for a few times, stood firm in front of him, staring at his eyes and asked in a deep voice.
Chapter completed!