When Sun Tu defeated nearly 50,000 Wu troops in the south by more than 20,000 people, and captured Huzhou, achieving a refreshing victory. At the same time, near Suzhou in the north, the Song army also defeated an elite Wu army led by Fang Shifo in one battle. Although the victory was achieved by the fact that the masses were the few.

Fang Shifo was ordered to go north, and he was originally a good plan to fight. One could cut off the food route of the Song army and disrupt the morale of the army ahead. The other could also launch an attack on Suzhou, which had few troops stationed. Ineffective, he could set up an ambush halfway and catch the Song army back to rescue. However, the Song army's reaction was far beyond his expectations. The number of troops sent back by Sun Tu to rescue reached 70,000 to 80,000!

Originally, he had already led his troops to guard somewhere that was easy to attack and difficult to defend, but the Song army, who had been coming in a steady stream, smashed his entire plan. During this period, their whereabouts were quickly noticed by the Song army, so an ambush turned into an encounter.

Even though Fang Shifo was the bravest of the three armies, he was all elite Wu's army and had a certain geographical advantage. However, shortly after the battle began, the huge gap in troops still made the battle unsurprising. After a day and night of fierce fighting, the Wu army was defeated and fled in a hurry. Even Fang Shifo himself was injured because his two fists could not match four hands. If it weren't for the personal army around him who fought to save the enemy, he would have fallen into the hands of the Song army.

As a result, the Wu army suffered two consecutive defeats, which greatly damaged its vitality. Both the government and the country were filled with sorrow, and many people were anxious and didn't know how to deal with it.

It was not until this time that all the problems of the unstable foundation of the newly established regime of Wu were exposed. When the wind and rapid progress were smooth, it was naturally good, but once the setbacks were encountered, even those officials could not come up with a charter, let alone ordinary people. What's even more terrifying is that before Sun Tu missed this opportunity, the relevant anti-rebellion proclamation had been circulated in various parts of Jiangnan, and people's hearts changed again...

Nowadays, there is a panic in the city of Hangzhou. Even the Imperial Guards guarding the gate of the palace were worried. It is obvious that even they are no longer optimistic about the current situation. When Fang Fei and Jiang Shihu entered the palace together, their eyebrows were locked tighter after seeing this scene.

But the two just looked at each other but didn't say anything. If they were to blame them again, the situation would only worsen, so they could only think that they could not see anything. What they were most worried about now was the emotions of Emperor Fang La. Today they also came to persuade the emperor not to be discouraged.

As usual, the two of them soon met Fang La in the palace. However, the heroic Jiangnan who was so arrogant at the time was now frowning and nervous, and they seemed to have grown ten years older. After seeing these two confidant think tanks, he forced himself to get excited and smiled and said, "How about it, the injuries of the two brothers Shifo and Wanchun are fine, right?"

Just a few days ago, Pang Wanchun, who lost Huzhou and defeated Nanhui, was sent back to Hangzhou. Because of his serious injuries, his subordinates did not dare to rush to send him back, and it delayed a lot along the way. However, although Fang Shifo, although he was seriously injured, at least his life was safe, he could still ride a horse to meet Fang La to confess his guilt. However, he fell ill and was bedridden and could not get up for a moment.

These two are the pillars that Wu State can rely most now. Compared to them, other generals may not have enough abilities or prestige, so it is difficult for them to take on the heavy responsibility of leading troops to resist the Song army's offensive. Therefore, Fang La was extremely concerned about the injuries of the two. They went to visit them in person yesterday, and asked again when they met today.

Fang Fei looked at Jiang Shihu and said, "Your Majesty, please be relieved. The injuries of the two generals have been stabilized. As long as they continue to rest and take medicine, they will be cured as soon as one or two months or six months."

"That's good, that's good..." Although Fang La said this, the sadness on his face did not ease at all. In fact, he knew very well that for the current Wu Kingdom, it might not be possible to wait for ten days and half a month, let alone half a year. By then, the Song army might have entered Hangzhou City and become prisoners themselves.

But as the king of Wu, everyone's backbone, even if he is already pessimistic and desperate, he can only hold on at this time, otherwise they will only collapse faster.

Fang Fei also understood his difficulties and hurriedly comforted him: "Your Majesty, don't worry too much. According to the front-line intelligence, the Song army has no intention of going south for the time being after taking Huzhou. After all, they have suffered a lot of injuries after fighting in a row and need to rest and replenish their troops before they can advance again."

"Of course I know that the Song army can't kill for the time being, but how many days can it take?" Fang La looked at Jiang Shihu with a wry smile: "Military advisor, are you here to comfort me with such words?"

Jiang Shihu forced a smile: "Your Majesty doesn't have to be so pessimistic. Although our army has been defeated continuously and has many crises, it is not as hard as being desperate and unable to turn the world back. It was because I thought of some ways that I came to Fang Xiang to make a statement."

Fang Fei also said again: "Yes, Your Majesty, things are far from that point. We still have a chance. You are the backbone of all of us, so you must not lose your own way."

After all, Fang La was also a hero. Even though he was depressed and pessimistic at this time, he finally calmed down a little after the persuasion of his two confidants: "Then tell me, what else can I do to turn the world back?"

Jiang Shihu glanced at Fang Fei and saw the other party making a gesture, he said, "Your Majesty, after these consecutive battles, I have to admit that our Wu army is far from an enemy of the Song army, especially Sun Tu's Shandong army!" When talking about Sun Tu's enemy, he still had an unconcealed hatred and murderous aura flashed through his eyes, and at the same time he was helpless.

After pausing, he said, "So I think that when we fight again, we must not fight head-on with them anymore. We should turn to defend the city to the death, which means we should use a drag to drag them down."

Fang Fei also echoed: "I have already investigated the cause and effect of the previous several major defeats. After all, our soldiers were eager to succeed, so they hit the Song army's wishes and were defeated by them. In fact, Pang Wanchun had already been determined to defend the battle in Huzhou, but his subordinate generals disobeyed the military order and attacked without authorization, which led to this great defeat and made Huzhou fallen."

Seeing Fang La continue to remain silent, Jiang Shihu knew what he was thinking, so he said again: "Of course, we just stick to the symptoms but not the root cause. So I think we can still make preparations. As long as these two strategies can be achieved, we will be 70% or 80% sure to reverse the current dilemma."

"But what countermeasures are, let's talk about it." Fang La finally became interested and asked quickly.

"One is to send trustworthy people to surrender. During this period, Sun Tu spread the manifesto to protect Confucianism in various places, which has caused many places to start to be ready. Maybe when will chaos arise in some cities, and some people will even surrender. This is naturally a big trouble for our Wu Kingdom, but it is also an opportunity. We can let trustworthy generals lead their troops to surrender. Once they suddenly attack the Song army at a critical moment, the effect is much greater than our head-on attack.

"The second is to send people to Tokyo Bianliang to conduct counter-espionage, which made the Song court suspicious of Sun Tu. It would be better to seize his military power and replace others with the command of the troops. In my opinion, our biggest enemy is Sun Tu. As long as this person leaves, the rest are not worth worrying."

Jiang Shihu's remarks made Fang La fall into a brief meditation, and after a while, he said: "Are these two strategies really feasible? Especially the former, Sun Tu will not be wary of anything, and might as well just take ruthless measures?"

"Your Majesty just don't worry about this. I have already inquired about it. Sun Tu claimed that his family was a noble and righteous army. Not only did he not violate the people of Jiangnan, but he also treated the prisoners well and never killed them indiscriminately. It is precisely because of this that every time he went to a place, many people would surrender. Even if we did not have this plan, once the manifesto was well known, people would inevitably meet with the wind and change their rulings. We would just let some credible soldiers get involved. It was not a problem at all."

Fang Fei said, and looked at Jiang Shihu again, who cooperated clearly and continued, "As for going to Bianliang to make a counter-espionage plan, it is even simpler. In fact, Sun Tu has always had a bond with many officials of the Song court, and they are also worried that if this person really makes great achievements, it will be detrimental to his family. As long as we know the pros and cons, we can always bribe some people. Besides, Zhu Xie's mistakes are ahead, which is a real example."

"Of course, the most important thing for us is to defend first. So what I mean is to give up some small county towns ahead and shrink all the troops back to several important cities. As long as you last this time, once Wanchun and Shifo recover from injuries, and if you are stumbling inside the Song court, we will turn defeat into victory and defeat the enemy to win!" Fang Fei finally gave a clear strategy against the enemy, and then looked at Fang La: "Your Majesty, you need to tell the ministers about all these things to stabilize the hearts of the people and the morale of the army!"

At this time, Fang La's mood was much better than before. The remarks of the two trusted advisers finally calmed down, at least not as desperate as before. So he quickly adjusted his mind and said with excitement: "What the two brothers said is reasonable. It is far from the time of despair. We are just encountering setbacks by chance! Just as you wish, if you succeed, you can get up again, and if you fail, you will die. We, Fang La, can get up from the market and build half of the south of the Yangtze River, is enough to leave a name in history. Are you afraid that he will not succeed in a single Sun Tu?"
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