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

Chapter 289 is very good

Although Zhou Cang had thought that with Zong Yanli's temper, he would definitely not do anything to exclude others, but Zhou Cang did not expect that Zong Yanli would not treat him as an outsider. Why would he let him write the military report that needed to be submitted to the emperor?

Zong Yanli's original words were: "Pei Liang and the others are not as talented as you in writing, so it's only right for you to write this military report!"

Then the matter fell easily on Zhou Cang's shoulders, and Zong Yanli only needed to check it a little when he came back, and then stamp it and submit it.

If you want to say that Zong Yanli is lazy, it doesn't seem to be the case...

"The terrain of Longdong is far more complicated than we thought." Zong Yanli was drawing on the table at the moment. There was a little sweat on his forehead and a few strands of hair stuck on both sides of his cheeks. He pointed to the topographic map on the table and said, "This is what I got from my exploration this time."

"Zai Yongnian has set up many military defenses here, so it may not be easy to conquer." Zong Yanli circled a few locations on the map and said, "For our army, it is best to try to attack from these directions."

"This way we can protect our retreat and get help from both sides, so we won't fall into the enemy's trap or get caught in their formation..."

"This is the Longdong Mountains, and behind it is the canal..."

Zong Yanli spoke slowly and the sweat stains on the tip of her nose became increasingly clear, but she seemed not to notice at all. She broke down what she had learned bit by bit and spoke about it.

Zhan Haoyue and the others listened and supplemented until the sweat on their bodies dried up. Zong Yanli ended the conversation and said, "I still need to check out the mountains and ditches. That's all for today."

After finishing the conversation, Zhan Haoyue and Pei Liang felt very sticky when they came out of the tent. They took a long breath and said, "When did the North get so hot?"

"The Northern Kingdom and Qi Kingdom are different after all." Lu Peibai whispered, "Qi Kingdom is located further north, and the natural climate is slightly different."

"That's right." Zhan Haoyue waved the fan in his hand faster, said goodbye to a few people, and returned to his tent.

When Zong Yanguanghe came running to Zong Yanli with sweat all over his forehead, Zong Yanli was taking off his heavy armor and wiping his face with a handkerchief. He turned around and saw Zong Yanguanghe running in and raised his eyebrows slightly to ask, "What's the matter?"

Zong Yanguang stopped and said to Zong Yanli: "I want to go out with my father tomorrow."

Zong Yanli turned around and looked at him, then sat down on a chair beside him and said, "Okay, I'll take you out for a walk, and when you come back, draw a map of the terrain and give it to me."

Zong Yanguanghe looked solemn and immediately responded: "Yes!"

The next morning, Zong Yanli set out with Zong Yan Guanghe. Zong Yanli would stop at every terrain, survey the area, and then tell Zong Yan Guanghe how to use the terrain in the event of a war.

Zong Yanguanghe listened attentively, and even the scorching sun shining directly on his head didn't seem to make him feel hot.

This time, Zong Yanli and Zong Yanguanghe walked a little further, almost close to the city wall of Longdong. Zong Yanli climbed up the mountain range, went around the back and looked down from the cliff, taking in the entire Longdong area.

Zong Yan Guanghe stared at the scene with his eyes wide open in astonishment. It was a pity that the cliff was far away from the city gate, and the soldiers in the city below looked smaller than ants. It seemed that this terrain was of no use except for viewing the scenery.

The range of bows and crossbows is far from reaching such a distance, the rolling gravel cannot hit anything, and the water in the river canal is too thin to be used. It seems that such terrain is indeed useless.

"Has Guanghe ever flown a kite?" Zong Yanli stood on the cliff and looked into the distance, as if he was watching the scene of ants moving in the city. Suddenly, he looked at Zong Yan Guanghe and asked.

"Yeah." Zong Yanguang was stunned for a moment, nodded and said thoughtfully: "I have played it."

Zong Yanli raised his eyebrows thoughtfully and said, "I think the weather is very good now, we can find some time to fly a kite."

Because of Zong Yanli's words, Zong Yanguanghe returned to the military tent and was still pondering over what his father meant while eating. Even the food in his mouth didn't taste good anymore.

Although Zong Yanguanghe is young, he is smart and capable. The soldiers in this army are more or less loyal. They have fought with him several times and were conquered by this little guy. Because of his status and respect for him, they took good care of him.

There were many young men aged fifteen or sixteen in the army, so Zong Yanguanghe also had a few good friends with whom he could talk.

Huang Yongjun was one of them. He was only sixteen years old this year and was newly recruited into the army. His name showed his determination to join the army. He was considered an outstanding member of Lu Hao's team. At this moment, he looked at Zong Yanguanghe in confusion and asked, "What are you doing?"

"Father said he would take me to fly a kite." Zong Yanguanghe frowned and looked up: "What do you mean father?"

"..." Huang Yongjun was silent for a moment and then said, "Is kite flying a new training technique? Hanging it like a kite?"

Zong Yanguanghe's pupils suddenly trembled when he heard this. He didn't think his father would be such a cruel person.

Huang Yongjun said as he ate his meal, "You can't really be going to fly a kite, right? Not to mention the enemy is at hand, the general is so busy all day, how can he have the time?"

Zong Yanguanghe also felt that this was not the right thing to do, so he felt that Zong Yanli must have some metaphor in what he said, just to test his brain and see if he could figure it out.

Zong Yanguanghe thought hard but to no avail and turned to Pei Liang for help. After hearing the whole story, Pei Liang was silent for a while before he said, "Perhaps the general was just in a spur of the moment?"

Sure enough, within two days, Zong Yanli called Zong Yanguanghe to make a kite together. This thing is not difficult to make, it is simple and convenient, and it can be done with almost no effort.

Zong Yanli hadn't fiddled with these gadgets for a long time. Wang Yi originally wanted to find Zong Yanli, but as soon as he stepped into the tent, he saw Zong Yanli making a kite. He immediately made a sharp turn and walked out, as if he had never been there!

Zhan Haoyue was about to greet him, but before he could say anything, he saw Wang Yi turning around and walking away. He immediately raised his eyebrows and asked in silence, "General Wang, what's going on?"

Pei Liang laughed as he watched: "I'm afraid he's worried that he'll be caught and used to do these things to please children again."

Zhan Haoyue didn't know the reason, but Pei Liang knew it, and told Zhan Haoyue. After listening to it, Zhan Haoyue suddenly realized: "I saw the general asking General Wang for it earlier, and I thought our general and General Wang had a different friendship. It turns out that there is such a thing?"

Pei Liang narrowed his eyes in amusement, and suddenly felt that the story of his acquaintance with the general was just ordinary, right?

Zong Yanli finished the kite and asked for paper and pen. He said to Zong Yanguanghe, "What wish do you want to write on the kite?"

Zong Yanguanghe thought about it carefully, and wrote the four characters "Peace in the World" on the kite. With a firm look on his face, he said, "This is my wish and expectation, and it is also what I want to achieve."

Zong Yanli looked at the four words with some admiration in his eyes, then picked up the pen and wrote the four words "Peace and Prosperity" on the back, and said calmly: "This is also my father's wish."

Zong Yanguanghe looked up at Zong Yanli with admiration in his eyes, and followed Zong Yanli to the open space outside the camp and flew a kite. Looking at the kite flying in the sky, Zong Yanguanghe blinked and was about to speak, but saw Zong Yanli took out a knife and cut the rope that was holding the kite. The kite flew away and disappeared in an instant.

"Father..." Zong Yanguang was stunned and looked at Zong Yanli with some confusion, probably not understanding why Zong Yanli would do this.

"Where do you think this kite will fly to?" Zong Yanli looked up while holding his long sword.

“I don’t know…” Zong Yanguanghe blinked and said, “Without the string, the kite will just go with the wind in whatever direction the wind blows.”

"That's right." Zong Yanli lowered his eyes and looked at Zong Yanguanghe, with a hint of smile in his eyes, and said, "Have you come up with a plan to defeat the enemy?"

The topic changed too quickly. One second he was still flying a kite affectionately, and the next second he was asking about the strategy to defeat the enemy. Zong Yanguanghe was visibly panicked for a moment, but then he quickly calmed down, thinking about the connection between flying a kite and defeating the enemy, and then thought about the cliff, the cut kite string, and the direction of the wind...

Zong Yan's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said with some excitement: "Fire attack! Is it a fire attack, father?"

"Go on." Zong Yanli narrowed his eyes and smiled at Zong Yanguanghe.

"I, I've read the military reports of my father's war. In the past, my father fought against the Qing Kingdom, and the Qing Kingdom's army occupied Shouxi County. It was my father who used Kongming lanterns as a source of fire to burn the camps and win!"

"Father, do you want to use a kite as a fire signal? Cut the kite and drop it into Longdong City, and then set fire to the enemy camp as before?"

Zong Yanguanghe spoke very quickly and firmly, looking at Zong Yanli with sparkling eyes and said: "Paper kites are also flammable. It is not a problem for them to fly into the enemy camp."

Zong Yanli laughed, and was quite satisfied with Zong Yanguanghe's answer. He then said, "It's good that you can think of these things, but fire attack is obviously not the best strategy."

"Please tell me clearly, father." Zong Yanguanghe stood up straight and bowed to Zong Yanli. He didn't mind at all that he guessed wrong. If he guessed it right at once, he would not believe it.

"When attacking a city, we should not only consider the strategy, but also the overall situation." Zong Yanli said: "The fire attack is indeed feasible, but it is not the best time. For the Northern Kingdom, this plan may cause it to lose some troops, but it is definitely not enough to break through Longdong."

"Do you still remember the words you left on the kite?" Zong Yanli asked with a raised eyebrow and a smile.

Zong Yanguanghe blinked and nodded, then heard Zong Yanli say in a calm tone: "The best way to destroy a country is to attack its heart."

Zong Yanli turned his head and looked into the distance and whispered, "I will use kites as letter paper to write the hearts and minds of the people of the north."

"In times of chaos and war, a letter from home is worth a thousand pieces of gold."

"The army's morale is shaken, and it is unable to fight. The country may be destroyed."

Zong Yanguanghe looked up at Zong Yanli blankly. Just hearing these few words made Zong Yanguanghe's eyes light up. Later, he saw Zong Yanli pat his head and said, "It's not easy for you to have such insight."

The admiration and smile in Zong Yanli's eyes were enough to make Zong Yanguanghe happy!

Zong Yanli returned to the military tent and immediately convened a military meeting to start implementing this strategy in an all-round way. After several discussions and deliberations, everyone agreed that this was feasible.

However, Zong Yanli felt that he really needed Sang Caijie's help. Since Qi had already entered the final stage, there was no need to keep so many people on Duzhe's side. So he wrote a letter to summon Sang Caijie back.

Zong Yanli began to prepare for this matter in an orderly manner, secretly sending spies into the Northern Kingdom to investigate the Northern Kingdom's military households. This was a huge project that could not be completed overnight. During this period, Zong Yanli was not idle either, and was simultaneously carrying out challenges and sieges.

Zai Yongnian avoided fighting and ignored Zong Yanli's challenge. He obviously knew that if he responded to the challenge, he would just be throwing away his life, so it would be better to defend the city and not give Zong Yanli any chance.

"Compared to the past battle against Qing, Zai Yongnian is extremely steady. It's really hard to start with!" Pei Liang said in admiration: "The Longdong military defense is like a tortoise shell. It is difficult to break it from the outside, and even spies can hardly penetrate it."

"Hmm." Zong Yanli responded with his eyes narrowed while sitting upright in the tent. The Emperor of Qing Kingdom was born a grassroots warrior, but Zai Yongnian was different from him. He had been emperor for many years and was a successor who was trained in a serious manner. It was a pity that he did not expand the territory of the Northern Kingdom during his reign. Because he was too steady, he had been avoiding wars with Qi Kingdom, which led to Qi Kingdom building up momentum.

Now that they have been defeated, they have retreated to Longdong...

Is it useful to guard this turtle shell?

Zong Yanli was not in a hurry. She seemed to be waiting tenaciously for a breakthrough. She did not reduce her offensive against Long Dong at all, while secretly waiting for news from Sang Caijie.

Two months passed like this, and in late August, Sang Caijie finally brought back good news. It was a whole sack of letters and even some silk handkerchiefs.

Zong Yanli was overjoyed, and immediately ordered his soldiers to make kites overnight, stick the letters on the kites, and wait for the wind to fly the kites. As the kites were released one after another, the cut ropes allowed the kites to fly into Longdong City along the wind direction.

"What is that?" The soldiers who were on high alert in Longdong City were extremely sensitive to any disturbance. When they spotted the first kite, their first reaction was to shoot it down.

"There are words!" The soldier who shot down the kite had a serious expression on his face. He took a look and said quickly, "I'll report to the general!"

"Wait, look over there!" As the first kite was shot down, the wind blew more kites. The soldiers were dumbfounded and looked up at the sky.

"Why are there so many..." The Northern Army soldiers became agitated, until someone found the woman's embroidered handkerchief on the fallen kite, and they became even more confused and puzzled.

"Huang...Huang Maode?" Someone barely recognized the name and asked in confusion, "Who is it?"

"Huang Maode!"

"Who?"

More people are repeating.

Suddenly someone poked his head out and asked in confusion: "Calling me?"

"Are you Huang Maode?!" Everyone looked at him in amazement. The man holding the kite said, "Your name is on this kite!"