"It seemed he went to Suzhou to deal with Li Ruyi. He also dispatched a large number of troops to encircle and suppress Guo Jing's forces," Daiqisi replied.
"It seemed?" Song Qingshu was somewhat displeased. Daiqisi was currently staying here under Tang Kuobian's identity. As the highest commander in the army, it was absurd for her not to know the movements of those beneath her.
Daiqisi hurriedly answered, "Not seemed—certain..." She then unfolded a military map and explained the current movements of each army in detail.
Song Qingshu gradually grew doubtful. "With such an arrangement... Li Ruyi brought the Southern Song's main force, after all. Was Pusuan Zhongyi really so confident that he could swiftly deal with him?"
Daiqisi explained, "He had kept his plans secret out of concern that they might leak, but I asked him privately. He did not hide it from me. There had been considerable rainfall around Suzhou recently, and he had long since built temporary dikes nearby. He intended to use a Water Attack."
"A Water Attack?" Song Qingshu took the map and examined Suzhou's terrain, drawing in a sharp breath. "If the Song Army was unfamiliar with the terrain and unprepared, they truly might be wiped out to the last man."
Daiqisi sneered. "When I was handling government affairs as Minister of Personnel, I reviewed Li Ruyi's records. He is a complete mediocrity. He will definitely fall for it." Daiqisi came from the Western Regions and held no particular affection for Song. Moreover, her late husband Han Qianyue had indirectly lost his life because of the Southern Song's Northern Expedition. Naturally, she took some pleasure in hearing that the Song people were suffering now.
"No wonder Pusuan Zhongyi was so confident." Yet Song Qingshu sighed inwardly. As the saying went, the success of one