"Report to the General, the enemy army has reached the border, less than ten kilometers away from us!"

"Report to the general, according to incomplete estimates, the enemy's elite soldiers are at least 50,000 people, plus I don't know if there are any support forces in the future, please ask the general for instructions!"

One message after another, coming back from the direction of the front.

General Meng sat in the camp, listening to the reports of the soldiers below, and his sword eyebrows furrowed tightly.

This enemy army is already in the city, what can they do? Now there is still no news from the six princes and the county lord of Heyue, when will they wait?

The forces in the city are simply not enough to compete with the enemy, but if they do fight, they may not necessarily be wiped out. After all, having been a general for so many years, General Meng and a few of them still have their own set of skills. What they can only think about now is how to minimize the damage of their soldiers if the war really starts.

Now, due to the expansion of the new city in the country in recent days, some of the soldiers on the frontier have been sent out, and the emperor is far away, and he will not be able to return for a while. General Meng did have some remorse at the moment, when the city lord asked him to borrow troops, why did he agree to it?

Obviously, the emperor had ordered before that the soldiers in the frontier could not be transferred at will, but he still lent them out. But on the other hand, because the land competition is also coming, the emperor wants to build several new cities before the land competition. In this way, it not only enhances the advantages of Tianli Country, but also enhances the influence of Tianli Country to a certain extent.

Don't look at the second place now, if you don't protect it well, after the land competition, the world will be reshuffled, and it is very likely that the ranking will change at that time. Once the rankings change, it's hard to maintain the stability that we're in.

Therefore, Pei Tianyu, as the emperor of Tianli Country, is actually under a lot of pressure. On the one hand, it is necessary to maintain the stable international status of its own country, and on the other hand, it is also necessary to create a situation that is more conducive to leaving the country in this situation.

No one expected that such a thing would happen at this juncture. If it was before, maybe Pei Tianyu wouldn't have such a headache. But now, there are only so few soldiers left on the frontier, how can they resist external forces?

This time, it was indeed him who took care of one thing and the other.

General Meng thought about it, as a general, he still couldn't watch the soldiers under his command have an accident. He discussed with several other generals, and then said to his cronies: "You take the token of General Ben, immediately ride out of the city, and go to the nearest city to borrow troops. ”

The cronie took a jade pendant handed over by General Meng, was stunned, and hurriedly saluted General Meng. He seemed to think of something, and there was a hint of bitterness in his expression.

General Meng looked at his appearance, raised his eyebrows, and said, "What's wrong?" By the way, you should take a detour later and make sure that the enemy army does not see it. They haven't come here yet, and they may still be watching our attitude. General Ben will go out later, and hold them back first, and you can find a way to let the Daocheng City Lord send troops to help as soon as possible. ”

Listening to General Meng's words, the cronie answered, but his expression was a little cautious.

"General Meng, we borrowed soldiers from the Daocheng City Lord once before, but we were scolded by him at that time, I don't know if you remember? His subordinates are worried that he will go this time, but the lord of Daocheng is still unwilling to borrow troops......"

The words of his cronies made General Meng's brows furrow slightly.

After Lu Fei next to him heard this, he recalled that he had forgotten what it was because of it, and it seemed that he had indeed borrowed soldiers from the Daocheng City Lord once, but he was ruthlessly refused.

Lu Fei was silent for a moment, and then spoke: "The Daocheng City Lord has a relatively hot personality, and he treats his subordinates like relatives, and he is extremely protective of his shortcomings. In addition, his temper is rather eccentric and elusive to others, so I am not sure if he will agree to borrow troops this time...... Lao Meng, I remember that you seemed to have a grudge against him back then? ”

When General Meng heard Lu Fei ask, he remembered that he seemed to have a conflict with the Daocheng City Lord back then, and he didn't remember why he had a conflict, and he had a fight. is even so serious that it has already made trouble in front of the emperor.

He and the temper of the city lord of Daocheng are equal, the two of them are on par with each other, their tempers are very stinky, and no one is willing to bow their heads and give in, so the trouble becomes more and more fierce. The two of them were also taught a hard lesson by Pei Tianyu for this, although the two of them reluctantly admitted their mistakes in the court, but the relationship in private was extremely bad.

All these years have passed, and General Meng has almost forgotten about it. After all, he had almost no friendship with the Daocheng City Lord. After the events of that year, the two of them even had a sense of not getting along with each other, even if there was anything, it was Lu Fei and them who came forward to negotiate.

No wonder back then, the city lord of Daocheng was reluctant to borrow troops to come over, and he dared to hate him for his old meng.

When General Meng thought of this, his face was a little bad, and he couldn't help but say, "How can this Daocheng City Lord be so careful?" How long has it been since the events of that year, and now that the frontier is in trouble, is it possible that he will still not care about our life and death because of these private matters? That's too much! ”

When a few people next to him heard General Meng say this, they couldn't help but look at each other. At that time, Daocheng was reluctant to borrow troops, a big reason was indeed because of General Meng, I have to say that the lord of Daocheng does have courage, and there is a first time for such a thing, and it is difficult to guarantee that there is no second time.

Therefore, Lu Fei and they can't say whether the Daocheng City Lord will refuse to send troops. After all, his temperament is too eccentric, as long as it is something he doesn't like, no one can force him, and his temper is as stubborn as a cow. If it weren't for the emperor's pressure back then, maybe he wouldn't be willing to admit his mistake.

But the Daocheng City Lord has such courage, and it is inseparable from his personal ability. Among so many cities, Daocheng is the best among them. Not only is the economy developing rapidly, but the army is also the most sufficient, and the people of Daocheng are living a rich and sufficient life, which really makes other city lords envious, but they can't envy it either.

After all, Daocheng originally occupied a geographical advantage, and food was also very sufficient. This time, the Northern Qi State and the Siyou State sent troops, and it can be said that to a large extent, they took a fancy to this Daocheng. If they succeed in making Tianli Kingdom bow their heads, they will definitely ask Tianli Kingdom to cede the city, and when the time comes, Daocheng will definitely be the first to be annexed.

This is also the reason why the city lord of Daocheng can be so complacent. To some extent, he and General Meng are the same kind of people, although the tempers of the two people are indeed very bad, but their abilities are also the strongest, there is no doubt about it.

The cronie listened to General Meng's words and stood a little hesitant, not knowing whether to act at this moment.

General Meng gritted his teeth, remembering the past, it simply made him feel ashamed. If it hadn't come to this point, how could he have chosen to borrow troops from Daocheng. The mountains on the other side of the imperial city are high and the emperor is far away, even if the emperor wants to send troops to rescue, it is impossible for the soldiers to reach the border in this short time.

The quickest and most effective way is to borrow troops from Daocheng.

Seeing his cronies standing still, General Meng finally said in a deep voice: "You set off first, get over there, and find out what the attitude of the Daocheng City Lord is." If he does not want to, you say...... If the Daocheng City Lord borrowed soldiers regardless of his previous suspicions this time, Lao Menghe would definitely come to the door to thank him. After all, the border is broken, and there is no benefit to them in the slightest. ”

After hearing this, his cronies were stunned, but he also knew that this matter should not be delayed any longer. Therefore, he did not dare to ask anything more, so he saluted and hurried off.

The enemy didn't know when they would attack, and he had to hurry to find the lord of Daocheng.

Lu Fei glanced at General Meng with some surprise, if he were the same as before, I am afraid that he would rather break the jar than bow his head to borrow troops from Daocheng. Now, he's changed a lot. It seems that no matter how much you want to save face, in front of your own soldiers, you will still change after all.

Several of them lead soldiers all day long, and the ones who have the most feelings for themselves, except for a few good brothers, are the large number of soldiers below. Although the days at the border were hard, they also brought a lot of joy.

In their barracks, they naturally have their way of having fun. There's nothing to do, so call the soldiers you bring with you to drink and sing a song together, isn't it a way to live a happy life?

Perhaps only in front of this group of soldiers was General Meng willing to bow his head. Although he has a bad temper, he is extremely protective of his subordinates.

That's why, although the soldiers were a little afraid of him, they all loved him in their hearts. This kind of affection is originally mutual.

After his cronies left, General Meng's tightly knit brows still did not open, he thought for a while, then turned his head to look at the other brothers, and asked, "What do you think, the boss and the county lord, what kind of medicine are they selling in the gourd?" This war, to a large extent, was caused by us who led them to send troops. Now that the other party has sent troops, why hasn't they taken the slightest action, boss? I can't wait. ”

Lu Fei and the others looked at each other, and the same look flashed in their eyes. As generals, although they respected the Six Princes and the Lord of Heyue very much in their hearts, they had not forgotten their identities after all.

Even if the county lord told them not to worry, they just had to wait. But how could they, who are generals, really watch their soldiers have an accident? They don't say it on the surface, but only they know how anxious they are in their hearts.

Therefore, this time, General Meng suggested that he borrow troops temporarily, and Lu Fei did not refuse. Now that the enemy army is already in the city, they really can't wait.

What will happen next depends on whether the Daocheng City Lord is willing to borrow troops. If he was willing, maybe they would still have a chance to win this battle.