In order to implement this plan, Zhao Ling now dispatched a militia force that took into account logistics transportation and forward auxiliary defense. This force is an army of 10,000 men, selected from the militia after a rigorous selection process. Since the royal Chen family's army is now all concentrated in Thorn City, and Thorn City originally hoarded nearly 200,000 stone of grain, this 10,000-person militia group does not need to transport grain and grass now, so Zhao Ling simply kept this militia and used it as a coordinated army to defend the city. In this way, he would have enough troops to support the current special army of 2,000 using firearms.

Early this morning, Zhao Ling heard the news that the reinforcements were about to arrive here, and he couldn't help but look forward to it, he didn't know what happened to his wife Kong Hong in the city, and he didn't even know that his wife had left the city and disappeared. Of course, if Zhao Ling really knew these things, I am afraid that the situation in front of him would not be what it is now.

Chen Xuan also knew that although Zhao Ling was loyal to him, he would not have two hearts, but this was based on a condition, and this condition was that his wife, Kong Hong, the youngest daughter of the Kong family, was almost regarded by Zhao Ling as a life-like existence, and there was absolutely nothing to do, otherwise Chen Xuan was not sure who was more important to him and his love for Kong Hong. And now, Kong Hong has escaped directly from the city for various reasons. If Zhao Ling knew the news, no one knew what drastic moves he would make. So, Chen Xuan concealed this matter, and even pretended to be Kong Hong and asked a housekeeper in Zhao Ling's mansion to go to Thorn City to report the news, the purpose was to stabilize Zhao Ling.

Zhao Ling didn't have time to think about it now, he was still thinking carefully about how the situation in front of him should be laid out and arranged in order to live the final victory. He still had the original idea, and he didn't want to use firearms to take the initiative to defend the city unless he had to.

Zhao Ling walked back and forth in the lobby of the Governor's Mansion in Thorn City alone, and since he didn't have any outstanding strategists around him, it became his own business to give advice. This point is a great test for Zhao Ling's energy, and he has also felt a little tired in the past two days.

At this time, a guard at the gate shouted loudly at the door: "General, Zhang Meng, the captain of the city gate, personally asked to see him, saying that there is a big matter to report to the general!"

Zhang Meng was one of Zhao Ling's confidant generals, and after Zhao Ling came to Thorn City and served as the governor of it, he appointed his henchman Zhang Meng as the captain of the city gate, mainly responsible for managing the stability of the four city gates and strictly prohibiting the people from moving around four times. But now that he had come to see him in person, something big must have happened. Thinking of this, Zhao Ling smiled and said, "So, let him in!"

Not long after, a general in his thirties, wearing red armor, walked into the governor's mansion quickly, and then knelt down on one knee in front of Zhao Ling, and whispered: "Humble Zhang Meng, I have seen the general. ”

Zhang Meng has followed Zhao Ling for nearly ten years, and Zhao Ling still naturally trusts him very much, so Zhao Ling still paced in place, and then asked in a low voice: "No need to be polite, you are in such a hurry to see me, is something happening?"

Zhao Ling's words were unhurried, and Zhang Meng in front of him hesitated to tell Zhao Ling in front of him about this very strange thing, but he immediately thought that Zhao Ling was so shrewd, if he didn't say it, he would inevitably be seen a little clue. So, Zhang Meng's heart was crossed, and he simply said directly: "General Qiqi, there is no change at the gate of the city, that is, from the direction of the Qi State camp in the south, there is a person who came here alone and wants to ask to see the general."

"Who is this person?" Facing Zhang Meng's hesitant expression and movements, Zhao Ling's heart suddenly became nervous. He asked in a whisper that he could in a calmer voice.

"This person, it's Mrs." Zhang Meng, who said this, really didn't have any confidence in his heart, the lady he was referring to was Zhao Ling's wife, and the reason why he was so hesitant was mainly because he really didn't understand why Mrs. was here. However, when Zhang Meng raised his head for a while, he was suddenly directly shocked in place, and the figure of Zhao Ling in front of him had disappeared without a trace. He hurriedly followed the brisk pace and ran out heading straight to the south of the city.

Although Zhao Ling doesn't know how to do light martial arts, he still has the knowledge of practicing martial arts for so many years, and he even forgot that he could ride a horse in a hurry, so he ran over directly, and completely forgot that he could ride a horse for a while. It wasn't until after a period of time that Zhang Meng caught up with him on his own war horse and led a group of yellow fat horses that Zhao Ling realized that he had forgotten to ride a horse. So he hurriedly mounted his horse and hurried to the south of the city. Along the way, the two war horses kicked up a cloud of dust on the street, and the surrounding people retreated one after another to make way for them, and in a short time, Zhao Ling and Zhang Meng had already rushed to the bottom of the city tower in the south of the city. It only took half an hour to do so.

Zhao Ling threw the saddle and whip to the soldiers who were panting behind him and the guards in front of him, and he walked quickly up the stone steps on the side to the top of the city tower. As soon as the soldiers guarding the city tower saw the arrival of the governor, they all gave way to a position, Zhao Ling hurriedly leaned over, and saw a beautiful figure wearing a white long dress underneath, and his delicate face made Zhao Ling's heart half cold, isn't this person his wife, his most beloved person?

The woman under the city tower was none other than Kong Hong, who had arrived here not long ago, and as soon as she came here, she directly proposed to Li Fu, the general of Qi State, that she was willing to persuade Zhao Ling to surrender. But how sure this persuasion is, she herself can't say. However, Kong Hong had already made up his mind, at least to let Zhao Ling know what had happened in the city.

So, Kong Hong shouted loudly: "Zhao Ling, do you know why I am here now, such a thing is really unbearable for me. Don't you want to listen to me now? What do you want to do without even replying to my letters?"

Kong Hong's words were righteous and righteous, and even such a loud voice even made the soldiers on the entire Thorn City Tower already hear her such a loud voice. Zhao Ling was confused, for him, he was now being hidden by Chen Xuan, so that Zhao Ling didn't know what happened to his wife. So, Zhao Ling also shouted loudly: "Hong'er, listen to me, I haven't heard from you, what is the reason why I haven't received the letter you passed to me at all? I really don't know the specific situation, tell me, what happened?"

Kong Hong looked at Zhao Ling's expression and movements in front of him, and Kong Hong had already understood that the situation in this must not be something that Zhao Ling knew, so Kong Hong said directly: " I don't need to hide this matter from you, Chen Xuan used me to secretly unite with the family to launch a coup d'état and rebellion, and now I have been listed as the most wanted criminal in the entire royal Chen family, if it weren't for the two Qi State spies to help me get out, I'm afraid I would still be in the prison of the royal Chen family, these things, did Chen Xuan really hide it and didn't tell you?"

Zhao Ling's heart was stunned when he heard it, he didn't know what the situation in front of him had become now, how could his wife become a prisoner at this moment? But he immediately saw his wife's expression and movements, and his understanding of his wife made him fully understand that what his wife said must be true, although one of the reasons why his wife came here now may be to persuade him to surrender, but the main purpose is to confide in him what Chen Xuan has done to him now.

Zhao Ling loves his wife Kong Hong deeply, and even has an almost doting existence in many cases, although he is very loyal to the royal Chen family and loyal to Chen Xuan, but the most critical premise of these things is not to involve his wife. Once it comes to this, it will directly lead to a big change in his mentality. Now, Zhao Ling was silent on the city tower, and the expressions and movements of the soldiers around him became complicated, as the soldiers of the Chen family of the royal family, they had all heard of Kong Hong, the general's wife, who helped their family in ordinary times, and these ordinary soldiers respected Kong Hong very much, and even regarded her as a strange woman.

Kong Hong didn't speak to Zhao Ling this time, but shouted directly to the soldiers on the city tower: "Brothers, we know that you are all the most elite soldiers in our royal Chen family, and your families are basically ordinary people living in the city. You also know that for the superiors, why are they so reluctant to send the 10,000 most elite Dark Tiger Guard troops under their command to garrison this place, but instead send you to garrison this city?

Kong Hong is the youngest daughter of the Kong family, her status in Thorn City is also very outstanding, and now the Kong family has already prepared in this, once the Qi army begins to launch a regular attack, they can launch a plan at any time to directly break the situation originally planned by Zhao Ling in Thorn City. Of course, the main reason why the Kong family didn't do this before was that they didn't know what the young lady was thinking now, Zhao Ling was the uncle of their family after all, and he was the son-in-law of Kong Jian, the head of the Kong family, even if Kong Jian valued the interests of the family above all else, he would never hurt his most beloved little daughter. What's more, they had already agreed on a plan before, and now is the time to start it.