Chapter Seventy-Two: Turning the Tiger Away from the Mountain
General Luo Zhengli and Wei Xiwan rushed to the border non-stop, and stepped into the Liangwucheng military camp in the dust, where Guo Changqing, the general defending the city, was already waiting.
"General Xu, Patriotic Division. Guo Changqing saw the two of them, hugged his fists and said, but his eyes unconsciously looked at Wei Xiwan for a while.
He heard early in the morning that the imperial court not only sent General Xu Zhengli, but also sent the newly appointed female national teacher, although the long-distance travel made her eyebrows full of exhaustion, but it was difficult to hide such a beautiful and fragrant appearance.
"See General Guo. "Wei Xiwan saluted respectfully, according to his official position, the general guarding the city was above the Sanpin National Division.
Luo Zhengli nodded, which was a response, and then there was no greeting, and he went directly to the topic and asked: "Reinforcements will arrive tomorrow, what is the situation now?"
"Shen Tu Cang's 100,000 troops are stationed fifty miles outside the city, and there may be changes at any time. Guo Changqing's face full of vicissitudes was solemn.
"That means it's only half a day's journey from here. Xu Zhengli's face was also heavy.
When 20,000 reinforcements arrived, it was not difficult to defend the two cities, but the person who led the troops was the famous Xiyue general Shen Tucang, and the 100,000 army led by him should not be underestimated.
"Are all the city defenses arranged?" Luo Zhengli pondered for a moment and then asked.
"General Xu rest assured, everything has been armed. Guo Changqing nodded, and when he first learned that Shen Tucang led the army to Liangwu City and Panjiao City, he had already done his best to defend the city.
Wei Xi didn't say a word, and stood quietly looking at the map in the room.
Panjiao City and Liangwu City are the weaker of many border cities in the absence of reinforcements, and Shen Tucang's 100,000 army wants to attack the city has a great chance of winning, but tomorrow 20,000 reinforcements will arrive, and it will not be easy for these 100,000 troops to break through these two cities.
Then why did he wait for the reinforcements to arrive? He could have attacked the city before the reinforcements arrived, but Shen Tucang had already been stationed fifty miles away for ten days, and there were countless opportunities in these ten days, but he chose to wait for the arrival of reinforcements from Liangwu City and Panjiao City......
Wei Xiwan frowned slightly, her natural instinct told her that something seemed to be wrong, but she couldn't say it.
The first rays of sunlight in the morning sprinkled on the earth, and the mighty army of 100,000 had reached the foot of Panjiao City, almost at the same time as the 20,000 reinforcements, but they did not attack, but camped outside the city on the spot.
The two generals, Luo Zhengli and Guo Changqing, stood on the tower of the city gate, looking at the letter sent by Shen Tucang:
If you don't kill it, you will slaughter the city.
"Hmph, no way. Luo Zhengli tore the paper to shredd, surrender, he had never heard of it on his battlefield, although he had never faced an opponent like Shen Tucang, but this was by no means the time to fear the enemy.
Wei Xiwan, who was also standing on the city wall, looked at the black and oppressive army in front of him, strong crossbows and sharp swords, and war horses whistling, although the war had not started, but she had never seen a real war, just looking at it at this moment, her heart was extremely depressed and had a sense of nervousness.
She had only seen the war in the history books, but it was about to happen in front of her, and she wanted to stay by Wang Chengchen's side all the time, but she didn't want to stand on the battlefield at this moment.
We worship war because we have not experienced real war. This sentence suddenly came out of Wei Xiwan's heart, and the safety of the people in the two cities at this moment seemed to be nothing compared to her ridiculously small feelings.
Suddenly, a person walked out of the barracks stationed under the city, dressed in a mighty black armor, which immediately attracted Wei Xiwan's attention. Even though they were far apart, the tall and mighty figure and the killing aura exuded from his body made Wei Xiwan not hesitate at all, and he could be sure that this was Shen Tucang who had sent someone to assassinate her three or four times.
Almost at the same time, Shen Tucang also looked up and saw Wei Xiwan, the high city wall was full of soldiers wearing armor, but there was a woman wearing a white dress and standing on it, it was too eye-catching, so as soon as he looked up, he looked at Wei Xiwan.
Shen Tucang's eyes narrowed slightly, looking at the white on the city wall from a distance, obviously this woman was the one who killed him the two generals of Panjiao City, he sent people to assassinate him many times without success, and the guards sent by the imperial court were late.
Although he couldn't see his face from too far away, he had seen Wei Xiwan's portrait, and she was a beautiful woman who could be compared to Yun Ji, but it didn't matter, the important thing was that she would eventually die under his sword of Shen Tu Cang.
Shen Tucang looked at Wei Xi coldly, then ignored it, turned around and walked into another tent.
When Wei Xi saw this, he immediately guessed who was in that tent, Shen Tucang was the general of Xiyue Kingdom, and whoever he wanted to see was called to see him, and there was only one person who would let him deign to go in person, and that was Rong Jian, the son of Anjing.
Therefore in that tent, there must be a simple man in it. Wei Xiwan's face became a little more solemn, originally a Shen Tu Cang was difficult to deal with, but now there is a more Rong Jian, this is probably the reason why he Shen Tu Cang is so confident that he has to wait for the reinforcements sent by the Nancheng Imperial Court to prepare to attack.
Rong Jian was once given the title of Prince of Anjing, and when Xiyue Kingdom pacified the border turmoil, he had the resourcefulness and use of troops against ten, I am afraid that in Rong Jian's opinion, Panjiao City and Liangwu City now have only about 30,000 troops, and he does not care about it.
"Two generals. Catching a glimpse of Luo Zhengli and Guo Changqing walking towards her, the joy and slight relaxation on their faces as reinforcements had just arrived, long gone, and they were replaced by something more serious than before.
Obviously, they were also aware of Rong Jian's existence, which made all the situation confusing, and the news they got before was that only Shen Tucang came with troops, and Rong Jian lived in the palace without any change, but they didn't expect it to be otherwise.
"Weiguo Division, you send someone to monitor Rong Jian and Shentu Cang's every move, General Guo is in charge of the overall situation, and I will go and ask for additional troops to support. Luo Zhengli is right.
"Yes. Wei Xi also had this intention, the Qin Saint of the Phoenix Blossom Dance and the famous Prince of Anjing, what kind of person is she, she wants to know.
Ten days had passed, and Shen Tucang personally led the army to make several feints to attack, so that the people in the two cities were panicked, and no one knew which one was true or false.
There were dead and wounded soldiers guarding the city wall every day, and the virtual and real attacks undoubtedly promoted the speed at which Luo Zhengli moved in reinforcements.
"Weiguo Division, the 30,000 reinforcements that General Luo transferred from Bomendu and Jingzhou City are only thirty miles away from us. A soldier ran to inform.
"Got it. Wei Xiwan's nerves, which had been tense for many days, finally relaxed a little, the arrival of these 30,000 reinforcements, let him Shen Tucang and Rong Jian have great ability, it is not so easy to attack the city hard.
Because the tired eyes just narrowed slightly, a rush and panicked footsteps woke up Wei Xiwan, who was just about to rest for a while, since he came to the border city, the need to be vigilant and sober at all times has become a habit, Wei Xiwan immediately sobered up and sat upright.
"Wei Guo Division, Wei Guo Division! The subordinates found that Rong Jian was not in the barracks at all. Wei Xiwan arranged for the soldiers who were keeping an eye on Rong Jian's tent to walk in with a panicked face and spoke.
"What are you talking about?" Wei Xi chuckled in his heart, and before he could think about it, another soldier hurriedly ran in, his eyes a little strange.
This is Wei Xiwan's peerless subordinates in the army, this is a secret thing, Wei Xiwan immediately asked the soldiers who came first to report to retreat, and motioned for his subordinates to speak.
"Lord, according to the investigation, Rong Jian is not in the barracks, nor is he in the Xiyue Palace, although he is missing, he appeared in the area of Bomendu a month ago. ”
The geographical location of Bomendu is extremely important, it is the entrance to the hinterland of Nancheng Kingdom, and after entering Bomendu, it is close to Jingzhou City, the hinterland of Nancheng Country to grow grain and grass.
Because of the important location of Bomendu and Jingzhou City, there are 40,000 troops stationed in these two cities alone, and now 30,000 have been transferred to Panjiao City and Liangwu City, which means that the troops of Bomendu and Jingzhou City are the most empty.
And at this moment, where Rong Jian is really possible, it is......
Rong Jian led an army of 100,000 to Bomendu!"