AWB Chapter 410 Feigned Gestures as Prisoners of War Enter the City
Chapter 410 Feigned Gestures as Prisoners of War Enter the City
Upon hearing this, the people on the city wall immediately stood up straight.
Jiang Pingzhi propped himself up and stood up. When he looked up, he saw them all turn around at the same time, each of them holding a bowl overflowing with meat and vegetables.
"Attack the city walls?"
Wang Cheng wiped his mouth and grinned, "Alliance Leader Jiang, you must be confused from the fall!"
We're not here to attack the city; we've come with sincere intentions to join our master!
"We are now our master's men; we're too busy protecting the city walls to attack!"
"That's it!"
While the bandits next to him were shoveling rice into their mouths, they didn't forget to nod in agreement!
Jiang Pingzhi lay on the ground, so angry that his fingers were trembling, pointing at them for a long time without being able to speak.
Just as he was about to curse "ungrateful wretch," Wang Xiaoman poked his head out and said, "Jiang Pingzhi, don't tell me you want to come and surrender? Let me tell you, we don't welcome you, so if you come, no way!"
Jiang Pingzhi, who had just held his breath, almost fainted from being choked by these words. "You...you just wait!"
The campaign has failed miserably!
The two vice-presidents below exchanged a glance, then spat at Jiang Pingzhi, "Martial Arts Alliance Leader? What use is a leader without any real power!"
"Jiang Pingzhi, you'd better go back to the barracks and pray for your own good fortune. Go and receive your punishment!"
"You...you dare!"
Jiang Pingzhi tried to get up by supporting himself on his arms, but the sharp pain in his waist and abdomen made him fall back down heavily.
The two lieutenants looked disgusted, turned around and led the remaining soldiers back towards the military camp without even leaving a word of explanation.
As Jiang Pingzhi watched their retreating figures, the anger in his heart was instantly extinguished by fear.
All the men he brought with him have betrayed him. How am I going to explain this to the army when I get back?
Receiving a punishment is the least of your worries; you could end up facing military law!
Thinking of this, he disregarded the pain and scrambled to his feet, staggering a couple of steps.
He glared fiercely at the group of people on the city wall, crossed his arms, shrank his neck, and ran in the opposite direction along the path.
Wang Xiaoman, who was on the city wall, saw it clearly and frowned as he pointed at Jiang Pingzhi's back. "Jiang Pingzhi, he escaped?"
Gao Mengli walked over, glanced at it, and said, "The intervention of the martial arts world is just a stepping stone. The real target is the military camp behind them, which is carrying supplies and troops."
Dou Zhan also put away the bowl, tapping the city wall bricks lightly with his fingertips, and said calmly, "Pass down the notice: increase security starting today."
Take inventory of all the rolling stones and arrows on the city wall, and have the kitchen stockpile more grain and fodder.
Not only must we defend the city, but we also need to ensure our brothers are well-fed and have the strength to fight.
Wang Xiaoman stroked his chin, his playful mood from before mostly gone. He looked in the direction where Jiang Pingzhi had disappeared and nodded emphatically, "Yes, General!"
"Yes, General!"
The other outlaws nodded solemnly.
These past few days have been relatively peaceful; everything in the city has remained the same, and it hasn't been greatly affected.
However, many wealthy families, unable to bear the tension of the siege, sold their property and fled south to escape.
Gao Mengli and Lin Xi quickly borrowed 300,000 taels of silver from Qian Yun and bought the estates and lands of these wealthy families.
Those who couldn't finish their food wrote back to Wangyue Village, asking them to come and share it.
Seven days later, Gao Mengli and Lin Xi were at the counter, using an abacus to reconcile accounts.
Mengze rushed in from outside, looking very anxious. "Madam, a fight has broken out at the city gate!"
The abacus beads fell onto the counter with a "clatter." Gao Mengli looked up sharply, her voice steady without a trace of panic: "Are the soldiers from the military camp here? How many troops did they bring?"
Lin Xi quickly closed the ledger, turned around and went out. "I'll go to the resettlement camp first, gather everyone, and cook at the city gate."
Regardless of victory or defeat, soldiers must not go hungry, lest morale collapse.
"Madam, don't panic. This time, Zhu Ming led a vanguard of five thousand men, but two thousand of them are his own men."
When the two sides started fighting, his men only made a few feigned movements before falling to the ground and pretending to be dead.
The remaining three thousand men are not a threat.
General Dou, while on the way, captured Zhu Ming's men, mistaking them for prisoners of war, and brought them into the city, dressing them in the uniforms of our soldiers.
Gao Mengli's anxious expression froze. "Huh?"
Mengze swallowed hard and repeated his words, gesturing with his hands, "It's General Zhu Ming! He had already secretly communicated with General Dou and brought two thousand men to surrender."
When the fighting broke out at the city gate, they were at the forefront, but they were just swinging their swords at empty air. When they saw us charging, they made a couple of light, sweeping gestures and then fell to the ground, "dead."
"Once their sons fall, General Dou will lead his men straight to the rear!"
General Zhu Ming, wounded after being struck by General Dou's palm, retreated with the remaining few hundred men.
Upon hearing this, Gao Mengli breathed a sigh of relief. "It seems that Zhu Ming is planning to secretly transfer his men into Dou Zhan's team."
It seems that we'll probably have to "cross" several times.
Zhu Ming was a good general, but unfortunately, the emperor was muddle-headed.
“But if he does this a few times, people will definitely become suspicious, and it probably won’t be so easy for him to help others next time.”
Gao Mengli frowned slightly. "The military supervisors in the camp are already keeping an eye on Zhu Ming. If the vanguard suffers losses a few more times, they can still say that our combat strength is strong."
If we continue to suffer such heavy losses, the supervising officer will surely investigate personally, and Zhu Ming will likely find it difficult to explain himself.”
"Yes, so General Dou arranged for Miss Tooth's father and the others to go out and protect and support General Zhu at any time."
Gao Mengli stared at the direction of the city gate outside the gate, remaining silent for a long time.
Although Zhu Ming was a good general, she had no relationship with him.
Swords have no eyes, let alone when generals clash.
Sending out the missing-toothed father and the others made Gao Mengli's heart pound, but that's how war is; there are always sacrifices, and military orders are hard to disobey.
"Mengze, I need you to take the guards out to protect the five people, including Miss Tooth."
If there is danger, ensure your own safety while escorting Mr. Missing Tooth and the others back.
"Don't worry, Madam! The guards will protect Toothless and the others with their lives and will bring him back safe and sound."
Having said that, he stood up nimbly and quickly summoned his guards.
Gao Mengli stood still, the wind outside blowing in a cool breeze that ruffled the hem of her clothes.
She gazed in the direction where Mengze had disappeared and took a deep breath.
The guards' abilities are beyond doubt, but there are too many variables on the battlefield, and she cannot let her missing-tooth father and the others be in danger.
Fatty, Ayu, Qian Yan'er, Qin Shen Shen, and the toothless father—they're not family, but they're closer than family.
I believe Dou Zhan wouldn't let Ka and the others be in danger, and hopefully he's made thorough preparations.
Sure enough, after several encounters, Zhu Ming's vanguard suffered heavy losses, and his true intentions were revealed.
He, along with the remaining three thousand men, was closely watched by the supervisors sent by the Beijing Garrison, and was not even allowed to leave the camp.
The supervising officer held the roster of previous "losses" in his hand, his eyes sweeping over Zhu Ming like knives: "Deputy General Zhu, the vanguard went out three times, and less than half of them came back. Tell me, is it because the enemy is too strong, or because you didn't fight with your heart at all?"