mtlumby2d Chapter 506: Kill the rebel king and shock the army!
Chapter 506: Kill the rebel king and shock the army!
At Yan Yucheng's command, all Yan troops assembled.
The 20,000 soldiers and horses left behind outside the city by Li Long also received orders and were transferred to the Yan army camp.
At this moment, the 20,000 rebels were leaderless and could only obey Yan Yucheng's orders.
There were originally 70,000 rebels, but now there are only 20,000 left. The rebels who entered the city last night were either killed, captured, or escaped.
These 20,000 people had no choice but to join the Yan army.
Although the Yan army had suffered some losses due to the siege in the previous few days, its main force was still there, and the total number of troops on both sides was 100,000.
The defenders in the city have suffered some losses in recent days, but the losses are not very large, and there are still 70,000 people left!
The difference in the number of troops on both sides was almost the same after just one night. In addition, due to the need to defend the city, the Great Zhou side actually had the advantage of geographical location.
Such a large-scale gathering of troops by the Yan army naturally attracted the attention of the defenders, and they immediately reported the news.
Lizheng Hall, in the courtyard.
Chu Ning was still pacing back and forth with an anxious look on his face. More than an hour had passed and there was still no movement inside. His patience had reached its limit!
At this moment, Xue Huaide's voice came from outside the courtyard: "Your Highness, the King of Chu, the enemy has made unusual movements!"
The Lizheng Hall was strictly guarded by white horse cavalry, and no one could enter, not even the great general Xue Huaide.
Chu Ning frowned when he heard this and immediately went outside the yard.
"See His Royal Highness the King of Chu!"
"General Xue, there's no need to be so polite. Tell me about the situation outside the city."
"Your Highness, Yan Yucheng has gathered all the troops at the east gate, including the 20,000 rebels outside the city."
As soon as these words came out, a cold expression appeared on Chu Ning's face: "So, he wants to fight with our army and give it a go!"
Xue Huaide sighed and said, "Yes, although our army won last night, the Yan army is still determined to fight a decisive battle with us.
According to the information we received, the enemy seems to be preparing a large amount of flammable materials and seems to be planning to set the city on fire."
These words made Chu Ning's face show a cruel look: "Such a desperate plan, Yan Yucheng is really cruel and ruthless.
He knew that attacking the city would result in casualties, so he wanted to use fire to force us out. Once we leave the city, our army will lose all its advantages. "
Xue Huaide obviously knew this, and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, how should our army respond next?"
Knowing the other party's plan is one thing, but how to respond to it is another.
If we go out of the city to fight, we may not be able to win if we don't have an advantage in terms of military strength.
If they hold on to the city, once the enemy launches a fire attack, there will be great loss of lives and it will be difficult for them to defend the city.
In the past, when Li Long was around, Yan Yucheng didn't dare to use such a vicious plan. After all, Li Long wanted to capture Luocheng and seize the entire Great Zhou Dynasty.
Under such circumstances, Li Long would not allow Yan Yucheng to use fire attack.
But Yan Yucheng had no such concerns. What he wanted was to destroy the Zhou army and eliminate the Zhou regime. He did not need to consider the issues of reputation and governance at all.
Thinking of this, Chu Ning's eyes turned cold: "Let's go to the east of the city and take a look!"
Although he was concerned about Wu Zhao's safety in Lizheng Hall, he also understood that now was not the time for sentimental love.
If the city wall could not be defended, Wu Zhao would not be able to give birth to a child smoothly.
Now the only way to create a safe production environment for Wu Zhao is to find a way to preserve Luo City.
However, to be on the safe side, Chu Ning only took Ran Ming with him, and all the other white horse cavalrymen stayed in the Lizheng Palace, and no one was allowed to enter or leave.
In the Great Zhou Dynasty, Chu Ning only trusts his own people.
Soon, Chu Ning rode his horse and arrived at the east city wall under the guidance of Xue Huaide.
Looking down from a high vantage point, there were camps for several miles outside the city, with flags waving and cavalrymen riding horses to patrol from time to time.
Chu Ning took a closer look at the layout outside the city, and his expression became increasingly gloomy.
"Compared to Li Long, Yan Yucheng is quite good at deploying troops!"
Chu Ning pointed at the Yan army outside the city and said coldly: "Your formation is deployed outside the city, and there are cavalry patrolling every place, this is to prevent our army from launching a surprise attack.
It seems that it is not easy to capture this person! "
But Ran Ming on the side was unconvinced and snorted coldly: "Your Highness, I am willing to lead 10,000 people out of the city and kill him without leaving a single piece of armor!"
Although he hadn't rested all night, Ran Ming was still energetic, with murderous intent on his face.
Ran Ming was unhappy to see Chu Ning praising the enemy army so much.
Chu Ning glanced at him, frowned and said, "We are waiting for you to leave the city. I don't know how many ambushes are waiting for you. Leaving the city now is like committing suicide!"
Ran Ming curled his lips and whispered, "But we can't just do nothing in the city."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a commotion among the enemy troops outside the city. Then, a group of soldiers escorted Yan Yucheng to a place within an arrow's reach outside the city.
"Your Highness, Prince Chu, what a great trick!"
Yan Yucheng looked at Chu Ning on the city wall and sneered, "Last night, when I went out to close the gate and beat the dog, King Liang got caught!
However, in front of me, all your schemes are in vain. If you know what's good for you, take your people out of the city and surrender. Otherwise, you will be dead!"
The Yan army behind him suddenly became full of vigor and shouted loudly: "No body left!"
Chu Ning sneered: "The last person who dared to speak to me like this was Li Long. It seems that you haven't learned your lesson from the battle last night!
Someone, bring Li Long up here!"
At the command, Li Long, with disheveled hair, was tied up and taken to the city wall.
"Chu Ning, this king and you cannot coexist!"
Li Long's face was full of anger. He stared at Chu Ning and roared continuously, even struggling.
But Chu Ning didn't even look at this person, he just stared at the Yan army outside the city and said calmly: "No body left? I will show you who will be left with no body left!
Come, behead this traitor and expose his head to the public!"
Ran Ming chuckled and kicked Li Long to the ground. Then he raised his knife and beheaded him with one blow.
Grab the flying head and throw it out of the city!
"Gudong~" the head rolled in front of Yan Yucheng.
What came into view was a face with eyes open.
Yan Yucheng's face darkened, knowing that Chu Ning wanted to take this opportunity to undermine the morale of the Yan army.
He sneered: "You killed King Liang, which only shows your incompetence. It can't change the situation of the next battle at all!"
"is it?"
Chu Ning suddenly took a deep breath and shouted loudly: "Listen up, rebels outside the city, the King of Liang rebelled and was killed, and the Queen has ordered that anyone who reforms will be forgiven!
If anyone resists to the end, all nine generations of his clan will be exterminated!
Now that you have lost your loyalties, do you still want to become cannon fodder and puppets of the Yan army?
As long as you surrender, I can guarantee your lives!
Of course, if you can turn against me in the middle of the battle and cooperate with me to defeat the Yan army, then you will be making amends for your crime!
How to choose, you should think clearly. "
As soon as these words came out, Yan Yucheng's face changed drastically.
This bastard Chu Ning actually tried to sow discord in front of me!
This is trouble!