My brother Ying Zheng, who dares to kill me?.

Chapter 698 Zhuge plays the zither and retreats Sima! Where is the main force of the Qin army?

The sound of the piano lingers on the top of Licheng City.

Ge Ying stared at the strings in front of him, putting all his energy into the music, not daring to look to the side at all, for fear that he would see the enemy outside the city and cause his mind to lose control and the sound of the piano to tremble.

Beside Ge Ying, Ge Ping seemed to be listening to music attentively, but Ge Ping had already half-closed his eyes and looked down at the Zhao army outside the city, his heart full of tension.

Until now, Ge Ping still cannot understand Ying Chengjiao's plan.

Ge Ping also didn't know what effect Ying Chengjiao's move would have.

But now that things have come to this, Ge Ping has no chance to change anything. He can only pray in his heart:

"Changan Jun's back-up plan must succeed!"

"Who is this piano sound signaling to?"

"Don't let me down!"

Inside the city gate tower, Xun Tuo nervously gripped the hilt of his sword, muttering in dissatisfaction: "What on earth do I think?"

"I'm actually willing to carry out such a ridiculous plan with the two of you!"

"Put the lives of the entire Licheng city on an insider?"

"If this plan fails, you and I will all be in danger of dying!"

Li Qiong's eyes were fixed on the parapet, and he had no intention of paying attention to Xun Tuo's muttering.

The city gates are open and the enemy troops are already here.

What's the point of saying this now?
Just leave it to fate!

Suddenly, Li Qiong cried out in a low voice: "The enemy is slowing down!"

Xun Tuo also hurriedly put his eyes close to the battlement and looked out carefully.

Then Xun Tuo saw that the Zhao army outside the city had actually slowed down its march.

Even though the Zhao army's vanguard had reached within three hundred feet of the Licheng city wall, they still did not launch a charge!
Xun Tuo was confused: "What's going on?"

"I thought there might be an insider lurking in the Zhao army, who would rise up and attack upon hearing the music, kill the Zhao generals with their own hands, and cause chaos in the Zhao army, thus saving our army from trouble."

"As a result, why did the Zhao army slow down on its own?"

"That Sima Shang seems to have taken the initiative to step forward!"

Li Qiong's eyes were also filled with confusion.

Last night, Li Qiong and the other two discussed Ying Chengjiao's order for the entire night.

The final conclusion was that Ying Chengjiao wanted to use an insider to defeat the enemy, and the sound of the piano should be a signal to the insider. The open city gate was to allow the insider to quickly escape back to Licheng after killing Sima Shang.

This is also the only reasonable explanation the three could give to Ying Chengjiao's order!
As a result, Sima Shang is still alive and well, and even took the initiative to come to the front of the Zhao army.

The Zhao army had actually slowed down!

Li Qiong asked in a low voice in disbelief: "Could it be that Sima Shang has been persuaded by Chang'an Jun to rebel?"

"Changan Jun's order is not to defeat the enemy, but to welcome friendly forces?!"

Otherwise, why didn't Sima Shang attack the city? !
Even greater doubts lingered in Li Qiong and Xun Tuo's minds and could not be dispelled for a long time.

Ge Ping's half-closed eyelids were also trembling.

"Enemy, stop!"

In Ge Ping's vision, the vanguard of Sima Shang's troops stopped a hundred feet outside Licheng and did not move forward any further.

Sima Shang himself stayed two hundred feet outside Licheng, pacing left and right on his horse, and gave no more orders.

"Zheng~"

A chaotic sound hit Ge Ping's ears. Ge Ping glanced at Ge Ying and said solemnly, "Calm down!"

"No matter what happens, just concentrate on playing the piano!"

Ge Ying took a deep breath and nodded slightly. He no longer dared to pay attention to the battlefield, but instead focused all his attention on the strings in front of him.

Just as the officials in Licheng were becoming more and more confused, Sima Shang rode his horse forward two steps and shouted loudly:

"I wonder where Lord Chang'an is. May I have the honor to meet him in person?!"

Sima Shang's family soldiers spoke in unison, transmitting Sima Shang's words clearly and unmistakably to Licheng.

Ge Ping's body stiffened.

What to do? What to do? What to do!
The development of this battle was completely beyond Ge Ping's expectations. It was completely different from the script that Ge Ping and the other two had guessed last night. Ying Chengjiao did not give any orders regarding this!
What should Ge Ping do to be right?
Ge Ping's mind raced but he couldn't come up with an answer.

After more than ten breaths, Sima Shang shouted again:

"Today, the main force of our army has arrived, but the main force of the Qin army is nowhere to be seen."

"County Magistrate Ge is a man of both wisdom and courage. He should be able to see the situation in Licheng."

"I wonder if Magistrate Ge is willing to give up his evil ways and return to our great Zhao?"

"If Magistrate Ge is willing to surrender, our Great Zhao will certainly not hesitate to reward him generously!"

This time, the vanguard of Sima Shang's troops also became a mouthpiece, allowing Sima Shang's words to be heard clearly by the entire Licheng.

Ge Ping knew that he could no longer sit there doing nothing!

Since you don’t know what to do, just do what your heart tells you!
Ge Pinghu sat on the ground, his left hand pressing on his left knee, his right forearm resting on his right knee, his body obviously leaning forward, his eyes looking down at Sima Shang outside the city.

After two breaths, Ge Ping smiled and shook his head, returned to his original position, picked up the wine cup on the table and took a sip of the wine.

Ge Ping didn't say anything, but his actions showed his contempt and disdain to the fullest!
And Ge Ping's awkward sitting posture was a humiliation to Sima Shang!
Sima Shang couldn't help but feel a little angry, but what followed was a deeper vigilance.

"There is no intention to surrender, and the city gates are wide open."

"How dare Ge Ping do this!"

The warhorse under Sima Shang paced back and forth anxiously. Sima Shang's brows were tightly furrowed, and his eyes seemed to want to see through all the arrangements in Licheng through the east gate of Licheng.

Although the scouts personally sneaked into Licheng and confirmed that there were no large numbers of soldiers hidden in Licheng. Although it stands to reason that Ying Chengjiao should not be able to reach Licheng in such a short time.

Although……

But when Sima Shang ruled out all impossible situations, what remained, no matter how unbelievable, was the fact!
Ying Chengjiao’s ambush troops are definitely waiting for him nearby!
Sima Shang did not hesitate any longer and shouted, "Send the order to the entire army!"

"retreat!"

Looking at the Zhao army that was coming like a tide and then retreating like a tide, Ge Ping's eyes, half covered by his eyelids, were shaking!
"Zhao Jun, retreating?"

"Why did the Zhao army retreat?"

The story of Zhuge Liang playing the zither to drive Sima Yi away is just a fabricated story by Guo Chong, a fanatical fan of Zhuge Liang and the son of the governor of Dong'an in Cao Wei and the governor of Dong'an in Western Jin Dynasty, to promote his idol.

Today, although it is unlikely that Ge Ying's grandson would be granted the title of Marquis of Zhuxian County because of Ge Ying's achievements, the surname "Zhuge" in Langya was born.

But today, Zhuge Liang's direct ancestor Ge Ying actually played the piano and burned incense in Licheng, and defeated Sima Shang without a fight!
Li Qiong and Xun Tuo also walked out of the city gate tower and looked into the distance in disbelief:
"Zhao Jun, are they retreating just like that?!"

There was no internal accomplice who would assassinate Sima Shang upon hearing the signal.

Sima Shang was not a friendly force that had been turned against the enemy.

Sima Shang's troops and Licheng are complete enemies!
However, Sima Shang swept in with a force ten times his size, but he retreated in panic without firing a single arrow or stabbing a single spear!
All of this was beyond the imagination of Li Qiong and others!

Ge Ying thought thoughtfully: "Could it be that Sima Shang is afraid?"

Ge Ping laughed and said, "Afraid?"

"Sima Shang's troops are ten times stronger than ours. Unless Lord Chang'an leads his troops here in person, otherwise..."

Ge Ping was slightly startled: "Could it be that Sima Shang thought that Lord Chang'an had come in person?!"

Li Qiong's eyes lit up: "Maybe, that's it!"

"If it weren't for Lord Chang'an's order, how could we dare to open the city gates?"

"It is precisely because of the power of Lord Chang'an that Licheng was able to defeat the enemy without fighting!"

"From now on, I, Licheng, will continue to maintain the deterrent power, as if Chang'an Jun is in the city."

Xun Tuo frowned and said, "But how long can this illusion last?"

"If our army does not take the initiative to send troops, the Zhao army will definitely find out that all this is an illusion!"

Li Qiong said solemnly: "Hold on as long as you can."

"Chang'an Jun will be here soon!"

"As long as Lord Chang'an leads his army to arrive, this battle will be won!"

Xun Tuo nodded slowly: "This is the only way now."

"I just hope that my nephew Ge will trouble you to play the piano more."

Looking at Ge Ying's bleeding finger, Ge Ping felt sorry for her, but he patted her shoulder hard and said, "Good job!"

"Thanks to Lord Chang'an's might, this battle may be recorded in history."

"And you and I, father and son, will also go down in history because of this battle!"

"Baby, hold on a little longer!"

Ge Ying solemnly cupped his hands and said, "Son, I will die for you!"
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the other side.

Sima Shang quickly led his troops to retreat, even abandoning the camp, and ran towards Li Mu!
"Have you found out the location of the main force of the Qin army? The location of Qin Chang'an Jun?"

“Never found it?!”

"Then investigate further and report back! Investigate carefully for me!"

Sima Shang shouted angrily and released all the scouts in the army again.

Sima Shang himself had to look back from time to time, for fear of discovering Ying Chengjiao's pursuers!

Just as Sima Shang was fleeing overnight, a group of messengers holding torches quickly approached Sima Shang's troops.

"Where is Commander Sima Shang?"

Seeing the messenger from afar, Sima Shang was overjoyed and stepped forward quickly: "I am here!"

The messenger immediately presented a bamboo tube and said solemnly, "Pass on the order from Lord Wu'an!"

After verifying the seal, Sima Shang quickly opened the bamboo tube and poured out the silk inside.

【I was wrong! 】

[To the west of Licheng is Changzhi, and to the east of Licheng are many steep cliffs, making it difficult to ambush.]

[Since Commander Sima has not found any trace of the main force of the Qin army, then I am wrong. Qin Chang'an Jun has not yet arrived in Licheng! ]

[Of course, Qin Chang'an Jun will definitely not leave Licheng empty, there must be Qin troops rushing to Licheng for support! ]

【make!】

[Commander Sima Shang attacked Licheng with all his might, and after taking the city, he defended it at all costs! ]

Looking at the military newspaper in his hand, Sima Shang was confused.

"Has the main force of the Qin army reached Licheng?"

"How many soldiers are there in Licheng?"

"General, what should I do?"

When Sima Shang thought there were no ambush troops in Licheng, Li Mu thought there were ambush troops in Licheng.

Now Sima Shang firmly believes that there are ambushes in Licheng, but Li Mu says that there are no ambushes in Licheng?
Are there any ambushes in Licheng?
What on earth should he do!
Standing there for a long, long time, Sima Shang unconsciously clenched the silk in his hand into a ball, and finally made up his mind: "Order the whole army to rest on the spot!"

"Let's cook at 7:00 tomorrow morning and go back to attack Licheng!"

(End of this chapter)