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

Chapter 699: I really can’t tell the difference between the real and the fake! The most polite pioneer warrior in history!

Sima Shang still felt deeply worried and uncertain.

But just as Ge Ping had to carry out orders that he could not understand.

When Li Mu's order arrived, Sima Shang had no choice but to let his soldiers rest for a night before setting out again for Licheng.

The next afternoon.

Sima Shang's 80,000 soldiers once again stood outside Licheng, looking at this strange city with confused and uneasy eyes.

Staring at the duo playing the zither and listening to the music on the city gate tower, Sima Shang spoke solemnly: "Order!"

"The baggage train is transporting ladders and battering rams to the front."

"The first warriors to arrive will line up and prepare for battle!"

"All troops on alert, prepare for a decisive battle!"

Beside Sima Shang, all the Zhao army generals bowed and shouted:

"only!"
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On the gate tower of Licheng, Ge Ping was listening to the music of the piano as "intoxicated" as he was yesterday.

But Ge Ping's slightly narrowed eyes were full of concentration.

When Ge Ping saw Sima Shang's troops moving their ladders and battering rams forward and first entering the camp to form a battle array, Ge Ping's heavy voice came out of his throat:

"The Zhao army is preparing to attack the city!"

"I'm afraid Chang'an Jun's plan will fail!"

Once the Zhao army pours into Licheng, the strength of Licheng will naturally be revealed to Sima Shang.

By then Sima Shang will not hesitate at all and will certainly send a large number of troops to quickly capture Licheng. The only thing waiting for Ge Ping and others is defeat!
Ge Ying did not dare to look at the enemy troops outside the city, and tried his best to think and speak as a bystander: "Zhao General Sima Shang was intimidated by our army yesterday and fled."

"This is enough to prove that General Sima Shang of Zhao has fallen into Lord Chang'an's trap!"

"Now that Zhao's general Sima Shang has gone and returned, I think this may not necessarily mean that Zhao's general Sima Shang has seen through Lord Chang'an's plan, but perhaps Zhao's general Sima Shang has just listened to Lord Wu'an's orders."

"Zhao General Sima Shang is probably still in a state of panic!"

Ge Ping thought for a moment: "What the baby meant was..."

Ge Ying said confidently: "Lord Zhao Wu'an has not fallen into Lord Chang'an's trap."

"But Zhao General Sima Shang fell into Chang'an Jun's trap."

"The one who is now deploying his troops outside is Zhao's general Sima Shang!"

The general's order has extremely strong coercive power.

But how to execute the order is up to the individual.

As a frontline general commanding the battle, Sima Shang's personal emotions are of great significance!
Ge Ping took a deep breath and stood up resolutely.

Holding the wine cup in hand, Ge Ping walked briskly to the battlements of the city wall and laughed loudly: "Yesterday, I prepared wine and food, cooked sheep and slaughtered pigs, and wanted to welcome the distinguished guests."

"I don't know why General Sima passed by Licheng but didn't enter!"

Under the city wall, the five hundred brave warriors who were the first to climb the city had already drunk their farewell wine and were preparing to charge forward carrying ladders. The murderous atmosphere of war was already heavy.

On the city wall, precious spices turned into rising green smoke. Although the sound of the piano was not exquisite, it was good enough to accompany the wine. Ge Ping seemed to be scolding an old friend who did not knock on the door when he passed by.

The extreme sense of division and conflict between war and peace, friends and enemies made all the Zhao troops feel strange.

In addition, Sima Shang's orders changed every day, so even the first troops of the Zhao army did not dare to take a step forward, but turned to look in the direction of Sima Shang.

Sima Shang gripped the reins tightly and stared at Ge Ping with cold and vigilant eyes, but Ge Ping only smiled in return.

After thinking for a few breaths, Sima Shang rode forward and spoke loudly: "When two armies fight, each serves its own master."

"How can I drink and chat with Magistrate Ge?"

"If Magistrate Ge is willing to open the city gates and surrender to the Great Zhao, I will set up a banquet and drink with Magistrate Ge for three days!"

Ge Ping leaned against the battlement of the city wall, swept his hand towards the city gate below him and said: "Each of us serves his own master, and it does not prevent you and me from drinking."

"The gates of Licheng are now open. I am sincerely waiting for General Sima's arrival."

"Seeing General Sima coming back, I thought he had changed his mind and was overjoyed."

"I never thought that General Sima would still be unwilling to drink with me!"

Sima Shang stared at Ge Ping intently and said in a deep voice: "Invite me into the city, and then order the army to fight its way out."

"Is this how Magistrate Ge treats guests?"

Ge Ping showed obvious surprise, and then burst into laughter: "General Sima actually thought there was a trick in this city!"

"Hahaha~ General Sima can see through the situation in Li City at a glance. There is nothing to worry about!"

"How can a mere Licheng city hide hundreds of thousands of soldiers?"

"There is no ambush of hundreds of thousands of troops in Licheng!"

Sima Shang's face suddenly turned dark.

To Sima Shang, Ge Ping's words were undoubtedly a cover-up!

Ge Ping raised his wine cup again and shouted: "I firmly believe that General Sima is a hero, not a coward!"

"I will be sitting on this city gate tower, waiting for General Sima!"

After saying this, Ge Ping drank the wine in the cup, turned around and sat down again.

Putting his slightly trembling hands into his sleeves, Ge Ping looked at Sima Shang with smiling eyes.

The four eyes looked at each other across a distance of more than a hundred feet, but contained completely different emotions.

Li Piao, the commander of the 250-man army, rode his horse close to Sima Shang and asked in a low voice, "Captain, are we really going to attack this city?"

"If there really were no ambush in Licheng, it would be fine if Ge Ping didn't flee quickly or surrender right there."

"How can you tell me frankly?"

What Li Piao said was also Sima Shang’s inner thoughts.

After receiving the order from Li Mu, Sima Shang began to doubt whether he had been deceived and whether there was really no ambush in Licheng.

But when Ge Ping said calmly that there was indeed no ambush in Licheng, Sima Shang was shaken again. Although Ge Ping was not a famous general, he was also a fierce general, and he was also a bandit!
Can you believe the words of an enemy who came from a bandit background?
The enemy has exposed its weaknesses to you, can you attack him?

Not to mention that it was a war period when the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers were involved and the country of Zhao was at stake.

Even on ordinary days, if a peerless beauty with a top-notch figure, appearance, family background and temperament suddenly flirts with an ordinary boy for no reason, and even takes the initiative to open the bedroom door and invite him in, wouldn't the boy suspect that he has encountered a biochemical matrix or is going to be a father!
Li Mu's orders and Sima Shang's inner judgment kept conflicting, which eventually prompted Sima Shang to give the order in a solemn voice: "In addition to the scouts in the scout camp, send another 2,000 elite soldiers as scouts to plow the 20-li area around this general carefully."

"Even if it's just a rabbit hole, I will investigate it thoroughly!"

"The rear troops will set up camp, and the main army will rest for a while!"

After drinking the farewell wine, the brave warriors who climbed the mountain first returned to the barracks in a daze.

The Zhao soldiers who were well prepared for war also carried a heavy burden in their hearts, so that the 80,000 Zhao soldiers were as quiet as a chicken, and except for the sound of footsteps and friction, almost no sound was heard.

"Report! Invincible troops at the foot of the mountain on the northeast side!"

"Report! Invincible troops on the southeast side of the mountain!"

"Report! Our troops have climbed to a high place and have looked far into the distance, and have not seen anything..."

It was noon the next day.

Almost all the scouts have returned to the barracks.

Except for the difficult-to-reach pass on the west side of Licheng, all other directions have been explored.

All the scouts reported back the same information.

There are no enemies!

"No enemy?" Sima Shang frowned, looked deeply at Ge Ping who was still listening to the piano on the city gate tower, and murmured softly: "No enemy!"

"There really are no enemy troops?!"

I can't tell the difference!
I really can't tell the difference!

Unfortunately, after the scouts obtained information that there were no enemy ambushes nearby, Sima Shang no longer had any reason to disobey Li Mu's orders!

After hesitating for a long time, Sima Shang made up his mind and shouted sternly: "Order!"

"Send two thousand brave warriors to charge directly at the gate of Licheng!"

"Seize the door!"

Two thousand brave warriors quickly formed up.

After drinking another round of farewell wine, the two thousand Zhao soldiers who were the first to ascend the mountain roared angrily: "For the credit of being the first to ascend the mountain! Charge!"

"My fellow comrades, today is your chance to be promoted to a noble or general and change your fate. Charge!"

"Brothers, charge quickly! I will shield you from the arrows!"

"Hey~ Rushing to the front will make it less likely to be hit by enemy arrows, but running in the middle will make it easier to die. Our lives are worthless, so you guys should go first!"

"Move quickly, and those who are slow will be killed!"

With shouts, the Zhao army advanced first...

Move forward humbly.

Yes.

Although the brave warriors who first climbed the mountain were not qualified to meet Sima Shang, they could not see Sima Shang's conflicted expression.

But the smell of yesterday's farewell wine had not yet dissipated, and Sima Shang's successive changes in orders made everyone aware of the hesitation and uncertainty in Sima Shang's heart.

Even Sima Shang was not sure whether there were heavy ambushes of the Qin army inside Licheng.

How could the brave warriors who first climbed the mountain actively and voluntarily throw their lives into Licheng?

So even with the urging and threats of the military judges behind them, the brave warriors who were the first to climb the mountain still took a full half hour to complete the two hundred-foot distance!
Looking down at the brave warriors who were courteous and yielding to each other, Ge Ping, Li Qiong and all the other officials felt extremely heavy in their hearts!
Chang'an Jun didn't tell us how to deal with this situation!

After a few moments of hesitation, Ge Ping decisively said, "Let the Zhao army enter the city first!"

"After the Zhao army enters the city, County Magistrate Li Qiong will lead the soldiers and servants of our two prefectures and all the officials of Licheng to rush to the gate of Wengcheng. Close the gate quickly at all costs!"

"County Lieutenant Xun Tuo will lead all the troops of Licheng to attack together and kill the Zhao army at all costs!"

"Tell all the soldiers that Chang'an Jun is on the way."

"As long as we hold on a little longer, we will win!"

Ge Ping was still sitting on the city gate tower with an 'intoxicated' look on his face. Li Qiong and Xun Tuo hurried down the tower and led their troops to be on full alert.

Just as the Zhao army's vanguards timidly stepped into Licheng, Xun Tuo roared: "Soldiers, annihilate the enemy and be rewarded with titles for your military merits!"

Li Qiong shouted angrily: "Close the door!"

"kill!"

While shouting, Li Qiong pointed the long sword in his hand forward, and more than a thousand officials and servants came out of the hiding cave and rushed towards the gate of the city.

More than 6,000 county soldiers and guards came out of the houses and surrounded the Zhao army from all directions!

And this was the last scene seen by the Zhao army outside the city.

"boom!"

The gates of Licheng Wengcheng slammed shut, cutting off the view from inside and outside Licheng for the first time since the war began.

The only sounds that could be heard outside Licheng were the shouts and cries of the soldiers from the Qin and Zhao armies.

Li Piao and all the other soldiers looked heavy-hearted and cried out in fear:

"There really is an ambush in Licheng!"

"This is clearly a trap! Fortunately, the captain has a keen eye, otherwise we would all be annihilated in Licheng!"

"Coach, this is ridiculous!"

However, Sima Shang suddenly tightened the reins in his hands, and his eyes flashed with brilliance as he looked at Ge Ping.

"Coach, you're right!"

(End of this chapter)