Emperor Road of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 197
Gao Meng stood on the city wall, with his left hand on the handle of the long knife at his waist, quietly watching the falling red sun in the distance.

After sending Liu Yu and others away in the early morning, he took over Shangcai's city defense in an all-round way, and finally realized the difficulty of commanding the army.It was also thanks to Liu Yu who let him learn the art of war and his own example, that he barely stabilized the morale of the army.

Thinking of the scene in the early morning, Gao Meng couldn't help taking a deep breath, and tightened his grip on the handle of the knife.Although he is not an extremely intelligent person, he can also feel the tragic atmosphere of farewell.And just as everyone was pulling out of camp, another wave of soldiers calling for help rushed over.

The situation is critical and urgent!

Although he couldn't go to the front line, he couldn't help but feel aggrieved, but he, Gao Meng, must hold on to Shangcai.If anyone dares to have a different heart, the long knife in his hand will definitely cut him down.

Looking fiercely into the distance, Gao Meng secretly told himself that he must guard Shangcai so that the soldiers would not have any worries.

The sun was setting and the wind was biting cold.

Gao Meng stood for a while, ready to turn around and go back, to discuss with Zhang Rong how to deal with Shang Cai's matter.But at this moment, the sound of horseshoes and noise suddenly came from outside the city, and then thousands of soldiers were seen rushing towards them.

Heartbroken, Gao Meng quickly ordered the soldiers to close the city gate, and then looked out of the city.Looking at it, he was relieved at first, because the person who came was not an enemy army; then he took a breath, because the person who came was Xia Houlan and his soldiers, and they were still in a very embarrassing situation.

"I'm Xiahoulan, open the city gate quickly!" Xiahoulan, who looked embarrassed, immediately went down from the city and shouted at the top of the city.Probably in a panic, he didn't see clearly that the person above the wall was Gao Meng.

Hearing Xiahoulan's shout, Gao Meng didn't suspect him, so he quickly ordered his soldiers to open the city gate, and then ran out while shouting to Xiahoulan: "Bogu, what happened? Back, and still in such a mess?"

"Go into the city, we'll talk when we go back." Panting heavily, Xia Houlan hurriedly said something to Gao Meng, and then patted his horse into the city.

After entering the city, after setting up the soldiers, Xia Houlan, Gao Meng and Zhang Rong immediately gathered together.

"Bo Gu, what happened, tell me quickly." As soon as Zhang Rong arrived, Gao Meng couldn't wait to ask.He had a hunch that something was going to happen, and it was a big deal.

Sure enough, upon hearing his question, Xia Houlan immediately said bitterly: "I led the army to Gebei, but who would have met Ji Ling's army on the way. Fortunately, the scouts discovered it early, otherwise I might not be able to come back. According to the scouts According to the report, Ji Ling's army may number no less than ten thousand."

Taking a deep breath, Gao Meng and Zhang Rong couldn't help but look at each other with horror in their eyes.

No one expected that Ji Ling would take the initiative to send troops to Shangcai, and led an army of tens of thousands of soldiers.I'm afraid this is not a joke, but an attempt to win Shangcai in one go.

"How could this be? It stands to reason that Ji Ling couldn't take such a big risk. And he only led 1 troops. Does he know that Shangcai's defenders are less than [-]?" Zhang Rong immediately turned pale and screamed.

Xia Houlan also had a bitter face at first, but when he heard Zhang Rong's words, he suddenly had an idea, and hurriedly said: "If Ji Ling knows about Shangcai's situation, doesn't it mean that there are internal thieves in Shangcai city? Come on, be brave, block Shangcai, Don't let the news of my return be revealed."

"Why, Bogu, what kind of plan do you think of?" Gao Meng didn't understand why, Zhang Rong asked anxiously.

Xia Houlan shook her head, and replied: "I didn't think of any tricks, but I just felt that Ji Ling didn't know that I came back, so there might be some unexpected effect."

"It's too late. If there is an inside thief, I guess the news has been passed to Ji Ling by now." Gao Meng finally interrupted at this moment, and said in a muffled voice.

Xia Houlan shook her head again when she heard the words, and said, "Forget it, if you know it, you will know it. The most important thing now is how to defend Shangcai, and it is best to repel Ji Ling. Alas, I was so arrogant before, what did I say to repel Ji Ling?" , I didn't expect Ji Ling to attack his lair in the blink of an eye."

"How can we defend? Fight the bastard. We have [-] soldiers, not much less than them. If we really fight, we may not lose." Ling killed it.

That's why Gao Meng was so angry and wanted to fight Ji Ling.But when Zhang Rong heard it, he immediately denied Gao Meng's idea, and shouted loudly: "No, Ji Ling still has an endless supply of soldiers. We only have [-] soldiers, and we can't afford it. Besides, there may be internal thieves in the city. How can we go out of the city to fight them? In my opinion, we should stick to the city and wait for the general to rescue us."

"Rescue? The general wants to rescue the ancient city. He has just set off. How can he care about Shang Cai? Why not fight a battle, before the enemy army arrives, burn his food and grass, kill his general, and retreat the invading enemy in one go. .” Gao Meng didn’t want to fight Ji Ling because he was aggrieved, but he had his own plan.

Listening to the quarrel between the two, Xia Houlan secretly sighed that Gao Meng also knew how to use soldiers, and it seemed that he really learned a lot.

"Okay, stop quarreling, the enemy must unite with the outside world. Cunyong, your methods are too extreme; Ziyao, you are too conservative. In my opinion, we can take advantage of the enemy's first arrival, when the soldiers are tired In fact, sneak attack them. If it succeeds, we may be able to repel them, even if it fails, we have nothing to lose."

After a pause, Xia Houlan's tone changed, and she said with a heavy heart,
"In short, we must be prepared for a long-term battle. Whether we wait for the general to come back for help, or Liu Jingzhou to send troops, we must stick to Shangcai. Ziyao, you lead the law enforcement team to keep the city safe and prevent internal thieves from cooperating with the enemy. I He Cunyong will live in the barracks and take turns defending the enemy."

"Bogu, maybe we can succeed in the sneak attack." Gao Meng also listened with a heavy heart, but still placed his hope in the sneak attack.

But Xia Houlan shook her head, and said in a blow: "Ji Ling was raided once, and I'm afraid he won't be fooled this time. But no matter what, we have to try. Alright, let's go down and prepare."

Just as the undercurrent was surging in Shangcai City, Ji Ling was leading an army and galloped here.

Ji Ling's raid on Shangcai was not on a whim, but after some calculations.He used the Xu family's contacts in Shangcai to secretly collect information about Shangcai.At the same time, he also understands the battle situation in Runan.Comparing the two sides, he expected that Liu Yu would definitely send troops to the ancient city and Ruyin, as well as Gebei where he was, so he made up his mind to raid Shangcai.

However, he didn't dare to send troops casually. He didn't grit his teeth and send troops until he received signs that Shangcai had sent troops.The reason why he received signs of sending troops instead of news of sending troops was also due to Liu Yu's false plan, making people wonder whether he sent troops or not, and how many troops he sent.

When he first dispatched troops, Ji Ling was still a little apprehensive, but after walking halfway, he was finally relieved.The reason is that he received the news from Shangcai City and knew that Liu Yu was no longer in Shangcai.

"Set up camp, rest here tonight, and continue to advance to Shangcai tomorrow." On the way, seeing that it was getting late, Ji Ling ordered.

At this time, Xia Houlan and others in Shangcai City did not rest, but were still preparing—to defend the city for a surprise attack.

(End of this chapter)