Gu Chengyu took Mingmo and the others to the tower, showed their tooth tags and official seals, and then went up to the tower.
When Wang Baihu saw Gu Chengyu coming, he quickly stepped forward to salute.
"No need to be polite!" Gu Chengyu took a step forward and looked down. At this sight, he couldn't help but look solemn.
I saw a crowd below, with soldiers in armor arranged neatly. The man riding a tall horse at the front should be the general who attacked the city.
However, Gu Chengyu didn't know this person and didn't know who he was. But he saw the flag below with the word "Gong" written on it.
Gu Chengyu turned around and looked at the crowd of archers on the tower, and asked in a deep voice: "How many people do we have?"
Wang Baihu's face was a little pale, and his mouth was a little dry. "We had fully calculated that there were only 50,000 soldiers! They were transferred from the border to temporarily defend the city because they heard about Prince Gong's rebellion."
No one had thought before that Prince Gong's soldiers and horses would come to plunder Wujun's Mansion first, because Wujun's Mansion was not the closest city to the border.
Gu Chengyu's heart sank when he heard this. It was too few. The camp below was far more than 50,000.
But why did Prince Gong attack Wujun Prefecture first? There were Fengqing Prefecture and Zifeng Prefecture in between. How did their troops bypass these two prefectures?
With so many cavalry and soldiers, it is simply impossible to bypass these two cities quietly.
Fengqing Mansion is the fiefdom of Prince Jing. Does it mean that Prince Jing knows nothing about this matter? No, although Prince Jing may still be on his way to the fiefdom at this moment, he is definitely not unaware of it.
Prince Jing's attitude was unclear, and Gu Chengyu felt that he must be trying to cause trouble again.
As for why no news came from Zi Feng Mansion, there is only one explanation. Zi Feng Mansion was originally Prince Gong's lair.
After thinking about this, Gu Chengyu couldn't help but take a deep breath. Prince Gong was indeed a hero. The emperor valued Prince Gong because Prince Gong was very much like him when he was young, ambitious, courageous, and strategic.
"How many people are there below? Do you know how many?" Gu Chengyu turned around and glanced at Wang Baihu. This young Baihu was quite courageous.
"At least 100,000!" Wang Baihu frowned, feeling a little anxious. He didn't know if the border officials would be able to come to the rescue in time.
Twice as much? Gu Chengyu's eyebrows were almost knotted, "Where is your top? You are the only head of a hundred households here?"
It's not that Gu Chengyu looks down on Wang Baihu, but because a Baihu is not qualified to dispatch troops and he doesn't have a token.
Moreover, border officers generally only recognize generals and tokens. Without these two, they cannot mobilize the army at all.
"General Yuan was guarding here before, but General Yen went to Yumen Pass a few days ago and said he would be back in the next two days. I have calculated his schedule, and he will probably arrive today!"
"About? Can you mobilize the army? Apart from these archers on the tower, can you mobilize the army?"
Gu Chengyu's tone was a bit unkind. The generals guarding the city could leave at will? Isn't this a lie?
Wang Baihu blushed, he was worried about this before!
"cannot!"
"Besides him, there is no one else who can take care of things?" Gu Chengyu sighed, how will this battle be fought? Can it still be fought?
Wang Baihu was speechless. General Yuan didn't leave his post without permission! It was General Ren who asked him to go back to discuss important matters. But it was useless to say more at this moment. He didn't have the token in his hand.
"People on the city tower, listen, we are Prince Gong's army, and I, the general, are the commander-in-chief this time, Liu Meng. If you are willing to submit, open the city gate. I promise again, as long as you submit, I will not
It’s okay to hurt your lives.”
Liu Meng raised his head and looked at the flags fluttering in the wind on the tower. It was too far away and he could only see rows of archers standing on the tower. There seemed to be two people in charge standing in the middle, but one of them was wrapped in
In the black cloak, he doesn't look like a military commander.
"Master Gu!" A panting voice came. Gu Chengyu looked back and saw Magistrate Qiu climbing up the tower, panting heavily and bloated.
"Master Qiu, you are finally here. There are already shouts of war under the city gate!"
Magistrate Qiu finally stood on the tower. He took a step forward and looked down, and was startled.
"There are so many enemy troops?" Magistrate Qiu swallowed.
"What? You guys in the Wu Jun Mansion are all shy and don't dare to challenge?" Liu Meng held his head high and glanced at the tower above impatiently.
"Who is this?" Magistrate Qiu asked Wang Baihu who was standing aside. Because his legs were weak, he could only lean on the tower.
"The enemy's commander-in-chief Liu Meng!" Wang Baihu sighed. He was naturally familiar with this person.
"What is the origin of this person?" Ignoring the shouts below, Gu Chengyu looked at Wang Baihu.
"This man comes from a rough background. He was a fierce bandit before. He only robbed caravans and spared the lives of innocent people. He is very loyal, but his temper is very vulgar! However, he has good skills!"
"Bandit?" Gu Chengyu thought of the previous mountain bandit case. For some reason, he suddenly felt that this person was somehow related to the previous bandit case.
Perhaps the gangster is just a temporary identity, and this person should not be underestimated.
"Is General Yuan back?" Zhifu Qiu's hands holding the city wall were trembling, which made Wang Baihu's heart twitch.
"Not yet!" Wang Baihu didn't dare to show worry. If these soldiers saw it, their morale would definitely be unstable.
If these soldiers know that no one can mobilize the army, then why fight? Where will there be any morale?
"But it should be soon!" Wang Baihu prayed in his heart that General Yuan would come back soon.
"I said, can't you just respond? If you don't reply, I will order people to attack the city!" Liu Meng saw that no one above him responded, and his tone immediately became fierce.
Wang Baihu saw that the other party had indeed carried the thick long wooden stakes forward. If the other party gave the order, these tree stumps would be sharp weapons for smashing the city gate.
"Sir, what should we do? Otherwise, let's attack first." Wang Baihu panicked after all. Who knows when General Yuan will come back?
"How can we fight against the enemy with such a small number of people? Once you shoot an arrow, it will be out of control. Wait, hold them back, and wait for reinforcements to arrive!"
Magistrate Qiu quickly waved his hand, saying that it was a fool's errand to stop a hundred thousand enemy troops with just two thousand archers on the tower.
The two were discussing countermeasures, but Gu Chengyu remained silent. He turned his attention to Magistrate Qiu, and for some reason, he always felt that Magistrate Qiu's behavior was a bit inconsistent.
Although the other party looked very anxious, it was all superficial. Looking carefully at the other party's eyes, he felt that Magistrate Qiu was not afraid.
Is this his illusion? Gu Chengyu wasn't sure, but he kept it in mind.
Cheng Liu's clamor continued, and just when the other party was impatient and was about to raise his hand to give an order, Magistrate Qiu finally spoke up.
"You dare to disobey the imperial court. This is a serious crime that will destroy the nine tribes! I advise you that if you retreat, I will definitely write to the imperial court and ask the emperor to treat you lightly! The supervisory censor, Mr. Gu, is here to testify. I