As night fell, the tired bird returned to its nest. The atmosphere in the meeting hall of Fengyang City's governor's mansion was extremely tense. The soldiers of the Fengyun Army felt the cold aura coming from Gongsun Ba's body, and they couldn't help but feel panic.
"Generals, we lost this battle without a fight and lost 20,000 vanguard troops. Now the new Emperor Zichu has sent 20,000 troops to surround Fengyang City. Do the generals have a way to retreat from the enemy?"
The generals sitting in the hall looked at each other, whispering to each other, and they all looked helpless.
"Whoosh!"
Su Bai suddenly rose up and stood up to salute: "General, I think that the 20,000 troops sent by the Zichu Kingdom are just to find out the strength of our army and will not launch an attack on Fengyang City. Therefore, the top priority is that the general should focus on
With the majesty of the entire army and the strong morale, how can my army of one hundred thousand be afraid of Zi Chu's mere twenty thousand people?"
"Su Bai, we are discussing military affairs in the hall. Who let you in? You were released last night from the crime of assassination. I haven't found you yet, but now you are talking nonsense here. Get out of here!"
"boom!"
Gongsun Ba's eyes flashed with disgust, he slapped the wooden table in front of him with his palm, and shouted angrily: "General Liu, Su Bai, the halberd commander, was asked by me to come in to discuss matters. How could there be anything wrong?"
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"From today on, anyone in our army who has good suggestions or strategies against the enemy can report directly to this general!"
Seeing Gongsun Ba getting angry, Liu Qingcang's livid cheeks became even more angry. He suddenly stood up and clasped his fists and said, "General, I'm not feeling well. I need to go back and rest!"
Gongsun Ba looked at Liu Qingcang's leaving figure, his eyes boiling with anger, his clenched fists making a squeaking sound, and a murderous intent flashed out of his sword-like eyes.
"Arrogant person, how can such a person be a general?"
"Su Bai, you stay, everyone else should leave!"
After hundreds of generals left the hall, only Su Bai and Gongsun Xun were left, while Ying Zhan and the other three were still sitting on the seats at the bottom.
"Father, Liu Qingcang is too arrogant. If the Zichu army continues like this and hasn't entered Fengyang City yet, our army will be in chaos!"
"Yes, general, Liu Qingcang thinks he is close to the prince, so he has been domineering. He single-handedly promoted more than half of the generals in the entire Fengyun Army. All our old brothers were kicked out of the military camp by him.
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Ying Zhan's brows boiled with anger, a cold light rose in his eyes, and he spoke angrily.
"Liu Qingcang wants to harm the country and the people. I will never allow it. I will return to the imperial capital Xiang to explain the war here to the emperor. Please remember that before I return to Fengyang City, you must not rush out of the city to fight against the Zichu enemy."
The army is at war."
"Su Bai, you must be wary of Liu Qingcang. I am afraid that he will be harmful to you. I will hand over the military talisman to you. The 80,000 soldiers of the Fengyun Army will be under your control now!"
"Xun'er, continue to push for food and grass. When my father comes back, it will be the day of the decisive battle between our army and Zichu."
"You will finally understand!"
"You will finally understand!"
"My child understands!"
"Dongfang, please return to the Imperial Capital with me, General!"
Gongsun Ba stood up and strode out of the hall. He suddenly raised his head and glanced at the dim night sky, and walked out of the Sheriff's Mansion with meteoric strides.
at this time.
In the back garden of Liu Qingcang's mansion in Fengyang City, it can be said that there is singing and dancing, wine ponds and meat forests, and the fragrance of wine permeates the entire garden.
"Come on, generals. I believe you are already tired from marching for days. I will treat you generals to relax tonight!"
"Haha, General Liu still cares about his subordinates. I really don't know why the emperor would let Gongsun Ba take over the Fengyun Army again?"
"That's right, this time the 20,000 vanguard army was completely wiped out because of Gongsun Ba's improper command. The assassins burned the right wing camp last night, and he actually blamed General Liu. I don't know what to say!"
"Okay, all generals, please take a seat. We will only drink and have fun tonight, and we won't talk about military and political affairs!"
Liu Qing's dark and sinister eyes flashed with a cunning look, a smile appeared on his cheeks, and he said in a polite voice.
"Report!"
A sudden voice came, and everyone followed the sound, all their eyes focused on the running soldiers. Liu Qingcang's face was livid, and there was an angry look in his eyes: "What's the matter?"
"General, General Gongsun Ba left Fengyang City and returned to the Imperial City overnight!"
"Okay, I know, go down!"
After Liu Qingcang raised his hand to signal the soldiers in front of him to leave, a look of mischief flashed across his eyes, and he sneered: "Well done, Gongsun Ba returned to the imperial capital just to submit a copy of my book to the emperor."
"But if this general wipes out the 20,000 Zichu army outside the city, then the emperor will probably never trust him again. The military god of Fengyun Kingdom is nothing more than this!"
"General Liu's words make sense. As long as we defeat the enemy outside the city tomorrow and the battle report is sent back to the imperial capital, Gongsun Ba will make a fool of himself in front of the emperor!"
"Generals, please relax tonight and go out with me to kill the enemy tomorrow!"
After giving the order, the entire back garden was filled with an air of extravagance, and there was an uproar with cries of coquettishness, clinking of glasses, and chuckles.
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The next day.
In the early morning, the sun shone brightly on the earth, and a sudden voice came from outside the Fengyang City Sheriff's Mansion.
"General Ying, General Gongsun, something bad has happened. General Liu is preparing to leave the city with tens of thousands of people. It seems that he is going to have a decisive battle with the 20,000 troops of the Zichu Kingdom outside the city!" A soldier looked panicked and his voice trembled.
said.
"What, the general just left last night, and Liu Qingcang is going to lead his troops out of the city today. This is simply nonsense!"
"Hurry and bring my horse!"
Ying Zhan suddenly turned around and returned to the room, picked up his weapon in his hand, rushed out of the house, jumped on his horse and rushed towards the city gate.
a long time.
At the east gate of Fengyang City, a horse neighed loudly. Ying Zhan tightened the reins in his hands, stopped the horse in front of Liu Qingcang's army, reached into his arms and took out the military talisman that Gongsun Ba left behind before leaving.
"Liu Qingcang, what do you want to do? Hurry up and lead your troops back to the military camp. Don't open the city gates and send troops to Zichu before the general comes back!"
"Commanders, listen to the order and look at the military talisman in my hand. I, the general, order you to return to the military camp immediately!"
"Ying Zhan, do you really think that the military talisman in your hand can control the 40,000 troops behind me? I tell you, they will not listen to your orders. You should leave quickly and do not affect the general's dispatch of troops."
"If you dare to make a mistake, don't blame me for not caring about our past friendship!"
"Whoosh!"
Liu Qing's gloomy eyes flashed with murderous intent, he drew out the long sword from his waist and pointed it directly at Ying Zhan's throat, and said in a bone-cold voice.
"Liu Qingcang, you regard military orders as nothing, so you are not afraid of military law?"
"Yingzhan, what do you want me to say about you? You want to deal with me in military law, but you don't want to see if the soldiers behind me can agree?"
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
"Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!"
Liu Qingcang's playful voice sounded, and the soldiers behind him stepped forward one after another, pointing their spears and swords at Ying Zhan.