C113 (1/2)
They rushed to Zhengzhou before sunset. After arriving at the Zhengzhou region, they were not in a hurry to enter the city. Instead, they stopped in front of a dilapidated temple on a barren mountain outside the city. Zhao Wei and his men arranged sentries around the city, while the spies brought Zhao Hu and Liu Yi into the city to gather information. After all, it was already sunset and the city gate was about to close. If they entered the city and wanted to leave by then, they would have to wait until the fifth day. In order to prevent everyone from being trapped in the city, they would have to come up with a plan.
On the morning of the next day, Zhao Hu and the spy returned to the dilapidated temple together and reported the information they had gathered to Luo Lingwei. It turned out that three days ago, the day that Luo Lingwei received the news, Ye Lianhe and company had quietly left the main city. Three days ago, it was the day that Luo Lingwei received the news.
Since the Peach Blossom Village Chief was old friends with Ye Qing, he acted to save Ye Lianhe and the others. However, that group of pursuers, with the excuse of exterminating bandits, had transferred troops from the main region and surrounded the Peach Blossom Mountain.
”Go!” Let's go, to Peach Blossom Mountain! ” Luo Lingwei stood up to leave.
”Empress, please wait!” Zhao Wei suddenly appeared in front of Luo Lingwei, as if he had something to say.
”Tell me, what's wrong?” Luo Lingwei was patient as she listened to Zhao Wei. After all, Zhao Wei was the only one among them who had experienced countless life and death battles in the army. His words definitely made sense.
”Right now, the Zhengzhou Mansion soldiers are surrounding and annihilating the Peach Blossom Mountain. The mountain is already dead. If we go now, with just the twenty of us, we will only cause more casualties.” Zhao Wei said.
”Then tell me! What should I do!? ” At this moment, Luo Lingwei was a little angry. Although she knew it was useless, she still couldn't help but vent her anger on Zhao Wei.
”Empress, your subordinate has a plan!” At this moment, the spy who had been silent for a long time suddenly came forward to advise.
Luo Lingwei raised an eyebrow and nodded, saying to him, ”Speak.”
”There are only five thousand soldiers in the Zhengzhou City. Although there aren't many people in the Peach Blossom Mountain, there are still a few hundred men. The Peach Blossom Mountain is very dangerous, and the roads are winding. If these people wanted to block the way down the mountain, not even four thousand people would be able to do it. Therefore, right now, the State's defense is definitely empty. If we attack the State right now, the people who are besieging the Peach Blossom Mountain will definitely retreat. At that time, we can break free from the Peach Blossom Mountain's encirclement and save the King and the others. ” The spy thought for a moment before revealing his plan.
”Hiss.” Zhao Wei and the others sucked in a breath of cold air. No matter how brazen and audacious they were, they had never thought of doing something so outrageous. Although this plan was quite ingenious, when he thought of this plan, he did not place this peaceful and prosperous world in his eyes, nor did he place the lives of the citizens of a city in his eyes. He treated Zhengzhou like he was an enemy city.
”This won't do. If this happens, the entire city will suffer because of our actions!” Zhao Wei was the first to oppose.
The most important thing is to save the prince. The king's life is the priority.” If you have a better plan, please take it out. ” The spy snorted coldly. He had often heard people say that Zhao Wei was a brave warrior with three armies, but today, he realized that Zhao Wei was a man who thought over everything and was indecisive. He did not seem like a soldier at all.
”Alright, stop arguing.” Luo Lingwei saw that the situation was about to go out of control, so she spoke up to stop him: ”Although this is a good idea, let me ask you, we only have twenty plus people, how can we attack Zhengzhou City? The Zhengzhou region may be sluggish in military affairs, but it is still a large city with a deep pool of water. ”