Song Ning took out the binoculars again and looked into the distance, but still couldn't see anything.

But your guess is absolutely right, the Northern Liang people will definitely take action tonight.

"General Zhang, how many men can we transfer from the east and west city gates now?"

"At most, we can bring in three hundred people."

The Northern Liang people's plan is to make a big show of force at the east and west city gates, which will naturally be quite substantial. Moreover, given the current situation, it's impossible to be certain that nothing will happen on either side.

Since they want to launch a surprise attack on the North Gate, the east and west sides will definitely have to take corresponding actions.

Just then, the sound of horses' hooves came from afar, and a soldier jumped off his horse in a panic: "General, the Northern Liang troops at the east and west city gates have moved."

Zhang Ping frowned: "The young master is still not awake, what should we do?"

If he fails to defend Yuezhou for his young master, he will have no choice but to atone with his death.

"Miss Song, what do you think we should do? I'll listen to whatever you say."

Song Ning took a deep breath; there was no other way at the moment.

"General Zhang, give me the three hundred men you can muster first, and I'll figure something out here."

“Okay.” Zhang Ping’s expression lit up as soon as Song Ning spoke.

As expected of someone chosen by his young master, she's truly exceptional, remaining calm in the face of danger.

Not only can he think of things that others can't, but he can also remain calm and composed in such situations. Hmm, such intelligence is worthy of his young master.

No wonder the young master doesn't like those pampered young ladies in the capital; it turns out he has high standards.

There are plenty of pampered young ladies in the capital, but few are as courageous and resourceful as Miss Song.

He used to think that Miss Song was not good enough for his young master, after all, she came from a poor background, a country girl who had fled from war.

His young master is the young master of the Duke's mansion, the future Duke, and also a general personally appointed by His Majesty. Even the best person is worthy of him.

After this incident with the supplies, he thought, "As expected of the young master, he has excellent judgment."

"General Zhang, the East and West gates are now in your hands."

“Miss Song, you can just call me Xiaopingzi. That’s what the young master usually calls me.”

"How can that be? I'm just an ordinary citizen, how can you call me that? You go quickly, leave this to me."

Zhang Ping immediately said earnestly, "Miss Song, if this crisis is resolved, you will be a hero of the entire Yuezhou, and the entire Jin Dynasty will thank you."

Song Ning didn't care about gratitude or anything like that; the main reason was that she was also in Yuezhou, and if those people really attacked, she would be finished too.

She doesn't want to die; she wants to live to be a hundred.

"Miss Song, I'm going now."

After saying that, Zhang Ping rode away.

As soon as everyone left, Song Ning began assigning tasks to Uncle Yang and the others.

"Uncle Yang, you take some men to investigate and see if there's any news about the Northern Liang people in the north."

"Brother Dazhuang, take some men to the city wall and keep watch. Light a lamp every ten meters on the city wall."

"Brother Liu, Second Brother Liu, you two go and meet the people General Zhang assigned to us."

Everyone did their job without asking any questions and got busy.

"Miss Song, what do you need us to do?" The guards from the North Gate stepped forward and asked.

"You can lie in ambush on the city wall and act on my command."

"good."

After organizing everyone, Song Ning stood on the city wall and looked into the distance. He watched for a full quarter of an hour before finally making a move.

Uncle Yang and the others relayed the news that the Northern Liang army had indeed arrived, and was now two mountains away from Yuezhou.

At the current marching speed, they should arrive outside Yuezhou City around 3 AM, which is around 3 AM.

However, they didn't bring many people with them, so they were probably planning a sneak attack.

"Don't alert them yet. The first ones to arrive are definitely scouts. Once they find an opportunity here, the main force will surely arrive without stopping. If we're going to kill the enemy, we should wipe them all out in one fell swoop."

What's the point of just killing a few vanguards?

Since they've come to scout ahead, they must have a backup plan; the main force might arrive soon.

When Uncle Yang returned with his men, he laughed and said, "Miss Song was right after all. About ten miles away from that small group, there is a large group of people. There seem to be quite a few of them."

The main force behind will definitely wait for news from the front and will not rashly approach Yuezhou.

Once the vanguard team infiltrates, that's when they'll shine.

Liu Da and Liu Er brought the men to Song Ning. Song Ning looked at the men in front of him with a defiant expression and asked loudly, "You were all sent by General Zhang. I know that General Zhang ordered you to listen to me, and many of you are not convinced. But you have to keep your dissatisfaction to yourself. If you delay tonight's business, none of us will see the sun tomorrow."

Song Ning didn't have time to talk to them about anything else. As long as it didn't interfere with things, he didn't care whether they obeyed or not.

No one spoke, and Song Ning proceeded to make arrangements on his own.

By the time the arrangements were completed, it was already past midnight. Song Ning, holding a telescope, could already see the group of people in the distance.

The soldiers on duty on the city wall remained standing ramrod straight, as if they hadn't noticed anything.

Suddenly, dozens of people appeared below the city wall, all dressed in night clothes, leaping from below the wall onto the unguarded section of the wall.

The soldiers in front remained unaware, but in the shadows, hundreds of eyes had already been watching those figures.

"Be careful. First, take control of the north gate, find the army camp, and capture the Xie family thief alive!" someone roared.

"As long as we capture the Xie family thief, the entire Yuezhou will be within our grasp."

At that man's command, the people scattered.

The group quietly approached the soldiers from behind, about to make their move, when suddenly, the soldiers who had their backs to them turned around, and more than a dozen men emerged from beside each of them, slitting their throats without a sound.

Song Ning ordered her men to drag the Northern Liang people away, then had her soldiers continue to guard the city walls, while she led Uncle Yang and the other three out of the city gate and into the shadows.

Those on the city wall could not see what was happening below; they only saw that the five men returned two quarters of an hour later.

Upon returning to the city tower, Song Ning had torches lit and held them high in the air.

Seeing the flames on the city gate from afar, the Northern Liang army thought they had succeeded and were overjoyed. The leader shouted, and the army continued to march forward, this time noticeably quickening their pace.

Standing atop the city wall, Song Ning laughed and said, "Alright, now let's just wait and see what the show is like."

Everyone on the city wall, except for Song Ning and his few companions, was completely bewildered and had no idea what had happened.

If the Northern Liang army really comes to the city gates, how will they deal with it?

"Miss Song, don't we need to do anything else right now?" A soldier leaned against the wall, not daring to get up, and asked in confusion.

"No need. Except for the few I just arranged, you all rest first. You'll have plenty to do when it gets light."