Chapter 614: Courtesy first, then attack

"Gao Lizhu, are you looking for a beating?" Barhu was so angry that his lungs were about to explode, and his eyes were glaring. "Try to pretend again, believe it or not, I will beat you into a fat pig!"

Gao Lizhu snorted disdainfully, "Try and touch me if you dare, and I'll break your other arm too!"

"Good boy, I'll beat you to death!" Barhu got angry and raised his hand to hit...

Gao Lizhu didn't tolerate him either. She casually drew her sword and pointed it at Barhu, shouting, "Come on, whoever is scared is a wimp. Let's see who's stronger, you or my sword."

Seeing this, Xi Yuelei slammed the table in anger and said, "All of you, be quiet! I called you here to discuss the strategy for attacking the city, not to ask you to fight!"

Barag glared at Gao Lizhu angrily, turned around and sat down, and said in a somewhat stiff tone, "We have already signed the documents and each of us is fighting our own battles. What else is there to discuss!"

"That's right. Each of the Eight Immortals crosses the sea based on their own abilities. What's there to discuss? Just start fighting and it's over." Nangong Jin also said casually.

Xi Yuelei's face was gloomy. He thought that he could easily capture Anyang with hundreds of thousands of troops, but he didn't expect to lose more than 100,000 soldiers.

The first time he was attacked by a hidden weapon, he thought it was a thunderbolt, but this time he understood it clearly.

What kind of thing is that? It is clearly a new type of firearm buried underground.

If he encountered that terrifying thing during the siege, perhaps his remaining 100,000 troops would be wiped out.

Now, no matter which country gets Princess Anyang, he only hopes to capture Anyang as soon as possible and avenge the dead soldiers.

Thinking of this, Xiyue Lei sighed heavily, "Brother Ba, Brother Nangong, I know you all want to get Princess Anyang, but you have also seen in the past few days that there are masters in Anyang, and it is not easy to break through the city.

Our Xiyue army of 200,000 is now less than 100,000. If we encounter powerful firearms, we will probably be annihilated. To prevent any further complications, we must unite our forces. Only by working together can we achieve a swift victory."

Barhu nodded repeatedly after hearing this. "Brother Xiyue is absolutely right. Not only has your Xiyue army suffered heavy losses, but my Beiyi army, out of 150,000, is now less than 80,000. If we were to encounter those terrifying firearms again, I'm afraid we would be completely wiped out."

"There are less than 50,000 people in my southern border who can fight." Nangong Jin also shook his head and sighed. He didn't dare to attack the city rashly now, for fear of being defeated. If that happened, all his efforts would be in vain.

Seeing that Gao Lizhu hadn't expressed her opinion, Xi Yuelei couldn't help but ask, "Brother Gao, do you agree with my suggestion?"

Gao Lizhu was secretly pleased with herself. These fools who were brave but not wise were really stupid and stubborn.

He just rushed forward without thinking of a way to break the deadlock.

Now, more than half of them were killed or wounded, but his Gaoluo army suffered the least losses.

It seems that only with courage and strategy can one be invincible!

Seeing that Xiyue Lei was waiting for his reply, Gao Lizhu didn't want to agree, but looking at the current situation, it was impossible for her to refuse.

His eyes rolled, "I'll listen to Brother Xiyue. We'll do whatever you say, but we still have to follow the instructions. Once we capture the city, whoever finds Princess Anyang first will own her."

Gao Lizhu said this just to confuse a few people. As long as he breaks into the city, he will first find the descendants of the Five Poison Sect. After they possess the terrifying "Star-Splitting Exploding Sand", won't they obediently hand over a mere Princess Anyang to the Gao Luo Kingdom?

"Okay, then it's settled. The four nations will unite their forces and attack Anyang together. Whoever finds Princess Anyang first will claim the city once the city is conquered." Xi Yuelei said, glancing at everyone before adding, "Let's discuss how to attack the city."

Nangong Jin was the first to voice his opinion. "In my opinion, we shouldn't rush to attack the city now. Instead, we should let our soldiers rest and recuperate. Then, we should completely surround Anyang City and trap them for three or two months. The city will be depleted of supplies and will be defeated without a fight. Then, we can capture Anyang in one fell swoop without any effort."

Hearing this, Barag shook his head and waved his hands repeatedly, "No, no, this strategy is tantamount to seeking death. Don't forget, our four-nation alliance is launching a surprise attack on Daning. If we don't take Anyang quickly, Chu Jiuqing's reinforcements will arrive, and then we will be attacked from all sides. Therefore, we must fight quickly and decisively. After taking Anyang, we will move on to the next target and prevent Chu Jiuqing from catching up with us. This is the best strategy."

Xi Yuelei nodded in agreement. He didn't rush to give orders. He wanted to hear what Gao Lizhu thought. "Brother Gao, tell me what you think."

Gao Lizhu cleared her throat. "As the saying goes, when two armies engage in battle, courtesy comes before force, and deception is always the best strategy. In my opinion, we should send someone to test the waters first. What if the soldiers defending the city are cowards, frightened by our hundreds of thousands of troops, and willing to open the city gates and surrender? Wouldn't that cause a lot of unnecessary trouble? If they refuse to surrender, it won't be too late for us to attack the city."

"Right, right, right. Brother Gao is indeed the wisest man in Gaoluo. I'll do as you say." Xi Yuelei said, frowning. "Who can handle this important task?"

Barhu thought Gao Lizhu's idea was just for the old man to practice splits, which was nonsense, but Xiyue Lei agreed, so he couldn't object and said unhappily,

"Whoever came up with the idea gets to go. I'm not going anyway!"

Xi Yuelei smiled softly, "Then I'll have to trouble Brother Gao to go there in person."

"Okay, since everyone thinks so highly of me, I am willing to risk my life to go." Gao Lizhu had his own plans. Although this move was a bit risky, if the guards of Anyang were willing to surrender, he could get Princess Anyang without any effort.

After returning to the military camp, Gao Lizhu made some preparations and rushed towards the city gate alone.

Although Chen Qingqing had made sufficient preparations to fight the enemy, she was still a little frightened when she saw the hundreds of thousands of troops outside the city.

After all, there were only 3,000 soldiers defending the city. Even if they had powerful firearms, she couldn't say for sure whether Anyang City could be defended if the enemy risked their lives to rush forward.

At this moment, a scout arrived with a report, "Your Highness, a general has arrived from outside the city. He claims to be the Crown Prince of Goro, Go Lizhu, and wishes to meet with our general in the city."

"What? A meeting with our great general?" Zhou Jingyuan was stunned and looked at Chen Qingqing. "Princess, what's going on?"

Chen Qingqing sneered, "Let's go and take a look."

"Princess, don't do that! Be careful, there's a trap!"

"Don't worry, I have palm thunder in my hand, I don't think he would dare to do anything reckless."

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