Chapter 495: Catching a Turtle in a Jar

Looking at the troops gradually approaching the city, Wen Quan and Wang Youya's expressions became serious.

The team moved very quickly, and as the sky grew brighter, the team's outline gradually became clearer.

The two people on the city wall leaned forward at the same time, trying to get a clearer look at the person leading the team.

Everything in the city has been arranged. As long as Xiong Feng and the King of Zhenbei are lured into the city according to the "agreement", they can capture him in one fell swoop!

But when Wang Youya saw the situation not far away, his face changed.

The leader of the army was not the King of Zhenbei, but an unknown general whom they had never seen before.

Moreover, the entire team only has a few thousand people, which is not the main force of the Northern Frontier Camp at all!

"What's going on?" Wang Youya looked at Wen Quan nervously, with a bad feeling in his heart, "Could it be that the King of Zhenbei knew that Xiong Feng was dead?"

As soon as he said it, he felt that it was wrong.

If King Zhenbei knew that Xiong Feng was dead, why would he send troops here?

Wen Quan's face also looked very bad. He hammered the wall bricks angrily and squeezed out three words from between his teeth:

"Old fox!"

He said to Wang Youya:

“It seems that King Zhenbei is also worried that Xiong Feng is unreliable and is afraid that something might happen after entering the city, so he only sent such a small number of people.

If he succeeds in taking over Danzhou City, he will come here in person. If something happens to this team, it won’t be a big loss for him.”

"This grandson... is so cunning!" Wang Youya put his hands on his hips and cursed in a low voice.

The two fell silent.

The team was getting closer and closer and was about to reach the city.

Wang Youya looked at Wenquan:

"What should we do? Should we catch him or not?"

Wenquan made a quick decision and his right hand holding the knife at his waist suddenly tightened.

"Grasp!"

Wang Youya nodded, "Open the city gate!"

…

The team finally arrived at the city. The general in charge ordered the entire army to stop and observe the situation in Danzhou City first.

The city gate was wide open, the city was quiet, and there were people watering and cleaning at the gate.

"General, General Xiong has been waiting for you at your residence for a long time!"

A voice came from the city wall. The general looked up and recognized that the man was Wang Youya, the prefect of Danzhou.

This man is a notorious weakling. Although he is the prefect and in charge of the government affairs of Danzhou, he has always been suppressed by Xiong Feng in Danzhou city.

It is said that Xiong Feng once got drunk and mistook the prefectural government office for his own general's office, and broke in, asking Wang Youya to take off his boots for him.

Wang Youya helped Xiong Feng take off his boots without saying a word and even gave him his bed, which Xiong Feng ended up vomiting all over.

Wang Youya didn't dare to say a word and froze in the yard all night.

Xiong Feng regarded this incident as a pleasure and told it to everyone he met, in order to "make a name for" the prefect.

Although Wang Youya was standing in a high place at this time, he was nodding and bowing, showing a flattering look.

He is indeed a real idiot.

The general clasped his fists towards him from a distance, but there was a hint of contempt in his smile.

Danzhou City has such a prefect, he deserves to fall into the hands of the prince.

He didn't think any more and ordered to enter the city.

As soon as the last soldier stepped into the city, the gate of Danzhou City slammed shut!

Everyone was startled, and the general's mount was frightened and neighed.

His eyes widened, and before he could react, he saw countless soldiers in armor and weapons rushing out from the houses on both sides, blocking the troops he led in the blind spot under the city gate!

Almost at the same time, on the roofs of those houses, rows of archers were standing ready for battle, with countless arrows glowing coldly pointing at them!

The general panicked and shouted to the people on the tower: "Wang, are you plotting against me? Tell Xiong Feng to come out and see me!?"

Wang Youya stood on the city wall, looking down at him, smiling without saying a word.

A voice came from another direction:

"Want to see Xiong Feng? He's here."

The general turned around suddenly and saw something being thrown from a distance, rolling several times and finally stopping at his feet.

That’s Xiong Feng’s head!

His face turned pale and he looked around. He saw that the city of Danzhou was well-equipped with military equipment and there were countless ambushes hidden in the invisible streets and alleys.

Even if the prince brings the main force into the city today, I am afraid they will be in crisis.

What's more, what about the few people I brought with me?

He who knows the times is a hero.

He dropped his weapon in panic and knelt on the ground.

At Wenquan's command, the soldiers seized their weapons and took everyone as prisoners.

Wang Youya also walked down from the city wall, but there was no relief or joy on the faces of both of them. Instead, they looked even heavier.

They all knew very well that the troops sent by King Zhenbei did not return this time, so he would understand that something had happened to Xiong Feng.

For the King of Zhenbei, Danzhou is a place that must be fought for. Since soft attacks cannot take it, then they will definitely use hard attacks.

Wenquan said in a deep voice:

"If nothing unexpected happens, the army of King Zhenbei will attack the city within three days."

Wang Youya's heart sank to the bottom.

There are only so many defenders in Danzhou. If they use the terrain to set an ambush, there is a possibility of capturing the King of Zhenbei alive.

If they come into direct confrontation with the Northern Frontier Army, they will undoubtedly be defeated.

"Brother Wang, have you sent the report to the soldiers in Longyou and the capital?"

Wang Youya nodded, "They are on their way. As long as we hold out until the reinforcements from Longyou arrive, there is hope. Brother Wen, how long do you think we can hold out?"

Wenquan touched his chin and estimated:

“I have studied the combat style of the Northern Frontier Camp and have some understanding of them.

Danzhou is not short of food. If we just hold on and don’t leave, we can hold out for a few months without any problem.”

…

Northern Frontier Camp.

King Zhenbei stood in the main account and listened to his subordinates' report without much reaction, but a shrewd light flashed in his eyes.

Xiaowei Cheng Lian said admiringly:

"That Xiong guy is really unreliable! Fortunately, the prince was very smart and threw a stone to test the water, otherwise we would have suffered a great loss this time."

Seeing that the King of Zhenbei did not speak, Cheng Lian took the initiative to ask:

"Your Majesty, I am willing to lead the troops to attack Danzhou City. We will definitely take the city within ten days!"

King Zhenbei pondered for a moment, and suddenly asked:

"Where's Jing'er?"

"You sent the princess to Uzbekistan to select a warhorse. Zhuertai has also been delayed for a while as you said, but I estimate that he should be back in the next two days."

After Cheng Lian finished speaking, he hesitated for a moment and said:

"Your Majesty, if the princess disagrees with such a big thing as leading the troops south, I'm afraid...

When the princess returns to the camp, I will go and persuade her on behalf of the prince."

"You?" King Zhenbei smiled lightly.

“You are not unaware of Jing’er’s personality.

If you try to persuade her directly like this, you may not be able to come back in one piece.

Alas, it’s also my fault. I always told her stories about heroes and famous generals since she was young, which resulted in her developing such a simple and honest character.

If she could be half as smart as Lian'er, she wouldn't be giving me such a headache now."

Cheng Lian said:

"Your Highness, I think we should seize Danzhou City as soon as possible while the princess is away, and then persuade her when she returns. After all, she and you are related by blood, and even if she is entangled for a while, she will eventually be of one mind with Your Highness.

Xiong Feng is probably in trouble, and Wang Youya is a fool. Danzhou is leaderless right now, so it's a good time for us to take action."

"Haha." King Zhenbei smiled and showed him a secret letter on the table.

"No leader? Do you think Xiong Feng would suddenly get into trouble on his own territory?"

After reading the letter, Cheng Lian widened his eyes and said in surprise:

"Wenquan? Has he taken over as the commander-in-chief of Danzhou now?"

King Zhenbei paced and said:

"It seems that our Majesty has not been idle in the past few years, and he has made a lot of progress compared to when he was the crown prince.

This Wenquan is a man of both literary and martial talents. He has devoted himself to studying the combat style of the Northern Frontier Camp for many years. I have discussed the art of war with him before. He is not only a skilled soldier, but also knows the weaknesses of the Northern Frontier soldiers. He is an extremely difficult opponent. "

"So what if he is smart? Our army will just push forward. Danzhou is short of troops and a skilled cook cannot cook without rice. Let's see how long he can hold out!" Cheng Lian said unconvinced.

"No hurry." King Zhenbei's eyes fell on the sheepskin map.

“Although Danzhou has limited military strength, don’t forget that behind Danzhou is Longyou, where the Dong family has 200,000 troops stationed.

We still have to allocate troops to keep an eye on the situation in Yunzhou."

King Zhenbei pondered for a moment and said to Cheng Lian:

"You twelve brave guards will lead 30,000 troops to go around to the back of Danzhou and intercept the reinforcements from Longyou."

"All twelve guards are going?" Cheng Lian was surprised.

King Zhenbei nodded, "Not only must we go, but we must also go along the road to the west along Luhua River and go with great fanfare."

Cheng Lian was stunned: "But if we go that way, we will definitely be seen by the guards of Danzhou..."

"So what if I saw it?" King Zhenbei said calmly.

"That's only 30,000 soldiers. I still have hundreds of thousands of main forces gathered here. Do they dare to leave the city?"

Cheng Lian thought about it and it made sense. Now all the soldiers in Danzhou were tied up. Even if he led his troops to intercept the reinforcements with great fanfare, they could only watch.

But it is indeed a bit too arrogant.

Cheng Lian asked again: "If the twelve guards go to intercept the reinforcements from Longyou, who will lead the troops to attack Danzhou?

A small Danzhou doesn't need the prince to personally go into battle."

The King of Zhenbei had an unfathomable gaze, and with a faint smile on his face, he already had a plan in mind.

"Don't worry, I will make my own decision on Danzhou's affairs.

You are right, Jing'er is my daughter...

She must be of one mind with the king."