What did General Ling just say? Retreat to the palace? Shouldn't we march out of the city to fight and defend the gates? Retreating to the palace... That's not like General Ling's style...
The soldiers all turned their eyes to Lieutenant General Zhang.
Lieutenant General Zhang shrugged and spread his hands, indicating that he didn't know either.
Although the soldiers were full of doubts, they still quickly followed.
Outside the city.
Luo Ling looked at the suddenly deserted city tower. He also saw that the city gate had been knocked open. The Luo Army cavalry was ready to charge, but there was not even a ghost behind the city gate. Luo Ling's brows tightened slightly. Fleeing before the battle? Or was there another conspiracy?
For a moment, Luo Jun stood at the city gate, neither advancing nor retreating, quietly waiting for Luo Ling's order.
"Your Highness, there must be a trap. Let's retreat first." A deputy general suggested to Luo Ling.
Luo Ling glanced at the imperial city and then at his soldiers. Victory was right in front of him, but he had to retreat. He was afraid that the other side had a conspiracy. He felt unwilling to do so, but he finally chose to retreat and only sent a small team into the city to check.
After the team entered the city, they searched for over an hour and came out to report, "Your Highness, there are no civilians in the city. It seems they have all gone to the palace."
Luo Ling heard this and after a moment's hesitation, he said, "Retreat!"
Hearing this, everyone looked at Luo Ling hesitantly.
Shouldn't they have immediately seized the Imperial City, marched straight to the palace, and captured and killed the Emperor? With such a good opportunity, why retreat? Prince An's army was right behind them. If they retreated now, Prince An would arrive to reinforce them, and the Luo army would be like minced meat, completely devoured by Ling Lan and Prince An.
Luo Ling was well aware of the concerns in everyone's mind, but he absolutely could not advance rashly at the moment. Once he fell into the enemy's trap, the consequences would be disastrous.
Luo Ling thought for a while, frowned and asked, "Where is Prince An?"
"According to the spies, Prince An's army is about to reach Liangcheng and will arrive the day after tomorrow." Lieutenant General Zhang replied.
Hearing this, Luo Ling's eyes darkened and he remained silent for a while, as if he had made some important decision. Then he asked calmly and naturally, "Where is the princess?"
"The princess is in the tent at the back." said Lieutenant General Zhang.
Luo Ling nodded slightly, and after a moment's silence, his expression suddenly became serious, and he said loudly: "Zhang Mian!"
Upon hearing this, Deputy General Zhang immediately dismounted and knelt on one knee in front of Luo Ling's horse, bowing and saying, "I am here!"
"Escort the princess away." Luo Ling said.
Hearing this, Lieutenant General Zhang was stunned. Didn't he immediately obey the order and escort the princess away? They had fought all the way to Lizhou City, and their love was unwavering, never parting. Now the prince ordered him to escort the princess away. Did the prince have other plans?
"Your Highness..." Lieutenant General Zhang hesitated. He was the only confidant of the prince, so he didn't have to escort the princess. The princess was skilled in martial arts, so she could do without an escort.
However, before Lieutenant General Zhang could even begin to refuse, Luo Ling had already seen through his thoughts and said in a deep voice, "This is a military order."
Deputy General Zhang paused slightly. The prince's unyielding tone made him realize that no matter what he said, he would not be able to change the prince's mind. He could only take the princess to a safe place first and then come back.
So, Deputy General Zhang nodded and said, "I obey your command!"
Deputy General Zhang rode away on fast horses with a dozen people. Luo Ling looked up at the sky, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly. The weather is nice today... I remember that the day when I first met Ling Ran, it was also such a good weather.
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