When the soldiers of Changshi City saw that they were really going to attack the city, they were so anxious that they all went down to hold up the city gate.
"Boom boom boom!"
The soldiers on Xuanyuan Zhan's side had a clear division of labor: some attacked the city gates, while others climbed the city towers, making their offensive extremely swift.
Looking at the soldiers below who were attacking desperately, the prefect of Changshai knew that they could not hold the city.
However, as I said before, they still have to carry out the actions to defend the city.
The prefect of Changshi originally planned to put on a show of resistance, and then secretly open the city gate later, so that he could both let the Holy King and his entourage pass through Changshi and give an explanation to the capital.
"Da da da!" Just as the prefect of Changshai thought the time was about right and wanted to secretly open the city gate while the casualties were not too great, he suddenly saw a large group of soldiers rushing towards him from afar.
Xuanyuan Zhan also heard the chaotic sound of horses' hooves and immediately turned around to look behind him.
Bai Ying and Mu Lingchen also turned around, and they were all a little worried.
If it were enemy troops, they would be surrounded.
However, it shouldn't be the enemy army coming from behind them, since the Northern Barbarians have already retreated, and besides Baichuan City, there are only the five northern cities. How could there still be enemy troops?
Just as everyone was wondering, Xuan Yuanzhan and the others saw the leader of the army, who was none other than Ling Lang.
Upon seeing Ling Lang, Xuan Yuanzhan's heart skipped a beat.
He wasn't worried that Ling Lang would harm him; he was just worried that the Northern Rong would make a comeback!
The sudden appearance of Ling Lang's army caused Xuan Yuanzhan's soldiers to temporarily halt their siege, and everyone looked warily back.
The prefect of Changshan, standing on the city wall, also looked at the suddenly appearing army with curiosity.
Who are they? Judging from their large and imposing presence, there seem to be quite a few of them!
Ling Lang and his men moved quickly, and soon Ling Lang arrived with his army.
When they got close, Ling Lang raised his hand to stop the soldiers from advancing.
The soldiers obeyed and all stopped obediently.
Ling Lang rode his horse alone to Xuan Yuanzhan and said, "Your Highness."
Ling Lang dismounted and knelt on one knee before Xuan Yuanzhan: "This humble general, Ling Lang, greets Your Highness."
Xuanyuan Zhan frowned as he looked at him, dismounted, and pulled him up from the ground: "Has something happened again in the North?"
Seeing that Xuanyuan Zhan was still concerned about the North, Ling Lang was deeply moved and quickly shook his head, saying, "Your Highness, rest assured, the North is fine. In the two days since you left, everyone has already dredged the Beiliang River and the Baichuan River together. The water from the Baichuan River has flowed into the Beiliang River, and the people of the North have water to drink."
Xuanyuan Zhan was very pleased that the people had dug the Baichuan River and the Beiliang River so quickly: "It's good that they've dug them. The water from the Baichuan River can temporarily alleviate the drought in the north. Once the north and south waterways are officially connected, not only will the north not lack water, but the Baichuan River will also not lack water."
"Yes." Ling Lang nodded: "This subordinate has arranged for the people to continue digging the north and south waterways. The people are working very hard and are very willing to participate in digging the waterways. The disaster relief work in the north is still ongoing, and this subordinate has handed it over to the deputy general to take charge of."
Hearing that everything in the North was proceeding as planned, Xuan Yuanzhan nodded silently, then looked at Ling Lang strangely: "You didn't come here just to tell me this, did you?"
Having brought so many soldiers all this way, surely it wasn't just to tell him these things?
Even if you really wanted to say something, you could have sent a message. There was absolutely no need to make this trip, bring so many people, and go to such lengths.
Upon hearing this, Ling Lang glanced at Prefect Changshi on the city wall and suddenly shouted, "This humble general knows that Your Highness's journey will not be smooth and will certainly encounter many obstacles. After much thought, this humble general has decided to bring the Zhenbei Army to lend Your Highness a helping hand!"
Upon hearing Ling Lang's words, the prefect of Changshan, who was on the city tower, looked at the Zhenbei Army that was parked not far away and immediately felt like he had two heads to crack.
Has General Ling gone mad? He actually brought the Zhenbei Army to assist the Holy King! The Zhenbei Army is a major force guarding the border!
If Kyoto finds out, it won't be as simple as beheading; the execution of the entire family would be the least of it!
Moreover, the mission of the Zhenbei Army is to guard the northern border. If the Northern Rong attack the northern lands again and the Zhenbei Army delays military operations and fails to defend the northern border, then a major disaster will occur!
How could General Ling be so ignorant as to bring the Zhenbei Army to assist the Holy King?
Even Xuanyuan Zhan frowned and disagreed, saying, "The Northern Frontier cannot be left unguarded. You should not be here, and the Zhenbei Army should not be here either."
Upon hearing Xuan Yuanzhan's words, the most shocked person was not Ling Lang, but the prefect of Changshan.
He hadn't expected that the Holy King would still be thinking about guarding the border at this time. If it were anyone else, they would be overjoyed to see General Ling bring so many soldiers to help!
Even from this perspective, the Holy King's character is impeccable. He truly has no intention of rebellion and cares deeply for Eastern Chu and its people. It's just a pity that he has been framed and is now in a precarious situation.
Ling Lang knew that Xuan Yuanzhan would blame him, so he quickly explained in a low voice, "This humble general left 50,000 troops to guard the border, and this time I only brought 100,000 troops to support Your Highness!"
Fearing that Xuan Yuanzhan might worry, he added, "The Northern Rong suffered heavy losses in the previous battle. The chieftains and generals of the various Northern Rong tribes are still imprisoned in our jail. I believe that the Northern Rong will not dare to invade again for the time being. I also know that Your Highness's journey back will not be smooth, so I thought of bringing troops to assist Your Highness first. Once Your Highness has successfully returned to the capital and no longer needs the Zhenbei Army, I will take them back!"
As the general of the Zhenbei Army, he naturally understood the importance of the Zhenbei Army to the northern lands.
He was absolutely certain that the Northern Rong would not dare to invade again, which is why he dared to bring a large army to help. If the Northern Rong were still eyeing Beifeng City, he would never have dared to move the Zhenbei Army without authorization!
Xuanyuan Zhan frowned and glanced at Ling Lang, but said nothing.
Ling Lang knew what he was worried about and persuaded him again, "It's not just me who wants to help; the soldiers of the Zhenbei Army also want to help Your Highness when they hear you're in trouble. When I led my army through Baichuan City before, the prefect of Baichuan assigned 20,000 troops to guard the city and asked me to bring them to help Your Highness!"
Xuan Yuanzhan looked surprised, not expecting that the prefect of Baichuan would also transfer 20,000 troops to him for the city defense.
Each city only had 20,000 garrison troops, which was all the troops that the prefect of Baichuan could mobilize.
Ling Lang mobilized all available troops to help him; he really was...
Xuanyuan Zhan couldn't help but be moved, his eyes reddening: "You should know that I am already a wanted criminal. If those people investigate and find out why you are helping me like this, you will all be guilty of treason!"
Such a serious crime will not only harm him and Prefect Baichuan, but also their families.
This is also why Xuanyuan Zhan hesitated to accept their help!
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