Do the two or three thousand soldiers in Pingyang City have any other choice?
No.
The soldiers of the government can only take one gamble!
It's a gamble that the officials in the remaining seven cities, upon hearing that the weapon has appeared, will all cower in their mansions, too afraid to resist.
If the reserve troops in the gambling city were indeed transferred to the capital, there would be no more reinforcements to resist them. With the help of fifty Zhou family confidants, they could hold out until Zhou Cheng took over the warehouse!
Two hours later.
Two groups of people started by integrating the residential courtyards.
"Take care, young master. We will definitely defend the treasury of the remaining seven cities and hold our ground until you take over."
"Set off."
Fifty trusted men of the Zhou family led the soldiers of the prefecture straight to the remaining seven cities.
Zhou Cheng led the remaining men and chased after them all the way towards the capital!
Those who went to investigate the escape route of Marquis Pingyang reported back: Marquis Pingyang led two hundred elite soldiers straight to the capital, seemingly choosing to seek protection from Emperor Yan.
ridiculous,
Even Emperor Yan himself was in dire need of protection, how could he possibly protect him?
"Bang!!"
On the second day, at the Golden Phoenix Hall.
Emperor Yan received a secret message sent by carrier pigeon from Yan City. His face darkened, and he exuded a chilling aura. He slammed his fist on the table in a fit of rage: "Zhou Cheng has raided Yan City's granaries and treasury!"
"The Zhou family are traitors and shameless scoundrels."
"I trusted your Zhou family so much! I received many letters from the border, but I refused to believe that the Zhou family would rebel. They are upright people. I never expected that you would be so vicious."
Emperor Yan never expected that at this crucial moment, Zhou Cheng would actually target the warehouse of Yan City.
Is he insane?
Instead of rushing over to save Lin Jiaoyun, he went and burned down the granary!
Do you hate the imperial court that much?
Upon hearing this news, the ministers below exchanged bewildered glances. Then, someone stepped forward and suggested, "Your Majesty, the Lin family's daughter is to be married soon. How could that traitor Zhou Cheng still have the mind to burn down the granary?"
"Could he have ulterior motives?"
As soon as he said this...
Emperor Yan narrowed his dangerous eyes.
Lord Su remained silent, a cold smile playing on his lips. Only now did he realize there was more to his scheme?
A bunch of self-righteous idiots!
He had read every single letter exchanged between Zhou's nephew and Heilong. What about his unrequited love for the Lin family girl and his plan to abduct her? Bah! Zhou's nephew wasn't even going to the capital for the Lin family girl.
Lord Su knew the situation best, but when he stepped forward to make the suggestion, he said the opposite of what he truly felt: "Your Majesty, I have just suddenly realized something!"
"Zhou Cheng's move is a feint!"
"I thought that traitor Zhou Zhenguang had a useless son, but I never expected that he would go to such lengths for the sake of the Lin family's daughter."
Emperor Yan's unfathomable eyes turned to Lord Su: "A feint to the east while attacking in the west? What do you mean by that, Minister Su?"
Lord Su knelt down with a look of utter loyalty on his face.
He shouted, "Your Majesty!"
"Think about it, Zhou Cheng loves the Lin family girl so much, why would he burn the granary at this crucial moment? It's to mislead you and make you think that he probably won't come to the capital to abduct the bride."
“Once His Majesty thinks this way, he will definitely transfer 80,000 elite troops back to the various cities. At that time, there will be 30,000 to 40,000 imperial guards guarding the capital during the wedding. Perhaps Zhou Cheng can really escape with the Lin family girl.”
"This kind of 'luring the tiger away from the mountain' tactic is truly despicable!"
Lord Su's heartfelt words were recognized by all the ministers present.
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