General Wei immediately replied, "He's locked up in a prison cell in the military camp."
"Keep a close eye on him. Yun Hui and his group might come in handy in the future."
General Wei nodded: "Commander, shall we still attack Jiangling City?"
"We haven't figured anything out yet, how can we attack?" Commander Zhang roared. "Isn't Jiangling City out of food? If we drag this out for a few more days, what if we really wear Zhou Zhenguang and his men down?"
"And another thing! Doesn't Zhou Cheng have Lin Jiaoyun as his weakness? He can't sit still as soon as he hears about Lin Jiaoyun getting married!"
"We failed to capture Zhou Cheng alive on the official road! There's still the capital city to deal with!"
"I refuse to believe that with so many capable and powerful generals in Yan Kingdom, Zhou Cheng could leave the capital unscathed! Once His Majesty captures Zhou Cheng alive and extracts information about the weapon, I will surely bring my troops to the city gates!"
"Send Zhou Zhenguang to the Yellow Springs!!"
A secret order from the border was sent straight to the capital at top speed.
The letter stated that Zhou Cheng had received Lin Jiaoyun's plea for help and was currently leading over a hundred men on horseback to the capital, hoping that His Majesty would set up a trap to capture Zhou Cheng and his men.
Finally, we requested instructions regarding the siege time and the subsequent strategic plan.
Commander Zhang originally planned to capture Zhou Cheng alive today, extract information about the weapon from him, and then send troops to attack Jiangling City, capture Zhou Zhenguang, and achieve military merit.
All of them failed!
Now that Commander Zhang doesn't even know Zhou Cheng's strengths and weaknesses, how dare he rush in to his death?
All we can do now is wait for Emperor Yan's reply.
"But Commander..."
"This humble general seems to see..." He saw that Zhou Zhenguang and the others seemed to have food, and they were wearing their best cotton-padded clothes and snow boots. They all looked ruddy-faced and did not appear to be starving to death.
General Wei was interrupted before he could finish his sentence.
"You piece of trash! You couldn't even capture that纨绔 (playboy) Zhou Cheng, and you even lost six thousand soldiers! What else do you have to say?!" Commander Zhang roared furiously, his face contorted with rage.
"Get out!"
"waste!"
General Wei gave Commander Zhang a deep look, gritted his teeth, and bowed his head as he retreated: "Yes..."
Time flew by and a few days later.
The secret message sent from the border reached the capital at top speed.
now,
Inside Jinluan Hall.
The ministers lowered their heads in fear, occasionally glancing up to observe the expression on Emperor Yan's face on the high throne.
Emperor Yan held the newly arrived secret letter from the border in his hand. His expectant face immediately darkened upon seeing the words on it, and a terrifying, overwhelming chill emanated from his body.
"Bang!!"
Emperor Yan slammed his fist on the table, his eyes narrowing fiercely, his lips trembling with rage: "Useless! A bunch of useless trash!!"
"A full 20,000 men, armed with half-inch iron shields and wearing thick armor, were completely outmatched by Zhou Cheng's hundred-odd men! In just a quarter of an hour, they suffered a crushing defeat and fled!"
"What use is he to me? What use is it to appoint him as commander-in-chief!"
Emperor Yan's face was gloomy, and his eyes behind the beaded curtain were filled with murderous intent, as if he wished he could tear that scoundrel Zhou Cheng to pieces.
He had been plotting this for several years.
After so much preparation and foreshadowing,
Is everything going to go wrong at the last minute?!
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