Upon hearing Zhou Wentong's words, Wei Xiaokuan, who was standing on the city wall, was also startled, and then said:
"General Zhou, the mission assigned to us by the higher-ups is to defend Zhuozhou and resist the Wu army."
They never said we should take the initiative.
Despite Wei Xiaokuan's words, Zhou Wentong's eyes remained fixed on the tens of thousands of Wu soldiers in disarray outside. He waved his hand and said to Wei Xiaokuan:
"When a general is in the field, he may disobey the emperor's orders."
This is a godsend opportunity; we can't let it slip by.
He then turned to his subordinates and said:
"Form ranks and follow me in a surprise attack on the Wu army."
After saying that, he walked down from the city wall and began to select eight hundred of his most elite cavalrymen from his army.
They opened the city gates, preparing to launch a surprise attack on the tens of thousands of reinforcements who were still unsettled, exhausted, and in disarray.
Just as he was preparing to lead eight hundred elite cavalry in a surprise attack, Wei Xiaokuan on the city wall sighed and said:
"Have the remaining cavalry get ready. If General Zhou suffers setbacks in battle, immediately go out to support him."
He is the young marshal's trusted general; absolutely nothing can happen to him.
After making the arrangements, Wei Xiaokuan stood on the city wall, gazing at Zhou Wentong and the eight hundred elite cavalry who had just charged out.
At this time, not far from Zhuozhou, Dong Zhonglou, the commander of tens of thousands of troops, learned that Zhuozhou had been captured by Li Qin's army.
This immediately brought the long-distance marching army to a halt.
Upon receiving the imperial edict from the capital, he immediately led his army from Henan to the capital.
Because of the time constraints, he did not assemble the entire army in Henan, but instead set off with the tens of thousands of troops that had already been assembled.
After a long walk, we are finally almost at the capital.
Looking at Zhuozhou City in front of him, Dong Zhonglou wished he could immediately cross over and rush to the capital to defeat Li Qin.
Only enough merit could wash away the stain on his record.
He has an indelible stain on his body.
That means he was a member of the group of the deceased Grand Eunuch Wang Zhen.
With Wang Zhen dead, he, as Wang Zhen's accomplice, lost his protector.
It's fair to say that no matter which side you're on, they all dislike you.
Those people in the capital have almost cursed the army commander-in-chief, Wang Zhen, to death.
As for Li Qin, needless to say, Wang Zhen's head is still hanging there.
That was crucial proof that he had purged the court of corrupt officials.
This put him in a very awkward position as Wang Zhen's ally.
He absolutely cannot sit idly by and wait to die, otherwise he won't be able to accept it no matter who wins.
This means he cannot remain a bystander like the governors of Datong and Shandong.
Therefore, he had no choice but to take the initiative, and in the end, he chose to respond to the call of the capital.
They came to attack Li Qin.
Because he couldn't choose Li Qin either, since Li Qin was in Henan, the heart of the country.
The southern armies that came to the aid of the emperor headed north, and the first target they attacked was him.
Therefore, he could only choose the imperial decree from the capital.
At the same time, in order to wash away the label of being a member of the Wang clan, and to avoid being purged in the future.
He could only lead a large army to support the capital, demonstrate his loyalty, and accumulate resources for his future.
Although he led tens of thousands of troops north and was the commander of tens of thousands of troops.
However, he knew nothing about military affairs because he relied entirely on sending money to Wang Zhen, who needed manpower to expand his strength, and he also had a meritorious reputation.
So they promoted him.
In fact, he never led troops.
However, he felt that there shouldn't be a big problem, since he was leading tens of thousands of troops, even if he couldn't defeat Li Qin.
But I think I should be able to protect myself.
As long as his army arrives in the capital, he will gain merit even if he does nothing.
After all, they were besieged by Li Qin, so sending reinforcements would be a godsend.
Those are all great achievements.
So, in order to seize the credit, he had been making tens of thousands of troops march at breakneck speed, and along the way, many people had fallen behind because they couldn't keep up.
Reaching the capital would be a great achievement, and if I were to defeat Li Qin and rescue His Majesty, I would have made an unparalleled contribution.
By then, let alone convicting him, he'll probably be granted the title of Duke and a position in the cabinet.
Just as Dong Zhonglou was leading tens of thousands of troops to envision the future.
Suddenly, a cavalry force of about eight hundred men appeared in front.
Judging from the flags they were carrying, it was clear that they were the cavalry of the rebel Li Qin.
With only eight hundred men, they dared to charge towards his tens of thousands of troops.
That was suicidal. He then immediately ordered tens of thousands of troops to wipe out the 800-man cavalry.
The formation was chaotic and the flags were scattered, making it impossible to issue orders.
Those who received orders and those who did not immediately mingled together.
The soldiers, already exhausted, were searching for their places in the chaotic crowd.
Before Zhou Wentong's eight hundred cavalrymen even arrived, Dong Zilou's tens of thousands of troops were already in chaos.
Zhou Wentong, clad in armor, was overjoyed as he looked at the chaotic army before him.
Subsequently, upon approaching Dong Zhonglou's army, Zhou Wentong immediately gave orders to those around him.
"Release the arrows."
After Zhou Wentong gave his orders, the eight hundred cavalrymen behind him immediately unleashed a volley of arrows at the chaotic Wu army formation ahead.
These soldiers, who came from the heartland and hadn't fought a war in decades, were already in a state of disrepair.
Their armor coverage rate was far lower than that of the border troops in Jizhou and Xuanfu.
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