Chapter 300: Emergency News from Chenzhou
Sheng Ze's expression changed and he asked, "What happened?"
Coach Deng's expression was not very good. "There's urgent news from Chenzhou. Prince Zhao is about to lead a large army to attack Chenzhou. The general asserts that Chenzhou Prefect Zheng Shicheng will definitely not be able to hold the city."
In other words, Chenzhou was about to be captured by Prince Zhao. Without Chenzhou to support it in the front, the Hubei-North Army would have to face Prince Zhao's army directly across the Lanjiang River.
This news was indeed very bad. Sheng Ze frowned and thought silently.
Ling Yun asked: "General, do you have any countermeasures?"
"The King of Zhao's behavior has disrupted the general's previous deployment. Before I arrived, the general was discussing matters with several deputy generals. I don't know what they were doing specifically." Coach Deng shook his head.
His task is to train troops, and he usually does not participate in such decision-making meetings.
However, there is one thing that is quite strange. After the general received the news, he immediately asked him to go to the camp in person to find the Cheng brothers. Could it be that he was impressed by the skills of the two brothers and wanted to send them to do something?
At first, Coach Deng thought that Liang Cheng asked him to come and call people because he wanted the two to return to the camp to continue training. But after thinking about it along the way, he felt that it must be more than just training.
Several of them had some basic martial arts skills and soon arrived in front of Liang Cheng.
Liang Cheng dismissed his attendants, leaving only Sheng Ze and Ling Yun in the room to talk.
This action further confirmed what Coach Deng was thinking. He thought to himself that he should treat the Cheng brothers better in the future, after all, talents are rare.
Inside the house, Liang Cheng looked at Sheng Ze and asked, "Old Deng has told you all, right?"
Sheng Ze nodded and asked, "What is the current situation in Chenzhou?"
"It's not optimistic," Liang Cheng sighed before he even spoke. "Last year, drought already hit some areas of Chenzhou, affecting the harvest. This year, it's even worse. Furthermore, that old scoundrel Zhai Liang stole a large amount of grain. Now we're just holding on."
Zhai Liang was previously the prefect of Chenzhou, so it was very easy for him to mobilize grain.
Shen Qingqian and his friends had heard about this matter when they passed by Chenzhou. Shengze had an impression of it, but he didn't think much about it at the time.
"When will King Zhao launch an attack on Chenzhou?" Sheng Ze thought for a moment and asked.
Liang Cheng's frown relaxed slightly. "I got this information from the secret agent that Prince Zhao had planted in Chenzhou. According to Prince Zhao's temperament, the earliest it should be here is half a month."
They originally thought that King Zhao would wait until after the New Year to start the war, but who would have thought it would be so quick.
Based on this, King Zhao must have wanted to take Chenzhou before the New Year and catch everyone off guard.
"What are your plans, General?" Sheng Ze's eyes were deep, and the emotions in them were hard to read.
Liang Cheng pondered for a moment before saying, "Actually, at this moment, anything I do is futile. The Hubei Northern Army will never rush to Chenzhou's aid. Not to mention whether the imperial court would approve, even if I wanted to go, food and military pay would be a big problem."
At this point he looked out the window and sighed, "It's a pity for Zheng Shicheng. I'm afraid that this great Confucian general will be beheaded."
Zheng Shicheng was a loyal minister. The so-called loyal minister meant that as long as the dynasty did not change, he would be loyal to whoever was the emperor.
"The general thinks highly of Lord Zheng," Sheng Ze asked again, his eyes becoming more serious.
Liang Cheng looked him straight in the eye and nodded, "Yes, Zheng Shicheng is an upright man. Although he can be conservative and old-fashioned at times, he is a good official who is wholeheartedly dedicated to the people."
The late emperor sent Zheng Shicheng to Chenzhou in the hope that he could manage this land.
Not only that, Zheng Shicheng was also a man of both civil and military talents, capable of governing the country and pacifying the world with his civil skills. It would be a pity if such a talent died in this vassal rebellion.
Sheng Ze suddenly said in a deep voice: "I can save Zheng Shicheng."
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