Chapter 676: It is better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early
Outside Blackrock City, traces of Centaur mercenaries were found!
This news reached Yan Sheng's ears almost at the fastest speed, causing his face to change instantly.
At this moment, Yan Sheng's face looked even uglier than if he had eaten a fly!
[What's going on? The Centaur mercenaries on the other side just happened to show up here at this time?! Could it be that there are spies in Black Stone City?!]
This thought flashed through Yan Sheng's mind quickly, but when he calmed down and thought about it, he felt that it was unlikely.
He had just received a letter via carrier pigeon and made the decision to send troops. Even the order had not been issued yet. How could the other party know?
And the fact is indeed so. Zhou Xu and his team had no idea about Yan Sheng's domestic situation. He just estimated the time and made a rough arrangement.
At this point all we can say is 'it is better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early'!
Now that the Centaur mercenaries have appeared outside Blackrock City, the impact on Yan Sheng is undoubtedly huge.
He received a letter from Long Potian via carrier pigeon and was now preparing to send troops to Xishan City to quell the rebellion.
Now that the Centaur mercenaries have appeared, how dare he act rashly?
Faced with the high walls of the city, the Centaur mercenaries themselves did not have much siege capability, but the appearance of the enemy was revealing a signal to him.
That is the large army on the opposite side, and they are likely to attack the city!
The Centaur mercenaries simply relied on their greater mobility to arrive first as the vanguard.
It has been a while since the initial defeat, and he doesn't know what the enemy's current situation is, or whether they will receive any reinforcements in the future.
If he sent troops to support Long Potian at this time, the garrison strength in Black Stone City would decrease. When the opposing large army arrived, if Black Stone City fell, the situation would be very bad.
Don't forget that the Xishan City behind has been occupied by a guy who calls himself Liu De, who declared independence and restored the name of the country Jingguo.
Under this premise, if Blackrock City falls again, they will have no choice but to make a big detour from the periphery of the territory and rush to the border city on the other side to settle down.
What's even more terrifying is that there are Centaur mercenaries on the opposite side, and during the movement, they will most likely be attacked by cavalry.
Just thinking about it, Yan Sheng's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
Of course, he could also bet that the other side had only sent a group of Centaur mercenaries to put pressure on him, and the main force itself had no intention of launching an offensive.
But does he dare to gamble? He can't afford the price of losing this bet!
To be honest, the Centaur mercenaries on the opposite side are now wandering around Blackrock City. If there is a large-scale troop movement in Blackrock City, it will not escape the eyes of the opposite side.
At that time, once the Centaur mercenaries confirmed that a large group of troops had left Blackrock City, they would definitely send a message back immediately.
I think once this kind of situation occurs, even if the opposing large force had no intention of moving originally, they would not mind moving afterwards.
Invisibly, he was already being strangled by the other side, unable to move! In Yan Sheng's opinion, the situation was already extremely bad, and now because of the other side's manipulation, he was surprised to find that it could be even worse! "Go call that eunuch to me!!"
After venting his anger, Yan Sheng quickly gave orders to convene people in the city to discuss the matter.
In Yan Sheng's opinion, the situation was obviously quite serious this time. Even Xie Liancheng, who was not summoned to the meeting in the past, was called over this time.
However, Xie Liancheng did not behave properly at the meeting. He maintained his rude state, crossed his legs, and slumped there in a nonchalant manner.
The meeting hadn't even started yet, but he was already waiting there for it to end, which made Yan Sheng's eye muscles twitch.
Fortunately, Yan Sheng knew clearly that if he argued with this jerk, it would only cause trouble for himself.
The purpose of Yan Sheng's convening of this meeting was very simple, which was to discuss one issue: how to break the impasse!
All the subordinates in the hall discussed the issue over and over again, but could not reach a conclusion.
It’s not that they are all a bunch of good-for-nothings, but because the current situation is really too bad.
To some extent, it is no exaggeration to say that they have been forced into a desperate situation.
What is a desperate situation? It is when you have nowhere else to go and nothing to do.
If they could come up with a solution, it wouldn't be a desperate situation.
However, seeing that their Majesty has a gloomy face at the moment, if they don't come up with a solution today, they will probably have a hard time.
Thinking of this, the subordinates exchanged glances with each other and carefully proposed an idea...
"Your Majesty, why don't we send out a cavalry to contain the Centaur mercenaries outside the city first, and then we can see the situation and deal with it step by step."
When this proposal was made, the eyes of all the subordinates fell on Jie Liancheng who was lying on the side.
There is no need to say more. After all, they are not fools. They have some idea of the strength of their own domestic cavalry.
Facing the Centaur mercenaries, sending out their few cavalry would be tantamount to sending themselves to their deaths.
But if General Jie Liancheng were to lead the troops, in such a small-scale battle, he might be able to turn the tide with his own bravery!
Xie Liancheng, who was slumped in the chair and was suddenly CUEed, blinked twice quickly.
[Good boy, I was just thinking about how to find an opportunity to leave the city, and this opportunity just came to me? ]
But he was not stupid. He knew that Yan Sheng was suspicious by nature and had doubts about him. At this time, he must not reveal any flaws that would allow the other party to see the clues.
Just as Xie Liancheng maintained his nonchalant look and was thinking about what to do, Yan Sheng's gaze fell on him.
How could Yan Sheng not know about this situation?
"What did the general say?"
"ah?"
“…”
Chunchun was unable to react to Jie Liancheng's "Ah" at first, but when it fell into the ears of Yan Sheng and the others, it took on a completely different meaning.
[Good fellow, this fellow Jie Liancheng is not listening to us at all! ]
This thought flashed through the minds of everyone present, including Yan Sheng.
With a frown on his face, Yan Sheng patiently told the story again.
After hearing this, Xie Liancheng agreed without thinking.
"Great! I've been really bored lately, so I'd like to find them to stretch my muscles!"
As he spoke, Xie Liancheng didn't take the Centaur mercenaries seriously at all.
But this arrogance inexplicably made Yan Sheng and the others feel at ease at this moment.
Jie Liancheng is a rascal on weekdays, but apart from his temper, his strength is still very reliable!
Update is here, thanks to book friend '深蓝谧影' for the reward!
(End of this chapter)
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