Chapter 217: Escape? Can you escape?
Gao Qinglian heard someone calling him from behind. Just as he was about to lose his temper, he turned around and saw Cui Chongzheng and his group. He quickly smiled and pretended to be dumbfounded. "Brother Cui, how come you have time to come to our Xiliang City?"
After all, Gao Qinglian is the lord of Xiliang City.
Even though Cui Chongzheng knew that he was going to flee the city with his family, he didn't dare to come up to him, so he asked directly: Are you going to escape, kid?
"My son was trapped on Guifang's sacred mountain for many days. I brought people to look for him, and we happened to run into the Guifang army attacking Dasheng."
"What countermeasures does City Lord Gao have for the Guifang attack on Dasheng? If I, Cui, can help, please don't hesitate to ask."
Cui Chongzheng had said so much, Gao Qinglian couldn't avoid the topic anymore.
"Brother Cui, this way please."
Gao Qinglian led the group to the meeting hall of the City Lord's Mansion, dismissed the servants and maids, and then lowered his voice and said, "What countermeasure do I have? To be honest, the Dasheng troops stationed in Xiliang City only have 60,000 men. And the Guifang side has suddenly dispatched an army of 200,000, including 30,000 cavalry alone. Tell me, with such a huge disparity in strength between the two sides, how can they fight?"
"Brother Cui should have heard that General Huwei, who was stationed in Xiliang City, was killed yesterday. If this continues, I'm afraid it will be my turn next." Gao Qinglian finally raised his hand and made a gesture of wiping his neck.
Originally, Gao Qinglian had no intention of abandoning the city and fleeing.
But when he heard that General Huwei was gone, he immediately became timid.
"Escape? Can you escape?" Qi Hanzhou had excellent hearing. Even though he was standing outside the door, he could still hear the conversation between Gao Qinglian and Cui Chongzheng.
He first asked coldly, then slowly stated a fact.
"Before the war even began, the city lord abandoned the people and fled the city. In Dasheng, such behavior is considered treason and the entire clan will be exterminated."
Gao Qinglian was so shocked by his words that he broke out in a cold sweat. He raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead and said, "You, who are you?"
Cui Lin spoke calmly, answering for Qi Hanzhou: "This is Zhou Han, a retainer of the Cui family. He is skilled in military tactics and subterfuge. Father brought him here hoping he could help in defending the city."
Cui Chongzheng also nodded in agreement. "City Lord Gao wants to leave, and I certainly don't have the right to stop you. But you must think carefully. Don't let a moment of confusion lead to a serious mistake. If you kill all nine clans, I'm afraid your ninth concubine, who just gave birth to your son, won't be able to save him."
Gao Qinglian married and took concubines over the years, but maybe it was because he was unlucky, but it was not until his ninth concubine that he gave birth to a boy.
He regarded his son as his lifeblood.
Therefore, Cui Chongzheng directly grasped his vital point.
"Then, my dear guest, do you have any good ideas to resist the Guifang and defend Xiliang City?" Gao Qinglian's attitude softened.
"A good idea?" Qi Hanzhou's face darkened, and he opened his thin lips and gave an answer, "Hold on to the death! Wait for reinforcements to arrive!"
Although, he had no idea when Dasheng's reinforcements would arrive, whether they would arrive, or how many people would come.
The location of Xiliang City is extremely important. It is equivalent to a gate on the northwest border of Dasheng. If this gate is breached, the Guifang people can enter the surrounding cities at will, burn, kill, loot, and do all kinds of bad things.
Therefore, defending Xiliang City is not only about saving the people of this city, but also about saving hundreds of thousands of people in several or even dozens of cities nearby.
"Defend to the death? How do you defend to the death?"
Gao Qinglian did not try to boost others' prestige and suppress his own arrogance.
Instead, he had dealt with the Guifang people.
We know that the Guifang people are tall, brave and good at fighting. On the other hand, on the Dasheng side, only General Huwei can fight against the Guifang warriors.
Who would have thought...
Why!
Just when a group of people were discussing countermeasures in the City Lord's Mansion.
The soldiers guarding the city came with a fast horse to report: "The Guifang people are attacking us. The advance troops have already reached the city gate."
Hearing this, Gao Qinglian's legs went limp. "Why so fast? It's over, it's all over."
Qi Hanzhou frowned coldly, grabbed the man by the collar and lifted him up: "Let's go."
"Ah? Where are you going?" Gao Qinglian had already been dragged out of the door of the conference room.
"Go to the city gate! You are the city lord. Only when you stand on the city gate will the people in this city feel at ease." Qi Hanzhou said as he picked him up and strode out.
Cui Lin also dragged his injured leg and limped after him.
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At this time, outside the gate of Xiliang City.
The Guifang army was a black mass.
The war drums thundered and the battle flags fluttered in the fierce cold wind.
The leading Guifang general, holding a big knife, was shouting at the city gate.
The words were extremely arrogant and full of provocation.
"You Dasheng people are all cowards!"
"This land of Dasheng is not worthy of you, a bunch of Dasheng turtles. Why not give it to us, Guifang, and let our Guifang warriors be your masters."
"Hahahaha, I heard that your General Hu Wei is dead. I think he shouldn't be called General Hu Wei anymore. He should be called General Sick Cat! General Useless!"
…
Hearing the general who had just passed away being verbally insulted by the Guifang people, the soldiers stationed in Xiliang City were furious. They could not tolerate this.
"I'm going to meet this foul-mouthed Guifang vanguard general!"
"I'll go, let me go!"
…
Logically speaking, there is no possibility of a one-on-one fight between two armies.
The Guifang people were shouting so loudly just to undermine their prestige.
If they did not fight back, they would have fallen into the Guifang people's trap.
However, Dasheng sent out young generals to fight three times in a row, but they were defeated by the Guifang's vanguard general every time, and all three of them were chopped off their horses by the enemy with swords.
At this moment, the Guifang side became even more arrogant.
"We gave you a chance and wanted to fight you fairly, but you were too weak."
"Stop saying we, the Ghosts, are outnumbered and bullying the weak. In a one-on-one fight, you still can't do it!"
"Hahahaha, what a bunch of trash! A bunch of trash!"
…
In contrast to the good mood of the Guifang people below the city gate, there was a gloomy low pressure on the city walls of Xiliang City and in the city itself.
The people of Xiliang City gathered together, and everyone's face was filled with despair and fear.
"Is Xiliang City really going to be broken?"
"What should we do? Someone come and save us!"
"If only that God of War General was still here."
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The commander-in-chief of Dasheng, General Huwei, was assassinated. Now, the one in charge of the army is General Zhao, who is already sixty years old.
The old general had experienced hundreds of battles and killed countless enemies, but he had never felt as frustrated as today.
Amidst the harsh insults from the Guifang people, the old general put on his armor and went into battle himself.
When Qi Hanzhou and his companions arrived at the city gate, the old general had just ridden out of the city gate.
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