After careful judgment and analysis, Chen Qingzhi felt that this strategy was feasible. He was also a decisive person, so he immediately issued the order for the troops to assemble...
Chen Qingzhi wanted to leave, but someone didn't want him to...
The team had barely assembled when another team charged in…
The leader was none other than Shi Jingtang's adopted son, Shi Chonggui, and Liu Zhiyuan, who was also his leader!
"General Chen, what are you doing? Don't tell me you know there's going to be a battle and you're trying to back down now?"
Shi Chonggui may not look very old, but he speaks in a sarcastic and unpleasant way that is annoying to listen to!
"So it's the Crown Prince. I have urgent military matters to attend to. Unlike some people who are willing to be someone else's grandson, I only want to be someone else's grandfather..."
Upon hearing this, Shi Chonggui's face immediately darkened. He knew that his father was going to become a son for the Liao people. If his father was going to become a son, then wouldn't he be someone else's grandson...?
However, because Li Zhu had planned this in advance, the people of Youzhou already considered it a disgrace, and he himself was greatly affected as a result…
If it weren't for the support of Shi Jingtang's old subordinates, Chen Qingzhi would probably have replaced him directly...
"General Chen, Youzhou is about to go to war with the Liao Kingdom. No matter what urgent military situation you have, it can't be more urgent than this, can it?"
Liu Zhiyuan didn't give Shi Chonggui a chance to speak again. Instead, he stepped forward to question Chen Qingzhi, intending to suppress Chen Qingzhi on moral grounds and force him to become cannon fodder, thus eliminating this major threat...
“We are subjects of the new Tang Dynasty. The Crown Prince is fighting a bloody battle in Jin. As his subjects, are we to watch him fight the enemy alone? What difference is there between such an act and rebellion?”
Chen Qingzhi looked at Liu Zhiyuan coldly and said, "No one can accept being labeled a rebel..."
At the same time, he felt a certain contempt for Liu Zhiyuan. He supported Shi Chonggui only to win over Shi Jingtang's subordinates. Anyone could see Liu Zhiyuan's wolfish ambitions; only Shi Chonggui couldn't.
Shi Chonggui is a man full of enthusiasm, but he has misplaced it. He is being used as a pawn without even realizing it. Once Shi Chonggui loses his usefulness, that will probably be the end of his life...
"General Chen, what are your intentions in readily accusing others of rebellion? Do you really think the people of Youzhou are so easily fooled? You led your troops to rescue the Crown Prince, but what about the people of Youzhou? Are the lives of the thousands of people of Youzhou not worth the life of a Crown Prince?"
Liu Zhiyuan's words were clearly intended to stir up trouble, aiming to regain some lost public support so that he could legitimately send Chen Qingzhi to his death...
"General Liu, what are you saying? You are trying to divide the Chinese people..."
Upon hearing Chen Qingzhi's words, Liu Zhiyuan stared at him in bewilderment, thinking to himself, "When did I divide the Chinese people?"
“Youzhou is the Youzhou of the new Tang Dynasty, and the people of Youzhou are naturally the people of our Huaxia. The heroic deeds of the Crown Prince are already well known to the people of Youzhou. I am now going to support the Crown Prince and bring the hero to our land of Youzhou to fight alongside us, but you are doing everything you can to obstruct me and slander the Crown Prince with malicious words. Isn’t this a way of dividing the people of Youzhou?”
"Chen Qingzhi, stop spouting nonsense. Do you really think the people of Youzhou are all fools?"
"The people of Youzhou are the most honest and simple people I've ever met. How could they be fools? It's precisely because they're not fools that they won't be swayed by your words. You should also put away your petty schemes. I'm only taking a few thousand people with me on this trip, yet you're making a mountain out of a molehill. Are you saying that a hundred thousand elite troops are not as good as my few thousand? The people's eyes are discerning. They can see clearly who is lying and who is causing division..."
"Go to Jin to welcome the Crown Prince..."
"Go to Jin to welcome the Crown Prince..."
What started as scattered sounds eventually coalesced into a unified shout…
Seeing this situation, Liu Zhiyuan was extremely frustrated...
He looked at Chen Qingzhi with a dangerous gaze, wanting to retort, "Are those few thousand men a normal few thousand? Those are several thousand cavalrymen! How can infantry compare to cavalry?"
However, continuing at this point would incur public wrath, so he could only grit his teeth and say...
"Very well... I hope General Chen can bring the Crown Prince back to Youzhou as soon as possible so that we can fight the enemy together..."
"That's natural..."
Seeing Liu Zhiyuan back down, Chen Qingzhi stopped pressing the matter. His current priority was to quickly travel to Jin...
Dongwoyi!
Arrow Soul had already led his cavalry to the outskirts of Dongwo Post Station, where Zhu Yougui stood on the city wall, looking utterly bewildered…
He was even more puzzled, thinking, "Weren't we supposed to be attacking Qin City together? What are you doing at Dongwoyi?"
For a moment he couldn't understand why, so he could only look at the arrow spirits below the city and ask...
Where is Yang Shihou?
"later…"
Arrow Soul replied succinctly, at which point a guard beside him added...
"General Yang will lead the infantry behind, while we cavalry will be the first to support the Crown Prince. We request that the Crown Prince arrange a place for us to camp so that we can rest properly and follow him to attack Qin City..."
The explanation sounded reasonable, but Zhu Yougui still felt something was off. He was now conflicted about whether to open the city gates; if he inadvertently let the enemy in, the losses would be enormous…
"I have an agreement with General Yang to attack Qincheng. Have you come to the wrong place?"
Zhu Yougui did not open the city gates immediately, but continued to question them!
Arrow Soul frowned and said
"If you don't open it, I'm leaving..."
Upon hearing Arrow Soul's words, Zhu Yougui was the first to panic. He quickly tried to reassure him.
"Wait, I just want to get this straight. Explain yourself and I'll let you in..."
"We were merely following General Yang's orders. Since the young master does not welcome us, we will return now..."
This tactic of feigned retreat made Zhu Yougui even more panicked. If he turned away Yang Shihou's men, it would be tantamount to offending Yang Shihou. If Yang Shihou refused to send troops, then he would lose an ally, and the chances of attacking Qincheng would plummet...
After much deliberation, Zhu Yougui decided to first stabilize the cavalry force before Yang Shihou arrived, and then find out what was going on...
Moreover, cavalrymen are less effective than infantrymen once they dismount. Under the watchful eyes of tens of thousands of men, these few thousand men are unlikely to accomplish anything...
"Wait, open the city gates and welcome our friendly forces..."
As Zhu Yougui finished speaking, the city gates slowly opened…
Arrow Soul gazed at the long street before him, his eyes blazing with unprecedented killing intent. He charged in, seized a favorable position, and awaited the follow-up attacks. Dongwoyi would then be his for the taking…
Thump!
As the city gates slammed shut, the archer immediately drew his bow and nocked an arrow, pinning the soldier who had opened the gates to the spot...
"Oh no, we've been tricked! Close the city gates..."
Zhu Yougui immediately realized he had been tricked, but by then it was too late to close the city gates…
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