Chapter 35

"Soldiers are coming to the city!"

As soon as he said this, Chen Ze's eyes flashed.

Four days ago, that is, the day after he led Meng Yang and others to leave bo'an City, Zhu Yan Empire launched an attack on bo'an city!

"Then..."

He looked at Mr. Jing with the hope of just in case, but what he saw was that the other party nodded gently.

"As the head of a city, Lord Zheng has the right to request the secondment of soldiers within his authority. I can't refuse without justified reasons."

Mr. Jing said faintly, "so last night, Lord Zheng had urgently dispatched 40000 troops to bo'an city. At present, I'm afraid he's gone a hundred miles away and can't catch up for a while."

"If you had come a day earlier, I would have known the difference in the forest of poisonous fog. Maybe I could persuade some troops, but it's too late to say it now."

Sure enough, he is a brother.

Chen Ze smiled bitterly. The brother relationship between Zheng Yuanlong and Zheng Yuanyun was a headache on his way. Now it's OK. There's no need to have a headache.

"Things seem to be moving in the direction you speculate. In your opinion, how should we deal with it?"

Mr. Jing looked at Chen Ze with a smile, as if he was not worried about the current situation.

"Me?"

Chen Ze frowned for a moment and said, "if it's convenient for Mr. Jing, I'd like to know the current military strength of Xiyun city first."

"Yes." Mr. Jing said directly, "at present, the number of troops left behind in Xiyun city is 2000. If you close the forces of the blockade line around the poison fog forest, there are still 600, plus the 400 urban defense forces, the total force is 3000."

"But one thousand of them are old, weak and disabled soldiers, which can't be used much."

Only three thousand?

Chen Ze's heart sank slightly. Previously, he estimated that there were about 50000 soldiers stationed in Xiyun City, but actually there were only 43000 in total. Although the access was not large, the Lord of Xiyun City walked completely and took 40000 elite soldiers directly.

Even if you leave ten thousand

While sighing in his heart, he also knew that although Zheng Yuanlong was in a hurry, he still considered the situation of the forest of poisonous fog. Otherwise, he was afraid he would have to take another 1000 elite soldiers.

Although there are four or five thousand recidivists in the forest of poisonous fog, whether they are well-trained troops or even constantly fighting each other can be regarded as a mob.

Coupled with the long time in smooth water, the military office did not receive the eye liner inserted in the poison fog. It was because Zheng Yuanlong wanted to leave two thousand or three thousand troops enough to deal with unexpected situations.

Even if those serious criminals find Xiyun city empty and stormed, they want to capture Xiyun city with four or five thousand people?

Attacking the city is more difficult than guarding the city. With these scattered mobs, even if the number is twice that of the garrison, they can rush in without fighting?

The worst result is that the recidivists take the opportunity to break through the blockade and escape the forest of poison fog.

But there's no way.

Which is more important between bo'an city and thousands of serious criminals?

It's a big deal. After the war is over, we can issue a warrant to arrest people.

But... Mob?

With Zhu Yan's empire behind it, I don't know how long it has been planned. I'm afraid thousands of recidivists have long been trained into elite soldiers!

Yes, the siege requires a lot of siege equipment. The spies of Zhu Yan empire can't transport these things from the outside. Don't forget, where is the poison fog forest?

It's the forest!

Catapults, siege hammers, ladders... Which can't use local materials?

With 3000 people now

With this in mind, Chen Ze hurriedly said, "Mr. Jing, can you order the soldiers on the blockade to withdraw back first?

"Get back?"

Mr. Jing frowned and said, "that's not blind. We're completely in the dark about what the other party does."

"No!"

Chen Ze shook his head and said, "Xiyun city is weak at present. We can save every point, and we don't need to know their trend!"

"At present, things will develop in three different directions."

He popped up a finger, "first, my inference is wrong. The people in the poison fog forest have not reached cooperation with Zhu Yan Empire, and they are still scattered. Even if they know that the troops in Xiyun city are empty, they dare not move rashly, but stay in it. This is naturally the best result."

"Second!" He popped up the second finger, "it is still assumed that the inference is wrong. The serious criminals inside can't bear to rush out of the forest of poison fog, but they are determined not to attack the city and escape in all directions at most. Although this is troublesome, it is not unacceptable at this extraordinary time."

"Third!"

Chen Ze slowly popped up the third finger and said in a deep voice: "if the inference is true and the two sides have reached cooperation, then they will inevitably attack Xiyun city. It is not important to know their trend, because the other party will take the initiative to appear in our sight."

"Instead of dispersing troops, it's better to defend the city with all your strength. At the same time, withdrawing the soldiers on the blockade can also send a signal to the other party, that is..."

"We have been aware of their plans and prepared to make the other party dare not commit wantonly under the vigilance, so that we can at least delay some more time."

After a pause, he saw that Mr. Jing still had no intention to speak, and continued: "at the same time, he sent two fast horses to catch up with Lord Zheng all the way, hoping to recover some reinforcements and drive all the way to the nearby qiuding city. Lord Zheng is not necessarily urgent in qiuding city. Maybe the troops are still there, so we can send more troops to help."

"Even if qiuding city has no soldiers to help, it can at least serve as a warning, so that qiuding city can take precautions in advance. If those people see that they can't attack Xiyun city and turn to qiuding, they won't be caught off guard."

At this point, he actually didn't say a word.

The purpose of delaying time is to wait for reinforcements, but at the same time, Chen Ze is also waiting for his generals to cool down.

Today, he fought with ghosts and sorrows. He used Bai Rao's generals and later Cheng Yu. These two generals can no longer be used today. At present, there is only one Wu'an state, and his strength is greatly reduced.

At present, it is approaching evening. As long as it is delayed until midnight, the cooling of the stars will end when a new day begins. Only then can Chen Ze have a general available.

Chen Ze waited for Mr. Jing's response.

In fact, up to now, he still hasn't understood the meaning of the other party. He has always been saying that the other party only occasionally receives one or two sentences. Does this person really believe him or has another mystery?

Mr. Jing answered this question with action.

"Someone!"

He suddenly shouted, and in a moment the orderly pushed the door in.

"Tell me to go down and shoot arrows at the tower to call everyone back. Remember, every soldier who comes back should be investigated strictly. If there is any doubt, kill him!"

Mr. Jing, who had been indifferent, had a sense of killing. He was so frightened that the serviceman trembled and rushed out in a cold sweat.

Turning back, he looked at Chen Ze and said with a smile, "are you very strange? Why do I believe you only by your one-sided words and do things according to your deployment?"