Invincible Iron Man 35、A Belated Apology Letter

  Wang An said, "Jiang Ge, I just can't swallow this breath." Jiang Cai said, "If you can't swallow it, then swallow it." Wang An said, "If I swallow the air, won't I become a dead man?"

  Liu Jiao and Sun Zhicheng, Zhao Xiangqian arrived in Nancheng. They wanted to figure out why Nancheng was able to defend that section of the city wall under the enemy's crazy attack.

  King An stood up and said to Liu Jiao, Sun Zhicheng, and Zhao Xiangqian: "Welcome, welcome, it's an honor to have you all here. However, this place is extremely dangerous. The Xiongnu has nearly 250,000 troops approaching, attacking us right now. Our soldiers are fighting bravely against the Xiongnu." Liu Jiao looked at King An and thought to herself that he was obviously lying, as the entire city wall was calm and peaceful, with no Xiongnu soldiers able to climb up. Some soldiers were even sticking their heads out, shouting loudly: "Come on, hurry up! Try a bit harder!"

  Zhao Xiangqian also ignored Wang An, this time he plucked up the courage to stick his head out, but quickly withdrew it. This time, about 100,000 Xiongnu soldiers shot arrows at him, and a dense swarm of arrows flew towards the parapet. Sun Zhicheng looked on and said: "I understand, it seems that the Xiongnu are indeed making an all-out attack here." Zhao Xiangqian said: "Nonsense, you see I just stuck my head out and suffered a crazy barrage from the Xiongnu army, of course they're making an all-out attack here!"

  Liu Jiao asked Wang An strangely, "What's going on?", Wang An said, "A Jianghu proverb says that it's worthless to reveal the secret, if you want to know, pay for it." Liu Jiao said, "You guys only recognize money." Wang An said, "No choice, our army is very poor, no money means we can't survive. Look at me, I'm so poor that I even sold my wife." Liu Jiao said, "I order you with the identity of the Jiedushi, tell me immediately." Wang An stood up straight and respectfully said to Liu Jiao, "Reporting to the Jiedushi, I don't know." Liu Jiao pointed at Wang An and said, "You".

  Liu Jiao looked at Wang An with anger, but found that Wang An was even angrier than her. He stared back at her without fear and continued to say: "Wang An has died many times, my brother has also been on the verge of death many times. We are not afraid of anything. For the safety of Yuancheng, we have fought hard and shed blood to block the advance of the Xiongnu, but when we got here, it was like a stepmother's treatment - no military rations, no military equipment, and no military pay. We were fighting bloody battles on the front lines, while you were not thinking about how to send reinforcements or strengthen the defenses here. Instead, you built a new city in our rear, fearing that if we lost this place, it would affect your safety. Since that's the case, then please leave. My soldiers will not retreat even if they bleed to death. You don't have to come here either." Zhao Xiangqian said: "How dare you, Wang An! You're just a hundred-man commander, and yet you speak to the Jiedushi like this. Do you want to rebel?" Jiang Cai said: "We wouldn't dare to rebel. We just want to protect the safety of the Jiedushi. Please return to your mansion." At this time, all the soldiers in the south city bowed their heads and said: "Please return to your mansion, Jiedushi." They stood firmly behind Wang An, supporting any decision he made. Sun Zhicheng took a step back, afraid of triggering a military mutiny. Liu Jiao looked at Jiang Cai and felt that she had overdone it. She turned around and prepared to leave, but after walking a few steps, she turned back to look at Wang An. Wang An and his soldiers stood firmly, like a mountain, silently and unyieldingly. They were solid and strong, withstanding the wind and rain from outside, fearless of any challenge.

  Liu Jiao returned to the mansion, and all the way Zhao Xiangqian kept saying: "It's strange, looking at this situation, the Huns' attack on the South City is indeed with all their might, but why is the defense of the South City so easy and relaxed, while the North City, West City, and East City are extremely difficult?" The messenger from Dulin arrived at the mansion again and said to Liu Jiao: "General, please send some reinforcements quickly, we really can't hold on anymore." Liu Jiao was already annoyed, so he impatiently said: "You're always asking for help. Look at the South City, they're resisting many more enemies than you, but Wang An defended the city wall and did it with ease. Can't you do the same?"

  "Dulin said after listening to the soldier's account of Liu Jiao Jiao's words: "King An's army is small in number, the soldiers lack training, and they are facing many enemies. How can it be easy for them to defend? I wouldn't believe it even if you killed me." "Impossible," Wang Xue Li said: "Is King An a god? Facing so many troublesome opponents, how can he still defend with ease?"

  Qian Xuegui, Wang Xueli, and Du Ling threw down their military duties and went to the mansion of the Jiedushi together to verify this matter. After getting a positive response, they said in unison: "No way, we must figure out the reason and find out their defensive strategy, otherwise, we absolutely can't hold on until tomorrow." Liu Jiaojiao said: "I won't go, you guys go. They built a new city, isn't that clearly abandoning us? Now they're asking for our help again, I don't have such a thick face." As she spoke, her gaze was fixed on Zhao Xiangqian, thinking to herself: It's your stupid idea that made me almost unable to face Wang An, Jiang Cai, Du Lu, Zhang Wan, Li Li and others. They're my friends who went through thick and thin with me. Your idea made me lose my best friends, I won't forgive you.

  Zhao Xiangqian and others are all old, thinking that Wang An and others are xìng emotions, being tough is definitely not going to work, it's possible that they will even counterattack the army of Nanjing, and the governor and they are good friends, and also Wang An's wife, a couple who fights on the bed head and makes up at the foot, if you go there must be a way to deal with them.

  Zhao Xiangqian and other old foxes tempted Liu Jiao with a wave of benefits, explaining the great significance of defending Yu Yang, which could make iron men cry and stones nod. In the end, Liu Jiao had no choice but to come to Nan Cheng with them.

  The chanyu said to the Right Wise King, "Our initial plan may not have been correct. We thought of everything and set this as our main direction of attack, but now I think we made another mistake." The Right Wise King asked, "What did we forget to consider?" The chanyu replied, "That is the general. Although the city walls are low and dilapidated, and the defending soldiers lack training, there is a good general here named Wang An, who is the one blocking our advance outside the city." The Right Wise King said, "What's so great about Wang An? He's just good at making empty boasts." The chanyu pointed to the city walls and asked, "Then why can't you break in now? I've even sent five million troops to support you, my elite soldiers, the best of the Xiongnu. But look at your progress - it's not even as fast as the eastern, western, or northern cities. Can't this explain the problem?" The Right Wise King stood up angrily and said, "We..." wanting to say something heroic, but he sat back down, thinking that facing Wang An, who kept coming up with clever ideas, was really not a sure thing.

  Dulin and others looked at Jiang Cai with a smile: "We have come to see Wang An", Jiang Cai also smiled and said: "Sorry, gentlemen, Wang An is seriously ill and cannot receive guests". Liu Jiao immediately asked with concern: "What's wrong with him? He was fine just now". Jiang Cai said: "Wang An suddenly fell ill after the governor left and is now bedridden". As soon as Liu Jiao heard that Wang An was ill, she felt guilty and couldn't stay any longer. She rushed forward immediately, saying: "I want to see him". Jiang Cai said: "The doctor says no outsiders can visit, ah, how can you barge in?" Liu Jiao didn't listen and rushed forward, Dulin and others followed immediately, and Jiang Cai didn't dare stop them.

  Liu Jiao arrived at Wang An's residence and found him enjoying a hot pot, looking like he was savoring the moment. She suddenly felt angry and couldn't help but ask, "Lord Wang, I heard you were ill, we came to visit you, what kind of illness do you have?" Wang An was also startled by the sudden arrival, he hadn't expected Liu Jiao to barge in here. Jiang Zai looked at him helplessly from behind, thinking that this time his scheme had been exposed. Wang An immediately put on a painful expression and said, "General Liu, I have an incurable disease, the doctor says it's called 'qi-ming-xin-jue'". Liu Jiao was speechless at Wang An's ability to lie with a straight face.

  Du Lin immediately smiled and said to Wang An: "Wang sir, we are after all defending Yu Yang together. If our place falls, yours will not be able to hold out either. I was wrong yesterday, please forgive me." Zhao Xiangqian also said: "Wang sir, building the new city was my idea. Look at how foolish I am, forgive me." Wang Xueli said: "Wang sir, we are all willing to apologize to you and the entire southern city garrison. You are good men, don't take us seriously." Sun Zhicheng also said: "Yes, Wang sir, please, whether Yu Yang can be defended or not is up to you." Qian Xuegui said: "We are willing to apologize, whatever you say goes. We are willing to compensate for all your losses." The soldiers outside who were watching looked at each other and thought: "What did we just see? The defense envoy, that's the defense envoy! In Yu Yang, only the governor is higher than them, and now they are speaking softly and begging Wang An. Wang An immediately called over the soldiers who had helped build the new city yesterday to accept the apology of the defense envoy. But suddenly, Liu Jiaojiao knelt down in front of Wang An, her eyes filled with tears, saying: "I'm sorry, Wang An. I'm sorry, Jiang Ge, Li Ge, Du Ge, Zhang Ge. I was wrong, I should never have doubted you, and I should never have abandoned our friendship. Please forgive me." The soldiers nearby thought: "What did we just see? The governor is actually kneeling down to apologize to Wang An in front of everyone!" Jiang Cai quickly helped the governor up, saying: "This won't do."

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