Chapter 31: The King of Lanling is in Danger

  Just when Wang Lin had made up his mind to die and was aware of the city's destruction, this handsome young man arrived like timely rain, bringing new life and hope for victory. He always appears at his most critical moment, counting this time, he has saved his own life twice, how can Wang Lin not be excited?

  Wang Lin, after all, was a seasoned veteran of the winds and waves. Although his heart was stirred, his face quickly regained its calmness. With sincerity and determination, he looked at Gao Xing and said: "Xian nephew, Yangping City has been preserved, and the tens of thousands of citizens within are safe and sound. I, Wang Lin, can still breathe today, all thanks to your timely assistance! This is a great kindness, not only for Yangping but also for myself personally. Twice you have saved my life, and I, Wang Lin, have no way to repay it. From now on, whatever you ask of me, even if it means going through boiling water or walking through fire, I will not hesitate!"

  Wang Lin's tone was very sincere and resolute, her words were powerful and ringing, she looked at Gao Xing with a firm expression.

  Delighted and warmly smiling, he shook his head and said: "Uncle Wang's words are too serious. As cousins and neighbors, how can I not lend a helping hand? Moreover, Uncle Wang single-handedly resisted the Chen army outside Huai State, protecting our Great Qi mountains and rivers from falling into the hands of the Chen bandits. This is a great merit and a great blessing to all of Great Qi. I have come late, so I hope Uncle will not blame me!"

  Wang Lin's face revealed a hint of a smile, and the tense and tired look on his face had improved a lot. "My young nephew is overpraising me. I am just doing my duty as a general to resist foreign invasion for the country. It's not something I dare to take credit for."

  "Hehe, Uncle Wang is too modest!" Xiang happily and warmly smiled, seeing someone approaching from the side, but stopping a few meters away, wanting to get closer, yet somewhat hesitant. Xiang continued, "Uncle Wang, with the new battle at Yangping, there must be many things in the city that need your attention, you can go ahead, don't worry about me."

  "Xian Shu is right." Wang Lin suddenly patted his forehead, apologetically saying: "Xian Shu has been busy negotiating with Chen Jun's army outside the city for several days, and has been exhausted. He went to rest in the city first, waiting for Uncle to handle things a bit, then he will come back to chat with you and celebrate your success!"

  As she spoke, Wang Lin ordered a small school to take Wang Lin and the generals under her command to rest in the inner history department of the city, and not to delay, then hurriedly went to deal with post-war affairs.

  Delighted, the crowd dismounted and led their horses with Xiao Xiao to walk into the city. On the ground outside the city, there were only the dead soldiers of Chen Qi's two armies, regardless of which camp they belonged to before, after death, they were just a cold corpse, a wandering ghost.

  The excitement of removing the mask slowly walked away, a sad smile appeared on his face, and a hint of heaviness and helplessness emerged from his deep eyes.

  After three months of fighting, Yangping City was battered and bruised. On the streets, busy civilians were spontaneously assisting the garrison in quickly transporting the wounded, collecting the bodies of dead soldiers and civilians, and repairing the city walls. The faces of the civilians were filled with relaxed and relieved smiles. With Huang Fa's defeat, the sky that had been gloomy for three months finally cleared up, and their tense nerves over the past three months also relaxed.

  The little school will be happy to lead people to the inner history museum, send up food, and then respectfully bid farewell and leave.

  After days of rushing to battle, eating in the wind and sleeping in the dew, Gao Xing and others were indeed exhausted. At this time, hot food was served, and they opened their arms and ate with abandon.

  After dinner, he happily ordered everyone to rest and himself also rarely didn't cultivate, lying on the warm and soft bed, fell asleep.

  Yesterday, Gao Xing ambushed Xu Feng and then rushed to Yangping City overnight. As for the two thousand captives, Gao Xing did not kill them this time, but instead tied them up in the forest, leaving them to fend for themselves. The baggage, Gao Xing destroyed ninety percent of it, and the remaining ten percent was left to those who surrendered.

  Twice, Chen Jun's grain transport team was ambushed and killed. Fortunately, they were able to keep the horses, for two reasons: Firstly, as they wandered in the wilderness, they didn't have much food on them, so if things took a turn for the worse, these horses could serve as a good source of sustenance. Secondly, although these horses were only ordinary horses and lacked combat strength, making them unsuitable for battle, they had no problem carrying people or goods, which would help save High's group a lot of energy.

  For the situation in Yangping, happiness is basically clear. Although there is no grain in Huang Fa's army, there must be absolutely in Yangping City. With 20,000 soldiers, one drum makes a sound, attacking the defending army of less than 2,000, the broken city of Yangping, the success rate is over 80%.

  If Gao Xing were to go with just a thousand cavalry, it would be impossible to turn the tide of battle. After careful consideration, Gao Xing adopted this method: he tied up all the weapons of Chen's surrendered soldiers on the grain carts, formed them into a single-line formation, and charged from behind Chen's formation, then the cavalry attacked, accompanied by shouting and yelling, repeatedly startling and striking at Chen's morale, ultimately achieving success.

  Kaixing let go of Huang Fahu's reason, he only said a part of it, the most important thing is that he did not want his soldiers to suffer heavy casualties. The overnight rush and kill, whether it was the soldiers or the war horses, had already overdrawn a large amount of physical strength. If they were forced to pursue, once Huang Fahu caught the opportunity to counterattack, this thousand cavalry would definitely suffer heavy losses, which is something Kaixing absolutely did not want to see.

  Delighted by this sleep, I slept from noon till evening before waking up, feeling refreshed and rejuvenated.

  Delighted to open the door, just about to go out for a walk, the servant who had been waiting at the door for a long time immediately came forward and reported that Wang Lin had already been waiting in the front hall, only waiting for Delight to wake up before leading him there.

  Before she had even entered the house, Wang Lin came striding up to her with a smile and said: "Nephew Xian, did you have a good rest?"

  Delighted, he smiled and apologized: "Sorry, Uncle Wang, I overslept and kept you waiting!"

  "Where, where? You are the benefactor of Yangping City, you are the benefactor of my king. For us, you have been busy and laborious, killing for as long as needed, it is reasonable to rest for a while. Uncle, even if we wait until tomorrow morning, what's the hurry?" King Lin said hastily, walking forward and pulling on Gaoxing's sleeve, heading towards the hall.

  The banquet was already set up in the hall, but except for Wang Lin, there was no one else. After asking him to sit down happily, Wang Lin spoke with a hint of apology: "Don't blame me, nephew, Chen Jun has just retreated, and Yangping is busy with many things, so the officials and generals in the city can't get away from their duties, so I can only have Uncle accompany you alone. Wait for a few more days, when things are slightly relaxed in the city, Uncle will treat you well!"

  "Uncle is being too polite, with you here it's enough. We're just having a casual meal, if you're too polite, I'm afraid your nephew won't be able to eat his fill!"

  Wang Lin burst out laughing and said, "Xian nephew, come sit down and eat something. You must have suffered a lot these past few days! Oh, the soldiers you brought with you, I've already instructed someone to send them wine and meat, so you don't need to worry."

  Delighted, he laughed and said: "Little nephew thanks uncle for them."

  "You disregarded your own lives to rescue Yangping from the jaws of death, that's what makes you Yangping's benefactor, a hero. How can we let you go hungry?" Wang Lin picked up his wine cup and said: "Noble nephew, this first cup of wine is for you, in honor of all the people of Yangping City!"

  Wang Lin said, and then drank it all in one gulp. Gao Xing was delighted and hastily raised his cup to follow suit. Wang Lin wanted to offer another toast, but Gao Xing refused, pretending to be angry and saying: "If Uncle is so polite again, I will be ashamed, and I'll go back to Yangping City!"

  Wang Lin saw Gao Xing's persistence and no longer thanked him, but in her heart, she increasingly admired and appreciated Gao Xing.

  After three rounds of wine and five flavors of dishes, the atmosphere between Gao Xing and Wang Lin became much more lively. However, Gao Xing suddenly put down his chopsticks, his face turned somewhat gloomy, furrowed his brow, sighed, and started drinking alone.

  "Xianzhi, what's wrong? Was your uncle's hospitality not good enough?" Wang Lin asked in surprise, also putting down her chopsticks.

  He forced a smile and shook his head, saying: "Uncle, what are you talking about? I'm worried about something else!"

  "What's going on? Tell me, nephew. I may be able to help in some way." Wang Lin asked anxiously.

  Heaving a sigh of relief, he stood up and looked at the darkening sky outside, saying slowly: "But Xiao Shu is worried about his father's fate!"

  "Prince Wang?" Wang Lin also stood up and asked with a frown.

  "Uncle is in a difficult situation," said Gao Xing, looking at Wang Lin with a smile. The latter nodded in agreement, and a hint of surprise appeared on his face. Gao Xing continued in a low voice: "This time, my young nephew helped Uncle defeat Chen's army, and when the news gets out, people will surely think it was Father's achievement. The Emperor has been suspicious of Father for a long time, and this time, I'm afraid there will be even more trouble!"

  Wang Lin said apologetically: "It's all because of Uncle, if it weren't for me, the prince should be fine."

  "Uncle, don't blame yourself. My father has always been loyal to the emperor and loved his country. Even if you hadn't come to inform him, he would have sent me to provide assistance anyway. Moreover, even without this war, the emperor would have found another excuse to deal with my father."