Chapter 29: The Kingdom That Took the Blame

  "What shall we do now, Your Majesty?"

  A million troops, endless and boundless. The White Wolf looked at the hundreds of thousands of soldiers surrounding Jizhou City, his heart felt a chill.

  With just these few dozen horsemen, can you really break through this army of thousands and rescue Fu Jia from Ji City?

  In a flash, the White Wolf was filled with regret again. If only he had used force to bring Fu Xue out yesterday. Although there might be conflicts with the soldiers of Ji City, no matter what, it would have been much simpler and easier than now.

  Li Zhong had thought of this too, but he immediately denied it.

  He wants to save Fu Xi, in order to establish a great righteousness, and at the same time gain more benefits. If he were to take Fu Xi away by force without saying another word, it's likely that not only would Fu Xi not be grateful for his rescue, but would instead harbor resentment towards him, and all his efforts would have been for nothing.

  A business that doesn't make a profit is not something Li Zhēng would do.

  At present, it seems that there is only a slim chance of rescuing Fu Xie, but Li Zhong did not lose heart. He believed that there was still a considerable opportunity.

  The enemy is in the light, while I am in the dark; this is the first advantage.

  Secondly, Li Zhēn completely trusted the armor on his dozens of riders. Yes, he believed in the armor. The few dozen men under him, although they were all carefully selected 'elite soldiers', but except for the White Wolf gang, none of them had ever truly been to battle before.

  Although Liangzhou people are born to be bold and fierce, they have never experienced a major war after all. It's better to believe in the system's first-class armor than to believe in them.

  Seven men in green armor, fifty-five light cavalrymen, over a hundred war horses, all clad in armor, can be said to be armed to the teeth! Although it's not said that knives and guns don't enter, Li Zhēn feels that ordinary troops are completely not taken seriously.

  Take another look at the tens of thousands of rebel troops surrounding Wei City. Although they are numerous, they are a mix of Han and Hu, their equipment is in disarray, and they are completely unorganized. Moreover, they are noisy and disorderly, with some gathered here and others there, full of weaknesses. The whole thing looks like a mob.

  It's not that Li Zhong looks down on Wang Guo, but the fact is that the tens of thousands of soldiers led by Wang Guo seem powerful at first glance, but upon closer inspection and further thought, they are just so-so.

  In terms of time, Wang Guo rose from an unknown small character to a so-called leader in just two months. What kind of elite soldiers can be trained in two months! Li Zhong didn't believe it, and Han Shui was able to push Wang Guo to the position of leader, could he also hand over the elite soldiers in his hands?

  In terms of ability, Li Zhong did not believe that Wang Guo had the kind of ability to command tens of thousands of newly gathered mobs like an extension of his arm - Wang Guo was no Han Xin!

  With an elite army, attacking a rabble, there is a chance of winning.

  Thirdly, Li Ding has fewer men under his command, which seems to be the biggest weakness. But on the other hand, the target is also smaller! Charging into the midst of a large army, those who can engage in close combat are at most only a few hundred people.

  Hundreds of mobs, poorly equipped and disorganized command, how can they defeat a first-class armored knight?

  The army cannot be commanded at will, the larger the number, the more vulnerabilities there are.

  With elite troops, aiming at the weak points, launching a lightning attack, it is certain to quickly break through the rebel army's formation. In the chaos of war, Li Ding believed that with his tens of thousands of elite cavalry, he would be able to come and go as he pleased!

  With narrowed eyes, Li Zhēng seemed to be meditating, but in fact he had already analyzed all the factors that could be considered and finally came up with a result.

  If the opportunity is right, Fu Xi can be rescued!

  Hearing Bai Lang's inquiry, Li Zhēng opened his eyes and smiled, saying: "What, are you scared?"

  Bai Lang hastily shook his head. Even if he was really afraid and saw no hope, he couldn't show it in front of the master, could he?

  "Look at ourselves, and then look at that mob, can they harm us?" Li Zhēng shook his head, a hint of disdain appearing on the corner of his mouth: "For now, we just wait for the opportunity to arrive, those insignificant rebels are not even in my eyes!"

  Li Zhong's confidence infected Bailang, and for a moment, Bailang also felt that this was indeed the case.

  The soldiers on the sides also nodded secretly, and the morale of the whole army was involuntarily boosted.

  Creeping on the hills, Li Zhong was boosting the morale of his soldiers while carefully observing and waiting for the right moment to arrive.

  Suddenly, he let out a low cry and his expression changed!

  But then, in the rebel army's formation, suddenly four to eight cavalry troops branched out from all sides, gathering together with approximately seven or eight thousand. Only seeing this fierce cavalry arrive at the west wall of Jizhou city, they stopped their horses within an arrow's distance and dismounted in unison.

  "What kind of move is this?!"

  Li Zhong felt inexplicably strange.

  Among these tens of thousands of rebels, although there are many cavalrymen, there are even more infantrymen. If the plan was to attack a city, it wouldn't make sense to send out the cavalry first, would it?

  Besides, even if cavalry is deployed, it should be shooting arrows around the city walls on horseback, how can they dismount?

  Before Li Zhong could turn his brain around, a dramatic change occurred in the situation under Jicheng.

  But then those seven or eight thousand cavalrymen who had dismounted and fallen down, all suddenly lay flat on the ground!

  Li Jing concentrated his attention and saw that those people were all kneeling on the ground, bowing towards the city.

  "What's going on here?!"

  Li Zhong was dumbfounded.

  Is this a new way of attacking cities?

  Make a bow and kowtow, let the defenders feel sorry for them until they can't bear it anymore, then take the initiative to open the city gate and surrender?

  A palm slapped on his forehead, Li Zhēng drove out this unrealistic absurd idea from his mind, and his eyebrows slightly furrowed.

  Just as I was thinking about it, I heard a shout coming from over there again.

  Listening carefully, Li Zhong slightly opened his mouth, and his expression changed.

  "Please open the city gate, Your Excellency, and we will ensure your safety!"

  "My lord, open the city gate!"

  "Nan Rong Gong, open the city gate!"

  Li Zhong could hear it, those cries one by one, but they were not pretentious, but sincere.

  As they heard the voice from the heart, a kind of sacredness that stood out in the war, Bai Lang and others couldn't help but lift their upper body, staring blankly at the rebel soldiers who were crawling on the ground, shouting hoarsely with all their might, a surge of emotion rose up in their hearts.

  It seemed that the tightly closed city gate would open at any moment, and Fu Nanrong, the lord of the mansion, would ride out on horseback from there and leave Jizhou safely.

  But Fei Zhen and Bai Lang lost their composure, the entire battlefield, which had been noisy and chaotic, fell silent in that instant. Even the horses stood still.

  Li Zhong suddenly felt that if one could be a person to this extent, then there was truly nothing more to say!

  Fu Nanrong is indeed worthy of his reputation as a famous figure in Liangzhou and renowned throughout the land!

  It's not just talk, it must be done in a down-to-earth manner.

  Even rebels would make such a move, who else would dare question Fu Nanrong's moral character?

  Li Zhong suddenly thought of Han Shui and wondered why the last nail in Liangzhou would be pulled out by Wang Guo, that fool.

  Han Sui did not dare!

  Kill Fu Nanrong, and Han Sui will have no foothold to a certain extent!

  The king is just a scapegoat pushed out by Han Chui to bear the black pot.

  Staring blankly at the city gate, Li Zheng fell silent. At this moment, he actually shared the same thoughts as those kneeling on the ground.

  He also hopes Fu Xi can come out.

  But in fact, Li Zhēng understood that if at this moment, Fù Xiè walked out of the city and left Jì City, then Fù Xiè would no longer be Fù Xiè!

  If you want to leave, then leave!

  In this era, there is a group of people who are considered fools by later generations. They adhere to their own moral principles and values, even if they die, it is not enough to make them retreat half a step!

  Admiration!

  Admiration!

  How should I face them?

  Li Zhong's eyes suddenly became moist.

  These people are actually the pioneers who have been holding high the torch of Chinese civilization for thousands of years and passing it down from generation to generation! General Ban Ma Zi cut off his own head, Su Wu herded sheep for ten years, all were like this!

  At this time, another change occurred on the battlefield ahead.

  But then another wave of cavalry rushed out of the army, each holding a whip in their hands, and actually started driving away those who were still shouting Fu Nan's name.

  The kingdom can't sit still!

  The kingdom's decision is both right and stupid at the same time.

  He said that what he did was right, because if those people were allowed to continue like this, the morale of the tens of thousands of rebel soldiers would be completely gone. At that time, it's not just a matter of commanding them to attack Jizhou, but also having to guard against their surrendering to Fu Xi and turning around to attack his own kingdom!

  He is called stupid because he did this and it marked that he wanted to take the blame for Han Sui.

  Perhaps he didn't know that after this battle, if he killed Fu Shuo, Han Xi would turn around and kill him!

  Li Zheng stared tightly at the west gate of Jizhou City.

  His intuition told him that Han Yangfu Jun Fu Xie should have made a move by now.

  In Li Zhong's view, if Fu Xie was a capable person, he would definitely not have failed to see the state of the rebel army.

  It was a very contradictory state, under which the rebels were mostly at a loss, and morale had fallen to an all-time low. If there was a choice, Fu Xie would definitely make his last-ditch effort in this situation!

  I knew it!

  Just as the kingdom was sending people to drive away those who were calling for Fu Xie, the west gate slowly opened.

  Just as a sound of horseshoes was heard, a horseman appeared in the lead, followed by a troop of soldiers and horses, who quickly rushed out of the city gate.

  Suddenly the sound of killing rose, and Li Zhēn saw that outside the west gate of Jizhou City, it instantly became chaotic. Then, the central army array of the rebel army also moved.

  Another cavalry regiment followed closely behind the pursuers and rushed towards the soldiers who came out of the city to kill them.

  Li Zheng's eyes suddenly focused and he stood up abruptly.

  "All troops mount their horses!"

  With a loud cry, Li Zhong retreated down the hill, turned over and mounted the Qingyun, holding the Blood Dragon Spear, shouting: "All officers and men listen to orders, follow me to break through the enemy formation, rescue the lord!"

  "Ah!"

  More than sixty men either raised their long spears or grasped their long bows, and with a loud shout, they followed Li Zhong, rushing swiftly towards the battlefield!