vrcanaries Chapter 149 What are you afraid of? Take one step at a time. If it doesn't work, die halfway.
Chapter 149 What are you afraid of? Take one step at a time. If it doesn't work, die halfway.
The city gate opened, and Su Yueqing led the soldiers into the city smoothly.
The city lord also came down from the city gate and looked Su Yueqing up and down, with complex emotions in his eyes, including confusion and disgust.
He was puzzled. He didn't understand why the regent princess came to the border for no reason and brought troops with her when the capital was so stable and prosperous.
Why did she even have the emperor's decree appointing her as General Fuyuan?
Disdain, it's because he has always been prejudiced against women.
In his eyes, women should stay in their boudoirs and do embroidery. It is inappropriate for them to show their faces in public.
Su Yueqing understood the emotion in his eyes, just smiled slightly and asked, "May I know the name of the city lord?"
"Lu Jingchuan." the man said.
"Lord Lu, the soldiers from Dongli will arrive outside the city before dark." Su Yueqing asked, "Lord Lu, have you thought of a plan to meet the enemy?"
Lu Jingchuan's pupils widened instantly, and his emotions changed. He asked in confusion, "How did the princess know?"
The prince wrote to him last night, saying that within the next two days, the Dongli army might attack Dingzhou City from behind, and asked him to be prepared.
Su Yueqing had just arrived, but she knew this?
And he accurately stated when the Dongli army would arrive.
"Of course, we heard the movement of the Dongli army before entering the city." Su Yueqing replied.
"They will arrive at the city before dark. I believe they will catch the enemy by surprise and launch an attack in the middle of the night." Su Yueqing went on to express her guess.
"Tonight, the city lord should make preparations in advance, just in case."
Lu Jingchuan looked at the woman in front of him, and the slightly disdainful look in his eyes gradually disappeared, and a flash of admiration appeared.
I never thought that Su Yueqing, a woman, could actually predict the outcome of a battle.
I have to say that Su Yueqing’s prediction was correct.
After receiving the letter from the prince, he sent people to guard the place strictly for two consecutive nights.
If things go as expected, the Dongli army will arrive tonight and take advantage of the situation to launch an attack.
"Thank you for your reminder, Princess. I have already made arrangements." Lu Jingchuan said, his tone not as arrogant as before.
"City Lord Lu, how many people are there in the city?" Su Yueqing asked again.
"Twenty thousand troops, and the rest will support the prince at the front." Lu Jingchuan didn't understand why Su Yueqing asked.
Dingzhou City has always been easy to defend and difficult to attack, which is why he dared to leave only 20,000 troops.
"What if there are 100,000 soldiers attacking the city?" Su Yueqing continued to ask: "If the enemy is determined to fight to the death and capture Dingzhou City, is the city lord confident?"
Lu Jingchuan hesitated for a while, he was not sure.
"The Dongli army has at least 100,000 people. If we just defend it, I'm afraid we won't be able to hold out for long." Su Yueqing said.
"How did the princess know that?" Lu Jingchuan looked incredulous.
Now most of the Dongli army is fighting in the front, how can they free up so many troops?
"How I know is not important. What is important is what the city lord is going to do?"
Su Yueqing had just used a telescope to observe the Dongli army and roughly estimated that there were at least 100,000 people.
This time the Dongli army is coming with great force, and I'm afraid they want to capture Dingzhou City in one fell swoop, then go straight to Guzhou City, and finally join forces with the Dongli army in front to attack from both inside and outside and annihilate Luochuan City in one fell swoop.
Luochuan City is the frontline city where Xiao Moyao is located.
"City Lord, please think of a countermeasure first. I will lead the soldiers to rest and adjust." Su Yueqing had no plans to participate in the battle tonight.
Su Yueqing did not call herself a princess in front of Lu Jingchuan, but deliberately called herself a general.
The admiration that Lu Jingchuan had originally felt for Su Yueqing instantly fell.
He thought Su Yueqing was different from the women in the inner chambers, but he didn't expect that she was also a little woman who didn't care about the overall situation.
Knowing that the Dongli army was about to attack the city, he still wanted to rest.
Lu Jingchuan didn't show it on his face. He called his men and asked them to provide accommodation for Su Yueqing and her group.
"Thank you, City Lord Lu." After Su Yueqing bowed and expressed his gratitude, he led his soldiers away.
On the way, Jiang Biechen asked in confusion: "Qingqing, you knew that the Dongli army would attack the city tonight, why didn't you stay and help?"
Jun Yuansheng didn't understand either. She thought Qingqing would stay and help tonight.
"Why should we help?" Su Yueqing asked back, "He is the city lord, and it is his duty to defend the city. If he can't even resist Dong Li's first attack, then the city lord should be replaced."
Su Yueqing told Lu Jingchuan about Dongli's military strength in order to give him a general idea, which could be regarded as fulfilling her duty of reminder.
As for the rest, we will have to wait until the soldiers have a good night's rest.
After days of traveling, they had already consumed too much energy. Su Yueqing didn't think it was a wise choice to show off her support at this time.
Mu Chi nodded on the side. The city had to be defended, but it didn't matter at the moment.
The other side has an army of 100,000, while they, together, have only more than 30,000 people. The disparity in strength is so great that the best strategy is to come up with a plan to defeat the enemy as soon as possible.
If the enemy really wants to fight to the death and capture Dingzhou City, then the situation will not be optimistic.
Jun Yuansheng looked worried. She grew up in Dongli and knew that Han Sui's title of Dongli's number one general was well deserved.
Moreover, his men are all elite soldiers who are good at surprise attacks and sieges. This battle may be difficult to win.
The most important thing is that Han Sui was cruel and brutal. He had the habit of massacring the city after winning a battle.
"Why are you looking so sad?" Su Yueqing looked at Mu Chi and Jun Yuansheng, who looked worried before the fight even started.
Jun Yuansheng forced a smile and put on a relaxed expression. She should believe Qingqing.
No matter how powerful Han Sui is, he cannot compare to Qingqing.
"With the army at the front, only the princess can remain calm and cheerful, chatting and laughing." Mu Chi said.
He really admired Su Yueqing's calmness in the face of danger.
Su Yueqing didn't care and shrugged, "What are you afraid of? Just take it one step at a time. If it doesn't work, I'll just die halfway."
Jiang Biechen and the other two thought that Su Yueqing was going to say something inspiring, so they pricked up their ears to listen carefully, but they didn't expect it to be just this sentence.
But if you think about it carefully, it is not wrong.
Su Yueqing saw that their expressions were much more relaxed, so she patted their shoulders and said, "Okay, don't think too much, and take a rest."
"Tomorrow morning, we will discuss how to repel the enemy."
"Okay." The three of them nodded in unison, and after dinner, they returned to their rooms.
After Su Yueqing finished her dinner and returned to her room, she immediately plunged into the space.
She was searching for cheating items in the points mall.
These 30,000 soldiers are facing against 100,000 soldiers, and they are elite soldiers at that. It would be a lie to say that they are not panicking.
What I said just now was just to let my brothers and sisters relax a little and have a good sleep.
After all, it's been really tiring traveling these days.
She had to think of a way to repel the enemy tonight.
As for City Lord Lu, Su Yueqing also had some thoughts in mind.
She clearly felt that City Lord Lu looked down on her because she was a woman, and she was a little angry and didn't want to curry favor with him.
Moreover, as long as City Lord Lu defends the city gate tonight, the Dongli army will be helpless.
After all, the journey is thousands of miles long and one is already lacking in energy.
Attacking a city is also a gamble to see if you can take the city in one fell swoop by catching the enemy off guard.
At night, the sound of siege outside the city gate was deafening, and Su Yueqing was almost racking her brains in the space.
Finally, as daybreak approached, a brilliant idea flashed through her mind.