allonlinenovel Chapter 142 Siege of Guangling City
Chapter 142 Siege of Guangling City
All the officials saluted to Prince Guangling and the Crown Prince, then stood with their hands behind their backs, waiting for Zhao Yi and his son to enter the meeting room first before they followed.
Zhao Yi and Zhao Piao took their seats one after another, and the owner of Chunxue Tower also sat down.
The rest of the colleagues also took their seats.
Zhao Yi got straight to the point: "My fellow officers, I have called you all here today to discuss how to resist the rebels' attack. According to reliable intelligence, Li Jing's troops are mobilizing their forces, and their target must be Guangling."
"Also, I heard that Zhang Zifang, who was originally stationed in Beiliang, has already arrived at Li Jing's central army tent in Caishishan."
"This man is Xu Ping'an's capable adviser. He is extremely intelligent and wise, and every time he makes a plan, it is always a good idea."
"Guangling is probably under a lot of pressure this time."
At this point, Zhao Yi's face turned very ugly, because King Yanla's inaction had ruined many of his plans.
When the colleagues heard this, they looked at each other in confusion, all of them feeling at a loss.
After a long while, Zhao Yi said, "Everyone, it's time for us to take action. We have no way to avoid it, and we must take action."
"Li Jing is trying to annex Guangling. His ambition is obvious. How can we let him succeed?"
"Now that it has come to this, let them rest in peace in Guangling."
He glanced at his colleagues, his eyes fell on the owner of Chunxue Tower, and he slowly said, "Sir, you will be the one giving the orders."
The owner of Chunxue Tower received instructions from King Guangling, stood up and looked at his colleagues, and said loudly: "Order!"
All the colleagues looked solemn and listened attentively.
The head of Chunxue Tower finished the deployment, and then bowed deeply to Prince Guangling, "Your Majesty, everything has been arranged."
Prince Guangling said in a deep voice: "My fellow colleagues, let's work together!"
“We must work together!”
The colleagues were excited and full of fighting spirit.
Zhao Yi forced a smile on his face. He knew very well that the battle in Guangling was like hitting a rock with an egg.
The soldiers of Guangling had not undergone long-term training, nor did they have widespread spies. They were all put together in a hastily assembled group and lacked experience. They were able to deal with ordinary banditry, but when they encountered Li Jing's regular army, they were full of flaws.
Zhao Pi was unhappy when he saw that there was no mission for him. He looked at the owner of Chunxue Tower and asked, "Sir, why is there no mission for me?"
The owner of Chunxue Tower smiled slightly and said, "Your Highness, you have an important mission to fulfill."
"Appease the people in Guangling City."
"Mobilize the people to resist foreign enemies and protect their homes."
When Zhao Pi heard this, he frowned and said angrily, "Sir, are you underestimating me?"
Upon hearing this, the owner of Chunxue Tower smiled and said, "That's wrong! May I ask, Your Highness, what does it mean to do things?"
When Zhao Piao was asked, he secretly thought about the owner of Chunxue Tower's intention, but after thinking for a while, he still couldn't get the point.
He simply said, "Sir, just speak frankly."
The owner of Chunxue Tower chuckled and said, "Now that Li Jing has sent out his troops, there is no need to worry about the generals he has sent. When he sends out important figures, Your Highness can go and challenge them in person. If you win the battle, it will surely boost morale."
"At present, Guangling has a crucial problem - lack of soldiers!"
"Your Highness can personally recruit soldiers and mobilize everyone, which can also boost morale."
Zhao Piao was still unwilling to give in. He looked at Zhao Yi with pleading eyes, "Father, please let me go into battle. I don't want to be a coward."
After hearing this, Zhao Yi also looked at Zhao Piao and said, "Piao'er, the order of the Lord of Chunxue Tower is like the order of your father. You just need to follow it without questioning. When the time is right, I will let you lead the army to attack Li Jing."
After hearing what Zhao Yi said, Zhao Piao realized that he had no chance.
In front of his colleagues, Zhao Piao did not embarrass Zhao Yi, but he was indignant in his heart and kept muttering.
After all the officials left to prepare for battle, only one person was left, and that was the owner of Chunxue Tower.
"Your Highness, you seem to have something to ask me and the prince." The owner of Chunxue Tower seemed to see through Zhao Piao's thoughts.
"Sir, I do have a question. Why don't you let me lead the troops?" Zhao Piao asked.
"Because if Your Highness goes, you will definitely fail!" The owner of Chunxue Tower answered without hesitation.
When Zhao Pi heard this, his face darkened and he asked unhappily, "Why do you say that?"
The owner of Chunxue Tower smiled slightly and said, "Li Jing's target is the prince and His Highness. If either of you falls into Li Jing's hands, Guangling will be in chaos and the people will be in panic."
"In order to achieve this goal, Li Jing must come in person or send a capable general."
"Your Highness, do you know the interests involved?"
Zhao Pi's eyelids twitched when he heard this, and he chuckled, "It won't be that easy for them to catch my father and me."
The owner of Chunxue Tower seemed to have thought of something and said, "Zhao Yi and his son were both good at fighting, but they were tricked by Xiang Yu and eventually died with hatred. Although they saved their wives, they eventually turned into a pile of yellow earth."
Zhao Piao felt ashamed of himself and thought he was far inferior to Zhao Sui and Zhao Yi.
Zhao Yi asked: "Piao'er, do you know why Zhao Sui and his son and Zhao Ying were wiped out in the blink of an eye in front of the Northern Liang army?"
Zhao Piao shook his head in confusion and begged his father for advice.
Zhao Yi replied calmly: "It's because they don't have any wise counselors to give them advice."
Zhao Pi hurriedly said, "We have the owner of Chunxue Tower, Prince Yanla has Nalan Youci, and Prince Jing'an has Lu Xu."
Zhao Yi said meaningfully: "We must not repeat the mistakes of the King of Huainan and the King of Jiaodong."
Zhao Pi's face turned red, he lowered his head in shame, and couldn't utter a word for a long time.
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In Guangling City, people were in panic, like frightened birds.
Outside the city, Li Jing's army was at the gates, surrounding Guangling City tightly. If any civilians climbed up to the city wall, they could have a clear view of the situation inside and outside the city.
Li Jing sat upright in the central military tent, next to him sat a scholar in Confucian robes, this man was Zhang Liang.
The scouts came rushing over and presented the intelligence.
After reading it, Li Jing handed it to Zhang Liang.
After reading it, they smiled at each other.
Li Jing smiled slightly: "Zhao Yi has the help of the owner of Chunxue Tower, so he is much smarter than Zhao Sui and his son."
He had learned about the battle in Jiaodong from the war report. The King of Jiaodong and the Crown Prince were both killed, and many of their colleagues also died in the battle.
Li Jing continued, "But... Zhao Yi's fate is probably even more miserable than that of the King of Jiaodong and the King of Huainan."
"The owner of Chunxue Tower is definitely not a good person!"
"When it comes to life and death, anything can be done."
All this information came from Zhang Liang.
He stared at Guangling City for a long time, then slowly said, "General Li, look at the defenses of Guangling City. They want to fight a protracted war with us. They are still hoping that Southern Xinjiang will come to rescue us."
Li Jing chuckled and said, "A mere owner of Chunxue Tower is nothing but a brat in front of you, Zifang."
Zhang Liang shook his head helplessly and said, "General Li, the enemy we are facing this time is from Southern Xinjiang! Zhao Bing and his son have been operating in Southern Xinjiang for many years, and they are deeply loved by the people. They have sufficient warehouses and a strong military force. They are the biggest obstacle to unifying the world from the south."
"Although Prince Jing'an has Lu Xu's help, he is geographically restricted and can only submit to Your Highness in the end."
"Haha, this land of Southern Xinjiang has been influenced by Zhao Bing and his son for many years. They have already become kings."
Li Jing clenched his fists and said in a firm voice, "No matter how difficult it is, I will definitely conquer it. I will just consider it as a gift to Your Highness."