"The troops are approaching the city!"

As soon as these words came out, Chen Ze's eyes flashed.

Four days ago, that is to say, one day after he led Meng Yang and others to leave Bo'an City, the Zhu Yan Empire launched an attack on Bo'an City!

"That……"

He looked at Mr. Jing with hope, but what he saw was that he nodded slightly.

"As the lord of a city, Mr. Zheng has the right to request the secondment of soldiers within his authority. I cannot refuse without justifiable reasons."

Mr. Jing said calmly, "So last night, Mr. Zheng has urgently mobilized 40,000 troops to rush to Bo'an City. Now he is afraid that he has traveled hundreds of miles away and will not be able to catch up for a while."

"If you had come a day earlier, I would have known about the strange things in the Poison Mist Forest, and maybe I could have persuaded some troops, but it's too late to say that now."

They are indeed brothers.

Chen Ze smiled bitterly. The brotherly relationship between Zheng Yuanlong and Zheng Yuanyun was a headache he had been having on the road. Now it's better and he doesn't have to worry about it anymore.

"Things seem to be going in the direction you speculated. So in your opinion, how should we deal with it?"

Mr. Jing looked at Chen Ze with a half-smile, as if he was not worried about the current situation at all.

"I?"

Chen Ze frowned for a moment and said calmly: "If it is convenient for Mr. Jing, I would like to know the current military situation in Xiyun City first."

"Okay." Mr. Jing said directly: "Currently, the remaining troops in Xiyun City are two thousand. If the troops at the outer blockade of the Poison Mist Forest are combined, there will still be 600. Plus the 400 people from the city defense force, the total strength is

Three thousand."

"But one thousand of them are old, weak and remnant soldiers and cannot be of much use."

Only three thousand?

Chen Ze's heart sank slightly. He had previously estimated that there were about 50,000 soldiers stationed in Xiyun City, but in fact there were only 43,000 in total. Although the entry and exit were not large, the Lord of Xiyun City did a thorough job and directly led

Forty thousand elite soldiers left.

Even if you leave 10,000 yuan...

While sighing in his heart, he also knew that although Zheng Yuanlong left in a hurry, he still considered the situation of the Poison Mist Forest, otherwise he would have to take another thousand elite soldiers with him.

Although there are four to five thousand felons in the Poison Mist Forest, they are not a well-trained army. They are even constantly fighting among themselves. They can be regarded as a mob.

In addition, the situation has been calm for such a long time, and the Military Aircraft Department has not received any reports from the informants stationed in the Poison Mist Forest. Therefore, Zheng Yuanlong thought that leaving two to three thousand troops would be enough to deal with emergencies.

Even if those felons discovered that Xiyun City's troops were empty and revolted, would they want to capture Xiyun City with only four to five thousand people?

Attacking a city is inherently more difficult than defending it. With these scattered mobs, even if the number is twice that of the defenders, at worst, they can still rush in behind closed doors without fighting?

The worst result is that the felons will take advantage of the opportunity to break through the blockade, escape from the poisonous fog forest and scatter like birds and beasts.

But there is nothing we can do about it.

Which one is more serious between Bo'an City and thousands of felons?

The worst that can happen is that after the war is over, a general order will be issued and the people will be arrested and brought to justice.

But...a rabble?

With the Zhu Yan Empire taking the lead behind the scenes, and I don’t know how long this matter has been planned, I’m afraid those thousands of felons have already been trained into elite soldiers!

Yes, siege requires a large amount of siege equipment. The spies of the Zhu Yan Empire cannot transport these things in from outside. But don’t forget, where is the Poison Mist Forest?

It's a forest!

Catapults, battering rams, ladders... which ones cannot be made from local materials?

With the current three thousand people...

Thinking of this, Chen Ze said anxiously: "Mr. Jing, can you order the soldiers on the blockade to be withdrawn first?

"Withdraw?"

Mr. Jing frowned and said, "That's not blind. We are completely kept in the dark about what the other party does."

"No!"

Chen Ze shook his head and said: "Xiyun City's current strength is weak, every point we can save is worth it, and we don't need to know their movements!"

"As of now, things will develop in three different directions."

He raised a finger and said, "First, my inference is wrong. The people in the Poison Mist Forest have not reached cooperation with the Zhu Yan Empire and are still in disarray. Even if they know that Xiyun City's troops are empty, they do not dare to act rashly, but stay calm.

Staying inside is naturally the best outcome."

"Second!" He pointed out his second finger, "It is still assumed that the following inference is wrong. The criminals inside could not bear it and rushed out of the poisonous fog forest. However, they were determined not to attack the city. At most, they scattered and fled. This

Although it is troublesome, it is not unacceptable in these extraordinary times."

"third!"

Chen Ze slowly popped up his third finger and said in a deep voice: "If the inference is true and the two parties have reached cooperation, then they will definitely attack Xiyun City. Whether they know their movements is not important anymore, because the other party will

Take the initiative to appear in our sight."

"Instead of spreading our forces, it is better to defend the city with all our strength. At the same time, withdrawing the soldiers on the blockade can also send a signal to the other side, that is..."

"We have been aware of their plan and have made preparations so that the other party will not dare to attack arbitrarily while being vigilant. This way, we can at least delay it for a little longer."

After a pause, he saw that Mr. Jing still had no intention of speaking, and continued: "At the same time, he sent two more fast horses to pursue Mr. Zheng all the way, hoping to recover some reinforcements, and rushed all the way to the nearby Qiu Ding City. Qiu Ding City was not there.

Master Zheng must be in urgent need, and maybe if the troops are still there, we can add more troops to help."

"Even if Qiu Dingcheng has no troops to support, it can at least serve as a warning so that Qiu Dingcheng can be prepared in advance. If those people see that they cannot attack Xiyun City and turn to Qiu Ding, they will not be caught off guard."

At this point, he actually didn't say a word.

Of course the purpose of stalling for time was to wait for reinforcements, but at the same time Chen Ze was also waiting for his generals to cool down.

In today's battle with Gui Jianchou, he used Bai Luo's general star, and later used Cheng Yu. These two general stars can no longer be used today. There is only one Wu Anguo left, and his strength can be said to be greatly reduced.

It's almost evening now. As long as it's delayed until midnight and a new day begins, the cooling of the general star will end. Only then will Chen Ze have available generals.

After the words fell, Chen Ze waited for Mr. Jing's response.

In fact, until now, he still hasn't figured out what the other person meant. He has always been talking, and the other person only occasionally answers one or two sentences. Does this person really believe him, or does he have other secrets?

Mr. Jing answered this question with action.

"Someone is coming!"

He shouted suddenly and loudly, and within a moment, an orderly pushed open the door and entered.

"Go down and go to the city tower and shoot arrows to call everyone back. Remember, every soldier who comes back must be strictly interrogated and anyone suspicious will be killed on the spot!"

Mr. Jing, who had always been calm, showed a look of murderous intent in his eyes, which made the orderly tremble violently and rushed out in cold sweat.
Chapter completed!