After traveling through time, I thrived in ancient times

Chapter 373 What a pity

Seeing his expression, Yu Tingwan narrowed her eyes and smiled, but didn't say anything else. She waved her hand and told him to do his own thing first.

The news that two hundred thousand troops were stationed outside the city naturally could not be hidden from the people inside the city. Although they were a little far away, they could still see far away when standing on the city wall.

As soon as they saw the army in the distance, the soldiers in the city hurried to inform their general.

"General, it's bad. There's a large army coming from afar. What should we do?"

Inside the city, the brave general General Luo has been frowning since yesterday, mainly because of the letter he received from the capital yesterday.

The letter said that Prince Chen sent troops to attack Da Sheng, and the route of action might be from Luyang through Fenyin to Hejian, so the letter asked him to go to Hejian for support.

That's right, he was asked to go to Hejian County for support. The implication was that Fenyin should be ignored, after all, he would definitely not be able to provide support in time.

This choice was actually the right one. It would still take several days for him to reach Fenyin. If he really chose to support Fenyin, Prince Chen would have gone to attack Hejian as soon as he arrived there.

However, because he was close, he got more accurate information. He got the news that Prince Chen's wife had also led a group of people and was heading towards Gaoling.

Judging from the situation, they are planning to defeat them one by one. If he takes all the soldiers from Gaoling to support Hejian at this time, it would be equivalent to handing over Gaoling directly.

He didn't want this to happen, so General Luo, who didn't have many great achievements but had done his best to get to this point, chose to go against the contents of the letter and chose to stay here to protect the people in the city.

In fact, he also knew very well that Prince Chen would never betray Da Sheng, nor would he harm the people of Da Sheng. This was the god of war in the hearts of their generals and their true belief.

But for him, he had reached this point with the support of the emperor, and he could not forget his roots.

So, he looked at the letter in his hand, listened to the soldier's message, put the letter on the candlestick and burned it, stood up, picked up his armor and put it on, with determination in his eyes.

Let him fight for the emperor one last time!

This is his duty, he must protect the people here.

As for Hejian, it is not within his scope of responsibility, so he doesn't care!

Walking to the city wall, General Luo looked at the troops stationed in the distance, and his heart suddenly sank.

Indeed, just as the soldier just said, according to his visual estimation, there would be no less than 200,000 people.

Moreover, this is Prince Chen's army. Everyone in Da Sheng knows how powerful the soldiers he leads are. However, he has only 50,000 people stationed here.

For a moment, General Luo hesitated. Did he really want to use 50,000 men to deal with an army of 200,000 and let his own soldiers die?

He also knew clearly that Prince Chen would not allow any of his soldiers to harm the people of Da Sheng.

"General, what are you thinking about?"

He heard the voice of his deputy general beside him and looked at him. Behind him were two captains. These were both very good generals under his command. They had been following him before, so now they followed him to Gaoling County to guard it.

Thinking of the question he had just thought about, General Luo hesitated for a moment, and finally told them what he was thinking.

They have the power to choose for themselves. It is stupid for him to do this, but he doesn't want his subordinates to follow him and make stupid mistakes.

After hearing what their general was thinking, several young generals were speechless for a moment, with only worry about the future in their eyes.

Ever since they heard that Prince Chen was attacking Da Sheng, countless thoughts had flashed through their minds, but they just didn't say them. And now, it turns out that the general was the same as them.

A lieutenant looked at General Luo with a firm gaze and said with a resolute voice:

"General, we are all veterans who have followed you. Just tell us what you want us to do. If you want to open the city gates, we will open them directly. As for the emperor's blame, to be honest, I'm afraid they can't take care of such a far-reaching matter now, right?"

"Yes, yes, General, please feel free to make your decision. We all support you!"

For a moment, these generals all followed suit, looking like they would only obey the general's orders. No matter whether they were asked to fight against the almighty emperor or to fight against the most powerful god of war in the world, they would not say a word of no!

Looking at their expressions, it was impossible for General Luo not to be moved. These brothers had placed their lives and property in his hands. How could he ignore them just because of his own thoughts?

General Luo looked at them with emotion, nodded heavily, then looked up into the distance, where the 200,000-strong army was stationed.

"Okay, then let's learn from the tricks of Princess Chen and Prince Song!"

He had heard that Prince Chen's wife had captured hundreds of thousands of Dongqi soldiers. He must see such a capability!

On this side, Yu Tingwan also received news from the Gale Army in advance, and the letter contained every detail of the situation in the city.

There are a total of more than 50,000 soldiers stationed there, of which 40,000 are led by General Luo himself. There is also a Lieutenant General Li and several other captains. Overall, they are not worth mentioning.

As for the county governor in the city, well, he had already abandoned the city and fled when he heard the news. Now the only one who can make the decision in the city is General Luo.

Looking at the contents of the letter, Yu Tingwan raised his eyebrows slightly. Perhaps they could try to negotiate peace first, and they didn't necessarily have to fight, right?

After all, judging from the letter, General Luo is not someone who cannot be talked to.

It would naturally be a good thing to reduce their casualties.

"Princess, did you call me?"

When Song Shixu heard someone shouting that the princess was looking for him, he quickly put down what he was doing and rushed over.

"Take a look."

Seeing the letter in Yu Tingwan's hand, Song Shixu thought that someone from the capital had sent another message, but he didn't expect that it was news from within the city.

Holding the letter in his hand, Song Shixu didn't rush to read it. Instead, he looked at Yu Tingwan and grinned:

"The princess's people are really well-trained. It's been less than a day, and they've figured out everything here!"

Yu Tingwan smiled and shook his head, "It is also possible that the people inside did not expect that someone could sneak into the city, so the guards in the city were a little lax."

However, these are all beneficial to them and are naturally good things.

Song Shixu shrugged and continued to read the content of the letter. After reading it, a look of appreciation appeared on his face, and then he nodded repeatedly.

"This General Luo was a good general, what a pity."

It's a pity that they are now on opposite sides.

Yu Tingwan also nodded, but she felt that it was nothing to regret. If this person was not so stubborn, he could be useful in the future.

At least it is definitely enough to defend the city!