Chapter 278 The Empress Invites

The messengers rushed around, conveying Ning Chen's words verbatim and clearly to everyone's ears.

Those soldiers who had originally followed Zhao Bokang and had abandoned their weapons long ago looked at the Daxuan battle flag fluttering in the wind, and then looked back at the pass.

Behind them is their home.

They have already missed once and cannot make another mistake!

Ning Chen said that no matter whether they win or lose this battle, the mistakes they made will be wiped out.

Thinking that they would still be able to see their parents, wives and children in the future, and that even if they died, they would be able to return to their roots and their souls to their hometown... They did not hesitate to pick up weapons again.

Ning Chen is right when he says that it is his own business to fight against his own people, no one else can bully them.

The archers gathered on their own, followed the crossbow camp, and advanced towards the front of the formation.

Infantry and cavalry are the same.

Ning Chen looked at this scene and breathed a sigh of relief.

If civil strife breaks out again at this time, there will be no need to fight this battle, and we will definitely lose.

Fortunately, Daxuan's men are very up to date and understand the importance of things.

Ning Chen came down from the city with Feng Qizheng and Pan Yucheng.

Leian brought Diao Chan over.

Ning Chen endured the pain and got on his horse.

"Lei An, have you found Zhao Bokang's military supplies depot and grain and grass depot?"

Leian nodded, "Found it!"

"Immediately take people to move the general supply warehouse and grain and grass warehouse to the pass."

"yes!"

Leian took the order and left.

"Someone, let Mu Anbang come to see me."

The messengers ran quickly and soon found Mu Anbang.

Ning Chen said: "Mu Anbang, you lead 10,000 archers and ambush on the city wall, waiting for my order!"

"yes!"

The soldiers had just experienced a big battle and were exhausted.

What they faced was Wu Kingdom's 150,000-strong army, including Wu Kingdom's elite army, the Divine Wolf Army.

Once the war fails, they can retreat to the pass, and the 10,000 archers led by Mu Anbang on the city wall can cover their retreat.

Ning Chen thought for a while and said: "Old Feng, go to the supply camp and bring those skilled craftsmen with you. No matter what method they use, I will definitely repair the city gate as soon as possible!"

Wu Guo did not have artillery, so it was not easy to break through the city gate.

"Okay, leave it to me!"

Feng Qizheng rode away.

Ning Chen and Pan Yucheng rode towards the front of the battle.

Pan Yucheng frowned, "I'm afraid this battle won't be easy."

Ning Chen nodded slightly, this was indeed a fierce battle.

"Zhao Bokang is this idiot. He only has an army of 140,000 people. How dare he cooperate with Wu Guo... Wu Guo's 150,000 troops can easily swallow up his men and horses and completely ignore him."

"Once Wu Guo gets Zhao Bokang's troops, nearly 300,000 troops, and the court hears about it, it will be too late to dispatch troops. When Fuzhou falls, they can invade the capital all the way from Lingzhou."

Pan Yucheng said with a gloomy face, and he, who was always steady, couldn't help but swear.

Ning Chen shook his head, "Zhao Bokang is not an idiot. He has been fighting for half his life, how could he not think of this."

"He was already mad. From the moment he rebelled, he had no way out."

"I guess he wants to use his 140,000 troops to exchange his glory and wealth with the Empress of Wu Kingdom."

Pan Yucheng was shocked, "You mean, he wants to give these 140,000 troops to Wu State?"

Ning Chen glanced at him, "Does he have any other choice?"

"Although he has defected to the Wu Kingdom, how could the Empress of the Wu Kingdom tolerate him holding hundreds of thousands of troops?"

"Daxuan can't come back, so he might as well obediently hand over the military power to the Empress of Wu Kingdom. This way he can save his life and gain glory and wealth."

Pan Yucheng said nothing with a dark face.

The two came to the front of the formation.

The scouts kept coming back with news.

"Report... The Wu State army is less than twenty miles away from our army."

"Report... The Wu State army is less than fifteen miles away from our army."

"Report... The Wu State army is stationed ten miles away."

Qi Yuanzhong rode his horse and came to Ning Chen's side, "Strange, why is the army of the Wu Kingdom stationed here?"

Ning Chen frowned, right? It stands to reason that the Wu Kingdom's scouts should have already explored the situation at the border and knew that they had just experienced a big battle and were depleted of men and horses. This was the best opportunity to attack.

At this time, what does it mean to set up camp?

Pan Yucheng said: "The army of the Wu Kingdom has traveled a long distance and must be very tired. Isn't it strange to set up camp and recharge their batteries?"

Ning Chen narrowed his eyes and shook his head slightly, "No, that's definitely not the reason."

"When we received the news, the Wu State army was less than thirty miles away from us... This means that when we fought with Zhao Bokang, they were not far away from us. If we marched in a hurry, they would definitely arrive in time to support Zhao Bokang. "

"But Wu Guo didn't do this. Instead, they arrived after the war. This shows that they didn't go fast. They might have stopped to rest for a while. How could they be so tired that they need to recharge their batteries?"

"And they didn't take advantage of our lack of men and horses to attack. Instead, they stopped. This is against common sense."

Yuan Long and others were also full of doubts and couldn't figure it out.

"Report... Wu Guo has sent a cavalry force of about a hundred people, which is rapidly approaching our army."

The scouts came back with news again.

Everyone is even more confused!

Even Ning Chen was stunned. Wu Guo sent a small group of cavalry and came straight towards their army... What is this going to do?

As the scouts continued to send back news, a small group of Wu Kingdom's cavalry was already very close to them.

After waiting for a while, a group of hundreds of cavalry appeared in Ning Chen's sight.

This group of 100 cavalrymen stopped about 100 steps away from the main army.

The leader was a tall, muscular man with a beard covering half of his face.

This man was so big that the warhorse he sat on looked smaller.

"I am Shi Shan, the commander of the Wu Kingdom's Divine Wolf Army. I am here to meet General Ning Chen of the Great Xuan Ning Chen by order of the Empress."

The bearded man called Shi Shan in a voice like a bell.

Ning Chen rode forward a few steps.

Shi Shan examined Ning Chen on the horse, and did not show contempt for Ning Chen because he was young and not very big.

He clasped his hands together and shouted, "Are you General Ning?"

"Yes!"

Shi Shan said, "The Empress is five miles ahead and has set up a banquet. Please invite General Ning to come."

Ning Chen was stunned and did not understand for a moment. What was this operation?

Shi Shan continued, "General Ning, rest assured. Including us, the empress only brought two hundred people... If General Ning is afraid, you can bring a thousand people to keep the appointment."

Ning Chen frowned. Five miles ahead was the center of the two armies.

The empress of Wu State only brought two hundred people, which meant that she had no ill intentions.

But why did the empress invite him to a banquet?

Shi Shan's voice like a huge bell sounded, "I have conveyed the words of Her Majesty the Empress. Whether you have the courage to keep the appointment is up to General Ning to decide."

"Her Majesty the Empress said that she will only wait for General Ning for three hours... If General Ning is timid and dares not keep the appointment, after three hours, our Wu army will be at the gates of the city."

"General Ning, goodbye!"

Shi Shan said, turned his horse's head, and galloped away with his men.

Ning Chen had a question mark on his forehead.

Pan Yucheng rode forward and said, "Ning Chen, you can't go! The empress of Wu State definitely has no good intentions."

Yuan Long, Qi Yuanzhong and others also rode forward and persuaded Ning Chen not to go.