Qi Ruoshui couldn't persuade Qi Zixi to release her. She relied on the Priest Hall and thought that it was enough to drive Wanyan Xi out of Western Liang. She didn't expect him to come back and become the King of Western Liang. If Lu Lingzhi didn't betray her, if Wu Ming and Liu Chen were still alive, she wouldn't have been captured.
Unfortunately, there were no ifs. She could only be taken away by Huang Fuchen.
After Huang Fuchen left with Qi Ruoshui, Mo Rongzhan and the rest also set off for Xia Province.
At this time, Xia Province and Anhe City were at war.
Although Wang Qu suspected that Lu Lingzhi was in Anhe City, he didn't think that Lu Lingzhi would become the real commander-in-chief. He only wanted to know if Lu Lingzhi was still in Anhe City. Ever since they failed to conquer the city, there was no news about the commander-in-chief in Anhe City, let alone Lu Lingzhi.
"Mister Lingzhi, it seems that Wang Qu is determined to attack the city today. Do you have any good plans to stop him?" General Chen immediately came to find Lu Lingzhi after seeing the Jin Kingdom's flag.
Lu Lingzhi looked down at the dagger in his hand. Wang Qu's attack meant that Mo Rongzhan would be back soon. He was probably testing the waters.
"Wang Qu can't attack Anhe City just because he wants to," Lu Lingzhi said with a smile. "With me here, we might be able to attack Xia Province today."
General Chen was overjoyed. However, he knew that it wasn't something that could be done easily. "Mister Lingzhi, we don't need to think about Xia Province. We just need to defend Anhe City."
"Wang Qu is only good at attacking. He doesn't know how to be flexible, and he's not good at formations. It's not difficult to deal with him." Lu Lingzhi put away the dagger. "Let's go and meet him."
Just like what Lu Lingzhi had said, Wang Qu was not good at formations. He was good at attacking with brute force. Without Lu Lingzhi, he would have taken down Anhe City in one go. This was also what Mo Rongzhan had hoped for him before he left Xia State. No one expected Lu Lingzhi to appear in Anhe City.
Wang Qu brought enough troops this time. He thought that even if Lu Lingzhi was in Anhe City, as long as he sent his troops quickly, Lu Lingzhi wouldn't be able to set up a formation.
As it turned out, he had underestimated his opponent.
Lu Lingzhi had been waiting for him to walk into the trap. When he saw that the other party's array was neat and orderly, Wang Qu was shocked.
Unfortunately, Lu Lingzhi didn't give Wang Qu the chance to retreat. He personally led his troops out of the city to meet the enemy head-on, forcing Wang Qu to retreat step by step with his treacherous formations. Wang Qu had no choice but to order a retreat.
"Mr. Ling, should we take advantage of the situation to pursue them?" General Chen asked excitedly. Maybe as long as they caught up, they would be able to conquer Xia Zhou.
Lu Lingzhi smiled and said, "General Chen, why don't you attack the city? I will guard the rear."
Hearing Lu Lingzhi's words, General Chen smiled and nodded. "Alright!"
The gates of Xia State were tightly shut, and Wang Qu stood on the city walls, looking at the Dark North Army in front of him. He was vexed, thinking that he should not have underestimated the enemy today. However, what he could not understand was why Lu Lingzhi was still in Anhe City.
"General, Lu Lingzhi is not outside the city," a soldier came up to Wang Qu and said.
Wang Qu said in a low voice, "They will definitely attack the city. Give the order not to fight, just force them away."
"Yes, General."
Without Lu Lingzhi leading the troops, it would not be difficult for Wang Qu to force them to retreat. When the sun was about to set, General Chen realized that there was still no hope of breaking through the city gates, so he could only give the order to return to Anhe City.
Lu Lingzhi was waiting for them on the city walls.
General Chen said with some displeasure, "If Mr. Ling were to go with us, Xia Zhou would already be ours."
"Wang Qu is not as good as me in arrays, but as long as he is guarding Xia Zhou, you can forget about conquering Xia Zhou in a short time. General Chen, it is not easy to become a general by the side of the Jin Emperor," Lu Lingzhi said lightly.
"Then what should we do next?" General Chen asked.
Lu Lingzhi said with a faint smile, "General Chen, you should ask the Great General of the Dark North Kingdom. I am just passing by."
"Wan Ziliang is busy taking over the cities of Xiliang, and General Hai is still suppressing the rebels. Who has the time to care about this place? It is just that I am not willing to be taken advantage of by the Jin Kingdom," General Chen snorted.
"The internal strife of the Dark North Kingdom …" Lu Lingzhi's lips curled into a smile. "Looks like the people who caused the chaos have not left yet."
General Chen looked at Lu Lingzhi doubtfully. "Mr. Ling, what do you mean by that? Why do I not understand? "
"Wan Ziliang has captured almost all the young men and sent them to the army. Who else has the ability to cause internal strife? Just the old, the young, the women and the children? There must be someone secretly organizing all of this. Who do you think will benefit the most from the rebellion of the Dark North Kingdom? " Lu Lingzhi still admired Mo Rongzhan. He always had a way to come back from the jaws of death and find ways to control the enemy that others could not.
"This …" General Chen hesitated. He carefully recalled the rebellion. "You mean that the Jin Kingdom has sent spies to the Dark North Kingdom?"
Lu Lingzhi smiled lightly. "Now that the rebels have been established, even if General Chen finds out, it will not change the truth."
"That Mo brat is really sinister," General Chen snorted. General Chen scolded, "I'll send someone to tell General Hai to capture those spies."
"I'm afraid we won't be able to catch them," Lu Lingzhi whispered, but General Chen, who had left in a hurry, could not hear him.
Lu Lingzhi's gaze fell on the lights in the distance. That was the direction of Xia Province. Mo Rongzhan should be back in these two days.
In any case, he must find a way to kill Mo Rongzhan this time.
As Lu Lingzhi had guessed, Mo Rongzhan and the others had indeed arrived in Xia Province.
However, their carriage was blocked outside the city gate. The southeast gate of Xia Province was all closed.
"It seems that there has just been a battle." Murong Ke saw the arrowheads and blood on the city wall through the light and turned to look at Mo Rongzhan.
Mo Rongzhan looked at the city gate solemnly.
"Your Majesty, should we knock on the door?" If Xia Province fell, the people inside would be the army of the Dark North Kingdom. If they knocked on the door, they would be walking right into the trap.
"Wang Qu can defend Xia Province." Mo Rongzhan said in a low voice. "After Hai Gang left, only Chen Jun was left. Since he could attack the gate of Xia Province, it means that Lu Lingzhi is still in Anhe City."
It seemed that Lu Lingzhi would not leave until he saw him. How did he know that Yao Yao was Ye Zhen?
"Then let's knock on the door." Murong Ke smiled. He was not as familiar with Wang Qu as Mo Rongzhan, but he believed in Mo Rongzhan's judgment.
Shen Yi went forward to knock on the door and raised the token in his hand high.
"General Wang, the Emperor is back!"
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(Nine-Headed Bird Academy)
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