Just as Captain Liu and the others left the restaurant, they planned to go back and think of a way to find a way out. At the same time, the governor's office in the city also gathered two people with the most distinguished status and power in Xijiang Province.
The governor of Xijiang Province, Li Chengnai, is a sixth-level powerhouse, and he is also a very special legal powerhouse.
According to Li Cheng's claim, he received the inheritance from a Sanren senior, and then he went very far in the path of immortality. Now he is even more famous and has a place among the strong men in the entire world.
"Sir Xu, the enemy troops are approaching, what should we do?" Li Cheng, the governor, was the first to speak.
Although Li Cheng was the governor-general in charge of the military, he focused on his cultivation and did not manage any trivial affairs in the military. He left everything to Xu Ying, the governor.
Governor Xu Ying glanced at Li Cheng and was not surprised by his inquiry. If this lunatic who was obsessed with cultivation had not been given too generous treatment by the court, which was an indispensable resource for his cultivation, Li Cheng would not have been able to Will take over the governor's job.
"Now the enemy has captured two state capitals in our province, and the 30,000 vanguard troops are approaching the city. The situation is urgent. There are only 20,000 defenders in Pingyang City, which is too weak. At this time, holding on and waiting for reinforcements is a safe way. ." Governor Xu said with a slightly tense expression.
According to the practice of the Ming Dynasty, the standing army of a province is 50,000, and the border troops in various places can be doubled or several times that number.
As for local public security and defense, militia-type troops such as the Guard Army are responsible for it. Their combat power is not enough to be used, and they can barely even defend the city.
This time, in order to defend against the rebel attack on Zhong Yu's side, 30,000 standing troops were stationed in Huaiqing Mansion in neighboring Dongjiang Province, just to defend the enemy from outside the country.
But for some unknown reason, the 30,000-strong army could not even hold off the enemy for a while or spread the news to warn the rear. Instead, the 30,000-strong army arrived outside Pingyang City without stopping, directly threatening the politics of the entire Xijiang Province. center.
Judging from Xu Ying's past experience, if a large army has a vanguard of about 30,000 people, its size is often more than 100,000, or even more.
With such a powerful military force, coupled with powerful formations, even Li Cheng's sixth-level cultivation couldn't resist it. Not to mention that the leader of the rebel army was rumored to have personally killed the Demon King of Huangshan.
As the Demon King of Huangshan who can bring disaster for a moment, it goes without saying that he has a high level of cultivation. Li Cheng himself has fought against him several times. During the fight, he was at a disadvantage. Against the rebel leader who could kill the Demon King of Huangshan, he was really looking for death.
"Forget it, the enemy force is strong, we should quickly ask for help from the neighboring states and provinces!" Li Cheng's face moved slightly, as if he was struggling, but in the end he sighed dejectedly and made the decision to ask for help.
"Very good. Your Majesty has thought it right. I will do it now, brother." Governor Xu Ying was convinced and quickly agreed.
As a civil servant, Xu Ying had never been interested in fighting and killing. Now if he didn't deal with it, his subordinates' positions and lives might be at risk, so he wouldn't care about the war.
Now that I saw that I had persuaded Li Cheng, who was in charge of the war, to stay in the city to assist in the defense, I realized that I had saved most of my seat, and the next step was to repel the enemy.
Messengers for help from Xijiang Province were quickly dispatched, and there were a total of four groups of people.
Three of them asked for help from the surrounding provinces of Xijiang Province, and another wave went straight to the imperial capital to ask the emperor for rescue from the Central Army.
What the entire Xijiang Province didn't expect was that this time, the rebels they expected not only attacked Xijiang Province, but also successively attacked Huaixi and Huaidong Provinces that are connected to it and are also close to Dongjiang Province. Province.
Each of these two provinces has an army of more than 100,000 troops. In addition to Xijiang Province, which is the main direction of attack, the rebels who had only 100,000 troops in their impression dispatched a total of 400,000 troops to attack the imperial court, and every soldier Have a cultivation level of third level or above.
The army was dispatched with great momentum.
Xijiang Province was directly attacked under the provincial capital. Although the other two provinces were better, the state capitals on the left and right sides of the border fell, and the provincial capitals also faced the threat of being attacked.
Three days later, when Zhong Yu led the follow-up army to Pingyang City, the provincial capital of Xijiang Province was already surrounded by an army of 200,000 people and could overturn at any time.
Boom boom, war drums thunder.
Zhong Yu stood alone in the air, not caring about the countless looks of fear, admiration, or hatred looking at him, and shouted straight into the city.
"Listen, Governor and Governor of Xijiang Province. Now you are surrounded. Our 200,000 troops are approaching the city. It will be easy to defeat your small town. If you know the truth, surrender obediently. Otherwise, there will be no reason to take it back easily."
"Don't let the rebels be so rampant. Although we are young, we are strong-willed. Although the city is small, it is enough to stop you. We will start a war today and we will not give up until you are bloody." Li Cheng, the governor of the city, saw Zhong Yu's Boasting, he immediately fought back and refused to surrender without hesitation.
Although Li Cheng didn't care much about the affairs of the Ming Dynasty, since he accepted the enshrinement of the Ming Dynasty, he must fulfill his duty and protect the entire Xijiang Province.
Although the enemy is powerful now, Li Cheng cannot abandon his responsibilities. This is what he insists on as a warrior.
"You clown, you are stubborn. Since you want to die, then I will help you!" Zhong Yu's face became angry. He was dissatisfied with the ignorance of these people, so he gave up his plan to persuade him to surrender and wanted to take cruel measures. .
He moved towards Li Cheng in the city, but before he could get close, he was blocked by a large defensive formation that suddenly appeared in the city, making it difficult to advance further.
As the capital of a province, Pingyang City's defensive formation is naturally powerful. At full power, even a seventh-level master would have to spend a lot of effort to break through it. It would take months to even think about it.
Although Zhong Yu is strong, even if he is compared to the seventh level, it is still a dream to break this formation in an instant, and in the end he can only stare outside the town.
"Damn it, do you only rely on foreign things? Then I will break your luck. The army will obey the order and attack this city for me." Seeing that his steps were blocked, Zhong Yu's face showed his unwillingness, and then That is to say, the army was ordered to attack the city.
Although the defense of this layer is high, under the joint siege of 200,000 troops, even if there is a formation, the army can still form a formation to offset it. Under the interaction, the defensive advantage of the city wall has been greatly reduced.
If the 200,000-strong army launches an all-out attack regardless of losses, the results will surely be seen within three days, and the city will surely be broken within ten days.
And for such a little time, Zhong Yu could still afford to wait.
(End of chapter)