Spare my life! The princess can make the villains read each other's minds

These blows one after another really made Yang Liu and others unable to recover.

Zhao Quan said anxiously, "Sir, send troops to support us immediately. Otherwise, once the Qingshan Army captures other cities, they will surround Chuiyu City from all sides!"

"By then, Chuiyu City will be in danger!"

As soon as Zhao Quan finished speaking, Yang Liu, Zhu Shihao and Qian Huaiyu all looked at him as if he were a fool.

Zhao Quan was stunned, "What's wrong?"

Yang Liu and others felt that they had only just realized that their military advisor might have something wrong with his brain.

Qian Huaiyu couldn't help but ask, "Military Advisor Zhao, how can we provide support?"

Zhao Quan instinctively replied, "Chuiyu City has 50,000 elite soldiers. There is absolutely no problem in sending them to support other besieged cities!"

"There is no time to lose, sir, give the order immediately!"

Yang Liu and others still looked at him as if he were a fool.

He was very confused in his heart, why are these three people so calm now?

Qian Huaiyu said, "Military Advisor Zhao, have you forgotten that our people have no weapons, no horses, and even not enough food?"

"Just now, you also heard the report that the enemy is well-equipped, and most of them are cavalry. Do you intend to let our people go to support them with empty stomachs and bare hands?"

"That's not going to support, that's going to die!"

Only then did Zhao Quan react.

Yes!

How can they provide support now?

"What should we do?"

Qian Huaiyu said irritably, "You are the military advisor, what should we do? Isn't it you who should think about it?"

Uh!

Zhao Quan was suddenly speechless!

It was Zhu Shihao who spoke up again, "The only solution now is to ask the court for help!"

"The Qianshan Province is next door, and they also sent people to ask Sun Gui, the governor of Qianshan Province, for help."

"Also, send some more people to meet the Red Flag Army that is coming over, and ask them to speed up and come to rescue Chuiyu City!"

Zhao Quan finally regained his mind. He shook his head and said, "There is no need to ask the court for help. That will only make those idiots in the court look down on us. It will be useless."

"The Red Flag Army is rushing to Shanhai Province at full speed. The assault vanguard led by His Royal Highness Prince Qi is expected to arrive in three or four days."

"They were ordered to come to Shanhai Province, and they will go as fast as they can. There is no need to rush them."

"As for asking for help from the neighboring Jiedushi Sun Gui, that is meaningless, because our Lord is not on good terms with Sun Gui, and it is good enough that he does not add insult to injury. It is impossible for him to send troops to help us!"

Zhao Quan's words made Zhu Zihao's face look a little ugly.

Although Zhao Quan refuted him in this way, he was extremely unhappy.

But I have to say that Zhao Quan is right.

Yang Liu even began to panic, "Aren't we just going to sit there and wait for death?"

Zhao Quan gritted his teeth and said, "That may not be the case. After all, there are 50,000 defenders in Chuiyu City and 100,000 civilians!"

"We can urge the people to hand over all the items in their homes that can be used for fighting, including axes, etc., so that they can be used to defend the city."

"In addition, we require all the people to fully assist in defending the city. Let the people take out all their food and stick together with the defenders until the Red Flag Army's vanguard arrives. There will definitely be no problem!"

When Yang Liu and Zhu Shihao heard this, they thought it was indeed possible.

The military advisor is indeed a military advisor. I just accused him wrongly and thought he was a fool!

Both of them expressed their agreement with Zhao Quan's plan.

However, Qian Huaiyu poured cold water on them again.

"Didn't we tell the Qingshan Army that the Red Flag Army's vanguard, led by His Royal Highness Prince Qi, was coming to raid the Qingshan Army?"

“Didn’t we predict before that the Qingshan Army would set a trap and do their best to destroy the Red Flag Army’s raiding force?”

The room suddenly fell into deathly silence again.

Yes!

In their current situation, they can only rely on the city walls to defend the city and have no way to take the initiative to attack.

Because there are no war horses and lack of weapons!

It is certain that the Qingshan Army ambushed the Red Flag Army, so they could not wait for the Red Flag Army's assault team.

They planned carefully and tried to lure the God of War Prince of Dajin here to quell the rebellion and then kill him.

Now, they suddenly hope that the God of War will come to save them, but they find that they have destroyed their own hopes.

Does this count as shooting oneself in the foot?

After a whole night of planning, they finally welcomed the sunshine of the next day.

The sun rose, and after a night of tossing and turning, Chuiyu City looked very tired.

The pedestrians on the street and the unarmed soldiers all looked dejected.

Yang Liu and others in the government office were also extremely tired.

However, they finally decided to mobilize all the people in the city, take out all the food and items that can be used to defend the city, and work together with the defenders to defend the city.

The goal is to hold out until the main force of the Red Flag Army arrives, which means to hold out for seven or eight days.

After confirming it, several people drank tea to clear their heads. At the same time, Zhao Quan summoned several important generals of the defending army and gave them instructions.

"In this critical moment, we should be as nice as possible to the people and let them willingly help us defend Chuiyu City."

"Tell everyone that in the cities captured by the Qingshan bandits, all the civilians, young and old, were slaughtered, and those beasts used human heads as balls to kick around."

"Women, young and old, were all raped, abducted, and sold to various places as slaves or even sent to serve as labor soldiers, where they were tortured to death by those demons."

"Anyway, just say whatever you want about the Qingshan bandits, and then make a promise to help the people defending the city and exempt all taxes for the next three years."

The generals followed the order and began to carry out a comprehensive mobilization in Chuiyu City.

Qian Huaiyu hesitated for a moment and asked, "What if the people are still unwilling to help defend the city?"

Yang Liu snorted coldly, "It's not up to them. Talk to them nicely. If they don't listen, then kill a few of them who don't cooperate, and they will obey."

Zhu Shihao and Zhao Quan tried their best to agree, and flattered Yang Liu as usual. Yang Liu's mood inexplicably improved after hearing this.

Just when he felt that he was not so annoyed, a soldier came running in, "Sir, something terrible has happened. The Qingshan Army has appeared outside the east gate of Chuiyu City. There are at least 20,000 of them."

Before he could react, another soldier came to report, "Report: About 50,000 Qingshan troops appeared in the west and north."

Then, another soldier rushed in, "Sir, there are about 20,000 Qingshan troops in the south!"

The four people were startled, and Yang Liu lost his balance and fell off the chair, sitting on the ground.

The others hurriedly helped him up, and he was so anxious that his face turned red.

"Why did they come to Chuiyu City so soon?"

"Besides, doesn't the Qingshan Army only have 50,000 people?"

"Why are there suddenly so many more people?"

According to their original estimate, it would take at least until tomorrow or the day after tomorrow for the Qingshan Army to appear in Chuiyu City.

Because it is impossible for them to capture other cities so quickly.

As long as there are cities that have not been captured, they dare not encircle Chuiyu City.

Zhu Shihao, Zhao Quan, and Qian Huaiyu were also very surprised, and they all looked at the three soldiers who came forward to report the news.

The three soldiers looked at each other, and finally one of them said, "My lord, a considerable number of Qingshan soldiers are wearing our armor. I saw from a distance and recognized that some of the enemies coming from the east are the defenders of Jinfeng City."

Several people immediately realized that the defenders of those cities had betrayed the court and directly became the Qingshan Army.

Zhao Quan said calmly, "Don't worry, sir. Let General Zhu go to the tower to command the defense of the city. As long as the people and the defenders work together, Chuiyu City will be able to be defended."

Yang Liu took a deep breath. This was the only way now.

He was about to instruct Zhu Shihao and Qian Huaiyu to command the defense of the city first, when suddenly, a soldier rushed in with an arrow in his arm.

"Sir, it's bad, the enemy has entered the city!"