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However, this King of Han was so powerful that he picked up every member of his clan without missing a beat.

What kind of strength is needed to do this?

Zhang Ruo didn't dare to think about it.

At this moment, he felt somewhat rejoiced in his heart.

Fortunately, he followed Gong Yangsun's advice and chose to surrender decisively.

If he dared to resist to the end, I am afraid that the only fate waiting for him is death.

Thinking of this, Zhang Ruo quickly walked up to Cao Chao, knelt down on the ground with a plop, and said loudly:

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for saving your life!

"In the future, I will devote myself to repay the kindness of the king!"

"Ai Qing, please get up!"

Cao Chao stepped forward to help Zhang Ruo, and out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at a thin man in the crowd.

With short hair parted in the middle, and wearing a sky blue and moon white brocade jacket with slanted breasts, the man's complexion is much more ruddy than when he first met.

Only the bohemian temperament remained unchanged.

He was the Robber Zhi who had taken refuge in him before.

It was a coincidence that not long after Gongyangsun left, Bandituo came to deliver a letter, saying that the army had besieged Chengdu.

At that time, Cao Chao was short of manpower, so he was asked to preside over the rescue of Zhang Ruo's family members.

Unexpectedly, this person is so powerful, he rescued him in three days, he really deserves to be a figure of the ancestor of the robber family.

Just as the atmosphere turned eager, hurried footsteps suddenly came from not far away.

Canglang King came to Cao Chao anxiously.

"Master, Qin's [-] troops are coming here, only forty miles away from the camp!"

"what?"

As soon as these words came out, a stone caused a thousand layers of waves, and everyone present was stunned.

"Hasn't Master Zhang Ruo already surrendered? Where did this [-] army come from?"

"Did the people of Qin fall from the sky?"

Shock and puzzlement were written on the faces of everyone present, which soon turned into anxiety.

Now there are only [-] white-robed troops in the camp and the [-] Qin soldiers captured before, which is not enough to resist the Qin army.

As for Zhang Ruo's [-] soldiers, the opponent has just surrendered, and it is fine if the enemy does not rebel now, so how can one expect the opponent to immediately form a fighting force?

I am afraid that if Zhang Ruo promised to send troops to help, Cao Chao would not use it.

"Your Majesty, I suggest that you retreat to Nanzheng immediately and stay away from the city!"

Just when everyone was surprised, Gong Yangsun stepped forward and offered his advice.

"That's a good suggestion!"

"Nanzheng City has high walls and thick walls. There are still [-] Xiandeng dead soldiers and [-] troops in the city. With my [-] white-robed troops, we will definitely be able to hold it!"

"Order, Your Majesty."

As soon as Gong Yangsun said this, he immediately got the support of many people.

Whether it was Yanyun Eighteen Cavalry, Ren Xiao or Zhang Han, all of them were good at fighting.

Qin's army was able to sneak into Nanzheng without anyone noticing, it must be an elite army.

If you want to fight against the opponent with [-] white-robed troops alone, even if you win in the end, it will be a miserable victory, there is no need for this.

At this moment, all eyes were on Cao Chao, waiting for him to make a decision.

However, contrary to everyone's expectations, Cao Chao did not give the order immediately.

He stared at the Canglang King and asked word by word:

"Canglang, why did the Qin army not be discovered until they were [-] miles away from our camp?"

"Where are your wolves?"

After hearing this, the Canglang King fell to his knees on the ground with a plop.

"The subordinate is guilty!

"There must be capable people in the Qin army who shot and killed all the wild wolves sent out by their subordinates.

"The subordinates failed to find out in time, and only sent out scouts to investigate when they woke up."

"Your Majesty, please punish your subordinates for delaying the military plane, and cut me off!"

After Cao Chao listened, he remained silent for a long time before stepping forward to help the Canglang King.

"If the earthen jar is not broken away from the well, the general will inevitably die before the battle. Who can guarantee that he will never be defeated?

"If you lose the battle and you have to be executed, who will be willing to serve the widow in the future?

"Failure is not terrible, the important thing is to know why you lost, work hard to be strong, and regain your strength in the future, and you will be ashamed!"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone present nodded their heads in agreement.

The king of Han is indeed the king of benevolence!

"Okay, the Canglang King delayed the fighter plane, got 50 military sticks, demoted to a first class, and fined his salary for one year. That's the end of this matter."

"This subordinate thanked the master!"

After Cao Chao finished speaking, he looked around.

"You all want me to retreat to Nanzheng, don't you?"

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Everyone nodded in unison.

Just when they thought that the king wanted to be kind, Cao Chao shook his head and refused.

"Everyone, have you ever thought about what would happen if the king retreats like this when I was first established in the Han Dynasty?"

"This……"

This question caused everyone present to fall into deep thought.

Most of the people present were warriors. Obviously, they only thought about the problem from the military point of view before, but ignored the political point of view.

The civil servants Gong Yangsun and Zhang Ruo were the quickest to react, but they only moved their lips, but they didn't speak immediately.

Seeing that no one spoke, Cao Chao went on to say:

"If the widow retreats like this, the Qin people can spread the news everywhere as long as they trap Nanzheng, saying that our army is besieged or even wiped out. When the time comes, guess how Bashu and even Nanzhong will react?"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone's expression changed.

The two counties of Bashu were newly descended, and there are many Qin people there.

These talents were forced to surrender because of the pressure of the Han army before.

If they heard that the king of Han was besieged, those guys would definitely think that the big man was dead.

Ambitious people will definitely take advantage of the chaos and cause riots.

Thinking of this, everyone broke into a cold sweat.

Fortunately, Your Majesty has considered everything carefully, otherwise, one mistake would be an eternal hatred.

"Your Majesty..."

Seeing this, Gong Yangsun guessed Cao Chao's intentions, and couldn't help standing up to persuade him, but Cao Chao raised his hand to stop him.

"Mr. Gongyang must be trying to persuade the widow to retreat to Nanzheng first, and spend a few days to appease the soldiers.

"After the collection of the main army is completed, use the superior force to fight the Qin people to the death.

"In this way, we will not be afraid of rumors made by Qin and shake the army's morale in Bashu; at the same time, we will have enough troops to meet the Qin people. Are you right?"

"Your Majesty Yingming!"

When Gongyangsun heard this, he knew that the other party had already considered this level before, and he couldn't help being in awe of Cao Chao.

To think of even this level, the king can be said to be exhaustive.

But immediately another problem arose.

This suggestion is obviously reasonable, but why does Cao Chao act like this is unnecessary?

Is there a better countermeasure?

Thinking of this, Gong Yangsun couldn't help feeling curious.

Not only Gong Yangsun, but everyone present looked at Cao Chao curiously.

Cao Chao saw this, with a smile on his lips, and said softly:

"Actually, it doesn't need to be so troublesome, the widow still has a team here.

"Yan Yun's Eighteen Riders obey orders!"

"Chen is here!"

"Go quickly to the canyon twenty miles away and bring out the soldiers and horses of the widow. The widow will gather the army here and wait for you!"

"promise!"

……

At the foot of a mountain forty miles away from the Han army camp, there were crowds of people.

Countless Qin soldiers were carrying long spears and crossbows, burying their heads on their way without saying a word.

The army meandered along the foot of the mountain, like a long snake, stretching endlessly, with an astonishing momentum.

"Quick! Continue to speed up your pace!"

It has been a full two hours of hasty marching, but the formation of the army is still not chaotic at all, which shows how elite this army is.