It's better to be an empress than a county magistrate

Chapter 136: Love of Learning

At first Murong Feihe still thought they had the strength to fight, but after the two sides started fighting, he realized that if this battle really broke out, their two thousand soldiers might be completely swallowed up by Lu Xingchen.

Although this result seems a bit frustrating now, it is the best outcome for them.

They saved their face, preserved their strength, and most importantly, they were able to obtain a batch of food and fodder.

"Lu Xingchen said that if they take over Yuzhou, he can give us all the food and grass in the warehouse. And he will allow us to bring our personal guards to watch the battle nearby." Murong Feihe said to Huang Shan and Wang Mao.

Huang Shan and Wang Mao were not very interested in what happened later, they were only interested in how Murong Feihe addressed Lu Xingchen.

"Master, if you marry this governor, we will gain a great advantage by giving up Yuzhou."

"Not only is there Yuzhou as a dowry, but also Yongzhou and Jizhou." Wang Mao patted Murong Feihe on the shoulder.

"Yes, it will be ours sooner or later anyway. We might as well wait a little longer." Huang Shan said happily.

Murong Feihe glared at Wang Mao and Huang Shan and said, "Stop the troops ten miles away. Let the guards follow us to watch the battle."

“It’s an opportunity to learn.”

Yanzhou can only be regarded as a medium-sized prefecture. Murong Nan has been operating in Yanzhou for so many years, but has never expanded outward because he is reluctant to give up the foundation he has cultivated.

This time, he had made a great determination to attack Yuzhou. Because Lu Xingchen had already reached his doorstep, he could only make some changes.

Therefore, the troops of Yanzhou had no experience in attacking cities and seizing territories.

Although Murong Feihe did not know the details of how Lu Xingchen took over Jizhou and Yongzhou, he knew that a person who could develop from a small county and now own two provincial capitals must have extraordinary qualities.

He wanted this opportunity to learn.

Lu Xingcheng led his troops to the city of Yuzhou.

Liu Cheng, the prefect of Yuzhou, never expected that disaster would strike from the sky.

Liu Cheng was appointed prefect when he was still in the Great Qi Dynasty.

He has also declared his allegiance to Daliang.

But he knew that it would take three to five years before Daliang could actually control him.

These three to five years are enough for him to be free and easy.

But he never expected that someone would lead troops to attack Yuzhou.

So he convened an emergency military meeting.

"Brother, others have come to the door, should we retreat?" Liu Huan, wearing a military uniform, stood in the lobby of the yamen and said in a loud voice.

Liu Huan is Liu Cheng's younger brother and is now the highest-ranking military leader in Yuzhou.

"Let me lead the troops out and kill them all."

"General, I heard that the enemy has 6,000 troops, and we only have 3,000 defenders. If we have no chance of winning, we might as well hold on in the city," suggested an adviser.

"Are you going to be cowards?" Liu Huan stared at his advisers and shouted sternly.

"If you want to be a coward, then go ahead. I don't want to."

"Three thousand soldiers are all elite, they will definitely be able to wipe out these bandits."

Another counselor said earnestly, "Sir, I heard that this Lu Xingchen is a woman."

“In just one year, it has grown from a small county to the governor of two state capitals.”

"The key is that she was appointed by the emperor."

"The other party is not a fool. We can't treat him lightly."

"With a powerful enemy at hand, you are discouraging others' morale and destroying your own prestige." Liu Huan shouted at the counselor.

"If you dare to say such things again, I will execute you for disturbing the morale of the army in the face of a powerful enemy."

Liu Cheng glared at Liu Huan. "Why are you so impatient? This is a military meeting, discussing how to deal with the enemy, and everyone has the right to speak."

"Brother, don't listen to them." Liu Huan stared at Liu Cheng anxiously.

"Don't go out of the city to meet the enemy. Hold on in the city and move all the defense equipment to the top of the city wall." Liu Cheng made the decision immediately.

Liu Huan stamped his feet in anger.

So, Yuzhou began to prepare to meet the enemy.

Zhang Fan led his troops to the city of Yuzhou, took out a loudspeaker made of iron sheets, and shouted at the city wall.

"Listen, Yuzhou Governor. My commander-in-chief has come to Yuzhou to collect taxes under the order of His Majesty."

"You, Yuzhou, have not paid taxes to the court in recent years."

"Pay the taxes now!"

"Bullshit!" Liu Huan yelled at Zhang Fan at the top of his voice.

"What does our Yuzhou have to do with your military commander?"

"Besides, what kind of warlord are you, a woman?"

"I've never seen a woman serve as a military commander."

"Who the hell are you? Being ridden on the head by a woman is embarrassing for men."

Zhang Fan was so angry that he stamped his feet, wishing he could climb up to the city wall and chop off Liu Huan's head.

"Well, you are the one who didn't pay the tax, and you are defying the imperial order.

Zhang Fan paced back and forth in front of the tower, "Once I take down Yuzhou City, I will definitely tear your head off!"

Liu Huan was so angry that he wanted to jump off the city wall and fight with Zhang Fan.

Lu Feng was commanding the troops to set up camp.

Murong Feihe brought Wang Mao and arrived at Lu Xingchen's camp one step ahead.

Although they also trained, they had few opportunities to go out to fight. Setting up camp was also something they needed to learn.

Unexpectedly, Lu Xingchen's troops set up camp in an orderly manner, with everyone doing their job and no chaos at all.

This made Murong Feihe deeply touched.

Compared with their troops, Lu Xingchen's troops were obviously more disciplined.

"Mr. Murong has come so early." Lu Xingchen walked over.

Lu Xingchen was still in military uniform, but he was not wearing a helmet this time, so he looked more intuitive and three-dimensional.

She was indeed very beautiful.

Murong Feihe thought so in his heart and nodded slightly, "I only brought one sworn brother and a few personal guards."

Lu Xingchen smiled faintly, "I saw it. Mr. Murong, there is no need to be so sensitive."

"But you only learned how to attack the city, and now you are also trying to learn how to set up camp."

Murong Feihe looked embarrassed, but quickly regained his composure.

"I didn't learn anything, I just watched."

"You're so thick-skinned. You've learned too much, be careful not to be able to digest it." Lu Xingchen said.

"As long as you chew slowly, you will be able to digest it." Murong Feihe replied.

Lu Xingchen didn't say anything and continued walking forward. She was inspecting the situation in the camp.

Zhang Fan has gone to challenge the other party, and the other party has a tough attitude. It seems that Yuzhou City has to hold on.

She is looking for an opportunity to train her troops.

There was no opportunity to launch a full-scale siege on either Jizhou City or Yongzhou City.

This time she wanted the soldiers to truly experience what it was like to attack a city.

After Zhang Fan's voice became hoarse from cursing, Ling Xiao took over and continued to fight with the other party.

On the one hand, scolding can reduce the opponent's sharpness and fighting will, and on the other hand, it can also make the opponent relax his vigilance.

Lu Xingchen called Wei Hu, Lu Feng and others to the tent to discuss the plan for attacking the city.

"We will launch the attack early this morning. Wei Hu will lead the charge, Zhang Fan will serve as the reserve, and Lu Feng will still be responsible for attacking the city gate."