Chapter 104: Siege

Zhou Cang didn't care who you were; the result he wanted was to humiliate them fiercely, preferably to have them come out of the city and fight him.

Seeing Zhou Cang dare to humiliate him so much, Yue Ji was furious and roared loudly at Zhou Cang:

"Zhou Cang, is it!"

Hearing the person on the city tower call out his name, Zhou Cang raised his eyes and said with disdain:

"It is this General; who are you?"

"You are just a small soldier without a name, yet you dare to be so arrogant; prick up your ears and listen well, this Marshal is the Qiang tribe's Great Marshal, Yue Ji, personally appointed by the Qiang King Che Liji!"

Seeing Zhou Cang take the initiative to ask for his name, Yue Ji immediately became proud and said proudly to Zhou Cang.

Looking at Yue Ji's smug face, Zhou Cang sneered with disdain:

"So you are Yue Ji! I haven't heard that you are very powerful!"

Hearing Zhou Cang's questioning tone, Yue Ji immediately sneered:

"Hmph, ignorant brat, when this Marshal was roaming the battlefield, you didn't even know where you were; how can this Marshal's name be questioned by a nameless junior like you!"

"Hehehe, since you are so powerful, do you dare to come out of the city and fight me, this nameless junior?"

Seeing Yue Ji being so disdainful of him, Zhou Cang shouted at him.

"Hmph, this Marshal will not fall for your trick; don't think this Marshal doesn't know that you have already set an ambush outside the city, just waiting for this Marshal to open the city gate to take the city."

"With your petty tricks, you can't fool this Marshal; if you have the ability, come and attack the city!"

Yue Ji knew that this was absolutely not the time to go out of the city to fight, but he couldn't do nothing either.

Otherwise, it would affect the morale of the army, so to boost morale, he pretended to have seen through Zhou Cang and the others' plot and shouted loudly at Zhou Cang.

It must be said that after his voice fell, the Qiang soldiers in the city changed their eyes when looking at Yue Ji.

There was no longer a low mood, and looking at Yue Ji, their faces showed an "I see" expression.

Seeing the change in the army's morale, Yue Ji couldn't help but feel smug.

"Hmph, little guy, still want to fight with me."

"This Marshal just used a little trick to see through your plot."

Unlike the Qiang soldiers in the city, Zhou Cang couldn't help but laugh in anger after hearing Yue Ji's words.

He scolded him angrily: "Yue Ji, do you think we need these conspiracies and tricks to deal with you?"

"Don't you think you are a bit too high on yourself?"

"Hmph, enough talk; if you have the ability, come and attack the city, this Marshal is waiting for you."

Yue Ji didn't continue to curse with Zhou Cang, but after shouting loudly at Zhou Cang, he turned and left the city tower.

"Coward!"

Watching Yue Ji leave, Zhou Cang cursed secretly, and then returned to the camp unwillingly.

After seeing Zhou Cang return, everyone knew what had happened.

Looking at Zhou Cang's unwilling expression, Ma Teng couldn't help but persuade:

"General Zhou, don't mind it; the probability of the enemy coming out of the city to fight was not high, so this matter cannot be forced."

Hearing this, the expression on Zhou Cang's face became better, and he cupped his fists to Ma Teng:

"Thank you, General; this General just feels a bit of regret!"

Hearing this, Ma Teng and the others nodded in understanding.

"General, it seems we have to wait for the Shadow Guards to take action; this Yue Ji still has some ability!"

Guan Yu also knew that relying on a duel was not feasible, and now, he could only wait for the Shadow Guards to take action.

"It seems that can only be the case; I didn't expect this Yue Ji to be able to keep his cool."

Regarding this, Ma Teng was also slightly disappointed; it seemed that Yue Ji, as the Qiang Marshal, still had some ability.

"However, logically speaking, it should be Che Liji who comes forward, so why have we only seen Yue Ji, and where are Che Liji and Ya Dan?"

"At such an important moment, why haven't they appeared?"

At this time, Pang De, who was waiting quietly on the side, asked Ma Teng and the others suspiciously.

Hearing this, everyone was shocked; if it weren't for Pang De's reminder, they wouldn't have noticed that Che Liji and Ya Dan hadn't appeared from beginning to end.

There was something very wrong here.

"This..."

"Is it possible that this old guy sees that the situation is gone and intends to run away."

Just as everyone fell into silence, Zhang Fei's loud voice rang out.

"This..."

"Don't say, it's really possible; after all, as the existence of the Qiang King, it's not impossible to be afraid of death and flee in the face of battle!"

Seeing this, Pang De also nodded in approval, apparently agreeing with Zhang Fei's guess.

"General, what my Third Brother and Lingming said is not unreasonable; we should be careful."

Guan Yu also felt that Zhang Fei and Pang De's guess might be correct.

After all, the best way for Linqiang City to face the problem at this time was to flee.

Otherwise, they would have to live and die with Linqiang City, and for someone like Che Liji who was high above, it was obviously difficult to ask him to live and die with Linqiang City.

In this way, only the path of fleeing remained, which was also the best choice Guan Yu thought of at the moment.

And Ma Teng, after hearing Guan Yu and the others' words, also fell into deep thought.

After a while, Ma Teng raised his head and said solemnly to everyone:

"Everyone, no matter what Che Liji intends, we must have a foolproof plan; this General decides that we must treat the four city gates of Linqiang City with caution."

"This West Gate will be responsible by me and Lingming, the East Gate by my son Mengqi, the South Gate by General Yide, and as for the North Gate, it will be responsible by you, General Guan."

After speaking, Ma Teng looked at everyone solemnly and shouted loudly:

"This General has made this arrangement; is there anyone who is not convinced?"

Hearing this, everyone was shocked and immediately shouted loudly to Ma Teng solemnly:

"This General obeys the order!"

Soon everyone had discussed it; outside the four city gates, there were commanding generals and heavy troops guarding them.

This was to ensure that no one had a chance to escape; now everything was ready, just waiting for dark.

In the blink of an eye, night fell, and Che Liji and Yue Ji and the others in the city also spent a very difficult day.

Everyone was tired and ate something casually before taking the opportunity to rest.

For them who had been fighting for years, the most dangerous moment was about to come.

Night was the most dangerous time; whether they could spend the night safely depended on the enemy's choice.

So, everyone cherished this little bit of rest time very much.

Unlike the Qiang people in Linqiang City, Ma Teng and the others were rewarding the whole army with a sumptuous meal.

After this sumptuous dinner, they would face a fierce battle, so everyone was eating very happily at this time.

As the saying goes, only after eating and drinking enough can one have the strength to kill the enemy.

This sumptuous dinner lasted for more than an hour before it ended in the night.

Soon, the time came to the third watch of the night; this was the time Ma Teng and the Shadow Guards had agreed upon.

Tonight at the third watch, the Shadow Guards would cooperate with Ma Teng to seize the East Gate, which had relatively weak defensive power.

And at this time, outside the East Gate, Ma Chao, who had been prepared here for a long time, suddenly heard the sound of shouting and killing from the city. ===== CHAPTER 105 =====