Chapter 115

After hearing Liu Bao's words, the soldier was so scared that he dared not speak again.

"Pass the order down, tell the soldiers to be vigilant. I feel that the Han army must have some conspiracy."

"We must be careful in our response. The Han army is all cavalry, and Linrong City is easy to defend but hard to attack."

"As long as we defend against their attacks, the Han army will definitely leave after seeing that they cannot take it for a long time."

"In this way, as long as we develop well, I will return to the Royal Court."

"At that time, the position of Grand Chanyu will only be mine."

Liu Bao said to the soldier with a face full of confidence.

The reason he dared not flee until now was that he relied on the sturdiness of Linrong City to have such confidence.

Otherwise, with only 10,000 people in his hands, he would not have fought to the death with Zhang Liao, who had 60,000 troops.

As long as he could persuade Zhang Liao's army to retreat, he would still have a chance to make a comeback.

"I obey!"

After hearing Liu Bao's words, the soldier immediately responded loudly to Liu Bao.

Afterward, he walked quickly away from this place that made him terrified.

"Zhang Liao, the Central Plains of the Han is truly a place of outstanding people."

"I didn't expect that besides Lü Bu, such a powerful figure as you would appear."

"Could it be that my Great Xiongnu is really not as good as the Han?"

Looking at the departing soldier, Liu Bao couldn't help but mutter to himself.

…

At this time, Zhang Liao and the others had already arrived at the mountain behind Linrong City.

Looking at the cave entrance covered by plants before them, Zhang Liao, Li Su, and the others all looked at Wang Chang with confusion.

"Don't look at me like that; this is my first time here too. It's just that my ancestors remembered it quite clearly."

"Otherwise, such a hidden place, even if you knew about it, you might not be able to find it."

After Wang Chang saw the eyes of these few, he knew they didn't believe him and couldn't help but explain.

Actually, let alone Zhang Liao and the four, even he himself wouldn't have dared to believe it if this news hadn't been passed down from generation to generation.

"It is said that this is the passage that leads directly into Linrong City."

"When this passage was built, in order to ensure that the army could pass through, it was built to be a full two zhang wide."

Since they were already here, Zhang Liao didn't care whether it was true or false and waved his hand at the personal guards he brought behind him.

"You go and clear the entrance. Be careful; this place has been desolate for a long time, so watch out for poisonous insects."

After hearing Zhang Liao's words, a few people walked out from behind and began to clear the plants at the entrance.

Soon, a cave entrance that could accommodate three people passing through appeared before their eyes.

"Someone, bring a torch!"

Seeing that a cave entrance had truly appeared, Zhang Liao immediately shouted to the soldiers behind him.

"Yes!"

The soldiers who had been prepared behind them lit the torches and respectfully handed them to Zhang Liao.

After Zhang Liao took the torch from the soldiers, he was about to walk toward the cave entrance.

"General, please wait a moment!"

After seeing Zhang Liao's actions, Li Su on the side hurriedly spoke to stop him.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Liao stopped his steps and turned around to look at Li Su with confusion.

"General, whenever you encounter such an unfamiliar passage, you must carefully investigate it before entering."

"And the best way to investigate is to put in a lit torch. If the torch can burn normally, it means it is safe and can be passed through."

"If the torch goes out, it means there is danger."

Seeing Zhang Liao looking at him with confusion, Li Su immediately explained what he knew to Zhang Liao.

"Oh, there is such a saying?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Liao was also taken aback and immediately stopped his steps.

"General, there is such a saying. I have also heard of this matter!"

At this time, Wang Chang on the side also spoke up.

"Then let us follow General Li Su's method and use a torch to scout the path first."

Seeing that both people beside him said so, Zhang Liao also decided to do as they said.

Afterward, Zhang Liao came to the cave entrance and threw the torch in his hand inside.

The torch flew more than ten meters inside, and after landing, it was still burning.

Zhang Liao and the others, who saw this scene, also breathed a sigh of relief.

"The torch is still burning; let us go in and take a look. Everyone, be careful."

After Zhang Liao finished speaking to the crowd, he took another torch, told everyone to hold a torch, and took the lead in walking toward the cave.

As everyone entered, a musty smell rushed toward them, and everyone couldn't help but fan it with their hands.

Although the ground looked quite damp, the space was quite large.

It was enough to ensure that three people could pass side by side.

"The people who built this passage back then were truly incredible."

"Such a spacious passage, even after so many years, can still be used."

Zhang Liao, who was walking in the front, looked at this spacious passage. Apart from being a bit damp and having water stains, it didn't affect the army's passage at all. For a moment, he felt quite emotional.

"That's right! And it was built so secretly that it hasn't been discovered by anyone for so many years."

Li Su, who was on the side, also echoed.

After everyone walked carefully for half an hour, they arrived at a cover plate.

In the middle, apart from encountering a small snake at the cave entrance, there was nothing else.

Looking at the closed cover plate before them, the few also knew that this was the end.

Passing through this cover plate, the outside was probably inside Linrong City.

It was just that they didn't know where this cover plate would lead to inside Linrong City.

"General Wang Chang, do you know what is behind this?"

At this time, Zhang Liao, standing before the cover plate, asked Wang Chang.

"General, I don't know about that."

"Back then, from the words passed down from my ancestors, I only knew that it was on the northeast side of Linrong City; I don't know anything else."

Hearing Zhang Liao's words, Wang Chang also said helplessly.

"It was my own wishful thinking. It has been so many years; even if I knew, it probably has already changed."

At this time, Zhang Liao also said to the crowd with emotion.

Afterward, he said to the crowd:

"Now, the method to enter the city is available; we should go back."

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this, everyone followed Zhang Liao's footsteps and walked toward the outside of the passage.

On the way back, everyone's speed was much faster. Half an hour later, everyone had arrived at the camp.

At this time, inside Zhang Liao's central army tent, Zhang Liao's subordinates were all gathered here.

Zhang Liao was standing in the tent, looking at the crowd with a solemn face.

"Everyone, after the investigation by me and the four generals Li Su, Wang Chang, and others."

"We already have a plan to attack the city. I have decided to launch an attack on Linrong City at the Hai hour tonight."

"For this battle, I have decided that Generals Li Su and Wang Chang will lead 5,000 troops."

"Quietly sneak into the city through the secret passage and open the city gates for the army."

"Zhang Long, lead five people at the first-rate martial general level to assist the two generals from the side."

"And I and the others will wait outside the four city gates of Linrong City respectively."

"At that time, no matter which city gate you open, we can ensure that our personnel can kill their way into the city at the first moment."

Zhang Liao decided to hand over the task of entering the city through the passage to the experienced Li Su and Wang Chang.

Just in case, he also asked Zhang Long, who was at the Divine General Realm, to lead five people with first-rate martial general strength to cooperate.

With such a powerful lineup, even if they were facing the 10,000 Xiongnu troops in the city head-on, it would be more than enough.