Chapter 377

Zhou Cang didn't care who you were; the result he wanted was to ruthlessly humiliate them, and it would be best if they came out of the city to fight him.

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

"Zhou Cang, is it!"

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

"It is this General; who are you?"

"You little pawn without a name, daring to be so arrogant, prick up your ears and listen well; this Marshal is the Qiang tribe's Great Marshal personally conferred by the Great King Che Liji, Yue Ji!"

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

Watching 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 dominating the battlefield, you didn't know where you were; is this Marshal's name something a nameless junior like you can question!"

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

Seeing Yue Ji treat him with such disdain, Zhou Cang immediately 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 gates to take the opportunity to seize the city."

"Just by relying on your petty tricks, you cannot deceive this Marshal; if you have the ability, then 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 army's morale, so in order to boost morale, he pretended to have seen through Zhou Cang and the others' plot and shouted loudly to Zhou Cang.

And it must be said, after his voice fell, the Qiang soldiers in the city changed their expressions when looking at Yue Ji.

There was no longer a gloomy mood; looking at Yue Ji, their faces revealed an "so that's how it is" expression.

Watching the army's morale change significantly, Yue Ji couldn't help but feel secretly smug.

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

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

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

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 full of yourself?"

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

Yue Ji did not continue to curse with Zhou Cang, but after shouting loudly to Zhou Cang, he turned and left the city tower.

"Coward!"

Watching Yue Ji leave, Zhou Cang cursed in a low voice, and subsequently returned to the camp unwillingly.

Seeing Zhou Cang return, the crowd also knew the course of events.

Watching Zhou Cang's unwilling expression, Ma Teng couldn't help but comfort him:

"General Zhou, do not mind it; the probability of the enemy army coming out of the city to fight was not high to begin with, 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 subordinate just feels a bit of regret!"

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

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

Guan Yu also knew that relying on a duel was not going to work; now, they could only wait for the Dark 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 this Yue Ji, being able to serve as the Qiang tribe's Marshal, still had some ability.

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

"At such an important moment, why didn't the two of them appear?"

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

Hearing this, the crowd's expressions also shook; if it weren't for Pang De's reminder, they wouldn't have discovered that Che Liji and Ya Dan hadn't appeared from beginning to end.

There was a nine-out-of-ten chance that something was wrong here.

"This..."

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

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

"This..."

"Don't say it, it's really possible; after all, being a Qiang tribe Great 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, evidently agreeing with Zhang Fei's speculation.

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

Guan Yu at this time also felt that Zhang Fei and Pang De's speculation might be correct.

After all, the best way to deal with the problem Linqiang City was facing 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, asking him to live and die with Linqiang City was evidently somewhat difficult.

In this way, only the path of fleeing remained to be chosen, which was also what Guan Yu considered the best choice at the moment.

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

After a while, only to see Ma Teng raise his head and say to the crowd with a solemn expression:

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

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

After finishing, Ma Teng looked at the crowd with a solemn expression and shouted loudly:

"This General has arranged it this way; is there anyone who is dissatisfied?"

Hearing this, everyone's expressions shook, and they immediately shouted loudly to Ma Teng with a solemn expression:

"This subordinate obeys orders!"

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

In order 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 had fallen, and Che Liji and Yue Ji and the others in the city had also spent a very difficult day.

Everyone was carrying a tired body, ate something casually, and took the opportunity to rest for a while.

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

Night was the most dangerous time; whether they could pass the night safely depended on how the enemy army chose.

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 entire army with a sumptuous meal at this time.

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

As the saying goes, only after eating and drinking one's fill does one have the strength to kill the enemy.

This sumptuous dinner lasted for more than an hour before ending under the night sky.

Soon, the time arrived at the third watch of the night; this was the time Ma Teng and the Dark Guards had agreed upon.

Tonight at the third watch, the Dark 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 coming from inside the city.