Chapter 388: The Passage

After the soldier heard Liu Bao's words, he was too scared to 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. The Han army is all cavalry, and Linrong City is easy to defend and difficult 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 why he dared not to flee until now was because he relied on the sturdiness of Linrong City to have this confidence.

Otherwise, with only ten thousand men in his hands, he would not have fought to the death with Zhang Liao, who had sixty thousand troops.

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

"This subordinate obeys!"

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

Then, he walked away quickly from this place that made him tremble with fear.

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

"I didn't expect that besides Lü Bu, such a formidable figure would emerge."

"Could it be that my Great Xiongnu is really inferior to the Great Han?"

Watching the departing soldier, Liu Bao could not help but mutter to himself.

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

Looking at the cave entrance in front of them, which had been covered by plants, 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, even if you knew about such a hidden place, you might not necessarily be able to find it."

Seeing the looks from these few, Wang Chang knew they did not believe him and could not help but explain.

Actually, let alone Zhang Liao's four men, even he himself would not have dared to believe it if this news had not been passed down from generation to generation by his ancestors.

"It is said that this place 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 did not care whether it was true or false and waved his hand at the personal guards he had 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, several 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 really appeared, Zhang Liao immediately shouted to the soldiers behind him.

"Yes!"

The soldiers who had been prepared behind him lit the torch and respectfully handed it to Zhang Liao.

After Zhang Liao took the torch from the soldier's hand, 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 stopped him.

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

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

"The best way to explore is to put a lit torch inside. 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?"

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

"General, there is indeed such a saying. This subordinate has also heard of it!"

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

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

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

Subsequently, 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.

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

"The torch is still burning. Let us go in and take a look, but be careful."

After Zhang Liao finished speaking to the group, he took another torch and told everyone to hold torches as they walked into the cave first.

As they entered, a musty smell hit their noses, and everyone could not help but fan it away with their hands.

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

It was enough to ensure that three people could pass through 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, walking in the front, looked at the spacious passage. Apart from some dampness and water stains, it did not affect the passage of the army at all. For a moment, he felt quite emotional.

"That's right! And it was built so secretly that it hasn't been discovered 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 between, apart from encountering a small snake at the cave entrance, there was nothing else.

Looking at the closed cover plate in front of them, the few knew that this was the end.

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

It was just that they did not 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, this subordinate does not know."

"Back then, in 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.

"I was taking things for granted. It has been so many years; even if I knew, it probably has already changed."

At this time, Zhang Liao also sighed to the group.

Subsequently, he said to the group:

"Now that we have a way to enter the city, we should go back."

"Yes!"

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 main camp.

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

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

"Everyone, after the exploration by myself and the four generals Li Su and Wang Chang."

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

"For this battle, I have decided that General Li Su and General Wang Chang will lead five thousand troops."

"Sneak into the city quietly through the secret passage and open the city gates for the army."

"Zhang Long, lead five personnel of the First-Class Martial General Realm to assist the two generals from the side."

"And I, along with the others, will wait outside the four 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 opportunity."

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

To be on the safe side, he also asked Zhang Long, who was of the Divine General Realm, to lead five people of First-Class Martial General strength to cooperate.

With such a powerful lineup, even if they were to face the ten thousand Xiongnu troops in the city head-on, it would be more than enough. ===== CHAPTER 389 =====