Stand-in eunuch: I pamper the harem for the emperor

Chapter 785 Temporary Withdrawal
The west entrance of Hanzhou City is now blocked by stone sleepers and ignited by tung oil. Only a thick flame can be seen, and the situation inside cannot be seen at all.

"General, are all the people we attacked the city dead... dead?"

A deputy general next to him asked doubtfully.

"General Du, it's impossible. There are so many people fighting in, and the cavalry is so fast, how can they all die? They must be fighting fiercely with the enemy!"

Zheng Guohua shook his head and concluded that his soldiers were still fighting.

"However, all our [-] cavalry have been killed, and there will be no cavalry left at all."

General Du said with a grimace.

"Let the infantry start joining the battle. I estimate that the Chinese Empire will soon be unable to withstand the attack."

Zheng Guohua watched the gunshots on the city wall become sparse and thought that the imperial soldiers could not hold on any longer.

In fact, it's because there are fewer and fewer enemies charging, so they naturally won't waste ammunition.

More than an hour has passed since the siege was launched. The Zheng army has lost at least 3 people, including [-] cavalry and [-] horses.

Outside the current city gate, many war horses were running and neighing, and some of the war horses were already dying. Most of the war horses were recovered by Zheng Guo.

As for the horses that rushed in, some were killed and some were pulled away by Wang Mian's men.

After the charge of [-] cavalry was over, the following infantry did not dare to approach the city gate, and the defenders also stopped.

The raging flames at the city gate finally gradually weakened, and the situation inside could finally be seen.

Zheng Guohua stared at the mountains of corpses inside with wide eyes. His mind went blank and he was completely confused.

"No...impossible!"

Zheng Guohua rubbed his eyes hard to make sure he saw it correctly, then his blood rushed up and he felt like the world was spinning and he fell off his horse.

"General, general..."

All the soldiers panicked and rushed over.

"What's going on? What's wrong with the general?"

"I don't know! Was he shot?"

"Impossible, it's impossible to get shot from this distance!"

"General, are you too tired from working day and night?"

"..."

A group of soldiers surrounded Zheng Guohua and started shouting.

After a while, Zheng Guohua woke up leisurely, his eyes looking a little dull, as if he was possessed by an evil spirit.

"They're all dead! They're all dead... everything is over!"

Zheng Guohua murmured to himself.

"General, you...what's wrong with you? What's wrong with you?"

a lieutenant asked.

"Yes, no one can die in a war. What happened to the general? Did he have a stroke?"

A personal guard asked in confusion.

At this moment, a soldier came in a hurry.

"General Qi, the National Preceptor is here. He said he has something to tell you."

"Master Imperial Master? What is he here for?"

Zheng Guohua finally came to his senses.

With the support of the lieutenants and guards, he struggled to stand up. He didn't dare to look in the direction of the city gate again, and followed the soldiers to see the National Preceptor.

In a carriage not far away, the beautiful woman sitting on pins and needles was none other than Zheng Xinyue, the ninth princess of the Zheng Kingdom.

Kuang Wuya, the state counselor of Zheng, rode a white horse, surrounded by a group of well-equipped imperial guards, protecting the carriage in the middle.

"Master Imperial Master, why are you here?"

General Zheng Guohua asked.

"General, I have something to say to you, please lend me a moment to speak." Kuangwuya said loudly.

Zheng Guohua waved his hand, signaled several guards to get out, and walked towards the Imperial Master.

"I wonder what the Imperial Master has to say?"

Zheng Guohua thought he was here to give advice.

"The king's secret order asks you to withdraw your troops temporarily and leave the rest of the matter to my veteran minister."

Kuangwuya took out a small booklet and handed it to him.

"Withdraw the troops? Why withdraw the troops? This general is about to take Hanzhou City, how can we withdraw the troops?"

Zheng Guohua is a tough talker.

"Hehehehe... General, I just watched the siege battle. It doesn't seem to be going well?"

Kuangwuya sneered again and again.

"you……"

Zheng Guohua was so angry that he couldn't speak.

"General, what the king means is..."

Kuangwuya moved closer to him and lowered his voice.

Zheng Guohua frowned deeply, his face solemn, and finally nodded.

Now the army attacked the city and suffered heavy casualties. The entire 1 cavalry army was wiped out, and there were more than [-] infantry casualties.

Zheng Guohua felt that there was no need to continue fighting, so he had no choice but to agree to the master's strategy of peace talks and marriage. See if he could hold back the Chinese Empire's army?

"But now that the war has just ended, and the Imperial Master goes to see Emperor Yongtai, will he agree?"

Zheng Guohua asked with a grimace.

"That's why I want you to withdraw your troops. I will go later."

Kuangwuya obviously has his own routine.

After all, he is a guy who relies on his words, and he also brought the most beautiful princess of the Zheng Kingdom. I guess as long as Lu Hao is a big pervert, there is still something to talk about.

As for General Zheng Guohua, this battle has been lost, and thirty thousand soldiers' heads have been lost. Even if the leader of the country doesn't say anything when he returns, he will be drowned in the saliva of the people of the capital.

In fact, any talk of marriage or peace talks is all false. The real purpose is to slow down the march of the Chinese Empire and wait for reinforcements from the Zhou Dynasty and Xixia.

If Lu Hao is really willing to accept the Ninth Princess and agrees to withdraw from the army, it will be even better and perfect.

On the city wall, Xuanyuan Lingyu looked at the Zheng soldiers retreating in an orderly manner, but did not order a pursuit, and even asked the Zheng soldiers to take all the corpses back.

As for the soldiers of the Chinese Empire, more than a dozen were killed, dozens were seriously injured, and hundreds were slightly injured and have been sent for treatment.

In general, the Chinese Empire's city defense battle was successful and tens of thousands of war horses were captured. Although some of the horses were dead, the meat was still very valuable.

As the smoke of a war gradually came to an end, Kuang Wuya, the master of the Zheng Kingdom, presented his credentials and requested an audience with Emperor Yongtai of the Chinese Empire.

Xuanyuan Lingyu took the certificate of credence and walked into the city lord's mansion leisurely. She found that Lu Hao was sipping tea and threw the certificate of credence directly on the table.

"what is this?"

Lu Hao casually picked up the credentials.

"What else could it be? The emperor's love fortune has arrived. Zheng Guo wants to give you a beautiful ninth princess in exchange for peace. Her name is Zheng Xinyue. I heard she has arrived outside the west gate."

Xuanyuan Lingyu joked with a smile.

"Ninth Princess? What? Are you beautiful?"

Lu Hao looked like he wanted to be beaten.

"You...you are a pervert! You are a tyrant! No! You are a demon!"

Xuanyuan Lingyu cursed angrily and turned to the backyard.

She was now covered in blood and felt uncomfortable. She wanted to take a shower and change clothes quickly. She didn't even bother to report the situation of the battle just now.

Lu Hao quickly browsed the credentials. The general meaning was that the leader of the Zheng Kingdom knew that he was wrong, was willing to have good relations with the Chinese Empire, and gave the Ninth Princess to Emperor Yongtai.

(End of this chapter)