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

Chapter 818
A carriage galloped on the official road to the west of Zheng State. In front of it were two war horses leading the way. On the carriage was a flag, which was the national flag of the Zhou Dynasty.

The soldiers on the wall of Xunyang City saw the flag of the Zhou Dynasty from a distance and quickly reported it to General Wu and the Minister of War.

"What? The flag of the Great Zhou Dynasty? Have reinforcements from the Great Zhou Dynasty arrived? That's great!"

General Wu said with great joy.

"If reinforcements from the Great Zhou Dynasty arrive, the siege of Xunyang City can be solved, and Zheng Guo can finally be saved!"

Lord Huang Zhengming, Minister of War, was also very excited.

"Master Shangshu, let's go outside the city to meet Zhou's army!"

General Wu stood up and walked out of the tower.

"Come, please go to the palace immediately and report to the king that reinforcements from the Zhou Dynasty have arrived."

Before the Minister of War left, he explained to the messenger soldiers.

"As ordered!"

The messenger hurried away.

Huang Zhengming caught up with General Wu, and together they rode towards the west gate of Xunyang City, obviously intending to leave the city to meet the reinforcements from the two countries.

quack quack...

The huge iron door slowly opened with a tooth-ache-inducing grinding sound.

General Wu and Lord Huang Zhengming walked towards the outside of the city. Behind them were General Wu's personal guards, as well as several lieutenants and adults from the Ministry of War.

"Strange! Logically speaking, even if a 30-strong army marches slowly, it's impossible that there won't be any movement at all, right?"

General Wu looked at the horizon to the west, puzzled.

At this time, the sun was setting in the west, dyeing the entire west side red, making people dare not look at it at all.

"Maybe it's still far away. Didn't the soldier say he only saw the national flag of Zhou Dynasty?"

Huang Zhengming explained with a smile.

"I hope so, but the general has a bad feeling in his heart!"

General Wu always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't figure out what was wrong.

"General Wu, facing such a powerful Chinese Empire, I know that you are under a lot of pressure, but you don't have to fight with everyone, right?"

Huang Zhengming smiled happily and comforted.

"I hope the general is overthinking it. Come on, please take a look around. Are there any ambushes from the Chinese Empire?"

General Wu was very careful and immediately issued the order.

"As ordered!"

Several personal guards rode away in all directions.
After a while, the Prime Minister Ling Zhongxian came in a hurry, and Zheng Yuanjie actually got out of the carriage behind him.

"Meet the king!"

Everyone saluted.

"Where are Dazhou's reinforcements?"

Zheng Yuanjie asked loudly.

"Reporting to the lord of the country, the soldiers on the city wall saw the national flag of Zhou Dynasty a quarter of an hour ago. I think it should be here soon!"

General Wu clasped his fists in salute and replied.

"Didn't you say there are 30 troops? Why is there no movement? Did the soldiers see it wrong?"

Zheng Yuanjie was also puzzled.

"We are probably reaching Xunyang City, so we have slowed down our marching speed. Can't you see there is dust in the distance?"

Huang Zhengming pointed to the sky in the distance, and sure enough he found dust rising.

What they didn't know was that just one carriage speeding down the official road would also raise a lot of dust.

"Well! If the reinforcements from the Zhou Dynasty and Yue Kingdom arrive, General Wu, I want you to launch a counterattack tomorrow to defeat the Chinese Empire's army."

Zheng Yuanjie nodded slightly, feeling overjoyed.

"My lord, I think that we can only rely on solid city walls to defend against rifle attacks from the Chinese Empire. It is really not appropriate to go out to fight in the city!"

General Wu quickly stated his strategy.He is an expert in city defense warfare, and he knows that only by relying on strong city walls and various defense equipment can we better defend against the attack of the Chinese Empire.

However, Zheng Yuanjie asked him to abandon the strong city and fight the enemy outside the city. Wasn't that asking the soldiers to die?
"Yes, yes, you are right. The rifles of the Chinese Empire are too powerful. We should focus on defense to avoid falling into the enemy's trick of luring the snake out of its hole."

Zheng Yuanjie suddenly realized that he no longer insisted on his intention.

Prime Minister Ling Zhongxian, because he didn't see the vanguard army this morning, Zheng Yuanjie gave him a few slaps, but now he is much more low-key and doesn't say a word.

Zheng Yuanjie originally wanted to kill him, but fortunately the commander of the Imperial Guard held the king back, and the Prime Minister managed to save his life.

Now, his cheeks are still red and swollen, as if he has mumps.

At this time, a flag appeared on the western horizon, which was the national flag of the Zhou Dynasty.

"Master, look, the flag! The national flag of Zhou Dynasty!"

Huang Zhengming pointed to the flag that had just appeared in the distance and was extremely excited.

"Sure enough, it's the flag of Zhou Dynasty! Hahaha... Our reinforcements have arrived! The reinforcements have arrived..."

Zheng Yuanjie was so excited that the stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.

"Congratulations to the king! Congratulations to the king! The siege of Xunyang City can be solved!"

Ling Zhongxian quickly bowed and flattered him.

"Hahaha... Prime Minister, you have invited reinforcements. I know that you have contributed a lot. When the Chinese Empire is defeated, I will definitely reward you for your merits!"

Zheng Yuanjie was in a good mood.

"Thanks to the great blessing of the country's leader, the old minister dare not take credit!"

Ling Zhongxian is much more honest and low-key now.

With the flags flying, two war horses turned the corner and appeared in everyone's sight, followed by a carriage galloping behind them.

"Hahaha……"

Zheng Yuanjie's smile suddenly froze on his face, and he blurted out: "Two war horses and a carriage? Is this the reinforcement of Dazhou?"

"Probably not, the army should be behind!"

Huang Zhengming defended loudly.

The two horses and the carriage moved very fast, but there was no ghost behind them, and the army that everyone was expecting was nowhere to be seen.

"Strange! What's going on here?"

General Wu secretly felt something was wrong.

"Ling Zhongxian, where are the reinforcements you mentioned?"

Zheng Yuanjie grabbed the stunned Prime Minister.

"My lord, I don't even know this!"

Ling Zhongxian was also confused.

"I don't know, I don't know... you just say you don't know. I asked you to move reinforcements. You said that the vanguard army would arrive last night, but there was no sign of it all day today. Now it is said that the army has arrived. Two A soldier and a carriage are reinforcements?"

Zheng Yuanjie was so angry that he was shaking all over and roared angrily.

"My lord, my veteran... also... lord, don't worry, maybe it's the person sent by General Ji of the Great Zhou Dynasty to deliver the message?"

Ling Zhongxian was about to cry but had no tears and quickly made excuses.

"The person who sent the letter? Well, that's possible!"

Zheng Yuanjie's anger subsided and he pushed him to the ground.

The old guy in his 60s had no room for resistance and sat down on the ground. Although his butt was blooming, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Yoooooo..."

Two war horses and a carriage stopped in front of everyone.

The two soldiers dismounted and one of them shouted: "Who is the general guarding the city?"

"I am General Wu who is stationed in Xunyang City, and these two are soldiers from the Great Zhou Dynasty. Did General Ji have something to say?"

General Wu quickly stood up and loudly identified himself, thinking that the coalition forces had something to bring to him.

(End of this chapter)