nycdaug Chapter 128 Chu Ning's Ghost Idea
Chapter 128 Chu Ning's Ghost Idea
Outside the city, yellow sand filled the air.
In the military camp, Chu Ning listened to Liu Shouren's report and a smile appeared on his face.
After having a meal in the army, the county magistrate's mind changed completely.
No matter this person comes for food or because of my identity, from now on this person will be his!
However, Chang Hongbo is a difficult person. He deliberately ordered his men to beat Generals Chen An and Wu Lin, but took away my leftovers.
When food was scarce, Chang Hongbo would never throw away leftovers. He would mostly give them to his beaten son.
"Haha, the Cavalry General is quite interesting. He said to the public that he would throw away the leftovers of the king, but in fact he took them for himself."
Chu Ning shook his head and sneered, "This man has some strategies, but not much!"
Liu Shouren smiled bitterly and dared not speak.
Although he has expressed his willingness to obey Chu Ning's orders, it does not mean that he dares to fall out with Chang Hongbo.
It was okay for Chu Ning to mock Chang Hongbo, after all, his status was there, but he was just a county governor, how dare he discuss the General of Cavalry without authorization.
In order not to dwell on this matter, Liu Shouren sighed and said, "Your Highness, you can't live outside the city for a long time. You should find a way to enter the city."
In fact, Chu Ning was just concerned about his face. As long as he was given a way out, perhaps Chu Ning would be willing to enter the city.
Unexpectedly, Chu Ning chuckled and said, "We must enter the city, but not now, and not in a sneaky way. I want to enter openly."
"This..." Liu Shouren frowned: "I wonder if Your Highness has any good ideas?"
Chu Ning raised his lips slightly and said, "You will know in a few days. I will trouble you, Lord Liu, to stay here and suffer the pain of the yellow sand with me these few days."
Liu Shouren bowed quickly and said, "I dare not. It is my honor to serve Your Highness."
Although he didn't know what Chu Ning's plan was, it was impossible for him to enter the city alone at this time.
Firstly, he would offend Chu Ning, and secondly, Chang Hongbo would not let him go. The best way was to stay in the camp.
And this wait lasted for five days.
The camp was filled with yellow sand during the day and everyone suffered from it.
At night, they had to worry about the Zhao army attacking at night, so they had to send people to stand guard.
Chu Ning did not have a good time during these five days, but Chang Hongbo in the city was also worried.
Since Chu Ning was slow to enter the city, he had no way of plotting against the food and military pay that the other party brought.
Although he really wanted to go out of the city in person to welcome Chu Ning into the city, his son threatened to let Chu Ning live outside the city on the first day. If he went to invite him in person now, wouldn't it be a slap in his face?
After thinking it over again and again, Chang Hongbo still did not take any action.
Five days later, Feng Mulan and Guan Yun finally arrived outside the city with 17,000 men, escorting food and fodder.
Seeing the tents outside the city, Feng Mulan raised her eyebrows, and a hint of dissatisfaction appeared on her heroic face.
"What's wrong with Chu Ning? Isn't he asking us to live outside the city?"
With a cold snort, Feng Mulan rode her horse into the camp. She wanted to find Chu Ning to ask him for clarification. Seeing this, Guan Yun narrowed his eyes and immediately rode to catch up.
Inside the tent, Chu Ning was talking to Liu Shouren, and Feng Mulan walked in, pulling open the curtain with an angry look on her face.
"What's going on? Why are we setting up camp outside the city?" Feng Mulan rushed in and asked loudly.
Liu Shouren frowned: "Who are you to dare to speak to His Highness like this?"
Chu Ning smiled and said, "This is the daughter of Lord Feng, the Minister of War. She has always had this kind of temper and personality. County Magistrate Liu doesn't have to mind it."
He turned to look at Feng Mulan and said calmly: "The general of the cavalry will not let me enter the city, so I can only live outside the city."
"Ah..." Feng Mulan's eyes widened: "Is he so bold that he won't even let you enter the city?"
As he spoke, the yellow sand on his body shook and actually kept falling from his hair.
Looking at the yellow sand all over his body and thinking that he would have to live outside the city in the future, Feng Mulan immediately became furious: "I'm going to go and reason with him!"
After saying this, he turned around and ran outside.
But Chu Ning stopped her and said, "Miss Feng, there is no need to do this. I have a plan. I will make sure that the people in the city will take the initiative to welcome us into the city."
Feng Mulan's eyes lit up, and she quickly turned around and asked, "Tell me your trick."
Liu Shouren frowned. This Miss Feng seemed to have a very close relationship with His Highness. It seemed that he must not offend her in the future.
Chu Ning didn't really care about Feng Mulan's rudeness, and chuckled: "The plan is very simple, you just have to eat and drink well for the rest of the day, and the only thing I ask of you is that the aroma of meat drift into the city!"
Feng Mulan thought Chu Ning had some good plan, but it turned out to be just good food and drinks, which confused Feng Mulan.
"Just...that's it?" Feng Mulan widened her eyes, a look of disbelief on her face.
Chu Ning shrugged: "Don't worry, just do as I say, and you will know whether it will work or not."
Feng Mulan rolled her eyes and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you first. If your plan doesn't work, I'll settle the score with you later."
Under Chu Ning's arrangement, everyone began to set up camp.
Seventeen thousand people took action, and the scene was spectacular.
Such a large-scale action naturally alarmed Chang Hongbo in the city.
Standing on the city wall, Chang Hongbo looked at the scene in front of him coldly, his face full of ashen color.
Chu Ning actually stationed his army outside the city!
This is a problem. The other party has brought so much food and military pay. How can we get them without entering the city?
While I was deep in thought, I suddenly smelled the aroma of meat, and I felt comfortable all over.
At this time, a soldier came to report: "General, the soldiers outside the city are cooking, and..."
"And what?"
"And they are slaughtering pigs and sheep and feasting!"
As soon as these words were spoken, all the generals and soldiers on the city wall raised their heads and looked outside the city.
Sure enough, I found that there was smoke rising from the yellow sand and waves of fragrance coming from it.
The two sides were not far apart to begin with, and with people outside the city slaughtering pigs and sheep in large numbers, the rich aroma could not be hidden at all.
At this moment, many generals wished they could go over and taste the meat themselves!
Many soldiers also looked eagerly at the fragrance wafting from outside the city, wondering if they were outside the city too.
Even Chang Hongbo was silent at this moment.
Having not eaten meat for more than half a year, the generals under his command have long been eager to have a good meal.
It would be fine if they didn't have the conditions at ordinary times, but now that they knew Chu Ning brought a lot of food, of course they wanted to go out of the city to try it!
Thinking of this, Chang Hongbo suddenly laughed and said, "Hahahaha, the Prince of Penglai wants to use this method to make us invite him into the city. He underestimates me and the other soldiers!
Don't worry, if he stays outside the city for a few more days, he will not be able to endure the suffering of the yellow sand and will bring his people to beg me for mercy!"
Chang Hongbo still has great confidence in the soldiers under his command.
He saw through Chu Ning's trick at a glance. He didn't believe that his soldiers would leave the city just for food!
However, what happened in the next few days was beyond Chang Hongbo's expectations!