I'm a useless prince, so what if I know a little bit of chemistry?

Zhong Zhentian’s mind immediately started working. If they failed in the first confrontation, then the previous plan would have to be scrapped.

Zhong Zhentian suppressed his emotions and said to the soldiers beside him: "Call all the other generals over here, I have something to discuss with them!"

"Yes!"

Zhong Zhentian looked at the enemy's camp, his mind full of thoughts on how to repel them and how to lead his army to victory.

However, Zhong Zhentian couldn't think of it for the time being, because Lin Fan was indeed a powerful enemy. If Zhong Zhentian had a choice, he would not be willing to fight with Lin Fan. However, now that the enemy has reached his doorstep, he will definitely not be a coward.

The other eight generals were soon called to the top of the city wall. When they saw the enemy troops setting up camp, they were all stunned on the city wall.

"Didn't you say your plan would succeed? Why did they appear across from Yangcheng again?"

"That's right, Zhong Zhentian, you can't beat him, right?"

"If you are not sure, don't take on this matter with such confidence. We have plenty of ways!"

"..."

When these people saw that Zhong Zhentian's so-called sneak attack plan had failed, they immediately began to blame Zhong Zhentian while trying to distance themselves from the matter, as if the plan was something Zhong Zhentian thought of and executed alone and had nothing to do with them.

Zhong Zhentian had known these people for a long time, so when he heard them say this, he did not think too much. After they finished speaking, Zhong Zhentian said, "Now that the enemy is at the gates, we have to think of a new way out. Generals, if you have any ideas, feel free to bring them up. We are all in the same boat now. If Yangcheng is lost, I'm afraid you will not be able to escape the blame."

Zhong Zhentian's words were threatening. After hearing them, everyone present was furious. However, after thinking about it carefully, they realized that there was nothing wrong with what Zhong Zhentian said.

Indeed, if Yangcheng was really lost, they would have no way to escape the blame. Even if their families wanted to protect them, it would not be an easy task.

And they also knew that Zhong Zhentian was crucial to saving Yangcheng, because deep down in their hearts, they knew their own abilities very well, so everything still depended on Zhong Zhentian.

One of the big men with a face full of flesh turned his head, looked at Zhong Zhentian, and asked: "General Zhong, is there any way to repel the enemy now?"

Zhong Zhentian thought about it carefully. Lin Fan performed well in every battlefield, so he must be cautious.

Moreover, they cannot lead people to attack actively now. Everyone knows that Lin Fan can set up the Qimen Dunjia formation. If they don’t have a way to break the formation and just rush out to kill, it would be the behavior of a fool, and perhaps they will all die outside.

After they died, Yangcheng fell into Lin Fan's hands.

But if they defend the city, can they really hold it?

Jinsha River and Jiefeng City, both of them are strong cities, but these two cities were lost, and that was under the personal guard of Huangfu Pengwu.

Zhong Zhentian had no doubt about Huangfu Pengwu's ability, so he attached great importance to Lin Fan.

In the end, Zhong Zhentian thought about it and could only think of one solution, which was to seek reinforcements. As long as they had reinforcements, they could still hold on and might even be able to turn defeat into victory.

When Zhong Zhentian thought of this, he immediately made a decision.

"I don't think we can hold on, so we have to seek external help." Zhong Zhentian said to everyone.

"Foreign aid? Does General Zhong want to seek help from the imperial court?" asked one of the generals.

The other seven people all stared at Zhong Zhentian, waiting for his answer.

Zhong Zhentian just shook his head. Asking for help from the court was not a good option because the capital was far away from here. By the time the order from the capital was issued, Yangcheng would probably have been lost long ago, so it was impossible to ask for help from the court.

They can only start from the nearest city, and now, the strongest city among the surrounding cities is Sanguan County. As far as he knows, the commander of Sanguan County is Huangfu Qi, and Huangfu Pengwu also went to Sanguan County after his defeat recently. It can be said that Sanguan County is the strongest city among the surrounding cities.

However, this is not very safe. After all, Huangfu Pengwu has suffered losses twice at the hands of Lin Fan, and there is no guarantee that he will not suffer losses this time. Therefore, Zhong Zhentian thinks that if he wants to be safer, he has to mobilize more troops from several surrounding cities.

"We can ask for help from Sanguan County. In addition, we need to mobilize troops from several surrounding cities. By then, we will have the advantage of being more numerous and will not be afraid of being defeated by Lin Fan." Zhong Zhentian said to everyone.

Naturally, everyone had no objection. They just hoped that Yang Cheng would not be taken down by Lin Fan. As for what means were used, they did not care at all. As long as the blame for the final defeat was not put on them, it was fine.

"I think this plan is feasible. I will send people to the surrounding cities to ask for help now."

"I've also written to the family, maybe I can get some more help."

"Me too……"

"So who can we communicate with in Sanguan County?"

Everyone's eyes fell on Zhong Zhentian at the same time, as if Zhong Zhentian was the most suitable candidate.

Zhong Zhentian knew what these people were thinking, so he said, "I have contacted Sanguan County. Generals Huangfu Pengwu and Huangfu Qi have always been friends with me. I believe they will definitely send troops."

After everyone discussed it, they immediately began to seek help.

Zhong Zhentian wrote a letter and then sent someone to secretly take the letter out of the city.

The distance between Sanguan County and Yangcheng was not particularly far, only more than 200 miles. The soldiers sent by Zhong Zhentian to deliver the letter rode at full speed for an entire night and finally arrived at Sanguan County.

After entering Sanguan County, the soldier soon met Huangfu Qi and Huangfu Pengwu.

The soldier knelt down in front of the two men, crying and saying, "Generals, please save Yangcheng. If you don't send troops, Yangcheng will be lost."

Huangfu Qi and Huangfu Pengwu looked at each other and asked the soldier to tell them what had happened.

After the soldier finished speaking, the two men understood that Lin Fan was really going to attack Yangcheng. After taking the letter brought by the soldier, they read it and said, "Go back and tell Zhong Zhentian to hold the city. We will be there soon. If you lose Yangcheng before we arrive, you will be punished by military law."

Huangfu Pengwu has this right. Although Huangfu Pengwu’s military power is not very great, he is still in charge of the military forces of the world.

Therefore, if Huangfu Pengwu really wanted to bring someone to justice, even if the matter was brought to the imperial court, Huangfu Pengwu would still be in the right. However, Huangfu Pengwu rarely used this right.