The Eternal Beauty of the City of Wealth

As soon as Li Feng entered the room, he saw the broken bamboo slips scattered on the ground. He knew something was wrong and asked hurriedly, "Sir! What happened?"

Gao Hou glared angrily, "Duke Xiang of Qi is such a coward! He's unwilling to send troops to help us! What do you think we should do?"

Li Feng was also shocked after hearing this. It seemed that this time it was all over.

He calmed himself down and clasped his fists, "Sir, I don't have any better ideas. For now, I can only hold on."

Seeing that Li Feng had no idea what to do, Gao Hou slumped down on the chair like a deflated ball.

On the official road from Linzi to Shalan, Cui Zhu led an army of 50,000 and marched forward quickly.

Cui Zhu felt so happy sitting in the chariot, haha, this time he had made the right bet.

Now he has become a close and favored minister of Duke Zhuang of Qi. This is a time when he is in high spirits and can get whatever he wants.

If we can wipe out the traitor Gao Hou, wouldn't we be soaring to the sky, haha.

I heard that Gao Hou's family is wealthy and his financial and material resources are rich enough to rival a country. The king has tacitly agreed to take it for himself. Isn't he going to become rich again this time? Haha.

Just now, a minor official secretly told him that Gao Hou's mansion had many beautiful concubines, all of whom were as pretty as flowers and as beautiful as fairies.

When the time comes, I will bring them into my house, and I will be able to enjoy music and dance every night. Wouldn’t it be wonderful and happy to have such a life? Hahahaha…

Just when he was thinking hard, a Chihou came riding over. When he saw Cui Zhu, he jumped off his horse and saluted.

"Sir, we are two miles away from Shalan City. Do you think we should set up camp first or attack the city first?"

Cui Zhu knocked on the awning and looked into the distance. It was true. He was just daydreaming and accidentally got here. Hahahaha.

He immediately ordered the officers: "Pass the order down, set up camp immediately, bury the pots and cook, cut grass and feed the horses!"

"Yes!" After receiving the order, the lieutenant immediately ran to convey it.

When Gao Hou of Shalan City learned that Cui Zhu's troops were at the gate of the city, he immediately led his men to climb the city wall.

He put his hands on his mouth and stared blankly at the endless enemy camp. Suddenly, a chill ran down his spine.

This time it’s over. How can his 20,000 troops resist Cui Zhu’s 50,000 troops?

Alas! I should have listened to Fengshawei and joined forces with him, otherwise I wouldn't be in this desperate situation.

Oh! Whatever happens, if all else fails, I'd rather die with Cui Zhu than surrender.

Thinking of this, he walked down the city wall and returned to the county magistrate's office in dejection.

At this time, his confidant Li Feng walked in again and said, "Sir, I have a plan. I wonder if I should tell you or not?"

Gao Hou was delighted and immediately grabbed Li Feng's arm, anxiously asking, "What's the plan? Tell me quickly!"

"Sir, I want to take advantage of Cui Zhu's army's lack of stability and exhaustion tonight and lead a surprise attack on him. What do you think?"

Gao Hou thought for a moment and said, "Alright! I'll follow your plan. Tonight, you lead 10,000 men and quietly leave the city to kill him by surprise!"

Li Feng nodded heavily, and the two of them planned some details of the sneak attack, and then Li Feng went to prepare.

The nights in early August are already cool, and the sky is a little cloudy today, which makes the late night even darker.

At about one o'clock in the morning, Li Feng led 10,000 soldiers to quietly open the city gate and sneak towards Cui Zhu's camp.

Because it was very dark outside and they couldn't see their hands in front of them, the soldiers walked slowly and carefully.

They were afraid of making any noise and waking up the 50,000 troops in front.

An hour later, Li Feng and his party arrived near Cui Zhu's camp.

He looked carefully and found that the camp was pitch black, with only a few faint lights occasionally visible, flickering with the breeze.

Li Feng was delighted, well, that's good, he must have been tired from marching during the day, that's why he slept so soundly.

He waved his hand behind him, and everyone followed him towards the barracks.

When I walked into the tent, I found that there was no one inside.

Li Feng's head buzzed and he almost fell to the ground. Oh no! I've been tricked!

He immediately calmed himself down and shouted, "There's an ambush! Quick! Retreat!"

Before he could finish his words, countless soldiers emerged from all directions of the camp and surrounded them tightly.

Immediately, Cui Zhu's soldiers lit torches, making the dark night as bright as day.

In an instant, whoosh, whoosh... countless arrows shot towards Li Feng and others like raindrops.

Ah! Ah! Ah! With the sound of arrows piercing the air and the screams of soldiers, the battlefield immediately became a mess.

Li Feng fought against the arrows with his sword while shouting, "Retreat! Retreat! Retreat quickly!"

Where to retreat? Fifty thousand people surrounding ten thousand people, what a huge ratio.

After one round of arrows was shot, one third of the ten thousand people were killed or wounded.

Li Feng was also shot by several arrows, but none of the parts he was shot in were vital.

He was so anxious that he was sweating profusely and swung his sword vigorously to kill the soldiers in front of him.

Cui Zhu was sitting on a chariot in the distance, looking at this scene coldly with contempt, mocking himself in his heart.

Humph! You still want to sneak attack me? Don't you see who I am? I, Cui Zhu, have experienced countless battles, big and small.

These are just some of the little tricks you guys have, they're all just what I left behind! You're really overestimating your abilities! Pah!

However, this guy is quite brave. I might as well capture him alive and see if I can use him for my own purposes.

Thinking of this, he ordered his followers: "Go and send word to capture that leader alive!"

Yes! The follower agreed and ran towards the army, shouting as he ran: "The master has an order! Capture the leader alive..."

When Cui Zhu's soldiers heard that their leader wanted to capture Li Feng alive, they stopped attacking and surrounded Li Feng.

After a midnight fight, more than half of Li Feng's troops were killed or wounded, and the remaining soldiers all knelt down in surrender.

Cui Zhu did not kill them all. He wanted to reorganize these people and use them as cannon fodder to lead the attack on the city.

After fighting inside and outside for half the night, Li Feng was finally too tired to hold on. In addition, the arrow wounds on his body had already exhausted his physical strength.

He lay exhausted on the ground, gasping for breath, and allowed the soldiers to tie him up.

Seeing that the battle was over, Cui Zhu returned to his central military tent. He waved his hand and ordered his soldiers: "Come here! Bring in the leader!

"Yes!" The soldier agreed and ran out. A moment later, several soldiers came in, escorting Li Feng.

As soon as Cui Zhu saw Li Feng, he liked him very much. He looked Li Feng up and down.

Li Feng had regular features... a dignified appearance, was over eight feet tall, had a sturdy build, and a broad back...

The more Cui Zhu looked at it, the more satisfied he became, and a feeling of admiration for talent immediately surged in his heart.