The Eternal Beauty of the City of Wealth

Jiang Guang was very confused after receiving Zixuan's reply. What happened to Sister Xuan? Why was she unwilling to send troops to help?

Then he sneered again and said, "Do you think I can't defeat the State of Jin without your help?"

Haha! What a joke! If you, Zixuan, die, can't I live?

This time, I will definitely wipe out the State of Jin and show you how capable I am! Humph.

Duke Zhuang of Qi did not know that because of the Luan Ying incident, his prestige in the hearts of Qi's ministers and princes had plummeted.

The next day, he led an army of 30,000 and followed Luan Ying to take advantage of the situation.

While he was on the road, he got off the chariot to relieve himself and suddenly saw a mantis waving its arms, blocking the way of the chariot.

Duke Zhuang of Qi squatted down curiously and picked up the mantis.

The mantis was not afraid of him and waved its arms in a defensive posture.

A minister came over and tried to strangle the mantis to death, but Duke Zhuang of Qi waved his hand and said, "Don't hurt him!"

"Look at this mantis's tenacious character, just like a fighter."

"He was not afraid of the powerful enemy and stood up to it, even using his arms to stop a chariot. What a great fearless spirit."

"If all of us could be as brave as it, there would be no need to worry about the destruction of the Jin State!"

The ministers nodded repeatedly after hearing this: "Your Majesty is right. 'A mantis trying to stop a chariot' is truly a famous saying."

"I will certainly tell this story to the Grand Historian, so that future generations will know of the king's great talent and strategy."

Duke Zhuang of Qi nodded proudly and said, "Yes, you are capable. Come here and see the reward!"

After rewarding the minister, Jiang Guang was in a good mood, so he hummed a little tune and got into the car and continued to walk towards Jiangcheng.

In the Fugui Palace, just as Qiwu left, another guard delivered a letter.

Zixuan opened the bamboo slips and saw that they were written by Ji Biao, Duke Ping of Jin.

The content is that Jiang Guang raised an army of 30,000 and has now invaded the territory of Jin State.

The relationship between the two countries is currently very good. I hope Zixuan will not send troops to help, so as not to damage the harmony.

Zixuan hurriedly wrote back to clarify his position, blaming Jiang Guang for his inappropriate behavior and hoping that Ji Biao would not take it too seriously.

Outside the Jin capital Jiangcheng, Luan Ying looked at the tall city walls and felt worried.

Since the troops were lightly armed, they did not carry any siege equipment.

He did not rush to attack the city. After returning to the tent, he immediately summoned his subordinates to discuss matters.

When one of his retainers learned that Luan Ying was worried about this matter, he said, "General, I have a plan. I wonder if it will work?"

Luan Ying was delighted and said impatiently, "Sir, please tell me quickly!"

The retainer stroked his beard and said, "General, tonight, I'll order the soldiers to dig a tunnel directly into the city. What do you think of this plan?"

Luan Ying was overjoyed: "Great! Sir, this is a brilliant plan! If we capture Jiangcheng, you will be the first to take credit!"

But... Luan Ying hesitated and asked worriedly, "Sir, how can we avoid being discovered by the guards?"

The retainer stroked his beard again and said, "General, I have observed the celestial phenomena tonight and learned that it will rain heavily tonight."

"We placed the tunnel entrance inside the tent, and with the rain and darkness, we took advantage of the limited vision of the soldiers guarding the city."

"Plus, with the heavy rain, there won't be too many soldiers patrolling the city. Taking Jiangcheng shouldn't be a problem."

"Also, we can't just dig one tunnel; we need to dig dozens at once. This way, the soldiers can enter the city quickly."

"Once the tunnel is dug, we will capture Jiangcheng in one fell swoop."

Luan Ying looked at him with admiration and nodded: "Okay! I'll follow your plan, sir!"

After dark, just as the servant had said, the sky was immediately covered with dark clouds and strong winds blew.

In a moment, the wind followed the rain and the rain took advantage of the wind, and the raindrops as big as beans were swept by the strong wind and sprinkled on the ground.

Luan Ying quickly ordered the soldiers to dig a tunnel, and the soldiers worked all night.

Finally, at four o'clock in the morning, the tunnel was dug into the city.

Due to the strong wind and heavy rain all night, the soldiers guarding the city did not notice their actions.

While the soldiers were still asleep, Luan Ying's army had already entered the city and opened the city gates.

Immediately, Luan's army shouted loudly and rushed towards the city like a tide.

At this time, the palace armored warriors of the Fan family and the troops of the Wei family were stationed in the Gu Palace of the Fan family castle.

In terms of numbers, the two sides were evenly matched, but their offensive strategies were different.

First, Fan Shiqi received the news that Luan Ying had broken through the city wall.

He sent people to contact the major families and asked them to send troops to rescue.

Looking at Luan Ying again, he became worried again after seeing the city wall of Gu Palace.

Although it is a small town, it is impossible to attack the city without climbing equipment.

It would be impossible to dig a tunnel in public this time.

So, Luan Ying urgently ordered the soldiers to cut down trees and demolish houses in preparation for building siege equipment.

But at this moment, time is life. Before the Luan army's siege equipment was completed, the troops of the major families had already arrived.

The troops of the Zhao, Han, Zhonghang and Zhi families surrounded Luan Ying's team.

However, this group of old and young foxes have educated them through years of combat experience.

When faced with such a powerful army like the Luan family army, no one was willing to take the initiative to attack.

The heads of several families gathered together to discuss for a long time before making a decision.

Let their grandparents, uncles, and other relatives fight, and then beat him to death together.

The heads of the families were secretly angry in their hearts. Although they did not like the Luan family, they also hated the Fan family.

Seeing the reinforcements arriving, the Fan father and son finally felt relieved.

But when Shi Qi saw that the reinforcements were delaying their advance and were just watching the fire from the other side of the river, he immediately understood.

So he ordered his men to strengthen the defense and prepare to meet their attack.

Fan Yang also realized that no one could be trusted these days, and it was hard to say from Luan Ying's perspective.

My own mother, grandfather, and uncle all ganged up on me to persecute my own children and grandchildren. How could others be any better? This is karma.

Seeing that she was attacked from both sides, Luan Ying felt desperate for a moment.

But when he saw that the noble families did not dare to attack, he understood what was going on.

At this time, the retainer suggested: "General, at this point we only have one way out."

"That is to capture the Gu Palace, kill the father and son of the Fan family, and then hold the king hostage to ally with the Wei family. Then we will be invincible."

"After that, we can reconcile with the outside parties and everything will be fine."

Luan Ying nodded. This was the only way to go now. They had to take over Gu Palace as soon as possible.

So he ordered his favorite general to lead the troops and attack immediately.

First, a volley of arrows was shot into the palace, followed by a series of crackling sounds.

Fan Shiqi was so scared that he was trembling all over and peeing and shitting in the house.

He yelled in panic, "Son! Think of a solution! The arrows are hitting Daddy's head!"

Fan Shiqi's current state is not as calm as his son Fan Yang.

Fan Yang glared at him and thought to himself, Dad, you often brag about how brave and skilled you were in the Battle of Yanling, but it seems you are just fooling people.