Looking at the angry Changsun Wuji, the guard knelt on the ground trembling all over, his lips trembling and unable to utter a single word.
He couldn't tell Changsun Wuji that he was the one who opened the city gate and mistakenly thought that Luo Zhang was Changsun Wuji and let him into the city.
He was afraid that if he told this, Changsun Wuji would kill him immediately, but he couldn't explain why he made up a lie, so he could only keep silent.
"Sir, please calm down first and let him explain the matter clearly. It's not too late to get angry again!" Someone on the side advised him.
Changsun Wuji felt it was reasonable. He took a deep breath, put away his anger and continued: "Tell me, what is going on? How did Fuling lose it?"
The guard general also took advantage of this moment to think of an explanation, and immediately bowed his head and said: "My lord, this general is guilty, please punish me!"
"I don't want to hear your nonsense, tell me quickly!" Changsun Wuji gritted his teeth.
"The general didn't know where Luo Zhang came from. When I found out, Luo Zhang had already led his troops to the city and launched an attack on Fuling. Fuling City only had 5,000 old and weak soldiers, how could it withstand a hundred thousand? The Tang army only held out for half a day before being defeated. I took advantage of the chaos and ran out from the south gate in order to report the message to your lord. Now that the message has been reported, the general is willing to die!" After the guard said this, he swallowed his saliva and thought in his heart. Not to mention how nervous I was.
This was the method he had just thought of, risking his own life and telling the truth about losing the city, but pointing out that he lost it because he really couldn't hold it.
However, he was also willing to take responsibility and did not defend himself. He even begged Changsun Wuji to be punished.
Can Changsun Wuji be punished at this time? If a general who defended the city still punished him, what would the other generals who followed him think?
It's not his fault. Five thousand old and weak soldiers holding on to the city would be too much for an hour, let alone half a day.
Didn't you hear what others said, Luo Zhang's army numbered 100,000 people.
Changsun Wuji frowned when he heard this explanation. He asked why Luo Zhang left Chengdu County. It turned out to be a surprise attack on his hometown. He was afraid that there was an unknown road leading to Fuling, and Luo Zhang was From that secret road.
The generals on the side saw that Changsun Wuji was silent and hurriedly tried to persuade him: "Sir, the loss of Fuling has little to do with General Zhang and his army. Please show mercy, sir!"
"Please have mercy, sir!" The rest of the people offered words of help one after another.
Disturbed by the crowd's words, Changsun Wuji came back to his senses, looked at the kneeling guard and said, "This matter is not your fault. Get up."
"Thank you, sir." The guard breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that his life was saved. Of course, this was only temporary.
Once Changsun Wuji knew what had happened, he would never let him go, so he also planned to escape when there was chaos. He couldn't stay here. His life would be in danger if he stayed any longer. .
"Do you know whether Luo Zhang's army went to the place where the wood knots are produced?" Changsun Wuji asked.
"Sir, I don't know where that place is, and I don't think Luo Zhang knows about it either!" the guard speculated.
Changsun Wuji nodded. Only a few people knew where the wood knots were produced. He thought that Luo Zhang might have discovered the place. As long as the place could be hidden, it wouldn't matter much even if Fuling was lost. Fuling itself was An abandoned city with no people in it. It was said to be a lair, but it was just a temporary place to store food and grass.
But it's definitely not possible to just leave it alone. First of all, Mu Qiaoda needs to make up for it. Without Mu Qiaoda's help, he would have to kill twice as many men and horses to capture Chengdu County. This price is not something he can afford.
At this moment, several soldiers were supported by others and stumbled into the commander's tent. They knelt on the ground and said: "Sir, go back and rescue quickly. The mountain where Mu Qiao Da is located is being attacked by people. Now it is in danger. If time passes and someone finds the cave, the whole army will be wiped out!"
"What? The place where the wood lumps are produced has been found? How is this possible?" Changsun Wuji exclaimed.
If it weren't for the fact that the people kneeling down below were all stewards of the Muqiao Workshop, he might have immediately felt that someone was lying to him.
It's fine if Fuling City is lost, but the Mudada Workshop must not be lost.
