Only a scolding was heard from behind the formation, and two guards escorted Sun Lin to the front. Under the firelight, it was indeed that familiar face.
Sun Lin had a sharp weapon pressed against his vest, and his family was also in Lan Yuan's hands. At this time, he could only be at the mercy of others.
"You want to see me?" Sun Lin's face was expressionless.
Zhang Cheng found out that it was indeed Sun Neighbor, and quickly clasped his fists in greeting: "It turns out that it is really Grand Administrator Sun. At the end of the day, I thought he was an enemy spy. Please bear with me for my neglect."
Sun's neighbor was noncommittal, and Chu Qing pointed to the city and asked, "You are so condescending, why are you being negligent and caring now? You want General Sun to wait outside the city until dawn?"
"The general was so excited that he forgot about it. It was because General Lu warned him to be careful before he left. Please wait a moment for Gongda (Sun Lin), and I will ask someone to open the door." Zhang Cheng continued to hold his fists and apologize.
"General, you are so arrogant. Do you want our governor to see you?" Chu Qing continued to sneer.
"The general is coming down too." Zhang Cheng said with a smile and turned around, his face instantly darkened.
When Xu Sheng saw Zhang Cheng's defeat, he did not gloat about it. Instead, he frowned and asked in confusion, "Who is that guy shouting under the city? When did Sun Neighbor raise such a vicious dog?"
"I guess he's a member of the clan. Let's go down quickly to greet him, otherwise..." Zhang Cheng sighed.
The two turned around and were about to leave, when suddenly the soldier next to them shouted in panic: "Fire, fire, fire!"
Zhang Cheng and Xu Sheng looked back and saw the flames of Pengli Water Village blazing into the sky. The brightness of the fire in the water village soon surpassed the brightness of the torches under the city.
Xu Sheng frowned, "How could there be a fire for no reason?"
"Who is on duty at the water village today?" Zhang Cheng asked in a panic.
Xu Sheng replied: "Brothers Jiang."
Zhang Cheng swallowed his saliva: "Such a raging fire is probably not a natural disaster. There are not many troops stationed in the water village, so we must send troops to rescue immediately."
"I'm going to gather the troops right away." After Xu Sheng finished speaking, he took the first step.
Zhang Cheng nodded and followed closely. He guessed that the fire in the water village was man-made, and was worried that Lu Fan and others had been fully exposed. Gan Ning led his troops to attack Chaisang to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao. He said that Chaisang was the hub of food routes for the frontline army, and he could not serve as a frontline The army is restrained.
Gan Ning had repeatedly won against Jiangdong, and Zhang Cheng was not confident that he could defeat his opponent. However, Sun Neighbor's troops were ready in the city. If he wanted to go out of the city to make amends, he should be able to persuade the other party to help. After all, it was all for Soochow. The hegemony of the Sun family.
The gates of Chaisang City were wide open. Zhang Cheng, surrounded by his entourage, urged his horse out of the city to meet Sun Lin, but saw that Sun Lin still stayed where he was and did not notice the fire in the water stronghold.
"Forgive me, Prefect Sun, and please forgive Zhang Cheng for being late."
Sun Lin just nodded lightly and didn't answer. Seeing that the other party didn't respond, Zhang Cheng couldn't use the many words he had prepared in his mind. He was worried about the affairs of Shuizhai, so he said straight to the point: "I don't know why Grandmaster Sun is angry, but at this time A sudden fire broke out in Pengli Water Village, and I'm worried that Gan Ning will attack at night. Can you please put aside your past grudges and join me to put out the fire first, and we can wait until the fire-fighting is over to discuss the rest?"
"Shui Zhai is General Zhang's defense area. What does it have to do with Grand Administrator Sun? You have to save your own fire." Before Sun Lin could speak, he heard Chu Qing teasing from the side.
Zhang Cheng was furious when he heard this: "Who are you? You have repeatedly despised me, how can you have the right to speak here? Today, in the name of fairness, I will teach you a lunatic."
After Zhang Cheng said this, he raised his riding whip and whipped it at Chu Qing. He thought that his lesson to his subordinates was reasonable and legal. Although Sun Lin was a descendant of the Sun clan, he was not a rootless duckweed. Even if he caused trouble to the King of Wu, he would not be afraid. Therefore, I am sure that the madman in front of me will not fight back.
Seeing that the whip was about to hit Chu Qing, the corners of Chu Qing's mouth rose slightly. He waved his hand like lightning and grabbed the tail of the whip, and then pulled it forward with force. Zhang Cheng was unexpectedly pulled off the horse, and several scouts beside him The soldiers rushed forward.
Zhang Cheng struggled to get up when he suddenly felt a cool breeze hitting his ears, and several spears were pressed against his throat, chest and other places.
How is this going? Am I dreaming? Sun Lin actually killed himself for the sake of a follower? Zhang Cheng didn't know what happened for a while.
Zhang Cheng's guards were caught off guard and hurriedly picked up their weapons and came forward to snatch him away. As a result, after a flash of swords and swords, all eight guards were in a pool of blood.
The smell of blood and death brought Zhang Cheng back to his senses. He shouted in panic and anger: "Sun Gongda, your entourage is crazy, are you crazy too?"
Immediately, the young man still didn't speak. Zhang Cheng was desperately tied up and sent to Lan Yuan. Only then did he realize that Sun Lin was just a puppet.
"Sun Neighbor, is it in vain that you are a member of the Sun family, and you actually teamed up with outsiders to gain the city?" Zhang Cheng already knew that he had fallen into the trap. He didn't hate his opponent's cunning, but only his own people's spinelessness.
"Do you think I have a choice?" Sun Lin's face was full of bitterness.
At this time, the scouts had finished cleaning up the corpses in front of the formation. Chu Qing returned to the formation and asked in confusion: "Major General, why didn't you wait until Xu Sheng left the city before taking action?"
"Our mission is to stop the defenders in the city. We just need to wait until General Gan completely captures the water village. General Chai Sang can capture one by one. Not all good things can be taken advantage of. You must know that you can bite off more than you can chew." Lan Yuan said. He told Chu Qing exactly what his father taught him.
Chu Qing nodded, "The young general is right. We have to save our strength for big things. Sun Lin can help us win Zhang Cheng. General Zhang should be able to help persuade Xu Sheng to surrender, right?"
"Bah, who do you think I am?" Zhang Cheng acted righteously, but suddenly he remembered that something was wrong. The inspections at Pengli Water Village were very strict, and Gan Ning's ship could not get through. Since the man in front of him has controlled Sun Lin, it means that Nanchang has already captured everyone. It was lost, where did this group of people come from now? Falling from the sky?
Looking at the handsome enemy general on the horse, Zhang Cheng couldn't help but ask: "Who are you? Where did you come from?"
"My surname is Lan, and I come from Jiaozhou."
Lan Yuan smiled mysteriously without explaining in detail. In the distance, Xu Sheng had led his troops out of the city. He immediately ordered all the troops to form a formation to meet the enemy. Sun Lin was also protected in front of the formation by Chu Qing's people.
Before Xu Sheng left the city, the city wall guards informed the people below the city of what was going on. Sun Lin's men not only detained Zhang Cheng, but also beheaded his accompanying guards.
"Sun Neighbor, you kill people and detain generals, do you want to rebel?" Xu Sheng suppressed his position, leaped forward with a gun and shouted angrily.
Chu Qing reminded Sun Lin in a low voice: "Find a way to trick him here. You don't want Nanchang's family to suffer, right?"
Sun Lin gritted his teeth tightly and was forced to answer: "Zhang Cheng surrendered to the enemy and treason. I am here to arrest Zhang Cheng on the order of the king. General Xu will go to the water village to put out the fire first, and we will enter the city later to interrogate him together."
"Well said." Chu Qing encouraged in a low voice.
"Treason? How could that be..." Xu Sheng's eyes widened, and suddenly he noticed that Sun Lin's brows were frowning, acting very frightened. Xu Sheng suddenly realized that something was wrong, so he pointed his spear forward: "They are fake , follow me and fight out to rescue General Zhang."
Jiangdong soldiers shouted and marched forward bravely. Although Lan Yuan did not know that the opponent would suddenly see through, he believed in the strength of the trapped army in field combat.
(End of chapter)
