C2814 Wang Cheng Was Confused
C2814 Wang Cheng Was Confused
The Eighth Prince had actually taken advantage of the time when he was attacking the other two princes to launch an attack. Furthermore, it only took him one night to seize a city from his hands!
Wang Cheng, who was very familiar with the contents of the three princes' examination, understood that the Eighth Prince had already won the competition and became the new Emperor of the Great Lu Dynasty. There was only one ceremony left!
Wang Cheng had no interest in who would become the Emperor of the Imperial Court. He didn't care about it. In his opinion, no matter who ascended the throne, it didn't matter. He couldn't stop himself from overthrowing the Lu family's rule over the Great Lu Dynasty, and he was the true Chosen One!
However, what infuriated Wang Cheng was that the Eighth Prince had actually launched a sneak attack on him! This had allowed Wang Cheng, who had been attacking smoothly during this period of time, to speak. Without a doubt, this was the first time ___ had shouted a warning, and it had caused him to lose face. This caused the morale of his team to drop!
Therefore, Wang Cheng was very angry.
While he was angry, he was also wondering how the Eighth Prince's men managed to occupy that city in just one night.
In order to ensure the victory against First Prince and the Third Prince, Wang Cheng had mobilized most of the elites in his hands. After that, he successfully completed the ambush on First Prince and the Third Prince. He had defeated their army and won a great victory.
Correspondingly, the number of elite soldiers he left in each city decreased significantly. Most of them were just ordinary soldiers with average combat strength.
However, even if their combat strength was average, they had quite a number of people. Moreover, they could also use the city defense facilities, even if the Eighth Prince led his troops to attack. In Wang Cheng's point of view, it was definitely not possible to conquer the city in a short period of time. As long as the defending troops could hold on for a period of time, First Prince and the Third Prince would be taken care of. After that, he would lead the elite troops back to the city and the soldiers. With a pincer attack from the front and back, the Eighth Prince's troops would be eliminated. All of them were wiped out.
However, Wang Cheng never thought that the defending troops he left behind in the city would... They only lasted for less than a night. The city had collapsed just like that. Furthermore, most of the defenders in the city had surrendered to the Eighth Prince.
How could they lose the city so quickly? What a bunch of trash!
Wang Cheng was naturally very angry about this, but he also knew that... There was no point in being angry now. The city had already been lost. What he needed to do now was to defeat the Eighth Prince's army. He would then take the city back from him.
Initially, Wang Cheng was thinking that after defeating First Prince and the Third Prince... Maybe we can hit the capital in one go. After all, the imperial army of the Great Lu Dynasty had already suffered two consecutive defeats. This time, the army led by First Prince and the Third Prince was defeated once again. It was an army that the Imperial Court could fight against. There was not enough of them left. He attacked them in one go. If he didn't give the Imperial Court time to calm down, it was very likely that he would defeat the capital.
However, he had to change his attack plan now. He had to give up on the idea of attacking the capital and turn back to attack the Eighth Prince's troops. He wouldn't leave the Eighth Prince's team behind. After all... There weren't many elite troops behind him right now. If he let the Eighth Prince go... Wang Cheng didn't think so. How loyal could those peasants who had joined him not long ago be to him? What had happened before was that they were willing to defend the city for him. It also proved this point.
Therefore, Wang Cheng had to return as soon as possible. The Eighth Prince might already know the truth behind his back. If he was given more time... Perhaps, he would make a move on the other cities.
"However, how could the Eighth Prince's team be so fast? Furthermore, they were able to take down the cities so easily?" Wang Cheng was confused.
This was because Wang Cheng hadn't received much news yet. Therefore... He wasn't very clear about how his city was lost. This also puzzled him. The Eighth Prince's men... How could they have advanced so fast? Furthermore, it had only taken them less than a night. Wasn't this too fast?
If they wanted to rush to that city in a short period of time to ambush, they could only use cavalry. Throwing down infantry and supplies, however, if it was just cavalry... ... Their speed was fast, but cavalry couldn't carry many siege weapons. Furthermore, they were not good at sieging. How did they enter the city so quickly? Furthermore, after entering the city, their progress was still so smooth?
Wang Cheng could not figure it out. He could only stop thinking about it for now. He could only bring his subordinates along with him with doubts. He rushed back, including the feeling of defeating First Prince and the Third Prince's army in a row. It was no longer as pleasant as before.
On the contrary, the Eighth Prince was in a very good mood.
Previously, Huang Feng said that there weren't many elite soldiers in the city that Wang Cheng had occupied. Some of them were old, weak, and disabled. Furthermore, he had a spy in the city, so he asked him to send someone to launch a surprise attack.
Although the Eighth Prince had accepted Huang Feng's suggestion, he was still skeptical in his heart. He didn't really believe Huang Feng's words. It was only because he didn't want to take any measures and wanted to give it a try that he sent the cavalry there.
And now, the Eighth Prince's actions had been reported. There was news from the front line that the cavalry that had set off earlier had successfully entered the city. They had taken control of the target city. In other words, this competition... He had already won. When he returned to the capital, he would become the new Emperor of the Great Lu Dynasty!
This time, it was not Princess Qi who pushed him, but she had obtained it through the examination. Although Princess Qi also secretly helped him, the others did not know. Therefore, this time, there should not be anyone who would oppose him.
Thinking of this, how could the Eighth Prince be in a bad mood?
The Eighth Prince was very grateful to Princess Qi for arranging Huang Feng to be by his side. He was also glad that he doubted Huang Feng's words. However... He still did what Huang Feng said. Otherwise... It was impossible for him to occupy the entire city right now. He might still be advancing slowly along the way. How could he possibly win the competition so quickly?
Because of this, the Eighth Prince was also very grateful to Huang Feng. He trusted ___ very much. At this moment, in the Eighth Prince's heart, other than Princess Qi and his mother, who had the highest status, Huang Feng was the one who held the most weight in his heart. He had only known this person for a short period of time. He had great trust and admiration in his heart.