Chapter 227 The Battle of the New Year (Part 1)

The woman showed a look of disappointment.

"I thought you liked gentler women; I didn't expect you to like someone like her."

Seeing the woman's sighing manner as if she were saying she wasn't good enough, Little Chili Pepper immediately bristled.

"What's wrong with me? Make yourself clear, you vixen!"

The woman leaned back into Gao Yuan's arms, her eyes fixed on the man's face with deep affection.

"A woman must be as soft as water to turn tempered steel into something supple enough to wrap around a finger, so a man will always keep you in mind. Isn't that right, husband?"

Gao Yuan nodded his head repeatedly.

"Yes, yes, yes. I like it, I like it!"

Little Chili Pepper reached out and turned the man's face back toward her.

"Do you just like her type? Do you not like me anymore?"

"Not at all, I like you both. I like you no matter what."

Gao Yuan was not a man of strong will; he had no resistance against charming women. At this moment, he had completely lost his stance, and no matter what they said, he just replied, "I like it, I like it all!"

Mu Qing finally realized that her husband was simply a scumbag who refused no one, so she couldn't be bothered to get angry with him anymore. She turned to stare at Xian Ying.

"What are you doing here in broad daylight? It couldn't be just to seduce a man, could it?"

Xian Ying then remembered her purpose for today and took out the secret letter she had been carrying in her bosom.

"Information from the Jiannan Circuit. I thought you would definitely be interested, so I rushed to deliver it to you."

Hearing there was intelligence, Gao Yuan immediately jumped out of the land of tenderness, letting go of the delicate bodies in his arms. He took the secret letter, which carried the woman's scent, sat in the main seat, and tore it open to read.

"Hahaha, this Meng Zhenshan! I didn't go to provoke him, yet he delivered himself to my doorstep. Good, it just so happens that we're short on armor."

"Husband, is Meng Zhenshan going to attack us?"

"Most likely. Otherwise, his trusted aide wouldn't have moved his station to prefecture."

Because it was the hinterland and he and Meng Zhenshan were considered colleagues, neither side had stationed many troops in the areas of prefecture, Jia Prefecture, and Bo Prefecture.

They basically just sent a symbolic few hundred or a thousand troops to maintain daily public order.

A Zhonglang General in the border army generally commanded two to three Zhechong Garrisons according to the Great Qian military system, with a force of two thousand to three thousand six hundred men.

The trusted Zhonglang General under Meng Zhenshan's command would have no fewer troops than that.

His deployment of troops toward prefecture certainly couldn't be just a routine movement.

However, regardless of whether this deployment was truly part of a scheme or just for a birthday celebration, Gao Yuan had to take some precautions.

After his fingers drummed rhythmically on the desk for a while, Gao Yuan made up his mind.

"Send an order to Wen Pin to deploy one or two brigades to Bo Prefecture and the Wumeng area for defense."

Since the two women had arrived, the other clerks had already consciously avoided the area.

So when Gao Yuan finished his order, no one responded. Xian Ying gave a charming laugh, sat down to the side, and picked up a brush to begin writing the order.

Thus, when Wen Pin received the order, he was also very curious.

"This handwriting is so elegant; it couldn't have been written by one of the madams on his behalf, could it?"

After reading the order, he was very excited. His mission had always been to guard the Lijiang area and keep an eye on Western Kang.

As it turned out, Western Kang went to Song Prefecture to cause trouble every time, and every time they were soundly beaten.

This resulted in him gaining no merits at all. Seeing others earn achievements and get promoted made him anxious too. He didn't expect an opportunity to come so soon.

If he knew him, Wen Pin would definitely have set a table to thank Meng Zhenshan.

Just as Gao Yuan feared, Meng Zhenshan indeed planned to strike during this Lunar New Year period.

Even though Gao Yuan's fame had spread far and wide, Meng Zhenshan still looked down on this former number one trash of Luoyang in his heart.

He felt that Gao Yuan's current achievements were solely due to the capability of his subordinates.

Because of this, he also took it for granted that Gao Yuan would definitely be relaxed and careless during this Lunar New Year.

If Yang Zhao knew this in the afterlife, he would surely shout at him.

"Big brother! I was the one ambushed during the Lunar New Year by this 'trash' you're talking about!"

In the third year of the new era name of Great Qian, on the twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, while everywhere was immersed in the joy of the Lunar New Year.

Ten miles north of Zunyi City, the gateway to Bo Prefecture, a group of soldiers was hiding in the mountain forests.

As night fell, a Scout crawled breathlessly to Zhonglang General Su Hao's side.

"Re... re... report to the General, we've scouted it out. There are fewer than twenty guards on the city walls."

Su Hao clapped his hands in excitement.

"Hahaha, it's just as the Commander expected! Pass down the order: the whole army is to attack. Be careful not to make any noise."

"Understood!"

To maintain silence, this army didn't even wear their armor, carrying it on their backs until they reached the foot of the city walls before they began to put it on.

A dozen grappling hooks were thrown onto a corner of the city wall, followed by a dozen soldiers quickly climbing up.

After confirming there was no danger, they threw down the rope ladders they were carrying.

One, two, three... soon, over a dozen soldiers had climbed onto the city wall.

Su Hao was in the third group to climb up. He found that the guards on the wall surprisingly showed no reaction, and he felt a faint sense of unease in his heart.

After all, no matter how careful they were, it was impossible to make no sound at all.

Moreover, after so much time had passed, there wasn't even a single patrol.

As the saying goes, when things are abnormal, there must be something fishy. Before he could figure out the key to it, his unease was confirmed.

A large number of soldiers suddenly surged out of the gate tower, rushing toward them with battle cries.

At the same time, battle cries rose from all sides outside the city, and several fire dragons quickly closed in.

No matter how stupid Su Hao was, he understood what had happened, but it was already too late.

He only felt fortunate that the soldiers had already put on their armor and wouldn't be slaughtered like lambs.

Wen Pin also wanted to strike sooner, but unfortunately, it took a lot of time for the troops to flank and surround them.

He immediately saw Su Hao surrounded by the crowd on the city wall, and the large saber in his hand instantly became thirsty for blood.

"Kill!"

Wen Pin roared and took the lead, rushing toward the thirty-odd people on the wall.

Outside the city, the fierce battle also began. Although the Jiannan Army only had two thousand men, they were well-equipped and were fighting a desperate battle, making their combat power astonishing.

Gao Yuan's development over the past few years had been too rapid, and the average quality of the Xuanjia Army had dropped significantly.

So even though their numbers were twice that of the Jiannan Army and they had weapons to deal with iron armor, they didn't gain any advantage for a while.

The battle on the city wall, however, proceeded smoothly. These thirty-odd people were quickly squeezed into a corner.

Su Hao knew that if they were squeezed further, they would be dead for sure, so he shouted and stepped forward to attack Wen Pin.

"Just in time!"

Wen Pin showed a slight smile, met Su Hao's charge, and swung his large saber.

Both were saber users; their moves were bold and powerful, making for a spectacular fight.

After a dozen exchanges, Wen Pin saw that Su Hao's subordinates had all been dealt with, so he finally exerted his full strength.

Seeing that Wen Pin's moves and strength had increased significantly, Su Hao was inwardly shocked.

"Could it be that he was holding back all along?"

There was no more time for him to think. Wen Pin delivered two consecutive heavy slashes, forcing Su Hao to drop to one knee.

Without giving him time to react, Wen Pin landed a kick to his chest, knocking Su Hao to the ground.

The soldiers swarmed forward, pinning Su Hao down firmly and quickly tying him up like a New Year pig.

"You're a capable one, but too bad you met me!"

After finishing up on the wall, Wen Pin looked down at the battle below the city, and his good mood instantly vanished.

The battle below the city had actually reached a stalemate, which made Wen Pin furious.

Five thousand against two thousand, and they hadn't won. If word of this got out, his colleagues would laugh at him for at least a year.

"Damn it! Men, follow me out of the city!"