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Chapter 294 Confrontation
Dunhuang City, inside the government office.
Chu Ning sat in the main seat, with Zhao Yu and Ran Ming standing on his left and right.
In the hall, officials headed by Dunhuang County Magistrate Cai Xingchao stood on the left and right sides.
Chu Ning glanced at everyone and asked calmly, "Master Cai, is everyone here?"
Cai Xingchao, who was thin and thin, quickly stepped forward and saluted: "Your Highness, all the officials of Dunhuang County are here."
"Then please ask Lord Cai to tell me the current situation."
Chu Ning didn't waste any words. He was eager to know the current situation between the two sides.
Cai Xingchao sighed and said, "There are only more than 3,000 soldiers in Dunhuang County. I have gathered 2,000 soldiers and raised 5,000 soldiers in total.
But with 5,000 men against 50,000 enemies, there is no chance of winning. Fortunately, the Great Zhou army has not launched an attack in the past few days, as if they are waiting for our response."
Chu Ning was not surprised by this. He said in a deep voice, "I want to know who is leading the other side. Has he sent you any news?"
Cai Xingchao smiled bitterly and said, "The enemy's commander, Wu Si, is the nephew of the Empress of the Great Zhou Dynasty. He is arrogant and wants to establish his own achievements.
He once sent someone to pass on a message that if our dynasty did not give an explanation, he would order a massacre once Dunhuang City was captured."
As soon as these words came out, Ran Ming's eyes widened: "With me here, he will never be able to capture this city!"
Cai Xingzhao twitched his mouth and wanted to refute, but when he saw Ran Ming's huge figure, he finally swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth.
Chu Ning noticed Cai Xingchao's expression and couldn't help but laugh: "It seems that Governor Cai has no confidence in this battle?"
Cai Xingchao smiled bitterly and said, "Your Highness, the difference in the number of troops between the enemy and us is too great. If we really fight, we are no match for them. If we can negotiate, we should try our best."
Other officials echoed: "Yes, Your Highness, the enemy is coming with great force, we must not start a war rashly."
"Once this war begins, our dynasty will have another opponent, which is very disadvantageous to our dynasty!"
"Wu Si is the nephew of the Queen of Great Zhou. Not to mention that we can't defeat him, even if we did, what can we do to Wu Si?"
"Your Highness the Prince of Chu has just arrived here and is not familiar with the environment. It is better not to jump to conclusions."
All officials were focused on peace talks and no one wanted to go to war.
Chu Ning looked at the noisy crowd, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he suddenly slammed the table and stood up and shouted angrily:
"Humph, it is because you are cowardly that the Great Zhou Dynasty bullies our dynasty like this!"
"Now that the enemy has come to your doorstep, are you still thinking of negotiating with them?"
"If they wanted to negotiate with you, why would they come here with 50,000 troops?"
After these three sentences, the whole place fell into silence.
Everyone was not stupid and understood what Chu Ning meant.
Everyone understands the truth, but they still hope for the best.
Now that the last glimmer of hope had been shattered by Chu Ning, the officials looked somewhat grim.
Even Cai Xingchao had a dejected look on his face at this moment, knowing that he had to fight this battle.
It is said that the eighteenth prince was born in the common people and is not afraid of anything. It was just a rumor originally, but after seeing him today, it is true that hearing about him is worse than seeing him in person.
But even if they wanted to fight, even if Chu Ning brought 10,000 people, they would not be able to stop the 50,000-strong army of Dawu.
Cai Xingchao sighed and said with a wry smile: "Your Highness's words make sense, but even if we have to fight, how can our army win?
Defending the city will not be a problem, but what if the Great Zhou army attacks other cities and chooses to massacre the people in other places?"
As the defender, Dunhuang County undoubtedly has a geographical advantage.
But the question is, would the soldiers of the Zhou Dynasty be stupid enough to attack the city directly?
Won't they attack other places?
At that time, should the Chu army in the city go out to rescue, or watch the people in other places being killed?
Dunhuang County is so big, and there is not only this Dunhuang City, there are many county towns!
Chu Ning certainly understood the worry in Cai Xingchao's words. He narrowed his eyes and sneered, "Master Cai, don't worry about these things. I have a brilliant plan!
From now on, I will take over all matters in the city, and everything must be approved by me."
The most important thing to win this battle is to have the right to speak.
Although Cai Xingchao was somewhat indignant about this, given the status of Prince Chu Ning, he could only bow and salute with other officials:
"Your Majesty, take your orders!"
Just as he finished speaking, he heard the rapid sound of war drums outside.
Cai Xingchao's face changed slightly: "Not good, the troops of the Great Zhou Dynasty must be taking action!"
Chu Ning raised his lips slightly: "It just so happens that I also want to see the Great Zhou army. Let's go, follow me to the city wall."
At the command, everyone headed for the city wall.
At this moment, outside the city, soldiers and horses were surging, flags were waving, spears were standing, and a large flag stood at the forefront, with a huge "Zhou" character written on it.
The leader was about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, with a burly appearance, but his eyes flashed with coldness.
This person is none other than Wu Si, the nephew of the Empress of the Great Zhou!
On the left and right sides of this man were two deputy generals. One of them was very handsome, but had cold eyes and a look that said "no approach allowed".
This man's name is Wu Ming, and he was personally selected by Wu Si from the Wu family to serve as the deputy general.
The other person was a tall, muscular man holding a giant axe, his chest muscles bulging out his armor.
Amid the sound of war drums, Wu Si rode his horse to within an arrow's reach of the city and shouted toward the city wall, "I heard that the King of Chu has arrived in Dunhuang. Do you dare to come out and see him?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Ning arrived at the city wall.
Following the direction of the voice, Chu Ning's eyes met Wu Si's.
Both sides stared at each other, with strange looks in their eyes.
Chu Ning looked down from above and said calmly, "I am here, but I wonder who is under the city?"
Wu Si raised his lips slightly and laughed, "I am the nephew of the Queen of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Marquis Dingyang Wu Si!"
"Oh~ So he is the nephew of the Queen of Great Zhou. No wonder he dared to invade our Great Chu territory!"
Chu Ning narrowed his eyes, and a hint of coldness flashed across his face: "You have come with such a large army, does the Empress want to go to war with my Great Chu?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the scene fell into silence. No one expected that Chu Ning would dare to question Wu Si directly.
It was obvious that the other side had the advantage in terms of troops and horses, but now Chu Ning looked as if he was sure of winning.
Even Wu Si and the two deputy generals behind him were stunned when they heard this.
They had heard of Chu Ning's name a long time ago, and seeing him today was truly an eye-opener for them.
Wu Si came back to his senses after a moment of daze, stared at Chu Ning, and sneered: "My princess Gao Ping died in the capital of your Great Chu Dynasty. If you don't give me an explanation, then let's go to war!"
These words made the Chu army on the city wall feel like they were facing a formidable enemy!
Only Chu Ning looked calm: "Since we are going to fight, let's fight. I am waiting for you to attack the city!"
After saying this, Chu Ning immediately gave the order: "Pass the order down, the entire army prepare for battle!"
If there is a disagreement, a fight will begin!