Traveling through time and space and becoming a deposed prince, he just wants to survive!

Chapter 503: Facing Enemies from Four Sides

Gaddafi had just taken over the group of slave soldiers and had no time to properly reorganize them when a soldier came in a panic to report that the army from Jinyang was coming aggressively.

The small leader of Jiao Zan's army who stayed in Jinzhou was named Amir. He was a tall and strong man with a capable look.

Hearing that there were 50,000 people approaching the city, he did not dare to delay for a moment and hurried to find Gaddafi, saying in a hurried tone:

"Captain Gaddafi, we don't have many weapons. We only have a few cannons and tiger cannons. It will be difficult for us to defend this city with just these!"

Gaddafi had experienced two major battles, Shizhou and Pingyang City, and was a veteran who was familiar with all the tactics on the battlefield.

He knew very well that the Jinyang army would most likely use the same old tactics this time, first bombarding with artillery, followed by an infantry charge.

So, he frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and said to Amir:

"Although we are numerous, we cannot defend this city with our current weapons and equipment. In my opinion, we can only use the complex streets of the city to launch a close-range attack. Perhaps there is a glimmer of hope."

Amir had been following Jiao Zan and had never experienced a battle like the one in the city. When he heard Gaddafi's proposal, he felt a little unsure, but he still said:

"But Yuwen Zhou has a lot of artillery at his disposal. They can't stay out of this crucial task of defending the city!"

After hearing this, Gaddafi felt that Amir's words made sense and nodded in response:

"Yes, you are right. Let's distribute weapons to these slaves overnight, and let them eat and drink enough tonight to recuperate so that they can have enough strength to fight tomorrow. After that, we will take people to find Yuwen Zhou and ask him to contribute as well."

At this time, Yuwen Zhou in the camp was still unaware that he had been targeted by these two people.

He was thinking about evacuating as soon as the next day dawned. After all, the enemy was at the gate of the city. If he didn't leave now, he might not be able to escape.

On the other hand, Luo Haiqing learned that Jiao Zan was invited to the camp by Gulizar, and he felt inexplicably uneasy.

He waited until very late, but Jiao Zan still did not return to the camp, and his worries grew more and more.

The next day, Luo Haiqing received an order from Gulizar, ordering him to assemble at the camp immediately.

While packing his luggage, he was secretly thinking about his plan of leaving. His mind was full of doubts. He really couldn't understand why Gulizar called him over at this time.

However, he always felt that something was wrong, and an uneasy premonition came to his mind, so he decided to take his guards with him just in case.

When Luo Haiqing stepped into the military tent, he saw Jiao Zan already waiting inside.

As soon as he entered, he heard Gulizar say in a serious tone, "Pingyang City has dispatched 50,000 men and they are heading towards us. Everyone must be prepared to meet the enemy!"

Luo Haiqing finally understood what was going on and couldn't help but ask, "We have over a hundred thousand people here, and they only have fifty thousand. Can they still trap us?"

Gulizar shook his head slightly and analyzed, "Pingyang City still has at least 100,000 people, but they only sent out 50,000. There must be something fishy going on. They're most likely trying to hold us back."

Jiao Zan nodded in agreement, "There are only two possibilities for holding us back. One is that they're trying to take a detour and attack us from another direction. The other is that there might be an enemy ambush behind us."

After hearing what Jiao Zan said, Gulizar touched his head with his hand. After a moment of contemplation, he said with certainty, "The intelligence sent by the scouts shows that Pingyang City has indeed sent out only 50,000 troops. No large troops have been dispatched from other city gates, so..."

Before he could finish his words, he heard the guards at the door shout, "Urgent! News from Jinzhou: 50,000 men from Jinyang are attacking the city!"

Upon hearing this, Gulizar's brows knitted together, and he said solemnly, "The ammunition and supplies that the Chanyu brought us are all in Jinzhou. If they attack the city now, it will be extremely disadvantageous to us!"

Luo Haiqing knew that the supplies had been transported to Jinzhou. He had been thinking of taking the supplies away, but now he heard that the enemy was coming from the direction of Jinyang. He thought to himself that this was not good. He knew that it would be difficult for Yuwen Zhou to escape for a while.

In other words, if Yuwen Zhou evacuated now, they would be caught in a dilemma of being attacked from both sides.

He said hurriedly: "Jinzhou must not be lost. Otherwise, we can not hold on here, and directly return to Jinzhou to support it!"

Gulizar knew that the best solution was to send someone to help Jinzhou, but the question was who to send. He was worried about Luo Haiqing, and he was also concerned about Jiao Zan.

Jiao Zan knew that Gaddafi had now gone to Jinzhou, but they did not bring many defensive weapons when they went there. With only those weapons left behind and the weapons in Yuwen Zhou's hands, it would be very difficult to defend Jinzhou.

Moreover, there are only 10,000 troops stationed at Jiaokou now. Although it is a narrow pass, it was already badly damaged when they arrived. It is really difficult to defend it with just these 10,000 troops.

Therefore, Jinzhou is extremely important to them.

Seeing that Gulizar was still hesitant, Luo Haiqing volunteered, "Chief, how about I take my men to Jinzhou to provide assistance?"

"No!" Gulizar refused decisively. "I intend to have you intercept the 50,000 enemy troops in front of us head-on. The original plan was to split up our forces to capture Pingyang City, but now that a war has broken out behind us, we have to adjust that plan."

After Gulizar finished speaking, Jiao Zan and Luo Haiqing both understood that the current battle was crucial and concerned the life and death of all of them.

After a moment's thought, Gulizar finally decided, "Let me send a force of over 10,000 soldiers, armed and ready, to Jinzhou for support. Luo Haiqing will be in charge of meeting the enemy head-on, while Jiao Zan will be in charge of attacking the enemy reinforcements at any time."

When Luo Haiqing heard that he was asked to engage in frontal blocking, he knew that he could not leave today.

Moreover, he had served in Gulizar's team before, and when he heard the order, he instinctively had the urge to carry it out resolutely.

Jiao Zan was also well aware of his situation and knew that there was no time for any random thoughts at the moment. Only if everyone worked together to fight the enemy would there be hope of survival.

After everything was arranged, everyone went to their respective posts.

Gulizar quickly selected 10,000 people from Gaddafi's original team, asked them to carry some easy-to-carry defensive light weapons, ride on fast horses, and gallop towards Jinzhou like an arrow.

They looked so anxious, as if Jinzhou would be lost immediately if they were a step late.