Just as some things were happening in Cangwu City.
Zhu Zanyi was leading an army of 100,000 soldiers and advancing toward Cangwu City.
Along the way, Zhu Zanyi was satisfied.
Along the way, almost all the prefectures and counties were on the lookout.
Zhu Zanyi was even more pleased with himself.
He was determined to take down Wuzhou and Cangwu City.
Deep down, Zhu Zanyi was eager to lead the 100,000-strong army to Cangwu City.
However, when he thought of Prime Minister Hu Weiyong's instructions, he had no choice but to suppress the excitement in his heart and walk towards Cangwu City step by step.
When the army officially entered the Cangwu Realm.
Zhu Zanyi suddenly realized that the towns and counties along Cangwu were almost undefended.
However, the people in the city were almost empty. Even money and food had been moved away.
This discovery made Zhu Zanyi cautious.
He thought that this was the Cangwu officials 'policy of fortifying the walls and clearing the wilderness.
This made Zhu Zanyi even more cautious.
They were afraid that they would be ambushed along the way.
"Wangye, all the towns and counties have been empty on the way here. The grain in these towns and counties has been emptied. Without replenishing our grain, I'm afraid we won't be able to hold on for long.”
On the way, Zhu Zanyi's trusted aide asked worriedly.
Zhu Zanyi snorted.
"What are you afraid of? This is the enemy's tactic of fortifying the walls and clearing the wilderness. All the local rations have probably been moved to Cangwu City. As long as we take down Cangwu City, are you afraid that we won't have any rations?”
Hearing this, the trusted aide nodded repeatedly.
"Your Highness is wise. Why don't we charge straight at Cangwu? Why be so careful?”
Zhu Zanyi scolded,
"This is what the enemy wants us to do. They want us to be careless and charge straight at Cangwu. At that time, they will ambush us midway and catch us off guard.”
"How can this king fulfill their wishes? We have to be careful and not let the enemy have any chance to take advantage of us. When our 100,000-strong army reaches the city, we can take down Cangwu in one go!”
The trusted aide came to a realization and smiled.
"Your Highness is wise!"
Zhu Zanyi said proudly,
"These are all small tricks. How can they hide from this king's eyes? Inform the entire army to slow down their marching speed.”
"Yes, sir!"
Zhu Zanyi led the 100,000-strong army and spent a few days before they arrived at Cangwu City.
However, when Zhu Zanyi arrived at Cangwu City, he found that the city walls were empty.
Cangwu City's city gates were wide open, as if it was completely unguarded.
Zhu Zanyi's face was solemn. He had no idea what the people of Cangwu City were up to.
"Could it be an empty city stratagem? Or perhaps there was already an army lying in ambush in the city, waiting for him to send troops into the city?”
Zhu Zanyi looked at Cangwu City and hesitated.
However, when he recalled what he saw after entering Cangwu City, Zhu Zanyi was more inclined to believe that there was an ambush in Cangwu City.
Thinking of this, Zhu Zanyi sneered and said to his trusted aide,
"Cangwu City has an ambush waiting for our army to enter the city. Hmph, how can this king fall for it so easily? Men, push up the catapults from behind. Aren't they trying to ambush this king? Then this king will force them to show themselves!"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Then, from behind the 100,000 strong army, 50 trebuchets were slowly pushed up.
More than fifty catapults were lined up in a row.
Zhu Zanyi's lips curled into a sinister smile.
"Add kerosene to the stone. They won't come out, right? I'll burn this Cangwu City and see if they can come out!”
Under Zhu Zanyi's orders, the rocks on the 50-odd catapults were smeared with kerosene.
"Get ready!"
"Light the fire!"
"Release!"
"Huff huff!"
More than 50 flaming rocks were thrown out.
Some of these stones hit the walls of Cangwu.
Some leaped over the city wall and crashed into Cangwu City.
Soon, a faint fire appeared in Cangwu City.
Looking at the fire in the city, Zhu Zanyi sneered,"
"Continue! Attack!"
With another order, two more rounds of burning stones were thrown into the city.
The fire in Cangwu City was getting more and more intense.
Looking at the burning Cangwu City, Zhu Zanyi smiled and said,"
"I let you ambush me and play the empty city tactic. Hmph, let's see how long you can hide!”
Zhu Zanyi waited outside the city with full confidence. He thought that as the flames grew bigger and bigger in the city, the enemy troops lying in ambush in the city would have nowhere to hide and would escape.
And even if the guards could not endure it, the people in the city would definitely escape in panic.
However, as time went by.
No one came out of the city, not even a sound.
As long as the fire grew bigger and bigger, the fire would crackle.
Gradually, Zhu Zanyi's expression began to change.
"How did this happen? Were the people in the city not afraid of death? He actually endured until now?"
"However, if the garrison can endure it, can the people also endure it?”
Zhu Zanyi felt that something was wrong.
He said to his trusted aide,
"Go! Send a group of people into the city to let this king see what the situation in the city is!”
"Yes, sir!"
A moment later, a 100-man team walked out of the 100,000-man army.
They quickly ran towards Cangwu City.
Not long after, the 100-man team ran out again in a sorry state.
Seeing this, Zhu Zanyi quickly went forward and asked,"
"How is it? What was the situation in the city now? How many people were lying in ambush in the city?”
Who knew that the captain of the hundred-man team shook his head and said,"
"Your Highness! There was no one in the city! Not a single person."
Zhu Zanyi was dumbfounded.
"What is it? No one? Then why did you escape in such a sorry state?”
The captain smiled bitterly.
"Your Highness, we were forced out by the fire in the city. There was no ambush in the city, not even a ghost.”
Zhu Zanyi was completely dumbfounded.
"What? No one was there? Are you sure?"
The captain smiled bitterly.
"Wangye, there's really no one! The people in the city seem to have all fled!"
Zhu Zanyi's eyes widened, and his face turned red as if someone had slapped him hard in the face.
For a moment, he was stunned on the spot.
At this moment, Zhu Zanyi's trusted aide stepped forward and asked carefully,"
"Your highness, we seem to have been too hasty. The fire in the city won't burn all the provisions in the city, right?”
Zhu Zanyi immediately came back to his senses and slapped his trusted aide in the face.
"You don't need to remind me, this king knows!”
Zhu Zanyi looked at Cangwu City angrily and gritted his teeth."
"The army has entered the city!"
The trusted aide covered his face and said in a daze,
"Your Highness, the city is on fire. Why are we still entering the city?”
Zhu Zanyi was furious. He kicked his trusted aide again and scolded,
"Enter the city! Put out the fire!"
The trusted aide was kicked to the ground, his face still confused.
"But, wangye, why do we have to put out the fire? The city had already been burned down, so why did they still need to save it?”
Zhu Zanyi raged,
"I'm not trying to save the fire! It was the city's rations! You bastard, why aren't you going? If the rations in the city are not saved, this king will kill you!”
"Ah, yes, yes! I'll go now!"
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