The army then marched out.

He Kegang and He Renlong immediately went to the west of the city with 25,000 men and horses, of which He Kegang brought 10,000 and He Renlong brought 15,000. Because the distance was very short, it was only seven miles, and it took them more than a quarter of an hour to arrive.

Immediately, according to the best offensive route provided by the White Lotus Sect, they first divided 10,000 men and copied them up from the southern and northern slopes of the White Crane Ridge. The rest of the men and horses were distributed around the White Crane Ridge to prevent the rogues on the ridge from running down.

Qin Shuhuai, on the other hand, also led 20,000 troops straight to the upper north slope of the north of the city, and soon arrived at the bottom of the upper north slope and began to encircle in an orderly manner.

The two armies did not carry out any concealment at all, and even Qin Shuhuai's 20,000 people swaggered through three hundred meters away from Weinan City, allowing the other party's spies to see enough.

In Weinan City, in the General's Mansion, spies came to report in waves.

"Newspaper! Qi Yu broke into the king, and there was an official army of about 20,000 people suddenly went to the west of the city!"

"Newspaper! Qi Yu Chuang Wang, there is an official army of about 20,000 people heading north!"

"Report! Qi Yu broke into the king, and the official army seemed to go straight to Baiheling!"

Li Zicheng's brows became tighter and tighter, judging from the actions of the officers and soldiers, it was clear that they already knew that there were ambushes in Baiheling and Shangbeipo.

The men of the Nine Dragons and Cui Shanhu had already hid in the mountains a few days ago, and it was impossible for them to expose themselves, so how did the officers and soldiers know? In addition, did the officers and soldiers also know the hiding places of the other friendly troops?

If so, you're in trouble!

Li Zicheng vaguely felt that there was a traitor on his side! Who betrayed the brothers?

He remained silent, his eagle-like sharp eyes slowly swept over Liu Guoneng, Man Tianxing, Liu Jiusi, a gust of wind and others.

In the end, his gaze stayed on Liu Guoneng.

Among so many people, only Liu Guoneng was the most incompatible with him. Li Zicheng's emotions for this former sworn brother are very complicated. On the one hand, he admires Liu Guoneng's talent. As a hero who aspires to the world, Li Zicheng is naturally eager to seek talents, and he hopes that Liu Guoneng can become his right-hand man. On the other hand, he is disgusted that Liu Guoneng always sings against him. Although since he ascended to the throne of King Chuang, Liu Guoneng has been much more restrained than before, and obeys his orders in everything, but he always feels that Liu Guoneng is not really convinced of himself.

Liu Guoneng sat upright on the seat and saw Li Zicheng looking at him, so he also looked at him calmly.

Li Zicheng closed his gaze, and he was not sure whether Liu Guoneng had done it. Moreover, it is not a trivial matter to move Liu Guoneng, if he can't kill Liu Guoneng, his subordinates will immediately mutiny and go out of the city to meet the official army.

In addition, the people present here, Man Tianxing and Liu Jiusi, these people have all surrendered to the official army before, and their suspicion cannot be ruled out.

Li Zicheng made up his mind and reminded himself that he couldn't create suspicion here now, otherwise if you doubt me and I doubt you, the army's morale will inevitably be in chaos, and it will be impossible to contend with the officers and soldiers.

Thinking of this, Li Zicheng said, "Generals, if the officers and soldiers are indeed going to Cui Shanhu and the Nine Dragons, what should I do?"

A gust of wind said, "King Chuang, the last general thinks that the top priority of our army is to hold on to Weinan City, and if you go out of the city to fight a decisive battle with the official army, it will be too risky." However, if you don't rescue Cui Shanhu and the nine dragons, I'm afraid that the friendly forces from all walks of life will have something to say. ”

Li Zicheng didn't bother to comment, and asked Liu Jiusi instead, "General Liu, what do you think?"

Liu Jiusi sighed and said, "This matter is indeed a dilemma! If we come out, we will inevitably have a decisive battle with the officers and troops in the field, and if we don't come out, then the friendly forces from all walks of life will probably be disappointed in us, and when the time comes, we will run, and we will ...... fall."

It's like not saying it.

At this time, a gust of wind said, "King Chuang, now there are 50,000 or 60,000 brothers in my city, and there are more than 60,000 friendly troops from all walks of life, I don't believe that we have an army of more than 100,000 people, and we can't defeat the official army of 40,000 or 50,000!

As soon as a gust of wind finished speaking, Man Tianxing said, "King Chuang, don't do it! The combat power of the official army is not what it used to be, and the people of the Demon Sect still fought against them before, but now with the strength of our army, it is not enough to fight with them! Besides, at present, the spies only saw that the official army went to the west and north of the city, not necessarily to fight Cui Shanhu and the nine dragons, we still need to observe and plan again!"

Li Zicheng's face was gloomy, obviously these answers did not satisfy him.

So he turned his head to look at Liu Guoneng and said, "General, what is your opinion?"

Liu Guoneng groaned and said, "It is true that our army and friendly troops are more than 100,000, but the 40,000 or 50,000 soldiers of Qin Shuhuai are either elite soldiers under Hong Chengchou's command, or strong soldiers composed of martial arts masters. Besides, Qin Shuhuai is scheming, and there may be another ambush waiting for us to get out of the city. Therefore, we should remain stubborn for the time being. ”

Li Zicheng asked again, "What does the general mean is that he will not be saved, and what will the friendly forces of all walks of life think of us in the future?"

Liu Guoneng smiled and said, "We can save the nine dragons and Cui Shanhu, but other friendly troops can save it." Send someone to inform them, and let them quietly enter Weinan City while the official army is attacking the Nine Dragons and Cui Shanhu. In this way, although the nine dragons and Cui Shanhu are dead, the other allies have also received our favor, and they are grateful. If we reassure them with kind words and tell them why they can't fight in the field with the officers and soldiers, they will surely understand. ”

Li Zicheng listened and bowed slightly. It was one of the most reliable solutions he'd heard so far, and it was pretty much what he had in mind.

If the official army really began to attack Cui Shanhu and Jiutiaolong, it would prove that the official army already knew the location of the ambush outside Weinan City, so the strategy of internal and external attack would not work, and it was better to collect all the soldiers and horses outside into the city and defend the city to the death.

In this way, the grievances of the allies from all walks of life can be resolved, and the invading army does not have to go out of the city to fight. As for Cui Shanhu and the Nine Dragons, they will definitely be exterminated anyway, regardless of whether they have grievances or not.

According to the art of war, it is extremely dangerous for the lonely city to be besieged, but considering that Qin Shuhuai will have to go north if he can't last half a month, this trick is still feasible.

Li Zicheng was convinced that if he gave him 100,000 soldiers, he would definitely be able to defend Weinan City. Besides, a large number of Demon Sect masters had just entered the city last night to help in the battle, and weren't there still two of Qin Shuhuai's subordinates in the city? It is said that this Qin Shuhuai is extremely protective of calves, and he may be able to come in handy at a critical moment.

In view of the fact that Liu Guoneng did not have any bad ideas, Li Zicheng's suspicion of him was slightly reduced.

While they were discussing countermeasures, the armies of Qin Shuhuai and He Kegang had already arrived at Shangbeipo and Baiheling respectively.