Chapter 109 Strange Man
"That's what you said, but who knows whether it's true or not?" Wang An smiled and said, "It doesn't matter whether it's true or not. What matters is who said it!"

"What's more, the Western Khan personally led his troops to travel thousands of miles to Jizhou for you, which shows that he has long been determined to win you. But now I heard that I have won the first place!"

Wang An shook his head and said, "Even if I call you out now, it will not only be useless, but your sacrifice will be in vain."

After Wang An finished speaking, he turned to Chen Huaian and ordered: "Now, the Western Tartar Army is divided into teams of 100 people. If your Black Armored Guards face them, are you sure you can win?"

Chen Huaian thought for a moment, then replied: "If we fight three or five times, we will still be confident, but as time goes on, casualties are inevitable. As casualties increase, our combat effectiveness will inevitably decline. By then..."

Chen Huaian didn't finish his words, but Wang An already understood what he meant.

At the beginning, both sides were at their peak. Even though the elite Black Armor Guards could crush the other side, there would still be some casualties.

As the number of Black Armor Guards decreased, they became increasingly unable to cope with the situation as the battle progressed. Wang An understood this without having to explain it explicitly.

Then Wang An had only one way to expel these people from Jizhou, and that was to ask for help from the Daliang court.

Wang An's previous conversation with the envoy was not at all a deception. At least after the Daliang court learned that the Western Lu Khan had led his troops deep into the territory of Daliang, it would definitely be very interested in annihilating him completely within the territory of Daliang.

You must know that Daliang's military preparations have been relaxed in recent years, and the borders on all sides are even more unstable. If you can kill a barbarian leader at this time, it will be tantamount to establishing an unprecedented achievement.

With such a great achievement, even if Yongchang King Hongyuan hoped that Wang Anshi would be in the hands of the Tartars, he would not be able to help but take action, and it is even possible that he would lead the army in person.

Obviously, the Western Tartars themselves understood this, so when they learned that Wang An had asked the court for help, they left without hesitation.

He only left behind some stragglers to vent the anger of the people of Jizhou.

Even these scattered troops would not stay in Jizhou for too long. They would withdraw after burning, killing, looting and venting their anger.

But Wang An could not tolerate such a thing from happening. If the reason why the Western Tartars massacred Lu Jizhou were to spread, it would be a fatal blow to Wang An's prestige.

So no matter what, Wang An had to lead his troops out of the city to resist the looting of the Western Tartars.

After realizing this, Wang An immediately ordered Chen Huaian: "Immediately send a few elite messengers, one on two horses, to Jingzhou to ask for help day and night!"

Chen Huaian frowned slightly and said, "But Your Highness Prince Xin, there is already a grudge between you and the governor of Jingzhou. I'm afraid the other party will not be willing to send reinforcements, and may even be happy to sit back and watch..."

"Will I be slaughtered for doing my job?" Wang An continued, "Tell them that the Western Khan is currently in Jizhou, and I will personally lead the army to hold him back. If they want Lixia to be a non-employee, it depends on how fast they are!"

Chen Huaian looked surprised and said, "But didn't the Western Khan just withdraw his troops?"

Wang An raised his lips slightly and said with a smile: "How can they know whether the Western Khan has left or not?"

Chen Huaian was slightly stunned and said, "You mean, we should lure the reinforcements here first?"

Wang An nodded and smiled without saying anything.

Chen Huaian understood Wang An's intention, so he immediately nodded and went to make arrangements.

As the saying goes, reinforcements are needed like fire. Wang An did not delay at all. After arranging his journey to Jingzhou for help, he immediately led more than a hundred black-armored guards out of the city to strangle the Western Tartar cavalry.

The Western Khan left behind a total of 5,000 cavalrymen, divided into 50 looting teams of 100 men each, heading in all directions. If this scale of troops were deployed elsewhere in Daliang, they would certainly be courting death.

However, it was the most efficient looting configuration in Jizhou, because apart from the vulnerable Jizhou Guards, there were almost no other armed forces in Jizhou that could resist the brutal Western Lu cavalry.

Wherever they went, they basically found towns and villages that were unarmed, and faced civilians who had no power to resist.

After leaving the city, Wang An immediately found a direction and prepared to set off.

But before setting off, Wang An instructed Xu Huang: "After I set off, you must immediately gather horses in the city. Chen Huaian's 100-plus men are too few, and there will definitely be some losses later, so we must have some reinforcements. We must also be on guard against the Western Tartars gathering their forces to encircle and suppress me."

"When the time comes, your Jizhou Guards will serve as a support force, so they must keep up in terms of mobility!"

Xu Huang looked at Wang An worriedly and nodded to show that he understood.

After giving the instructions, Wang An took Chen Huaian and set off without looking back.

Looking at Wang An's receding back, Xiao Yu'er remained silent.

Ah Yu beside her said in a complicated tone, "What on earth is His Royal Highness Prince Xin thinking? Why would he risk such a great risk to protect Her Royal Highness the Princess?"

"Your Highness, do you think that His Highness Prince Xin may have been attracted by your beauty and was willing to take such a risk?"

Xiao Yuer shook her head and said, "No, Prince Xin is not that kind of person."

Ah Yu was puzzled and asked, "Your Highness, we have only known him for less than a day, why are you so sure?"

Xiao Yu'er pointed at the Jizhou guards who were standing on the top of the city wall, looking worriedly at Wang Anyuan's direction and said, "Look at the eyes of these soldiers, they are full of worry, which shows that His Royal Highness Prince Xin is very popular."

"Such a person will definitely be able to accomplish great things, and a person who can accomplish great things will not put himself in danger because of a woman."

Ah Yu was even more confused after hearing this and asked, "If it's not for women, then what's the benefit of him doing this?"

Xiao Yuer looked at Ah Yu with complicated eyes and said, "Maybe it's for nothing, just out of fairness and justice?"

"Publicity and justice?" Ayu murmured.

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At this time, the Western Lu Khan's troops were moving away.

The dull voice of the Western Khan came from the huge carriage, "Damn you Southern Dynasty people, how dare you defile the woman that this Khan has set his eyes on!"

Inside the carriage, the enchanting woman watched coldly as the huge mountain of flesh mercilessly crushed a petite woman, screaming and trying to move her huge body.

However, the excessive fat in the lower body made it almost impossible for the Khan of the Western Lu to see, and naturally it was impossible to be humane, which made him, who was already irritable, even more irritable.

Finally, after several unsuccessful attempts, the Khan of Xilu seemed to have lost all his patience. He simply broke the girl's neck and then sat up panting.

(End of this chapter)