The Empress Kneels in Her Palace to Admit Her Mistakes After Slaying Her Ways in the Female-Oriented

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ping's spirits lifted.

The people of Huai'an City, reinforcements?!

This is exactly what he needs!

It should be noted that Pinglingji is located between Wusheng Pass and Huai'an City, in a middle area without city walls for defense. Given this terrain, it is extremely difficult to form an effective geographical advantage.

Although he had already come up with an idea, he was short-handed.

Only with reinforcements from Huai'an City can Ren Tianye's army be firmly blocked here, unable to take another step.

Now that the people from Huai'an City have arrived so timely, how could Jiang Ping not be delighted?

He immediately rushed over and stopped the leader, saying, "I am the garrison commander of Pinglingji. Are you from Huai'an City?"

The leader was also delighted, quickly bowed, and then said, "Sir, we are from Huai'an City. Huai'an City has agreed to the deal with you, and will immediately send 10,000 troops, armed with firearms, to help you defend Pinglingji!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ping was overjoyed!

Ten thousand troops have been sent from Huai'an City?

Firearms?

With an army of ten thousand men and firearms, what can a small man like Ren Tianye do to them?

He quickly said, "Haha, you guys came just in time."

"I, Jiang Ping, must thank you properly."

"Come on, let's not leave today. Let's drink until we drop. I've also prepared some local specialties from Pinglingji for you. I guarantee you'll be satisfied."

Jiang Ping is very knowledgeable about the ways of officialdom.

Although he hadn't prepared anything, he believed that once he said those words, the leader's expression would change, and he would immediately thank him.

Unfortunately, Jiang Ping guessed the beginning correctly, but not the ending.

The leader's expression did change, but he became increasingly astonished, asking, "Jiang Ping? What Jiang Ping? Aren't you Lord Wu Xingzhou?"

Jiang Ping naturally knew the name Wu Xingzhou; he was very clear that Wu was the former garrison commander. However, Jiang Ping didn't take him seriously at all.

His excellence is unmatched even by a hundred Wu Xingzhous.

He then laughed and said, "Wu Xingzhou has been dismissed. Now, the garrison commander of Pinglingji is me, Jiang Ping."

"However, you can rest assured, Huai'an City. I, Jiang Ping, can accept all the promises Wu Xingzhou made to you!"

"As long as the army from Huai'an City arrives, everything is negotiable."

"Sorry!" The leader's expression suddenly changed, and he said coldly, "In our Huai'an City, we only recognize Lord Wu Xingzhou, and we ignore everyone else."

After saying that, the leader turned to leave.

Jiang Ping panicked and grabbed the reins of the lead horse, saying, "Why can Wu Xingzhou do it, but I can't? We are both garrison commanders of Pinglingji. I even took his position. The promises he made to you, I can make to you as well."

"Why can't you guys do it?"

The leader had already mounted his horse and looked down at Jiang Ping.

His gaze was cold as he said indifferently, "You? You dare to compare yourself to Lord Wu Xingzhou?"

The leader clearly had no intention of talking to Jiang Ping any longer and was about to leave on horseback.

Jiang Ping tightened the reins.

His tone became more urgent.

"Does Wu Xingzhou have an extra head compared to me?"

"Why are you better than me?"

"Fine, fine, even if Wu Xingzhou is stronger than me, and you only recognize Wu Xingzhou, you still have to acknowledge Pinglingji, right? This is the territory of our Yunjing court. Are you just going to hand it over to Ren Tianye without sending reinforcements?"

"So Ren Tianye got this benefit for nothing?"

The leader grew increasingly impatient: "To tell you the truth, Yun Jing never intended to defend Pinglingji. Wusheng Pass has already fallen; Pinglingji has no natural defenses and no city walls to defend, so why bother defending it?"

"Is it a waste of energy?"

"We only planned to send reinforcements because of Lord Wu Xingzhou; it was out of his name that we decided to send them. Now that Lord Wu Xingzhou is gone, our reinforcements from Huai'an... are gone!"

"Snapped!"

The leader lashed his horse's rump with his whip, and the strong horse cried out in pain. It then turned tail and galloped away, and the people who had come with it also left.

Jiang Ping was left covered in mud, standing bewildered in the wind.

It took a long while before he seemed to recover.

He cursed angrily, "No reinforcements? No reinforcements? I refuse to believe that I can't defend Pinglingji with my abilities!"

He strode to the military camp and ordered everyone to raise the tent.

I've already started making plans in my mind.

Pinglingji has no natural defenses, so unconventional methods have to be used.

The outer defenses of Pinglingji need to be strengthened, and preparations must be made for street fighting. Only in this way can Ren Tianye's army be stopped.

He then devised a plan to get Yun Jing to issue an imperial decree to send reinforcements, and then the matter would be settled.

By the time he had figured things out in his mind, all the generals and soldiers had arrived at the camp.

Jiang Ping announced the order, taking over Wu Xingzhou's position, and instructed everyone to make arrangements according to his requirements.

However, for a long time after he finished speaking, everyone in the tent remained motionless.

"What's wrong? Are you deaf?"

"Can't you hear what I'm saying?"

Jiang Ping was furious and rebuked him.

At this moment, a captain stepped forward, bowed, and said, "Sir, Lord Wu Xingzhou has already made all the arrangements you mentioned..."

"He had us build a defense around Pinglingji using double-layered wooden fences and rammed earth walls with stone, and set up barricades and horse traps at key intersections, all secretly."

"The granaries and warehouses in Pinglingji were all reinforced with bricks and stones, with fireproof and artillery-proof outer walls and secret passages and firing ports inside."

"The streets and alleys have also been transformed for urban warfare purposes."

"There are even underground supply depots and emergency water wells."

"We guarantee that even in the most critical moment, we can hold out for ten days!"

Jiang Ping was stunned for a moment, then filled with anger.

He naturally knew about the relationship between Wu Xingzhou and Qin Shuyao, but because he was the plunderer and the possessor, he only felt that he had gained a great advantage and was not upset. But now, after hearing about Wu Xingzhou's arrangements, he immediately felt unhappy.

Wu Xingzhou's arrangements are incredibly meticulous!

It was much more thorough than he had imagined.

and so……

Is he inferior to Wu Xingzhou?

The moment this thought crossed Jiang Ping's mind, a surge of jealousy welled up within him. He immediately resolved to unleash his full power, ordering, "Soldiers, separate and form a defensive system..."

"My lord..." the commander continued, "Lord Wu Xingzhou has already made these arrangements, dividing our Pinglingji soldiers into a three-tiered defense system: an outer perimeter guard team, a granary protection team, and a street mobile team..."

"He also mobilized the merchants of Pinglingji to participate."

"The arrangements are complete!"

Jiang Ping's anger flared even more, fueled by the feeling of being utterly outmatched. He was about to speak again when the captain interrupted, "However, sir, I'm afraid these soldiers are no longer willing to serve..."

"The soldiers only recognize Lord Wu Xingzhou!"

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