Time Travel: The Survival of Li Zhi

Chapter 428 Return of the Five Cities

"How brave!"

Xiahou Shan looked at Li Zhi's calm appearance in the face of the sharp arrow without any fear, and a hint of admiration flashed in his eyes, and he praised him sincerely.

Being able to remain so calm in such a dangerous situation is something that not everyone can do.

However, Li Zhi did not pay much attention to Xiahou Shan's praise.

At this moment, he had only one thought in his mind, that is, time was running out, and every minute and every second was extremely precious. The situation in the city was on the verge of breaking out, and the people's long-suppressed emotions might burst out completely in the next moment.

Li Zhi quickly reached out and untied the letter tied to the arrow.

He couldn't wait to open the letter and read carefully what Xiahou Shan wrote.

After reading it word by word, Li Zhi was relieved to be sure that Xiahou Shan had not played any tricks in the letter.

He immediately handed the letter to Jia Zhen and said seriously, "Take this and go to the city to spread the word. Remember, the more people who know, the better. This concerns our safety!"

Li Zhi knew that although Xiahou Shan had admitted defeat at the moment, once he realized that his troops were outnumbered and only had a few men, he would become angry and humiliated and would most likely turn against him.

Therefore, he had to let everyone in Wukou City know about this matter, and use the power of everyone to bear witness for his side, so as to restrain Xiahou Shan.

Jia Zhen knew very well that this matter was of great importance. He nodded solemnly, took the letter, turned around and left quickly.

Looking at Jia Zhen's receding back, Li Zhi slowly exhaled and felt a little relaxed.

He turned and looked outside the city, looking at Xiahou Shan, and shouted, "Alright, I'll go down and open the gate for you and personally welcome you into the city!"

After saying this, Li Zhi's figure disappeared from the city wall.

Xiahou Shan below couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw this.

Although there were many twists and turns, fortunately, Wukou City was finally saved. In this way, although I was responsible for losing the city, now I have the credit for recovering it. The merit and fault offset each other, so I don't think I will be punished too severely.

Xiahou Shan waited expectantly for the city gate to open, but after waiting for a long time, Li Zhi still did not come to open the gate.

He couldn't help but frowned and shouted, "Little brother Yongguo, didn't you say you would help me open the door? Why haven't you done anything yet!"

"Wait a minute, soon..."

Li Zhi’s response came from behind the city gate.

Hearing this, Xiahou Shan felt a little relieved. He was really afraid that Li Zhi would change his mind at the last minute and be unwilling to return Wukou City.

At this time, Li Zhi, who was leaning against the city gate, had no intention of opening the door. He was still waiting patiently.

He would wait until everyone in the city knew that Xiahou Shan had surrendered before opening the city gate.

Finally, Li Zhi saw a large group of people from Wukou City running towards the city gate.

He knew the time had come.

The gates of the five cities were large and heavy, and ordinary people would have difficulty pushing them. But since Li Zhi activated the four internal organs, not only did the quality and quantity of the Qi in his body increase significantly, but his own strength also increased a lot.

He grabbed each side of the city gate with both hands and pulled hard.

The veins on his arms bulged, and under the powerful force, the city gate creaked and slowly began to open.

"The door is open! The door is open!" the adjutant shouted excitedly, his voice full of joy.

Xiahou Shan's face, which was originally gloomy because Li Zhi was slow to open the door, suddenly brightened up. He raised his hand and said, "Let's go into the city!"

But when Xiahou Shan and his companions reached the city gate, which had just opened completely, Xiahou Shan only saw a dense crowd of people running towards them.

This sudden scene frightened Xiahou Shan so much that he thought Li Zhi was going to take the opportunity to plot against him.

He was about to give the order to attack subconsciously, but fortunately, the adjutant beside him was quick and grabbed him, saying, "General, look carefully, those people seem to be residents of the city!"

Xiahou Shan took a closer look and saw many familiar faces in the crowd. He breathed a sigh of relief, but before he could fully let out the sigh, his heart was filled with doubts.

He really didn't understand why these people were running towards them.

The next moment, Xiahou Shan and his men were surrounded by the rushing crowd.

At this moment, Li Zhi, who had been hiding nearby, successfully reunited with Duan Heng and others, and took advantage of the chaos to quietly slip out of Wukou City.

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Li Zhi and his group rode non-stop and galloped all the way, finally returning to the original camp.

Looking from afar, one could see a busy scene in the camp; Captain Yang and his men had already returned.

A group of civil servants were anxiously moving among the wounded, nervously helping to treat their wounds. The air was filled with a tragic atmosphere.

Li Zhi walked quickly into the camp and glanced around. He saw the soldiers of the Qiongqi Camp sitting or lying down, looking tired.

He roughly estimated that the strength of the entire Qiongqi Camp had been reduced by half.

Li Zhi quickly found Captain Yang and asked directly, "What are the casualties?"

A trace of sadness flashed across Captain Yang's stern face. He lowered his head slightly and replied: "More than forty brothers died in the battle, more than ten were seriously injured..."

Although Captain Yang was already accustomed to this kind of life and death, these people were, after all, his fellow brothers whom he saw day and night, so he naturally could not be completely indifferent.

Hearing this, Li Zhi couldn't help but sigh. He slowly stretched out his hand, patted Captain Yang's shoulder vigorously, and said firmly: "When I return to Yongguo, I will report this matter to the emperor truthfully. The brothers of the Qiongqi Camp have fought for the country and their sacrifice will never be in vain. Their achievements will definitely be recognized as they deserve!"

A trace of gratitude flashed in Yang Baihu's eyes. He bowed slightly and said, "Thank you, Lord Li!"

For the Qiongqi Camp, death is not scary. What is scary is that no one remembers their achievements after death.

Therefore, with Li Zhi's promise, Captain Yang finally put his mind at ease.

At this time, Su Liang, who was standing by, also walked over quickly. He looked at Li Zhi with concern and asked, "Master Li, has the matter in Dawei been properly handled?"

Li Zhi nodded, a smile on his face. He reached out and took out the letter from his bosom, handed it to Su Liang, and said, "This is written by the commander of the Shanzi Camp. With this, they won't dare to retaliate against us easily in the future."

Captain Yang also came over curiously and carefully looked at the contents of the letter with Su Liang.

When they finished reading it, both of them had an expression of disbelief on their faces.

Su Liang's eyes widened, and he asked in amazement, "Master Li is truly a god! How did you do it?"

Li Zhi smiled and recounted the details of how they used clever tactics to lure the guards out of the city, and how he cleverly sneaked into the city under the cover of night and successfully subdued the guards.

Then, he described in detail how he dealt with Xiahou Shan, cleverly deceived the other party, and finally made Xiahou Shan write a letter of surrender.

After Li Zhi finished speaking, Su Liang and Captain Yang were so shocked that they were speechless.

Su Liang's face flushed with excitement. He murmured excitedly, "This must be recorded..."

As he said this, he rushed into the camp in a hurry. His anxious look made people who didn't know the situation think that he had made such a great military achievement.

Li Zhi looked at Su Liang's back, shook his head helplessly, and a smile appeared on his face.

Then, he turned his head and looked at Captain Yang, and said firmly: "Captain Yang, tell everyone to have a good rest. We will go to Wukou City tomorrow!"