Daming's arrival left Ruan Huang at a loss. What should he do?
However, Ruan Bingqian's arrival allowed Ruan Huang to breathe a sigh of relief.
"Mister, please sit!"
Ruan Huang hurriedly had someone bring a chair for Ruan Bingqian. After Ruan Bingqian sat down, Ruan Huang told him about Mo Jingzhang's messenger. At the same time, Ruan Huang looked expectantly at Mo Jingzhang. "Mister, what should we do?
Daming's arrival is really unexpected! "
"Retreat!"
Ruan Bingqian thought about it and gave a decisive answer. It was an answer that Ruan Huang did not expect.
Seeing that Ruan Huang was looking at him and had no intention of speaking, Ruan Bingqian nodded in satisfaction. Ruan Huang was very good in this aspect. He was steady and listened to others. Seeing Ruan Huang's attitude, Ruan Bingqian naturally had the desire to speak. He stroked his beard and began to talk, explaining why he chose to retreat.
"Why did that Mo Jingzhang send someone to tell us this?" Ruan Bingqian's question went straight to the point.
"What would we do after knowing this?
There are only two choices. One is to send someone to contact Daming, and the other is to fight Daming. "
Ruan Bingqian said indifferently, "Send someone to contact Daming. The situation is unclear right now, and we don't know what Daming's goal is. We can't just run to contact Daming just because Mo Jingzhang sent someone to tell us, can we?"
"Right now, we have to be cautious in our fight against Jeong Jian. We can't let him get hold of us, so we can't act on our own."
"If we don't send someone to contact Daming, then what are we doing here?
What will we do when Daming comes?
Battle with the Great Ming Dynasty?
Or make peace with Daming?
None of them are suitable. We can't afford to lose too much. "Ruan Bingqian shook his head and said," So, retreat is our best choice. "
"No matter what Mo Jingzhang wants to do, no matter what Daming wants to do, what does it have to do with us?"
"If the Daming really attacks, Mo Jingzhang will be at the front, and if Mo Jingzhang surrenders to the Daming, Jeong Jian will be the one who will have a headache. We just need to retreat and watch the show.
Before the situation becomes clear, doing nothing is the best choice. Leave Hai Yang to Mo Jingzhang and let him play by himself! "
"Of course, we still have to send someone to confirm Mo Jingzhang's whereabouts and see if Daming has really come."
Hearing Ruan Bingqian's words, Ruan Huang nodded lightly, "Then we'll do as Mister says. If Daming really comes, we'll retreat. I'll arrange for someone to gather information."
Soon, the news came. Daming was really coming and he was leading an army. He should be arriving tomorrow.
After receiving this news, Ruan Huang decisively chose to retreat. His base wasn't in Hai Yang, so it didn't matter if it was gone. Even if they attacked, it wouldn't belong to him. Moreover, it belonged to Mo Jingzhang.
Inside Hai Yang City.
Ruan Kuan stood in the main hall and looked at Mo Jingzhang with a complicated expression. Then, he said, "Your Majesty, Ruan Huang has retreated!"
"Useless!"
Mo Jingzhang's expression flickered. He couldn't help but curse, "No wonder he wasn't Jeong Jian's match."
In reality, allying with Mo Jingzhang wasn't within Ruan Huang's consideration at all. Even if Ruan Huang wasn't doing well, he was still powerful now!
Who did Mo Jingzhang think he was?
If they wanted to ally, they should go find the Daming. If they wanted to resist the Daming, they could go find Jeong Jian. Who did Mo Jingzhang think he was?
Clearly, Mo Jingzhang didn't think this way. In his opinion, Ruan Huang was timid and spineless.
"Your Majesty, what do we do now?" Ruan Kuan looked at Mo Jingzhang and asked. Even though Ruan Huang had retreated, the Daming was here!
It wasn't easy to say who was good and who was bad, because they didn't know what the Daming was going to do. Perhaps they didn't attack Ruan Huang and instead attacked the Daming. Wouldn't the result be the same?
Perhaps it would be different as well. They didn't know if the Daming could fight. If they could defeat the Daming, then that would be a good thing!
"Let's wait for the Daming to arrive!"
Mo Jingzhang waved his hand. This matter had to wait for the Daming to arrive before making a decision. There was no point in saying anything now.
With regards to Mo Jingzhang's attitude, Ruan Kuan couldn't think of any other way other than to sigh.
At dusk, an army appeared on the horizon. The ones walking in front were still the Daming's shield soldiers. They wore light armor and carried long swords in their hands. As they walked forward, the long swords in their hands knocked against their shields. The clanging sounds were earth-shattering, and their footsteps were unusually orderly.
Everyone who saw this scene could feel the murderous aura, a murderous aura that made people shudder. Clearly, this Ming Army was very good at fighting.
Qi Jin looked expressionlessly at Haiyang City in front of him. It was even smaller than a city in North Korea, not even five meters away. Qi Jin raised his hand to signal for them to stop. Then, the army stopped with a "whoosh". No one spoke, no one moved. The entire military town of the Ming Army was silent. Only the military flag fluttered in the wind.
"Let Haiyang City open its gates and welcome the army into the city!"
Qi Jin had originally wanted to rest for the night and enter the city the next day. Now, it seemed like there was no need for that.
Following Qi Jin's words, dozens of people began to shout at Haiyang City, their voices shaking the heavens.
Mo Jingzhang stood on the city wall, his expression frighteningly gloomy. He had guessed correctly. Daming's army was indeed a strong one. It was fine if they didn't move, but once they moved, it would be earth-shattering.
Since Daming had gone on such a long expedition, it naturally wouldn't be a small one. Looking at the Ming Army now, it was clear that this was definitely not a small one.
Mo Jingzhang looked around and realized that his subordinates were starting to swallow their saliva and shake their legs.
They didn't even act like this when facing Ruan Huang's army. Now that they saw Daming's army like this, it could be seen how much pressure Daming's army was giving them.
Seeing that Haiyang City had no intention of opening its gates, Qi Jin immediately ordered, "Prepare to attack the city. Blast open the gates. I wants to have dinner in Haiyang City!"
When he said this, Qi Jin's tone was very calm, and his expression didn't show any signs of excitement. It was as though he was talking about a very simple matter, like a neighbor chatting. Have you had dinner?
In reality, Qi Jin indeed didn't think much of Mo Jinggong. Qi Jin didn't even need to look at Qi Jin.
Even if it was Mo Jinggong, if they didn't open the gates, then they would attack. There was no room for discussion. They didn't have the right to discuss with Daming.
Following Qi Jin's order, the army began to move quickly. Without any hesitation, the shield-bearers started to march towards Haiyang City in an orderly fashion.
The shield-bearers had already put away their swords. They couldn't use their siege weapons. They held onto their shields with one hand and reached for the grenades at their waists with the other.
At such a height, the shield-bearers were confident that they could throw the grenades up. Behind the shield-bearers were the flintlock soldiers. They raised their muzzles and prepared to shoot at Mo Jinggong's army.