In midsummer, the weather in the Nanping River is already hot and the water vapor on the riverside is heavy. The soldiers from the north are completely unable to adapt to the climate here.

It is humid and stuffy, and it is extremely uncomfortable.

Not to mention that the continuous defeats caused the morale of the Jizhou army to be sluggish, there are also many soldiers who died of illness due to the discomfort in the environment.

The entire camp had been in panic. People who had just started to dream of Journey to the Dragon were already whipped by this reality and their faces were covered in blood.

When Zeng Ling learned that 150,000 Qingzhou troops were coming from the east, he immediately ordered the army to prepare to evacuate, and then hurried to find Prince Yu who had just left.

Halfway through, Zeng Ling's steps came to an abrupt end. He had ordered that if he would ask Prince Yu again...

With Prince Yu's calculating nature, even if he doesn't punish him now, he will definitely seek opportunities to punish him in the future.

The more a failure a leader is, the more he tries his best to let everyone know who the boss is.

This is how Prince Yu is now. This battle has exposed his true abilities and his subordinates have seen him more thoroughly.

The more this happens, the more he wants to show his majesty, and the more he wants people to be afraid of him. How could he attack Zeng Ling before?

Zeng Ling is the governor of Jizhou, and Zeng Ling controls the Jizhou army. If Zeng Ling deals with Zeng Ling, he may cause a mutiny in the army if he is not careful.

Zeng Ling, who stopped walking, stood there, thinking constantly about how to make up for this matter.

Prince Yu is not far from being crazy now. If he angers him again, God knows what this person will do.

Prince Yang Jing has long ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. Prince Yu’s dream of family and country has become a yellow soup. What can he leave behind? But he can’t save his urine for a long time.

There are some traces of being here, but they are not good-looking. I know it was made by urinating, which makes people feel disgusting.

So Zeng Ling thought for a moment and turned around and instructed his subordinates to tell them to clean up quietly and not to make a big fuss.

Then he speeded up to ask for Prince Yu, and he felt a little nervous.

In fact, at this moment, how could Zeng Ling have no resentment?

There is always resentment, but one time and another.

Jizhou is his territory, and he manages almost everything. As a result, Prince Yu arrived. Because he is a royal family and the prince, he took all the things Zeng Ling managed, and was confident.

Zeng Lingyin used to endure it because Zeng Ling had some intentions. Even if he was a military governor, if he wanted to raise an army, he would be rebellious and would be decisive in his reputation.

The governors from all over the country were ready to go, but no one dared to march towards the capital, because they were afraid of bringing this bad reputation.

Once upon a time, Zeng Ling thought that his luck had come. Prince Yu was a god-given opportunity in Jizhou. Prince Yu sent troops to the public was justified.

If others scold him, he will not be scolded by Zeng Ling. If Prince Yu becomes the first official, he will be the first official in Long. Will he be in power at that time be in the court and the country?

If Prince Yu fails, he will never return to Jizhou and continue to be his chief official, not... he is a prince.

It's different now. Prince Yu is doing it on the outside but is furious to Zeng Ling because of his facial matters. Zeng Ling's resentment is almost unbearable.

But Zeng Ling also knew that the overall situation should be the priority now. If there is civil strife at this time, the Jizhou army would probably be even more defeated.

When he found Prince Yu, the latter was lying on the bed to rest. Zeng Ling leaned over and called out a few times, but Prince Yu just thought he didn't hear it.

Zeng Ling pondered for a moment, knelt down and said, "Prince, the military situation is urgent. Cui Yan came to Qingzhou's army with less than 150,000, and has arrived in Anyangzhou."

After a while, Prince Yu immediately sat up.

Prince Yu said anxiously: "Why did he come back so quickly? He was defeated by me, his morale was disintegrating and there was no food and grass. Shouldn't he retreated to Qingzhou?"

Zeng Ling said: "It is Liu Li, Yuzhou, sent someone to contact him and then gave him food, grass and supplies, just asking Cui Yanlai to send troops to form a pincer attack on our army."

He glanced at Prince Yu and asked, "Please make a decision early. As soon as the Qingzhou army arrives, the Yuzhou army on the south bank of the Nanping River will probably force it to come."

Prince Yu stood up and paced back and forth in the tent. After about half a moment, he turned around and looked at Zeng Ling and said, "I ordered the army to retreat, leaving a army to cut off the rear."

Zeng Ling was happy, knowing that he could cover it up, so he quickly turned around and shouted outside: "Why don't you go and pass the prince's military order?!"

The waiter outside immediately turned around and ran out.

Prince Yu seemed to have just woken up, and reached out to help Zeng Ling, who was still kneeling there, and said to Zeng Ling with a serious look: "Don't blame me, either."

Zeng Ling hurriedly said, "Minister dare not, it is because his subordinates are guilty and wrong."

Seeing that he had a good attitude, Prince Yu continued to say earnestly: "I punish you in front of them because I rely on you. Otherwise, why would I only scold you? Because you are your own people, you can say anything."

Zeng Ling leaned over and said, "I thank you for your kindness."

Prince Yu said: "You go first. The withdrawal of troops must be arranged properly and beware of the enemy's pursuit."

Zeng Ling responded, saluted again, and then left the tent.

At this moment, Prince Yu's son Yang Zhuo came in from outside and said with an indignant look: "Father, I think Mr. Zeng is a little confused about his identity."

Prince Yu was stunned and asked, "What do you mean by this?"

Yang Zhuo said: "I came back from outside and saw that the people in the camp were packing up their things and preparing to evacuate. I thought that Lord Zeng should have ordered the withdrawal of his troops before asking for a visit to his father."

Prince Yu's face changed.

Yang Zhuo continued: "Has Mr. Zeng forgotten the way to be a minister? Such a major event, you dare to make decisions without asking for instructions, and you will have no magnanimity at all."

Prince Yu said angrily: "Shut up!"

Yang Zhuo was stunned and quickly leaned over, not daring to speak again.

Prince Yu pondered for a moment and ordered, "Go out and take a look, be sure that he had ordered the withdrawal of troops before meeting me, and then repay me."

Yang Zhuo nodded: "Let's go check it now!"

After saying that, he turned around and ran out.

Prince Yu's face changed constantly. He was actually worried about Zeng Ling. His status in Jizhou was considered a magpie's nest, and he was always worried that Zeng Ling was not sincere to him.

After taking other people's things, I still wonder what to do if I don't agree.

The more I think about it, the more I feel feared Zeng Ling, and then I feel angry.

Thinking about the fact that he had just ordered Zeng Ling to beat twenty military sticks, he left, and all the civil and military officials ran out to ask Zeng Ling about his well-being!

Those people only saw Zeng Ling, as if Zeng Ling was the one who made the decision, so they didn't take him, the prince seriously.

Besides, the soldiers who executed military orders, these twenty military sticks were beaten, like tickling. Zeng Ling saw it as if he had just arrived, as if he had been beaten?

Whether it was the soldiers of Jizhou Army, those civil servants and generals, they all looked at Zeng Ling's face and did things.

When Prince Yu thought of this, he could no longer control the shame and kicked the table next to him.

The matter in the capital, Prince Yang Jing tricked him. Maybe at this moment, maybe Yang Jing was laughing.

Let the Yuzhou Army, Qingzhou Army, and Jizhou Army fight. It is best to fight for all losses to meet Yang Jing's wishes.

Only when these Jiedu governors in the north have suffered losses and generals, will Yang Jing send troops to subdue him easily.

The more I think about it, the more angry I get, almost bursting out.

At the same time, the south bank of the Nanping River.

Liu Li, the governor of Yuzhou, stood on a high point by the river, and held his eyes wide open to watch the Jizhou Army Camp on the other side.

One of his generals was also watching and suddenly laughed: "Sir, it seems that Yang Jixing is about to run away."

Liu Li smiled slightly and said, "Yang Jixing is not capable, but just a brave man. He can be a pioneer at most, not a general, and not a head coach."

"He was known for his bravery in the northern border, but because he was afraid of death during the charge, he was hundreds of levels worse than Luo Geng, Youzhou."

Liu Li said: "I sent someone to invite Cui Yan to lead the army to attack him. He was worried that I would not come if I had any fraud, so I asked someone to exchange him for 30,000 sets of Qingzhou Army uniforms and flags, and then pretended to be Qingzhou Army and appeared outside Anyangzhou City..."

"If the person leading the troops on the other side of the shore is Luo Geng of Youzhou, I still have to worry about whether I can deceive him, but Yang Jixing and Zeng Ling will be scared by my plan."

Liu Li smiled with a proud look on his face.

"I used grain to exchange military uniforms and flags. Cui Yanlai thought he made money, but he didn't know that what he really made money was us. Cui Yanlai had the opportunity to attack Yang Jishi with me and then attack Jizhou fiercely. I would at least share 30% of the land he earned, but he was worried that I would cheat him and dare not come, but he was complacent because he took some of my food, so Cui Yanlai was just a mediocre person."

After Liu Li finished speaking, he turned around and ordered: "I ordered the army to pretend to cross the river, gather all the ships, and let the army line up on the south bank of the Yangtze River. Since Yang Jishi was already afraid, then scare him again."

His subordinates immediately responded, turned around and ran out to pass the order.

Liu Li continued to order: "Send someone to notify Meng Kedi, so that he can also prepare for an attack and force the Jizhou army to withdraw. Only when the Jizhou army fled in a panic and we pursued from behind can we win."

"yes!"

The subordinates received the order and hurriedly ran out.

Liu Li smiled and said, "In my opinion, Yang Jishi is just a reckless man. Zeng Ling has some thoughts, but he is unable to make the decision. He is not in harmony with the upper and lower levels, has poor food and grass, and is not suitable for the local conditions. How can the Jizhou army be unbeaten?"

He laughed loudly, extremely proud.

Liu Li said proudly: "When I followed Prince Wu to fight, Yang Ji was still a yellow-mouthed child, and an incompetent person who only knew how to fight for the tough and fierce. Even Zeng Ling was just a mere official at that time, and he was relying on others."

All the generals laughed.

But what Liu Li said was not false.

Prince Wu fought south and north, and Liu Li was one of his best warriors. He had a genius, could take responsibility, and never lost.

Otherwise, Prince Wu would not have recommended him as the governor of Yuzhou at the beginning, because Yuzhou is really important and requires a talented person to guard it.

Prince Wu knew Liu Li's ability and knew that he could defend Yuzhou well. Yuzhou was the grain production area of ​​Dachu. If he did not defend well, he would have big problems.

At the same time, on the south side of Yuzhou.

Prince Wu personally led an army of 100,000 that had entered Yuzhou. The army was vast and like a long dragon, which was frightening.

His subordinates handed Prince Wu a pot of water. After taking it, Prince Wu said, "I'm telling the army to arrive in the city before tonight."

The subordinate asked, "Prince, why are you so anxious?"

Prince Wu smiled and said, "Liu Li is now confronting the Jizhou army. If nothing unexpected happens, the Jizhou army will be defeated, and Liu Li will also lead his army to attack Jizhou. Let's hurry up and take advantage of the situation to take Yuzhou."

He paused for a moment and said, "Liu Li is the one I brought out, and it is not difficult to defeat the Jizhou army."

He took a sip of water and let out a long breath.
Chapter completed!