After Zhang Yun led his troops to make peace, at Zhou Gu's signal, he deliberately sent back a spy from the Wei Dynasty.
When He Lanjue heard that the spies reported that there were more than 600,000 troops in Daliang, his expression changed and he immediately asked: "Is it true?"
"That's correct," the spy replied.
"Why are you the only one who came back? Where are the others?" He Lanjue asked.
The spy lowered his head and said, "You will die, you will be caught, and your subordinates will not be able to escape. It is probably because the people from Daliang deliberately let their subordinates come back to report the news."
Anyone who can be a spy is naturally not without brains, and he also knows how much he weighs. In such a situation where he was surrounded and killed, it stands to reason that he would not be able to come back, but he did come back.
He Lanjue looked ugly and immediately went to find Prince Yuan Zhao.
After Yuan Zhao heard this, he remained silent for a moment with a sullen face and asked, "Let the spy come to see me."
He Lan decided to call the person to Yuan Zhao.
Yuan Zhao asked him: "What is the situation in Daliang now? Where did the more than 600,000 soldiers and horses come from? Where is Zhang Ping? Is he deceiving me? Is it actually a trap?"
The spy shook his head, "Back to the Crown Prince, my subordinates found out that Zhang Ping had died suddenly. All Zhang Ping's troops were taken over by his third son Zhang Yun, and Zhang Yun defected to Daliang Chaotang. It is said that Zhang Ping committed a crime.
He died of a heart attack, but his subordinates speculated that he should have been killed by Zhang Yun."
"Zhang Ping is actually dead?" Yuan Zhao frowned.
The spy should be.
"How come Zhang Ping was killed? Such a waste?" He Lanjue was also shocked. This news was really unexpected.
"Since he was killed by Zhang Yun, and Zhang Yun is his son, there is no way to prevent him. After all, Zhang Ping probably never thought that his own son would kill me until his death, so he must not have had any precautions." Yuan Zhao was angry in his heart, thinking that all the preparations were because of
Zhang Ping's death was ruined.
He really didn't expect that Zhang Ping turned out to be a joke. He died suddenly as soon as he raised an army, and he didn't even start a fight with Daliang.
"Who is leading the troops in Daliang?" Yuan Zhao asked suppressing his anger.
"Zhou Gu, the fourth son of Lord Protector."
"Zhou Gu is actually a good Zhou Gu." Yuan Zhao asked again: "Zhang Yun killed Zhang Ping and took over the Northern Hebei Army. No one in the Zhang family resisted him?"
The spy shook his head, "My subordinates were unable to find out any more information, but Zhang Yun did indeed take over the Northern Hebei Army and submitted to the imperial court."
"More than 600,000 troops." Yuan Zhao took a deep breath and immediately ordered, "Withdraw troops and return to the capital."
He Lanjue immediately stopped him, "Your Highness, the troops cannot be withdrawn. There are more than 600,000 soldiers in Daliang. Once we withdraw our troops, what will happen if Daliang invades?"
"Daliang will not invade. We have just cleared up Zhang Ping's chaos. It can be said that Daliang is completely unprepared. As long as Zhou Gu is not a child, he knows that Daliang cannot fight an unprepared battle." Yuan Zhao said: "Withdraw troops and listen to the book.
Your Majesty, after returning to the royal capital, make new plans for the future."
Five hundred thousand troops and horses were prepared, but it was still too few. Now, he could not fight head-on with Daliang.
It's a pity that Zhang Ping's move is really stupid.
After Yuan Zhao gave the order, the Wei Dynasty withdrew its soldiers and horses from the border town that day and returned to the capital.
Before leaving, he ordered his secret guards to "dig out and shovel out all Daliang's spies in the border town."
The secret guards got his order and followed Daliang's spies buried in the border city of Wei to deliver the news. They were eradicated and chased by a large number of secret guards of Wei. Only one person ran back. This man was covered in blood and brought with him
After returning to the news that Prince Yuan Zhao of the Wei Dynasty had withdrawn his troops and ordered the removal of Daliang's hidden stakes in the border town, he fainted and died.
Zhou Gu pursed his lips, "What a Yuan Zhao, he knows how to advance and retreat, and he has good means."
Zhang Yun said from the side: "It is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge in ten years. When the seventh lady takes the throne of Nanchu and Daliang and Nanchu join forces to attack the Wei Dynasty, Yuan Zhao should regret that he retreated today. He should have fought."
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"Can he survive?" Consultant Zhou.
"The Wei Dynasty actually raised a million soldiers and horses, but Prince Yuan Zhao only planned to mobilize 500,000 soldiers and horses this time. He must have believed in my father too much and thought that my father could make Daliang chaotic. His 500,000 soldiers and horses were enough.
Seize the opportunity to enter. Secondly, he should have other plans. Maybe he plans to plan with Nanchu. If my guess is correct, those 500,000 soldiers and horses should be at the border of Chenbing and Nanchu now. Just watching
Nanchu, you are not allowed to help Daliang."
"You're right." Although Zhou Gu had known about Zhang Yun's extraordinary qualities for a long time, he had yet to truly learn from him face to face. Now, it really coincides with what he thought.
His depression at being picked on a hidden stake dissipated a little, and he hooked his shoulder and said, "Now that Wei has withdrawn its troops, it's time for me to go to Nanchu. Brother, will you come with me?"
Zhang Yun looked at him, "Aren't you waiting for Miss Qi?"
"No wait." Although Zhou Gu missed Su Rong very much, he knew that it was important to help her explore the way to Nanchu in advance. He had a lot of things to do when he got to Nanchu, so it was better than wasting time waiting for her here.
"Tell me your plans first, and then I will decide whether to follow you or not. After all, I belong to Miss Seven." Zhang Yun said.
Zhou Gu snorted and corrected him, "You are her pure minister."
Zhang Yun smiled, "Same."
Zhou Gu snorted, "You are good at dealing with hidden stakes. I am much lacking in this aspect, so together, you and I can shovel out the hidden stakes planted by the Nangong family and Dawei in Nanchu. Although it is more dangerous,
But it’s done once and for all.”
You must know that whether it is the Nangong family or the Wei Dynasty, setting up a hidden stake and establishing an information network is not a matter of one or two days. It may take more than ten years or even decades. Once selected, it will be equivalent to an information network.
It’s not that easy to build it up after it’s broken. The Nangong family lost an ear, and Da Wei also lost his hearing in Nanchu. This will be of great benefit to Su Rong when he takes the throne in the future. No matter what he does, he doesn’t have to do it all.
He was watching under his nose, but if something happened, he couldn't hide it.
The reason why Daliang was able to hide recent events from Wei was because Su Rong first eradicated the hidden stakes of the Zhang family in Nanping City, and also eradicated the hidden stakes of the Wei and Nangong families. Later, Zhang Yun defected to Su Rong.
He also ordered people to eradicate all the hidden stakes of the Wei and Nangong families in the army and the border with Jibei City.
Therefore, although Prince Yuan Zhao had already arrived at the border town of Wei Dynasty, he had not received any news and could only wait patiently and did not dare to rush forward.
"Just the two of us?" Zhang Yun asked.
"The two of us are enough." Zhou Gu said, "You and I have secret guards, so together we have a thousand people. What do you think? Do you dare?"
"What is there that you don't dare to do?" In fact, Zhang Yun has always been very protective of himself and would not take risks if he could, but it was different after he took refuge in Su Rong. Even Zhou Gu dared, so what was there that he didn't dare to take?
"Okay, we'll set off in an hour. I'll leave a letter for Su Rong and we'll leave after dinner." After Zhou Gu finished speaking, he turned around to talk to the three brothers of the Zhou family to say goodbye.
Zhang Yun nodded and went to Zhang Mao to say goodbye.
