In the study, Shi Tou told the story in a few words: "The caravan met the Royal Court Cavalry on the road and is now retreating. Fang Baihu has already led the cavalry to meet them. Let me inform the young lady!"
Song Liyun's expression changed and she slapped her palm on the desk. What she was worried about finally happened!
At this moment, Mr. Yu, Lao Qian and others who had arrived belatedly appeared outside the study door, and with them was a caravan guard who looked embarrassed.
"Don't worry, young lady. There are 500 caravan guards, and Fang Baihu has already brought his cavalry to meet him, so nothing will happen!"
When Mr. Yu saw Song Liyun, a pregnant woman, angry, he quickly comforted her.
Song Liyun was worried that he didn't know enough about defense and was making mistakes. They were all professionals, and Fang Zheng had the right to take precedence in emergencies.
That's why Fang Zheng reported to her after he sent out troops.
Song Liyun also felt that she had been upset since becoming pregnant. She took a long breath to calm down: "What's the specific situation?"
Those goods are the lifeblood of the merchants, and these merchants are not the lifeblood of Mida City.
If anything goes wrong, Mida City's reputation will be completely ruined.
The guard who came back to report the news knelt down with a plop: "Madam City Lord, before we reached the Zabu River, the road was destroyed. Boss Lin and Manager Wanjia thought there was a problem and asked everyone to return to the city.
But other merchants said that the road was washed away by the summer water, and if there was an ambush, the pontoon bridge in the river in front should be destroyed first, and they wanted to leave as soon as possible."
Speaking of this, the guard was obviously very regretful and his voice was choked with sobs.
The guards had explored this road in advance, but they had been on the road many times in the past three years, so it was inevitable that they would be careless.
They only looked at the pontoon bridge in the river and one mile around to see if there were any wolves.
Although the Lin family and the Wan family are big families in the city, there are usually people who are willing to listen to what they say.
But now people have walked halfway, and there are also many other merchants.
Everyone was in a hurry to leave as quickly as possible. No one was halfway along the road and would go back because of something unusual.
So the caravan stopped on the road while the convoy repaired the road.
This stop lasted for half a day, because there was no rest stop, hundreds of people were crowded together, and it was chaotic.
Half a day later, bad news came: the guard who went to contact the rest stop ahead was missing.
The guard on guard also sounded the alarm, and there were cavalry around.
"Are you going to turn around right now?" Song Liyun said in a deep voice.
The guard shook his head: "Some of them saw that the road had been repaired and wanted to rush across the Zabu River immediately. As long as they crossed the river, they could contact the Zhenbei Army in Hecheng!
They just shouted that they didn’t want to go back to the city!”
The Zabu River beach is one mile wide. Now the water is dry in winter, and there is a wooden pontoon bridge. As long as the carriage passes, it is close to Hecheng.
"What was the situation like when you left?" Song Liyun no longer wanted to listen to the guard's words. She just wanted to know who was attacking the caravan.
The guard hurriedly said: "Boss Lin saw that the situation was not right and everyone was unwilling to retreat, so he asked me to go back to the city to report the news."
Song Liyun frowned and couldn't help but blame Lin Qingyuan for asking the guard who couldn't find the main point to say something to report: "So, the caravan will be fine for the time being!"
She said this, but the people in the room did not relax, but looked solemn.
Lin Qingyuan and others have been walking on the grassland for many years.
We have all experienced robbers and gangsters. If there is any disturbance, we will lose our composure and start shouting.
It must have been that something was wrong, so Fang Zheng was asked to lead his troops there.
Lao Qian said: "Although Fang Baihu's cavalry is not as good as Lei Ziying, if the other party just wants to block the road and rob, they can easily send them away."
The caravan has hundreds of guards, plus a hundred cavalry, which is already a considerable fighting force and cannot be easily defeated.
Song Liyun nodded: "Old Qian, take him down to rest, and then organize the patrol team in the city."
The guard who reported the news had been running for three days and was exhausted.
Lao Qian knew his position and took the people away accordingly.
Shitou also exited the door to look for Madam Yun and the guards in the house, making preparations in advance.
Mr. Yu wanted to leave, but Song Liyun stopped him: "Old Mr. Yu, stay one step!"
When there was no one else in the room, Song Liyun said to Mr. Yu, "What do you think, Mr. Yu?"
It was urgent just now, but Mr. Yu was not too nervous, but his face was dark and thoughtful.
Mr. Yu sat down and said, "Young Madam has also discovered something!" He used an affirmative sentence.
Song Liyun said in a deep voice: "I don't understand military affairs, but in the past two months, my husband has been arresting Di soldiers who crossed the border near Pingliang Fort, and the Zhenbei Army has also strictly guarded the border. Logically speaking, he should have returned to the army long ago.
But now it seems that I am entangled in something, and I can’t fight or retreat... What are you doing?"
"The caravan has not encountered actual danger yet, so why did Fang Zheng be transferred away?"
Zhao Tingduo initially said that he was rounding up the three thousand soldiers in the mountains, but there is no news yet. It seems that someone has cut off contact with them.
The Zhenbei Army also evacuated entirely from Kara Mountain.
In addition, the caravan left with its guards, and even Fang Zheng's one hundred cavalry were withdrawn.
To be honest, at this moment, Mida City, without the protection of force, is like an exposed piece of fat that can be easily accessed by wolf teeth and eagle claws.
Mr. Yu's expression changed instantly. Song Liyun could think of it, and he could also think of it: "Young madam, we have been deceived!"
Yes, Midacheng was deceived, not only Zhao Tingduo was deceived, but also Zhao Tinglei.
Mr. Yu is worthy of being an old man in the military. He has also served as Zhao Tinglei's staff for several years, and he is more knowledgeable about the military than Song Liyun.
It's just that in the past three years or so, since he found the mine, he has been staying in the grassland, building blast furnaces, and doing scientific research, and has invisibly stayed away from government and military affairs.
When Song Liyun reminded him, he naturally figured out a lot of things.
There is indeed something strange here. From the time I received the letter about the defeat of Pingliang Fort, I never had an interview with him in the city. All the information I got was just relayed.
Seeing the change in Mr. Yu's expression, Song Liyun said nervously: "Old Mr. Yu, is my husband in danger?"
Mr. Yu shook his head: "Third Young Master is not in danger, but we are in danger!"
At this time, he resumed the role of military advisor in the Hecheng garrison to assist the Lord.
Song Liyun lowered her eyes. She had no time to ask Zhao Tingduo why there was no danger. She only raised her hand to touch her abdomen and said calmly: "Mr. Yu, have our things been buried?"
Mr. Yu nodded: "Ten mines have been placed along the road outside the city, but they are far away from the city gate. The remaining mines have not been found yet."
After the landmine experiment was successful, Song Liyun asked Mr. Yu to bury them in some special places.
However, there are still people moving outside the city. Once the mines are laid, some firewood and straw must be piled up to cover them.
"Immediately send an order to Lao Qian to enforce martial law throughout the city, disperse all the tribes outside the city, and lay mines at the gate of the city!"
Song Liyun no longer concealed those things. No matter where the danger came from, she decided to put herself into a turtle shell first.
There is a ghost in Mida City. She has no time to distinguish the authenticity of the tribe for the time being, so she isolates them all outside.
Mr. Yu raised his voice and asked his entourage to do it immediately, and then turned back to look at the city lord's wife who had an evil look in her eyes.
He knew that he now needed to explain to his wife where the danger came from.
"Young Madam, let me speak nonsense... I guess that the Royal Court of Xuyang must have gathered those guilty officials long ago! And it will be at least two years!"
Mr. Yu paced back and forth hurriedly in the study, thinking and deducing the narrative.