Chapter 206: Unexpected Enemy Eight in Act Twenty-Seven
In the second year of Zhaoxi, on May 22nd, outside Hongzhu City, an important town in the north of Weiliang, countless military tents protruded from the bamboo forests in the mountains. They were so densely packed that it was impossible to count them.
A large dark cloud drifted in from nowhere, gradually covering the sun completely, and even the pale white halo peeking out from behind the clouds became faintly visible.
The day after the Peng Kingdom fleet left the port, the news spread like wildfire and reached the ears of Lu Qiu Borong, the leader of Weiliang Kingdom, who was thousands of miles away. At her side, there were 60,000 fully armed Guan Ning soldiers ready to go.
, looking at it, the army is like a boundless steel forest, hidden among the green bamboo leaves all over the mountains and plains.
At this time, the female kingdom leader was wearing a set of fine-scale armor specially made for her by a skilled craftsman. Different from the plate armor worn by Guan Ning's warriors, it was made of more than ten thousand pieces of carefully forged armor linked together.
It is made of iron, which greatly reduces the weight. The material used in the armor is taken from the precious meteorite iron at the southern foot of Qingying Mountain. It is extremely tough. Even if it is as thin as paper, it can withstand more than ten close slashes.
Not broken.
Next to Luqiu Borong stood Fu Zaiyin, who was also wearing armor. Seeing that the other party frowned slightly, the general guessed the reason and came forward and asked:
"The king is worried about Peng Guo suddenly sending troops?"
The female leader nodded, causing the hood on her helmet to sway: "The Peng Kingdom has never liked to fight, but this time it suddenly raised troops. I always feel in my heart that something is going to happen."
"The ships sent by Yin Ren this time are all naval vessels. According to reports from spies ahead, the fleet leaving the port are all five-toothed ships with a relatively deep draft. The riverbed in the upper reaches of Lingshui River is quite shallow, and it is difficult for them to pass through.
.Peng Guo’s move must not be aimed at Wei Liang.”
"But this timing is really too coincidental." Fu Zaiyin's consolation did not make Lu Qiu Borong feel a little relieved, "Among the four major princely states in the eyes of the world in the past, Yubei was stagnant and self-proclaimed and gradually declined. After the battle of Chengguo
After that, it was almost destroyed, and the country of Ye changed hands several times and suffered heavy losses. Looking at the twelve vassal states in the world, now we are the only one with the strong family of Wei Liang. I really can’t imagine that he, Ying Ren, wants to take over the only one under his command.
The powerful boat master who is second only to the Ye Kingdom, and where to use those amazingly powerful blue flames in his hands."
Fu Zaiyin seemed to feel that the other party's worries were not unnecessary. After pondering for a moment, he added: "So the king is worried that the Pengguo Congress will take advantage of today's opportunity for our army to leave Suoyang Pass from the north to attack from behind?"
"It's not that I'm worried, but because as a king, I have to judge people's hearts from the worst angle, and I have to prepare for the worst. I once heard that there is a mechanism called the rudder chain in the Pengguo army.
If placed on a ship, the draft of the flat-bottomed sea-going ship can be made shallower, and the water branches of the river can be passed. Although I have never seen such a thing, I have to beware of it - now you and I have only the military soldiers left to guard Jingshu City.
There are more than ten thousand people. If we are suddenly attacked by a sneak attack at this time, a second-rate country like Nanhua will not be afraid. If we really encounter that terrible blue flame, the consequences will be disastrous!"
It is not easy to sail ships in Weiliang, so there has never been a naval force in the army throughout the ages. Now when it comes to sailing, it is like divination for the female ruler, elusive and clear. However, the more so,
She became more and more uneasy.
Fu Zaiyin on the side saw this, raised his hand again, and saluted solemnly: "Master, there is no need to worry. Previously, we wanted to march north with all our strength, so there was something that Zaiyin did not discuss with you, but just did it privately.
.Please forgive me, the Lord."
"You——could it be that you dispatched soldiers from the border of Yugu Lake to defend?" Lu Qiu Borong was startled at first, and then couldn't help but exclaimed, "I was just about to say that although Ye Guo had to be on guard,
But our troops stationed at the border seem to be too many."
Fu Zaiyin hurriedly bowed again: "The Lord Shengming, I have dispatched half of the 50,000 soldiers on the border of Ye State three days ago to defend Jingshu. Now, they should have arrived at the capital."
"You are really a roundworm in my belly. You consider everything carefully." The female princess smiled again and finally relaxed her frown.
"At present, the army has been stationed in Hongzhu for many days, and it is quite difficult to support the food and grass in the city. Since the war supplies have been prepared and moved north three days in advance, if the king no longer has to worry about anything -"
"In this case, let's send troops!"
Before Fu Zaiyin could finish speaking, Luqiu Borong took out the golden token for mobilizing troops from his arms and handed it into the hands of the general on the opposite side.
At the same time, Qi Ziyin, who was having a meeting with his staff in the Zichen Hall of King Ye's Palace, had just learned from Mi Ziyan that the Wei Liang army, which had been patrolling the front line of Jade Bone Lake like a ghost and refused to retreat, was actually behind.
Withdrew more than thirty miles and no longer posed a threat.
"General Mi, is this news true? Could it be Wei Liang's plan to attack the east and attack the west?"
The boy in white didn't have the slightest fondness for Lu Qiu Borong, who had a hand in Cheng Ye's battle. Now any news related to Wei Liang was not a good thing in his eyes.
However, the situation this time seemed to be a little different. Mi Ziyan, who was kneeling on one knee, shook his head and continued to report: "I have sent several scouts to explore again, but Wei Liang seems to have seriously withdrawn nearly half of the men, and even
Not even the heavy supplies, cooking stoves, manger tents were left. According to a rough calculation, there are only 20,000 remaining defenders."
"Do you know where those soldiers who left have gone now?" Qi Ziyin's expression became increasingly confused and he continued to ask.
Mi Ziyan did not dare to give a definite answer: "The scouts followed the evacuating soldiers deep into the hinterland of Weiliang for nearly a hundred miles, and did not dare to follow them back. But judging from the direction of their march, it seemed that they were planning to return.
Jingshu City.”
"Why are you going back to Jingshu?" The young king couldn't help but wonder, "The capital of Wei Liang has always been known as impregnable, with tens of thousands of soldiers patrolling it all year round. It's not yet time to change the defense - Luqiu Borong must be
I have other plans!"
"A group of merchants from Sizhou came to my store a few days ago. I heard from them that Wei Liang was gathering heavy troops in the Hongzhu area and seemed to be planning to go north to the Suoyang Pass area."
Leng Jiayun, who was standing aside, suddenly interrupted and brought shocking news, which made Mi Ziya and Fan Zhen exclaim softly.
"The princes and kings raised their troops to march northward to Suoyang Pass. No matter how you look at it, it is a treasonous move. If there is no sufficient reason, Luqiu Borong will never take this dangerous move. However, this matter is not necessarily a different thing for us.
A good thing——"
A glimmer of light suddenly bloomed in Qi Ziyin's golden pupils.
Seeing this, Leng Jiayun immediately interrupted him: "Ziyin, are you thinking about going to Yujing to save people again?"
The boy in white hesitated for a moment, but finally did not deny it:
"Now, Wei Liang's move north will definitely attract the attention of the 12th Military Guard Army guarding the capital. If we can advance eastward from Yu River, the tens of thousands of defenders inside and outside Yujing City will definitely be unable to take care of both. There will be some problems on the defense line that cannot be taken care of at the same time. Omission, this is really an opportunity that I can’t wait to save Ning Yue!”
"But what if the information from the merchants in Jia Yunzhai is wrong? What if the Wei-Liang army is just changing defenses and does not intend to continue to advance north? If you lead the army rashly, the border defenses of Ye State will be empty, wouldn't it be embarrassing? Taking advantage of this opportunity?"
Faced with the different opinions of the woman in purple, Qi Ziyin seemed to have already made his own plans:
"So, I will only lead a thousand people this time and sail three tiger-head flying fish boats out to sea. I don't need much food and grass. If I find that the situation is not right, I can change it in time."
In fact, Leng Jiayun's heart has long been like a cat catching an ant, wanting to determine Ning Yue's safety as soon as possible. Over the past few years, she has been blaming herself all the time, blaming herself for failing to fulfill her promise to her late lover and leaving one of her three children behind. Both of them were lost. However, facing the huge risk of going north, she still opened her mouth and wanted to persuade the young and angry ruler not to go in person.
Qi Ziyin had already guessed what the other party wanted to say, waved his hand and said:
"Sister Jia, there is no need to persuade me. I know that your mood is as urgent as mine. In this case, we will go together. The affairs of Ye State can be left to General Mi and Brother Fan to discuss and deal with. I believe they both People will definitely try their best.”
"Please go away, Lord. With your ministers here, I will defend the country without any worries!" Mi Ziyan clasped his fists in his hands, expressing his full support for Qi Ziyin's decision.
"Miss Leng, if Wei Liang really wanted to attack, he would have already attacked us. How can it be changed by just the two of you staying here?" Fan Zhen also laughed when he saw this: "Besides, you should know what we are doing. The temper of a king. He values friendship and has never regretted anything he has decided. If he is not allowed to go now, I am afraid he will get sick in this palace instead!"
Leng Jiayun hesitated for a while and finally stopped trying to persuade them. The topic among the four of them changed from Wei Liang's withdrawal to how to select elite soldiers in the army as soon as possible, and followed Leng Jiayun and Qi Ziyin to the north to look for them.
The day of the enthronement ceremony is getting closer and closer, and the stupid emperor of the Bai Jiang clan has announced to the world that he wants to take the throne, and it soon became a major topic of conversation in Yujing City after dinner.
The people in the city were actually not very interested in who would sit on this titular throne. But who was the object of that throne aroused endless associations among them.
For several years, although Gao Li controlled the government, his name was not remembered by ordinary people. Nowadays, news inside and outside the imperial city is blocked, and even what happened inside the palace city took a long time to reach outside the wall. And almost the imperial court All the ministers in the country were either willing to collude with him and carve up the interests that originally belonged to the Bai Jiang clan, or they succumbed to his lustful power and even lost the courage to resist.
Because of this, some signs and clues gradually appeared in the city. As envoys from various vassal states first checked into the major posthouses in the capital and handed over their credentials to pay homage, the status of Gao Li, the new emperor, was also gradually changing. It has become a kind of recognition, even a consensus. People's speculation gradually changed from who will be the next emperor to who Gao Li actually is. All kinds of rumors, which are filled with jealousy and jealousy, spread all over the city in an instant. Many of them The rumors seem to have been deliberately manipulated to portray him as a loyal minister who was sharp in daylight and devoted himself to the promotion of the dynasty.
However, Gao Li, the mastermind behind all this, is still not very satisfied with this result. Because to this day, he has still not been able to see the envoys sent by Yubei, Wei Liang and Ye Guo, let alone hear
They sent congratulations and greetings. He even learned a few days ago that Lu Qiu Borong of Wei Liang actually killed the envoys he sent, and had to send new garrison troops at Suoyang Pass.
"What is there to be unhappy about? Those who are willing to surrender will eventually surrender, and those who are unwilling to surrender, even if you put a knife on their neck, they may not bow their heads and beg for mercy. Besides, this seat is not very comfortable to sit on...
"
Kunjie sat on the gold-plated dragon chair in the Wannian Hall, looked down at the unhappy deacon and elder and smiled, but he seemed to have something else in mind.
"First Officer, please stop teasing me. This was a sure win, but now I'm in great trouble. How can I not worry about it?"
Gao Li could only bite the bullet and try to pretend to be respectful in front of the other party, "You'd better get down from the gold-painted dragon chair. I haven't ascended the throne yet. If anyone sees me, I will be in trouble."
Where is the face in the palace?"
"Are you - are you blaming me?" Kun Jie suddenly became serious, staring at the man wandering in front of the palace door, "I also want to help you when I go to Pengguo this time. But those Lu
The thoughts of the Master are really elusive. Ying Ren had already promised that I would surrender to the new emperor, but he regretted it in the blink of an eye. The reason behind this is worth investigating."
"My subordinates have found out that several of the fire fighters who followed the leader to Lincang were killed in Zeyin City. If we can find eyewitnesses, we may be able to know what happened that day.
Then we can know whether the murderer is related to Duke Peng's change of heart."
Gao Li cupped his hands as he spoke - these days, Kunjie seems to be deliberately making things difficult for himself, assigning him to do difficult things. These things waste a lot of time, and even miss him.
He had not seen Ning Yue, who was about to marry in the palace, for a long time.
But Kun Jie was giving orders arrogantly, as if urging a lazy donkey: "Then why don't you hurry up and send more people to investigate? After staying in the palace of the land people for so many years, you have really become lazy.
Too lazy."
Gao Li had no choice but to say yes again and again, but secretly, he gritted his teeth.
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