The Tsar said displeasedly: "I don't know where you heard this rumor from, but I don't need to lie to you. Well, go back quickly and ask your Qing emperor to withdraw his troops!"
Hearing this, Hongli already understood that this matter was strange, and immediately left as he was told. Buddha Biao had been waiting at the border. When he saw him coming out, he hurriedly greeted him: "Your Majesty, how is the matter? Does the Tsar agree?
If there is no war, what about Hongshi, where are they?"
"We'll talk about it when we get back to the camp." Hongli said hurriedly, then strode away, followed closely by the Buddha. It wasn't until he returned to the camp that Hongli recounted the conversation between him and the Tsar.
Fo Biao frowned when he heard this, shook his head and said: "I'm afraid the Tsar's words are untrue. The information the Emperor received should not be false."
"I have carefully observed the tsar's words and deeds, and they do not seem to be false. In addition, when I passed by, the Russian troops were evacuated, and it did not look like they were going to fight. Therefore, I feel that what the tsar said should be true."
Fo Biao was stunned for a long time before he said: "So, isn't the emperor's news... wrong?"
"Probably." Hongli said solemnly: "Where did this news come from? The general should also know. I don't understand why she would tell such a lie, and what good would it do to her?"
Fo Biao knew that the "she" in Hongli's mouth refers to Nala. After thinking for a long time, he shook his head and said: "This official can't guess. Apart from letting the army run back and forth in vain to consume some food and grass, there is no way to do it."
For other influences, maybe...she is trying to vent her anger?"
In this regard, Hongli did not say anything, but instead said: "Since Hongshi is not in Tsarist Russia, where can he be? Huang Ama has been sent to the sea to capture documents for four years, but he has not been found. Where is he?
In the Qing Dynasty or in..." When he said this, he was suddenly shocked and remembered something, and this thing made his face become extremely uncomfortable in an instant.
Buddha Biao noticed the change in his expression and said quickly: "Your Majesty, what's wrong?"
Hongli gritted his teeth and said: "In order to force the palace, Hongshi had an affair with Jungar and leaked the army's marching route and marching defense plan. If he wanted to seek refuge with someone in order to avoid pursuit, it should not be Tsarist Russia, it should be
It’s Zhun Geer who’s right! He’s been fooled, we’ve all been fooled!”
Hearing this, Fo Biao's expression also changed, "Your Majesty, are you saying that the one who will really launch an attack on our Qing Dynasty is not Tsarist Russia but Jungar?"
"It's very likely!" Hongli said bitterly: "Nala must have said this deliberately to draw the troops here. In this way, when Junggar attacks, it will be difficult to attack due to haste and insufficient troops.
Resistance, evil intentions.”
Fo Biao said in embarrassment: "Your Majesty, what should we do now? Without the emperor's imperial edict and military talismans, I cannot lead the troops out of here without authorization." Although he has heavy troops, he also has many restrictions, the most severe one is
You are not allowed to leave the station without permission.
"I understand, and the army is not marching very fast. It will take at least a month to return to Beijing, and it will take even longer to go to the border with Jungar. It will be too late. We have to gather additional troops." In fact, the Qing Dynasty could assemble more troops.
The number of troops is far more than the 200,000, but it takes time to assemble a large army, and what they lack most now is time. No one knows when Jungar will launch his troops, maybe a month later, or maybe a day later.
Hongli said in a deep voice: "I will return to the capital now to report this matter to Emperor Ama. You will stay here first. After receiving the imperial decree, we will immediately march back to support."
"Xiaguan understands!" Fo Biao agreed: "The horses that the prince rode are already at the end of their strength and can no longer gallop. Xiaguan will ask someone to saddle the horses again."
"Okay!" Hongli responded succinctly, and the Buddha moved very quickly. In less than half an hour, they had prepared enough horses for them. Hongli didn't say anything, and quickly mounted his horse and rushed to the capital.
Along the way, he tried his best to gallop the horses. These horses were all excellent horses, but they still couldn't stand Hongli's urging. After barely reaching the inn, he foamed at the mouth and fell to the ground.
The spy leader said: "Your Majesty, these horses can't be ridden. Fortunately, this is an inn and there should be a lot of horses. And you haven't eaten for a whole day and a night. Eat something before leaving."
Hongli nodded. Although he was anxious to report the matter back, he kept galloping like this without eating. Before he could reach the capital, he himself had already fallen down.
When he entered, he saw no one. The spy leader immediately yelled: "Yi Cheng! Yi Cheng!"
Following his words, a figure hurriedly ran out from inside and said with a bit of fear: "I am the Yi Cheng here, you..."
Before he could finish speaking, the spy leader took out the token. Recognizing this, Yi Cheng looked more and more frightened, "I wonder if you, sir, are here to deliver a letter or..."
The spy leader said directly: "Our horses are all broken down. You should immediately prepare horses according to the number of people. In addition, bring up some food."
"Yes, yes, I'll do the job right now." Yi Cheng agreed quickly. After welcoming Hongli and the others inside, a postman came up with beef, steamed buns and other food. Just like the Yi Cheng just now, he also had a look of fear.
I think they were afraid of Hongli and their identities.
The secret agent picked up a piece of beef, but after just one bite, he stopped moving. At the same time, the absent-minded Hongli also picked up a steamed bun and was about to eat it when his foot was kicked by someone. He looked up and saw
He saw the head of the spy winking at him, but the spies, despite being hungry all day, didn't move their chopsticks very much. Even if they occasionally wanted to use their chopsticks, they were quickly stopped by the spies next to them.
Seeing this scene, Hongli understood that there was something wrong with the food in his hand and he could not eat it. He immediately put down the steamed buns, called the postman who was huddled in the corner and said, "Are you two here?
"
"No, there are seven people in total." As soon as the postman finished speaking, Hongli said again: "What about the other five people? Where have they gone?"
The postman trembled visibly and said, "To tell you this, all five of them have gone out for business. The only two who are in the post now are the little ones."
"It's such a coincidence that all five of them have gone out?" Facing Hongli's question, the postman nodded with evasive eyes. At the same time, the postmaster who had just left came over and said: "Please tell me, sir, the horses have been prepared."
Well, you can set off at any time."
Hongli was a little surprised and said: "There are more than twenty people here, but do you have so many horses?"
"My lord, we always have a lot of horses at our inn, so we can barely make up a dozen or so. They are tied up in the stables at the back. If you don't believe me, you can go and have a look. You can eat more. If it's not enough, little man
Again
Go get it." When Yi Cheng bent over, Hongli accidentally saw a string of bright red on his feet, like blood splashed on it. He nodded calmly and said to the spy leader: "Go and take a look.