Baili Bing is still selecting suitable officials for various places, and he needs Long Chen's help with some things.
Moreover, Baili Bing came here on the order of the empress, so Long Chen also wanted to give him some face.
They are still here, but if you run away, you will not be able to save your face.
"I think Baili Bing will be able to leave the day after tomorrow. Sir, will you go immediately?"
Wu Jian has been paying attention to the appointment of officials, and it is estimated that Baili Bing will complete it in three days.
Long Chen said: "Yes, I think the time is running out."
Wu Jian kept hearing Long Chen say that the time was approaching, and couldn't help but ask: "Sir, when is the time approaching?"
Long Chen smiled mysteriously and said, "It's just... almost."
"Of course, I don't know if there is a single hit, after all..."
After all, Long Chen hasn't given birth to a child yet, so I don't know if Queen Lu has a baby knot.
Seeing that Long Chen didn't say anything, Wu Jian said with a little boredom: "Really, even I didn't say anything."
Of the 100,000 Long family troops, only Long Chen and Wu Jian were left. The two were more affectionate than brothers, but Long Chen was secretive, which made Wu Jian a little unhappy.
Long Chen smiled and said: "Uncle Wu is a serious person and cannot listen to this."
Wu Jian seemed to have some realization, nodded and said: "Oh...is that what I thought?"
Long Chen smiled and didn't answer, turned around and returned to the general's mansion.
...
Guancheng.
Guard Xiao Liang hurried into the backyard, where Shi Le was practicing.
Kongji is gone, and Shi Le can only rely on himself.
Xiao Liang stood aside and waited, not daring to disturb Shi Le.
After a while, Shi Le stopped, and Xiao Liang dared to step forward and pay homage: "Your Majesty, I just got the news that the Eastern Zhou Dynasty sent officials to take over the city. They really don't want to leave."
Shi Le's face was gloomy and he cursed bitterly: "Send officials to take over the city? The empress thinks that this king cannot regain the lost territory?"
Xiao Liang said worriedly: "After the officials take over the city, the Eastern Zhou Dynasty can fight and support the war, and we have really lost half of the country."
After the officials took over the city, they could occupy the land and the people, use local manpower and material resources to support the war, and the army would become stronger as it fought.
The land population of Xixia is getting smaller and smaller, and its combat effectiveness is getting weaker and weaker.
Originally, Xixia was not as good as Eastern Zhou and was the weakest among the Three Kingdoms. Now, Xixia is even weaker.
Shi Le thought for a moment and said: "Send guerrilla cavalry to attack those cities, kill the officials of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, and at the same time drive the people of Daxia to the rear."
"There is only a city but no people. What Long Chengen occupies is an empty city. I don't see what use it is!"
Xiao Liang praised: "The king's clever plan, without the people, it is useless for them to occupy the land."
Shi Le added: "Go and spread rumors, saying that the people sent by the Eastern Zhou Dynasty are all eunuchs, and you want to castrate them all."
"If this happens, the people will definitely be frightened and follow you."
Xiao Liang bowed again and said, "Your Majesty is wise, this plan is excellent!"
This strategy was originally proposed by Zhao Lun, but unfortunately Zhao Lun died, and Shi Le secretly regretted it.
Thinking of Zhao Lun, Shi Le thought of Lu Qichang, and felt unhappy in his heart.
If Lu Qichang hadn't poisoned Zhao Lun, he would have had an extra arm now.
"One more thing, Long Chengen went to Panhe Palace and heard that he was going to escape the summer heat."
"But after careful investigation, General Mo discovered that he had quietly brought 20,000 cavalry over."
"Perhaps this guy's summer vacation is a lie, but his plan to sneak into the hinterland of Daxia from Panhe is real."
Just yesterday, Baili Bing left Yangcheng. After Long Chen saw Baili Bing off, he went to Panhe Palace alone.
Of course Xiao Liang came to report such important news as soon as possible.
Shi Le asked: "Did he go to Panhe Palace alone, or did he bring a female general with him?"
Xiao Liang said: "Going alone, the other female generals are still in Yangcheng, and Wu Jian is also in Yangcheng."
Shi Le sneered and said: "That's it. If this guy really goes to escape the summer heat, he will definitely take the female general there with him because of his lustful temperament."
"Now he is heading to Panhe Palace alone, and he definitely wants to make a sneak attack from there."
"Call the Privy Council Envoy...the Commander-in-Chief of the Army. I have something to give you."
Shi Le originally wanted to find Lu Qichang, but he felt a little uncomfortable, so he changed his name to Li Chenglie.
Xiao Liang immediately went out to find Li Chenglie.
Not long after, Li Chenglie came in, and Shi Le ordered: "Long Chengen, under the guise of escaping from the summer heat, wants to secretly attack Wu City from Panhe Palace."
"You immediately go to the Crown Prince and quietly lead one hundred thousand troops into Wu City to guard against Long Chengen's sneak attack."
"Remember, you can only defend, not attack!"
The soldiers and horses in Guancheng must not be moved. If the troops in Guancheng are reduced, Long Chen is likely to make a sneak attack.
Wucheng is built on a mountain and is easy to defend but difficult to attack. There is sufficient water in the city, so there is no problem of being surrounded.
Shi Haoran led a hundred thousand troops to guard, which was enough to resist Long Chen.
"Wei Chen accepts the decree."
Li Chenglie knew that the matter was urgent and immediately went out of the city to find Shi Haoran.
Li Chenglie walked to the door and met Ma Fang walking in. The two nodded slightly.
Ma Fang entered the backyard, holding a letter in her hand, and said carefully: "Your Majesty, a letter from the second prince."
Shi Le looked unhappy and reached out to take the letter. After reading it, he said coldly: "Let him stay in the palace well. What's the use of him coming to Guancheng?"
Ma Fang bowed and said, "This slave accepts the order."
Shi Haoran led his troops to Guancheng, and Shi Yuncheng also wanted to come.
Originally, Shi Yuncheng made a plan and asked Shi Haoran to destroy Zhaoti Temple, hoping to make Shi Haoran the target of public criticism.
In the end, Shi Haoran did it, and Shi Le didn't blame him.
Nowadays, Shi Haoran accompanies Shi Le every day. Shi Yuncheng feels that he has no sense of existence and wants to come to Guancheng.
Shi Le saw through this little trick used by princes to compete for favor at a glance.
In the face of a powerful enemy, brothers should share the same hatred and deal with the outside world. Shi Yuncheng's small thoughts made Shi Le very disappointed.
"etc."
As Ma Fang was walking out, Shi Le suddenly stopped him, and Ma Fang immediately turned back and stood by.
"Tell the second prince that there is no general guarding the royal city now. Let him guard it well and not let Long Chengen take advantage of it again."
"This matter is of great importance, please do not take it lightly."
Shi Le gave instructions earnestly, and Ma Fang bowed and said, "I know this."
Shi Le was still worried and said: "Bring me a pen and ink."
Ma Fang immediately brought pen and ink, laid out another piece of paper, and wrote a handwritten letter from Shi Le, asking Shi Yuncheng to guard the royal city and be careful of Long Chen sneaking in to cause trouble.
Ma Fang felt that Shi Le was a little unruly and that everyone in the army was at war. The target of Long Chen's first two sneaks into the royal city was Zhaoti Temple.
Now that there is nothing in the royal city worthy of Long Chen, it is impossible for Long Chen to target the royal palace, right?
If you want to break into the palace, one person is definitely not enough, and it is impossible for Long Chen to go deep alone with his troops.
After finishing writing, Shi Le handed it to Ma Fang and told him: "Tell the second prince that this matter is of great importance. I always feel that something is wrong."
Ma Fang bowed and said, "This slave accepts the order."
Ma Fang immediately sent someone to deliver the letter back.
Shi Le looked up at the sky. The scorching sun made everything around him turn yellow, and the weather was extremely hot.
Shi Le felt unhappy because Panhe Palace was originally his summer resort, but now it became Long Chen's summer resort.
After spending so much money, I ended up making Long Chen's wedding dress.
"That's unreasonable!"
Shi Le cursed, but there was nothing he could do.
...
Outside Guancheng, a caravan of camels followed the caravan group slowly to the west. The camel's hooves stepped on the dry and hot dust, stirring up clouds of dust.
The camel bell on his neck jingled, and the crisp sound was scattered everywhere.
Pedestrians wore bamboo hats to block the harsh sun.
A tall man was riding on a horse, shaking a folding fan in his hand, looking at the soldiers searching outside Guancheng, and whispered: "Old Feng, do you want to go to Guancheng to have fun?"
