The plan is already in place, and the implementation details still need to be confirmed.
How many people should be sent as bait? If there are too many people, the gain will outweigh the losses. If there are too few people, the Rong tribe will not take the bait. It is about three hundred miles from Chang'an to Chencang City. Where is the easiest place to set up an ambush during these three hundred miles?
There will be a battlefield for thousands of armies.
The most important thing is to keep it secret. Once the news leaks out, it may cause a mutiny.
At present, Li Letian is really unable to bear any changes. Therefore, only the five people in the Imperial Study Room know about this matter.
The five of them discussed for a long time, and at the third watch, Luo Yi and the other three left.
When Li Letian was the only one left in the imperial study, he did not rest. Instead, he washed his face with cold water and ordered the serving maid to make a cup of strong tea.
At this time, someone was sent to call Lu Junyi into the palace.
Lu Junyi entered the palace overnight and had a long talk with Li Letian in the imperial study. He did not leave the palace until dawn the next day.
Lu Junyi walked alone through the long palace street. When he walked out of the east gate of the palace, he saw the white fish belly exposed in the east. When the morning breeze blew, he shivered hard, and a chill came from deep in his bones.
It's so cold.
It turns out that it is late autumn, and the autumn wind is sad and sad.
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At noon on the third day, Lu Junyi ordered 3,000 troops to leave Chang'an and march for 300 miles to support the isolated city of Chencang, which was surrounded by the Rong tribe.
The main core of these 3,000 people are the 800 people Bailixheng brought from Liangzhou. After experiencing the bloody battles, he was a small pawn at the beginning, and now he can stand alone.
The others were selected from the Chang'an City Defense Army, and the candidates were personally determined by Li Letian.
Now, this group of troops has already traveled some distance out of the city. It is three hundred miles to Chencang City. Based on the distance, it will take two days at the fastest.
This is still the elite Chang'an city defense force. Replacing it with other ragtag troops would take longer.
Lu Junyi was riding on a horse, leading the team forward. Several brothers gathered around him, making various noises while driving.
Everyone was in a happy mood and did not have any fear because the enemy was the Rong tribe. They had fought too many battles, and they all crawled out of the dead. The Rong tribe was just carrying one head with two arms.
Since Bai Lisheng's death, this group of people has been left out in the cold by Li Letian. No one knows what Li Letian is thinking about. Could it be that he has forgotten everyone.
Now it seems that Li Letian has not forgotten everyone at all. Of course, the most difficult battle and the toughest battle must be left to everyone to solve.
After this battle is completed, everyone can be crowned a marquis and pay homage to the prime minister, and can also comfort the soul of Baili Marquis in heaven.
The people who lead the war are naturally not so polite and talk dirty. Everyone is chatting about whether the current lord of Chencang City will arrange some beautiful concubines to serve everyone.
But among the lively crowd, Lu Junyi said nothing, with a serious expression and complicated eyes.
He recalled the experience of meeting Li Letian in the imperial study that night. It was the first time Lu Junyi walked into the emperor's study. There were snacks kneaded by the hands of the young girls in the palace, and fragrant tea brought quickly from the East China Sea.
Li Letian asked about Lu Junyi's current situation, recalled the past events of Baili Sheng's lifetime, poured a cup of tea for Lu Junyi himself, and said: There is an important task now, are you willing to do it?
For this, Lu Junyi burst into tears of gratitude and kept kowtowing.
From the perspective of his subordinates, Li Letian is already a qualified emperor.
But Li Letian underestimated Lu Junyi after all. He had never paid attention to Lu Junyi. If he had paid a little attention to Lu Junyi, he should have known a fact: without Lu Junyi, it would have been impossible for Bailixheng to escape from Liangzhou.
Li Letian went too far, pouring tea and water, carefully preparing snacks... What is an emperor? If the emperor pours you a cup of tea, he will pay for it with your life.
Moreover, Lu Junyi was someone who had been in contact with Cheng Dalei. As a bandit, Cheng Dalei had always distrusted the imperial court. If he had even the slightest trust in the imperial court, Cheng Dalei would have worked for Emperor Ming long ago.
That time, Cheng Dalei had a talk with Lu Junyi in order to leave Chang'an City. That time, Cheng Dalei neither threatened nor gave any reason, he just talked to Lu Junyi calmly.
Loyalty to Bailixheng and the empire doesn't matter. But is the Li family really trustworthy? Cheng Dalei has dealt with the Li family a lot and knows something about them.
The Li family does not lack courage, nor does it lack responsibility. But what the Li family is better at is making others die for their responsibility and courage.
More or less, Lu Junyi left a way out for his brothers.
I have to say that listening to you is better than reading ten years of books.
Lu Junyi thought carefully about this operation. He sent 3,000 men to support Chencang City, which was under siege. He went deep alone without food and grass... What was the difference between this and going to die?
Li Letian, Luo Yi, Ma Chao... Of course, none of the five people who had secret conversations in the imperial study was a fool. However, they should not treat Lu Junyi as a fool either.
After thirty miles from the city, Lu Junyi deliberately slowed down his marching speed. He dragged his feet until dusk, but he had only traveled sixty miles.
Lu Junyi ordered the camp to be set up and will be on his way after dawn tomorrow.
The military supervisor named Zheng was a little embarrassed and said: "General Lu, your Majesty ordered us to rush to Chencang City within two days without any mistakes. If we rush like this, we may miss your Majesty's important event."
Lu Junyi said seriously: "This matter is of great importance, so we need to be careful. On the next journey, we are likely to encounter the Rong tribe. With us, we may not have the strength to fight with the Rong tribe."
Zheng Jianjun closed his mouth and was not prepared to say anything else. In fact, others were talking lightly, so it was useless to say more.
Lu Junyi looked back at Chang'an and sneered in his heart.
If Bailisheng were alive, he would not mind using his life to be loyal to the empire. But Bailisheng has passed away, who should he and his remaining brothers be loyal to?
Is it important to always be alive? When the Marquis entrusts these people to himself, he has the responsibility to keep them alive instead of dying for anyone.
The key now is, where should I go?
If he really goes to Liangzhou to seek refuge with Cheng Dalei, then Cheng Dalei is probably not a genuine person. If he goes to seek refuge with the Rong tribe, it is said that the Rong tribe can eat human flesh alive, so they are not suitable for being friends.
Simply withdraw from Jingzhou and wait until the situation in the world becomes clear before making plans.
Lu Junyi is a man of few words. Now he has an idea in his mind, but he has not told anyone.
Currently, it is at the border between the empire and the Rong tribe. Once his purpose is exposed, not only the Rong tribe, but also the imperial army in Li Letian's hands will kill him.
Now two dogs are fighting for a sparrow, but this trembling sparrow has already had its own idea and wants to fly to its own world.