Chapter 277 I'm glad everyone is okay
After finding out the situation in Yucheng, Xiao Ning began to discuss tactics with generals such as Li Yuan.
This city is quite big, but unfortunately it has no natural defenses to rely on.
With their numbers, they could easily take the city by storm.
However, in order to reduce unnecessary casualties, Xiao Ning and others continued to conduct simulation exercises in the sand table and discuss appropriate tactics.
After determining a set of tactics, Xiao Ning gave orders and the generals began to make arrangements.
The Xiao family army is good at night attacks.
They quickly found the right opportunity and began to attack.
The vanguard team led by Xu Chong rushed forward and climbed up the city wall silently.
Xu Chong and his men stopped the rebel soldiers on the city wall.
Some soldiers rushed down from the city wall and opened the city gate.
The charge horn sounded.
The army rushed into Yucheng and fought with the rebels.
After Xu Chong and his men dealt with the people on the city wall, he led the team down the city wall. The vanguard was extremely brave and easily tore a gap for the army.
Xiao Ning took the lead, and wherever his horse's hooves stepped, his spear would fly away.
No one can match his bravery.
The two sides fought all night, and at dawn, the tragic scene in the city could be vaguely seen.
The rebels were surrounded by Xiao's army.
Seeing that the situation was hopeless, the rebel generals were the first to raise their weapons and shout surrender.
As soon as the general said this, the rest of the rebel soldiers threw down their weapons and expressed their willingness to surrender.
There is no need for Xiao Ning to elaborate on the rules of the Xiao family army.
They stepped forward skillfully, tied up the surrendered rebels, and took them to the dungeon to be imprisoned.
We will make a decision only after the review is completed.
After finishing all this, Xiao Ning signaled Xu Chong to set off the fireworks.
Inform Li Yuan that Yucheng has been captured.
He then led his soldiers to carry the bodies and clear the streets.
At the same time, people were also arranged to promote new ideas on the streets.
After finishing all this, it was already noon, but Li Yuan still hadn't come.
Xiao Ning frowned, feeling that something had happened.
She gave Zhang Zhi a few instructions and then led half of the soldiers towards the main camp.
From a distance, thick smoke could be seen billowing from the direction of the camp.
"quick!"
She cracked the whip and sped up.
I just hope Li Yuan is safe and sound.
Li Yuan was not only the general she had personally trained, but also her comrade-in-arms whom she could rely on, and her most trusted confidant.
She didn't want anything to happen to Li Yuan.
Finally arrived at the camp, the front of the camp was empty, and the soldiers seemed to have gathered in the back.
There were traces of fighting along the way.
Some tents were also on fire, half-burned, and then seemed to be put out by someone.
She rode her horse straight towards the rear, and when she got closer, she could hear the sound of swords clashing.
Not many people participated in the fight.
Seeing Xiao Ning coming back with his men, the other party immediately withdrew.
Xiao Ning raised his hand and made a gesture, and the soldiers behind him shot with crossbows.
The horse fell to the ground and the enemy was easily subdued.
Xiao Ning didn't care what they were doing at the moment, and hurriedly asked the soldiers, "Why are you the only ones here? Where's Li Yuan? Where are the others?"
"The food and supplies were burned, and General Li led his men to put out the fire. Suddenly these people appeared over here, and we started fighting."
Xiao Ning pulled the reins and ran straight towards the food storage area.
Sure enough, Li Yuan was directing the soldiers to put out the fire.
The fire was almost out, but there was thick smoke and the sky was pitch black. Not to mention the fireworks, even the color of the clouds in the sky could not be seen clearly.
Xiao Ning reined in the horse, which neighed and stopped.
She dismounted and walked towards Li Yuan.
When Li Yuan saw Xiao Ning, he immediately stopped what he was doing and strode forward.
Seeing that Xiao Ning was fine, he breathed a sigh of relief and quickly knelt on one knee, clasping his fists towards her and apologizing, "It was my negligence that caused most of the food and supplies to be burned. General, please forgive me!"
Xiao Ning raised his hand to help him up, "I'm glad you're okay."
Li Yuan felt even more ashamed when he heard this.
"General, how is Yucheng?"
Xiao Ning said, "Everything is going smoothly over there. Now I'll leave the follow-up matters to Zhang Zhi for now."
"What's going on in the main camp? Why did someone suddenly attack the camp?"
Li Yuandao said, "The enemy seemed to be targeting us. Shortly after you left, someone attacked the camp. We were fighting back, and the food supplies at the back were burned. So I released the troops, some to fight, and some to put out the fire."
Xiao Ning frowned.
What are you staring at them for?
First they attacked the camp, then they burned the food supplies, but along the way, the fighting didn't seem to be very intense.
Such a painless attack...
not good!
Xiao Ning raised his eyes, and almost at the same time, Li Yuan also raised his eyes.
Their eyes met.
Li Yuan obviously thought of it too.
The two men turned around at the same time and strode towards the tent.
When they arrived at Shen Zhiyi's tent, the soldier guarding him was injured and unconscious. When they rushed into the tent, they found it empty.
"Is the power of the aristocratic families so great that they can even mobilize the army?"
Li Yuan had fought with those people before, and he knew how to advance and retreat in moderation, and was good at both offense and defense. He was obviously a well-trained soldier.
Xiao Ning walked around the tent with a gloomy face.
There was an envelope on the table.
Xiao Ning wanted to pick it up, but was stopped by Li Yuan.
"Subordinates are coming."
He picked up the envelope and tore it open. There were only four words written on it: "Take care."
Li Yuan: “…”
He silently handed the letter to Xiao Ning.
Xiao Ning didn't answer the letter. He just glanced at the content of the letter and then looked away.
She sneered.
"If the aristocratic families were not powerful, how could the late emperor have committed suicide in the palace?"
"How could General Zhenbei die in battle in Mobei?"
"But what I'm curious about is that Prime Minister Shen is just a new noble, and the Shen family is only a second-rate family compared to the Qian and Fu families. How can they mobilize troops?"
Judging from the battle situation, a lot of troops were dispatched. Although Prime Minister Chen was ranked as the Left Prime Minister, Xiao Ning didn't think he could mobilize so many troops for personal matters.
The emperor once said that I will rule the world together with the various noble families.
Although the various families rely on each other, they also hinder each other.
Those people are not fools. Who could allow Prime Minister Shen to become so powerful?
Not to mention the aristocratic families, even the emperor would not agree.
This is obviously not right...
But what exactly is wrong?
Xiao Ning couldn't figure it out for a moment.
Li Yuan couldn't figure it out either.
It can't be that Shen Zhiyi is the emperor's illegitimate son, right?
That's why the emperor gave Prime Minister Shen so much power.
But it was obvious that this was just his fantasy. The children of the royal family had to be recorded in the royal family genealogy. How could they allow the royal bloodline to wander around?
Wait, wait a minute, he seems to have discovered a blind spot.
Li Yuan glanced at Xiao Ning.
That Princess...
How could a grown man like him hide the truth and get on the royal genealogy as a princess?
Could it be possible to fool the officials in charge of the royal genealogy?
Then Shen Zhiyi might really be the emperor's illegitimate son who is living abroad...
Thinking of this, Li Yuan couldn't help but laugh at his own wild imagination.
How could Shen Zhiyi be a prince?
Chen Xiang is not so cheap as to raise a son for someone else.
He only has this one son.
The noble families value their offspring the most. How could they let their own descendants die out just to raise a son for someone else?
Since ancient times, emperors have come and gone, but aristocratic families have remained unchanged.
They don't care who becomes the emperor. They only care about who can give them greater power and higher benefits.
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