Chapter 54: Designed to seduce the two people’s eyes. Such a hopeful look…
The two men looked at Song Youning with such expectation that she felt her whole body go numb. She no longer hid her feelings.
His eyes swept over a marked spot on the brown paper. "We'll send Feiying ahead first to confuse their sight. Although the Rong people are strong, they have no way to deal with Feiying's speed. Feiying will be the vanguard, scouting the way ahead."
"The remaining soldiers will be divided into two groups, A and B, for rest and training. Group A will be stationed at the front of the camp, where they will conduct rigorous training. Group B will rest in their tents, and Groups A and B will take turns resting."
"Although we are resting, in the eyes of those Rong people, our army is ambitious. They sent the vanguard to take the lead, and then stepped up training in the rear. King Zhenbei, if you were a soldier, what would you do at this time?" Song Youning smiled, his eyes fell on the father and son under the eaves.
King Zhenbei frowned and thought for a long time. He was also a famous general, but at this moment he couldn't figure out what the person in front of him was thinking.
Training in groups, half training and half repairing, this is unheard of.
He frowned, his voice resonant and deep, revealing the stern, battle-hardened aura of a veteran. "If the enemy doesn't move, I won't. If they do, I'll move first. If it were me, I'd lead a team of elite soldiers and charge first, with the vanguard following closely behind to catch them off guard."
Song Youning nodded. He was worthy of being the great King of Zhenbei. Apart from anything else, he used the art of war to perfection.
"What if what His Majesty saw was what I wanted His Majesty to see?" Suddenly Song Youning raised her eyebrows and smiled, but the smile did not reach her eyes.
Prince Zhenbei was startled, and his voice suddenly dropped: "What does your highness mean?"
Song Youning sneered, "Who said we have to rest in our own camp? Why can't we go to the enemy's tent?" Her fingertips tapped the table casually, her eyes fixed on the cedar forest path beside the Northern Frontier tent.
The King of Zhenbei suddenly understood, his voice slightly excited, his eyes sparkling with stars: "Your Highness wants to openly repair the plank road and secretly cross Chencang. He divides the troops into three parts and sends flying eagles to constantly disrupt the morale of the soldiers in the northern border. Then, he sends out the signal that our army is about to attack the northern border. If ordinary soldiers see that our army has already taken action, they will definitely think of catching us off guard before we do.
But this was just a smokescreen released by our army. In fact, the troops that were resting had already ambushed on the side of the cedar forest. Once the northern border guards took the lead in attacking our army, our ambushing soldiers would give priority to attacking their camp without their commander..." The King of Zhenbei became more and more excited as he spoke, and the bear light in his eyes burned like a flame.
Xiao Lin looked at his father, who had always been serious. Now he was like a three-year-old child, talking incessantly with gesticulations.
"Finally! Finally! Cough cough cough..."
Perhaps his words were a bit too harsh, so King Zhenbei picked up his teapot on the shore and guzzled it. The emerald tea dripped onto his heavy armor like raindrops. He didn't care about his current embarrassment and continued to chatter: "Finally, catch them off guard, and then Group A and Group B will attack from both sides. It's like catching a turtle in a jar! I don't think they can escape even if they have wings..."
Song Youning didn't expect that the old prince had guessed her thoughts word for word. He even saw through the cedar forest path that she had not mentioned. A trace of awe flashed in his dark eyes. He was indeed an old general who had been fighting on the battlefield for many years.
Fortunately, he was sensible enough not to go along with Master Chen and become corrupt, or even turn against him and stand on her side. If she wanted to deal with that old man Master Chen again, it would only take a word from her.
In this way, it can be a blessing in disguise.
She had thought of the worst-case scenario before coming to Northern Frontier, which was that half of the Tiger Tally was in her hands, and the other half was in the hands of the King of Zhenbei. If the King of Zhenbei went against her, even if she had the Tiger Tally and was the Crown Princess, she had no influence in the army after all. Even if she could command ordinary soldiers, those leading officers with some military exploits would certainly not obey her. If she wanted to implement her orders, they would secretly hinder her, and her plan would be ineffective.
But now, the situation is very good. The King of Zhenbei listens to her orders. The Tiger Talisman belongs to the King of Zhenbei half and she has the other half. She can command the King of Zhenbei and also has half of the Tiger Talisman to restrain him. Then her plan will go smoothly. Sure enough, God is helping her. Thinking of this, Song Youning couldn't help but feel in a good mood.
The tone of her voice was calmer. She leaned on the soft couch and raised her eyes lazily: "The King of Zhenbei is indeed the King of Zhenbei that I have worked so hard for. He is truly a dragon and phoenix among men... I just mentioned it briefly, and the prince multiplied my plan tenfold... I really admire him."
Whenever generals or officials praised him in the past, he always felt that they were just flattering him or saying nice things. But today, Song Youning's words were very helpful to him. How come these words hit the spot so perfectly in his heart...
If it weren't for being against etiquette and fearing that others would laugh at him for being disrespectful, he would have wanted her to say a few more words.
He glanced at Xiao Lin beside him. As expected, it was understandable that his silly boy followed the prince around all day long. When he suddenly thought of this, his resentment towards Song Youning suddenly disappeared.
He stood up tremblingly and smoothed his beard: "No, no, Your Highness, you are too kind. Your Highness's plan is really great. I really admire you..."
"Father, you..." Xiao Lin's eyes fell on the face of King Zhenbei. Seeing such a kind and amiable father, he didn't know what to say for a moment. He just stood there in a daze like a wooden stake.
"This Northern Expedition is conducted in accordance with Your Highness's tactics. Although the generals are in charge of the battlefield, this involves the affairs of the Three Kingdoms, so I must report to Your Highness."
"I still have to draft a secret letter and send it to His Majesty in the capital!" The King of Zhenbei stood up from the couch, picked up the cowhide map on the table and looked at it seriously, then quickly stuffed it into the armor on his chest with lightning speed. His movements were smooth and he did not blush or feel nervous when taking things out.
Song Youning has been hanging out in the brothels of the city since she was a child. She has seen all kinds of tricks, no matter how clever they are, let alone a rising star like the King of Zhenbei?
She curled the corners of her lips, too lazy to argue with him, and just regarded it as a reward for him obeying her orders!
However, although she could draw as many defense maps as she could, it took a lot of her effort. If he obeyed her in the future and wanted gold and silver, she would not give it to him... Just consider this map as her payment for buying out his salary.
Thinking of this, Song Youning glanced at King Zhenbei and revealed a "sweet" smile, which made King Zhenbei feel goosebumps all over his body, and the defense map on his chest instantly burned him like a fireball.
The old face that had seen many vicissitudes of life suddenly turned red. He was really old and actually started doing some shameful things. His wisdom in this life was ruined by a drawing.
"Since Your Highness is also going to write a secret letter to report to the Emperor, I have a small matter to attend to. I originally planned to report to the Emperor later. If Your Highness is free, I will be lazy. Could Your Highness pass on a few words for me?"
When Song Youning heard that Prince Zhenbei was going to write a letter back to the palace, his originally dull and lazy eyes suddenly lit up, and the little abacus in his mind started clacking.
A few days ago, Li Funing made a bet with her and ran back to Beijing in a rage.
Counting the days, he should be on his way back to Beijing. She had angered him, and according to his usual behavior, he could just coax him a few words and the matter would be over.
Unexpectedly, he was serious this time. If she wrote a letter to him, he would definitely not answer it. She was afraid that even burning it would not make her feel better.
Although Li Funing is a proud person, he is never vague about the major issues of the country and the family. If you find a serious matter as an excuse, and then slowly apologize to him in a roundabout way... and coax him a few words, perhaps the conflict between the two will be resolved.
She couldn't leave here at this moment. If she could find a reason to let him come over, this letter from King Zhenbei would be the best time!
"Your Highness, please speak!"
The King of Zhenbei raised his hand, and the guard behind him immediately understood what he meant. He took out a stack of neatly cut kraft paper from his sleeve and took two steps towards the corridor.
Holding a pen and paper, he looked seriously at Song Youning who seemed to be lost in thought.
She came to her senses only when she noticed someone moving a few steps towards her, and met the inquiring gaze of the servant sitting in front of the desk.
"It's nothing serious. I just think what Lord Li said before is quite right. If we catch Northern Xinjiang off guard, after the Northern Xinjiang army is defeated, someone will definitely have to discuss the subsequent compensation and cession matters."
"But Lord Li originally resigned from me, saying he had unfinished business in the capital, so I let him go first. But I forgot that after Lord Li left, only a few rough and tumble generals were left in the Dagan military camp. If the time really comes, will no one from Dagan go to negotiate with Northern Frontier? If Northern Frontier takes advantage of this opportunity to rob us, wouldn't all our previous efforts be in vain?"
Song Youning spoke with great confidence, fearing that she could not fool them, but looking at the expressions of the father and son, she thought too much.
Song Youning glanced at them from the side and saw that one of the father and son had a frown on his face, while the other nodded his head like a chick pecking at rice. A huge stone in his heart suddenly fell to the ground. It turned out that both the father and son were easy to fool.
“That’s not right!”
Suddenly, Xiao Lin broke the silence. His head, which had been shaking just now, paused in the air, his brows furrowed tightly, and he asked in confusion, "This old man always goes wherever Your Highness is. How could he leave Your Highness alone and return to the capital... Could it be..."
Xiao Lin's gaze suddenly fell on Song Youning, and he looked her up and down.
"Could it be something...?" Song Youning was suddenly surprised that Xiao Lin became so cautious. He tried his best to suppress the guilt in his heart and asked.
"Could it be..." Xiao Lin's tone was lingering, and Song Youning suddenly felt his heart skip a beat.
"Could it be that Your Highness intends to end this battle quickly and send Lord Li back to the palace to wait?"
Song Youning rolled her eyes at him speechlessly:...Sure enough, she still trusted Xiao Lin's IQ too much.
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