Yuan Jing's face was gloomy. "If you have any opinions, keep them to me!"
The Hedong Army suffered the most casualties in this attack.
Coupled with the princess's disappearance, morale was low.
It was Guo Xiu's idea not to participate in the action on the city wall.
Temporary ally, but also enemy.
No one knows whether the three major families will stab the army in the back now that they are together.
The safety of the princess is of paramount importance, and finding her whereabouts is the top priority. This is a good opportunity to rest the army and gather information for a few days.
"Only a few members of the Gong family remain in the city, and we haven't heard anything about those who fled to the Lu family yet," Guo Xiu said. "However, it's rumored that the Gong family has always been at odds, splitting into multiple factions. We don't know which faction the three missing Gong family members belong to."
Yuan Jing raised his eyelids when he heard this. "The Gong family is not stupid. If they were confused in the face of disaster, they wouldn't be alive today."
The Hedong Army will not leave Huayin County until their sister is found.
If I had known this, I should not have agreed to let her join the army.
Guo Xiu sighed, "Then Your Highness, would you please send someone to deliver the letter?"
"Need not."
Yuan Jing said, "Once the letter is sent back, the news of Ajin's disappearance will be exposed, and Mother will be anxious."
Hedong State was located in Sizhou, but it was not close to Hongnong County.
There were three counties in between and the journey was long, so he left two armies to garrison the fiefdom before he set off.
Once we send someone back to notify those troops to come out and look for people, wouldn’t the weak defense of Hedong Kingdom give the enemy an opportunity to take advantage?
As a strategist, Guo Xiu shouldn't have asked this question given such an obvious loophole.
Guo Xiu didn't dare to hide it, "The enemy is hiding very deeply, we need bait..."
Yuan Jing suddenly raised his head, his eyes cold, "Sir, are you saying that we should use the lives of our Hedong soldiers to lure the enemy out?!"
He had a cold face and an extremely low aura, as if he had not expected that Guo Xiu, his trusted adviser, would say such words.
"No."
Guo Xiu explained, "The enemy seems to be very familiar with the situation in Sizhou, and even has control over the movements of both armies. We need an opportunity to make them show up, and sending a letter is just an excuse."
Yuan Jing understood instantly, "Sir, are you planning to use Ajin's disappearance as a pretext to lure out the mastermind behind this?"
Since the enemy was able to grasp their movements, and the Hedong Army was now searching for people in a high-profile manner, the enemy must have known about the disappearance of the Hedong Princess long ago.
It depends on which side finds the person first.
And no one would suspect that they were going back to ask for help.
Those hiding in the dark will not let go of such a good opportunity.
There is a 90% chance that the person who reports the news will be ambushed.
Then they can temporarily unite with King Cheng'an and the three major families, use their own method to retaliate, and catch the turtle in the jar.
With most of Sizhou’s military forces gathered together, I believe we won’t be able to catch him.
Guo Xiu smiled faintly and bowed, "Your Highness is wise!"
The battle continued on the city wall outside.
Little did they know.
At this time, Cheng Xiu and others had already met a team of Hedong soldiers who were looking for the princess outside.
In winter, the snow is white everywhere, making it impossible to hide your whereabouts. You can only walk on remote paths away from monsters.
I heard fighting coming from the front.
Cheng Xiu and Captain Zheng looked at each other.
Send someone forward to investigate.
The people who conducted the investigation included Wei scouts and Hedong soldiers.
The two quickly reported: "It's the Hedong Army..."
Forty patrolmen slipped to the rear, where a Hedong army of a hundred men was dealing with the monster.
These monsters move quickly and run very fast. Once discovered in the snow, it is extremely difficult to get rid of them and you can only fight them head-on.
If the noise is too loud, nearby monsters will be attracted.
This team is just like that.
After being discovered by monsters, they attracted another group of monsters.
They were also unlucky. The snow on the path they were walking on was quite deep. Every time they stepped on it, half of their foot sank into the snow. Seeing that they could not escape, the leading centurion could only order a fight.
The quantity was not much, but it was enough for them to have a drink.
"Boss, there's movement behind us!" Hearing the 'crunching' sound of stepping into the snow behind them, the Hedong army who were clearing out monsters felt their hearts sink, thinking it was an enemy.
As a result, the leading centurion turned around and looked behind him, and saw Centurion Zheng at a glance.
The group was overjoyed.
They disappeared with the princess at the beginning, and now they appear here, so the princess must be fine.
This is no time to reminisce.
Captain Zheng and others hurried forward to help.
Cheng Xiu exchanged a glance with the scouts and followed.
As he moved, the sound of snow falling from the big tree nearby was heard.
The scouts held long tasseled spears in their hands, stood behind the Hedong Army, and waited for the right moment to attack, almost killing one person with one shot.
The small group of monsters in front of them were quickly cleared out.
"Where is Master Weng?" The group asked anxiously when they saw that they were safe.
Captain Zheng said, "The princess is safe now. Please come with me to see His Highness."
Cheng Xiu added: "We'd better find a way to hide our whereabouts and never let the enemy get the news."
Everyone was stunned.
Where did these people come from?
They looked at Captain Zheng and asked him questions.
Captain Zheng did not explain. It was not safe in the wilderness. No one knew if there were any enemies hiding nearby and eavesdropped on their conversation.
Before meeting His Highness, he didn't even dare to reveal the princess's position, so how could he reveal the identities of Cheng Xiu and others as members of the Qinghe Wei family?
We'll talk about everything after we see His Highness.
The three county towns were located in a tripod-like formation, originally to guard the granary and facilitate mutual support, as they were not far from each other.
This team of Hedong soldiers had been searching for people for many days and were very familiar with the road conditions near Huayin County. They led them around the south gate full of monsters and entered the city from another north gate.
Along the way.
The scouts searched the trail for traces but found no trace of the enemy.
"We've been out for a few days and it's the same thing. We haven't seen a single living person. There are only monster footprints in the snow."
A soldier kindly explained, "Mr. Guo and the two gentlemen around King Cheng'an both said that the enemy must be hiding somewhere we don't know."
Upon hearing this, Cheng Xiu nodded and thanked him.
Captain Zheng did not dare to delay. After entering the city, he took Cheng Xiu to see His Highness immediately.
The rest of the scouts followed the Hedong Army down to settle down first.
When Yuan Jing received the news and learned that his sister was fine, his expression, which had been gloomy for several days, finally relaxed.
"I'm glad you're okay."
Captain Zheng did not dare to hide anything and told the whole story, saying that they were attacked on the way, fled to Lingqiu County, and were rescued by people from the Qinghe Wei family.
Wei not only rescued them, but also provided them with food and equipment for them to return to Sizhou to report the news.
The princess promised Miss Wei in person that she would repay the money double in the future.
"It's my duty." Yuan Jing didn't care about the food, as long as his sister was safe.
He said, "This favor will be remembered by the Hedong Kingdom."
Guo Xiu, who was standing at the bottom, frowned slightly and asked Cheng Xiu politely, "Why did the Wei family appear in Lingqiu County?"
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