Chapter 471 Disturbance

At the foot of the deserted Dameng Mountain, a group of tents appeared overnight, scaring the surrounding animals to hide deep in the mountain, not daring to move around.

After a day's journey, they set up camp and had dinner late at night, and everyone fell asleep exhausted.

The patrol officers took turns to take turns until dawn. As the sky was about to brighten, the officers relaxed their tense hearts and yawned.

Suddenly, the ground shook and a sound came from afar.

The scouts rushed back to the camp and said, "Go and report to the king, the Nanyan army is coming!"

The dozing officers woke up instantly and hurried to report.

The time before dawn is when people are most sleepy and most sleepy.

When Jiang Tu loudly reported outside the tent, Jiang Shu was sleeping soundly. Suddenly, he thought he was dreaming, so he turned to the side and continued to sleep.

Yu Zheng was very alert. In addition, he had developed the habit of getting up early after attending court for many years. He opened his eyes immediately after hearing the sound

, and got up and dressed quickly. Jiang Shu, who was half asleep and half awake, finally woke up after hearing the rustling sound of clothes and the sound of Yu Zheng putting on shoes and leaving.

"Rosewood." Jiang Shu called.

"Princess." Leng Xing heard the sound coming into the tent and lit the candlestick with a fire starter.

She and Rosewood lived in a small tent next door. After hearing the urgent report from Jiang Tu, she got up and waited for orders as soon as possible. As for Rosewood, she was still getting dressed and was not as fast.

"What happened?" Jiang Shu sat up and asked.

She was half asleep and didn't hear clearly.

Leng Xing said, "The Nanyan army is attacking."

Jiang Shu's heart tightened when he heard that. The remaining sleepiness disappeared immediately, and he quickly got dressed and got up.

Leng Xing saw this and turned to fetch water to help Jiang Shu wash up.

When the water came, Ren Dong also came and combed Jiang Shu's hair skillfully.

Jiang Shu was a princess, and she had to take care of the image of the royal family when she showed up in public. She had to wash up before going out.

Hearing the noise outside, Jiang Shu was anxious. She let Ren Dong comb her hair casually, washed her face, and hurried out of the tent.

"Hurry, hurry..." The army was full of running generals and soldiers, and all he could hear was urging.

Jiang Shu went to the meeting tent and saw that it was crowded with people. Yu Zheng and Zhou Boxu were discussing matters with the generals.

Jiang Shu did not disturb them, but turned to the rear service camp and ordered people to prepare breakfast quickly.

As soon as Jiang Shu left, the meeting account was opened from inside, and Yu Zheng, Zhou Boxu and a group of generals walked out and led the army out of the camp to fight.

Before dawn, the lights at the foot of Daming Mountain were suddenly bright, and the voices were noisy, as if a sleeping giant beast suddenly woke up.

After a cup of tea, the sound of fighting was heard outside the military camp.

"Roar!" The Nanyan Tiger Army roared, so loud that Jiang Shu could hear it in the military camp.

This was the first time Jiang Shu was so close to the battlefield, so close that she was uneasy and kept looking in the direction of the battle with her hands clenched.

Leng Xing whispered, "Our army is strong, and the master and Lord Zhou have a plan in mind. Princess, don't worry."

"Yes." Jiang Shu responded, calmed down, and went to the rear service camp to check.

Compared with unnecessary worries, it is more important to quickly deliver food to the generals.

There are also medicines and herbs. Time was tight last night and they were not prepared in time.

Now that the two armies have already fought, there will be casualties after the war, so they need to be prepared quickly.

Du Zhong also came with the army. At this moment, he is leading a group of military doctors to place the medicines and herbs in different categories, ready to rescue the wounded at any time.

The sky was dawning at an unknown time, and the fighting outside the military camp became more intense.

Just when the Dazhao army was ready to fight and intended to counterattack, Nanyan suddenly withdrew.

"Don't fight now?" The Dazhao generals looked at each other in confusion, holding their weapons, not knowing whether to chase.

"Chase!" Yu Zheng ordered in a solemn voice.

"Yes!" The generals received the order and immediately chased.

However, Nanyan came prepared, and most of the troops who came were cavalry. They retreated very quickly and ran away in a short while.

The Dazhao generals failed to catch up and had to withdraw.

When the first ray of sunlight broke through the sky, all the generals returned to the barracks.

Yu Zheng, Zhou Boxu and other generals went straight to the meeting account to discuss military affairs.

"What is Nan Yan doing? Playing house like a child? Fighting and running away?"

"They are going to such great lengths to launch a surprise attack just to harass our army?"

The generals were puzzled.

Yu Zheng, who was sitting at the head, said in a deep voice after listening to the generals' words: "Perhaps this is their purpose."

"What do you mean, Your Majesty?" the generals asked.

Yu Zheng stood up, took two steps back, and pointed to the vertical and horizontal maps and said: "Behind Shuncheng is Xingyi City. Nan Yan, knowing that he cannot defeat our army, is very likely to send reinforcements there."

Yu Zheng estimated in his heart that the urgent letter from the border should have reached Xiao Lin's hands.

Suspicion arose from the loss of contact, and the murder of his biological sister led to a falling out. The alliance between Xiao Lin and Zatai collapsed. On this basis, he would believe the secret letter with Yu Cheng's seal completely.

Even if there is a little doubt, Xiao Lin can't afford it.

Therefore, Nan Yan's action today is to harass them and buy time for Xiao Lin to mobilize troops.

"Xingyi City is more than a hundred miles away from Shuncheng, and it takes at least two days to go back and forth. Before Nan Yan's reinforcements arrive, we must capture Shuncheng."

Yu Zheng pointed at Shuncheng on the map with his slender and powerful fingers, determined to win.

"I will pass the order now, and we will set off after breakfast." A general stepped forward to leave.

Taking them by surprise and attacking them when they are unprepared, Nan Yan certainly didn't expect that they would follow closely to attack the city.

"Wait." Zhou Boxu called out to the general.

The general bowed and said, "My Lord, do you have any other instructions?"

Zhou Boxu said in a serious tone, "The prince has not given any orders."

"If not now, when?" The general looked at Yu Zheng in confusion.

Yu Zheng said solemnly, "Our army has sufficient manpower and is fully prepared. We can certainly capture Shuncheng. But a strong attack will kill many soldiers. Perhaps there is a better way."

What else can we do besides storming?

Yu Zheng pursed his lips and was about to speak when he heard Zhufeng's report from outside the tent.

"Master, Zhuiyun is back."

"Let him in." Yu Zheng said.

As soon as he finished speaking, the tent was opened and Zhuiyun walked in, covered in dust.

"What did you find?" Yu Zheng asked directly.

Zhuiyun said, "Nan Yan went to Xingyi City to mobilize troops, and a new batch of beastmen arrived yesterday morning..."

He sneaked into Shuncheng for a few days and found out that a maid had escaped from Mobei, and Xiao Lin had killed a military doctor, and seemed to be in poor health.

After listening to Zhuiyun's report, Yu Zheng frowned and thought deeply: "Is Xiao Lin sick?"

"I guess the disease may be serious." Zhuiyun said cautiously.

Otherwise, he would not have killed the military doctor in anger.

"Then take advantage of his illness to kill him." Yu Zheng said in a cold tone.

"Prince Nanyan, you should have taken action."

Yu Zheng estimated that Xiao Lin would not report the news of defeat back to the capital, so he took the initiative to help and sent people to the capital of Nanyan to inform Prince Nanyan of Xiao Lin's defeat.

In order to stabilize the throne, Prince Nanyan will not reinforce Xiao Lin, and may even add fuel to the fire.

Of course, in order to protect Nanyan's territory, Prince Nanyan will not sit idly by.

When the time is right, he will lead the army to quell the war.

Nanyan cannot capture Dazhao, and Dazhao cannot swallow Nanyan. When the time is right, it is necessary to stop the war.

But when and how to stop is up to Dazhao to decide.