Chapter 747: All Deceived by Xiao Yan
After the door over there was closed, the sound of someone talking could be heard from inside.
Due to the distance, Song Jinxiu couldn't hear clearly and could only vaguely make out Xiahou Ling's voice, but the previous word "Munan Pass" made him take notice. Looking at the bright room, he was hesitating whether to take the risk and go forward, when he suddenly heard a loud noise from inside, followed by Xiahou Ling's furious voice.
"Why did Yin Bao go to Munan Pass? Didn't Ji Rongqing say he was seriously injured before?!"
Song Jinxiu stopped moving immediately, with a look of shock on his face.
Yin Bao went to Munan Pass?
But the news from Wei Dynasty...
In the room, Xiahou Ling was also extremely furious. Letters were scattered on the table. Xiahou Ling had lost his composure. "Didn't Lu Jiuan say that he personally stabbed Yin Bao? Everyone saw that he was seriously injured and dying. The new emperor of the Wei Dynasty ordered him to return to the capital to recuperate. Why did he go to Munan Pass?!"
The man who came to report the news knelt on the ground and said: "That was all a trap set by the Wei Emperor. Yin Bao was not seriously injured at all. Lu Jiuan and Ji Rongqing were all deceived!"
"Our people say that Lu Jiuan was probably already involved when he went to Longkang. It wasn't just the Marquis Wenxin of the Wei Dynasty who pretended to be injured, but even Yin Bao did it. The Emperor of Wei probably guessed Lu Jiuan's plan a long time ago. On the surface, he was trying to lure the deposed Emperor of the Wei Dynasty into a trap and capture the King of Pingshan, but his real purpose was to allow Yin Bao to escape from the war in the South with a legitimate reason."
"Yin Bao left Longkang nearly a month ago, but he didn't return to the capital of Wei. Instead, he secretly went to Munan Pass, and..."
"And what?"
"And our people say that even the 100,000 private soldiers that the deposed Wei emperor had raised may have been subdued by Yin Bao and taken to Munan Pass."
Xiahou Ling was furious, and the mask on his face couldn't hide his sinister eyes.
"Xie Tianyong has a grudge against the new emperor of the Wei Dynasty. How could his people be subjugated by the new emperor? Besides, didn't Ming Ke send a message earlier saying that the new emperor sent people to collect those private armies, and those people would definitely defect to the vassal kings, and the Wei Dynasty would be in chaos. Now you tell me that they have joined the new emperor of the Wei Dynasty?!"
"Ming Ke" was the code name of the spies they left in Wei, and Xiahou Ling rarely mentioned it.
Every word he said at this moment showed that he was anxious and angry.
The messenger was so frightened that he quickly lowered his head. "Ming Ke was also deceived. The new emperor of the Wei Dynasty sent people to suppress the rebellion, but in fact he had secretly subjugated the person who helped the deposed emperor raise his private soldiers. After leaving Longkang, Yin Bao went straight to those people. He was brave to begin with, and with the traitor's secret help, the deposed emperor's private soldiers didn't put up much of a fight before Yin Bao subdued them and took them to Munan Pass."
"The Emperor of Wei kept this matter extremely secret. Not only were the people from the aristocratic families of the Wei Dynasty unknown, but even his former confidants were unaware of it. If it weren't for his intention to launch a northern expedition a few days ago over the Zhaozhou incident, and if his queen hadn't accidentally let the secret slip, I'm afraid no one would have known about this matter until the war broke out."
"Ming Ke said that when the news broke that day, everyone was shocked, even the important officials around the new emperor were astonished. He knew the matter was of great importance and didn't dare to delay even a moment, so he quickly sent a message back."
"Grandmaster, Ming Ke is truly not to blame for this. It's simply that the new Emperor of the Wei Dynasty is too treacherous. He's deceived everyone!"
Xiahou Ling's expression kept changing as he listened to the words of the person in front of him.
Although he had never met the new emperor of the Wei Dynasty, they had a "fight" in secret. That person was extremely cunning. If he was determined to conceal the truth and had set up a plan long ago, it was normal that Ming Ke could not get any information, but Xiahou Ling still felt frightened.
You must know that when Yin Bao and his men went south to quell the rebellion, the new emperor of the Wei Dynasty was just the former head of the eunuchs. Even when Lu Jiuan colluded with the deposed emperor to set up the trap, he had not yet come to power. But he had already started planning so long ago, and even directly used Lu Jiuan's "assassination" to pave the way for Yin Bao and his men.
what does that mean?
This means that he had already calculated what Lu Jiuan was going to do, and every step they would take, even predicting that they would make a move on Munan Pass...
Xiahou Ling's face turned extremely ugly when he thought of this.
The man kneeling on the ground said anxiously, "Grandmaster, you had previously intended to feint an attack on Luoyan Pass, sending troops to tie down Wei's forces, and then have Southern Qi launch a surprise attack on Mu'nan Pass. If both the north and south were to fight simultaneously, Wei would be unable to cope and would have to abandon one of them, joining forces with Southern Qi and Western Xinjiang to erode Wei. But now, Mu'nan Pass has received an additional 100,000 troops."
"There were already over a hundred thousand troops stationed there, and now there are another hundred thousand more. It's even harder to break through than Luoyan Pass. Plus, Yin Bao was once the leader of the troops at Mu'nan Pass. With him guarding Mu'nan Pass, it will be even more effective. What about your previous plan with Nan Qi and the others?"
Xiahou Ling's face twisted for a moment when he heard his words, and he suddenly overturned the things on the table. When the teacup shattered to the ground, Xiahou Ling said angrily:
"Damn Emperor Wei!!"
The two people in the room fell silent at the same time, and anyone could see how angry Xiahou Ling was.
They were all Xiahou Ling's close confidants and knew how long he had been planning to take over Wei, but who could have imagined that such a big problem would arise when the time came.
Xiahou Ling paced for a while before looking up and saying coldly:
"Go find General Jin and the others!"
"immediately!"
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Song Jinxiu didn't dare to listen to all the words, and hurriedly left the Imperial Master's Mansion. When he arrived outside, the flying snow in the sky was not as shocking as the news he had just heard.
Xiahou Ling had always expressed his intention to storm Luoyan Pass, and Southern Qi had never been mentioned at all when he had talked to him several times before. Even the Khan of Beiling only thought that this war would require the entire Beiling to fight to the death with the Wei. That was why Beiling frequently harassed and looted supplies, and even slaughtered cattle and sheep to fill military supplies, all for the next war.
But no one expected that Xiahou Ling actually had a trick up his sleeve. He actually planned to launch a surprise attack on Mu'nan Pass by Southern Qi when the battle of Beiling broke out.
If the Southern Qi succeeds without any preparation, the southern part of the Wei Dynasty will surely be in chaos. The south is the rich land of the Wei Dynasty, and food and military supplies must be dispatched from there. If something goes wrong, the northern army fighting against Beiling will also be in chaos.
Even if they retreated ten thousand steps and the military supplies at Luoyan Pass were complete, once Southern Qi broke through Mu'nan Pass, Wei would have to send troops to stop them. Otherwise, Southern Qi would march straight in and attack from behind, and Wei would have no chance of survival.
If we fail to defend the South Gate, Southern Qi will surely take advantage of the chaos and march straight into the heartland.
But once troops are withdrawn to support Munan Pass, Luoyan Pass will be lost.
Song Jinxiu felt cold sweats running down his face when he thought of what he had just heard. It was not only because Xiahou Ling had concealed his intention to join forces with Southern Qi from everyone, but also because he had been in and out of the Imperial Master's Mansion for so long, but Xiahou Ling had never mentioned this matter to him.
Xiahou Ling never believed him.
It was a dark night, and the Beiling Imperial City was almost covered in snow. Song Jinxiu returned to his residence in a state of confusion. As soon as he entered, he heard a voice coming from inside.
"Master Song, it's snowing so heavily, why don't you have an umbrella?"
"Brother Zhang?"
Song Jinxiu looked up and saw the person coming, his face lit up with joy: "When did you come?"
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