Chapter 3511 The attack point is not the South Gate
Although he left the South Courtyard early in the morning, it was already evening when Zhu Feng actually arrived at the military camp.
Because at noon, the camp was raided.
They also didn't expect that someone would come to rob the camp in broad daylight. And precisely because no one could have imagined that someone would come to rob the camp in broad daylight, they were caught off guard.
But even so, they will not be bullied.
The military camp was already heavily guarded, and the battles this time were minor skirmishes, without too many casualties. Therefore, many soldiers remained in the camp. After the initial surprise and confusion, they immediately regrouped and repelled the invading Yue soldiers.
However, halfway through the journey, a team of Yan State troops was ambushed again.
Because of these two wars, the soldiers who escorted Zhu Feng out of the city were a little panicked. Normally, casualties in battles were their business, but if the emperor was in danger and got hurt, it would be like the sky falling, and no one could bear it.
Therefore, along the way, several people knelt down and asked His Majesty the Emperor to return to the city.
But Zhu Feng never agreed.
Fortunately, their team did not encounter an ambush, and the other side obviously did not get any news about the actions of the Emperor of Yan State. So, after several twists and turns, Zhu Feng finally arrived at the military camp safely.
By this time, the sky was already dark and the area outside the camp was in a mess.
Seeing the emperor's arrival, the soldiers who were still cleaning the battlefield panicked and knelt on the ground. Zhu Feng, riding on horseback, only took a quick look and said calmly, "Go and do what you should do."
No one dared to say a word and quickly retreated.
Zhu Feng rode his horse all the way to the gate. Xiang Yuanbo and several deputy generals were already kneeling on both sides of the gate. Everyone was obviously a little surprised that the emperor came to inspect suddenly, but what was even more horrified was that the emperor came to inspect at this time.
Regardless of whether they were attacked or not, if the Yue people took action again, wouldn’t the emperor be in danger?
Xiang Yuanbo asked, "Why did Your Majesty come here so suddenly?"
Zhu Feng looked down at him, then looked around.
The surroundings clearly showed signs of a struggle, but casualties were few, and their defense was clearly effective and timely. Zhu Feng's expression darkened slightly as he said, "If I hadn't come here suddenly, I don't know what would have happened here."
Xiang Yuanbo's face flushed, but he immediately said, "I shall be sentenced to death."
Zhu Feng snorted coldly, but still got off the horse, holding the whip in his hand, and walked straight in. Xiang Yuanbo looked up at Xiao Shunzi, as if blaming him for not stopping the emperor from coming. Xiao Shunzi didn't dare to say much. Xiang Yuanbo could only immediately take his men to follow and walked into the big tent.
Zhu Feng had already sat in the main seat. He glanced at them and asked, "What's going on?"
Xiang Yuanbo recounted the several battles that took place today.
Zhu Feng asked, "You submitted a document early this morning stating that the Kingdom of Yue had mobilized 20,000 troops, but these 20,000 men suddenly disappeared, correct?"
"yes."
"A whole 20,000 people were dispatched, and there's not even a trace left?"
Xiang Yuanbo glanced back at the somewhat chaotic military camp outside the tent, then said, "Your Majesty, they're clearly doing this intentionally to disrupt our view. Although we can't track down the deployment of those 20,000 men, we can at least gauge their movements."
Zhu Feng asked, "What's your judgment?"
Xiang Yuanbo said, "If their target is the military camp, they should have already found out the truth after today's battle. They also know that this place is not a good place to attack. Therefore, they will definitely not come here."
“…”
"If you don't come here, there's only one place left."
Zhu Feng sat there calmly, silent for a while before saying, "Yongzhou City..."
Xiang Yuanbo looked at him intently.
Zhu Feng slowly stood up and walked to the side of the sand table. On the sand table, one could clearly see the entire Yongzhou City and the terrain of dozens of miles in radius from Doubei Town in the south. Due to the long period of peace, this sand table had not been used for a long time, but fortunately, the scenery and terrain had not changed much over the years, and the various checkpoints in this place were still clearly visible.
And Yongzhou City...
Zhu Feng narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the South City Gate, which looked heavy and huge even on the sand table.
Xiang Yuanbo's gaze followed his gaze and focused there. He said, "Although there have been no battles in recent years, I have been following the emperor's instructions to continuously reinforce the city walls and gates. Even with double the number of troops, let alone 20,000, they won't be able to easily break into the city."
“…”
"What's more, our troops can be dispatched at any time. Whether they can reach the city gate is another matter."
At this time, it was already very dark. They had only stood in the big tent for a while before the light was so dim that the sand table became a chaos. Several bodyguards immediately came in, lit the candlesticks, and walked to the side of the sand table while holding them high. The flickering light and shadow made the entire sand table look turbulent.
It was as if the situation they were facing at the moment.
Zhu Feng suddenly asked, "How long does it take to reach the South City Gate from here?"
Xiang Yuanbo said, "Ride faster, it won't take half an hour."
Zhu Feng asked, "Where are the east and west gates?"
Xiang Yuanbo was stunned for a moment.
He knew very well that the emperor was asking about the possibility of the missing 20,000 troops raiding several city gates. However, the east and west gates——
He frowned and said, "In terms of time, it will only take a quarter to half an hour longer than holding the South Gate. However, Your Majesty, since the enemy has concealed the movements of those 20,000 men, it is obvious that they are planning a surprise attack. However, a surprise attack on the East and West Gates is unlikely."
Another deputy general also stepped forward bravely and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, outside the east and west gates, it's all flat and level, and you can see everything clearly."
Zhu Feng said, "It's not that there are no mountains."
"But the mountain is already dozens of miles away."
“…”
Zhu Feng did not say anything, but remained silent. After the deputy general said that, he seemed to remember something and looked at Xiang Yuanbo. Everyone felt something in their hearts.
Dozens of miles away...
That's far enough away indeed.
However, precisely because the mountains were dozens of miles away from the city gates on both sides, if there were 20,000 troops really being deployed in those mountains, they would really be completely unaware of it.
Xiang Yuanbo's breathing became tight.
He whispered, "Your Majesty, what you're saying is that the Yue people concealed the whereabouts of those 20,000 people and planned to attack Yongzhou City by surprise when we were off guard. And their target wasn't the South Gate, but the other two gates?"
Zhu Feng didn't say anything, but just looked at the sand table again.
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