Chapter 496 Yangjia Village
Three days later, Danzhou City.
Wang Youya stood on the top of the city wall and looked out. He saw that the plain was completely quiet, without even a shadow of a dog, and he couldn't help but look confused.
It's really strange. I'm on high alert here, but why is there no movement from King Zhenbei?
Wang Youya always felt that such silence was not a good sign.
He ordered his men to keep watching, and he went down the city wall and went directly to the general's mansion.
Wen Quan was studying the Danzhou City Defense Map when Wang Youya walked in, shouting:
“It’s been three days and there’s been no movement.
"Brother, do you think the old man Zhenbei Wang is up to something bad?"
Wen Quan frowned and stared at the city defense map.
"It is impossible for him to give up Danzhou. If he does not take action now, he must have some plan. We must not let our guard down."
Wang Youya nodded and started to study it with him.
Just then, someone came in to report that a large army from Northern Xinjiang had been spotted near Luhua River, numbering approximately 30,000 people.
"Who leads the troops?"
"Like the twelve brave guards under the command of King Zhenbei."
Wen Quan and Wang Youya looked at each other and thought to themselves that something was not right.
Wang Youya pounded the table, "He's going to cut off our retreat! Should we send troops?"
Wen Quan shook his head, "No, they have 30,000 people, if we want to fight we have to send out all of them.
The main force of the Zhenbei King is eyeing us covetously, we cannot move."
"What should we do? Just watch it!" Wang Youya said anxiously.
Wenquan sighed.
"There is no other way, we can only hope that the troops in Longyou will act quickly.
Fortunately, Danzhou has plenty of food, so we are not afraid of them besieging the city."
Another soldier walked in quickly.
"Reporting to the governor, General, we have received another secret letter from the front line!"
Wenquan immediately opened the secret letter and frowned deeply after reading it, as if he was very puzzled.
"What's wrong? Let me see." Wang Youya took the letter and his expression became a little strange.
"A large number of corpses of villagers were found near Yangjia Village, fifteen miles north of Danzhou... It seems that the village was massacred. There are traces of the Northern Frontier Army near the village..."
He looked up in astonishment:
"It's strange, Yangjia Village is outside Danzhou City, very remote, with no money and no food.
Why would the King of Zhenbei suddenly send troops there and massacre the villagers! ? "
Wenquan was puzzled, and at the same time, anger rose in his heart.
A village...that’s the lives of hundreds of people!
"This matter is too strange, I have to go and take a look." Wen Quan said.
Wang Youya immediately grabbed her:
"No! This old fellow is full of tricks, maybe he is just trying to lure you into a trap.
Danzhou can't do without you now, send someone else."
Wen Quan's thick eyebrows were almost twisted together, and he was obviously thinking about it. Finally, he shook his head:
"No one here knows the army of Northern Frontier better than me. The King of Zhenbei must have a deep meaning behind this move. If I send someone else, they may not be able to see the mystery.
I won’t be able to rest assured unless I go and see it myself.”
"It's too dangerous. What if there's an ambush?"
Wen Quan's eyes flickered, and he said thoughtfully:
“I’m not afraid of an ambush…Brother Wang, think about it, the King of Zhenbei has sent the twelve most powerful guards under his command to intercept the reinforcements from Longyou. They have already crossed the Luhua River and it is impossible for them to appear in Yangjia Village.
Without these people, the other young generals in the Northern Frontier Camp are nothing to be feared."
Wang Youya immediately thought of another thing and said with a serious look:
"Have you forgotten? Princess Ning Yue hasn't shown up yet.
Compared to those brave guards, she is the truly terrifying one!"
"Princess Ningyue..." Wen Quan frowned deeply again and spoke slowly.
“I heard that Princess Ningyue is loyal and brave, deeply loved by the late emperor, and has always been very popular among the people in the northern border.
I have studied every battle she has ever fought. Her fighting style is particularly fierce, which is completely different from the treacherous and dangerous style of the King of Zhenbei. It even feels like... they are not from the same kind of people.
To be honest, Brother Wang, I don't believe she will follow the King of Zhenbei in rebellion."
Wenquan sighed, "I really want to meet her and persuade her to give up the dark and join the light."
Wang Youya wanted to say something, but Wen Quan had already raised his head with a determined look in his eyes.
"Brother Wang, there is no need to say more. Tomorrow night I will lead a small team to explore the situation near Yangjia Village.
"In case... I mean in case, if something unexpected happens, my brother, just remember to defend the city and never leave the city to meet the enemy before reinforcements arrive."
Wang Youya knew that he could no longer persuade him, so he had to suppress his anxiety and patted Wen Quan's shoulder heavily.
"Brother, I have two jars of twenty-year-old wine hidden in the bottom of my box.
When you return safely, we will drink together!"
…
Northern Frontier Camp.
Murong Jing, dressed in red, jumped off the horse. The sweat on her face mixed with sand and dust, and she was covered in dust.
"Father, I'm back. I heard you were anxious to find me?"
She drew aside the curtain of the main tent and strode in.
King Zhenbei turned around, looked at her and smiled:
"My son, you must have worked hard on this trip to Uzbekistan. Sit down and rest for a while."
“It’s not hard!”
Murong Jing took off the heavy helmet on her head and placed it on the table, revealing her long black hair that was tied up high, and said:
"That Zhu Ertai was really cunning. He promised to send 300 excellent war horses, but he secretly mixed in a lot of sick horses.
Fortunately, my son found them and personally checked them one by one, finding and replacing all the sick horses, but that also delayed me a lot, so I just came back now."
Murong Jing looked outside again and said in surprise:
"Father, when I came back, I saw that the East Fifth Camp was empty. But did the court issue military orders?"
The King of Zhenbei nodded and said, "The court adjusted the military deployment and transferred 30,000 Northern Frontier troops to Longyou, and the twelve guards followed them."
When Murong Jing heard that all the twelve guards had gone, she was a little surprised, but she didn't ask any more questions.
“Jing’er, you just came back from Uzbekistan, you should have rested well.
But Cheng Lian and the others are not here right now, so there is something you need to investigate."
Murong Jing perked up, "Father, please speak."
"We just received intelligence that a group of rebels suspected to be the remnants of the great purification operation have become active again.
The range of activities is in the Yangjia Village area north of Danzhou. You can take people to have a look."
Murong Jing's expression was stern, "Exorcism of the remnants?"
Several years ago, I worked together with Zhu Lan, Xiao Fuzi and others to annihilate Da Fu. I thought they had disappeared, could it be that they have resurrected again?
Murong Jing immediately stood up and spoke in a sonorous and powerful voice:
"Don't worry, father. I will lead a team to investigate.
If there are any remnants, they must be wiped out in one fell swoop!"
Murong Jing was about to leave, but heard the King of Zhenbei behind her say another faint reminder:
"That gang of thieves was very cunning, often disguising themselves as imperial troops and burning, killing and looting in villages and towns.
If you encounter it, don’t be soft-hearted.”
"The child understands."
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