Chapter 527: All Bad Intentions
Zhu Qingyan and Murong Jing each held their own opinions and had their own reasons. Yan Xiuyun remained silent, and it was difficult for him to make a decision.
At this time, news came from outside that Queen Zhenbei had retreated twenty miles and joined up with another group of people.
"Another group of people?" Yan Xiuyun frowned and asked, "About how many people are there?"
"Thirty to forty thousand people. Judging from their direction... they should be coming from near Xiaoyao Mountain."
Murong Jing asked, "Could it be that Cheng Lian's guards have withdrawn?"
She thought about it again, and a hint of joy flashed across her face.
"Since they are no longer guarding Xiaoyao Mountain, won't the 200,000 Sky-Breaking Army in Longyou soon join us?"
As soon as Murong Jing finished speaking, she immediately realized that something was wrong.
Originally, Cheng Lian only used 30,000 to 40,000 troops to tie down the 200,000 Po Tian Army, which was a move with great benefits.
King Zhenbei is not stupid, why would he let them evacuate Xiaoyao Mountain at this critical juncture and let the Potian Army pass through?
Zhu Qingyan and Yan Xiuyun obviously also thought of this.
Yan Xiuyun immediately ordered people to find out the situation in Xiaoyao Mountain.
Two days later, news finally came back from Xiaoyao Mountain, but it made everyone nervous—
Behind Xiaoyao Mountain, there is only one plank road that can be passed. After passing that plank road, it continues to the north to Danzhou and to the east to Qingshi Pass, with no obstacles.
However, after Cheng Lian led his troops to evacuate Xiaoyao Mountain, he actually burned the plank road.
Although the plank road was not very long, it still took half a month to rebuild it.
Zhu Qingyan asked: "Is there no way to bypass Xiaoyao Mountain?"
Murong Jing shook her head. She was more familiar with the terrain of the northwest than Zhu Qingyan and Yan Xiuyun.
"The terrain around Xiaoyao Mountain is complicated. If we take a detour, it will take at least two more months. We won't have enough time."
"Report - urgent military intelligence from Yunzhou City!" Another soldier ran in quickly and reported loudly.
Yan Xiuyun let him speak.
"There was an Uzi caravan secretly transporting cavalry in Yunzhou City, but it was seized by the government.
After careful investigation, the prefect Ding Wangyuan learned that there had been unusual movements in Wuzi recently, and that a large army was being assembled at the border, seemingly with the intention of raising an army!"
"What!?" Zhu Qingyan and Murong Jing were both shocked.
Wuzi had clearly signed a peace treaty with Daliang a few years ago. Although Muza was sent to assist the King of Zhenbei, the number of people led by Muza was small. Even if the King of Zhenbei failed, and the Daliang court investigated it later, the Wuzi royal family could easily shirk the responsibility by saying that it was Muza who secretly led his subordinates to join the King of Zhenbei, and put all the responsibility on Muza alone.
But now Uzbekistan actually dares to blatantly gather troops on the border. Does it mean it doesn't even want to pretend?
Zhu Qingyan said:
"It seems that Wu Zi had been watching the situation before. Now that he saw that we were in a stalemate with King Zhenbei, he had the idea to reap the benefits."
"Your Majesty, please allow me to go into battle!" Murong Jing knelt on one knee and asked in a loud voice.
"Uzi's forces have always been dispersed, and it will not be that fast to gather them together.
We must completely defeat the rebels before they can gather together, so as to deter Uzbekistan.
Otherwise, once Uzi's army joins forces with the rebels, we will have almost no chance of winning!"
This time, Zhu Qingyan did not object. Seeing that Yan Xiuyun did not nod, Murong Jing said more anxiously:
"Your Majesty, you must not hesitate any longer. We are outnumbered by the enemy now. Only by taking advantage of the unstable morale of the Northern Frontier army and attacking quickly can we have the greatest chance of winning!"
Two hundred thousand versus more than three hundred thousand, Yan Xiuyun was still a little hesitant.
Zhu Qingyan suddenly stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I have a plan that can allow the Potian Army to reunite with us as soon as possible."
Yan Xiuyun perked up and asked her to speak quickly.
Zhu Qingyan pointed at the map and said:
"I have observed the terrain. The plank road of Xiaoyao Mountain is built on the side of the mountain wall and is very narrow. If the plank road is to be rebuilt, no more than a thousand people will be needed to work on it.
It will take about ten days to build a plank road from the location of the Potian Army. Your Majesty may as well send another thousand people to start from the other end of the plank road and build towards the Potian Army.
This way, if both sides start working at the same time, we can save half the time.”
Murong Jing's eyes suddenly lit up. If this was possible, the Potian Army would be able to cross Xiaoyao Mountain and meet up soon. By that time, there would be no need to worry about victory.
"I hope this idea of yours is very good!" Yan Xiuyun stood up and immediately ordered a pair of soldiers to take supplies to Xiaoyao Mountain to build a plank road.
Murong Jing said again:
“Your Majesty, even if we shorten the schedule, it will still take six or seven days for the Sky-Breaking Army to get here.
Please allow me to lead a team of guerrilla cavalry to harass the northern frontier army's garrison, otherwise they will take this opportunity to recuperate and be disadvantageous to us."
"Okay." Yan Xiuyun did not hesitate this time.
"I will give you all 2,000 cavalrymen."
Zhu Qingyan glanced at Murong Jing and suddenly said, "Your Majesty, I will also lead the troops... 500 infantrymen will be enough."
Murong Jing and Yan Xiuyun were both a little surprised when they heard this.
What use are 500 infantrymen who can neither be used for guerrilla warfare nor compete with an army of more than 300,000?
Zhu Qingyan's cheeks became slightly hot under the gaze of the two, and his voice became a little softer:
"I just wanted to give it a try. After all, if you want to keep the rebels awake at night, there are more ways than just raiding the enemy camp."
She raised her head and looked at the two of them with hope.
"In addition to five hundred infantrymen, I also need thirty war drums."
After following Zhu Lan, that evil-minded guy, for such a long time, she never expected that she would learn so many bad things from him.
Yan Xiuyun and Murong Jing looked at each other and immediately understood Zhu Qingyan's intention.
The two couldn't help but laugh.
"You have a lot of ideas." Yan Xiuyun immediately agreed to Zhu Qingyan's request.
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The Northern Frontier Army still retreated to Mingshatan to station.
After midnight, the camp fell into silence, with only the crackling sound of the burning campfire.
The soldiers had just experienced a thrilling escape, and their originally uneasy hearts finally relaxed a little, and one by one they finally fell asleep.
When I was sleeping soundly, I suddenly heard the sound of drums beating "dong dong dong" from somewhere.
The camp was in an uproar, and everyone was like a frightened bird, running around shouting "The enemy is chasing us!"
Cheng Lian quickly came to the tent of King Zhenbei. King Zhenbei was wearing a middle-length robe and had a panic-stricken look on his face. He immediately ordered Cheng Lian to take a team of people to check.
Cheng Lian led eight thousand people out of the camp and headed towards the direction of the drum sound, where he saw dozens of imperial soldiers with bare chests, desperately hitting the cowhide drum with drumsticks.
Seeing this, Cheng Lian became furious and immediately led his troops to rush forward and trample the enemy into a pulp.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, a group of cavalry suddenly rushed out from the side and knocked down his team of 8,000 people!
Cheng Lian's horse was frightened and almost threw him off!
The soldiers from the Northern Frontier had not yet recovered from yesterday's battle, and now they were hit by the cavalry. They threw away their weapons and weapons and fled towards the main camp.
Cheng Lian raised his head and recognized Murong Jing wearing a ghost mask at a glance.
He already knew that Murong Jing had defected to the imperial court, so how could he dare to confront her alone? So he turned his horse around and led his troops to retreat without hesitation.
Murong Jing did not chase him, but just watched him escape coldly.
Cheng Lian had just returned to the camp and had not yet had time to dismount when he heard the life-threatening drumbeats again.
But this time, it came from another direction!
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