At the foot of the mountain, the officers and soldiers under Meng Chao stumbled down the mountain. Although they still had a lot of people, the captain was dead, the captain was also dead. Without a backbone, they were like headless flies, and dared not continue fighting with the people from the Qianhu Suo.
At this moment, they all hated their parents for not giving them two more legs. Due to the crowd, some soldiers fell off the cliff on the right side of the road.
Xiao Cheng saw the messy scene at the foot of the mountain and was furious.
Yuan Zheng was asked to inquire. After learning that Meng Chao was dead, Xiao Cheng fell silent and frowned. Although he had ambitions and martial arts, he had actually not fought much.
His knowledge of leading troops only came from military books. He did not take any part in the previous mission to drive out the southern barbarians, but instead assigned the task to other lieutenants.
This time he led troops to fight in the true sense of the word, but he did not expect it to turn out to be such a mess.
Not to mention the deaths of three thousand officers and soldiers, even the captain was killed this time. Is it really so easy to defend and difficult to attack a mere thousand-household unit?
Xiao Cheng's face was extremely ugly. He personally supervised the battle but it turned out like this. If it got out, wouldn't it be a joke? Now all the people in Yizhou knew that he led his troops to eliminate Pei Yun.
This battle must succeed and cannot fail, otherwise where will his prestige as a prince be?
If it is so difficult to capture Pei Yun, who would believe that he can succeed in a rebellion in the future?
"Come to the tent to discuss matters."
After Xiao Cheng finished speaking, he entered the central military tent. Yuan Zheng, three captains, the remaining military officers on Meng Chao's side, and Wei Long all entered the central military tent.
"Yuan Zheng, you've been to Qianhu Suo, tell me how to break through it?"
Yuan Zheng smiled bitterly and said, "Your Highness, the Qianhu Fort was built on the mountain, with cliffs on three sides and only one mountain road in the front that can be attacked. However, the wall of Pei Yun's Qianhu Fort was built extremely high, comparable to the wall of Shudu, and the gate was also reinforced with iron sheets. It would be difficult to break through without siege equipment."
"I suggest you besiege Qianhu Suo and wait until they run out of food before launching an attack. Otherwise, it will only cause more casualties."
Xiao Cheng remained silent. The last thing he wanted to hear was being besieged.
He has led the army in person, but can only adopt a siege strategy. What's the point of him being here? What he wants is a quick victory.
A captain said, "Your Majesty, I do have an idea."
"speak."
"The Qianhu Fort is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It can only be breached by siege equipment. Pei Yun was also prepared for this, so he ordered people to burn our siege equipment."
"Why don't we send people to counter-ambush them, and then have the craftsmen in the army make siege weapons. We will go up the mountain again, and when Pei Yun sends people to destroy it again, our ambushers will attack and catch them all in one fell swoop."
Xiao Cheng nodded and thought about the feasibility of this plan.
Wei Long said: "Your Majesty, the Black Feather Guards can go up the mountain at night and ambush on the cliff."
Xiao Cheng said: "What you can think of, Pei Yun can probably think of as well. He might have someone waiting there. He has a first-rate master and Lu Jingxuan at his disposal. It may not be easy for you to get up there."
Wei Long said proudly: "Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will personally lead the Black Feather Guards up this time. We will definitely be able to defend the cliff."
Xiao Cheng pondered for a moment and said, "Yuan Zheng, you should immediately send someone back to Qingyang County to bring the craftsmen in your military camp to make siege weapons on the spot."
Then he said to the captain, "If you succeed, Meng Chao's position will be yours."
The captain was overjoyed and quickly clasped his fists to express his gratitude.
…
Jinling.
As night fell and the lights came on, the pleasure boats on the Qinhuai River were filled with the sounds of string music and singing and dancing. It was hard to tell that the country was at war with the Northern Hu.
Lu Jingxuan changed into a Confucian robe, stepped into Feiyan Tower, and went straight to the second floor.
In a private room, a man in a brocade robe had been waiting for a long time. When he saw Lu Jingxuan coming in, the man stood up and bowed, "Brother Lu, I haven't seen you for many years. You are still as elegant as ever."
Lu Jingxuan returned the greeting and said with a smile: "Brother Chen, you are too polite. Jinling is more prosperous than Yizhou, and it makes people linger."
The man smiled and said, "I asked you to stay in Jinling, but you insisted on going to Yizhou. Now you know how good Jinling is."
This man's name is Chen Mingyuan. On the surface he is a businessman, but in reality he is secretly the prince's eyes and ears, responsible for intelligence exchanges. Lu Jingxuan had saved his life before, and the two of them had many correspondences, and they had a life-long friendship.
The two of them sat down and drank three rounds of wine. Lu Jingxuan whispered, "Brother Chen, I came here this time to ask for something important."
"you say."
"I want to see the prince."
Chen Mingyuan paused for a moment, "Brother Lu, do you also want to join the Crown Prince?"
Lu Jingxuan said, "I'm not seeking refuge, but I have something important to tell the Crown Prince. This matter is urgent for me. Can Brother Chen arrange it?"
Chen Mingyuan's eyes flickered slightly. Although Lu Jingxuan had saved his life, he also knew that Lu Jingxuan was now helping Xiao Cheng, and Xiao Cheng had always been at odds with the prince.
The other party suddenly wants to see the prince. Could it be that he wants to assassinate him?
Seeing that the other party was silent, Lu Jingxuan knew what he was thinking. "I have evidence of the Bashu King's rebellion, and I am here to present it to the prince."
As he spoke, he took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it over. Chen Mingyuan took it and took a look at it, his expression changed slightly.
"Brother Lu, is this true?"
Lu Jingxuan said in a deep voice: "It is absolutely true. The King of Bashu has been planning for a long time. This letter is just one of them. I also have another important thing to tell the prince."
"What's up?"
"This matter involves the secrets of the royal family. Brother Chen, are you sure you want to hear it?"
Chen Mingyuan was a little surprised when he heard this. Royal secrets? Really? You, Lu Jingxuan, can actually master the royal secrets in Yizhou.
But he didn't ask any more questions.
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