Chapter 501 Danger is coming!
In the study, Shitou explained the situation in a few words: "The caravan encountered the royal cavalry on the road and is now retreating. Captain Fang has already led the cavalry to support them. He asked me to inform the young lady!"
Song Liyun's face changed and she slammed the table. What she was worried about finally happened!
At this moment, Old Yu, Old Qian and others who arrived a little later also appeared outside the study door, accompanied by a caravan guard who looked embarrassed.
"Don't worry, Madam. The caravan has 500 guards, and Captain Fang has already led the cavalry to support them. Nothing will happen!"
When Mr. Yu saw that the pregnant woman Song Liyun was angry, he hurried to comfort her.
Song Liyun was worried that she didn't know enough about defense and might make mistakes. They were all specialized and Fang Zheng had the right of first refusal in an emergency.
That's why Fang Zheng only reported to her after he dispatched his troops.
Song Liyun also felt that she had been restless since she became pregnant. She took a deep breath to calm herself down. "What's the specific situation?"
Those goods are the lifeblood of the merchants, and these merchants are the lifeblood of Mida City.
If anything goes wrong, Mida City’s reputation will be completely ruined.
The guard who came back to report the news fell to his knees and said, "Madam, we encountered a damaged road before we even reached the Zabu River. Boss Lin and the Wan family's steward thought there was something wrong and asked everyone to return to the city.
But other merchants said the road was washed away by summer floods. If there was an ambush, the floating bridge in the river ahead would have been destroyed first. They insisted on leaving.
At this point, the guard was obviously filled with regret, and his voice choked with sobs.
The guards had scouted the route in advance, but having been on the road so many times in the past three years, it was inevitable that they might be careless.
They only looked at the floating bridge in the river and the surrounding area within a mile to see if there were any wolves.
Although the Lin and Wan families are wealthy families in the city, people are usually willing to listen to what they say.
But now people are already halfway there, and there are many other merchants.
Everyone was in a hurry to leave, and no one would turn back because of something unusual when they were halfway there.
So the caravan stopped on the road and the escort team repaired the road.
The stop lasted for half a day because there was no rest stop. Hundreds of people were crowded together and the situation was chaotic.
Half a day later, bad news came that the guard who went to contact the rest stop ahead was missing.
The guards on duty also sounded the alarm, saying that there were cavalry around.
"Are you going to turn back immediately?" Song Liyun said in a deep voice.
The guard shook his head: "Some families saw that the road had been repaired and wanted to rush across the Zabu River immediately. As long as they crossed the river, they could contact the Zhenbei Army in Hecheng!
They shouted that they didn't want to go back to the city!"
The Zabu River beach is one mile wide. It is dry in winter and there is a wooden floating bridge. As long as the carriage passes through, it will be close to the city.
"What happened when you left?" Song Liyun no longer had the heart to listen to the guard's continued explanation. She just wanted to know who attacked the caravan.
The guard hurriedly said, "Boss Lin saw that the situation was not right and everyone was unwilling to retreat, so he asked me to return to the city to report the news."
Song Liyun frowned, blaming Lin Qingyuan for sending the guards, who always seemed to be unable to find the point of the conversation, to deliver the message. "So, the caravan is safe for now!"
She said so, but the people in the room did not relax. Instead, they looked solemn.
Lin Qingyuan and others are people who have been walking on the grassland for many years.
We have all experienced robbers and bandits. They lose their temper and start shouting at the slightest sign of trouble.
He must have discovered something was wrong, so he sent Fang Zheng to lead the troops.
Old Qian said, "Although Captain Fang's cavalry is not as good as the Thunder Battalion, if they just want to rob people on the road, we can easily send them off."
The caravan has hundreds of guards and a hundred cavalrymen, which is already a considerable fighting force and cannot be easily defeated.
Song Liyun nodded: "Old Qian, take him down to rest, and then organize the patrol team in the city."
The guard who brought the news had been running for three days and was exhausted.
Lao Qian knew his position and took his men away.
Shitou also went out to find Madam Yun and the guards in the mansion to make preparations early.
Mr. Yu wanted to leave, but Song Liyun stopped him: "Mr. Yu, please stay a moment!"
When there was no one else in the room, Song Liyun asked Old Yu, "Does Old Yu have any ideas?"
Although it was said urgently just now, Mr. Yu was not too nervous. He just had a gloomy face and seemed to be thinking about something.
Mr. Yu sat down and said, "Young Madam has also discovered it!" He used an affirmative sentence.
Song Liyun said in a deep voice: "I don't understand military affairs, but my husband has been arresting Di soldiers who crossed the border near Pingliang Fort for the past two months, and the Zhenbei Army has also been strictly guarding the border. Logically speaking, he should have returned to the army long ago.
But now it seems to be entangled by something, neither fighting nor retreating... What is it doing?"
"The caravan hasn't encountered any real danger yet, so why transfer Fang Zheng?"
Zhao Tingduo initially said that he was capturing the 3,000 Di soldiers in the mountains, but there has been no news so far, and it seems that someone has cut off contact with them.
The Zhenbei Army also completely evacuated from Kala Mountain.
In addition, the caravan left with its guards, and even Fang Zheng's one hundred cavalrymen were withdrawn.
To be honest, at this moment, Mida City, without any military protection, is like an exposed piece of fat meat, which can be taken at will by any means.
Old Yu's expression changed instantly. If Song Liyun could think of it, he could think of it too: "Young Madam, we've been deceived!"
Yes, Midacheng was deceived. Not only Zhao Tingduo was deceived, but also Zhao Tinglei.
Mr. Yu is indeed an old man in the army. He has been Zhao Tinglei's aide for several years and is more knowledgeable about military affairs than Song Liyun.
However, in the past three years or so, since he found the mine, he has been staying in the grassland, building blast furnaces and doing scientific research, and has invisibly stayed away from political affairs and military affairs.
When Song Liyun reminded him, his mind opened up and he naturally figured out a lot of things.
There is indeed something strange here. Since receiving the letter about the defeat of Pingliang Fort, he has never returned to the city for a face-to-face meeting. The information he received was all relayed.
Seeing Elder Yu's expression change, Song Liyun asked nervously, "Elder Yu, is my husband in danger?"
Elder Yu shook his head: "The Third Young Master is not in danger, but we are in danger!"
At this time, he resumed his role as the military advisor assisting the lord in the Hecheng Garrison.
Song Liyun lowered her eyes. She had no time to ask why Zhao Tingduo was not in danger. She just raised her hand and touched her abdomen, and said calmly: "Master Yu, are our things buried?"
Elder Yu nodded. "Ten mines have been placed along the road outside the city, but they're far from the city gate. The remaining mines haven't been positioned yet."
The mine experiment was successful, so Song Liyun asked Mr. Yu to bury them in some special places.
However, there are still people active inside and outside the city, so after the mines are buried, some firewood and straw are piled up to cover them.
"Immediately pass the order down, have Lao Qian declare martial law throughout the city, disperse all the tribes outside the city, and plant landmines at the city gates!"
Song Liyun no longer concealed those things. No matter where the danger came from, she decided to put herself in a turtle shell first.
There is a ghost in Mida City. She doesn't have the time to identify the authenticity of the tribe, so she keeps them all out first.
Old Yu shouted to his followers to do it immediately, then turned around to look at the city lord's wife with a bad look in her eyes.
He knew that he now needed to explain to his wife where the danger came from.
"Young Madam, please forgive my rash words... I suspect the Xuyang Royal Court must have taken those criminals into custody long ago! And at least two years ago!"
Mr. Yu paced back and forth quickly in his study, thinking and deducing.
(End of this chapter)
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