Chapter 502 War Preparations
Old Yu quickly analyzed the information he had obtained over the years in his mind. The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became. In the middle of winter, he suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.
"Is it the military households of Pingliang Fort who escaped?" Song Liyun clenched the paperweight in her hand, feeling anxious.
What were those soldiers doing letting a few powerless civilian officials escape?
At this time, Mr. Yu could not say that the soldiers were all ordinary people, and they would inevitably be careless when facing cunning officials.
According to his guess, the internal strife in the Di royal court has existed for many years, and the royal ladies of the Wu Dynasty sent there were just an excuse for several tribes.
Moreover, the Mida Valley area is also a place that the royal court will unify sooner or later.
It’s just that Mida City acted quickly and formed an alliance with the Zhenbei Army during their internal strife.
Three years passed in a flash, and a city was built in the Mida Valley, along with an enviable caravan.
And there are many guards.
If Wang Ting attacked rashly, he would not only suffer heavy losses, but also lose everything and leave only ruins.
The criminal official of the Wu Dynasty who defected to the former capital came up with a plan to deceive the world and lure out the enemy. He used 3,000 people as bait to lure away the Zhenbei Army on the grassland and the defenders of Mida City.
But the royal court has not made any move towards Mida City. How can it know the situation so well and even control the Zhenbei Army?
"Young Madam, there must be traitors among the merchants leaving the city, and there are also traitors in the tribe..." said Old Yu in a deep voice.
"The Simon tribe is the culprit!"
After Yu Laoyi's analysis, Song Liyun suddenly understood.
No wonder as soon as Zhao Tingduo left, those tribes jumped out to seek trouble, contrary to their usual behavior.
It wasn't that he really wanted to force himself to agree to the rude request, but he wanted to disrupt his vision.
But Song Liyun didn't give them a chance to make trouble. She swung her knife and killed Simon directly.
"Well, those tribes didn't expect the young lady to kill Simon, so they took advantage of the caravan's departure to cause trouble... They wanted to detain the caravan, lure away Captain Fang, and swallow up Mida City entirely!"
In just a few months, without moving a single soldier, they completely occupied the miraculous city of Mida.
This kind of delicate embroidery-like operation and such patience can only be thought of by the civil officials of the Wu Dynasty who are good at conspiracy and intrigue.
This is why Zhao Tingduo is not in danger on the battlefield, but Song Liyun is in danger at home.
Song Liyun had no way of saying whether Mr. Yu’s guess was right or wrong, so she just closed her eyes slightly and said: Since the target is Mida City, let’s go!
Within half an hour, commands from Mida City were issued continuously.
The merchants who remained in the city were all gathered in one house and could no longer move freely.
Jian Fangtong's men also sent back news. After learning that the caravan was trapped, they quickly tracked down the caravan without waiting for Fang Baihu to send troops.
You don’t know until you check. Once you check, Jian Fangtong is so scared that his face turns pale.
A team hiding in the desert was discovered, with at least a thousand people.
So many people have not been discovered, Song Liyun doesn't believe that there is no one in the tribe covering it up.
With just a little thought, she could guess who it was: the one who had caused trouble that day.
It was only the extermination of Simon's tribe and the warning at night that made these people hide again.
The intelligence was wrong, and Jian Fangtong was responsible.
Jian Fangtong was both angry and annoyed because one of his men had been bribed.
Lao Qian sent all his trusted guards to the city walls.
After counting, there are still 143 people who can defend the city, plus the men in the city lord's mansion, there are a total of 200.
What reassured Song Liyun was that there was news that the Muhan tribe and several other tribes had heard that the caravan was in trouble and had rushed over to help Fang Zheng and Lin Qingyuan.
As long as the two men escaped and returned to Mida City, the guards would also come back.
Two days, it only takes two days for Mida City and all the surrounding tribes to gather here.
Song Liyun arranged everything and returned to the main courtyard. Madam Yun, Wan Youyou and the others were waiting there.
As soon as she saw her coming, Wan Youyou, who had changed into a long waist robe, asked: "Young Madam, Yiming, Erfan and the others can be used. They have all been trained."
Yiming and a dozen other boys are now twelve or thirteen years old. They usually do odd jobs in the research institute. Although they are young and weak, they are very familiar with the operation of hand mines and landmines. If they occupy an advantageous position, they will be a group of new forces.
Song Liyun nodded: "Youyou, go and arrange for the research institute to deal with some things that need to be dealt with, and you can also take out the gunpowder and use it."
Wan Youyou has experienced the destruction of her family and is not an ordinary girl.
With her intelligence, she guessed what had happened when she heard about Pingliang Fort more than a month ago.
Because she also belonged to the group of exiles.
The criminal officials who were expelled from the capital used to be high-ranking officials with generous salaries and a life of luxury, but now they have been reduced to living in poverty and have to dig for food on the land.
Everyone is filled with hatred and wishes to restore their former glory. Once the Di royal court makes contact, they can't wait to join another master.
Seeing that Song Liyun was calm, Wan Youyou also calmed down and turned away without saying a word.
Next to them, Yuquan and Yunniang were not so safe.
Yuquan's face turned pale. She had heard from the elders of the clan about the tragic event of the clan being exterminated twenty years ago.
There are also the annual tribal memorial services, which are all bloody.
Madam Yun could not accept it even more. After just a few years of peaceful life, she had to see her loved ones covered in blood and heads falling to the ground.
Yuquan helped Song Liyun sit down.
Madam Yun was so anxious that she turned around and said, "Xiao Yun, you should leave! Go back to Kala Mountain. If not for yourself, you should also think about the child in your belly... He and his father don't know about you yet... You shouldn't hide it from the young master."
Since she found out she was pregnant, Song Liyun did not mention anything about herself in her letters to Zhao Tingduo.
When troops are dispatched abroad, telling others about it will only make people worried and distracted, but it will have no effect at all.
Song Liyun also wanted Zhao Tingduo to come back and witness it all with her own eyes.
She waved her hand and said, "Aunt Yun, it's too late to leave now. I'm afraid that as soon as I leave the city, I'll be intercepted halfway."
Yuquan also said, "Madam said she would come to Mida City once the tribe is settled. Now it seems she is already on her way. If we go back, we might run into her halfway!"
The last time Elder Shan sent her to serve the young lady, the lady was already arranging for the steelmaking blast furnace to stop firing, and she would come to see the young lady as soon as she had time.
How could Song Liyun put her hopes on a chance encounter on the road?
She calmed down and comforted the two panicked women, "Don't worry, the walls of Mida are made of cement. They are high and strong. Not only can arrows not penetrate them, but even people can't climb over them!
We just need to close the city gates, have enough food and drink for a month, and your city lord will lead his troops back to fight!"
It seems... that's the case!
Yuquan and Madam Yun also relaxed and looked at each other in bewilderment: "Really? Young Madam is not lying to us?"
"If you don't believe me, you must believe the city wall!" Song Liyun laughed.
After cement was invented, the adobe walls were re-coated with cement, which was used for the first time, although it could not be compared with the craftsmen of later generations.
But the wall, which is as hard as iron and as smooth as a mirror, still amazes everyone who sees it.
Without waiting for the two to think any further, Song Liyun continued to make arrangements: "From now on, Aunt Yun will take care of the maids and the servants in the mansion, and arrange for the three meals a day and clothing for me and Miss Wan and my son."
These things were originally what Madam Yun was responsible for. When Song Liyun mentioned it again, Madam Yun, who was a little dazed, slowly came to her senses: "Okay, I'll go to the kitchen and see if the baby's milk is warm. I'll also make you a bowl of ginger candy."
"Okay, go ahead! If the maids ask, just say what you just said!"
Song Liyun didn't intend to hide it. She didn't want a fight to break out outside and make the people in her house panic.
(End of this chapter)
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