Old Yu quickly analyzed the information he had gathered over the years, and the more he thought about it, the more alarmed he became. In the dead of winter, he broke out in a cold sweat.
"Did the military households from Pingliang Fort escape?" Song Liyun gripped the paperweight in her hand, feeling anxious.
What were those soldiers doing, letting a few defenseless civil officials escape?
At this point, even Yu Lao couldn't say that the soldiers were all ordinary people. When facing cunning and shrewd officials, they were bound to be careless and negligent.
In his guess, the internal strife within the Di royal court had been going on for years, and the noblewoman from the Wu Dynasty royal family sent there was just a pretext used by several tribes.
Moreover, the Mida Valley region is a place that the royal court will eventually unify.
However, Mida City acted quickly, forming an alliance with the Zhenbei Army while they were fighting amongst themselves.
Three years passed in the blink of an eye. A city was built in the Mida River Valley, and there were caravans that made people envious.
Moreover, there are many guards.
If Wang Tingruo launches a rash attack, he will not only suffer heavy losses, but also end up with nothing but ruins.
The corrupt official who defected to the Wu Dynasty devised a plan to lure the enemy out, using three thousand men as bait to draw away the Zhenbei Army on the grasslands, as well as the garrison of Mida City.
But the royal court has not made any move against Mida City, so how could it know so much about the situation and even have the Zhenbei Army under its control?
“Young Madam, there must be spies among the merchants who left the city, and there are also spies in the tribes…” Old Master Yu said in a deep voice.
"The Simon tribe is the inside man!"
After Yu Lao's analysis, Song Liyun suddenly understood.
No wonder those tribes acted out of character and started looking for trouble as soon as Zhao Tingduo left.
It wasn't that I really wanted to force myself to agree to the unreasonable demands, but rather that I wanted to distract myself.
However, Song Liyun didn't give them a chance to cause trouble. With a swift motion, she eliminated Simon.
"Yes, those tribes didn't expect the young mistress to be able to kill Simon, so they took advantage of the caravan's departure to cause trouble... They wanted to detain the caravan, lure Fang Baihu away, and completely swallow Mida City!"
In just a few months, without firing a single shot, they completely occupied Mida City, which possessed a miracle.
Such meticulous, embroidery-like operation, and such patience, could only have been conceived by a civil official of the Wu Dynasty, who was skilled in intrigue and scheming.
This is why Zhao Tingduo, who was on the battlefield, was not in danger, while Song Liyun, who stayed at home, was.
Song Liyun couldn't say whether Old Yu's prediction was right or wrong, she just closed her eyes slightly: Since the target is Mida City, then let's go!
Within half an hour, Mida City issued a series of passwords.
The remaining businesses in the city are all crammed into one building and can no longer move around freely.
Jian Fangtong's men also sent back news that, upon learning that the caravan was trapped, they quickly began their investigation even before Commander Fang could send troops.
She was shocked to find out what she was looking for, and the results left Jian Fangtong pale with fright.
A team hidden in the desert was found out, with a number of at least nearly a thousand people.
With so many people remaining undetected, Song Liyun couldn't believe that no tribe was covering it up.
With just a little thought, she could figure out who it was—the one who had joined in the trouble that day.
However, the extermination of the Simon tribe and the warning at night caused these people to go into hiding again.
If the intelligence was incorrect, Jian Fangtong bears responsibility.
Jian Fangtong was both angry and annoyed, because one of his subordinates had been bribed.
Old Qian sent all the trusted guards to the city walls.
According to statistics, there are 143 men who can defend the city, plus the men in the city lord's mansion, for a total of 200.
What reassured Song Liyun was that there was also news: the Muhan tribe and several other tribes had received news of the caravan's troubles and had rushed over to help Fang Zheng and Lin Qingyuan.
Once the two escaped and returned to Mida City, the guards would also return.
In just two days, all the surrounding tribes will gather in Mida City.
Song Liyun returned to the main courtyard after arranging the good news, where Yun Niangzi, Wan Youyou, and the others were waiting.
Upon seeing her arrive, Wan Youyou, who had changed into a fitted long robe, asked, "Young Madam, Yiming and Erfan can all be used; they have all been trained."
Yiming and a dozen other boys are 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 can gain an advantageous position, they will be a force to be reckoned with.
Song Liyun nodded: "Youyou, go and make arrangements with the research institute. Take care of some things that need to be dealt with, and the gunpowder can also be used."
Wan Youyou has experienced the destruction of her family and the loss of her loved ones; she is no ordinary girl.
With her intelligence, she guessed the whole story when she heard about Pingliang Fort more than a month ago.
Because she also belonged to the group of exiled people.
Officials who have been convicted of crimes and sent out of the capital were once high-ranking officials with generous salaries and luxurious lifestyles, but now they have been reduced to scraping the land for food.
Who among them doesn't harbor hatred and yearn to regain their former glory? As soon as the Di royal court makes an offer, they can't wait to switch allegiance to another master.
Seeing that Song Liyun was in a calm mood, Wan Youyou also calmed down, turned around and left without saying a word.
Nearby, Yuquan and Yunniangzi were not so at ease.
Yuquan's face turned deathly pale. She had heard from the elders of her clan about the tragedy of their clan being wiped out twenty years ago.
There are also the annual tribal sacrifices, all of which are bloody.
Yun Niangzi was even more unable to accept that after only a few years of peaceful life, she had to see the blood and flesh of her loved ones flying everywhere and their heads falling to the ground.
Yuquan helped Song Liyun sit down.
Yun Niangzi was so anxious that she paced back and forth, saying, "Xiao Yun, you should go back to Kara Mountain. Not for your own sake, but also for the child in your belly... He and his father don't even know him yet... You shouldn't keep it from the young master."
After learning she was pregnant, Song Liyun did not mention her own situation in her letters to Zhao Tingduo.
Talking about being away from home serves no purpose other than causing people to worry and become anxious.
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