South of Xiucheng, Xiang's soldiers were hurrying on their way. In order to reach Xiucheng faster, they hardly got much rest along the way. Only when it was really dark, they would sleep for two or three hours.
, when the sky was just getting light, we were on our way again.
According to the results of Xiang Long Qianghe's discussion with Xiang Boli, they wanted to catch Xiucheng by surprise. But how did they know that their actions had already been seen by Hai Dongqing in the sky.
Barbarians are good at riding, and their reconnaissance capabilities are extremely strong. If they meet one-on-one, few people can be their opponents, which makes these barbarian riders even more unscrupulous. They often dare to go deep into the battlefield with several riders together, even if they are
If you encounter a large enemy army and you can't defeat it, you can still use their horse skills to fly away.
Xiang's scouting ability is particularly strong. Before the army set off, Xiang Longqiang sent out a hundred scouts to clear the way ahead, in order to clear all obstacles and protect their traces from being discovered.
They have done this in the past. On this point, the Xiang people are very conceited. However, they have no idea that the sea holly in the sky is looking at everything from a bird's eye view. Because it flies too high, no one notices its existence.
With Xiaobai's help, the reconnaissance brigade was not sent to the front line, which aroused some dissatisfaction from Tie Long, Xu Hun and others. They asked Shen Ao several times to go to the front line to meet with the wild cavalry scouts, but they were all rejected.
Shen Ao stopped him with words.
"It's not that we don't give you a chance to practice, let alone looking down on you. This time we just want to give the barbarians an impression, an impression that our defense is very lax. Only in this way will they go straight to the barbarians without any scruples.
Only by rushing in can we achieve the goal of severely injuring them. As for you who want to practice, are you afraid that you won't have a chance on the battlefield?" Shen Ao said patiently to Tie Long and others, and then focused on setting up the battlefield.
Although there is currently no evidence to show which group the barbarian knights coming from belong to? Judging from the speed at which they are advancing, it is enough to prove that the other party is determined to win. Such an arrogant master Shen Ao certainly
He will not send anyone to remind them. On the contrary, he will not send any soldiers, just to boost the opponent's arrogance and lay the foundation for better burying them.
Xiang's scouts came all the way fifty miles ahead. This was already the limit of the scouts. After all, the distance was too far. Once they were surrounded by enemy troops, they would not be able to rescue them. But the scouts still did this, which shows that they did not take advantage of their opponents at all.
Put it in your eyes.
Along the way, not even a single shadow of the enemy's scouts was seen, which really boosted the arrogance of the scouts. When the news came back, it even attracted mocking sounds from the army. Look, this is
That man, Ba Khan, didn't even send out any scouts. He was so careless on the battlefield, how could they be his opponents?
Xiang Longqiang and Xiang Boli, who were still a little nervous at first, became a lot more relaxed because of this. They thought that they were overestimating their opponents and did not even do basic reconnaissance work on the battlefield. Such a team
How powerful can the army be?
Even if the opponent is so careless, they only need to launch a sudden attack, like a magic weapon descending from the sky, falling in front of the enemy, catching them by surprise. Are they afraid that they will not be able to win the battle? As long as they capture enough Bukhan men.
, even if Xiang Anxi cannot be seen, with these prisoners in hand, there is no need to worry about replacing them.
The two generals of the Xiang family were very ambitious and began to constantly adjust the attack plan. Especially in terms of timing, they were very precise. In the end, it was decided that the three thousand barbarian soldiers of the Xiang family would rest for half a day thirty miles outside Xiucheng to recuperate. After being in good spirits, he suddenly appeared outside Xiucheng at dawn and launched a forceful attack, trying to capture Ba Khan in his bed while he was still sleeping.
The plan was good and the idea was good. The two Generals Xiang also did the same thing. When the army arrived thirty miles south of Xiucheng, it was noon. They ordered the army to rest for half a day and wait for the whole army to move in the evening to prepare for the urgent march. They rushed outside Xiucheng at dawn and stormed into the city.
Until now, not a single enemy scout has been seen, which makes the Xiang clan's barbarians think that their plan has succeeded. They just hope that it will be dark sooner and get out of Xiucheng earlier, so that they can humiliate the Xiang clan earlier.
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Daliang City, the imperial capital of Daqian.
It has been more than a month since Shen Ao left.
It seems that Daliang City is still the same as before, people will do whatever they should do, and there is no change at all because of the departure of Duke Zhongguo.
But for some people, they are always worried about the safety of Duke Zhongguo. In the backyard of Xianweiju, Bai Qiutong is sitting on a stone bench next to the pond in front of the yard, holding his chin with his hands as if he is lost in some kind of longing. .
When a girl is enamored and her thoughts are completely fixed on a man, she will feel as if she has lost her soul, and if she doesn't see him for one day, it will be like three autumns.
Bai Qiutong has not seen Shen Aotong for more than a month, and even during this period, there was not even a message, which made her unable to sleep at night and she lost nearly ten pounds.
Zhizhi...zhizhi...
The monkey seemed to notice that the mistress was in a bad mood, so he kept doing somersaults on the ground and retorted with a smile. The monkey's performance fell in Bai Qiutong's eyes, and finally made her burst into laughter, and a smile bloomed on her face that made people laugh. Stunning beauty.
The monkey was intentionally left by Shen Ao to Bai Qiutong, as he was thinking about people after seeing things.
Of course, the monkey will stay and not be taken away, especially because An has a more important mission. Shen Ao has already spent a lot of money to bring in hundreds of monkeys from various places and send them to the monkey, with only one purpose. Train them so that they can be psychic early and use them for your own use.
Just imagine, if there are hundreds of monkeys in Daliang City to find out information for you, what else will you not know about, and who else can cause trouble under your nose?
Even if God gave him the ability to speak beasts, Shen Ao would definitely make full use of it.
When Bai Qiutong smiled, the monkey became even happier, trotting over and walking upside down. The expression on his face was still changing, and the scratching of his ears and cheeks made the girl laugh more.
The laughter like silver bells was soon broken. Yunzhi, a maid outside the small courtyard, barged in and said, "Miss, Miss, there is news about the Duke."
Damn it! Bai Qiutong stood up very quickly. In a move that was completely inconsistent with her fragile appearance, Bai Qiutong grabbed Yunzhi's delicate arm and asked urgently, "What did you say? Say it again. .”
"Miss, three homing pigeons flew back from the pigeon yard, and inside they were written the news that the Duke had won a battle in the barbarian land. I heard that not only did the barbarians they killed lose their armor, but they also captured two cities in a row. Now. Marquis Zhongcheng has already rushed to the palace, just to report to the emperor that this matter cannot be wrong." Yunzhi said urgently while breathing heavily, causing his chest to rise and fall.
When Bai Qiutong heard these words, tears instantly flowed down her face. She was crying with joy.
The news of Shen Ao's victory finally spread back to Daliang City. For safety reasons, Shen Ao released five homing pigeons. Sure enough, two of them got lost. Fortunately, most of them came back. Zhongcheng Hou Shen Yunyi came from the pigeon yard. After getting the news and seeing the short letter written by Shen Ao, he was overjoyed and hurried to the palace.
The Hall of Nourishing Heart.
Emperor Qianwen sat on the dragon chair and reviewed the memorials as usual, his face a little livid.
His chest rose and fell rapidly, and the memorial in his hand was thrown to the ground in anger. This movement caused Yan Fu, who was standing aside to serve, to tremble in his heart. The emperor had been in a bad mood for a while. I've gotten angry several times, but this time I don't know why.
"Bastard, bastard, this treacherous son never knows how to share my worries. He only causes trouble everywhere. I'm really pissed off." After throwing the memorial to the ground, Emperor Qianwen didn't seem to be relieved and was still mumbling.
Needless to say, no one else could arouse Emperor Qianwen's anger except King Xiang. Just as what Rui Butong, the Minister of Hubu, and Mingshan, the Minister of Industry of Qingjia, said at the time, after Daqian Bank had enough money, Someone will definitely reach out here.
Now the prophecy has become a reality. King Xiang really reached out to this place and asked for a loan of two to five million yuan for his daily expenses.
Five million is not a small amount. But it is nothing to a prince who has been granted the title of king. He only needs to provide enough collateral to lend it out. The problem is that this Prince Xiang Your Highness, not only did you not provide any collateral, but on the contrary, you also took two million from Daqian Bank before, and opened your mouth and stretched out your hand again on the basis of the unpaid amount.
This was an excessive request. In desperation, Chang Hong, the manager of Daqian Bank who was recommended by Shen Ao personally, reported the matter to Rui Butong, the Minister of Household Affairs, who then gave the emperor a hint.
Emperor Qianwen was even more disappointed with King Xiang. He even regretted promoting him to fight with the former prince. Ordinarily, after the death of the former prince, he should have been given a fief and sent out of the city. But behind King Xiang was King Qi .We just had a quarrel with the King of Jin and almost mobilized troops. If we provoke the King of Qi again now, Daqian's situation will only become more worrying.
As a last resort, Prince Xiang stayed in Daliang City and was treated as the future prince by some unsuspecting people.
Because of this matter, Emperor Qianwen had not been to Yongchun Palace for a long time. Although Concubine Yuan Guifei was the most beautiful among the concubines in the harem and the one who captured the emperor's heart the most. But when he thought of going there, he would inevitably be asked The matter concerning King Xiang can only be done.
It's really cowardly for the emperor to be in such a position, but he even wants to pamper his concubine and still hesitates. However, the internal instability of the court and the great pressure from the outside world are all very troublesome, and the emperor cannot sit down.
