Lin Bei ordered the camp to be set up and sent his deputy general to lead a thousand-household camp as a vanguard to Ganzhou.
Scouts are left along the way and special fireworks are used as signals, which can convey the message very conspicuously during the day.
After the lieutenant led the people away, Lin Bei and Fang Jue stood on a high place, overlooking the direction of Ganzhou.
"Young Master, there is trouble in Ganzhou. We should go straight to Ganzhou. Why did we stop?"
Lin Bei didn't understand: "Even if the other party may besiege the city for reinforcements, we are at least three times stronger than Luo Hao, so there will be no danger in this direction."
Head-to-head confrontation, equipment, number of soldiers, and quality of soldiers are enough to determine the outcome of a battle.
The Yulin Army consisted of 8,000 men, well-equipped, and light cavalry.
Occupying the right location and people, Lin Bei thought there was no way he could lose.
"General Lin, why do you think Luo Hao deliberately left horse hoof prints leading to Ganzhou yesterday?"
Fang Jue shook his head and thought a lot. He even felt that the main force of the Beiliang Army was no longer around Ganzhou.
Ganzhou and Datong are important towns comparable to Liangzhou. As long as there are no traitors, they will be difficult to conquer in a short time.
For the Beiliang army, which was bent on plundering, there was no need to attack.
If they must attack, it means that they are serious about expanding their territory...or they are covering up their real actions.
Level to the ground!
Fang Jue still suspected that the target of the Northern Liang Army this time was the batch of grain delivered to King Qi.
In terms of time, when the King of Qi arrived in Qi, the Northern Liang army started to make trouble. Now I am afraid that the grain seeds have not had time to be planted.
"There are many border crossings. Why does he think it's passable to the northeast?"
If the army presses the situation, it will only lead to a tug of war.
If the goal of the Northern Liang Army is new grain seeds, how can they obtain it?
And more importantly, can you take it back to Beiliang?
After taking out the map and observing it for a moment, Fang Jue pointed to the land of Qilu and muttered:
"Backed by the East China Sea... should we take the water route?"
Fang Jue looked at Ye Hongyi: "Hongyi, do you, Xuanjian Division, know if there is a ship to Beiliang in the East China Sea Port?"
"No." Ye Hongyi shook his head.
She said: "If you want to go to Beiliang, the seaport is also the ferry terminal in the northwest. If you go to the East Sea port, you need to pass through the waters of the East China Sea... and then make a big circle, at least several months, before you can return to the territory of Beiliang."
In such a world, it should not be...
etc?
"Young Master, what did you find?" Lin Bei looked confused. Although the map was detailed, he couldn't tell the strategy from the map at all.
Fang Jue said: "Let's wait until your lieutenant comes back and see what's going on in Ganzhou."
…
Before noon, the deputy general brought the people back.
"The general left scouts along the way and only brought back 300 people."
More than 700 cavalrymen were temporarily used as scouts. This lineup was not luxurious.
If there is a border war between countries, the total number of scouts sent by both sides will be tens of thousands.
"Well done." Fang Jue said.
The deputy general smiled shyly and chuckled.
Fang Jue asked: "How is the situation in Ganzhou?"
"As the young master expected, the Beiliang Army surrounded the north and seemed to be attacking, but they did not launch a large-scale attack... just some rangers who harassed from time to time."
"The officers and soldiers of Ganzhou Camp are a little tired. I don't know when the Beiliang Army will attack."
After the deputy general finished speaking, Lin Bei knew what the Beiliang Army meant without Fang Jue's explanation.
"They didn't really want to capture Ganzhou?"
Fang Jue nodded: "Ganzhou is easy to defend but difficult to attack. The city wall is also high and has not been lost for decades. As long as the Beiliang Army does not want a national war, they will not rush to attack with all their strength."
"They probably want to encircle them without attacking, so as to attract the troops from the northern border for their other purposes."
Lin Bei also said: "But Young Master, if no one really rescues Ganzhou, I'm afraid Luo Yang won't mind really capturing Beiliang."
"Um."
This is natural.
"A conspiracy?" Ye Hongyi also understood.
The true intention of the Beiliang Army cannot be seen for the time being, but it is impossible to surround the important town of Ganzhou and do this in vain.
First, it can block the Ganzhou camp and the rescue of Liangzhou in the hinterland of the northern border.
Furthermore, Ganzhou threatened the northern border ministries and had to rescue Ganzhou.
Without rescue, the Ganzhou Battalion will be exhausted over time, and it will be even more difficult for it to end if it is captured.
There are already Northern Liang troops in Suzhou, and if they capture Ganzhou, they will completely isolate Liangzhou, and Liangzhou will become theirs.
And if they rescue Ganzhou, the Northern Liang Army can withdraw at any time. The Liangzhou Battalion behind them cannot protect itself, and there is no way to sneak attack them.
"Have you seen Luo Hao's thousands of Qingqi?" Fang Jue asked.
The deputy general shook his head: "I saw a lot of horse hoof prints, but I couldn't find anyone."
"They probably want to wander around this area to prevent our reinforcements and the various ministries from transporting food and grass to the Ganzhou Camp." Lin Bei frowned, feeling troubled.
The most important thing about surrounding but not attacking is to be able to consume the opponent.
Ganzhou has sufficient food and grass, but once it is surrounded and there is a lack of fresh food, it will not be able to sustain it for long.
"Young Master... Do we want to support Ganzhou?" the deputy general asked eagerly.
Fang Jue shook his head: "Since they plan to stay weak and not attack, then we will let them surround us."
"Detour north to cross the river and go straight to Liangzhou. After uniting with the Liangzhou camp, we will have enough troops... Then we will sneak attack the Beiliang army outside Ganzhou from behind."
As soon as Fang Jue finished speaking, Ye Hongyi asked: "If the Northern Liang Army learns of our whereabouts and immediately attacks Liangzhou, we will be unable to rescue them."
"Ganzhou has not been captured, how dare Luoyang attack Liangzhou?"
Lin Bei smiled and said: "Lizhou and Datong's military strength is not weak."
…
On the sixth day of departure, the Yulin Army arrived at Beidu He Junyi.
Another day of urgent marching, we rested across the river in Beidu. We crossed the river tomorrow and headed straight to Liangzhou.
Unexpectedly, I bumped into an acquaintance here.
"I've met the young master." Lu Xin greeted him at the inn with a smile.
The figures of Bai Qing and Qin Mengyao also surprised Ye Hongyi.
"Your Majesty issued an order so quickly?" Ye Hongyi was surprised.
Lu Xin raised his hand and said, "Master Ye."
Everyone was polite to each other before entering the inn.
After eating, drinking and replenishing his body, he went back to the inn to prepare for rest.
"Young Master..." Lu Xin quietly knocked on the door.
"Come in."
As soon as Lu Xin entered the door, he saw Dian Yi and Ye Hongyi standing next to Fang Jue, both of whom looked at him warily.
"Commander Lu, please take a seat. Why don't you come here late at night?" Fang Jue felt a little tired.
Lu Xin said: "Young Master, we captured He An and detained him in the stone prison under the post station..."
"His Majesty's decree actually requires you to arrest He An?" Fang Jue was also a little surprised.
I thought it was just a precaution, but I didn't expect that the emperor was so decisive and locked it directly.
This is trusting me... Fang Jue sighed inwardly.
Strictly speaking, it is actually somewhat inconsistent with judicial procedures.
However, the emperor could have punished people, stayed outside the judiciary, and remained superior... But the emperor could not abuse this power.
"Your Majesty wanted us to send He An back to the capital to face his charges. However, on the way back to the capital, the people from the Xuanjian Division discovered the Northern Liang Army's cavalry... so we had to temporarily leave him here at the Beidu Post."
Lu Xin told everyone that in the past few days, the Northern Liang Army's cavalry had circled to the southwest of Ganzhou and the southeast of Beidu River.
"Then tell me why?" Fang Jue looked at him with a smile.
Lu Xin scratched his head and said honestly: "Then He An is dishonest. He has been trying every means to commit suicide in the past two days. I'm afraid that I really can't control him... I'm afraid that the He family will falsely accuse me and kill him, and then the general will not be able to defend himself.
"
"With Miss Qin here, are you still afraid of this?" Ye Hongyi asked doubtfully.
Ye Hongyi knew something about Qin Mengchi's abilities.
Wu Zuo is top-notch in his profession, and his external pharmacology is excellent. Although he is not as good as a traditional doctor, he is still better than most old doctors.
For such a person, it would be easy to give some medicine, right?
Fang Jue looked at him deeply: "What are General Lu going to do?"
"Young Master, what I want you to do is to be a witness... let the Xuanjian Division interrogate him here, first get his handwritten confession, and then find some evidence and witnesses..."
Although Lu Xin was happy scolding He An, he was really afraid that he would die.
The two of them had a grudge. Once He An died, the Yushitai would definitely read a copy of Lu Xin.
There is no need to doubt that Qin Shiyi can definitely do it.
Lu Xin will have to be investigated by then... He may not be able to withstand the in-depth investigation, especially when the He family is behind the scenes.
"But your Majesty's imperial edict does not mean this." Ye Hongyi frowned and looked at Lu Xin, feeling that he was a bit brave.
The emperor's decree is that He An be sent back intact and then be tried reasonably by the Three Justices Division in the capital, rather than lynched here.
"Commander Lu, I am only a supervisor of the army, not a special envoy. I have no right to personally interrogate generals of the fourth or higher rank of the imperial court."
Fang Jue shook his head: "You should just watch He An."
