The first thousand and sixty-eight chapters secretly surrender to the enemy
There were quite a few people in the Dingbei army who recognized the young prince of Prince Chun's palace. They all bowed and saluted, looking at the world-famous Ninth Prince of Dagan with some emotion and gratitude.
The alliance of Xiu Tong would have been in disaster if Li Luo hadn't warned him and foiled Meng Jue's conspiracy. Prince Chun was in danger and the Dingbei army was depleted.
As soon as he entered the gate of the Commander's Mansion, a messenger shouted: "King Hui, King Dingtian has arrived."
Li Xuanze laughed and said, "Ninth brother, let's go faster." After saying that, he first used his Qinggong body skills and jumped out.
Li Luo smiled slightly and followed Li Xuanze closely.
King Hui's move was simply because he didn't want to disturb the important ministers and frontier officials who were discussing matters in the commander's palace, so as to give him a name of humility. King Hui didn't have a deep foundation in Zhuocheng, so he was very cautious in his actions.
Before waiting for the civil servants and generals in the main hall of the Marshal's Mansion to come out to greet them, King Hui and Li Luo entered the main hall first.
Li Xuanze said happily: "Uncle Huang, it's true that Xuanlou is back."
After entering the house, the hall was filled with dozens of civil and military personnel, including generals from the Dingbei Army and magistrates from the Bei Prefecture's Yeliang and Yanshen states. They all had solemn expressions on their faces, as if they were helpless about the current situation.
The high-ranking military commander among them was none other than Prince Chun Li Chengye. His eyes were like lightning as he looked at Li Luo and nodded slightly.
"Xuan Lou pays homage to my father." Li Luo bowed and said respectfully.
Li Chengye waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "No need to be polite, sit down and talk."
Li Luo then stood up and greeted several dignitaries in the hall one by one. No one in the hall dared to neglect this handsome prince, and all of them returned the salute with great respect.
Li Luohuan glanced around and found that except for Li Chengye and Li Xuanze, the ministers of the DPRK who were on an envoy to Xiu Tong were not in the hall. Except for one Ling Gumian, the rest were nowhere to be seen. Taishu Xianchou was not here either, which was quite disappointing.
Li Luo was secretly surprised.
Among the civil servants were Lin Xuantong, the magistrate of Yeliang Prefecture, Bi Chengzhao, the magistrate of Yanchen Prefecture, and several other officials who should be disciples of Yeliang Prefecture.
There are more military generals. In addition to Yeliang Prefecture General Mo Guyan, there are also many lieutenant generals in Dingbei Military Camp. Li Luo recognizes some of the older generals. He has been to Prince Zhuocheng's Mansion before, and the younger ones are actually
First time meeting.
Except for these senior generals, the others were extremely polite when greeting Li Luo, but they always had a strange and wary mentality, and kept a distance from Li Luo.
Li Luo didn't pay attention, and he didn't have the time to think about it at this time. Even Prince Chun just asked Li Luo very briefly.
As for how Li Luo broke through the siege and where he had been living these days, he didn't even ask. In just a few words, he turned the topic back to the Caohai cavalry outside the city. Now, this is a matter of life and death for Dagan.
event.
The generals in the hall had their own debates and were roughly divided into three categories. Some advocated defending the city and relying on the high walls of Jianbei City to resist the Mongol troops from the south;
The invading enemies were driven out of Beifu and rushed back to Caohai; a few other generals proposed a method of attacking and defending at the same time, half defensive and half offensive.
After gaining strength, they will make camp step by step and force the invading enemy troops back to the north of Xiu Tong City.
Each of the generals had their own opinions and strategies, many of which were obviously carefully thought out and quite rigorous. Even Li Luo couldn't help but secretly praise them.
But Li Luo still couldn't feel at ease. If the invading army this time was an ordinary enemy army, these strategies might be of some use. But when he thought of Xiang Liu'er, the Meng Jue who hardly showed any surprise or emotion, Li Luo sweated.
Luo couldn't help but feel chilled, these strategies might not be of any use.
Li Xuanze saw Li Luo deep in thought and didn't say a word for a long time, so he raised his voice and asked: "Xuanlou, what do you think?"
Li Luo was shocked, let out an ooh, and said with some confusion: "What the generals said makes sense. The strength of the Caohai tribes going south is unknown, but it is a fact that they are planning to plot the territory of Beifu. Based on Jianbei City, we can find out
The Mongol military strength is a good strategy.
However, what Xuanlou is puzzled about is that even though the Mengjue soldiers had great supernatural powers, it only took them three days to break through the Lima Pass and then send their troops south. Is there some hidden secret in this?"
As soon as Li Luo finished speaking, the atmosphere in the hall was stagnant. Prince Chun snorted coldly and looked a little ugly. If it weren't for the fact that it was Li Luo who asked the question, Prince Chun would probably be kicked out of the meeting hall on the spot.
Li Luo was startled, and everyone had different expressions. This matter must not be as simple as victory or defeat.
Li Xuanze glanced at Li Chengye, coughed slightly, and said quickly: "Xuanlou, it seems that you don't know much about the war in Yimachuanzhong these days. Alas, something went wrong. In a short while, this king and you
Elaborate."
Li Luo nodded and did not ask further questions. However, this casual question made the atmosphere in the hall become strange. All the civil servants and military generals looked at each other in confusion, and cautiously looked at Prince Chun Li Chengye who had an ashen face. No one spoke for a long time.
Li Xuanze took a hissing breath and felt a headache. He smiled awkwardly and said: "Uncle Huang, Xuanlou has been traveling non-stop for days. It seems that he is very tired along the way. Why not let my nephew take Xuanlou to rest and take a bath first?
Change your clothes and come back to the hall later to discuss matters."
Li Chengye hummed and said nothing more.
Li Xuanze quickly winked at Li Luo, and the two of them bowed and left the meeting hall.
Li Chengye seemed to be in no mood, so he explained a few words and returned to the back hall with a sullen face.
After leaving the meeting hall, Li Xuanze let out a deep breath, looked at Li Luo with a wry smile, and shook his head repeatedly, looking very helpless.
"Brother Imperial, what happened?"
"Oh, Ninth Brother, don't blame the emperor for being angry. This matter is so fucking depressing." Li Xuanze couldn't help but uttered a curse word and said with an indignant look.
"This?" Li Luo frowned and looked at Li Xuanze. Li Xuanze came to Zhuocheng not long ago. Most of the time he met him was respectful. Whether it was the concubines in the harem or these princes, they were all very respectful. Sometimes
In Li Luo's opinion, he was a little too cautious.
Li Xuanze seemed to have the lowest foundation in Zhuocheng, and was not highly regarded by Emperor Wanlong. Moreover, his biological mother, Concubine Shi, died young, so it was reasonable to act so cautiously.
But this scolding in front of Li Luo was not in line with the prince's demeanor. It was so different from the past that it inevitably made Li Luo feel a little curious.
Li Xuanze let out a sullen breath and said with a laugh: "Xuanlou, don't you know? On that day, the Mongolian cavalry went south. The emperor's uncle originally expected Longxiang Camp and Mugui Sai to be able to resist for a while. Unexpectedly, Mugui Sai came early.
So we secretly surrendered to the enemy, not only letting the Mengjue cavalry go south, but also plotting against us.