"What do you mean by this?" Emperor Mingwen frowned, he didn't understand the meaning.
Chu Yunning pointed to the southern end of the map: "We are surrounded by the three countries. The deposed prince united the three countries to attack us and reached a consensus in private. Yunlan will not consider it for the time being, but Xihai and Dongling have not withdrawn their troops."
"We're just waiting for someone to make the first move. We're not familiar with the terrain. Once we make a move, there will definitely be gaps in the rear. I'm worried that someone will pursue us from behind. If we don't try our best, we may not be able to win."
Emperor Mingwen stared at the map closely. Being reminded like this, a chill suddenly ran down his spine.
"What An Ning means is that Dongling is just a bait, deliberately attracting us to take the bait and distracting us!"
"Yes!" Chu Yunning nodded and added, "If Yangcheng is defeated without a fight, leaving the city empty for us may not be a good thing."
There are hundreds of miles between Yangcheng and the southern border, which is equivalent to dividing the complete military force into two parts.
If Yangcheng is attacked, people from the border city will not be able to get through for a while.
Similarly, when the border city was attacked, Yangcheng had no choice but to rush there first.
"Someone was playing chess, a very big game, and we fell into it without even realizing it."
The more Chu Yunning thought about it, the more he became afraid: "It stands to reason that Prince Nancheng has been refusing to return with his troops, so Emperor Dongling should have sent troops to seize them, but Emperor Dongling sent Chen Bi's father instead, and Chen Bi could fight between the two."
It’s so weird that countries can come and go freely between countries.”
I didn't think about it at first, but now Chu Yunning has come to think about it.
Chen Bi's father was just a cover, and Emperor Dongling didn't even think about confiscating it, it was just a show.
Otherwise, what is the difference between the behavior of Chen Bi's father and the prince of Nancheng?
Aren’t they all leading troops but not returning?
Emperor Mingwen took a deep breath: "The three countries have reached an agreement to attack the southern end. The only thing that has not reached an agreement is whoever goes first, they all want to pick up what is ready."
"right!"
"Even the Western Sea Marriage is fake!"
Emperor Mingwen was suddenly angry, and there was a rage in his heart, and he was being fooled around.
Chu Yunning's face tightened: "Our military strength is definitely more than enough to deal with one country. If the three countries unite, they will definitely suffer."
Emperor Mingwen frowned.
The two of them looked at the map. After a long time, Chu Yunning suddenly said: "Let's abandon Yangcheng and retreat to the border city first. The border city is easy to defend and difficult to attack. We must protect the base first and then make plans for the rest."
Emperor Mingwen made a decisive decision and prepared to retreat to the border town.
No one understands why they should give up when they have already won.
"That's enough. I've made my mind up. There's no need to say anything more."
Half an hour later, everyone was ready to go and rushed all the way to the border town, returning to the southern realm again.
"From now on, we will dispatch 10,000 soldiers and horses and start patrolling along the border town three times a day. Any suspicious people must be arrested. If the local magistrate does not cooperate, he will kill the whole family and will not tolerate it!" Chu Yun
Ning suggested.
Be ruthless when necessary!
Emperor Mingwen nodded in agreement.
"Send another 10,000 people to see the casualties in the villages. No matter men, women, old or young, they can seek refuge in the border town. We must accept them."
Many of the soldiers in the army are children of ordinary people, and some come from border towns.
It is very likely that there are still close relatives in those villages that were burned down.
Therefore, the most important thing at this juncture is to appease people's hearts.
"Just use the one hundred thousand taels of gold from the deposed prince as a pension, and tell the brothers not to rush for revenge. Nanduan will not forget every innocent person, so cheer up!"
Chu Yunning suggested to Emperor Mingwen that these people were deliberately provocative and constantly irritating Nanduan, so that the troops in Nanduan would be excited and take some drastic actions.
Emperor Mingwen turned to give instructions to several lieutenants.
After five hours of driving, we soon arrived at the border town.
As expected, all the soldiers were very angry and wanted to immediately go to the opponent with their swords in hand.
Under the comfort of several lieutenants, everyone's emotions slowly calmed down.
Inside the camp, Emperor Mingwen looked at Chu Yunning: "When did you realize something was wrong?"
"Donngling shouldn't have hurt innocent people this time and went to grab food. It seemed a bit deliberate."
Shen Bi had long followed Nan Duan's example. Prince Nancheng's subordinates also used greenhouses to grow vegetables. The land he occupied was very fertile.
So there is no food shortage yet.
They killed people, set fire, and blew up the entire village. It was clear that they deliberately aroused public anger and forced Nanduan to attack Dongling.
The purpose is too obvious.
In addition, Shen Bi kept saying that Prince Nancheng would definitely become emperor.
Chu Yunning had to think more. If he really wanted to be emperor, would he start an uprising?
It's better to follow God's will and take it step by step. Sooner or later, that position will be his.
Chu Yunning bit her lip and thought for a while: "I just have a strong intuition, these are all guesses."
Emperor Mingwen was silent: "Some things should not be taken carelessly. If you want to confirm whether it is true, just verify it."
"How to verify?" Chu Yunning raised an eyebrow.
"beat!"
On the way back, Emperor Mingwen had already thought about it.
It’s time to close the Huilu line.
...
aventurine
Prince Nancheng looked at the large amount of food confiscated.
There are also some pots and pans, and worn-out cotton-padded jackets and bedding, with some patches on them, which have been mended one after another.
Seeing this, Prince Nancheng felt a little uncomfortable.
"What is the prince thinking?" Shen Bi changed from the past gloom and stood beside him wearing a thick white cloak.
Following his line of sight, Shen Bi sighed: "Your Majesty, no one is immortal in a war. Once this battle is over, everything will return to normal."
Prince Nancheng pursed his lips, sighed, and said, "If this is the price for winning the war, it would be too cruel."
"The prince has a kind heart, but if we don't fight this war, more innocent people will be displaced. Now we must have a wise master to end this troubled times."
Shen Bi gently put his hand on the shoulder of Prince Nancheng and comforted him softly: "War is so cruel..."
"But what's wrong with these people? They just want to live quietly."
The prince of Nancheng couldn't bear it. This was completely different from the killing on the battlefield.
These people are powerless and should not have to suffer this.
Shen Bi pulled the Crown Prince of Nancheng back, not letting him continue to look, while comforting him: "We have no other way out now, Crown Prince cannot be soft-hearted, we have so many soldiers waiting for you to take charge, and there are thousands of them."
Thousands of families are waiting to go back."
Prince Nancheng took a deep breath: "Well, that's all we can do."
Half an hour later, a guard handed Shen Bi a letter.
The letter contains six words: The person is dead, the Lord is at ease.
Shen Bi smiled and put the letter on the flame to burn.
From then on, she was the only one left in the world, Shen Bi.
The only one who can accompany Prince Nancheng is himself.
"It's well done. This matter must not be made public."
"yes!"
Shen Bi came to visit the Crown Prince of Nancheng with a tonic soup in hand, and someone happened to be reporting something inside.
"The Southern Emperor gave up Yangcheng and returned to the border town. He also gave out one hundred thousand taels of gold to appease people's hearts..."
After saying this, Shen Bi's face became a little ugly: "Did someone leak the news? How could they return to the border town for no reason?"
Didn't they just go back to visit the greenhouse ten days ago?
This is not right!
Could it be that Chu Yunning was a god, that he was able to avoid it in advance.
The three countries have united and gathered hundreds of thousands of people to prepare for a sneak attack on the border town.
Prince Nancheng was not surprised at all: "The southern end is not something anyone can calculate. We should be more cautious."
His original intention was not to fight, but to guard the border.
"Your Majesty, you should think about the hundreds of people in Nancheng Palace who are banned. We have no choice."
Shen Bi felt a little dissatisfied, why could Emperor Mingwen obey Chu Yunning everywhere.
But the prince of Nancheng has always been kind to a woman and refused to kill.
How can such a person be a good king of a country?
Therefore, she must train Prince Nancheng.
The prince of Nancheng said nothing.
"When the emperor is angry, millions of corpses will be found floating around. What will the emperor think if someone has the slightest hint of alienation?"
Shen Bilue said with some disappointment: "There must be a choice between the overall situation and the small situation."
"I know."
"Now we must strictly investigate who leaked the news. I don't believe that Nanduan can change the crisis again and again." Shen Bi must find out who is hiding behind the scenes.
Otherwise, there will be endless troubles.
The contest between her and Chu Yunning has just begun.
"Also, the food and cotton-padded jackets outside are simply not enough. This year is a severe winter and many people will freeze to death. We must store more." Shen Bi said.
Prince Nancheng has been staying at the border for more than ten years, and it is like this every year.
"Don't you worry too much? We have enough food to cope with the winter. We will be fine when spring comes."
Shen Bi shook his head: "This year is different. It will definitely be a severe winter. No one can stop it."
After hearing her vow, Prince Nancheng had no choice but to accept it.
....
"They took away the food, cotton clothes and quilts?"
Chu Yunning fell into deep thought and recalled the vision she had while hunting yesterday, and heard the soldiers complain that this winter was colder than previous years.
"Seize the time and let people buy more food, quilts, and charcoal fires. Stock up on what we have prepared before. Don't be afraid of having too many of these things. The more, the better."
She doesn't know history, but she is definitely right to follow Shen Bik.
"Dig a cellar, dig a few more cellars, and store all the potatoes and cabbages you planted."
"yes!"
Chu Yunning looked at the sky outside the window. It was gray and there seemed to be a heavy snowfall.
Suddenly Bixiu came in with a letter: "This is what the snow pigeons landed on our eaves, and the letter is still tied to her legs."
Chu Yunning reached out to take it, opened it and took a look, her face changed slightly.
"Miss, did something happen?"
Chu Yunning immediately said: "Ask Vice General Li to prepare a group of troops to follow me, and tell them not to wear military uniforms, so hurry up!"
Dozens of miles away, a group of people pretended to be soldiers from a border town and went door to door to collect food and quilts.
Those people mistakenly thought they were soldiers from the south, so they gave everything they had and wanted to rip out their hearts and lungs.
Despicable and shameless!
Vice General Li rushed over as soon as he learned the news.
"Is this the handwriting of Vice General Wen?"
Just in case, she handed the letter to Vice General Li to read.
Lieutenant General Li recognized him as a former friend at a glance and was a little skeptical: "Is this credible?"
After all, Vice General Wen betrayed the military camp and took Xiuxiu in.
Chu Yunning said: "I don't believe so. Isn't Liujia Village where Vice General Wen's family lives?"
He really couldn't make a fool of himself with the lives of his relatives.
"It's better to believe that it exists than to believe that it doesn't exist. Bring your equipment and let's intercept it!" Chu Yunning said.
Vice General Li nodded immediately: "This debt should have been settled long ago. If he is caught by me, I will skin his skin and make a human skin lantern!"
A group of people quietly rushed to Liujia Village in the dark.
She didn't bring many people, but they were all good at fighting one against a hundred. They held bows and arrows and hid outside Liujia Village.
After a while, I saw people dressed as soldiers from the border towns pushing donkey carts, collecting grain from house to house.
hateful!
Chu Yunning clenched her fists tightly: "Have you figured out how many people there are?"
"Vice-General Wen said there are more than a thousand."
"Prepare the anesthesia arrows. Don't make too much noise. Kill a group of people quietly."
"yes!"
An hour later about two hundred people were dragged over.
Chu Yunning immediately asked the artist to draw what they looked like, and then taught everyone how to make human skin masks as quickly as possible.
"Everyone, remember, don't speak if you can. I will put a batch of poison pills in the village, which will cause the illusion of throat damage."
"yes!"
The human skin mask was finished before they left.
Three hundred people mingled among them, and before they started burning the village, Chu Yunning had someone make noise and scare off the group.
After the people left, Chu Yunning took the people to the village and returned the food from house to house.
He also explained the reason and left poison pill weapons for each family, which could paralyze the enemy in case of danger.
She also saw Vice Admiral Wen who looked guilty.
"This time you have done something good, so you will continue to stay in the village and protect everyone." Chu Yunning said.
"Yes." Vice General Wen's eyes filled with excitement.
If Chu Yunning hadn't been so kind-hearted, he would have died a long time ago, let alone come back to honor his parents.
"Explain to the villagers that you should not easily trust people in military uniforms. The soldiers in the south will not ask the people for food. Also, please remind everyone that this year may be a cold winter, so you need to save more food and prepare more cotton-padded jackets and quilts."
Vice General Wen has always believed Chu Yunning's words.
"yes!"
After everything was arranged, she took the people back to the border town.
When he came back, it was already noon the next day, and Emperor Mingwen was standing in the tent with a cold face.
In the middle of the night last night, his eyelids twitched, and he came to look for her, only to find that she was missing.
I also heard that she brought people to Liujiacun
, I didn’t sleep a wink that night, thinking about countless possibilities in my mind.
"Don't worry, I didn't alert anyone, I just arranged for some people to go there," Chu Yunning said.
Emperor Mingwen asked in a low voice: "Can you tell me in advance if you encounter anything next time, so that I won't be worried?"
He was almost scared to death.
Chu Yunning nodded as she held on to her tired body. She was really tired from running around all night.
"Go and have a rest. I'll take Beibei out for a walk."