In the eyes of the common people, this is a very strange army, consisting of the Forbidden Army with full armor, monk soldiers with shaved heads and carrying weapons, and a few Miao soldiers dressed as tribal people.
In addition, there were a lot of gorgeous and graceful ceremonial guards in the army, all surrounding the majestic and noble young man on the war horse, and one could tell by looking at him that he was of noble status.
Among the crowd, someone whispered from time to time:
"This is your Majesty..."
"Your Majesty, in order to resolve the national crisis, you are going to fight in person!"
"Our Majesty, when he heard that the people were suffering, was deeply saddened, and decided to lead his troops to the front line to make the enemies who invaded our land pay the price."
"Your Majesty, you are a young and brave man, and you will definitely be able to destroy the enemy invaders in one fell swoop and restore our homeland!"
At this time, among the fleeing people, an old man who looked a little embarrassed, but still wore his scribe's robe and refused to take it off, suddenly fell to his knees and hissed:
"Common people, I hope your majesty will drive out the enemy invaders and return to the court in victory!"
After a while, the common people who had reacted knelt down on both sides of the official road and shouted loudly in their own local accents:
"Your Majesty, we must kill those sons of bitches from the Li Dynasty!"
"Your Majesty, we want to go home!"
"..."
Xiao Cheng glanced at the people on both sides and saw their sad faces abandoning their homes and careers. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart, tilted his head slightly and ordered:
"Let the officials behind you take care of the people and don't cause any trouble!"
When the Imperial Guard next to him heard this, he immediately responded.
Not long after the army continued to march, Ju Meng hurried up on horseback, came straight to Xiao Cheng's side, and saluted in a low voice:
"Your Majesty, please find out clearly! These refugees are the people of Chunyang County, Xiushan County. When the Li Dynasty army came to attack, County Governor Shen Ruiguang had no choice but to use the strategy of fortifying the wall and clearing the country. He relocated the local people in advance, summoned county soldiers, and tried his best to defend the sea from Xiushan County.
City. These people are the first batch to move inland, and people from several counties will come later."
Xiao Cheng nodded and said:
"This Shen Ruiguang is good, and the handling has been appropriate... huh? No, no!"
Xiao Cheng reacted suddenly and frowned:
"The army of the Li Dynasty rushed to Xiushan County with the intention of sending a small group of elite troops to attack and break the city, and then use Xiushan County as the base to invade the capital. But in this case, under the attack, Xiushan County had no time to transfer the people and summon
County soldiers?"
Ju Meng heard this and explained:
"According to what the group of people just said, some merchants brought the news half a month in advance."
Xiao Cheng's brows relaxed slightly and he didn't ask any more questions. However, at this time, he had some doubts in his heart.
Although Xiao Cheng had previously relied on a group of merchants from the Za family to find out the details of Ganye Temple.
But after all, the Le Dynasty is also a country. Major matters such as the movement of grain and grass and the purchase of weapons are handled by the Li Dynasty court. It is impossible for a merchant to know the movements of the Le Dynasty's army through just a few clues?
Moreover, the people of Xiushan County were informed half a month in advance. Naturally, it was impossible for the Le Dynasty army to leak traces during their march!
"This merchant, you go...that's all. Send an order to the entire army to advance quickly and rush to the aid of Xiushan County!" Xiao Chenggang started to speak, but immediately paused and shook his head.
"Yes!" everyone shouted in unison.
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His gaze turned to the northern part of Yun Kingdom.
Cheng Bushi held his sword in his hand and silently looked at the map hanging in front of him, with a look of contemplation in his eyes.
"General, there is an urgent report from Huichuan County. The Xia army has been besieging the city for a long time and is attacking the city continuously. Send a messenger to ask for help!"
"The eunuch of the Moutong Mansion urgently reported that Xia's army has invaded, and the situation is critical!"
"The Xia army has been besieging the city for several days. It is difficult to survive in Lanxi County. Please ask the general for support immediately!"
Three urgent military reports in a row were sent to Cheng Bushi at the same time, as if by appointment.
Cheng Bushi turned his back to the ordering soldier and looked at the map intently, as if he didn't hear anything.
In the handsome tent, a general could not help but stand up and said urgently:
"General! The military situation in the three places is now critical. General, please order rescue quickly!"
"Since we left Nongdong Mansion, we have only traveled thirty miles a day. At Sishi, we set up camp, and at Shenshi, we stopped to set up camp. General, if this continues, when will we be able to rescue the three counties!"
"If any of the three counties is lost, most of the entire northern territory will fall into the hands of the Xia Kingdom! General, please think twice!"
"The situation has collapsed. General, hurry up and send troops to rescue!"
At this time, these generals had been obeying orders under Cheng Bushi for some time. They were very convinced of Cheng Bushi's strict military management and clear rewards and punishments. Otherwise, the generals who were dissatisfied at this time would have exploded!
Cheng Bushi loosened his grip on the sword, stared at the map for a moment, then turned around and said in a deep voice:
"Okay, tomorrow we will take 3,000 cavalry as the vanguard and march non-stop towards the Moutong Mansion first! The 40,000 infantry of the Chinese army, commanded by me, will follow closely behind!"
When the generals heard that Cheng Bushi finally nodded to send out troops, their hearts suddenly relaxed and they said in unison:
"As you command!"
At this time, a voice sounded again among the generals:
"General, what about the tens of thousands of soldiers in our rear army?"
The general of the rear army, seeing that he had no arrangements at this time, couldn't help but ask.
Cheng Bushi had a dull face, turned around, pulled out the sword from his waist, tapped lightly on the map hanging in the tent, and said in a deep voice:
"You command the infantry under your command and set off immediately, non-stop day and night, detouring around Longma Mountain!"
Where the tip of the sword touched, the words "Wulu Village" were clearly written on the map.
"Hurry and prepare for war!"
When the generals under his command heard that Cheng did not recognize the word "prepare for war", their eyes suddenly lit up, their spirits were lifted, and they raised their hands and shouted in unison:
"I will obey the general's orders!"
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Gaoding Mountain.
Qi Wang Yu Zhaoling, surrounded by his own soldiers, came to the top of the mountain, pointed to the official road in the distance and a hill opposite, and chuckled:
"This mountain is densely covered with woods, echoing the Dongshan Mountain opposite. It is condescending, and it has the potential of a jade-locked dragon. It happens to be on the only way to the three counties in the north. It is really an excellent place for an ambush.
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When the generals heard this, they immediately looked at King Qi with fiery eyes and praised him one after another:
"The commander-in-chief sent the generals to attack three counties in advance. It turned out that he wanted the governors of the three counties to urge the Yun State army to come to the rescue as soon as possible."
"Lead the army to ambush here in advance. Just wait for the Yun State army to come for reinforcements, and then you can take advantage of the situation and attack the army's tent from east to west in an attempt to annihilate most of it!"
"When the time comes, the three northern counties of Yun Kingdom can be taken over slowly."
"You are so handsome and wise!"
King Qi curled his lips and looked into the distance. On the official road in the south, he could vaguely see the figures of soldiers and horses marching hurriedly.
"The army of the Yun Kingdom has been trapped. The armies of Gaoding Mountain and Dongshan have hidden their traces. If there is no smoke, they cannot attack!"
All the generals looked at each other with blazing eyes and shouted in unison: