Regarding Zhu Meng's big cake, everyone's reaction was still very fierce, and many generals showed joy on their faces.
Seeing everyone's reaction, Zhu Meng felt at ease, so it wasn't so abrupt for him to express his thoughts again. He cleared his throat,
"Originally, I have sent General Zhang Liao to attack the front line. After the decisive battle with Xiao Jingyun, we are going to Jizhou. Now it seems that we don't need to fight. We will set off tonight and rush to Jizhou overnight."
Going to Jizhou?
Everyone looked at me and others with expressions of surprise. Perhaps this decision was too unexpected for them.
"Commander, we now occupy Qingniu County, why do we have to go to Jizhou instead of being close?"
Faced with this question, Zhu Meng smiled and said, "I haven't had time to tell you some things. Dalin Kingdom has already approached Baihe, and General Zhang Liao has already gone to lobby Ge Cun, the guard of Jizhou. As long as we occupy Jizhou and echo Dalin Kingdom across the river, look.
Does the Xiao family have any ability that can change the world?"
After hearing these words, everyone immediately geared up and eager to try, and their confidence suddenly returned.
Looking at the excited faces of everyone, Zhu Meng breathed a long sigh of relief. He was telling lies with his eyes open, but fortunately in this era, information was not smooth.
He said that if Dalin Kingdom goes to Baihe, then he should go to Baihe, but his subordinates could not confirm it at all.
Zhu Meng's lie was very effective and had an immediate effect. After the news spread, there was a lot less noise in the military camp.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhu Meng gave the order to rush to Jizhou with lightly armed troops.
As long as you march at full speed, you can reach Jizhou in three days at most, so you only need to bring some dry food and bedding, and throw away all the other bulky materials.
The other thing is to send a message to the garrison on the mountain. Those who can take some with them, and those who can't, don't force them. It's important to leave as soon as possible. Once you get to Jizhou, you will have everything.
After everyone dispersed, Zhu Lin asked him carefully, "Brother, what should we do about Qingniu County? We need to inform them to evacuate together."
Zhu Meng thought for a moment and shook his head, "The soldiers and horses in Qingniu County will be the last to withdraw. Wait until we withdraw before sending orders to Wang Lei to avoid making too much noise and alarming Xiao Jingyun."
In fact, Zhu Lin also understood in her heart that although Zhu Meng said this for a high-sounding reason, to put it bluntly, he just wanted the people from Qingniu County to stay and break up the rear.
At this time, returning to their camp, brothers Lu Dong and Lu Xi began to plot again.
"Brother, if we follow him to Jizhou, I'm afraid there will be no way back."
Lu Dong shook his head, "If you go to Jizhou, why don't you turn back? Dalin Kingdom will cross the Baihe River soon, and Cang Kingdom will be finished by then."
"We are Zhu Meng's founding heroes."
Facing the somewhat complacent Lu Dong, his younger brother Lu Xi acted cautiously. He lowered his voice and said, "Brother, you have to be prepared."
"Don't forget that the reason why Dalin Kingdom is progressing smoothly is because soldiers and horses from all walks of life come to serve the king, so the defense is empty. But once we withdraw, the prince and the others are free to fight separately..."
After hearing his words, Lu Dong suddenly became silent.
After a long time, he sighed again, "You're right, we shouldn't get carried away. When we retreat later, you can take advantage of the chaos to leave the camp and go see the prince in person, explain the situation to him clearly, and explain our situation clearly.
Traces of the heart.”
"In addition, please tell the prince that if the situation forces me to be his enemy when we meet on the battlefield someday, please forgive me."
Prince Xiao Jingyun had already gone to bed. When someone said that Lu Xi was coming, he quickly got up to greet him.
Wearing only pajamas, he arrived outside the big tent. Seeing this scene, Lu Xi was deeply moved.
"I have disturbed His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's dream, please forgive me."
Xiao Jingyun laughed, "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, I love you at the right time."
While talking, he invited Lu Xi into the big tent and ordered his men to serve tea.
Lu Xi waved her hand and said, "Your Highness, time is pressing. I won't drink the tea. I'll just say a few words and I'll leave right away."
"Zhu Meng has changed his mind. He will not fight you tomorrow and will rush to Jizhou overnight."
What?
Xiao Jingyun was stunned. He had spent a long time working on it, why didn't he come?
"But what happened suddenly?"
Lucy nodded.
"The military camp on the mountain was burned down, and the morale of the army was low. Zhu Meng was worried that something would happen tomorrow, so he retreated overnight."
What?
Xiao Jingyun's eyes widened for a moment, but he soon came back to his senses. Yes, it must have been Chen Xiaobei and the others who did it. This was a beautiful job!
First burn the food and grass to let Zhu Meng go down the mountain, and then burn the camp. Zhu Meng will naturally not be able to return to the mountain, so retreating is a helpless choice.
"By the way, Zhu Meng has sent Zhang Liao to Jizhou. Your Highness, please make a decision as soon as possible."
After speaking, Lu Xi hugged her fists and left in a hurry.
Lu Xi left, but Xiao Jingyun no longer felt sleepy.
Zhu Meng's 300,000-strong army retreated to Jizhou. This is definitely not good news.
Xiao Jingyun immediately ordered people to call Prince Liu and Prince Zhao to discuss it together.
Mr. Zhao had a rather impatient temper. He slapped the table and said, "What's there to discuss? We can just go over and fight. If the morale of the army is not stable, we may not be able to defeat one hundred thousand against three hundred thousand."
However, Old Prince Liu waved his hand, "Why be in such a hurry? We don't need to eat them all in one bite. We just need to send troops immediately to surround Qingniu County and prevent these 50,000 people from evacuating. We will also send others to Jizhou.
Secure Gecun and kill Zhang Liao if there is a chance."
"But Zhu Meng's army has not gone far. If we surrounded Qingniu County and he came back to rescue us, wouldn't we be passive?"
Xiao Jingyun smiled and shook his head, "Don't worry, Zhu Meng's army will not come back."
The two old princes returned to their army and began to make arrangements.
Half an hour later, a hundred thousand troops came out and quietly surrounded Qingniu County.
At this time, Zhu Meng had also quietly left with his men. The light carriage Jian Cong was running very fast. At dawn, he had already left Qingniu County for more than thirty miles.
At this time, Zhu Meng called the guard around him and asked him to go back and deliver a message to Wang Lei. He immediately abandoned Qingniu County and rushed to Jizhou.
At this time, Qingniu County was already in chaos.
Wang Lei was woken up while still sleeping, saying that he was surrounded by a large army outside.
When he climbed up the tower and looked outside, Wang Lei felt his heart go cold. It was so dark that he couldn't see his head at a glance. Who knew how many soldiers and horses were coming.
He touched his chin and thought for a moment that something seemed wrong.
Didn't Marshal Zhu send a letter yesterday saying that he would have a fight to the death with Prince Xiao Jingyun today?
But why did these hundreds of thousands of troops come to surround him? This obviously didn't look like a home where he was about to fight Zhu Meng, but rather like he was about to attack a city.
While I was thinking about this, I heard someone shouting below, "Is this General Wang Leiwang on the city?"