After crossing, I was dragged by the bamboo horse and became a queen

Chapter 166
The king of Huaiyang never believed in the promise of loyalty, but Thaksin believed in the relationship of interests.He knew that being loyal to himself was the best choice for Marquis Wu Ding right now.Of course, even so, King Huaiyang did not forget to hint to Marquis Wu Ding that even if Marquis Wu Ding did not cooperate with him, it would be impossible for the Fifth Prince to ascend to the throne.

After that, Marquis Wu Ding never wavered again, he tied himself to the boat of King Huaiyang without even asking for it.For example, raising private soldiers was first arranged by Marquis Wu Ding.

The king of Huaiyang provided military expenses, and Marquis Wu Ding stepped forward to set up a private military camp near Guqu Mountain in Wuzhou. The location was chosen to be hidden, and his cronies were responsible for the selection and daily training of soldiers. At the beginning, the military camp consisted of only Marquis Wu Ding. Responsible, if something goes wrong during this period and let the emperor know, then Wu Dinghou will not be able to lose even ten heads, but Huaiyang King can guarantee that he can retreat completely.

It was after this, after Wu Dinghou personally cut off his own retreat, that King Huaiyang really began to regard him as his own.

Marquis Wu Ding is obviously a very smart person, and it is undoubtedly very comfortable to cooperate with such a smart person.Ever since he was determined to assist King Huaiyang, he has privately begun to regard King Huaiyang as his master and act like a monarch and his ministers. He even offered to let King Huaiyang's son-in-law, Marquis Yongxin of Pingzhou, participate in the formation of the private barracks. Inspection and management, because Lonely Mountain is not too far from Pingzhou.

Of course, King Huaiyang agreed with Marquis Wu Ding’s proposal very much, but Marquis Yongxin was enshrined in Pingzhou. If there is no special reason, leaving Pingzhou frequently will always cause suspicion, unlike Marquis Wu Ding who still holds military power and is in charge of a lot of military affairs. The affairs in the military are complicated, and it is common for him to leave Beijing. If he is busy with military affairs, it is normal for him not to return for several months.

Therefore, although King Huaiyang wanted to intervene in the Solitary Mountain military camp, he only took the time to visit it in person due to the constraints of reality, and his son-in-law Yongxinhou could not participate in the supervision all the time. Still in the hands of Marquis Wu Ding.

At this time, Marquis Wu Ding himself came to remind him that he should train a batch of high-level sergeants who could serve as scouts and secret guards, and could also undertake the tasks of assassins if necessary.These people should be controlled by King Huaiyang himself. The number can be reduced, but they must be absolutely loyal. When an incident occurs, these people can follow King Huaiyang and use them as close guards.

The cautious Huaiyang King naturally wouldn't fully trust the barracks managed by others. He didn't need to be reminded, and he had already started to arrange everything. , so that he can know what's in his mind, so that he can make overall arrangements for future incidents.

Marquis Wu Ding was very discerning. After he only mentioned it once, he never asked Huaiyang King's personal guards again. It was only before he left the capital that he asked whether there were enough guards around Huaiyang King. No additional protection is required.

"No need." King Huaiyang answered him like this: "At that time, you will follow me and act together with me. With you, the No.1 of the Great Week, I have nothing to worry about."

King Huaiyang's decision was based on some safety considerations, and also because of his suspicious and cautious personality, and he felt more at ease with Marquis Wu Ding by his side to act together.

Marquis Wu Ding didn't have any opinion on such an arrangement. He just nodded briefly, and then unreservedly reported the detailed ambush plan he had planned in advance to King Huaiyang. General, wait, wait...

In the end, Wu Dinghou told King Huaiyang that he planned to lead a thousand elite soldiers to follow King Huaiyang to cooperate with King Huaiyang's personal guards. He asked, "Your Majesty, are these people enough? Send some people over from the ambush circle on the second floor."

After hearing this, King Huaiyang immediately showed some hesitation on his face.Theoretically, the more people around him, the better, and the more the safer.However, the Huaiyang king was in the capital, and he had limited conditions for training and raising private soldiers. Although those personal guards were loyal and highly skilled in martial arts, they were really not that many.

One thousand elite soldiers already outnumbered his own personal guards, King Huaiyang was a little worried.

Marquis Wu Ding understood King Huaiyang's expression almost immediately, and he suggested earnestly: "Your Majesty, I am [-]% sure of tomorrow's ambush. People around the guards couldn't figure it out. In addition, although His Royal Highness has done a lot of work after getting married, we are still not fully sure about the deputy commander in front of the palace, Mr. Wei. How many royal guards does that person bring with him? I really don't dare to believe what my lord said. From what I've seen, Your Majesty should bring more people around you, and it's the best thing to be on the safe side."

These few words are well-founded, and the consideration is indeed very thorough. King Huaiyang nodded after thinking for a while: "Just as Aiqing said. But why did you set the ambush time during the day instead of night?"

"One is the terrain." Marquis Wu Ding replied, "This is related to my many years of experience at the border. According to Yichen, the terrain of an ambush is extremely important, and even more important than time. Although an ambush in the middle of the night is ideal, it's just that the place where the royal driver camps usually passes by." The careful selection of the imperial army is all terrain that is extremely conducive to defense, and it is absolutely impossible to choose a dangerous place in the terrain."

"Er Zechen leaves the capital with Yujia every year, and he is well aware of the marching habits of the commander of the imperial army. He is very cautious, and the place where he camps will be carefully searched in advance. It is inconvenient for us to hide in advance. And every night he will double the dispatch Manual patrols are on duty, which is not conducive to our actions. If we want to ambush at night, we can only bypass the patrols after nightfall, mobilize the team in the dark to gather near the camp, and wait for the right time. In this way, the probability of ambush is too high."

"Are you sure about ambush during the day?" King Huaiyang asked again as if he wanted to be sure.

"I don't dare to make a big deal in front of Your Majesty, but I have [-]% certainty." Wu Dinghou replied with a smile: "And the action plan was not made by me alone, but also gathered the opinions of most of our generals. Don't worry, Your Majesty, after the ambush The place was carefully selected by the ministers, and His Highness has also seen it on the spot. Besides, we have an advantage in numbers, so it is really unlikely to fail."

"In this case." King Huaiyang nodded decisively: "Then I will leave it to you. Yujia left Beijing on the fifth day of the lunar new year, and let our people find a way to control the speed of travel. On the eighth day of the new year, we will act in unison with Beijing and Central. When the time comes, let Yan'er Go to the ambush site ahead of time and act together with General Chen and the others."

　---Here is the dividing line for honest and stupid authors--
　　Where there is burden, isn't this just explaining the cause and effect honestly!

　　
　
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