The rise of the prince

Chapter 285 Unbelievable Scheduling
"My lord, the little ones can see it clearly. They are all ordinary people. They are all over the mountain. There are at least [-] to [-] people. Some of them look like Xiang troops. But there are too many people, and the subordinates dare not approach them at all. , can only be seen from the top of the mountain." The scouts in military uniform reported one by one.

Incense was wafting in the simple lobby, several old men in fine clothes were sitting separately, and sitting in the middle of the hall was the old man of the Ding family, who was also the head of the Ding family.

They all came from Suzhou City urgently after the accident. After all, the matter was too big, almost related to the safety of Xu Guo and the survival of the Ding family, so they had to come in person.

Ding Yi stood by his hand, his face darkened when he heard this, and then he handed him a sign: "Go to the cashier to collect the reward."

The scout quickly thanked him, and then left happily.

As soon as the scouts left, Ding Yi cursed: "I said a long time ago, you can't touch the Qijia brothers, you can't touch the Qijia brothers! With the Qijia brothers in hand, the prefect of Luzhou would not dare to fight us to the death. If we treat them internally, great things can be expected. A dignified event is actually ruined by a villain!"

When he said this, many elders were embarrassed and did not dare to answer.

After all, he was the one who suppressed Ding Yi at the beginning and placed the direct descendants of the Ding family in the army, and Ding Bing was also placed in the army at that time. He did not expect to be such a scum, and suddenly ruined the good situation. With one pot of soup, the situation changes instantly.

That defeat was not just as simple as an ordinary defeat. The [-] army dispersed in a hurry. After calming down the next day, they ordered soldiers in Linyang, but they couldn't gather all the people. Everyone else died, wounded, and ran away. Some run, some scatter.

The most important thing is that the camp has worked hard for several months, and the [-] shi of grain, many military weapons, siege equipment, and good horses that are going to be used to capture Luzhou have all fallen into the hands of the enemy.

The atmosphere was very depressing, no one spoke, and everyone sitting here knew that if Suzhou fell, everyone else would still have a way out, but their Ding family would never have one
"Okay, it's useless to talk about faults at this time. Besides, Ding Bing also died in the rebellious army. After this matter is exposed, let's think about the strategy of retreating the enemy first." Finally, Mrs. Ding spoke, and he spoke , Ding Yi can only expose it.

Then Ding Yi expressed his opinion: "First of all, the opponent is just an unarmed Luzhou commoner. Dispatch troops, gather them in Linyang City, and concentrate their forces. We must take back the camp as soon as possible, and then continue to attack Luzhou.

Also, don't send scouts to the camp after today, so as not to overwhelm the enemy, no matter how many of them there are, they are nothing more than mud legs and cannot make a big impact.

Furthermore, I don't believe that the family can call so many people to work for them. There may be other reasons for this. I want the Wang family to help find out.They stole the ancient horse road to trade with Luzhou. They thought I didn’t know about it, but they just didn’t bother to pay attention. Now is the time to use them to find out what happened to Luzhou. "

Taigong Ding nodded: "Okay, I will do as you said."

Many elders also nodded, after all, they couldn't come up with any good ideas.

At this moment, someone knocked on the door, and after the grandfather nodded, the fourth uncle Ding Yi who was closest to the door opened the door, and there was a boy in Tsing Yi outside.

"My lords, the heads of the Wang family and the Fen family are already waiting in the hall to see you." The young man hesitated, and then said: "They also said that if the prefect says he is not there, it is not a trivial matter to pass on a hundred thousand stone grains, and countless baggage It's not a trivial matter, the savings of their big clans are about the same for a few years, if the magistrate doesn't give an explanation, they...they won't pay any food in the future."

After saying this, the boy also lowered his head and dared not speak.

Veins popped up on Ding Yi's forehead, but he held back in the end. He just waved his hand and dismissed the servant one word at a time: "Go and tell them that I'm not here."

When the wall fell, everyone pushed it, and when the drum broke, it was beaten by thousands of people. In the past, the Ding family had monopolized power, and the military and government were in control. Almost no one dared to speak. But now, once the army is defeated and the military division is disintegrated, many people are eager to move and become restless.

Seeing this situation, many elders couldn't tell, Mr. Ding was expressionless: "What is Yi'er going to do."

"What else can I do." Ding Yi sighed helplessly: "Isn't Ding Bing dead? There just happened to be a deputy commander. In addition, the troops transferred from the South and the East may be able to form a hatchback alone. Please trouble Grandpa and the others. Let's talk about it, the patriarch, if there are young talents in the family, send them over, and I will arrange for them to be dispatched as officials."

This is a helpless compromise. If the military power in their hands is not distributed at this time, everyone will definitely not support their Ding family.

After speaking, Ding Yi felt bored and extremely tired.

He didn't talk about the most important question. In fact, he has been unable to figure out why the people in Luzhou are still fighting among themselves. The people of Luzhou, who are scattered in the sand, are suddenly twisted into one rope. He claims that everything is under control, but it's only half a month. Come to this earth-shaking change.

It's like the sun suddenly coming out from the west tomorrow, it's unimaginable.
At the beginning of April, Yang Hongzhao received an imperial decree from Kyoto, ordering him to lead his troops westward, and wait for an opportunity to take over the southern and eastern areas of Suzhou, because those areas may be empty of troops. OK.

And his son Yang Jianye was awarded the title of General Ningyuan because of his meritorious service in the memorial, which is why he asked his son to deliver the memorial himself.

At the same time, Yang Hongzhao also fully understood that Li Xingzhou, the king of Pingnan County, was probably really unusual in His Majesty's heart, because His Majesty actually gave him the order to let him go west.

Yang Hongzhao is still cautious, the imperial decree belongs to the imperial decree, and he will not accept the orders of the foreign emperors. He must judge by himself and be careful.

The army pulled out their camp and began to march westward, but they only traveled no more than thirty miles a day, and scouts kept coming and going to report the situation in Suzhou. Although it was difficult, there were some useful news.

But slowly, Yang Hongzhao himself discovered something incredible.

Before mid-April, the southern and eastern counties of Suzhou began to transfer a large number of troops to the north. It was impossible for this kind of troop transfer to be hidden from the eyes of the scouts.

Yang Hongzhao was still cautious, but after several days of transfers, he also understood that this could not be a cover-up by the rebels. They really started to increase their troops to the north!
But why increase troops to the north?

Yang Hongzhao couldn't figure it out. The rebels still stationed tens of thousands of rebels in the camps near Linyang City and Lengfengqing in the north. In this case, the deployment of troops from the south was not to empty the south and take risks?The rebel leader is a fool
Faintly, Yang Hongzhao thought of some possibility, could it be that he was busy denying it in his heart, how could this be possible, there were only a thousand people, no matter how it was too inconceivable, maybe the rebels just wanted to be safe.

But he didn't even believe this reason, and he was so sure that he wouldn't be so foolish as to put the south and the east in danger. The dispatch in this big situation seemed more like... a last resort!

He couldn't believe such speculation even more, because it was too unbelievable and horrifying!

Yes, it was horror.

But no matter what, he still reported the truth to the court, then gritted his teeth, changed his cautious march, and ordered to speed up the march.

Because no matter what, as Zhong Daoyu said, the air forces in the south and east of Suzhou are starting to run out
Fortunately, the east is bordered by mountains, and it is inconvenient for the army to move, so it is not suitable for combat.

But in the south, there are important waterways in the south. Once the southern county of Suzhou is controlled, the waterways will be unimpeded. Ships from Kyoto can land directly in the west of Luzhou.

Yang Hongzhao's eyes became hot. This is an opportunity to leave his name in history. If he can seize the Suzhou Waterway, he will be able to get through the blocked river!

(End of this chapter)