wealthy lord

Chapter 926: Encounter at Ruoshui River, the fish is hooked

Given his status as a member of the royal family of Li, the other party would not kill him even if they had doubts about him.

But he also has to be prepared to be suspected and monitored.

at the same time.

The Izumo camp at the foot of Shadow Mountain.

This was once the place where Han King Guan Haiyue trained new soldiers, but now it is the base camp of Daqian’s 100,000 elite troops.

Inside the coach’s tent.

He has been in a bad mood ever since he came back from the Daqian Dynasty.

Because of Tong Xiangrou's matter, he had a big quarrel with his mother, and argued with several hawkish ministers in the court over whether to send a full-scale military attack on the Daduan Dynasty.

In the minds of these hawkish ministers, although the national strength of the Daduan Divine Dynasty has recovered a lot, it is still unable to compete with the Daqian Dynasty.

If a full-scale war breaks out now, Lin Yun can be caught off guard.

As long as the battlefield is set up in the counties and states actually controlled by the Great Duan Divine Dynasty, it will not only affect the lives of ordinary people, but also undermine the morale of the Great Duan Divine Dynasty.

The most important thing is to disrupt their morale. If people are not united, they will lose no matter how they fight.

But in Lu Zongqing's view, these officials who usually do not work in the real world are just talking about war on paper.

He had no idea that the Great Duan Cavalry had been transformed under Lin Yun's training, and with the addition of a wide variety of weapons and equipment, he no longer had the lofty ambitions he had originally had.

Lu Zongqing sat up on the camp bed, looked at the portrait of Lin Yun hanging on the wall of the tent, and said to himself: "Asshole, if you dare to kill my aunt, I will make you regret it!"

At this time, a voice came from outside the tent.

"General, the spies reported that a thousand-man troop crossed Yunmeng Ridge and is marching quickly towards us!"

Lu Zongqing was shocked: "Have you found out who the other party is?"

"It's Li Mu, the Eighth Sage King of the Great Duan Dynasty! According to the spies' report, they are driving ten large carts. Judging from the wheel marks left on the ground, the carts should be loaded with heavy objects!"

Lu Zongqing stood up suddenly, walked to the sand table, and quickly determined Li Mu's location.

He sneered, "Then there's no need to guess, those ten carts must be arms! Lin Yun is indeed a man who doesn't keep his word! On the one hand, he agreed to the negotiations, but on the other hand, he was eager to send troops to fight! But why didn't he send Zhao Yanliang or Qi Rui to fight?"

In Lu Zongqing's opinion, these two princes are good at leading troops in battle and are familiar with the local terrain. They are much stronger than Li Mu, the down-and-out prince.

The soldier said respectfully, "Your Majesty, would you like me to lead two thousand elite soldiers to set up an ambush? No matter what they want to do, I will definitely make sure these guys die without a burial place!"

Lu Zongqing pondered for a moment and said, "Forget it! This matter is too strange. I decided to go and take a look myself!"

He was a scheming man, so he naturally realized the sensitivity of Li Mu's identity.

Logically speaking, the Li family's royal power had been snatched away by Lin Yun.

As the only surviving prince, even if Li Mu did not seek revenge on Lin Yun, he would not recognize the enemy as his father and work for Lin Yun.

But Lu Zongqing had no idea what was going on, so he could only go and try it himself.

"Pass the order down, select two thousand soldiers and assemble in front of the camp!"

"I obey your command!" Soon, Lu Zongqing led his troops to meet Li Mu.

The two sides met at Lulin in the western section of Ruoshui River.

This deer forest used to be Guan Haiyue's hunting ground, but since the declaration of independence, the deer forest has been converted into a defensive fortification with traps everywhere.

At this time, Li Mu said loudly: "Are you General Lu, the Prince of Qing of the Great Qian Kingdom?"

Lu Zongqing smiled contemptuously: "It seems that Lin Yun knows that I am sitting in Shadow Mountain and sinking my troops? Li Mu, you really bring shame to your Li family's ancestors! Not only did you lose the country, but you even acknowledged the enemy as your father and served that Lin Yun! What I hate most in my life is spineless people like you!"

Li Mu had a serious face and clasped his fists, saying, "I, Li Mu, defected from the city this time and came here to seek refuge with Prince Qing! I knew I couldn't gain his trust, so I risked my life to bring a batch of weapons and equipment from Jincheng to General Lu!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Lu Zongqing and his subordinates became active and looked at the ten carts behind Li Mu with burning eyes.

These ten carts were manufactured by the Ministry of Industry at Yang Tiexin's request and were specifically used to transport arms.

Not only does it have a large capacity, but it is also very sturdy, not as fragile as an ordinary carriage.

Each vehicle required four horses to pull it.

Lu Zongqing said playfully, "Oh? Could it be that the ten large vehicles behind the Eighth Prince are all filled with weapons and equipment?"

"That's right! To be honest, these ten carts are loaded with 30,000 bamboo guns and 200,000 rounds of ammunition! They were originally used by Lin Yun to arm the Zhao family army!"

"Haha! After hearing what you said, I am tempted! But it may rain and snow in this sky, but pie won't fall from it! Could this be Lin Yun's conspiracy?"

Li Mu's heart skipped a beat, and he secretly sighed at Lu Zongqing's clever mind.

Facing such amazing temptation, one can remain calm, which is not something that most people can do.

If it were someone else, they would probably be so happy to pick up such a large batch of arms for free that their snot bubbles would fall to the ground.

According to the market price of bamboo barrel guns and ammunition, they are worth one million taels of silver in peacetime. If it is wartime and military supplies are in short supply, this batch of arms can definitely be sold for tens of millions of taels of silver.

And it is still in a state of no demand at a price.

Li Mu forced a smile: "General Lu, you are joking! Everyone in the world knows that my Li family and Lin Yun have an irreconcilable feud. How could we possibly cooperate with Lin Yun to harm General Lu?"

At this time, Lu Zongqing's confidant whispered: "Your Highness, be careful! According to our intelligence, Li Mu was imprisoned at home by Lin Yun a long time ago. He was still able to come out and lead the troops, which means that he and Lin Yun have reached some kind of agreement in secret! At least it's not what the outside world says!"

Lu Zongqing nodded secretly. He naturally understood this principle, but faced with the temptation of 30,000 bamboo guns and 200,000 rounds of ammunition, he was indeed tempted.

If he could embezzle these arms, he would no longer be strangled by Guan Haiyue.

He also had the power to make decisions and could act in accordance with the interests of the Daqian Dynasty at critical moments.

"Haha! This general naturally believes what the Eighth Prince says! So, give the order now and have them all lay down their weapons and squat on the ground with their heads in their hands!"

Li Mu snorted coldly: "General Lu, I came to join the Daqian Dynasty with sincerity! If you want to kill people to silence them, you are totally wrong! Although the soldiers you brought are twice as many as mine, if we really fight, I am sure I can wipe you out!"

What he lacked the least now was weapons. He had more than a thousand people under his command, and was in charge of more than 30,000 bamboo guns.

Lu Zongqing said with a smile: "Don't be angry, Eighth Prince! This general has no intention of killing you to silence you! Besides, you are a member of the Li family clan. My Daqian Dynasty is not ready to treat you well, so why would we harm you? You keep saying that you are here to seek refuge, but you refuse to lay down your weapons. What if you were deliberately sent by Lin Yun to assassinate this general?"

(End of this chapter)