Datang: What's wrong with my fief being a billion points larger?

Chapter 38 Who is the mastermind behind the scenes?

Ning Kailu was shocked when he heard this. This time he was really surprised, without any pretense. He really didn't expect that someone would take the initiative to ambush Li Yuanji.

Ning Kailu asked Wang Xuance hurriedly.

"What about the king? Is the king safe? These bandits are really hateful. Tell the king that Chang Rong and I will definitely wipe out the surrounding bandits in the future!"

Wang Xuance's face was full of sighs and relief.

"Shangguan, you don't know, fortunately the king's soldiers fought desperately, and finally paid a heavy price in casualties to defeat these thousands of bandits.

Later, Liu Sibing arrived with his army and was almost chopped to death by the king. It was not until he explained the situation to the king that the king finally believed him.

This time, the king sent me here to inform Governor Ning to lead his troops out of the city to welcome you. The king will arrive tomorrow."

Ning Kailu's eyes flickered, and he said, "Such a big thing has happened, it is only natural for me to lead the army to welcome and protect the king.

Tell me the time and place. I happen to be bringing 5,000 soldiers with me. Chang Rong and I will lead the army to welcome the Guard King."

Wang Xuance did not doubt him and immediately told the time and place. Ning Kailu then sent Wang Xuance out and Wang Xuance cooperated very well and went down.

After Wang Xuance left, Ning Kailu became extremely gloomy. When Ning Changhe and Ning Mingchang walked out, Ning Kailu's anger became more and more obvious.

"You sent people to kill Li Yuanji, why didn't you tell me about this?"

Ning Changhe and Ning Mingchang walked out with equally gloomy faces. After listening to Ning Kailu's words, Ning Changhe was the first to angrily say, "I didn't! I just found out about this too!"

Ning Kailu then looked at Ning Mingchang, only to see Ning Mingchang shaking his head.

"How could I possibly send people to kill Li Yuanji? If they were sent by me, why would they come here? And there are thousands of them. Do you think I could send them without telling you?"

The three of them were stunned when they heard each other's words.

"Who could have done this? Tan Dian? Ning Changzhen? Feng Xuan? None of them are possible. Could it be Feng Ang? But considering the time when Feng Ang knew about Li Yuanji's arrival, he didn't have time to make these arrangements."

No one could answer Ning Mingchang's words. The three of them were silent for a while, and Ning Kailu spoke first.

"Let's not worry about this matter for now. Liu Xianhong has gained Li Yuanji's trust now. Li Yuanji wants us to go out of the city to welcome him and lead the army to escort him. I think he was frightened by this incident.

Now let's get ready and set out to ambush in advance. When Li Yuanji arrives, we will capture him in one fell swoop!
Now that Liu Xianhong is there, we must complete the first step, otherwise, we will all die."

Ning Changhe and Ning Mingchang had no choice but to agree with a serious face, and then everyone began to prepare.

As soon as the sky brightened, Ning Kailu and his companions set out. In order to avoid arousing Li Yuanji's suspicion, Wang Xuance was released by Ning Kailu and his two companions.

Before they started to move, Li Yuanji's army had already started on the journey. When they arrived at the agreed place, Xie Shufang and Su Dingfang began to make arrangements.

After a while, Xie Shufang came to Li Yuanji.

"Your Majesty, everything has been arranged. Ding Fang will be in charge of the other side. Once the enemy arrives, they will not be able to escape. In addition, I will let Yang Jianhe lead 2,000 troops to the rear to prevent Wang Xuance from leaking the secret and Ning Kailu and others from ambush us."

Li Yuanji nodded without saying anything, and then began to wait.

Nearly two hours passed like this, and seeing that no one had arrived, Xie Shufang became a little anxious.

"My lord, those people haven't arrived yet. That thief must have tipped off the other thieves!"

Li Yuanji then looked at Xie Shufang with an indifferent expression.

"Shu Fang, as a general, you must not be impatient, as this will affect your judgment of the battle situation. No matter when, we must keep a clear mind, so that we can make the most correct decision.

It doesn’t matter whether Wang Xuance informs on you or not. You have already made arrangements, so now you just need to wait patiently.

If the enemy does not come, then we can just attack the city directly, it will be the same.”

Xie Shufang was filled with shame. He had always thought that Li Yuanji was not good at fighting. Now it seemed that he was out of his mind. Xie Shufang was not like this usually, but the incident with Wang Xuance had greatly stimulated him and he was a little confused.

After a while, Li Xiang came over with someone. Li Yuanji and Xie Shufang looked and found that it was Wang Xuance. Xie Shufang was stunned for a moment, and Li Yuanji had already stood up.

"Xuan Ce, you are finally back. Are you okay?"

Wang Xuance bowed before speaking.

"Your Majesty, I am fine. Ning Kailu and his men are coming with a large army. Your Majesty should be prepared."

After hearing this, Li Yuanji finally felt relieved, and Xie Shufang also came to him.

"Mr. Wang, there were many misunderstandings before, please don't take it to heart."

Wang Xuance smiled and said, "General Xie, there is no need to be like this. Protecting the king is General Xie's duty. I admire you for always being vigilant."

Li Yuanji then interrupted the two men's flattery and started to ambush again. After more than half an hour, Ning Kailu and his two companions arrived with a large army.

Upon seeing this, Li Yuanji immediately looked at Xie Shufang. Xie Shufang also understood the situation and immediately went down to organize the army.

Ning Kailu and the other two seemed to be still discussing something when they saw arrows flying towards them. Xie Shufang and Su Dingfang led their troops to attack Ning Kailu and his men at the same time.

Li Yuanji did not rush out to fight this time. The killing on the battlefield was enough for him to experience once. He would not rush out to fight unless it was absolutely necessary. After all, his life was important, and he was not without generals.

Li Yuanji's army crushed Ning Kailu's army in all directions, and with the ambush, the battle situation became one-sided. The enemy army fled in all directions, but there were Tang troops all around, making it impossible for them to break out.

After more than an hour, the battle gradually came to an end. Most of the rebel troops surrendered. Ning Changhe was shot to death by arrows. Ning Kailu and Ning Mingchang were captured by Su Dingfang. Li Yuanji won this battle again.

The fighting stopped, Xie Shufang was arranging the cleanup of the battlefield, and Su Dingfang brought Ning Kailu and Ning Mingchang to Li Yuanji.

"Your Majesty, we have accomplished our mission and won a great victory. No one escaped, and both Ning Kailu and Ning Mingchang were captured alive."

Li Yuanji's face was full of smiles.

"Well done, Ding Fang, you did a great job. This battle was fought very well."

Su Dingfang was very happy with Li Yuanji's praise, but he still felt a little unsatisfied in his heart, because Ning Kailu and his men were too weak to fight.

He could not feel any resistance at all. Compared with the battles in Hebei and Central Plains, he felt that the battle here was like child's play.

Su Dingfang then brought Ning Kailu and Ning Mingchang to Li Yuanji. After seeing Li Yuanji, the two men trembled and saluted Li Yuanji.

"I pay my respects to the king."

Li Yuanji looked at the two of them, still with a faint smile on his face.

"Tell me, what is the situation in Lingnan now?"

Ning Kailu and Ning Mingchang were a little confused for a moment, but then Ning Kailu was the first to react. He told Li Yuanji everything he knew, because next to Li Yuanji was Wang Xuance, and Ning Kailu felt that he could still be saved.

"Your Majesty, Lingnan has not been peaceful recently. Tan Dian, Ning Changzhen, Feng Xuan and others are attacking Ning Chun in Jiangzhou because Ning Chun does not want to join Tan Dian and others in rebelling against the Tang Dynasty.

Feng Sanguan (Feng Shihui), son of Feng Xuan, the governor of Gangzhou, rose up in rebellion against the Tang Dynasty. Liu Gan, the governor of Guangzhou, led his troops to fight against him, but Liu Gan mainly tried to persuade him to surrender.

Chen Longshu, the governor of Nanfuzhou, was originally forced to retreat to Longzhou by Luo Doudong's people, but upon hearing that the king had arrived, he was organizing his troops to launch an attack on Luo Doudong's people in Nanfuzhou, hoping to retake Nanfuzhou.

These are the only major battles currently taking place. There are also some battles involving the Liao and Li peoples, but they are on a smaller scale.

Your Majesty, I was coerced and bribed by Ning Mingchang and others, so I had no choice but to do this. I was looking forward to your arrival to take charge of Lingnan affairs. Please spare my life!
Your Majesty, it was me who let Xuan Ce go. Please spare my life for Xuan Ce's sake!"

(End of this chapter)