Horse on the World

Chapter 540 Mingyan
On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, the Jinzhou Guoshanfengyishan Division and Quanzhou Wang Qinian's Qi Nian Division, which had been delaying, suddenly accelerated the pace of withdrawal. Correspondingly, Yizhou began to shrink its defense line and entered the stage of comprehensive defense.

Only the Lu Dalin Department of Bingzhou, not only did not show any signs of retreating, but the whole army pressed towards the border of Youyan, with unknown intentions.Regarding the movements of the three major divisions, Qingcheng and Shang Haibo had both joys and sorrows. The joy was that the Guoshanfeng division they were most worried about had no objection and began to prepare for a retreat. On the contrary, Lu Dalin, who had always been docile, showed something unusual. Reaction.

How to deal with Lu Dalin's disobedience is a difficult problem. If the response is too soft, it shows that the Dingzhou Center's control over the generals has dropped to a dangerous critical line. Shang Haibo is self-aware of his actions. If he still has some influence over Wang Qinian, Guo Shanfeng and other generals, then his influence over Lu Dalin is negligible. When he was a down-and-out scholar, the opponent was already Now that he is a general in command, the sophisticated Lu Dalin has a wealth of political experience, and it is extremely difficult to deceive him.

Of course, Lu Dalin may not know what happened in Dingzhou, but the exposed clues are enough to arouse his vigilance. Instead of retreating according to orders, but advancing in the opposite direction, it has already shown that Lu Dalin has already developed an understanding of the Dingzhou center. I suspect that although Dingzhou has stopped the supply of ordnance to Lu Dalin's tribe, Bingzhou where Lu Dalin's tribe is stationed is a grain-producing area, he can easily raise grain and grass, and it is not true that he is approaching Youyan. Warning Dingzhou.

"What should I do?" Qingcheng looked at Shang Haibo.

"Lv Dalin is very old, right, he can't force it. Most of his subordinates are veterans of the original Dingzhou army, and the officers also form their own system. Lu Dalin has a great influence on them. Please ask the princess to send someone capable to lobby him. Even if he doesn't support it, as long as he doesn't object!" Shang Haibo is also very helpless.If Lu Yiming could also come out to help, then Lu Dalin might not have done this, but Lu Yiming is stubborn, and even though his family can hardly protect themselves, he is still so leisurely that he is imprisoned every day. What he reads and writes is actually a look that has nothing to do with him.

Qingcheng was angry and hated him, but there was nothing he could do. Although he had already been convicted, he couldn't deal with him for a while, unless Qingfeng was also arrested and brought to justice, so that the world's mouth could be blocked.But where is the breeze?For a while, Qingfeng seemed to have disappeared from the world. The formerly famous Statistics and Investigation Department has now disappeared without a trace.

What troubled Shang Haibo was that the Military Intelligence Investigation Department was also paralyzed. After he came out, he had issued an order to the Military Intelligence Department to summon the hidden Mingyan, but for some reason, there was no news about Mingyan, which made Shang Haibo Some worried whether Qingcheng killed Mingyan by mistake during the previous purge. If so, the Military Intelligence Department would not be able to play its due role in a short time.

Although some officials of the Military Intelligence Department have started working, because a large part of the senior officials of the Military Intelligence Department were killed last time and Gou Yan disappeared, the efficiency of the current Military Intelligence Department is not even half that of before. I am used to having a Military Intelligence Department and a Statistical Investigation Department. Shang Haibo, who was supported by a large amount of information and then made a judgment, suddenly found that he seemed to have become deaf, blind, and knew nothing about outside affairs.

Although there are some staff agents in Qingcheng's hands, there are very few staff officers in the area under the jurisdiction of Dingzhou that have been cleaned by the breeze. The newcomers want to establish a network in a short time and be effective Likely.Shang Haibo can only rely on his own judgment to make a series of decisions.

At this time, Mingyan, which Shang Haibo was thinking about, was still hiding in Huanxi's house, and he was full of doubts. If there was no comprehensive consultation with Ji Sichen, the statistics and investigation department, then Mingyan would undoubtedly be in Shang Haibo's first summoning order. , will walk out of the hiding place, activate all the backup networks of the Military Intelligence Investigation Department, and mobilize the Flying Eagle Brigade to listen to orders, but after meeting with Ji Sichen, he is very concerned about what is happening in Dingzhou now.

Everything has created deep doubts.

Lu Yiming and Qingfeng rebelled against the commander?Conspiracy to collude with the Bai people and trap the general to death?Mingyan has only one thought about this announcement, that is incredible, Qingfeng's hatred for the barbarians is beyond ordinary people's comprehension, it is possible for her to collude with anyone, but Mingyan finds it unbelievable to collude with the barbarians, Lu Yiming has been in Dingzhou Belonging to the centrist faction, neither leaning towards Qingfeng nor Shang Haibo, he is upright and loyal to the commander-in-chief. If he says he is rebellious, Mingyan has no reason to convince herself. As a senior intelligence officer, she is sensitive to the current situation. The atmosphere in Dingzhou is extremely strange.

Is Dashuai really dead?Mingyan can't be sure. The information reported back by his subordinate Military Intelligence Department is that the commander-in-chief has never been seen since the First Battle of Tuojiang, and the Statistics and Investigation Department has remained silent on this matter. Whether it is dead or alive, Ji Sichen's No information was revealed, which made Mingyan feel extremely abnormal. If the Military Intelligence Department couldn't find out, then the Statistics Department couldn't even figure out the commander's life and death, that would be strange.It is widely rumored that the commander-in-chief is dead, but so far no one has been seen alive, and no dead body has been seen.Thinking of Ji Sichen's weird attitude, Mingyan felt that there was a lot to be said for it.

Is something wrong with Mr. Shang?Mingyan felt that she shouldn't have this idea, but why did all this appear after Mr. Shang disappeared for a while, and Master Lu who disappeared with Mr. Shang suddenly became a traitor?

Mingyan, who was full of doubts, chose to remain silent for a while, and ordered all the undisclosed spies of the Department of Statistics and Investigation to go dormant.She wants to figure it all out before she chooses what to do.

She didn't stay silent for a long time, and Ji Sichen came to her.

"Director Mingyan!"

"Master Ji!" Ming Yan stood up, "Is there any latest news outside?"

Ji Sichen waved his hand, "Sit! Sit down and talk!"

Mingyan was a little annoyed, "Master Ji, what time is it now? How can I sit still? What's wrong? Our military intelligence department has been hit hard, and internal and external communication is not smooth, but your investigation department has been prepared for a long time and is not damaged at all. , You can’t hide it from me, you know, in the past few days, Mr. Shang has summoned me to go back to serve several times through some channels he has mastered.”

"The commander is not dead!" Ji Sichen said suddenly.

Mingyan wasn't too surprised. During the time she lived here, she had thought about all kinds of possibilities over and over again, and was mentally prepared for Ji Sichen's words.

"Through this period of investigation, the inner guard believes that you are loyal to the commander in chief, have a brain, deal with things extremely calmly, and do not follow blindly. Therefore, after reporting to the commander in chief, I decided to tell you the truth about everything. And there are corresponding tasks assigned to you."

"Inner guard?" Ming Yan looked at Ji Sichen in surprise.

"Yes, inner guard, I am added as the commander-in-chief directly under the deputy commander of the inner guard!" Ji Sichen reintroduced himself, but sighed in his heart, Mingyan was still inferior to Qingfeng after all, the inner guard was indeed extremely secretive, but at the same time As an intelligence agency, Qingfeng not only knew about the existence of the inner guard, but even the people who were placed in the investigation department of the inner guard basically knew about it, but Mingyan needed to tell her by herself.

"Who is the commander of the inner guard? Director Qingfeng?" Ming Yan asked, then shook his head. If it was Qingfeng, then there would be no need for the inner guard to exist. That is to say, Ji Sichen was actually placed by the commander in the Statistics Department Anzi.

"I don't know either. The internal guard's contact method is quite special." Ji Sichen smiled.

"What happened this time?" Ming Yan asked.

"It happened really suddenly. The commander-in-chief didn't know about it beforehand. Although Director Qingfeng knew about it, he didn't deal with him due to some special reasons!" Ji Sichen began to explain the cause and process of the incident to Mingyan.

"Things have developed to this point. Although the commander-in-chief is heartbroken, our loss in the East is irreparable. The only thing we can do is to minimize the loss. At the same time, this is also the best time to clean up the interior. This raging The fire will burn away all those who are disloyal to the commander in chief, and the rest will be real gold. The commander in chief is already on his way back to Dingzhou. The day when the commander in chief reappears in Dingzhou will be the end of all rebels. A trace of murderous intent flashed in Ji Sichen's eyes.

Mingyan swallowed a mouthful of saliva with difficulty. The complexity of the matter was far beyond her imagination. At this time, her mood can only be described as shock and abnormality. A city, a breeze, each have their own plans, but they almost make the commander-in-chief doomed.

"How could they do this? Damn it!" Mingyan gritted her teeth.

"Whether they deserve to die or not is beyond our control!" Ji Sichen said, "We have a lot of things to do next."

"Master Ji, please give me your orders!" Although Mingyan was still above Ji Sichen in terms of position, it was only on the surface. Knowing the existence of the inner guard and understanding Ji Sichen's identity as the deputy commander of the inner guard, Mingyan Yan consciously placed himself under the opponent.

"All the staff of the Statistical Investigation Department and the Military Intelligence Department in Dingzhou City will be in command together!" Ji Sichen said, "Until the commander-in-chief has no second order, I will be in command, and you will be assisted by Director Mingyan!"

"I understand!"

"Director Mingyan, according to the Commander-in-Chief's order, we need to do these things before the Commander-in-Chief returns!" Ji Sichen began to explain the tasks to Mingyan in detail.

At this time, Shang Haibo was about to set off for Shanglinli. There was no other reason. Qin Ming led his army to return suddenly on the way to Shiwei, but in Shanglinli, he was stopped by Yang Yidao. No chaos, Shang Haibo knew in his heart that Yang Yidao's troops were the only troops to suppress the barbarians. If there was a conflict with Qin Ming and the hundreds of thousands of barbarians in Shanglin lost control, the consequences would be disastrous.

Shang Haibo didn't know that Qin Ming didn't go to Shiwei, but the Guan Xinglong Hengdao Camp that should still be in Shiwei was less than three days away from Hailing Port in Fuzhou.

(End of this chapter)