The concubine is poisonous

Chapter 93
Regarding Nanjiang's rudeness and overbearing, Donghai also sent troops to defend itself, but in the end it was no match for Nanjiang's offensive on land, and was eventually forced back to sea again and again.At the same time, no matter how tempted by the East China Sea, the soldiers in Southern Xinjiang would not go to sea.

So the owner of the East China Sea, who is not warlike by nature, decided to retreat to stop fighting. Since then, the coast of the East China Sea has become the territory of the southern border. They only allow the East China Sea and the southern border to trade and exchange. For 200 years, there has never been any commercial or political transactions with southern Xinjiang.

At the same time, the East China Sea, which was originally unguarded, began to send military ships to monitor the sea every day. Once people from southern Xinjiang were found fishing in the sea, no matter whether they were civilians or soldiers, they would all be captured and killed, so as to vent their hatred for southern Xinjiang. Powerful resistance and dissatisfaction.

In the west of southern Xinjiang, there is a West Commandery. The West Commandery covers an area of ​​tens of thousands of square kilometers. Most of the area is located in the winding mountains, and there were originally tens of thousands of square kilometers of gentle areas on the periphery.

In this gentle area, it used to be the land with the largest concentration of believers in the West County and the most fertile land. However, due to the repeated invasion of the southern border, the people of the West County were unbearable, and finally moved to the mountains to live.The monarch of Xijun also sent troops to defend, but did Nanjiang come to harass him? When Xijun was ready to fight, the people of Nanjiang retreated quickly. The soldiers and horses of Xijun were exhausted. Over time, Xijun Finally decided to withdraw the soldiers and horses back to the mountains, and gave up this land, so Nan Jiang became the master of this land logically.

Fortunately, the mountains are easy to ambush, and the ambush in southern Xinjiang is obviously not as good as the natural ability of the people of Xijun, and what can be obtained in the mountains and forests is hunting some game, obtaining some animal skin medicines, etc., all of which are not lacking in southern Xinjiang. Other resources are relatively scarce, and there is no huge benefit, and mountains and sea warfare are not the strengths of southern Xinjiang.Therefore, Nanjiang has always only harassed, intervened, and made trouble for Donghai and Xijun, but never thought about really fighting hard to snatch it.

Only Zhaoxuan Kingdom has a vast land and rich resources, whether it is humanities, creations, types and quantities of products, it has always been a coveted dream for Southern Xinjiang. In addition, Zhaoxuan Kingdom has a vast territory, only relying on the city to garrison troops as a shelter, but for the Southern Xinjiang army. Yan is an opponent that is easier to fight than the mountains and seas. Therefore, Nanjiang has repeatedly invaded Zhaoxuan State. Even after suffering many setbacks, Nanjiang is still unwilling to give up the fat of Zhaoxuan State.

However, one thing that cannot be ignored is that for the East China Sea and West County, no matter whether it is a mountain or an island, under the limitation of living conditions, they do not have an extremely large number of troops as a support, and the combined number of fishermen in the East China Sea that can fight does not exceed There are 18 people, and the total number of troops that can be used for combat in Xijun is only nearly 30.And at the same time, these people can only display a fighting power that is several times or even ten times higher than the enemy's in an environment they are familiar with.

Therefore, there are only more than [-] soldiers and horses left in southern Xinjiang, which is enough to resist the surprise attack of Donghai and Xijun. There are no more soldiers to defend against the enemy in southern Xinjiang.

However, at the same time, one can also understand that Zhaoxuan Kingdom cannot continue to disperse its forces by allowing Zhaoxuan to retreat again and again.

Now there are only two ways for Ying Keqing. One is to transfer all the soldiers to the front line at the cost of being attacked by Donghai and Xijun in southern Xinjiang. , but the possible consequence is that they did not capture Zhaoxuan Kingdom in one fell swoop, but lost the southern border, resulting in nowhere to advance and retreat, facing the enemy head to tail.

The second is to give up the grand ambition of taking Zhaoxuan Kingdom again, and lead the troops back to southern Xinjiang.If I do this, I am afraid that I, the leader, will have no face to continue to be the leader. Not to mention the fact that the troops retreated before the fight started last time, which has already caused the army's morale to be shaken. Xia suddenly returned without success again, and if he announced the withdrawal of troops, there might be a mutiny, and it is unknown.

Two roads, which is more important, Ying Keqing contemplated for a long time, but still could not make a choice, Ying Keqing who was caught in a dilemma cursed angrily in his heart: "Damn Ye Junyan, do you belong to the tortoise? Xiaotang, if you were here, what would you do?"

Seeing that Ying Keqing kept silent, everyone understood Ying Keqing's difficulties at this time, and they all stayed in place silently, waiting for Ying Keqing's final decision.

After a long time, Ying Keqing raised his head and looked at the crowd, and said, "I decided to send half of the generals who defend the land to help in the battle, and the rest will continue to defend the East China Sea and West County. If there is any change in the party, no matter how big or small, it must be reported immediately, and I hope I am doing the right thing."

"Yes, I'll go down and make arrangements." After the Zhong Patriarch said goodbye, he turned and left.Not long after everyone left, a gray carrier pigeon flew out of Ying Keqing's big tent and flew straight to the capital city of Zhaoxuan Kingdom.

At the same time, Gu Xinning, who had changed her face, also began to inquire where the rumors came from on the street.

After searching all the way, Gu Xinning locked his target on a man named Liu Zi. This man named Liu Zi had a deep scar on his face. People who knew him called him Scar Six. Gather a group of gangsters, tell these gangsters some fabricated rumors, and then let them talk loudly in restaurants, streets, alley grocery stores and other places where people gather to attract others' attention.

Every time after completing a task, Scar Six will give each person two taels of silver as a reward.

At the same time, besides Gu Xinning, there was another person who was staring at Scar Six. This person's name was Zhang Fuchun. The reason why Gu Xinning recognized him at a glance was because this person named Zhang Fuchun was a secret agent from Ouchi. A person Ye Junyan trusts very much.

Gu Xinning ran into Zhang Fuchun who was following Scar Six at the same time after she followed Scar Six to an alley.There was a secret door in the alley, and the moment Scar Liu entered the alley, the man disappeared.

Suddenly, Gu Xinning found someone approaching behind her. At first, Gu Xinning thought it was Scar Six or his accomplices, but when she suddenly turned around and attacked the opponent, Gu Xinning realized that this person was Zhang Fuchun. Staggered away after the impact.

What surprised Gu Xinning was that she was worried that Zhang Fuchun would recognize her. Under the shock, she forgot for a moment that her face had changed, and she was no longer the original Gu Xinning.

To Zhang Fuchun's surprise, he obviously followed Dao Scar into the alley, why did he turn around and a woman appeared?Zhang Fuchun was surprised, and blurted out, "Are you an accomplice of Scar Six?"

Hearing Zhang Fuchun's question, Gu Xinning remembered that her face had been changed, and the other party didn't recognize her at all. Although the owner of this face was originally from the palace, she was locked in the cold palace for many years. Except for the little eunuch, I am afraid that no one has recognized who this person is or what his name is.

Thinking of this, Gu Xinning couldn't help feeling relieved, and said with a smile, "Guess." Then she turned around and jumped into the air, and Zhang Fuchun's swollen eyes disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"What a fast figure." Zhang Fuchun chased a few steps at first, but after chasing tens of meters, he could no longer see the opponent's shadow, and Zhang Fuchun couldn't help but stopped in admiration.

After scouting nearby for a while, seeing that there was no delivery, Zhang Fuchun shook his head helplessly, ended today's mission, and went back to the palace to report the situation to Ye Junyan.

After watching Zhang Fuchun leave, Gu Xinning came out from a corner, looked at the direction Zhang Fuchun left, smiled slightly and muttered: "It seems that Ye Junyan also sent Zhang Fuchun to find the person who spread the rumors." Fortunately, he didn't recognize him." As Gu Xinning said, she raised her hand and patted her chest lightly.

After Zhang Fuchun reported today's situation to Ye Junyan, Ye Junyan was silent for a while and then asked: "Do you think that woman who suddenly appeared is with the people spreading rumors?"

"My humble opinion is that it is very likely." Zhang Fuchun replied.

Ye Junyan shook his head with a smile and said, "No, if she was with Scar Six, she should have disappeared with Scar Six, but she didn't, don't you find it strange?"

Zhang Fuchun bowed his head and said: "At the time, Beizhi also thought it was strange, but then Beizhi thought it might be that Scar Six found out and was being followed, but his martial arts were mediocre, so he asked his accomplices to stay and test his subordinates."

Ye Junyan said with a smile: "It is not unreasonable to say so, but you have overlooked one point."

Hearing this, Zhang Fuchun bowed and said, "Please show me, Your Majesty."

Ye Junyan said: "If the other party wanted to test you, why did they only fight you once, and left suddenly without asking any questions? Have you ever seen someone who tested an opponent like this?"

Zhang Fuchun was stunned for a moment and said: "It's the negligence of the subordinates, so in this way, according to the emperor, this woman is probably also investigating Scar Six, but I don't know whether her purpose of investigating Scar Six is ​​related to ours. same."

Ye Junyan frowned and did not speak. For what purpose did the other party investigate Scar Six? For the time being, Ye Junyan couldn't guess this, but after a while, Ye Junyan seemed to suddenly think of something , looked up at Zhang Chunfu and asked: "If you think about it carefully, have you ever seen this woman?"

Zhang Chunfu was a little stunned when he heard Ye Junyan's question. Zhang Chunfu was Ye Junyan's confidant who was promoted by himself after he ascended the throne. Zhang Chunfu's ability may not be very great, but he is loyal and cautious. Most importantly, his memory is also good. It has always been very good. If Zhang Chunfu knows or has met someone, even if he only met once, Zhang Chunfu is sure to remember this person.

At this moment, Zhang Chunfu didn't even have to think about it, he could be sure that he had never met such a person. This was originally something Ye Junyan didn't need to ask, but Ye Junyan not only asked, but also asked very seriously.

Seeing Ye Junyan's serious eyes, Zhang Fuchun had no choice but to recall that woman's face in his mind again and again.After a while, Zhang Fuchun finally shook his head and said, "I have never seen this person before."

After hearing Zhang Fuchun's words, Ye Junyan's eyes were filled with confusion, and he muttered to himself: "That's strange, why is it like this?" Ye Junyan lowered his head while talking, and began to fall into deep thought .

(End of this chapter)