There is more than one road from Jingzhou to Yuezhou, including both water and dry roads.
If King Ping had come down from the waterway that day, he would have reached Yuezhou long ago in these seven or eight days. Moreover, this journey was always under his rule.
"If King Ping enters Yuezhou City, we will have a lot of inconvenience. But in my opinion, King Ping will probably flee to Wuling County. After all, Changsha County is not peaceful at the moment. Ganzhou General Ling Yue has attacked Entering the outskirts of Changsha County, the two armies were engaged in a fierce battle. King Ping was frightened and did not dare to go. Besides, Dayong also mentioned that he and the prince of Changsha County were not easy to deal with."
Taoist Master Chuchen was also very thoughtful. After such analysis, all the heroes nodded.
"Senior brother, this is enough to conclude that Prince Ping probably did not take the water route, but was going to Wuling County."
Taoist priest Matsukaze immediately agreed.
In this way, several people agreed and decided not to go towards Yuezhou on Huarong Road.
But is this decision right or wrong?
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One thing must be confirmed, Prince Ping is a suspicious person.
Before Xu Lang captured Jingzhou City, he quickly escaped from Jingzhou City on a fast horse and ran for forty or fifty miles under the protection of Wu Qing, the nameless brothers and a group of dead soldiers.
At this time, seeing the pursuers coming, King Ping looked around and felt a little confused for a moment. How noble it was in the past, but how miserable it is now!
After a long time, after his physical strength gradually recovered, Prince Ping suddenly narrowed his eyes and turned around to look at everyone.
"Wuling County, I'm not going!"
As soon as he said these words, everyone was dumbfounded. Even Wu Wuming and Wu Ming didn't know what he was talking about.
In their opinion, fleeing to Wuling County should be the best choice at the moment. Wuling County is mountainous and easy to defend but difficult to attack. If Xuanzan and his son could not defend it, they could go further west and seek refuge in the Miao territory. King Ping also mentioned that he had given many favors to Miao territory over the years, so there was no problem in staying away for a while. Moreover, the Miao territory has complex terrain, with high mountains and dense forests, and the Miao people are particularly brave in fighting. The imperial courts of the past dynasties have sent troops to clear out the territory many times, but all ended in defeat. The innocent souls of many soldiers have been left in the vast mountains of the Miao territory.
"My lord, what do you mean?"
Unable to help himself, Qingwu asked anyway.
"Alas, I only have you and the others to follow me now. Unless you are a brave and loyal person, I really don't dare to rely on you!"
King Ping sighed.
His words undoubtedly conveyed a meaning. He also didn't trust Xuanzan and his son in Wuling County very much. After all, he had never given Xuanzan and his son a good look over the years because of his second daughter. So after thinking about it, he was still afraid that once he took refuge, if the two of them had different intentions, wouldn't it be very dangerous?
Everyone was silent for a moment.
They are all people whom King Ping treats very kindly. They only have King Ping in their hearts, so they will not betray them easily. However, they are not ignorant of the matters that King Ping is concerned about.
"Then, Your Majesty, where will we go?"
Wu Qingqing asked cautiously.
"Let's go against the grain and go up to Yiling! There are still 20,000 soldiers and horses under my righteous son Lei Hu. If heaven does not destroy me, we can retreat to Shizhou. With the advantage of Shizhou's land, we can have thousands of troops. It’s hard to do anything to me!”
King Ping stroked his beard and said, with a hint of pride in his brows.
It is very pitiful to say that in times of crisis, neither the biological son nor the daughter dared to seek refuge, but instead had great trust in the adopted son.
Of course, his adopted son Lei Hu was originally a street boy he took in out of compassion when he formed an alliance with the Miao chieftain in Shizhou. Over the years, he spent money to let Lei Hu learn his skills. Only a few years ago, he was released to take charge of Yiling, and he was also responsible for monitoring every move in the Miao territory in Shizhou.
