Although the eldest prince's strategy was to bypass Luocheng, Luocheng was very small after all. This movement finally alerted the soldiers stationed in Luocheng.
"Look at those attires, they must be my Yuezhou soldiers and horses. General, do you want to send someone to find out?"
On a hill, a sergeant asked the guard who came after hearing the news.
"How do you ask? If the enemy is not a friend, how can we stop Luocheng with our small military strength? Moreover, they have no intention of disturbing me in Luocheng. Send my order quickly and guard each gate strictly. Don't provoke without permission!"
The guard general didn't want to cause trouble. With his thousands of men, it was obvious that he could only fill people's teeth.
"promise!"
The sergeant responded quickly.
Everything was in a hurry at that time. When Li Ziyu sent out troops, he was also in a hurry, so no one came to Luocheng to inform him of his surrender to the King of England. Naturally, the guard did not dare to act rashly. Besides, the disparity in strength between the enemy and ourselves is too great, so how can he dare to overestimate his own capabilities?
So, tens of thousands of people, including the eldest prince, arrived at the ferry in Luocheng in a grand manner, frightening the thousands of soldiers guarding the ferry and immediately fled away.
The waterway was now unobstructed, and the eldest prince did not dare to hesitate. He immediately ordered the local fishing boats to be commandeered and quickly crossed the river. In this way, around the middle of Xu Shi, all these tens of thousands of people finally crossed the river.
After crossing the river, it was already dark, so the eldest prince came up with another plan. He ordered two thousand soldiers to set up tents on the shore, creating the illusion that tens of thousands of his troops were stationed on the shore. As for himself, he led the other soldiers to continue marching.
As a result, Zheng Baye was worried.
"They seem to be settling down by the river. In this dark night, all the people's fishing boats have been taken away by them, but it's hard for us to get over."
In his voice, Master Zheng was extremely helpless.
Originally, the two planned to take action at night, waiting for an opportunity to rescue Li Ziyu. But if the eldest prince arranges it like this, their chances will be slim. The biggest difficulty is crossing the river.
"Oh, Gang Leader Zheng, I'm afraid that even if we are getting by, there is nothing we can do! Look, the lights are all over the other side. It is really rare to find General Li among them!"
Master Baiyun also sighed softly.
"Well, that's it, let's go walk around and find a place to rest!"
Zheng Baye nodded and could only succumb to the situation in front of him.
…
Xu Lang, who was rushing from Changsha to Pingjiang, finally arrived at Pingjiang. It's not that we are tired, but we are a little tired.
"General, Pingjiang is an empty city!"
The forward soldiers quickly reported to Xu Lang.
"Well, it seems that we are a step too late."
Xu Lang sighed, somewhat helpless.
"With my order, the army will temporarily rest outside the city, and people will issue notices to calm the people. They will scout the princes and explore ten miles further to find out the enemy's movements. Tomorrow morning, the whole army will set off."
The night was already like this, marching at night, the direction was unclear, and he didn't know where the enemy troops had fled, so Xu Lang had to be cautious.
"By the way, the man from the beggar gang we met on the road was called Niu Laoqi. Please invite him over."
It turned out that Niu Laoqi was ordered by Zheng Baye to go to Changsha to report the news, and happened to meet Xu Lang's forward army on the way. After seeing the word "Xu" clearly on the military flag, he rushed forward boldly. However, the march was in a hurry and it was getting late, so Xu Lang didn't ask in detail. As long as he returned to Pingjiang with the army, he would give more details.
Soon, Niu Laoqi was invited to Xu Lang.
"Come on, sit down, Brother Seventh, and tell Xu, what happened in Pingjiang City?"
When Xu Lang saw him coming, he immediately smiled and greeted him.
"good!"
Niu Laoqi had already heard Zheng Baye briefly mention Xu Lang and knew that he was closely related to the Beggar Clan, so he quickly relieved his tension and hugged him with a golden sword.
