The messengers, following the instructions of the Bohai Prefect, traveled lightly and quickly towards Yecheng.
It originally took seven days to travel from Bohai to Yecheng, but he managed to finish it in three days and nights, exhausting eight horses to death.
The military situation was urgent, and I had not slept for three days and three nights. I only ate a mouthful of solid food on my horse.
In this way, we were tired and thirsty and hurried on. In the evening of the third day, we finally saw the city wall of Yecheng.
When Yecheng arrived, the ordering soldiers were very excited. They picked up their spirits and ran to the gate of the city in one breath.
At this time, the city gate was already closed. He raised the token and shouted from below.
"Hurry up and open the city gate. I am the messenger of Bohai. I have urgent matters to report to the lord."
The person on duty tonight is the city gate captain Zhu Ling. After the meeting of heroes, Yuan Shao selected and appointed him according to the results of Xun Yu's inspection. Zhu Ling was able to become the captain and was responsible for the security and defense of Ye City.
Zhu Ling was surprised when he heard the urgent shouts below. He looked at the token carefully and found that it was a certificate from our army.
It seemed that something serious had happened, so he quickly ordered his men to open the city gate and go get the information himself.
After a while, the city gate opened, and Zhu Ling led his men out of the city.
Seeing this, the messenger breathed a sigh of relief, took out the letter he had hidden close to his body, and said in a weak voice that he wanted to give it to Zhu Ling.
"Hurry and send this news to the Lord."
After saying this, he fell off his horse and lay unconscious on the ground.
Seeing this, Zhu Ling quickly dismounted from his horse and came to his side. He probed him with his fingers and found that he was still breathing. It turned out to be tired.
He asked his men to carry him in and place him at the city gate. Let him have a good rest and order his men to entertain him well.
He took the letter without opening it and sent it directly to the governor's office to convey the news.
When they arrived at the Governor's Mansion, the soldiers at the door saw that they were members of his own family and did not stop him, so Zhu Ling was able to go straight into the backyard and into the lord's courtyard.
Just as he was about to go in and report to his lord, he was stopped by a loud shout.
"Anyone who comes is not allowed to enter without the Lord's order."
Zhu Ling raised his eyes and saw that it was Dian Wei, the lord's personal guard. Seeing that he was about to go in, he held a pair of halberds to stop him.
Seeing this, Zhu Ling put on a smile and explained, "Brother Dian, please be accommodating. I have something urgent to see my lord."
As he spoke, he shook the letter in his hand to signal Dian Wei to let him in.
Unexpectedly, Dian Wei refused ungratefully and turned a blind eye to the information in his hand.
"No, the order I received is not to let him go."
Seeing this, Zhu Ling said anxiously, "General, this is a very urgent matter. If you do this, big trouble will happen."
"My lord has gone to bed. Let's talk about it tomorrow if we have anything to do. If it's really a big deal, you can discuss it with Zhao Yun and the others first," Dianwei said, refusing to be stubborn.
"You, you, you fool"
Hearing Dian Wei's answer, Zhu Ling was so angry that he was speechless.
Dian Wei is really stubborn. The military situation is urgent. What should we do? Zhu Ling is like an ant on a hot pot, spinning around.
While he was anxious, Yuan Shao's voice suddenly came from the room.
"It's Wenbo, what's the matter?"
Dian Wei and Zhu Ling's loud voices woke Yuan Shao from his sleep.
Zhu Ling, seeing his lord awake and calling for his own, was overjoyed and said, "My lord is mine, and there is urgent military information in the Bohai Sea to report."
When Yuan Shao heard that something happened in Bohai, he got up and pushed away the lump of flesh on his body, put on a coat, and walked out of the room.
"Meet my lord," Dian Wei and Zhu Ling bowed to Yuan Shao.
Yuan Shao signaled them to stand up and asked, "No need to be polite, Wenbo, what big news do you have to report?"
Zhu Ling didn't waste any time and handed the letter from the messenger to Yuan Shao.
Yuan Shao took it and looked at it carefully. His expression changed instantly. It took a while before he calmed down and closed the letter.
Then he told Zhu Ling, "Thank you for your hard work, Wenbo. Please do your hard work. Go and inform the civil and military officials that the governor's office will discuss matters in an hour."
Without Yuan Shao's explanation, Zhu Ling would have known that something big was going on, otherwise the lord would not be like this, calling everyone to discuss matters late at night.
"promise"
Zhu Ling took the order and hurried away to inform everyone of the emergency meeting.
Before he could wait, Zhu Ling's back disappeared. Yuan Shao got dressed and took Dian Wei to Yuan Fang to verify the accuracy of the news.
Before Yuan Shao arrived, Yuan Fang learned the news and hurried over. When he met his lord, he immediately knelt down to plead guilty.
"My lord, please forgive me. I made a mistake in my work. I didn't convey the news of the Black Mountain Bandits' advance in time, and I almost missed the opportunity to fight."
As a specialized intelligence agency, Shadow Camp did not receive any news. As their leader, Yuan Fang can be said to be very derelict in his duties. After all, Yuan Fang is very difficult to do this job. It seems that Shadow Camp needs to be reorganized and let more professional talents manage it, and I have a candidate.
Originally Yuan Shao was still very angry and wanted to deal with the person. But seeing that Yuan Fang took the initiative to admit his mistake and the military situation was urgent, I stopped blaming him for the time being and waited until it was over.
So Yuan Shao signaled Yuan Fang to stand up and align the information he had received with the information he had just received to see if there were any errors.
After correcting the problem, if you find that there is no problem, it can be said that the news is more serious than what you knew.
Yuan Shao couldn't sit still and asked Dian Wei to follow Yuan Fang and take his own military talisman to the Yecheng camp to mobilize troops and be ready to go at any time.
Yuan Shao walked towards the meeting hall, preparing to dispatch troops and generals to rescue Bohai overnight.
But after a while, everyone arrived. Even Guo Jia rarely attended on time. He was late for the meeting because he wanted to.
The crowd divided into two rows, divided into civil and military groups, and saluted Yuan Shao.
"I will see you, the general (lord)".
Yuan Shao waved his hand, indicating that there was no need to be too polite. He went straight to the point and explained the reason, "There is no need to be too polite. It's so late. We have been summoned to discuss important matters."
Everyone stood up and listened attentively to what Yuan Shao had to say. Yuan Shao was very satisfied with this and called Zhu Ling over, gave him the letter and asked him to explain the situation.
Zhu Ling opened the letter and was a little surprised when she took a quick look at it. But he was worthy of being a famous general in the late Three Kingdoms period. He quickly reacted and told everyone everything he saw and knew.
As soon as Zhu Ling finished speaking, the whole place suddenly exploded.
"Damn, these Black Mountain thieves are really determined and arrogant. Please send me, my lord, to destroy them and do harm to the people."
Hearing that these beasts were starting to provoke and cause trouble again, Wen Chou couldn't help but stand up and shout that the old and new grudges must be settled together.
"Yes, what General Wen said is absolutely true. We need to teach them a lesson," Jiang Qi, Ma Yan, Lu Weihuang and other new generals agreed.
"No, there are hundreds of thousands of enemy troops and they are very powerful. We should take a long-term approach to ensure that we are prepared for any danger," Xin Ping objected.
"Yes, we need to take a long-term view," echoed the civil servants who agreed with Xin Ping.
For a while, there was a lot of discussion. Some agreed to send troops immediately, while others said they should wait for news.
