As soon as the two ropes were set up, Lu Dong couldn't wait to rush to the other side.
Lu Dong led a few soldiers to search, and soon discovered the supplies left by Liu Kai in the woods.
Because the preparations were based on two months, but we actually stayed here for less than half a month, so there was quite a lot of supplies left behind.
Looking at the pile of supplies, Lu Dong smiled happily.
"Great, let's camp here tonight, and let's enjoy the place where the prince slept."
At this moment, Wang Long also came after hearing the news. Seeing so many supplies, he couldn't help but sigh.
"To be able to transport so much supplies up the mountain, the prince has some tricks up his sleeve."
The two of them sighed while climbing to the top of the mountain. When they reached the top of the mountain, they looked around.
Looking at the endless Grand Canyon, Wang Long frowned.
"General Lu, where do you think the prince and the others escaped from?"
After hearing this question, Lu Dong also scratched his head.
"I really can't think of General Wang."
Wang Long pointed at the Grand Canyon, "I think most of them went down here, maybe they ran away from somewhere, there is no other way."
Lu Dong slapped his head and laughed loudly, "General Wang has been on the battlefield for a long time. He is indeed experienced. Why didn't I think of that?"
"Why don't we send people to chase them? Maybe we can catch up with them."
After coming down from the top of the mountain, Lu Dong immediately ordered his younger brother Lu Nan to lead five thousand soldiers and go down to the canyon to pursue them.
Two days passed in the blink of an eye. The grain and grass from the foot of the mountain were transported to the mountain. The process was halfway through, which made Zhu Meng feel more at ease.
That night Zhu Meng got some disturbing news.
Two of the ten princes were only three days away from Qingniu County, and their combined number of troops exceeded one hundred thousand.
Upon hearing the news, Zhang Liao once again advised Zhu Meng to retreat to Qingniu Mountain.
But according to Jueding Taoist, he still insisted on letting Zhu Meng stay in Qingniu County.
Faced with the dispute between the two, Zhu Meng finally decided to adopt a balancing strategy.
He ordered people to prepare a dinner specifically for the top Taoist priests.
After three rounds of wine and five tastes of food, Zhu Meng spoke.
"Taoist Master, I have carefully calculated that Qingniu County can accommodate up to 50,000 soldiers and horses, and the rest have to be withdrawn to the mountains."
After hearing Zhu Meng's words, Taoist Jueding took a sip of wine and slowly put down the glass.
"Commander, as the saying goes, those who know the current affairs are heroes. Since Qingniu County cannot be deployed, we will retreat to the mountains with a large number of troops and a small number of troops to guard the county, forming a horned force."
Seeing that Jueding Taoist was obsessed with the county, Zhu Meng went straight to the point.
"Taoist Priest, I want Zhu Yan to stay and guard the county seat. What do you think?"
As he spoke, Zhu Meng raised his wine glass and respectfully pointed it at the Taoist Jue.
Hearing this Taoist master, he immediately understood.
He picked up the wine glass, touched it lightly with Zhu Meng, and drank it all in one gulp.
"Thanks to the commander-in-chief for thinking highly of me, I am obliged to do so."
After appeasing the Taoist Jue, Zhu Meng got rid of the last of his worries.
Early the next morning, a large group of troops broke out of camp and retreated to Qingniu Mountain.
Zhu Yan rushed down to Qingniu County with 50,000 soldiers and horses.
Hu Fan, the magistrate of Qingniu County, was frightened when he heard that a large group of people were rushing to the county seat.
We had already received a notice that these were rebels, but the troops from the imperial court had not yet arrived. Fortunately, Zhu Meng and the others did not enter the county seat, so the two were in peace.
At this time, Master Mao You spoke, "Master, we'd better retreat quickly."
"We only have a thousand people. How can we fight against Zhu Meng's tens of thousands of troops?"
"As the saying goes, if you keep the green hills, you won't have to worry about running out of firewood."
After hearing what Mao You said. Hu Fan nodded, but sighed slightly.
"But where are we going to evacuate with so many people?"
"Eating, drinking and eating three meals a day is no small matter."
Mao You chuckled, "Sir, do you still remember Centipede Ridge? I saw it when we destroyed Da Laohei. It's a suitable place for hiding soldiers. It can accommodate three thousand people, not to mention a thousand."
"Besides, it's close to Xiaojia Town. If you need supplies in urgent need, you can go to Xiaojia Town to buy them."
After listening to Mao You's words, Hu Fan nodded, "Okay, you can take He Dali and the others to the front station first, and I will arrive later."
The county magistrate ran away with his people, and Qingniu County was immediately in chaos.
The people fled with their families and families.
Chen Liu also hurriedly came to find Tian Wen, "Shopkeeper, I heard that the army is about to enter the city. Let's leave quickly."
Tian Wen thought. In this situation, wouldn't it be a good opportunity for him to make a contribution? Thinking of this, he smiled slightly.
"Don't be afraid, the troops coming are also from our Dacang Kingdom. Even if he is at odds with the emperor, he has nothing to do with us."
"But they are all gone." Chen Liu looked frightened.
Tian Wen chuckled, "It depends on personal wishes. If you want to leave, I won't stay."
After asking around, two of the guys offered to leave, while the rest chose to believe that Tian Wen would stay.
Seeing this scene, Chen Liuyi gritted his teeth and stamped his feet, "That's fine, I won't leave then."
If he doesn’t leave or go back, Tian Wen still needs to make corresponding arrangements.
He immediately came to Mahan and asked Mahan to send someone out to find an opportunity to contact the princess and tell her that they were staying in the city to serve as internal agents.
When Zhu Yan and Jueding Taoist led their troops into the city, eight out of ten people ran away.
Looking at the depressed street, Zhu Yan couldn't help but curse loudly, "Tnd, I won't beat you or scold you, why are you running away."
The Taoist master laughed and said, "General Zhu, don't be angry. People have been afraid of soldiers since ancient times."
"Please general, please give the order immediately. We can only appease the people. No beating, no scolding, no looting. Gradually the people will support us."
Zhu Yan nodded, suddenly turned his eyes, and looked around, "Hey, why don't you see the magistrate of Qingniu County coming to greet this general?"
At this time, a soldier next to him clasped his fists and saluted and said, "Go back to General Qingniu County. The county magistrate has disappeared and the county government office is empty."
After hearing this, Zhu Yan was just about to curse a few more words, but then he remembered the words of the Taoist master, and then he stopped. After waiting, he turned around and said, "In this case, it would be easier for us to live in the county government office." ”
Just when Zhu Meng entered the county town, Mao You and his people hurried to Centipede Ridge.
The defenders on Centipede Ridge saw that it was an official officer coming and quickly reported it to the mountain.
Chen Xiaobei felt strange when he heard that he was an official.
Prince Xiao Jingyun was even more surprised, "The closest to Centipede Ridge is Qingniu County. Hu Fan must have sent someone here."
Speaking of this, he suddenly frowned, "Zhu Yan's army entered the city today, they shouldn't have abandoned the city and fled."
Upon hearing this, Princess Zhaoning's eyebrows stood up and her almond-shaped eyes widened, "If this is really the case, if you escape from the battle, you should be killed."
When Chen Xiaobei heard this, he said, "Your Highness, you can't say that."
