Before dawn the next day, Li Yunze and Ye Yutong set out for Qingzhou City.
Li Chaoyang and Ye Mingxuan received his letter a few days ago.
Ye Mingxuan and Lin Jiang lurked into Qingzhou City yesterday with three hundred iron cavalry.
There are five thousand soldiers stationed in Qingzhou City. Including the city's government officials and guards from various prefectures, there should be no more than six thousand people.
In fact, there is no need to dispatch iron cavalry at all.
But this is the first city that Li Yunze wants to win. In order to scare those people and stabilize the morale of the army, the first battle must be won quickly.
When a group of them arrived at Zhuangzi, Li Chaoyang and the remaining iron cavalry were training.
Mantang and his junior brothers were digging sweet potatoes with the tenants on Zhuangzi.
Li Yunze ordered the guards: "Invite Chaoyang, Mantang, and Chen Wu to the study."
"Yes, Your Highness."
Ever since Li Yunze decided to start the war, these guards had all changed their names and no longer had to secretly call His Highness as before.
Li Yunze and the others had just walked to the study when Li Chaoyang, Mantang and the others came over.
"See His Highness the Crown Prince, see the Crown Princess." The whole hall led the junior disciples to salute him.
Li Yunze smiled and raised his hand, "Everyone, sit down."
The whole room was filled with them and they greeted Mr. Bai and others before finding a seat to sit down.
"Chaoyang, full hall, tonight you two will lead the cavalry and I will lead the battle.
Zhang Daqian, Ye Song, Mao Dan, Ye Chengjin, the four of you lead five thousand soldiers to follow Zhou Zhuangqiu and Ding Yi. "
"Yes, Your Highness."
Li Yunze looked at Chen Wu again. He admired his uncle's guard very much.
When he escorted Song Jingyan and Song Yichen to Fengcheng last time, he found that this person was very calm, his mind was flexible, and his martial arts was also very good.
He worked as an assistant to Lin Jiang at the base on the mountain, and he had a very good relationship with his uncle, Chaoyang and others.
"Chen Wu, when we start to attack the city, you will rush to Dongyang County with the remaining people. When I take this side, I will join you."
"Yes, Your Highness."
After making these arrangements, Li Yunze took out the map of Qingzhou City and discussed the details of the siege with Mr. Bai and others.
Li Yunze pointed to a place on the map and said: "This is the residence of Yue Tongpan, and Yue Tongpan has colluded with King Xia.
When they entered the city, Chaoyang immediately led his men to control the people inside, and no one was allowed to escape. "
"Yes, Your Highness."
Ye Yutong saw that they were almost done with their discussion, and asked Zhang Erqian and Dayuan, "Has the list of soldiers participating in the war been registered?"
The two men immediately stepped forward, and Zhang Erqian said: "There are a total of 8,632 people participating in the war in Qingzhou City, and all of them have been registered.
Dayuan and I asked them to choose a captain for every ten of them, and wait for the captains of each team to come over and report the casualties after the war. "
Ye Yutong nodded, "The arrangements are very good. From now on, the two of you will be responsible for the pension of the generals who died in the war and the logistics. If you are too busy, you can find a few more assistants."
"yes."
She then ordered the two of them, "Inform the main kitchen that extra food will be served for the soldiers for dinner tonight."
Dayuan and Zhang Erqian received the order and immediately went down to execute it.
Li Yunze said to Song Zichen: "After entering the city, you take a team to Chunfeng Tower and capture the old turtle head and the old bustard inside. I suspect that they are the spies planted by King Xia in Qingzhou City."
Song Zichen said respectfully: "Yes, Your Highness, I will interrogate them properly."
Li Yunze stood up and said, "Okay, let's all go back and rest. There is no need to train in the afternoon. Let the soldiers have a good rest and gather at Hai hour in the evening."
When everyone went out, they were the only ones left in the study.
Li Yunze looked at Ye Yutong and said guiltily: "Tongtong, I may not be able to give you a stable life in the next few years."
Ye Yutong smiled and said: "If I cared about these things, I would have left you behind when I was on the road to escape from the wilderness and led my family to live a peaceful life. How could I accompany you everywhere?"
"Thank you Tongtong, thank you to my father-in-law, mother-in-law, and my eldest and second brothers."
Ye Yutong pulled him up and said, "Okay, don't say these unreasonable words. Let's go to the city and see how Big Brother and the others have arranged it?"
Li Yunze said softly: "Okay."
Some of Ye Mingxuan and Lin Jiang stayed with Han Zhen, and some of them pretended to be merchants and stayed in the inn.
When Li Yunze and Ye Yutong entered the city, they saw Ye Mingxuan joking with two city guards at the city gate.
The two of them rode straight into the city as if they didn't know him.
When I walked to Da Kui's breakfast shop, I saw the door was open and Da Kui was sweeping the floor in the house.
The two of them led the horses and walked over. Ye Yutong smiled and asked, "Dakui, when did you come back?"
Dakui looked at the two of them for a while, then dropped the broom and shouted happily:
"Master Li, Master Ye, it turns out it's you. I just came back yesterday. You two come in and sit down."
Li Yunze tied the two horses outside the door and entered his breakfast shop with Ye Yutong.
"Dakui, why are you alone? Where is your mother?"
"My mother has not come back and is still in the mountains. My uncle is afraid that there will be no food when she comes back, so he asked me to come back to check the situation. If they can do business, I will go back to pick them up."
Dakui said while pouring tea for the two of them.
Ye Yutong asked him: "How have you been at your uncle's house these past few years? Have you ever been hungry?"
Dakui smiled and shook his head, "Well, I'm not hungry. I go hunting with my uncle and cousin every day and dig wild vegetables. My uncle also planted food in the mountains. Although the harvest is not as good as before, it is barely enough to eat."
"Which mountain top is your uncle's house on? We wanted to send you some food, but we went there several times and couldn't find you."
Dakui cupped his hands and thanked him, "I haven't thanked you two gentlemen yet. If it hadn't been for the dry food and eggs you gave me back then, my mother and I might not have been able to make it to my uncle's house."
He then told the two of them where his uncle's family lived, "My uncle's family lives in the mountains behind Qingshan Town.
But it's hard to find there. There is only a small road under a cliff. It's hard to find there without someone carrying it.
That place was accidentally discovered by my grandfather when he was a child. Wasn't there a war in the past few years? My grandfather took the villagers and hid there. "
Ye Yutong suddenly realized, "No wonder I haven't met you several times since I went there. It turns out you don't live in Lingnan Mountain."
Li Yunze asked him, "Dakui, are you ready to open a business?"
Dakui smiled and said, "No, I can't do it alone. I'll tidy up the house first and get my mother and my wife back to open the business."
Ye Yutong heard him talk about his wife and asked in surprise: "Dakui, are you married?"
Dakui touched his head in embarrassment, "I got married last year to my aunt's niece."
"That's great, Dakui, congratulations." Li Yunze and Ye Yutong congratulated him.
"Thank you two gentlemen."
"Dakui, we have something to do today, so we will go back first and send the gifts over another day."
Dakui waved his hand quickly, "No, no, you two young masters are too polite. Besides, we have been married for so long, how can we still accept your congratulatory gifts."
"Dakui, aren't we friends? Of course when friends get married, they need to give gifts."
After hearing this, Dakui couldn't refuse anymore and bowed his hands to the two of them, "Then thank you two young masters. When my mother and my wife come back, I will invite you two to my house for a simple meal."
"OK."
When the two of them were leaving, Li Yunze whispered to him: "Dakui, close the door tonight. No matter what noise you hear, don't open the door."
Although Dakui was a little confused, he knew that the two young masters would definitely not harm him.
He thought for a while and said, "Master Li, Master Ye, I originally wanted to go back to the mountain to pick up my mother and my wife tomorrow. But now the shop is almost packed, and I'm going to leave soon."
Li Yunze and Ye Yutong both laughed, this kid is quite clever.
"It's getting late now, let's go early."
Dakui sent the two of them to the door, went to the backyard to pack a baggage, locked the door, and took the path out of the city.
