Cheng Yun took the letter, opened it and read it, then nodded, "It is indeed a letter from the king."
Wan Niang said with concern, "So, you will follow what is said in the letter and do it truthfully, right?"
No wonder she asked, she was really scared. He Zhong, the leader of the Nan Chu King's troops in Jinglu, had been instigated to rebel. Cheng Yun in front of him didn't know whether he was still loyal or not.
Fortunately, Cheng Yun nodded, "Of course, the king has orders, and no one dares to disobey them."
Wan Niang breathed a sigh of relief and immediately said to him: "Then you have to move as quickly as possible with the troops and horses to intercept the people. Mr. Xie, you know, right? He taught the princess to grow up, and she was both a teacher and a father. He He cannot be taken to the Wei Dynasty. Once he is taken to the Wei Dynasty, it will not be so easy to save him now."
"Easy to save now?" Cheng Yun shook his head, "It's not easy now either."
Wan Niang choked, "It would be easier to save him than being taken to Wei."
Cheng Yun looked at Wan Niang and said, "You come with me first. In the letter, the king asked me to cooperate with the princess in rescuing Xie Yuan. But what is the specific situation? The letter is too short and I don't know yet. Please tell me."
Wan Niang nodded, "Okay."
So, Wan Niang followed Cheng Yun into Chixia Valley.
The valley is deep and secluded, with numerous forest barriers. Half an hour later, we arrived at the garrison of 50,000 soldiers and horses.
Wan Niang had to admire that this place was really secretive.
One of the military commanding houses in a barracks. After Cheng Yun led Wan Niang into the mansion, he asked her to sit down and told her the specific situation of Da Wei Anzhuang, Xie Yuan and the Nangong family, so that they could discuss how to rescue Xie Yuan.
Wan Niang then told Xie Yuan to assassinate Nangong Yin, and how he was captured by a hidden stake in the Wei Dynasty and fell into the hands of the Wei people. Then, there were people from the Nangong family protecting him all the way. They were stuck behind and couldn't succeed at all.
Cheng Yun asked again about the current situation outside. He was in Chixia Valley, and the information he could find out was limited. He did not dare to leave the valley, so he sent people out to find out. The news returned was that the king had already left the royal capital and was being pursued by the Nangong family. Kill, Ye Xiangfu has already left the royal capital, and the soldiers and horses of the Nangong family and the soldiers and horses of Ye Xiangfu have started fighting. As for more information, there is no way to find out.
Wan Niang said: "As far as I know, the king and Mr. Zhou once wanted to come to Xiling, but when they reached the Lingshui River, they were intercepted by Nangong Zheng and his men. So, the king and Mr. Zhou had no choice but to come to Xiling. Forced into the barrier forest, we turned back and headed towards Daliang."
Cheng Yun was shocked, "The king has been here before?"
"It's two hundred miles away from Xiling, but we can't reach it," Wan Niang said.
Cheng Yun suddenly realized, "No wonder a month ago, people from the Nangong family searched the Lingshui River closely and surrounded the entire Qihuan Mountain and the Dongshui Ferry. I thought it was not a good thing at the time, but those people quickly withdrew. , I ordered people to go out to find out the news, saying that the Nangong family was chasing someone, it turned out to be the king, what a joke."
Wan Niang reminded, "Cheng Tongbing, time is urgent now. It is extremely urgent. You must send troops as soon as possible. We can't waste any more time."
Cheng Yun nodded, "I know, but have you ever thought about what to do if they kill Xie Yuan out of desperation without a complete rescue plan?"
Wan Niang's face changed.
"Please be patient first. You came to me quickly, at least one day ahead of the Wei Dynasty's hidden stake. This day is enough. Let's discuss ways to save people now."
Wan Niang nodded. She had not rested all day and night and had changed three horses. It was expected that the time would be one day faster. After all, the secret stakes of the Wei Dynasty were not as anxious as her, and they went to the Wei Dynasty in a grand manner. In the territory of Nanchu, with the Nangong family escorting them, it was like entering an uninhabited land.
So Cheng Yun summoned his subordinates to discuss the matter together, and Wan Niang participated with the people he brought.
Everyone discussed in the Tongbing Mansion for half an hour, and finally came to the result. Cheng Yun's deputy general Feng Sheng led 40,000 troops to blockade Qihuan Mountain, the only place to go to the Wei Dynasty. At the same time, he and Guyuan County Governor Zhao Zhan Liaison, combined with the forces of the Ye Xiangfu in Guyuan County, blocked all passages through Qihuan Mountain, completely blocking the Wei Dynasty's hidden stakes within the territory of Nanchu.
After stopping people, the problem of rescuing them is actually the most difficult one.
Cheng Yun felt that the Nangong family should be dealt with first. Since the Wei Dynasty did not kill Xie Yuan, it meant that he had taken a fancy to Xie Yuan's value. Xie Yuan will be killed and both his jade and stone will be destroyed. The Nangong family was different. Xie Yuan killed Nangong Yin. The Nangong family probably hated Xie Yuan to their core. The reason why they didn't take action may be because they were afraid of the Wei prince Yuan Zhao.
Therefore, Lieutenant General Feng Sheng was only responsible for stopping people. He did not confront the hidden stake of Wei for the time being. He first trapped the hidden stake of Wei in Nanchu and waited for the princess to arrive before making a decision. Otherwise, if he was forced to fight directly, he would The secret piles of the Wei Dynasty were all burned, and killing Xie Yuan was not worth the loss.
Cheng Yun personally brought 10,000 soldiers and horses, and together with Wan Niang, he bypassed the matter of rescuing Xie Yuan himself and went to deal with the Nangong family first.
The entire Nangong family has moved out of the royal capital and is heading towards the Wei Dynasty following the secret pile of the Wei Dynasty. So, if everyone in the Nangong family has it in their hands, will the Nangong family's power be a weapon of caution?
Wan Niang felt that Cheng Yun's considerations were reasonable. The reason why Wei Anzhuang did not kill Xie Yuan was naturally to take people to Wei and threaten the princess for his own benefit. If he really confronted Wei Anzhuang and killed him, She has few secret guards with her, and Cheng Yun's 50,000 soldiers are guarding them, so they cannot rescue Xie Yuan. If the secret guards of Wei see that the momentum is not good, and they will be destroyed together, then it will violate the principle of saving Xie Yuan. original intention.
In this case, if you want to save Xie Yuan, you should deal with the Nangong family first, and don't let the Nangong family take the opportunity to attack Xie Yuan.
It is urgent and there is no better way. Wan Niang agreed to Cheng Yun's suggestion, and after the two discussed it, they immediately made arrangements according to the plan.
Contacting the governor of Guyuan County, 50,000 troops came out of Chixia Valley at the same time, while Cheng Yun and Wan Niang took a detour to the rear to intercept the Nangong family.
After Chu Cheng, the governor of Guyuan County, received the news, he immediately led his people to cooperate with Cheng Yun and blocked all passages without saying a word.
Therefore, when the Wei Dynasty's hidden stake arrived at Qihuan Mountain two days later, he was blocked by soldiers and horses outside Qihuan Mountain.
The people of the Wei Dynasty had tense expressions and held the Southern Chu Pass Order and showed their tokens, but the deputy general Feng Sheng did not buy it and said, "The king is missing and is suspected to have been kidnapped by thieves. He received an order from the Night Prime Minister to impose martial law across the board. ", and asked Da Wei's people to get off their horses and cooperate with the search.
The people of Wei knew clearly that they had taken Xie Yuan, so naturally they would not cooperate. What if they searched and took Xie Yuan away? They felt at ease with Xie Yuan in hand, so the two sides started to have a stalemate.
Feng Sheng was not afraid of a stalemate between the people of the Wei Dynasty, but he was afraid that the people of the Wei Dynasty would force him to kill Xie Yuan. Therefore, he followed the original plan and negotiated with the people of the Wei Dynasty while stalling for time. As Cheng Yun said, delaying Until the princess arrives.
(End of chapter)
