After the three of them formulated a strategy for a sneak attack on the Nanchu military camp, Luo Yan took his people to order troops.
Yuan Chen was a little worried, "Sister-in-law, she's leaving here..."
Nangong Zheng looked at him.
Yuan Chen swallowed the next words and changed his words: "We will do our best to respond."
Nangong Zheng nodded.
In the middle of the night, with heavy rain, Luo Yan led 20,000 soldiers and horses to sneak attack the Nanchu military camp. Nangong Zheng and Chu Chen responded with their soldiers and horses.
Su Rong and Zhou Gu had already expected that the Wei Dynasty would not be peaceful tonight, and the entire military camp was in a state of preparation for war in the heavy rain.
When Luo Yan arrived, it was like inviting you to enter the urn. Zhang Yun was already waiting for her with a sword. When he saw her, Zhang Yun smiled and said, "Is the Queen here to die again?"
Luo Yanji hated the revenge of his broken arm, "You are looking for death!"
The two sides started fighting.
Luo Yan's 20,000 soldiers and horses were quickly killed, and no matter how good Luo Yan's martial arts were, it would be difficult for her to use poison to her advantage when meeting Zhang Yun with a broken arm. Therefore, she was soon in Zhang Yun's hands. Injured again.
Nangong Zheng and Yuan Chen came with troops and horses to respond, but it was too late, Luo Yan had fallen into Zhang Yun's hands.
Zhang Yun did not kill Luo Yan, but tied her up and shouted, "The Queen of Wei has been captured. Please surrender!"
Yuan Chen's face changed. Seeing that he couldn't save anyone, he shouted, "Nangong Zheng!"
Nangong Zheng said in a deep voice: "Withdraw!"
The Wei soldiers retreated, but Su Rong did not let go this time and ordered, "Chase and attack the city!"
Taking advantage of the fact that the Queen of Wei was captured, Nan Chu used his momentum to attack the city.
Nangong Zheng and Yuan Chen defended for a while with their troops and horses. Unable to hold on, they had to abandon the city and retreat.
Su Rong and Zhou Gu led the troops of Nan Chu and pursued tirelessly. For several days, the Wei cities were lost one after another, and Nangong Zheng and Yuan Chen were also forced to Bahuang Ridge.
The Wei generals were short of horses and men, and Yuan Chen regretted very much, "I shouldn't have let my sister-in-law go for a sneak attack that day."
Nangong Zheng turned to look at him, "But Prince Chen, you agreed with her at that time that the Wei Dynasty was short of food and grass."
Yuan Chen sighed, "My sister-in-law's temperament has not changed over the years. She is still too impetuous. If I don't agree, she will probably mobilize her troops privately for a night attack, which will have the same consequences."
Nangong Zheng stopped talking.
"Now we have lost seven cities one after another." Yuan Chen said: "The start is not good, the momentum is so bad, I don't know what the emperor is doing, but we still have a chance to turn defeat into victory."
Nangong Zheng still didn't speak.
Yuan Chen suddenly said: "Brother Huang has buried a hidden weapon in Nanchu, hoping it will work and turn defeat into victory for us."
Nangong Zheng paused while twirling his fingers, then turned and looked over again.
Yuan Chen looked at the sky, "I don't know who it is, I hope the emperor's secret chess will work."
Nangong Zheng looked away, twisted his fingers hard again, and made a mark on his fingertips.
A few days later, Zhou Gu said to Su Rong with a sullen face: "Yuan Chen said..."
Just as he was speaking halfway, Zhang Yun rushed into the Chinese military tent and said with a very ugly face: "The new batch of military rations are all straw. Only the upper layer is military rations."
Su Rong raised his head suddenly, "How much?"
"The army can chew everything for a month. Now our military rations are only enough to last for ten days." Zhang Yundao said.
Su Rong's face darkened, and she turned to ask Zhou Gu, "What did you want to say just now?"
Zhou Gu's face darkened, "Nangong Zheng just sent someone a message, saying that Yuan Zhao had already laid a secret chess piece in Nanchu. Yuan Chen doesn't know who it is?"
He paused, "It seems that the person who can take action on military rations is a high-ranking official in the court."
Su Rong was silent. All the courtiers in Nanchu were selected by her before being appointed. Now the people in charge of grain and grass dispatching in the court are Uncle Xie and Duke Cui, and the people who execute them are Qin Ruo, Ning Ze, and Jiang Zhu. Not to mention Uncle Xie and Duke Cui, we only talk about Qin Ruo, Ning Ze, and Jiang Zhu. They are all followers. She went from Daliang to Nanchu. She was a person who made great achievements. It was impossible and no reason for them to rebel.
Su Rong couldn't remember for a moment who among the high-ranking officials in the court could be a secret chess plot laid by the Wei Dynasty to stab him in the back.
"Could it be the scientific examination students who entered the court in recent years?" Zhang Yun guessed, "They can climb up step by step. Now the two people with the highest official positions are Nangong Che and Nangong Yun."
Su Rong shook his head, "The two of them were thoroughly investigated when they entered the court."
She looked at Zhou Gu, who had been frowning in thought, "What do you think?"
Zhou Gu shook his head, "Let's investigate! Let people investigate thoroughly as soon as possible, and at the same time dispatch food and grass from nearby, or rob Wei of food and grass."
Su Rong nodded.
"I'll check." Zhang Yun stood up.
When he was in General Pingxi's Mansion in Daliang, he always walked in the shadows, and what he was best at was the undercover methods. If he went to investigate and follow the clues, he would definitely find out the fastest.
Zhou Gu also stood up and said, "I will go get the food and grass myself, and you will sit in the army."
Su Rong nodded, "Be careful and let Ziye lead the people to follow you closely."
Zhou Gu nodded.
The two left one after another, and Su Rong wrote a letter and Fei Ying sent it to the royal capital. Uncle Xie and Duke Cui must be informed of this matter. It might be faster for them to investigate from within the royal capital.
The soldiers and horses of the Wei Dynasty were forced to hibernate in the Bahuang Mountains, occupying the natural dangers, and resist the Southern Chu. They fought several small battles, each with their own victory or defeat.
On this day, Yuan Chen got a letter and suddenly became happy and said to Nangong Zheng, "I got it."
"What did you get?" Nangong Zheng asked.
Yuan Chen handed him the letter, "We have obtained the food and grass. The secret chess piece that the emperor buried in Nan Chu has worked. Now that Nan Chu's hundreds of thousands of rations of military rations have been replaced by straw by that man, how many times did Nan Chu An army of one hundred thousand cannot sustain itself for more than a few days without military rations."
Nangong Zheng took the letter and read it hastily. As Yuan Chen said, the letter only said that Nan Chu's military rations had been replaced, allowing them to seize the opportunity to counterattack Nan Chu.
No signature.
Nangong Zheng returned the letter to Yuan Chen, "Is this letter trustworthy?"
"We'll know in a few days." Yuan Chen said: "It should be credible. My emperor brother trusts this person very much. In the past few years, this person has sent news to my emperor brother once a year. If it weren't for Nan Chu and Daliang's plan this time, We jointly sent troops and the news was kept too tight. There is no way that person didn’t get the news in advance, and we wouldn’t be so passive.”
Nangong Zheng said: "If the news is accurate, Nanchu will snatch our food and grass and send orders to protect the food and grass."
"Yes." Yuan Chen stood up and said, "I will go and explain it myself."
Nangong Zheng nodded.
Zhang Yun checked for three days and got some clues. He came back and reported to Su Rong, "After the grain and grass left Heiya Pass, there should be a problem at the Dongshui Ferry because it had to be escorted by ships. There were hundreds of ships at that time. Someone changed the situation and replaced it."
Su Rong asked: "Is there anyone who has doubts?"
Zhang Yun paused and said, "Qin Ruo."
Su Rong immediately sat up straight, "Why do you doubt him?"
"Because he personally escorted him through Heiya Pass. He heard that his wife slipped and almost gave birth, so he hurriedly returned to the capital." Zhang Yun said: "Food and grass are a big matter, and military matters are important. He doesn't know that. Don't He said that the wife almost had a miscarriage, and even if the wife died, he should not go back, but should deliver the food and grass safely." (End of Chapter)
