Not long after Young Master Cheng Shuang left the city, the two cavalrymen followed him and left Shangyong, but in the opposite direction to Cheng Shuang, heading north around the city.
Those who left the city were Master Dongsun and Dong Da again. They were ordered to bring their credentials to the State of Chu. On the way, they would first catch up with Yanhua, who had set out early last night. If they could not catch up, they would go straight to the capital of Ying.
Being able to act as the messenger is Xinjun's trust in Wu Sheng and recognition of their abilities. Just last night, the original text of Yangzhou Yin's letter they brought back was still fresh in Xinjun's memory.
Just ten miles out of the city, someone shouted on the roadside: "But Shopkeeper Dong?"
The man on the winter bamboo shoots reined in his horse and stopped. He saw two figures on the roadside. They couldn't see clearly in the night. But since he was called "Shopkeeper Dong", he thought he was an acquaintance, so he drove his horse closer.
This time, they were finally distinguished, they were Alchemist Mo You of Kui Kingdom and Alchemist Yue Zhong of Lu Kingdom.
"Why are the two alchemists here?" Dongsun asked, and then added: "I have important matters, so I won't be polite to the two alchemists..."
Mo You said anxiously: "The two of us met to visit Master Shen. When we stayed in a barbarian village outside Yutou City, we saw the Yu Kingdom army passing by and heading south. Since they were not far away, we heard an order from the soldiers urging the march, saying that they were going to march. Rush to Shangyong as soon as possible to help the eldest son ascend to the throne. We don’t know what the intention is, but we know that Shangyong has been in trouble in recent months, so we traveled all night to report to Master Shen."
Yue Zhongdao: "I don't know how safe Master Shen is. If there is a real danger of war, we must ask Master Shen to leave the city immediately. I heard that a gentleman should prevent disaster first and not hurt later. He should not stand under dangerous posts. This is Things should not be taken lightly.”
Master Dongsun and Dong Da looked at each other. Both of them were the main force in the palace change tonight. When they heard about such a big event, they immediately knew that it was not good. After urgent discussion, they divided the work. The matter of delivering the letter to Yingdu was still left to Master Dongsun. , Dong Da then rushed back to the city to report the news.
Qing Yuzheng and other officials were in the palace discussing a ceremony to commemorate the late emperor. When they heard this letter, they couldn't help being shocked and angry. He asked his ministers to close the city gate tightly and asked Sima to recruit his retainers and fellow countrymen, while he immediately discussed a strategy to retreat from the enemy.
The news that Dong Da brought back came from two alchemists, Mo and Yue. However, what the two alchemists knew was not exact, but in connection with the events in the city tonight, many things are self-evident.
The fishmen raised their troops. The specific scale could not be seen in the dark night, but the two alchemists witnessed it with their own eyes in the village. There were eight military chariots in front and behind them. According to the military system of the Yu State, when dispatching troops, they are divided into three divisions: left, middle and right. Each division has different formation methods: large, medium and small. They are five-fold, ten-fold and fifteen-fold respectively. Each division has an equal number of troops. There are three soldiers and fifty pawns.
When taking the initiative to send troops, usually small and medium-sized troops are deployed. Only when defending the country are large troops deployed.
They saw with their own eyes that the eight vehicles should belong to the same division, that is, the ten vehicles. Based on this calculation, the total strength of the fishman army should be around 90 soldiers and 1,500 soldiers. As for the army servants recruited from the savages, they would probably be in Half of the main army, the two combined, is about two thousand people.
Although the Fish Kingdom has been strong in recent years and has been more popular than the Yong Kingdom, its national power is still below the Yong Kingdom. Counting all women, children, old and young, the country's population will not exceed 15,000, which is 5,000 fewer than the Yong Kingdom. It ranks second among the four countries. in the second.
With such a small number of people, they sent out 1,500 regular soldiers. It is absolutely impossible that they came just to help Cheng Shuang seize the throne. Although the possibility of destroying Yong was extremely small - with the Chu State in charge, Yu Jun did not dare to fight. After entering Shangyong, if you don't eat everything, how can you retreat?
If the fishmen really enter the city, Yongguo will definitely suffer a heavy blow. It will be impossible to recover for at least ten years.
When thinking of this, all the original couples were extremely angry. Everyone cursed the couples. Zhong Gu sighed: "What a pity Lu Sikong..."
Dian Ling Yongzang was even more furious and gritted his teeth and said: "If this happens, I will kill both of them!"
After determining the strength of the troops, it was time to analyze the murloc's march route. According to the two alchemists, the murloc army did not march directly to the west, but chose to go south. The intention was not difficult to guess.
There are more savage villages at the junction between the two countries, but fewer in the south. The fishmen must have chosen to go south in order to deceive others.
After drawing on the map, he immediately sketched out the murloc's march route. They would first go south to the northern border of Lianshan, then westward along the Dry Leaf Ridge, bypassing Ma Tou Slope, and enter Xiaohuangyuan.
The whole journey is eighty miles, and you can avoid all the savage villages in Yongguo and Lianshan. If you drive quickly, you can start before dusk and reach Shangyong at Tatsuki the next day.
It's already four o'clock in the morning, and there isn't much time left.
"Has Yuan Qing not finished recruiting the sergeants?" Qingyu was a little anxious.
"This is not a time of war. We went to court last night and the people of the country had just gone to bed. I'm afraid it will take another two hours to get together." Yong Zifu replied. This was a way of comforting Qingyu. In fact, in another three or four hours, the soldiers might not be able to gather together.
Yin Yongji, the gatekeeper, said: "Your Majesty, don't worry. All the guests were here last night, and most of them were waiting outside the palace. I ask you to give me an order to take them to the city first. Even if the fishmen attack the city, we can still protect Shang Yongwu." Yu."
Although there was no time to gather all the soldiers, there was an advantage to the outer court last night. Most of the retainers were gathered on standby. The defenders were afraid of sneak attacks. Now that they had received the news in advance, more than 200 soldiers from the country came to guard the city, and there were people on the city wall. The defensive weapon is indeed as Yongji said, there is no big problem.
Qingyu also reacted, calmed down his emotions, and said bitterly: "Xihu can't fight back!"
He is not an incompetent person, he is also knowledgeable about soldiers. Going out to fight in the city is different from monks fighting in the field. It requires chariots, talismans, magic arrays and other combat weapons. If you go into battle without preparation, it is called a group fight. Fighting in the face of magic weapons If you have a complete military formation, your death will be very ugly.
"Can you find a way to delay the fish-men?" Qingyu wanted to go out and fight back, hoping to buy some time. In terms of population, the mediocre country has more people than the fish country, and in terms of fighting ability, the mediocre people are stronger than the fish people. It is really not reconciled to be bullied by the fish people and come to the door without giving the other party some color.
No one is willing to be bullied by the Fish Kingdom, especially if they are invited by the eldest son, it is even more humiliating.
But how to delay the fishmen's advance was a headache.
Zhong Gu stood up and said: "Please lead the disciples to stop the fish people!"
He was prepared to die, so how could Qingyu be willing to do it? He immediately refused: "We are attacking with thirty military chariots, which is already half of the troops of the Yu Kingdom, and most of the Yu Lords are coming in person. Your cultivation is extremely high, but you are outnumbered. It is very dangerous. If something happens to you, I will suffer the pain of mediocrity and the pain of the few!"
Subconsciously he looked at Wu Sheng: "Do you have any good ideas?"
Wu Sheng remembered something, thought for a moment and said: "Zhong Situ can go out of the city to stop him, maybe he can make Yu Jun come back. I heard that when the Qin State attacked Zheng, they made a surprise attack with a light chariot. Zheng Renxiang Gao met Qin's master by chance, and he was heartbroken. As a plan, I brought my cattle and sheep to see Commander Qin and promised to reward the army on behalf of Lord Zheng. Commander Qin thought that Zheng was well prepared, so he withdrew his troops."
Wu Sheng really didn't know if this had happened before, but fortunately, no matter whether he was right or not, he could cover it up with "I heard it" without fear of showing any timidity.
"I tasted it" and "I heard it" are really good words!
