"What happened?"
"If Dongyuan City has already been rescued, why haven't there been any reports?”
"And is what the people of the martial world say true?”
However, Wen Tiren and the other ministers questioned the accuracy of this information.
Besides, wasn't it just what a Jianghu person said? How could this situation be true?
Yan Tong also found it strange at first, but the information came from Beggar's Sect, so it was indeed true. Moreover, after investigation, Qiao Feng did appear in Xuanzhou.
Therefore, Yan Tong continued to explain the situation.
"Your Majesty, Qiao Feng was not alone. He brought a group of Beggar's Sect disciples. According to his conversation with the Beggar's Sect disciples, he intended to help defend the city, but General Su Mu refused. He relied on the 3,000 cavalrymen to heavily injure the Northern Barbarians and kill the Northern Barbarians 'King.”
The Minister of Revenue Yuan Keli's expression changed slightly and he said in a deep voice,""No, where did the cavalry come from?”
"The West Mountain Camp has one."
The Great General, Wu Shi, who had been silent all this while, finally spoke up.
"The problem is, isn't the West Mountain Camp gone?”
"Perhaps they are the remnants of the fleeing soldiers."
"If they were remnants, how could they still have the heart to fight?”
"Not necessarily, maybe…"
Xiahou Xuan had no choice but to stop the ministers as he listened to their quarrels.
"Alright, alright, stop arguing. If the siege of Dongyuan City has been lifted, why is there no news at all? Who is hiding the information?"
"This…"
Wen Tiren fell silent.
Minister of War Zhang Zhong suggested,"Your Majesty, it's better to send troops first. Then, let Xuanzhou Prefecture Overseer Zhou Zhongyuan go with you. Perhaps we can find out the truth."”
Xiahou Xuan pondered for a moment before his eyes flashed."Great General, transfer the left and right guards, a total of 50,000 troops to Xuanzhou, let Wu Chongxun lead!”
"Yes, Your Majesty."”
Then, Xiahou Xuan looked at Li Changqing.
"Li Changqing."
Li Changqing hurriedly replied,"I'm here."”
"Transfer elite spies from the Martial Virtue Bureau to Dongyuan City with the army. We must investigate this matter thoroughly.”Xiahou Xuan suppressed the fury in his chest and coldly said.
"This subject obeys the decree!"
Li Changqing kowtowed.
As the Emperor, Xiahou Xuan already had a bad feeling.
After a city guard general repelled the enemy, he actually did not report anything. Instead, he sealed off Dongyuan City. All these signs indicated that there was a big problem.
What was the problem?
Rebellion!
How dare he do that in just one city?
Xiahou Xuan found it hard to believe, but he had no choice but to think so.
……
Great Xia had already transferred troops to Xuanzhou, but it was not an easy task to send 50,000 troops out. It would definitely take some time.
At this time, Su Mu had already dispatched 3,000 black-armored cavalry to block the passage from Xuan Province to Jizhou and Youzhou.
Then, with the cooperation of 70,000 North Manor Army and 10,000 Dongyuan Army, they had already conquered the entire Xuanzhou Province. Only Liaoyang City, the capital of the province, had not been taken down.
However, Su Mu already had an idea to deal with this city.
It was not difficult to take down this city!
At this moment, Su Mu was leading his army on the way to Liaoyang City.
He was discussing the matter of breaking the city with Xiao Ting.
"Zhou Zhongyuan is like a headless fly right now. He doesn't understand the situation at all. Therefore, even if there are 50,000 to 60,000 troops in Liaoyang City, we can take down this good-for-nothing with just a little strategy.”
"Master, what plan do you plan to use?”Xiao Ting knew how to cooperate, so when he heard Su Mu's words, he naturally cooperated and asked.
"This…"
Su Mu pondered for a while and then said,"Zhou Zhongyuan doesn't know about my rebellion, so what would his first reaction be when he sees me leading my troops here?”
"Defeat!"
Xiao Ting replied.
Su Mu smiled and said confidently,"Yes, he will think that I have been defeated and abandoned the city to escape. He will definitely do so himself, and naturally, he will think that others will do the same.”
"However, if we want to make it look more presentable, we have to make the soldiers look more miserable. Only then will it be effective."”
Xiao Ting narrowed his eyes and asked softly,""Master, will the other party let you in?”
Although the idea was not bad, could it be fulfilled?
Hearing this, Su Mu said confidently,""Yes, a scapegoat is sent to our doorstep.”
However, after saying this, he added,"I've committed a great sin by abandoning the city and fleeing. Therefore, Zhou Zhongyuan doesn't mind taking me down, so the city gate will naturally be opened.”
After Xiao Ting heard Su Mu's plan, he thought about it seriously and gave a small suggestion,""Master, when the city gate opens, I will go up and restrain that Zhou Zhongyuan. How about it?”
Su Mu raised his eyebrows and asked in a deep voice,"Are you confident?"
"100%!"
Xiao Ting said confidently.
As long as Zhou Zhongyuan dared to show his face on the city wall, he would definitely be able to take him down.
Su Mu naturally believed in Xiao Ting and agreed,"Alright, we'll do as you say."
……
Liaoyang City.
As the capital of Xuanzhou, it was naturally extraordinary.
After all, it was the capital of a prefecture. Compared to Dongyuan City, the difference was like heaven and earth.
However, if it was in the past, the streets would be bustling with people. However, because Zhou Zhongyuan had mobilized troops to defend Liaoyang City, tens of thousands of troops had suddenly settled in.
Coupled with the invasion of the Northern Barbarians, everyone was in a panic. As a result, the bustling Xuanzhou Prefecture City was no longer as prosperous as it used to be.
Of course, Prefecture Overseer Zhou Zhongyuan could not care about this.
This had clearly been reported, so why was there still no news?
Zhou Zhongyuan was really restless. Even if he was guarding the city and tens of thousands of soldiers, he still did not feel safe.
As Zhou Zhongyuan had long dispatched his army to Liaoyang City, and he had implemented a ban on entry and exit, it made it impossible for passersby to enter Liaoyang City.
Previously, Qiao Feng had planned to pass by here, but after learning that Liaoyang City was under martial law, he chose another route out of Xuanzhou. If Zhou Zhongyuan had not done so, Qiao Feng would probably have gone south from Liaoyang.
Unfortunately, he chose to seal the city gate and enforce the strict order that no one was allowed to leave or enter.
In this way, Zhou Zhongyuan had missed an opportunity to learn about the situation in Dongyuan City from Qiao Feng.
Although Qiao Feng wouldn't say anything he shouldn't, he was still willing to tell him about the rescue of Dongyuan City. Although Zhou Zhongyuan didn't necessarily believe him, he would still have doubts and would send more people to Dongyuan to investigate.
If that was the case, Su Mu might not succeed if he tried to trick Zhou Zhongyuan into opening the city gates with his plan of fleeing after the defeat.
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