NCCnovel Chapter 156 The Emperor Fishing
Chapter 156 The Emperor Fishing
One hundred thousand mercenaries from the Tuoba family suddenly arrived in Jinzhong. Dingzhou County assumed that if it was for Dingzhou, Jing County would be the first to suffer.
In particular, Pingyang County is not under the jurisdiction of Dingzhou, is less than 100 miles away from Jing County, and has a direct access to Pingyang.
Such a threat is terrifying.
"One hundred thousand Xianbei soldiers, one hundred thousand Lu family troops that can be mobilized, in the direction of Jing County, we must prepare at least 30,000 hot weapons soldiers."
Thirty thousand soldiers is not a difficult task for Dingzhou, but they don’t have that many to fully equip with thermal weapons?
"How do we deal with weapons?" Cheng Jushu asked.
"We're not sure if they're heading towards us, but we need to defend ourselves. There are currently 20,000 regular troops stationed in Jing County, and I need 10,000 in Luancheng."
Cheng Jushu knew that the new army in Jing County had new weapons, but how new they were was unknown to him. He had only seen them last time in Guangchang County, and they had never displayed any new equipment since then.
"But, these 10,000 soldiers can be withdrawn from the Dingzhou camp at any time."
"Should the counties on the other side of the river stay behind?"
Seeing Zhao Sheng asking this question, Li Xin thought for a moment and said, "Leave 10,000 behind and send troops to Langya."
Zhao Sheng thought for a moment and said, "There will definitely be a fierce battle in Langya this time. The new troops in Guangchang County have all been exposed to new weapons. Transfer them to Langya and transfer another 10,000 men from the Dingzhou camp to fill the gap."
If a fight really breaks out, Guangchang County's 10,000 people are not enough, but there are still some people in the workshop who can hold out for a while. The key is to see the situation in Changshan County. If that doesn't work, we'll have to strike first.
"All participating troops, send a thousand men to Luancheng to learn how to use landmines, so that they can deal with cavalry in battle."
It is not difficult to make landmines nowadays. Thin iron is cast, cement is covered, and then filled with explosives. Even if it blows off a horse's leg, it is an absolute victory.
Mr. Zhao was determined to make the mine warfare flourish here.
In Yanzhou, Zhao Hui also made a quick judgment after learning about this situation. They believed that it was very likely that the Lu family did this.
"I think the Lu family must have some purpose for spending so much effort. Yanzhou is being constrained at this time. Will..."
Si Shitong pointed upwards, his meaning was self-evident.
"What you said is very likely, but who do you think dares to come here?"
Zhao Hui raised a question and asked everyone to comment.
"The Murong clan has coveted Yanzhou for a long time. I think it's them."
Qin Lian flicked his cloak and spoke in a hoarse voice.
"I think so too." Sun Bing agreed.
"Then we will make the Murong family our enemy and figure out who will personally lead the army this time."
"Among the current veterans of the Murong family, Murong Bai is the only one who can retire."
"I think so too. Murong Qiang is too young to be in charge."
Zhao Hui agreed with this statement and nodded with satisfaction.
The Lu family didn't know that their actions had affected everyone's heart, and several places were preparing for war.
"How is the Eighth Prince preparing? And what's going on with Zhao Hengzhen? Is he going to make it?"
Lu Benzhong was at his kinsman's house, anxiously trying to gather information from various sources.
This kind of thing cannot be rushed. If Zhao Hengzhen is not dead, it will be tantamount to treason. If you don't make plans early, you will not be able to deter others and the right to speak will not be in your hands.
There are 100,000 people crawling around in Jinzhong, and the expenses for food and necessities are not small. Even if the Wang family provides financial support, it will inevitably not be able to sustain it for a long time.
"We've been investigating for a long time. Since the beginning of the new year, Zhao Hengzhen has not attended court. The people we secretly sent out to inquire about him have not received any reliable information. Some say he is being kept in the harem, while others say he is with the queen and is seeing a doctor outside."
"It's been so long. The emperor is not in the court, aren't you afraid of chaos?"
"Chaos? I guess the emperor is just watching to see who will cause chaos first."
When Lu Benzhong heard this, he was startled and thought to himself: Oh no, this is probably the case, what should I do?
"Quick, go ask Lu Yipeng to come back. Oh, forget it, I'll go myself!"
Lu Benzhong was really anxious now. With such a big commotion, there was no way the palace didn't know about it. Maybe they were already thinking of ways to deal with it.
Even though we drove all night, it still took us five days to reach the capital.
"Why is the head of the family so anxious? What happened?" Lu Yipeng asked.
"You are in the capital, haven't you heard about the changes in Jinzhong?" Lu Benzhong asked back.
"Yes, everyone knows that it was our Lu family who did it. The left and right prime ministers and the civil and military ministers have already begun impeachment."
"Just impeachment? You didn't say anything?"
"What can I say? First, there was no disturbance to the people, and second, there was no unrest. It was just people hired by my Lu family doing something in Jinzhong."
"With so many people, can the emperor trust them to do things?"
"The key is that the emperor is not here..."
"Haven't you ever wondered what the emperor is doing?"
When Lu Benzhong asked this, Lu Yipeng couldn't help but blurt out, "What does the emperor want to do?"
After hearing Lu Yipeng's brainless words, Lu Benzhong was so angry that he pounded his crutch: "The emperor is fishing... cough cough ~ cough..."
No matter how dumb Lu Yipeng was, he could understand what was meant. He quickly thought, "He's fishing, so we should just let him go. Since he said he was helping our Lu family, and Dingzhou keeps giving us trouble, we should start with Dingzhou."
"Won't this cause any trouble?" Lu Benzhong asked guiltily.
"Dingzhou is the fiefdom of the Li family. Back then, the Li family was too powerful, and the emperor had long wanted to punish them. But as far as I know, Dingzhou doesn't have much money. They have a steel plant in Guangchang County."
"Guangchang County? That's the territory of the King of Yan."
"No, it's now run by Li Xin's son-in-law. Weizhou is also his son-in-law's territory."
"To capture Guangchang County, we must first cut off Dingzhou's supply. Ask Junyi about this; he has led troops before."
In the evening, Lu Junyi came to the residence of the Minister of Rites.
"Master, I understand what you mean. I thought about it this afternoon. The Princess's Mansion is in Luancheng. If we feint an attack on Luancheng, the Dingzhou camp will definitely send troops. Then we can launch attacks from Yiyu, Changshan County, and the military town."
He took out a rough map and pointed to several locations, saying, "The last cavalry attacked from the east of Guangchang County and took the county seat in one fell swoop."
After that, he added: "The biggest problem with this attack is that although Guangchang County is managed by Li Xin, it is actually the fiefdom of the King of Yan. We cannot directly attack Weizhou and Guangchang County."
Lu Benzhong understood the meaning of this and after thinking for a while, he said, "I have a plan. There must be someone else who is greedy for the benefits this time."
Upon hearing this, Lu Yipeng said, "If this matter becomes too big, it will be difficult for us to handle it. It's better to carry out it on a small scale. If we embarrass Li Xin, the emperor won't say anything. If..."
"Hey! We cut off the military town to surround it and attack its reinforcements. We took Guangchang County not to cause destruction, but to obtain the resources within."
Lu Benzhong was a little impatient with Lu Yipeng's temperament, and he always frustrated his own fighting spirit at the most critical moment.
"Also, we are doing this to let King Zhou see where the Lu family's strength lies."
This statement was made with full confidence, but I don't know whether Zhao Hengzhen will buy it. If, like last time, there is another Western Expedition, the foundation of the Lu family will be completely destroyed.