Heavenly Dao Formula

Shangyuan City, the Imperial Palace Changle Hall.

Prince Ning Weiyuan finally found the person he wanted to see.

A captain who escaped from the Leizhou frontier army.

After learning that the western state capital had fallen, he was shocked and did not forget to take action. In addition to suggesting to the Ministry of War to immediately mobilize the garrisons of several nearby states to support Suzhou, he also sent his elite personal guards to Leizhou. Before the Gaoguo troops took control of the local traffic arteries, they brought back a general or official who knew the local situation.

At this time, there is no point in asking letters. He must personally find out the cause of the accident from the mouth of the person involved.

It would be best if there are cronies who have been placed in the army who can report back the news, but since these people failed to pass the news to Gyeonggi in the first place, their experience must not be optimistic.

"Kow, kowtow to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." The visitor knelt down tremblingly and said.

"Your name, who is leading the army under?" Although the guard had already reported it to himself, Ning Weiyuan decided to ask again - he believed that few people in the world would dare to lie in front of him.

"Return to Your Highness, humble, humble Du Qi, who was acting with General Zuo at that time..." This man's teeth were shaking violently, probably because he thought that his life was not long—as a frontier soldier, he failed to hold the border, and he was killed on the way to escape. Being caught by the prince's men, one can imagine the fate. "No, but that's not the fault of General Zuo alone, Your Highness!"

Was it not his fault alone? Ning Weiyuan's heart sank. It seems that the guards did not find the wrong person this time, "Get up and talk. I don't have to kill you, as long as you tell me everything you know."

The captain's face was shocked, and then he was overjoyed, "Yes, I dare not hide my humble position!"

"Do you know what General Zuo was doing at that time?"

"I know! He and General Ba made a pincer attack plan. They planned to divide the troops into two groups to fight, and the joint attack location was set at Baixi Lake. But for some unknown reason, the battle plan was stopped halfway, and General Zuo sent someone to inform General Ba. , led the army back to the Gray Grassland area, and set up camp saying that they were waiting for another army."

Is that how it was arranged?

I can't see any problem. Ning Weiyuan thought to himself, the so-called waiting for response should be the final interception. "Then what?"

The captain opened his mouth, feeling his tongue was a little bit bitter. Until now, he still couldn't believe that scene was real, "Then...a heavy armored cavalry that we had never seen before attacked us. They had no flags, no numbers Many, and ... do not accept surrender."

"Heavy armored cavalry?" Even though he was taught from a young age to keep his emotions out of the way, the prince couldn't help but whispered, "Where did the cavalry come from?"

The situation of Gao Guo and Qi Guo is similar, they are not good at horse battles, and most of the horses in the army are used by scouts, not to mention that most of Leizhou's area is not suitable for cavalry combat, why did a heavy cavalry force suddenly appear?

His first reaction was that the other party was lying.

But soon, Ning Weiyuan thought of an incredible possibility.

"Is the weapon they use a spear with an arc blade?"

"Your Highness, that's exactly it!"

The prince slammed the chair down!

——"Xu Guo Iron Cavalry".

That's why this person said that it was not General Zuo's fault alone. According to the usual situation, what Zoan did was completely within the controllable range. With the loss of Ba Xingtian alone, the pressure on Leizhou Mansion would be greater at most. With an army of nearly 30,000 people and a fortified city, it was impossible for Gao Guo to take it down in an instant.

He could already imagine the scene at that time - it was impossible to run with two legs on a flat place, and as long as Zoan started to back up, he would face a defeat. Most people would be chased and killed by the cavalry, and without the city defenses of the two frontier troops, it would naturally become a decoration.

It's just that Ning Weiyuan couldn't think of the reason why Xu Guojun would appear at the border. Gao and Xu joined forces to swallow Qi? This is simply not realistic. Xu State doesn't border Qi State, even if it conquers several states, it's just a wedding dress for Gao Guo, and the other party can still occupy Daqi's territory with a country?

What's more, he had never heard any rumors of an alliance between the two countries.

It would have been incredible if they didn't fight first.

Where is this cavalry now? How long can Suzhou last? Ning Weiyuan's mind was spinning quickly - the accident has already happened, instead of regretting the decision he made, it is better to think of ways to save the situation. In any case, this news must be conveyed to the Ministry of War and the front troops as soon as possible, telling them that there may be more than one enemy in Gao Guo. At the same time, the Privy Council should also take action and mobilize local officials to go to Suzhou to fight the enemy.

Speaking of the Privy Council, he suddenly thought of a person.

After all, this plan was proposed by the emperor's younger brother, and he was responsible for all the places where there was a risk of leakage. Is there such a possibility...

Thinking of this, Ning Weiyuan looked at a bodyguard, "My brother, where is he now?"

The latter cupped his hands and said, "As usual, stay in the warm pavilion on the west side of the square."

And not in the Privy Council?

Ning Weiyuan stood up from his chair, "I'll go see him."

...

When the prince pushed open the door of the Nuan Pavilion, the second prince was concentrating on coloring a picture scroll.

The sudden sound of pushing the door made him visibly startled, and a dot of ink suddenly appeared on his pen, "Your Highness, why are you here?"

Ning Weiyuan walked up to him with an angry face, and grabbed his collar, "It's not the good things you did! It's just dealing with Ba Xingtian, and now even Leizhou has been lost. I just got the news that Xu Guo is also involved——Guo Xu!" He emphasized, "Are you sure that no one else knows about this news except those who handled it?"

"Xu Guo? Impossible, even if the news is leaked, it won't be leaked to the neighbors of Gao Guo." Ning Qianshi broke his hand, "And you can't blame me for this, right? I will tell you that day I've explained it, I can't touch the army, and other places where I have to run errands are all done by myself, and you know that - how do I know that Leizhou is gone like that?"

It's not eager to prove, nor is it justifying, but to evade responsibility. It's true that my imperial brother doesn't look like he knows the inside story.

But having said that, Ning Weiyuan didn't really believe that the second brother could make such a big fuss, and this temptation was just a passing question. In the final analysis, the second prince, who was far away from the court, could not get any benefit from this matter.

In case of accidents to the father, the beneficiary will be him who has already established a reserve; if he repels Gao Guo's invading army later, his prestige in the army will be raised to another level; even if Qi Guo is forced to cede land for peace, or even die , what can the second prince get from it? I am afraid that even the current status cannot be maintained.

Since there is no benefit, why should the other party do it?

Everything they own is, after all, built on the blood of the royal family.

"Once Suzhou is lost, Youzhou will not be safe. If Youzhou is gone, the enemy will be able to go straight to the city of Shangyuan." Ning Weiyuan looked at his second brother coldly, "This matter is no small matter. The Privy Council assists the armies of the states to stop the high country troops. Are you also a member of the Privy Council? Now is a good time for you to make contributions."

"Your Highness... Brother Emperor, what do you mean?" Ning Qianshi showed a surprised expression, "You don't want me to leave Shangyuan and go to a ghostly place like Suzhou?"

"That's my Daqi's territory, it's not some ghost place!" The prince raised his voice a little, "Since the founding of the country by the Taizu, the princes and grandchildren have always had the tradition of fighting for the country. will be very pleased.”

Ning Qianshi opened his mouth, but couldn't answer for a long time.

"His Royal Highness, someone is looking for the Second Prince outside." The guard walked into the conservatory to remind him.

"What are you looking for?"

"It is said that...he came to drink with him." The guard whispered, "Your age is younger than the second prince, and he wears the alchemist uniform of the Privy Council, probably his friend?"

Drinking and painting? It's a bit of leisure.

"Then, I won't bother my second brother."

"Your Highness, I have avoided it so much, do you still want to drive me away?" Ning Qianshi said in a deep voice.

"How can this be called rushing... I just hope to train you well so that you can share my worries in the future." Ning Weiyuan shook his head, turned and walked out of the greenhouse.