Chapter 445: Hidden Hand

"This... this..."

The flintlock rifles in the hands of the soldiers of Yanguan were all equipped with bayonets, aiming at the death warriors who had sneaked into Yanguan.

Seeing the death warriors say this, they all looked at Mo Yu.

Mo Yu wanted to kill them, but he knew that killing them would not cover up his mistake this time.

And this time, the King of Yan ordered Bai Shang to capture a lot of Beidi prisoners.

Compared with the dead, the King of Yan wanted living prisoners more.

Thinking of this, he said: "Let all your people come out, and you can still live. Those who dare to resist will be killed without mercy."

The death warriors nodded, and knocked on the baggage carts one by one with weak steps, asking the death warriors in the carts to come out.

Knowing that they were exposed, the noisy sound of wooden boards moving was heard in the baggage carts.

Soon, three or four thousand people stood in the gap between the baggage carts.

Some of the death warriors, like the first death warrior, were completely hungry and lost their fighting spirit.

But there were still some dead soldiers who were still very fierce, and they drew their long swords and attacked the soldiers of the palace.

However, they were thirsty and hungry, and these dead soldiers were extremely weak.

In the eyes of the soldiers of the palace, they were no more threatening than children of seven or eight years old.

Facing these dead soldiers, they were naturally merciless.

Holding bayonets, they killed all the resisting dead soldiers in front of the baggage cart.

"Tie up all the remaining people." Mo Yu shouted after a quarter of an hour.

More than a thousand resisting dead soldiers were killed, and nearly three thousand dead soldiers chose to surrender.

Then he returned to the general's mansion with a decadent look.

If his father was there, I'm afraid his legs would also be broken.

Picking up the pen, he wrote down the whole process of the fake imperial army and the discovery of the dead soldiers, and sent it to the King of Yan, waiting for the King of Yan to deal with it.

...

Fanyang.

The news that the Northern Di army was annihilated by a sea pirate at sea spread here.

At the same time, the Yuan family soldiers found the bodies of the Northern Di soldiers swept by the waves on the coast of Fanyang.

This confirmed the rumor, and Yuan Li and Zhuoge were immediately in a state of panic.

"The death squad that sneaked into Yanguan is finished." Yuan Li's hand holding the teacup was shaking.

According to Zhuoge's order, these death squads will wait for the sound of the cannons from Beidi attacking the South Gate.

Now that Ulanba can't come, it will be useless even if they take the South Gate.

Zhuoge didn't have the heart to drink tea at all, he paced back and forth in the hall.

The large number of Beidi soldiers' bodies floating from the sea proved that the rumor was not false.

Moreover, it was a secret that the Beidi army crossed the sea and went south.

This secret is now made public, which shows that it is even more true.

It is precisely because he knows that all this is true that he is so scared.

"How is it possible, how is it possible!" Zhuoge kept asking himself.

Three hundred warships, even Wufeng Island can't be so straightforward to annihilate this 100,000-strong army.

"Who is against us Beidi!" Zhuoge wiped the cold sweat from his head.

He didn't believe that Yan Wufeng Island did this.

Wufeng Island and King Yan have a feud, so it is impossible to help King Yan at this time.

But if it is not Wufeng Island, who on the sea has this ability?

After thinking about it, he really can't think of the reason.

Looking at Yuan Li, he said: "I must go to Goryeo now to find out the cause and effect. King Yan is really lucky this time."

Yuan Li sighed deeply, he had the same idea as Zhuo Ge.

Originally, the North Di's southward march was absolutely a perfect plan.

They really didn't expect such a mistake.

A sea pirate actually destroyed the North Di army and indirectly helped King Yan.

"Commander Zhuo, be careful on the way." Yuan Li stood up to see him off.

On the surface, he was respectful, but in his heart, he was like sending away the plague god.

Since the North Di failed, Zhuo Ge's staying here would be of no benefit to him.

If he didn't think that the North Di might win the battle in the northwest, he would secretly have someone kill Zhuo Ge and destroy the body.

In this way, he could destroy all evidence of contact with the North Di.

After sending Zhuoge to the door and watching him leave, Yuan Li's eyes immediately darkened.

Fortunately, he was very careful this time and did not act rashly.

He also ordered the soldiers who pretended to be the imperial guards to detour to Qizhou and then disperse and return.

No handle was left.

"Humph, King Yan, you are really lucky this time, damn it." Thinking that King Yan escaped a disaster, Yuan Li was so angry that his teeth itched.

In this way, he would continue to live under the shadow of King Yan.

Here.

In one day, Zhuoge arrived at the coast of Fanyang County.

Boarding a merchant ship, he went north along the coastline.

But he would never have thought of it anyway.

On the sea in the distance, an eye was observing his ship through a telescope.

"Follow him and catch him in the waters of Leting County." Zheng Xiang said, putting down the telescope.

He is the captain of this sailing warship.

After receiving the order, the sailing warship followed all the way.

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Yancheng.

After a day of preparation, Chang Weizhun prepared three hot air balloons for Zhongli, as well as soldiers to operate them.

At this moment, the balloon's balloon was placed on a baggage cart pulled by four horses.

There were also two baggage carts pulled by four horses.

One was loaded with a hanging basket, and the other was loaded with fuel.

With four horses pulling, the baggage cart could keep up with the pace of the cavalry.

"Your Highness, I am also ready." Zhongli said.

He selected a thousand cavalry from the army.

These thousand elite cavalry would not give up even if they fought alone with the Northern Di.

"If the chaos in the east cannot really shake Muller Hong, I can only count on you." Zhao Xu patted Zhongli on the shoulder.

Although Zhongli's action was small, it was no less important than the action against Ningjindusi.

Zhongli nodded solemnly, "Your Highness entrusted such an important matter to me, which shows your trust in me. I will not fail your Highness's trust."

He asked to bring only one thousand cavalry.

Too few, once they encounter the Northern Di cavalry, they will have no power to fight back.

Too many will make the team prosperous and inconvenient to hide.

"Even so, you are all my favorites. If you lose one, I will also feel sad. Remember, do your best, but if things are impossible, don't do anything rash." Zhao Xu said slowly.

"Yes, Your Highness." Zhongli bowed.

Nodding, Zhao Xu signaled that Zhongli could set off.

Xiancheng's food and grass can only last for a month at most. He must eliminate the danger of Xiancheng before the food and grass are exhausted.

Wait for Zhongli and his party to disappear.

Zhao Xu said to Chang Wei: "Only 5,000 men will be left to guard the Yanshan Redoubt, and the rest of the troops will be transferred to Yanguan. Leaving 6,000 men for Bai Shang is enough."

This time he planned to let Bai Shang carry out the plan of attacking Ningjindusi from the rear.

Twelve warships, if each warship is squeezed and loaded with less baggage, can still accommodate 500 soldiers.

More than that will be difficult.

When he encountered this problem, he suddenly realized a problem.

It seems necessary to build a special troop transport ship.

In this way, he can have a strong ability to project troops.

After all, when necessary, he needs to fight a ground war with overseas enemies.