No. 1 Girl in the Imperial City

Chapter 480 Yang Conspiracy!

When He Ruoqiuti received the news sent by He Ruomuti, he immediately stood up from his chair, dispatched He Ruomuti's messenger, clapped the letter in his hand and told the people around him: "Send the order, Leave in half an hour!"

The attendant standing beside him couldn't help persuading him, "Second Prince, think twice."

He Ruoqiu was a little displeased, and said: "What's there to think about? Big Brother took Chixia Pass and Xinting in just a few days, and now he is besieging Jianling. On the other hand, we are guarding this dilapidated place. What's the difference between going out to play? If you just go back like this, how can this prince have the nerve to meet his father and mother?"

Chixia pass was in their hands, the army surrounded Jianling in front, and the small town of Xinting was sandwiched in the middle. He really didn't know what to defend.

The attendant persuaded: "That's what I said, but the order from the eldest prince came so suddenly, why doesn't the second prince invite someone to discuss it before we discuss it?"

He Ruoqiuti hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "You're right, let Naiyan and Huabuti come over."

Hearing what he said, the attendant secretly heaved a sigh of relief, and quickly turned around to call for someone.

Before entering the customs, the queen repeatedly told him that he must be optimistic about the second prince so that he would not fall into the way of the eldest prince.Compared with the scheming first prince, the second prince is really too much to worry about.

After a while, two Gao Yu men walked in.

"I have seen the second prince."

"You all know why I called you here?" He Ruoqiu waved his hands to signal the two to sit down and talk.

The two looked at each other, and each took a seat under He Ruoqiu. One of them, a tall and thin middle-aged man, said, "I have heard that the eldest prince ordered us to go to Pingshan Fort to intercept the Dasheng reinforcements."

He Ruoqiu nodded and said, "I want to hear my cousin's opinion."

This middle-aged man is He Ruoqiuti's cousin, Huabutila, the eldest son of Gao Yu's most powerful Gele family.

Hua Butila lowered her eyebrows and thought for a while, and said: "The second prince asked for a fight several times before, but was rejected by the eldest prince. Now the eldest prince suddenly ordered, it is indeed a bit abrupt."

He Ruoqiu frowned and said, "What does my cousin mean, there is fraud in it?"

Compared to being in Shangyong more than half a year ago, He Ruoqiuti has obviously calmed down a lot. Obviously, he has experienced a lot of things in the past six months.

"It's hard to say, now is the time for me, Gao Yu, to plan a great cause. It is said that if the eldest prince abolishes the public for personal reasons at this time, even if the king favors him, I am afraid that Gao Yu's ministries will not agree." Hua Buti said.

He Ruoqiu said: "I also think that elder brother is not like this. If something happens to me in the customs, he may not be able to escape smoothly, but it will be easier for others."

Huabutila said helplessly: "The most important thing is that the eldest prince is now the commander of our army. Since he has given the order, we can only obey the order and not disobey it."

He Ruoqiuti glanced at the attendant standing beside him, and said lazily: "Then what are you talking about? Get ready to go."

Nai Yan, who was sitting on the other side, said, "The eldest prince's move may not be a conspiracy."

The two looked at him together, and the young man smiled and said, "This is a conspiracy."

He Ruoqiuti said impatiently: "Naiyan, although your father is from the Central Plains, you also grew up in Gaoyu. Don't imitate the twists and turns of the Central Plains people. Speak directly."

Naiyan had no choice but to say: "Dasheng might have strong reinforcements coming, the soldiers and horses of Pingshan Fort may not be able to withstand it. Now we are the only ones in the entire pass who are idle, it is only natural that the eldest prince sent us to meet the enemy. Even if something happened to the second prince, no one can blame the eldest prince. This is a conspiracy."

He Ruoqiu narrowed his eyes, stared at Naiyan and said, "Who do you think will lead the army?"

Nai Yan said: "The best case is the nearby Zhen Guojun, and the worst case is... Dasheng Regent Xie Yan, come in person."

The room was quiet for a while, before He Ruoqiuti sneered, and said, "Xie Yan? It is said that the Regent of Dasheng uses soldiers like a god, and this prince wants to learn some lessons."

"Second Prince, don't underestimate the enemy." Nai Yan and Hua Bu Ti La looked at each other and advised in unison.

He Ruoqiu stood up and said proudly: "Of course this prince will not underestimate the enemy. Brother, doesn't he want us to help him stop the reinforcements? I just don't know how many days it will take for him to capture Jianling!"

"Cousin, order our people to enter the customs!"

"This!" Huabutila's expression changed slightly, and he said, "Second prince, without the order of the king and the eldest prince, he sent troops to Chixia Pass without authorization..."

He Ruoqiuti sneered and said: "This prince has not transferred the soldiers under the command of the father, the private soldiers of the Gele family and the Zhalan family, should the father also take care of it?"

Huabutila thought to herself, the king really doesn't care about the private soldiers of Geleshi and Zhalanshi.

But in the past few years, the Great King has become more and more afraid of them, the Gao Yu clan, and there may be reasons for favoring the Great Prince.

Now that the second prince is blatantly sending private soldiers into the customs, the king may not be happy in his heart.

He Ruoqiu said indifferently: "Anyway, I won't be happy as a father, so why bother. It's better to send troops to help just in case, than to have no place to cry when something happens."

Huabuti was taken aback, and looked up at He Ruoqiuti but did not see any change in his expression.

Sighing in his heart, Huabutila cupped his hands and said, "Yes, Second Prince."

Hua Buti turned around and went out, there were only two people left in the room.

Naiyan looked at He Ruoqiuti's dull expression, and said, "Second Prince, General Gele is also doing it for your own good."

He Ruoqiu glanced at him and said: "I know, it's just... I'm afraid that the hopes of my mother's mother, uncle and cousin are all in vain."

"How?" Nai Yan comforted, "The second prince is the eldest son of the great king. According to Gao Yu's tradition, the second prince will be Gao Yu's next great king."

He Ruoqiuti chuckled and said: "I don't believe you can't see, what is your father's attitude towards me these past few years? And why does the eldest brother keep letting us be the queen? Are you really afraid that I will die on the battlefield?"

In all fairness, his father did not treat him badly, but sometimes it was easy to see whether he was taken seriously or not.

He Ruoqiuti thought that his martial arts ability was not bad, but these years he had never led an army alone in battle, nor had he independently presided over any affairs.

He and He Ruomuti are only a few years apart, and now He Ruomuti has made great achievements in battle and has a great reputation. He even led the army to enter the customs independently.

But he is like a waste who has been spoiled and pampered, he can only fight alongside He Ruomuti.

The gap between them can be seen by anyone with eyes.

As a man of Gao Yu, who doesn't have the ambition to make contributions?It's a pity that the father never intended to give him this opportunity. If the mother hadn't insisted on insisting this time, the father might still want him to stay in Gaoyu King City.

"The eldest prince... has a foreign blood after all..." Naiyan said.

He Ruoqiu said with a wry smile: "I only have this advantage."

Gaoyu people value blood, and He Ruomuti's mother was an orchid from the Western Regions, but this fact made it difficult for many Gaoyu clans to accept.

"Therefore, the second prince does not need to be discouraged. Gao Yu is proud of his military achievements. As long as the second prince makes military achievements, all tribes will definitely support you. At that time, even the king will..."

He Ruoqiu raised his hand to cover his eyes, sighed and said, "You're right, actually...sometimes I think it's okay if the elder brother really succeeds."

Naiyan was taken aback when she heard the words, "The second prince must never have such an idea, if so, the queen, the prince's concubine's natal family, and Lord Gele..."

He Ruoqiu waved his hands, obviously not wanting to talk about this topic.

Naiyan also immediately stopped talking, and said no more.

It's just that there is a little more regret and regret in the eyes looking at He Ruoqiuti. Compared with the eldest prince, this second prince is really not suitable for the position of King Gao Yu.

It's a pity that his identity and the family behind him can't allow him to retreat.

"I don't know what happened to Yashu in Shangyong, and I couldn't bring back the little lady I had a crush on back then." He Ruoqiuti murmured, "I don't know if there will be a chance to see you again in the future."

"..."

"My lord, a secret letter has arrived." On the way to Jianling, a fast horse galloped forward, reined in front of Xie Yan, and presented a letter sealed with wax.

Xie Yan stretched out his hand to take it, and the knight delivering the letter clasped his fist at him, lifted the reins, turned and walked away.

Xie Yan opened the letter and glanced at it, then raised his eyes to see Luo Junyao who was beside him received the letter and handed it over, saying: "He Ruomuti has increased troops in Pingshan Fort, and the leader is He Ruoqiuti."

Luo Junyao took a look and said, "Pingshan Fort is in front of us, right? Can we take Pingshan Fort before He Ruoqiuti arrives?"

Recalling the map I had seen before, Pingshan Fort was indeed not far from them.

Xie Yan shook his head and said, "No, wait for He Ruoqiu to bring it up."

Luo Jun frowned and said, "We only have [-] troops."

Xie Yan said: "That's right, even if [-] soldiers arrive at Jianling, it may not be of any use."

"Then what about Jianling City?" Luo Junyao looked at him in astonishment, feeling that Xie Yan didn't even mean to rescue Jianling in a hurry?
Xie Yan said: "I believe in Jiang Yan. With him here, it won't be a problem to stay there for a few more days. Originally, I planned to let Gu Jue and Jinxing go to Liangzhou, but now it seems that I can only let Gu Jue come to Yanzhou first."

Luo Jun said: "Liangzhou has most of the Zhen Guojun stationed. If there is any situation, it is much more convenient for the Ding Guojun to reinforce it than Yanzhou. It is true that Gu Jue does not have to go there. But if Gu Jue wants to bring troops to Yanzhou State, it will take at least half a month."

Xie Yan shook his head and said, "No, seven days at most."

Luo Junyao looked at Xie Yan, obviously not believing it.

Xie Yan didn't say much, but said: "Yao Yao might as well guess, which direction Gu Jue will come from?"

"..." I can guess that I led the army to fight.

"Delaying time, why don't we rush to fight Pingshan Fort?"

Xie Yan said: "No, we must pretend to attack Pingshan Fort with all our strength. Also, did you think it would be easy for 2 people to attack Pingshan Fort?"

Luo Junyao soon understood why Xie Yan said that it would not be easy to take down Pingshan Fort. Pingshan Fort is a small hill named Pingshan, which happened to be stuck in the middle of the road to Jianling.

If you want to go directly to Jianling by bypassing Pingshan Fort, you only need to walk less than five or six miles, and you will pass through a mountain pass.The army will inevitably be blocked here, and if the garrison on Pingshan Fort rushes down at this time, the army will be blocked in front of the valley with no way to retreat.

Therefore, this place does not matter to ordinary people, but it is a place that must be taken for the army.

Without taking down Pingshan Fort, it is almost impossible to safely cross the mountain pass ahead.

On the contrary, if you want to rush out from the other side of the mountain pass, it is extremely simple.

This is an excellent place to defend inside.

As soon as the Yanzhou Army arrived in front of Pingshan Fort, there was a collision between the two sides.

Both armies have no firearms, purely the most primitive cold weapon warfare.

Under the setting sun, Luo Junyao and Xie Yan stood behind and watched the soldiers and horses of both sides retreat respectively. After the first battle, the strength of both sides was clearly visible.

Compared with Gao Yu's elite soldiers, the individual strength of the Yanzhou Army is really far behind.

"If the Yanzhou army is at this level, I'm afraid Jianling will really have to rely on General Jiang's [-]-country army." Luo Jun shook his head.

Xie Yan said lightly: "Although Jiang Yan is not good at defending the city, it's okay to delay for a few days. As for the Yanzhou Army...you can't blame them all."

Luo Jun shook his head, "I can see it."

The Yanzhou army is not only inferior to Gao Yu's soldiers in terms of strength, but also has low morale.

The coach surrendered to the enemy, which dealt a huge blow to the entire Yanzhou army.

In the next two days, the Yanzhou Army attacked Pingshan Fort three times, but all failed.

This made Gao Yu's defenders on Pingshan Fort a little proud. They had almost never fought against the wind since they entered the customs. Now seeing the strength of these reinforcements, they really look down on the Yanzhou Army.

I just hate being deceived by the reputation of the Zhen Guojun, thinking that the garrison in Yanzhou is also very powerful.

Did not attack Yanzhou earlier and seize large areas of rivers and mountains in the Central Plains.

He Ruoqiuti rushed to Pingshan Fort and was disappointed when he heard the report from the garrison general, "Xie Yan didn't come?"

"Xie... Xie Yan?" The general stationed at the station was taken aback when he heard the name, and said, "Why did the Regent of Dasheng come to Yanzhou so soon? The soldiers and horses down the mountain didn't even see Xie Yan's banner."

Hearing this, He Ruoqiu's eyes sank, he kicked over the table in front of him and said angrily, "What do you mean, big brother? But the mere [-] Yanzhou Army sent me here to garrison!"

He Ruoqiuti felt that he had been tricked by He Ruoqiuti again, whether it was fighting with Xie Yan or resisting strong reinforcements, there were always things to do.

But what's the point of the [-] Yanzhou Army?
Even if he didn't come, those mobs down the mountain would never want to capture Pingshan Fort.

The general standing in front of him was also very helpless, how did he know why the eldest prince sent the second prince to garrison here?

Although the eldest prince also sent a message to tell him to be careful of the reinforcements coming from the west, the news they got was that Dasheng Qingzhou and Liangzhou are now at war, and Suzhou is not so stable, not ten days and a half months There will be no soldiers and horses to support them at all.

Based on the comparison of the internal and external forces of Jianling City today, it is definitely not a problem to win Jianling City within ten days.

The guard glanced helplessly at the second prince, who was obviously in a bad mood, and could only bow his head and say, "Perhaps the eldest prince was worried about the junior general, so he invited the second prince to come to help. The latter is incompetent, so I have to help the second prince."

Stretch out your hand and don't hit the smiling face, everyone has said so, what else can He Ruoqiuti do?

He could only snort softly, turn around and go out with a flick of his sleeves.

(End of this chapter)