Thief Emperor

Chapter 821 Li Yun's Hidden Move

In mid-to-late May, the King of Wu left Jinling, crossed the river from Liuhe, and slowly headed north.

In addition to the King Wu's entourage, Lady Lu, one of the ladies, also accompanied the king on this trip north.

This news quickly spread from Jinling at an alarming speed.

Although Jinling was not the center of the world at that time, Li Yun himself was the most dazzling figure in the world. Even the Emperor of Wu Zhou who was in Xichuan would read the news about Li Yun almost every day.

Any disturbance around him will affect people all over the world.

Of course, the most powerful intelligence agency in the world now is probably the Jiusi under Li Yun. At least 90% of the news that can be transmitted from Jinling is news that Li Yun deliberately wants to transmit, and the news that he does not want to transmit is mostly difficult to transmit.

For example, at this moment, his royal carriage was slowly heading north. Madam Lu, who was accompanying him, was also heading north slowly. Even Yang Xi, the commander of Li Yun's guard camp, was guarding him as he headed north.

But in fact, Li Yun himself had already led dozens of riders and was galloping all the way to Cangzhou.

Along the way, Li Yun hardly ever stopped. Even when he passed by Qingzhou, he did not go to say hello to his "brother" who had been conferred the title King of Linzi, but went straight north.

It took Li Yun and his companions less than ten days to travel a distance of 1,400 kilometers and reach Cangzhou.

After arriving in Cangzhou City, people from the Jiusi immediately came to meet Li Yun and took him all the way to the Jiangdong Army camp in Cangzhou.

Because he came secretly, he didn't even inform Su Sheng in advance. It was not until he entered Su Sheng's tent that Su Sheng stood up in surprise and saluted Li Yun with a fist: "Sir, what's wrong with you?"

Li Yun looked tired, raised his head to look at Su Sheng, then smiled and said, "What's the matter?"

Su Sheng quickly gave up the main seat and asked Li Yun to sit down, then said: "I knew that the superior was coming, but according to the document, the superior would probably arrive in one or two months. I didn't expect it to be so soon..."

Li Yun sat down, pressed his hands, and motioned Su Sheng to sit down as well. Then he smiled and said, "Why? Do you really think that since I'm the King of Wu, I have to put on airs and bring all those ceremonial guards and music all the way to Cangzhou?"

"My brother looks down on me too much."

Mr. Li said with a smile: "I have been in Jinling for most of the past six months. Every day I either meet this person or that person, or I am buried in a sea of ​​books. I am so tired that mushrooms are growing on my body."

"It's so hard to come here, so of course I can't be like a turtle and take my time getting here."

Su Sheng looked at Li Yun, thinking about something. Then he stood up, walked to the door of the big tent, and whispered to Su Zhan who was guarding outside the door: "Bring a few more people and clear the area around the general's tent."

Su Zhan also saw Li Yun and realized the seriousness of the matter. He quickly nodded his head and replied "yes", then turned around to make arrangements.

Soon, twenty or so guards came forward and cleaned up the area around the commander's tent.

Make sure no one can get close to the general's tent.

After making all the arrangements, Su Sheng returned to the general's tent, sat next to Li Yun, and waited for orders with his hands hanging down.

Li Yun looked at him and said with a smile: "Brother, why are you so cautious?"

Su Sheng chuckled and said, "Since the superior is in such a hurry and has come here in secret, he must have something important to tell you."

Li Yun looked at Su Sheng and sighed softly, "Brother, you really understand me. I came here to discuss something important with you, and we must discuss it in secret before this matter is done."

"Besides you and me, no third person can know."

Su Sheng immediately stood up and saluted: "My Lord, please give me your orders!"

Li Yun pressed his hands, motioning him to sit down, and then said softly: "In the past six months in Jinling, in addition to some preparations for the establishment of a new dynasty, I also did some other things."

"With the accumulation of the past few years and the intensive work over the past six months, we are finally almost there. Now, it all depends on my brother's cooperation."

He looked at Su Sheng and said calmly, "Bring me the map."

Su Sheng immediately stood up, took a map of Hebei Province, and placed it in front of Li Yun. Li Yun pointed on the map and looked at Su Sheng.

"How long have our cavalry been fighting with the Khitan cavalry?"

Su Sheng said without hesitation: "It started after the Chinese New Year, and it has been four or five months now."

He paused, and continued, "Don't worry, sir. We were at a disadvantage in the beginning, but now, with equal strength, our cavalry is basically not much inferior to theirs."

"Even if we can't kill all of these Khitan cavalry, at least we can prevent them from interfering with our main force."

"It won't affect the strategy of the superior." Li Yun looked at him and said softly, "The intelligence about Hebei Province is delivered to my desk by the Nine Departments every day. I read it every day. So far, the Khitans have sent at most 15,000 cavalrymen to Hebei Province to harass us. They can send at least another 15,000 men south from Youzhou."

"even more."

Li Yun pointed at Youzhou and said calmly, "If we fight the Fanyang army to the end, they will seize the opportunity and even come out in full force and head south. At that time, it will not only be a matter of harassment, but they can even defeat our Jiangdong army in one fell swoop and gain a decisive advantage in Hebei Province."

"In the end, the entire north of the river will become the territory of the Khitans."

Su Sheng's expression became serious. He looked at Li Yun and said, "So, in the past six months, the superiors have been asking us to advance conservatively."

For the past six months, Li Yun has been in Nanjing, but most of his attention has been on the battlefield in Hebei Province. He even put aside the affairs in Guanzhong and Shuzhong.

"Correct."

Li Yun's eyes fell on the map, and he said softly, "That Khitan Khan is a powerful figure. He has probably been keeping his eyes on the battlefield in Hebei Province. He sent people here to harass us because he doesn't want us to defeat the Fanyang Army in Hebei Province, and he doesn't want our Jiangdong Army to dominate in Hebei Province."

"At the same time, he is also watching the situation, waiting for the best opportunity to enter the battlefield. Once the main forces of our army and the main forces of the Fanyang Army are completely engaged, they will definitely send reinforcements to Hebei Province. Maybe..."

"Perhaps the illusion that our cavalry could hold their own was deliberately created by these Khitans for you and me to see."

Su Sheng was stunned, and then he felt a sense of fear.

When the Khitan cavalry first moved south, the Jiangdong Army's cavalry found it difficult to deal with them. In two or three months, more than a thousand cavalrymen were killed in battle. Under pressure from the Khitans, the commander-in-chief was unable to send large numbers of troops to Meng Qing's battlefield.

Up to now, Meng Qing has been in a stalemate with the Fanyang army on the Yingzhou battlefield.

In recent times, the Jiangdong Army cavalry seemed to have slowly adapted to the strength of the Khitan cavalry and were now on par with them. At this time, Su Sheng did have the idea of ​​sending reinforcements to the west, and even thought about annihilating the Fanyang Army in one fell swoop.

During this process, Li Yun blocked Su Sheng's reckless thoughts several times.

Su Sheng's eyes fell on the map, then looked at Li Yun, and suddenly whispered: "The Highness is heading north at this time, I think he has already had an idea to deal with the Khitans."

Li Yun smiled.

"Of course I have. I have been preparing for this day for many years."

"but."

Li Yun looked at the map and said softly, "We in Jiangdong are the rising sun, and so are the Khitans. Their fortunes are also on the rise. I am not 100% sure that we can defeat them in one fell swoop this time."

"If it doesn't work, we'll have to start recuperating in the next three to five years."

"Brother, listen carefully."

Su Sheng stood up, bowed his head and clasped his fists, saying: "I will obey your orders!"

"From now on, our cavalry in the north can fight against the Khitans. We can win or lose, but we must show a shrinking trend as a whole. At least we must let the Khitans feel that we are starting to shrink."

"Hit him and flinch a little."

Li Yun looked at the map and said softly, "We can fight Meng Qing as usual, but we shouldn't fight too hard. We need to make the Fanyang army a little lazy."

"You can even ask Meng Qing to step back a little."

Su Sheng looked at the map, somewhat puzzled. He whispered, "Even if we can't fight one against two or one against three, it won't be a problem to maintain the status quo..."

Mr. Li said softly, "At this time, we should subtly show our weakness to the enemy. It is best to let the enemy feel that we are showing off our strength."

He pointed at the map and said softly, "Because in half a month, we will have a cavalry unit coming around here."

Su Sheng was stunned when he saw it: "Sir, how is this possible? This is already... already the border between Cangzhou and Youzhou..."

Li Yun looked at him silently without saying anything.

Su Sheng looked at the map for a long time, and suddenly he was startled. He looked up at Li Yun and muttered.

"Navy..."

"Sailor?"

(End of this chapter)