Do you know: I am the crown prince

Chapter 395 Good News
Chai Yining knew very well that Zuo Qi was not to blame for this matter.

A good cook cannot cook without rice. No matter how capable Zuo Qi is, it is difficult for him to form any combat effectiveness in such a short time by leading a group of people.

Only by taking things by surprise can they win, but their surprise was already known to the opponent in advance, which was the key to their defeat.

"Dad, I know the overall situation is more important, but can you guarantee Zuo Qi's loyalty? If he is caught, will he betray us?" Chai Shen said.

Chai Yining fell silent after hearing this. He indeed did not completely trust Zuo Qi, otherwise he would not have betrothed his adopted daughter to him.

If that were the case, he would not have suspected Zuo Qi.

But the letter I just received said that the people in Bian Jing were discovered, and everyone including Ruyu was arrested.

Zuo Qi likes Ruyu very much, and the reason he joined the Wizarding Cult was because of Ruyu.

Once Zuo Qi knows that Ruyu has been captured, he will definitely find a way to rescue her.

But what is the difference between trying to save people in the city of Bianjing and seeking death?
When he saw the letter just now, he didn't say it out loud because he was afraid of upsetting people's hearts.

However, his heart had been shaken, and he even had the idea of ​​getting rid of Zuo Qi first.

Otherwise, if he refused to save people, Zuo Qi would be resentful and would always be a hidden danger.

But Zuo Qi was the talent that the Wizarding Cult needed most, and he couldn't bear to get rid of him.

Therefore, I was very hesitant.

"Ruyu was arrested." Chai Yining said after a moment of silence.

"what?"

Chai Shen's face changed when he heard this, and he said, "Dad, let's run away quickly. If Ruyu betrays us, we'll be finished."

"Why are you panicking?"

Chai Yining said in a low voice: "Ruyu doesn't know this place at all, so what will happen even if she tells him about it?"

Zhao Xing guessed correctly, Ruyu’s knowledge was indeed limited.

Or rather, Chai Yining had never trusted anyone.

He had secret hiding places all over the Song Dynasty, some inside the city, some outside the city, but Ruyu only knew of a few of them, not this one.

This is also the reason why he was not very anxious when he learned that Ruyu was arrested.

"I almost lost track of Ruyu and forgot where this place is." Chai Shen breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that.

Chai Yining was very disappointed with his son's performance. He was timid and would panic when faced with the slightest thing.

After this incident, Chai Yining suddenly realized how foolish he was to be complacent about having learned the true teachings from his grandfather and even surpassing him.

The most amazing thing about my grandfather is not the things he taught me, but his training of his descendants.

But he was busy traveling in his early years and neglected to teach his son.

"No!" Chai Shen's face changed and he said, "I once told Ruyu the approximate location of our hiding place in Jiangzhou!"

"what?"

Chai Yining's face changed drastically when he heard this, and he slapped his son hard.

"Asshole, how many times have I told you not to think about women all the time, otherwise you will die at the hands of a woman one day!"

"Dad, I didn't expect Ruyu to be caught." Chai Shen covered his face and said with a look of grievance.

Upon hearing this, Chai Yining wanted to kill him, but he only had this one son, and in the end he couldn't bear to do it.

However, this incident also put an end to his hesitation and forced him to make a decision.

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Bianjing
After reading the victory report sent from Jiangzhou and Gu Tingwei's confession, Zhao Xing felt a sense of fear.

The troops brought by Song Chaozhong had only three days' worth of food.

Later, the grain transported to Jiangzhou encountered many interceptions on the way.

Although most of the food in Jiangzhou City disappeared, there was still some food left in the granary.

No matter how courageous the Jiangzhou officials were, they did not dare to transport all the grain away. Otherwise, if someone came to inspect, they would not even have the chance to cover up.

In addition, the officials were interrogated and some of the grain that had not been transported was recovered, so there was no problem. Otherwise, in the case of food shortage, they would either have to forcibly seize food from the rich households in the city, or send troops to attack and seize food from the rebels.

There are so many rebels, there must be food.

Given the situation at the time, it was definitely too late to submit a letter for instructions.

I'm afraid that neither Prime Minister Shen nor anyone in the Song Dynasty would dare to send troops to rob the rich of their food, because the consequences would be too bad.

The only option is to send troops.

If we send troops out under such circumstances, not only will the morale of the army be unstable, but due to their eagerness, they will also be easily taken advantage of by the enemy.

Because of the early discovery, the Song Dynasty took steady steps and defeated the rebels several times.

The rebels were rampant before because the government did not send any troops to suppress them.

Now that the imperial court has sent out troops, the rebels are already in a panic.

After all, the people were not forced into a desperate situation. Some of them joined the rebellion because they were bewitched, while others were coerced.

As long as the first battle is successful, the rebels, who are already unstable, will naturally be in complete chaos, and the rest will be easy.

Song Chaozhong said in the victory report that he was now clearing out the fleeing rebels and it would not take long to completely put down the rebellion.

However, he finally mentioned that some of the young and strong rebels were different from ordinary people. After preliminary training, they seemed to be able to form a military formation.

Although the threat was not great due to the short time and backward weapons, it did show that there were people in the rebel army who knew how to train soldiers. This should be the wizard that Zhao Xing mentioned in the previous letter.

He is already chasing him, but there are many mountains near Jiangzhou, so he may not be able to catch him.

When Zhao Xing saw this, he was shocked but also found it funny.

What shocked him was that there were people in the Wizarding Cult who knew how to train soldiers.

You know, you can't become a military general just by reading a few military books.

Marching and deploying troops are basic things that a military general must know.

But these things are not taught in military books.

Therefore, most military generals relied on force to lead their troops into charge.

A true general is one who knows how to march and deploy troops, and such people almost always have a heritage.

Of course, you can also accumulate experience through continuous warfare.

Like Zhu Yuanzhang himself, and the Huaixi nobles who helped him conquer the world, many of them were born into peasant families just like Zhu Yuanzhang.

Not to mention leading troops in battle, many people don’t even know how to read.

It is the experience gained through learning and exploration in constant wars.

Current events make heroes, that's how it is.

But nowadays there are absolutely no such conditions for people to learn and explore. The wizard teaches someone how to train soldiers, and it must be a family tradition.

The wizard religion would only mislead people, so Zhao Xing was not particularly worried.

But it’s different if someone knows how to train soldiers.

What he found amusing were the little thoughts in the Song Dynasty.

Although it was not explicitly stated in the Song Dynasty, it was implied between the lines that if the person cannot be caught, do not blame him.

He had won a victory and was about to quell the rebellion and reward his merits, but then Zhao Xing wrote to him asking him to capture the ringleader at all costs.

If no one catches it, then it will be a crime.

Although he would not be punished, he would be depressed if Zhao Xinglai's merits and demerits offset each other.

Zhao Xing pondered for a while, then picked up his pen and wrote a letter.

The person who trains the soldiers in the Wizard Church cannot be the leader of the Wizard Church, otherwise he would have secretly trained an elite army long ago.

The purpose of Zhao Xing's letter was to make the Song Dynasty pay attention and let the real leader of the Wizard Cult go.

(End of this chapter)