Now the imperial court is obviously looking for all kinds of excuses, so it can't rashly speak out to give the imperial court a reason to do it. But it's not a long-term solution.

There will always be a reason for the imperial court to send troops.

The imperial court saw that the four major Tusi of Miao Jiang did not dare to openly argue with the imperial court, so they would press forward step by step.

According to the power of Peng's Tusi, there are about thirty or forty thousand people who can be gathered to guard Xizhou, but these thirty or forty thousand people, everyone knows that their combat effectiveness is much different from the elite battalion soldiers of the imperial court.

This is a very simple truth, and once the imperial court breaks through Xizhou, then the four Miao descendants will have no way to avoid it.

The military tent in the camp of the garrison army outside Xizhou City was set up in the original Xizhou General's Mansion.

At this time, more than 20 generals gathered in the tent, and there were two people sitting in the middle, one was wearing a blue robe, a young man of seventeen or eighteen years old, sitting on a side seat. In the center sat an old man in his fifties, who was not tall and was already a little hunchbacked.

The old man's gaze was like electricity, and he kept sweeping over the generals standing on the left and right sides of the hall.

There was a solemnity in the tent, and the tense atmosphere made it difficult to breathe.

At this time, a sergeant ran in, came to the table in the middle and bowed, "Tell the captain, the captain of the forbidden army, and ask to see the East Palace." ”

Hearing Dewey's name, the young man next to the old man immediately became a little excited, but because of the old man's identity, he didn't speak.

"Let him in." The old man just said simply.

Dewey was about to salute after entering the tent, but was stopped by the old man's signal.

"Does Kyori have any will?" The old man asked Dewey.

"There is no new will in the capital, but the Privy Council has asked the lower officials to rush to the front of the tent and listen to your orders." Dewey replied.

The old man didn't answer, but just motioned for Dewey to stand aside, and Dewey quickly stood next to a forbidden general in a black robe, and the two looked at each other with their eyes.

There was silence again in the big tent, and the blue-robed young man looked at the old man from time to time, but he never spoke.

After about a quarter of an hour, another young general hurried into the tent, and behind him were four or five sergeants carrying a huge sand table.

The young general bowed to the old man, "My lord, according to the latest information, we have just corrected the sand table. ”

The old man nodded with satisfaction, and then said, "Zhang Bin, you can tell me about the main situation." ”

The young general was a little nervous, calmed down his breath, and then began to point to the different positions of the sand table and introduce the military situation of the various forces in Miaojiang.

The man finished speaking for a quarter of an hour, and the old man listened to his introduction and looked at the generals on both sides again. Everyone felt a lot of pressure on the old man's gaze, and Ryan even felt that this Taiwei seemed to be a little dissatisfied with everyone.

However, Ryan looked at the other governors around him, who, like himself, looked a little nervous, but Ryan calmed down. I'm not the boss, and I can't worry about many things, but now that I have this captain, it's good to listen to the command.

As long as he doesn't make mistakes, he can't do anything to himself, just now that Zhang Bin, it is said that he is the nephew of Lord Taiwei, the prince's probation, it seems that Lord Taiwei just saved the idea of letting his nephew be a cousin.

This kind of limelight is still not good, compared to Peng Shan who came in the afternoon, Ruian felt that both the prince sitting on it and the Zhang Bin just now were inferior.

When the two families were about to fight, Peng Shan actually dared to come to the camp to visit Lord Taiwei, and he also came calmly on behalf of the nearby Tusi, talking eloquently, which shows his courage and courage.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince on his side sat beside Lord Taiwei and didn't say a word or make any statement.

On the one hand, Ryan felt lucky, if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince really wanted to show his military talent and guide the country, then it would be really troublesome.

On the other hand, it makes people feel that the prince's trip is to gild, and he simply goes back after a turn, is the court so sure of this war, once the war is lost, it will have a great impact on the prince's reputation.

It's just that these are not something that a second-grade governor can participate in, so it's better to be a low-key person and keep your duty.

Zhang Taiwei seemed to be quite satisfied with his nephew's cousin, so he said: "I have just introduced the current four provinces of Miaojiang, I believe everyone has also understood it before, and I called everyone here today to arrange specific matters." The original plan to attack Xizhou does not seem to work, so we will have to build fighters again. Yao Xin, let's talk about the specific plan. ”

Yao Xin, who was standing near Rui'an, immediately walked to the side of the sand table, first bowed to the prince and the captain, and then began to introduce the specific military arrangements. This is the first time he has participated in such a large military operation, Yao Xin's face is a little red, his body trembles slightly, although he has independently inspected the two large battalions in Jiangnan and Jiangbei, but in front of so many high-ranking generals, it is the first time to deploy a military operation.

The people in this are either old military affairs, familiar with the tactics of war, or they are the officials of one side of the frontier, who have lived in the people for a long time, although they are also three products, but they are just a false counselor, this time the family said that they moved Lord Zhang, reuse themselves, this is their own opportunity, but also the family's opportunity.

Master Zhang represents the prince in some ways, and under his account, he represents the family on the side of the prince.

Although many people in the court have not yet expressed their stance on the crown prince, they and their families are very cautious about this kind of major matter related to the succession to the throne. If you want the prince to value yourself, you have to show yourself well in this war.

Yao Xin took a deep breath, then stood on the side of the middle handsome case, and Lang Sheng said: "With the Xizhou general Wan Lin, lead the Xizhou garrison army to station along the river, assist the Jiangnan Daying Water Division, and block the water transportation. ”

A somewhat blessed forty-year-old general said loudly, "The last general will take orders." ”

"Governor Qiu Shan of Jiangbei, lead 5,000 cavalry and 5,000 infantry of the Jiangbei battalion, search and advance along the north side of Xizhou, and set off tomorrow."

Orders kept coming out of Yao Xin's mouth, and Ryan was assigned the task of approaching the outside of Xizhou City head-on, while Xiong Lai was lucky, and only needed to stay with the sailor who was in charge of blocking the river.

The most noteworthy thing is that Zhao Han, the commander of the East China Sea Battalion, was ordered to lead 10,000 infantry to block several official roads near Xizhou, which are the connecting roads between Xizhou and the inland of Miaojiang.

And Peng's Tusi side has long been stationed with an army of 5,000 people, and some other Tusi troops of 3,000 people gathered by other Tusi around the area are patrolling this area.

Could it be that Lord Taiwei wants to force the main force of Xizhou to go out of the city to rescue?

Many people were figuring out Lord Zhang's combat intentions, but this Tai Lieutenant refused to say it explicitly, but just asked Yao Xin to arrange the battle plan.

But no one dared to question the plan of Lord Taiwei, because this Lord Zhang was transferred back to the capital because he had been stationed in the Northwest Army for fifteen years and was transferred back to the capital because of his outstanding military achievements, and he was also one of the two teachers of the prince, Yiwen and Wu, and was obviously the future envoy of the Privy Council.

Such a possible entrustment of a lonely minister is not something that a person like Ryan can question.

After the battle plan was explained, the captain accompanied the prince to leave the big tent, and the generals began to go back to prepare according to their respective combat missions.

This time, there is no mention of whether to start a war in the battle plan, and the time for the dispatch of all the troops is tomorrow, but what if there is a conflict with the various tribes of Miaojiang?

Lord Taiwei didn't say anything, and Ryan didn't want to ask.

Others seemed to have the same question, but none of them asked.

Dewey was standing in front of the crown prince at this time, "Your Highness, what the palace means is that you had better not go to the front line in this battle, just go through the motions in the back." ”

"Is this what the father means, or is it the queen mother?" The prince asked.

"Of course, it is Niangniang's meaning, but Niangniang is not only worried about your safety, but is afraid that you and the forbidden army will be too far ahead, which will affect the military deployment of Lord Taiwei." Dewey immediately explained.

"What about the forbidden army, do they not agree with me to go to the front line?" The prince continued

Dewey and the prince talked for a long time.

Dewey returned to his tent and immediately wrote a letter for someone to send him out.

Although Xizhou City has been blocked, there will still be a special way to send letters in. After all, there has not been a war yet.

"The person Xiao Yao let himself send has been sent back safely, but now I don't know if Xiao Yao is still in Xizhou City."

After thinking about it, Dewey decided to send someone to confirm it.

This time when he returned to Beijing, although he was inevitably punished, he was still appointed as the prince's close guard, and he also added the title of washing horses in the East Palace, which can be regarded as a blessing in disguise, and blessings and misfortunes depend on each other.

Except for the crown prince, no one here knows the identity of his shadow guard, but unlike the guard Kang Qincha, the prince's safety cannot be compromised at all.

If you have another problem this time, it is estimated that you will not have to go back to the capital.

Although he also knew that the prince's safety would definitely be secretly protected by others, and Taiwei Zhang would also arrange it strictly, Dewey still decided in his heart that this mission was not the same as before.

After Dewey came to the big tent this time, he obviously felt the intricacies in it, and it seemed that not everyone supported the prince, so just like Kang Qincha, there would be other people or forces in the court, and they didn't want the prince to win the war this time.

If something goes wrong in this war, then princelings like themselves, who have been overthrown on the surface, will definitely be implicated.

There are all kinds of controversies in the court about sending troops to Miao Jiang, and there are even people who oppose sending troops to Miao Jiang, but now the prince and Miao Jiang are bound together, and there is almost no opposition in the court, but there will still be many people who secretly do not cooperate, after all, there will be more than ten years before the prince ascends the throne, and there are too many variables.

While Dewey was thinking about how to protect the prince, Xiao Yao had already found Mu Huan's room.

It's just that there was no one in the house at this time, so Xiao Yao had to rest in the house for a while, waiting for Mu Huan to return.

chuckled, and I didn't know what Mu Huan's expression would be when he saw him.

But at this time, I can't care so much.

The war in Miaojiang is about to break out, and there is not much time left.