Shangyuan City, the palace Changle Palace.

Prince Ning Weiyuan finally waited for the person he wanted to see.

A lieutenant who escaped from the Leizhou border army.

After learning of the fall of the western state capital, he was shocked and did not forget to take action, in addition to suggesting to the military department to immediately mobilize the garrisons of several nearby states to support Suzhou, he also sent his elite guards to Leizhou, making sure to bring back a general or official who knew the local situation before the Gao Guo troops took control of the local transportation arteries.

At such a time, there is no point in asking questions, and he must find out the cause of the change from the person himself.

It would be best if there were cronies who had been planted in the army who could report the news, but since these people were not able to send the information to Gyeonggi in the first place, their experience was certainly not optimistic.

"Knock, knock to His Royal Highness the Prince. The visitor knelt down tremblingly.

"Your name, who is leading the troops?" Although the guards had already reported to him, Ning Weiyuan decided to ask again—he believed that few people in the world would dare to lie in front of him.

"Back to His Royal Highness, the lowly, lowly Du Qi, who was acting with General Zuo at that time......" This person's tooth gang trembled badly, probably thinking that his life was not long - as a border army, he failed to hold the border, and was caught by the prince's people on the way to escape, and the end can be imagined. "No, but it wasn't General Zuo alone, Your Highness!"

Ning Weiyuan's heart sank, it seems that the guards did not find the wrong person this time, "Get up and speak." I don't want to kill you, as long as you tell me everything you know. ”

Du Wei's face was shocked, and then he was overjoyed, "Yes, I dare not hide my humble position!"

"Do you know what General Zuo was doing at that time?"

He and General Ba formulated a plan for a flanking attack, planning to divide the troops into two routes, and the location of the joint attack was set at Baixi Lake. It's just that I don't know for what reason, the battle plan was stopped halfway, and after General Zuo sent someone to inform General Ba, he led the army back to the gray grassland area, and camped and said that he was waiting for another army. ”

Is that how it was arranged?

I don't see anything wrong with it. Ning Weiyuan secretly thought that the so-called waiting for the response should be the final interception. "And then?"

Du Wei opened his mouth, only to feel that his tongue was a little bitter, and until now, he still couldn't believe that scene was real, "And ...... A heavy cavalry that had never been seen before attacked us. They have no flags, they are numerous, and they ...... Surrender is not accepted. ”

"Heavy armored cavalry?" Rao has been taught to be moody since he was a child, and the prince couldn't help but exhale, "Where are the cavalry from there?"

The situation of Gao Guo and Qi Guo is similar, they are not good at horse warfare, and the horses in the army are mostly used by scouts, not to mention that most of the areas in Leizhou are not suitable for cavalry combat, why did a heavy cavalry force suddenly appear?

His first reaction was that the other party was lying.

But soon, Ning Weiyuan thought of an unbelievable possibility.

"Is the weapon they are using, a spear with a curved blade?"

"Your Highness, that's right!"

The prince slammed down his chair!

- "Xu Guo's Iron Rider".

That's why this person will say that it is not General Zuo's fault alone. As is usually the case, what Zoan does is completely under control. Losing the tyrant Tian, Leizhou Mansion is at most under great pressure, and with an army of nearly 30,000 people and a fortified city, it is impossible for Gao Guo to take it in an instant.

He could already imagine what it was like - it was impossible for two legs to run over four legs on a flat place, and if Zoan started to retreat, he would face a rout. The vast majority of people will be caught up and killed by the cavalry, and without the city defense of the two border armies, it will naturally become an ornament.

It's just that Ning Weiyuan couldn't think of the reason why Xu Guojun would appear at the border. Gao and Xu joined hands to swallow Qi? This is simply unrealistic. Xu State does not border with Qiguo, even if he conquers the land of several states, it is just a wedding dress for Gao Guo, and the other party can still occupy the territory of Daqi across a country?

What's more, he had not heard rumors of an alliance between the two countries at all.

It's already incredible that they didn't fight first.

Where is this cavalry now? How long can Suzhou hold out? Ning Weiyuan's mind was spinning quickly—the accident had happened, and instead of regretting the decision he made, it was better to think about what could be done to save the situation. In any case, this news must be relayed to the military headquarters and the forward troops as soon as possible, telling them that there may be more than one enemy in the country. At the same time, the Privy Council should also take action and mobilize various local priests to Suzhou to meet the enemy.

Speaking of the Privy Council, he suddenly thought of a person.

After all, this plan was proposed by the emperor's younger brother, and where there was a risk of leakage, it was all left to him to do, would there be a trace of possibility......

Thinking of this, Ning Wei looked at a personal guard from afar, "My brother, where is he now?"

The latter arched his hand, "Still stay in the warm pavilion on the west side of the square as usual." ”

Not in the Privy Council?

Ning Weiyuan stood up from his chair, "I'll go meet him." ”

......

When the crown prince pushed open the door of the warm pavilion, the second prince was concentrating on painting a picture.

The sudden sound of pushing the door made him obviously startled, and a cloud of ink dots suddenly appeared in the pen, "Your Highness, why are you here?"

Ning Weiyuan walked up to him with an angry face and grabbed him by the collar, "It's not the good things you did! It's just dealing with a tyrant, and even Leizhou has been lost so far." I just got the news that Xu Guo is also involved—Xu Guo!" he emphasized, "Are you sure that no one else knows about this except the person who handled it?"

"Xu Guo, it's impossible, even if the news leaks, it won't leak to Gao's neighbors. Ning Qianshi broke his hand, "And you can't blame me for this, right? I explained to you that day, I can't touch the army, and the other places where I have to run errands are all done by myself, and you know this - how do I know that Leizhou is gone like that?"

is not in a hurry to verify, nor is it justified, but is shirking responsibility, and his imperial brother really doesn't look like he knows the inside story.

But then again, Ning Weiyuan didn't really believe that the second brother could make such a big deal of things, and this temptation was just a question in passing. In the final analysis, the second prince, who was far away from the court, could not get any benefit from this matter.

If the father and emperor have an accident, the beneficiary is him, who has already established a prince; if he repels the invading army of the Gao Kingdom in the future, his prestige in the army can also be raised to a higher level; even if the Qi Kingdom is forced to cede land and sue for peace, or even if the country is destroyed, what can the second prince get from it? I am afraid that even his current position cannot be maintained.

Since there is no benefit, why should the other party do it?

Everything they have is built on the blood of the royal family.

"Once Suzhou is lost, Youzhou will not be protected. Youzhou is gone, and the enemy can reach directly under Shangyuan City. Ning Weiyuan looked at the second brother coldly, "This matter is not trivial, I will ask my father and the emperor to ask the Privy Council to assist the state troops to block the Gao Guo troops." You're a member of the Privy Council, right? ”

"Your Highness...... Brother Huang, what do you mean by that?" Ning Qianshi showed a surprised expression, "You don't want me to leave Shangyuan and go to a ghost place like Suzhou, right?"

"That's the territory of my Great Apocalypse, not some kind of ghost place!" the crown prince raised his voice slightly, "Since the founding of the country, the princes and grandsons have always had a tradition of fighting for the country, and I believe that my father will be very pleased to hear your request." ”

Ning Qianshi opened his mouth, but he couldn't answer for a long time.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, there are people outside looking for the second prince. The guard walked into the conservatory at this time and reminded.

"What's the matter with him?"

"Say yes...... Came to him for a drink. The guard whispered, "He is a little younger than the second prince and wears the priest's suit of the Privy Council, probably his friend?"

Drinking and painting?

"Then, I won't bother the second brother. ”

"Your Highness, I've avoided it like this, do you still want to drive me away?" Ning Qianshi said in a deep voice.

"How can this be called a rush...... I just hope to temper you well, so that you can share my worries in the future. Ning Weiyuan shook his head, turned around and walked out of the conservatory.