Shao Dianmi quickly calculated in his heart and replied: "Three to five days, if the location is on the eastern border of the two countries, then it will take longer, but the shorter the time, the greater the danger of the secret spy being exposed. Bayi Chinese Network (8)?? (8) 8?1?Z?(1).(8)C(8)OM"

"Well, the Commander's Mansion must continue to pay attention to the changes in the situation, don't rest after working hard, we can receive the news, others can do the same, Qi Guo will not give Cao Guo time to react, and the war will definitely start in three days at the latest. "Shaodian Dan attaches great importance to Qi Guo's intelligence.

"The five departments of the Commander's Mansion have deputy commanders who are responsible for paying attention to the latest intelligence, except for Yang, the other four commanders are ready to lead the troops to the expedition at any time, and the old minister's family has prepared a special channel for the spy department, and the old minister can receive the latest information in time whenever there is any. ”

Shao Dianzhang has experienced several major wars since taking office, and each time he has encountered a situation of surprise, and this time the intelligence work is ahead of the enemy, which is the most proactive.

Shouyang City, the capital of his country, the king has gone out of the palace to parade, accompanied by several princes, and Ji Man is also among them.

One of the queen's envoys approached Ji Man and said, "Your Highness, please move to the Health Palace." ”

Jiman knew that his mother must have something to look for him, so he said goodbye to the king and hurried back to the palace.

Yongyong's luxurious Shaodian Rong sat on top of the palace, and there were no other concubines around her, obviously summoning Jiman alone.

The queen must be accompanied by someone on her vigil, except for the concubines who occupy a single palace, the other concubines must take turns to accompany the queen, unless the queen chases them away.

"The queen mother summoned her sons in such a hurry, I don't know what to order?"

What must be said at the vigil must be a big deal.

"You will rush to Cao early tomorrow morning, nominally on the orders of the main palace to improve the relationship between the kingdom and Cao, and to mend the rift between the two countries when you conquered Nannuma, and secretly you must keep an eye on the situation in Cao and contact the kingdom immediately if there is any emergency. ”

Shao Dianrong often helped the king deal with court affairs, and sometimes her instructions were the king's will.

"Tomorrow? Erchen is not prepared at all. "I didn't expect to go on a foreign mission, which is very rare during the New Year.

"This palace has already arranged your entourage, you just need to be mentally prepared. The queen's tone was stern.

"Erchen understands, what are the unexpected situations that should be paid special attention to during this trip?" He was afraid of the queen more than the king, and he did not dare to disobey his mother from childhood to adulthood.

The queen's face softened, and she said: "If nothing else, when you arrive in Cao Kingdom, there will be a war on the Cao Qi border, and we will pay attention to whether there is a figure of the Northern Empire on the battlefield." In addition, if you show more face in front of foreign kings, it will help you inherit the throne in the future. ”

"The son must do his best to complete the mission of this mission, and never disappoint the expectations of the queen mother. "He knelt down and bowed.

"Go ahead. ”

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On January 1, 4878 in the general calendar, the vast Shenyuan Da 6 ushered in a sunny day, and there was no rain or snow in various places.

Cao Guo Shengchang City, uncle Yao Mang was just about to leave the palace, and received an urgent report from his subordinates at the gate of the palace. He immediately returned to the palace after seeing it.

"What, is there an anomaly on the border?" Cao Qi was surprised.

"This news has just come back from Lu Guo, and Lao Chen has not yet reported on the border. Yao Mang's expression was shocked.

"Could there be a mistake in the news of Lu Guo? Is Qi Shao crazy? The Tongbei Empire can give him material support at most, is it possible that it can still send troops to Qi State? Without more than 100,000 or 200,000 troops, our country can still be afraid of them. Cao Qi couldn't believe Yao Mang's report.

"In order to get this news, Lu Guo's secret spies paid a very high price, and it is said that the person who betrayed the news deliberately blocked people related to Cao Guo, and sold it to anyone or not to us. From this aspect, the message should be true. Yao Mang believes that his subordinates are professional enough.

"Is there a specific direction of attack for Qi? The defense of the border between China and Qi is weak, and it will be difficult to stop it in the early stage if it is attacked by a sneak attack. Cao Qi is aware of the seriousness of the problem.

"According to Lao Chen's speculation, it should not be Xishengzhou, the strength of Qi's naval army is not as good as ours, and they have a greater disadvantage in fighting near the Tongyuan River, so Qi's offensive direction will only choose the central or eastern. "Yao Mang has a certain amount of military knowledge.

"Trouble Uncle Guo immediately go to the commander's mansion and ask the military to pay close attention to the movements of the Qi army, so as not to give the invading enemy the slightest opportunity to take advantage of it. Cao Qi still had a trace of illusion in his heart, hoping that what Yao Mang got was fake news.

The central and eastern borders between Cao and Qi are tens of thousands of miles, and even if they know that Qi is going to sneak attack, they can't be deployed in advance without a specific direction, and at most they can strengthen their vigilance at the dangerous passes.

The southern end of the lake is located in Guangyin Prefecture of Cao State, and the east and west banks are Duanshui County and Chaohu County of Guangyin Prefecture respectively.

The terrain of Chaohu County is flatter than that of Duanshui County, which is similar to that of the neighboring Qinglai County of Qi State, and is also easy to attack and difficult to defend, so on the border, Cao and Qi have only a small number of border guards to reduce the military confrontation in the area. Such an arrangement is in the interests of both countries because of their alliance relationship.

Tongde City is the closest city to Qi in Chaohu County, less than 20 miles from the border between the two countries, and a large number of Qi people are mixed in the city, including merchants and ordinary people.

On the evening of the first day of 4878, there was a tense atmosphere in the city of Tongde, with the four gates closed early and the city defenders covering the walls. The lord of the castle issued a rare curfew, which focused on requiring all foreigners not to leave their residences after dark.

The lord of the city, Suo Xian, climbed the north tower, and even settled his dinner on the tower of the castle, constantly keeping an eye on the sky in the north.

"Lord of the city, my subordinates have sent my personal guards to the border outpost, if there is any situation, they will immediately send out the alarm, here are subordinates watching, you can rest assured that you can go back to your house to rest. "The commander of the city defense army advised Suoxian.

"No, Lord County has specially instructed that we are more likely to be attacked here, although we are not required to defend Tongde City, but we must issue an alarm at the first time, leaving enough time for the county to mobilize troops. It's not that I'm not worried about you, it's up to me to fight whatever happens here. "Soxian has a short beard, a little more like a general than a city lord.

"My lord, my subordinates suggest that you escort your family members to the county town for refuge, it is your subordinate's duty to protect the city, and you can't abandon the city and flee when you are not present. "The commander of the city defense army is Soxian's henchman.

"The news came too late, it's not safe to rush to the county overnight, let's talk about it tomorrow. "Soham received the notice from the county guard just before evening.

The commander of the city defense army no longer persuaded Suo Xian, turned around and walked to the battlement, "The subordinates of the two towns in the north have also sent scouts, which can buy us at least half an hour of warning time." ”