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Volume 1 Chapter 214 Departure

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    Two hundred and fourteen: Departure

    Meng Ju smiled and said: "Brother Xiao, this is actually a good thing. You should think like this: If Yi Shuai is on our side, can you trust him?"

    "Humph, of course not."

    "Isn't that right? People like Yi Shuai, no matter where they are, can't really fight to the death. If Yi Shuai is in our camp, not only do we not dare to use him with confidence, but we also have to mobilize a team of  Soldiers and horses came to guard him, and it was very uncomfortable for him to be tied up. Now that he has gone to harm Tuoba Xiong, this trouble has become over there. Brother Xiao, you should be happy. "

    Xiao Heng thought about it and sighed: "That's true. Leaving a worried ally is more annoying than the enemy. Let me tell you, Brother Meng, how do you plan to deal with Tuoba Xiong's troops this time?"

    "There is no other way. When the water comes, the soil will flood, and the soldiers will come to stop it. Brother, we will divide the work like last time. You stay to defend the city, and I will take the main force of the Dongling Guards and take the initiative to attack!"

    "Ah!" Xiao Heng was a little surprised: "Do you want to fight in the field? Brother, this is too risky, the frontier army has three or four times the number of soldiers and horses as we do! No, no, no, we can fight in the field. Brother, although you are brave, our soldiers are too  Too few, I¡¯m afraid I won¡¯t be able to use up Tuoba Xiong.¡±

    To Ouyang Hui, Meng Ju could play riddles and pretend to be inscrutable, but to Xiao Heng, his ally, Meng Ju could only tell the truth: "Brother, don't panic. Tuoba Xiong's invasion this time, although it is said that there are thirty brigades and four thousand  Doukai, but the border army always likes to bluff, I estimate that Tuoba Xiong¡¯s real strength is only two thousand to three thousand combat armor at most. And this time the troops of the border army come from Huaishuo, Woye, Gaoyuan, Wuchuan, etc.  The quality of the troops varies from province to province, and the army has been formed in a hurry. There is also a lack of coordination among the frontier generals. Everyone is trying to preserve their strength. Although such an army has three thousand battle armors, at critical moments, it will really fight to the death.  We fought to the death, and I think it was the Marshal¡¯s escort army.¡±

    Xiao Heng nodded frequently and then shook his head: "Brother, you are right. The ones who rush into the battle at the critical moment are probably the Yamen troops around the marshal. The elites of the fifth brigade are the marshal's personal soldiers. The armor fighters are usually used by the marshal for money.  You are well fed, and your loyalty and combat prowess are roaring. With these five brigades of soldiers rushing in front, other soldiers and horses will follow to fight with the wind, and we will not be able to resist it."

    "If Tuoba Xiong really wants to fight us to the death, we really can't stand it. But the question is, is it possible for him to do this?"

    Xiao Heng was very surprised: "Brother, you don't know, do you? The marshal hates you to the core, to this extent, will he still show mercy to you?"

    "There is no doubt that the Marshal wants my life, but what he wants even more is the throne of the Wei Dynasty!"

    Xiao Heng was shocked and lost his voice: "The throne? Could it be that Tuoba Xiong still wants to rebel!"

    Then, knowing that he had made a mistake, he patted his knees and said, "I was confused, I thought it was before! His Majesty Jingmu has collapsed, and the Murong family has rebelled again. If the marshal raises troops at this time, he is indeed not treasonous, but  Defeat the unjust Master Wang."

    Meng Ju nodded and said: "When the late emperor was still here, everyone knew about the marshal's ambitions. Now that the Murong family has rebelled, the marshal, as a descendant of the Tuoba royal family, takes revenge, punishes the people and helps the royal family, and then  Ascending the throne as emperor - this is a matter of course for many people! How could the marshal miss such a great opportunity?"

    When Meng Ju said this, Xiao Heng suddenly realized that it made sense and nodded frequently: "That's right, that's right"

    "If the Marshal wants to claim the throne, the biggest obstacle is the Murong family who occupies the capital of the Central Plains. The Yamen Army is the Marshal's support in seizing the throne. How can he be willing to use it to fight with me? What if we lose all?"

    Now the situation is very clear. If the marshal delays in northern Xinjiang for one more day, the Murong family's rule in the Central Plains will be consolidated, and the decisive battle between the marshal and the Murong family in the future will be even more difficult.

    With the Ninth Brigade Fighting Armor in hand, and fighting on the mainland, plus I, Meng Ju, have little reputation for bravery - I dare say that within three or two months, the marshal will not be able to deal with me!  In three months, how many battle armors can the Murong family produce in Luo Jing?  How many armored warriors can be recruited and how many brigades can be formed?

    You must know that our northern Xinjiang is barren, and we must rely on the Central Plains for supplies, whether it is food, grass, or armor.  Even if the marshal can win in the end, he will spend three months with me here in Northern Xinjiang. The supplies in hand will be exhausted.  How to compete with the Murong family?  He might as well just surrender.  Could someone as smart as the Marshal not see this?  "

    Xiao Heng slapped his thigh and shouted: "Brother, you are so right! You scholars are still smart, but I am a big roughneck. I really don't think as clearly as you do!"

    Meng Ju smiled slightly, thinking that this was all thanks to Yi Xiaodao's reminder.  He and himselfSpeaking of it, Tuoba Xiong's behavior this time was weird, so I could calm down and think about it, and found that Tuoba Xiong's behavior was really abnormal.

    What time is this?  This is an era where princes compete for the throne. The next four months will be a critical moment of life and death for Tuoba Xiong and the Murong family.  If Tuoba Xiong, who is commanding the Northern Xinjiang Army, cannot quickly go south to the Central Plains to defeat the Murong family in the past few months, then he only needs to slow down and wait until the Murong family has recruited officials and armies from all over the Central Plains. Because of the population and wealth of the Central Plains,  and military strength, the Murong family's strength will grow much faster than Tuoba Xiong, who is located in the remote northern Xinjiang.

    Putting himself in Tuoba Xiong¡¯s shoes, Meng Ju felt that he had no other way out except to quickly go south and fight to the death.  No matter how deeply Tuoba Xiong hated himself, he had to put it aside at this time.

    Having seen through the opponent's embarrassing situation, Meng Juzhen was not afraid of Tuoba Xiong's powerful legion of thirty brigades.  He smiled and said to Xiao Heng: "Brother Xiao, just now, one of my subordinates wanted to persuade me to go to the border army to make peace - you are kidding me. When the time comes, it will be the marshal who is eager to seek peace!"

    In the early morning of September 25, the ninth year of Taichang, Dongping Jing'an.

    At six o'clock in the morning, the sky was misty, and the morning breeze carrying the unique fragrance of the grassland blew slowly. The fog was thick, and the whole city was enveloped in a thick white fog. The city walls, roofs, and temples seemed to be floating in the fog.  generally.

    At the gate of Jing'an City, the light of the flying torches pierced through the thick white fog, and Xiao Heng, who was left behind, saw off the people who were marching.

    "Governor, brothers, I wish you a triumphant return!"

    "Take care, Lao Xiao."

    Meng Ju turned around and made a gesture.  A group of accompanying guards followed him. The flag bearer proudly raised the flagpole high and shook it vigorously. A coach flag with the word "Meng" on a black background fluttered in the heavy fog.

    After staring at his flag for a while, Meng Ju turned to Wang Beixing, Lu Liulou and the brigade commanders and said, "Let's go!"

    The bugle was blaring, and the neatly arranged military columns were advancing firmly and slowly in the heavy fog.  At the forefront was the cavalry battalion that served as scouts, followed closely by the cavalry, the Doukai troops, the Marking Division, the Black Chamber Division, and the Tooth Sword Division. At the end of the team was the baggage convoy transporting the Doukai.  The soldiers and horses on the expedition appeared and disappeared one after another in the thick fog, and the long queue seemed to be endless.

    The team started marching in the early morning. After walking for about an hour, the fog gradually dissipated. Then, the lush and magnificent sea of ??grass suddenly appeared in front of everyone's eyes. The sun was shining brightly and the grassland was vast, so everyone's mood became cheerful and bright.  .

    On this day, the team traveled more than fifty miles and camped in an open space in the wilderness in the evening.  The soldiers set up tents and cooked dinner, and streaks of black smoke rose from the grassland.

    After Meng Ju had eaten, he boiled water and made a pot of tea. He sat at the door of the camp with a teacup and stared at the sky to the west in trance.

    The sunset was illuminated by the setting sun, and it was so beautiful that people were mesmerized.

    In the dusk on the grassland, with the setting sun and smoke, and the soldiers in the border town, Meng Ju felt an inexplicable feeling in his heart, sad and heroic at the same time.

    When night fell, the sound of horse hooves sounded from the direction of the front camp, as if a group of soldiers and horses were approaching rapidly.  Meng Ju poked his head out of the tent to look around, only to see that the patrolling Doukai had already come forward to greet them.

    After a while, a group of cavalry entered the camp under the protection of their battle armor.  Soon, the central accountant on duty came over and reported to Meng Ju: "Sir, Inspector Hu Haotie, the general manager of Yansang, is here. He has urgent military information and wants to see him immediately."

    "Let Mr. Hu come over, and also let Sixth Floor and Beixing come over."

    Hu Haotie is the general manager of Dongling Guards in Yansang County. After Meng Ju took office at the beginning of the year, he came to visit him. Meng Ju had a good impression of him and thought he was a very capable officer.

    As soon as they met, Hu Haotie knelt down straight in front of Meng Ju and shouted: "Master Governor, the border troops are attacking. Yansang is in an emergency. Please reinforce us quickly!"

    Meng Ju had expected that the border army would attack Yansang County, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly.

    Lu Liulou and Wang Beixing exchanged glances: Hearing this news on the first day of dispatching troops is really not a good sign.

    Meng Ju helped Hu Haotie up: "Manager Hu, don't be impatient. How is the battle in Yansang? What are the casualties among the brothers?"

    "Yesterday morning, the vanguard of the frontier army arrived. We fought with them for a while and lost about a hundred brothers, but we finally repelled them and defended the city. Now, Deputy Inspector Mu Chun, the deputy general manager in the city  While in command, General Mo led a few brothers out to ask for help. I originally wanted to go straight to Jing'an, but I didn't expect to meet an adult on the way, what a blessing!"
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