Chapter 87 There is a Traitor in the Army

Chapter 87 There is a Traitor in the Army

Chapter 87 There is a Traitor in the Army
Half an hour later, Liu Heiying led more than fifty people from the Naiman tribe to march south.
The five thousand households present also sent out fifty people to march in all directions.

They all have their own different military duties, and this can be considered the first exercise.

As for the other soldiers, they waited where they were.

The captain of the thousand-man army patiently explained to him the "Ten Armored Guards System".
After waiting for the soldiers who have gone out to return, they will be able to gain a preliminary understanding by combining the knowledge with real examples.

When Lu Yunyi saw this scene, he slowly lowered his head to hide the smile in his eyes.

The "Ten Jiashou System" was randomly compiled by him based on the "Five Jias System" of the Western Zhou Dynasty. It seems to make sense.
However, it is as difficult as climbing to the sky for military scouts to actually use this method to search for intelligence information.

Just gathering and summarizing the intelligence can stump the grassland people.

In Qingzhou Qianhu Suo, Lu Yunyi had tried this method himself.

However, due to the different cultural levels of soldiers at different levels, their descriptions of the mountains and rivers were also different.

Therefore, the information collected can be described as a riot of wits.

The shit-yellow river, the earth-yellow clouds, the mountains that look like hoes, and the pits that look like ditches.
If the army were to march and fight according to this information, Lu Yunyi could not imagine where the army would end up.

What's more, it is on the grassland.

But the "ten-tier system" has a great advantage, which is that it is enough to bluff people.
A large strategy is divided into ten small strategies, and then divided into five smaller strategies, delegating military affairs to individuals.

This statement is enough to deceive the grassland people.
After all, whether in the grassland or the Ming Dynasty, the biggest difficulty in the army is how to make the general's words ring in the ears of the soldiers.

Liu Heiying left the resting place without any hesitation, tore off all disguises, and rushed to the south without hesitation.

The horses galloped, and the soldiers looked around with sharp eyes, collecting all the information they could find.

They have already formed a habit.
Every time they go out, they collect information about the mountains and rivers, the climate and wind direction, and the approximate locations of various types of poultry and livestock.

Then we improved and repaired the map little by little.
This is the right way. What Lord Lu said kept echoing in their hearts.
In the military, there are no shortcuts, only giving your best day after day.

After running for less than half an hour, Liu Heiying saw the familiar mountains, as well as the familiar slopes and shelters.

This is Lianfeng Valley.

After he arrived here, he looked around and waved towards the slope.
With anticipation in his eyes, he could not help but straighten his back.
Sure enough, when Liu Heiying saw two small black dots appear on the hillside,
After waving his hands continuously, a smile broke out on his face, and he rode his war horse to greet them.

This time the person was still an old acquaintance, Chen Jingyi, whom I hadn't seen for a long time.
After his great revenge, he returned home for a while, and because he was old, he was not in the team heading north this time.

Now he appears here, as if he has returned as a scout from the front army.

Liu Heiying dismounted, walked straight forward, and laughed loudly:
"Old Chen, why are you back again? You should enjoy your life now that you have your revenge. You can even be a coroner."

Chen Jingyi was much more cheerful than before and looked at his hands:
"Sir, I've been used to using a big knife for these years. It would be a bit ridiculous to use a coroner's knife again."

Liu Heiying nodded solemnly:

"The army is hard, if you can endure it, stay.

This time I came to confirm the time of the army's arrival.
You need to send someone back to confirm quickly, and wait for me to send someone next time.
We must get a specific time, it is a matter of life and death for us.”

Chen Jingyi looked solemn and nodded vigorously:

"Master Liu, I understand. I will go with the soldiers and come back quickly.
There is one more thing that seems a little wrong to me.”

"What?" Liu Heiying raised his head with a puzzled look on his face.

"Take a step to speak."

The two came to one side, Chen Jingyi's face was solemn, and he said in a deep voice:

"I suspect there is a traitor in the army."

"What?" Liu Heiying narrowed his eyes and couldn't help but tighten the long sword at his waist!

"I arrived here four days ago and took over from the rotating soldiers.
He told us that...someone has been sending letters to the royal court these days.

Seven days ago, three days ago,

Yesterday morning, more than ten people rode fast horses and headed north from this valley.

And the royal court is right there.. I can't think of anything else to do except delivering the letter.
In order not to alert the enemy, I did not act rashly." Chen Jingyi's eyes flashed with danger and his brows were furrowed.

When Liu Heiying heard the news, he tensed up, frowned, and thought carefully.

Seven days ago, the royal court decided to train the troops, and three days ago, Tianbao Nu's army expanded.

Yesterday, Liu Heiying's pupils contracted

Yesterday was a family dinner for Dibaonu and Usarhan.

The princess and Usar Khan agreed to Dibaonu's military expansion. After the dinner, Yarong told him the news.

Training and expanding the army again. All this reveals something unusual.
Liu Heiying was unable to make an accurate judgment at the moment and could only write down all the information.

He looked up at Chen Jingyi and said, "You did the right thing. Regardless of whether this person is a spy from the royal court or not, we must not alert the enemy.

As a scout, you must prioritize your own safety so that you can find out more information."

Chen Jingyi nodded. He had already memorized the teachings of Lord Lu, which he had repeated countless times.

Liu Heiying took a deep breath and said what he had guessed in a serious tone:
"If I'm not mistaken, the royal court has already known that Qingzhou is mobilizing troops.

The recent actions of the royal court are intended to confuse the court officials and the people of the grasslands. They may want to run away. "

"What should we do then?"

"It's still the military business just now, confirming the exact time of the army's arrival.

Now we have gained control of a large number of troops in the Northern Yuan Dynasty.
Only by knowing the time of the army's arrival can we make the most comprehensive plan.

Well, time is running out, take the soldiers back quickly, and leave two others here to continue to wait and detect the coming and going of troops."

"Yes!" Chen Jingyi suddenly felt the burden on his shoulders become heavy.
Not long after, Chen Jingyi left with five soldiers, each riding two horses, planning to travel day and night back to Qingzhou!

Looking at their backs, Liu Heiying's eyes deepened little by little, his face became solemn, and he waved his hand gently:

"Return trip!"

Half an hour later, Liu Heiying hurried back to the camp and sent his men to deal with the grassland people.

He came to Lu Yunyi's side and told him everything he had just seen and heard, which made Lu Yunyi frown.

Seeing that he didn't speak for a long time, Liu Heiying was a little worried and asked nervously:
"We won't be exposed."

Lu Yunyi shook his head:
"No, the news of our departure is only known to a few marquises in the army. If they are the accomplices, then there is no point in fighting this war.

I guess that those traitors should be soldiers from various garrisons, or they could be civilians and craftsmen from Liaodong and Beiping.

Counting the days they traveled, we can at least be sure that when we leave,
There are no spies in the Qingzhou army, otherwise the Northern Yuan would have fled long ago."

"Was it the follow-up soldiers who brought the spy here?" Liu Heiying said tentatively, feeling that this inference made sense.

Lu Yunyi looked solemn and nodded:

"The Northern Yuan Dynasty inherited the Yuan Dynasty's orthodoxy, so it is natural that there are some legacy. It would be strange if there were no secret agents.
What I wonder is why they sent out three groups of people in such a hurry, constantly heading to Yuanting, and with such short intervals?"

Lu Yunyi frowned. The grassland people around him were still exclaiming at the information they had just received and the novel way of summarizing it. The surroundings were in chaos, so he felt a little confused.

"Brother Yun'er, now that the situation has come to this, what should we do?" Liu Heiying's eyes flashed with worry.
Regardless, the royal court knew about the troops stationed in Qingzhou.

This is not good news for them.

"No, no. You mean that Wusar Khan agreed to Dibaonu's request to expand the army yesterday, and will select soldiers outside the camp today?"

Liu Heiying nodded, looking puzzled.

Lu Yunyi let out a long sigh at this moment, a gloomy look flashed in his eyes, he was wrong.

In the past, Dibaonu had only 3,000 soldiers, but it was expanded to 5,000 during the military training.
And yesterday, Usar Khan actually agreed to Dibaonu's plan to expand the army again, which was unusual in itself.

Usar Khan is still alive, and Tianbaonu is also alive as the crown prince.
Expanding the army for the Second Prince at this moment is no longer just a check and balance between the two princes.

This move was tantamount to Usar Khan handing Dibaonu a knife to chop at himself and Tianbaonu.

From then on, each of the two princes had 10,000 soldiers under his command.
This was not a good thing for the Northern Yuan court.

But Usar Khan just agreed to it. There must be something more important that prompted him to take the initiative to break the balance between Tianbao Nu and Dibao Nu.

All Lu Yunyi could think of was the letter that was delivered yesterday.
What was written in the letter?
What news could make Usar Khan take the initiative to break the balance and use Dibaonu's money to expand his army?

The answer is already coming.

Lu Yunyi's eyes lit up little by little. After he understood this, all his thoughts became clear!
He patted Liu Heiying's shoulder vigorously, moved closer, and whispered:

"The army has already set out."

"Ah?" Liu Heiying was originally bending over to listen, but when he heard this, he suddenly raised his head, his face showing shock and he quickly said:
"Wasn't the troops dispatched in mid-March? It's only the beginning of March."

"I don't know, but the army must have been dispatched, otherwise the political balance of the Yuan court would not be broken so easily."

Lu Yunyi's eyes gradually became firmer and he sighed:
"The royal court has been expanding its military recently. I thought it was the result of the two princes fighting each other.

But today we learned that the real reason was that the royal court learned that the army was gathering in Gyeongju.

This is what made Tianbao Nu and Dibao Nu so unscrupulous.

Only at this time, when they have the troops in their hands, can Usar Khan tolerate it. "

Having said this, Lu Yunyi suddenly broke the dead branch in his hand and cursed:

"Damn, this old fox is really good at pretending. If I hadn't kept a backup plan, I would have been fooled by them."

"Brother Yun'er, what should we do now?"

At this point, Lu Yunyi's face darkened and he cursed:

"I thought those two shark arms had taken a fancy to us, so they sent their army to us, but it turns out they want us to die!"

Lu Yunyi kept cursing, and Liu Heiying looked confused, but he knew that Brother Yun'er was really angry.

But just as he was about to comfort them, Lu Yunyi suddenly laughed and looked at the soldiers gathered over there with an inexplicable expression.

"Black Hawk, these grassland people are not real.

The soldiers who were sent to me and Wu Fuliu were all criminals from the periphery.

The real elite of the royal court is still under the control of the Grand Commandant Manzi and the Grand Master Harazhang.

What is this for?
It's obvious that they want us to die behind them.
Arsleng and Borshu, two foreigners, brought the burden of the royal court.
Go and fight the army to the death, so that Yuan Ting can run away quickly.

No wonder they asked us to explore the south, it was to lay the groundwork."

At first, Lu Yunyi was smiling, but he became more and more angry as he spoke.
Liu Heiying's eyes widened, not knowing what to do.

But he understood the meaning, and quickly moved closer and asked:

"Brother Yun'er, are you saying that Wang Ting is still planning to escape and wants us to cover his retreat?"

"Nine times out of ten, it would be a waste if we don't use the foreigners. Moreover, Arisleng and Borshu really have a grudge against the army."

Suddenly, Liu Heiying froze, straightened up suddenly, thoughts flowing in his mind, wisdom flashed in his eyes, and he said excitedly:
"Brother Yun'er, isn't that just right?

Even now, we have 15,000 soldiers and horses under our control.
Usar Khan wants us to die with him, so we will steal his money and attack Huanglong directly, turning the tables!"

Lu Yunyi looked at Liu Heiying in surprise:
"You are a teachable kid. It seems you really read the military book."

"Of course!" Liu Heiying straightened his chest after receiving the compliment!

"Plans cannot keep pace with changes. When you return, you must pass on the instructions and inform Wu Fuliu.
Have the soldiers observe their surroundings at all times and note down anything that is not right.

After all, this is just our guess, and it still needs to be proven by facts.
Also, you should get in touch with Yarong more.
She has a close relationship with the princess, so maybe she knows something.
As for Ortai, I will give him some military duties and get him out of the way."

Hearing this, Liu Heiying's eyes lit up. He loved this military service very much.

Seeing his expression, Lu Yunyi slapped him, feeling quite disappointed:

"Do you remember what you can and can't do as an undercover agent?"

Liu Heiying nodded repeatedly:
"Remember, remember, let everything take its course. I'll remember whatever she says. I won't take the initiative, I won't refuse, and I won't take responsibility."

"Okay, we'll start the action tonight after we return to camp. We'll first find out what the king wants to do.
If something is not right, we need to get away quickly and not risk our lives here."

Liu Heiying nodded heavily: "I understand, Brother Yun'er!"

In the evening, five thousand soldiers returned to the royal camp.

Lu Yunyi's face was calm as he kept looking around.

The soldiers were excited, thinking about the tactics they had learned today.
Many soldiers have been secretly thinking about it and plan to record all these things as family knowledge, so that they can be passed on to their children when they grow up.

When they entered the camp, the 5,000 soldiers of Dibaonu encountered the 10,000 soldiers of Tianbaonu.
They did not go south today, but practiced not far from the camp, practicing charging and killing.

Enemies are extremely jealous when they meet!
The soldiers cursed one after another, and they all wanted to speak up for their master.

If Lu Yunyi had seen this kind of scene in the past, he would have wished that they would be more ruthless and pick up long knives to kill each other.

Now looking back, it seems a bit sad.
He looked around and saw soldiers in a mess all around. They were all pawns of the royal court.

If he is really 'Arisleng', I think he will become one of the chess pieces.

Lu Yunyi had no interest in caring about the chaos at the camp entrance.
Instead, he walked slowly all the way back to the camp where Dibaonu belonged.

Along the way, he saw more than a hundred soldiers selecting young and strong men outside the camp.
They were very careful in their selection, rejecting those who were too old, sick, too weak, or too timid.
After careful observation, it is much more stringent than the previous arbitrary conscription, which shows that

The Northern Yuan Dynasty was already preparing to escape, and these young and strong men were either abandoned pawns left behind to stop the enemy, or they were the wealth to be taken away with them.

Lu Yunyi returned to the camp, thought for a moment, then stood up and went to the camp where Di Baonu was.
He wanted to find out a little bit to see if he could find any clues.

He came to the camp where Dibaonu was and told the guards that he wanted to see the Second Prince.

But the guards told him that the Second Prince had been summoned by the Khan and the Princess to the royal tent for a meeting and had not returned for several hours.

Upon hearing the news, Lu Yunyi's eyes deepened and he became more certain of his guess.

(End of this chapter)