Ling Yun's idea is very simple. Since Yang Qinhai has led the defeated Tujia army to retreat into Jiaozhi, as long as he does not cross the Beicang River and enter the Tujia Fort territory again, he no longer intends to send troops to contain it. Anyway, his goal has been achieved.

As for Yang Buwei and Yang Qinhai, he didn't care whether they lived or died.

At the same time, they planned to set up sentries by the Beicang River to prevent the Yang Qin pirates from sending troops back to attack Tujia Fort.

But what Guo Yixiu said next shocked him greatly.

After listening to his words, Guo Yixiu was silent for a moment and said his opinion, "Master Yun, Yang Qinhai led the remaining defeated soldiers to retreat to Beicang River. Our army really cannot carry out encirclement and suppression. Otherwise, sending troops across Beicang River wantonly will be to attack Jiaozhi.

If you don't respect the country, you won't agree even if you want to come as governor, but there is something we have to be careful about."

Ling Yun looked at him and motioned for him to continue.

Looking at Ling Yun, and with permission, Guo Yixiu continued, "Master Yun, Pan Changhe once said that Yang Qinhai seemed to have some relationship with Jiaozhi. It is said that one of his eldest sisters married a minister from Jiaozhi.

wife, and most importantly, they are in constant contact.”

Hearing this, Ling Yun felt as if he had been hit in the head. He was shocked. His brows furrowed silently. He lowered his head and lowered his eyes to think in silence. When he raised his head again, he looked at Guo Yixiu, "Is the situation true?"

Guo Yixiu nodded and responded, "Master Yun, I asked Yang Kang'an from the Tujia family, and his answer was like Pan Changhe's."

Hearing the name Yang Kang'an, Ling Yun paused slightly, because he had also heard of this name. It was rumored that the master of the Tujia Fort, Yang Siye, suddenly died suddenly. Yang Kang'an was inexplicably hunted down by more than a hundred people in the clan. If not for Pan Xingwen's luck,

He was saved, but he was afraid that he would have died long ago at the hands of his own family.

It is said that the reason why he was hunted down was because he held the power of the Holy Fort Guards and was also in charge of the mobilization of Tujia soldiers. The most important reason was because he and Yang Qinhai were mortal enemies. There was an irresolvable grudge between the two, so he was hunted.

To be chased and killed.

Yang Kang'an can be said to be one of the few influential people in power in the Tujia. It is precisely because of his existence that Ling Yun was able to control the Tujia army and people so quickly. Since he also admitted that Yang Qinhai had connections in Jiaozhi, then Pan Changhe's biography

The news that came out is very close to the truth.

If it is true as they said, then Yang Qinhai's defeat and withdrawal into Jiaozhi would be a bit troublesome.

If Yang Qinhai still doesn't give up on Tujia Fort and joins forces with Jiaozhi to attack Tujia Fort, it will be really troublesome.

Ling Yun thought about it and found that there was only one way to deal with it, and that was to garrison Beicang River. Originally, he only planned to set up a few outposts near Beicang River to prevent Yang Qinhai.

Now that I heard the news, setting up sentries alone would not be enough to serve as a precaution and warning. Only garrisoning troops in Beicang River would be the correct method.

"Yi Xiu, please pass on my military order and order our troops, 136 and three legions, to go south and station themselves at Beicang River to guard against and warn Yang Qinhai from a sneak attack."

After saying that, Ling Yun threw him a token.

"Yes, Master Yun!"

When the military order was given, Guo Yixiu took the order immediately, responded decisively, turned around and immediately went down to deliver the report.

After Guo Yixiu left, Ling Yun did not move, but sat blankly on the stool, thinking in his mind, how can he completely eliminate Yang Qinhai, otherwise this guy's existence would be like a time bomb hanging over his head.

If you are not careful, it will explode suddenly.

Ling Yun cannot allow this phenomenon under any circumstances.

Excluding the soldiers who were casualties due to the battle, the Nanyi Army only had 8,000 soldiers capable of fighting. Now, nearly 5,000 soldiers were suddenly divided, which is equivalent to losing more than half of the troops. If the troops are not increased, the various ethnic groups in Tujiapu will face only 3,000 soldiers.

The remaining Nanyi troops are afraid that they can't help but are ready to move, and there may even be another rebellion.

In order to prevent an accident from happening, Lingyun thought about it and had no choice but to report to Wang Mingzhi, stating that Tujia Fort was currently short of troops and hoped to get reinforcements of 10,000 soldiers to garrison Tujia Fort.

When Ling Yun's petition for sending troops to support was handed over to Wang Mingzhi, when Wang Mingzhi read the contents of the memorial, he was instantly shocked and furious.

I saw Wang Mingzhi picking up the memorial in his right hand, staring at Li Siyuan below, his eyes like a torch, and said with a cold light, "Siyuan, please tell me, what is the content on it?"

In the final analysis, the cause of Wang Mingzhi's anger was because of Li Siyuan. At first, Li Siyuan did not listen to the advice, acted arbitrarily, and advocated attacking Tujia Fort without authorization. However, after that, in order to avoid responsibility for the defeat, the news of the defeat was not conveyed to Wang Mingzhi.

Mingzhi.

Therefore, according to the number of casualties reported by Wang Mingzhi, there are at least 13,000 soldiers capable of fighting in Tujiapu. However, Lingyun's memorial now states that there are only more than 8,000 soldiers capable of fighting. This is inconsistent with the situation.

The number of casualties reported was a full 5,000 fewer.

Five thousand, what is this concept?

When Li Siyuan heard Wang Mingzhi's question, he held his breath in panic and did not dare to move. At this moment, his heart seemed to be suppressed by an invisible mountain, his body was shaking non-stop, his mind was blank, and his two trembling eyes were

The bent legs are almost unsteady, like a weak dry branch, teetering on the edge of the wind.

When he received no response, Wang Mingzhi noticed Li Siyuan who was shivering. He paused and seemed to realize something, but he still said as before, "Siyuan, you are supervising the formation in Tujia Fort. You know the casualties of the soldiers best."

However, tell me, what is the content of Ling Yun’s memorial?”

Wang Mingzhi's voice was not loud, but it spread in Li Siyuan's mind, constantly eroding his mind. In a state of panic, he only hesitated and said, "Sir... sir, this... I don't know this!"

Li Siyuan did not go to see the memorial on the desk. He was beginning to regret it now. This was because he personally handed the memorial to Wang Mingzhi. If he could have had a look at it in advance, he would have read it.

By finding the flaw in this, he can cleverly avoid the specific number of casualties among soldiers, or by increasing the number of casualties, he can cover up his own fault.

But because he captured Tujia Fort and won the battle, he was already dazzled by the victory, and he was thinking about how to get a share of the results reported to the court and gain fame for himself.

Who would have thought that stealing the chicken will end up losing the rice.

"You don't know?"

Wang Mingzhi frowned and said angrily, "Didn't you say yesterday that all the battles between our army and Tujiapu were all attacks launched under your guidance?"

Li Siyuan was on tenterhooks, but in the current situation, he could only bite the bullet and continue to lie, "Sir... Your Excellency, the commander of the formation is indeed present, but the official does not have the specific number of casualties in the army, so the official does not know

!”

Wang Mingzhi stared at him motionlessly with a scrutinizing gaze, as if he wanted to read his mind.

"You really just don't know?"

"I really don't know."

Li Siyuan was very decisive and said in surprise, "Sir, do you think it is because of the encirclement and suppression of the Tujia remnants in recent days that our army has suffered additional casualties?"

Wang Mingzhi did not speak, with his eyebrows lowered and his eyes lowered, as if he was thinking about Li Siyuan's words. He tapped his hand lightly on the desk, and a "dong dong dong" sound was immediately heard in the room. This sound fell on Li Siyuan one after another.

The sound in his ears made his skin jump with fear, and his heartbeat could not help but beat with the sound of Wang Mingzhi's fingers.

Time passed minute by minute. I don’t know how long it took. Wang Mingzhi finally stopped tapping his fingers. In Li Siyuan’s heart, it seemed as if a century had passed.

At this time, Wang Mingzhi said calmly, "Well! It is possible."

"Huh!" Li Siyuan exhaled.

Wang Mingzhi stood up suddenly and said loudly, "In that case, pass on my military order and order the 10,000 elite Black Tiger Army to assemble."

"It's your lord, I'll go and give you the orders right away..."
Chapter completed!