The world of counterfeit magistrates competes in the world

Chapter 170

The Tianyun army retreated so simply, even in a hurry.This made everyone in the cottage confused, and they didn't know why the Tianyun Army retreated.

"My lord, have our reinforcements from Hengshan arrived?" Chen Dengke looked at Lin Yifan excitedly and asked.

Lin Yifan shook his head in doubt, "Impossible, the reinforcements came from the Xiazhou Grassland, and they had to cross hundreds of miles of Hengshan to enter Shazhou. Even cavalry would take more than half a month to arrive. It shouldn't be For the sake of reinforcements from our army."

"Could it be that the Dingxi army launched a counterattack, forcing this Tianyun army to return to rescue?" Luo Feng raised his eyebrows and said excitedly.

"Well, it's really possible." Lin Yifan nodded thoughtfully, turned his head to look at Chen Dengke and said, "Sir, I will leave this matter to you. You must find out the reason for the enemy's retreat."

Chen Dengke was slightly taken aback when he heard the words, and then suddenly realized that my lord wants to start operating the functions of the investigation department from now on, and constantly learn from practice.So he immediately stood up and said, "This subordinate takes orders!"

After taking the order, he took Huang and Yuan out to arrange the task of collecting intelligence.

"Luo Feng, you lead a cavalry out to find out if the enemy is really retreating, to prevent fraud."

"Subordinates take orders!"

"Lieutenant Luo, gather the army and prepare to go!"

"Subordinates obey."

It didn't take long before Luo Feng sent someone to report that the Tianyun army was moving fast all the way, and did not set up ambushes to wait for the Hengshan army to throw themselves into the net.As a result, the Hengshan army in the cottage immediately dispatched, walked out of Beimang Mountain, and continued to march towards Hengshan.Although they didn't know why the opponent would withdraw their troops, the Hengshan army was not only weaker than the opponent, but also ran out of food and grass. If they didn't go back, the whole army would starve.

After a day, everyone finally returned to Shahu Village.Fortunately, Shahu village still has some grain and grass stored, enough for all the horses to eat for a few days.As a result, the Hengshan Army, with only more than 5000 people left, immediately stationed here, rebuilding a solid line of defense in Shahuzhai to prevent the Tianyun Army from counterattacking.At the same time, they sent people to Heishui City to mobilize a large amount of food and supplies to stock up here for future contingencies.

Another day later, Chen Dengke finally returned to Shahu Village with the information.

"My lord, after two days of investigation, we finally obtained the intelligence of the other party." Chen Dengke said excitedly: "It turns out that the general of the Tianyun Army who confronted us before was Ma Kuiming, the commander who conquered Shazhou."

"What? Ma Kuiming, it turned out to be him!" Lin Yifan was taken aback, and asked nervously, "If it was him, why did he retreat? With his ability, he will definitely be able to find out the reality of our army in the near future. It's dangerous."

"Haha, there is no need to worry, my lord." Chen Dengke said excitedly, "Do you know why they retreated in a hurry? Haha, because there was a fire in the backyard of Tianyun Kingdom. Just two months ago, 20 Eternal Divine Army came from Xuelong Mountain Now, even Liuyun City, the capital, has been besieged for a month. After Ma Kuiming learned about this, he didn't care about us, so he immediately withdrew his troops and returned to the camp , must have started to return home by now.”

"There is still such a thing?" Lin Yifan's face showed surprise, his eyes flashed, and he said, "So, don't they also give up in Shazhou?"

"That's right. Ma Kuiming is going to lead his army back to the country to quell the chaos. It is impossible for Shazhou to have any garrisons. Alas, the world is unpredictable. I thought that Shazhou was already in Tianyun's pocket, but unexpectedly, there was such a huge change. Shazhou Zhouzhou is going back to the Dingxi Army again." Chen Dengke shook his head and sighed.

Lin Yifan thought about it carefully, and frowned slightly, "Sir, if Shazhou falls into the hands of the Dingxi Army again, how will it affect us?"

"This?" Chen Dengke thought for a moment, then said solemnly: "The Dingxi Army has been severely injured after this battle. There are 5 troops, and now there are less than [-] people left. Presumably after they regained Shazhou, We will definitely change the previous rule of inaction, start to fully control the military and political power of the entire Shazhou, and restore their strength. Now that the world is in chaos, it is hard to say that the Western Army will not have the idea of ​​​​separating one side. At that time, all the forces facing our army , will be a very ambitious enemy, and I, Hengshan, may sooner or later have a contest with them."

"I think so too." Lin Yifan sighed quietly, "It's really a wave of ups and downs, when will I be able to find peace in Hengshan."

"Why do you say that, my lord?" Chen Dengke said seriously, "In this chaotic world, where is the peaceful place in the world? If you don't forge ahead, you will be eaten by them sooner or later. Please don't feel at ease, just for a while, my lord." Joy. Hengshan is very fortunate, and the people are very fortunate."

"I will remember what you said, sir." Lin Yifan accepted Chen Dengke's advice with a wry smile. "What do you think Mr. I don't know, how should we deal with Shazhou?"

"At present, I, Hengshan, do not have the strength to seek Shazhou. The Dingxi Army is the only one, and Shazhou is destined to fall into his hands again. However, we can't just sit on the sidelines and watch the Dingxi Army grow slowly." Chen Dengke narrowed his eyes slightly From time to time, showing a trace of light, "Now the west of Shazhou is against the Tianyun Army, the rebels are everywhere, and the mobs are everywhere. If the Tianyun Army withdraws from Shazhou, how will these rebel mobs deal with themselves? The students think that the Dingxi Army This battle has suffered heavy losses, and there is an urgent need to replenish soldiers. These rebel mobs are the ready-made sources of soldiers they absorbed into the army. If we can infiltrate some of our own people, we will definitely be able to obtain information about the Dingxi Army. At the same time, we also You can secretly send a part of the Hengshan Army. Disguise as a rebel mob to join the Dingxi Army, and seek a high position in its army as an internal response. In short, the current Dingxi Army is riddled with holes.

"Mr.'s plan is very good, and I think it is feasible." Lin Yifan clapped his hands in approval, and said excitedly, "In this case, I will leave this matter to you, sir. If necessary, sir, just open your mouth, and I will make a decision." will be satisfied."

"Students take orders, thank you for your trust." Chen Dengke bowed deeply to Lin Yifan gratefully, raised his head and said firmly, "Now that the army has returned to Hengshan safely, today the students will go to Shazhou to make arrangements."

"Sir, don't be so anxious. Speaking of which, you haven't been back to Hengshan for a long time, so why don't you stay for a few more days?" Lin Yifan quickly grabbed his sleeve and said with some guilt, "Qing'er and I just got married, and we haven't been married yet. It's too late to treat you to a glass of wedding wine. No, no, you must go back with me this time, let's all stay together, and we won't go home until we're drunk."

"Ah, the students here should congratulate you on your wedding first." Chen Dengke said with a happy smile, "Miss Qing'er is a good woman. It's really a good match for you to marry her. It's just that business is the most important thing, Shazhou The matter must be arranged as soon as possible, so the students can only offer a cup of tea to the adults here to congratulate the adults."

As he spoke, Chen Dengke picked up the teapot from the table and filled two cups of tea, took one cup, and drank it all in one gulp.

Lin Yifan finished the tea in his cup with a wry smile, looked at him and said, "Mr. has worked so hard for me in Hengshan, and never entered the house. I, Lin Yifan, would like to thank you on behalf of the people of Hengshan."

One day later, the five thousand reinforcements who traveled thousands of miles from Xiazhou Grassland finally arrived at Shahu Village.Lin Yifan then stationed the reinforcements in Shahu village and appointed Zhang Qian as the commander of the army to guard against the invasion of Shazhou.At the same time, Zhang Qian was also instructed to continue secretly migrating people from Shazhou to Hengshan, weakening the population resources of Shazhou.Then, Lin Yifan led the exhausted remnants back to Heishui City for repairs.

Back at the county government office, the Xitang hadn't been demolished at this time, but the Xizi was already a little dilapidated after more than half a month of wind and sun.Lin Yifan felt emotional and was about to enter.Seeing the door burst open, Luo Qing'er stood behind the door in red makeup, with tears in her eyes, looking at Lin Yifan who was smudged all over, with a dusty face, trembling and bowing slightly, "I welcome my husband's triumphant return!"

The female guards and servants behind her knelt down and shouted coquettishly, "Slaves welcome Patriarch!"

(End of this chapter)