Lu Yao was waiting for Shen Jin.

It's a pity that Shen Jin didn't cross the river and talk to Lu Yao in the end. Maybe this person didn't understand the deep meaning of Lu Yao's actions at all, and he didn't know. Lu Yao couldn't help but relax a little. This is also good, it proves that Shen Jin is still the rough soldier that Lu Yao is familiar with, and he acts purely based on his own likes and dislikes, and will not cause any unexpected consequences.

Lu Yao was also waiting for the follow-up information from the prospectors who had crossed south in the early stage.

He attached far more importance to intelligence reconnaissance than anyone else of his time, and as early as the beginning of his intention to go south, he appointed a number of capable men and horses to disguise themselves as caravans and other identities to lurk south. The easy capture of Baimajin, these undercover personnel played a crucial role. The problem is that in the past few months, the Central Plains region has been in chaos and wars, almost all the trade routes that were originally established have been destroyed, and most of the docks and forts and cities where the intelligence personnel have settled have also been involved in the war. As a result, many intelligence officers have lost contact with their superiors and subordinates, and this side has caused the Youzhou army to cross the river for half a day, but they have not been able to understand the specific response strategy of the enemy in front of them in time.

Lu Yao could only try to be as careful as possible, not only sending the elite to capture the tile pavilion as a cover, but also scattering dozens of rangers and releasing them hundreds of miles away overnight. Finally, he sent capable men to cross the river to the north and informed the garrisons along the river bank to find ways to step up the investigation of the movements of the bandit army on the opposite side.

When these were all arranged, it was already late at night, and the soldiers who were patrolling the night were beating the drums of the third watch, and most of the soldiers were falling asleep. The thick clouds that had shrouded the sky during the day completely dispersed, and the clear moonlight fell down. In the moonlight, the raging river seemed to become much more docile, and the sound of the rolling waves was dull and regular, and the slight chirping of insects near the left of the tent and the occasional neighing of the horses in the distance were very clear.

It seemed that it would be a safe night, Lu Yao rubbed his sore eyes vigorously, and smiled at the attendants: "You all go back and rest!" ”

But before the words fell, a hurried sound of horses' hooves suddenly came.

Beyond the location of the old castle of Hakuba, on the farthest sentry post, it seemed that someone had asked something and was immediately released. So one of the men and one rode out of the dark night and approached the Jin army base camp, and then the knights who were patrolling the night followed from both wings and raised pine torches to illuminate it.

The relaxed atmosphere of the guards immediately became tense, and they adjusted their standing positions imperceptibly, faintly protecting Lu Yao in their hearts. Lu Yao looked at them with some amusement, raised his hand in the moonlight, and signaled to the visitor: "It's okay, it's my own people, the brothers from Juancheng." ”

Lu Yao recognized the knight as a leader in the barberry village. Previously, Lu Yao sent Hu Liuniang to lead the capable personnel in Funiu Village to the south to form an intelligence system, because this person had some old connections in the Central Plains, so he was sent to Juancheng: on the one hand, to monitor the movements of all parties in the Central Plains, and on the other hand, to maintain the passage of caravans. As for the later gathering of the defeated army by the King of the East Sea, this source of information, which was not the most important, played a major role...... It was a bonus.

Although Lu Yao nominally belongs to the camp of the King of the East China Sea, in fact, the civil and military subordinates from top to bottom all understand that the Youzhou Pingbei Military Government is unique and will not live by the snort of others; After the army goes south this time, I am afraid that it will inevitably carry out various checks and balances or confrontations with the forces of the East China Sea King. Zhu Sheng was involved in secrecy, especially paying attention to this aspect, so after it became clear that the army of the King of the East China Sea was stationed in Juancheng, he sent two additional groups of people to strengthen the monitoring in this direction, intending to pave the way for the next move. It's just that the last two batches of personnel have been in place for a short time, and they have not yet officially launched the work of intelligence reconnaissance, and they know that when the Youzhou army goes south, it will only settle down, so it is still a few people in Funiu Village who are the main pillars in Juancheng.

When I was anxious and couldn't find out the enemy's movements in time, my important secret agent arrived, which is a good thing. The problem is that now that the powerful people of all walks of life in the Central Plains are eyeing each other and there will be a big war, it is precisely when they are using things that the original intelligence system has suffered great losses, and secret spies of this level should never easily expose themselves. Why was he in such a hurry? Lu Yao was suddenly suspicious: Could it be that the East China Sea King's side, what is going on?

Lu Yao couldn't help but get up, eagerly took a few steps forward in the direction of the comer, and then reminded himself not to be impatient.

When the arrivals dismounted, Lu Yao took a deep breath and said calmly: "It's hard to come here after a long journey!" Do you want to eat and drink first? ”

"It's not hard! No need to stop! The person who came obviously showed a touched look, waved his hand again and again, and then bowed to the ground, and said hurriedly: "Lord Qi, there is a change in Juancheng!" ”

The tiredness on Lu Yao's face suddenly dissipated, he narrowed his eyes slightly, and his eyes became more and more shining and sharp as a knife: "What's the matter, speak!" ”

"The Central Plains giant Liu Ling's men and horses crossed Daze a few days ago and captured Fan County. The king of the East China Sea led his army to engage it in several battles, suffering heavy losses, and the general Wang Jing was killed. The thieves marched north to Dong'a, east and Dongpinglu, and approached Qinting to the west...... In this way, the thief army has completely cut off the connection between the king of the East China Sea and the Qingzhou assassin Shi Gouxi, and it is possible to outflank him along the river at any time and completely besiege Juancheng. Yesterday, rumors spread in Juancheng, and the garrison was frightened every day, but the shogunate could not stop it, so that thousands of officers and soldiers abandoned the city and fled. ”

Is Juancheng so dangerous? Lu Yao was shocked.

He strode back to the tent and slammed the curtain open, revealing a huge military map lying horizontally behind his seat.

Osawa? Fan? Donga? Dongping Lu? Qin Ting? Lu Yao stretched out his hand and pointed at these place names. In his mind, there seemed to be an invisible line connecting these place names one by one, and finally formed a huge arc, from south to east to due north, and finally tightly surrounded Juancheng, forming a semi-encircled situation.

"How many troops is Liu Ling's department?"

"There are many rumors in the city, and it is difficult to estimate the actual strength of its troops. But led by Wang Jing, it was the 30,000 elites of the Shogunate of the King of the East China Sea, who could destroy the 30,000 elites in one battle, and there would be many thieves. ”

Lu Yao nodded, and he secretly said to himself: There will be no few, but there will not be too many. After all, Liu Ling's power is inferior to Wang Mi and Shi Le, and he does not act as the main force among the thieves. What's more, the lakes and marshes in the Daze area are dense, and it is difficult to travel with cars and horses. “

He asked again: "What is the arrangement of Juancheng's city defense?" ”

"Juancheng has been rectified and operated by the King of the East China Sea for several months, the city is high and the pond is deep, and the grain storage is sufficient. Outside the city, there are two large camps in the north and south echoing each other, and they are not afraid of the attack of the thief army. It's just that...... It's just that Wang Jing's defeat has caused a big demoralization of the generals, and he is afraid that he will ...... I'm afraid I won't be able to fight a tough battle. ”

Lu Yao bowed slightly, and continued to ask: "When you came, which route did you take?" Puyang? Or is it a fox? ”

******

The busiest time has finally passed, and it is starting to recover.