Chapter 219: Stop moving

On the official road from Maocheng to Yanmen Pass, more than 3,000 "cavalry" were galloping south!

If someone looks closer, they will find that this cavalry is actually very strange, because most of the soldiers are tied to the horse's back, and those who truly have freedom of movement are actually only four or five hundred cavalrymen. Unfortunately, the alertness of this army is very strict, and anyone who tries to get close will be shot and killed without mercy!

So, so far, no one has discovered the flaws of this weird cavalry.

There is no doubt that this cavalry is the suspicious soldier led by Meng Hu. The real army is only Zhang Xingba's 500 Guards, and the remaining more than 2,000 people are actually just the people of Maocheng who have changed into Meng Hu's army's battle robe. Meng Hu did this to lure away Ma Sifeng's Northern Cavalry, Yue Meng and Li Yu's two pursuits.

Amid the rapid sound of horse hooves, Zhang Xingba rode his horse from the front to Meng Hu horse and asked loudly: "General, there is Wumeng Mountain in front. The official road heading south is divided into two, one along the western foot of Wumeng Mountain to Yanmen Pass, and the other along the eastern foot of Wumeng Mountain to Luojing. Which road should we take?"

A cold light flashed in Meng Hu's eyes and said in a deep voice: "Go to the eastern foothills and go to Luojing!"

"Yes, go to Luojing on the eastern foothills!"

Zhang Xingba agreed and went to attack the horse. This rash man didn't care what Meng Hu wanted to do when he went to Luojing. Anyway, as long as it was Meng Hu's military order, he would implement it without hesitation. Even if Meng Hu really wanted to take his five hundred guards to attack Luojing, Zhang Xingba would never retreat timidly.

When Meng Hu led three thousand "cavalry" to detour south along the eastern foot of Wumeng Mountain, the Fourth Division of the Northern Legion led by Ma Sifeng was still chasing the north a hundred miles away.

However, the northern rangers who were circulating around still reported the latest movements of the "Menghu Army" to Ma Sifeng at the fastest speed. Unfortunately, the rangers of the Northern Army could not get close to the Menghu Army, so I didn't know that this cavalry was actually just a suspicious soldier, not a real Menghu Army.

Ma Sifeng was racing south with the cavalry, and a fast horse suddenly galloped from south to north.

Ma Sifeng hurriedly, Chief of Staff Zhou Bin and the commander of the Fourth Division, Ma Yuan, rode his horse away from the brigade. Soon, the fast horse ran to Ma Sifeng. The cavalry on the horse carried a fist and bowed to Ma Sifeng, and gasped violently: "Governor, please report in front of you..."

Ma Sifeng said in a deep voice: "Tell me!"

The cavalry gasped and said, "Meng Hu has led his army to detour south along the eastern foot of Wumeng Mountain!"

“Huh?”

"What!?"

As the cavalry finished speaking, Zhou Bin and Ma Yuan, behind Ma Sifeng, burst into tears at the same time.

Ma Sifeng's brows also frowned in an instant. Meng Hu had led his army to detour south along the eastern foot of Wumeng Mountain?

What is Meng Hu doing? Is he going to attack Luojing, the imperial capital? Just because of his mere three or four thousand cavalry? That's too crazy? You should know that Luojing City is stationed with the most elite imperial guards. The three imperial guard divisions have nearly 100,000 troops, which is enough to crush Meng Hu's mere three or four thousand cavalry into powder.

Ma Yuan took a breath and said in dismay: "This Meng Hu, can you want to attack Luojing?"

Ma Yuan is Ma Sifeng's clan brother and one of the more than 2,000 northern veterans who survived the death of the Western Expedition. He experienced the glory of Meng Hu's two captures of Xijing by himself, so this amazing saying is that in the eyes of others, it is simply a death sentence. But Ma Yuan believes that Meng Hu can definitely do anything, just give him a chance.

"This is unlikely, right?" Zhou Bin said sternly, "Meng Hu shouldn't be so crazy, right?"

Ma Sifeng also felt that this idea was too crazy, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was of great importance. He immediately said to Ma Yuan: "No matter what Meng Hu wanted to do when he detours south through the eastern foot of Wumeng Mountain, in short, this matter is extraordinary. I immediately sent a letter to Luojing Feige and reported the movements of Meng Hu's army to the court!"

Luojing, Mengyan's bedroom.

Meng Yan was meeting with Ye Zhendong, the governor of the South, and Ye Dingnan, the commander of the 1st Division of the Southeast Army. The left and right deputy commanders of the Imperial Army, Ye Dingguo and Ye Dingbei, are all brothers of the tribe and the best among the younger generation of the Ye family, especially Ye Zhendong, who have entered the palace to meet with the imperial guards.

If it were Ye Haotian, the Minister of War, the Ye family would be truly prominent.

Shi Miyuan's vision and excellence were also confirmed again. As he expected, Ye Zhendong and Ye Dingnan rushed back to Luojing within three days to swear allegiance to Meng Yan. This also means that the entire Ye family has completely turned to Meng Yan, and it also means that Meng Yan has completely taken over the authority of the empire from Meng Ke!

Now, the only problem that Mengyan needs to solve is to integrate the opposition forces of local provinces.

However, this is not a problem, because Shi Miyuan's plan has been gradually launched. Meng Yan believes that under Shi Miyuan's management, the potential for opposition forces hidden in major local provinces will be able to successfully resolve the final solution.

The five kings and ministers talked cordially for an afternoon. Meng Yan left Ye Zhendong and the other four men for dinner in the palace. Then he used his chariot to personally send Ye Zhendong and the other four men out of the gate of the sun. The four brothers of the Ye family knew in their hearts that Meng Yan was winning people's hearts, but naturally they also showed a grateful expression on the surface and went with great gratitude.

As soon as Ye Zhendong and the other four left the palace, Meng Yan received a letter from Ma Sifeng.

When Meng Yan learned that Meng Hu had led his army to Luojing, he was really shocked. Even though there were three entire divisions of the Imperial Guards stationed outside Luojing, Meng Yan still felt a chill on his back. Nothing else, because Meng Hu's reputation was too strong, and now Meng Yan is the emperor of the empire, he doesn't want to play with Meng Hu, a desperate person.

At this moment, Meng Yan did not dare to neglect his lord, and urgently summoned the emperor's teacher Shi Miyuan to the palace to discuss matters.

When the emperor summoned him, Shi Miyuan naturally did not dare to neglect him and hurried to enter the palace overnight.

After seeing the Fei Ge's letter sent by Ma Sifeng, Shi Miyuan showed a smug smile on his face and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry, this is just Meng Hu's suspicious plan!"

"Suspect the military plan?" Meng Yan frowned, "How do you say this to you, my dear?"

Shi Miyuan said with great confidence: "Your Majesty, if the old minister is not wrong, the Meng Hu army heading south from the eastern foot of Wumeng Mountain is just suspicious. This suspicious soldier has only one purpose to move south to Luojing, that is, to lead the three pursuits of Ma Sifeng, Li Yu, and Yue Meng to clear obstacles for Meng Hu army to cross the northern provinces and travel to the Great Wilderness."

Meng Yan was still a little worried and said, "What if this person who went south is not a suspicious soldier?"

"There's nothing to worry about."

Shi Miyuan said calmly, "If Meng Hu really dares to lead his army to Luojing, he will fall into the trap. However, in this way, our plan to use Meng Hu's knife to integrate local opposition forces will be dashed. However, as long as Meng Hu's obstacle can be cleared, it will be a good result."

Meng Yan frowned and said, "Shi Aiqing, the province in the capital has been in the capital for more than a hundred years without any disaster."

Meng Yan's implication is obvious. If Meng Hu's army really enters the Gyeonggi province, even if the rebels are finally wiped out, the blow to the empire and his new emperor will be unprecedented. Meng Yan is even more worried that Meng Hu will take advantage of the opportunity to switch to the Gyeonggi province to spread the truth about the Western Expedition.

Shi Miyuan naturally knew Meng Yan's concerns and comforted him: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, the old minister will not give Meng Hu a chance to spread rumors."

Speaking of spreading rumors, Meng Yan couldn't help but think of Meng Yan. His good princess was already blinded by love. Recently, she has been running around without any effort to spread the truth about the Western Expedition to everyone. What made Meng Yan even more troubled was that Meng Yan could not do anything about his princess.

First of all, Meng Yan is an imperial princess with a transcendent status and a noble status, and does not pose any threat to Meng Yan's throne.

Secondly, because of his beloved grandson Han Chu, the chief senator Han Feng was also very caring for Meng Yan. Considering Han Feng's influence in the senatorial house, Meng Yan was even more afraid to touch Meng Yan.

Shi Miyuan understood Meng Yan's expression again and said sinisterly: "Your Majesty doesn't have to worry about the matter about Your Highness Princess. No matter how your Highness Princess is proclaimed, rumors will always be rumors. And it won't take long, and the old minister believes that no one will listen to Your Highness Princess' nonsense again."

Meng Yan's expression moved slightly when he heard this. He had already heard Leng Sensen's murderous intent from Shi Miyuan's words: If you can't kill Meng Yan, can't you kill those who have had contact with Meng Yan? There is no need to kill all those who have had contact with Meng Yan. You only need to kill a few representative ones. After the news spreads, who dares to have contact with Meng Yan again?

When it was dark, Li Yu and Yue Meng's two special condemnation teams barely entered the Gushan Military Horse Farm. The army had just set up camps in the ruins of the military horse farm. Ma Sifeng's fast horse delivery was delivered. This fast horse delivery was delivered by Ma Sifeng when he was in Maocheng, so there was no content about Meng Hu leading his army south to Luojing.

Li Yu's account.

After seeing Ma Sifeng's quick horse handover, Li Yu turned his gaze to Yue Meng beside him and asked, "Brother Yue Meng, what do you think about this?"

Yue Meng frowned and pondered for a moment and said, "Bizhi felt that this matter was a bit strange. All signs show that Lord Shi Miyuan's judgment was correct. The three thousand troops led by Meng Hu were indeed western craftsmen guarding the barbarians. But since Meng Hu had seized the horses in the Gushan Military Horse Farm, why did he go south?"

"Yes, this is indeed a bit weird."

Li Yu nodded and echoed, "According to common sense, after taking the horse, Meng Hu should have driven north and headed straight to the Great Wilderness. He really shouldn't go south. However, I often heard from people that Meng Hu's actions are always unexpected and cannot be measured by common sense. This news may be true."

Yue Meng asked, "How do you plan to reply to Ma Duke?"

Li Yu asked back without answering, "Brother, what are you thinking?"
Chapter completed!