Chapter 938

The second prince rode a tall horse and was at ease.

"This is the Nanshan County of Shangyu county? It doesn't look very good... It's not as prosperous as the small tribes in Northern Xinjiang."

The houses on both sides of the street are depressed and dilapidated, and there are almost no traces of merchants.

"It is said that Shangyu county was also a good place in those days. Merchants' trade was prosperous. Now things are different."

The second prince's staff fell behind on horseback and looked around with emotion.

"Hahaha - it's just a small town on the border of the Central Plains. Where can it prosper again?"

The second prince laughed with disdain. He brought 20000 private soldiers stationed outside the city, while he brought thousands of elite soldiers into the city.

He spent all his money to cultivate these 20000 elite. He loves them as much as an eye on weekdays.

In order to swallow the benefits alone, he bit his teeth and crossed his heart, and directly pulled out all his possessions.

He volunteered to the king of Northern Xinjiang to take over the three cities of Shangyu. The original guard general was sent to other places.

The second prince took his seat with a golden sword, and the master book of Nanshan County stood trembling in front of him, waiting for orders.

"How many soldiers are there in the city?"

The master shivered and said, "there are 6700 guards in the city."

The second prince turned to sneer at his staff, "There are only 6700 soldiers in Nanshan county. What can such a guard do? Liu Xi in Chongzhou is also cowardly... King Gu heard that those sour and rotten Confucian scholars in Dongqing say they want to recapture their territory all day. The guard in Nanshan county is so weak that Liu Xi doesn't send troops back? It seems that these cowards in Dongqing are just shouting slogans to recover their territory."

The staff flattered the second prince with a smile and said a lot of good words, which made the second prince feel comfortable.

The second prince looked confident and directed the country and mountains, and talked with confidence, "Although Liu Xi is a coward, after all, she is a daughter's family, and her courage is not as good as that of a man. Although there are only 6700 guards in Nanshan County, all of them are elite soldiers in Northern Xinjiang, and can take one as ten on the battlefield. How much Liu Xi is praised by the outside world, she is still a timid daughter's family, and it is difficult to become a big weapon."

The smile on the staff's face was somewhat embarrassing, but on the surface, he still catered to the second prince and praised him comfortably.

Compared with the blind arrogance of the second prince, the staff are still somewhat sober.

Apart from other things, he could understand why Jiang Pengji did not send troops to recover the three cities of Shangyu.

First, fighting doesn't mean fighting.

No matter how the people of Dongqing resent, the three cities of Shangyu have been ceded to Beijiang by Dongqing. This is the territory of Beijiang!

If you send troops back rashly, it means completely tearing your face with Northern Xinjiang and officially declaring war on Northern Xinjiang.

Second, the war costs too much, and the preliminary preparations are extraordinarily long.

What is the difference between going to war without any preparation and self destruction?

Third, anyway, the three cities of Shangyu have been ruined by Northern Xinjiang. There is little difference between recovering two years earlier or two years later.

He dared not say these words to the second prince, so as not to spoil each other's interest.

"Your Highness said yes."

The second prince laughed and said to his staff, "you know the heart of the lonely King best."

With great joy, the two princes feasted for two days to win over local nobles.

Although these northern nobles stay in the three cities of Shangyu, they seem to be exiled, but they are also local snakes who have operated for many years.

The three cities of Shangyu are regarded as the buffer zone between Northern Xinjiang and Dongqing. At the same time, they are also the three areas with the most rampant smuggling of many goods.

Most of these items are war resources with huge profits. Even the second prince can't help but be greedy.

However, the happy time did not pass long, and an urgent message came into his ear.

"Report -"

Outside the house came the loud and urgent voice of the messenger.

The two princes were drinking with people with wine bottles. When they heard the sound, their sword eyebrows frowned unhappily.

"What happened? Dare you disturb Gu's interest?"

The messenger was short of breath and spoke with some uneasiness and tension.

"Your Highness, the patrol cavalry found the bodies of our soldiers outside Nanshan County, a total of 25 people."

"What?"

The rich wine gas spewed out from his nostrils. The second prince suddenly covered the wine bottle on the wine table with a loud bang, deafening.

The staff on one side restrained their smile and asked the messenger before the second prince became angry.

"Who killed them? How did the twenty-five die?"

The messenger spoke in detail.

During the patrol handover last night, I found that a team of cavalry didn't come back.

The next day, the patrol cavalry found the body of the missing person not far from the post, and there were signs of struggle near the body.

As soon as the staff heard this, their hearts clicked - not good!

"Where is the body now?"

"Outside the hall."

"Lift it up!" The second prince felt violent in his chest and kicked over the wine table. "I want to see who dares to do this."

With a loud noise, the singers and dancers in the hall were afraid to move. They trembled like quails.

After a burst of broken footsteps, soldiers in Northern Xinjiang carried the body into the hall.

In addition to these bodies, there are many clues found at the scene, the most important of which is a token.

This token is nothing but the token of Chongzhou soldiers.

The left weapon and the handwriting engraved on it all point to Chongzhou.

After seeing these hard evidence, the second prince clenched his fist and clenched his teeth.

"What a Liu Xi. Before King Gu bothered her, she came to provoke her first."

The second prince's anger soared, and his staff secretly complained.

"Your Highness, further investigation is needed at this time. Such a hasty conclusion is that it is Chongzhou Liu Xi's provocation, if not..."

Before the staff had finished speaking, the second prince interrupted him, "what's hasty? Who else can do this except Liu Xi? Moreover, even if Liu Xi didn't do it, so what? There will always be a war between Gu and Liu Xi sooner or later."

The second prince volunteered to run to the three cities of Shangyu. Originally, he wanted to use the three cities of Shangyu as a springboard to attack Jiang Pengji's granary.

Originally, he wanted to cultivate himself for two days before starting. Now Chongzhou can't sit still and test them. How can the second prince tolerate it?

The staff were speechless.

Somehow, he found it very unreliable.

The second prince said, "Liu Xi killed twenty-five orphans, and the orphan must be returned ten times."

The aide's eyelids jumped fiercely and watched the second prince send someone to invite all the officers and men to discuss military affairs.

"When Gu takes her granary, Liu Xi will have no food in her hands. Look how arrogant she is!"

According to the map, there are three granaries.

In these three places, the second prince has sent people to confirm, and almost every place has stored two million stones of military grain.

What is this concept?

Three hundred thousand stones are enough for a hundred thousand troops to eat for more than a month.

Liu Xi's military grain hoarded over the years is enough for 100000 troops to fight for two years!

It's a pity that Liu Xi's vision of employment was not good, and he even leaked such an important distribution map of grain depots.

Once there's no food, she's dead!

The second prince looked at Chongzhou in the distance and gritted his teeth.

"If Gu can't carry away these grains, Gu won't leave you a meter or a drop!"

If you can move, move away. If you can't move, burn it directly!