C554 A draw

When the funeral procession left the east gate, the Prince Chu stood at the side of the street with Ning Jiu as he watched the procession leave expressionlessly. When the last person entered the city gate, he pulled on the reins, turned the horse and galloped towards the north gate.

Before long, they had reached the north. If things went well, his vanguard troops should have already taken over the northernmost town of Lanjiang, allowing the army to advance smoothly.

They fought all the way here, and even if they did not take the water road to walk on the mountain road, Han Tong was not at ease. He sent people to help them along the way, and finally brought Prince Chu to the camp at noon.

Morong Gan threw away the reins and rushed into the camp like a meteor, "How is it? Have you conquered it yet? "

"It's so easy to take over such a small town." Han Tong laughed, "Bai Changjian probably did not expect us to take a detour and attack an inconspicuous little town, and did not take any precautions. His Armoured Cavalry Battalion is good at land warfare, and our cavalry is not bad either, "he walked to the front of the sand table and pointed to a place," According to Your Highness, after the vanguard troops take over Little Manchu Town, we will march west, control the land along the way, and then turn back to the north so that the enemy won't be able to figure out our intentions. Take advantage of its unguarded condition and attack its major cities and towns. "

"There must be something special about Bai Changjian being bestowed the title of Warlord. We mustn't be careless, and maybe we won't be able to meet in the near future, but if anything happens, send an order for us to capture him alive if we meet Bai Changjian."

Han Tong did not understand, "My lord, to capture a thief, we must first capture the king. As long as we kill our commander-in-chief, the scattered troops below us will not be able to gain anything from it.

Morong Gan was quiet for a moment, "His surname is Bai."

Han Tong said, "My prince, we do not have much of a relationship on the battlefield, he is the emperor's father, General Dian Yuan. If we do not beat him, maybe he will hit us instead …."

Before he could even finish, someone hurriedly lifted the curtain and came in. He knelt on the ground and prostrated with both hands over his head, "My lord, I have just received news that Bai Changjian's men have burnt six of our newly built warships."

"Look at what I said," Han Tong spread out his hands, as if what he said was the truth, "This has already burnt all six of our ships, is it the current situation?" He asked the messenger, "When was it ready for the fire?"

"They say it's dawn."

Morong Gan gave a rare laugh, "You really know how to pick a time." The smile was light and sinister. The soldier kneeling on the ground did not raise his head, but instead shivered for no reason.

Han Tong was startled, he waved his hand and let the small soldier leave, "So, it's not because we made our move first, that's why Bai Changjian counterattacked? Could it be that a spy among our men leaked the news? How did he get it so accurate? This side of us is attacking his town, and his side is burning our boat. "

Because he went to the Palace to mourn Bai Qianfan and knew the time of her funeral, he made it right in time. Good, I finally met someone who was evenly matched, and even had the surname Bai. I am a little interested in this uncle that I have never met.

It seems that my previous estimation was not wrong, "following the voice, the crown prince stepped into the room," Previously, I already said that Morong Han transferred Bai Changjian to Wei Shui, it must have been for some other reason, and as expected, even if we do not move today, they will definitely take action, and as a result, no one will be the first to miss the opportunity, this battle will be interesting.

"Why is second brother here?" Morong Gan looked up at him. "You don't have to worry about the war.

"I'm worried about you," the Crown Prince said. "When you're busy, there's nothing you can do. I have to stay by the side and watch."

Morong Gan laughed bitterly, "What do I need to worry about? There was no ground earlier, so second brother followed along. Right now, the south side is already full of energy and cannot be separated from the people.

"Don't chase me away," the Crown Prince said while looking at him carefully. "You didn't sleep last night, right? You should go to bed early later and rest up. Tomorrow you still have to march."

Han Tong knew what the Crown Prince meant. Although his expression was normal, his temples were dyed with white light, and the year he was born, which was at the height of spring and autumn, made people's hearts ache for him when they saw his beautiful hair. Being overly infatuated was not a good thing. Every inch of infatuation was like ashes. Day after day, year after year, all the vital energy and blood would slowly simmer down until they were completely exhausted. He and Ning Jiu could be considered as having spoken out in front of the Prince Chu, but the Prince Chu might not listen to their warnings. The Crown Prince was different, he was a monarch, he was also an elder brother, and the Prince Chu might sell his face to him.

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"What did you say?" The corner of Bai Changjian's mouth sank, "They took over Little Manchu town this morning?"

Yes, I just received the news, "Guan Xiong said," They actually went around the mountain and took over the entire town without anyone noticing, I can't figure out what they are trying to do.

In other words, they did not have the upper hand. That old cunning fox, Prince Chu, had already made arrangements. It was obviously the day of Princess Hua-Yang's funeral, could it be that … He rubbed his chin and frowned.

That's right, the Prince Chu used the Princess Chu's funeral as a cover, purposely deceiving them, trying to confuse them with the death of both the Princess Chu and the Heir … Maybe there was something fishy about it, and he wanted to seek the Prince Chu for revenge. It seemed that he found the right person.

Fortunately, he had already made the arrangements to burn down the other party's boat, which could be considered a draw.

Bai Changjian opened up the map, using a pen to wrap the town up, he was puzzled, what were they doing attacking the town, it was just an inconspicuous little town.

He held his hands behind his back as he paced around the room. "How was the navy's reaction?"

"Of course we have to be more vigilant. If we want to burn the boat again, I'm afraid we won't be able to."

"Prince Chu did not use a water master, but chose to walk on the mountain road. Presumably, he also knows that we are guarding here, so we cannot go in alone, and cannot go in recklessly. Now that we do not need to go in the south, they can only run by themselves, and since they want to attack, we will defend this place with our lives." He thought for a moment, "Tell the brothers to keep an eye on the navy men on the other side of the river, and report to me immediately if there is any movement. In addition, send some men to Little Manchu town, and they will probably use Little Manchu town as a break point to go around us to the north. The mountain road is rugged, which will be detrimental to the march.

Guan Xiong's eyes lit up, "This is a good way, we have to tie them down with the vanguard troops, then defeat them individually, it will definitely boost our morale, and with the lack of Prince Chu troops, we will definitely suffer heavy losses if we do not have enough time to support them."