The naughty and cowardly little crybaby sold himself out

Chapter 122 Are you going to attack the royal court and snatch the princess of Beisai?

The next day, Jing Muyang's army, which occupied the high ground in Lianshan, was still resting when suddenly news came that the food and grass in the rear had been robbed.

The food and fodder that Qinglin had transported in advance was in Linxi, and the food and fodder that was robbed from the rear was said to be the food and fodder transferred by the crown prince, and was being escorted by the fifth prince.

Jing Muyang has already controlled Lindong and Linxi. The army has just passed by, and it can even be said that he is right behind the army. The rear is generally safe and not very far away, so he only sent a thousand soldiers to transport food and grass in two batches.

The fifth prince came out of Xucheng and sent a batch of food to Linxi. Qingye and Qinglin will meet up in Linxi, and then this batch of food and grass will go north with the army to meet up with Jing Muyang.

As a result, when the second batch of food and grass arrived, the Fifth Prince took over halfway and sent it directly to Jing Muyang. As a result, it was attacked before it reached the Lianshan area. Although the Fifth Prince and his soldiers fought desperately to protect it, they were able to save less than a quarter of it.

When Jing Muhao appeared in front of Jing Muyang, he was covered in dust and blood. It seemed that the fight was very fierce. Jing Muhao threw away his sword and took off his armor angrily.

"Xiao Jiu, there are about three or four hundred soldiers from the Northern Frontier who escaped from the west side of the mountain. They are all fierce and ruthless, and they can ride very fast on horseback. I can't resist them."

In Jing Muhao's opinion, Jing Muyang did not clean up the battlefield.

Jing Muyang didn't blame him. Accidents were inevitable. As long as he tried his best, everything would be fine.

However, Jing Muyang did not expect that Jing Muhao had changed so much. He used to be a person who didn't care about things, but ever since he was dealt with, especially after the third prince fell and he followed the prince as a follower, he has become a completely different person.

Moreover, with Jing Muhao's skills, the fact that he managed to hold on and fight to the death without running away made Jing Muyang look at him with a higher opinion of him.

This is good. After being tempered, he can become a pillar of Lingyin Country.

"Fifth brother, bandage your wound first. I'll ask Qingshan to take people to check. The three hundred or so soldiers are not a threat. If they can provide food and fodder later, it won't delay the war. Linxi has enough food for the army for ten days."

Qingshan came back soon after checking.

"Your Highness, the stolen food and fodder has been found and destroyed, and those people are nowhere to be found."

"Leave it to Qinglin to investigate. We will continue our journey tomorrow."

"Can we leave it to Qinglin? He has to take care of the prisoners of war and the food supplies by himself, and now we are sending him to catch deserters?" The fifth prince was sitting aside, and the military doctor was treating his wounds.

"He has so many people under his command, you don't have to worry about him." Jing Muyang glanced at him and said, "Fifth brother, you should also go to Qinglin, bring more people with you, and return to Xucheng to continue to be responsible for transporting food and grass."

"Okay, okay, okay, okay, now no one dares to disobey you!" Jing Muhao rolled his eyes and leaned closer, "Xiaojiu, tell me, do you want to... um? Is that right? If so, then I will definitely support you with all my strength!"

"Fifth brother, stop talking nonsense! Father has made arrangements for each of us. What the country needs is stability and prosperity. I will follow Father's instructions."

"Okay, okay, I didn't ask. But you didn't obey. Father has already said not to start a war. Look at you now. We can't stop you. Where do you want to fight? Are you going to attack the royal court to snatch the princess of the Northern Frontier?"

The Fifth Prince lost his composure as he spoke, "Xiao Jiu, if you really go to the royal court and snatch the princess, give me two. One will do!"

Jing Muyang rolled his eyes. It was true that it was difficult to change one’s nature, and a dog will always eat shit!

"Xiaojiu, I heard that Arsalan has five or six daughters, all of them are fourteen or fifteen years old, and each of them is as beautiful as a flower. You are not interested in women, so why can't you give her just one? Just one, just one!" Jing Muhao came up with a licking face.

"Fifth brother! You should go back to Xucheng immediately and don't set a bad example in the military camp!" Jing Muyang was so angry that he was about to explode. He had just looked up to this fifth brother.

"Okay, okay, okay! I guess I didn't ask! I really don't understand you. It's not like you haven't touched a woman before. Why are you so noble? You've caused me to be scolded by my father all the time. Chu Jian has been dead for so long. You don't have to keep your virginity for her."

"Get out!" Jing Muyang picked up the teacup on the table and threw it at Jing Muhao, not wanting to give him a good look.

Jing Muhao rolled away as fast as he could. He didn't want to be beaten.

Jing Muyang touched the unpolished jade at his waist. It was so hard to let it go. He didn't know if Chu Jian had returned to her world.

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After another three days of rest, Qinglin also joined them from Linxi with food and fodder, and then Jing Muyang led his troops to continue advancing.

Arsalan ran away whenever he saw him. On the seventh or eighth day, he had already penetrated deep into the hinterland of the Northern Sai. There was a mountain running east-west here. According to the news from the outpost, Arsalan had just passed by here the day before and was camping more than 20 miles away on the other side of the mountain.

Jing Muyang ordered the army to rest on this side of the mountain and sent a small team to the top of the mountain to occupy an excellent surveillance point. He planned to launch a night attack and what he wanted was to end the war quickly.

"Qinglin, how is the food supply situation?"

"Your Majesty, the food and fodder that came with the army can last for two or three days. The supplies that the Fifth Prince escorted are already more than a hundred miles away and will arrive tomorrow. They will be enough for the army to last ten days."

"Okay, the whole army will attack tonight and capture the Arsalan camp!"

Jing Muyang recruited everyone. Qingshan, Qingmu, Qinglin, and Qingye were his chief lieutenants, and there were other deputy generals and junior generals, all of whom were comrades who had been through life and death with him.

"Same as always, 50,000 people divided into five groups, Qingshan Qingye on the left, Qingmu Qinglin on the right, I will go in the middle. Arsalan only has 30,000 people, we will directly outflank them and take them all down in one fell swoop!"

"Yes, sir!" This is a strategy they have used many times and it has basically never failed.

They started the action as soon as it got dark. The five groups of troops moved forward very quickly and soon occupied Arsalang's camp. However, they did not capture Arsalang, and there were not 30,000 people here at all, only 5,000 at most.

Those empty tents are obviously never lived in, the campsite is just a cover!

Jing Muyang was horrified and ordered an immediate evacuation, but it was still a little late. The scouts in the rear sent a message that the retreat was blocked. Arsalan occupied an advantageous position on the top of the hill, and more troops emerged from the east and west, adding up to more than 30,000. The sudden attacks from the east and west caught Jing Muyang off guard.

"Your Highness, what should we do?" Qingshan and his men protected him.

"Don't fight them, retreat north!"

"But our food is in the south!"

"Then we will attack the royal court within three days! Give the order, the cavalry will speed up and attack the royal court directly!

Qingshan Qingye, I will leave 5,000 of the most elite cavalry for you two to lead the infantry in an ambush to hold back Arsalan. Ambush is the main thing. Hold out as long as you can. Fight and retreat at the same time. Don't linger on. Come back to see me alive!"

Jing Muyang twisted the reins, "Qingmu Qinglin, let's go!"

"Yes!"

There was no time for nonsense on the battlefield. Once the order was given, they quickly separated.

Jing Muyang left in a cloud of dust. Qingshan led the 5,000 cavalrymen to prepare for the battle, and Qingye led the infantry to ambush quickly.

Fortunately, this kind of emergency situation had occurred before and they had practiced it, so everyone had a clear division of labor and knew what they were supposed to do.

Jing Muyang led 15,000 knights and headed straight for Huanglong.

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