allendalepharm Chapter 903 Spy
Chapter 903 Spy
"What? With so many people, why didn't anyone come to report before? What are those scouts doing?" Prince Yuan Ming was shocked.
To integrate and gather an army of 300,000 men would surely be quite a commotion. Furthermore, they would have to be accompanied by food carts and fine horses, yet nothing was known inside the Great Wall.
He immediately thought that there was a traitor. Prince Yuan Ming stared at the young general in front of him with sharp eyes.
"Who is hiding this?"
The young general was immediately terrified and turned pale. "General, the person in charge of gathering information is Lieutenant General Li An."
"Capture Li An quickly! This general will interrogate him later. Bring the topographical map, have the scouts mark the position, and deploy immediately."
Although Prince Yuan Ming was a little greedy for money, he also understood that after his country was destroyed and his family was ruined, he would become a slave of a conquered nation.
Before, he could only mobilize 50,000 soldiers and horses. Even if he added the 50,000 soldiers stationed there, there were only 100,000 soldiers.
There were 700,000 troops on this side, and except for the 100,000, he could only watch. And facing the 300,000 strong troops on the other side, how could he resist the enemy?
He couldn't help but think that these people might be taking action before the court sent powerful generals and tiger talismans.
At this moment, he saw his personal attendant running over, so he hurriedly asked, "Have you reported to Jiang Youzhen? What did you say?"
"Master Jiang is already on his way."
"Go back to camp!"
When Jiang Youzhen arrived at the camp, he went straight into the commander's tent without any notification.
"Lord Jiang, come and see." Prince Yuan Ming's expression relaxed when he saw Jiang Youzhen.
"Please wait outside the tent!" Jiang Youzhen said to the group of people behind him.
"Master Qin, please come in."
Qin Yandong is a martial arts expert, and he can be a great help in fighting the enemy this time!
At this time, a military map was spread out in front of Prince Yuan Ming. Jiang Youzhen stepped forward and took a look. He saw that the enemy's garrison was circled on it.
After a careful inspection, I can only say that the enemy is very good at choosing where to station.
"Look! They chose a narrow pass. The terrain here is steep, forming a natural pass. The passage here is narrow, it is a canyon, which is very conducive to defense and also convenient for them to pass." Prince Yuan Ming pointed to the topographic map and said to Jiang Youzhen.
"The terrain here is suitable for them to set up camp, so why didn't they send people to guard it before? The 300,000-strong army stationed here must have caused a lot of noise, but we only received the news after they had already set up camp. This shows that there are spies in our army." Jiang Youzhen snorted coldly.
"That's right! We must find out the spy as soon as possible. Otherwise, no matter what decision we make, they will get the news first, take precautions in advance, or even launch a violent attack, catching us off guard." Qin Yandong also agreed very much.
"The scout who was inquiring about the news and the responsible lieutenant general Li An have been arrested and will be interrogated later!" said Prince Yuan Ming.
"Send someone to interrogate him quickly! I'm afraid there's more than one!" Jiang Youzhen said.
"Then bring them here." Prince Yuan Ming gave the order quickly.
"But they have already chosen the advantageous terrain and have 300,000 troops. What should we do?" Prince Yuan Ming was very worried.
Jiang Youzhen glanced at the position of the Northern Ming Kingdom and realized that the Northern Ming Kingdom must have failed to intercept the Tiger Talisman, so he planned to attack first. Otherwise, once the Tiger Talisman arrived, they would lose their advantage.
That is to say, it would only take four or five days to get from the Northern Ming Kingdom to that valley. It is simply impossible for 300,000 troops to march so quickly!
"Our Dayun Dynasty's border defense is still strong. We have the advantage here. Even if they attack by force, we can wait for reinforcements sent by the court."
Qin Yandong thought, as soon as the tiger talisman arrives, reinforcements will be sent over. With 700,000 against 300,000, isn't the chance of winning great?
"Does that mean we have to hold them off until the reinforcements sent by the court arrive?" Prince Yuan Ming also came to his senses and felt that it was indeed the case.
"That's right! Now we need to strengthen our defense. As long as they fail to capture the city for a long time, the manpower consumed will be a huge loss." Qin Yandong nodded.
The other three generals also nodded in agreement, thinking that this was the best solution at the moment.
Everyone was discussing enthusiastically, but Qin Yandong noticed that Jiang Youzhen was in deep thought and didn't say anything, so he looked at her puzzledly.
"What are you thinking? You think this method is not feasible?"
Jiang Youzhen was about to speak when a report came from outside the tent.
"General Dingguo! The people have been brought here!"
Prince Yuan Ming immediately ordered the suspects to be brought in, including the Lieutenant General Li An, a total of six people.
Jiang Youzhen first took a quick look, then walked aside and began to wait for Prince Yuan Ming to interrogate him.
She carefully observed everyone's expressions, and when she heard one of the scouts say that he had reported it to Li An three days ago, she couldn't help but feel moved.
"General Dingguo, he was the one who framed me. How could I not report it when I knew about it?" Li An was very anxious, his face full of panic.
"But I have already reported it before!" the scout explained anxiously.
"Did you report directly to Ang Lee, or did someone else relay it to you?" Jiang Youzhen asked.
"At that time, because we discovered traces of an army march, in order to understand the situation, I asked Lord Shunfeng to come back and report. After I returned, I reported the enemy's troops truthfully. Lord Shunfeng said he had reported it to General Li, and I did not take any further action after that.
My mission is only to gather information; I have no role in the subsequent arrangements. Although I'm puzzled as to why there has been no movement, I don't know the reason and dare not speak rashly.
"You're talking nonsense! You told me that you found traces, but then you said those were left by a caravan that was secretly selling supplies. You've always been experienced, so I believed you." Shunfeng said angrily.
"Since you said you found traces at that time, and you are his superior, why didn't you go and check it out yourself?" Prince Yuan Ming slammed the table, his forehead throbbing with anger.
"General! Of course I went to investigate, but the enemy was very cunning. Someone must have covered it up, leaving only a few traces.
"It's easy to find people illegally selling supplies there, so I assumed it was just business as usual. This is a dereliction of duty, General. Please punish me." Shunfeng was so frightened that he fell to his knees.
"Hmph! This general thinks you're so used to receiving bribes that you thought you were really selling things privately, which led to you committing a serious mistake!" How could Prince Yuan Ming not know the rules? These people must be looking for bribes, so they turned a blind eye.
"You're lying!" Jiang Youzhen suddenly pointed at the scout who first discovered the trace.
"Since you said you found traces, then you reported them to your superiors. There must be spies in this military camp. Then why didn't they attack you? Instead, they asked you to come back and report. This lie is full of mistakes and omissions!"
Jiang Youzhen sneered, "Capture this man! No matter what method you use, we must catch the remaining spies today!"