Chapter 3812: Treachery?

ou don't, get lost. I'm too lazy to serve you!"Having said that, she reached out to gather the dishes, but Yang Rulan stopped her."Who told you I accepted it I never said I wasn't eating!"Yang Ruolan...This downpour and flood are truly a headache, but what hurts even more is that Luo Fengtang discovered that Wu Xiong and his men were, as he had expected,

To escape, they risked their lives crossing the river in this extreme weather.

Let it be, it's already gone. After all that, they even cut down the only bridge across the water.

So Luofeng Tang was now standing by the bank, only seeing that half of the floating bridge rising and falling in the waves.

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Luo Fengtang was so angry that his knuckles were about to crack. Xie, the deputy general, came over.

"General, it is all my fault. If I hadn't delayed, they wouldn't have escaped." Xie, the deputy general, was filled with remorse. He stood behind Luo Fengtang, his head bowed in dejection.

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The general is truly insightful, while I... am too incompetent.

If it were not for the general leading a squad of light cavalry in pursuit, and waiting until tomorrow when the main force arrived at the river...

“This isn't all your fault.”

Taking a deep breath, Luofeng Tang turned around.

He stood with his hands clasped behind his back, his face, washed by the rain, was a picture of cold indifference.

"The bridge is broken. It will take at least three days for the whole army to detour and cross the river. By the time we get across, Wu Xiong's troops will have received supplies. We'll be exhausted and our horses tired. We'll definitely be at a disadvantage in battle."

"General Xie, please send two men who are good swimmers to cross the river at night and go to Minzhou,"

“Tianhai County is a county under the jurisdiction of Minzhou. You tell the prefect of Minzhou about our situation here and ask him to dispatch grain and troops to a safe place across the river, ready to respond to us at any time!”

After crossing the river, the real battle begins. The battle against the Han army's main force.

Therefore, support from local authorities is needed.

“General, my water skills are quite good, and I have met with the magistrate of Minzhou before. This matter is very important, and I am willing to take this trip and redeem myself for past transgressions!”

While Xie, the deputy general, went to Minzhou to seek aid, Luo Fengtang sent people to search for nearby villages, hoping to find a boat through the villagers.

When Luofengtang was anxiously waiting by the river, standing day after day at the riverbank gazing at the surging water with a furrowed brow, Yang Ruqing also left the cave with Wang Dalong.

Luo Fengtang waved his hand, and the soldier stepped back.

Luo Fengtang gazed at the place where the water met the sky, a thoughtful expression on his face.

At this time, a familiar voice came from the front, "General!"

Luo Fengtang was overjoyed and turned around. He saw Xie, the deputy general, dismount and run towards him wildly.

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“How did you get back so quickly Did you see the magistrate of Minzhou What did he say” Luo Fengtang strode three steps to Xie Fuzhang’s side and asked.

Xie Vice-general said, "General, I didn't enter the city at all because I met a secret envoy on the road,"

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The messenger gave this to his subordinate, "Please have the general take a look!"

Vice-Captain Xie handed over a sealed piece of parchment. The parchment was very small, covered entirely in blood.

"Are you hurt" Luofengtang asked, his gaze sweeping towards Xie, the deputy general.

Xie, the deputy general, shook his head. "My subordinate is unharmed. This is the blood of that messenger. The messenger was entrusted by Special Envoy Lu to risk his life and send a message out of the city to the general."

"When the subordinate received this letter, the messenger breathed his last. The subordinate could only find a place to bury him hastily on the spot."

Luo Fengtang furrowed his brow, gently unfolding the letter that had been delivered by those who had risked their lives to send it.

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On the white paper, there was a blood letter. The signature indicated it was written by Special Envoy Lu, with his official seal representing his status.

After reading the letter, Luo Fengtang's face darkened completely. He stood there, speechless.

This made Xie, the deputy general beside him, even more uneasy.

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"General, what did Lu Da say in his letter" Xie's deputy carefully asked.

As Luo Fengtang handed the blood-stained book to Xie, his deputy general, he let out a sigh and said: "There's no need to seek support from the prefect of Minzhou. The prefect of Minzhou has already colluded with Qin Hanqing and others."

When Xie Fujiang finished reading the bloody letter, his heart sank to the bottom of the valley.

"General, what's the background of this Mr. Lu Why would he send you a letter" Xie, the deputy general, couldn't help but ask again.

Luo Fengtang said: "Lu Da is the emperor's man. At the beginning, our troops were divided into three routes. My brother-in-law Dangan was a secret envoy sent to Tianhai County to investigate and gather evidence."

"I am responsible for escorting the Ninth Princess and standing ready to provide military support to the imperial envoy at any time."

"As for Lord Lu, he was the third option. The Emperor had anticipated that if we clashed, sending troops from elsewhere would be like trying to put out a fire with water miles away."

“The escort team’s size is also limited. If we were to bring all the soldiers to escort the princess, such a commotion would inevitably alert Wu Xiong and the others,” he said.

"That's for sure, all our brothers are good men. If we had brought all of them here, we would have already crushed Tianhai County! It's just that chasing them like this has worn us down!"

Luo Fengtang nodded. "Therefore, the Emperor sent Special Envoy Lu to Minzhou and brought with him the Imperial Edict."

>“Lu Da Ren said in his letter that when the news from Hai Jun that day reached Min Zhou, Lu Da Ren immediately took out the imperial edict to see the magistrate of Min Zhou and ordered the magistrate of Min Zhou in the Emperor's name to quickly dispatch troops to aid,”

But the magistrate of Minzhou not only disobeyed the order but also imprisoned Lord Lu and had him closely guarded.

“Lu Da wrote a blood letter, and after much trouble finally sent it out,”

“This blood letter is to remind me that the magistrate of Minzhou has rebelled, and to warn me not to fall for his tricks!”

Hearing Luo Fengtang's words, Xie, the deputy general, was so angry that his teeth ached.

"That bastard Minzhou Prefect, when we take over Minzhou Prefecture, I'll cut off his head and use it as a stool!"

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“A coward, a traitor! You take the imperial salary and yet betray the court, audacious!” General Xie fumed, his eyes burning with anger.

Luo Fengtang said, "There's no time to be angry now. The most important thing is to figure out a way to cross the river as soon as possible. If we can't cross the river, everything will be for nothing!"

"General, can we find some common people around here There should be fishing families with boats..."

When asked this, Luofengtang casually beckoned a scout he had sent to inquire over.

"Tell General Xie everything you've found out," he said.

That soldier then replied to General Xie, "Reporting to General Xie, I was responsible for scouting the area. Within a radius of ten miles, I found two villages. They were very small, and all the able-bodied men had left. Only a dozen or so elderly people, women, and children remained in each village. Not even a single plank of wood could be found, let alone a boat."

Luo Fengtang waved his hand, and the soldiers retreated.

He told Deputy General Xie: "These young and able-bodied men from the villages were most likely lured away by the Han army. Even if some families had boats, they probably received instructions from the Han army before we arrived to destroy their boats and rafts."

“Right now, crossing this river is truly a difficult task!” from my aunt, and she heard it from He'er, who is Yu Jingui's son."> When Yu Jinguai ran back, she initially said that she had been laid off. That was to save face.Then the eldest of the three brothe...