NFBE Chapter 229 I want to hear your explanation!
Chapter 229 I want to hear your explanation!
Cao Tao stared with wide eyes at the charging cavalry in disbelief.
Even though the armor of this cavalry team did not look bright, and most of them were not even wearing armor, there were definitely a lot of people.
At least thousands!
"Hey, where did these soldiers come from?"
Cao Tao frowned. Although he sent out a large number of scouts, they were all to find out the strength of the troops in Luo County. He relaxed his investigation in other places.
At this moment, he had no idea where this cavalry came from.
What surprised him even more was that shortly after the cavalry arrived, infantry phalanxes also appeared on the horizon.
"General! Lieutenant General Li, Xiahou General, Zhang General, An General, and Marquis Ma all want to see you!"
A soldier quickly ran to Cao Tao's side and clasped his fists.
"Let them in."
Sweat was already breaking out on Cao Tao's head.
Things had already gone beyond his expectations. No one would believe him if he said that Luo County had no troops.
The other side has the imperial edict and so many troops.
The children of the aristocratic families in the Beijing camp were naturally unwilling to send troops.
Even Cao Tao himself felt somewhat fortunate.
Although he led more than 6,000 troops from the Beijing camp, he looked very majestic.
But he knew very well that the officers in the Beijing camp all had different intentions, and he himself did not have military orders, so he could not force these officers to obey.
Therefore, the Beijing Army could not fight a tough battle.
If this army suddenly appeared when he ordered an attack on Luo County, the Beijing camp might collapse.
By then, his sin will be really serious.
He then sighed again.
It seems that there is no way to deal with the troops in Luo County.
At this time, in Luo County.
The dusty Di Gui strode to the city gate, and the gate suddenly opened.
Ye Chen just walked out of the city gate.
Di Gui had already jumped off his horse and knelt on one knee towards Ye Chen.
"Your Majesty! I am late in coming to your rescue. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
"Not guilty, not guilty. Lord Di has come at the perfect time!"
Ye Chen spoke in a gentle tone and stepped forward to help Di Gui up.
"Lord Di, how many people did you bring this time?"
Ye Chen was very confused. Don’t think that the army will arrive at the scene at once. Generally speaking, the army is divided into vanguard and main force during the march.
"Your Majesty, I will bring two thousand men first. The remaining four thousand will arrive by tomorrow at the latest!"
Di Gui clasped his fists and said.
"Good good!"
Ye Chen couldn't help but nodded.
Two thousand soldiers plus the one thousand people in his hands, there are already more than three thousand people. It is not a problem at all to defend the city wall of Luo County for a day.
By tomorrow, Di Gui's six thousand soldiers will all arrive.
Ye Chen can really rest assured.
This time, he made the right bet again!
However, even if Di Gui brought enough soldiers, he never thought of leading his troops to fight a field battle with the Beijing army.
Ye Chen turned his gaze towards the cavalry and infantry brought by Di Gui, and found that the equipment on these cavalry and infantry was very simple.
Many of them didn't even have knives or guns, and just carried a wooden stick.
Not only the equipment, most of these soldiers also looked jealous and malnourished.
Moreover, these soldiers were not arranged in an orderly manner, and they did not have the fierce momentum of the imperial guards.
It is clear.
These soldiers are also poorly trained.
Relying on these soldiers to fight against the army of the Beijing camp, they will definitely not be able to win.
However, Ye Chen can use the power of these soldiers to scare the officers and commanders in the Beijing camp!
"Lord Di, bring the army with you and follow me! Organize the troops as best as possible! And beat the war drums louder!"
Ye Chen's tone became calm and domineering as he gave the order.
"I respect your order!"
Di Gui immediately went down to reorganize the entire army.
"Qiu'er, bring the troops out of the city! Line up outside the north city wall!"
"promise!"
Soon, more than 3,000 soldiers and horses were assembled.
Among them, the imperial guards were marching in front.
The neat square formation brought a heavy momentum, and the sound of their footsteps was breathtaking.
Ye Chen rode his horse, standing in front of the entire army, staring sharply at the camp not far away.
There was already some chaos in the camp, and the troops from the Beijing camp had not had time to assemble.
"Send someone to the main camp and tell them that the commander of the Beijing camp is disobeying orders and intends to use force against the Imperial Guards. Is this a rebellion? Order him to come here immediately. This commander demands to hear his explanation in person!"
Ye Chen said to Shen Qiu beside him.
Shen Qiu immediately went to pass on the message.
Quickly, a cavalryman rushed towards the camp of the Beijing army.
In the military camp, in Cao Tao's tent, there was a huge quarrel at this moment.
"General Cao, what should we do now?"
"General Cao, this battle can no longer be fought."
"The enemy has so many people coming, and they have an imperial decree. Let's retreat!"
"Cao Tao, when are we going to retreat? Give me a definite answer. I've already had people pack up!"
A group of officers surrounded Cao Tao and talked at once.
Cao Tao was completely shaken at this moment.
Just as he agreed to retreat and was about to ask the officers to prepare, a soldier suddenly walked into the tent.
"General, the commander of the Imperial Guards has sent an envoy who wants to see you!"
The soldier knelt on one knee towards Cao Tao and clasped his fists.
"what?"
Cao Tao was stunned for a moment and immediately had a bad feeling in his heart.
"Let, let the messenger in."
Although Cao Tao knew that the envoy sent by Ye Chen at this time would definitely have no good words, he had no way to refuse.
After all, the other officers also wanted to know what the commander of the imperial guards wanted to say.
Let’s not talk about what’s happening above the Qinling Mountains.
They said that they knew the other party had an imperial edict, but still refused to withdraw their troops.
If the matter is investigated, beheading would be the least severe punishment.
Unless they dare to rebel, they have no way to hide.
Soon, Cao Tao met the messenger sent by Ye Chen.
As soon as the messenger saw Cao Tao, he immediately straightened his chest.
"My commander said that you are guilty of disobeying the emperor's orders. Could it be that the commander is planning a rebellion?"
"Order the commander of the Beijing camp to come before him immediately. He wants to hear his explanation!"
After the messenger finished speaking, Cao Tao's head was immediately covered with cold sweat the size of a yellow head.
A chill immediately rushed from his spine and tailbone to the top of his head.