Chapter 233: The truth behind the siege

Here, Li Yaoguang followed the general all the way to the dense forest ahead. After walking for about half an incense stick of time, they finally reached the general's tent on a hillside with excellent visibility, passing the tightly defended army formation.

Standing in front of the commander's tent, the general beside him went forward to communicate with the gatekeeper. The soldier glanced at Li Yaoguang and then went into the tent to report.

Li Yaoguang looked around, secretly wondering why there were so many soldiers hidden here. He heard hurried footsteps beside his ears. He looked up and saw a slender figure walking towards him quickly against the light in the big tent that was opened.

"Yao Guang."

"We meet again, General Shen. Is everything okay?"

Shen Yue's hurried steps paused briefly after hearing this address, then returned to normal. He walked to Li Yaoguang, looked at the smiling man, and nodded to confirm that he was fine. "I'm fine, but why are you here? Did you have a smooth journey? Are you injured?"

"Thank you for your concern, General. I'm fine. As for why I came here, I just wanted to ask you if you have seen my aunt..."

"Cough cough!"

Shen Yue suddenly coughed and interrupted her, gave her a look that told her to stay calm, turned around and waved away the general who came with her.

The other party immediately accepted the order and was about to take his leave. Li Yaoguang stopped him at the right time and thanked him for leading the way. Then he asked him to take care of his three pets. General Song was also smart and immediately said that he would have someone send Black Whirlwind and the others here when he returned. Li Yaoguang felt relieved and thanked him again and watched him leave.

When he turned around again, Shen Yue, who had already given instructions to the people around him, waved to Li Yaoguang, "Come here, Yaoguang, follow me into the tent and talk."

Li Yaoguang nodded and followed.

The tent was extremely simple. Apart from a table and a couch, the most eye-catching thing was probably the huge sand table in the center, which was illuminated by the lights and had a clear view.

At this moment, there was a bunch of small flags gathered beside the sand table, with long poles placed on top. There was also a steaming tea bowl next to it. It was not difficult to see that before he came, Shen Yue was probably busy beside the sand table.

If I come here myself, am I disturbing them?

Li Yaoguang thought so and asked this question.

"General Shen?"

"Um?"

Hearing the raised tone of voice and the other party's eyebrows raised in dissatisfaction, Li Yaoguang understood immediately, "Haha, Shen Yue."

Only then did Shen Yue hum in satisfaction.

"I hope I didn't disturb you by coming here suddenly?"

Shen Yue shook his head. He wanted to ask Li Yaoguang to sit down, but this was a temporary tent with only two chairs. He hurriedly rolled up the bedding on the couch, patted the couch and looked at Li Yaoguang, "I'm not disturbing you. Please sit down."

The bed, no need for that...

"Haha, there's no need to sit down. I'll just stand. By the way, Shen Yue, I wanted to ask you just now. My uncle was ordered to deliver food to Pengcheng. Have you seen him? Do you know where he is? Is Pengcheng still under siege? Is my uncle trapped there?"

After asking her questions one after another, Shen Yue knew why she came. Thinking of the plan, he felt inexplicably guilty. For a moment, he was afraid to face Li Yaoguang's inquiring eyes, and instead looked around and talked about other things.

"Li Yaoguang, this is the front line. A big battle is about to break out. It's very dangerous. A girl like you can't get involved. I'll send someone to escort you back." "Back?" What a joke! I've been running around day and night, and now I'm going to go back without seeing anyone?
Li Yaoguang suddenly became anxious, "Shen Yue, what do you mean? I tell you, I will never go back before I get news from my uncle and see that he is well! If you don't tell me and don't help me, I can just go to Pengcheng to find him myself. I dare not trouble you."

"Ah!" Shen Yue pinched his forehead and sighed. He knew it! "Forget it, don't mess around. I...ah, I'll tell you the truth."

They had a life-long friendship, and Shen Yue knew that Li Yaoguang was a man who cared about the overall situation. He didn't think that Li Yaoguang would betray him. Now that things had come to this and the person was right in front of him, he no longer concealed it.

"Yaoguang, I received the letter you asked Brother Cheng to bring. I also met the person, but..."

It turned out that the siege of Pengcheng was a hunting plan by the person in front of him to lure him into a trap.

When Shen Yue first got the news that Cheng Su was personally escorting grain and fodder to the north, he was worried, so he led his troops to meet him secretly. Before they reached Pengcheng, the two sides met secretly in Sishui. Shen Yue received the letter brought by Cheng Su at that time, and also got the dividends from his investment business.

But before the two sides could reminisce, a scout nearby came to report that the grain transport team's secret route had been targeted by someone, and the target was none other than a Hudi spy, who was after the grain and fodder.

The reason why the Hu Di people plundered was that the disaster in their homeland was more serious than that in Dajing. Now the homeland could not recuperate, so they could only continue to plunder in an attempt to divert internal friction and support the army through war. Naturally, they would not let go of any piece of meat they saw.

In this way, a huge adventure plan suddenly took shape in Shen Yue's mind.

"I had planned to arrange for someone to exchange identities with your uncle, and continue to escort the fake grain and grass northward, so as to draw the enemy's attention to Pengcheng, and then appropriately arrange for Pengcheng to be empty, so that the enemy would feel that there is an opportunity to take advantage of it, and then besiege and attack it to slow down its pace. Then my main force would surround and attack from the rear at the right time, and cooperate with the Pengcheng defenders from inside and outside..." At that time, even if we could not completely annihilate the enemy, we could at least damage 70% to 80% of the enemy's main force.

They, Dajing, urgently need a big victory to boost morale.

When Cheng Su heard the plan, he thought of the Zhenwei Marquis Mansion and was suddenly excited. He took the initiative to volunteer, saying that only if he continued to show up could he be sure of deceiving the enemy spies, and insisted on continuing to march north to Pengcheng with the fake grain team.

Shen Yue was unable to persuade Cheng Su, and seeing that Cheng Su was determined to make great achievements, he sent two secret guards with high martial arts skills to infiltrate the fake grain transport team to protect him secretly. He arranged the food and grass for Si Shui and immediately mobilized the troops. After a series of operations, the enemy was fooled. After the news of Pengcheng being besieged spread, Shen Yue immediately led the army to counterattack and encircle the enemy.

Pengcheng was now trapped in a jar, with no birds flying in from the outside. This was also the fundamental reason why Li Yaoguang suddenly appeared and was captured by the guards.

"So, Yaoguang, your uncle is doing well. Although he is trapped in Pengcheng, the city has already been defended. The people I sent can protect your uncle's life in the chaos. The war is imminent, and the front line is the battlefield. Swords are blind and danger is always around. Can I send you away?"

After hearing this, Li Yaoguang finally understood the truth behind the siege of Pengcheng.

Do you think my uncle is being reckless and trying to be a hero? Considering the Marquis's mansion, it is normal for my uncle to want to stand out.

Since this was the case, she couldn't just act on her own. After all, she wasn't a very capable person and she came here only out of courage. Knowing that going deeper would only cause trouble for others, after thinking about it, Li Yaoguang gave in and took a step back.

"Shen Yue, I won't leave. Now that I'm here, I won't leave until my uncle is completely well. Of course, I won't cause you any trouble. So, you can do your thing. I'll leave this place for the time being and find a village in the rear to stay. How about I go to Pengcheng after the war ends?"

Shen Yue thought about it and knew that Li Yaoguang had a bad temper. Even if he disagreed, she would insist. It would be better to keep her safe under his nose. After thinking for a moment, he nodded in agreement.

"That's fine, but you don't have to find another place. This place is absolutely safe. Although I won't be here when the war starts, I will leave people to defend it. You can wait here peacefully. When the war ends and the army enters the city, I will send people to pick you up."

"Okay, thank you."

Li Yaoguang appreciated Shen Yue's kindness and made an agreement. Thinking that the battlefield was full of swords and that Shen Yue, as the commander, would definitely go to the front line, she did not hesitate and took out the many medicines she brought and stuffed them into his hands one by one. "By the way, Shen Yue, these are for you to use for self-defense. If you are in danger, use them."

Shen Yue looked at the thing stuffed into his hand and smiled suddenly, as if spring flowers were blooming.