Xie Ming

Chapter 321 Soldiers Defect

Zhu Cilang had already made a plan in private!
At the end of the discussion in Yu Detang, he talked about his plan to continue southwards to Yingtian and Nanjing the next day!
He also ordered the Xiao and Huang divisions to each send out a team of soldiers to protect Nan Sui!

Upon hearing this, Xiao and Huang were stunned and hurriedly responded to the order.

At this point, the first church council in the Jinan Prefecture Government Office came to an end!

After the meeting, each town returned to its camp!

Around noon, the prince had his meal in the back hall of the government office. He also invited Xiao and Gao to come with him. While they were eating, he also explained some trivial matters in a high-sounding manner.

From what we could see, Zhu Cilang looked refreshed, with a look of joy on his face, as if he had caught a large number of fish and was as happy as if he had caught a lot of fish in the sea and his face was clearly visible on the outside.

In the afternoon, Xiao Jingchuan followed the instructions and went to Hu Chen to select a team of more than 800 strong men, ready to be led by Di Qin Jing to serve as the personal guard team for the prince to monitor the south, and to be ordered to protect the south!
Huang Degong also selected 500 men from his own garrison and followed him!

Today, the newly appointed Shandong Governor-General and Xiao and Huang, who are both Shandong Admirals, are working together for the first time!

After Xiao Jingchuan's observation, he found that Huang Degong, although not very educated and with a rough personality, was actually a straightforward person, and was quite comfortable to work with.

Then, it was evening!

The Provincial Government Office was officially vacated by Admiral Huang Degong and given to Xiao Lang's troops to be stationed there.

The side courtyards on both sides of the entire entrance of Jianxian West Lane can also accommodate Hu Chen's cavalry soldiers to garrison!
Huang Degong himself moved to a neighboring alley not far away to settle down temporarily!
Xiao Lang didn't care much about this adjustment, and felt that it was not a bad thing for the two sides to have troops coexisting!

It was only because Huang Degong insisted that he got into so much trouble, and now everything has been completely changed!

Time flies and it’s night time!

Around 20: pm (: p.m.).

All adjustments and arrangements have been made, and the soldiers will rest in the evening.

Xiao Lang led Chang Ting and Sang Men Xing and patrolled the alley at night. He just arrived at the gate of the yamen!

But suddenly, I heard a sound of hurried footsteps coming!

The moment Xiao Lang just stepped into the front hall, Zhizhong came out hurriedly from the back hall!
"Oh my! Lao Xiao! What are you doing?!"

"The prince summoned me and said he wanted to discuss something!"

"Huang Degong is here too. We have been waiting for you for more than quarter of an hour!"

"Come on! Come with me in!" Zhizhong was anxious and seemed to be quite complaining.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Lang was stunned and frowned.

"kindness?!"

"What serious matter has happened at this late hour?!"

"I just went on night patrol, and everyone down here knows about this!"

"What's going on?"

"Why didn't you send anyone to call them directly?!" Xiao You was puzzled and felt quite aggrieved.

"Uh! The prince didn't ask me to go look for you. He said he would discuss it after you come back!"

"Hi!"

"They said they wanted you to discuss this with Admiral Huang, but it's not about any military emergency!"

"It's mainly about Nanjing!"

"Just half an hour ago, in the direction of Yingtian in the southern border, Ni Yuanlu, the old minister Ni, sent someone to bring a secret letter!"

"There are two main ideas in the letter!"

"First, to ask whether His Highness has arrived in Jinan!"

"Secondly, it also mentioned the current actual situation in the southern border!"

"The prince is quite worried about what was in the letter, so he thought of asking you to come and discuss it together!" Zhizhong Shiyan replied.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Lang breathed a sigh of relief.

"Oh, that's it!"

"Row!"

"In that case, since you asked me to attend the meeting, then I'll go!"

"Feiyu (Qiu Zhizhong), go!"

After saying this, Xiao Lang, along with Zhi Zhong, prepared to go straight to the back hall.

But it only takes a moment!
Suddenly, Li Huchen appeared outside the government office gate, running out with his legs stretched out, chasing after him!
"Hey! General, uh, Xiao, it's General Xiao!"

"Wait for me, walk slower, slower!" Hu Chen said.

Hearing the voice, Xiao and Qiu had no choice but to turn around and look back.

"Huh?!" "Huchen, you."

"How?"

"Why are you so anxious?!" Xiao raised his eyebrows and asked inquiringly.

blah blah blah!
Hu Chen put on his armor and ran forward.

"Ugh!"

"Ugh"

"Commander-in-Chief Xiao, you just went to inspect the room!"

"You don't know!"

"As soon as you left, more than 40 surrendered soldiers from Li Chengdong's army were killed in the barracks at the end of the alley. They defected and escaped in the night!"

"Just now, the foreman found me here!"

"I'll go check it out. Damn, the quilt is still warm to the touch!"

"I guess he just escaped not long ago!"

"So, I've come all the way here to ask for your orders!"

"Damn it, no need to think, he must have defected and gone to the direction of Gao Jie's barracks!" Hu Chen panted and told the whole story.

But after hearing this, Xiao Lang's heart sank, and he kept silent, thinking secretly.

After a while, he thought for a while and then spoke again.

"Forget it! We can't pursue this matter!"

Upon hearing this, Hu Chen was suddenly speechless, his eyes widened in surprise.

Seeing this, Xiao Lang hurriedly continued to explain.

"Tiger Minister!"

"This matter is sudden, but we must not act rashly!"

"You think so!"

"Firstly, our cavalry has just entered Jinan Prefecture, and we are not familiar with the terrain and streets at this time. Now, it is already night! It is difficult to find a single figure!"

"Do you say yes or no?!"

"Speaking of which, it's damn dark here. It's still unknown whether we can successfully capture the deserters!"

"But this, I will discuss it in the daytime, but it is a foregone conclusion that I will offend Fengyang Gao Jie!"

"At this time, is it possible that he would set up an ambush in the streets of the city, lead his soldiers to wait in the dark, and wait to stab him in the back?!"

"It's easy to send people away, but if they are really trapped and the deserters cannot be found, and other people are implicated, then the gain will outweigh the loss!" Xiao Wei thought deeply.

But Hu Chen, who was nearby, didn't seem to take it seriously.

"Alas!"

"I say, Commander Xiao! Why should we be afraid of him?"

"Well, if something bad happens to the people below, I will lead the team to chase them myself!"

"Fuck, who cares if he's black or white, he's just Gao Jie!"

"If he really dares to do something dirty, he'd just come in and do this!"

"I'm going to kill him as well!" Hu Chen was brutal and reckless.

Hearing this, Xiao Lang couldn't help rolling his eyes.

"Hey! That won't do!"

"Brother Huchen, you must not take risks for these people. Do you hear me?"

"Right now, in Jinan City, there are only the two of us and our two thousand brothers, barely able to support us!"

"Which of the four towns in northern Jiangbei has more than 10,000 soldiers?!"