Catching Monsters

Chapter 261 Where to Find Such a Special Force

Jiang Yun and Linglong looked at each other anxiously. If they couldn't send troops to support Mushan City...

Linglong said in a deep voice: "Father, Mushan City..."

Feng Yu beside her interrupted Linglong and said with a smile, "Your Highness, that's enough. Let's not talk about this anymore."

As he spoke, Feng Yu glanced at Xiao Yuzheng, then stretched out his hand and said, "You must have traveled day and night to get back here. I'll take you there to have a good rest first."

Soon, Feng Yu escorted the two of them out of the imperial study.

After walking out of the imperial study, Jiang Yun's eyes were filled with confusion. He looked at Feng Yu and asked in a deep voice, "Eunuch Feng, what exactly is His Majesty planning? Or does he not trust Linglong and me?"

Feng Yu's expression slightly changed, and he slowly said: "You two are looking at the problem too simply. Thirty thousand imperial guards and fifty thousand Tianqi troops are the forces to protect the capital. How could His Majesty be willing to mobilize them easily?"

He paused and said in a deep voice: "From your majesty's point of view, even if Mushan City is breached, these two armies must not be moved."

Linglong frowned and asked, "Where are the other troops?"

Feng Yu smiled bitterly and said slowly: "Princess Linglong, you have been rebelling outside for many years, so you should know that the banditry in the southwest is much more serious than imagined. Although it is a banditry, it has spread to the two provinces and is likely to expand."

"Most of the 400,000 troops in our Zhou Kingdom have been sent to suppress the banditry."

"Even if we withdraw the army that is suppressing the bandits now and rush to support Mushan City, it will be too late."

"What's more, there is nothing to worry about when an army of 200,000 Hu people attack the 150,000 people in Mushan City."

Indeed, you have to know that 150,000 troops defending the city are a safe bet in anyone's eyes.

"But the problem is that there is not enough food in the city." Jiang Yun said anxiously: "Eunuch Feng, you should know what will happen. I hope you can persuade His Majesty more."

Feng Yu paced back and forth, closed his eyes, and said in a deep voice: "I shouldn't advise on this kind of thing, but..."

"Your Majesty has been very willing to listen to Ye Xiuyuan's advice recently. I suggest that you and Princess Linglong go meet Mr. Ye. Maybe there will be a solution."

After Feng Yu finished speaking, he turned around and left, returning to the imperial study.

"Ye Xiuyuan? Who is he?" Linglong had never heard of such a person in the capital.

Jiang Yun understood clearly, took a deep breath and said, "Let's go, while it's still early, let's go visit Mr. Ye."

The two of them kept going and did not dare to delay.

At most, the food in Mushan City can only last for another six to seven days.

At the very least, the reinforcements have to set off tomorrow so that they can arrive in time to provide assistance.

On the way, Jiang Yun also told Linglong about Ye Xiuyuan's deeds. After listening, Linglong's eyes were filled with surprise.

This Ye Xiuyuan was actually invited by Feng Yu himself?
As a princess of the royal family, Linglong knew very well Feng Yu's status in the palace.

The two of them came to Ye Xiuyuan's courtyard and knocked on the door gently.

Soon, Ye Xiuyuan's voice came from the courtyard: "Come in."

The two pushed open the wooden door and saw that Ye Xiuyuan's yard was now planted with many fruits and vegetables.

Ye Xiuyuan was also dressed like an old farmer, wearing a straw hat, and was watering the fruits. He turned his head to look at Jiang Yun and Linglong, and said casually, "You two can find a place to sit."

As he said this, he was about to continue watering the plants. Jiang Yun forced a smile and quickly walked to Ye Xiuyuan's side: "Mr. Ye, let me help you..."

"Hey, stop it. If you show your kindness to others for no reason, they are either traitors or thieves." Ye Xiuyuan raised his hand to stop Jiang Yun and said, "Besides, Captain Jiang is an official of the Imperial Guard. How can he do such rough work?"

"If there is something, just speak up..."

Jiang Yun touched his hair and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Ye, I came here this time to ask you for a small favor..."

"Captain Jiang, I haven't even seen the meteorite you promised to give me last time. Why do you want me to help you again so soon?" Ye Xiuyuan asked expressionlessly.

"Forget it, I'll just owe you that for now. Tell me what's going on."

Jiang Yun then hurriedly told the emperor that Mushan City was trapped and that they needed to persuade the emperor to send the Tianqi Army from the capital to provide assistance.

Ye Xiuyuan was watering the plants while listening to Jiang Yun's words.

After hearing this, he stopped what he was doing.

"I understand. You want me to help you persuade His Majesty?" Ye Xiuyuan laughed, took off his straw hat, fanned himself and said, "This is not an easy task."

He casually sat on a stone in the orchard and said slowly: "Jiang Yun, let me ask you, you are so anxious, isn't it because Xu Xiaogang and you are quite close friends?"

Hearing this, Jiang Yun smiled awkwardly: "How can you say that we are quite close? We are quite close... He even calls me brother-in-law..."

"That's right." Ye Xiuyuan laughed and said, "If the person leading the troops on the front line has no relationship with you, would you care whether Mushan City is destroyed?"

Jiang Yun was slightly stunned when he heard Ye Xiuyuan's words. It turned out that he was right.

Ye Xiuyuan said slowly: "By the same token, from your majesty's perspective, what are the consequences of Mushan City being destroyed?"

"The Hu people are harassing the north. The people of many northern provinces are afraid that they will be robbed and killed by the Hu people. But can the Hu people reach the capital? With such a long supply line and the troops being dispatched to intercept along the way, even if the Hu people's army reaches the capital, how much combat effectiveness will it have left?"

"By then, we will still have 30,000 Imperial Guards and 50,000 Apocalypse Army to guard the capital. Can the Hu people capture the capital?"

"If we don't support Mushan City, the people will just be killed and looted by the barbarians."

"If it is really as you said, dispatch the Apocalypse Army to provide support."

"If something happens to the Apocalypse Army and it is defeated, what will be the consequences?"

"There are only 30,000 imperial guards left in the capital."

"There's no need to talk about the threat of the Hu people."

"There are still 400,000 troops in the southwest. What if these 400,000 troops rebel?" "Can 30,000 imperial guards stop them?"

Ye Xiuyuan narrowed his eyes and hit the nail on the head: "Who do you think the 30,000 Imperial Guards and 50,000 Apocalypse Army are used to guard against? Guard against the Hu people? You are wrong."

"We are defending against other Zhou armies."

"Let me ask you, if you were His Majesty, would you be willing to transfer this army?"

Listening to Ye Xiuyuan's words, Jiang Yun's heart skipped a beat, his pupils shrank slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "Mr. Ye, do we have to watch Mushan City being destroyed now?"

"In short, there is no other choice for an old man like me." Ye Xiuyuan shook his head.

After entering the house, Linglong, who had been silent, stepped forward and said, "Old sir, in your opinion, besides allocating troops, is there any other way to help Mushan City?"

"Difficult." Ye Xiuyuan said calmly, "Unless you can get a huge amount of food, and deliver it to Mushan City when it is surrounded heavily."

"Can you two do this?"

Jiang Yun and Linglong both shook their heads.

"You two, please go back."

Listening to Mr. Ye Xiuyuan seeing them off, the two had no choice but to walk out of the courtyard.

The two looked at each other helplessly, and Linglong said in a deep voice: "Let's go to the Ministry of War and ask if there is any solution."

……

As the sky gradually darkened, Jiang Yun dragged his exhausted body back to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. The servant standing at the door could not help rubbing his eyes when he saw Jiang Yun appear, and then ran into the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion with a happy face.

"Madam, Miss, Master Jiang is back!"

Soon, Tao Yuelan, Xu Suwen, and Jiang Qiaoqiao, who heard the news, rushed over as soon as possible.

"elder brother!"

Jiang Qiaoqiao saw Jiang Yun coming back, and hurried over to hug Jiang Yun, and asked with some concern in her eyes: "Did you suffer any hardship when you went to the northern barbarian territory this time?"

You have to know that ordinary people have very limited understanding of the Hu people, and most descriptions are of brutality and murder.

After learning that Jiang Yun went to Beihu, Jiang Qiaoqiao has been worried.

Jiang Yun smiled and touched Jiang Qiaoqiao's forehead, saying, "Don't worry, it's okay."

As he spoke, he frowned slightly and looked at Xu Suwen and Tao Yuelan.

Xu Suwen noticed that Jiang Yun looked a little strange, so he sat next to him and asked, "What's wrong? Did the plan not go smoothly this time?"

"No, it has nothing to do with this." Jiang Yun shook his head, but did not tell Tao Yuelan about the situation in Mushan City, lest she worry about him. He could only force a smile and said, "I'm hungry, let's eat first."

During the dinner, all kinds of delicious dishes were placed on the table. Tao Yuelan, Xu Suwen and Jiang Qiaoqiao all picked up some dishes for Jiang Yun.

"By the way, Jiang Yun, since you've returned from Beihu, have you seen Xiaogang?"

"I heard that the battle has already started on the front line."

Tao Yuelan looked a little worried. Jiang Yun took a deep breath and forced a smile: "I came back from Beihu this time in a hurry to report, but I didn't have time to see Xiaogang..."

There was no way, he knew his aunt's character too well. If she knew the truth, it would not be a good thing to worry about her every day.

Xu Suwen looked at Jiang Yun deeply, but did not ask any more questions.

Soon after dinner, Xu Suwen asked Jiang Yun to go out for a walk.

After the two left the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, Xu Suwen took him to a relatively quiet teahouse outside the Mansion, next to a stream.

As soon as Jiang Yun sat down, Xu Suwen ordered a pot of tea: "What is the situation in Mushan City?"

As she spoke, she poured Jiang Yun a cup of tea.

She didn't believe that with Jiang Yun's personality, he would not go to Mushan City to see Xu Xiaogang after returning from Beihu.

Jiang Yun took a deep breath and said slowly: "Not too good."

Then, he briefly described the situation in Mushan City.

Including he and Linglong went to the Ministry of War and met the Minister of War, but the Minister of War said that the emperor's approval must be obtained to mobilize troops.

Forget about the Apocalypse Army and the Imperial Guards, they could only dispatch some nearby troops to provide assistance.

After listening to this, Xu Suwen frowned and said in a deep voice: "It seems that it is too late."

The elite troops were either stationed in the border army or in the imperial guards and the Tianqi Army, and the rest were engaged in encirclement and suppression of banditry in the southwest.

The remaining troops are basically a group of scattered soldiers and generals with poor organization.

It would probably take half a month just to gather all the troops and march to Mushan City.

The day lilies are cold.

Xu Suwen's eyes lit up slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "I have another way."

"Do you have another idea?" Jiang Yun was slightly stunned.

Xu Suwen thought about it, nodded heavily, and said: "The remaining troops of the Northern Hu royal court are not that many. If we can send a surprise force to attack the Wanyan royal court, things may turn around."

Jiang Yun said helplessly: "Where can we find such a special force?"

(End of this chapter)