Qingshui County is located in the heart of Yan Country, crisscrossed by waterways, bordering the sea and a major river. It connects Lu State and Jun City through its waterways, making it a wealthy port county and a key waterway hub of Yan Country.
Within Qingshui County, the Qing River originates, a river that flows from Qi Country.
The Qing River flows throughout Qi Country, and the city of Qingzhou in Qi Country was nad after it.
Via the Qing River below, one can strike directly at the heart.
Qingshui County is too close to the Central State Region of Yan Country. Saying it belongs to the Southern Border is a bit of a stretch. If there wasn’t the matter of Qi Country lending passage, no one would guess that the Wei Army would attack there.
In conveying this matter to Rong Heng, Yuan Lang showed his utmost sincerity.
"Attacking the east to divert attention to the west is indeed Wei Junzhuo’s most frequent tactic."
After hearing Yuan Lang, Rong Heng began to analyze: "But what if Wei Junzhuo has already guessed your plan, and what you told is actually what he wants to know?"
Yuan Lang’s expression changed, recalling his journey with determination, he firmly said:
"I was extrely cautious on the way; Jinzhou is in chaos. Even if Wei Junzhuo has spies, he wouldn’t get any news in such a short ti. He absolutely couldn’t know that I had a eting with you here."
After all, Yuan Lang is the Prince Lin’an of Wei Country, eting privately with a Yan prince would ruin his reputation if it got out. Yuan Lang wouldn’t let Wei Junzhuo catch him with such leverage.
"Wei Junzhuo doesn’t need to know where we t; he just needs to know that you are collaborating with Yan Country, and he can use your mouth to mislead about many things," Rong Heng said.
Yuan Lang frowned, realizing the high probability of Rong Heng’s words:
"So in your opinion, Wei Junzhuo deliberately let know he was going to attack Qingshui County, but his actual target is Cang Wind Port? But if he just wanted to make you indecisive, he might have already guessed your reaction."
A copper basin on the table was removed, replaced by a simple sheepskin map.
Rong Heng’s slender index finger pointed at Qingshui County on the map, his voice calm and ethereal, drawing hearts and minds into his words:
"Regardless of what I’m thinking or whether Wei Junzhuo has guessed my thoughts, one’s actions always leave traces. Like grass snakes hiding in the shadows, he’s closely involved with the envoy from Qi Country, which is an already confird premise... With this premise, both Cang Wind Port and Qingshui County could be his targets.
But the forr doesn’t require so much calculation. The latter, deep in Dayan’s belly, risks startling them into action, so it seems to that neither of these places is actually his target."
Following Rong Heng’s reasoning, Yuan Lang asked, "Then... what does he really want?"
Rong Heng’s fingertips landed on a winding river.
"Attacking the east to divert attention to the west... might not only be aid at Yan Country."
It could also be aid at Qi Country.
A third guess rose in his heart, but everything depended on how Wei Junzhuo would act.
Yuan Lang’s eyes widened.
The moon rose and faded, as the sun on the other side rose, dispelling the autumn morning mist tinged with frost.
The eting between Rong Heng and Yuan Lang ended, and they parted ways outside Jinzhou City, one group heading north, the other south.
Having ridden a long distance, Yuan Lang looked back. Rong Heng’s group had turned into distant black dots receding into the horizon.
His heart was filled with thoughts, and the subordinate beside him asked, "What’s wrong, Prince?"
Yuan Lang turned around and shook his head. "Let’s go."
There had been many opportunities to inquire about the Emperor of Yan’s recent situation to Rong Heng, but he hadn’t.
This could be his last eting with Rong Heng in this lifeti, and his heart contained more than selfish desires and ambition. If possible, he also wanted... to end this chaotic world.
So be it. Maybe he couldn’t do it, but he believed those two definitely could.
No matter what place Wei Junzhuo intended to attack, as Prince Xiang, Rong Heng first had to return to Yinzhou to oversee the entire Southern Border.
After six months away from Yinzhou, Rong Heng returned and imdiately beca busy, with piles of military reports to review every day.
In Yinzhou City, the training ground that Young Master Xiao Lie once built for the Marquis Mansion, after being personally modified by Rong Heng, its original designer, was finally opened to the entire Southern Border’s border army.
The once solitary Pingnan Army led by Su Yi was partially selected by Rong Heng, with seasoned veterans integrated into other border armies, aiming to restore the glory of the Pingnan Army of the past.
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