Han Dao world

Chapter 303

Han Sui lay on the map, looked at it for a long time, and finally shook his head.

"If the news leaks out, the risk of a surprise attack is too great. Victory is not enough to be happy, and defeat is not enough to cause death." He raised his head and looked at Yang Xiu. "Yang Shizhong, wait a little longer."

Yang Xiu was noncommittal.

The words were not speculative, and he felt that he had nothing to say to Han Sui.

"Where is Jia Shizhong?"

Han Sui saw what Yang Xiu meant, and felt a little unhappy.

These aristocratic children are always so defiant.

"Jia Shizhong is in the big camp behind, about [-] miles away. There is luggage, so walk slowly. If you want to go, I will send someone to escort you. There are many Qianghu here, and there are often robbers, so it is not safe."

"Thank you." Although Yang Xiu didn't want to owe Han Sui favors, he didn't dare to be too careless out of safety considerations.

"Then I won't keep you." Han Sui waved his hand, signaling Cheng Gongying to take Yang Xiu out.

Cheng Gongying winked at Han Sui, but Han Sui was unmoved.Cheng Gongying had no choice but to say: "General, I'm just going to see Jia Shizhong for advice, so let's send Yang Shizhong there by the way."

Han Sui frowned and said nothing.

Cheng Gongying got out of the account and caught up with Yang Xiu. "General Zhenxi has to deploy troops and has no time to entertain. Please forgive me."

Yang Xiu disagreed. "It doesn't matter. They both serve the imperial court, but their responsibilities are different." He thought for a while, and then said: "If Baima Tong is not in Lingwu Valley, where might he go?"

"It's hard to say." Cheng Gongying shook his head regretfully. "West of Lingwu Valley, beyond Beiyi Mountain (Helan Mountain) is the desert. They may go west to Duyeze, or north to Tushenze. Or they may simply stay in Beiyi Mountain and wait for an opportunity to attack. If Without a guide, it’s a trivial matter if you can’t catch up, but if you get lost, the consequences will be disastrous.”

Yang Xiu didn't say anything more.

He rushed here all the way from Hedong, suffered a lot on the way, and had personal experience.The inside of the fortress is already so difficult and dangerous. Once out of the fortress, the difficulty can be imagined.

It is easy to chase after lightly, but if you really get lost, it will be a disaster.

The old ministers tried their best to prevent the emperor's expedition, and even made an oath with the emperor, resolutely disagreeing with the emperor's going out of the fortress, which is still reasonable.

Cheng Gongying led a hundred riders to escort Yang Xiu, and hurried all the way, doing his best.

On the road, I encountered scouts from the Huns several times, and followed them from a distance like a pack of wolves.Without Cheng Gongying, no one can guarantee whether Yang Xiu would be in danger.

On the way, Cheng Gongying met Ma Chao.

Ma Chao had just chased and killed a group of Xiongnu scouts, and killed three of them with blood spattered all over his face, full of murderous intent.

"These Hu dogs are too arrogant." Ma Chao scolded: "How dare you go deep into the hinterland of the Northland, and the Northland prefect doesn't care?"

Cheng Gongying made an introduction for them, specifically explaining that Yang Xiu was sent as an envoy under the imperial edict and had just returned from seeing Baima Tong.

Ma Chao looked at Yang Xiu and grinned. "Four generations and three males, it's really not bad. What's Baima Tong's appearance and martial arts? You tell me, next time I meet him, I won't miss him."

Yang Xiu said: "Then I won't tell you, I still want to kill him myself."

"you?"

"Why, look down on me?" Yang Xiu laughed twice. "My family's ancestors were also entrusted with military merits."

Ma Chao looked at Yang Xiu in surprise.

He only knew that the Hongnong Yang family was the heir to Confucian classics, but he didn't know that the Hongnong Yang family was also a military meritorious prince.What surprised him the most was that Yang Xiu was not ashamed, but proud.

This was very different from the children of the aristocratic families he had come into contact with, and he immediately liked it.

"Really? Then look for an opportunity to learn from each other?"

"I can't ask for it." Yang Xiu agreed.

Ma Chao laughed loudly, stretched out his hand to take Yang Xiu's arm, shook it vigorously, and said to Cheng Gongying, "Okay, I'll send Mr. Yang to see Mr. Yang, you can go back."

Cheng Gongying pointed at the dark sky, and said angrily, "You asked me to rush back in the middle of the night? Thank you for having the nerve to say so."

Ma Chao patted his head and reached out to grab Cheng Gongying. "Forget, forget. Don't be angry, aren't you afraid that Uncle Wen Yue will become suspicious. Let's go, I'll buy you a drink."

Cheng Gongying pushed Ma Chao's hand away calmly. "I'll talk about the wine later. It's getting late, so I'd better go to bed early. Tomorrow morning, report the situation to the husband as soon as possible, and ask him to make a plan. If there is a delay, Baimatong will really run away."

Ma Chao thought it was reasonable, and reprimanded his subordinates to return to camp.

Yang Xiu could see clearly, so he took some time to chat with Ma Chao.

Ma Chao was in a good mood, half joking and half serious, saying that Han Sui had worked so hard to win this opportunity to be a pioneer.It was supposed to find a gap to attack, but now he hesitates, which may delay the opportunity of the battle.

Cheng Gongying turned a deaf ear, and his face remained normal.

Yang Xiu was puzzled, but did not ask further questions.

Back at the camp, it was already midnight.

Ma Chao arranged for Yang Xiu and Cheng Gongying to rest, and asked Yang Xiu what kind of woman he liked.

Yang Xiu had also seen the world before, so he wasn't surprised at all. "It's all for sleeping, there will be opportunities in the future. If Meng Qi is not tired, I have a few things that I want to ask you for advice."

Ma Chao was overjoyed. "Okay, let's squeeze together tonight."

He still called two bearded women and asked them to wait for Yang Xiu to wash up, and then he brought some wine and meat to drink with Yang Xiu.

The two sat down, exchanged cups and drank a few cups.

"What kind of wine is this? Really strong." Yang Xiu bared his teeth.

"Qiang wine is brewed from the highland barley grown in the Qiang land. It is as strong as the Qiang women. But it doesn't go over the head, so drink it at ease." Ma Chao said, adding another glass of wine to Yang Xiu. "What do you want to ask? Just ask, I know everything."

Yang Xiu took a look at Ma Chao. "Meng Qi knows that your name has been heard by the emperor?"

Ma Chao's eyes flickered slightly. "Is it?"

"Jia Shizhong once told His Majesty that good generals come out of the Northwest, and among the young heroes, Meng Qi is the most."

Hearing that Jia Xu praised herself so much in front of the emperor, Ma Chao was delighted, and couldn't hide the smile on his face, but said a few words of humility.

"But why didn't Meng Qi be the vanguard, but let Han Wenyue be the vanguard instead?" Yang Xiu looked puzzled. "As Meng Qi said, Han Wenyue is so prudent, I'm afraid it will delay the battle."

The smile on Ma Chao's face gradually disappeared, holding the wine glass in his hand, he pondered for a moment.

"I shouldn't have said this, but Dezu and I hit it off right away, so I won't hide it from you. There are several Qianghu leaders under Han Wenyue's command. They fought against the Eastern Qiang with Duan Gong back then. They are familiar with the battle formation and the North Geography. This pioneer, apart from him, no one else can do it.”

Yang Xiu immediately asked, "Are there any Huns?"

Ma Chao glanced at Yang Xiu, raised his glass, and drank it down with Yang Xiu.

"Mr. Duan quelled the Qiang rebellion back then. He had thousands of followers under his command. There were all kinds of people, not just the Huns? However, don't think that the Huns will definitely be with the Huns. There may be hatred between them. It is bigger than the enmity between the Han and the Huns. Han Wenyue's reluctance is not because there are Huns under his command, but because he is worried that the loss will be too great, which will affect his wealth."

(End of this chapter)