Yutai Bi

Chapter 295
Jing Chu's face was calm: "It has been two full months since Suiye City ambushed He Lu. Do you know why the Duke of the Kingdom has only rushed to Zhexi City now?"

"Yes. There have been several battles during this period, if the ninth brother can rush back to the camp, he will be able to expose the true face of that fellow!" Du Jingxian said bitterly.

"That day when we retreated south, we were ambushed by Feng Zhong's men by the Zhenzhu River. The Duke crossed the river, and I rushed out. I don't know how many of the three hundred guards survived. I made a detour to Dashi City. When we met Grandpa Guo, he was being chased and killed. We rushed out of the encirclement. Grandpa Guo suffered from cold and fever, and was injured. His whole body was on fire. It took three days for him to wake up. It was cold, and it took ten days to recover in the cave of the stone mountain. We continued to go south to Congling to join our team. Along the way, the pursuit never stopped. The people who came to kill us were not barbarians , it’s Tang Jun. He couldn’t go south, so he turned around and turned back. At this time, the news of the Duke’s defection to the enemy has already spread.”

"It's so vicious! Who sent people to chase you all the way?" Du Jingxian said through gritted teeth.

Jing Chu smiled and said: "There are many people who are looking forward to the death of the Duke...including the emperor."

Du Jingxian was surprised: "How is it possible?"

"The Duke got a letter. It was written by the emperor to Su Dingfang. After receiving that letter, the Duke decided to take the initiative to hand over his seal. I only hope that I know the facts and will be safe after this battle." Go back to Chang'an and be an idle nobleman." Jing Chu sneered, "Unfortunately, they still refused to let him go. The Duke went to ambush He Lu, but someone tipped Feng Zhong and let Feng Zhong guard us on the way to retreat. There are spies in the army. The people who chased us have been chasing us. We can't get close to the camp of the army. If we can't meet the two armies against each other, the person pretending to be the Duke of the State will appear on the battlefield. Even if the Lord of the State appears, You can’t tell. Maybe if you get close to the camp, you will be shot to death with random arrows.”

Hearing this, Du Jingxian became even more anxious: "Wang Shishilang tied us up, if he is also involved in the pursuit of the ninth brother, wouldn't we not be able to see the commander-in-chief?"

Jing Chu said: "In addition to Su Dingfang, you must meet Yuchi Saburo. The emperor appointed him as the food supervisor. The old Duke Yuchi is still alive, and his elder brother is highly valued by the emperor. The Duke thinks that the emperor obtained the secret from the Western Army. , one of them was written by Yuchi Saburo. You are in charge of ordnance anchors in the rear, you should have dealt with him, right?"

"Yes! Before departure, he repeatedly told me to confirm with my own eyes to see if the person wearing the armor of the ninth brother is the ninth brother himself. His wife is the cousin of the ninth brother's wife. He will definitely help us. However, Wang Shi Shiro thinks we are spies, why don't you let us see the commander?"

"There is a way...you come here with your ears."

The two discussed in low voices for a long time before waiting for Wang Shishilang to come back.

At this moment, the air in Zhexi City suddenly became tense.The city gate guards and guards all testified that they saw Du Yansui enter the city.However, Feng Zhong did not wait for his apprentice to come.He reacted quickly and called a group of people to count the dead bodies on the mountain road.

Half an hour later, the spies reported: "It seems that the leading partial general is missing. At that time, General Du asked someone to withdraw and deal with the partial general alone."

Feng Zhong understood immediately: "It seems that Sanlang of the Du family put on armor and sneaked into the city. Du Ruhui's nephew is also so capable? Didn't he mean that he is a civil servant? He is too courageous. point."

Confused, Feng Zhong immediately ordered: "Search the whole city. All Han men should be arrested first!"

Zhexi City is a big city on the Silk Road.During the war, Suiye City was besieged by He Lu.The merchants of the Tang Dynasty who went to the Western Regions did not dare to go north, and stayed in the city.

He Lu's soldiers searched from house to house, and the whole city rioted.The city lord was alarmed.

The city lord looked for He Lu anxiously.He doesn't care who is the Khan, but if those merchants are captured and killed, who will dare to enter Zhezhe City in the future?Without merchants and goods, Zhexi City will only become more and more barren, and eventually become an abandoned city on the Gobi Desert.

He Lu haha ​​smiled and toasted the city lord's wine: "The Han people are cunning and greedy. The Tang army broke the city, and they can go back to Chang'an after winning the battle. Zhezhe City is their spoils of war. They will take all the beautiful concubines in your house. Go, pry clean all the pearls and gems inlaid on your throne. Didn’t we defend the city well? If we keep guard for a while, the Tang army’s food and grass will not be able to keep up. It’s not a businessman, it’s a Tang Army spy who sneaked in from the city!”

The city lord said angrily: "But your subordinates and Feng Shuai's people are forcing the merchants to take money as ransom. The extorted merchants will not dare to come to my city to do business in the future!"

He Lu said disapprovingly: "Tea leaves grow all over the mountains and plains like grasslands in the Central Plains. Chinese profiteers cut grass-like tea leaves in exchange for our pearls, gold and precious stones. This is clearly bullying us. Now they are analyzing We sent troops to protect them. They should exchange gold and pearls and gems. A pearl can buy a cart of tea in Datang. They paid the money, but they only earned a little less."

"Really?" The city lord was dubious.

"If you don't believe me, the city lord, you can ask the merchants. See if they will come again in the future." He Lu smiled and called a guard to bring a merchant.

The businessman was so frightened that he knelt down and kowtowed, "Don't kill me. I'll give you gold!"

He Lu stretched out his hand to stroke his curly beard, and said triumphantly, "Look, the Han people are all soft-boned. Hey, I will spare your life. How about you come to Zhexi City to do business again in the future?"

"Ah?" The businessman never expected to hear such a sentence when he was brought out by himself.

"I won't kill you. You will come here to do business later. How?"

The businessman was ecstatic: "Definitely! Definitely! As long as you save the villain's life, you can say anything!"

He Lu waved his hand, and asked someone to take the merchant out, and toasted the city lord with a smile: "I said so. The merchants will come again."

After pouring down several large bowls of wine, Feng Zhong came, holding a box and brought it up: "This is the intention of the merchants to honor the city lord."

The box opened to reveal a piece of jewels.

The city lord watched greedily, continued to drink happily, and was carried out of He Lu's big tent until he was drunk.

After dark, Feng Zhong found nothing, and Tang Jun's spies didn't know where he was born, so where would he hide?If this person cannot be found, the city of Zhexi is in danger of being destroyed.

He never expected that Du Yansui would be forced out of the earthen hut after a massive shop search in the city.With nowhere to go, he was lying on the high beams of the stables in the City Lord's Mansion, racking his brains to figure out how to destroy the water source in the city.

Cui Zhongdong strolled to Tanying to look for Wang Shishilang without incident, and by coincidence, he heard what the soldier said.Hearing the words Du Yansui's personal guard, he frowned, and walked over: "The grain truck was robbed today, so it's a serious matter. Your general asked me to bring these two people to see the marshal. The military situation is urgent and we must not mistaken!"

The guarding soldier hesitated and said, "My general said we will discuss it after he comes back."

Cui Zhongdong slapped him on the forehead: "The marshal wants to see Du Jingxian, which will delay the military plane. Can your general take this responsibility?"

The soldiers knew that Du Jingxian was going to transport food today, and fled back alone. It was reasonable for the marshal to mention him, and he was more thoughtful: "The marshal wants to ask General Du, you just take him away! The one has to wait for my general to come back." .”

Cui Zhongdong had no choice but to call two people in to pull Du Jingxian.

"Cui Zhongdong! What are you going to do? Wang Shishilang! You kidnap this officer privately. I have important military information to report to the marshal. Come out!" Du Jingxian sat on the ground and yelled loudly.

The voice spread in the night, and Cui Zhongdong kicked him angrily: "There are 300 people in the food transportation team, you are greedy for life and afraid of death and escape, you should be executed according to military law!"

Seeing the hideous look on his face, Du Jingxian was shocked and shouted: "We found a shortcut in the mountains, and I came back to report to the marshal!"

If there is another shortcut to reach the opposite barracks, Du Jingxian can make a great contribution.At this moment, Cui Zhongdong regretted not being able to stop Du Jingxian's mouth.

Exploring the way is the work of exploring the camp.Wang Shishilang went out today because he wanted to find the way out of Shishan again.Hearing the word "shortcut", the camp-exploring soldiers were surprised and delighted, and surrounded them one after another: "General Du, have you really found another way?"

"Your general misunderstood us! I just came back to report the matter to the Marshal. Breaking Tuo Zhe City is just around the corner! Hurry up and untie me and send me to see the Marshal!" Du Jingxian yelled.

This is in the Tang army camp.Du Jingxian wants to see Su Dingfang again.He is a civil servant, and he is not afraid that he will assassinate the marshal.The soldiers untied Du Jingxian's rope.

Du Jingxian pointed to the inside of the tent and said: "Jingchu is the most familiar with the mountain road. He wandered around the mountain for more than ten days and only met me today. Hurry up and bring him out."

"Jing Chu is Du Yansui's personal guard. He is Du Yansui's cousin. So many brothers in Tanying failed to find the way in Shishan, so you found it? Du Jingxian, you are so vicious! You actually got Du Yansui Yan Sui instructed to come and lure our army to ambush!" Cui Zhongdong seized the opportunity and shouted, quietly taking out a dagger in his hand.

He can let Du Jingxian off for the time being, but he must not let Jing Chu off.

Jing Chu looked on coldly, and laughed loudly: "Is it fair, why don't you just meet the commander-in-chief? If you don't want me to be untied, just go to see the commander-in-chief like this!"

When Wang Shishilang came back, he saw that the Tanying camp was full of people.A soldier shouted: "General Wang has returned to camp!"

Cui Zhongdong withdrew the dagger in his hand, and greeted him with a smile on his face: "Wang Shishilang!"

(End of this chapter)