Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 982 Taking tens of thousands of people as hostages

After Hu Sanguang pondered for a while, he raised his head and glanced at Huangfutong, and said suddenly, "Pull Huangfutong down, and make sure he is kept alive."

Standing in the corner, a man in black robe heard the words and walked in front of Huangfutong, and wanted to take Huangfutong down. At this time, Hu Sanguang said, "If he dies, you can cut off your own head." Go!" Hu Sanguang said lightly.The man in black robe said yes respectfully.Before Huangfutong could cry out in alarm, a needle had already pierced Huangfutong's waist, and the latter collapsed on the ground, unconscious.The man in black robe saluted Hu Sanguang, lifted Huangfutong and left the tent.

Hu Sanguang said again: "This Huangfu will be sent back to Xia Jing. Your Majesty may make him one of the sacrifices in the martyr's cemetery to commemorate the soldiers who died in the war with Tubo. If your majesty agrees, I will send me The execution masters of the Ministry of Security cut this person into pieces to ensure that Huangfutong is still alive within a thousand pieces."

Hu Sanguang's words were light and calm, but they felt a chill in the ears of everyone in the tent.

After Huangfutong was taken down, everyone in the tent remained silent for a long time, frowning in thought.

I don't know how long it took before Hu Sanguang glanced over Deng Chongxuan, Wang Chao and Zhang Dawei, and said: "With your benevolence and righteousness, you will never sit back and watch the Tubo people hurt these more than 16 people. Ying Cheng and Lin Buchi obviously also saw it Knowing this, that's why they wanted to exchange these 2 people for more than 2 of them to return to Hehuang. In addition, the plan of the general, Shangguan Bingyun, and Han Tao in the hinterland of Hehuang in the Tubo Kingdom has basically succeeded. Obviously Ying Cheng Lin Buchi didn't know about this matter yet, so even if Ying Cheng Lin Buchi went back, he was not afraid of how much trouble he could stir up. The only thing was that Ying Cheng Lin Buchi led the [-]-strong army to the south and voted for the Song Dynasty. Therefore, although the three generals were very angry about how to choose this matter, it is actually not difficult to judge. I have exceeded my authority by killing the Tubo envoy just now. Now the army should attack, encircle, or rebuke Ying Chenglin Make the transaction, you decide for yourself. I still have some important things to do, so I will leave first."

As soon as the words were finished, Hu Sanguang got up and walked out of the tent. Deng Chongxuan, Zhang Dawei and Wang Chao hurriedly stood up and clasped their fists to send each other off. Hu Sanguang nodded to the three of them and left the tent.

After Hu Sanguang left, Deng Chongxuan, Zhang Dawei, Wang Chao and others didn't discuss for a long time before they came to a result.Deng Chongxuan wrote a letter and sent Chang Podao to shoot arrows into the city of Lanzhou.

As Hu Sanguang said, it is impossible to let these more than [-] people die, and it is inevitable to make a deal with Ying Chenglin Buchi.The focus now is how to operate and plan this process. While ensuring that more than [-] people are rescued from the Tubo people, the Tubo army can also be left behind.

After Yingcheng Lin Buchi read the letter, he did not send another envoy this time, but also shot the letter with arrows outside the city.

In this way, for three days in a row, the two sides finally reached a consensus.

In the early morning of September [-]th in the second year of Tianding, Chenshi.The Qinglong Legion camp on the south side of Lanzhou City withdrew from the stronghold, giving way to the siege on the southern front.

At that time, the south gate of Lanzhou opened wide.Tens of thousands of people came out of the city. Each of the more than 2 Tubo cavalry dragged seven or eight civilians with ropes behind them.In such a mess, weeping all over the sky, walking out in a mighty way.It took a full half a day for all the talents to come out of the city. The vanguard was about to reach Dafengkou, while the last one had just left Lanzhou City.

18 paces behind the [-] people, Deng Chongxuan led the Suzaku Legion to follow, and the same [-] paces on both sides were the Azure Dragon Legion that followed all the way.The Tubo army escorted more than [-] Lanzhou people along the way, and from time to time there would be a few corpses on the ground. Deng Chongxuan checked it himself, and almost all of them died of illness or starvation. Few Tubo people were beaten to death or even killed. For those who passed out, or were too hungry to walk, Deng Chongxuan, Zhang Dawei and others would order the medical team to rescue them, and let the Huotou squad prepare some food.Obviously, the Tubo people don't want to stimulate the army of Xiangfu Kingdom too much at this time.

"The order continues that the people left behind by the Tubo people, whether they are alive or dead, must be inspected by the Ministry of Security before they are treated or the corpses are collected." Deng Chongxuan remembered that Hu Sanguang came to the front line in Lanzhou this time. He remembered the relationship between the girl Shui'er and His Majesty's brother and sister, as well as the assassination of the Empress a few days ago, and the culprit who caused His Majesty's serious injury was the demon named Cui Xi.At the same time, Zhang Dawei also issued the same order.

Among the Azure Dragon Legion, there was a black carriage slowly moving forward with the army, surrounded by two hundred warriors in black, and outside was a cavalry battalion sent by Zhang Dawei to be responsible for the safety of the owner of the black carriage.

A middle-aged man wearing a black official uniform of the Ministry of Security came on horseback, came to the side of the carriage and dismounted, and when he was three steps away from the black carriage, he bowed and clasped his fists and said, "My lord, among these people, we spies of all kinds have mixed in with 310 Five people, there are secret information left by them in Lanzhou City, but none of them have the clues we want."

Hu Sanguang's dissatisfied voice came from inside the car: "I have asked Deng Chongxuan and Zhang Dawei to cooperate. You must keep an eye on every one of these more than [-] people, including the dead."

"Yes, my lord."

Not long after the official of the Ministry of Security left, another official of the Ministry of Security in black official uniform came and reported from outside the black carriage: "My lord, the corpses gathered by the Azure Dragon Legion today and the living The subordinates of the common people have all checked one by one, but none of them have any clues we want.”

Hu Sanguang in the carriage opened the window, gave him a cold look, and shouted: "Don't just wait to see the dead bodies and the people who are about to die. Each of you has been given binoculars. When you use it, more than [-] people and more than [-] Tubo people are within the scope of your surveillance."

"My subordinate understands."

After the official left, Hu Sanguang frowned even tighter. Not only did all the intelligence information analysis results these days show that Cui Xi, Shui'er, and Bai Canghai were still among the hundreds of thousands of people, Hu Sanguang's own So is the hunch.It is just like finding a needle in a haystack to find Cui Xi and Shui Er who are good at changing their appearance and hiding from more than [-] people.Obviously, Bai Canghai couldn't find Cui Xi and Shui'er either, but he also knew that the latter was still among these people, so he also hid among them.

"My lord, the corpses collected by the Suzaku Legion don't have the clues we want, but one of the civilians that General Deng sent to treat just now pretended to be unconscious. He was a gold medal spy sent by his subordinates. It is very likely that Xi is still among the more than [-] people. It is just where they are, and they are still inquiring." After arriving at Dafengkou, Feng Zhiyuan, the intelligence department of the Ministry of Security, led a dozen people on horseback from a distance. Hu Sanguang said.

Hu Sanguang sighed, and said: "Although the ropes of the Tubo people cannot bind our people, our people dare not act presumptuously under such circumstances. In this case, we want to find clues about Cui Xi... ...Perhaps we can only pin our hopes on General Baishang."

In the evening, at Xu time, the Tubo army dragged more than 6 people to the entrance of Dafeng.There is also a battalion guarded by the Second Brigade of Infantry of the Qinglong Army here.Blocked the way of the Tubo army.According to the agreement between the two parties, here, the Tibetans will release more than [-] people.If Yingcheng Lin Buchi wanted to march overnight, the Xiangfu army would not stop him. After Wu Shengjun arrived, the Tubo army would release another [-] people according to the agreement.The remaining [-] Tubo troops will be taken to Hezhou, the border of the Tubo Kingdom in Hehuang, and then released.

Although everything is currently proceeding smoothly according to the agreement, Yingcheng Lin Buchi believes that when he releases all the people of Xiangfu Kingdom in his hands, or most of the people, even if they are already in the city of Hezhou, the Kingdom of Tubo, Xiangfu Kingdom The army will inevitably launch a crazy attack.Therefore, Ying Cheng Lin Bu chided to ensure that the army had a good rest and was prepared to fight hard at any time.

Yingcheng Lin Buchi ordered the camp to be set up, summoned the generals and leaders to discuss matters, and dispatched a large number of guard sentries, emphasizing that every Tubo soldier should tie up the hands and feet of four or five Xiangfu people on his hands, and look close to him.It is necessary to ensure that all the people of Xiangfu country can be killed in the first time.In Yingcheng Lin Buchi's view, in this way, the people of Xiangfu Kingdom would not dare to act rashly.As for the food of these Xiangfu people, the Tubo people will never care about it. If they die of starvation, they will be thrown out of the camp.

During this process, the Suzaku Legion and the Qinglong Legion also had to set up their defenses and set up their camps. At the same time, they each sent a battalion to cooperate with the people from the Ministry of Security to screen out the people of the Liuwan Xiangfu Kingdom released by the Tubo people one by one, and then gave them food. Have a full meal, settle down and rest, and wait until tomorrow morning, then send a small group of troops to escort and lead them back to Lanzhou. All the food was looted by the Tubo people, and the imperial court had to spend a lot of money, materials and manpower to help these people rebuild their homes and tide over the difficulties.This matter is an extremely cumbersome process, and Ye Chen has sent the right minister Ma Wentao to come here in person to sit in Laizhou to lead the matter.

A total of more than 20 people from both sides have camped in this area, covering an area of ​​more than 30 miles in length and width.Looking from a high altitude, you will find that the Tubo people's camp is surrounded by the army of Xiangfu Kingdom in all directions.If there is a slight change in the former, the army of the Xiangfu Kingdom will respond immediately.

The people on both sides were busy from the evening until midnight, but the people from the Ministry of Security were still excluding those civilians one by one. This matter probably made the nearly thousand people brought by Hu Sanguang busy all night.

(End of this chapter)