Bauhinia Pass.
The pass seemed extremely silent at night.
A lantern is lit every not far away on the city wall. Looking down from the city, you can see clearly, but when you look up from the bottom, you can only see pitch black.
In the darkness between the two lanterns, Wang Wen looked expressionlessly at the Ye Xian camp in the distance. Behind him, Ren Li, Liu Shen, and more than ten generals, all wearing armor, stood solemnly.
However, if you are interested, you will find that Tao Jin, the deputy commander-in-chief of Zijingguan, is not here.
These people just stood on the city wall, without exception, looking into the distance, standing silently, without making a sound.
Under the heavy night, this group of people looked like sculptures, motionless in the biting cold wind. Half of their faces were reflected in the lights, and half of their faces were hidden in the darkness, which looked a bit strange.
Wala Camp is a full five miles away from Zijingguan. No matter how good your eyesight is, you can only see a small dot at most.
Suddenly, a dark hill somewhere in the distance became a little brighter, and it was obvious that it was on fire.
The sound of the wind blowing his robes was heard. Wang Wen, who was as motionless as a wooden sculpture, had a smile on his lips, moved his lips slightly, and asked softly.
"By this time, Shen Mu should have been captured by them, right?"
There was a slight sound of armor clashing, and the person who answered was Liu Shen, the general commander, said.
"Yes, according to the plan, Chen Mu should have revealed the news of the loss of Yanghekou to Ye Xian by this time. That ball of fire is the signal we agreed on."
Wang Wen nodded imperceptibly and continued to ask.
"How are the arrangements with Tao Jin?"
"An hour ago, General Tao sent word that 5,000 elite soldiers led by him have set up an ambush outside the city of Yuzhou on the detour and are fully prepared."
Then Wang Wen turned his attention to Ren Li who was standing aside. Under the light of the lights, his face was still extremely cold.
As if feeling Wang Wen's gaze, Ren Li hummed softly and said.
"Liu Shen!"
"exist!"
"I order you to lead five thousand cavalry as the left forward, and follow me to attack the camp in half an hour."
"yes!"
"Xu Ping!"
"exist!"
"I order you to lead five thousand infantrymen as the rear guard of the army. In half an hour, you will go out with me to fight!"
"yes!"
Waves of sonorous and powerful sounds sounded, as if breathing life into the ancient pass of Zijingguan.
With the sound of armor clashing, the originally full city wall suddenly became empty, leaving only Wang Wen and Ren Li.
The fire in the distance became more and more prosperous and had a tendency to spread.
After a while, Wang Wen spoke softly.
"This battle must be won. I leave it to Commander-in-Chief Ren."
Ren Li had a dark face as always. Ever since the imperial court issued an edict to reprimand the two of them, but in fact even Wang Wen's royal flag was not taken back, Ren Li looked like this, looking like someone who owes him
It's like giving him one hundred thousand taels of silver.
Hearing this, Ren Li glanced at Wang Wen and said coldly.
"There is no need for Mr. Wang to worry about it. Humph, the king ordered the flag to go to the battlefield and fight..."
Ren Li lowered his voice slightly for the last sentence, but there were only two of them here, how could Wang Wen not hear it.
However, he was not angry, but spoke calmly.
"Civil officials and military generals all perform their duties. If I were to go to war and you would be the commander-in-chief, there would be no need for us to exist."
"you!"
Ren Li was so choked by his words that he couldn't breathe. He snorted coldly, turned around and walked away without spending any more time with him.
However, at this moment, Wang Wen's voice sounded from behind him.
"After this battle, anyone who is appointed as the commander-in-chief will be promoted to a higher rank and become a person of the same lineage as a noble and powerful person."
"As the saying goes, flowers are blooming and brocade is cooking, and fire is cooking oil. It is hard-won to gain wealth and title. I hope that if you are the commander-in-chief, you will not choose the wrong path!"
Ren Li's body froze for a moment, but in the end he didn't say anything and went straight down the city wall.
The biting cold wind blew my robes, and scattered snowflakes seemed to begin to float in the sky.
Wang Wen looked at Ren Li's disappearing figure and let out a long sigh.
Immediately, his face returned to its usual indifference, and he stared intently at the fire in the distance, which was spreading like a prairie fire.
…………
The morning sun shines on the earth, and the majestic city of Beijing gradually wakes up.
The closed city gate slowly opened, and many vendors and pedestrians came and went on the street.
Just a few days ago, the capital city finally lifted the nine-door martial law, which made the people breathe a long sigh of relief.
Some time ago, the government troops dug trenches and strictly checked access, which frightened the people.
Various rumors were rampant, some said that the imperial court was preparing to move the capital, some said that traitors and spies had sneaked into the capital, and some said that the traitors were about to attack the capital.
It makes people panic.
Now that the martial law has been lifted, most people are relieved.
However, the intensity of the nine-door inspection is still stricter than before, and the large horse-rejecting stakes are still in place, with no intention of demolishing them. This makes some "insightful people" who have read poetry and books still spend all day.
He frowned and sighed.
Zhengyangmen, as the south gate of the capital, although it does not belong to the imperial city, it also has special significance in the capital.
Walking in from Zhengyang Gate is the main gate of the imperial city, Daming Gate.
Because it is the closest to the Imperial City, Zhengyang Gate is also the gate where officials come and go the most.
Although there is no explicit prohibition, ordinary people with small arms and legs are always afraid of accidentally bumping into nobles, so they consciously go in and out through Chongwen Gate and Xuanwu Gate on both sides.
Therefore, compared with other city gates, Zhengyang Gate seems much deserted.
Early in the morning, Zheng Erwa, the guard guarding the city, felt a little lack of energy.
The capital city is very strict these days with inspections. Finally, there have been no more inspections in the past two days. Zheng Erwa secretly sneaked into the small yard on the next street to vent the fire.
As a result, I struggled all night and became listless during the shift.
After saying hello to the two brothers who were on guard duty with him, Zheng Erwa hid beside the city wall and just wanted to take a nap for a while.
Anyway, all the people coming in and out of Zhengyang Gate are government officials, so there is nothing to investigate, and no one dares to cause trouble in this place!
However, just as he sat down against the city wall, without even closing his eyes for a moment, he heard the sound of galloping horseshoes coming from the distance.
Zheng Erwa was originally from the frontier army, and she could tell immediately that they were coming on horseback, and there were no less than fifty people.
The sun is really shining in the west today. How dare anyone dare to ride a horse at Zhengyang Gate?
Zheng Erwa opened her eyes but didn't see what was going on.
Then he felt a whistling sound coming from his ears, and the team of people rushed straight into Zhengyang Gate without stopping.
The well-placed horse-rejecting stakes at the city gate were removed at some point.
It had just snowed in the past few days, and the ground was very muddy. The group of people were galloping very fast. Zheng Erwa was accidentally splashed with mud.
He secretly said something bad and turned his attention to the group of people riding horses arrogantly. He wanted to see who was so bold.
Looking up, it was a group of cavalry, wearing armor. The leader had a bright red long feather on his helmet, indicating their identity.
At the same time, following the sound of galloping horses, several people in the cavalry team shouted loudly.
"Urgent report from Bauhinia Pass, our army has won a great victory, annihilated five thousand enemies, and shot and killed the enemy chief Boyan Timur!"
This chapter has been completed!