Yuguan is located in the southwest of Liaoxi County, with Chongshan Mountain to the north and the sea to the south. It is the only way from the pass to the northeast. Less than a hundred miles to the west is Youzhou Panguan.

The two passes face each other across the mountains, and Yuguan has been the border between the four northeastern counties and Youzhou since the time of Emperor Wuzong. As long as you enter Yuguan, you will reach the land of Youzhou. After leaving Yuguan, you will directly enter the Northeast.

Liaoxi County.

When Qin Xiao led the army out of the pass, he had naturally been to Yuguan in person and was quite familiar with the situation at Yuguan.

Yuguan has always been guarded by the Liaodong Army. Although Yuguan stretches for hundreds of miles, because it is a pass within the empire, there are not many troops stationed there. The entire Yuguan defense line only has about a thousand people.

Guarded by soldiers and horses.

There is a general guarding Yuguan at Yuguan. Qin Xiao still remembers that the name of the general guarding Yuguan is Chun Yubu. He is a famous general of the Liaodong Army. When he came out of the pass, Qin Xiao also met him at Yuguan, but at that time

Chunyu Bu became wary of Long Ruijun and behaved very coldly.

Today Huo Mianzhi came to ask for the transportation of troops and food, but Qin Xiao suddenly felt a chill in his heart. Only then did he realize that Yuguan was still in the hands of the Liaodong Army.

The Long Rui Army has entered Guangning City in western Liaoning. If it can successfully stay here in the end, it will naturally use Liaoxi County as its foundation to fight against the Liaodong Army in the northeast.

Qin Xiao had not realized that there was a hidden danger in Yuguan before. When he heard Huo Mianzhi's request, Qin Xiao understood that even if he finally took control of Liaoxi, there was still an ambush behind him.

A sharp-toothed wolf.

Chunyu Bu controlled Yuguan. If the Liaodong Army wanted to interfere with or even directly cut off the trade routes of the Heishan Trading Ground, it would be an easy task.

"Who is responsible for delivering food?" Qin Xiao asked calmly and with a smile.

Huo Mianzhi said: "This was originally escorted by the county lieutenant who dispatched soldiers and horses from the Guangning Army. In addition to the rickshaw pullers, three hundred soldiers were usually dispatched to escort the grain and grass. Qiaojun...Qiao Mingshui was convicted and is now being held accountable.

He is imprisoned in prison, and the soldiers and horses in the city are under the custody of the High Supervisory Army, so who should escort the food and grass should be dispatched by the High Supervisory Army."

"That's it." Qin Xiao nodded and said, "Has Mr. Huo met Gao Jianjun?"

Huo Mianzhi shook his head and said: "Things come first. In the past, the team transporting grain and grass was ready, and then troops were sent to join the grain team. Originally, the matter of adjusting the grain was handled by the Hucao officer under the command of the lower official, and the Hucao officer prepared it.

The grain and grass must be checked and registered, and a Hucao official should be sent to escort the grain and grass. The Guangning army will then send troops to protect it. Now that the grain team is not ready, it does not trouble the Gao Supervisory Army. General Qin, your troops are stationed in Guangning City.

, guarding the granary and armory. This is because of Qiao Mingshui's rebellion. The general is worried that there are rebels in the city who will take the opportunity to cause chaos. There is nothing wrong with protecting important places in this way." After a pause, he continued: "But the official is the Prime Minister of Liaoxi County.

, the armory is not under the jurisdiction of Xiaguan, but the granary is within the scope of Xiaguan's management. Now Xiaguan is blocked in and out of the granary, and many official affairs cannot be handled smoothly. I guess this was not General Qin's original intention."

Qin Xiao smiled and said: "That's natural. As long as they are not involved in the rebellion, of course the officials of the various departments must do their jobs impartially."

"General Qin thinks so, that's the best thing." Huo Mianzhi breathed a sigh of relief, cupped his hands and said: "The Yuguan garrison's military supplies cannot be delayed. They must set off before noon tomorrow at the latest, so they must be transported from the warehouse today.

Allocate grain." He took an official letter from his arms, stood up and handed it to Qin Xiaodao: "This is an official letter on allocating grain. The relevant yamen such as Xiaguan and Hucao have also signed and stamped it. The procedures are complete and there are no problems.

This official letter of grain adjustment was supposed to be taken by Hucao officials to go directly to extract grain and grass, but now the granary is guarded by the soldiers and horses of General Qin. Without the general's order, the granary cannot be entered, so the lower official came to the general and asked the general to

Ordered to be released."

Qin Xiao nodded and said: "So that's it. Mr. Huo, what you just said is right. Long Rui's army entered the city just because they were worried about rebelling and causing chaos. It would never affect the official affairs of the various yamen in the city. In this case, you go first, and I will

Immediately send someone over to tell you that as long as you have Mr. Huo's seal, you can enter and leave the granary without anyone blocking you."

"Thank you, general." Huo Mianzhi stood up and cupped his hands and said, "Then I will retire first."

Qin Xiao stopped and said, "Master Huo, wait a minute."

"General, do you have any other orders?"

"Master Huo, do you know Fang Wei?"

Huo Mianzhi was startled, then nodded and said: "He is a staff member of Governor Gongsun and has assisted the Governor for many years...!"

"He has been imprisoned." Qin Xiao did not mince words, "Some people have proved that he is preparing to cause trouble in the city."

Huo Mianzhi's expression tightened and he immediately said, "Does General Qin have any evidence?"

"There is no physical evidence, so people will not be arrested easily." Qin Xiao said calmly: "He encouraged the gangs in the city to cause chaos. Fortunately, it failed to happen. Otherwise, the people in the city would suffer and the consequences would be unpredictable. In addition, there were people who testified that Gongsun Shang's death was not

He committed suicide and was poisoned by Fang Wei."

Huo Mianzhi's body was shaken.

"Now that Fang Wei is being interrogated, the truth will eventually be found out." Qin Xiao looked solemn: "If it was really Fang Wei who poisoned Gongsun Shang, this would be a big deal. Gongsun Shang is the governor of Liaoxi County and an official of the imperial court.

Fang Wei was an aide beside him, but he was ruthless and poisoned. What was Fang Wei's motive for doing this?" He looked into Huo Minzhi's eyes and said, "Master Huo, you are the Cheng of Liaoxi County, so you are naturally familiar with the situation here. This Fang Wei

You must also know Wei’s personal history very well.”

Huo Mianzhi said anxiously: "General Qin poisoned the county guard. This matter is of course not a trivial matter. Without conclusive evidence, we must not be easily convicted. Qiao Mingshui and Gongsun Hong robbed money and made trouble. The general arrested them and imprisoned them until the court sent officials to come.

It is the best policy to interrogate and investigate thoroughly. Even if someone testifies that Fang Wei poisoned Governor Gongsun, before the court officials arrive, the general must not send people to torture to extract confessions, let alone convict easily, otherwise...

.Otherwise it is an overstep. Although General Qin commands the Long Rui Army, the investigation and handling of criminal cases does not belong to the military...!" Gritting his teeth, he solemnly said: "If General Qin abuses lynching and tortures to extract confessions, he will be demoted...

I will definitely report to the imperial court to impeach the general!"

Qin Xiao smiled and said, "This is Master Huo's duty." He raised his hand and said, "Master Huo, you can go and do your work."

Huo Mianzhi looked ugly, hesitated to speak, and finally retreated.

Qin Xiao originally planned to go to the prison to see Bai Yulou after meeting Huo Menzhi, but Huo Menzhi's arrival made him realize that there was a wolf lying in the grass behind him, and immediately sent people to arrest Yuwen Chengchao and Jiang Xiaochun.

Find it here.

"There are thousands of people guarding Yuguan. The terrain of the pass is steep and it is very strong." Yuwen Chengchao said solemnly: "When I left the pass, I paid special attention to it. With the scale of Yuguan, as long as the pass is closed, there will be three or four people.

With hundreds of people stationed there, it would be very difficult to break through the pass."

Jiang Xiaochun nodded and said: "Chun Yubu, the guard of Yu Pass, came from the Liaodong Army. Wang Xingchao's ability to hand over Yu Pass to Chunyu Bu shows his trust and respect for this man. As long as Wang Xingchao gives an order, Chunyu Bu will definitely not obey the order. Let's leave the border.

At that time, Chunyu Bu clearly showed hostility towards us." After a pause, he whispered: "If there is a military conflict between us and the Liaodong Army one day, Chunyu Bu will definitely block Yuguan and cut off the enemy without hesitation.

Our logistics.”

Qin Xiao sighed: "What General Jiang Lang said is right. I thought before that if we now have troops stationed in Guangning City, as long as we control western Liaoning and have the roads in our hands, our logistics will be safe. But just now I suddenly realized that,

We almost ignored the existence of the Yuguan garrison." With a cold face, he said in a low voice: "It is said that Yuguan is a place of throat, and for us, this is definitely true. The Liaodong Army controlled Yuguan with Chun Yubu, which is equivalent to

They are grabbing our throats. For us, this is simply a matter of life and death."

"The general has come to us. Do you want to discuss solving the problem at Yuguan?" Yuwen Chengchao asked.

Qin Xiao nodded and smiled: "Exactly. If Yuguan is not solved, how can we do other things with peace of mind if our throats are strangled."

"But it is not easy to solve the trouble in Yuguan." Jiang Xiaochun said thoughtfully: "We were able to enter Guangning City only because the general planned carefully and caught the Liaodong Army by surprise. Otherwise, it would have been impossible to control Guangning so easily.

Ning. With this lesson learned, even those at Yuguan will definitely be cautious. It will definitely not be easy to find an opportunity to capture Yuguan again. Although we are incompatible with the Liaodong Army, both armies are from the Tang Dynasty.

We cannot use force against Yuguan at all, otherwise we will immediately be labeled as a rebel."

Yuwen Chengchao nodded and said: "General Jiang Lang's words are reasonable. It is true that Yuguan cannot be controlled by the Liaodong Army. This is too great a threat to us, but if we want to take control of Yuguan, we must not

Use force."

Qin Xiao raised his hand and touched his head and said: "If we want to storm Yuguan and seize control, we are asking for death. Even if we mobilize all our troops to storm Yuguan, with Yuguan's geographical advantage and strength, we can hold out for three to five days.

It's easy. As soon as we fight, the Liaodong Army will immediately accuse us of rebellion if they don't want it. Then they can come to us openly and openly in the name of counterinsurgency." He sighed: "There are tens of thousands of them.

Everyone, if we really want to fight, Yuguan will block our retreat, and we will have nowhere to run if we want to."

Yuwen Chengchao and Jiang Xiaochun looked at each other. Although Qin Xiao said it in a joking tone, if it really comes to that point, the actual situation is indeed the case.

"Yuguan cannot be attacked by force, we can only attack it wisely." Qin Xiao said in a low voice: "I asked you two to come here because I came up with a method that is not too mature. I need you to discuss and formulate a plan together." He looked at Jiang Xiaochun and said:
Chapter completed!