Chen Man, the guard of Zhuxian Post, was holding a Mo Dao and watched as two to three thousand black-shirted thieves landed at the pier less than a thousand steps away. They did not advance towards the military camp, but went straight through the town to the north.
After all, I breathed a sigh of relief.
Two to three thousand men in black robes and armor marched northward. Even though there were only a small number of war cavalry, in the moonlight it looked as majestic as the surging black tide.
While Chen Man breathed a sigh of relief, he was also puzzled and slightly shocked.
The biggest target further north is Bianliang City. The black-shirted thieves bypassed Zhuxianyi and are really going to Bianliang City? Bianliang City is guarded by 30,000 to 40,000 soldiers and horses. Are the black-shirted thieves running there to seek death?
At this time, several riders came from the south towards the military stronghold.
"Who?! Who are you? Aren't you going to break into the military stronghold without permission and be shot dead as thieves?"
When the newcomers came within a stone's throw of the military stronghold, Chen Man saw clearly that the men riding on them were all large green mules, and he sternly shouted at them to stop.
"General Chen Man is at the top of the city. Why should an old friend come to visit? How should we treat him with evil words?" The two leading men jumped off their mules and walked straight towards the military stronghold. One of them shouted to the military stronghold.
"..." Chen Man motioned to the left and right to be calm, stared at the two people walking under the wall, and asked hesitantly, "Is it Master Zhou Xuyi? Master Zhou, what are you doing here so late?"
"General Chen, won't you invite me to the village for a drink of tea?" Zhou Xuyi asked, looking up at Chen Man who was visiting from the top of the city.
Even though Zhuxianyi is far less prosperous than before, it is still the most important water and land terminal in the south of Bianliang City. Zhou Xuyi ran a shop in Zhuxianyi in order to find out information for the black shirt army.
Chen Man also secretly received many benefits from Zhou Xuyi.
However, Chen Man's previous benefit from Zhou Xuyi was that he only wanted to prevent soldiers from disturbing the Zhou family's shop in Zhuxianyi. At most, he could buy whatever the military stronghold needed and take care of the Zhou family's business.
As soon as a large group of black-shirted thieves passed through Zhuxianyi Town and headed north, Zhou Xuyi came to the military camp late at night to visit him. Even if Chen Man wanted to pretend to be blind, would the other generals and military officials around him pretend to be blind with him?
"The night is already dark, and the world is not peaceful now. The military stronghold is an important place for military aircraft. Master Zhou, please don't make any mistakes. Please go back!" Chen Man took a deep breath and said.
"It's not that Zhou made a mistake, it's that General Chen made a mistake too deeply," Zhou Xuyi said. "If General Chen is worried, he can tie Zhou up and march into the stronghold! Zhou secretly communicated with the black-shirted army, and again at night
If General Chen doesn't arrest Zhou in Kengjunzhai, he won't be able to explain it to Shangfeng, right?"
"Master Zhou, you admitted that you had secretly communicated with the black-shirted thief, but don't blame Chen for being unkind!" Chen Man said through gritted teeth.
He didn't dare to open the village gate at this time, so he ordered people to go out of the village with ropes and tie up Zhou Xuyi and another person in front of the village wall. He thought it was a scam, but he didn't expect to hang Zhou Xuyi and the other people in the city.
Head, a few horses in the distance and then left straight away.
"Take them to prison and send them to the imperial city for investigation tomorrow!" Chen Man didn't want to have too much entanglement with Zhou Xuyi, so he tied the two of them to the top of the city and ordered them to be escorted out of the prison. He thought he would wait for the black shirt
The thief can just retreat and hand it over to the Imperial City Department, and he has nothing to do with anything.
The Chihu people made Li Ji their emperor and established the Kingdom of Da Chu. All systems were imitated by Da Yue, but everything was primitive and there was a lot of confusion:
For example, Privy Councilor Yue Hailou commanded troops and was stationed in Chenzhou, and did not interfere with the defense of Bianliang or other military affairs.
For example, setting up bodyguards, horse and infantry troops with commanders on the left and right, and Yu waiting on the left and right, respectively, to lead the Bianliang troops and horses, but there is no
The Palace Front Division and the Guards and Military Division were established to be responsible for the defense of Bianliang, and the dispatch and command of Bianliang's troops and horses were centralized in the Imperial City Division.
Inheriting the old system of Dai Yue, the Imperial City Division was originally in charge of the palace guards and the power of spying and supervision. Now the Bianliang defense affairs were included in it. At this time, Bianliang can be said to be the Bianliang of the Imperial City Division.
If any of the troops attached to the tribes had different aspirations, the Imperial City Secretary would take them as they were told, and no one could say anything about it.
In addition to the 50,000 to 60,000 surrendered troops in Bianliang and nearby counties in the capital, led by Yang Jingchen, the commander-in-chief of the Imperial City Division, who promoted official affairs and led his troops to surrender to the Chihu people in Xiongzhou, the Chihu deputy Wanhu Bage also thought that
In the name of the imperial envoy, the Imperial City Secretary directly commanded two thousand elite troops to garrison Bianliang and nearby cities.
Chen Man secretly accepted benefits from merchants, which would not involve the Imperial City Division, but colluding with the black-shirted thieves was not an ordinary crime.
What's more, the thief in black is heading to Bianliang City boldly. If Chen Man dares to be even remotely involved, is he really not afraid of having his entire family executed?
After the black-shirted thief completely disappeared from sight, he did not dare to rest in Widow Zhao's turbulent arms after returning to the mansion. Instead, he sat in the lobby of the mansion and waited for the person who went to Bianliang to deliver the message.
However, Chen Man was always restless.
The black-shirted thieves went out of their way and went to Bianliang City to die. Zhou Xuyi came to him again to throw himself into a trap. How could he really give him a piece of credit for nothing?
Chen Man was pacing in the public office hall, full of thoughts but no one to talk to. After a piece of white fish belly appeared in the east, he couldn't bear it anymore. He took two of his absolutely trustworthy followers and walked to the cell where the criminals were temporarily detained.
go.
"I thought General Chen would come to see us again after the fall of Bianliang City!"
Seeing Chen Man sending the cell guards away, the middle-aged man sitting in the haystack against the wall next to Zhou Xuyi smiled.
Chen Man suppressed the shock in his heart, his eyes wandered between Zhou Xuyi and the strange-looking middle-aged man, and he pretended to be disdainful and said: "Just two or three thousand black-shirted thieves, are you kidding me?"
"Zhou Jing, a member of the military camp at Chushan of the Dai Viet Privy Council, has met General Chen!" Zhou Jing stood up from the haystack with his hands on his hands, bowed his hands to Chen Man and said in salute, "General Chen, can you open the cell door so that we can sit down?"
say something!"
Chen Man's heart was beating wildly, and he was so shocked that he fainted, but he still forced himself to calm down, held down the saber on his waist, and said in a deep voice: "Is Master Zhou really giving a big gift to Chen today, or is it...
I’m going to make a big joke with Chen!”
"Does General Chen still think that the two or three thousand soldiers and horses that just passed by are really the black-shirted generals led by our Master Han?" Zhou Xuyi asked, "When Zhou Junjun is here, who will lead the troops to Bianliang City?"
Are you really unable to guess anything with General Chen's intelligence and ability? General Chen, you have really made a huge mistake!"
"Who?" Chen Man couldn't hide the panic in his heart anymore and asked in surprise.
"Does General Chen know who attacked Lanzhou City on a snowy night and killed the surrendered general Cao Shixiong and his troops like dogs? Does General Chen know who helped the Dai Viet Emperor defend Gong County in the battle of Bieshui, making the enemy frightened? Does General Chen know?
Who rushed thousands of miles to attack Taiyuan, defeated the enemy troops that were ten times his own, and successfully rescued 100,000 Taiyuan soldiers and civilians and evacuated south? Does General Chen know who guarded the Huai River and caused the rebel general Yue Hailou to return with tens of thousands of soldiers defeated?"
Zhou Xuyi asked, "Does General Chen really want Zhou to reveal this name?"
"How is that possible?" Chen Man was surprised and doubtful, shaking his head and saying.
"Does General Chen really think it's impossible at this point?" Zhou Jing stared
He looked into Chen Man's eyes and asked, "General Chen, do you want to torture me to see if I am fake Zhou Jing?"
The raid on Bianliang is definitely not about rushing into Bianliang City without thinking and turning Bianliang City upside down. All plans must include attracting the attention of Chihu people and Yue Hailou from the periphery.
In Bianliang City, how do you escape when the raiding troops and horses are chased and intercepted by several times or even ten times or dozens of times of enemy troops?
Zhuxianyi, located at the intersection of Caihe River and Guoshui River, is indeed a node with a very strategic position.
However, there are only 2,000 elite troops lurking in this time. If Zhuxianyi is attacked by force, in addition to the worry of dividing the troops, it is difficult to guarantee the surprise of the attack on Bianliang.
There are a total of 50,000 troops stationed in Bianliang and the counties of Gyeonggi. In addition to two thousand red cavalry, in addition to the more than 10,000 troops and horses directly related to Xiongzhou surrender general Yang Jingchen, the most important part is the force after the sudden fall of Bianliang.
The Gyeonggi garrison surrendered due to the situation.
In addition to the uneven combat effectiveness of the garrison in Gyeonggi, because they were newly attached, their hands had not been stained with much blood of the Vietnamese people, and they had no sense of identification with the Red Husbands. In the garrison of Bianliang, they were also subject to
The guard is mainly responsible for guarding the outer city and the surrounding walled city, while the inner city and imperial city of Bianliang are mainly guarded by Yang Jingchen and the Red Guards.
In the past, the Black Shirt Army was most active along the Cai River. In order to gain a foothold in Zhuxianyi, Zhou Xuyi had more contact with Chen Man, the guard of Zhuxianyi. He learned that Chen Man mainly grew up in Bianliang City, and Bianliang suddenly fell.
Later, he was forced to follow him up the peak. At this time, Zhao Zhang, who was commanded by Yu, the chief minister of the Puppet Chu Imperial City, surrendered to the enemy.
However, Chen Man himself was still quite dissatisfied with the brutal killings of the Red Husbands, and he usually did not dare to show it. He was assigned to guard Zhuxianyi, and he was very careful to restrain the soldiers from disturbing the merchants and the signs of the activities of the rebels in Zhuxianyi.
, also intentionally turning a blind eye.
Zhou Jing and Zhou Xuyi "thrown themselves into a trap" first, and planned to reveal their identities to Chen Man after breaking into Bianliang City.
Of course, Chen Man is not a fool. He is deeply aware that what happened tonight is full of weirdness, so it would be great if he took the initiative to come over...
Chen Man couldn't stand still. He pointed to the bench next to him and asked his followers to help him drag it over.
Chen Man sat down on the bench and felt as if a huge stone was pressing down on his shoulders, making him breathless.
The Jingsheng Army, Yulu General Xu Huai personally led troops and horses to raid Bianliang City!
How can this be?
How can this be?
Or why is this impossible?
"General, please do not be seduced by those who rebel against the party,"
Seeing that Chen Man was hesitating, a personal attendant hurriedly advised him,
"Even if the traitor Xu Huai raids Bianliang and surprises everyone, he may be able to break into the outer city of Bianliang by surprise. But Bianliang has Yang Shuai and Chi Huxiong General Bage in charge. How can two or three thousand rebels be able to break into Bianliang?"
?In addition, it will only take three or four days for Yue Shuai, Xiao Shuai and the soldiers and horses of Prince Ping Yanzong to return to Bianliang. The general is being bewitched by the rebel party at this time and is definitely looking for a dead end! If the general does not believe it,
You can imprison these two traitors here and watch the development of the situation. When the traitors can really capture the entire city of Bianliang, it will not be too late to make a decision! We must not be bewitched by the rebel party at this time!"
Hearing the words of the personal attendant next to Chen Man, he couldn't help but be surprised.
Chen Man is just a battalion commander. He may have some ability and knowledge, but his followers can actually say these words to persuade Chen Man in a hurry?
