Although the wind and snow were cold, they were not as touching as the silver. The soldiers, who had not faded from fatigue, were now full of energy, full of blood and eager to fly with wings, and the horses under their crotches were driven to extremely high speeds.
Changing horses and galloping all the way, although everyone felt hard, their hearts were warm, and they unconsciously stayed until late at night, having passed Taigu and arrived outside Qixian City.
Qixian County is very small, but it is said that the city has high walls and thick walls. Because there are many wealthy merchants, the big families inside and outside the city have built their own fortresses and are heavily protected. Fortunately, Chang Yu's mind is not here.
Just a few miles away from Qi County, there were large villages and towns along the way. Jin Yiwei, who was leading the way, stopped, walked to a house, knocked on the door, and then walked in. Chang Yu knew that this place must be a liaison office for Jin Yiwei.
Sure enough, not long after, two people walked out to Wu Mengming.
"Is there anything strange?"
"Sir, before dark, there were no traces of thieves within a radius of twenty miles, but we encountered many of our own people," the two spies said.
"Be careful. A thief or spy will not have a thief written on his face. If you encounter someone who behaves suspiciously, make sure he is not one of your own and try to kill him!" Wu Mengming is also a ruthless character.
The two of them agreed. Wu Mengming waved his hand to them to leave, and then looked at Chang Yu.
"Look what I'm doing, let's go." Chang Yu took the lead, but he couldn't help grinning. Although he was wearing thick clothes and didn't rub his crotch while riding, his butt was really bumped up like it had been fucked.
We were on our way again in a hurry, and stopped three or four times along the way, all where spies from the Jin Yiwei were reporting on the surrounding signs. Fortunately, there was nothing unusual.
"Old Wu, you have sent a lot of people!" Chang Yu suddenly felt that although Wu Mengming was greedy for money, he was very careful in his work.
"To be honest, for this business, I mobilized all the royal guards in Taiyuan City and dispersed about a hundred of them. The so-called careful sailing will make the ship sail ten thousand years!" Wu Mengming chuckled.
Chang Yu gave him a thumbs up.
At dawn, people were trapped and horses were exhausted. They finally arrived outside Pingyao City and found a shelter from the wind. They dismounted one after another, drank water and swallowed dry food. At this time, the wind and snow continued, and there were no soles on the ground. At this time, it was only twenty miles away from Zhangyuan Village.
about.
While everyone was resting, Wu Mengming's men had contacted the local spies and brought a very bad news: the army of intruders was right in front of them!
"The army of thieves is now camping in Yitang Town." The Jin Yiwei spy simply drew a map in the snow.
Yitang Town is a few miles southwest of Jiexiu. It is a three-way road. Going west past Xiaoyi is Fenzhou Prefecture, and a few miles east is Jiexiu. All the way up to the north is Taiyuan.
Jiexiu has surrendered! Chang Yu was not surprised at all when he heard the news. Even when the Jin Yiwei spy said with a distorted expression that the rebels had not even entered Jiexiu City and they opened the door to surrender, Chang Yu didn't even blink.
"It's so fucking ridiculous. The rebels surrendered without even going to the hospital." Even Wu Mengming found it unreasonable and couldn't help but swear.
Although Jiexiu surrendered, the rebel army only sent a group of troops to the city to take over. The army was still stationed in Yitang Town because their target was Fenzhou. As for Jiexiu, Pingyao, Xiaoyi and other small counties under the jurisdiction of Fenzhou Prefecture, they
He didn't take it seriously at all. Once Fenzhou was captured, these subordinates would naturally gather together and surrender, so the intruders would not waste their troops foolishly and attack them one by one. This is why he went all the way north from Pingyang Mansion and did not take the closest route when he arrived at Jiexiu.
The reason why he went north to Taiyuan, but suddenly turned west to attack Fenzhou.
"Although the main force of the bandit army was camped in Yitang, many groups of people were scattered around the territory of Jiexiu, taking the opportunity to plunder. My subordinates encountered at least three groups of bandits last night, each with more than a hundred people."
"The intruder actually committed robbery. I heard that his military advisor Li Yan had issued military orders strictly prohibiting disturbing the people in order to win over the army..." Chunxiang looked at Chang Yu in surprise.
Chang Yu rolled his eyes directly: "We are still officials." The implication is, who doesn't say one thing and do another? Of course, you have to show it during the day. How can you forget your old job in the dead of night? A thief is a thief, and a dog can't change it.
Eat shit.
Moreover, the intruders' subordinates are a mixed bag of good and bad, and each has its own peak. Not to mention others, Li Guo, Gao Yigong, and Liu Zongmin all refuse to obey anyone, not to mention the green forest leaders who come from three mountains and five mountains.
There are military orders, but there are still some daring people who do whatever they want. The intruders mostly turn a blind eye in order to balance their strength, so it is not enough for them to come out to rob.
The roast duck was right in front of him, but there was a fierce tiger beside him. Its claws and teeth were sharp. Wu Mengming was worried whether he could eat it or not. He loved money, so he followed Chang Yu and ran here from Datong, but he cherished his life even more.
"What should I do?" Wu Mengming looked up at Chang Yu
But I saw Chang Yu looking into the distance and meditating. At this time, the sky was getting bright and the flying snow was gradually stopping, but the wind was blowing and the chill was getting worse.
"What can we do? If it comes, take it," Chang Yu said calmly.
"But you may be discovered by the thief army at any time." Wu Mengming was extremely entangled in his heart. He wanted money, but he was afraid of being in uniform with the thief army. After all, his subordinates were running errands to find out information. It was okay to arrest someone, but fighting between the two armies was not enough.
It's time to lay eggs.
"Finding wealth in danger" Chang Yu smiled slightly: "Old Wu has at least 500,000 silver here. If you get it, you can make 10,000 or 8,000. Think about it these days, how can you get such a good thing with so much money? You are
You can’t get this price even if you sell your butt.”
Wu Mengming was immediately moved, and just one word from Chang Yu made him become greedy again.
"And it's already getting dark at this time. Those thieves are tired after a long night and don't know where to hide and sleep. It's a good time for us to take action," Chang Yu said again.
"Do it in broad daylight?" Wu Mengming looked shocked. This is too arrogant. Thieves all know how to use darkness to cover up others' eyes and ears. Could it be that Chang Yu didn't understand this?
Otherwise, Chang Yu chuckled: "Do you want to wait until dark? Your subordinates have also reported to you that Zhang Yuan's Fan family is a fortress with a seven-meter-high wall and is defended by private troops. How can you attack it with our hundreds of bows?"
Well, I’m afraid we won’t even be able to open the door until dawn, and when it gets dark, it won’t be our turn to eat the duck. Who knows what will happen during this day.”
"Then, is it easier to fight during the day?" Wu Mengming thought what Chang Yu said made sense.
"There's no need to attack during the day, just knock on the door and get in." Chang Yu smiled slightly, and Wu Mengming knew that he had a solution, so he immediately stepped forward and whispered to Chang Yu.
After a while, Wu Mengming immediately ordered his subordinates to take a rest and set out in an hour. At the same time, he ordered all spies in the area to disperse and be sure to keep an eye on the movement within ten miles of Zhang Yuan Village.
An hour later, Chang Yu was shaken awake by Jiang Quan in a daze: "Boss, it's time."
Chang Yu stood up and glanced around. Everyone had already saddled up and mounted their horses, so without saying a word, he just got on his horses and hit the horses.
After twenty miles of road transfer, we arrived, and we saw a castle standing a few miles east of the official road in the distance.