The sky was getting dark, the wind and snow were getting tighter, and the mountain roads were bumpy and slippery. The Gongziying horse team was walking slowly between black mountains and white waters. The leader of the team, Fan Jiaqian, frowned deeply and sent four groups of people to explore the road.
The reason for being so careful is that within just a few dozen miles of entering the mountain, I found someone spying on me several times.
Chang Yu stepped behind the sword palace with a solemn expression, secretly regretting that he had been careless and lacked preparation.
When he left Beijing to go to Taiyuan a few months ago, he was just an unknown little eunuch. At that time, no one cared about him. Even though the towns along the way had troops and horses available to escort him, he still managed to gather nearly two thousand troops from the capital to accompany him.
Waiter.
But now, the name of the governor of Dongchang is so powerful that the people who want to kill him are lined up from the imperial city to the outside of Yongding River. Even at all costs, he only takes more than 600 people and pays Yinbei to get out of the border.
This is outside the customs!
Thieves and bandits are rampant, robbing homes and homes, killing people like hemp, and committing all kinds of evil.
Isn't it too much of a big deal? At least Gao Di should have sent a team of troops to escort him when he left Shanhaiguan. At least the scene would be so grand that it would intimidate Xiaoxiao.
However, among the black mountains and white waters, the jungle cliffs, and the thousands of gorges and rocks, there is no telling how many murderous intentions are hidden there.
Torches began to be lit in Gongziying, and a fire dragon snaked through the mountains.
"It's rare for bandits to target the army. It's unusual here." Wuzhong immediately slowed down and looked around vigilantly. Chang Yu put his hand on the handle of the knife and sneered silently.
Li Tiezhu beside him snorted coldly: "Is it possible that you can't see that these people are clearly targeting the governor?"
Wuzhong was really at a loss. He couldn't see or understand that the young eunuch who was in charge of the East Factory and had all the power in the government could be so determined to kill him.
There are too many people who want Chang Yu dead. If they are those nobles in the capital, he will laugh them off and kill them if they are caught once. But what if they are people other than nobles, especially people from the military...
The water here is too deep, too difficult to guess, too difficult to understand, and too difficult to handle.
These bandits were uncharacteristically uncharacteristic, and they were bound to be accused behind their backs. As for who they were, he didn't know, didn't want to know, or didn't want to know.
As for the purpose of this person, it is self-evident.
When Gongziying came out of the pass, there were 300 elite cavalry, more than 200 servants and nearly 600 people, with a salary of 100,000 yuan.
Money attracts people's hearts, but it also attracts thieves' hearts.
The bandits were out in force, and if something went wrong in the Gongzi camp, even if Chongzhen would not punish the crime and behead him, the young eunuch would clearly remember this account in his resume, not to mention that the young eunuch's face had no room for it.
With his face gesticulating outside the customs, even the little bandits can do nothing, why are they here to supervise the army?
This is a slap in the face.
Who wants to slap him in the face?
The problem of bandits has always been a headache for the government. It is related to the public security and people's livelihood under the rule. However, it is extremely difficult to suppress bandits. Not to mention the expenditure of manpower and material resources for dispatching troops and generals, it is very difficult to go into the mountains to suppress bandits.
Eighty-nine came back empty-handed, so it was difficult to make a contribution.
Bandits have cunning rabbit holes, and it is difficult to follow their tracks. Some large mountain strongholds are defended in dangerous places, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack. Even though the officers and soldiers worked hard to capture them, they just ran away. The mountains are vast and deep in the mountains and forests, where can you go to find them?
You leave and then come back, spring comes and goes, and banditry blooms everywhere.
The sky has completely turned dark, the wind and snow are blowing hard, the mountains on both sides are steep, and the darkness is really scary. I call the horse ahead to report that Suizhong County is twenty miles away, and there is a big river three miles away.
The big river is called Dog River, and its mouth is wide and flat. Chang Yu stood on the road and looked at the other side. He saw vast black mountains without a trace of light. He stretched out his hand to attract spies. After careful questioning, he found that the mountain road on the other side was narrow and the jungle beside the road was lush.
Set up camp! The little eunuch immediately gave the order.
Tie Zhu and others were surprised and didn't they rush on the road all night?
Are you in a hurry to go to Naihe Bridge? The little eunuch sneered.
Gong Ziying dismounted and was on alert, and the servants started to light a fire and set up camp, but it was not as casual as before.
Chang Yu ordered his servants to cut down the trees beside the road and make several simple horses. They were placed at the front, back, left and right of the mountain road to hold them down, and ten people were placed on guard in each direction.
After resisting the horses, they formed a circle with chariots and horses, and placed archers to guard them. Then they set up camp in the circle to set up accounts and order the servants to prepare food.
In the tent under the banner of Gongzi, Chang Yu sat upright and stared at the night sky. The wind and snow were coming, as if he didn't know it. The iron pillar beside him asked in a low voice: "Is there going to be a battle tonight?"
The little eunuch shook his head lightly and said, "At least it's not peaceful."
Wuzhong was at the side, wiping the knife with his sleeve. The knife was as bright as water and extremely cold. He raised his head and turned to the little eunuch beside him: "I once went into a stronghold to slaughter more than forty thieves with a single sword."
Chang Yu turned his head and glanced at him, his eyes filled with pride and heat, but then extinguished in an instant: "This is not Jianghu."
"As soon as you step out of the palace, you will be surrounded by rivers and lakes. The governor doesn't know it." Wuzhong raised his sword and waited, flicking his finger, and the sound of the dragon's roar continued.
"It's not that we don't know, it's that people can't help themselves in the rivers and lakes!" Chang Yu took out his embroidered spring knife: "It is both a river and a lake and a country, so why is it big?"
Wuzhong lowered his head and said nothing, and said after a while: "If the Governor has figured it out, I humbly wish that the Governor will cut through mountains and seas of fire, capture tigers and kill dragons."
Chang Yu sneered: "You are a gangster and a gangster, what kind of dragon and tiger do you think you are?"
The three of them were silent, sometimes looking at each other speechlessly.
The Gongzi camp was set up at the river bank with the mountain road as the center, with horses on the outside and chariots and horses as a city on the inside. Fan Jiaqian was on duty in the south, Huling guarded the north, and Li Tiezhu was in the middle.
The mountain wind was strong and the snowflakes were rolling around. In the dark night, it was difficult to see anything a few meters away. The eunuchs on duty in Juma did not dare to be careless and stared at the distance for fear of missing something.
The archers arranged between the carriages and horses were covered with a layer of snow, but they did not dare to move around at will. At most, they stretched their hands on the bonfire to warm themselves. If the situation changed, they would immediately set up their bows and fire arrows.
There is wine in the Gongzi camp, and you can drink it as long as it is not in war. The eunuch's favorite thing is gambling and drinking. Secondly, the eunuch's body is weaker than ordinary people, so drinking in winter can warm up the body.
However, although it was wartime, the situation was special and alcohol was prohibited by military order.
Except one person.
Chang Yu frowned as he watched Wu Zhong drain the glass of wine in one gulp. He really didn't understand what was so good about this bitter and spicy thing.
"Drink for pleasure, but drinking too much will harm your body." Seeing Wu Zhong's still unfinished expression, the young eunuch reminded him.
Master Wu chuckled: "On a snowy and murderous night, let's have a good time drinking!"
As big as your mother... Just as the little eunuch was about to scold, Hu Ling came over in a hurry: "Supervisor, there is a situation in the north!"
Chang Yu stood up with a sneer, got out of the tent, and walked to the north of the camp. The eunuch army beside the carriage and horse had already set up their bows, and the sentry knife beside the horse outside had been unsheathed.
On the other side of the Dog River due north, a small fire dragon entered the river and came across the ice.
"More than a hundred, less than two hundred." Wu Zhong raised his eyebrows, and the young eunuch glanced at him sideways, slightly surprised.
Fan Jiaqian hurriedly came to report that there was also enemy activity in the south. Chang Yu turned around and looked around, seeing the flames dotting the mountains due south, and his expression immediately became solemn.
"Here comes the fun stuff for you." The little eunuch patted Master Wu next to him!
"There are a lot of people, and I'm a little scared!" Master Wu opened his mouth, and everyone looked contemptuous! (To be continued)