Chapter 2714 The Zuotunwei army is camping here, and you will stop the ship and dock immediately
On the bank of Luoshui in the southwest of Yanshi City, military tents stretched endlessly at this moment. The huge camp was brightly lit, reflecting the originally silent winding Luoshui with an extraordinarily crystal clear light.
General Cheng, stroking his thick beard, was sitting in the Chinese army's tent. The eyes of the generals and commanders beside him all fell on the map.
The person sitting at the top of the Chinese army's tent was not General Zuotunwei, but the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty, Li Chengqian.
At this moment, His Royal Highness the Prince was also wearing iron armor like a group of Zuotun Guard soldiers, and his expression was very solemn.
After contacting His Majesty, General Cheng changed his previous attitude of arguing with those local officials.
They directly sent troops and horses to seize official warehouses in various places to obtain enough baggage, so that the army could move smoothly all the way.
Under the persuasion of Cheng Yaojin, Na Yu Zhining, Zhang Xuansu and others, Prince Li Chengqian went ahead with the main force of the army.
As for the Crown Princess and a group of officials from the East Palace, they continued to sit in the boat and continued northward under the escort of the elite Zuotun Guards.
After galloping all the way, hurriedly and slowly, we arrived at Xingyang earlier than expected, and today we arrived outside Yanshi City in the west of Gongxian County.
Yanshi City was directly controlled by Zuotunwei, and the army was stationed on the edge of Luoshui River. As a result, it was only about fifty miles away from Luoyang.
At this moment, he looked at the map that had already marked the approximate marching positions of several other armies.
The generals and commanders in the tent were all whispering in low voices.
"I don't know if the troops of General Xue and General Gongsun have crossed the Yellow River and reached the suburbs of Luoyang."
"Other armies may think that we missed the opportunity to make meritorious deeds, right?"
"Haha, that's natural, but you don't have a look at who our commander is. If nothing else, he is definitely the one who takes the credit in the martial arts of the Tang Dynasty..."
"Our commander-in-chief said on the surface that he would not arrive in Xingyang until today, but the commander-in-chief urged the march all the way..."
Yu Zhining and Zhang Xuansu, who were standing side by side with a group of rough men in the Zuotunwei Central Army's tent, listened to the chatter of these guys, and their expressions were very painful.
It’s no wonder that throughout the dynasties, civil and military officials and workers would separate into separate formations instead of mixed formations. They must have been the gentlemen who established such rules. They couldn’t bear to hear that these vulgar warriors would mix in a lot of informal words no matter whether they were talking about serious things or not.
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From time to time, the topic even strayed to a place thousands of miles away, talking about so-and-so who had taken credit from him back then. It was obvious that he was the one who chopped off the head of the enemy general, but in the end, that bastard took the head away.
But General Cheng didn't have time to pay attention to these subordinates who were too energetic and only thought about how to kill people so that they could get promoted and make a fortune.
Instead, he is carefully thinking about how he can win a brilliant achievement tomorrow.
Over the years, since the imperial court rarely went on foreign campaigns, General Cheng had no chance to get promoted or make a fortune except toiling in the army every day.
On the other hand, his own son Cheng Sanlang was just like a monkey, running around all over the world and making dazzling feats.
As a biological father, of course I will not be jealous, only happy, but I am also a little unhappy in my heart.
Now we are finally looking for an opportunity, but how can we make a brilliant debut? How can we shock Luoyang and even the world by Lao Cheng's methods?
This was naturally no problem for General Cheng, who was resourceful and considered himself to be no less intelligent and strategic than the Three Lis.
It is estimated that the soldiers he sent out should have arrived in the suburbs of Luoyang. They will sneak into Luoyang city quietly and take over from the Han and Tang trading houses.
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On the surface of the Luoshui River, a small fleet of ships was swaying towards this side. At this moment, Manager Xue of the Han and Tang Dynasty merchants, who was standing on the bow of the ship, looked a little nervous.
He had asked the boatman to extinguish the lights on the boat, but he didn't know if the other party could use the bright moonlight to detect his fleet, which was traveling all night.
At this glance, it is obvious that it is the camp of a large army, and it is definitely not the camp of a large caravan. The question is, where did this army come from?
At this moment, the loyal ministers of the Tang Dynasty who had been huddled in the cabin and complained endlessly about the smell of semen in the cabin, heard that there was a large army outside the ship.
Cold sweat broke out in an instant. One or two of them were as good as a group of young rats that stay out at night, not daring to move, and silently huddled in their respective positions.
Many people even started to clasp their hands and silently pray to God to protect them from being discovered.
Just when the manager of the Han and Tang Dynasty merchant houses was sitting on the bow of the ship, he was thinking wildly and had no clue.
Dozens of riders were already galloping towards the river bank, and then, two rockets were fired into the river.
There are knights holding torches on both sides of the strait, and there are more and more postures.
The knight on the river bank exhaled and shouted loudly. "The Zuotunwei army is camping here. You guys will stop the boat and dock immediately..."
At this moment, the soldiers on both sides of the Taiwan Strait were arranging arrows and bending their bows, and their rockets, each wrapped in oilcloth, were ready to go.
As long as the general gives the order, these nearly a hundred rockets will definitely allow these sneaky guys in the water to see the exquisite archery skills of Zuotunwei's elite army.
"Zuotun Guard...isn't it Jinwu Guard?"
"Did we encounter the Zuotunwei army heading north?"
"I dare to ask the brothers on the shore, but General Cheng of the State of Lu is commanding the troops?!"
"Who are you?!" The ranger on the shore looked at the dozen or so boats warily and yelled.
"A certain person is Xue Laosan, the manager of the Han and Tang Dynasty merchant houses. He is the Duke of Wu'an County and a soldier of General Xue, the right military guard."
While roaring, he ordered the boatmen to quickly raise the banner of the Han and Tang Trading Company that had been put away before, and to identify himself.
"From the Han and Tang Dynasties Trading Company? Ah, this..." The leader of the rangers of Zuotunwei was stunned for a moment.
The Zuotun Guards were all soldiers of General Cheng, but the Han and Tang Trading Company was run by Cheng Sanlang.
This is like a flood that washed away the Dragon King Temple, almost killing one's own family.
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After a busy day and doing a lot of important things, Cheng Sanlang, who was finally able to rest, continued to squat in Chengjiazhuang with Li Ke and Zhao Kun.
They had been escorting the ships for nearly thirty miles after leaving Luoyang.
The rebels in the city only sent out a few dozen horses to search the two sides of the river like headless chickens, and then rode back to the city.
After that, he stayed until it got dark and saw no more soldiers and horses leaving the city. Only then did Cheng Chubi leave a few of his confidants behind and let them continue to guard.
After all, Cheng Sanlang had prepared a lot of good treasures waiting on the official road east along Luoshui River.
There are too many to say, but if you come on a three- to five-hundred-horse ride and meet those wonderful treasures, you will definitely never come back.
As soon as he arrived at the entrance of Chengjiazhuang, Cheng Chubi realized that something was not right.
From a distance, I saw a group of people gesticulating at the entrance of the courtyard, and the leader, under the light of the torch, was none other than Cheng Jie, the leader of the soldiers beside my father.