In the Governor's Office, Changsun Ming drank tea and pondered over his plan. He went through every link and every link. However, he found that the plan that had been flawless in the past had many flaws now. It seemed that
There are loopholes everywhere.
The most important thing is Fang Jun's sudden move to block Jiaohe City. The intention behind it is really more horrifying the more you think about it.
Is he really just trying to prevent the whereabouts of Youtun Guards from leaking out of Jiaohe City?
The Guanlong Clan has been entrenched in the Western Region for many years. It has penetrated from all directions, and is deeply entangled. How could a figure like Fang Jun trap the power of the Guanlong Clan in the city simply because he thought he had blocked the four gates of Jiaohe City?
Unable to transmit externally?
Or is there a hidden plot, and after knowing his side's plan, he deliberately alerted the enemy and forced him to take action early?
If this is true, maybe the Youtun Guards are not staying in Aragou at all at this moment, but have already launched operations in response to the Turks' upcoming surprise attack.
Once the Turks failed to annihilate the Youtun Guards and assassinate Fang Jun as expected, and even the Arabs failed to complete the task because the Youtun Guards had taken precautions, then it would be impossible for the Youtun Guards to escape without capturing the Turks.
People and even Arabs, there will be a lot of prisoners who will identify him, Sun Ming, and the plot behind the Guanlong clan...
This is absolutely not allowed to happen.
All the clues before were just speculations. Even if the Guanlong nobles were responsible for this, they would not fall into an extreme situation. But once there are confessions from Turks and even Arabs, or even the letters exchanged between the two sides are seized by Youtun guards, then Guanlong will be responsible for this.
Longmen Valve will face a disaster.
By that time, no one can suppress the anger of His Majesty Li Er, nor can they suppress the fierce public opinion in the world. Even if they face the risk of turmoil in the country, the Guanlong clan will inevitably be punished.
The most serious thing is that once this matter is confirmed, the Guanlong clan will be nailed to the pillar of shame in history, and they will be scorned by the people of the world for thousands of generations, and their descendants will have to bear the burden of "treason" for generations to come.
The reputation of "traitor"...
Thinking of this, how can Changsun Ming still sit still?
While complaining about the fact that the families in Chang'an City were given such a stupid task, he summoned all his own soldiers, but after thinking about it, he dismissed most of them.
There are too many people and the target is too big. Who knows that there is no spy stationed by Li Xiaogong in this government office? If it is known that he left through the secret passage and they are pursued and killed, it will be troublesome.
In order not to attract attention, Changsun Ming only brought two of his confidants, simply prepared some water and dry food, and then opened the entrance to the secret passage in the pledge room and got in.
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In the vast wind and snow, Changsun Ming and his two confidants headed towards Baishui Town.
He is not too worried about the Turks. The Turks and the Tang Dynasty have been fighting for many years. They know each other well. Even if the situation changes, they will have the ability to respond calmly. At most, they can only return to the north of Bogda Mountain along the mountain pass and strike with one blow.
Unless Zhongyuan fled thousands of miles away, there was nothing the Youtun Guards could do.
But Arabs are different.
These barbarians lack knowledge of the heart of the Western Regions, especially since Baishui Town is located at the transportation hub of the North and South. The road conditions and terrain are extremely complicated. It seems that there are roads everywhere, but in fact, every road may not be able to return to the west smoothly. Once you get into the right
Surrounded by garrison guards, it is impossible to escape even with wings.
He now feels more and more that the family made a big mistake in luring the Arabs into the Western Region. First, the eldest Sun Jun died on this road, and then the eldest Sun Han mistakenly fell into Xue Rengui's plan, causing the Arabs to lose their troops. The generals were full of resentment, and now again Leaving behind such a cavalry that is very likely to cause the Guanlong clan to become a "traitor"...
The north wind howls and the snowflakes are like mats.
The knee-deep snow made the journey extremely strenuous and consumed a lot of energy. Chang Sunming considered himself to be in good physical condition, but every hour of walking he had to find a leeward place to rest and drink some water to replenish his energy. This was a quick break. Come on, by the time it reaches Shen time, the sky has already turned completely dark, and we are still dozens of miles away from Baishui Town.
Changsun Ming took a look at the sky and felt his legs were sore. He gasped a few times and said, "Let's find a place to rest and eat something to replenish our strength."
"Here!"
The two confidants were also very tired. After walking for a while in the dark, they saw an unexpected rock not far ahead. It was shaped like a half-moon on the north side and had a depression, which was an excellent leeward place.
"How about joining the army?"
"Okay, let's take a rest and then continue on our way."
"Here!"
The three of them quickened their pace and arrived at the rock. They paused in the depression and found that it was indeed an excellent leeward place.
One of the confidants took out water and food, shook the water bag, and said: "I was in a hurry when I came out. I didn't find any wine. The water has frozen into ice. I will go find some dead branches and make a bonfire to bake the ice." It's easy to melt and keep warm."
Changsun Ming raised his eyes and looked at the dark night around him. Everywhere he looked was snowflakes like goose feathers. He thought that there was no need to worry about leaking his treasure at this time. Moreover, if there was no clear water to drink, his throat would be smoking. Eat. The ice and snow on the ground made it easy to get sick, so he nodded in agreement.
The man went out for a long time and finally found some dead branches and hay, piled them into a pile on the ground, and blew on the fire sticks to light them.
The orange fire light lit up, causing the temperature in the depression of the mountain to rise. Although the heavy snow above the head was still falling, it was actually much warmer.
Changsun Ming put the water bag on the fire to bake. He felt something tripped under his feet. He stretched out his feet to lift it. Instead of kicking it, he kicked his feet painfully. He couldn't help but say: "There is something under the snow." , you two move it away."
There is only such a big place in total, and with three people crammed into it, it has reached its limit. It is really annoying to have things stumbling under your feet.
One of his confidants stood up and first pulled away the snow with his hands wearing thick gloves. Then he saw a piece of clothes exposed from underneath the student, which looked like the uniform of the Anxi Army...
The three of them saw it clearly and were stunned for a moment.
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Changsun Ming immediately changed his expression, threw the water bag aside, and the three of them pulled away the snow together, and saw a man buried under the snow. The firelight shone on his iron-green and cold face, and his big beard made him One of the confidants shuddered and lost his voice: "These are the soldiers beside General Hou Mochen!"
"Put out the fire!"
Changsun Ming's heart suddenly twitched, and an unknown premonition hit his heart. He quickly extinguished the bonfire with snow, and the depression in the rock suddenly fell into darkness.
Changsun Ming ordered: "Search him to see if there is any letter seal!"
Since they are Hou Mochen's personal soldiers, they are naturally the group that Hou Mochen sent to contact the Arabs before. It is very strange that this person died here. If all the seals of the letters are lost...
One of the confidants bravely came closer and stretched his hand towards the corpse's chest.
Even if the stone was cracked by the cold in this weather, the corpse was naturally as hard as stone and as cold as ice. It was creepy to feel the hands on the chest of the cold corpse.
After searching up and down, the confidant said: "There's nothing!"
Changsun Ming's heart immediately sank. Since this man died on the way to Baishui Town, and all the letters and seals on his body were lost, it was obvious that the whereabouts of the Arabs had been exposed.
Where would he dare to stop?
He immediately stood up and said: "Run to Baishui Town immediately!"
The most fearful thing is that the whereabouts of the Arabs will be revealed, and then they will be attacked by the Youtun Guards. Take what you are afraid of, and there really is something wrong with the Arabs...
The two confidants immediately took the water bag and carried the food on their backs. One of them walked out of the depression in the rock. Suddenly, he heard a slight "bang" sound, together with the sound of wind in his ears and the snowflakes hitting his face.
Come, and then, a crossbow arrow suddenly appeared in the darkness through the wind and snow, and with a flash of black light, it drove straight into the man's chest.
The man screamed and fell to the sky.
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After coming out of Baishui Town, Wei Ying looked back at the pass standing in the wind and snow, then quickened his pace and led his companions into the wind and snow.
The Arab is going to Alagou. No matter what the situation is, if he follows him, it will be difficult for him to end up well. Naturally, he is not afraid of death, but such a way to die is completely worthless. He should hurry back to Alagou to see Fang Jun.
, describe the situation, and then fight with Pao Ze.
The sky is getting darker and the wind and snow are getting worse.
After walking for two hours, the two of them were a little overwhelmed. The long journey in the snow was the most draining of energy.
Wei Ying looked at the sky and thought that the Arabs could not break camp immediately and he should have plenty of time, so he suggested: "Remember the rock before? It is indeed a good place with leeward wind, let's go there!
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The companion was obviously conflicted and whispered: "But there are still dead people there..."
Wei Ying glared at him and mocked: "How many dead people have we seen? We weren't afraid of the bearded man when he was alive. Could it be that he would become more capable if he became a ghost? If he really becomes a ghost, I will send him to be reincarnated with one knife."
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The companion did not dare to say anything more, so the two of them walked through the wind and snow towards the abrupt rock in their memory.
As a result, when we were still some distance away from the rock, we saw a flame lighting up from the depression behind the rock...
The two people hurriedly paused in the snow, looked at each other, and looked at each other.
Wei Ying asked curiously: "How can someone travel all night and take this road at this time?"
The companion said: "Maybe we bumped into another big fish..."