"It's a break, a break that cuts off the way back."
"Oh, ah, it's really embarrassing. Even His Royal Highness King Su understands the writing of our motherland, but we people don't"
"There's nothing we can do about it. After all, he is His Highness Prince Su."
"When you say that, I think it's acceptable."
At the other end of the Yaling Gorge, 20,000 merchant navy troops had reached the designated position and built a simple military camp on the side of the mountain stream on higher ground.
The above conversation took place in the commander's tent of the Shang Shui Army. After receiving another letter from Zhao Hongrun, General Wu Ji summoned his generals and guards to study the contents of the letter together.
It was clear that this group of people were from the Chu State, but the letter written by a Wei man named Su Wang Zhao Hongrun in Chu seal script had to be "decrypted" by this group of people. This made Wu Ji and others feel a sense of inexplicable shame.
.
"It shouldn't be wrong, phew"
Taking a long breath, Wu Ji carefully folded the letter from His Highness King Su, put it into his arms, and immediately said to the generals in the tent: "Everyone, according to what His Highness King Su wrote in the letter, where is the residence?
The people of Sanchuan in the Gong and Luo area may defect to the Jiejiao tribe and betray His Highness King Su. Therefore, His Highness King Su ordered us to be vigilant and pay attention to the Sanchuan tribe in that area."
"Betrayal of His Highness Prince Su"
When the generals in the tent heard this, they all showed expressions as if they couldn't bear it.
It's no wonder, after all, their family is now living like a small noble in Shangshui County. Not only does the family have a large area of farmland, but they also hire people to help with the farming. Even if they are ordinary soldiers in the Shangshui Army, their families
The family was also assigned a field.
In Wei State, the land tax was only two tenths, which meant that their families would have more food left over for the winter at the end of the year, which meant that life would get better and better.
This made the entire Shang Shui Army not resentful but rather grateful to His Highness King Su who pulled them from the Chu State to the Wei State. After all, compared with Chu State's policy of governing the people, Wei State's policy of governing the people was simply unimaginable.
imaginary.
"His Royal Highness, Prince Su, deserves to be killed for betraying him."
A general of the merchant navy said coldly.
As if he had read through the thoughts of these generals, Wu Ji quickly stopped him and said: "Don't be impatient. Everyone, His Royal Highness Prince Su wants those people to expose their betrayal intentions so that we can gain great righteousness.
So just keep an eye on them."
"The general will obey his orders."
All merchant naval generals responded with clasped fists.
Seeing this, Wu Ji waved his hand and said: "Okay, everyone, please step aside and make arrangements. General Zhai Huang will stay."
After a while, all the generals in the tent retreated, and even Wu Ji's personal guards also left the tent. Only one nearly forty-year-old veteran remained in the tent, and this person was Wu Ji's general.
The lieutenant he relied on most, Zhai Huang.
"General Zhai, how are the preparations for that matter?" Wu Ji asked: "In two days at most, the Dangshan Army will withdraw from the Yaling Gorge to this side. If something goes wrong on our Shangshui Army's side, not only will it be
I'm sorry that His Highness King Su's regard for us will also cause the Dangshan Army to despise our army even more."
After hearing this, Zhai Huang said with a smile: "General, don't worry, three days will be enough for our army to build a defense line and set up the three hundred repeating crossbows. By then, not to mention the five or six thousand Jie cavalry, there will be fifty thousand Jie cavalry."
It is difficult for the cavalry to break out of the Crow Ridge Gorge alive."
"very good"
Wu Ji stood up, clenched his fists and said enthusiastically: "Although I have benefited from the new serial crossbow of the Smelting Bureau, this battle will rectify the name of our Shang Shui Army."
Beside him, Zhai Huang hugged his fists heavily.
"Follow your orders"
Just as the Shang Shui Army was busy preparing to ambush the five or six thousand Jie tribe's advance cavalry, its general Zhu Hai also received a letter from Zhao Hongrun at Chenggao Pass, dozens of miles away.
The content of the letter made the general frown and seemed a little unhappy.
"You actually refused to fight. You are so arrogant that you are trying to lure the Qian and Qian tribes in Gong and Luo to rebel."
After a long time, Zhu Hai put down the letter in his hand and stood at the window of the house angrily, looking in the direction of Gong and Luo.
Inside the room, his general Feng Su picked up the letter on the table, glanced at it briefly, frowned and asked, "How should I respond, General?"
Zhu Hai did not make a decision directly, but said angrily: "This could have been avoided. Even if the positions of the Qiang and Qiang tribes in Gong and Luo were not firm, as long as the Dangshan army and the Shangshui army were defeated quickly,
How could the Jiejiao Tribe, Gong Tribe, and the Sanchuan Tribe in Luo County actually act against me, the Wei Dynasty? However, the Dangshan Army deliberately faked defeat and fled. Isn't this a test? This is clearly an attempt to induce rebellion."
After that, his eyes turned cold and he murmured: "Did that bastard Sima An bewitch King Su?"
"I don't think much of the general," Feng Su said with a faint smile.
"Oh" Zhu Hai turned around and asked: "Do you think this is what King Su meant?"
"Whether it is King Su's intention, I will not be able to judge rashly, but I can be sure that King Su approves of this matter." Feng Su put the letter in his hand back on the desk and said with a chuckle.
"General, please think about it. As soon as Sima An's Dangshan Army left Chenggao Pass, they broke away from the Shangshui Army and massacred several Sanchuan tribes without permission. However, His Highness Prince Su revealed in his letter that he was currently
Together with the Dangshan Army and Sima An, the general does not think that it was Sima An who took the initiative to seek reconciliation with His Highness Prince Su."
"" Zhu Hai touched his chin and nodded slowly.
"The general thinks that His Royal Highness Prince Su must have had a confrontation with Sima An at this moment. Although Sima An is one of the generals of the Sixth Battalion Army, and like you, the general, he was once the emperor's guard, but
His Majesty Prince Su, that is His Majesty’s biological son. No matter how daring Sima An acts, he would not dare to do anything to His Majesty Prince Su.”
Hearing this, a strange color flashed in Zhu Hai's eyes, and he murmured: "Although Sima Tuzi has terrible virtues, he is loyal to Your Majesty and me, the Great Wei Dynasty, and he definitely does not dare to coerce King Su. According to him, he would rather be a piece of jade."
He doesn't have Wa Quan's character. If His Highness King Su forces him, he will probably hand over the military power of the Dangshan Army and return to the Wei Dynasty alone. It's strange that Sima Tuzi is still staying with King Su at this moment."
Zhu Hai couldn't help but feel a little puzzled. After all, according to his understanding, Sima An was a person who had his own way of doing things and never liked being told what to do by others. Logically speaking, such a person would never compromise.
"I'm not sure, it was His Royal Highness King Su who convinced General Sima An," Feng Su said with a smile.
"Impressed Sima Tuzi" Zhu Hai glanced at Feng Su in shock. As an old acquaintance of decades, Zhu Hai really couldn't imagine that the unruly Sima An would be impressed by anyone except Emperor Wei.
possible.
but
Zhu Hai turned around, walked a few steps, picked up the letter again, and looked at the contents of the letter solemnly with a pair of tiger eyes.
Could it be that it was really the idea of His Highness Prince Su? Speaking of which, His Highness was not a merciful person when he attacked the Chu State last year. It was not good. He left Sima Tuzi beside that Highness to instigate and instigate him.
Zhu Hai thought to himself.
"General" saw that Zhu Hai was silent for a long time. General Feng Su asked: "Do you want to respond to what is said in the letter?"
I saw Zhu Hai let out a long breath and said melancholy: "It doesn't matter if it is Sima Tuzi. Since it is a petition written by King Su himself, how can I refuse it? If the tribes of Gong, Luo and Sanchuan really make a big deal with me,
If Wei acts as an enemy, I will attack the Gao Pass and attack it with troops."
Having said that, Zhu Hai immediately wrote a reply letter and gave it to Feng Su, solemnly telling him: "Feng Su, you lead Baiqi and you must personally deliver this letter to His Highness Prince Su. After that, you will temporarily
Stay with His Highness and listen. Remember, you must not let Sima Tuzi confuse or instigate His Highness King Su. Otherwise, if His Highness King Su is deceived by Sima Tuzi, all the people of Sanchuan will die without a burial place. Do you understand?
"
"General, I will obey your orders." Feng Su accepted the letter and responded with clasped fists.
About half an hour later, Feng Su led more than a hundred cavalry from Chenggao Pass and headed in the direction of Luodi. After all, according to Zhao Hongrun's letter, the Dangshan Army was currently stationed in Changchuan, southwest of Luodi.
But one day later, when Feng Su and his party arrived near Luodi, he frowned and discovered that he would have encountered many sheep grazing by local tribes along the way, but this time, those sheep seemed to have been moved elsewhere.
Instead, there was a felt tent that stretched for more than ten miles.
Even during this period, they encountered a local tribe's cavalry.
There were not many of them, only thirty or forty people, and they were most likely sentry riders to find out information about hostile forces.
Logically speaking, the people of Sanchuan living in Luodi, whether they are Yi people or Yi people, would not show hostility to the cavalry at Chenggao Pass.
But this sentinel horse made a hostile move: they blew the horn whistle that was used to warn and summon friendly forces.
Damn I was so seduced
Feng Su cursed in his heart and did not dare to go directly to Changchuan. Instead, he turned into the nearby hills and finally got rid of the sentries.
Because of such obstacles along the way, it was not until August 7 that Feng Su led more than a hundred Gaoguan cavalry to reach Changchuan.
When he arrived at Changchuan and took a look, Feng Su was almost shocked by what he saw, because he found that under the military camp built by the Dangshan Army on a low hill, there were actually five to six thousand suspected soldiers gathered under the low hill.
The team of Jie cavalry.
These cavalrymen, either out of luring the enemy or simply looking down upon the Dangshan army on the low hill, got off their horses and lay down on the ground to take a nap in the sun.
Faced with such a good opportunity for a sneak attack, the Dangshan army closed the camp gates and showed no intention of going to war.
It is hard to imagine that the Dangshan Army would be too afraid to fight.
It seems that the general has really guessed it. His Royal Highness King Su and General Sima An are trying to lure those Sanchuan tribes who are not firm in their stance to rebel, so that they can be wiped out in one fell swoop.
Frowning, Feng Su went straight up the mountain with more than a hundred riders. After reporting his identity, he was led to the commander's tent by Bai Fangming, the general of the Dangshan Army. He met Sima An, the general of the Dangshan Army, and handed over General Zhu Hai's letter.
He gave it to King Su Zhao Hongrun who came after hearing the news.
But at this moment, Sima An's words made Feng Su slightly shocked, and he didn't know how to reply.
"It actually took General Feng nearly three days to deliver the letter. It seems that the obstacles encountered along the way were not small." To be continued.