Chapter four hundred and nineteenth with a ghost in mind
Sun Cang and Wei Bao's faces were full of joy and they said in unison: "Prefect Liu, the picture drawn by this villain is absolutely true. If Prefect Liu doesn't believe it, you can send someone to check it immediately."
Liu Jun smiled calmly, unfolded the parchment, lowered his head and took a closer look.
The map drawn in the parchment is divided into two parts. One part is the city defense map of Anxian. Where in the city Penning's troops are stationed, the city defense situation of Anxian's southeast, northwest and four cities, as well as the number of troops, are all clearly marked.
The other part is the location of the grain and grass storage area. Liu Jun looked carefully and murmured: "Is it in Licheng?"
Licheng was formerly called Lixian County. Later, due to the declining population, its county organization was cancelled. It is currently under the jurisdiction of Lucheng County. Licheng is located near the junction of Zhongshan and Zhuojun. Peng Ning's army entered Zhongshan from Zhuojun.
, it is very possible to use Licheng, which has no mountains and no water, as a place to store grain and grass.
After looking at the sketches drawn by Sun Cang and Wei Bao, Liu Jun rolled them up, put them away, and said: "You two will live in the inn temporarily. After a while, I will arrange a place for you two!"
"I obey, little man!" Sun Cang and Wei Bao saluted Liu Jun.
After Sun Cang and Wei Bao left, Liu Jun took out the parchment again and read it again. Liu Jun's confidant, the chief bookkeeper of the county, Zhang Yi, the chief recordkeeper, bowed to Liu Jun.
Asked: "Sir, do you want to send this picture to Da Sima?"
Liu Jun thought for a while and said, "It's better to send someone to Licheng to inquire about it first!" Now he can't be sure whether this picture is true or false. If it is false, he is tantamount to lying about the military situation. If something goes wrong, he will be held responsible.
But it's too big.
Zhang Yi nodded and praised: "Your Excellency is wise!"
Liu Jun said: "Xingyuan (Zhang Yizi), please send someone to handle this matter. You must find out as soon as possible whether there is a granary of the Penning Department in Licheng."
If the map of Peng Ning's army's granary is correct and it is indeed located in Licheng, then Anxian's city defense map will most likely not be wrong either.
Zhang Yi naturally understood this truth. He raised his hands and said, "I will go and do it immediately!"
"Um!"
That night, Sun Cang and Wei Bao came to Liu Jun's mansion again. After hearing the report from their servants, Sun Cang and Wei Bao asked to see him, Liu Jun asked impatiently: "What's the matter with the two of them?"
The servant said: "Mr. Sun and Mr. Wei said that they have urgent military information that they need to report to your Excellency!"
Liu Jun frowned, pondered for a moment, and said, "Bring them in."
"Yes!" The servant agreed and walked out quickly. After a short time, Sun Cang and Wei Bao were brought in by the servants. When they saw Liu Jun, they bowed to the ground and said, "I pay my respects to Prefect Liu.
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Liu Jun glanced at the two of them and asked with a half-smile: "I heard that you two have military information to report to me?"
Sun Cang said seriously: "The villain suddenly remembered that when he left Anxian, he met the guards around Peng Ning. According to the guards, Peng Ning was planning to attack Lu Nu!"
Hearing this, Liu Jun was shocked, took a breath, and asked: "Is this true?"
"This matter is of great importance, and a villain dare not speak nonsense!" Sun Cang said seriously.
Liu Jun said quietly: "Isn't Peng Ning on the safe side and facing off against Da Sima? How could he come to sneak attack Lu Nu?"
Sun Cang said: "Prefect Liu didn't know something. Peng Ning deliberately pretended to fight Da Sima head-on, but secretly secretly divided his troops and attacked Lu Nu. Once Lu Nu was defeated, Da Sima lost his foundation.
The battle will be defeated!"
"That's it!" Liu Jun muttered in sudden realization.
At this moment, both Sun Cang and Wei Bao's stomachs began to growl.
The two of them blushed and lowered their heads in unison. Liu Jun also heard the drumming in their stomachs and asked, "You two haven't eaten yet?"
Sun Cang smiled awkwardly and said: "To be honest, Governor Liu, the two of us escaped in a hurry. We didn't bring any money or valuables with us. We haven't eaten lunch or dinner yet!"
Liu Jun was stunned for a moment, smiled, patted his head and said, "This is an oversight on the part of the prefect." As he spoke, he said to the servants on the side: "Let the kitchen prepare some food and wine and bring them up!"
"Yes! Sir!"
After only two cups of tea, a servant brought in the prepared food and wine. Liu Jun had already finished his meal and did not touch the dishes again. He drank with Sun Cang and Wei Bao, and asked him two questions by the way.
People are trying to find out more military information.
Sun Cang and Wei Bao were both shrewd people. They did not tell Peng Ningjun and Yan Fengjun's situation all at once. Instead, they were like squeezing out toothpaste. Only when Liu Jun asked did they tell the details.
They ate this meal from early evening until late at night. In the end, Liu Jun was slightly drunk, while Sun Cang and Wei Bao were very drunk.
Seeing that Sun Cang and Wei Bao were both drunk at the dinner table and unable to leave even if they wanted to, Liu Jun asked his servant to prepare two guest rooms and sent them to the guest room to stay overnight.
At midnight, Sun Cang and Wei Bao, who were already drunk and unconscious, both got up and quietly walked out of their rooms. When they got outside, they looked at each other and then headed straight to Liu Jun's study.
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When they arrived at the study, they opened the door to a crack and stepped in sideways. Soon, they found Liu Jun's prefect seal in the study.
Wei Bao took out a piece of silk cloth from his arms, spread it on the table, imitated Liu Jun's handwriting, wrote a handwritten letter, and then used the prefect's seal ribbon to stamp his seal on the silk cloth.
After handling it properly, the two of them put away the silk, quietly exited the study, and returned to their respective rooms. When the fourth watch passed, that is, around three o'clock in the morning, the two of them pretended to get up and walked out.
This time, the two of them did not hide anymore, but walked out openly, and soon met the patrolling servants and guards.
The two of them looked embarrassed, saying that they drank too much with the prefect last night and had the temerity to stay in the prefect's house. They were really sorry. They wanted to go back to the inn now and wait until dawn to express their thanks to the prefect.
Sun Cang and Wei Bao said so, and the servants and nurses couldn't stop them, so they watched them leave.
After they left Liu Jun's house, they didn't go back to the inn at all, but went directly to Beicheng.
When they arrived at the North City Gate, the two of them were immediately stopped by the soldiers and government officials guarding the city gate.
At this time, Sun Cang and Wei Bao had changed their timid appearance, straightened their backs, walked forward swaggeringly, raised their chins high, and said arrogantly: "Open the city gate immediately, we two are going out of the city to do business!"
The soldiers and government officials guarding the city gate almost laughed in anger. The city gate official came up and sneered: "Are you allowed to open this city gate whenever you want? These days, the county and city have been closed down, let alone
It’s late at night now, even if it’s daytime, the city gate won’t open!”
"You are so brave!" Sun Cang was about to get angry when Wei Bao waved his hand to him, slowly took out the silk from his arms, handed it to the city gate officer, and said expressionlessly: "We have a prefect, sir."
I’ve received an order from you, don’t you dare to disobey me?”
The city gate officer was startled and hurriedly took the silk and took a closer look. Sure enough, it was indeed the handwriting of the prefect.
In fact, Wei Bao's imitation of handwriting is far from perfect. If a talented and knowledgeable person can distinguish it, the problem can be seen with just two glances. However, if a city gate official with a military background can distinguish Liu Jun's handwriting, then
It is really difficult for others. He can read all the words and see that the handwriting seems to be written by Liu Jun himself. It is already very difficult. What's more, the handwriting is clearly stamped with the seal of the prefect. How can this be false?
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After reading the handwriting, the city gate official did not dare to be scornful anymore. He handed the handwriting back to the guard bag in a polite manner, cupped his hands and said: "I don't know that these two gentlemen have the handwriting of the prefect. They were so offensive just now.
Please forgive me, gentlemen!"
Sun Cang waved his hand disapprovingly and said: "Okay, we don't have time to delay here, open the city gate quickly and let me out of the city!"
"Yes!" The city gate officer bowed and responded, then ordered his soldiers to open the city gate.
Seeing the city gate opening little by little and the suspension bridge slowly lowering, Sun Cang and Wei Bao's eyes flashed brightly. The two looked at each other, Sun Cang walked out, and Wei Bao stayed where he was.
Before leaving the city gate, Sun Cang specifically warned: "Don't close the city gate for now, wait until I come back!" After saying this, he took the torch from a soldier's hand.
After arriving outside the city, Sun Cang walked more than a hundred meters and then began to shake the torch.
In the pitch-black night, the little firelight swayed back and forth, extremely eye-catching.
The city gate officer stood in the city gate hole and looked out curiously. When he saw the flickering fire in the distance, he asked with a puzzled look on his face: "Mr. Wei, what is this, Mr. Sun?"
Wei Bao glanced at him coldly, with a look of displeasure on his face, and said in a deep voice: "Ask what you should ask, but don't ask what you shouldn't ask. If it ruins the important matter of the prefect, you won't be able to walk around with it."
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The city gate officer shrank his neck in fright and did not dare to say another word. He even subconsciously took two steps back.
The soldiers inside the city gate did not see that as Sun Cang waved his torch outside the city, densely packed soldiers appeared on the other side of the Qishui River.
These soldiers were all wearing black military uniforms from the Wang Mang period. Following the order from the military commander, people swarmed onto the Qishui River, stepping on the frozen river, and rushed to the other side quickly.
Looking around, the river was densely packed with people, at least two to three thousand in number. After these soldiers successfully crossed the Qishui River, they ran straight to the city of Lunu, not far from the shore.
When people came to him, Sun Cang held a torch high in one hand, pulled out the sword from his side with the other, and shouted loudly: "Brothers, follow me into the city!"
Sun Cang led the way, followed by a sea of soldiers. Like a tide, the crowd rushed straight to the wide-open North City Gate and swarmed in.
The soldiers and horses outside were less than fifty steps away from the city gate, and the soldiers inside the city realized that something was wrong. The city gate official was trembling and stammered: "Mr. Wei...Mr. Wei, it seems like someone is coming from outside."
A lot of soldiers and horses!"
Even if you can't see clearly, you can clearly hear the rumble of footsteps.
Wei Bao had a calm look on his face, and he specifically waved his hand to the city gate official and said softly, "Don't be nervous, the people coming are all our own people!" Yes, they are his own people, but they are definitely not from Lunu City.
people.
When the soldiers outside the city were less than twenty steps away from the city gate, the city gate officer finally saw the opponent's appearance clearly. They were all Wang Lang's army instead of his own!
The city gate officer staggered back a few steps, then screamed, turned around and ran into the city. If the city gate officer took the lead and ran away, how could the soldiers guarding the city gate stay and wait to die?
People screamed and fled into the city. The guards did not stop them. These soldiers were insignificant at all, not even Liu Jun. Their only target was Lu Nu, the county seat of Zhongshan!
Pulling out the nail of Lu Nu would be equivalent to completely breaking off Liu Xiu's foundation in Jizhou. No matter how capable Liu Xiu was, without foundation or helpers, he would only die in the end.
