Wei Qing is a dedicated and conscientious person. As an uncle of the current dynasty, it is very rare for him to have such qualities. He just smiled after hearing the excitement in Zheling. The war in Lingnan became more and more tense and fierce. The battles on the border became more and more intense.
Safety has become more and more important. In just three days, several groups of Yue troops have broken out and tried to sneak into the Han Dynasty. Wei Qing led his men to capture or repel them.
Nanling in the rainy season is very unsuitable for human survival. This place is so strange. It rains non-stop all day long. It is sweltering during the day and water-loving insects are everywhere. At night, the temperature drops sharply, and you have to cover up in the second half of the night.
He had to wear a thick quilt to fall asleep. When he got up the next day, a basin of water dripped from the place where he slept. In this place, Wei Qing stayed for more than half a month.
After eating, it started to rain again. Wei Qing put on his raincoat and came out of the cave where he temporarily lived. He led his guards along the trail to check every sentry post. Because the number of county soldiers was limited, the border line was surprisingly long.
, it is impossible to deploy heavy troops at every crossing and mountain pass. Therefore, Wei Qing can only take care of the key points, leaving sentries in remote places, and send reinforcements if a situation is discovered.
We went up to Maoerling, which is the most secluded mountain pass on the border. No one goes there on weekdays, but in extraordinary times, it became the best place for Vietnamese people to sneak across. For this reason, Wei Qing arranged a hundred people here.
Focus on defending this hidden passage.
"Captain!" As soon as Wei Qing arrived, the military commander in charge of guarding quickly saluted.
Wei Qing smiled and patted the military commander on the shoulder: "How is it? Did anyone steal it last night?"
The military commander shook his head: "Because of the heavy rain last night, no one stole it. I checked carefully this morning and found no trace of anyone stealing it."
Wei Qing nodded: "Very good, the fighting in Lingnan has become more intense in the past few days. Pay more attention. If you are a commoner, send someone to lead them to the refugee camp. If you are a deserter, the bandits must stop them. It is easy to capture them. If they resist, they will be eliminated on the spot.
"
"promise!"
Wei Qing spent the whole morning trudging in the jungle, and the clothes on his body got wet over and over again. At noon, he finally found a foothold, and when he took off his raincoat and armor, his whole body was soaked and turned white by the rain.
The bodyguard selected by the emperor himself for Wei Qing looked at Wei Qing's pale skin and muttered: "Captain, you are the uncle of the state. His Majesty came to Kuaiji to give you training. Su Ren actually let you stay in a place like this for so long."
For a long time, he did this on purpose, right?"
Wei Qing turned around, wiped his body with a dry cloth, and said with a smile: "Don't talk nonsense, Brother Su is training me. Among the people who came together, I am the least qualified and have no family education. I can't compare to Li
Sima and Young Master Gongsun, so Brother Su asked me to practice more so that I can share your worries for Your Majesty in the future."
"You still speak for him. I heard that he makes money by doing some sports in Zheling, but he abandons us."
Wei Qing laughed even harder: "I've heard about this too. Not to mention, no one can match Brother Su's cleverness. Even far beyond that, I can't do his sneak attack on Fujian and Yue. Remember the first one?"
When I met Brother Su once, I had a fight with Xiao Jinzi. At that time, I just thought that Brother Su was very talented. However, after getting in touch with Brother Su during this time, I found that Brother Su's abilities are far inferior to mine."
"Isn't he just a merchant from Shu County? What's so great about him!" The guard curled his lips disdainfully.
Wei Qing's face darkened: "Don't talk nonsense. Brother Su came out of the mountain at the age of eighteen, opened up two trade routes between Yelang and Qiang, single-handedly persuaded the Yuanshan bandits, and led the county soldiers in Shu County to destroy the mountain bandits, quell the rebels, and unite
The Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce has made life much easier for the people of Shuzhong. It shared His Majesty's worries when we were in Chang'an and even saved my life. Without Brother Su, I, Wei Qing, would not be where I am today."
The guard was startled and hurriedly knelt down: "Captain, please calm down, I was wrong!"
Wei Qing pulled the man up: "There are many masters in the world, and those who are capable will naturally have tempers. Your Majesty pays three respects to Brother Su. Just say this in front of me. If others listen, it will be right."
There is no benefit to you. I see that you are suffering with me on this trip, and I will definitely recommend it to His Majesty when you return."
"Thank you Captain!" A group of guards looked excited and immediately knelt down to salute.
After resting for a while in the cave, before lunch was finished, news came from down the mountain that a group of Yue people were approaching Maoerling. Without saying a word, Wei Qing threw down his rice bowl and rushed out with his sword. The guards behind him quickly followed.
He went up, holding a raincoat in his hand, and shouted to Wei Qing to slow down.
As soon as I arrived at Maoerling, I saw a group of people coming in the dark on the mountain road in the distance. There were old and young, dragging their families with them, trudging through the forest.
The military commander quickly said to Wei Qing: "It looks like they are a group of common people. The general will send someone over to pick them up right now."
Wei Qing stared at the group of people intently and ignored the military commander's words. The military commander thought Wei Qing had not heard and said it again. Wei Qing shook his head: "No! We only have a hundred people here, and there are at least three or four hundred people coming from the other side. These days
We captured a lot of Yue people and defeated them. If they are among the people, the people we send will be in danger. Let's take a look first."
The military commander was stunned: "No way?"
"It's hard to say. Su Changshi once said that the Yue people are gathered in tribes and villages, and they are all very small. I have also paid attention to the Yue people these days. The common people will not exceed a hundred people. There are about three hundred people in front of me. Mao'er
Across from the ridge is Xiyau, and I’ve never heard of a large village with hundreds of people in Xiyau.”
After listening to Wei Qing's words, the military commander looked at the group of people and immediately became nervous: "Colonel Lieutenant, if the Yue people really defeat the army, what should we do?"
"Hmph!" Wei Qing snorted coldly: "Let brothers prepare. If the army is really defeated, we will be destroyed if we don't surrender!"
"promise!"
As the Yue people got closer and closer, a loud arrow flew into the sky and stabbed firmly into the mud in front of the Yue people. The Yue people walking in the front immediately stopped. Someone shouted loudly: "We are Yue people.
I heard that you Han people can take us in, please make it easier for you!"
The Marquis glanced at Wei Qing, who nodded. The Marquis loudly asked, "Which tribe are you from? Let your clan leader come out and answer!"
An old man walked out tremblingly, followed by two young men. The old man cupped his hands and said: "We are the people of the Yehu tribe. The entire village was destroyed, so we came to Han as a last resort. For the sake of the old man and the women and children behind us.
, I sincerely ask you to do something convenient and be a great kindness, and I will repay you like a cow or a horse."
The military commander stood up and said, "Come here and speak more clearly!"
The old man didn't move. After a long time, he said again: "Okay, I'll come over right now. Please don't shoot your arrows."
In order to prevent people from jumping into the guard post, the mountain pass was blocked by a giant tree. If you wanted to enter, you had to climb over the giant tree. The old man was old and had difficulty moving, so the two young men almost had to carry the old man in.
Wei Qing has been observing these people. The old man was ordinary, and his whole body showed the worry and helplessness of the common people. But the two young men behind the old man had cold faces, never said a word, and had no expression on their faces. Wait for the three of them to leave.
Entering, the Marquis glanced at Wei Qing, Wei Qing shook his head, and the Marquis stepped forward.
After looking the three of them up and down, the military commander said: "Yehu tribe, your village is not big, why are there so many people?"
The old man quickly explained: "To be fair to the general, the Wild Fox tribe is indeed not big. Since a few months ago, we have been experiencing constant wars across the country. People from other villages came to ask for help. The villain took them all in because he saw how pitiful they were.
The meeting ended soon, but I didn’t expect it to get worse and worse, and the war burned to the Wild Fox tribe, so I had no choice but to come to ask for help.”
"Oh!" The military commander nodded and pointed to the young men behind the old man: "Who are they?"
The old man saluted again and said: "These are the two grandchildren of the villain. The villain is old. If it weren't for them, he wouldn't be here."
All the explanations were reasonable and reasonable. Just when the military commander was about to open his mouth to speak, Wei Qing suddenly appeared and shouted: "Take down these three people!"
The soldiers and guards behind him couldn't help but swarmed up and immediately pushed the three of them to the mud. The old man was trembling and kept calling. The two young men remained silent and stared at Wei Qing.
The military commander was a little strange: "Colonel Lieutenant, this..."
"The troops were defeated and the people were trapped. These two people are not the grandsons of some old man at all!"
"The villain is wronged. General, spare your life!" The old man shouted loudly: "The villain is really helpless. They are forcing the villain. If they don't comply, they will kill the entire village. Please spare my life, general."
Without waiting for interrogation, the old man gave a thorough explanation. The military commander swallowed his saliva and said with lingering fear: "General, I have neglected my duty. Please punish me by the captain."
Wei Qing took a deep breath and looked at the group of people in the distance. When something happened here, the group of Yue people also changed. More than a hundred people came out of the crowd, surrounding the old, weak, women and children, and paused.
After killing him, he quickly disappeared into the nearby forest and disappeared.
The old man saw it clearly. He lay on the ground beating his chest and almost fainted from crying. He rolled and crawled towards the opposite side. Fortunately, this group of defeated soldiers just wanted to escape and killed them randomly, just to delay the pursuit of the Han army. There were many
The people were only injured, not killed. One by one they fell to the ground and screamed in pain. Everyone who heard them gritted their teeth and hated the Yue people's cruelty even more.
With Wei Qing's permission, the military commander led people over to help with the treatment. This scene was not the first time they had encountered it. In the past, more or less Yue people had been injured. Upon closer inspection, they all were the fault of the Yue soldiers.
In recent times, more and more Vietnamese soldiers have coerced the Vietnamese people and tried to break through the Han army's defense lines. Such tragic situations often happened.
Wei Qing sighed and said nothing. The Yehu Tribe was already close to the Western King's City, and these people were beginning to flee. What does that mean? Wei Qing turned his head and said to a personal guard: "Immediately report what happened here to Su Changshi, everyone.
Don’t slack off in strengthening your defense!”
"No!" the guard asked Wei Qing: "Lieutenant, what should we do with these two people?"