Wu Yi, who was at the mouth of the wolf smoke, did not wait for Qin Tianbing who came back to report the news. Instead, he waited for a marshal's personal soldiers. He said that the marshal was less than a hundred miles away and asked Wu Yi and others to prepare to welcome him. Wu Yi was shocked.
As introduced before, the military system of the Daji Dynasty was the five-army system. The leader of the five armies was called the marshal.
However, except for the Northern Army, which guards the tribes in the North, and the Chinese Army, which guards the center and suppresses all directions, the organization is relatively complete. The other three armies are all superficial, with extremely serious shortages of soldiers.
Therefore, in name, the marshal of the Northern Army and the Chinese Army is the same as the governor of a county, but in fact, his status is much higher, comparable to that of the Prime Minister.
At this moment, the marshal's soldiers who came to Langyankou were the soldiers of the marshal of the Northern Army. This marshal of the Northern Army could definitely be ranked among the top ten in the court of the Daji Dynasty. With the blessing of official position and popularity, he was no less than
He ascended to immortality in Taiyi.
When people like this come to a border place like Langyankou, if they don't want to stimulate adventure and want to visit the front line in person to prepare for future battles, they are basically on a major diplomatic mission.
Needless to say, the most recent major event is the meeting of the five tribes. This matter is of great importance, and only such a major event is worthy of the Northern Army Marshal's personal trip north.
Things turned out as Wu Yi had expected. The imperial court was not blind, let alone such a big event. Even if the road was blocked by heavy snow, we still had to go.
"It would be better if I could follow him in person!" After sending away the marshal's personal soldiers, Wu Yi sat on a high stool and looked up at the sky, saying this. However, after talking about it, Wu Yi's voice became lower and lower.
Even he himself didn't believe that this matter could be successful.
The marshal of the Northern Army was such a distinguished figure. This trip to Langyankou was also a blessing for Wu Yi, so how could he dare to beg for more.
Wu Yi originally thought that the Northern Army Marshal's trip would be accompanied by people and horses, and there would be a lot of traffic. Unexpectedly, the number of people was only a hundred. They were extremely shabby. It was hard to believe that this was one of the most powerful people in the Daji Dynasty.
Naturally, Wu Yi will not be fooled by the hundreds of people in front of him. On the surface, there are only a hundred people, but the people protecting him secretly may be several times that number, hidden among businessmen, hunters, and ordinary people, for the sake of the Northern Army.
Preparations for the marshal's safety may have started a few days in advance.
Wu Yi didn't learn the news until the marshal was hundreds of miles away. To a certain extent, it was necessary to keep it secret, but it was also because of Wu Yi's low status.
Wu Yi was a low-ranking person. He had no military exploits or official position. He was only sent by a captain of thousands. Of course, in the Daji Dynasty, dispatch was more important than official position.
After Wu Yi learned about the marshal's future, he led his good cavalry to meet the marshal. He rode lightly and simply to avoid exposing the news. The further away he was, the more sincere his attitude was (at least in the eyes of outsiders).
After leaving the Wolf Smoke Mouth and heading thirty miles ahead, Wu Yi met the Marshal's team. He saw only a hundred people. At first, Wu Yi thought the Marshal was not among them, and almost made an mistake.
This trip was probably very hasty, and apart from the marshal's ceremonial guard, the normal envoy ceremonial guard was not very complete.
Of course, as long as the person in the team is there, you don't need to care about these red tapes. If you worry about these things with the northern tribes, they won't care much, but will laugh at you for being verbose.
With the help of the marshal's personal soldier, Wu Yi successfully passed the interrogation, otherwise he would have been shot as a thief, but there was no room for reasoning. Don't think that you can get away with wearing a military uniform. In the face of the marshal's safety, these hundred people
, but they all kill without blinking an eye.
On the battlefield, there are precedents of putting on the enemy's clothes and fishing in troubled waters, and you can see it every time you open the history books.
After integrating into this team, Wu Yi began to understand why the marshal of the Northern Army only used these hundred people when traveling north.
Although they are all light cavalry, they all carry heavy weapons, have sturdy backs, and have tall and strong horses. The reason why they are not equipped with heavy armor is purely for speed. If they are really besieged, no matter how thick the armor is, they might as well run faster.
As hundreds of people marched, they were like immortal puppets and yellow-turbaned warriors. Except for the sound of falling horse hooves, there was no sound at all, which was extremely strange.
If Wu Yi's 600 to 700 men faced off against this team, even though he had the advantage in numbers, his chances of winning were actually slim.
In addition, the scouts who came in and out from time to time, basically one person came in and out every ten minutes, Wu Yi completely believed that the man in the frame had all the troubles within hundreds of kilometers under his control.
The most amazing thing is that this team is advancing rapidly. A team of 100 people can hide their traces by going a little deeper among the mountains. How do those people communicate? Wu Yi asked himself about his extraordinary eyesight.
But after staying with them for a while, I didn't notice it.
This type of information exchange method is considered advanced and dwarfs other opponents.
The fall of a leaf indicates the fall of the world. Seeing how the marshal of the Northern Army can command a squad of a hundred people, it would be easy to mobilize thousands of troops.
It would take a long time for Wu Yi to achieve this without transmitting messages through spiritual thoughts and magic power.
However, at this moment, Wu Yi only needs to be his captain of thousands in peace and quiet. It is not his turn to command thousands of troops yet, so there is no rush at this moment.
When the team arrived at Langyankou, Wu Yi thought that his escort mission was over and was about to leave. This was not an ordinary dinner treat. He could also entertain the marshal with food and drinks. They had special arrangements.
If the matter is not handled well, Wu Yi may not be able to save his head. If he entertains him well, he will at most leave the name of a happy minister in the other party's heart. The gain outweighs the losses. Naturally, Wu Yi has no intention of entertaining the marshal and simply sends the god of plague away as soon as possible.
However, Wu Yi did not expect that the marshal of the Northern Army in the carriage, after hearing the report from his subordinates, had arrived at the smoke outlet, and said: "Have you reached the front line yet? He arrived first, please wait here for a few days!"
Judging from the voice, he was an elegant scholar in his forties. His voice was magnetic and pleasant to listen to. It was different from the image of an unshaven strong man in Wu Yi's imagination.
Then, just like this, this hundred-man troop swaggered into the Langyankou and set up camp not far from the camp of Wu Yi and others. In just half a day, the fortifications were completed, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.
There are vague shadows of tribal people appearing all around. They are not entirely the tribal people who originally lived here. Some of the faces are very unfamiliar.
Wu Yi was dumbfounded. What was he doing? What about the confidentiality promised? What about the security promised? After exposing his whereabouts like this, he believed that hundreds of people under Wu Yi could protect him?
The marshal of the Northern Army moved into Langyankou. There is no doubt that Langyankou immediately became the focus of attention from all directions.
Wu Yi also understood next that the meeting place between the marshal of the Northern Army and the Northern tribes was agreed to be at Langyankou.