Delong

Chapter 146: A Journey Through the Sea of ​​Bitterness (13)

As a mid-level official, Zhang Xing did not have any right to know and make decisions, so he could only be pushed forward by the huge imperial power system.

However, the word Bai Dengshan has already made his liver tremble. What if a Maodun Shanyu emerges from the Wu clan?The Bai Di Lord in this world has never climbed a white mountain, and according to the paradoxical nature of these two worlds, so what if you give him a Ming Dy?

So, from the day he received the order and started to set off, he kept hinting to Li Ding, but what Li Ding meant was that that kind of situation couldn't happen, and it didn't matter if it happened... because there is no one in the eastern Wu tribe who can really eat more than 2 yuan The strength of the upper five armies, especially the fact that there are far more masters of practice in the army than in the Wu army, and there are Fulong seals.

"Let me say so!"

When it comes to military affairs, Li Ding is very serious. He doesn't have the slightest impatience when he was doing general education in Taiyuan. He even dragged Zhang Xing to make up lessons in places where no one was there after camping. "The soldiers of the three counties of Yanmen, Mayi, and Loufan, as well as the garrison troops of Fenyang Palace, can immediately enter and garrison at various key points in Mayi after the Wu people appear on the sea of ​​bitterness, to meet the holy driver. In other words, the Wu people It is necessary to invest 15 brave horses at one time, so that it is possible to cause a crushing surprise attack, forcing the whole army to dare not fight, and directly retreat to the mountains or strong cities... But such a strong city or mountain, unless [-] horses, divided [-] to [-] will do outflanking and necessary blocking, and then the remaining [-] will attack cities and mountains regardless of life and death, otherwise it is impossible to eat up the entire small [-] Dongdu elite within one month."

"Then if Dulan Khan raised the entire army in the east, is it possible to reach 15?" Zhang Xing was equally serious, and he dared not be serious.

"Maybe." Li Ding has never been sloppy in military affairs. "And if he secretly built a ship from the first day he took over, it is possible to bypass Baidao and rush directly from the Sea of ​​​​Bitterness..."

"Then what else did you say?" Zhang Xing was speechless. "If I were Dulan Khan, I would rush over and eat the [-] and Shengjia."

"and then?"

"Then claiming to be a descendant of the Great Jin Dynasty, living in the Wu clan, taking advantage of the trend to annex the Jin land."

"It takes 15 to eat 3, but do you know how many people will die?" Li Ding spread his hands. "Taiyuan has tens of thousands of soldiers and arsenals, and it can be reached by a quick march in ten days; there are only seven Zhonglang generals under the general manager of Youzhou in the direction of Yanshan, and there are more than 15 elite riders, and they can arrive in half a month... In order to eat this [-] people, how much is the estimated discount of [-] here? Believe it or not, just after he finished eating here, his hometown in Mobei was wiped out by Tuli Khan in the middle of the country."

Zhang Xing was slightly stunned, and didn't know how to refute it for a while.

"More importantly, the West Four Towns in the Northland and the West Three Guards of Dangmowei are not weaker than the Eastern Wu Clan... If you delay a little longer, let them come across the sea, and break the sea of ​​suffering from behind... ...All the nobles and fine cavalry of the Wu tribe in the east will become extinct." Li Ding continued to talk seriously. "You are Dulan Khan, what are you doing?"

Zhang Xing thought for a while, then shook his head.

"So." Li Ding finally laughed. "According to what you said, Dulan Khan must come, it's not impossible, but he must withdraw immediately within 20 days of exposure to ensure safety... I heard that when the saint arrived in Mayi, he did not hesitate to expose his ambitions that he had borne for many years, and directly raised the army of the whole family, just to intimidate the saint once, scare the saint's ass to piss once, and then the city captured and the wealth captured are not as good as this time. Half of the cost was too much, so the whole army was withdrawn directly... I don’t know how others will calculate this account, if I am the commander of the whole army, I will not engage in such a loss-making business.”

Zhang Xing remained silent.

And Li Ding also continued to sigh with emotion: "In the final analysis, the Great Wei is incapable of doing anything, but the military is not bad. You can see the arsenal reserves and troops in Fenyang Palace. There is no problem; the hearts of the people are not the worst. And the people below can't see it... Can't see the top and bottom things, I don't know about Sima Xianggong before you don't tell me... Dulan Khan is really going to come, as long as the sage keeps his mind and delegates power to Veteran, if the rewards continue, it is impossible to really step on the Wu people to revive the hearts of the world."

Zhang Xing became more silent, because he really had nothing to say, especially that night, when he used the compass while thinking about a safe place, the pointer did not move. Yu's.

However, I don't know what test will be used this time.

Next, the inspection team began to head north in an extremely slow and calm manner.

The ordnance, food and grass of Fenyang Palace, the winter clothes gradually caught up from behind Taiyuan Geng, and the rewards before the departure, obviously boosted morale a lot.

Where Zhang Xing couldn't see, although the senior officials were tired and dissatisfied, they felt powerless against the sage's self-deceit and self-deception, mobilizing teachers and mobilizing people to save face.

It's not that no one believed Zhang Xing's nonsense at the beginning.

For example, people like Qin Bao, Xiao Zhou, and Wang Zhen who became nervous after hearing Zhang Xing's words at the beginning, but soon, Qin Bao realized that the possibility was too low, while Wang Zhen had long forgotten it. Xiao Zhou is still superstitious about Zhang Xing.

It's a pity that Zhang Sanlang doesn't believe in himself anymore - he has been convinced by Li Ding.

On October [-]th, Yujia arrived at Bailangsai. From here, to the bitter sea, there was only one important town in Yunnei. Baideng Mountain was next to Yunnei, and Wuzhou Mountain was on the other side.

Yujia didn't stop, and continued to go north.

And at this time, Zhang Xing became alert again, because he noticed that someone who looked like the leader of the Wu clan came to pay homage to the Guanfeng Xingdian, which was reopened after the White Wolf Fortress.

After some inquiring, I learned from the father-in-law of Beiya that this is a small tribe of the Wu tribe on the border.

Although he used a compass, Zhang Xing couldn't help feeling uneasy again, so after the duty was over, he went to find Li Ding again - he could only find this guy.

"Zhang Sanlang, are you really from the Northland?" Li Ding sighed. "Is there any problem with this kind of thing?"

"Brother Li, please advise." Zhang Xing spoke sincerely, but he really didn't understand.

"Let me put it this way." Li Ding replied with a broken smile. "Not only the border tribes of the Wu tribe like to flee to us, but also the border people here like to flee to Dumo... Even, on both sides of the sea of ​​bitterness, the people of the Wu tribe go to your Northern Wilderness, and the people of the Northern Wilderness go to the east of the Wu tribe. , It’s a common thing... When the saint arrives, it’s no wonder that the small tribes on the border are silent.”

Zhang Xing thought for a while, and then realized: "You mean to say that people in the past were role models, and they didn't exorbitantly pay miscellaneous taxes... Whether it's the human race or the witch race, whether it's the county system, enfeoffment system, or tribal system, the nobles always Like to treat your family harshly?"

"Aren't you smart?" Li Dinglong smiled wryly for a moment. "Why are you obsessed with the matter of the Wu Clan sending troops?"

"I'm dreaming." Zhang Xing also felt a little embarrassed, so he said something casually. "I think there is a bit of omen in the dream."

Li Ding's face suddenly changed: "What dream did you have?"

Zhang Xing quickly waved his hands: "Nonsense... I'm ashamed of being pulled by you, you made it up."

Li Ding was speechless for a while, and then seriously taught: "Don't make up such things... Actually, it is up to people to make things happen. If you talk about ordinary things, I have already explained clearly the matter of the witch clan crossing the sea... But I didn't say anything. Nothing about the sky, nor anything about the dragon."

Zhang Xing was slightly taken aback: "Is that dragon in the sea of ​​bitterness particularly powerful? Is there a real dragon protecting the land in Jin, can it stop it?"

"He's not as powerful as usual. He's the kind who can fight back and forth with the Black Emperor and the Red Emperor when he was still a witch. A real dragon who protects the country and the land is useless." Li Ding said seriously. "But it is doomed to be useless in this matter... because once it goes out in person, the Hei Emperor will not let him go! I know your debate skills... If the Hei Emperor is willing to let it go, it is it This move will definitely be condemned directly by the gods, and then the witch clan will have no hope at all, or in other words, we deserve it if we die, and we deserve it."

Zhang Xing was speechless again.

On October [-], the guard of honor arrived at the foot of Wuzhou Mountain.

On this day, the weather was clear and cloudless, and Wuzhou Mountain, reminiscent of Liu Wenzhou, spread out like a screen in front of him, and it was rare for the sage to come out to watch the Fengxing Palace and the magnificent scenery. After that, the team was ordered to set up camp and rest early, and let the queen lead the princess, prince and others, as well as the entourage and important officials, to come out for a picnic together.

Zhang Xing happened to be on duty, and wanted to take the opportunity to get out, but seeing Bai Yousi also came out with the queen, he simply re-established his position.

After watching for a while, he suddenly realized a situation - although the sense of existence is not strong, where is his Shao Cheng and His Royal Highness King Qi?
Thinking about it carefully, it seems that as a rare adult son of a sage, he played the front line when he first toured the west, and then the eldest princess died suddenly, so he should be the rear guard.

In this way, if His Royal Highness King Qi hadn't stayed in Guanzhong because of the princess's funeral, he should have stayed behind, but I don't know if he is still behind, whether it is in Fenyang Palace or Taiyuan.

But it is also possible to return directly to the Eastern Capital.

It seems that there is still a little princess staying in the western capital. In this case, except for a few grandsons, two minor princes, King Qi and the little princess, the rest of the saint's family is here.

Tsk, there are a lot of daughters and sons, obviously none of them are the queen's sons, but they all fake smiles, and they never dare to stand out or lag behind in the slightest, for fear that their own father will notice them.

How old is this to know that the Tian family is ruthless?
When he was thinking wildly, suddenly there were cavalrymen at the foot of Wuzhou Mountain, which interrupted the saint's family happiness.

There were more than a dozen typical cavalry of the Wu tribe. They wore scimitars, bows and arrows, and rode bad horses. They flashed out from the northern mountain depression... As soon as they appeared, they were surrounded by the perimeter guards of the Changshui Army... But unexpectedly, after the other party showed some tokens, he was quickly allowed to enter the team.

More than ten riders continued to go straight to Guanfengxing Hall, and when they reached [-] paces away, they were stopped again by a Yingyang Zhonglang general outside, and then Zhonglang general talked with those cavalrymen for a while, and immediately went to the enclosure regardless of everything else .

Duan Wei, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, did his part and took the initiative to abandon the banquet to meet him.

At this time, the vast majority of people maintained their grace, because this is very similar to those Wu tribes who were placed on the border. They have seen too much these days, and Zhang Xing is also numb. It is estimated that the next one will be a sage's elation. reward.

"Your Majesty, please leave immediately!"

Unexpectedly, after talking with these witch tribal knights, Duan Wei came to the front regardless of everything, and bowed down directly.

"Who is this? What happened?!" The saint looked serious and asked on the spot. "Just open your mouth and let me go, what's the proper way?"

"This is the tribe of the Wu tribe brought here many years ago after being surrendered by Cao Zhongcheng. It is placed opposite Wuzhou Mountain and is responsible for monitoring the sea of ​​bitterness. It has always been credible." Duan Wei was still gruff on the ground. "They said that there are no less than 20 Eastern Wu tribes in the sea of ​​bitterness, floating in dense numbers..."

At the foot of Wuzhou Mountain, there was a moment of deathly silence.

absurd!

Zhang Xing, who had been brainwashed by Li Ding and Compass, was the first reaction to this word... What is the picture?But it's time?All the soldiers and horses of the Eastern Wu tribe together do not have 20!How did you become Minister of the Ministry of War?

"Ridiculous!" The saint swallowed and scolded on the spot. "All the soldiers and horses of the Eastern Wu tribe together don't have 20 people... How did you become the minister of the Ministry of War?"

"Could it be that there are too many people coming to land, or there are more boats, and the spread out on the sea is relatively open, and the small tribes don't know it?" Mr. Sima Changying took the initiative to ask. "Thought it was the Eastern Wu clan who came to attack?"

The sage immediately went to see his Minister of War.

"I know."

Duan Wei was still gruff on the ground. "I know... what your Majesty said is absolutely right, and what Sima Xianggong said is also reasonable, but the sage and the queen's daughter, as well as the princes and princesses, are like gold branches and jade leaves. Is it possible to take risks? The minister has already dispatched the Changshui army to be a martial artist. General Zhao, who is the most skilled, most courageous, and quickest, has personally led his people to reconnaissance... Please pack up now, saint, and stay away for a while."

The surrounding palace people, servants, officials, and soldiers were already terrified.

Zhang Xing didn't look away, and didn't shake his body... He actually started to panic in his heart, but he couldn't help it. He was used to seeing life and death, and he had a compass as his foundation, so he could pretend no matter what he said now.

And this attracted the admiration of Qin Bao, Xiao Zhou, Wang Zhen and others behind him.

Even the few Fulongwei who have been relying on their own cultivation base and cold face can't help but look at Zhang Xing a few more times... That is, Qian Tang was left behind by Zhang Xing's false public and private arrangements early on, and was in charge of Zhang Hanhe. The security work of the White Tower, otherwise, I am afraid that it will also be depressed at this time.

"I won't move." The saint pondered for a moment, then spoke coldly. "I don't believe that Du Lan has the guts... What is he planning? Crossing the sea to hijack me, if you lead too few troops, you will definitely lose. If you lead too many troops, if you delay, you will be surrounded by Xisi Town and Xisanwei in the Northland and wiped out the clan." End! What is he trying to do?"

Everyone dared not speak.

Duan Wei thought for a while on the ground, but he didn't know how to refute...he simply nodded: "Your Majesty's words are very reasonable."

The atmosphere at the scene was visibly relaxed.

But at this moment, from the west of Wuzhou Mountain, about ten more horsemen suddenly galloped up. They all had bright armored soldiers with big bows and three horses. Except for two bright lights on the chest, their whole body was painted with vermilion, and their heads were also pierced with scarlet. Feather is obviously the highest-level sentinel and messenger on the border.

Then, go straight to the most conspicuous Guanfengxing Hall.

At this time, I don’t know anywhere else, anyway, the side of Guanfengxing Hall has been completely silent, many people are fighting in two directions, Zhang Xing has also become numb—the soldiers came to cover the water and soil, and the compass said that there was no danger, What else?
Sure enough, after a while, Duan Wei rushed to greet him, and then came to report out of breath, but handed over a letter: "Princess Chengyi sent her confidant Xingye to go to the dangerous pass of the White Road to report. Lan Khan happened to gather the leaders to make an oath, and immediately ordered 15 soldiers from the entire Eastern Wu clan to cross the sea to hijack him! Tuli Khan's attitude was ambiguous, although he gathered the crowd, he dragged the elite subordinates to the center of the territory, and did not send out. Have the heart to sit back and watch... The letter is a token, not these words, these words are oral messages."

The sage was silent, he reached out his hand to pick up his cousin's letter, but he couldn't stop trembling, and then stretched out his hand several times, then retracted it several times.

"Your Majesty, let's go!" Duan Wei carefully placed the letter containing an unknown token on the imperial case, sincerely admonishing him. "Let's go now!"

"Okay." The saint stood up expressionlessly, ignoring the queen, prince and princess, and tried to turn around and go back to his Guanfengxing Hall.

"Your Majesty." Duke Niu suddenly stepped forward to stop him. "If the Wu Clan enemies have already landed, don't use the Guanfengxing Temple... let's ride a horse!"

"Yes." The saint nodded immediately, and then walked to the side again.

The queen got up in a hurry and was helped by Bai Yousi. The rest of the Beiya government officials also rushed up to help the princess and the prince in a panic. The scene was chaotic for a while.

The sage found a horse, turned over under the guidance of Dugong Niu, and started to walk slowly to the south.

But he was stopped by Wei Chi, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment: "Old minister, where is Your Majesty going?"

"Go to the White Wolf Fortress and go back to Fenyang Palace." The emperor pointed with his hand.

"Forgive me for speaking bluntly, old minister." Wei Chi replied calmly, tugging at the reins of the horse. "If Your Majesty is going back to Fenyang Palace, please take off your clothes, leave everyone behind, let Niu Dugong, Bai Changjian, and a few military experts escort you, directly use your true energy, and fly to Fenyang Palace..."

"Is that something the emperor can do?" The saint was suddenly furious and whipped the opponent in public.

Wei Chi, who had been whipped in the face, was not dissatisfied at all, but continued to speak sincerely: "Then please turn around and go east, Your Majesty, to Yunnei City at the foot of Baideng Mountain... because there is enough room for so many people in this vicinity." The big city, the only big city that can be guarded by the city and wait for help, is Yunnei, not to mention that there can also wait for the elite reinforcements from the governor of Youzhou... To go to Fenyang Palace, you can only take off your clothes and escape alone, otherwise because the distance is too far, They will be overtaken and carried by the witch cavalry all over the mountains and plains."

The emperor thought for a while, and he rode his horse straight to the east. He couldn't walk a few steps, but he couldn't bear the fear after all, his crotch tightened, and he started to speed up in a panic.

Looking inside and outside the Fengxing Hall, there is chaos.

Zhang Xing sighed, looked around, saw Bai Yousi who was stunned, and said hello: "Your Zhang Shiniang's husband is a waste of paper."

After finishing speaking, no matter how dazed Bai Yousi was, the Deputy Chief Prosecutor first went to put away the letters on the case, then bent over and picked up a little princess who was only four or five years old, and turned to Huang Piao, who was led by Qin Bao, and immediately let her go , got on his horse, and went after the hairy saint who ran faster than a rabbit.

PS: Thanks to Fu Han's new leader, the old master... Does this person look familiar?
Adding a chapter...I don't know what to add...Anyway, insomnia.

good night.

(End of this chapter)