Chongzhen's open life

Chapter 417 Approaching
Cao Bianjiao's eyes followed Bai Polu's movement, and soon he saw Bai Polu picking up the snow-white cloak that was placed on the shelf beside him.

Before he could say anything, Bai Polu suddenly said: "Bianjiao, are the cavalry under your command used to handling sleds these days?"

Cao Bianjiao didn't understand why Bai Polu suddenly asked this question, but he nodded truthfully and replied, "I've been driving on a sled these days, and most of you are already proficient at handling it."

Bai Polu nodded and then said: "That's good, then the commander-in-chief ordered you to form a snow chariot battalion on the spot with the cavalry under his command as the core. This time you have only one mission, and you have already done it one step ahead of the army. The premise is to gradually eliminate the spies deployed by Diancheng within a hundred miles of the city in advance, and remove obstacles for the army's secret approach, can you do it?"

Cao Bianjiao was taken aback when he heard the words, but immediately became excited. In his opinion, this is nothing more than an alternative version of Yebubu. The way of driving the sled, performing such a task is simply a matter of hand, it is completely a military achievement that is put on the lips, so how can he let it go?

Immediately, Cao Bianjiao snapped a military salute, and responded loudly with a solemn face: "The last general! Accept the order!"

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The next day, before the army left, hundreds of snow chariots composed of the elite cavalry battalion set off ahead of the army. Due to the sleighs of all members, the distance between them and the army was widened in a short time. Approaching Diancheng at an extremely fast speed...

Diancheng.

Inaba Clan Lord's Mansion.

Inaba Masakatsu was eating breakfast, and his subordinates were reporting various news from the past two days.

"Patriarch, the heavy snow has collapsed many houses in the city these days, and many warriors wandered around the city after losing their homes, which has brought great pressure to the security in the city. Many families in the city have sent inquiries to the City Lord's Mansion , do you see?"

The retainers reported the biggest problem that has plagued Diancheng in the past two days.

After hearing this, Masakatsu Inaba slowly stopped the chopsticks in his hand, and after thinking for a moment, he ordered: "Order the city guards to step up inspections to ensure the stability of the city, and at the same time check those ronin samurai who are doing nothing on the street from time to time. If you have a stable residence, let these people be included in the newly formed city defense army."

After hearing Masakatsu Inaba's arrangement, the retainers of the Inaba family frowned and hesitated: "But Patriarch, in this way, there will inevitably be warriors who do not want to join the army to resist, and bloody conflicts will inevitably occur. Isn't that good for the stability of the city today?"

Inaba Masakatsu picked up his chopsticks again expressionlessly, and said in a flat tone: "Letting these ronin warriors roam around in the city is the most unstable factor. Now that the Ming army is overwhelmingly suppressing the situation, our Diancheng needs to concentrate all our strength to defend it." At the critical moment, if they are allowed to mess around behind us at will, what if they suddenly make trouble in the back and stab us when the battle is critical?
I've heard that Jinyiwei, the most mysterious spy organization in the Ming Dynasty, has already secretly sent a large number of people to lurk into our Dawa Kingdom. Who knows if there are any of these so-called wandering warriors.

Instead of letting them go, it is better to organize them into the city defense army and disperse them. Firstly, it can increase the strength of the city defense army, and secondly, it can also reduce the instability factors in the city as much as possible. As for those diehards..."

Having said that, Inaba Masakatsu paused, then gracefully picked up a piece of sashimi and put it into his mouth, chewed it a few times and swallowed it, then said coldly:
"Let the city defense army clean up everything."

Although the retainers were a little surprised when they heard the words, they quickly accepted and nodded slightly to express their understanding.

After finishing the breakfast on the plate a few times, Masakatsu Inaba took the handkerchief from the handmaid beside him and wiped his mouth, then got up and asked, "Is there anything unusual outside the city these days?"

The retainers thought for a while after hearing the words, then shook their heads and said, "Most of them reported nothing unusual."

"most?"

Inaba narrowed her eyes normally and asked back.

The vassal nodded and replied: "The farthest secret sentries haven't sent back news today, but that's normal. They usually come back a day later than other secret sentries, and they should be able to receive their news tomorrow. .”

Inaba Masakatsu nodded suddenly, but frowned again and said: "Although it is unlikely that the Ming army will attack at this time in winter, the necessary vigilance is still necessary, just like a tiger in the mountains. It is capable of fighting, but it is often attacked by humans who are far weaker than it when it is most relaxed, and thus dies.

Compared with the Ming army, we are not even considered tigers. If we are not vigilant, we may not know how to die.

You should pay close attention to the news from the farthest dark post. They are our outermost eyes. Once there is an abnormal situation, we should not take it lightly. It is very likely that something we don’t want to see happened, so we must not Let your guard down, understand? "

"Yes! Patriarch's admonition will be kept in mind!"

The retainer bowed respectfully.

Inaba Masakatsu waved his hands and walked away slowly, a distant voice came slowly: "The safety of Yodo Castle is tied to your body and mind, I hope you will treat it carefully..."

The retainer lowered his head even lower, and after Inaba Masakatsu's figure completely disappeared, the retainer got up quickly with a serious face, and then left in a hurry.

He felt that the Patriarch was right. As the eyes of Diancheng outside, any abnormality would not be a trivial matter. He had to go back immediately and wait for the news from the outermost Anshao.

The time of the day is fleeting.

Early the next morning, retainer Ishida Atsuji frowned.

Because, the news of the outermost secret sentry that should have sent back the news has not been sent back, which makes him even more frightened.

Not only did the news from the outermost secret sentry not come back, but the secret sentry located more than 50 miles away that should have sent back the news immediately today also did not send back news.

It's like... It's like all the news has been lost overnight.

Ishida Atsuji didn't dare to be negligent, and immediately sent people out of the city to investigate the situation in the places where the secret sentries were lurking.

And he himself quickly came to the city lord's mansion to meet Masakatsu Inaba and report the news.

Knowing that the news from the secret sentries on the outermost perimeter did not come back, and even the secret sentries in the middle also lost news, Masakatsu Inaba immediately realized that there might be a problem!

But it is winter now, and there is still snow in the sky. It is impossible for the Ming army to launch an attack at this time, right?

But it is also a fact that Anshao lost news and cannot be ignored.

Hearing from Ishida that someone had been sent out to check, Inaba Masakatsu also forced himself to calm down, and waited for the person who went out to check the situation to come back and then deal with it according to the situation!

However, what they didn't expect was that after a day passed, there was still no news from the investigators...

(End of this chapter)