golden scales

There are many things in the world, some people don't even count as a fart at all, but others seem to be as important as Mount Tai. .

With Zhou Yuji's experience and understanding, even under the influence of alcohol, he can know that the transfer order is probably to transfer him from Shanxi.If it was Wu Xiang, Wu Sangui, Gao Jie, Bai Guangen and other escape experts, they would leave as soon as they said it, even if there was no transfer order.So far, the imperial court has not executed any general for fleeing without permission.

However, for Zhou Yuji, retreating before the battle is a big stain in life.He was able to come to Taiyuan from Ningwu Pass because Taiyuan was closer to the front line.And if there was an order to transfer him from the front line, it would be extremely entangled for him.

Zhou Yuji only felt itchy scalp and scratched it vigorously.Looking at Xiao Mo's passionate gaze that seemed to be spitting fire, the balance in his heart finally shook, and finally leaned towards the crown prince.

"Where are you going to transfer me?" Zhou Yuji asked.

Xiao Mo finally breathed a sigh of relief, pushed the envelope in front of Zhou Yuji, and said, "Look, brother."

Zhou Yuji wiped the wine stain on his hand, took the envelope, opened it and read it carefully, his heart pounding even more.

What kind of "order" is this!

This is clearly "escape"!

"It's enough to transfer to Shandong, why do you have to sneak through the court?" Zhou Yuji was also puzzled.

"Shandong is still the place of the imperial court. Without the appointment of the imperial court, even the crown prince can't do anything at will." Xiao Mo didn't know about Luo Yukun's five thousand Sichuan army yet, so he just said vaguely: "Soldiers take obeying orders as their bounden duty. Is there any reason to ask more questions?"

Zhou Yuji's scalp tingled for a while, and he paced for a long time holding the crown prince's handwriting.

Xiao Mo stood up and said, "Brother, how can you be so hesitant at this moment? With a little fame and outstanding achievements, don't you need to think about where to go!"

Zhou Yuji took a deep breath and said, "Forget it! Brother, let's go!"

"Good! Bing is expensive and fast!" Xiao Mo praised loudly: "Brother is really good at taking responsibility!"

"Brother, when are you leaving?" Zhou Yuji asked.

"I'm afraid we'll have to wait until after the intruders attack the city," Xiao Mo said, "and take him out after the Cai Ministry is completely resolute."

Zhou Yuji shook his head and said, "At that time, the way to break through the siege will be paved by the lives of the soldiers! It's better to hold Cai Maode hostage earlier and just leave."

"Your Highness wants to accept his heart." Xiao Mo thought it was wrong.

Zhou Yuji thought for a while, then frowned and said: "It's still not right. You can't keep an eye on him all the time. If he finds a place where no one is around and hangs himself in a well, don't worry about it, there will be no one left."

Xiao Mo also wondered: "Then what should I do? Could it be that we can only take people away?"

Zhou Yuji said: "That's all. Besides, this matter is like a bandit robbing Mrs. Yazhai. Which woman is willing to go to the village to follow a bandit? Didn't everyone just admit it later? No matter how staunch Cai Maode is, people After arriving in Shandong, how can he still die for Shanxi? I ​​don’t believe that a scholar who came out of the Jiangnan kind of makeup can be so staunch?”

Xiao Mo nodded slightly: "I will invite him to patrol the camp tonight, and then I will take him away with me!"

"Don't worry." Zhou Yuji sat back at the table, dipped his finger in the wine, and made a sketch on the table, which was exactly the terrain of Taiyuan and its surrounding areas.He said: "Taiyuan is definitely not going to be able to keep it. Instead of making it cheaper for Li Chuang, let's take it away!" He nodded in the middle of Taiyuan City: "This is the chief secretary's grain depot. We can move as much as we can before we leave. !"

"I'm afraid the other defenders in the city will be disturbed by the large group of people carrying food and grass," Xiao Mo worried.

"Just transport them to the east gate to motivate the soldiers. Even if the enemy killers have no money, they must have rice." Zhou Yuji was much more experienced, and gave a plausible reason in a blink of an eye.

Xiao Mo and Zhou Yuji agreed to go to their subordinates to finalize the details.The two of them are all personal guards, so there is no need to worry about the news being leaked.Let the man-made food be full early to rest and refresh, and only wait to leave the city from the east gate at night.Xiao Mo also invited Cai Maode to inspect the barracks in the evening, Cai Maode readily agreed.

Seeing that everything is going according to the established plan, Xiao Mo feels a little uneasy, as if something will happen.He only thought that he was thinking too much, but at night, something really happened.

First came the news that Chen Shangzhi rebelled against Li Zicheng, and the last unreliable army in Taiyuan finally became Li Chuang's vanguard.The surrendered general Chen Shangzhi judged the situation, and in order to earn some credit in front of his new owner, he led his trilogy to the city of Taiyuan overnight, making a gesture of besieging the city.

His siege of the city alarmed the spy who was lurking beside Cai Maode.

Zhang Xiong, the lieutenant general of the Governor's Biao Battalion, was originally a bandit soldier, and he had secretly communicated with Li Chuang.Seeing that the Dashun army surrounded Taiyuan City, he went down to the city in a hanging basket from the south gate of the guard, and went straight to the camp.

Because he had planned a long time ago, all the gunpowder and oil in Taiyuan City were stored on the south gate.As soon as Zhang Xiong left, his remaining party set fire to them and dispersed.The wind helped the fire, and in a blink of an eye, the south gate of Taiyuan was lost.

Cai Maode just came out of the guard camp of the East Palace, seeing this situation, he naturally ordered people to go to the south gate to put out the fire and guard the gate.However, Chen Shangzhi outside the city had already begun to attack the city from all sides, and the sound of artillery was rumbling.

The elite of the standard camp were all in the hands of Chen Shangzhi, and most of the rest followed Zhang Xiong's rebellion, and the bandits climbed onto the tower in a blink of an eye.

When Cai Maode heard that the bandits had boarded the tower, he knew that the situation was over. He had hoped that the elite soldiers from the Eastern Palace Guards Battalion would be able to resist for a while, but he didn't even have a chance to move out.He took out a memorial from his bosom, turned to his friend and aide Jia Shizhang and said: "This is the legacy form I wrote long ago, please send it to the capital for me." Jia Shizhang took the legacy form and knew Cai Maode I have long had the intention of dying, but I just bowed and turned around to leave.

Of course Xiao Mo couldn't let Cai Maode's legacy be sent out, once it spread, Cai Maode would have to die.He hastily stopped Jia Shizhang and said, "Let's leave the ministry to be useful and try to recover!"

Cai Maode shook his head and said: "If you lose the border and fail my emperor, how can you steal your life? You all go."

The East Palace Guard Battalion had already assembled, and blocked the streets on all sides, preparing to break out to the East Gate.Xiao Mo was about to hug Cai Maode by the waist, when suddenly a group of people came running from the outside, and shouted from a distance: "Is it Cai's Ministry! I am Ying Shisheng! I will open the way for the Ministry, and go to the east gate!"

At that time, Sheng was originally a student of Liaoyang. He fled to Guannei and was promoted by Cai Maode to Zaoli. He became the deputy general of the Chinese army.Holding a spear in his hand, he rushed forward, let the soldiers behind him fight a bloody path, and went straight to the east gate.

The east gate was guarded by Zhou Yuji, so naturally it did not fall so quickly.The bandits hit a hard nail and naturally rushed to the south gate, which was already wide open.Xiao Mo ordered his men to line up, protect Cai Maode in the middle, and rush towards the east gate.Along the way, I met some small officials and officials from Shanxi, and they rushed to the east gate in a group.

Cai Maode refused to leave when he arrived at Tanshikou, and said to the crowd: "I have studied Taoism for a long time, and I have surveyed life and death. Today is the time when I will die. Go, gentlemen." After saying that, he drew his sword. Self-made.

Xiao Mo is a family handed down kung fu, and his moves are all kinds of grasping joints. Immediately, he unloaded Cai Maode's sword and scolded: "Ministry! The Crown Prince values ​​your great talent, which is why the lowly ranks risk their lives to protect you All right! How could you be worthy of the emperor's grace if you died for a false name!"

Cai Maode was sitting on the ground crying, but Xiao Mo picked him up, leaned on his shoulders and ran away.Ying Shisheng had already killed his wife and children, he wanted to die in the city with Cai Maode, but seeing that Xiao Mo refused to let Cai Maode die, he couldn't commit suicide, he still led the way for the troops.

Zhou Yuji had already opened the city gate, and the five hundred householders were all cavalry, and they were arrayed outside the city gate.Chen Shangzhi knew how powerful this Shanxi general was, so he didn't dare to confront him, so he simply gave way and attacked Taiyuan City from the northwest and south.

Zhou Yuji saw a group of people coming out of the city from a distance, found Xiao Mo by the light of the fire, and shouted: "You go first! I will come to the rear."

Xiao Mo was not polite to him either, knowing that Zhou Yuji's cavalry were running fast, he just marched eastward.When passing by Zhou Yuji, Xiao Mo said: "Let's act according to the plan at noon!"

Zhou Yuji responded, patted his horse and changed his formation, guarding behind the guard camp of the Eastern Palace.

Ying Shisheng didn't know where to go, so he took the team and gave up the forward position to Xiao Mo, just protecting Cai Maode's side to prevent any changes.

Xiao Mo secretly stunned Cai Maode, threw it to Liu Laosi, and ordered the whole army to rush towards Pingdingzhou. (To be continued.)