Yipin Tang

Chapter 103 Hou Junji Arrives

The sudden sound of horseshoes made the whole Xizhou tense. Mo La and Zhang Kuishan led people to the city gate at the first time, and they were relieved when they saw that there was no conflict.If King Gaochang sent troops to come, Xizhou would inevitably have a fierce battle, which they did not want to see.

Climbing up to the tower and looking down, there were not many people coming, only a few hundred of them, all cavalry in leather armor, led by a burly man who was negotiating with the guards on the tower before.

"Who is coming?"

Zhang Kuishan asked the guard, and the guard quickly said, "They claim to be Datang's army, and they say they are here to protect the envoy."

"Why is Datang's army so small?" Zhang Kuishan muttered in a low voice.

It was already midnight at this time, and he didn't dare to let people in rashly because he couldn't see the specific situation below. He shouted downstairs: "It's already very late today, let's enter the city tomorrow."

Hou Junji, who was outside the city, heard a Han voice, stepped forward immediately and said loudly: "I am Hou Junji, the Great General of the Right Guard, and I was ordered by His Majesty to lead the army to protect Mr. Changsun. General Tang, quickly let us enter the city, and if we dare to hesitate, we will be dealt with by military law!" When he arrived in Huaiyuan Town, he learned that the generals defending the town led people to escort Changsun Wuji to Xizhou, and he had already guessed the gate tower. The one who spoke should be the general of Huaiyuan Town.

Hou Junji had always been domineering and domineering, even Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Jingde were not in his eyes, so he was not polite when facing a small border town general.

That Zhang Kuishan was an arrogant person in Huaiyuan Town, when he heard that it was Hou Junji, the right guard general downstairs, he planned to verify it and let them enter the city, but when he heard what Hou Junji said Being polite, arrogant and instructing, he didn't put himself in the slightest, and suddenly felt uncomfortable.

"It's getting dark today and we can't verify your identity. You should first camp outside the city and wait for your identity to be verified tomorrow before entering the city."

Hou Junji was furious when he heard the words, he couldn't verify his identity because it was already dark, it was obviously an excuse: "You are so brave, the little general dares to stop this general outside the city, if the elder grandson makes a mistake, he will call Your head fell to the ground!"

Zhang Kuishan said indifferently: "Master Changsun is resting in the palace, so don't worry about it." After finishing speaking, Hou Junji, who ignored the clamor outside the city, went straight down the tower and went back to rest. He knew that the defenders of Xizhou would not dare to call Hou Junji Camped outside the city and waited overnight, but he didn't want to be angry.

After Zhang Kuishan left, Mora sent someone to verify the identities of the troops outside the city and let them enter the city.

"Where is the general Tang who spoke to me just now?" Hou Junji asked bluntly as soon as he entered the city.

He doesn't pay much attention to these generals of the Western Regions. In the past, he led troops to conquer the countries of the Western Regions many times. In his eyes, these generals of the Western Regions were all defeated by him. What kind of captivity strategy does Wang Zixin suggest? He has already led an army to destroy Gaochang.

Although Mo La was also very dissatisfied with Hou Junji's attitude, she didn't dare to ignore him like Zhang Kuishan did. Hou Junji's reputation in the Western Regions was even stronger than that of Li Jing.

"General Zhang has returned to Xizhou Palace, I'd better arrange for General Hou and the sergeants to rest first."

"You can help me arrange the rest of the sergeants under me. I will go to Xizhou Wangfu. Haitang, you go with me." Hou Junji didn't feel anything wrong with asking Mo La to arrange the rest of the sergeants under him in an orderly tone. That's right, but the generals of Xizhou standing behind Mora all had a look on their faces.

Haitang was found among the sergeants until halfway, so Hou Junji had to take her all the way. For this, Fang Cheng, who helped Hou Junji select the sergeants, was reprimanded and fined three months' salary. Haitang felt apologetic.

Zhang Kuishan was not without brains either. After he returned to Xizhou Palace, he told Changsun Wuji the news that Hou Junji led his troops to come to support him and also told what happened at the gate of the city just now.Changsun Wuji naturally knew Hou Junji's character and appeased Zhang Kuishan, then sat in the lobby and waited for Hou Junji.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for Hou Junji to bring Haitang to the palace.

Hou Junji didn't dare to be arrogant in front of Changsun Wuji, he quickly saluted Changsun Wuji: "Master Changsun."

Haitang, who was following behind, smiled sweetly and said, "Uncle Changsun."

Changsun Wuji smiled slightly: "General Hou has worked hard all the way."

Looking carefully at Haitang in military uniform again, he said in surprise, "Haitang is here too?"

"Yeah, I'm also here to protect Uncle Changsun. If those assassins dare to come again, I will definitely catch them!"

Seeing Haitang's serious expression, Changsun Wuji laughed heartily: "Haha, good, Uncle Changsun is protected by Haitang, and Uncle Changsun is not afraid of any assassins." No scheming.

After hearing Haitang's words, Hou Junji shook his head helplessly and said, "Haitang came here secretly in the team, and I realized that I had to bring her along."

Changsun Wuji knew that Hou Junji was worried about Haitang, and said with a smile, "Xizhou is fairly stable now, so don't worry too much."

"I heard that Your Majesty was frightened and worried when Mr. Changsun was assassinated by Turkic assassins on the road. He ordered me to lead troops to protect Mr. Changsun. It was only when I arrived at Huaiyuan Town that I found out that Mr. Changsun had come to Xizhou. I was worried about his safety. I just came here at Xingye, but I didn’t expect to encounter difficulties from a small general outside the city, and it’s my general from the Tang Dynasty.”

Changsun Wuji could hear Hou Junji's meaning, nodded and said: "I already know the matter, that is General Zhang from Huaiyuan Town, he is the one who escorted me all the way from Huaiyuan Town to Xizhou. He is also worried that Gaochang is not peaceful now. It's not good for Xizhou if someone cheats into the city, General Hou doesn't need to be as knowledgeable as him. How many troops did His Majesty ask you to lead this time?"

As soon as Hou Junji heard it, he knew that Changsun Wuji wanted to protect Zhang Kuishan, so he felt a little displeased but didn't show it.

"How can I care about that young general? This time His Majesty asked me to lead [-] fine horses to protect Sir."

"Eight hundred cavalry..."

Changsun Wuji frowned. He originally thought that if Hou Junji brought more people, he could go to support Yanqi. If there were only [-] cavalry, it would be useless.

"Master Changsun is worried about Yanqi?"

Changsun Wuji nodded: "Once Yanqi loses the Turks, he will definitely take the opportunity to go south, and Ju Wentai will also spare his hands to deal with Xizhou."

"Since Xizhou is temporarily stable, why don't I take people to support Yanqi?" Hou Junji asked tentatively.Li Er just asked him to lead his troops to protect Changsun Wuji. If Changsun Wuji didn't speak up, he wouldn't be able to leave without permission and go to Yanqi. If Changsun Wuji agreed...

Changsun Wuji pondered for a moment when he heard the words and said: "Forget it, the news of Gaochang sending troops to attack Yanqi must have reached Chang'an, and His Majesty will definitely send a large army. Let's stick to Xizhou and wait for the army. Eight hundred cavalry will support Yanqi It’s useless, it’s better to stay in Xizhou to prevent Ju Wentai’s surprise attack.”

Hou Junji was not reconciled, he was confident that even with only [-] cavalry, he could fight Gaochang's army one or two times.

"General Hou is going on a starry night, so let's rest early, and discuss other matters tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)