Chapter 51: "The Mole" (II)
Before Qingyue went to the northwest camp, she called Dr. Jia. Doctor Jia was not surprised by the arrival www.biquge.info of Qingyue, as soon as they met, they were still so respectful, but the life in the northwest in the past six months had added a lot of sunspots to his face, and he was also darkened, and his cheeks were red and ugly.
Qingyue left Tong Ling in Shaanxi and Gansu Mansion, and she took Dr. Jia to run all the way from the official road, and it took half a day to reach the northwest camp. The shadow of the war half a year ago is still there, and the camp is full of black marks, and the hard-burned adobe stands upright in the camp one by one. In addition to the hard adobe blocking the front, there are ambushes in different places, some places are buried with bamboo nails, some places are buried with wooden fences, and some places have dug horse traps, which are full of "bamboo sticks" more than a zhang long. After seeing the layout of the Northwest Battalion, Qing Yue was secretly happy in his heart, while Alabutan was seizing the grain of Shaanxi and Gansu Mansion, he was also fighting the idea of the Northwest Battalion, otherwise, why would he need to spend a lot of money to buy a defense map.
Mu Zhang'a heard that the emperor had sent an envoy, and he was a little drumming in his heart, but after thinking about it again and again, he still decided to hold the shelf, he had sent someone back to Beijing, and found the old general Tuhai, with him blowing the wind in front of the saint, he could sit back and relax. So he instructed the school soldiers to put on his armor, and then beat the drum to raise the tent.
Arrived at the big tent of the Chinese army, Qingyue dismounted, outside the gate is a line of nine flagpoles, the middle one is floating on the apricot yellow dragon flag, four on each side, respectively, floating on behalf of the eight flags of the dragon flag, an arrow away, stands a huge white tent, the tent hangs a red handsome flag, a big Mu character is written on it, the black word rolls the gold edge, it looks extremely proud and eye-catching.
There was a faint sound of "inviting the envoy into the tent" inside, and the soldiers outside also sang layer by layer: "Invite the envoy to enter the tent", Qingyue turned her back on her hand, walked across the ground with a click, and paced into the solemn camp. In the large camp, the deputy generals, commanders, and guerrillas lined up in three long rows, as many as one or two hundred people, and everyone stared straight at the careless Qingyue. There was still a certain distance from Mu Zhang'a's case, so Qing Yue took out a fake talisman, shook it, and said, "Mu Zhang'a took the order with armor." Mu Zhang'a almost crooked his nose after the case, in order to show off and suppress this envoy today, he specially wore the gold helmet and gold armor given to him by Tuhai, under the soft cloth, there were three layers of fine gold wire, weighing 20 catties. According to the Qing Dynasty etiquette system, the soldiers are all in armor, and they only need to kneel on one knee to receive the order, but this person is narrowly urged to let him take the armor to receive the order, and he is clearly rectifying him, and he can't refute the emperor's face on the surface, and no matter how reluctant he is, he has to perform three bows and nine bows. And Qing Yue saw that Mu Zhang'a, who was still alive just now, now dragged his fat body, turned to the front of the case, knelt down with his horseshoe sleeves, and laughed secretly in his heart.
The cadres in the big tent, under the leadership of Mu Zhang'a, bowed three times and knelt nine times in front of Qingyue's fake soldier talisman, and a metal crash sound sounded in the tent. After doing it three times in a row, fine sweat broke out on Mu Zhang'a's head, and he was no longer the Mu Zhang'a who followed Tuhaiping's three domains twenty years ago. After knocking the last song, he got up and didn't control it well, and he stumbled and almost fell to the ground. Seeing this, Qingyue hurriedly supported Mu Zhang'a, who was about to fall in front of him, and said, "Holy bow." On behalf of Kangxi, he helped Mu Zhang'a, and wanted to bring back the general's face - "No, you are not the emperor's person." Mu Zhang'a lowered his head, and his gaze fell on the fake soldier talisman. Qingyue's eyelids jumped, and she quickly let go of the hand that pinched the talisman, and the fake talisman fell to the ground. At the same time, she held Mu Zhang'a's hand and pushed forward, Mu Zhang'a fell and ate, and even the person with armor pressed on the fake soldier talisman.
Qingyue secretly prayed that the immutable law of axiom must be revealed, and the gold must be soft.
"Master Mu, do you want to rebel?" She snapped.
The officers in the big tent were surprised, but no one moved, everyone stretched out their heads and looked at Qingyue and Mu Zhang'a. Then, two clever school guards came over and helped Mu Zhang'a up. Mu Zhang'a, who got up, was covered with ash, and his nose was also bloody. He pushed away the two school guards who were helping him, picked up the talisman on the ground, and wiped the blood from under his nose. There was fire in his eyes and he said: "Bold fanatics, falsely preaching the holy decree, and dare to deny it!" In order to prevent damage, the talisman is four of lead and six of gold, and your piece is obviously made of gold and copper, so it has been completely deformed under my pressure. β
What does it mean to be smart but to be smart, Qingyue was angry at the back of her neck, she didn't want to be clicked by Mu Zhang's A outside the door. swallowed and foamed, and pretended to be calm and said, "Since it has been recognized by the general, it would be good if I could cooperate with General Mu." β
"What do you mean?" Mu Zhang'a's eyes were about to erupt with fire.
Qingyue smiled and said, "It's very simple, Governor Gan asked me to come here with a fake soldier talisman to get you back to Shaanxi and Gan Mansion." He has set up heavy troops to take you to confess your sins. β
Mu Zhang'a was so angry that his lungs exploded, and he said in his heart: Gan Weijie, this villain, used me as a bait to trap and kill Alabutan. I threw away 50,000 loads of food, and I still want to put the responsibility on me. TNNDοΌ
"Come on, push these two people down and cut them down for me first!" Mu Zhang'a commanded the axeman.
Qingyue now regrets ten thousand regrets in her heart, but she still has to hold on: "Wait, general, it's easy for you to kill me, but wouldn't it be more beneficial for you to keep me and send me to the capital?" β
Although Mu Zhang'a's eyes were still on fire, the flames in his pupils were much smaller. Qingyue seized the opportunity and said, "In the past, I used to think that I was a close confidant of Governor Gan. In this strategy, I have also told him several times that it is not feasible to falsely preach the holy decree, but he still believes the words of his steward, and he has not forced me to come here and frame the general. I've always had a gap with his butler, and I don't want to fall in love with that villain this time. And Governor Gan favors one over the other, and still sends me to risk alone, how can I be willing. If General Mu can ignore the past suspicions, I, Jiang, can serve the general. Also, I still have evidence that Governor Gan has embezzled military rations and filled his pockets. β
Mu Zhang'a quickly summed it up in his heart, and he and Gan Weijie turned their faces. Although he has nothing to do with losing food and has nothing to do with himself, I heard that he is the disciple of the eighth master, and his hands and eyes cover the sky, which is not something that ordinary people can afford. The last time the Cold Noodles King cleaned up the treasury, he didn't dare to touch him, but moved himself, which is enough to show how strong the Eighth Master's power is in the capital, and even the fourth elder brother, who is known as the Cold Noodles King, is afraid of three points...... Besides, General Tu didn't give him news for a long time. If you can't bring down Gan Weijie this time, you will not be able to reach the world or the ground in this northwest camp where no eggs are born, and you will all point to Shaanxi and Gansu to transport grain to continue your life. As long as he is still in the position of governor, he will not be good in the future. It's easy to kill this person, but you can try to bring down Gan Weijie again...... After thinking about it again, he suppressed the anger in his heart and decided to leave this fake envoy, leave this witness, and plug the mouths of Gan Weijie and the eighth master. Thinking of the humiliation he had just received, he gritted his teeth and ordered that the people be temporarily escorted and strictly guarded, and no visitors were allowed without his orders. As he spoke, his lips were hot, he knew that it was the nosebleed, and he hated it even more in his heart, and ordered that Qingyue should not be given food and water to drink.
The prison was dug underground, about three meters long and wide, and a large pit about five meters high, sealed with a wooden strip thick with an arm, and there were many iron thistles wrapped around the wooden bar, Qingyue was kicked down very unceremoniously by the soldiers, and it didn't take long for Dr. Jia to be kicked down. He used to watch the horses from outside the gate, but now he is also a prisoner.
Dr. Jia and her glanced at each other, but neither of them spoke.
As long as Mu Zhang'a goes to Governor Gan, Qingyue's plan has already succeeded, and looking at Mu Zhang'a's appearance, it is difficult for him not to find Gan Weijie. As for going out, now is not the time.
Doctor Jia sat on the east side of the cage, Qingyue sat on the west side with her legs crossed, yawned lazily, her eyelids gradually sank, and she fell asleep in a drowsy manner.
Upon awakening, the constellation Orion rises from the east and slowly moves towards the dome. Dr. Jia leaned against the wall and slept soundly. Qingyue stretched and walked over to call him softly, and Dr. Jia immediately woke up and asked her what she was told. Qingyue smiled: "It's time for us to go out." Doctor Jia's eyes flashed, Qingyue wanted to see some clues from his eyes, but his emotions were well controlled, and for a moment, he became the inscrutable Doctor Jia again.
Dr. Jia untied a bone whistle from his braid and blew it rhythmically. It wasn't long before someone poked their heads out from above the cell: "What are you doing?" β
Doctor Jia said, "Brother, I want to see you Li Shunshui, Vice General Li." β
"Stay honest with me, the general has an order, you can't see anyone!" The man said.
Doctor Jia took out an oil bag from the mezzanine of his clothes, threw it to the man, and said, "Since I can't see it, please give this to Vice General Li." β
The man above took the oil packet, did not speak again, and left the cell.
After Dr. Jia did all this, his eyes turned to Qingyue, as if he wanted to explore one or two from her expression, but Qingyue didn't speak, just looked at him without surprise, joy, shock, or suspicion. I remembered that when I first saw her in the villa, she was still a little girl with a sad face, and after only a few years, her mind was delicate to this step, and she was a little scared when she thought about it. I don't know what I'm doing, she knows a little bit, and she guesses a little bit. Thinking in my heart, I still help her now, or kill people with a knife?
After a while, the cell door slammed, and a ladder was lowered. Qingyue climbed up the ladder, followed by Dr. Jia. The two followed a school official around and around and came to a dental tent, the school official lifted the curtain, and Qingyue and Dr. Jia entered the dental tent. There were a dozen candles lit in the tent, and three men in their thirties sat inside. Seeing Qingyue enter the door, one of them hugged his fists and said: "Angels work hard, but today's events, why can't I understand them?" β
Compared with the night of the decisive battle half a year ago, this group of people was less sad and more calm.
Qingyue hugged her fists and said, "Generals, don't come to harm?" β
General Li, General A, and General Chu were all unharmed. Qingyue said: "This time, I was just asked to catch the traitor, and I was not allowed to participate in military affairs, so that piece of talisman is fake." But tonight's raid on the Arabtan camp was real. I need the help of several generals. β
The three of them looked at each other, and General Li pondered for a moment and asked, "May I ask the angel, what do you need us to do?" β
Qingyue said: "Please evacuate the barracks, only leave the camp tent, after midnight, Alabu Tanding will attack the camp." β
"But we can't move the sergeants." General Chu said.
"No, you can. Especially you, General Li, Mu Zhang'a has been running to Shaanxi and Gansu Mansion tonight, so you are willing to meet and recognize me. If I'm still not mistaken, he, as usual, will leave the affairs of the army to you. Qingyue looked at Li Shunshui.
Li Shun has a difficult color on the water.
"General Lee, the angel saved our lives. If, as she said, Arabutan attacks the camp tonight, you and I lose the camp, it is also a capital offense. General A said.
Li Shunshui thought for a moment and said, "General Mu Zhang'a has set up a ten-maze array here, if he really attacks, we can also resist." Let him lose his troops and lose his generals, and there will be no return. β
"General Li, you are too naΓ―ve, your armament has already been leaked. Isn't the oil bag you gave you just now your arming map? Qingyue's eyes were still staring at Li Shunshui, completely ignoring the open oil bag on the desk.
When Dr. Jia next to her heard this, her heart was smashed - it turned out that she knew that she had secretly moved the killing machine.
At this moment, Li Shunshui is also doing a fierce ideological struggle, if according to what the angel said, set a trap here, Alabutan will inevitably be defeated, but this time is different from last time, last time the angel had a tiger talisman, this time he even has a fake talisman, if you listen to her, it is okay to win, and if you defeat Mu Zhang'a, you can directly scrape them. And this angel, can he still save their lives like last time?
"General Li, don't hesitate any longer, it's too late. You have to believe me, I was able to protect you last time, and I can still this time. On the emperor's side, I have to say. Also, Mu Zhang'a privately sent 10,000 loads of grain to Alabutan, do you think he can still live? β
Li Shunshui took a breath of cold air, although this matter was kept secret, but the rumors in the barracks were boiling, and they also heard about it. Since the angel came for this matter, then the time of Muzhang'a's death is counted. He turned to Amin Mountain, Chu Ruihai, looked at each other, and Ah Ming Mountain drank out one word, "Dry!" Li Shunshui looked at Chu Ruihai again, and Chu Ruihai nodded. He didn't say anything more, and called the school guard at the door and asked him to secretly invite the eighteen lieutenants.
The lieutenants all arrived, and some of them yawned, and at a glance they knew that they had been called up from their beds. Li Shunshui sat in the tent, glanced at the procrastinating lieutenants, and said in a powerful voice: "I got the news that Alabutan will attack the camp tonight." General Mu was not there, and ordered me to command the whole army. The congregation will obey the order! β
The lieutenants were stunned, and everyone woke up - there was going to be a war! They all said that they were right.
"Zhao Zuoyi, you take 10,000 horses and go to the southeast of the Wolf Tooth Hill to ambush. Bring more arrows. β
A general with long legs and long arms came out of the ranks, and the order was given!
"He Shouguang, you take 50,000 horses to lie in the west, and the Chinese army is on fire, so you will return to the horse and kill it."
A general with a scar on his face stepped out of the ranks, and the order was given.
"Wei Shuang, you also take 50,000 horses and lay in the north, and the Chinese army is on fire, so you will kill back in the camp."
A general who remained in a goatee came out of the ranks.
"Chu Ruihai, you lead 20,000 people to withdraw the grain to the northwest pit, and transfer another 10,000 people to you, and you can set up various traps and ambushes around the grain."
Order!
"Bu Gan, you take 5,000 people in the camp and pretend to resist."
Order!
"Amin Mountain, you take 10,000 people to answer Bu Gan."
Order!
"Leqi, you take 10,000 people to lie on both sides of the official road five miles away, let Alabutan in, and when they escape, you will kill 10,000 people again."
Order!
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After the task was assigned, there were seven or eight generals left in the tent, and Li Shunshui said to the rest: "For the rest, just sit with me in the Chinese army and wait for Alabutan to come." When these people heard that they were going to act as bait, they had a lot of unhappiness on their faces, but the military orders were like a mountain, so they couldn't say more.
An hour later, the Northwest Battalion was ready, and it was waiting for Arabutan. In the summer northwest, it was hot during the day, but it was extremely cold at night, and the soldiers lying on the ground were so cold that they couldn't help pulling their collars, trying to drive away the cold on the ground.
Qingyue sat in Li Shunshui's camp tent and said with a smile: "General Li, is there any water?" I've been thirsty for most of the day. β
Li Shunshui also smiled and instructed the school guard to go and get water for Qingyue, and by the way, get some food. When the water came up, Qingyue was not humble enough to let Gu Dong pour a breath, and the school guard also handed one to Doctor Jia, but he drank very slowly. After drinking the water, Qingyue ate something again, but Dr. Jia only drank water and did not eat.
Just after midnight, the earth shook, and the bell on the watchtower rang loudly, and the camp was filled with the shout "Alabutanla has attacked the camp!" "The Mongols are coming! In an instant, the whole camp was as bright as day, the torches crackled and burned, the clanging of weapons and the rumbling of weapons, and the neighing of men and horses, like boiling water, tumbling up and down.
Li Shunshui in the camp tent was like an old monk sitting still, without saying a word, holding the arrow tightly in his hand. Qing Yue leaned on the back of the chair and closed her eyes to recuperate, and several lieutenants held the matching knives tightly in their hands, as long as Li Shunshui gave an order, they would kill out of the tent. Dr. Jia was drinking water again, still in small sips.
"Report, General Bugan Buqian has lost the front, and the vanguard of Alabutan has reached the first ecstasy formation."
Li Shunshui waved his hand and asked the herald to go down and probe again.
"Report, the enemy's 50,000 infantry has advanced from the north of the camp and has reached the third maze formation."
Li Shunshui glanced at Qingyue, and sure enough, the defense map had been leaked, otherwise even if Alabutan was a god, it would be impossible to break through the two-layer ecstasy array in the kung fu of half a pillar of incense. If it weren't for "him" tonight, they would be meat on the board, to be slaughtered by Alabutan, and they would not know whether they would live or die. He calmed down and said only two words, probe. The few generals left behind had already drawn their sabers, and Li Shunshui did not reprimand them for moving without orders, and used military law to deal with them. Because at this rate, after half a pillar of incense, the Mongols will come in, and then they will draw their swords, and if they can pull it out, they can't pull it out.
"Report, General A has withdrawn to the Sixth Lost Soul Formation, and there are 100,000 infantry in the southeast of the front of the battalion."
Li Shunshui's hands pinching the token were all sweaty, except for Qingyue and Doctor Jia, everyone in the camp looked at Li Shunshui.
"Report, 10,000 men raided the west of our battalion."
Li Shunshui turned to Qingyue and asked, "Why did Alabutan let us flee west?" β
Qingyue smiled and said, "First, he is afraid that he will force us to burn food like last time." Second, the west is full of desert Gobi, and we have fled into it, and there is no water supply, so he only needs to occupy the northwest camp and cut off our connection with Shaanxi and Gansu. It can make us more than 100,000 people die of thirst. β
Li Shunshui's face was gloomy, and as soon as he changed his elegant temperament, Qingyue saw a murderous aura on his face for the first time. He asked, "Then we can't fall into his trap?" β
Everyone's eyes were on Qing Yue, including Doctor Jia, who had already put down the water in his hand.
"Enter, why not. One seems to be true, and the other is easy to break through, and come back in spirit, isn't it? After speaking, Qingyue laughed.
The corners of Li Shunshui's mouth lifted and he also smiled. At this moment, Amin Shan and Bu Gan Buqian rushed into the tent, and Bu Gan Buqian still had an arrow stuck in his shoulder, and shouted: "Report, Alabutan has reached the ninth layer of the Ecstasy Array. β
Li Shunshui raised his token and said, "Ah Ming Mountain and Bu Gan Buqian Protector Angel retreat from the west, and the rest of the people will be killed with me!" β
Qingyue didn't speak again, hugged her fist at Li Shunshui, and retreated west with Ah Mingshan and Bu Ganbuqian. Along the way, countless dead bodies lay underfoot, as well as wounded soldiers desperately covering their wounds. She smelled the smell of war again, and the same as half a year ago, another purgatory on earth.
Rushing to the west, where a gap had already been made for them, they all loosened their reins and let their horses rush out with all their might. Occasionally, there were Mongol soldiers who blocked them, but they were all cut down to the ground by Amin Mountain and Buganbuqian. Rushing out of the camp, the Mongol soldiers behind shouted fiercely, but they did not come to chase them. After running for two miles, everyone stopped their horses and turned to look at the northwest camp. The sound of the iron clash inside faded away, and wails rang out. After waiting for about half an hour, Li Shunshui carried five heads, covered in blood and rushed to Qingyue, the smell of blood rushed straight to her face, and there was a burst of acid in her stomach, she pressed hard, and finally stifled the urge to vomit.
Li Shunshui turned around on his horse, threw the head on the ground, replaced it with a spear, and wiped his saber on his body. With a spear in his left hand and a gun in his right, he stood at the head of the line in the dim night, like the Grim Reaper in Western legends. I can see that the moon is creepy.
The entire Northwest Battalion suddenly fell silent, calm and unsettling.
Li Shunshui ordered: march in line!
The 10,000 sergeants who escaped and the 50,000 sergeants who had been in ambush quickly lined up, with the shield soldiers in front, the three armor with a spearman, followed by three rows of archers, followed by ten columns of infantry, five columns of cavalry, and 60,000 black presses, moving quickly towards the northwest camp like a black cloud.
The big tent of the Chinese army was blown up to the sky, like an eagle ready to go, Li Shunshui waved his knife and shouted to kill! The ambushed soldiers who were lying in ambush around also shouted earth-shattering killing noises at the same time with this loud sound.
The situation changed in an instant, and the Mongols, who were still proud just now, desperately tried to break out of the ambush, but what awaited them was endless bows, rockets, spears, and crossbows. All kinds of shouts and screams were endless, and those who were lucky enough to rush out were hacked to death by a burst of knives. The encirclement gradually narrowed, and the Mongols hid under the fortifications of the large camp in the northwest, and from time to time released cold arrows.
"Give me the command, throw the boulders and haystacks!"
The large crossbows used in the siege were launched one after another, and huge boulders and haystacks were thrown into the camp, and the boulders rumbled on the ground, shaking the ground.
"Ignition!" Li Shunshui ordered again.
The arrows with saltpeter rockets rained down into the camp, and the tents inside had been doused with fire oil, and with the huge haystacks, it immediately became a sea of fire, and the people inside immediately cried wolf. Smoke rose and the whole camp glowed like a huge brazier. Those who escape are inevitably stabbed. A thick pile of corpses had been piled up in front of the battle, and the blood and water had converged into a stream, Qingyue couldn't bear to look at it anymore, don't look over, and Li Shunshui watched it with relish.
The wind is blowing, Qingyue is stunned, the northwest desert, it is difficult to have a trace of wind in the hot summer, is this the will of God? She looked at the sky, and at some point, it was covered in a cloud.
"Li Shunshui, look at the sky!" She shouted to Li Shunshui, who was all in front of the battle.
Li Shunshui looked up, found the dark clouds, drew his saber, and wanted to attack again.
There was a singing voice in the barracks, desolate and poignant, as if chanting scriptures, as if crying out to God. This song, piercing through the smoke of war, lingered around everyone. At first, the singing was faint, but then the singing became louder and louder, and it was clear that more and more people were singing. Li Shunshui's knife stopped in the air and didn't fall for a long time.
The rain fell and poured on the fire, and huge black smoke rose over the camp, accompanied by a cheer.
Li Shunshui wiped the rain from his face, and ordered gloomily: "Draw the knife!" β
Qingyue gently pulled him, and Li Shunshui turned his ear over: "Let them go, this is the will of heaven, if you really exterminate these 150,000 people here, the killing is too heavy." β
Li Shunshui was silent, Qingyue knew that he still had to think about it, it was about his life and future.
"Of course, if you want to exterminate them and become a generation of famous generals, I have no opinion." Qingyue looked at the flames that were gradually extinguishing.
"It doesn't matter if you're a famous general or not. But if I release the enemy before the battle, I'm afraid that General Mu won't be able to spare me when he comes back. Li Shunshui said.
"It's okay, he can't come back." Qingyue let out a long sigh.
Li Shunshui said hello.
Qingyue turned to Doctor Jia and said, "Then trouble Doctor Jia to make a trip, let them lose their weapons and come out from the west, and we will make a way for them here." You're done and want to come back, go to the Rift Inn and wait for me. If you don't want to come back, you go with them. β
Doctor Jia's cheeks were trembling, he glanced at Qingyue timidly, drove his horse, and entered the camp.
Li Shunshui instructed the sergeant to make way for the people of Alabutan.
One after another, 80,000 people were withdrawn and walked towards the deep desert, what this meant to them, they all knew that from time to time in the marching procession, some people turned back and looked to the southeast, thinking about the vast grassland outside the official road.
I don't know when the rain stopped, and the morning sun rose, like a fish from the water of blood, and the eyes of people were red.