Chapter 33: The Shortcut
Is it friend or foe? Jiang Cai couldn't be sure, but Shi Zhong was in their hands, so he had to act with some scruples, and he didn't want to take risks before the matter reached the moment of no return. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć Info looked at the figure beside Shi Zhong, but he thought in his heart that he could achieve a single move to defeat the enemy at what distance, and then use their leader to exchange Shi Zhong, but the other party always lingered outside the effective range he set, as if it was telepathy.
"What about the Song people?" Jiang Cai let go of the hand holding the hilt of the knife, patted his leg armor and stood up, looking at the other party with eye level.
There wasn't much light in the forest, and suddenly a person stood up like this, and it was as if it was dark in front of him, and it was obvious that the other party had a momentary distraction, and if he launched it immediately, there should be hope to restrain this person before they could do it. But Jiang Cai didn't move, because he saw that the other party made a gesture behind him, and those with bows had lowered the arrows in their hands, and although their eyes were vigilant, Shi Zhong was no longer in danger of his life.
"Since you are from the Song Dynasty, can you have a certificate?" It seemed that the woman's voice sounded again, Jiang Cai untied a sign on his waist and threw it over, the other party grabbed it casually, and looked at it carefully with the little light, seeing that the situation seemed to really recognize the words, for a person, this is rare, not to mention that the other party may be a woman.
"Qionghai ......" The facts proved that the other party's confirmation was true, Jiang Cai's sign was of course the old position, and the other party hesitated a little after reading it: "Your official is equivalent to the biggest official in Yongzhou?" ā
"That's naturally ......" Jiang Cai suddenly smiled slightly: "Do it!" ā
When he was thrown to the ground by a black shadow, the other party's expression was still the same as before, and when he struggled to look back, his subordinates were all forced by people who didn't know where to appear, and when they saw that their heads fell into the hands of the other party, how could they dare to move, and the bow and arrows in their hands were taken away, and then tied up with ropes.
This is the reason why Jiang Cai talked so much nonsense with him, no matter what the other party wanted to do, it was impossible for him to give the initiative to others, if it was really a last resort, Shi Zhong's life would not become a weight in the hands of the other party. While they were answering, his men had already bypassed from a distance, not only completing the encirclement, but also eliminating any hidden dangers that might arise nearby.
"You ......" was thrown to the ground, the man was also disarmed and tied up, he struggled for a while, and couldn't break free, and couldn't help but curse angrily: "Don't talk about faith." ā
"If so-and-so is not faithful, you and those you bring with you are dead." Jiang Cai waved his hand unchanged: "Aren't you looking for the biggest official in Yongzhou, someone will send you over." ā
Time had already been delayed a lot, and he didn't want to waste it any more, so he ordered someone to take these people to the rear and hand them over to the foot soldiers, and it was none of his business to deal with them when the time came. When he was escorted to the back, the man at the head looked at the queue that could not be seen at a glance, and his face showed a little unwillingness, turned the face covered with oil paint, and shouted forward.
"O man, you owe me your life." Shi Zhong glanced at him and was silent.
"What kind of official is that, I am also a Song official, and my surname is Wei." Jiang Cai didn't raise his head, and was about to lift his feet and go away with his horse.
"You are looking for the Mongols, and I know a shortcut that leads you to them."
Jiang Cai's footsteps were sluggish, his people were already lagging behind, although they were cavalry, they couldn't give full play to the advantage of speed, if they didn't want to think of a way, they were afraid that now Ma Ji's foot soldiers had been connected with the Tartars. There is a lot of dense forest ahead, if you encounter this kind of incident again, and the other party has bad intentions, the obstacle will be obvious, and the other party's words really touched him.
"Bring him here." Jiang Cai waved his hand, and two of his subordinates pushed the man over.
"You just said you were a Song official?"
"My father's name is Wei Siming, it is your Fengzhou Zhiwan Fengzhou, in order to resist the Tartars, the village was destroyed, all the people were killed, my parents, brothers, and clansmen all fell into the fire one by one, and I survived alone because I was not in the village. According to the system, my father's official should be my own, Yaozhou Jiedu observes the queen, knows the affairs of Fengzhou, is it considered a Song official? ā
If he is true, the other party's grade will be even higher than his own, of course, it is just a means to restrain the alien race, and there is no actual governing significance, besides, even if it is really like that, the official also needs to go through the imperial court, and it is not done in private.
"You don't believe me?" Seeing that Jiang Cai didn't respond, the man hurriedly added: "I have a token on me, which is my father's seal, and he sent it out before he died, in order to find you to move the rescuers." ā
Jiang Cai snorted at Shi Zhong, who walked up and took out a silver chain from his neck according to the man's words, because the thing was hidden close to his body, with a trace of temperature on it, such a close distance, so that Shi Zhong smelled the smell before again, he didn't even dare to look at the other party's eyes, and handed the chain to Jiang Cai as soon as he changed his hand.
There is a small seal tied to the chain, carved with Chinese characters "Zhi Jiao Fengzhou Affairs", the corners that should have been square have been polished to a very round place, at first glance, it is a thing with years, it can't be fake, Jiang Cai hesitated for a while, still couldn't make up his mind.
"Let him go." After his subordinates let go of the rope, Jiang handed the chain back: "You ask someone to guide us the way, as for you or go to the back, if everything is true, I believe someone will deal with it, and we will avenge your family's revenge." ā
"Why?" The man was a little incredulous: "Just because I'm a woman?" ā
"It's not." Jiang Cai shook his head: "Because you are the last person in the Wei family, your father will never want you to be like them." ā
"But that's my life." The man's face was painted with oil paint, and he couldn't see the change in his expression, but in a pair of eyes, tears were already full of eyes: "The Wei family's hatred must be avenged by the Wei family's people themselves, God let me survive just to do this." ā
Speaking of this, she wiped her hand on her face, and continued with red eyes: "That road can not only pass people, but also ride horses, and the most important thing is that except for me, only my dead brother knows, you say, can you not take me there?" ā
Jiang Cai was speechless, he suddenly remembered what someone had said to him, it was the incompetence of men to let women go to war, and the other party's eyes reminded him of the person in his back office, who was also forced to be like this by the world.
Yongzhou City, following the right army, Liu Yu personally led the Chinese army is also going to be allocated, this man and horse by the Yongzhou defenders and the state reinforcements grouped, although there is no time to change clothes, but after many days of training, at least the mental outlook has changed, in the eyes of ordinary soldiers, to be able to become a marshal of the army is an honor in itself, at least life is more secure than other departments.
"Ben Shuai is leaving, Yongzhou City will be handed over to you, and the people who are gathered must be registered and registered, this is a major event, and it must not be neglected."
"The lower official still said the same thing, Fu Shuai sits in the city, and the soldiers in front can face the enemy with peace of mind, and there is no need to take risks in person." Qiu Zizhen accepted his dispatch, but his words did not let go because of this.
Of course, Liu Yu understands that the other party is for his good, and he has said similar things these days I don't know how many times, but he has already said it, so he must do it. He won't interfere in how the war is fought, but the rest of the work is his, a commander who doesn't even dare to go to the battlefield, why does he get the support of the soldiers? You can't do it together, it's too dangerous to take the lead, so it's always okay to go to the battlefield and let the sergeants see their flags.
In his opinion, in case of defeat at the front, he, the commander, can still organize a new defense line in the rear, otherwise the army will be defeated like a mountain, and then it will be a collapse for thousands of miles, and even Yongzhou City may not be able to keep it, then it will repeat the scene of seventeen years ago, which is very natural, and he has no confidence in victory.
Liu Yu smiled and didn't speak, what should have been said has already been said, under their feet, 10,000 people of the Chinese army headquarters lined up in a double column are moving forward, they are not only going to fight, but also shouldering the work of delivering food. And the guarantee of the entire grain road will fall on the rear army stranded in the city, and when they also set off, the people who drive the cart will become the main force on this road, as it is said in a certain movie, victory, in fact, is pushed out by a cart.
Qiu Zizhen followed him and fell silent, this new marshal was almost undisguised about his vigilance against the generals, and even Yongzhou City was not handed over to its original owner, on what basis he didn't know, but even in the heyday of Chongwen and martial arts, it was unimaginable for a Wenchen to do this, and for a moment, he really thought that the other party was planning to make trouble.
And his attitude towards the people is even more puzzling, in such a situation, in Qiu Zizhen's view, even if he does not pay compensation, he should not have a tough attitude, Liu Yu's instructions are actually to force them to express their position, how can he be sure that the other party will definitely obey? Aren't you afraid that it will backfire and push people to the tartars?
"If it is those detention states that should not be, how should the lower officials deal with it?"
"Leave them alone, you only get one chance." Seeing that the generals who were detained as subordinates of the curtain were all on the horse, Liu Yu waved his hand indifferently: "Ben Shuai is also about to leave, you and I will say goodbye." ā
Watching the young figure gradually move away, Qiu Zizhen felt mixed feelings in his heart, he didn't know where the other party's confidence came from, as far as the soldiers and horses in front of him were concerned, whether it was a change of clothes or a change of flag, it was still a group of rabble in essence, what to use to fight against the Yuan people with a comparable number of people?
"Someone!" When the dust and smoke fell, Qiu Zizhen retracted his gaze and issued his first instruction as a city guard: "Close the door, the garrison is on guard, and you are not allowed to enter and leave without the order of your own official." ā
From this moment on, Yongzhou, like those places in front of it, became a battlefield.