Chapter 154: The Man Behind the Scenes
Shouting City, Thorn History Mansion.
"Come on, come on, this is a roasted whole lamb, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside."
"And this is a roast suckling pig, look at the golden fat flowing on the surface, the fragrance is fragrant, it is really gluttonous, fat but not greasy, it is absolutely delicious."
"Here are the fruits prepared, apricots, peaches, plums, ......"
In the banquet room, the voice of Wang Min kept ringing, as if the master of ceremonies was introducing the delicacies he prepared for Jiang Xiaobai and others, pigs, sheep, chickens, beef, etc., everything.
Wang Min was enthusiastic, he personally cut off the most delicious parts of the roasted whole sheep and roasted suckling pig, put it on a plate, and served it in front of Jiang Xiaobai.
It didn't take long for all kinds of delicious food to pile up on the table in front of Jiang Xiaobai, almost drowning his whole body.
"Youzhou Mu your old man quickly try it, if it suits your appetite, I will let people bake a few more."
Wang Min sat beside Jiang Xiaobai quite familiarly, his eyes were hot, expecting Jiang Xiaobai's appreciation and recognition.
"Lao Wang, don't be an old man, what are you pretending to be tender in front of me, you are a Jingzhou Thorn History, be reserved, and show out the majesty you should have as a Thorn History." Jiang Xiaobai said.
Hearing this, Wang Min, who was originally hunched over, straightened his waist in an instant, and the heat in his eyes disappeared, replaced by a non-smiling expression, a solemn expression, and a slight chin raised.
"Hey, by the way, I like your moody appearance, this is what a governor of a state should look like."
Jiang Xiaobai nodded with satisfaction.
Hearing Jiang Xiaobai's appreciation, Wang Min was quite happy, but he remembered Jiang Xiaobai's request, so he couldn't see the slightest joy on his face.
Yang Xu, Zhang Fei and others in the banquet room looked strange when they saw this scene, good guys, the governor of a state was like a primary school student obediently in front of Jiang Xiaobai.
Jiang Xiaobai and his entourage traveled a long distance, and Wang Min, as the host, should have a banquet and hospitality.
Night.
The west gate of Shouting City quietly opened, and a team of about thousands of Han troops left Shouting City and headed north.
Although the Han army tried its best to cover up its traces, Zhao Ci, the leader of the rebel army, had long ordered people to guard the perimeter of Shouting City.
If there is any disturbance in Shouting City, the rebels can immediately detect it.
"Do you see clearly, there are really only more than a thousand Han soldiers?"
In Huyang City, Zhao Ci, the leader of the rebel army, looked down at the scout who was kneeling below listening to the news, his voice carried invisible oppression, and the scout was in awe, and nodded busily.
"Let's go down."
After retiring the scout, Zhao Ci looked at the sand table in front of him, according to the scout's report, there was a team of more than 1,000 Han troops who left Shouting City at night and headed north.
To the north of Shouting City, is the water.
"Marching along the water, bypassing the thorny sun, you can reach the Ping clan, could it be that Wang Min wants to capture the Ping clan?"
Zhao Ci frowned slightly, if Wang Min really marched like this, it would cause him great trouble, because once the Ping clan was recaptured by the Han army, Huyang, where he was located, would become an isolated island.
"This Wang Min is a pig's brain, this strategy is definitely not something he can come up with, otherwise he wouldn't have been in a stalemate with me for so long."
Zhao Ci thought that there were scouts coming to report during the day, and the news that Taishou Yang continued to enter Shouting City.
"It should be Yang Xu who is giving advice to Wang Min......"
Zhao Ci laughed softly: "The soldiers stationed in the Ping clan were indeed transferred to Huyang by me, but if you want to capture the Ping clan with only more than a thousand people, then you will underestimate me Zhao Ci too much." ”
Meanwhile.
After leaving Shouting City, more than 1,000 Han troops advanced along the water, led by Zhang Fei.
As Zhao Ci expected, Zhang Fei led his army through Shuishui and through Jianyang, but he did not go to Pingshi, but continued to go north and attack Biyang.
flew with Zhang, as well as Jiang Xiaohua.
"Big brother, why don't you let the third brother and Xiaohua go to fight the Ping clan?" Guan Yu asked.
"That's right, Shuaizhi, the Ping clan is empty, if we capture the Ping clan, we can flank the rebel army in Huyang on both sides, why do you want to go near and far and send General Yide to fight Biyang."
Not only Guan Yu didn't understand, but also Yang Xu, Wang Min and others didn't know what Jiang Xiaobai's intention was, and the number of rebels in Biyang was unknown.
"There are three thousand rebels stationed in the Ping clan, how can I let Yide take risks."
Jiang Xiaobai was shocked, stunned everyone present,
"Three thousand anti-army!"
"How is it possible, we have passed by the Ping clan during the day, and we only saw hundreds of anti-army figures, how can the Ping clan have three thousand anti-army?"
"Isn't the rebel army stationed in the Ping clan already transferred to Huyang by Zhao Ci, where did these 3,000 people come from?"
Everyone felt unbelievable, and immediately exploded, especially Taishou Yangxu, who looked at Jiang Xiaobai: "Shuaizhi, are you mistaken, if there are rebels stationed in the Ping clan, why didn't the rebels move when we passed through the Ping clan?" ”
"Because Zhao Ci is waiting, waiting for the fish to take the bait, Ping's is the bait."
Jiang Xiaobai opened his mouth quietly, and when they passed by the Ping Clan, he noticed that the Ping Clan was quietly a little abnormal.
Zhao Ci could think of transferring troops to Huyang and blocking Wang Min in Shouting City, making him unable to move, so it is not difficult to see that Zhao Ci knows how to use soldiers.
Since this is the case, it is impossible for Zhao Ci not to know that if he transferred the Ping clan's troops to Huyang, the Ping clan must be empty.
And the Ping clan is like the wings of Huyang, once the Ping clan returns to the Han army, Huyang will become isolated.
On the surface, however, Ping is indeed empty.
Therefore, Jiang Xiaobai exuded his divine sense at that time, and at a glance, he found that there were about 3,000 rebels stationed in the Ping clan.
The reason why it was not discovered was not because these rebels were well hidden.
It was the aura on these rebels that was artificially shielded, if it weren't for Jiang Xiaobai's suspicions in his heart and his scattered divine senses to check, even he would have been deceived.
The 3,000 rebel troops hidden in the Ping clan naturally could not have fallen from the sky, and the greatest possibility was that Zhao Ci transferred Biyang's troops to the Ping clan.
In fact, Jiang Xiaobai did not take Ping's 3,000 rebels in his eyes.
What really made Jiang Xiaobai sideways was the person behind the scenes who helped Zhao Ci hide the 3,000 troops, and this person was the real bane of Nanyang County.
From the mouth of Wang Min, Jiang Xiaobai learned that Zhao Ci was just a small lieutenant in Jiangxia County, and a mere lieutenant dared to rebel, which no one could think of and couldn't figure out.
Now it seems that behind Zhao Ci, there are still masters to guide him.
It was precisely because of the instigation of this master that Zhao Ci dared to launch a mutiny, you know, the Han court put down the Yellow Turban Rebellion last year, and the Liangzhou Rebellion this year.
Under this general trend, how dare a school captain rebel!