Chapter 113 Preventing Hidden Dangers, Cutting Grass and Eradicating Roots, Crossing the West Sea, Raiding Gangcha
After a morning of searching, there is still no news of Shan Yu. Wu Yunzhao also gave up the idea of continuing the search, and hurriedly beckoned his subordinates to empty all the gold and silver in the Tuyuhun treasury. Although this was not requested by the King of Jin, Wu Yunzhao ran away from Queen Shan Yu, and he could no longer do without the loot in this treasury. Otherwise, only the women and children in Wu Bao's hands were sent back, and they also felt panicked on their faces.
"General, there is a person outside the palace who said that it was my Hedong Military Intelligence Department stationed in Tuyuhun Qianhu He Chong to meet the general. The little one has already experienced the MID waist card on him. A personal entourage ran in from outside to report to Wu Yunzhao.
"Please." Wu Yunzhao didn't want to think about it, so he hurriedly asked his relatives to invite He Chong into the palace. Wu Yunzhao knew that the marching map in his hand and the intelligence of the Tuyuhun high-level were all provided by He Chong, and he also contributed to his success this time, and he did not dare to be greedy and arrogant. At the same time, I also wanted to meet this legendary person who had penetrated into the enemy's interior.
"General Wu, this official is polite." After He Chong followed the general into the palace, he hurriedly bowed to Wu Yunzhao.
"Lord He Qianhu, don't be polite, please take a seat." Wu Yunzhao hurriedly took a few steps forward to support He Chong, and then took his hand and led him to the upper seat.
"General, according to the plan of the lord, we will welcome the king of Zuoxian, Sakun, into the palace and advance to the new generation of Shan Yu Wang of Tuyuhun, so as to appease the hearts of the people in the city and avoid chaos." He Chong didn't sit down, and hurriedly suggested to Wu Yunzhao. At this time, Zuoxian Wang Sakun, who was asked by He Chong in advance to lead 2,000 forbidden troops out of the city and station, was waiting for his news outside the city.
"Okay, I have here the Shan Yu Wang Yinxi that Murong Shan Yu didn't take away when he fled in a hurry, and it can be handed over to Sakun. This place will be finished immediately, and He Qianhu can go outside the city to introduce Sakun into the city, and he will hand him over. It's just the same, the gold and silver in the treasury of the Tuyuhun palace will be presented to His Royal Highness the King of Jin as a seizure. Wu Yunzhao said solemnly.
"Huh! You and I are both on the official errand of the lord, so naturally we have to think about the lord, and the gold and silver in this treasury have long been no longer owned by the Tuyuhun country when the general entered. If you leave a silver ingot, you will be guilty of joining the army in front of the lord in the future! With that, the two looked at each other and laughed.
After laughing, I saw He Chong's face change, and he whispered to Wu Yunzhao gloomily: "General, the subordinate still has something to cooperate with the general." ”
Wu Yunzhao was stunned for a moment, and immediately felt that the matter was very important, and hurriedly replied: "What else does Lord Qianhu have to do, I will not obey it." ”
"Huh! Under the secret order of Lord Yuwen, the deputy commander of the Military Intelligence Department, the general asked the general to hand over Murong Shan Yu to our Military Intelligence Department. He Chong said with a sneer, observing Wu Yunzhao's face.
But why? Ben has already imprisoned these princes in the prison car, and is waiting to be escorted back to Wuwei to be handed over to His Royal Highness the King of Jin for disposal, and An Neng will be handed over to you? Wu Yun summoned He Chong to hand over Murong Shan Yu's princes, and his heart was suddenly unhappy, as if the military intelligence department wanted to snatch war merits from his own hands.
"General, we are all personally accompanied by His Highness, and His Highness has played this game of chess! You and I don't have a high vision, how can we see clearly, how do you know that this is not the intention of His Highness? He Chong stared at Wu Yunzhao and said coldly, after believing his words, he didn't have to point it out, Wu Yunzhao knew the trade-off.
"Ben would like to thank Senno-sama for the reminder. Oops! I almost missed the lord's big thing! Wu Yunzhao thought for a while, suddenly came to his senses, and regretted his own petty profits.
Seeing that Wu Yunzhao understood what he meant, He Chong also lowered his head and smiled secretly.
"Wu Bao." Outside the door, Wu Bao heard the call, hurriedly stepped into the door, and bowed to the two people in the room: "General, what are your orders?" ”
"Hand over Murong Shan in the prisoner car to Lord He and take all the princes away, and go quickly." Wu Yunzhao hurriedly ordered.
"Yes." For Wu Bao, there are not so many worries and thoughts, since the general gave the order, he will do it himself. Wu Bao glanced at He Chong on the side, and was about to turn around and go out.
"Slow." Suddenly, He Chong stopped Wu Bao, who was about to go out. Wu Bao suddenly stopped, turned to look at He Chong in confusion, and then looked at Wu Yunzhao with a look of surprise.
"General Wu Bao, the lower officials don't want to be alive, just take the head away." He Chong got up and whispered to Wu Bao.
Wu Yunzhao and Wu Bao were stunned when they heard this. Wu Bao couldn't help but look at Wu Yunzhao, waiting for Wu Yunzhao to give him final instructions.
"What are you still stunned about? You can do it according to Lord He's instructions, and you can't let go of any of them. Wu Yunzhao shouted loudly to Wu Bao. He seemed to understand the lord's intentions a little. Since he has supported Sakun to ascend to the throne, it is natural to eliminate all unstable factors.
Wu Bao didn't say much, just nodded heavily and turned around without hesitation to go out on an errand.
Seeing that Wu Bao went out, Wu Yunzhao slowly sat down again, still shocked in his heart, he was a military general, and he only knew that he would go into battle to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions, and he would be afraid of this political conspiracy.
"General, there is also a list here, all of which were issued by Zuoxian Wang Sakun, and the people on the list also need to be cleaned up without leaving any trouble." With that, He Chong handed a handwritten list from his arms to Wu Yunzhao. Wu Yunzhao hurriedly took it with both hands, unfolded it and glanced at it, and his heart shook again. There are also nearly 50 names and corresponding official names on this list, including several imperial uncles and relatives, more than a dozen Tuyuhun ministers, and dozens of generals of different sizes, as well as their respective fathers and sons.
"Don't worry, my lord, Ben will know what to do, so I'll arrange it myself. Adults are waiting for good news. With that, Wu Yunzhao immediately got up and picked up his personal generals and went to the barracks where the prisoners were temporarily detained. The other ticket, led by an adjutant general, went to the home of the list member to arrest the corresponding family member.
He Chong saw that all the things he wanted to do were done, so he waited in the hall with Erlang's legs crossed to drink tea.
What is Yuwen Chengdu doing at this time?
When Wu Yunzhao was leading his White Horse Battalion directly into the ambush city, Yuwen Chengdu received another order from Yang Er, and at this time, he was leading his 5,000 soldiers to speed all the way to the southwest on a sled. This single sled is also a new thing that has not been equipped for a long time in the Eastern Jin Dynasty army of Yang Erhe, and it has been equipped to the last army of Yuwen Chengdu before the army, and the 10,000 sergeants are not only good at rushing on the horse, but also can be converted into sled infantry when dismounting, and they have long been trained and familiarized.
"Big brother, there is the West Sea in front of you. Tanma reported that the West Sea is now frozen, and our army can take a shortcut from the ice and go straight to Gangcha City in the northwest of the West Sea. The tightly wrapped deputy general Yu Wenhua Long came to Yuwen Chengdu on a sleigh and said. On this expedition, Yang Er sent the Yu Culture Dragon to Yuwen Chengdu, although this Yu Culture Dragon is not skilled in martial arts, but it is extremely well-behaved and meticulous, which is also the inheritance of his Yuwen family.
"Your Highness really expects things like a god, Nuo is a big West Sea, on weekdays, thousands of blue waves, when the wind rises, the waves are monstrous, and it is really as he said, all frozen. Take the map. "The people around him will surround Yuwen Chengdu in a circle to block the gusts of cold wind.
"Our department is here now, order the whole army to check the equipment, and in a quarter of an hour, the whole army will go to the sea and march at full speed in the northwest direction, MD This trip is nearly 400 miles, but it is not close!" Because they had to cross the West Sea in a sled, no one rode horses, and each soldier had all his individual equipment in his backpack, and he also carried a bag of sleeping bags on his back. There was also a bow lying horizontally on the sleeping bag, and a quiver hanging from his waist, filled with 50 carved arrows; On the other side, a horizontal knife hangs from his waist. Each soldier wears a thick, warm down winter uniform, a coat of leather armor, and a large fox fur cotton hat, and the whole ear and face can be covered tightly by putting down the ear guards; The front of the face is surrounded by a thick scarf, covering the neck and nostrils, leaving only a pair of eyes outside. It's just a pity that no matter what Yang Er and Ma Shumou think, they can't make windproof and snow-blind glasses, otherwise, they will definitely be issued to the sergeants.
The soldiers were in groups of three or five, talking and laughing at each other, checking their equipment. Those who have been inspected are quietly waiting for the commander's order. Although he couldn't see the faces of the soldiers, from each pair of exposed eyes, Yuwen Chengdu could still feel the soldiers' desire to fight, the military heart was available, the morale was available, and Yuwen Chengdu's heart was also full of desire for victory at this time.
With Yuwen Chengdu's order, the whole army under the leadership of Yuwen Chengdu pedaled into the West Sea.
The sea was clean and smooth, and it was freezing hard. The 5,000 fighters were sliding forward in full formation, very fast. Many fighters actually laughed and started a speed race, you chase me.
It took only one day for the whole army to cross most of the sea surface distance, and camped on the sea ice at night. In the afternoon of the next day, they made landfall on the northwest coast of the West Sea.
"General, Gangcha City is about 30 miles ahead." The Tanma, who arrived a few hours in advance, waited to report to Yuwen Chengdu.
"Okay, order the whole army to find a shelter and camp to rest, not to start a fire and smoke, and to eat a meal of dry food, be sure to rest well. In the evening, the whole army attacked and took the small city of Gangcha in one fell swoop, and then Lao Tzu invited everyone to drink wine and eat meat, so as to make up for the deficit in the past few days. Yuwen Chengdu shouted loudly to the soldiers lurking in the snow around him. All the soldiers who heard it laughed happily.
Yu Wenhua Long sat aside, took out a piece of the braised beef he treasured in his arms and handed it to his eldest brother Yuwen Chengdu.
"Good boy, it's still hot." Yuwen Chengdu was also not polite, grabbed it directly, took a bite of it with his mouth and said.
"That's nature, cover my chest every day! The younger brother is not like the eldest brother, who has an iron body. We have to eat hot. Yu Wenhua Dragon smiled proudly and took out a small piece of meat to chew.
Yuwen Chengdu sat down to eat and recalled the instructions of the King of Jin to him before leaving: This king expects that General Wu Yunzhao's White Horse Battalion's surprise attack on Tuguhun Fucheng will be successful, and Murong Shan Yu will also escape from the city in a hurry, and he will definitely flee in the direction of Wuwei. Chengdu, you must lead 5,000 soldiers to take a shortcut to the west coast, and go straight to Gangcha City from the West Sea. After taking Gangcha, you are here waiting for Murong Shan Yu's defeated army to arrive, this king expects that Murong Shan will not be able to use more than 2,000 soldiers at this time, Chengdu Your task is to capture Murong Shan Yu, this king wants to live. No matter who the others are, none of them will be left.
Thinking about it, Yuwen Chengdu actually leaned on the rock behind him and fell asleep, these days were too tired for him. Seeing that his brother was asleep, Yu Wenhua Long hurriedly unfolded the duvet on his back and gently covered Yuwen Chengdu. The surrounding sergeants were almost all resting back to back, and there was a sudden snoring. Yu Wenhua Long didn't sleep, but took a few of his own soldiers to check around.
It was getting completely dark. Yuwen Chengdu, who had already lurked outside Gangcha City, silently looked at the small city in front of him. The city wall of Gangcha City is obviously built simply by mounds of earth, the city wall is not high, and it can be climbed over with one arrow step of Yuwen Chengdu's kung fu. Yuwen Chengdu was secretly happy in his heart when he saw it. According to the report, there are not many defenders in the city, at most 1,000 people, and this place is mainly used as a grain storage and transit station for Tuyuhun to support the Kadir army in the direction of Wuwei City. The Tuyuhun soldiers here are all logistics and grain transport soldiers with little combat power, and most of them are old and weak. This is not so much a city as a large post station. Okay, we don't have to wait until late at night, just this small city, the whole army moves together, and we can take it in a breath.
"The whole army is ready, rush me, Ben will not live." Yuwen Chengdu took the lead in standing up, and shouted loudly with the phoenix wings and gold pistol in his hand.
The 5,000 troops lying on the snow were already impatient at this time, and when they heard the order of the commander, they immediately got up and drew their horizontal knives and rushed to the city.
At this time, the Tuyuhun grain hoarders who were patrolling on the city wall heard a deafening shouting and killing sound not far away, and they were so frightened that they dropped their knives and guns and ran towards the city.
A simple wooden gate was quickly pushed open by the sergeants, and the Yuwen Chengdu army swarmed in, killing anyone they saw. In an instant, Gangcha City became like a human purgatory. Soon, nearly 1,000 Tuyuhun grain hoarding soldiers were completely killed, and not a single one survived. It was only from a few earthen houses that more than 20 Han women were rescued, and these women were slaves captured by the Tuyuhun army from outside Wuwei City, and they were used here for the Tuyuhun soldiers to vent.
"Big brother, just a little place in Gangcha City is just enough to accommodate our 5,000 troops. There is a lot of food in the city, and the younger brother has made a preliminary inspection, and it is estimated that there are nearly 150,000 stones. Nearly half of it is beef and mutton, which is frozen hard. Yu Wenhua Long ran to Yuwen Chengdu and said. He didn't kill a single person, and the first thing he did when he came in was to quickly count the supplies, which was very important. The 5,000 sergeants dispatched this time are all marching with dry rations, and now the food on each person's body can last for up to three days, if they can't find food supplements, even if they catch Shan Yuwang, the whole army will have to starve. Fortunately, as he thought, there was really a lot of food stored here, which made him feel at ease.
"Hualong, you go and ask those 20 women to go to the kitchen to boil water for everyone to cook. Tell them to cook more beef and mutton to eat, so that the big guy can drink the broth to warm up and relieve fatigue. I'm looking for a few people with good physical strength, riding fast horses here, and patrolling the west of the city. According to the lord's inference, he could wait for Murong Shan to come here in three days at most. Yuwen Chengdu gasped and said.
"Big brother, little brother will take people there personally. This war horse was selected by the younger brother from the back stable, so let's give the eldest brother a leg for the time being! After that, Yu Wenhua Long led a war horse behind him to Yuwen Chengdu, only to see that this war horse was flaming red, tall and tall, quite strong, and it could be regarded as a good horse.
"Ordered to go down, send a few colonels to put on the robes of Tuyuhun soldiers and go to the city wall to watch, and the others are all silent, not to move, not to make loud noises. It is time to eat, drink, sleep, and nourish the spirit of Lao Tzu, and wait for the king to come from the net. After Yuwen Chengdu finished giving the order, he went into a larger room, which should be the residence of the grain hoarder here.