Chapter 221: Vigilance
This shout made Qiang Qu pause, the smile on his face suddenly dissipated, pushed away the soldiers who were blocking in front of him, and nervously watched the situation outside the city.
The probe looked down, and sure enough, the general was discovered by the officers and soldiers, and several officers and soldiers patrolling with steel knives were now chasing the general who delivered the letter. The Qiangqu and Xiongnu soldiers watching from the city gate were full of nervousness, but they had the intention to help the general, but they couldn't do anything, they were all in the dark at this time, if they shot the officers and soldiers with arrows, they were also afraid that they would hurt the general. Now they could only stand feebly at the gates and watch.
Zhao Yi and Tai Shici, who were patrolling Guangning County, were also attracted by the shouts of these patrol soldiers, the Hun general was different from ordinary spies, if ordinary spies saw the officers and soldiers chasing, they would only blindly run away, but the general pulled out the long knife at his waist and quickly killed the officers and soldiers who were chasing him, and then ran into the darkness again.
Tai Shi Ci hooked the curved bow and feather arrows on his shoulders, listened intently to the footsteps of the man's running, and the feather arrows in his hands flew out quickly with a sharp sound of breaking through the air.
The general who was running, and after killing the officers and soldiers, he turned his head and took only a dozen steps, when he heard the sharp sound of breaking the air behind him, and the cold murderous aura carried by the arrow pointed directly at the back of his heart. His pace hadn't stopped, and it was too late to react now. Perhaps the general's life should not have been extinguished, there was a small pit in the ground where his right foot had stepped in, and he stepped into it, his body lost his balance and tilted, and the arrow did not shoot into the back of his heart, but poked out of his shoulder blades, and blood suddenly flowed down his arm.
He took a deep breath while holding his left shoulder, and when he saw the officer patrol soldier chasing after him again with a torch, he didn't have time to check the injuries on his body, he got up and ran forward again.
Zhao Yi and Tai Shi Ci finally explored here, and when they saw the bloodstains on the ground, Zhao Yi stared at the endless dark night in front of him with deep eyes, "The herald soldiers follow this bloodstain to find it, and they will definitely catch that person!" ”
The soldiers around him bowed down to answer the order, holding torches and looking for blood stains on the ground, while Zhao Yi came to the corpses of the soldiers who were killed and checked the wounds of these soldiers, who were injured in critical places. "Look at that man, he must not be a simple soldier." Zhao Yi slowly stood up, guessing in his heart that the person must be a Hun general, and letting a general venture out of the city must have delivered a message that would be extraordinary. Thinking of this, Zhao Yi sent more people and vowed to find that person.
While looking for the general, Zhao Yi also ordered the four generals guarding the city gate to be on guard, and Qiangqu may have a big move in the next few days.
Qiang Qu, who watched from the city gate, saw Tai Shi Ci bending his bow and shooting arrows, and his heart was raised to his throat, Qiang Qu and Tai Shi Ci fought more than once, and there were four or five generals who died in the hands of Tai Shi Ci, and there were even hundreds of soldiers, all of whom were killed immediately by arrows in their throats. However, after seeing Tai Shi Ci's sword shot out, there was no scream in the dark, and Qiang Qu had a trace of luck in his heart.
"Chief, do you think he can dodge Tai Shi Ci's magic arrow?" The general next to Qiang Qu asked Qiang Qu with a wry smile. Calling the opponent a divine arrow, it can be seen how much the general is in awe of the bow and arrow in Tai Shici's hand.
If an arrow hits the neck, it is not uncommon for the person hit by the arrow to make a sound. Qiang Qu was naturally not sure in his heart, he did not answer the general's question, but stared at the officers and soldiers below with flashing eyes. Seeing the officers and soldiers holding torches entering the darkness one by one, Qiang Qu's face was very nervous, for fear that they would drag out the general's body.
As time went on, Qiang Qu saw that the officers and soldiers gradually entered the darkness, and gradually drifted away, the torch in his hand turned into a small point of light, and the nervous color on Qiang Qu's face disappeared, and he smiled again.
Qiang Qu had already deduced the life and death of the general from the actions of the officers and soldiers, if they were just dragging the corpse, there was no need for these officers and soldiers to go so far, they were looking for the traces of the general, in other words, the general was not in danger now.
He beckoned the generals and soldiers around him to leave, and entered the government to convene the generals to discuss the specific actions of tomorrow night's attack.
And Zhao Yi, who entered the military tent, was not as relaxed as Qiangqu, and walked back and forth in the military tent with a heavy heart, and if he didn't figure out Qiangqu's next move, Zhao Yi would have trouble sleeping.
It's been an hour, and there is no news yet, which makes Zhao Yi very anxious. Tai Shi Ci gave the order to the four soldiers just came back, and when he saw Zhao Yi's gloomy face, he said, "My lord, the order has been delivered. ”
Zhao Yi nodded slightly, and asked Tai Shi Ci to go down and rest first.
Zhu Jun persuaded Zhao Yi twice: "Don't be anxious, haven't you already sent soldiers to find reinforcements, as long as nothing major happens tonight, and the reinforcements arrive tomorrow, we will no longer have to worry about it." ”
Zhao Yi smiled bitterly, Zhu Jun said this simply, but Zhao Yi knew that in order to protect the county, the Guangning County Commander had already transferred ten of the troops in the surrounding counties, even if the herald soldiers took the state capital token, they couldn't draw many soldiers and horses, and only when the soldiers of Batu's department arrived, Zhao Yi could relax slightly.
Just then a soldier came in and reported: "My lord, the spy has run away, and we have found blood at the last stain. ”
This made Zhao Yi frown, he didn't stop the person from sending the news, then the official army would be in danger. Danger was coming, but Zhao Yi didn't know where his enemy was or how many troops he had.
More than 1,000 scouts were sent out for two hours, but no news came. This made Zhao Yi uneasy, and took out the map of Youzhou to check the overseas departments of Youzhou in detail.
The northern Kebineng and Suli divisions were eliminated by Zhao Yi on the spot, Zhao Yi already knew that Kebineng and others had retreated under the deterrence of their own soldiers, and with the deterrence of the soldiers of Wenqin and Liaodong, Qiu Liju did not dare to act rashly, and now only the Budugen tribe in the southwest direction was left.
Although Budugen and Youzhou are not directly bordered, but at this moment, the three Xianbei tribes are fighting frequently, and the soldiers have suffered heavy losses, and the remaining soldiers are simply unable to defend this wide territory.
In addition to the Budugen tribe, the Xiongnu tribe close to Budugen is also very likely to send troops to help, and it is the leader of the Xiongnu tribe who is besieged in the county town of Guangning, and they have more reason to send troops than Budugen.
Budugen's strength is about the same as that of the Kebineng tribe, the three attack and kill for a long time, the Budugen soldiers are also suffering heavy casualties, and more than 10,000 soldiers will definitely not be sent out, but if they only bring a few thousand people, the attack on Youzhou will not work at all, and the team of only a few thousand people, Huai'an County, which has only a thousand troops, can withstand seven or eight days at this time. This kind of thankless thing will definitely not be done by the step of the root.
But the Xiongnu tribe is different, they are different from Bu Dugen's idea of encroaching on the land of Youzhou, they think about how to rescue their leader, and they act with great purpose. The Hun soldiers may not be out, but they will definitely spare no effort to rescue Qiangqu, and they will give Zhao Yi the most unexpected fatal blow in the most unexpected way at an unexpected time and time.
An invisible enemy like this is the most terrible enemy. To deal with this kind of enemy, Zhao Yi has only one way, that is, to spare no effort to find them and annihilate them.
At this time, Xu Bu on the border of Youzhou was also walking back and forth in the military tent, the soldier had been more than four hours in the past, but there was no news so far, which made Xu Bu a little uneasy, he was really afraid that the soldier would be caught by Zhao Yi, the soldier was loyal to himself, and would not say what he was hiding, but the letter could not be hidden. If it falls into the hands of the officials and soldiers and the officials and soldiers learn of their plans, not only will their 5,000 soldiers be in danger at that time, but they will even affect the Qiang Canal in the city.
As soon as Subu gave an order, if the soldier did not return to the camp before dawn, he would leave the camp. What I am afraid of is that Zhao Yi found the letter and ordered the horse to explore his location, although the soldier would not say where his camp was, but the war horse would, there is an old saying that is good, the old horse knows the way. Subu really didn't dare to put the lives of five thousand soldiers on that man.
The east is now showing the white belly of the fish, and the soldier has not yet appeared, and Su Bu has already ordered all the soldiers to evacuate, and leave here as soon as possible before dawn. At the same time, Subu also scattered all the horses, keeping an eye on the surrounding situation. The soldiers of the department are also ready for battle at all times.
Just as the tent was about to be demolished, the first general's sharp eyes saw that a horse was galloping here by the faint light, and the general quickly reported the matter to Subu.
"Oh?" With a look of surprise on his face, he looked ahead in the direction of the general's finger, and sure enough, he saw a soldier riding a horse, getting closer and closer to him, and the sound of the horse's hooves could be heard clearly.
The general, who was galloping on horseback, ran up to Subu and rolled off his horse. The surrounding soldiers saw the opportunity quickly, and immediately helped the general up without waiting for Su Bu to greet him.
The general's face was pale and his lips were chapped, clearly due to excessive blood loss. Subu untied the water bladder and fed him a little water, and the general's pale face became a little more beautiful.
Seeing that the general was already conscious, Su Bu opened his mouth to ask why he was like this, and what was the situation of his father in Quang Ninh County?
The general told his own encounter: "Young leader, the last general was discovered by the official army when he left the city, if it weren't for the last general's fate, I am afraid that he would not be able to stand in front of the young leader." The leader has been besieged in the county town of Quang Ninh for half a month, and the situation is very tense, and the soldiers who are short of food have begun to slaughter war horses to satisfy their hunger. ”
The general's words made Su Bu's face change, the war horse and the scimitar in his hand are the second life of the soldier, and the soldier will not cut off his arm until the moment of emergency. It can be seen that Quang Ninh City is indeed in crisis.
"The soldiers sent by the young leader were found by the officers and soldiers when they entered the city, and they were recuperating from their wounds in the city at this time. The chief already knew about the young leader's plan, and sent me over to deliver the news. The general swallowed his spit and said the news that the south building was going to deliver, "The leader decided to launch an attack at the east gate tomorrow night, and the two sides used the fire as a signal to break through the encirclement of the officers and troops in front and back. 166 Reading Network