Chapter 267: Opportunity (continued)

The platform under the night, like a giant snake across the earth, I don't know the depth of the ditch, overgrown with the same height of thatch, with jagged blades of grass, can expose the skin of people to cut out a bloody wound. X

If an unknown person walks through such grass, it will not take long to be cut and bruised.

In order to avoid this situation, Wang Wei made preparations in advance, he and his subordinates were wearing cloth gloves and face masks, and their whole bodies were tightly covered, revealing only a pair of eyes.

This kind of dress, if it is in the middle of summer, I am afraid that it will make people sick, but now that it is winter, the weather is cold, and wearing a mask can save the skin from being blown dry and cracked by the cold wind, which is very suitable.

Finally came to a plateau, Wang Wei and his subordinates who took the lead dispersed, forming a warning circle, vigilantly observing the surrounding situation, they as pioneers, to lead the way for the whole team, and find abnormalities in advance.

Last night, the elite of the Yongzhou army found out of the small pass, crossed the terrain of the ravines and plateaus, and wanted to bypass the enemy's camp in the eastern suburbs of Tongguan and go to Hongnong County in the east behind it, where the enemy's grain storage was located, as long as it was burned, the enemy troops besieging Tongguan could only withdraw.

This elite had been secretly marching eastward last night, and at dawn they lurked in the ditch so as not to be detected by enemy outposts, and at sunset they began to march eastward again, until now.

Wang Bian's department is the vanguard of this elite army, and Wang Bian himself, because he has the experience of night raids, and he took the initiative to ask for help, so he has become the vanguard of the vanguard, and he leads the Wang family's soldiers.

Wang Wei's ancestral home is Feng Yi Pucheng, his ancestors relied on business to get rich, in order to escape the war, he took his people to hide in the mountains around Wuguan Road, and settled in Zhuyang County, Shangzhou.

At the end of the Yuan Wei Dynasty, the Yuan Wei Dynasty was divided into the Eastern and Western Wei Dynasty, and the Wang family donated corn to the Western Wei court as military rations, and was appointed as a county guard who was in vain, and since then he has entered the official career, and after decades of ups and downs, as a representative of the younger generation of the Wang family, Wang Wei continued to serve the Zhou State.

Nine years ago, in the second year of the elephant, he followed the tide on the side of the court represented by Yang Jian, the auxiliary prime minister, and later became a general of the Sui army.

Two years ago, Wang Wei acted as a guide and led the team to attack Shangluo, Shangzhou Prefecture, and was defeated and captured.

It was a failed sneak attack, day and night over the mountains and mountains, and it failed when it was about to reach its destination, and this sneak attack, will it be successful?

This thought was just a flash, Wang Wei carefully observed the movement around him, it was night, although there was a little hazy moonlight, but everywhere was gray and dark, and the vision was very poor, and it was difficult to see the situation hundreds of steps away.

However, this is not a big problem for Wang Wei and his subordinates, who still have good vision at night.

Many people will not be able to see clearly at night, as if their eyes are covered with gauze, a condition called "blindfolding", which is true for the common people, as well as for many soldiers.

Since Wang Wei and other Yongzhou soldiers dare to march at night, of course there is no such situation, they are the elites selected layer by layer, and the first thing is that there are no blindfolds at night.

Then it is able to endure hardships, and the body is strong, and it can withstand the fatigue of walking and marching in the wilderness.

The distance from Tongguan to Hongnong in the east is about 130 miles, and it takes more than a day to march lightly and quickly, not to mention that they now have to avoid the existing roads and march in the ravines and fields, and they can't get up quickly.

Such a march had to climb over many plateaus, and there would be enemy beacons along the way, so we could only choose to march at night as much as possible, lurking in the ditches during the day, and trying to find a way to cross these beacons east of Xiaoguan in order to breathe a sigh of relief.

Therefore, the selection of soldiers participating in the war is very strict, and the fact that Wang Wei and some of his subordinates can stand out is a proof of strength.

After making sure that there was nothing abnormal around, he showed one of his subordinates to learn to call birds, and a moment later, many black shadows came out of the grass of the ditch where they had just passed, and slowly moved towards the top of the hill.

When marching at night, even if torches are lit, some soldiers will be scattered, and it will be much more difficult to march in the dark, and it will be even more difficult to climb over the ravine without lighting torches at night.

Therefore, the ranks marching at night took some measures, and each soldier tied his left hand with the same long rope, so that he was not afraid of falling behind, and in order to be able to react quickly when he encountered the enemy on the way, the rope sleeve of the tied hand was a slipknot.

All these measures ensured that no one would be left behind on the night march, but at the cost of not being fast, but not much faster on foot in the ravine-ridden wilderness.

The main team was slowly moving, and it would take a little time for all of them to go up to the plateau, so Wang Wei took advantage of this gap to rest and continue to think about his thoughts.

Two years ago, Wang Wei was captured by Gongyu Wenwen of Xiyang County, and later he surrendered, because his family was a big clan in Zhuyang, so Wang Wei easily persuaded the county guard to "anyway", so that the Zhou army would recover Weiyang without blood.

Yu Wenwen's title at that time was the Duke of Xiyang County, and later he became the King of Xiyang, Wang Wei had a friendship with the other party because he "didn't fight and didn't know each other", so he had a good life in the next two years.

King Xiyang's uncle (biological father) King Qi sat in Guanzhong, because of this relationship, Wang argued the trust of King Qi, and with a series of merits after the Anyway, the same general, Wang's children were also promoted.

And Wang Wei partnered with Xiyang Wang to start trading, and the family's development prospects are bright.

Shannan to Guanzhong must take Wuguan Road, Shangzhou Prefecture Shangluo is the most important city in Wuguan Road, Shannan Huangzhou caravans to and from the east and west ends of Wuguan Road more and more frequent, need Wang Wei this local clan "join" to facilitate business.

Wang was born as a merchant and was an expert in trading, and he already had his own contacts and business routes, but now with the strong partner of the Huangzhou caravan, he made much more money than before.

Therefore, as the leader of the younger generation of the Wang family, Wang Wei did not feel the slightest regret about joining the camp of the Yuwen family.

Now, too.

Wang Wei has been familiar with military books since he was a child, and he is skilled in bows and horses, and he does not want to inherit his ancestral business and become a wealthy businessman, but he wants to make meritorious contributions and make his wife and son by virtue of his military exploits, but there are countless people in the world who have this ambition, why does he get ahead?

Wang's contacts accumulated over many years of business did not have much help for his career, Wang Wei led the clan soldiers to join the army, but he was only one of the many children of the big clan, he had no foundation in the army, and if he wanted to be promoted, he had to rely on fighting to kill the enemy and make military achievements.

Therefore, Wang Wei, who was the governor of the Sui army back then, took the initiative to ask Ying as a guide to lead the team over the mountains and mountains to attack Shangluo.

And now, as the general of the Zhou army (Yongzhou army) Yitong, Wang Wei still took the initiative to ask Ying, as a pioneer to open the way for the team, advancing towards Hongnong in the east, preparing to burn the enemy's granary.

This sneak attack is very risky, and it is said that someone responded, but no one can judge with full confidence whether the other party really responds or sets a trap to lure their own side to drill.

If it is really a trap, then the more than 2,000 people who attacked this time are afraid that they will be unlucky.

Wang Wei could have avoided playing so hard, because he had already boarded the ship of King Xiyang, and with this relationship, he would have helped more or less in his career, and he could take fewer "detours".

But now that even the King of Xiyang is playing with his life, how can Wang Wei not let it go?

All of this has to start from a few months ago, the Son of Heaven was assassinated on the day of the wedding, and died of his injuries, and the prime minister Chi supported the establishment of the new monarch, and at the same time sent troops to attack Guanzhong and Shannan, and the king of Xiyang, who should have been far away in the mountains, miraculously rushed back in time.

First defeated the five enemy armies that invaded the five passes of Dabie Mountain, and took advantage of the opportunity of the emptiness of Yuzhou's troops, led the troops to sneak attack the Hanging Gourd, not only relieved the siege of Fangcheng by encircling Wei and saving Zhao, but also encountered the fallen emperor who should have "died" in the Hanging Gourd City.

Defeated the enemy army twice in a row, provoked the prime minister Lieutenant Chi Qin to lead the army south, and surrounded the hanging gourd, and now the king of Xiyang stayed in the lonely city to hang the gourd, for what?

In order to buy time for other people.

These news, which is not a secret in Guanzhong, made many people sigh with emotion, and the news that the Son of Heaven arrived in Anlu and prepared to rebuild the imperial court also caused an uproar in Guanzhong.

Many families were waiting and watching at first, they thought that the Yuchi clan represented by the Shu King Yuchi had an absolute advantage, and the Yuwen clan represented by the Qi King Yuwen Liang would end sooner or later, so in the face of the mobilization of the Qi King, most of these families were divided and pushed back.

But now it's different, the Son of Heaven is still alive, came to Shannan Anlu, to reorganize the court, and the King of Xiyang fought hard to resolve the crisis in Shannan, once King Qi stabilized Guanzhong, then the court rebuilt by the Son of Heaven can confront the Yecheng court from east to west.

Many people who were originally watching from the sidelines have now begun to be tempted to have a place in the new court, and Wang Wei certainly wants himself and his family to seize the opportunity.

But his family is no match for the wealthy family, either in that way.

When it comes to fighting, a wealthy family like the Jingzhao Wei clan can casually pull out thousands of good war troops, and charge into battle with their lord Lang, while the Wang family's disciples and subordinates who follow Wang Wei to join the army are only hundreds, and their abilities are uneven.

If you want to compete with each other to make military achievements, you can't compare at all.

And now, many families have not decided to stand on the side of the Yuwen clan, as the general of Yitong, Wang Wei still has the opportunity to take on heavy responsibilities in the Yongzhou army, and this sneak attack on Hongnong, although the risk is high, is a rare opportunity.

Once the sneak attack is successful, burning the enemy's granary will be like King Xiyang's sneak attack on the hanging gourd and resolving the crisis in Shannan, so that the situation in Guanzhong will turn from dangerous to safe.

made such a great contribution, although Wang Wei was only one of the meritorious generals, but with this excellent military merit, it was enough for him to win more opportunities to lead the troops alone from King Qi.

Only in this way can there be more opportunities to make meritorious contributions, so that the children of the Wang family have more opportunities to enter the ranks and be promoted with martial arts.

Wang Bian is not only for himself, but also for his family, so even if the risk of this attack is very high, he must seize the opportunity, Wang Bian feels that the king of Xiyang can let go, and he has nothing to scruple about.

The King of Xiyang would rather risk the destruction of the city and be trapped in a lonely city, isn't he also desperate for a chance to turn the situation around?

Wang Wei thought about things in a daze, and before he knew it, it was time for the team to finish their rest and continue on their way, and if it went well tonight, they would cross the last beacon arranged by the enemy army and completely bypass the enemy camp east of Tongguan.

The beacon was in front, and if you ignore the ditch in front of you, the distance would be less than a mile, and Wang Wei and his party had to take advantage of the night to avoid the sight of the sentries on the beacon and sneak east.

This kind of thing is easy to say, but it is very difficult to do, because the location of the elites is already on the northern edge of the southern mountain, and the beacon is not too far from the foot of the mountain.

The beacon itself was located on the plateau, and if they wanted to go east, they could only climb to the top of the hill where the beacon was located, and pass through the almost bare top of the hill to the east, and the sentinels could easily see that the situation was not right as long as they were not blindfolded.

If you want to pass by the beacon, it is like walking in front of a person who is napping, and you need to find a way to blind the person's eyes temporarily.

And the internal response, at this time, it is time to come into play.

According to the inside information known to Wang Wei, the guard of this beacon is from the Hongnong Yang family, and this person will make this beacon "silent" tonight, unless the Yongzhou army beats gongs and drums to pass next to the beacon in broad daylight, otherwise this beacon is the ear decoration of the deaf.

When the critical moment came, the elite of the Yongzhou army cautiously approached Fengsui, and Wang Wei, who was still in the lead, approached Fengsui with his subordinates, and he observed through the clairvoyant mirror that there were three lanterns hanging on the beacon arrow tower.

The three lanterns are hung in the inverted word "Pin", which is consistent with the signal agreed in advance, which means that Fengsui is already blind at this time, and uninvited guests can pass by with confidence.

The elite of the Yongzhou army only hesitated for a moment, and then resolutely continued to advance, Wang Wei took the lead to climb to the top of the hill, squatting in the grass below the knee height, looking at the beacon that was less than three hundred steps away, and cold sweat broke out.

At this moment, as long as there is a sentry on the beacon, and this sentry is not blindfolded, there is a high probability that they will be able to find the traces of more than 2,000 people in their group.

However, the beacon did not move.

This was true when Wang Wei came to the top of the hill, and the same was true when the soldiers passed over the hill, and the whole team turned over the top of the hill, and the beacon did not move.

This kind of stimulation of licking blood from the head of the knife made Wang Wei feel a little chill in his back, and then he was extremely excited, because they had completed the most critical steps, and then they only needed to move forward carefully to touch Hongnong.

A fire burned up the mountains of grain and grass there!

The wind suddenly rose, Wang Wei instinctively shrank his body, and then rolled on the spot: this sound was very familiar to him, not the sound of the wind, it was the sound of bowstrings, it was the sound of countless bowstrings.

There were shouts in my ears, far and near.

"Shoot !!"

"Ambush, there is ambush... Yes!!! ”

The sound of breaking the sky was loud, and the firelight suddenly lit up in all directions, illuminating the two thousand Yongzhou soldiers with nothing to hide, and in the darkness beyond the firelight, countless crossbowmen struggled to shoot arrows, and the people who fell into the target of the arrow let out bursts of screams.

Like a prey that has fallen into a trap, it makes its last wail.

Many stubborn soldiers poured out of the beacon, and in the humble courtyard of the beacon, Chi Jing, the chief manager of Heyang, sat on the Hu bed, lighting the light of the torch and looking at a talisman in his hand.

More than ten armor soldiers ranked around Wei Chi Jing, and a general approached with a smile and saluted Wei Chi Jing to report the good news: "Chief! The enemy army really came, and now they are caught in the ambush circle of our army, and none of them can escape! ”

Wei Chijing stopped looking at the talisman and looked up at the general: "General Yang..."

"The last general!"

"Well done."

"Thank you for your support!"

"It's not the father-in-law's support, it's the prime minister's support."

"Thank you, thank you, Steward!" The general was so excited that he was incoherent when he heard this, and knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Wei Chijing, and the other general standing next to him couldn't look at it, so he stepped forward to help him up.

Wei Chijing looked at the general who was almost crying with joy, didn't say anything, looked at the talisman in his hand, and lost his mind again.

That is the amulet that Mrs. Yuwen asked for him from Princess Yuwen of Henan, Yu Chijing has always worn it with him, and every time he goes out, his wife will tie a cloak for him with his own hands, praying for the amulet to bring good luck to her husband.

This time, however, the lady washed her face with tears.

Yu Chi's and Yuwen's broke up, as the "masterpiece" of the marriage between the two families, Yu Chijing and his wife were also torn apart, although the crack was invisible, but it made Yu Chijing's heart drip blood.

Perhaps, King Xiyang's heart is also dripping blood, right?

Wei Chi Jing thought so, then his face became resolute, he put away the amulet, stood up, and was about to speak, when several generals walked in: "Chief! ”

Wei Chijing regained the momentum of the commander of the whole army and asked, "How is the situation?" ”

"Go back to the manager, catch them all!"

"Has anyone surrendered?"

"Yes!"

"Very well, torture the order immediately." Wei Chi Jing took a step forward and walked out: "Get the password, immediately march to Xiaoguan!" ”

Wei Chijing came to the outside of the beacon, looked at the mess on the ground by the light of the fire, looked at the corpses of enemy soldiers who were shot into hedgehogs, looked at the survivors who knelt on the ground with their heads and begged for mercy, nodded to the generals who followed him, and then turned to leave.

In the face of the interests of the family, the relationship between husband and wife is nothing, Wei Chijing wants to seize this rare opportunity, take the small pass in one fell swoop, and then break through the Tong Pass, when the pass will change hands, and the Yuwen clan will not be far from being destroyed.

Xiaoguan, he doesn't need to lead the troops to take it personally, he just needs to go back to the camp and wait for the good news, although the victory is imminent, Wei Chijing can't be happy, looking up at the night sky in the northeast, a little silent.

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