Chapter 10 Plan before you act
In just over an hour, Lin Yi and I came to the front of Yuezhou Wei. At first glance, I couldn't help but praise it from the bottom of my heart, this pass is really bold. Yuezhou Wei is built according to the mountain, the terrain is majestic and precipitous, the left is the Nanpan River that is rolling in the torrent, the right is a series of steep mountains, a wide official road in the middle extends to the front of the pass, the narrow is narrow, the wide is wide, it is very suitable for guarding according to the danger. Yuezhouwei is only more than 40 miles away from Ningzhou, but it is the most important pass for Ningzhou to prevent the barbarians in the south. Therefore, 1,500 heavy troops were stationed in the pass, which is equivalent to one-seventh of the strength of the whole of Yunnan, which shows that the important role played by this pass in ensuring the security of Ningzhou is obvious.
When we arrived at Yuezhouwei, it was almost evening, and the flow of people in and out of the pass on the road was very scarce, and the front of the pass seemed deserted. Lin Yi was about to go to knock on the pass, but he didn't expect the gate to suddenly open, and a group of hundreds of soldiers rushed out, followed by more than a dozen cavalry. Among the stars and moons in the cavalry team, the first person was dressed in white fish scale light armor, covered with a black cloak and battle robe, with heavy eyebrows and dragon eyes, square face and thick lips, and a resolute and resolute face showed his shrewdness and strength. He rode slowly, and was about to pass by us, when Lin Yi's shout caused him to stop immediately.
Lin Yi nodded at me, then immediately stepped forward and said with a smile to the black-robed and white-armored man: "Brother Wenyuan, the junior brother just came to ask for a glass of water and wine, don't you even know your old friend?" ”
The man was a little surprised when he heard this, and after seeing Lin Yi clearly, he also happily stepped forward, and said with a gentle smile: "Okay, you are a peaceful brother, you came to see me empty-handed, and you want to ask for a glass of water and wine, aren't you afraid that I will eat your dishes as wine, hehe." After speaking, he missed the horse's head and patted Lin Yi's shoulder affectionately.
Lin Yi said solemnly: "The junior brother has nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, and there are important things to discuss with you, I don't know that Brother Wenyuan is inconvenient now." ”
"Oh! So that's it, well! It's just that the brother is really not the right time to come, and the right person Xuanfu made Lord Sun send someone to recruit him, because the brother is about to go to Ningzhou, I'm afraid it will be difficult to receive the elder brother warmly, I don't know what important things the elder brother has, so anxious to rush to me? He said helplessly to Lin Yi as he glanced at me from a distance, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. Listening to the conversation between them, this person should be Jian Zheng, the defense envoy of Yuezhou.
"Oh, it turns out that General Jian is a noble and troubled person, and he rushed to Ningzhou to get promoted and make a fortune, and I don't even care about my brother. However, having said that, my matter today is not trivial, and it may have a lot to do with what you are about to do, can you take a step to speak? ”
Lin Yi glanced at Jian Zheng as he spoke, Jian Zheng understood, and immediately gave an order to the cavalry behind him, so that the team could rest on the spot. Then he dismounted and followed Lin Yi and me to a small clearing in the bushes next to him.
Lin Yi saw that there was no one around, and immediately said solemnly: "Brother Jian is rich and noble on this trip, the younger brother has congratulated him first, if you can pay homage to the prime minister in the future, don't forget the younger brother." ”
"Why should my brother be sarcastic! Alas! Brother Wei knows what you mean, you say this is nothing more than laughing at me for not standing upright and helping to abuse, but ......" Jian Zheng glanced at me again, and said to Lin Yi with a straight face: "Others may not know, do you also doubt me like this?" I, Jian Zheng, am a dignified seven-foot man, how can I do that treacherous and treasonous thing. It's just that now it's ready to fly, and I have to make an ear. In time, I am simple but have a good opportunity, how can I be willing to rebel against the national thief! ”
Lin Yi sneered again and again: "It seems that Brother Jian wants to follow Jiang Wei and Jiang Bo's appointment, but I don't know when and what month this name of rebellion can be cleared, and then maybe the younger brother can make some clear evidence for you, but I don't know!" ”
When Jian Zheng heard this, his face instantly changed color, he held Lin Yi's hands tightly, and asked repeatedly: "Brother Wei is not an unreasonable person, but the Sun thief is powerful, only the three passes of Baiwu, Baoshan, and Shengjing have more than 6,000 people in his descendant army, and my subordinates have already installed a lot of Sun Thief's eyes and ears. I know Brother Lin's great talent, and I hope that Ping Zhi can teach me? After speaking, there was a look of anxious anticipation between the corners of his eyes and eyebrows.
Lin Yi smiled slightly, pointed at me and said to Jian Zheng: "Brother Jian is known to me, otherwise I wouldn't have come to meet you, now the only one who can save you is this Mr. Li, you should ask him for advice!" ”
When Jian Zheng heard this, he showed an expression that seemed to believe it, turned to me and bowed his hand: "I don't dare to ask Mr. Gao's name, Shicai snubbed Mr., please bear with me." ”
I smiled, but I didn't speak immediately, I just handed the body in my arms to him, and said calmly: "In the next name, General Jian knows it after seeing it. ”
Jian Zheng took the confession in his hand in disbelief, and after reading it, his face was full of surprise, raised his head and looked at me carefully for a while, and suddenly knelt on the ground, and said in a hateful voice: "The last general heard that it is already difficult for adults, and there is no longer any other thought in his heart, but I didn't expect that the adults have their own natural appearance, and they were not killed by that Sun thief." I'm a simple Zheng who has no eyes, so please punish me heavily. ”
I smiled leisurely, gently helped Jian Zheng up, and said, "That Sun thief wants to go against the sky, how can he succeed easily, it is just to increase his troubles." Ben Shuai has already cooked the killer he sent, otherwise how could he stand in front of you today. General Jian is a heavy weapon of the country, and he must not be a thief who is disobedient and obedient, and he is laughed at by the people of the world! ”
Jian Zheng said generously: "Marshal Mingjian, although the last general is a martial artist, he often reads the book of sages, and the will of loyalty and righteousness is always in his heart. The handsome man said from the bottom of his heart, and the last general is stupid as a pig and a dog, and he should also know three points. As long as the handsome man has a word, he will not hesitate to smear his liver and brain on the ground. ”
Seeing this, Lin Yi came to his side and said, "Wen Yuan is really a hero. Everything is harmonious at the moment, only the east wind is owed. "Immediately inform Jian Zheng of the counterinsurgency plan in detail. The situation of He Shoujie from the inspection of Linjiabao, Guojiazhai and Majie was explained one by one, which further strengthened Jian Zheng's determination to serve the country.
Jian Zheng listened to Lin Yi's plan, and also said his thoughts straightforwardly. I think that Sun Decheng's cronies don't have to think about it, that rabble is used to being pampered, and they don't have any decent combat ability at all. At present, the support of Qian Shitang and his more than 1,000 city defenders is the crux of the matter. Because Sun Thief had deployed most of his troops at important passes to prevent the attack of the Han army, the only force in Ningzhou City that could take on the responsibility of defending the city and maintaining law and order was the city defenders under the jurisdiction of Qian Shitang. It was precisely because of this concern that Sun Decheng urgently ordered Jian Zheng, who seemed to be a close confidant, to quickly lead 600 soldiers to Ningzhou to station in order to achieve a balance of military strength. Under the current circumstances, if Qian Shitang can be persuaded to turn against him, Sun Decheng will already be a turtle in an urn, and it will be difficult to fly with wings.
Jian Zheng's vision can be said to coincide with ours. With everyone agreeing on the same opinion, I formulated the next plan, which was to ask Jian Zheng to take thunderous measures, be sure to quickly clear the hostile forces in his ranks, and reorganize the officers and soldiers who absolutely obeyed his command, and still rush to Ningzhou in time according to Sun Decheng's orders, ready to deal a fatal blow to Sun Thief at any time. And in Ningzhou, make preparations to receive the soldiers of Linjiabao.
After explaining clearly to Jian Zheng, Lin Yi and I did not delay at all, and immediately set off to rush back to Lin Jiabao. There are still many important things waiting for us, and the decisive battle with Sun Decheng is about to begin.
As soon as I returned to Linjiabao, I found that the atmosphere was a little special. The original bustle of the city has been replaced by a murderous atmosphere. Now the sun had just set, and the streets were already brightly lit, and everywhere there was the sound of war horses galloping and iron hammering. Several blacksmith shops on both sides of the street were even more crowded, and dozens of young men and women gathered in front of the blacksmith shop, loudly discussing the quality of their weapons.
One of the tall and thin young men cheered when he saw Lin Yi and me coming, and the other young people quickly discovered us and quickly surrounded us and greeted Lin Yi with a gossip. The young man asked excitedly: "Big brother, you are finally back, we heard that we are going to set off recently to do an earth-shattering event, what kind of big event is it, and it is so grand and lively." You must take me with you then, I'm suffocating to death at home all day. ”
Lin Yi smiled and said, "I don't dare to say anything else, how can such an important thing be without you?" However, everyone else also has a share, as long as it is a good man in my Lin Jiabao, this time you have to show your skills, you should hurry up and get ready, we will set off tomorrow. Also, this is Lord Li, the newly appointed Yunnan Xuanfu envoy appointed by the imperial court. It is the champion of our Han Dynasty, and one of our four great talents in Lingnan, and it is able to come to our small place this time, but it adds a lot of glory to our Lin Jiabao! Let's come and greet us. ”
Hearing Lin Yi's introduction, the noisy crowd suddenly quieted down, and after everyone was slightly stunned, although they still didn't believe it, they still stepped forward to salute me. Seeing this scene, I immediately turned over and dismounted, signaled everyone to be exempt, and hugged my fists to greet everyone: "Li Yi is not talented, thanks to Brother Lin's false praise, I really dare not take it." Just like Brother Lin said, it is an honor to be able to come to Lin Jiabao. I have a lot of trouble for you, please Haihan. Li Yi would like to thank you here. ”
As soon as my words fell, the applause rang out warmly, and everyone turned their heads to each other, all of them were amazed by my modesty and simplicity, without the slightest official style, and the voices of admiration and admiration were endless.
At this moment, a woman's sneer suddenly came from behind the crowd, and then a crisp and touching woman's voice came.
"Brother Yi, don't make us happy, usually you are scheming, it's okay to fool these guys who don't do more, but it's not so easy to coax me Guo Rong. How can such a young rabbit boy be a handsome man in Yunnan? Don't think we're so easy to manipulate. ”
I looked into the crowd when I heard the sound, and saw a beautiful green shirt girl with her hands on her willow waist and two colorful eyes staring at me with a smile, as if looking at a peerless fake.
My heart fluttered, and a strange feeling arose in my heart, and my face faintly felt a little hot, such a beautiful and moving girl, it is indeed exciting, this is the first young woman I faced after crossing!