Chapter Ninety-Six: Returning
The cold winter is bleak, and the four fields are silent.
Jing Ge rode his horse out of Qingqiu, and He Qing was waiting in the morning. Xiliang has countless spies and is well-informed.
"Miss Qing, I want to return to Daqin, I don't know where Her Royal Highness the princess is now?" Jing Ge asked, He Qing had said that if he wanted to leave, he would have to say goodbye to the princess in person.
"His Royal Highness is not in Handan, she already knows that Mr. Jing is going back, and she has specially ordered this seat to come and escort her." He Qing replied.
"Sir, do you have any words that I need to convey to Her Royal Highness the Princess?" Kazuharu then asked.
Jing Ge thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "Except for thanks, there is nothing special I want to tell her." Thinking that Her Royal Highness the princess is a person with a free and easy temperament, I don't need to say anything more. ”
"As for escorting me out of the country, it is not necessary, I guess the princess agrees, and there will not be too many obstacles." Jing Ge said. He Qing is the great protector of Xiliang, but she is not an idle person, there must be a lot of affairs to deal with, how to let her escort thousands of miles again.
"Sir doesn't know, although Her Royal Highness the Princess agreed. But at this time, there is the Ninth Legion stationed in the east, and if you don't have me by your side, I'm afraid that Commander Tuoba won't let you leave easily. He Qing said with a smile.
"Could it be that Commander Tuoba will disobey the orders of Her Royal Highness the Princess?" Jing Ge said strangely, he had seen that person a few days ago, and he was a Tianjiao figure.
He Qing glanced at him and said disdainfully, "Commander Tuoba will naturally not disobey His Highness's orders. But what is your identity, don't you have points in your heart? Could it be that Her Royal Highness the Princess can still order her subordinates to let you leave with a swagger because of the old feelings? ”
Jing Ge smiled dumbly, feeling stupid. She just acquiesced to her departure out of personal feelings, and with her identity, how could she order the whole army.
"But I still don't know something, how did Commander Tuoba know my identity?"
When we met a few days ago, he obviously didn't know it and didn't pay any attention to himself. And since she didn't stop herself from leaving, she shouldn't have told Na Tuoba Chang.
"It's not the news that leaked from my side, but someone in Yanmen Pass told Tuoba Chang that it seems that many people don't want you, the young marshal, to go back." He Qing said with a smile.
"I see." Jing Ge's face was slightly cold. In Yanmen Pass, there were only a few people who knew that they had entered the Xiliang Realm, and Jing Ge thought about it for a while, and he already knew it in his heart.
"If Miss Qing escorts me, those people will interrogate me, and you will have to say that it is Her Royal Highness the Princess. It is better for me to leave alone, so as not to ruin the prestige of the princess. Jing Ge said.
"There are hundreds of thousands of troops stationed in the east." He Qing looked at him deeply and said.
"Even if there are thousands of troops and horses, what can I do?" Jing Ge smiled freely, now, he has nothing to fear.
"Miss Qing will be sent here, there will be a period later."
After that, he rode his horse and looked at the gate of the wild goose.
He Qing was slightly stunned, watching the figure of the upside-down spear go away. I can't help but feel some emotion, this person is really confident, but it's a pity that he doesn't have three years of life left.
She sighed secretly, remembered the request of Her Royal Highness the princess in her heart, and immediately sought her way back to Handan to see the Prime Minister. After clarifying the situation, he set out to find a new cure for him.
Jing Ge walked towards Yanmen Pass slowly, with his strength at this time, it was not difficult to sneak back to Yanmen Pass quietly avoiding many ears and eyes. And he didn't hide, just walked on the avenue openly.
He wanted to validate some of his thoughts, and at the same time, he was really fearless, confident that no one could keep him.
A few days later, in the military tent of the Ninth Army of Xiliang outside Yanmen Pass, Tuoba Chang was discussing with his subordinates.
"Report, the spies have found traces of Jingqing's son." There are subordinates in return.
"Oh? Where is he now? Tuoba often asked.
"In Gucheng, three hundred miles away, we are coming to Yanmen Pass, and we will guard the checkpoint."
"Presumably he didn't know that his identity was exposed, and he was still swaggering." Tuoba Chang sneered, but he didn't know why he ventured into the territory of Xiliang.
"Shall we take him then?" Aribu General asked.
"Take him?" Tuoba often got up, paced with his hands behind his back and thought. "What do you think?"
He asked his staff to see what they were suggesting.
"The news that Jingqing's son is in Xiliang is released from Yanmen Pass. With his status and status, there should be few people who can know that he is leaving the country, and it must be a high-ranking member of the Northwest Army. A staff member said.
"Since they are the middle and high-ranking members of the Northwest Army, why do they want to betray their young marshal?" The staff member paused slightly.
"Huh? Mr. Fan, please continue. Tuoba often looked at the staff member who was speaking, and motioned for him to continue.
"The reason why I told us was that I was obviously using Xiliang's hand to get rid of him. There is no doubt that the people in the Northwest Army who can give birth to such ideas must be the people of the Yang family. Since Jing Qing's death, the Northwest Army has been controlled by the Yang family, and now Jing Qing's son has returned. Naturally, they are not willing to give up their military power again. In this way, even if it is not instructed by Yang Wei, it is inseparable from his sons. The staff member surnamed Fan analyzed.
Hearing this, Tuoba often heard this, and after a moment of silence, he nodded, "What Mr. Fan said is very reasonable, and I think so too. ”
"I wonder what Mr. Fan thinks?" Tuoba Chang continued to ask, he trusted the staff under his command very much, and knew that this gentleman surnamed Fan was a genius in the world, known as the "Crouching Tiger", not inferior to the Prime Minister Zhuge in Handan City.
"If we really caught the son of Jingqing, it would be exactly what the person who released the news meant. It is undoubtedly whimsical and impossible to blackmail the Northwest Army to open Yanmen Pass with his life. Mr. Fan said.
"How's that for good? Could it be that you just let him go back? Aribu General asked.
Mr. Fan just smiled and didn't say anything.
"Sir, don't sell it anymore, please give me advice." Tuoba often said respectfully, expecting that he already had a plan in mind.
"Hehe, Fan does have a plan, maybe he can help the commander break through the Yanmen Pass and make immortal achievements." Mr. Fan said that he was very satisfied with Tuoba Chang's attitude.
"I want to hear about it."
"The Yang family wants to use my Xiliang to get rid of Jingqing's son, but they are obviously afraid. It shows that the son of Jingqing has a very high status in the Northwest Army, and it is not easy for them to do it themselves. We can't let them get their way. Therefore, for the son of Jingqing, when he is close to Yanmen Pass, trap him under the nose of the Northwest Army and not kill him. Mr. Fan said.
"Sir, you mean to lure the Northwest Army out of the pass to rescue him, and we are waiting for the opportunity to attack the pass?" Tuoba Chang frowned and asked, Yang Wei has always been cautious, and in the past three years, there has never been a large army out of the customs to fight with Xiliang. Trapping an inconsequential young marshal this time may not force him to send troops out of the customs.
"If it were ordinary, Yang Wei might not really send troops to rescue. But if the son of the generalissimo was trapped outside the Yanmen Pass, the soldiers and soldiers happened to learn that the reason why the young marshal was trapped outside the pass was because a certain Langjun of the Yang family betrayed him. That's going to be a mess. Mr. Fan said with a smile.
Tuoba Chang suddenly woke up when he heard this, and said with great joy, "Mr. is really scheming, just let the spies planted in the Northwest Army find an opportunity to inform the soldiers that it was the Yang family general who plotted to kill the young marshal, and the contradictions in the army arose." At that time, if Yang Wei does not send troops to rescue, his prestige will be lost, and if he sends troops, it will be an opportunity for us to break through the Yanmen Pass, which is wonderful. ”
According to Fan's guess, most of this matter was not instructed by Yang Wei, so there is a high probability that he will send troops to rescue. The commander can lay down the elite soldiers and horses on the left and right outside the Yanmen Pass, and after the Northwest Army rescues the son of Jingqing, they suddenly kill out before they return to the army, and the army follows, and the Yanmen Pass can be broken. Mr. Fan pointed to the military map and said, Yanmen Pass has its own geographical advantages on the left and right, which is suitable for ambush troops.
"Hahaha, Mr. Crouching Tiger really lives up to his reputation. Now it is imperative to find out which General Yang sent the message. The Commander then ordered the messenger to pry open his mouth. Tuoba laughed.
"Yang Wei can be regarded as a wise and brave general, but the son he gave birth to is very stupid, a brave and reckless man." Mr. Fan commented with a smile.
Jing Ge gradually approached Yanmen Pass, and he was a little puzzled, all the way in the past few days, Jing Ge not only did not have any obstacles, but also did not even interrogate.
After a little thought, I vaguely guessed the reason. It seems that there are still some powerful people in the Xiliang army, he thought to himself.
When they were a hundred miles away from Yanmen Pass, a team of Xiliang soldiers finally appeared.
"The person who came is the son of Jing Qing, the late generalissimo of the Qin State?" The leader of the general asked.
"Exactly." Jing Ge replied expressionlessly, the spear in his hand pointed diagonally at the earth.
"Take him." The leader of the general ordered.
Jing Ge didn't say much, raised his gun and flew a few soldiers, and drove his horse straight to Yanmen Pass.
A dozen soldiers couldn't stop him at all, and they all fell to the ground in an instant. He remembered Xi Liang's feelings for continuing his life, and he didn't kill them, but just beat them to the ground.
"Come on, the son of Jingqing is here." The soldiers who fell to the ground shouted loudly.
"Quick, catch the son of Jingqing." Another voice rang out.
Jing Ge only felt funny in his heart when he saw this, really, is this worried that the Northwest soldiers will not find out?
The two armies have been facing each other for many years, and there are naturally countless spies riding in this sensitive area, and the spies in the Northwest Army have already reported to the commander in this sensitive area.
"What? How could the young marshal be in the territory of Xiliang. A general shouted after hearing the report.
"Are you sure you're right?" Another general asked the returning rangers.
"The subordinates vouched for their lives, and there is no doubt that he is the young marshal." The Ranger who had returned to report said that he had seen Jing Ge fighting the Xiliang soldiers.
Yang Wei was silent, and he personally climbed the Yanmen Gate Tower to inspect it. It was quiet outside the gate, without a trace of movement. Jing Ge sneaked into Xiliang, he knew it.
"How could he be in Xiliang?" Yu Jue looked at the vast gate and said, she and Qianxue also went up to the city tower to watch after learning the information.
"This guy...", he was so angry that he sneaked into Xiliang quietly and didn't tell me. Qianxue's silver teeth bit lightly, and his body jumped out of the city wall.
"Wait a minute." Yu Jue subconsciously followed and climbed the city wall, wanting to go with her.
"Oops, wow." She screamed and jumped back. The city wall on this male pass is nearly 100 meters high, and her strength is far inferior to Qianxue, so she has to fall into the flesh like this.
"Qianxue girl..."Yang Bang shouted, but Qianxue did not respond and disappeared into the vast land.
In the distance, shouts and war drums were heard, and flags were faintly waving.
"General, the young marshal is trapped outside the pass, how is it good?" A warlord stepped forward to ask, with an anxious look on his face.
"Wait and see what happens, and then send the Rangers to investigate." Yang Wei groaned slightly, and he couldn't help but blame Jing Ge for ignoring the overall situation and going out without authorization.
"Please lead the army out of the customs to rescue the young marshal." There was a young veteran who stepped forward to ask for help, and he had followed Jing Qing to fight for many years.
"This may be Xiliang's conspiracy, and rushing out of the customs may lead to serious consequences." Yang Guo said.
"But is it possible to watch it like this, and let the young marshal die in Xiliang?" The veteran shouted.
"He went out without permission and acted willfully, so it's no wonder that others." Yang Guo said coldly.
"Hmph, it's true that the young marshal went out of the customs without authorization, but his whereabouts were revealed to Xiliang by General Yang Guo." Suddenly, a soldier stood up and said in a loud voice, and everyone present could hear it clearly.
"What did you say?" After a moment of silence, a warlord asked.
"You don't want to talk nonsense here, spewing blood." Yang Guo said sharply, wanting to step forward and kill him with one palm.
"Guo'er." Yang Wei stopped him, then looked at the soldier and said, "Tell the truth what you know, if there is half a point of falsehood, military law will deal with it." ”
"A few days ago, late one night, I was passing by General Yang Ding's tent and overheard a conversation between him and his henchmen. He said that the young marshal had left Yanmen Pass, and now he was in Xiliang, so he asked that subordinate to go and inform Xiliang. Now that subordinate has not returned, the general will find out when he checks it. The soldier said.
Yang Wei's face turned pale when he heard this, and he looked at Yang Guo and asked sharply, "Is there such a thing?" ”
"I..." he didn't talk to the subordinate in the middle of the night, but the henchman he sent out really didn't come back, and he couldn't figure out how to justify it for a while.
There was silence, and no one spoke. The generals looked at him and felt that what the soldier said was true.
"Why do you want to? That person is not only the young marshal of my Northwest Army, but also your brother-in-law. Yang Wei asked coldly, he and Jing Qing were brothers with different surnames, and he just felt heartache at this time.
"Our Yang family has been guarding the northwest border for many years, why do we have to stoop under a hairy boy, is it because of his father's generalissimo?" Yang Guo looked at his father and knew that he couldn't hide it, so he simply said it.
"Rebel." Yang Wei was furious when he heard these words, he was so angry that he slapped him to the ground regardless of the generals present.
"Come on, take him down, Yang Guo plotted rebellion, assassinated the Pao Ze brothers, and dealt with it in accordance with military law." Yang Wei said loudly, his anger was not gone, and his heart was as painful as a pinprick.
"Father, no." The other three brothers shouted loudly, hurriedly stepped forward, and knelt down in front of Yang Wei.
According to military law, capital punishment shall be punishable.
"The second brother was just confused for a while, and now the top priority is to rescue the young marshal, and beg my father to wait until the young marshal returns before making a decision." Yang Bang said, he was extremely worried, his father was extremely strict in governing the army, and he was afraid that he would really behead Yang Guo.
"Please allow the child to lead the army out of the customs." Yang Bang pleaded.
"The last general is willing to go with General Yang Bang." Another group of generals knelt on one knee and begged for their lives.
Yang Wei sighed and ordered, "The generals can lead 10,000 cavalry out of the pass to respond, and rush back quickly after meeting with Ge'er, there must be no mistake." Additional rangers were sent to inspect outside the customs to report the situation at all times, and the rest of the soldiers were ready to be vigilant and enter a state of combat readiness. ”
"Command." Yang Bang and the generals replied in unison.