Today is the sixth day of November, and there are still eight days left before the departure for Chang'an. But Pastoral Supervisor Lu Xiaoyu did not let people see the anxiety in his heart at all.

In this way, according to the secret instructions of the chief pastor Gao, the development of the matter did not go wrong, and it was all expected by the chief pastor. Lu Xiaoyu was not surprised by this for a long time.

There have been a few big fights and small fights with Gai Suwen, and Gai Suwen can't get cheap.

In the battle of the eighteenth year of Zhenguan, Gai Suwen fought with the 150,000 Tang army with all the strength of the country, and then all the territory on the other side of Yalushui was lost.

A year ago, I fought again, and the territory on the Qingchuan River was also lost.

This year, the Tang army had a small fight of 40,000 people, and from April to September, the agricultural season in Goryeo was completely delayed. The chief pastor was right, what Gai Suwen was most afraid of at this time was not the sky, not the earth, not the two thousand Tang troops in Fengtou City, nor the Longxing Ranch, but hunger.

He dares to cause trouble again, what will he and his men eat next year and the year after! Therefore, Lu Xiaoyu has more confidence in his heart - as long as he doesn't rush Gai Suwen, he can play casually according to the way of the chief pastor.

He asked the "shepherd" who ran back, "Did you deliver the letter?" ”

The young man said with a smile, "Lord Lu, you are a god, why didn't you know sooner or later that there was a order from Pyongyang City to Iron Urn City in that place in the past two days!" ”

"What is this? At this time, what Gai Suwen was thinking in his heart, he probably couldn't hide it from this prison! ”

Lu Xiaoyu said, "Gao Chengxiang has already taken the opportunity of the Jianbi Qing Village of the Iron Urn City to sneak into the Iron Urn City, and it is estimated that it will not be as easy as this time to send the letter...... It's up to the pastor to run by himself! ”

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In Pyongyang City, Gai Suwen saw the envoy who hurried back, and then saw the secret letter he handed over, and his face changed at that time.

This is a secret letter from Tang Jun to Tie Weng City, for the sake of grasping, there is not a single word in the letter, mentioning who it is going to give to, but there are still some clues in it.

For example, the letter mentions that "if an arrow is well shot in the city, Gai Suvin will no longer suspect anything...... Don't worry about General Simo, the general immediately worked hard, and the play was good, as if he was really hit by an arrow, and many people in the Tang army deceived ......"

Gai Suwen knew very well who Simo was, he was the brother-in-law of the Shangshu of the Tang Dynasty Military Department and the eldest brother of the fourth lady. If he was hit by an arrow, why didn't Tang Jun squeak and leave without looking back?

The letter said that in the harsh winter, it was inconvenient for the army to make any major moves, but it still prepared 10,000 troops and was ready to fight in order to help the general act in a down-to-earth manner according to the established strategy. If great things can be accomplished, then southern Jiangsu and Mudi are in the light, and the iron urn city is in the dark, and the three places are horns with each other, and once Pyongyang is stabbed in the future, a surprise army will be sent out from the northeast to smash the city of Pyongyang.

"But how is the implementation of Rujianbi Qing Village? Externally, it can be said that guarding against the Tang Dynasty can actually isolate the effect of the Pyongyang-Iron Urn City messenger collusion, and in the next step, you can cultivate cronies step by step, waiting for the opportunity to ......"

Gai Suwen suppressed the incomparable horror in his heart, and with a blank face, he ordered the messenger and a few cronies to stay, and the others to withdraw.

He asked the messenger, "How did you get this letter?" ”

The messenger said, "We have walked for a long time, and we have two sheep, and we want to roast and eat enough before going to the Iron Urn City." But when the sheep was slaughtered, they found the letter tied under the tail of the sheep, but the man fled. ”

"Da Mo Lizhi really expected it, send someone over to take a look, otherwise they will almost be hooked up!" A cronie said.

"Humph! In my opinion, they have already been in contact! However, this reminded me that the direction of the Iron Urn City is indeed the soft underbelly of Pyongyang, and I can't imagine that the Tang army will still be on fire in my backyard after withdrawing! But the method is indeed clever! ”

Some subordinates said, "Don't leave the branch and don't grow up to the prestige of others, no matter how strong the iron urn city is, there are only one or two thousand people, how to attack Pyongyang City, Jin Huanming can't help but think too highly of himself." ”

Gai Suwen said, "You don't know what's important! It is true that there are not many troops in Iron Urn City, but one day when we do our best to resist the Tang army on the Western Front, let them poke in the back, and it will have the effect of disturbing our army's heart, which is the subtlety of attacking the enemy and saving it. ”

"What Mo Lizhi said is that if there is a war in the west, all our energy will inevitably be focused on the front line of Anzhou City. If they send a group of men and horses along the ravine to the east, it will be a big problem for Pyongyang City! ”

"Mo Lizhi, please give me a group of men, and I promise to take back the Iron Urn City within three days!" The head of the thief of Tijin Huanming is coming to meet you! ”

"No, just relying on this headless and tailless letter to capture and kill the defenders of Iron Urn City, what will people who don't know the truth think? Will it be separated from me? I'm afraid that the Tang Army's harvest will be even greater at that time. ”

"Don't leave the branch, then what should I do?"

"We shouldn't make a big fuss, that will startle the snake, and it won't show how clever we are! Just sent several lurking search teams in the upper reaches of the Iron Urn City and the Qingchuan River, each with dry food and drinking water-Jianbi Qing Village, he thought beautifully! ”

Gai Suwen said that if the Iron Urn City really had objections, then they would not receive the letter from Jiangbei, and they would definitely send someone to contact the Tang Army, and even if the search team let go of a bird, they would not be able to let the messenger of the Iron Urn City pass.

"Mo Lizhi means...... Once there is conclusive evidence, is it too late to clean up Jin Huanming? ”

"Hmph, don't make the ugliness public, how can I let people see the joke!" Gai Suwen arranged a few more sentences and motioned for people to stand down.

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Due to the rapid arrangement of Pyongyang City, six or seven hidden search teams were able to capture the land two days later.

First, a team spotted a horse galloping from the direction of Iron Urn City on the mountain road, dressed as an ordinary person, but when they signaled him to stop and wait for investigation, this man turned his horse and ran.

The mountain road was rugged and difficult, but this man was a skilled horseman, and he didn't look like an ordinary person at all, and the more he shouted here, the faster he ran.

The horse leaped and jumped over the hill several feet high, and the man seemed to be glued to the horse's back.

Four or five people chased after him, shouting loudly in order to attract the attention of the other squad. Soon, two more squads emerged from the forest in front of him, blocking the man's way, and one of them slashed at him with a sword.

The man had no weapon in his hand, but he deftly dodged the knife on horseback, and penetrated the gap between the two teams.

But one of the packages on his back suddenly spread out and landed on the mountain road.

He was in a hurry to flee for his life, but he didn't notice it at all, and he couldn't go back to the direction of Iron Urn City, but without looking back, he galloped towards Longxing Ranch on the other side of the Qingchuan River.

The crowd picked up the package, which contained not only dry food and water bags, but also a secret letter......

The content of the letter roughly said: As discussed in the previous letter, I don't know what your army thinks, there are 2,000 soldiers in the city, and 600 strong men from the four towns have newly entered the city, and a little training is enough. In the future, if Pyongyang is attacked, these people will be enough...... I am looking forward to meeting with General Sun, the eldest lieutenant of Mabe Lang, to cut his shooting skills......

"At present, the top priority is to cut off the communication between the Iron Urn City and the Tang army on the other side of the Qingchuan River,"

Gai Suwen has heard that the Ma Ministry Yamen has been added to the Tang Dynasty Army, could it be that this official surnamed Changsun of the Ma Department has also arrived at the front line? He pondered, "Tang Ying's side...... We probably know that their tricks have been discovered by us, but Jin Huanming may not know it yet. ”

If the two sides are linked again, then the matter will be completely clear. However, Gai Suwen was not worried about Tang Ying, he believed that after such an indiscriminate method was revealed, Tang Jun would probably not be angry for a while.

But if Jin Huanming is alarmed, Jin Huanming should jump up. Gai Suwen was worried that once he fought with the Iron Urn City, the loss would be the overall defense force of Goryeo.

"Don't leave the branch, without further ado, how can we act to catch this thief?!"

"Hmph, bring Jin Huanming two dishes, he can escape this, and he can't escape that!" Gai Suwen knows very well the truth of the speed of soldiers, and if he drags on for a while, there will be a temporary variable. He hurriedly ordered to go down and make a move on the Iron Urn City at once.

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On the ninth day of the first month of November, Gao Chengxiang had been in Iron Urn City for a few days.

He used his big iron gun as a flat burden, carried a roll of bedding and half a bag of grain, pulled two goats, and entered the iron urn city with an endless stream of people entering the city.

Pastoral Supervisor Lu said that everything is perfect and there are always mistakes, but Chief Pastoral Supervisor Gao's order cannot be resisted, and on the morning of November 23, Jin Huanming's head must be sent to Chang'an.

He went to the city to lurk in accordance with Lord Lu's instructions. Lu Xiaoyu said to Gao Chengxiang, "Although the chief pastor has not planned like this, we still have to do it." If the previous method doesn't work, the city will look at you! ”

Gao Chengxiang was well aware of the danger of this trip, but the grace of the Gao people of Chang'an, the Taoist envoy of Gulin City, his father's death, and the hatred of the no clan, made him agree without hesitation.

He is a native of Korea and is well versed in local customs, so he can speak without hindrance. At that time, as long as he grasps the opportunity and uses the big iron gun, Jin Huanming is fifty or sixty percent sure, and when the time comes, he will throw his head out of the city, and then think of a way to get out.

It's nothing if you can't get out, if your son Gaoshe Chicken is adopted by the Tang Dynasty's Shang Shuling and the Chief Pastoral Supervisor, it's nothing bad.

He wanted to keep a low profile and hide, but as soon as he entered the city, the two goats were forcibly snatched away by the sergeants of Iron Urn City, saying, "Confiscate." ”

Gao Chengxiang wanted to endure it, but after thinking about it, if he could get close to Jin Huanming, wouldn't it be more convenient to do it?

At that time, Gao Chengxiang deliberately attacked, and scattered the fifteen or six defenders of Iron Urn City with a big iron spear. A few more came up, but they all let him lie down, and he didn't leave after the fight, shouting, "Return the sheep!" ”

This incident immediately alarmed Jin Huanming, but Gao Chengxiang's appearance when he entered the city and his words did not arouse Jin Huanming's suspicions, not only did he not hold Gao Chengxiang accountable for wounding the army, but also accepted him into the army and incorporated him into his personal guard.

Gao Chengxiang counted the days with his fingers, seeing that the ninth day of the first month was about to end, Jin Huanming was still alive, and in five days, if he couldn't do it outside the city, he could only watch him.

At dusk, Jin Huanming was drinking in the handsome hall, and Gao Chengxiang and another guard were guarding the door of the hall.

This is an opportunity, and it will be his turn to take the post again, I don't know a few days later, as long as it is a little later, when Jin Huanming was drunk, Gao Chengxiang rushed up and took a cold shot, and the matter was done. Waiting for the other guard to react, Gao Chengxiang rushed into the alley with confidence.

But Pastor Lu told him that he could only do it on the 14th, because it would be too late.

After all, this is the last resort, and there are still a lot of troubles, such as this will more or less drag Jin Huanming's cause of death to the direction of Tang Ying, such as his own escape.

was thinking, but heard Jin Huanming beckoning to the door, "If you come here, I will reward you with a drink." ”

Gao Cheng saw that he was calling himself, so he came in with a big iron gun and stood at Jin Huanming's table.

There were a few dishes on the table, two jars of wine, one jar had been drunk at this time, and there was a plate of roast chicken on the plate, which had made Jin Huanming almost eat.

"You have two hits, and so many people can't trap you. As long as you do things well, Ben will never treat you badly," he poured a bowl of wine and said to Gao Chengxiang, "I will reward you." ”

There was a crippled chicken on the plate, and at this time, Jin Huanming stretched out his hand, grabbed the chicken's neck, and twisted it off with a "click", "Ben will reward you with this taste again...... It tastes good! ”

Gao Cheng said heartily, "If it is Lu Mujian, there will always be one chicken leg for me, but you only give me this!" Pipsqueak dared to come and take me in blind. ”

Thinking of this, Jin Huanming had already stuffed the chicken neck into his own mouth to chew, and then pushed the remaining chicken skeleton and plate towards Gao Chengxiang generously.

Gao Chengxiang held a big gun in his arms, and refused with a smile on his face, "General Jin, it is inconvenient for the villain to drink, in case an enemy enters the city to harm the general, it is not okay for the villain to drink and be confused." ”

Jin Huanming laughed, "I didn't expect you to be careful!" But you keep your heart in your belly, and if anyone dares to be so bold, then I will let him run away with an arrow first, and see if he can escape! ”

Gao Chengxiang scolded in his heart, "Your grandfather stabbed you here first, and see if you still can't pull the bow!" ”

The pastoral superintendent has an order, but the opportunity is really rare.

At this time, there was only one Iron Urn City guard by the door of the hall, and Gao Chengxiang was sure to hit with one blow, killing Jin Huanming, and knocking down the guards to seize the door.

However, in the event of a riot in the city, martial law would immediately be imposed at the city gates, and how to escape was a difficult problem. Gao Chengxiang was entangled in his heart, trying his best to restrain the urge to give Jin Huanming a shot, giggling and drinking a bowl with Jin Huanming, and then retreated to the side of the hall.

In less than fourteen days, he must not do it without permission.

At this time, he saw two sergeants leading a strange plainclothes man in from outside, and Jin Huanming asked him drunkenly, "You—where did you come from?" ”

The man turned his head to look at Gao Chengxiang and another guard standing at the entrance of the hall, and Jin Huanming said, "Say it quickly." ”

Come to the human, "General Jin, the villain is a reporter of the Longxing Ranch in the Tang Dynasty, and he came to deliver a letter to General Jin on the order of our pastoral supervisor. ”

Gao Chengxiang heard this with his ears sideways at the entrance of the hall, so he jumped in with a big iron gun, pointed the tip of the gun at the man, and said to Jin Huanming, "General, you let me stab him to death with one shot!" This person is a spy from the Tang Dynasty! ”

The person outside the door jumped in very suddenly, and this person was so frightened that his face lost color, "General, general, listen to me!" I have something to say. ”

Jin Huanming was very satisfied, "If you dare to be verbose, he will stab you to death at this time, and he will not care!" ”

Gao Chengxiang gestured at the front of the man's throat with the tip of an iron spear, "Tell me quickly, you tell Lao Tzu the truth, and if you dare to say nonsense about 'record' and 'Datang', Lao Tzu will start immediately!" ”

The man didn't dare to move under his feet, but leaned back and shook his hand.