CHAPTER 40 - The Restless Prisoner

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As far as a prisoner is concerned, Wu Sicheng's treatment is really very generous.

Because of his insight, Abicheril was bent on recruiting the impostor "Yang Lian", so instead of imprisoning Wu Sicheng, he treated him like a guest, taking him with him, and even allowing him to move freely around the royal tent.

However, Wu Sicheng still objected to this, on the grounds that as an ambassador of the Celestial Empire, he could not share the weal and woe with his subordinates, and would rather not have this kind of preferential treatment. Abicheril shook his head and smiled bitterly and agreed, along with his men, to be treated in the same way, but not allowed to move around, and had to stay in the tent and not engage in any hostile action.

With these convenient conditions, Wu Sicheng's eastward journey was as leisurely as a tour of the mountains and rivers, but around him were countless enemy soldiers. As the Tuqi army approached step by step, the city of Yizhou was captured, and then the Tuqi army crossed the tributary of the Sanggan River and began to attack the city of Zhuozhou. Wu Sicheng's worries gradually deepened: if the Tuqi army captured Zhuozhou and then cut off the Sanggan River, then Youzhou City would be completely isolated and helpless, even if he wanted to retreat from the sea along the Sanggan River by water, he would not be able to do it, and the fall of Youzhou City would be irreparable. Now that the entire Youzhou region has been shattered by the Tuqi Iron Cavalry, it is impossible to defeat the enemy army by its own strength, so it will have to rely on reinforcements from other places. The question is who can come to the rescue? The Liaodong Army had just retreated from Goryeo. It's far away, but there are a large number of elite cavalry that can be mobilized quickly. And it should not be inferior to the Tuqi cavalry in terms of combat effectiveness, but there are also Tuqi troops in the north of Youzhou. If the Liaodong cavalry came from the land, I am afraid that it would not be able to relieve the crisis on the southern front; If it comes from the water, it is a good choice, and if the Tukchi army is cut into two sections from the water, it can make the Tukchi army unable to take care of the north and south. So if it is ideal to trap the Tuqi Great Khan in Zhuozhou between the main channel and tributaries of the Sanggan River, how long can Zhuozhou City resist?

Thinking about these questions, Wu Sicheng didn't even notice that the knife he used to cut the roast leg of lamb paused in the air for a long time.

"What's wrong with you?" The Tuqi boy who was sent to serve Wu Sicheng asked.

"Ah, it's nothing, I'm distracted." Wu Sicheng came to his senses and continued to cut meat from the leg of lamb to eat. Wu Sicheng focused his gaze on the boy as he ate. The boy's name was Gingill, and Abichilir assigned him to serve him because he was one of the few people in the army who was proficient in the Chinese language. And he is young, only fifteen years old this year, but this boy's figure is very majestic, and he is no different from an adult. Among the Turks, those who can speak the Chinese language of silk must be the children of the Turki nobles, except for those who live on the border between the two countries. And this Ginger obviously belongs to the latter, and Abicheril probably brought his child to the battlefield in order to let him experience the battlefield so that he can be entrusted with important tasks in the future.

In fact, Wu Sicheng is slightly familiar with the Tuqi language, but he always pretends to have no reaction to the Tuqi language in front of others. In this way, he also heard a lot of information from the conversations of the Tuqi soldiers. From this, he learned that this Ginger was actually the son of the leader of the Ramandel tribe, because the Ramander tribe was not affiliated with the East Turks before, and it was only after the Battle of Jinshan that he was attached to Abiciel, and then Ginger became a member of Abiciel's escort. Therefore, Ginger is actually strictly a hostage. From this point of view, he could be used, so Wu Sicheng cut off a piece of meat and threw it to Jinjier, and asked, "Jinjir." Where is your hometown? ”

"Our Ramandel division is in the northern part of the Tien Shan Mountains, where there are endless pastures and cattle and sheep everywhere. More beautiful than the clouds in the sky, more beautiful than the stars in the night sky! Ginger took the lamb. A proud answer.

"Really? But do I remember that the north side of the Tien Shan Mountains was not the sphere of influence of Anbalturi Khan? How did you come under the command of Abhicheril Khan? ”

"Isn't it the last time we lost the Jinshan War? A Great Khan who is unable to protect his territory will naturally not be able to win the loyalty of his tribes, and many tribes around us have joined the Great Khan because of this. ”

"That's the case," Wu Sicheng glanced at Jinjir, he had already read some clues from Jinjir's expression, so he decided to test it again: "I heard that the reason why Anbalturi Khan failed this time was because of the rebellion of the Nailan Ministry, so you and the Nailan Ministry are not far away, so you must have started together, right?" ”

"Nonsense!" Jin Jill stood up suddenly: "We are not those Nalaner people who have no discipline!" We fought to the death for Anbalturi Khan to the end! Both of my uncles and my uncle died heroically in Jinshan! ”

Wu Sicheng waved his hand again and again to signal him to sit down, and said, "Okay, okay, I know it's wrong." I misunderstood you, and I apologize. But you don't need to be so loud, maybe there are people from the Nalaner tribe among these people, aren't you afraid that they will hear it? ”

Only then did Ginger realize his gaffe and slowly sat down, but he refused to admit defeat: "Our Ramander Department is doing the right thing, walking properly, worthy of the name of the warrior!" What is there to be afraid of! But those who defect when they are facing the enemy should be careful behind their backs! ”

Wu Sicheng showed a satisfied smile, this Ginger is an upright and simple child, and from his attitude, it can be known that Ginger is not satisfied with belonging to Abiciel. So Wu Sicheng decided to add another fire, and said, "Jinjir, I have no intention of offending the honor of your clan. It's just that in our country, the hatred of killing relatives is not shared, so this matter always feels a little weird. Of course, I know that you are now serving Abichlir Khan out of necessity and forced to do so. But I have a question, if one day Anbalturi Khan regains his strength and gains the upper hand, what will your tribe do? ”

When Ginger heard this, his face was blue and white and red, and finally he lowered his head and muttered, "I don't know either." I guess I'll obey my father's choice. ”

"But what if you had already inherited your father's place by then?" Wu Sicheng did not relax.

"Then I will be on the side of Abichilir Khan. Since you have sworn to be loyal to him, you should fight alongside him to the end. If my people betray me in order to preserve my tribe, let them take my head and hand it over to Anbalturi Khan. ”

Wu Sicheng narrowed his eyes and nodded, and said, "Jinjier, you have a heart like gold, I want to apologize to you for underestimating you before." ”

Jingil immediately got up embarrassed, and said with a red face: "I'm just talking, maybe I will die on the battlefield before that time." ”

Wu Sicheng waved his hand and said, "Don't say that, Jinjir." You won't have to be the bravest, but you'll be a great prairie boy! I want to make you a friend, would you like to? ”

"No problem! I can't ask for someone like Mr. Yang who is valued by the Great Khan to be friends with me! The smile on Kingill's face bloomed like a spring flower.

Wu Sicheng put his finger to his lips and said softly: "Jinjier, we are friends now." Then I shouldn't hide anything from you, in fact, I am not Yang Lian, my name is Wu Sicheng, and I am Ambassador Yang's deputy. At that time, we encountered the cavalry of Tuqi, and in order to cover the escape of the ambassador, I pretended to be Ambassador Yang. ”

Ginger was startled when he heard this, and changed color and said, "You actually deceived the Great Khan?" If it is discovered, I am afraid it will be a capital crime. ”

Wu Sicheng smiled faintly and said, "As long as you don't let him know, wouldn't it?" ”

Jin Jill blinked, only then did he understand what Wu Sicheng meant, and couldn't help laughing: "Okay! Since Brother Wu looks up to me, how can I hurt my friends? ”

Wu Sicheng poured a bowl of mare's milk wine and handed it to Jinjier, he knew that he had already won half of it. (A good event for pie in the sky, cool mobile phones are waiting for you!) Follow from ~ Dian/Chinese network public account (WeChat add friends - add public account - enter ddxiaoshuo), participate now! Everyone has a prize, now pay attention to ddxiaoshuo WeChat public account! (To be continued......)