readx;?readx; Chapter 527 The autumn rain continues

A series of victories finally made Emperor Sejongyeol's self-confidence swell to the peak, and looking at his subordinates who knelt on the ground, he realized more and more that he was the one who grasped the truth. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Zhuqing doesn't need to say much," Emperor Zhaowu lifted his placket, got up and said resolutely: "I have made up my mind, the royal drive is personally conquest, and this dynasty will be destroyed!" As he spoke, he pulled out the sword of the Son of Heaven, cut off a corner of the table and said, "Whoever stops it again should be like this!" ”

The generals knew that they could no longer persuade them, so they had to ask for war one after another, saying that they had to keep His Majesty safe.

Emperor Zhaowu thought that the military spirit could be used, so he ordered 300,000 troops of the Northern Expedition. Among them, half of the forbidden army and half of the border army, and the generals also poured out, leaving only Zhendong Marshal Li Xun with 50,000 border troops to guard the Tiger Pass...... As long as you don't rush into battle, 50,000 people are enough to keep the way out.

Although Qin Lei strongly demanded to stay behind or fight the vanguard, His Majesty the Emperor believed that the revolutionary division of labor was different and should not be picky, and gave him the important position of grain and grass escort officer.

For His Majesty the Emperor who was paranoid and arrogant, Qin Lei was also helpless, so he could only slowly fall in the back line with grain and grass, and ordered his subordinates not to relax.

"Brother, what do you think?" The eldest prince serves as the escort officer of the Chinese army, what is there to protect in the hundreds of thousands of troops? So he simply handed over the errand to the deputy general, and soon after setting off, he ran to the rear team to talk to Qin Lei.

Rolling his eyes, Qin Lei said angrily: "Do I use it again when I talk about transporting grain?" ”

The eldest prince shook his head and said: "Right now, the elite of our army is exhausted, and if you are not careful, it will be a catastrophe, not the time to be angry." He somewhat believed Qin Lei's analysis, but the more he thought about it, the more scared he became.

Qin Lei said with a straight face: "The correct tactic is to march eastward along the south bank of the Great River, burn and kill all the way, and loot the grain-producing towns and rich lands of Xuchang, Dongjun, Xuzhou, and Yangzhou in Qi State, so that they will not be able to slow down for a few years...... For a behemoth like Qi State, it is not advisable to look at it overnight. ”

The eldest prince nodded and said in a deep voice: "Brother, this is an old saying. He said with a wry smile: "But Your Majesty wants to cross the river north, and we can only settle for it." ”

"Protect the back road." Looking at the winding procession with no end in sight, Qin Lei said softly: "A safe and smooth back road is all I can do for the soldiers." ”

"Husband and general, before victory, defeat is preceded, and the brother can make the army invincible, which is already a great achievement." I only heard Qin Li's voice getting smaller and smaller: "Are you really so pessimistic?" ”

Glancing at him, Qin Lei sneered: "Since ancient times, when fighting against famous generals, those who are lucky will definitely die." ”

Seeing him so categorical, Qin Li pondered for a moment, and finally nodded heavily: "I will protect my father and emperor, and bring Luan Yu back as soon as something happens." ”

"Well, I wish it was in time." Since there was no way to change Emperor Zhaowu's will, Qin Lei could only hope to minimize the losses.

Soon we arrived at the crossing of the Yellow River, and it was not easy to cross the river with 300,000 horses and more than 100,000 people. Although seven or eight hundred large and small ships were collected, and they were transported day and night, it still took a full five days.

But fortunately, there was no Qi army half of the attack, and there was no danger in the end, and when the Jingshan army escorted the baggage team to cross the river, it was finally safe and sound.

"What?" As soon as he crossed the river, Qin Lei heard the news that Emperor Zhaowu had already taken the lead in urging the front army to go on the road, and couldn't help frowning: "How long have they been on their way?" ”

"I'll leave in the morning." Seeing that the sky was already dark, Huangfu Zhanwen, who crossed the river first, said, "You should go out twenty miles." ”

"No, it's thirty miles!" Xu Tian, who was in the dust, turned over and dismounted, and drank saliva in a grunt, then he gasped and said: "Your Majesty ordered the whole army to speed up, and there was no rest after crossing the river, hoping to reach Makino City within two days!" ”

"Play the piano!" Qin Lei's face became more and more ugly, and said, "Isn't this looking for death?" But seeing that it was getting late, and that the troops were quite tired from crossing the river, he did not dare to march all night, so he ordered to camp for the time being, and wait until dawn to pursue the army.

Then 30,000 men set up camp in the middle of 8,000 carts and more than 50,000 people. After burying the pot and cooking, he seized the time to rest to recover his strength and march early tomorrow.

In the middle of the night, the wind froze Qin Lei, who was only wrapped in a military blanket, and he had to get into the sleeping bag under him, but suddenly found that there was not a single star in the night sky.

Rubbing his eyes vigorously, he noticed that the sky had turned a heavy leaden color, and the air seemed to be moistened. "It's not going to rain, is it?" Qin Lei exclaimed, and his sleepiness disappeared.

Turning over and sitting up, he whispered to Shi Dare to find the guide, and asked, "Is it the rainy season in August in Qi Kingdom?" ”

The sleepy-eyed guide shook his head and said, "No, it rains a lot in spring and summer in Qi Kingdom, and it hardly rains in autumn and winter." As he spoke, he also noticed the abnormality of the weather, and foamed at the mouth: "It's the next ...... It didn't last long. ”

This coincided with the intelligence, Qin Lei nodded with a worried face. He instructed Shi Dang to give an order to put an oilcloth on the grain and materials, so as not to be ruined by the rain.

After a while, the camp became lively, although Qin Lei didn't have to work, but after such a toss, he was also completely sleepy. Leaning on the edge of a big cart, he was thinking fixedly.

This expedition is the first time he can't do anything, and he has to listen to others, this sense of powerlessness at the mercy of others is very annoying, and at least suppresses his seventy percent of his performance. Rubbing his face in annoyance, he asked Shi Dare to call Yang Wenyu to speak.

It just so happened that Yang Wenyu didn't sleep either, and soon he was happy.

"Sit." After a simple salute, Qin Lei said in a deep voice: "Chat with Gu." ”

Yang Wenyu nodded, then pulled the military blanket that Qin Lei threw aside, wrapped it around his body and sat down, and said, "Seeing that the prince has a worried face, I don't know why he is worried?" ”

Qin Lei's whole body was in the sleeping bag, leaving only his head outside, like a soybean worm, looking quite funny, but his expression was very solemn: "There is a feeling that we seem to have fallen into Zhao Wuyi's trap." ”

Yang Wenyu nodded approvingly, and said softly: "Your Highness should do something." ”

"Except to guard the back road, Lone can't do anything." Qin Lei sighed in annoyance, and smiled self-deprecatingly: "It seems that I am only suitable to be the number one...... It's a terrible feeling of having nowhere to go. ”

"No, the prince has something to do." Yang Wenyu said: "Build a pontoon bridge on the big river, and then guard it!" ”

"If you don't move." Qin Lei said softly: "What about the baggage?" ”

"The army carried seven days' worth of rations, enough to get to Makino Castle." Yang Wenyu said resolutely: "They can receive supplies there...... Moreover, we have been left behind by the front team for thirty miles, and we can't catch up, so we might as well camp here and wait! ”

As Yang Wenyu was talking, Qin Lei felt a cold drop of water fall on his cheeks, at first he thought it was Yang Wenyu's spit, but one after another the droplets fell, telling him that it was not saliva, but rain.

Looking up at the more frequent raindrops, Qin Lei smiled bitterly: "Okay, I can't leave this time." "If it's cavalry or infantry, you can barely march in the rain, but don't think about it with heavy troops...... Even if it is the official road of the Qin State, it will become muddy when it rains, and the wheels of the car will not turn if it can't turn, and it will fall if it says it will fall.

Yang Wenyu's face was ugly and said: "But this kind of weather is greatly unfavorable for the cavalry!" ”

Qin Lei's heart tightened, he closed his eyes and pondered for a long time, before he said slowly: "Pray that this rainy day will be clear at dawn......

The immortal Qin Lei prayed to was probably not at home, and when the sky was bright, the autumn rain was still dripping non-stop, although it was gentle and gentle, but it was very stamina.

The loess on the ground was soaked by the rain and gradually began to become muddy. However, the people in the camp were not idle, and the Jingshan army commanded the people to camp and dig ditches, arrange deer barrages, and have to connect wooden barrels and planks to prepare for the construction of pontoon bridges.

Qin Lei didn't get into the carriage to shelter from the rain, he wore an oilcloth raincoat, and patrolled the camp one foot deep and one foot shallow, even if it didn't help much, let the soldiers see him, it could also play a role in boosting morale.

When he was watching the sappers build a bridge by the river, he saw a scout running from a distance and bowed to Qin Lei: "Lord Wang, we have caught a group of thieves ten miles away!" ”

"Thieves?" Dusting off the rain on his collar, Qin Lei said strangely: "Qi Army? ”

"No, what do they say...... Black Tiger Village. The scout replied respectfully, "The leader is called Ma Kui, and he said that the prince will definitely see him." ”

"Bring it in." Qin Lei took a deep breath and said. He felt his heart pounding...... A sense of foreboding.

Quietly looking at the big river rushing east, Qin Lei listened to a few people pushing and shoving closer: "Lord Wang, the thief has brought." ”

Qin Lei slowly turned his head, and saw an embarrassed man being tied up by Wuhuada. The rain drenched the man's hair into locks and clung to the gruff face.

Sure enough, it was Ma Kui, Qin Lei was in a trance, as if he had returned to the spring of the third year.

"See the prince for his humble duties!" Ma Kui broke free from the black-clad guard and kowtowed on the soft ground.

Qin Lei came back to his senses, nodded and said, "It's Ma Kui, why are you here?" ”

"There is a military intelligence of 100,000 urgent," Ma Kui did not sell Guanzi, raised his head and whispered: "A few days ago, the children in the village found a team of Qi ** all over the mountains in Taihang Mountain, and they occupied more than a dozen mountains, and the number was hundreds of thousands......

Before Ma Kui finished speaking, Qin Lei rushed over, stretched out his hand to lift him up, stared at him with his eyes tightly and said, "What now?" ”

Ma Kui pointed to the north and hissed: "The lowly official knows that the stakes are high, and he has been following them out of the mountain, and seeing them go north!" ”

Qin Lei's complexion changed for a while, and his hand tightened: "Then why did you come here?" ”

"There are too many Qi troops, and there are countless scouts in front and behind. The lowly did not dare to come near, so he fell miles away. Ma Kui was strangled and panting, Qin Lei let go of his hand slightly, and listened to him breathe heavily: "Originally, the Qi army all stayed overnight with Xiaoxing, so we also followed Xiaoxing to stay overnight." Who knew that the day before yesterday, the gray grandsons suddenly rushed away overnight, and when we woke up, we were never to be found. We hurriedly chased along the left marks for a day and a night, but it suddenly rained last night, and we couldn't find them all of a sudden. At first, he was a little bit of a Daqin official, but when he said it, it became a Qi dialect, and he obviously had already followed the customs.

Glancing at the scout who had captured him, Ma Kui continued: "When the day came, we were spun around like headless flies, and we were caught by the prince's men. ”

Ma Kui's next chatter, Qin Lei didn't listen to a word...... He was already stunned by the news. If it is according to what Ma Kui said, then the Qi army should arrive at Muye first, open their pockets and wait for the arrival of the Qin army!

"What does Xu Tian eat?" Qin Lei asked with a gloomy face, "Why hasn't a single piece of information been transmitted?" ”

The scout quickly knelt down and defended: "We only crossed the river yesterday, and it rained again, and all traces were obliterated. ”

With an irritable wave of his hand, he interrupted the scout's explanation, and said in a deep voice: "Get a few generals!" Shi Dang hurriedly ordered people to go separately to find it.

Taking advantage of this vacancy, Qin Lei picked up Ma Kui again and said coldly: "Can Lone trust you?" ”

Ma Kui knew why the prince said such a thing, and sighed: "The lowly life is the person of Daqin, and the death is the ghost of the Great Qin, and the prince does not need to worry about the loyalty of the lowly position." ”

"Then why did you disobey Lone's will several times?" Qin Lei asked noncommittally: "Xu Wei has sued you a lot. ”

"That villain!" Ma Kui said angrily: "Don't listen to his nonsense!"

Seeing that the prince's expression remained unchanged, he hurriedly explained: "The brothers in the village have followed the lowly position in the camp of the displaced people, and have wholeheartedly trusted and respected the lowly position for several years. The hearts of men are made of flesh, so how can lowly duties bring them into danger again? He said helplessly: "And no matter how bad the Qi country is, it is also their motherland, even if most people are willing to go down the mountain with me, but if they can't keep it, someone will go to the informant......"

"If you really have two ambitions, you will never appear here!" Seeing that the prince's expression was still uncertain, Ma Kui shouted aggrievedly: "The prince is aware of it......"

Qin Lei finally let go of his hand, watching Ma Kui's burly body fall to the ground again, and then said in a deep voice: "Untie him." The black-clothed guard stepped forward and untied the rope from Ma Kui's body with two blows.

Twisting his sour torso, Ma Kui prostrated in the mud and kowtowed: "Thank you for your forgiveness......"

"Look up." Qin Lei said coldly.

Ma Kui hurriedly looked up obediently, and saw the prince's sword-like gaze shooting straight over, and he couldn't help but shudder.

Looking at Ma Kui expressionlessly, Qin Lei said in a deep voice: "Just because you don't listen to orders several times, no matter how much credit you have, Gu will kill you." ”

Ma Kui was so frightened that he trembled, but he didn't dare to bow his head again, so he heard the prince continue: "But your fate is good, because Lone is about to go on the expedition." "At this time, people are very superstitious, even if Qin Lei is not superstitious, he has to take care of the feelings of his subordinates...... Everyone thought that it was not appropriate to kill people before the expedition, so Qin Lei just took advantage of this excuse to get off the donkey.

Ma Kui understood in his heart: "Humble duty must be guilty of meritorious service, if there is another moth, you can kill me at any time." ”

Nodding, Qin Lei said in a deep voice, "You follow Gu first." "If the situation ahead is really as Ma Kui said, then his loyalty is fine, and now is the time to employ people, of course, he must turn a blind eye...... Even if there is something unpleasant, it is not too late to settle accounts after the autumn.

Waiting for a few commanders to come over, Qin Lei explained the matter simply, and then ordered in a deep voice: "Commander Huangfu and Commander Yang, the two of you strictly guard the camp and continue to urge the people to build bridges. Then he looked at Shen Qing and said resolutely: "You take the people of the headquarters and go north with Lone!" ”