Chapter 236: Arrival
Yu Wan'er's injuries were not serious, and under Wu Youxing's treatment, her injuries gradually stabilized, but it was definitely not possible to travel long distances again.
If it weren't for the military situation, Wang Teng would even have the idea of disobeying the order.
When Wang Teng was attacked, if it wasn't for Yu Wan'er's timely appearance and delaying the female assassin's attack, maybe Wang Teng would have died. The dignified Ulzhou garrison, in the end, it was necessary to rely on a woman to save her life!
Wang Teng felt shameless, and the commander of the personal guard was even more ashamed. Even though all the assassins had been captured, they still felt quite embarrassed, "My lord, the inferior guards are not good, so that the lady has been wounded by the sword, please punish the lord!"
Wang Tengtie's face was blue, anyone who walked in front of the ghost gate would not be in a good mood.
Fortunately, Yu Wan'er's injury was not too serious, and after the medical staff diagnosed, it was confirmed that Yu Wan'er only lost too much blood and fell into a coma temporarily.
At this time, the guards had already found a manor and properly placed Yu Wan'er.
Wang Teng did not express any words of relief for the self-blame of the guards, but just asked coldly: "Who caused the assassin?"
"My lord, the assassins have confessed that they were bewitched by a thousand taels of money, so they came to assassinate in disguise."
It was the first time Wang Teng had heard about the reward of a thousand taels, he was patient, and said in his mouth: "What is the reward of a thousand taels?" What the hell is going on?"
The guards didn't dare to slack off, and explained one by one: "A few days ago, the Jurchen suddenly came with news that as long as someone kills the lord, he can receive a reward of 1,000 taels."
"A thousand taels? It's a big deal, well, why haven't I heard a word about that before?"
Wang Teng has a set of intelligence systems in various places, and as an important enemy, the Jurchens, their every move is monitored.
It stands to reason that this kind of information should be reported to Wang Teng as soon as possible, but Wang Teng knows nothing about it.
What the fuck is this? If he had known in advance, Wang Teng would definitely have taken more precautions and would never have fallen into such danger as he did today.
Fortunately, Wang Teng is safe and sound, otherwise, who will bear the consequences?
In the past, most of the intelligence and information work was summarized by Liu Tian.
If there is such a big mistake, even if Wang Teng doesn't ask in his heart, Liu Tian will be punished himself.
"It's the villain's carelessness, I didn't expect that there would really be an assassin to send him to death, and now that the assassin has been captured, dare to ask the adult, I don't know what to do?"
"Kill one and make an example, kill them all
"Whoa!"
Suddenly, two Assassins were beheaded.
"My lord, there is still an innocent girl left, I don't know what to do with it?"
Yu Wan'er spoke at this time, "My lord, thanks to this girl for warning in advance just now, otherwise, I would almost not recognize them."
Wang Teng was very curious, "Okay, leave the girl."
"Order"
Liu Tian pleaded guilty again, Wang Teng was noncommittal, and said in his mouth: "Crusade against the Liukou, it is the time to employ people, I will allow you to make meritorious contributions, if you make meritorious deeds, this matter will be written off, otherwise, I will not spare you."
Liu Tian kowtowed: "Thank you, lord."
Wang Teng never imagined that one day he would also become a target of assassins.
In the history of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there were many cases of assassination of doormen and dead soldiers, among them, the most famous was Jing Ke's assassination of King Qin.
After the defeat of the Yan State, the crown prince Dan pleaded guilty and obeyed the law, but the Qin Wang Yingzheng still did not bypass the Yan State.
It was not until the fall of the Yan Kingdom that the anger of the King of Qin did not stop.
At the moment, the assassins disguised themselves as ambushes, and although they did not succeed, they also reminded Wang Teng.
The forest is big, there are all kinds of birds, not all enemies will make moves on the dignified battlefield, they may take assassination and other unacceptable tricks, in the future, Wang Teng must be more careful, cautious!
When Huang Hu, Huang Degong and others heard that Wang Teng had been attacked, they rushed to visit him as soon as possible.
"My lord, the thieves are so bold and reckless, are there any comrades?"
Wang Teng shook his head and said, "There are no comrades, there are only two assassins."
"Is it necessary to suspend the march? Wait until the truth comes out? ”
"No, the crusade against the rogues is urgent, the assassin has already been beheaded, so there is no need to dwell on this matter anymore"
"Whoa"
Wang Teng was not too harsh, and after killing the assassin, he did not use the topic to severely punish the guards, but acquiesced in the increase in the number of guards.
It's already happening, and it's better to look to the future than to hold on to the omissions.
Yu Wan'er has been injured, although the injury is not serious, but obviously she can't go with the army.
I don't know how long it took, but the guards came to report.
"My lord, Madame wants to see you"
"Oh, okay, I'll go now"
After being injured, Yu Wan'er's face turned pale, adding a bit of weakness to her beauty.
Wang Teng saw pity for me, and said in his mouth: "Are you awake?" ”
"I'm fine, it's a big deal, don't waste too much time on me"
Wang Teng was even more moved when he heard this: "It's okay, the army is moving forward, Huang Degong and they are all generals in the army, even if there is no me, there will be no big mistake."
"You are the leader of an army, and you suddenly encountered an assassin, but I am afraid that the people are already panicking, you must come forward to calm the hearts of the army, and you must not delay me for too long."
Wang Teng smiled dryly: "It's okay, I want to accompany you."
Yu Wan'er pretended to be annoyed: "I'm very good here, isn't it just bloodshed?" You can't die".
Wang Teng was helpless, so he had to be relieved: "You are injured, you need to recuperate in a short time, I want you to stay here to recuperate for a while, is it okay?" ”
Yu Wan'er was noncommittal: "I can't march to fight, it's okay to stay here, but you have to go to the army as soon as possible."
Wang Teng bowed slightly: "Okay, listen to you."
After leaving the medical workers to accompany him, Wang Teng caught up with the Chinese army.
In the courtyard, Yu Wan'er's eyes were complicated, and she said, "Is the adult already gone?" ”
"Madam, your lord has left a hundred guards and two medical workers, and he has already ridden away."
Yu Wan'er breathed a sigh of relief, facing Wang Teng at this time, she always felt a little indescribable.
A woman's heart, a needle under the sea, Yu Wan'er is gentle and elegant, no one could have imagined that she would block a knife for Wang Teng.
When the assassin killed the killer, Yu Wan'er was not afraid, but faintly felt a sense of relief, if she really died for Wang Teng, it must also be a relief, at least, Wang Teng would not forget her.
However, before the injury and fainting, Wang Teng's words of concern still moved Yu Wan'er a lot.
Ten days later, the Guangling army arrived at its destination, Shouyang.
At this time, the state city was occupied by the rogue.
Liu Zongmin, the general under Li Zicheng's account, commanded 5,000 troops, abandoned the fortifications on the periphery, and put on a posture of defending the fortified city.
Lu Xiangsheng was not here, he left 3,000 soldiers and horses here, the purpose was to watch Liu Zongmin.
After Wang Teng arrived, the remaining generals asked Wang Teng to cooperate with him in attacking the city.
Wang Teng was noncommittal, and at present, the soldiers and horses were busy making siege equipment, and for a while, they fell into a short period of calm.
Wang Teng rode his horse around Shouyang City, and said in his mouth: "This city is tall, the moat is bottomless, and it is not easy to storm it."
"What the lord said is very true, there is a lot of grain in the city, Liu Zongmin is cunning and cautious, and the army cannot be attacked"
"Can I enter the city? How about the inside and outside? ”
"A few days ago, Liu Zongmin strictly forbade villagers to enter and leave, and it was difficult to enter the city, and even if he was lucky enough to enter the city, it was difficult to get close to the city gate."
Wang Teng was quite regretful, he only had two Franco cannons in his hands, and if it wasn't a last resort, it wouldn't be like spending it here.
At that moment, Wang Teng said again: "Are the things I asked you to prepare ready?" ”
Huang Degong bowed slightly: "Ten coffins have been prepared."
"Next, it's up to them whether they can break the city or not."
Huang Degong was puzzled.
Wang Teng didn't bother to explain, it was still unknown whether the explosives he made would be usable, and if he showed it too early, it would make people laugh.
Under the watchful eye of the defenders at the head of the city, the Guangling army began to dig tunnels.
Liu Zongmin looked around and showed an expression of disbelief, "Where did this official army come from?" What are they going to do? ”
"General, I'm afraid they're going to attack from a cave"
Liu Zongmin scoffed: "The official army is exhausted, how can Shouyang City be taken by just attacking it?" Spread my military order, so that many people will arrange large vats in the corners of the city wall, and report immediately if there is any movement."
"Whoa!"
"Wang Liang, you lead 300 cavalry, don't let a single officer enter the city from the crypt"
"Whoa!"
After the arrangement was completed, Liu Zongmin was still a little skeptical, "Who is here?" ”
"General, eighty percent is Wang Teng of Ulzhou"
"Oh? Why do I find this person so familiar? ”
"This person has won many great victories over Jiannu, and if he doesn't get mud, he will die in his hands."
Liu Zongmin scoffed, "The ignorant child was lucky to get the momentum, and when he met me today, he also let him know what it means to be high and thick!" Having said that, however, intuition told Liu Zongmin that Wang Teng's methods were by no means more than that.
Liukou looked at each other for a long time, and only then did he return: "General, I heard that Wang Teng was seriously ill a few days ago, maybe it was because of his lack of energy.
Liu Zongmin bowed slightly, and his words were explained in the past.
At this time, someone patted the ass and said: "Not necessarily, I heard that Wang Teng has never broken through the enemy city, most of them were taken advantage of by Wang Teng's sneak attack by accident, in the final analysis, it is still my general who has arranged it tightly, so that Wang Teng has no chance."
Liu Zongmin is placed in Shouyang, as a way back for the Liukou, as long as he does not die, Li Zicheng will have room to turn around at any time, "Okay, you are on strict guard, don't be careless, Wang Teng's soldiers and horses are trekking, they must be tired and tired, as long as we strictly guard the city, we will definitely be able to win a big victory."
"My lord, the foothold of Guangling's soldiers and horses is not stable, I am willing to lead a thousand troops and attack at night out of the city"
Liu Zongmin seemed quite moved, if he could win the first battle, the morale of the army in the city would inevitably be greatly improved, which would be of great benefit to the future defense of the city.
However, if the night attack fails, what should it be?
"My lord thinks twice, the strength of the officers and horses is strong, Wang Teng is even more experienced in battle, and General Wang's fighting spirit is high, which is a good thing, but no one dares to guarantee whether Wang Teng has been prepared for it, night attack battle, once the defenders have an embankment, I am afraid that it will not be easy to win."
"Hmph, why do you want to raise the morale of others to destroy your own prestige? According to what you say, this Shouyang doesn't have to be guarded, we directly descended Wang Teng."
"You, why do you have to be reasonable, General Wang"
"Humph!"
Seeing the two men under his command scolding, Liu Zongmin's face changed, and he scolded: "Shut up, when is this happening?" You're still not stopping? Wang Bo, Ma Yuan's concerns are not unreasonable, the night attack is successful, naturally everyone is happy, but if the night attack fails, and the officers and soldiers follow into the city, what should it be? ”
Wang Bo patted his chest and said: "The lord is relieved, I am willing to make a military order, if the matter is defeated, I will never enter the city to survive, I will die with the enemy outside the city."
Liu Zongmin still didn't let go, "Let's all retreat, the night attack will be stopped, no one is allowed to go out of the city without my military order, and those who violate the order will be beheaded."
"The Lord"
"What? Don't you listen to what I say? ”
"The Last Will Don't Dare"
"Then stand down"
"Whoa!"
"Ma Yuan, you stay"
"Whoa"
"Wang Teng outside the city is eyeing him, although Wang Bo is reckless, he is loyal and brave, he bumped into you just now, you don't have to remember it"
"Don't worry, my lord, it's all for business, I won't think nonsense"
"That's fine, what do you think Wang Teng wants to do?"
"My lord is strictly guarding Shouyang City, and it is strictly forbidden for people to enter and exit, even if someone in the city intends to collude with Wang Teng, but they can't find an opportunity, Wang Teng's attack is just a temptation."
Liu Zongmin took a breath, "You mean that Wang Teng wants to use this to test the defenses in the city?" ”
"Yes, Wang Teng has always been cunning, once he uses his depth, next, Shouyang will face a real hard battle"
"Hmph, I can't keep it, and there's nothing I can do to forgive him"
"My lord is wise, as long as my people refuse to leave the city, Wang Teng will definitely have nothing to do."
"Even so, the matter of the attack should not be underestimated, and I will give you another thousand soldiers and horses to be responsible for patrolling the city."
"Whoa"
After making preparations for both, Liu Zongmin felt at ease.
Outside Shouyang City, the Guangling Army has been digging tunnels.
In some places, the soil was loose and collapsed after half of the excavation, but fortunately, the excavators had already taken precautions, so there were no casualties.
The miners who dig the tunnels are all veterans recruited by Wang Teng, and a few months ago, they were all villagers who were mining in the mines, and later, Wang Teng hired them with a lot of money.
The attack on the big city was the first time for the miners.
The Linji River in Shouyang City is extremely rich in groundwater.
To dig tunnels, site selection is important.
Dozens of people dug at the same time, and in the end, only six tunnels were selected.
The soldiers who went two feet deep below were like ants, working again and again.
Someone is responsible for digging, someone is responsible for transporting earth, and someone is responsible for fixing the passage.
In each tunnel, there are hundreds of people working.
This is Wang Teng's first time supervising the "acupoint attack", and he has no idea whether he can succeed.
Inside the city, the defenders were highly nervous, and they used porcelain urns to discern the direction of the tunnel, and on the first day, they were unaware of it, and on the second day, there was a loud noise in the east and north of the city at the same time.
Liu Zongmin didn't dare to be careless after hearing this, and he sent 2,000 soldiers and horses to take strict precautions.
On the third day, ten huge coffins entered the tunnel. (To be continued.) )