Chapter 576: The General's Strange Heart
readx; The explosion of the gunpowder warehouse in Lingyun Valley, its flames were seen dozens of miles away, and the sound of its explosion was even more audible for hundreds of miles, as if the ground shook the mountains, the entire Youzhou City was awakened, the lights of every household were turned on, hundreds of thousands of people walked to the street, looking at the huge pillar of smoke and whispering, the soldiers of several large battalions in An Lushan were also alarmed, they also walked out of the barracks, looking at the magnificent mushroom cloud rising in horror, everyone's heart was weighed down by this mushroom cloud, and an ominous premonition shrouded in everyone's heart. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
An Lushan was not awakened, he was sleeping deeply, even if the thunder exploded in his ears, he was difficult to wake up, he was woken up by the soldiers, I heard that there was an explosion in the gunpowder factory, An Lushan rushed out of the room without even wearing shoes, the huge mushroom cloud made him stunned, he suddenly realized the impact of this explosion on his gunpowder plan.
The feeling of pain to the bone made him unbearable, An Lushan roared, angry and angry, he yelled: "Go! Hurry up and call Shi Siming to me. ”
After shouting, he almost lost his strength, sat on the ground, and the demeanor of the commander disappeared from him at this moment, he actually grinned and howled.......
Half an hour later, Shi Siming, who was neatly draped, was taken to the Yanwang Mansion by the soldiers, Shi Siming was the general person in charge of the manufacture of gunpowder weapons, and An Lushan was woken up, after the beacon fire on the hill for help burned, he immediately sent troops to help, but in the end he was a step late, what he saw was the destruction of the gunpowder factory, and saw the corpses and the six thousand troops who were disheartened, and the Anxi scout army had calmly left.
At this time, Shi Siming's mood was extremely complicated, he was scared and angry in his heart, and at the same time there was a kind of admiration, he admired the Anxi scout army very much, not only that they were able to fight against an army of 10,000 people with a powerful crossbow array with only 400 troops, but it was not only that they killed 3,000 enemies, but they did not lose a single soldier, and more importantly, the 6,000 army had been severely damaged, and the huge explosion made them have no fighting spirit, the Anxi scout army could completely slaughter these 6,000 people and create a miracle of 500 troops defeating 10,000 troops, But the Anxi scout army disappeared silently, this is the quality of the scout army, never overstepping their duties, which makes Shi Siming admire, they don't have such a scout army.
Shi Siming was brought to An Lushan, he knelt down on one knee, clasped his fists and saluted: "Humble Shi Siming, see the big handsome!" ”
An Lushan had been helped to sit on the handsome seat by his own soldiers, he looked very depressed, but Shi Siming's arrival made his anger burn, he straightened up, pointed at Shi Siming and scolded: "Splash thief, do you still have the face to come to see me?" ”
"Dashuai, there is no guilt in his humble duties!"
A strong anger rose in An Lushan's heart, he stared at Shi Siming viciously, he dared to say that he was innocent, he suddenly grabbed the military seal on the handsome case, and slammed it at Shi Siming, 'Smack! With a bang, the heavy military seal smashed on Shi Siming's forehead, and blood flowed like a torrent of blood.
"Bastard!"
An Lushan roared again, "You dare to say again that you are not guilty!" ”
The soldiers next to him hurriedly stepped forward to bandage Shi Siming, Shi Siming pushed them away, sighed and said: "The lowly duty is a mistake, but the lowly position thinks that the real reason is that the marshal is too careful." ”
"What!" An Lushan was almost confused, it turned out to be his responsibility, he laughed angrily: "Okay! Good! Tell me, where am I careful? ”
"The humble post once suggested that the marshal should be stationed three miles away from the 10,000 troops, but the marshal said that there might be danger, and that's it, but the humiliation repeatedly emphasized that at least 3,000 troops should be stationed in the gunpowder factory, but the marshal insisted on sending only 300 personal soldiers, the marshal was afraid that the secret of gunpowder would leak out, but this became the biggest defensive loophole in this attack, the marshal, the humiliation will be guilty, but the humiliation thinks that the marshal is also responsible."
"I think you're getting impatient!"
An Lushan stared at Shi Siming, and said gloomily: "Since you want to die, then I will fulfill you, come here!" ”
The executioners on both sides agreed, and then the staff Gao Shang arrived, if there is still one person in the world who can persuade An Lushan, then this person is noble, he has figured out An Lushan's temper, he knows that An Lushan's hope for the Tianlei weapon was suddenly attacked by the Anxi army scouts, how could An Lushan not be angry, but no matter how angry he was, he couldn't cut his own arms, he hurriedly persuaded An Lushan: "Dashuai, now is not the time to hold Shi Siming responsible, Anxi scouts are still in our Youzhou, what should I do if there is still Tianlei?" Dashuai, let him do these things first! ”
An Lushan didn't go to the point of killing Shi Siming, he just couldn't save face, and Gao Shang gave him a step, so he snorted heavily: "Okay! Make a note of your dog's head first, and then I'll settle accounts with you later, get out! ”
Shi Siming retreated with hatred, An Lushan sighed and said to Gao Shang: "Sir, what can I do now, all the gunpowder that was easy to get is destroyed, and the army is about to rise in front of me, and it will hit me hard!" ”
"Don't worry, Dashuai, although we lost for a while, we have already got the formula, which is better than not knowing anything before, Dashuai, I'll start from scratch again."
"It's not that easy!"
An Lushan shook his head and said: "All the raw materials are destroyed, I can boil the nitrate powder again, charcoal is not a problem, the key is sulfur, Hebei itself does not produce sulfur, and the sulfur in all the states and counties of Hebei Province has been scraped by me, and now it is all destroyed, what should I do?" ”
"Dashuai, go somewhere else to buy it, didn't Dashuai send someone to Qingzhou? Then go to Jianghuai, go to Henan Road, in short, get a batch back first, and then we will slowly find sulfur mines. ”
An Lushan pondered for a moment, and indeed he could only do this, so he nodded and said, "I will send more people to engage in mining, and in addition, there is one more thing I want you to do personally." ”
"Commander, please command!"
An Lushan sneered and said: "This time the five hundred scouts of Anxi dare to go deep into Youzhou, and they are ruthless and accurate, if they don't have an internal response, I don't believe it if they kill me, please Mr. go to search in person, and you must find out this internal response and break the corpse!" ”
Gao Shang was overjoyed, this was An Lushan handed over the intelligence department to him, and he hurriedly bowed down and said: "Your subordinates must not let Your Highness down!" ”
"Sir, wait!"
He was just about to leave, but An Lushan stopped him again, An Lushan gritted his teeth and said: "Come and don't go, it's rude!" I also want Li Qing'an to taste my awesomeness. ”
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Not long after dawn, the atmosphere in Youzhou City suddenly became tense, the four city gates were closed with a bang, no one was allowed to go out, groups of heavily armed soldiers ran in the streets and alleys, all inns, wine shops, green buildings and other entertainment places were closed, soldiers searched one by one, all outsiders were registered, and the slightest suspicion was immediately arrested.
But the noble focus of the inventory is Youzhou City ten large households that are allowed to raise pigeons, this is his entry point, he came to a conclusion from the analysis of time, the information of the construction of a gunpowder factory in Youzhou will not be sent to Chang'an, the time is too late, it must be sent out with pigeon letters, then these ten are approved to raise pigeons, it is likely that one of them is Li Qing'an's intelligence base in Youzhou.
Of course, this stronghold may also be in other states, first send the intelligence to other states, and then send it to Chang'an with pigeon letters, but Gao Shang believes that with Li Qing'an's domineering, he will definitely set up the Hebei intelligence headquarters in Youzhou, and that is his surname.
The first search was the Beiyan Horse Shop, which was a shop that sold horses, opened by a Turkic people, and also supplied war horses to the military, they were specially approved by An Lushan to raise pigeons, used to contact the northern branches, Gao Shang led people to search carefully, and found no abnormality, and the shopkeeper and Shi Siming had a very close relationship, so they let go of this horse shop.
Turning his feet, Gao Shang led people to the second big family that is qualified to raise pigeons, which is the wonderful hand rejuvenation hall.
When Gao Shang found out about the Miaoshou Rejuvenation Hall, it was already noon, and there were still long lines of patients outside the store, and the guys were rushing back and forth, bringing the patients into the lobby one by one.
Surrounded by more than a dozen soldiers, Gao Shang came to the Miaoshou Rejuvenation Hall, looking at the plaque of the shop inscribed by Pei Kuan back then: 'Benevolence and kindness, Miaoshou Rejuvenation', he nodded and ordered: "Don't disturb the pharmacy, the army is not allowed to enter without my order." ”
Miaoshou Rejuvenation Hall has been in Youzhou for decades, and enjoys high prestige among the people, and Gao Shang is a scholar, he knows that he can't be too tough on this kind of pharmacy with high popularity, but he still has to check, and he can only use Huairou means.
Thinking of this, he turned around and asked the Taoist priest who was escorted by two soldiers, "Have you been to this place?" ”
Duster did not go to the gunpowder factory because he had nothing to do with gunpowder, and he escaped, but he was caught by An Lushan's army when he escaped, and was temporarily interrogated by Gao Shang, so he confessed all the information, and Gao Shang immediately realized that this Taoist priest may be the key person who leaked secrets, and the son of the big family surnamed Zhao is very likely to be the spy of the Anxi army in Youzhou, in order to open this gap, he took Duster with him.
Dustdust tremblingly glanced at the Wonderful Rejuvenation Hall, shook his head and said, "I have never been to this place. ”
"Take it down!"
At this time, a deacon from the pharmacy hurriedly ran up, bowed down and said, "What does the High Envoy need to do in the Rejuvenation Hall?" ”
Gao Shang is very famous in Youzhou, many people know him, they know that he is the military advisor of An Lushan, and the people of the Wonderful Rejuvenation Hall are no exception, Gao Shang smiled faintly, and arched his hand: "On the order of An Shuai to investigate, please come to see me!" ”
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(To be continued)