Chapter 18: The Battle of Three Levels 14
"Back to the general, the grass people followed them all the way from Liao, and they followed them this morning to enter the pass. There were 500 of them, all dressed up in disguise and through a secret drainage hole, and they had now gathered in the Qian Mansion in the south of the city. Wu Xi said anxiously.
"No hurry! No hurry! Even if there is such a little spy, there are no big waves. Di Qing said very calmly: "You tell General Ben first, why do you want to track down the spy in your mouth all the way?" Or is it because you're the one who is? ”
"Who's who?" It was Wu Xi's turn to be puzzled.
Did you guess wrong? Di Qinghu hesitated for a moment and said, "It's the one in the capital!" ”
Wu Xi shook his head: "General, the grass people don't understand what you're talking about!" Anyway, the grass people have never been to the capital, and they don't know anyone in the capital! ”
It seems that he really guessed wrong, then this person is a little suspicious, who is so kind to help him track down the spies? Thinking of this, Di Qing asked again: "In that case, why do you have to spend so much time chasing a so-called spy?" ”
Wu Xi was stunned for a moment, and also understood, it turned out that this adult was doubting his identity, and this is not wrong, who would believe the words of a guy who suddenly appeared, blamed himself for being too anxious.
So, he cleaned up a little excitedly before saying: "Lord Hui, ten years ago, the grass people were also a general guarding the city in this silt pass. At that time, the Sikou Pass guard would treat the grass people well, and wanted to marry his daughter to me, and the grass people also fell in love with her, and were preparing to choose an auspicious day to get married. One day, she took the maid to the temple outside the city to repay her vows, but the grass people could not go together because of something at that time, and she and the maid were not weak, and the grass people did not think much about it. Unexpectedly, on the way back, they met Qiangang, a tyrant of Sikou Guan, and his group of fox friends and dogs, who not only ruined their innocence, but also killed them alive...... Woohoo......"
Although Wu Xi tried his best to suppress his emotions, he still couldn't help crying when he thought back to the scene of ten years ago.
Di Qing and the others couldn't help but wipe their tears when they heard this, one by one, they looked at him silently but didn't know how to comfort him. After a while, Wu Xi relieved himself and said apologetically to Di Qing: "General, I'm sorry! The grass people lost their temper. ”
Di Qing said softly: "It's okay! Get up and keep talking! ”
"General Xie!" Wu Xi kowtowed a few more times before standing up and continuing the topic just now: "When Qiangang and his family members of his accomplices saw the incident in the east window, they paid money to make some connections up and down, trying to make this matter a big thing small and a small thing nothing. When the master of my family found out, he mobilized his army to arrest the perpetrators, but he was hindered by their families, and the lord killed their entire family in a fit of rage, and only the initiator of the incident, Qiangang, fled from the city. And the head of my family also broke into a catastrophe, and then he was beheaded by the envoy to show the public, and the grass people were also put in prison.
It didn't take long for the current saint to ascend the throne and grant amnesty to the world, and the grass people were released. At this time, I heard from the original brother that the wife of the chief general had passed away because of excessive sadness, and the grass people were in a very sad mood at that time, and after the family was buried together, there was hatred left in the hearts of the grass people. In order to find Qiangang, the grass people inquired in many ways, only to learn that he escaped from the silt pass that day and fled to Liao. It's been ten years, and it wasn't until last year that the grass people inadvertently ran into him in Shangjing, Liao State, and if it weren't for the scar left on his hand at that time, he would almost not recognize it. However, at this time, he had already become a guest of the king of the Northern Courtyard of the Liao Kingdom, and the grass people had no way to take him for a while, so they followed him all the way here......"
All right! Di Qing admitted that he was moved by his strange experience, after all, he himself was not much better, if it weren't for the different eyes of the saint today, it is estimated that he would not know where the bones are buried. Two people with partial life experiences are always easy to resonate, he got up and patted Wu Xi's shoulder and said solemnly: "It can be seen that you are a man who values love and righteousness, and General Ben likes people like you very much!" But you also have to understand that hatred is not the whole of your life, and you should contribute your strength to more useful places. ”
Wu Xi bowed: "General Xie pointed out, the grass people have this wish, and they will go to the place where their beloved is buried to live and be an honest and responsible people." ”
"No, no, no!" Di Qing hurriedly waved his hand: "You misunderstood what General Ben meant, General Ben meant to let you be with General Ben in the future, be General Ben's personal guard first, and then give you an official position after General Ben reports to the Holy Lord, what do you think?" ”
"Ah......" Wu Xi was also stunned by Di Qing's big leap thinking for a while.
Xiang Jie gently pushed Wu Xi next to him and said, "Brother, don't be stunned!" Such a good thing, others can't ask for it, and you don't say yes quickly! Do you know? The general standing in front of you is the deputy commander of the Qilin Guard, the strongest combat force in my Great Song Dynasty, and the deputy commander-in-chief of this battle, and he is still the red man in front of the current saints......"
"Alright! Alright! Di Qing interrupted Xiang Jie, and then said to Wu Xi: "Don't listen to him brag, General Ben was also a sinner who was assigned to the army, you see that General Ben still has tattoos on his face!" If it weren't for the kindness of the Holy One, General Ben might have become a lonely ghost there. Listening to the meaning of your words, being able to track for thousands of miles without being discovered shows that you are still very capable, if you can look down on this general, how about serving the saint together? ”
Syllable! Wu Xi slammed on the ground again: "Thank you for the success of the general, and my subordinates are willing to serve the dogs and horses!" ”
Di Qing: "Hurry up, please!" We don't want to kowtow in our army now, the Holy God taught us a new military salute, you can learn more from them in the future! ”
"Yes, General!" Wu Xi said respectfully: "General, please give some soldiers to your subordinates, and your subordinates will go and arrest the thieves, so that they don't cause damage there!" ”
"It's good! Rats are useless, but they're disgusting, aren't they? Di Qing nodded, and said to Zuo Qilu, the captain of the first brigade of the Qilin Guard Infantry beside him: "Take your people and go with him to catch those rats." ”
"Yes!" Zuo Qilu clicked a few movements and gave a military salute skillfully.
Wu Xi also clicked a few times in a good manner, and then ran out with Ma Su.
In the abandoned Qian Mansion in the south, after reminiscing about the scene of things and people, Qiangang was discussing with his gang how to approach the city gate without arousing the suspicion of the Song army. Before a suitable solution could be discussed, the sound of horses' hooves was heard in the street outside, and all the Liao soldiers were alert to draw their hidden scimitars and stare in the direction of the door.
"Don't be impulsive! Put away your knives, it's not time yet, hide yourselves, and wait for me to go out and see what's going on, and you're not allowed to move without my orders! Qian Fuyu said a word and hurriedly walked towards the door.
Qian Fuyu came to the door, called the sentry who had arranged it and asked, "What's the situation?" ”
Sentinel: "My lord, I don't know if it's small, but it seems that the sound of horses' hooves is coming towards us, so we won't be exposed!" ”
Qian Fuyu: "Probably not!" We avoided the Song army all the way over, how did they know that we were here, besides, as we are now, they can't recognize it even if they see it! Keep watching, and report back if there's anything out of the ordinary! ”
Then Qian Fuyu returned to the house to calm everyone's emotions, and the sound of horses' hooves seemed to disappear, so they began to continue the previous topic.
As everyone knows, Zuo Qilu stopped outside a street as early as a street because he was worried that the sound of horses' hooves would startle the snake, and then took Wu Xi to hide in a private house not far from the Qian Mansion, and carefully looked at the entire Qian Mansion with a clairvoyant.
Wu Xi saw the clairvoyant for the first time, and couldn't help asking, "General Zuo, what are you doing?" ”
Zuo Qilu: "Brother Wu, don't be polite, we will all be colleagues in the future, just call me by name." This thing in my hand is called clairvoyance, which is specially created for our soldiers by the Holy Lord today, with it we can see further, come, you try it! ”
"That's embarrassing!" Although Wu Xi said this, his hand stretched out quickly, and his curiosity had already scratched his heart.
Zuo Qilu smiled faintly when he saw this, and then said to a few squadron leaders around him: "I checked it just now, this dilapidated Qian Mansion sits in the south and faces north, there are walls all around, there are a few gaps, in addition to the main entrance, there are also side doors on both sides, presumably there are also back doors, and now there are still some houses inside that are not dilapidated, and it seems that there are still some beggars in it." Therefore, not only must we not let the thieves slip away this time, but we must also try to protect the safety of those beggars. ”
"Captain, please!" The ten squad leaders shouted together.
"Be quiet! You want to scare them away! Zuo Qilu glared at a few of them, and then pointed to the sketch he had just drawn and said: "The 1st Squadron and the 2nd Squadron are responsible for the back, the 3rd Squadron and the 4th Squadron are responsible for the left side, the 5th Squadron and the 6th Squadron are responsible for the right side, the 8th Squadron and the 9th Squadron are ambushed at the front gate, I personally took the 10th Squadron in, first find a way to drive out the innocent people, and then we are launching an attack......
At this time, the captain of the 1st squadron raised his hand and interrupted: "Report to the captain, there is a question for my subordinates, is it too little for you to bring a squadron in, didn't you say that there are more than 500 thieves in this group!" Besides, they are all disguised, how can we tell which ones are thieves and which ones are innocent people? ”
"This ......" Zuo Qilu stammered, but he didn't want to lose face, so he had to stiffen his lips and said: "It's not simple, your heads are all paste!" If you think about it, those who look old, weak, sick and disabled, and who are as thin as wood, must be beggars who are having a hard time! People in Liao are not all fools, so they can't send such people over! ”
"Yes, yes, Captain Wise!" Several squadron leaders were forced by his obscenity to refute other people's Luo Ji questions.
At this time, Wu Xi came out to play a round for him: "Brother Zuo, you don't have to be so troublesome, I found some clues when I followed them all the way before, maybe they were afraid of hurting their own people by mistake, so everyone sewed two white cloth strips on their chests." And when they got here, in order not to arouse suspicion, they did not drive the beggars out, but drove them all to a nearby hut, and you only had to find a way to get the people out of that hut first. ”
Zuo Qilu: "Brother Wu's news is really good, as soon as you say this, I also thought of a way to ensure that it will not cause pregnancy." Okay, now let's do what we just arranged, and the 10th Squadron will follow me. ”
"Yes!"
The squadron leaders who were named all took their troops and quietly came to the periphery of Qianfu to ambush them, and their crossbow arrows were also aimed at various places where the enemy might appear.
Zuo Qilu took the people of the 10th Squadron and swaggered straight to the Qian Mansion, even when he saw the guy who ran to report the news, he didn't say anything.
"My lord, my lord, it's a big deal! There's a team of Song soldiers coming to us! The guy guarding the door ran in and said to Qian Fuyu in a panic.
Whew......
This group of Liao soldiers began to draw their knives again, and Qian Fuyu's face darkened when he saw this: "What are you doing?" Do? Didn't I tell you not to act rashly? Put away the knives first and see how it goes. ”
After scolding the group of Liao soldiers, Qian Fuyu asked the gatekeeper again: "Have you seen how many people the Song army came?" ”
The man guarding the door thought for a moment: "Back to the adults, the small ones didn't have time to count, but looking at their formation, they are only one hundred and ten, and they are all infantry." ”
"That's it? It wasn't coming at us, and if they knew we were here, they wouldn't have been able to send just such a small number of troops! Qian Fuyu pondered in a low voice before shouting to the other Liao soldiers: "Pay attention to vigilance and wait and see what happens!" (To be continued.) )