Chapter 44: The Leaked Letters
Perhaps even Wu Heng never thought that he had taken away 100,000 soldiers and horses, leaving only 50,000 for Liu Qing, but Liu Qing dared to send troops to attack Xie An's camp at night. What is even more shocking is that because the Zhou army did an extremely bad job of reconnaissance and prevention against the enemy last night, when the Taiping army suddenly launched an offensive on the south gatehouse of the Zhou army's camp, the soldiers in the main camp of the Zhou army realized that something was wrong, but fortunately, Liang Cheng, the general of the Great Liang Army, hurriedly transferred 5,000 spearmen and 5,000 sword and shield men from other battalions after realizing that something was wrong, and blocked the camp gate to the death, which successfully blocked the rapid offensive of the Taiping army.
Maybe it's because there aren't many troops available in Liu Qing's hands at the moment, and when he hasn't completely controlled the gatehouse of the Zhou army's south camp, seeing that the entire camp of the Zhou army has been alarmed, Liu Qing immediately chose to withdraw his troops, making this menacing night attack always seem a bit anticlimactic.
In the early morning of the next day, after breakfast, Xie An called all the generals and cronies under his command to the Shuai Tent, including a cadre of generals led by Liang Cheng of the Great Liang Army, Mo Fei and Gou Gong of the Dongling People, Ding Qiu and Xiao Li of the Jinling People, etc., and counted more than 40 people, making the Shuai Tent, which originally seemed spacious, overcrowded at the moment.
"Who will explain to the government, why was the Taiping thief army able to almost capture the gatehouse of our army's south camp last night?!"
When Xie An was speaking at this moment, he was not as amiable as usual, and there was an inexplicable momentum in his gestures, which made [Mirage] Qin Ke'er, who was sitting silently in the corner, feel a little surprised in his heart, surprised that this man, who was one year younger than her, had such a deterrent momentum once he became serious.
It's no wonder that Qin Ke'er was surprised, after all, Xie An had never put on an official position in front of her, which made Qin Ke'er inevitably ignore the man who had just taken her body yesterday, not just a guy who was greedy for women, he was the secretary of the Great Zhou Jijing Punishment Deployment Mansion.
I have to say. Even Qin Ke'er, who was one of the outsiders, also felt Xie An's deterrent momentum, and as the person concerned, the people in the tent lowered their heads at this moment and didn't dare to speak, especially the Dongling and Jinling assassins.
Seeing that there was no one to talk to, Liang Cheng was afraid that Xie An, who had become serious, would become more and more angry because no one accosted him, so he hesitated, and came out to clench his fists and accuse, "My lord, the fact of last night is that I will be negligent in taking precautions. I hope your sins will be forgiven! ”
In fact, last night's incident had nothing to do with Liang Cheng, on the contrary, he still had merit, if he hadn't made a quick decision, he transferred the defenders from several other battalions to block the Taiping army without consulting Xie An. Maybe last night the gatehouse of the Zhou army's southern camp would have fallen into the hands of the Taiping army. And the reason why he said this was nothing more than to relieve the siege of the Dongling people and the Jinling assassins, not that he had a close relationship with Mo Fei, Gou Gong, Ding Qiu and others, but that he had a very good impression of Xie An, his own coach, and didn't want this adult to feel embarrassed by dealing with his cronies.
I don't know if it was to see Liang Cheng's thoughts, Xie An glanced at him with some surprise and nodded at him kindly. He smiled and said, "The government is not so confused...... Liang Cheng, last night's matter is none of your business, you go back first. ”
"Uh...... Be! "I hugged my fists. Liang Cheng returned to the position where he had been standing under Xie An's kind smile.
Seeing this, Xie An's face sank again, glanced at the people in the tent, and suddenly shouted in a deep voice. "Mo Fei, Ding Qiu, out of the ranks!"
Under the silent gaze of everyone in the tent. Mo Fei and Ding Qiu bowed their heads and stepped forward, clenching their fists and shouting adults.
Looking at the two silent henchmen, Xie An frowned slightly, and said in a deep voice, "Which of you two can explain to the government, why was the Taiping Army able to touch our army's southern camp under your nose yesterday?!" ”
"Guilty of contemplation!" Mo Fei clenched his fists and confessed his guilt, which was really straightforward, as if he had no intention of justifying.
It's no wonder, after all, as one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Dongling, Mo Fei was named [Killer], [Sickle] and other famous murderous names, and when Jin Ling'er was greatly reduced because of giving birth to her daughter Nini, Mo Fei became the assassin who was best at assassination under Xie An's command without any suspense.
In Xie An's opinion, if his brother-in-law Chen Bei was the most terrifying opponent in the world as an assassin, then the second one definitely belonged to Mo Fei, a cold-blooded and thoughtful man, who was simply a natural assassin.
But there is a saying that Heaven is fair, and after giving you a part of your talents, it will also take a part of it.
It's a pity that Xie An's brother-in-law, Chen Bei, the third-generation commander of the Taiping Army, who can be called unparalleled in the world in both martial arts and assassins, suffered psychological trauma that was difficult to diagnose and treat because of his childhood experience, and he was extremely disgusted to stay in a narrow and dark environment.
You must know that because of this, when Xie An was in Hanhan Valley Pass, he was able to hide with Jin Ling'er in the house where the debris was piled up in the camp, until he was rescued by the Zhou soldiers who heard the movement in the camp. If it is the other way around, I am afraid that Xie An and Jin Ling'er, the current couple, have been killed by Chen Bei long ago, and there will be many things later.
On the contrary, Mo Fei suffers from severe autism, is not good at dealing with people, and likes to stay in a narrow and dim environment on weekdays, or in an inconspicuous corner, it is best to see others but he can see others, which will make him feel inexplicably comfortable.
Mo Fei covered his face all day long, wrapped his whole body tightly, don't think that this is his whim, or some kind of special hobby, to be precise, only in this way can his mood calm down.
I remember that Xie An once tried to ask Mo Fei to take off the black cloth covering his face, but as a result, this guy only took a few steps and smashed several decorative vases worth thousands of taels on Xie An's mansion, which made Xie An feel distressed, and hurriedly returned the black cloth in his hand to Mo Fei.
How could such a person defend himself to Xie An in front of everyone, it is no exaggeration to say that just by being stared at by dozens of pairs of eyes in the tent at this moment, Mo Fei felt uncomfortable, and he couldn't wait to leave this place that made him feel extremely uneasy as soon as possible and shut himself in a smaller and darker room.
I have to say that sometimes Xie An is really a little crying and laughing, Chen Bei and Mo Fei, the two assassins who can be called the first and second in the world in his opinion, actually have such eccentricities that make the world stunned, they are really very human. In contrast, Xie An was secretly glad that he was the second assassin in the world, that is, the third lady of his mansion [Ghost Queen] Jin Ling'er. Except for a few foul words [how is the old lady] when annoyed, or scolding a few black words used to threaten people on the underworld, his personality is quite normal, at least not as distorted as Chen Bei and Mo Fei.
It was precisely because he understood Mo Fei's temperament that Xie An didn't push him too much, looked at Ding Qiu, and asked, "Ding Qiu, you can explain!" ”
"Yes!" In Xie Anxin, he hugged his fists for Ding Qiu, who was like a normal person. He whispered, "Last night, my Jinling people and the Dongling brothers of Moduwei, as in the past, obeyed the orders of the adults. Watching the perimeter of our battalion for five to ten miles......"
Everyone in the tent was very surprised when they heard this, even Xie An was puzzled, he thought that it was the Dongling people or the Jinling people who trusted him, left their posts without permission, and neglected to take precautions, so they were drilled by the Taiping army, but Ding Qiu said this now. But it doesn't seem to be that way.
"Huh? In that case, why can the Taiping Army touch our military camp under your nose? Xie An asked in amazement. He didn't doubt the authenticity of Ding Qiu's words, after all, Ding Qiu was Jin Ling'er's most trusted subordinate and brother, and after Jin Ling'er gradually faded out of Jinling because of her marriage to Xie An. Ding Qiu succeeded her as the second-generation leader of Jinlingzhong, and Ding Qiu had no reason to deceive Xie An in this kind of matter.
"I also discussed this matter with Captain Mo Du before the Lord summoned me, and the two of us were also a little puzzled at the time. After thinking about it, the two of us came up with a possibility......"
"Tell me about it."
"Yes!" Hugged his fists. Ding Qiu said in a deep voice, "Captain Mo and I both suspect that the Taiping army deceived my brothers in Jinling and Dongling last night by beating our army [code], and touched our army's camp ...... at night."
"Cipher?" Xie An's face showed a little strange look, and he asked, "You mean, that mansion came up with the [code] that was used to tease the heavenly Ji Liu Qing?" ”
"Yes......" seemed to see Xie Anxin's confusion, Ding Qiu considered the choice of words, and said cautiously, "Although the adults and the tent all know that the code is actually meaningless, but most of the thieves don't think much, and mistakenly think that it is a code used by our army to communicate, so they knocked and beat along the way, trying to get mixed into the vicinity of our military camp, and the bad thing is that I and the brothers under Captain Mo Du did not take precautions, and mistakenly thought that it was a friendly army that knocked on the code, so they did not go to investigate carefully, caused the thief army to touch the camp under our noses...... In this regard, I dare not shirk my responsibility, but the luck of the thief army is indeed good, and along the way, I have never bumped into any of my brothers under the command of Captain Modu......"
It's a coincidence that I've been talking about it for a long time?
After understanding what Ding Qiu was trying to express, Xie An was really a little crying and laughing.
He originally thought that there was a hole in his army's defenses, or that the Dongling and Jinling assassins had left their posts without permission, but he didn't want it to be a coincidence......
It can't be completely pushed to the aspect of coincidence, the Jinling people and the Dongling people are indeed responsible, after all, they can't blindly think that they are friendly troops because of that meaningless code, that is, the nine thousand cavalry who wandered around nowhere after leaving the camp, and even Xie An didn't know their exact location, but if it is pursued like this, I'm afraid Xie An will have to bear most of the responsibility, after all, he is the commander of the first army, and he came up with a plan to harass [Heavenly Ji] Liu Qing with a meaningless code, but he didn't take precautions accordingly, Warned the Dongling and Jinling assassins in advance that the Taiping thieves were likely to fish in troubled waters with that meaningless code.
To be honest, Xie An really didn't expect this matter, after all, that meaningless code was just a suspicious plan he used to disrupt Liu Qing's calculations, that is, to make a fool, he thought that Liu Qing would want to break his head on this code, and from last night's night attack, Liu Qing seemed to have deciphered that code......
In Xie An's opinion, Liu Qing is also a very cautious woman, a few days ago, after realizing that she could not capture his Xie An's camp at a small price, she gave up the attack for a while, such a careful woman, if she had not been sure to crack the code, she would never easily attack his Xie An's barracks at night.
Thinking of this, Xie An really didn't know what to say, he really couldn't imagine how Liu Qing could decipher his code that didn't make any sense.
Wait, if you say this, can you use this to calculate Liu Qing?
After all, Xie An had been taught the art of war by the eldest grandson Xiangyu in the past, and he fell into deep thought when he thought of it.
In Xie An's opinion. Liu Qing seemed to be convinced that there must be some kind of obscure message in that code, not to mention that she led the army to attack the camp last night was also a success, which would undoubtedly make Liu Qing convinced of her judgment and go further and further down the wrong path.
Is this an unexpected bonus?
Shaking his head with a wry smile, leaving behind the explanation that sounded like self-comfort, Xie An said in a deep voice, "Since the brothers of the Dongling Congregation and the Dongling Congregation were not derelict in their duties yesterday, the government will no longer pursue it. Just buy a lesson! -- As for last night's incident, the government is also responsible, and did not warn you to beware of the Taiping Army's confusion as soon as possible, so it will be 50%, as for 50%. Mo Fei, Ding Qiu, it's up to the two of you to carry it! ”
It's not that Xie An bought people's hearts, in fact, he did have a little weak-hearted, after all, on the eve of the battle at the south camp gatehouse of the military camp last night. What is he doing as the commander of the First Army? Ah, he was enjoying the beauty of Qin Ke'er, a natural stunner, or was reminiscing about the indescribable pleasure, so much so that when he came to Nanying on crutches. The Taiping army had already withdrawn.
It can be said that if Liang Cheng hadn't made a quick decision and transferred troops from several other battalions to defend without consulting Xie An, the southern camp was broken by the Taiping army. Xie An's face didn't know where to put it.
Because of this, Xie An really couldn't blame the assassins of the Dongling or Jinling people for this matter. After all, when he hugged Qin Ke'er's warm and delicate body, the cold wind was blowing outside the camp. The night wind in August is still quite cold.
Therefore, Mo Fei and Ding Qiu had no problem being responsible for it together with Xie An, after all, they were the direct responsible persons of the Dongling and Jinling assassins.
"Temporarily remove the post of Si Du Lieutenant of Mofei North Town Fu Si [Jin Yiwei], and the post of Si Du Lieutenant of Ding Qiu Nan Town Fu Si [Six Doors], when will ...... Hmm, have you found out what is the name of the general of the Taiping Army who led the army to attack my camp yesterday? ”
Seeing Xie An's gaze looking at him, Liang Cheng replied in disbelief, "Lord Qiqi, it seems that he is called Xu Le......"
"Xu Le, right?" Nodding, looking at Mo Fei and Ding Qiu, Xie An said in a deep voice, "When the two of you kill or capture that Xu Le, and you two will be reinstated, if you run away from that guy, you two will be pawns for a while!" Prior to this, the positions of the two of you were temporarily replaced by Gou Gong and Xiao Li. ――Do you have any questions? ”
"Obedience!" With a bitter smile in his heart, Ding Qiu clenched his fists and took the order, although he knew very well that even if he was stripped of his official position, he was still Xie An's confidant like Mo Fei, but when he saw Xiao Li's stupid appearance beside him, he was still a little depressed in his heart.
"What about you, Mo Fei?"
"The lowly will bring his head to the adult!" Mo Fei nodded, clenched his fists and took his life, looking at the trace of killing intent in his eyes, it was not difficult to guess that the fate of Xu Le, the general of the Taiping Army, would probably not be much better.
Looking at Mo Fei's obedient appearance, Qin Ke'er, who had been quietly watching from the sidelines, was really a little surprised in his heart.
Mo Fei's murderous name, Qin Ke'er can be said to have heard of it for a long time, compared to Ding Qiu, the second-generation leader of the Jinling people, Mo Fei is the only assassin in the Dongling people who is named a murderer like Jin Ling'er, such a murderer is so obedient in front of Xie An, Qin Ke'er really didn't expect it.
What Qin Ke'er didn't expect was that Xie An was so rewarding and punishing so clearly, even if he was a cronie, he didn't connive, and he cut off the high positions of the two cronies at once, wasn't he afraid of his subordinates complaining? Qin Ke'er was really a little puzzled.
But in fact, Qin Ke'er thought about it, and Xie An's punishment of Mo Fei and Ding Qiu was not very severe. After all, calling Mo Fei's position Gou Gong Temporary, or Ding Qiu's position Xiao Li's temporary generation, this is actually like putting the money in the left pocket into the right pocket, Beizhen Fusi [Jinyiwei] is still the sphere of influence of the Dongling people, and the Nanzhen Fusi [Six Doors] is still the territory of the Jinling people, and there is no difference in quality.
As for the reason why Qin Ke'er couldn't understand it, it was only because they were not united within the Guangling Assassins, unlike the Dongling Assassins and the Jinling Assassins, even if Xie An handed over the duties of Mo Fei or Ding Qiu to any of the brothers in their respective Assassin Pavilions, the two would not complain, because in their eyes, an Assassin Lodge was a whole, sharing blessings and difficulties. Even if you are missing arms and legs, you still have your own hotel to be responsible for the rest of your life, and there will never be a thing of abandoning your companions.
And this is something that Qin Ke'er can't understand, after all, she has irreconcilable contradictions in principle with Wan Li, the leader of another group of Guangling assassins, although they are both Guangling assassins, but they are not united internally.
After a few simple instructions to tell everyone to be wary of the Taiping Army, Xie An sent the cadre away. Gu sat in the seat of the handsome tent and thought about something.
For example, try to calculate [Heavenly Ji] Liu Qing and find a place for last night's events, but when I thought that the Taiping Army was so lucky to touch the southern camp of our own camp yesterday, I never bumped into any Dongling or Jinling assassins during this period. Xie An was amazed at his good fortune, but he was really a little depressed.
Depressed, really depressed......
Even a man knows that the pleasure of doing that kind of thing is actually just a short time when it erupts, and unlike women, men don't need that long foreplay......
In this case, in fact, I spent most of my time serving her last night?
Xie An glanced at Qin Ke'er inexplicably. The complex meaning in his eyes made the intelligent Qin Ke'er stunned for a moment, unable to understand the deep meaning.
Hmm, yes. At first, it was half pushed, but the woman in the back actually enjoyed it, and her whole body relaxed, humming and chirping. I almost screamed out when I covered my mouth and got carried away, and I was really afraid that she would scream. Heard by that silly girl......
You don't have to move, just lie down, how can you look like yourself, tired and half dead......
Well, according to this understanding, I actually suffered a lot last night, although I was psychologically satisfied......
It's still the easiest to be with Mai'er, and you don't have to do anything...... Well, but that's actually pretty awkward psychologically......
Alas, it seems that he is tired of life!
"It's so good, woman......" Looking at Qin Ke'er, Xie An let out a heartfelt sigh.
Qin Ke'er was stunned when she heard this, she thought that Xie An had some lust for her again, but when she took a closer look at Xie An's eyes, she found that there was nothing there, more things that she couldn't understand.
"I always think that the master is thinking about something that is rude to a slave...... Isn't the master thinking about the Taiping Army? Qin Ke'er interjected a little awkwardly, and even she couldn't figure out why she was embarrassed.
"The Taipings? Oh, yes, yes......" As soon as Qin Ke'er reminded him, Xie An nodded as if he had just woken up from a dream, bowed his head and frowned in thought.
Hmm, last night, Liu Qing successfully attacked our military camp, I must have believed in that meaningless code, I can start from it and calculate her......
It's not my Xie An's character to suffer losses, well, I must find a way to get this field back!
Suffer......
Ah, what a loss!
She should have served herself, and in the end she made the floor as if she was serving her, but she was relaxed, just lying on the couch and not moving, but she was tired like a cow......
Forget it, for the sake of her last night or the first night, I don't care, how can I say that I can be regarded as a pity for the jade, last night's movements were very gentle, and it won't hurt her, hmm......
But then again, it's a real loss......
Raising his head and glancing at Qin Ke'er, Xie An smashed his mouth, looking for the answer in whether he wanted a sense of conquest or a relaxed pleasure.
Looking at Xie An's gaze that seemed to have a deep meaning, Qin Ke'er, who was new to human affairs, inexplicably felt red in the face and red ears, and her heart beat faster.
Xie An guessed well, although she was extremely dissatisfied with Xie An occupying her body, but Qin Ke'er felt quite relieved by his gentle movements, after all, she was born in a Qinglou, she had seen a lot of dirty things, and she also knew that there were some men in the world who seemed to her to be crazy, and they did not treat women as human beings, but as bargaining chips, items, or simple venting props.
In fact, Qin Ke'er really didn't expect Xie An to treat her so gently last night, which can be called pity and pity, after all, Xie An's gaze at her before was very rough and direct, as if he wanted to swallow her whole.
Thinking about it, Qin Ke'er felt that her cheeks were gradually getting hot, and her breath became a little messy, after all, putting aside her emotional unswervingness, her body was quite enjoyable last night. She knows that not all women will experience pleasure for the first time, more just pain, so think about it, in fact, she is quite lucky?
Hurriedly shook his head and put this terrible thought behind him, Qin Ke'er took a few deep breaths to calm down his mood and wait for him to come back to his senses. found that Xie An had sat next to her at some point, looking at her with a smile almost close to her face.
Subconsciously moved her hot face, Qin Ke'er said embarrassedly in a somewhat coquettish tone, "Master don't want to scare the little slave......" Unfortunately, she was interrupted by Xie An before she finished speaking.
"Last night...... Doesn't it feel good? ”
"......" Listening to the explicit and shameless words, Qin Ke'er's delicate body trembled slightly, but she had to admit that Xie An did not hurt her, and let her experience pleasure in the first meeting.
Qin Ke'er struggled in every way. But starting from the facts, what Xie An said was indeed right, but she didn't want to admit it from her heart, after all, she was not willing to give the man in front of her who was still a year younger than her.
Why did he ask? Are you testing yourself?
I have lost almost nothing. What else is he tempting?
Out of horror at the incomprehensible things, Qin Ke'er nodded with difficulty, barely showing a shy smile, after all, in her opinion, at the moment, she only had the only way out to please the man in front of her as much as possible, unless Liu Qing could save her.
"Great!" Under Qin Ke'er's stunned gaze, Xie Anzhang chuckled. As if relieved, he lowered his voice and said with a depressed expression. "Last night, sir, I suffered too much for the sake of pity and jade, and I always felt that I was here to serve you...... Change you tonight! ”
"......" Qin Ke'er looked at Xie An blankly for a while, and only then did he understand the true meaning of his words. It's really ridiculous.
She thought that Xie An said that to test her something, but she didn't expect it. Xie An was just entangled in that big thing, like a child, and put on a look of loss and chagrin.
I beg you to stain my innocence?
The one who suffers is whether I am good or not!
I can't wait to beat this shameless guy who doesn't know what to do and what he doesn't know how to be honest!
Alas, anyway, the wood has been made into a boat, and the rice has been cooked, and there is not much difference between one and two times......
I hope that Liu Qing's girl will quickly defeat this shameless guy and save herself.
After comforting herself in her heart, Qin Ke'er forcibly endured the inexplicable anger in her heart out of helplessness, reluctantly showed a shy smile, and nodded shyly.
At this moment, Qin Ke'er still hoped that Liu Qing could rescue her from the sea of suffering, and this expectation only lasted until that night.
Just when Xie An was about to do that with Qin Ke'er under the nose of the little girl Wang Xin, he suddenly heard a report that Liang Cheng, the chief general of the Great Liang Army, handed a letter to Xie An.
"My lord, this is the only time that someone shot into the camp with an arrow, and it was picked up by our patrol soldiers!"
After saying this, Liang Chengben immediately retired, he was not a fool, seeing that Qin Ke'er was already sitting in the inner corner of the bed, covering his delicate body with a futon, where did he dare to stay too much, and even since he came in, he didn't dare to raise his head.
"Zhou Jun Xie Shuai personally opened?" Glancing at the back of Liang Cheng leaving, Xie An muttered the words on the envelope and muttered to himself, "This is obviously for me, but around here, who will write to me?" Or shoot arrows into the camp......"
Shaking his head, Xie An tore open the envelope, took a closer look, and after just one glance, Xie An showed an extremely weird smile on his face, and muttered, "Hehehe! Heck, that's really...... What a surprise! ”
"What's so surprising to you?" Qin Ke'er's heart moved slightly, she had already taken off her usual clothes and only put down her underwear, moved over, her chest was against Xie An's back, and her eyes were looking at the letter in his hand.
After all, this is the real purpose of Qin Ke'er's initial acquiescence to being ransomed by Xie An, after all, Xie An is the secretary of the Criminal Department of the Great Zhou Imperial Court, and he is also the commander of the 80,000 Great Liang Army this time, and the head of the two rebel forces of the [Three Kings] and [Taiping Army], the Eight Sages King Li Xian, can obtain more precious information by his side than staying in the Yingchun Tower in Guangling, and it is more critical.
Of course, the most qualitative reason is still that Qin Ke'er can't afford to provoke this big man.
I don't know if I slept with the woman next to me and treated her as my own, Xie An didn't deliberately cover it up, but looked at the handwriting on the paper and pondered.
Behind him, Qin Ke'er's face changed slightly, a burst of shock flashed in her beautiful eyes, and her heart was even more like a stormy wave, far more frightened than before she gave Xie An yesterday, inexplicable panic, endless panic.
I saw that there were only seven words written on that piece of letterhead. Powerful and powerful, it is not difficult to guess that it must have been written by an unusual character.
[100,000 soldiers, have gone to Jiangdong!] ]