Chapter 115: Sneak Attack on Wuguan
When the Qin army arrived at the east gate of Wuguan, the huge caravan was already being inspected by the defenders. The Tabe officials danced and instructed their subordinates to value and register the goods of each cart in order to collect the corresponding taxes and fees.
Because the mountain east of Wuguan is dangerous, the road is narrow enough to only allow two cars to run in parallel, so looking at the past, the convoy is endless. At the current rate, there is not an hour or two that cannot be tested, and in another half an hour at most, it will be dark.
Looking at the captain of the Qin army coming, the steward of the convoy greeted him with a flattering face. The guards tried to stop the other party, but they were stopped by the captain waving his hand. Seeing this, the steward was immediately overjoyed, bowed his head and bowed, and did not forget to hand out a piece of red gold in his hand, and said, "The villain greets the general." ”
Du Wei secretly weighed the amount of gold, showed a satisfied smile, and said politely: "No courtesy!" Excuse me! Where did you come from and where are you going? ”
"General Hui, the small one is the steward of the Li family firm in Wanxian County, no, the summer grain in Nanyang has been collected, and the small one is being ordered by my lord to be transported to the customs to sell." The team steward explained humbly.
"These 100 carts are all grain?" The Lieutenant asked suspiciously.
Now Guanzhong is short of food! The price of one stone of grain has risen to fifty Qin and a half taels, and if these hundred carts are grain, there are thousands of stones, which is enough to make a profit of dozens of gold. Li's firm has heard of it himself, it is the largest commercial bank in Nanyang, but he didn't expect that the other party's financial resources are so strong.
"There are eighty-five carts of grain, and the rest are silk, brocade, and some rare things, like Korean cement and paper."
"Why didn't your boss come? How many people are coming together this time? Du Wei frowned, this matter was a little strange.
If you add silk and other things, the value of the goods transported by this caravan is already more than 100 gold. The big shopkeeper of the caravan has seen it himself, how could such an important transport not be escorted?!
At this time, a young woman came charmingly, bowed, spoke softly, and said, "The concubine has seen the general." ”
The steward flashed to the side, and did not forget to introduce: "General, this is the eldest daughter of my master." ”
Captain Qin Jun looked at the beauty in front of him, almost stunned. It is said that Li's firm has a beauty who is not inferior to a man, but I didn't expect to see it as soon as I heard it!
The person who came smiled and said, "My father occasionally felt the wind and cold, and it was not easy to go out, and now he is recuperating at home." The general also knows that this item has three prices a day, and there is no fixed number, so he must hurry up and sell it while the price is high. The father is seriously ill, and the concubine has no eldest brother, only a younger brother, so she can only be a concubine who is tired of driving and transporting food all the way. ”
Captain Qin nodded vigorously, and the guard next to him flashed back and tugged at the corner of Lieutenant's clothes. Only then did the lieutenant come back to his senses and said with a distressed face: "The girl is really hard. ”
"How can the concubine be a general, although the concubine is just a woman, but she also knows that we Qin people can live and work in peace and contentment, thanks to heroes like the general. Just like my father's business trip to Han, Wei, Chu, and even Qi, Yan, and Zhao, all countries did not dare to despise and bully us, just because the general was our backing. ”
The captain of the Qin army unconsciously made his body more upright, so as to conform to the image of "tall".
The woman sneered, a flush flashed across her face, and said: "The concubine admires a soldier like the general the most in her life, and today the concubine is in charge and gives five carts of grain to the general and his subordinates. ”
"This can't be helped, this can't be done." The captain of the Qin army waved his hand again and again, but there was no refusal on his face.
"Where can't you do it? The general ordered the gifts of the concubine, but he had to send someone to inspect the goods quickly, otherwise the door would be closed later, and the concubine would have to sleep in the suburbs. ”
Du Wei was in a hurry, and wanted to say that he was reluctant to let such a beauty as the other party sleep in the suburbs, but when the words came to his mouth, he felt inappropriate, and the other party clearly admired himself. So Du Wei hurriedly changed his words and said: "This is natural, the girl traveled thousands of miles to Xianyang to transport grain, which is really a good thing to relieve Guanzhong, and she will fully cooperate." Someone! Where is the Tabe official? ”
"The subordinates are here!" Tabe replied.
"Did you hear what this girl said?" The lieutenant asked, in an official tone.
"My subordinates can hear it clearly."
"Just listen clearly. Let's collect taxes according to eighty truckloads of grain and two truckloads of silk! With a wave of his hand, the lieutenant made a final conclusion.
"Huh?" The Tianbe official was stunned for a moment, but then thought that the other party had sent five carts of grain, and he was not at a loss, so he could only respond: "Oh! ”
"Lu Yi, you can watch from the sidelines, just let people check it casually. Don't conflict with the distinguished guests of the general, understand? Captain Qin Jun replied again.
"Whoa!" A sturdy squire answered.
"By the way, girl, how many people are in your caravan, do you need to arrange a place for Ben to stay?" Captain Qin Jun turned his head and asked with a pleasant face.
"General Hui, counting the concubines, there are a total of five hundred. The concubine also brought Xinzheng's new wine, as well as ten courtesans, and invited the general to a banquet in the evening. As for the accommodation, the guards are used to sleeping in the open, so find them a shelter from the wind and rain, and guard the grain carts. ”
"Haha! Good! Then I might as well be respectful. Sons, there was a big feast in the evening, and I was going to entertain the distinguished guests. Captain Qin Jun said with great joy.
Hearing this, Qin Jun's face near the city gate also wiped a look of impatient joy. There's even a courtesan in the caravan! There are activities in the evening.
It's night, and the guests and hosts are happy. Although the Qin army was named Du Wei, he actually had only 3,000 men under his command. He generously gave the whole army a leave, leaving only 600 soldiers to guard the east and west gates. Although the lieutenant general felt that it was inappropriate, he saw that there were all the old and young in the caravan, as well as women, and the carriages randomly checked had no weapons, and his heart was also a little calm.
The liquor brought by the caravan tasted bitter and spicy at first, but accompanied by the singing and dancing of beauties, Qin Jun drank dizzy unconsciously, and most of the guards in the caravan also participated in this "military-civilian party". However, because of this, the last trace of defense in the heart of the Qin military commander was also removed.
Especially at the banquet, Wan'er seemed to have secretly agreed that she was not yet engaged, which made the captain of the Qin army even more overjoyed. The two sides agreed to be private for life, and they would always marry Qin and Jin. Wan'er's thoughtfulness moved the heart of the Qin army commander, and the news of the Nanyang County soldiers' repeated "big victories" made the Qin army commander doubly distressed.
In the second half of the night, when it was dark, everyone was sleepy.
There was a sound in the quiet caravan, and the originally drunk guards were not a little drunk. They were the first to come into contact with this kind of liquor, and they had more or less resistance, unlike the Qin army, who were accustomed to drinking sweet wine with a very low degree and drank spirits at first glance.
Of course, in order to do enough tricks, almost half of the caravan was really drunk. But even if less than 300 people are awake at the moment, it is enough to attack and occupy the east gate of Wuguan. As for the weapons, they were hidden in the dark compartment of the carriage behind. At that time, it was getting dark, and everyone was rushing to the banquet, and no one saw anything unusual at all. Even the adjutant general of the Qin army was cautious and did not find any clues.
On the east gate of Wuguan, the Qin soldiers, who had been noisy for half the night, were sleepily patrolling the city, completely unaware that the robes under the city had already turned into corpses and fell to the ground.
A man in black stretched out two fingers, separated and closed, one pointing to the left and the other to the right, making a gesture of wiping his neck, and immediately two groups of people behind him obeyed the order and stepped forward, sneaking up on the Qin army in the left and right directions of the city, one for each person, clean and neat. The Qin army, who was suddenly attacked, was in chaos like the robes under the city, and wanted to make a sound warning, but as the trachea was cut, gurgling blood gushed out, which prevented him from calling for help.
In this way, one by one, the caravan guards carefully dealt with the soldiers who were keeping vigil at Wuguan. It wasn't until an alert Qin army discovered the anomaly and shouted that the caravan guards changed to a strong attack. Only, it's too late. The east gate of Wuguan was soon announced to be broken, and the Han troops who poured into the city gate were killed whenever they met, and before dawn, the 3,000 Qin army was annihilated.
(Thanks to Lu Miya, Xiao Shao 327, Nangong Qinshu for the reward, and one more in the evening.) )