Chapter 945: Preparing to Escape
Yao Xiang looked at his subordinate generals and asked, "How many soldiers and horses has been recruited by our army so far, and how many soldiers in the battalion have seen this inscription." ”
"General, our army is currently recruiting only more than 20,000 recruits, and most of the soldiers in the battalion are illiterate. One of the generals said truthfully.
When Yao Xiang heard this, he nodded, and said with a straight face: "Fortunately, the situation is not too bad, immediately send an order, let the military cadets closely monitor the newly recruited recruits, and completely prohibit them from talking about the content of the text. ”
"Yes, General." The general gave the order loudly and immediately went to prepare.
Subsequently, Yao Xiang issued an order to conduct closed training for the newly recruited soldiers, and instilled in them the idea that Wang Wu's army was evil, so that these newly recruited soldiers could be loyal to him wholeheartedly.
However, in any case, Wang Wu's dispatch of meticulous actions still had a very huge impact on Yao Xiang's plan, and made Yao Xiang's original plan to recruit 50,000 troops completely bankrupt, and many people in Liaodong, after hearing the content of the text, began to investigate the truth of the matter, among them, the most important evidence is where the looted food and property have gone, and the valley where the bandits who were completely annihilated has become a place they often go.
In addition to the people of Liaodong, the defenders of Yan who stayed in Liaodong also attached great importance to this matter, and immediately sent people to carry out a detailed investigation of this matter.
There is a saying that you can't contain fire in paper, and through a careful investigation, all kinds of evidence are directly pointed to Yao Xiang, that is to say, what Wang Wu's army sent out is true. There is no false information.
Knowing that Yao Xiang had done such a heartless thing in order to frame Wang Wu's army, the remaining soldiers and horses of the Yan Kingdom were very angry, and immediately sent the results of this investigation to the direction of Jicheng so that Murong Jun, the king of Yan, could personally handle the matter.
And the people of Liaodong, after learning the news. All of them were organized and ready to ask Yao Xiang for an explanation, and the recruits and soldiers who were secretly training in the camp also learned the news more or less and began to brew a rebellion, and the soldiers under Yao Xiang's command gradually became suspicious of this matter, after all, there were indeed 500 soldiers and horses among them who were transferred to complete important tasks. And now, after such a long time, there is no news of these 500 soldiers and horses, and many soldiers have begun to suspect that the 500 soldiers who were transferred are likely to be the 500 bandits who were completely annihilated in the valley.
If the matter is true, these soldiers who have followed Yao Xiang for a long time will not be able to accept it no matter what. After all, these dead soldiers were their comrades-in-arms. It was an elite soldier under Yao Xiang's command, and Yao Xiang actually put his five hundred soldiers to death for personal gain, which is a little unreasonable anyway.
Now, not only the Wang Wu army hated Yao Xiang to the core, but also the people of Liaodong, the garrison, the newly recruited soldiers and horses, and the elite soldiers and horses who had followed Yao Xiang for a long time. They all began to oppose Yao Xiang, so it was more and more unfavorable to Yao Xiang.
In this emergency situation, Yao Xiang immediately summoned his henchmen and generals to study the strategy of coping. to tide over this.
In the big tent of the Chinese army, a general looked at Yao Xiang, hugged his fists and said: "General, you can't contain fire in paper, now, our army's plan has been completely leaked, and the new soldiers and soldiers are ready to move, and there is a possibility of mutiny at any time!" ”
"Yes! General, not only the recruits are ready to move, but even the soldiers who have followed the general for many years have already expressed their dissatisfaction, and if this situation continues to develop, the consequences will be unimaginable! Another general, worried.
Obviously, the core generals under Yao Xiang's command are very pessimistic about the next situation, and feel that the current situation is very difficult to control, and if they are not careful, they may fall into a situation from which they will never recover.
When Yao Xiang heard this, he sighed secretly, paused, looked at his subordinate generals, and said: "Generals, the most important thing is the responsibility of the general, and the general has harmed the generals!" After speaking, he looked at his subordinates very guiltily.
"No, fifth brother, it's all to blame that I didn't complete the task well, resulting in three fish that slipped through the net, otherwise, this matter would not have leaked out so easily." Yao Chang looked at Yao Xiang and said reproachfully.
"General, we are also responsible." Several henchmen said with self-reproach.
Yao Xiang waved his hand, looked at his subordinate generals, and said: "As the commander, the general is not thoughtful, or the general has more responsibilities!" However, now that the situation is so critical, there is no point in discussing who is right and who is wrong, and what we need to do at present is how to safely survive the current crisis! ”
Obviously, Yao Xiang is also very worried about the current situation, and intends to discuss with his subordinates how to deal with the current dangerous situation.
"General, now the people of Liaodong are becoming more and more hostile to us, and the soldiers in the army are becoming more and more dissatisfied, this is not a place to stay for a long time, we still have to evacuate Liaodong as much as possible." A general, Masase said.
"Yes! General, if King Yan knew that we treated the people under his rule like this, he would definitely not spare us, and we must not stay in Liaodong anymore, otherwise, there would be a risk of our lives! Another general, said loudly.
Obviously, in today's dangerous situation, Yao Xiang's generals all believe that Liaodong should be evacuated immediately to save their lives.
Yao Xiang frowned and thought for a moment, and said, "If we leave Liaodong, where can we retreat?" ”
Obviously, Yao Xiang also had the idea of evacuating Liaodong, after all, the situation at this time was too sinister, the main army of Wang Wu's army was a lingering threat, and the people of Liaodong not only would not support him, but also were full of hostility towards him.
"General, the northeast of Liaodong is Goguryeo, it is better for our army to immediately withdraw to Goguryeo and take refuge in the king of Goguryeo, this may be a way out for us." A subordinate general shouted loudly.
"Yes! General, Goguryeo may be a good place to go, so why don't you go to Goguryeo! Another general said loudly.
Obviously, at this time there was no better way out than to evacuate farther in the direction of Goguryeo.
Yao Xiang thought carefully for a moment, nodded, and said: "Okay, Goguryeo is indeed a good place to go, pass the order, let the army start preparing immediately, and be ready to leave Liaodong and go to Goguryeo at any time." ”
Obviously, in this treacherous situation, Yao Xiang had already made up his mind to leave Liaodong as fast as possible and go in the direction of Goguryeo to avoid the impending calamity.
"General, what about the 20,000 recruits that our army has just recruited, they are all ordinary people from Liaodong, and they should not be willing to follow our army to Goguryeo." A subordinate general looked at Yao Xiang and asked loudly.
Obviously, these newly recruited recruits are a big problem, and if they are not handled properly, they may cause serious consequences at any time.
Yao Xiang thought for a moment, looked at the generals beside him, and said, "Immediately disarm these recruits and send them to the nearby city to prevent them from causing a big deal." ”
"Yes, General." The general replied loudly and immediately turned to prepare.
Subsequently, more than 20,000 recruits in Yaoxiang's camp were collected and sent to a nearby city for training, while the remaining veterans immediately packed up and prepared to evacuate in the direction of Goguryeo.
After just a few hours of preparation, at dusk, less than 5,000 soldiers and horses under Yao Xiang's command were almost ready, however, a large amount of military food and money were hoarded in Beifeng City, and these materials were too much, Yao Xiang and his soldiers and horses obviously could not take away all these materials, so they had to leave most of the materials and only take away a small part of the materials.
"General, the whole army has been prepared, can you go?" A subordinate general walked up to Yao Xiang and said loudly.
Yao Xiang looked at the sky and said, "Pass the order, and after dark, the army will set off again." ”
"Yes, General." The subordinate general accepted the order loudly.
Obviously, the reason why Yao Xiang chose to march in the dark was to hide people's eyes and ears, so as to achieve the purpose of quickly evacuating the land of right and wrong.
"Fifth brother, we are so rashly marching in the direction of Goguryeo, what if the king of Goguryeo does not accept us? We're going to be in a dilemma. Yao Chang looked at Yao Xiang and said worriedly.
Yao Chang's concern. It is indeed possible, but Yao Xiang was very urgent to retreat to Goguryeo at this time, so he did not have time to calmly send an envoy to the capital pill city.
Yao Xiang thought for a while, and said: "You don't have to worry, there are not many soldiers and horses in Goguryeo, our army has nearly 5,000 soldiers and horses, if you join Goguryeo, it will definitely greatly enhance the strength of Goguryeo, I think, the king of Goguryeo will not refuse." ”
"Fifth brother, it's better to say hello in advance." Yao Chang said softly.
Yao Xiang nodded, and said with a straight face: "Okay!" You led a group of personal soldiers and immediately went to the capital of Goguryeo to express our position to the king of Goguryeo. ”
"Yes, Fifth Brother, I'll set off now." Yao Chang accepted the order loudly and immediately turned around to prepare.
Soon, Yao Chang led a team of personal soldiers to leave Beifeng City and rushed to the capital pill city nearly a thousand miles away at the fastest speed, preparing to surrender to Goguryeo. (To be continued......)