Chapter 602: Acting Without Permission
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King Zhou really went to Chizhou City first.
But he did not follow Lan Ting's advice to stay in Chizhou City, and when he relied on the letter of Chun Gui and showed the golden order to mobilize the guards of the Chizhou Jinyi Guard, King Zhou immediately set off to rush back to Qingyang County, and at this time the eyes and ears he sent had already discovered the den of the robbers.
"Actually, it's not far from the Wild Wolf Ridge, but the robbers deliberately circled around the Wild Wolf Ridge a few times, and the subordinates didn't dare to follow too closely, and they didn't dare to follow after Deputy Zhao was taken into the mountain by them for a while, and it took some time to finally find the col where the robbers were hiding."
After listening to the report, King Zhou said to Xue Cheng, the captain of Chizhou Jinyi Guard: "The robbers are armed with arrows and crossbows, and they are not ordinary mountain bandits, and they are holding the family members of Deputy Zhao hostage as a lure, so it can be seen that the intention is to be unfavorable to the king, and the crime of murdering the prince is more reverse, and Chizhou Jinyi Wei should find out the reverse case." โ
Of course, when the king of Zhou handed over the letter of the return of spring to Xue Cheng, he had already erased the outline of Lan Ting with a lead tree, and Jin Yiwei did not know that the robbers were not the king of Qi's information, they originally only obeyed the holy will, and did not send and transfer for the king of Zhou, but now the king of Zhou is not the imperial order, and he also holds the golden order given by His Majesty the emperor, and the crime of rebellion is not an exaggeration of the king of Zhou, Xue Cheng should indeed check the truth, and he does not dare to refuse the golden order not to save Lan Ting, the deputy envoy of the Qin mission.
"Yes, the subordinates will arrange it, but you have to ask the personal guards of His Highness's Mansion to lead the way." Xue Cheng decided to follow orders.
"This king will go with Captain Xue." Zhou Wang said.
"Your Highness must not take risks personally!" The palace guards and Xue Cheng stopped in unison.
"Deputy Envoy Zhao and his wife are burdened by this king, this king must personally supervise the battle to rescue the two of them safely, and you don't need to say anything to delay the opportunity, otherwise, if something happens to Deputy Envoy Zhao and his wife...... Captain Xue was inevitably held accountable by the emperor for dereliction of duty. "King Zhou is extremely resolute.
The guards and Xue Cheng looked at each other, obviously still hesitating.
"Besides, if this king stays in Qingyang County, the Jinyi guard must assign people to protect the safety of this king, and the captain can be sure that he will successfully rescue the hostages and return safely? It is more likely that the bandits will move the tiger away from the mountain, if they concentrate their manpower to attack Qingyang County Ya and ambush and kill this king, this king will fall into trouble! King Zhou persuaded.
At this time, Xue Cheng didn't dare to refute anymore, it was just that he was not involved in this incident, but at this time, he had already complied with the royal golden order and was involved, if it really made any mistakes between King Zhou and Lan Ting...... At least one crime of dereliction of duty cannot be escaped.
King Zhou finally can
It is enough to explain his rescue plan: "Although we have identified the robbers' den, but Deputy Envoy Zhao and his wife are still in the hands of the robbers, and the safety of the two of them must be guaranteed. โ
Shi Ji is the guard who is responsible for tracking, as a confidant entrusted by King Zhou, he has always been able to do things, and at this time he hurriedly drew a sketch of the terrain of the den for King Zhou's reference: "The den is located in a mountain col, surrounded by slope forests on three sides, backed by a cliff, in order to survey the terrain, his subordinates climbed a slope forest at night, lurked until dawn, and witnessed Deputy Envoy Zhao and Gu Yiren coming out of the cave at the cliff, it seems to be ...... It's a walk. โ
"Walking?" Xue Cheng was obviously a little surprised.
"Although Deputy Envoy Zhao and Gu Yiren were not bound, there were more than ten robbers guarding outside the cave, and although the robbers allowed Deputy Envoy Zhao to step out of the cave, they did not relax their vigilance immediately afterward."
"Deputy Envoy Zhao knew that the robbers intended to be in this king, and he had already discussed with this king, he would try his best to deal with the robbers, arrange rescue for this king, and buy time for this king, with the wisdom of Deputy Envoy Zhao, it is reasonable to win the trust of the robbers." King Zhou's explanation was aimed at Xue Cheng's suspicions, and he used the long ruler in his hand to point to the slope forest where Shi Cheng had been lurking: "This slope is the closest to the cave, and most of the troops can raid from here." โ
This is not a war in the strict sense of the word, but the king of Zhou seems to regard this encirclement and suppression operation as a war.
"But if we raid from here, won't it be obvious that we are trying to rescue Deputy Envoy Zhao?" Xue Cheng felt that King Zhou's plan was inappropriate.
"We don't know who the leader of the bandits is, but as long as the cave is raided, the leader of the bandits will inevitably appear to command the confrontation, and capture the thief and capture the king first, which is the purpose of this king."
"What if the bandit leader threatens Deputy Zhao?"
"He won't." King Zhou threw the long ruler in his hand: "The bandits want to ambush the person who is the king, not the deputy envoy of Zhao, and since they ambushed in Jintang Village first, they must have followed all the way, found out the whereabouts of the king, the leader of the bandits recognized the king, as soon as the king appeared, he would definitely order the bandits to assassinate the king, in his opinion, the king in order to arrest him and force him to confess to the main envoy, will not care about the life and death of the deputy envoy Zhao, he used the deputy envoy Zhao to threaten the king has no effect at all."
Since this king is the target of ambush, the bandit leader is bound to relax the guard of the hostages, and then the outflanking forces will be able to save Deputy Zhao and his wife while they are unprepared, and our chances of victory are complete
In taking advantage of its unpreparedness four words! But as long as you can achieve a sneak attack, you are bound to be able to do it! โ
He believed in Lan Ting's judgment, but he couldn't let go of those who dared to kidnap Chun Gui as a hostage, and he didn't want to sit back and watch this sudden disaster, in the end, he was unwilling.
If that woman thinks that only Zhao Lanting can sacrifice her life and forget death for her, she will not look at him again in the future.
King Zhou thought that what he was asking for now was nothing more than not being able to be more distant from that person.
He stared at Shi Jian and ordered in a deep voice: "Let our men prepare first, let them memorize the route of action tonight, prepare their long swords and crossbows, and tell them that as long as they can follow the instructions tonight and successfully rescue the hostages, this king will be rewarded according to their merits in the future!" โ
He didn't notice that one of the guards who came from Jinling to meet with him on a private visit to southern Anhui took advantage of the opportunity to prepare for the war, and quietly whispered to an official in the Qingyang County Ya, and no one noticed that the inconspicuous official slipped out of the county government and entered an equally inconspicuous inn in the adjacent street.
The clerk went to see a middle-aged man who lived in the inn, he was dressed as a dart master, a scar on the tip of his eyebrows stretched obliquely to the corner of his forehead, and the air of the rivers and lakes on his body was also in line with what he was wearing now, but according to the words he responded with a sneer when he listened to the clerk's low and eager speech, it can be seen that he is definitely not a dart master.
"Although I don't know why something happened to the extraneous branches, but it's very good, and it still has to be in Wolf Ridge when it comes...... King Zhou seems to be destined to ambush here! โ
King Zhou was completely unaware that the danger was unfolding from his side, he had been staring at a round of golden crows, today it seemed to be moving extremely slowly, like a woman with small feet to move westward, he easily waited until the twilight was brewing in the distance, he changed into a black suit suitable for night walking, and did not forget to order the iron hooves of all mounts to be covered with soft cloth, he was worried that the gang of robbers would set up guards at the entrance of the col not far from Wolf Ridge, hindering this crucial surprise attack, so the action must be cautious.
The darkness of the night may be able to hide the figures, but the sound of horses' hooves in the silent wilderness is very likely to alarm the guards, and in order to minimize the movement, the king of Zhou even decided to abandon his horse and walk two miles away from the entrance.
But before he even reached Wolf Ridge, he was cut off from his way.
The people who blocked it were two that King Zhou never expected.
Danyang Lao Dao and Mo Wen Xiaodao.