063 Zhou Wei's Bandits
Dongyun Mountain was far away from the imperial city, and Zhou Wei ordered the army to start preparations at night, and set off before dawn.
I sat in the middle carriage and bumped all the way, looking at the dark night outside the car, and kept complaining in my heart, why did he have to take me, my bathing holiday~ And I was in such a hurry, I didn't even have a chance to say goodbye to King Mu.
The soldiers and horses marched all the way to the east, marching at full speed during the day, and camping at night, and Zhou Wei was like being beaten with chicken blood, and when the night was good, he actually ordered to rush at night.
Five days later, the team finally arrived near Dongyun Mountain, where the mountains are located and the terrain is steep, and the Dongyun Mountain, where the bandits are entrenched, is the most dangerous of the mountains.
Zhou Wei chose a relatively hidden place to set up camp, and the soldiers began to prepare for battle after eating.
I also thought that the army was about to attack the mountain, but Zhou Wei ordered at this time that except for the guards, everyone else went to sleep and rest, and the battle was arranged separately, and the soldiers were surprised.
And Zhou Wei called the military division out of the camp, and I, as a portable eunuch, naturally had to follow.
They did not go to Dongyun Mountain, but climbed towards a high mountain opposite Dongyun Mountain. The road up the mountain was rugged and complicated, and the two of them were in good shape to open up the road all the way, but I walked behind but still tired and panting, sweating profusely.
The higher I climbed, the farther I was left behind by them, until later, their figures had disappeared into the thick jungle.
I couldn't help but panic: "Your Majesty? Emperor! β
Soon, I only heard Zhou Wei's scolding voice in the distance: "This waste! β
Then the branches of the tree rattled, the sound got closer and closer to me, and it didn't take long for the branches and leaves next to me to move, and Zhou Wei's figure appeared in front of me.
He glanced at me: "It's troublesome. β
There are countless "hehe" floating in my heart, I don't want to come out to kill any bandits, you have to take me, and now you think I'm troublesome!
Just as I was feeling guilty in my heart, he suddenly stepped towards me, and I thought he was going to hit me, and instinctively shrank my head.
At this moment, his hand suddenly grabbed my waist, and suddenly the world turned upside down, and I was completely weightless, and when I recovered again, I was already carried by him on my shoulder.
He was more than 1.8 meters tall, which made the distance between me and the ground so high that I couldn't help but be dizzy and scared, and when he walked, I felt even more insecure about the bumpy feeling.
"Your Majesty, how dare the slave and maid work for you, the slave and maid will go by themselves...... The emperor ...... "I was so nervous that my body stiffened, and I even trembled when I spoke.
"No more nonsense, throw you into the wolf's den!" He said coldly.
Forehead...... I'm helpless, but I'm used to it, I've never had a say.
At this time, I can only think evilly in my heart, if he throws me down, I will catch him to death, and it will be a big deal to roll down the hill together, who am I afraid of as a eunuch.
didn't go far, and soon met with the military advisor, only to hear the military advisor shouting: "The emperor ......" There was incomprehensible confusion in his tone.
Zhou Wei didn't speak or look at him, and his footsteps kept walking past him.
Only then did I see the face of the military advisor, and I saw his expression of discovering a new continent, looking at Zhou Wei and me on his shoulder. After making eye contact with me, he immediately looked away and continued to follow Zhou Wei's footsteps as if nothing had happened.
As soon as I thought about it, this was indeed a new thing, the eunuch was tired, so the emperor picked him up and walked, although the action was a little violent, but it did violate identity and common sense.
Thinking of this, I can't help but feel funny, it seems that Zhou Wei's infamy is going to be one more - pampering eunuchs, hahaha......
Finally climbed to the top of the mountain, Zhou Wei put me down, although I didn't do my best, but my limbs were already tense to the point of numbness, and I sat on the ground.
Zhou Wei and the military advisor looked at Dongyun Mountain opposite, began to discuss the mountain topography, and said something I didn't understand well, so I turned my head to look down the mountain.
At this time, it is the height of summer, and as far as the eye can see, it is a lush and lush mountain forest, with steep mountains and strange stones, red flowers and willow green. The cool breeze on the top of the mountain dries the fine sweat on the body, which is cool and pleasant. If it weren't for this bandit war, it would have been a relaxing and enjoyable outing.
After returning to the camp, Zhou Wei discussed with the military advisor until late at night, and finally formulated a battle plan.
I yawned secretly beside me, although I didn't go out of my way to listen, but I also knew a rough idea, and they all agreed that the terrain of Dongyun Mountain was treacherous and not suitable for a strong attack.
In the next few days, they began to plan how to lure the bandits down the mountain, and without the terrain and mountains as an advantage, the bandits would become dehydrated fish, and it would be easy to annihilate them.
And what can get the bandits out of the nest is undoubtedly what they like - money and things.
Zhou Wei ordered the soldiers to disguise themselves as nearby villagers and spread the news in the market: Recently, a batch of silver taels and grain from the imperial city for disaster relief were transported through Dongyun Mountain, but when they heard that the mountain bandits were in trouble here, the above decided to divide the troops into two routes, passing through the southernmost and northernmost parts of Dongyun Mountain.
The reason why Zhou Wei arranged for the troops to be divided into two roads was to divert the forces of the mountain bandits as much as possible, so as to empty their old nests, and one was in the southernmost and the other in the northernmost, so they could not take care of each other, which increased the possibility of victory.
Within a week after the news spread, the soldiers were fighting seriously according to Zhou Wei's requirements.
I have to say that Zhou Wei in the past few days has really impressed me, usually he is too lazy to go to the court, and he has not been willing to criticize the folds, but now he is more diligent than anyone else, and he personally trains soldiers every day with stars and moons, and the look on his face is solemn and serious that I have never seen.
Zhou Wei hates reading the most, and he only thinks about it when he sleeps, and I've never seen him read the art of war, but now he talks about it.
What's even more rare is that he also knows how to pay attention to the psychological quality of the soldiers, and does some psychological counseling from time to time.
From the eyes of the soldiers, I could see that they really admired Zhou Wei, and they did not regard him as an emperor, but as a general.
Actually, I gradually began to admit that Zhou Wei was not a good-for-nothing manic, he was probably a martial arts wizard, but God jokingly misplaced him, coupled with his mother's suppression and coercion of him, resulting in the mediocre Zhou Wei in the court.
The day before the plan was implemented, Zhou Wei found me, looked at me expressionlessly for a while, and finally said, "What do you think of this plan?" β
I was eating chicken at the time, so I quickly put down the chicken legs, wiped the oil on my mouth, and replied with some embarrassment: "Okay, of course it's good......"
I feel inexplicable in my heart, the war is going to start tomorrow, and you are starting to wonder if it's a little late today?
"Why do I always feel that something is wrong......" he frowned and sighed deeply.
"You may be too tired, why don't you rest early today." I said. He was indeed too tired these days, and for him, the current day was equivalent to a month's work in the palace.
"Rest a fart, what is wrong with me?!" He sat down with the hem of his clothes and didn't plan to leave!
Forehead...... Let me say something, he thinks it's wrong, and it's not me! I could only say: "The emperor didn't ask the military advisor what he thought? β
He looked at me coldly: "It's nonsense again!" He knows I'm still asking you what you're doing? β
No way! He really thinks of me as omnipotent, he is insane and thinks of something wrong, and the military advisor can't understand it, so he comes to ask me!
I looked helplessly at the chicken thighs on the table, it should be cold for a while!
I couldn't prevaricate, so I could only say a few words casually: "The slave and maid think that this plan is perfect, the south will transport grain, the north will transport wealth, and the north and south will be separated by more than ten miles, and they will not ......communicate with each other."
At this point, I seemed to have realized something, and I habitually bit my lip and pondered.
Zhou Wei still understands me, seeing my state, he unconsciously sat up straight, waited patiently and did not disturb me.
After a while, I looked at him and said, "It's not that the mountain bandits don't know that their greatest advantage is the steep terrain, and they can go down the mountain to fight against the people, but if they want to fight against the royal soldiers, can they take risks?" β
"The last robbery of military salaries has already given them a taste of sweetness, and they will definitely not let it go this time." Zhou Wei said with an oath.
I nodded: "Yes, they will take risks, but they will not put themselves in danger." β
Hearing my words, Zhou Wei's pupils suddenly dilated, as if he had been stimulated by something, he suddenly grabbed my shirt and said excitedly: "So, in order to take advantage of it and get out of the way, they will choose one of them!" β
I nodded, pulling my clothes out of his fist little by little.
He let go of me, his gaze became ethereal, and he muttered, "Last time, it was the military salary that was robbed, so this time, they will choose grain and grass......"
I slowly smoothed out the folds on my placket that he had scratched, and said with a sigh, "In this way, this plan is equivalent to being wasted!" β
He glared at me sharply.
I was a little flustered: "It's not useless...... Is it? β
I immediately reacted, and he just couldn't accept it for a while.
Indeed, splitting the mountain bandits' forces into two and annihilating them separately will not only end the battle as soon as possible, but will also reduce our army's casualties to a great extent. However, now that this plan has been scrapped, the difficulty of suppressing bandits has increased a lot.
I immediately comforted him and said, "Your Majesty, even if you can't disperse their forces, it is still more than enough to fight those mountain bandits with your soldiers and horses." β
I thought this sycophant was loud enough, but I didn't expect him to scold me instead: "You know a fart, how can my soldiers and horses be sacrificed senselessly." β
whatοΌοΌ I heard you right! His Huo Huo's life is still few, and half of the tragic deaths in the palace are from him! Now that he is saying this kind of thing again, he really makes him sing with a red face and a white face, as if he who sits on the throne and he who rides a horse and leads the army are completely two people.
"This plan can't be scrapped!" He said it in no uncertain terms.
I asked, "What do you mean ......?"
He looked at me, his gaze darkening and deepening......