Chapter 93: Take a step back and let them fight
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Bao Qing thought, although this Song Renzong himself did not know much, later generations seemed to have a lot of praise for the benevolent government of this Emperor Renzong. If the historical record is true, Emperor Renzong should not be so black-bellied, or it is completely instigated by Lu Yijian's conspiracy.
But is history still following the previous trajectory? It is impossible to know now, at least one thing is no longer in the past history, that is, he has not found a person named Bao Zheng so far. And who is this thirteen princes, I have never heard of it before.
"The imperial court will not leave the thirteen princes in the capital, the reason is very simple. First, the matter of the thirteen princes going out to Beijing to visit relatives has long been decided, and it will be difficult for the thirteen princes to leave a handle at this stall. Second, the friendship of clan relatives should be taken care of, otherwise how does the world look at it? But if the Thirteen Princes really rebelled, then it would be no wonder that the imperial court was untold. Bao Qing said.
"So the imperial court sent the lord down, and the Ming investigation of the Wu army was actually to alarm the thirteen princes? Want him to show his fox tail sooner? Zhan Zhao asked.
"Let's just say so, or maybe you want me to take some drastic measures to force these thirteen princes to rebel, but the court has this big mind. It's just that I don't know yet, what is so special about these thirteen princes that forced the court to make such a big move. By the way, let Ma Han go to find Lord Fan Zhongyan and help me ask this thirteen princes, Zhao Dexin, what happened in the past. I haven't contacted Master Fan since he was deposed. ”
Bao Qing really wanted to leave, but there was no way, Cao Yun's father was still surrounded.
"Zhanzhao, is the tail still following behind?"
"Still following! Or take them down? ”
"No, it should be Hongba's person, with Hongba's nature of using Zhang Xu to assassinate me last time, if I can't be sure that I really leave this time, I will definitely send troops to hunt us down again." We deliberately go slower, believing that it won't be long before news from the dynasty will come. ”
When Bao Qing left, he quietly left the dynasty. In Bao Qing's view, his departure unintentionally exerted huge pressure on Zhuang Lei. This Zhuang Lei originally wanted to stay out of the matter and push Bao Qing to the front of the conflict, but now Bao Qing suddenly left, but Zhuang Lei, as the governor of Bazhou, couldn't go.
As the saying goes, take a step back and open the sky. Bao Qing didn't know how to deal with this complicated situation at first, the plum blossom gang appeared and disappeared, the people behind the scenes of Hongba walked to the front of the stage, and Zhuang Lei's patience had reached the limit. Bao Qing suddenly withdrew from the whirlpool of struggle, and let these people see the opportunity, and also saw the early arrival of the final struggle.
Take a step back and let them fight. The army of the imperial court should set off in time, but I don't know who is leading the troops this time?
About noon, several fast horses galloped from the back of the procession. Everyone turned to look, and sure enough, it was a dynasty.
"Tell me, how's it going?" Bao Qing was a little nervous in his heart and asked anxiously.
"My lord, it's all done. Zhuang Lei mobilized all the catchers and servants to storm the Bazhou battalion and prepare to capture Hongba. Wang Dynasty said.
"Are they the only ones who go to the barracks? Then Wang Fakui didn't follow? Bao Qing asked with some frustration.
"Hey, my lord, how do you know, it was indeed Wang Fakui who went with him and ordered a thousand soldiers and horses. The two gangs are working in the Bazhou camp. Wang replied.
"Wang Fakui, I still can't see this person clearly, but looking at him like that, he is also a master who can't afford to be early. Hong Ba's evaluation of him is passable, and now it seems that this is really not the case! ”
"These bastards, with this fighting energy, why don't you save my father." Cao Yun scolded angrily, and Zhanfang patted Cao Yun's shoulder and comforted her.
Bao Qing looked into the distance and nodded to Zhanzhao, and when Zhanzhao saw this, he immediately took a dozen or so Qincha guards and galloped away into the distance.
"It's a good fight! They are not worried that the Liao people will attack the city at this time, if the Liao people do not react in any way, it means that the Thirteen Princes are really colluding with the Liao people. Presumably, Lady Nayelu will not be idle. If the Liao people took advantage of this opportunity to attack the city, the thirteen princes might still be wronged. ”
"My lord, what's the matter, that Hongba is not a good thing anyway. We sat on the mountain and watched the tiger fight. Jin Wandao said.
"I wanted to, but I couldn't. Just the recital I made about the conclusion of Wu Jun's case, it is estimated that the imperial court will dismiss my official. I'm not afraid of this, if I run away at this stall, in case the thirteenth prince really rebels, then Zhuang Lei may be buried with him, and I, the only Qincha, ran away in advance, and when I return to the capital, I will not die and go to the skin. At least that Lu Yijian will attack me. Of course, I am also unwilling, and they are counting on me. Then I'll pull out this guy Zhuang Lei first. ”
After a while, Zhanzhao came back with people, dragging a few tails that had been following the Qincha team.
"You are Hongba's people! Don't deny it. The reason why I didn't kill you after I arrested you is because I have a question for you. If the answer is good, it is not impossible to spare your lives, otherwise you will all be cut down. ”
Bao Qing still adopted isolation and interrogation, and the six Hongba's spies were divided into three groups. This time, the distance between the three groups was not too far, and although they couldn't hear each other's words clearly, they could still see their movements and expressions clearly when they looked at each other.
Hearing only a few clicks, the two spies on Bao Qing's side shook their bodies, and hurriedly turned their heads, the two spies on Jin Wandao's side were all cut down, and the golden big knife in Jin Wandao's hand was still steaming with blood.
"We all say, we all say!" Bao Qing's two spies trembled with fright.
Killing and being killed are common things for the border army. But from a distance, his companion was beheaded alive, and the psychological impact of watching the killing was far better than being killed. And this kind of time can be calculated by breath to wait for being killed, and it is accompanied by an inexplicable fear.
"Hong Ba's family is in Bazhou City, it seems to be in a grocery store on Chengbei Street. My lord, we've heard it too! The two spies hurriedly kowtowed.
"A grocery store, then?"
"It should be!"
"When it is verified, your life will be counted."
Bao Qing had the attitude of giving it a try, but he didn't expect to come up with something useful. These spies should be Hong Ba's personal soldiers, otherwise they wouldn't know about Hong Ba, or Hong Ba was too hasty and didn't keep it secret.
To catch Hong Ba's family is actually not Bao Qing's main purpose, if Hong Ba rebels with these thirteen princes, I believe that this Hong Ba's family will be a talisman for Bao Qing.
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At this time, Hong Ba was full of armor and carrying a big knife at his waist, and he was pacing around the camp tent. There were more than a dozen officers around this tent, and Zhong Shan was among them.
"Chief, we're running out of time, let's make a decree!" Zhong Shan said.
"I don't have the king's order yet, how can I make the decision without permission, otherwise it will hurt the prince." Hong Ba said.
"What, manager, this Zhuang Lei and Wang Fakui's people are about to rush into the camp, it's too late, if the prince is here, he will definitely ask for help. Otherwise, just sit back and wait! ”
"These bastards are so pushy that they have to cornered us. Things are developing too fast, since they don't care about the safety of the border pass, they don't blame Lao Tzu for being ruthless and unjust. ”
"It's time to decide! Explorer! ”
Hong Ba nodded and said: "All the soldiers and horses with me, and kill them with me, Zhong Shan, pass my order, withdraw all the city defenses, and return to the camp to kill the enemy." ”
Zhong Shan was slightly stunned and asked, "Chief, take down all the city defenses?" Shall we not call for reinforcements? ”
Hong Ba said: "It's not time yet, these people are still coping with it." ”
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Bao Qing sent people to find Hongba's family, and hurried back to Bazhou.
Let them fight between Zhuang Lei and Hong Ba, but Bao Qing went back this time, mainly as a surprise soldier and sneaked back secretly while in chaos. As long as the thirteen princes rebel, according to Bao Qing's idea, the Liao army will inevitably form a response to the rebellion of the thirteen princes, and at that time, the Liao army will inevitably mobilize a large army to suppress the border. I believe that this is also what the thirteenth prince Zhao Dexin wants.
As long as the Liao army's army moves, the Liao army besieging Cao Xi will inevitably loosen. Only then can Bao Qing contact Li Qing and use Li Qing's forces to relieve Cao Xi. According to Cao Yun, if you want to trap her father's nearly 10,000 horses, the Liao army should have more than 30,000, otherwise it will be difficult to surround Cao Xi if it is not three times as many trapped military horses. If the siege line of the Liao army is too long, it only takes a team of 1,000 people to attack the weak place to successfully rescue Cao Xi.
Okay, just wait for this opportunity, it's really not good, and you have to create some small trouble for Zhuang Lei, you can't let Hongba's rebellion be short-lived, and you must drag the Liao army.
When Bao Qing was still worried about how to infiltrate Bazhou without being discovered by the soldiers defending the city, Jin Wandao, who was in charge of exploring the way forward, ran back.
"My lord, it's really strange, all the soldiers defending the city are gone, and there are no soldiers and servants in Bazhou City." Jin Wandao said.
"Could it be that they were all transferred to the big camp in Bazhou outside the city? This Hongba is really crazy, and the city is gone? Could it be that the Liao army is going to enter the city? Bao Qing said.
"It's not good, this Hongba has rebelled, you have a trip, you must contact Li Qing, we have to join Li Qing and strive to rescue General Cao as soon as possible, I estimate that this Liao army will soon carry out a final attack on General Cao, so as to quickly free up their hands to form a response to the rebellion of the thirteen princes." Bao Qing was a little anxious.
When Bao Qing arrived in Bazhou City, Bazhou City was in chaos. Bao Qing was already on the way back to Bazhou, hiding the guard of honor. Except for the more than 100 people lost in Niu Ben Road, most of Bao Qing's remaining 100 people were crossbowmen.
"Jin Wandao, you have arranged the guards. Then, arrange for someone to keep an eye on the Bazhou camp and report the battle situation there at any time. ”
Bao Qing arranged the location of the return joint of the dynasty Mahan in the Spring Festival Building. Bazhou is already in chaos, and it is estimated that after the Song army, which had ordinary people guarding the city, withdrew, it was afraid that the Liao army would attack, so it had already begun to evacuate. Because Bao Qing has seen many people running away with their families on the street. Of course, there are many who close the door and hide in the house and do not come out, perhaps reluctant to live in their former residence, and the Liao army does not slaughter the city, so they stay at home with peace of mind.
In addition to these people, there are also some people who are still drinking and chatting in the restaurant teahouse, which is not lively. Bao Qing frowned, these people are too abnormal.
"My lord, Hong Ba's family, our people are late! The people in the grocery store were all dead, and there was a mess everywhere, and there were signs of a fight inside. Zhan Zhao said.
"What?" Bao Qing was a little surprised, since there was a fight, it shouldn't have been sent by Hong Ba himself. Who would have done that? Plum Blossom Gang? No, the Plum Blossom Gang is controlled by the Thirteen Princes, otherwise they would not have sent that Xiaoyu to assassinate Wu Jun.
Otherwise, Zhuang Lei, yes, he must have done it, at this point, if he wants to win and catch Hongba's family, he must have an important bargaining chip.
Bao Qing couldn't help but smile bitterly, this Zhuang Lei, who looks like a gentleman, how can he be as shameless as himself, and actually arrest other people's family members.
"Zhanzhao, let's go to the grocery store! To keep people here, you must wait for news from the dynasty. ”
"Then do you want people to watch the Fu Ji Rouge Shop?"
"You mean the Plum Blossom Gang point of contact? Well, find a clever person to watch from afar, there's no need to get too close. As long as they don't find out that we are watching, they are afraid that if they get closer, they will startle the snakes. We don't need to provoke them now, the key is to rescue General Cao. Bao Qing said.
In fact, Bao Qing's idea is very simple, since he figured out that he was a cannon fodder chess piece of the Song Dynasty, he didn't need to be loyal to the monarch and patriotic. Even if this was not what Emperor Renzong wanted, but was instigated by Lu Yijian, there was no need for him to take risks for the sake of this Great Song Dynasty. If you don't get it right, you will really become cannon fodder, and it will be troublesome.
Rescuing his father-in-law, this is Bao Qing's only purpose now, no matter what kind of rebellion he has.
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