There was some speculation before the recall.

Judging from the analysis of Chu Yangguan's temperament that she heard from the secret guards and the Liangzhou army, Liu Zhu should have died at his hands, even if there was a chance of being alive, I am afraid that he would be imprisoned by him.

Whether Liu Zhu would reveal the true news of Tongcheng to Chuyangguan at a critical moment became a thing that she was quite worried about.

In contrast, when she heard that Zheng Tong was also involved in this matter, she was still a little worried for a moment, but she was relieved after just thinking about it.

Since Zheng Tong has a news channel with Lianzhou, if the news is spread, Lianzhou should have other actions against Tongcheng a long time ago.

The two Lang Zhong came from thousands of miles away, only looking for Liu Zhu but not her, Tang Xianyao and Tang Mingyi's subordinates didn't know her identity, which showed that Zheng Tong didn't spread the news, and it was even possible that he was detained in some links.

And now Chuyang Pass did not have a large army to suppress the border, but sent a team of men and horses to come first, obviously to take advantage of the absence of a master in the city, deceive the city gate first, and take Tongcheng bloodlessly.

But Wen didn't give him that chance.

If the centaurs are let in, it will be troublesome to miss a single one, but if the city gate is opened and strangled outside the city, not to mention that there are not many people and horses in the city, not to mention the loss, the other party is also brave and good at fighting, and there will be new variables as soon as the city gate is opened.

"How long will it take for the cavalry to arrive?" Wen asked directly.

Zhou Tong didn't even breathe, and replied directly: "Their horses are in a hurry all the way, and now they can't run fast, so there is still more than an hour." ”

"Where are Li Mao and Commander Zhao now?"

"Li Mao is still arranging arrangements in various counties, and he is afraid that the eldest lady will have orders, so he sent Lao Zhao with two battalions of men and horses to scatter in the dense forest in the southeast and wait for the dispatch."

"Good!" Wen Gu secretly said that Li Mao had thought about it thoroughly, and then said, "Quickly go and inform Commander Zhao, take two battalions of soldiers and horses to stop these people outside the city, strip off their armor, take away the horses, and if they have any property and dry food, they will not leave them with them, and they will all be detained." ”

"Isn't this a mountain bandit? Order! Zhou Tong smiled when he heard this, "Do you want to kill?" ”

"Don't kill those who are captured." He said, "Let them go back when they're done."

Zhou Tong was about to leave after receiving the order, and Wen Su asked him to arrange for someone to inform Lao Zhao to go to the south city gate to prepare for the defense of the city, and at the same time asked him to notify Jin Juan to go to the east city gate to wait.

The military situation is urgent, and Zhou Tong said it quickly, and Zhou Tong did not delay, so he turned around and left.

"Uncle Wen." Looking at Wenliang again, "The west and north gates are only for routine guarding. On the south gate, gather the people under the city, do not let the sound of people and horses be heard outside the city, and the tower of the city can be as usual. A battalion of light cavalry was prepared in the east gate, ready to leave the city at any time. There is a temptation in Chuyangguan, so we will leave him time and opportunity to explore again. ”

"Yes, Miss, I made a note of it." Wen Liang replied.

"The cavalry of the East City Gate let Jin Juan also accompany the team, I want to see her skills." Refreshed quickly arranged.

The general arrangement was basically in place yesterday, and some adjustments were made according to the march of Chuyang Pass. After the arrangement was completed, Wen Liang also took the order and left.

The rest of the matters in the city will not be mentioned for the time being, and will only be clarified when Chuyang Pass arrives.

Lao Zhao didn't think that the city would give him any orders, and waited outside the city boredly, but he didn't expect to receive a reply within three minutes of the news coming in.

"I really let Li Mao say it." Lao Zhao admired, and beckoned his subordinates Liangzhou Army, "Let's go, go to the mountain bandits!" ”

This was originally not a glorious errand for them, but after robbing Zheng Tong and them, the interest of these Liangzhou troops outside the city in this matter also increased.

What to do with things is a later story, and let's talk about robbing people first.

Sent away the heralds in the city, Lao Zhao immediately prepared the people, and the outfits had already been changed, but after all, it was the Dingyi army, and they were afraid of being discovered by them in advance, so they didn't dare to bring more, leaving a battalion of soldiers and horses to respond, and only took a battalion to separate two teams in the dense forest and traveled five miles to the south, and then saw a group of light armored cavalry running quickly on the gallop road.

The cavalry apparently did not expect such an encounter with them, and they were so anxious that they did not notice the danger on either side.

They were different from those of the Zheng family historians before, they came to fight with Lao Zhao and them, and Lao Zhao didn't have to care about their life and death, and when they completely got into the encirclement, he first sent them a volley, shot more than ten people on the spot, and then rushed down in the middle and back two places, breaking a team of men and horses into two sections, and intercepting their back road.

The other party hurriedly responded to the battle, although he was also brave, but where was the opponent of Lao Zhao who came prepared, and he was completely defeated in two moments.

Lao Zhao quickly counted the number of people, and none of the people in this group escaped, and a total of thirty-two people were shot and killed in the middle, and the remaining ninety-three people were captured, and their hands were tied with hemp rope, and they were blindfolded with black cloth, and they were pressed into the forest in three rows.

After all, the group of people in Dingyijun are serious soldiers, where have they ever been so angry, but it is because of this that they have no face to report to their families, but the general's order was urgent, and after weighing it for a long time, they had to speak.

"Do you know......" One of the obvious leaders of the team was just about to speak, but Lao Zhao gagged his mouth with a rag, and he couldn't make a sound.

"I call you a fart, fall into the hands of your Lao Tzu, and honor all the valuable things on your body, and let you go when you are happy."

How could Lao Zhao let him report his identity. No matter how horizontal the mountain bandits are, they don't dare to rob the Yi army, and if they say it, their identity as mountain bandits will not be able to withstand scrutiny.

The rest of the people did the same and stuffed the mouths of the rest of the people.

Lao Zhao actually didn't know what specific rules the mountain bandits had, but Li Mao also told him, Dingyi Army is not like ordinary soldiers and horses, and all kinds of experience are quite rich, so Lao Zhao had to follow the principle that if you say too much, you will lose, and don't even say much, according to the instructions of the eldest lady, first the horses, then the armor, and the dry food and silver money they carried with them, and even the boots and half-eaten cakes were not left for them.

After the looting was gone, he did not stop, and dragged them west for about seven or eight miles, and then dispersed in a hurry.

By the time these Dingyi soldiers, who were only wearing dirty clothes, finally broke free from the hemp rope on their hands and tore off the blindfolded black cloth, they were already freezing in the cold wind and their hands and faces were red.

But the place had changed, and they were not familiar with their surroundings, but fortunately the stars were bright and they could barely make out the direction. With this experience, the task was naturally not completed, so he had to endure the great shame and the pain under his feet, and turned back in the direction of Chuyang Pass's temporary station.

(End of chapter)