Chapter 55: Rape in the Barracks
Du Wenlin went to the Governor's Mansion to return the order arrow, and Governor Ye looked at Du Wenlin and laughed:
"I know all about the war over there. At the beginning, I thought that with the bull's temper that Ma Zongbing only knew about the desperate arch forward and did not know how to turn, the strong artillery of Jingbian City would cause great damage to him. Sure enough, if you hadn't gone, his tens of thousands of people would have been lost in half. ”
Du Wenlin said humbly:
"Xia Guan is just doing his best, if it weren't for the desperate cover of General Ma's army, I'm afraid there would be no tricks."
"Don't be arrogant, this is the quality that a standard soldier should have. is so young but has such a mind, and the future is promising! This official will give you a credit first. ”
Mei Guozhen sat on one side and smiled silently, thinking: At the beginning, Yang Shangshu and Shen Ge Lao both strongly recommended him to the emperor to serve as the escort of this trip to the border fortress, not only to see that he could do this job, but also to use the battlefield to accumulate military merits for him and pave the way for the future? Fortunately, it really lived up to expectations, and it was indeed the dragon and phoenix among people!
Since Jingbian came back, Wang Ling has been sticking to Du Wenlin almost every day, and it seems that he lost his soul after disappearing for a while.
Wang Ling also hated himself for not being angry, why did he have his shadow in his mind no matter day or night, lingering.
But the other party always stayed away from him, not only did he not take the initiative to hold his hand, but he never even said a word to himself that exceeded that of ordinary friends.
All of this made her crazy and indignant.
If it weren't for the fact that the ghost made the gods like him, could it be that he came to this desolate place full of wind and sand?
For him to be born and die again and again, without regrets, but what have you gotten so far?
Whenever I calm down, I can't help but think about these questions, and tears flow down my eyes when I think about it.
His heart was full of grievances, but he had nowhere to confide, because he didn't have the mood to listen to her at all.
Every time, I secretly wiped away my tears, pretending that I didn't care, and pretending that I was very strong.
But I can't deceive my feet, and I always involuntarily take myself to look for him.
I often ask myself, what's wrong with me, do I have to give my life to a man who doesn't love me?
Sometimes he even wants to go back to the capital alone, but it is only a momentary decision, and he immediately denies himself.
Is this the love that the literati tried to describe?
Ye Mengxiong sent someone to deliver the message and ordered Du Wenlin to go to the Governor's Mansion immediately.
In the Governor's Palace, Mei Guozhen was talking to Ye Mengxiong, and when he saw Du Wenlin coming in, Mei Guozhen said:
"Lord Ye invited Master Du to come over and want to ask you a question."
Du Wenlin said "don't dare" repeatedly, and stepped forward to see the two adults.
"Guyuan and Jingbian have been recovered, which is equivalent to going to the two barriers of Ningxia City. The remaining small towns are not enough to worry about, and when the battle to besiege Ningxia City begins, they will be cleaned up by the way. Ye Mengxiong said.
Du Wenlin didn't know what the two adults were looking for him for, so he could only listen quietly.
"Today, I invite Lord Mei and Lord Du to come over, first, to discuss the time of attacking Ningxia City, and second, I want to personally go to Ningxia City to investigate. Do you think it's possible? ”
Du Wenlin looked at Mei Guozhen, there was a top boss, and it was not his turn to rush to make suggestions.
Mei Guozhen cleared his throat:
"After the rest of the ranks of General Li and General Ma, they can choose a day to attack. Specifically, when it comes to observing the enemy situation around Ningxia City, it seems inappropriate. After all, it is a place under the jurisdiction of traitors, and blindly entering it is very likely to bring unexpected dangers. ”
Ye Mengxiong thought for a moment, and then said:
"As the commander of the three armies, he always sits in the rear and analyzes the battle situation with the words of the scouts, after all, it is biased. Although it is more risky to go to the enemy area to observe, it can maximize the understanding of the enemy situation and make the most reasonable attack plan. ”
Mei Guozhen was inconvenient to persuade again, so he turned his head to look at Du Wenlin, and the meaning in his eyes was to let Du Wenlin open his mouth to dissuade.
Du Wenlin clasped his fists and saluted slightly:
"Lord Ye, the lower officials are presumptuous, and they also mixed two sentences. As Lord Mei said, it is indeed very dangerous to enter the enemy-occupied area, and besides, the command of the entire counterinsurgency operation and the dispatch of hundreds of thousands of troops all fall on the shoulders of Lord Ye alone. The responsibility is too heavy, don't get involved in the risk easily! ”
Ye Mengxiong's face showed a slight displeasure, he was a meticulous person, he was serious and down-to-earth, and he would definitely not give the order to attack before the enemy situation was known.
The Battle of Ningxia City was about to start, but he felt that he knew too little about the environment of the entire battlefield, and his heart was full of concerns, so he had the idea of visiting the enemy-occupied area in person.
Du Wenlin was not stupid, and immediately closed his mouth when he saw Ye Mengxiong's unkind complexion.
Mei Guozhen shook his head helplessly and asked Du Wenlin:
"Lord Ye is on the front line, does Lord Du have any specific security measures?"
Du Wenlin had also been to Ningxia City twice, and he was not familiar with the environment around Ningxia City.
He is not a man of exaggeration, much less of a lie:
"My lord, the lower officials don't have the slightest certainty and a safe plan for the time being."
"It's okay, just go around casually to see the general environment, it won't get too close to the city, there shouldn't be any danger. We'll leave tomorrow morning. Bring fewer guards, otherwise the target will be too big and inconvenient to move. Ye Mengxiong insisted.
Mei Guozhen looked at Du Wenlin, Du Wenlin nodded slightly, got up and said:
"Since we are going to leave tomorrow, the lower officials will retire first, go back and prepare."
Du Wenlin called Zhang Qiang and Wang Ling together, arranged carefully, and then came to the military camp in the south of the city alone.
Du Wenlin came to the big tent of the Chinese army, called someone to call Wang Qianhu in, retreated left and right, and said to him:
"Tomorrow, Governor Ye and Mei Jian Jun are going to go to the vicinity of Ningxia City to check the enemy's situation, and you arrange fifty capable subordinates, change into civilian clothes, and be responsible for protection along the way."
Wang Qianhu nodded in agreement.
After the arrangement, Du Wenlin went back to the city as usual.
At night, the howling west wind made the tents hunt, and everyone in the camp fell asleep except for a few soldiers standing guard who shrunk their necks to avoid the wind and sand.
A man in black rode out of the barracks and headed straight to the northwest.
The galloping horses rolled up the yellow sand, and the desolate night made the sound of the hurried horses' hooves even more harsh.
Suddenly, several horses lined up in front of him blocked the road, and the man in black came so fast that he almost hit the horse in front of him, strangled his horse desperately, and looked at the situation in front of him.
There were six people in front of him, and although he didn't know the four men in factory guard clothes, the two women were unknown to everyone in the barracks, and they were the two beautiful girls who followed Du Wenlin's ass all day long.
"Friend, it's time to get off the horse." Zhang Qiang joked.
The man in black pondered, the other party came prepared, and waited here for himself to throw himself into the net. There is no point in explaining more.
suddenly pulled out his saber and slashed at Zhang Qiang at the front.
He is still relatively confident in his sword skills, and he can get some rewards in the skills competitions held in the military camp every year.
However, the young factory guard on the other side was obviously better than him in the training and research of knife skills, and halfway through the knife, he was picked apart, not only picked his knife, but also slashed at the wrist where he held the knife.
If you want to continue holding the long knife, your wrist may have to detach from your body from then on.
Without even thinking about it, he threw away the long knife and withdrew his palm back to his chest.
The long knife that became famous for righteousness was forced to get rid of it by the other party as soon as he saw it, and his face was like ashes in an instant, and his hands hung down:
"Okay, I'll go back with you."
Wang Lei is the distant nephew of Wang Zhibiao of Qianhu and the confidant of Wang Qianhu. Tonight, I was ordered by Wang Qianhu to send a letter to Ningxia City.
Wang Qianhu said in the letter that tomorrow Ye Mengxiong, Mei Guozhen and other senior officials of the Ming army will go to inspect the area around Ningxia City, hoping that Ningxia City will send troops to intercept and kill.
Du Wenlin handed the letter to Mei Guozhen, and after reading it, he ordered:
"Immediately assemble the team and go to the barracks to arrest Wang Zhibiao."
Du Wenlin frowned:
"The 2,000 soldiers in the barracks are all under the king's men, and if they are arrested with such fanfare, if they jump over the wall in a hurry, they may cause a mutiny and cause unnecessary trouble."
"What's your plan?"
"So be it. I rushed back to the barracks with Wang Ling and Rong'er, went directly to Wang Zhibiao, and said that there was an urgent military affairs to discuss, and I took the opportunity to capture him. In order to prevent the plan from failing and to be foolproof, you have to work hard to send a letter to Governor Ye, send it immediately, and transfer 5,000 elite soldiers to ambush around the Nancheng military camp overnight to prevent accidents. ”
After hearing this, Mei Guozhen immediately wrote a letter to his subordinates to send it to the Governor's Mansion.
When Du Wenlin and the three of them returned to the big tent in the barracks, it was already midnight, and they ordered the guards to immediately go to the big tent next to them to invite Wang Qianhu to come over and discuss the matter of tomorrow's guards.
After a while, Wang Qianhu walked into the big tent in civilian clothes, his face full of impatience:
"In the middle of the night, can't you talk about something tomorrow?"
Du Wenlin sat behind the table and stared at him with a smile and did not speak.
Wang Qianhu suddenly had an ominous premonition, and when he turned around, he wanted to rush out of Pengmen, but it was too late, and Wang Ling and Rong'er's two swords were on their waists, one left and one right.
"Master Du, what are you doing here?" He deliberately shouted loudly in order to get the attention of others.
With a wave of his hand, Wang Ling's sword edge moved down and stabbed him in the crook of the leg.
couldn't help but "oops" and couldn't help kneeling.
Rong'er took out the rope, and in a moment, she was tied into a "zongzi", gagged, and thrown into the corner of the tent.
There is still a lot to do, and there is no time to interrogate him for the time being.
It was easy to catch him, but it was quite difficult to think about how to deal with the two thousand elite soldiers under his command.
The officers and officers who led the troops were all his henchmen, and if they found out that something had happened, they were very likely to mutiniate immediately.
Du Wenlin asked Wang Ling to go outside the gate and sent a signal to the factory guards who were waiting not far away.
Zhang Qiang rode into the barracks with more than 20 factory guards and surrounded the tents of the Chinese army.
Then, he sent someone to inform the four hundred households, and asked them to come to the big tent at once.
They came one after another, and when they saw Wang Qianhu tied in the corner, they wanted to draw their knives to resist, but they were just mantis arms as a car, and they were all tied up in a moment.
It was once found that Wang Qianhu's subordinates passed information to the rebels on behalf of the "Red Seal Sect", although the person was exterminated and there was no evidence, but Du Wenlin never let go of this matter in his heart.
Wang Qianhu is also very likely to be a "red canon" disciple. If he also joins the Church, then it is difficult to say whether the Commander of the Guards is still a pure place. He is the most trusted confidant of the commander Zheng Guotai, and if this matter involves Zheng Guotai, then the matter will be a big problem.
Because, Zheng Guotai is the younger brother of Zheng Guifei, the emperor's favorite today.
The 2,000 soldiers in the battalion were all from the command envoys of the guards left behind in the capital, and all of them were Wang Qianhu's subordinates.
Now that Wang Qianhu and the four hundred households are under control, the soldiers are in a state of leaderlessness, and although he is nominally the commander-in-chief of this team, he knows in his heart that these soldiers will not obey his command.
Looking at the five people tied up in the corner, he thought hard about what to do.
Asked the factory guards to pull Wang Qianhu and the other three hundred households outside the tent, leaving only one hundred households named Lu Dazhu.
He decided to interrogate him overnight, but he still had to find a way from these officers.
"Sledgehammer, do you know what crime you have committed?"
"I don't know!" His name is Sledgehammer, and his personality is as hard as a sledgehammer.
"Wang Zhibiao participated in the cult, colluded with traitors, and conspired to cause chaos, do you really not know this?"
"I really don't know!"
In fact, it doesn't matter whether he is a "red canon" or not, and whether Wang Qianhu's conspiracy is known or not, is not important at this time.
Tonight, Du Wenlin did not intend to make him admit his crime, but just knocked on the mountain and shook the tiger, so that he could restrain his mind and temporarily use it for his own use, and restrain his soldiers.
"The imperial court is the time to employ people, no matter whether you have conspired with the traitor Wang Zhibiao or not, as long as you can change the past, you can not blame the past. When the war here is over, I will ask for credit from the court for you and make you a knight. "Whether the class master can add officials to them after returning to the court is not something he can say, but as far as the current situation is concerned, he really can't think of a better way to stabilize this team.
"Lord Du, I, Lu Da Hammer, declare once again that it has nothing to do with Wang Qianhu's conspiracy!" It doesn't matter if it doesn't matter, the real purpose has been achieved.
"Well, I believe in you. Wang Zhibiao's crime was unforgivable, and he would soon be sent to the capital. In the future, you will directly accept my domination, restrain your team, and you can't make the slightest mistake! ”
Lu Da Hammer nodded yes.