Chapter 384: Chess Pieces
But until the armies of both sides retreated, and according to the previous agreement, the three elders did not see the figure of the state envoy.
Just when the three were confused, a general of the state army who had been rebelled against came, said nothing, and handed a letter to the three of them.
The three of them opened their eyes and swept their eyes, and above was the news conveyed to them by the state envoy, in order to let Su Qi'an take the state city more smoothly, the state envoy returned to the state city with a team in advance before setting off to cooperate with Su Qi'an's action.
Next, the troops were divided into two routes, and the full authority was handed over to the command of the two elders.
The three of them showed a look of surprise, which was also in line with Su Qi'an's style of acting, and the three of them did not doubt it, since the state envoy said so, they immediately prepared to act.
With the division of the team, the two armies headed towards the state city and Yangliu County. Look at the book
At this time, Li Kang, who set out from the state city, led a team of 4,000 people on the way to Yangliu County.
The distance between the two was not too far, about sixty or seventy miles, and at their speed, if they marched hastily, they could reach it in half an hour.
But this time, compared with the anxiety of other powerful people, Li Kang is much more indifferent.
He sat in the carriage, with two thousand state soldiers in the back, keeping a certain distance from the *** magnates in front.
It's not that Li Kang doesn't want to see Su Qi'an soon, and he witnessed Su Qi'an being trapped and arrested.
As a state pastor, even when the victory is in hand, he must maintain the caution he should have.
In any case, don't panic, and keep a distance from these powerful people, if something happens halfway, he can react as soon as possible.
The mighty procession, walking at night, was quite quiet along the way, with only a slight sound of cicadas, which made people feel very comfortable.
This kind of cicada chirp, to a certain extent, can also indicate that there is no ambush around, which makes the powerful *** who leads the way in front feel a lot more relaxed.
Safely through a dense forest, there was a flat avenue ahead, they had already walked half the way, and the rest of the road was this flat official road.
Even if they are ambushed in the middle of the way, they can react immediately, so they can move forward much faster.
Gradually, the distance between Li Kang and Li Kang in the rear was widened, and the two sides were separated by at least two or three miles.
This situation, through the heralds, quickly reached Li Kang's ears.
Li Kang nodded and motioned to follow them, and the state soldiers continued to maintain a uniform pace.
Just as Li Kang was about to close his eyes and rest for a while, outside the carriage, some chattering sounded like nothing.
"I think these people just can't wait to arrive in the county seat as soon as possible, so that they can fish in troubled waters and make some efforts in taking down Su Qi'an."
"Harm, this is normal, after all, this is the famous Dongshan Hou, it was not easy to encounter such a great good thing, who doesn't want to hang on the credit of personally winning the Dongshan Hou, when the time comes, there will be a face on his face."
"Well, what you said makes sense, but I'm afraid that this Dongshan Marquis will be tricky, running so fast, and there is no guard at all, if he is attacked, he will definitely be caught off guard."
"Probably not, Su Qi'an is not trapped in Yangliu County, how can he go out of the city and ambush, unless Yangliu County Shou and Su Qi'an are in a gang and deliberately lure us and others."
"I'm just saying, it shouldn't be possible, maybe it's also a little shadow of Dongshan Hou, I always feel that this matter is really lucky, forget it, this matter is not something we can worry about, let's be vigilant."
Several state soldiers couldn't have imagined that some of their unreasonable conversations would make Li Kang, who had closed his eyes and recuperate, open his eyes suddenly.
He didn't immediately blame the state soldiers guarding outside, this kind of small talk was allowed among the state soldiers.
As the saying goes, the speaker is unintentional, the listener is intentional, and after listening carefully for a while, Li Kang's face kept changing.
His eyes flickered, his mind spun rapidly, and the past was full of scenes, from his declaration of war, Su Qi'an's Dongshan army attacking the city, and Su Qi'an's trapped county town.
This kind of everything is constantly in Li Kang's mind, like a movie, and so on.
All of a sudden, his eyes froze, like
As if he had determined something, suddenly, he whispered to the state soldiers outside the carriage.
"Pass on the state order, the whole army slows down, and once again distances itself from the powerful in front, and at the same time sends scouts to follow the powerful team, and if there is any situation, report it at any time."
Li Kang's sudden and inexplicable order made the state soldiers stunned for a moment, but they quickly followed the order.
After a while, a team of scouts quickly chased forward, and at the same time, a henchman of Li Kang hesitated for a moment and asked tentatively.
"My lord, do you want to inform the other adults in front of you about this order?"
"No, this matter is going on secretly, we have to open up a distance of at least five miles, remember, move slowly, don't let them find their traces, once anything happens ahead, the whole army will not hesitate to return to the state city as soon as possible."
"This is the highest order issued by this state, and if it is violated, it will be forgiven!"
These words made the face of the henchman change when he heard it, this order is very rare, even if he has been a confidant for many years, he will not give this rare order more than two or three times.
can make Li Kang so solemn and ready for battle, it can only be said that this trip to the county town is not so simple, and even very serious.
As a confidant, I know that there are some things to ask and some things not to ask, and I just need to do it.
The henchman nodded, and quickly conveyed Li Kang's orders one by one.
Li Kang, who was sitting in the carriage, did not have the usual calmness, but his face was full of seriousness.
To be honest, the conversation between the state soldiers was only an inspiration for him, and he thought back many times, but he did not find anything wrong.
The reason why he gave such an order was all due to his cautious premonition, and this thing was very mysterious.
But at the critical moment, he was able to save Li Kang's life, and he was not afraid of 10,000, but he was afraid of what happened, this order had to be given.
Anyway, this matter is not much loss for him, if Yangliu County City is not ambushed, he thinks too much, and the big deal is that he is too cautious, so he simply gave the magnates a chance to perform.
But once it is true, he can evacuate immediately as soon as possible, and the powerful people in front of him will stand up, even if the ambush is hidden, as long as he pulls the distance away, the farther the better, he will always find a flaw.
At that time, the chances of escaping and surviving will be much greater, so whether it is true or not, from Li Kang's point of view, this is a no-loss deal.
Li Kang's order was given, and the scouts who followed quickly caught up with a group of magnates, one of whom directly ordered.
"The governor has an order, who can be the first to arrive in Yangliu County, contribute to the battle to capture Su Qi'an alive, and take out one-tenth of the land in the state city as a reward."
It was this order that made those calm powerful *** have excited looks on their faces, and they quickly turned it true or false.
This reward is really exaggerated, don't underestimate one-tenth of the land in the state city, that is in the state city.
Jiaozhou City is an inch of land, even if they are the high-level officials of Jiaozhou, the mansions they own, plus the industry, are less than one-tenth of the state city.
Li Kang was able to take out such a rich reward at this time, which did not make them crazy.
After confirming that this order was true, the next moment, these powerful people, with their respective guards, rushed towards Yangliu County City as fast as possible.
At this time, everyone had only one thought in their hearts, hating that they had fewer people and horses, such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, in their eyes, they had brought so few people.
It really made them cry out for regret, but this is already the case, there is no point in regretting, now it depends on who can arrive at Yangliu County City as quickly as possible, and if it is late, it will be a piece of the pie.
After a while, these two thousand guards, led by a group of powerful people, disappeared from the end of sight in the blink of an eye.
A scout general, with a smile on his lips, said to the scout behind him, "Go back and report to your lordship, everything is according to your expectations."
These magnates, who were regarded as pawns by Li Kang, had long been rewarded to the dizzy, mighty team, and directly opened a distance of at least six or seven miles from Li Kang in the rear.
In the magnates hurry
In the hurry, it took about a quarter of an hour to vaguely see the city of Yangliu County shrouded in darkness.
At this time, in front of Yangliu County, there was a team of thousands of people waiting for them.
As the distance approached, the leader of the team in front of him was none other than the county guard Huo Cheng, looking at him, it seemed that he had been waiting for a long time.
A group of powerful people hurriedly clenched their fists at Huo Cheng and said, "Haha, let Huo Junshou wait for a long time, can that Su Hou Ye be in the city?" Hurry up and open the gates, and I'll wait for the quick support."
"Why are you the only ones? What about the Governor?" Huo Cheng asked.
"Huo Junshou rest assured, we are the vanguard force, the state pastor is behind, it must not take long to arrive, and the follow-up army will arrive soon, Huo Junshou, open the door."
"I see, so please."
Huo Cheng showed a look of surprise, stretched out his hand, the closed city gate opened, and everyone walked towards the county seat.
Just as everyone was about to step into the county town, some of the guards, who still had rich combat experience, obviously noticed that something was wrong, and a bad premonition emerged.
Their eyes swept away, their eyes suddenly froze, and the next moment, they shouted, "It's not good, it's ambushed, retreat!"
As he spoke, he immediately rushed to the powerful ***, grabbed them, and wanted to flee from here.
"Want to go? It's too late!" Huo Cheng snorted coldly.
Then, from the darkness in all directions, a group of people instantly rushed up and surrounded them at once.
Without Huo Cheng's order, in the dark, countless arrows shot out quickly, and suddenly, everyone was in a mess.
Many of the guards were killed by the arrows in a sieve, and some of the more powerful guards wanted to take advantage of the chaos to escape.
But the soldiers who surrounded them, as if they were specifically aimed at them, were invincible with two fists and four hands, and in the end they were either hacked to death by random knives or killed by arrows.
In the melee, countless voices resounded, gathering together, "Put down your weapons, don't kill those who surrender!"
The voices converged, with a strong momentum, so that those who still wanted to resist had a strong deterrence, and after a while, under the order of the powerful ***, they gradually put down their weapons, held their heads in their hands, gave up resistance, and chose to surrender.