Chapter 59: The Cuihua Assassin
In the camp tent, Gao Yuan pondered the battle plan for entering the city alone, and on the wooden plank erected in front of him, a military map of Jicui Guancheng was posted, which was four feet wide and seven feet long.
The ceremony of entering the city was set for two days later, when the military and civilians welcomed the standard team to meet the battle, and the 22 standard battalion students who arrived in advance were lined up to be inspected by the imperial county lord.
Gao Yuan has a headache when he thinks about it, 100,000 defenders and millions of residents, assassins and killers are easily mixed in the middle, although the defenders are under martial law in the whole city in advance to check suspicious people, the difficulty of finding out is tantamount to looking for a needle in a haystack, and it is mainly necessary to rely on the pro-guard team itself to strengthen prevention.
According to the general order of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, there are 81 standard battalions in the country, 23 are assembled in Jicui Guancheng, the three battalions of Xiangyun County are fully staffed battalions, each battalion has 3,505 people, and the other 20 are from the other eight counties, which are the standard teams of the three patrols, each family has 390 people, and more than 18,000 soldiers in Jicui Guancheng, and a full army of soldiers in the imperial war.
"If you are a student soldier of other standard battalions, and you know that the imperial county lord is going to battle with the battalion, but you did not show up at the entrance ceremony because you are afraid of the assassins, do you still have confidence in this war?"
After surveying the terrain yesterday, Coach Qiu returned to the camp and ordered the most proud disciples. The county lord is about to fight, not because she can kill a few enemies, strong morale and solid military spirit are the prerequisites for winning every war, the only descendant of the imperial prince, the imperial county lord who has lived in the standard camp with orphans for four years, who else can inspire the fighting spirit of the soldiers more than Dugu Ying?
The coach said everything reasonably, Gao Yuan couldn't refute it, he just didn't want to admit it, he really blamed Mei Ying for being angry, and Hua Yue poured a few basins of cold water on his head when he saw this and parted.
"If you are the lord of the empire, do you have the courage to take the initiative to come to the border to face the battle? If you are the lord of the empire, you will lose your life if you are defeated! If you are the lord of the empire, with sincere feelings and good intentions in exchange for insults and beatings, will you raise the steel knife in your hand and break the body of the person who bullied you into thousands of pieces, thunder, do you remember? Bully a woman, or someone who loves you deeply, senior sister will blush for you! Xiaoyuanzi, if I were Mei Ying, I would have chopped you up and fed you to the dog!"
The coach persuaded earnestly, the senior sister scolded mercilessly, Gao Yuan's mind that had just calmed down became disordered again, Yan Ning went and returned, and brought two female soldiers to send this huge map, which was suddenly covered with the military seal of the Xiangyun County Palace, which was clearly marked only for the general above the deputy general to prepare for war.
"Children are long, beating is kissing and scolding, and they are loved, and they will be forgotten when they are over. This map was specially asked for by my father from the palace, you still have to think more about the tactical plan, and use your actions to tell them that you are not looking at the wrong person, and you are not in love with the wrong man. ”
Yan Ning's voice became smaller and smaller, and the last words were only heard by her and Gao Yuan, and after the words were finished, she escaped from the military tent, and the meaning of that comfort was quite worth seeing, but it was a pity that Gao Yuan couldn't sleep all night, and only Mei Ying was crying in the cold wind in his mind, but the next day he followed her advice and engraved the military map of Cuiguan City in his head.
There are few residents in the pass, and most of them are defenders, unless they launch a rebellion, Mei Ying is safe, and the difficulty is in the outer city.
The outer city is divided into two, millions of people live in the middle of the river, the city wall facing the Qinghe River, three zhang high and wide but six or seven zhang, is both a fortification and a flood control embankment, each has three city gates, a long slip wharf outside the river, the high masts of merchant ships moored on both sides are like a forest of halberds. Qiankun Valley communicates with the Cuihua Empire, the Qinghe River crosses the sunset border, Jicui Guancheng is just the water and land to rush, dozens of ships set sail every day, hundreds of caravans gather and trade, thousands of merchants from the Three Kingdoms come and go, there will always be hundreds of unfamiliar faces, who knows which one will be the assassin killer.
"Strangers were not allowed to pass, making it impossible for the Assassins to approach. The thought arose, and was overturned in an instant, "No, the trade between the three countries, restricting the freedom of merchants for no reason, will attract retaliation from the two countries, and the gains outweigh the losses, and she and the generals defending the city will not agree." ”
If you want to boost the morale of the students, you just stay in Kyoto and make a gesture, why do you come to the border and pay for your life Takagaki s voice and smile reappeared in front of him, and he threw down the wooden stick in his hand angrily, and casually pulled up the curtain on the wooden board to cover the map.
Entering the city, Mei Ying wanted to raise the flag through the outer city, until she raised the Feiyan battle flag on the wall with her own hands, and comforted the defenders and students, the whole ceremony was over.
"Li Changgong, go and ask Inspector Rufeng, I am waiting for you in the military tent of Deputy Envoy Dugu. ”
There are very few people in the standard team who know the true identity of Dugu Wuying, and the herald post may be an exception, the deputy envoy has many things to convey through them, Li Changgong left in response, he is never sloppy in business, and he is a competent personal soldier sentinel.
"No one is allowed to enter, and those who violate the order are arrested on the spot, whether they live or die. ”
Ordered the soldiers who guarded the military tent, Gao Yuan walked towards the military tent of Dugu's deputy envoy, the map is dead, and it is difficult to fully predict the enemy's movement again, the intelligence is alive, and the news can be grasped in time, and the royal secret agent is undoubtedly the best source.
"Behead for revenge, captain, just send back these six words?"
Deputy Envoy Dugu did not disappoint Gao Yuan, and informed Gao Yuan of the latest information about the standard team, which made Gao Yuan strange about revenge, why wait until this time to behead the enemy countries, revenge is too incomprehensible.
"Six words? That's three lives! Three Imperial agents died for it. Deputy Dugu's voice was desolate, and he couldn't decipher why the secret agent risked his life to send back this seemingly redundant piece of information, but unfortunately the last person who came back only said a half-sentence before he died: "Behead for revenge, captain-"
The two of them discussed in a low voice in the military tent, and the secret agent risked his life to send back the news, and there must be a conspiracy behind it, and it was difficult to decipher the enemy's true motives for a while.
Deputy Envoy Dugu decided that he wanted to assassinate the county lord, but Gao Yuan felt that the reason was far-fetched, and the assassination of Mei Ying was expected, and the secret agent did not have to take any risks for this. In the war between the two countries, there is no one who is right or wrong, and there are only different positions and competing interests. The beheading is too bloody, and the Sunset royal family is said to be not so crazy that they lose their minds, aren't they afraid that Qinghui will retaliate against Prince Fengnu.
Lieutenant? Could it be that their target is not Mei Ying, nor is it the Lingbo Standard Team, but a certain captain of the defending army! Gao Yuan still wonders how precious the Imperial secret agents are, and using the lives of three secret agents to save a school captain is completely a stupid act of killing camels and raising dogs, and the gains outweigh the losses.
Revenge, captain, Gao Yuan's mind flashed, and he seemed to find a connection, but he was clueless when he thought about it, and at this moment, Li Changgong rushed back alone to resume his life: "Inspector Rufeng asked for leave and took someone to the city." ”
Revenge, revenge for Captain Fan Feng, the beheading target is Qin Rufeng! Inspector Rufeng was in his ears, Gao Yuan bounced up from the stool, and the information was coherent with a flash of aura.
"The star team brings a short crossbow and assembles urgently!"
Li Changgong flew forward to give the order, Gao Yuan informed Deputy Dugu of the results of the analysis, and there was no time to explain the reason, so he jumped out of the military tent and ran to the assembly point.
Gao Yuan's analysis was correct, Qin Rufeng fell into a crisis shortly thereafter, his black military uniform was stained with blood, fighting the enemy to the death with his bare hands, and the four standard battalion soldiers behind him were lying motionless in a pool of blood, and they didn't know whether they were dead or alive.
Stayed in the temporary camp for a day, heard that Gao Yuan they surveyed the terrain, Qin Rufeng couldn't sit still at that time, but it was the turn of the cavalry patrol to take on the guard task that day, and he endured until dawn on the second day, and hurriedly went to see the gentle standard, saying that he wanted to enter the city to familiarize himself with the terrain and understand the customs.
The bustling Jicui outer city, exotic customs flashed on the streets from time to time, the sunset man has the unique fierceness of the grassland people, but the exposed clothes of the Cuihua woman are delicate and gentle, Qin Rufeng took the personal soldier post to survey the terrain of the outer city for most of the day, and could no longer resist the temptation, and entered the prestigious Jicui Qinglou under the instigation of the pro-soldiers.
How could the grandson of the protector be short of gold and silver, a shiny ingots were thrown over, and the old bustard accompanied them into the private room on the third floor, waving his hand to beckon a group of young women, Yingge Yan danced around a few people, Qin Rufeng glanced at it and sank his face, took out a silver ticket from his arms and slapped it on the table.
"Bring Cuihua and Sunset Tou cards to the little master brothers, if the silver is not enough, just open your mouth, if people are not careful, tear down your building. ”
The arrogance cultivated by the children of the Gongfu since childhood, the murderous intent exuded by the soldiers, the old bustard accompanied the smiling face, while picking up the silver ticket on the table, five thousand taels, and immediately smiled, reprimanded the ordinary vulgar fat powder, and personally went to invite the popular girl.
The sunset head card let others take the lead, Cuihua Fairy came late, first four maids came with a piano and a flute carrying exquisite food boxes, a few silver rings flashed on the bare white lotus-like arms, the short skirt could not cover the knees, the bracelets on the ankles jingled when they walked, and several pro-soldiers immediately straightened their eyes, and without waiting for Qin Rufeng to speak, one by one pulled the girl to sit beside him.
Exquisite dishes, mellow wine, half-pushed and half-finished beauties, the soldiers laughed and laughed, Qin Rufeng's eyes straightened when Fairy Cuihua came. The fairy, sure enough, is a fairy, with smooth and moist skin, spring light rippling in the translucent light gauze dress, and her fair feet stepping on the red carpet, and the faint beauty of the movement is seductive.
The door of the private room was quietly pulled up from the outside, the special wooden door isolated the internal and external sounds, the emerald flower fairy was like a stroll in the clouds, approaching Qin Rufeng with an indescribable charm, just when his lips were dry and he stood up to greet him, the four maids who were flirting with Ren Jun shot like electricity, and the three-inch long willow leaf dagger in his hand stabbed into the chest of the soldiers around him.
The standard battalion spent a lot of money to purchase equipment to save the lives of its own soldiers, and before the battle, each student received a pair of soft armor, which could not be seen from the outside under the military uniform.
The maid's dagger pierced the soft armor, but failed to kill him with one blow, and the personal soldiers who followed Qin Rufeng were sixth-grade students, who grew up from the fight one by one, and fought back before falling to the ground, knocking over the two maids on the spot, so that they also lost the power to attack.
"Hehe, Qinghui Xuebing's skills are really good, but you Qin Rufeng still want to die. ”
The emerald flower fairy had a clear voice behind the veil, her words were incompatible with her dress, and her slender jade palms all pointed to the vital point of death, and she besieged Qin Rufeng with the other two maids.
Kicking over the table to separate the battlefield and protect the pro-soldiers behind him, Qin Rufeng didn't take the three female assassins seriously at first, and only then did he know that he was wrong, the strength of the three was by no means weaker than the pro-soldiers, the Cuihua Fairy and him were actually in the middle of the battle, the two sides made silent moves without leaving room for injury, and he was also stabbed a few times, especially the Cuihua Fairy's stab to the heart, if it wasn't for the soft armor protection, it would have killed him at that time.
The previous transformation was sudden, and the pro-soldiers were suddenly caught off guard by the plot, and the maid didn't expect that these people would also wear soft armor when they came to the Qinglou to find fun.
"Inspector, you stand out, leave us alone. ”
The seriously injured soldiers were powerless to resist, lying on the ground and shouting, with Qin Rufeng's strength, one against three may not be able to defeat the assassin, it is completely possible to break out with injuries, and staying to fight is unwilling to abandon his brother.
"Shut up, find a way to stop the bleeding, I'll stop them, alarm the patrol, and soon someone will come to the rescue." Qin Rufeng was punched again while speaking, and the Cuihua Fairy abandoned the knife and fought with him with his bare hands like a cat and mouse, not forgetting to fight the fighting spirit in his mouth: "Rescue, you think the voice can be transmitted, hehe, I see how long the blood on your body can flow." ”
The two sides fought for a long time, Qin Rufeng gradually felt physically exhausted, losing people did not lose anger, the corners of his mouth twitched and he wanted to delay time, the door of the private room suddenly opened, and a woman dressed in the same costume as the maid ran into the door and shouted in a low voice: "Hurry up, the standard camp students are coming, a team of people, dozens!"
"If you don't want to try your kung fu, you won't be able to live. Take them with you and get out!"
The Cuihua Fairy and a maid blocked Qin Rufeng, and the other two picked up their unconscious companions and flashed into the secret door of the partition wall, and appeared from the back door of the Qinglou in a moment, and the pedestrians on the street did not know what had happened, they had disappeared into the crowd.
"Hmph, your skills, you can't destroy the hundred-man team, leave you a way to live, and if you dare to blame others in the future, you will definitely die!"
The emerald flower fairy and the maid attacked a few tricks, took advantage of Qin Rufeng's defense and flew back, and warned before leaving the secret door, Qin Rufeng saw them retreating and did not chase after them, and hurriedly went to inspect the injuries of the pro-soldiers, and after a long time of melee, the pro-soldiers had already passed out.
Gao Yuan led people to rush into the Qinglou, and when he found Qin Rufeng, he fainted after leaving two sentences, and he was entangled in the wine poisoning for a long time, and it was difficult to support the end of the strong crossbow.
"Find a way to cover it up, don't tell people that my brother was attacked here. ”