Chapter 655: Dragon's Reverse Scales, Those Who Touch It Will Die.
Ji Feng was also a little confused. He looked at Wang Yue innocently. Before he could speak, he heard someone falling from his horse behind him. He was startled, thinking that his brother was dead. Well, I glanced back and found that it was Wen Xiujun who had passed out.
It's just that this time Wen Xiujun was not as lucky as last time. She fell from her horse in the chaos of the army. She was not a skilled person with bow and horse. She was accidentally stepped on by the horse and woke up immediately.
Wang Yue also heard the sound of his horse falling behind him, but he didn't pay attention and continued to charge at the front. He glanced at the innocent Ji Feng in a hurry. He didn't have time to evaluate Ji Feng's results, so he took advantage of Peng Kun's falling horse and shot him with one shot. The handsome flag behind Peng Kun.
After Peng Kun's handsome flag fell, Wang Yue shouted, "Peng Kun is dead, and those who surrender will not be killed." This shout made Peng Kun's personal guards go crazy and rushed towards Wang Yue's handsome flag, but They were no match for Wang Yue. After killing a group of Peng Kun's diehards, the others quickly surrendered.
After the battle, Wang Yue asked Ji Feng to gather his troops, and he and Ji Yu led a team each to rush into Xiaoqian'an Prince's Mansion and Peng Kun's home. He didn't go there for money, but just to look for account books and correspondence. Even the residences of their staff were not spared.
The hard work paid off, and Wang Yue gained a lot. Not only did he find letters between Peng Kun and Ling Yi, but he also found letters from the staff of King Xiao Qianan and Xiao Yuehou.
After Wang Yue read the letter, he immediately contacted Ling Buyi.
Ling Buyi was much more conscientious than Wang Yue. After the battle, he was busy gathering the defeated troops and settling the villagers. When Wang Yue called him, he knew that he would gain something, so he hurried over.
Wang Yue handed the letters from Peng Kun and Ling Yi to Ling Buyi, and then explained his behavior, "Fortunately, I went in time. Most of the letters are still there and I didn't have time to burn them." Ling
Buyi Xin already knew what Wang Yue was doing, and he was mentally prepared. After reading the letter, he calmly said to Wang Yue, "Thank you very much this time!"
Wang Yue didn't expect Ling Buyi to be so calm, so he could only express his concerns, "We are in control of the army now, and there are no problems with the evidence and witnesses. It's just that it won't be certain when we get to Kyoto." Ling Buyi originally thought
that The great revenge was about to be avenged, so he felt unexpectedly calm. Unexpectedly, Wang Yue said that there might be twists and turns, so he was stunned for a moment, and then asked in disbelief, "Are you still worried that someone will intercept and kill me?" The prison of the cavalry camp?"
Wang Yue rolled his eyes at Ling Buyi. He didn't expect Ling Buyi to be so naive, so he said helplessly, "What I'm worried about is that when we get to Kyoto, someone will immediately ask us to send the person to Tingwei's Mansion, or too much. Wei's Mansion."
Ling Buyi frowned, he also thought of this, but according to the law, he can't stop you. However, when a person arrives at Tingwei's Mansion or Taiwei's Mansion, nothing will happen. After all, it was heavily guarded there.
Wang Yue saw that Ling Busuo didn't believe it. He thought about it for a while, then thought of something and said, "Now that we have obtained the evidence, it will be difficult to protect the evidence witnesses without the army when we return to Beijing. Why not, let's just alert others When the news came out, it was said that we had obtained evidence of the interactions between Peng Kun and Xiao Qian'an, Wang's staff and senior officials in the capital."
Ling Buyi was stunned for a while, and immediately understood what Wang Yue wanted to do. He thought about it and He said cautiously, "Are you planning to lure them to intercept them halfway? But we have a large army, and it may not be easy to ambush us." Wang Yue had
already been prepared, and he said nonchalantly, "Yes, I just need a reasonable reason. , let me lead my troops to Kyoto alone, and the other party will definitely be able to ambush me."
Ling Buji thought about it and felt that it made sense. As long as there was a reasonable reason, Wang Yue's 30,000 troops and horses could be used to escort the prisoners. There must be someone behind the scenes who can't help but take action.
The reason is not so easy to find. Wang Yue thought about it for more than half a month, but he couldn't think of a suitable reason. However, someone soon found a reason for Wang Yue.
It turned out that Cheng Shaoshang rarely went out after she became pregnant. This time she heard that Cheng Shi and others caught cold after drinking, so she took a carriage to Cheng's house to visit her father.
When Cheng Shaoshang returned to his house from Cheng's house, the carriage was driving on the street and was hit by the carriage of the third princess. During the subsequent investigation, the driver of the carriage of the third princess said that the horse was frightened. Even the third princess was shocked. He was seriously injured and fell into coma, and the investigation ended just like that.
Cheng Shaoshang was lucky, because the modified carriage had a wider chassis and a heavier chassis, and the carriage was very strong. The collision between the two horses only moved Cheng Shaoshang's carriage horizontally for a few feet, although the carriage shook suddenly. , but never overturned.
Cheng Shaoshang was just frightened at that time. In order to protect Cheng Shaoshang, Lian Fang cut her arm with flying wood chips and a lot of blood flowed out. There was constant oozing of blood.
Wang Yue was shocked when he heard the news, and quickly asked the guard who delivered the letter, "Madam, how is she?"
The guard saw that Wang Yue had really asked Madam first, and thinking of Cheng Shaoshang's advice, he quickly explained, "Madam is fine? , after the carriage accident, she quickly rushed back to the house. Madam was anxious to see Lianfang's injuries, so she did not delay on the way. Because there was a lot of blood on the road, it was rumored that Madam was injured. The Cheng Mansion received news that Mrs. Xiao and Cheng The adults came immediately. Madam Xiao was resting at that time. Mrs. Xiao said that this time might not be an accident, so she asked Madam to pretend to be injured at home and sent someone to notify the master and wait for the master's arrangements. However, before going out, Madam Xiao said that he was fine and the child was very serious. Stable."
Wang Yue nodded. He didn't expect Xiao Yuanyi to have such an unexpected role. She was indeed the woman who followed him on the expedition. She gave him an excuse to return to the capital quickly. He hurriedly called Ling Buyi. He was ready to leave early.
Wang Yue led five thousand cavalry and Peng Kun and other prisoners, traveling day and night. When passing through Jiao County of Pei State, when he was about to leave, a kind-hearted old man stopped him on the official road.
Wang Yue knew that the rich and powerful families in this era had some connections, so he politely patted his horse and asked politely, "I wonder what the old man has to do to stop Wang's army?"
The old man saw that Wang Yue was really as kind as the rumors. He said pleasantly, "I am the queen of Pingyang Marquis Cao Shen, and I am here today to relieve the general from his troubles."
Wang Yue was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood what was going on. It seemed that Cao Shi knew where the enemy was ambushing. He motioned his men to retreat further, and then asked softly, "I wonder if I can tell the thieves Where are you hiding, and what kind of reward do you want?"
Mr. Cao waited for Wang Yue's personal guards to go away, and then said with a smile, "All it takes is a favor from the general."
Wang Yue twitched the corner of his mouth, since ancient times, the most favored favor It was difficult to repay, but in fact, both he and Ling Buyi faced a problem, that is, they did not know where they would be intercepted. If they were prepared, the losses would be less.
Although he had used this battle to send some of his loyal subordinates to Dongmou, he still did not want to leave a group of soldiers who had been through life and death in danger.
Thinking of this, Wang Yue took out a jade pendant with the word Dongmu printed on it, handed it to Old Man Cao, and then said seriously, "In the future, you can have someone bring the jade pendant to my house. If you ask for anything, I will give it to you." As long as it's not too much, I will definitely agree."
Seeing that Wang Yue didn't say enough, the father-in-law was even more satisfied. After all, if he said too much, his credibility would not be high. He couldn't hold back anymore and smiled happily. He said, "Don't worry, General Wang. I know how to advance and retreat. The people who ambush the general will not dare to go to Jingsheng County if they know you. They plan to intercept you near Gucheng. I hope you will be careful." Wang Yue twitched the corner of his mouth. The person who was investigating was
actually He was very careful and had better information than his secret guards. He quickly thanked him and started leading his troops on their way again.
While the large group of people continued on their way, Wang Yue studied the map of Lou Ben and pondered the terrain of the isolated city. Ji Feng asked with some doubts, "My lord, is what the father-in-law said true or false?" Wang Yue discovered that Lao
Qian'an It seems that the miasma place where Wang was poisoned can be taken to the lonely city. He thought about it and said nonchalantly, "It must be true. The Cao family is considered a prominent family in Jiao County. What's the benefit of offending me for nothing? The old man can run away, and the Cao family You can't run away."
Ji Feng nodded, thinking that this was also the case. After all, everyone knew that Wang Yue's queen's nephew, not many people dared to offend Wang Yue, and many of those who offended him were killed by the secret guards.
In fact, Ji Feng misunderstood. Wang Yue just felt that Jiao County seemed familiar. Isn't this the hometown of Boss Cao? The Cao family that can pass on the entire East and West Khan without extinction must have something special about it. The clues provided by Mr. Cao and the information fed back by the secret guards corroborated each other, so Wang Yue confirmed the authenticity.
After studying the terrain map, Wang Yue made a decision. He sent someone to deliver a message to Ling Buyu, but instead he accelerated his march. When the army was still some distance away from Gucheng, he did not rush into the city, but inexplicably Stopped suddenly.
Ji Feng looked at the Kanyu map in Wang Yue's hand and asked doubtfully, "Lord, since there is an ambush near Gucheng, why didn't you enter the city earlier?" Wang Yue pointed to the Kanyu map and explained to Ji Feng, "You have to know
, The forks in front of us go west, which is the miasma place where King Lao Qianan died. Do you think the ambushers will rush out of the miasma place." Ji Feng was stunned. He remembered what his lord had said about Xiao Yue back then
. Hou seemed to have inspected the miasma land, and even made a special trip to tell King Xiao Qian'an, just to lure King Xiao Qian'an to go check it out. As expected, King Lao Qian'an fell into the trap and died.
Since they are familiar with the terrain of the Miasma Land, whether it is Peng Kun's mastermind or Xiao Yuehou, it seems that they will ambush a large number of soldiers and horses there, and wait for Wang Yue's army to pass by a few valley entrances in front, and suddenly burst out of the mountain road. , blocking Wang Yue's way, their 30,000 troops could not escape with wings.
Ji Feng figured it out, but became more confused. He asked anxiously, "Lord, what are we waiting for? General Ling is still a few days away, right? Why not turn around and change the direction." Wang Yue saw that Ji Feng was a little anxious, so he
hurriedly Explained, "Zi Sheng and I both concluded that there would be an ambush in this miasma place. We both felt that there was no danger in this miasma place. Zi Sheng even sent people to investigate, so he planned to follow King Qian'an's old path and lead the army to defeat the enemy. Push it over, we can just block the exit here if we need it."
Ji Feng didn't expect that Wang Yue and Ling Buyi had already made up a plan to catch the turtle in the jar, so he put down his trust and quickly sent troops to arrange the situation. He felt that he would still be honest in the future Just obey the orders and it's really not something he can do that uses his brain.
In fact, not long after Wang Yue blocked the exits of several valleys, noisy sounds came from the depths of the miasma land, and a large number of people poured out. However, they had just emerged and before they had time to be happy, they were The ambush prepared by Wang Yue was wiped out.
This battle lasted for a day and a night, and it was not until noon the next day that the thick fog in the Miasma Land faded. After the battlefield was cleaned, Ling Buyi and Cui You's troops escorted the surrendered troops from the Miasma Land. The land comes out.
The two of them calculated that there were 70,000 to 80,000 soldiers in the ambush this time. It seemed that they were not prepared to leave a way for Wang Yue to survive, but they did not expect that he would lose his way to survive.
Wang Yue looked at the unmarked soldiers and horses escorted out, and frowned and said, "Which army and horses are these? From the Marquis of Yue, or from whom?"
Ling Buyi was even more surprised than Wang Yue. He and Wang Yue His enemy seemed to be someone else. He said depressedly, "No, it seems to be soldiers secretly cultivated by the Tian family."
Wang Yue was still hesitant about which Tian family it was. Mr. Wen Xiu, who had always been very honest in the team, Suddenly he limped to Ling Buyi and asked incredulously, "Isn't this miasma place poisonous?"
Ling Buyi looked at the poor woman and said coldly, "The miasma here is It's not poisonous, and King Lao Qian'an didn't die while rescuing the isolated city, but died because of someone's plan."
Wen Xiujun couldn't believe this fact, and she said excitedly, "I don't believe it, send someone to take me in to see Look, I want seeing to be believed."
Ling Buyi thought that this person was Wang Ling's mother, so he gave her a little bit of sympathy and wanted her to believe him, so he nodded and said, "A Fei, take Wen Xiujun in and take a look. Look."
Liang Qiufei also knew Wang Yue and Ling Buyi's intentions. He respectfully found a docile horse and took Wen Xiujun into the miasma. When they came out again, Wen Xiujun remained silent and did not say another word until he arrived in the capital.
Back in Kyoto, the emperor heard that Wang Yue was attacked on his way back to the capital. Fortunately, he and Ling Buyi and Cui You were well prepared and annihilated tens of thousands of bandits in one fell swoop, which made him furious.
What made the emperor even more furious was that the famous taboo, the place where the miasma caused the death of King Lao Qianan, actually had nearly 100,000 soldiers ambushed. Although the number of soldiers was only about 30,000, they should not be underestimated. .
Moreover, there was another question in Emperor Wen's mind, that is, how did King Lao Qian'an die?
You know, it is precisely because King Lao Qian'an died of illness when he went to rescue Gucheng, but he actually died of illness without sending troops at all. The emperor took great care of King Xiao Qian'an, but he was also very dissatisfied. But now it seems The death of King Lao Qian'an was a conspiracy, which made him feel a little guilty towards King Lao Qian'an.
You know, it was Xiao Yuehou who told King Lao Qianan that there was miasma in the wild land, and many soldiers died because of it.
Who is Xiao Yuehou? He is the brother of Concubine Yue!
So what do people in the world think of him?
In order to get rid of the biggest opponent, do you even want to kill your own sworn brother?
Could it be that his years of mourning and paying homage have become hypocritical in the eyes of others?
Although the emperor seems kind-hearted now, he is the founding king of the country. Of course he was furious when he found out that he had seen through his thoughts and taken advantage of him.
Don't underestimate the ruthlessness of any one who crosses you. If you touch the scales of a dragon, you will die.
(End of chapter)