Chapter 348: Dangerous
The dawn appeared in the sky, and the candlelight that was lit in the middle of the night was wiped out. Li Qing and Nian Yun came out together. Nian Yun looked solemn, while Li Qing smiled, as if he had already got the result he wanted.
"We must arrive at the three southern states as soon as possible. Since Li Jian has made careful plans, he will definitely make arrangements in the south. He will not naively think that he has controlled the center. With an edict, He Huaijin and Wan Changfeng from the three southern states will bow their heads to the ears. Therefore, he will definitely make arrangements. We must rush to the south as quickly as possible to publish the will to the world and gather people's hearts. In this way, the three southern states will also have a great reputation." Li Qing said.
"Uncle said, the Fourth Master asked me to go alone before, but I was still worried, afraid that the scene would not be suppressed. Now with the support of my uncle and the title of the will of the will, I should be able to accomplish everything in one fell swoop." Nian Yun nodded and said.
"It's not hesitating to do it. Just set off immediately. Now Li Jian's control over Shangjing is far from perfect. The power of the darkroom is not placed on you. It is a good opportunity to escape." Li Qing said.
While the two of them were talking and discussing the details of going south, Zi Yan suddenly rushed in in panic.
"Empress, it's not good!" Zi Yan said in a pale face and panting.
"What's wrong?"
"I discovered the contact code of the darkroom and summoned all the secret guards in Yuntong and the two states to gather immediately." Zi Yan said.
"The Fourth Master is in Weizhou at this time!" Nian Yun immediately became nervous. "It is a big deal that the dark room is abnormal and the number of people is concentrated on a large scale?" The face that looked at Zi Yan became ugly.
Zi Yan nodded. "Yes, the code words said that the trace of the Fourth Master was found in Fang County, Tongzhou."
"How could it be in Fang County?" Li Qing asked in surprise.
"The Fourth Master broke up with the guards who were guarding him in the middle and only brought a few personal guards to sneak around. This was the last news from him, and then I could no longer contact him." Nian Yun stood up.
"Uncle, the plan is probably going to change."
"you say!"
"Please go to the south immediately and watch the base camp for the Fourth Master. I will take people to pick up the Fourth Master. I am afraid that Taizhou will not be able to go back. We should think that what Li Jian is most afraid of is that the Fourth Master will run back to Taizhou and lead the army to be unfavorable to him. At the beginning, he should have let the Fourth Master go to the south directly." Nian Yun said angrily.
Li Qing shook his head and said, "Although the three southern states are rich, there is no strong army. If there were no two guards in Taizhou, it would not be a big deal. Even if you know the danger, Li Xiao would definitely choose to return to Taizhou. You go to the south and I will save Li Xiao. The secret guards are powerful. You are a woman's house, and you are not an opponent!"
"Uncle is wrong. This time I go to save the Fourth Master, not with swords and guns. But with my brain, I will be able to grasp the bigger ones. I have enough people and channels to send the Fourth Master safely out. Uncle, you go there, it will be useless. Besides, if you can't go back to Taizhou, the south is the last place. There is even more need for uncle to go there. Uncle has jade plates, willows, and the Fourth Master's tokens and handwritten books. He Huaijin and the others will definitely obey the orders. On the contrary, I am a woman. Even if I go there, if the form is not good, some unnecessary variables will arise." Nian Yun insisted: "I will lead people to save the Fourth Master!"
After a moment of silence, Li Qing nodded, "The people in the darkroom are all good at it, be careful!"
"Uncle, don't worry!" Nian Yun nodded and turned to Ziyan, "Notify our staff and gather in Fang County. Ziyan, use your identity to approach the people in the darkroom, listen to the news, and report it in time!"
"Yes!" Zi Yan turned around and left.
Looking at Zi Yan's back, Li Qing frowned and said, "This woman was originally a person in the dark room. Do you trust her so much?"
"Why don't you believe her?" Nian Yun said: "I know the rules for employing people in the darkroom. Zi Yan actually has nowhere to go except to follow us. The best thing is that she belongs to the small dark room directly in the palace. The institution outside the darkroom does not know that Zi Yan has been whitewashed. Her identity is enough to allow her to get more information until her identity is exposed. But I think, in this busy moment, the person in charge of the small dark room may have forgotten her little role like her!"
"It's possible!" Li Qing nodded and said, "But it's too risky."
"There is no way to do it without taking risks!" Nian Yun said: "Don't doubt people, but don't doubt people. It has reached this point now, and there is no other way to go."
In Tongzhou City, the five hundred cavalrymen who were connected to the road stopped their pace of advance. In front of them were densely packed with Tongzhou towns. At a rough look, there were at least 5,000.
These five hundred martial guards were all elite troops selected on the battlefield. Without Lu Tong's instructions, they began to change formations consciously. This was just an instinctive reaction. The five hundred cavalry immediately completed the attack formation formation. All the soldiers looked at Lu Tong's general flag. If they pointed in front of the flag in the next moment, it would be the order to charge.
If the Mongol Yuan army was opposite, then the attack would be undoubtedly. But now, there is a town army opposite, and all the soldiers were a little confused. Why did they set up such a lineup? It obviously meant to attack the army. These soldiers who have been through the battlefield have already had a sense of intuition about war.
Chen Feng smiled and looked at the 500 cavalry opposite. Although there were only 500 people, he felt like he had 5,000 people on the other side, and he had only 500 people. Is this the sharpness of the soldiers who have lived for the rest of their lives? He sighed and thought, whether the army is strong or not, just by looking at the momentum, you can see at a glance that the opponent's 500 people are not afraid of the 500 people. This alone makes people admire him. Perhaps, the army of Dayue should be allowed to go out to fight a war in the future. Chen Feng thought with a smile that the guards and Wuwei were once the 12 guards of Dayue were tied with each other. In terms of elite level, the guards would be stronger, but now it seems that these Wuwei has been transformed.
"General Chen!" Xiao Zhongze's face turned pale, "Are you really going to fight?"
Chen Feng smiled and turned to look at the magistrate, "Mr. Xiao, you have also seen the will of the Lord. If they do not surrender, they can only fight. Do not worry, they only have five hundred people, and it is impossible to fight against us."
"Let me persuade the Fourth Master!" Xiao Zhongze took a breath, "All the soldiers of Dayue, why should they bleed in vain?"
Chen Fengxiao looked at the other party unexpectedly. Since he entered Tongzhou, this adult looked trembling and unsteady. Why did he suddenly have such courage at this time?
"Mr. Xiao, if the Fourth Master refuses to return to Beijing, you may become a hostage to the other party."
Xiao Zhongze shook his head, "No matter what decision the Fourth Master makes, I don't think he will be detained."
Chen Fengxiao frowned, and Xiao Zhongze's tone of speaking made him feel unhappy.
"Since Lord Xiao has this idea, it's better to try it. After all, these people are meritorious ministers who have returned from the battlefield. I don't want them to fall under the city of Tongzhou!" Chen Feng said with displeasure.
The general flag of Lutong was erected and the soldiers were ready to go. At this time, a horse ran out from the city of Tongzhou, and a civil servant ran over, "I am Xiao Zhongze, the governor of Tongzhou, and I want to see the Fourth Master!"
Lu Tong smiled slightly. He had thought about this scene many times. Fortunately, the Fourth Master listened to his advice and left early. Otherwise, there would be a bloody battle under Tongzhou city now.
He turned over and dismounted, raised his hand, and the soldiers behind him dispersed with a sensation.
"Xiao Zhongze, the governor of Tongzhou, asked to see the Fourth Master!" Seeing that an opponent's general dismounted, Xiao Zhongze breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly stopped the horse, turned over and dismounted, and bowed.
"Mr. Xiao, the last general, Wuwei guerrilla general Lu Tong, is not in the army!" Lu Tong said with a smile.
Xiao Zhongze opened his mouth and looked at Lu Tong in a daze, "The Fourth Master is not in the army? Where is that?"
Lu Tong spread his hands, "I don't know either. After entering Tongzhou, the Fourth Master took several guards away in advance, and the Fourth Master led the team to slowly move. So now the Fourth Master is there, and the Fourth Master knows nothing. Lord Xiao, what are you doing?" Lu Tong looked curious.
Xiao Zhongze was relieved or disappointed, and let out a long sigh, "That's great, General Lu, let your soldiers dismount. General Chen, the gatekeeper on the other side, brought the imperial edict and asked the Fourth Master to return to Beijing!"
"Oh, so that's it." Lu Tong turned around and waved his hand, "It's all my brothers. Why are you doing this? Hello, what about you? Get up the archer, it's cold and cold. Be careful of losing your hands!"
Five hundred cavalry dismounted on the ground, and Xiao Zhongze and Lu Tong walked side by side toward Chen Fengxiao.
At the foot of Tongzhou City, Chen Feng smiled and looked at the two people who came side by side, feeling something was wrong. Things were going too smoothly, right?
In Fang County, ten horses were racing, splashing snow all the way. After Li Xiao and four personal guards left the brigade, they avoided the main road and picked up some remote paths. They only had one or two hours a day, each with two war horses, taking turns to change their lines. Now, they were racing against time. Once Li Jian's order was ahead of them, everything would be over. Even now, they could not appear in front of the government, otherwise there would be a risk of being exposed.
Although it only took a few days, Li Xiao seemed to be over 10 years old, his two legs were deep and his beard was messy. It was not only physical hard work, but more importantly, the heavy psychological blow to him, from the time he was in the grasp of the victory scroll to falling off the cliff, he only spent one night.
The snow was flying, and the five people who were rushing to the road ignored the fact that there were several unusual snow piles in front of them.
With a whistle, several tripping ropes bounced from the snow. The two war horses running in the front neighed and fell down with a bang. The knight on the horse was extremely agile. The moment the war horse fell, he jumped off the horse's back and rolled several times on the ground, and he stood up.
"Second Master, be careful!" one man shouted.
Chapter completed!