Chapter 226: Sudden and abnormal movement

As the moon rose, two Tang army scouts rode horses through the dark forest. The trees were full of trees and twisted branches. They ran west as soon as possible along the rushing stream. They rushed up hills and quickly headed deep into the forest of Zibei. Slowly, they were a little tired, and the war horses kept sniffing, and their pace slowed down.

"Brother Qin, stop and have a rest!"

The young scout gasped slightly and said, "The air here seems very thin, and I'm a little overwhelmed."

"Yeah!" The older scout nodded and looked around. He pointed to a slightly flat stone in the distance and said, "Let's rest on the stone!"

The two turned their horses and walked slowly towards the huge rocks. The two Tang army scouts were one of the eldest and one of the youngest. The older one was Qin Haiyang, 32 years old, from Zhaocheng County, Jinzhou, Hedong. In the first year of Tianbao, Beiting applied for the army. Currently, their home is in Jiaohe County, Xizhou, and is a military household. The young Tang army was Feng Silang, who was seventeen years old. He was one of the 10,000 military households who moved to Beiting from Hedong the previous year. They were also placed in Jiaohe County, Xizhou. His parents were both here, and he was the third brother in the family. He was the third brother and his second brother joined the army. The eldest brother and the fourth brother were at home and planted grapes and made wine.

According to the new rules of the Tang army, veteran Qin Haiyang was responsible for leading the young new scout. They were all fellow Hedong villagers and were in Jiaohe County, so they got along very well.

The two led their horses to the big stone. The big stone was two zhang high, three zhang long and about ten zhang wide. It was a long huge rock. Qin Haiyang observed around for a moment and said to Feng Silang: "If you have to find a high place to rest in the wild, to prevent being attacked by wild beasts. Have you seen it? There is a stream in the north. It is easy for groups of wild beasts to drink water by the stream at night. If they are discovered, we will become a dish."

"I remember!"

Feng Silang nodded, then climbed up the big stone like a monkey, and smiled: "Brother Qin, the above is very flat, so it's okay to spend the night here tonight."

Qin Haiyang tied the horse, then untied the sleeping bag and food bag from the horse that specialized in carrying items, and threw it on it, "Next!"

Feng Silang took it and first laid a large piece of oil paper on the big stone, then spread the sleeping bag. The sleeping bag is woven with wool, which is very thick and warm, and can be used as a seat cushion when not sleeping.

He untied the food bag again, took out a piece of dry cake, picked up a piece of beef sauce and handed it to Qin Haiyang and smiled and said, "Brother Qin, take it!"

Qin Haiyang sat down, took the meat pie, took out a pot of wine from the bag, took a few big sips, and then praised: "It's really good wine, it's satisfying!"

He smiled at Feng Silang and said, "Silang, do you know why I am fighting to be a scout?"

Feng Silang shook his head, Qin Haiyang pointed to the wine pot and smiled: "Just rush to it. When a scout goes out for a mission, he can get five kilograms of wine, and it is all good wine, haha!"

He took another sip of wine, and the mellow aroma made him feel so comfortable that his eyes narrowed. He asked Feng Silang with a smile, "Then why do you want to be a scout?"

Feng Silang scratched his head and said, "I don't know. At that time, General Nan asked us who would be a scout, so I raised my hand in a daze. Seeing that I was in good health, he was sure."

"You boy! The choice that concerns life is regarded as a joke."

Qin Haiyang shook his head with emotion and said, "Do you know? It is the most dangerous to be a scout in the Western Regions. The Hu people here all grew up on horseback and rode good horses. Once they were discovered, it was difficult to escape. Better luck, be caught as prisoners of war, exchange in the future, and be more lucky, and be killed on the spot. I was caught once in the fourth year of Tianbao, and later I was exchanged and almost killed."

"But I heard that when the scouts are promoted quickly, our Jiedu General is from the scout camp."

"You kid is smearing me! I have been a scout for almost ten years, and I am still a big soldier. The governor is only in the fifth year of Tianbao... Forget it, let's not mention it!"

Qin Haiyang drank another sip of wine. Suddenly, his wine pot stopped, his ears stood up and looked around. At this time, a group of night birds flew up in the northwest direction.

"not good!"

Qin Haiyang shouted in a low voice, jumped off the big stone, led the horse behind the big stone and hid it. Feng Silang also jumped down and asked in a low voice: "Brother Qin, what happened?"

"Shh! Don't talk."

The two were hiding behind the stone. At this time, the sound of war horses wading in the distance and there were also voices. Feng Silang leaned his head and looked into the distance, and his scalp exploded. He saw a black army of thunder cavalry and Shi in the woods fifty steps away, crossing the stream and heading northwest.

Qin Haiyang's pupils contracted. Be good, there were more than 3,000 people, and they were carrying long ladders. What were they going to do?

The Tuqi Shiren did not notice them, and waded directly across the stream and headed northwest. At this time, Feng Silang could no longer help but ask: "Brother Qin, what information did we find."

“We caught a big fish.”

Qin Haiyang was extremely proud and explained to him: "First, the night birds were frightened in flocks. This must be a large group of people walking by. For example, the two of us walked, and those night birds didn't even pull a piece of shit. Second, they looked at the number of people and had no experience. After seeing too many, they could tell about how many people were at a glance. Third, they looked at the equipment. You may not know, I know the best. However, in the past, the thunderbolts were all ragged equipment, the rotten leather armor they made themselves, the rotten bows and arrows they made themselves, and the swords and spears were all of different types, with different lengths. But this time they were all wearing uniform thick leather armor, holding the same spear, the bows and arrows made by craftsmen, and there were even long ladders that were dismantled. What do you think is going on?"

"I can't think of it."

"Idiot!" Qin Haiyang slapped him in the back of the head, "These are all equipment of the Dashi Army, which means that the Tuqi Shiren has received the support of the Dashiren, and there are also long ladders. The long ladders can be disassembled and assembled. The Tuqi Shi, the idiot who only knows how to burn cow dung, cannot be made, and must be made by the Dashiren."

"But, what do they do with the ladder?"

"You idiot, you naturally go to attack the city with a ladder. What do you think you are doing? Going over the wall to steal women?"

"Then which city do they go to attack?"

"Stop asking so many nonsense, just follow it."

Qin Haiyang climbed up the big stone and packed up his things. The two of them rode on their horses, followed the traces of the horse hoofs of the thunder cavalryman and followed them.

From Gongyue City to the northwest, there are five cities including Fengming City, Longwei City, Baiseok and Yibo City, which echo each other and are horns, connecting to a strategic defense line. Among the five cities, Yuegong City is the main city for garrisoning troops and the gate to Beiting. The strategic significance is the most important, and Fengming City is the castle closest to Shuye, and the logistics base for attacking Shuye.

Among the five cities, the least powerful one is Beishen City, which is located on the edge of the desert south of Yibo Hainan. Currently, there are more than 500 soldiers in Beishen City. The head general in the city is Nan Jiyun. In the first Battle of Shattered Leaf, he made outstanding achievements and was named General of the Central Army. In addition to him, there is another important figure in the city, which is Li Qing'an's aide Yan Zhuang.

Yan Zhuang returned from the investigation of Yibohai and passed by Beishencheng. When he passed by the desert, his leg had some attacks, so he stayed in Beishencheng for healing.

The reason why Nan Jiyun was in Beishencheng was the result of Feng Changqing's purge of Beiting Army last year. He was Li Qing'an's confidant. After Feng Changqing took over Beiting, he was demoted from the Hanhai Army's military envoy to Beishen City, and Lei Wanchun was demoted to Yibo City and Rencheng's lord. After Li Qing'an restored his power, he has been busy collecting power and preparing for war in Anxi, and he has not yet taken care of him and Lei Wanchun.

"General Nan, the envoy, is under great pressure to break the Ye in World War II. Whether his strategy of Hezhong can be implemented successfully depends on the first battle. The first battle is victorious. The court supports him. If the first battle fails, the opposition in the court will jump out and criticize him. So he said he would not take Dumozhi to heart. In fact, he attaches importance to it more than anyone else. You see, he will know that he not only besieged all the Beiting Army, but the Anxi Army also cooperates with the war from the south. He originally wanted to use gunpowder, but I persuaded him."

"Why?" Nan Jiyun was a little surprised, "Will you have a greater confidence in winning by using gunpowder?"

"Gunpowder must be used at critical moments. For example, the decisive battle against Dashi, if used too early, will make Dashi be prepared."

Nan Jiyun nodded silently. Yan Zhuang's words made sense. Although Dumozhi had a headache, it was not enough to use gunpowder. He was about to say goodbye, but he saw that Yan Zhuang seemed to have something to say, so he waited aside again.

Yan Zhuang could barely walk, but he limped and became a lame man. This was the limit he could recover. He walked a few steps in the room, sighed worriedly, and said, "Actually, what I am really worried about is the court. This time, the Tianwei army was transferred to Anxi. Although the troops in Anxi were strengthened, the envoy also had disagreements with Geshuhan, as well as An Lushan and An Sishun, all had a feud with the envoy. In addition, Yang Guozhong, the political enemy, the envoy's situation in the court is worrying!"

"If you take back the Broken Leaf and expand your territory westward, and don't let them catch the handle, won't it be fine?" Nan Jiyun was a little dissatisfied.

Yan Zhuang smiled bitterly and said, "Things are not as simple as you think. Do you understand the truth that the master is so powerful that he will shock the Lord? Do you see what Wang Zhongsi ended up? The last time the envoy was just demoted to Liuzhou. If the envoy really defeated Dashi in the future and expanded the territory of the Tang Dynasty to the west, and there were also urging people from the court. I dare say that the emperor will definitely kill him sooner or later!"

Nan Jiyun was shocked and said anxiously: "Is there any way to avoid it?"

Yan Zhuang stared at the ground with internal conflicts flashing in his eyes. He knew there was a way, but he never dared to say it. This was not a matter of talking nonsense. It was related to his Yan Zhuang's life, Li Qing'an's life, and even more to the lives of thousands of Beiting soldiers. He could not say it, at least he would not dare to say those two words unless he had no choice. He glanced at Nan Jiyun and saw that he looked at him with expectation on his face. After a while, he slowly said: "If you really get that step, the planner is not only in people, but also in the sky."

Just then, an anxious voice suddenly came from the door, "General Nan!"

"What's the matter?" Nan Jiyun turned around and asked.
Chapter completed!