Chapter 15 Chasing Troops
The Lord of Jingling County sighed deeply: "Weixuan, this time I came to Bingzhou, I vaguely felt that many things were a little strange along the way. It turned out that it was yours."
The words were not loud, but they fell into Wei Xuan's ears, which made him unable to stand firmly. He clenched his fists and said in shame: "How do you know?"
The Lord of Jingling County looked at a corner of the courtyard, and everyone's eyes followed.
There are lush forests and a deep well in the southeast corner of the courtyard. When the Lord Jingling and others first entered the courtyard, Xue Tong and He Yun went there to draw water to drink, and then Lu Yao also stood there. When the subordinates of the Lord Jingling County were in conflict with the bandits in Funiu Village, the three of them avoided the corner without any sense of existence, and did not return to everyone's sight until then.
Under the gaze of everyone, the Bingzhou soldiers with a terrifying scarred face slowly walked out of the corner: "When Boss Su led his subordinates to attack the county lord Jingling and others, two accomplices were left to guard the camp. While the two were chatting, they talked about the news that Boss Su revealed to them. Brother Wei, after you followed the county lord back to the camp, you immediately fired arrows and killed the two, and saved me at the same time. Such kindness should be repaid, but unfortunately, I woke up earlier than you thought."
Lu Yao continued, "From the bandits' mouth, I knew that there were Xiongnu's inner supporters in the county lord's team, but I didn't know who it was. If such news was said openly, I would probably suffer from it. I could only find an opportunity to secretly pass this news to the county lord."
"The county lord has a noble status and often has many people around him, so this opportunity is not easy to find. That night, my companion Xue Tong and He Yun looked for me and had some small conflicts with the county lord's guards. I took this... Fortunately, I only had one sentence, which was not enough. I was reckless at that time, and I hope the county lord would forgive me." He bowed slightly to the county lord Jingling: "The subsequent matter was all out of the county lord's plan, and it really forced the spy to appear on his own initiative."
The face of the county lord of Jingling was red and even more radiant: "General Lu was loyal and diligent, what is the crime?"
She thought for a while and bowed to Hu Liuniang: "I'm thankful for helping me, thank you."
"It's just a matter of raising hands, why should the county lord say thank you?" Hu Liuniang smiled and said, "It's just that... the defeated soldiers are reliable, the bandits are reliable, but their own troops are not reliable. If the prince uses such a person under his tent, the county lord will have to worry about it in the future..."
Hu Liuniang was born with a person who was more sharp than Hua Jiao, but his mouth was more ruthless than a poisonous snake. After saying this, all the guards present changed their faces. Fortunately, the Lord of Jingling shook his head and said, "The Lord of Hu is too worried. My guards are all loyal people, and I can definitely trust them..."
"As for this traitor..." County Lord Jingling looked at Wei Xuan who was standing in the desolate place, and his face showed a look of disgust.
"Wang De!" she called out loudly.
Wang De stood in a daze, as if he had not heard the voice of the Lord Jingling County. The desperate situation that was bound to die was a desperate situation, but the next moment it became a scene of the two sides acting together. The contrast was too fierce. The Lord Jingling County was actually having a relationship with Hu Liuniang, which also made Wang De feel both glad and a little disappointed.
"Wang De!" The voice of the county lord Jingling was heard in his ears: "Weixuan, I will leave it to you!"
Fortunately, Wang De broke free from the complex emotions in time. He responded in a deep voice and grabbed Wei Xuan's neck: "Old Wei, I won't make things difficult for you. I am tactful. If you ask, you will answer whatever I ask. I will give you a pleasure, so as not to suffer from flesh and blood."
Since his identity as a secret spy like Wei Xuan was exposed, he would have no way to live. What's more, as a native of Jin, he served the fierce and barbaric Huns, and his crimes were unforgivable. Wang De said this because of his many years of friendship.
Wei Xuan looked at Wang De with a gray face, sighed, and simply refused to resist, allowing Wang De to pull him and go to a room east of the courtyard.
Finally, he found out the secret Xiongnu spy hidden beside him, and the mood of the county lord Jingling was obviously relaxed. She slowly stepped down the steps and walked closer to Hu Liuniang: "Master Hu Village, since the traitor is left behind, please arrange people to take us out of Bingzhou as soon as possible. The situation here is too dangerous, we must return to Luoyang as soon as possible."
"The county lord really doesn't want to be a guest in Funiu Village? We rarely receive such noble people as you..." Hu Liuniang said with regret.
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly heard a loud and shrill sound of birds singing from the foot of the mountain.
"The secret mail of the Chen group of Jiazi met the enemy!" Hu Liuniang's face changed immediately.
Although most of the bandits in Funiu Village were bandits and bandits, they gathered in Xiaoshan and forests to fight against the imperial court. They had a lot of experience, and Hu Liuniang was also bound by military tactics, which was very comparable. In order to prevent the disturbances of the Jin army and the Hu people, many bright and dark checkpoints were set up within dozens of miles of the periphery of Funiu Village. These checkpoints were organized by heavenly stems and earthly branches, and once there was a disturbance, they would immediately warn. What sounded at this moment was the highest level of warning!
Hu Liuniang knew that there must be a strong enemy attack, so she immediately rushed out of the courtyard like a whirlwind and shouted loudly: "What's going on?"
In addition to the leader of the village and dozens of swords and axes led by him, Hu Liuniang also had many minions waiting outside the courtyard. She issued orders repeatedly, first sent several people down the mountain to inquire about the exact information; and then ordered the young and middle-aged village to prepare for the battle; then dispatched capable personnel to guard several key passes... Although the affairs were complicated, they were not messy at all, and they were indeed worthy of being the most famous Green Forest in Taihang Mountains.
When Hu Liuniang was commanding, Wang De's door to deal with Weixuan's house suddenly opened. Wang De quickly stepped out and lowered his voice and said to the county lord of Jingling: "Mr. County, we must set off as soon as possible to leave Bingzhou, the faster the better! Weixuan's guy told him that he had long reported our whereabouts to the Shi Shanyuting, but I'm afraid... I'm afraid that the pursuit of the Huns is not far away at this moment!"
The Lord of Jingling County frowned and said, "How is it possible? After entering Bingzhou, the military election campaign was with everyone, and there was no chance to do it themselves. Even if he had any abnormal movements, have you never seen the clues?"
Wang De said awkwardly: "The county lord clearly understands this, this is the most difficult thing to guard against. We didn't know in advance that he was a rebellious accomplice..."
He was still waiting for a few words to explain, but suddenly he heard Hu Liuniang swear loudly: "Damn it, it's coming so fast!"
Hu Liuniang was leaning against the courtyard wall on the west side overlooking the place where the birds were singing, and everyone came to the courtyard wall to look around. Their location was dozens of feet away from the ground, and their vision was extremely wide. Suddenly, they saw birds flying in the dense forests several miles away, shaking their branches and leaves, as if a huge beast was rushing towards the forest. On both sides of the road where the beasts were walking, the shrill birds kept ringing. It was the secret whistle set by Funiu Village and whistled, making a sound of alarm that was sometimes long and sometimes short, but increasingly rapid.
"It's the Huns' army! There are at least five hundred... no, more than eight hundred." The leader of the village carefully listened to the implicit regular roar, narrowed his eyes and traced for a while, and finally confirmed the identity of the visitor. After listening for a moment, he angrily said: "The five people with the character "A" were killed by the Hu people! Damn, it's so cruel to start!"
Funiu Village is located in the remote mountains and forests, and there is no other way to reach except for a few wild roads that are rarely visited. For decades, Funiu Village has also faced the battle of the imperial army and experienced the fire of the underworld. However, due to the logistical pressure caused by the difficult and dangerous journey, it can truly be two or three hundred enemies. Relying on the more than a hundred fierce bandits in Funiu Village, they can cope with it.
However, the number of the Huns in front of us is likely to exceed 800. Eight hundred or even more Hun soldiers may not be anything in large-scale wars on the plains. But in this Taihang Mountain, it is already a large army that can be defeated. Even if Funiu Village is in a strange and natural danger, it is difficult to compete with it head-on. The several checkpoints in front collapse at the touch is proof.
The lord of Jingling County gently bit his lower lip. A unit of this size overcomes unimaginable difficulties and goes deep into the depths of Taihang where thousands of peaks gather. It will never be coming to march and demonstrate. It seems that his whereabouts may have been leaked by Weixuan, and the purpose of this army coming here is self-evident.
"We will go down the mountain before the Hu people arrived!" She issued a decisive order, then turned to Hu Liuniang and said, "Master Hu, please send a guide to us quickly and prepare some dry food. If the Hu people investigate, I hope the Dazhaizhu will give you a false promise. Today, I will be rewarded!"
After these words, they became a little slight pleading.
"Don't worry, the county lord, I, Funiu Village, will not do anything to sell my friends. But you will probably meet the Hu people in the future..." Hu Liuniang showed a rare serious expression.
She pondered for a while, as if she had made a great determination: "To be honest, Funiuzhai is known as the only natural danger that can be accessed. In fact, there is an extremely hidden path behind the mountain. Except for me and my trusted subordinates, no one knows it. At the end of this path is the nameless river in the mountains, which can flow down the river and enter the Qi River. I have placed a small boat there in case of emergency..."
Chapter completed!