After coming from Lingshan, Li Chenghua led the team to go westward in the lofty mountains. Everywhere was covered with thick snow. It was difficult for the horses to move, but it was a piece of cake for the long-legged camels. The camels opened their long legs.
Walk steadily in the mountains.
This morning, the team entered the Atami Gorge, and after walking another sixty miles, they could see Atami.
At this moment, there was a faint cry of killing from the front. Li Chenghua immediately realized that something was wrong and shouted: "There is an enemy situation, prepare to fight with crossbows!"
The soldiers took their weapons and jumped off the camels one after another, leaning against the stone walls on both sides of the canyon or squatting behind big rocks. Dozens of hired camel farmers quickly led the camels back.
Not long after, five or six camels rushed in front. The soldiers and armors on the camels turned out to be Tang troops. General Zhan Yannian, the inner guard, shouted and asked: "Whose army is in front of you?"
The soldiers on the camel were Yuchi Xi'an and his men. They were careful along the way, but still encountered an enemy patrol. A fierce battle broke out between the two sides. The Tang army was outnumbered and many people were killed.
Yuchi Xi'an took the remaining seven soldiers and fled while fighting, followed by hundreds of patrolling enemy troops in hot pursuit.
Yuchi Xi'an heard shouts in front, but found countless soldiers dozens of steps ahead. His heart sank, and he suddenly fell into despair. His men shouted excitedly: "Colonel, they are the Tang army, they are our army!"
Yuchi Xi'an also saw the opponent's armor clearly, and he was immediately ecstatic and shouted: "We are the Broken Ye Tang Army, and there are enemy troops chasing us behind!"
Li Chenghua was a little worried and asked again: "What is your name and what is your position?"
"The humble position is Wei Chi Xi'an, the scout commander. My father, Yu Chi Guang, is the governor of Beiting."
Li Chenghua knew the children of high-ranking officials very well, and she knew that Yu Chiguang's son did serve in Suiye.
"Get back quickly and let us deal with the enemy!"
Yuchi Xi'an ran over with his men, and soon, there was a dense mass of chasing troops behind him, all riding camels.
Zhan Yannian shouted, "Shoot!"
Three hundred crossbow arrows were fired together, and the dense crossbow arrows were fired at the enemy. The chasing camel cavalry was suddenly caught off guard, and they were shot down by the crossbow arrows one after another. There was a scream, and the camel cavalry behind thought they had been ambushed, and they were all frightened.
Turn around and run away.
The Tang army pursued them, firing arrows along the way, and killed more than thirty people. In the end, only a dozen people fled back to Suiye City.
Yuchi Xi'an already knew the identity of the other party. He stepped forward and bowed and said: "I'm humble, Yuchi Xi'an, see Li Dutong!"
Li Chenghua nodded and said with a smile: "I know your father. A tiger father has no sons. Why does General Yuchi appear in Suiye at this time?"
Li Chenghua was a little strange. Suiye fell more than two months ago. Why are there still Tang soldiers now?
Yuchi Xi'an said quickly: "I came from Yibocheng and went to Anxi to ask for help on the orders of Governor Guo!"
Li Chenghua was overjoyed and asked anxiously: "Is your commander-in-chief still alive?"
"We are still alive. A total of 900 of us successfully broke through. Governor Guo led 600 people to retreat to Yibo City. Including the original defenders, there are now about 700 people in total."
Li Chenghua nodded, "Did you go to Anxi to ask for help because there was not enough food?"
"Exactly! Even if we kill horses, we can only support it for a month at most, so we must invite reinforcements back within a month."
Li Chenghua smiled slightly and said: "We have more than 1,300 camels, enough to take you back to Anxi!"
At this moment, a soldier rushed over and nervously said to Yuchi Xi'an: "Report to the captain, Ah Tie is missing, and there are traces of blood on the ground!"
He hurriedly explained to Li Chenghua: "One of our brothers was injured and fainted. We couldn't take him away, so we hid him behind a big rock. He must have been kidnapped by the enemy."
Li Chenghua's face also changed slightly. She knew that once the other party got information about the Tang army, they would probably lead a large army to attack Yibo City. As long as the other party had enough camels, the amount of snow would not affect military operations.
"Give me my order and set off immediately!"
Three hundred internal guard soldiers and more than a thousand camels began to head north quickly. This time, Yuchi Xi'an was the guide. When they arrived near Suiye, night had fallen. He was very familiar with the terrain and avoided several enemy lines.
At the checkpoint, we entered the Broken Leaf River Valley and headed northwest.
Li Chenghua saw that Yuchi Xi'an had been staring nervously ahead, fearing that the enemy troops had already gone, she smiled slightly and said: "Captain Yuchi, don't worry, we were not intercepted by the enemy army halfway, which means that their generals don't know about it yet."
, so they cannot be in the front, but should be in the rear!"
"Ah! So that's it."
Yuchi Xi'an calmed down a little, and he no longer cared about the enemy troops, and led the Tang army's internal guards towards Yibo City quickly.
Guo Xin and the generals never dreamed that the rescue team they sent would come back in just ten days, and they would bring back a huge camel team, which turned out to be internal guards.
While everyone was happy, they were also a little nervous. After all, they lost Broken Leaf City. Are the inner guards here to hold them accountable?
Guo Xin's official rank was only the fourth rank Yiwei General, and his military rank was Huben Zhonglang General, but Li Chenghua was the third rank champion general, commanding all generals, and his official position and qualifications were much higher than Guo Xin's.
Although she is a woman, she is a famous female devil in Chang'an. No one is afraid of her. She is also very famous in the army and is a legendary female general. After all, Li Chenghua is the first female general.
Li Chenghua could see that the generals on the other side were very nervous. She said calmly: "I am not here to hold you accountable when ordered by the emperor. In fact, the emperor has no intention of holding you accountable. The responsibility does not lie with you, but the emperor needs to know that this time
Who are the enemy forces behind the fall of Broken Leaf? To understand the current situation in the river? To understand the situation in the various countries in the river? To lay the foundation for next year's war in the river, I was ordered to understand these situations."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and Guo Xin asked the generals to disperse. He asked Sima Zheng Ju to stay and discuss the next arrangements with Li Chenghua.
"Excuse me, Governor Guo. I had more than a hundred men escorting thirty-four members of the Saints' Society. They later sent me an eagle letter, saying that thirty-four members of the Saints' Society died mysteriously. Then Suiye was attacked by surprise, and then they
There is no more news. I want to know where my men are now? Are they all killed in action? There are also thirty-four members of the Saint Sisters who died. Does Governor Guo know anything about it? "
Guo Xin said slowly: "Li Dutong doesn't need to worry too much. The enemy's sneak attack on Suiye was discovered first by the inner guards. They were the first to evacuate. I heard they went to Gongyue City in the Yili Valley."
Li Chenghua was overjoyed and asked again: "Are there any casualties?"
"There will definitely be some casualties, but most of them should be evacuated."
"How much does Governor Guo know about the mysterious deaths of members of the Saint Sisters?"
Guo Xin smiled and said: "Let Zheng Sima answer Qin! He is responsible for investigating this case."
Zheng Ju was short and fat, but very shrewd. He bowed slightly and said: "Reporting to Li Dutong, more than thirty members of the Saint Women's Society were poisoned to death in the post house. Someone poisoned their food, and it was
He was highly poisoned and soon bled to death from his orifices. According to the low-level investigation, the biggest suspect should be a servant doing chores in the post house, named Suba. He was a Geluolu man and only fourteen years old. He disappeared afterwards.
Someone said that he had been doing odd jobs in the kitchen that afternoon. We searched his room and found that everything in his room was gone. It was obvious that he had started to clean up and move it beforehand, indicating that he was the poisoner."
"Then what? Is there any news about Suba?"
Zheng Ju smiled bitterly and said: "We have discovered the whereabouts of this Suba. We sent people to catch him. As a result, the soldiers sent to catch him were attacked and five people died. Then the city gate fell and Suiye City was in chaos.
Therefore, the humble judgment is that the lurking insider poisoned the members of the Saint Sisters."
Li Chenghua pondered for a moment and said: "There are two questions here. One question is, since it was the Saintess Society's army that attacked Suiye City, why did their agents poison the members of the Saintess Society? The second question is,
Where is the 20,000-strong army of the Saintess Society ambushed? Did they attack suddenly, or have they been ambush for a long time?"
Guo Xin and Zheng Ju looked at each other, and Guo Xin sighed: "Old Zheng, you better keep talking!"
Zheng Ju smiled bitterly and said, "Li Dutong actually asked three questions. The first question is why the Saints' Society wants to kill the Saints' Society. We don't know. The second question is where the 20,000 troops of the Saints' Society are ambushed?
We don’t know either? We have half an answer to the third question, that is, the other party’s spies came at least a month ago, but whether the Holy Maiden’s Army has been in ambush for a long time or came suddenly, we have no answer.”
Li Chenghua nodded. Although most of the other party didn't know, they answered a key question, that is, Nei Ying entered Suiye City a month ago. This information is very important, indicating that the Saint's army did not obey the Saint.
The meeting’s command.
This is because it takes at least three or four months from war planning to the departure of the Neiying, the infiltration of the Neiying and the final sneak attack on the city. Three months ago, the Holy Maidens’ Society spread its mission in the Tang Dynasty. It was impossible for the Holy Maidens’ Society to commit suicide.
Lift.
"Are you sure he infiltrated a month ago?" Li Chenghua asked again to confirm.
Zheng Zhi nodded, "There should be about five hundred merchants participating in the meeting. These merchants came more than a month before the city was broken. They said they were here to purchase pig iron and grain. I also negotiated with them. Pig iron is a prohibited item and is not allowed to the outside world.
For sale, one of our men recognized that the agent who opened the city gate was this group of merchants purchasing grain."
At this time, a soldier suddenly rushed over and said: "Report to the Commander-in-Chief, an enemy brigade was discovered twenty miles away!"