"Get out of seclusion?" Upon hearing this, both Sun Yi and Wu Peng were filled with doubts.
Sun Yi shook his head: "It will never be that simple. If he wants to leave, there are many weak persimmons in the direction of Liangzhou. Why would he take the risk and come to Xuegu Pass? Aren't he afraid of being flanked by our Lizhou Camp and Xuegu Pass defenders?"
As soon as these words came out, some military officers with low understanding also became suspicious.
Wu Peng, who had already lost some of his anger, said: "They left the border directly without any hesitation in fighting. A famous general like Luo Yang would never do such a risky and profitable thing."
"Could it be that from the direction of Liangzhou, the Yulin Army has already gone to support, so Luo Yang didn't want to confront me head-on, so he made a surprise attack on me at Xuegu Pass and returned to Beiliang from here?" said the deputy general of Xuegu Pass.
Everyone shook their heads.
Wu Peng said: "No matter what the reason is, Luo Yang has succeeded. I have an unknown premonition. It seems that we have not lost much this time, but it may cause a catastrophe."
"Huh?"
Only then did Wu Peng notice: "General Sun, your deputy general Ning Wu is staying in Lizhou?"
"No, he went to inspect the middle section of Beimang Snow Mountain and took away dozens of scouts."
At this time, several people still didn't know what Ning Wu was doing.
"Huh, Liangzhou didn't warn you. The young master is still in Liangzhou. Such a thing happened. I think he really has no military talent... Why did your Majesty let him be the supervisor of the army?"
Wu Peng was very angry and scolded Fang Jue by the way.
At this moment, Yi Shen came running from outside and said in a dumbfounded voice:
"Two generals, a messenger from the Liangzhou camp came to report, telling us to be careful of Luo Yang. He is coming with most of the Northern Liang army..."
Upon hearing this, Wu Peng and Sun Yi looked at each other helplessly.
Yes, the messenger sent from the direction of Liangzhou cannot arrive earlier than the Northern Liang army.
Those who met on the way would probably have died in the hands of Beiliang Army scouts.
"Brother Wu, please say a few words. The young master is quite good. At least he guessed that the Beiliang Army would exit from the Snow Valley Pass and sent someone directly here to remind him." Sun Yi sighed.
"Two generals, what should we do next? Should we go out to pursue Luo Yang?" a general asked.
"Pursuit?" Both of them stared at him.
"Why are you chasing them? They have at least 10,000 cavalrymen, but we can't muster 3,000 cavalrymen. How can we fight?"
Not to mention the three thousand sets, the horse gear, horse weapons, and mature cavalry who can control horses cannot even be combined to make three thousand sets.
If Luo Yang turned around and challenged him, they would be like hitting an egg against a stone.
Sun Yidao: "Since Xuegu Pass has not been lost, the people from our Lizhou Battalion will be pulled back. The more than a thousand cavalry from our Pioneer Battalion will stay here for now."
Wu Peng said: "Okay, you go back and defend Lizhou first... The city wall needs to be repaired. Brother Sun, if Luo Yang goes towards Lizhou this time, can your city wall be able to stop it?"
Hearing this, everyone in Lizhou Camp smiled awkwardly.
Many officials had been implicated in the Lizhou City Wall matter, but within this year, there was no time to complete everything.
If the Ministry of Household Affairs allocates insufficient funds, the repairs will not be successful. You can't misappropriate the soldiers' military pay. Doing so will lead to mutiny.
…
Beimang Snow Mountain, middle section.
Approaching the top of the mountain, the five people looked back and saw that the snow slope was covered with blood.
"General..."
Seeing the familiar figure fall, the five of them gritted their teeth, crossed the snowy mountains with their mission, and disappeared in front of everyone in Lizhou Camp.
Ning Wu wiped off the scarred face and sprayed the hot blood on his face. He covered his left shoulder where he had been stabbed and asked someone to tie it to stop the bleeding.
Looking up, Ning Wu said worriedly: "What is in the bags carried by the five horses?"
"General, are you still pursuing me?" Wu Zhang gritted his teeth and asked. He was also injured and blocked Ning Wu's knife. Fortunately, it was not a critical injury.
Seeing that he had saved half of his life, Ning Wu softened his tone: "I'm just afraid I have to chase him."
As he said that, he glanced at the scout team, which only had a dozen or so people left.
Most of them have died in the battle, and everyone is injured. This is the price, and the result is to kill all the horse bandits.
"General, there are ninety-eight horse bandits in total. Counting the five who escaped, the number should be one hundred and three." One person counted them and reported.
The corps commander smiled bitterly: "But we..."
Looking back, I saw that everyone was injured, and some even couldn't move easily and needed to be carried back.
There are only ten people who can move.
"I know that brothers, you are a little tired and injured... but the goods carried by those horses make me a little worried. They would rather sacrifice so many people to escort those five people away, it must be for those goods.
"
"What kind of goods can be so valuable?" Some people were puzzled.
In this border pass, valuables such as gold, silver, jade, and silk are not worth the sacrifice of so many people.
Unless it's some kind of spy information, a piece of paper is enough to write on it, so there's no need for so many sacks.
Seeing that the matter has come to this, if he doesn't talk about it, no one will be willing to follow him, so Ning Wu can only tell the truth.
"My brother Ning Fei in the Xuanjian Division told me that he was checking Beiliang spies in Qi. Those people wanted to take away the new grains from Prince Qi's mansion. These people came from the east and brought such important goods with them.
, I’m afraid it’s just the stolen grain!”
"hiss--"
Everyone took a deep breath.
"Is the legend true?" Many soldiers exclaimed.
The legends of the capital city leaked out intentionally or unintentionally, and have already spread all over the country.
Especially the common people, they all heard the rumor, but basically they thought it was the warlock who was harming the country.
It is not that similar things have never happened before. In the end, it was proved that the emperor was deceived. There have been such bold people in all dynasties.
"It is said that the yield per mu of new grains is at least three thousand kilograms. Is this true?" a soldier asked.
Ning Wu chuckled: "I wasn't sure before, but my brother said it was like this, so the superiors attach great importance to it and never let a single grain cross the border!"
When the Wu Commander heard this, his strength suddenly seemed to be restored, and he said seriously: "If this is the case, then I will go through fire and water without hesitation!"
"Let's go, get on your horse with your bow and arrows, you should be able to do it in time!"
A group of people took the first step. The scouts who came up the mountain to support them saw only corpses on the ground and horse hoof prints on the snowy mountain.
North of the snowy mountains.
There is a steep slope to the north. Four people and five horses cannot go down the mountain directly, otherwise they will fall into pieces.
"Lao Liu, brother, are they all dead?"
"Don't talk, keep your strength, and find a gentler slope to go down the mountain."
Lao Liu was holding two horses, because one of the five people accidentally stepped on a snow pit while climbing over the mountain and fell into a crevice.
"If you are overtaken, throw your things off the cliff and our rescuers will find them." Lao Liu reminded.
"Won't it break if it's so high?"
Although you can guess what it looks like from the shape of the sack, no one knows what it is used for when it falls to the ground.
Only Lao Liu, as the boss's confidant, was the only one who knew the inside story.
One person asked: "Brother Six, is it really worth it for us? So many people have died, including my eldest brother, just for these few bags of goods?"
Some people even questioned: "Is it some kind of treasure bought for a certain powerful person in the country?"
Faced with this somewhat angry tone, Lao Liu felt that it was time, otherwise all of his own people would die in peace.
He sighed: "It is a treasure, but it is not for the rich and powerful, but for the people of Beiliang."
"What?"
"Brother Six, please stop joking. How is it possible that the superiors would care so much for the sake of the common people?" someone sneered.
Lao Liu also smiled. He said it just to sound nice. To put it bluntly, Beiliang needs this, and it's not just for the common people.
More importantly, it can reduce casualties on the way south and be self-sufficient without relying on trade with other countries.
Beiliang is located in a cold zone, and food can only be grown for one season. The yield is low and there are very few fertile fields, which is not enough to sustain internal needs.
That's why trade and plunder are needed.
Trade can easily get stuck. Once other countries are not willing to give, many of their people will die.
"Have you heard of the legendary high-yielding new grain?" Lao Liu asked.
"What?"
"Brother Six, are you saying that these are all new grains?" Several people suddenly felt their bodies heat up, their blood boiling, and most of the coldness was driven away.
Lao Liu nodded: "Your Majesty the Emperor, that genius in the world is indeed a genius. He dedicated high-yield grains to the Emperor of Xia to get the title of Young Master... I, Beiliang, must have something like this!"
"To this end, we have mobilized all our forces, even at the expense of exposing many spies who have been dormant for generations, to get new food."
Lao Liu said: "To tell you the truth, we are the most promising team to send grain back to Beiliang. Luo Shuai will be waiting at the border of the mountain to pick us up."
"Luo Shuai?" These people were all from Beiliang, and they were suddenly pleasantly surprised.
"Is it Luo Yang? The one who is third on the list of famous generals in Emperor Zun Pavilion?"
"yes."
Several people looked satisfied.
One person said: "With Luo Shuai taking care of me, this life will be considered complete. Haha, death is worth it!"
"puff--"
Suddenly an arrow shot through the air from a distance and pierced the man's neck. Before he could finish speaking, he fell off his horse with his eyes wide open.
"Hurry up!" Lao Liu took the man's horse and quickly slapped the horse's butt to make the horse run.
He then handed over his own goods and the horse of the man who fell into the crack of the mountain to the remaining two people.
But he turned around, drew out his two swords, and rode on his horse, blocking the only road on the mountain.
"What a man!" Ning Wu fired several arrows, but Lao Liu bounced them away. He immediately praised him and galloped over.
