Chunyu Bu saw hundreds of soldiers rushing out of the canyon and knew something was wrong.
Long Ruijun was obviously prepared, otherwise even if these people were searching for official silver in the canyon, they would not be able to gather together and rush out in this short period of time.
The Yuguan cavalry also changed their colors and drew their swords one after another. However, they did not dare to act rashly without Chunyu Bu's order.
The horse on the opposite side was in the lead, its armor glowing with cold light, like a steady cheetah. Pegasus galloped close, reined in the horse, and was a few steps away from Chunyu Bu. He stared at Chunyu Bu like a blade and said in a deep voice: "You guys
Who is it? Are you trying to break into the guard post?"
"This is our General Chunyu Lang." Someone beside Chunyu Bu said in a deep voice: "Why do you block Yingzui Gorge?"
The man opposite looked him over, showed a smile, and said: "It turns out to be General Chunyu Lang, and I am Yu Wen Chengchao."
"I know you." Chunyu Bu nodded.
Yuwen Chengchao looked at several Long Rui soldiers lying on the ground. Just now, Long Rui soldiers were outnumbered, and several of them were knocked to the ground. The Yuguan cavalry's fists and kicks had already left several people with bruises and swollen faces.
"General Chunyu Lang, I don't know why this is happening?" Yuwen Chengchao glanced at the soldiers lying on the ground. Several soldiers were lying on the ground, screaming and not getting up, looking very embarrassed.
Chunyu Bu said calmly: "The food and grass from Yuguan have not been delivered for a long time. I have sent my generals to meet them. Your men are here to intercept them. There was a conflict among my brothers, but it is nothing serious."
"General Chunyu Lang, I think this is no small matter." Yuwen Chengchao sighed: "Long Ruijun's brother was ordered to be on duty here, but he was injured on the ground and beat the officers and soldiers. This is suspected of treason.
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Chunyu Bu's face darkened and he sneered: "Yuwen Chengchao, please don't blame me randomly. Brothers in the army have conflicts and fights. This is also a common thing. Don't go on the line here and slander us wantonly."
"General Lang is right. There are conflicts and fights between soldiers in the army. This can only be a violation of military law and will be dealt with by military law." Yuwen Chengchao said calmly: "But your soldiers and horses are not the same as Long Rui's army.
The same soldiers and horses belong to two armies." He raised his hand and pointed at the Yuguan cavalry and said: "Your soldiers took out their swords and took the initiative to attack my soldiers. This is not a fight, but one soldier and horse attacking another.
It is not wrong to send troops and be suspected of treason."
Chunyu Bu's heart trembled, and he vaguely felt something, and immediately said: "General Yu Wenlang, this is indeed the fault of my subordinates. I would like to apologize to you. However, there was a reason for the incident. Yuguan ran out of food and grass, and I heard that the team delivering food was
Blocked at Yingzui Gorge, the brothers were anxious, so they took action rashly. Don't worry, I will punish you severely when you go back." He glanced at his soldiers and said solemnly: "You haven't put away your weapons yet."
Yuwen Chengchao was clearly well prepared, and Chunyu Bu was really worried that this group of Long Ruijun would find a handle.
"Since General Lang has apologized, I will treat it as the impulsiveness of one of your men." Yuwen Chengchao said calmly: "However, the official silver is buried in the canyon, which will cause a mess of travelers. Before finding the robbed official silver, Yingzui Gorge
It will be sealed off for a while, and as soon as the money is found, it will be released immediately."
Chunyu preached: "I sent someone here last night to inquire about the situation. Has Captain Zhou Fan been here?"
"I've been here before." Yuwen Chengchao sighed: "But he was temporarily detained by us."
"Detain?" Chunyu Bu's face suddenly changed and he said sternly: "What qualifications do you have to detain my people?"
Yu Wencheng said: "Zhou Fan led his men to break through the barrier and injured two Long Rui soldiers. One of them was seriously injured and his life or death is uncertain...!" He stared at Chunyu and preached: "General Chunyu Lang, if they fall safely in the end
That's fine, but if there are really three advantages and two disadvantages, this matter will be big."
As soon as these words came out, not only Chunyu Bu but also the several Yuguan cavalry around him changed their colors.
"what happened?"
"The incident happened suddenly. The general situation is that Zhou Fan and his people had to break through the barrier. There was a verbal dispute between the two sides, and then they pushed each other and finally turned into a fight." Yuwen Chengchao said calmly: "When I rushed over, this
Two people had already fallen to the ground. One brother was only slightly injured, but the other was stabbed in the abdomen and bleeding. I could only temporarily detain Zhou Fan and others, and the company also sent people to escort them to Guangning.
Because of the bloody incident last night, I am more cautious here. I just heard the sound of horse hooves from here, and I was worried about a bigger conflict, so I came to stop it. Fortunately, nothing serious happened, otherwise you Yuguan guards attacked Long twice in a row.
Rui Jun, this matter is really difficult to explain."
The corners of Chunyu Bu's eyes twitched and he clenched one hand into a fist.
At this time, he had already keenly felt that Long Ruijun first blocked the Yingzui Gorge, and then Jiang Xiaochun led others into the pass. Last night, Zhou Fan and his party were detained for fighting. Today, Yu Wen Chengchao was "suspected of treason" again.
Throwing the hat over, every step before and after was clearly planned carefully, but until now, he still didn't see through what Long Ruijun's plan was.
"Zhou Fan is under the command of this general and is under the control of the Duhufu. Even if he is convicted of hurting someone, it should be investigated by the Duhufu. When will it be your Long Rui Army's turn to detain him without authorization?" Chunyu Bu said coldly: "What do you have?
Who has the right to detain the general?"
Yuwen Chengchao was neither arrogant nor impetuous, and said with a smile: "General Lang misunderstood, our General Qin never thought of handling the case on his own. It's just that the injured soldier was Long Rui, who was under General Qin's command. General Qin ordered
Zhou Fan and others who participated in the wounding were temporarily detained until the imperial envoys arrived, and they happened to be investigated together with the major silver robbery case. General Chunyulang should know that the major silver robbery case involved a wide range of things. The governor and lieutenant of Liaoxi County actually
They are all involved. Guangning soldiers and horses participated in the operation. How many people are involved behind this, naturally a thorough investigation is needed. The imperial envoy came to handle the case, and it happened to also deal with the bloodshed caused by the conflict last night. Long Rui
The army is not qualified to investigate this case. The imperial envoy from Kyoto should have this power, right?"
"General Yu Wenlang, Zhou Fan is the captain of Yuguan School and has nothing to do with the officials of Liaoxi County." Chunyu Bu said coldly: "In your words, it is best not to confuse the two, so as not to make it unclear in the future.
It makes people think that your Long Rui Army is trying to frame innocent people. As the general guarding Yuguan, if someone throws dirty water on us, we will never agree."
Yuwen Chengchao laughed and said: "General Chunyu Lang misunderstood. I only said that the imperial envoy could handle the case incidentally, and I did not say that Zhou Fan was involved in the major silver robbery case."
"I don't have time to talk to you." Chunyu Bu sneered: "Since Zhou Fan is detained by you, you have to wait for the imperial envoy to come and deal with it, and I won't argue with you. But today Japan will have to lead the food delivery team.
Go back." He raised his hand and pointed at Yingzui Gorge and said: "The team delivering food should be opposite Yingzui Gorge. The food and grass in Yuguan are exhausted. You can block the road to Yingzui Gorge, but you cannot intercept the military supplies. The law of the Tang Dynasty, interception
All military rations will be punished as treason."
Yuwen Chengchao immediately said: "General Chunyulang's words are serious, how dare we intercept the military rations? We are just worried that the crowd will delay the search for official silver."
"That's very simple. I will lead people directly through the Yingzui Gorge and hand over to the grain team directly." Chunyu Bu naturally had already thought of a countermeasure and said calmly: "General Yu Wenlang will not say that we are also idlers.
Human?"
Yuwen Chengchao seemed a little embarrassed.
"I would like to remind you that the food and grass in Yuguan can only last for two days. If it cannot be replenished in time, the brothers will have no food to eat. When something happens, who will bear the consequences?" Chunyu Bu said with a hint of emotion in his tone.
Threatening, he said coldly: "If something happens in Yuguan, not only will the Protector's Office hold you Long Ruijun responsible, but the imperial court will also punish you severely. General Yu Wenlang, I believe you will consider the consequences of this matter."
Yuwen Chengchao hesitated for a moment and finally said: "What General Chunyu Lang said is absolutely true. Well, the grain team is indeed on the opposite side. If General Lang feels that he can hand over the food on the spot, he can take people through Yingzui Gorge to receive the grain and grass.
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Chunyu Bu didn't expect that Yu Wen Chengchao would agree so easily. He was startled for a moment. Several of his subordinates looked suspicious and wary. One of them cupped his hands and said, "General Lang, I will bring people over to receive food and grass. You are here."
waiting."
Chunyu Bu also felt a little uneasy in his heart. Before he could speak, Yu Wen Chengchao had already said with a smile: "General Chunyu Lang, this is a temporary handover on the way, it is better to be more thorough. If the grain team arrives at Yuguan, do you think it is troublesome?
It would be fine to send someone else to hand over the goods, but we are not in Yuguan right now. As far as I know, thousands of stones of grain and hundreds of grain trucks have been sent there. It would take General Chun Yulang to hand over such a large sum of grain here.
You can only accept it in person." He raised his hand and said, "Of course we won't stop General Chunyu Lang. You can take someone over to hand over it at any time. If General Lang has scruples and is unwilling to cross the canyon, I won't force him, but is there any
I don’t know if the handover will be smooth.”
Yuwen Chengchao's words made Chunyu Bu even more alert. It felt like Yuwen Chengchao wanted to see him lead people through the canyon. Could it be that there was an ambush to deal with him in this canyon?
But thinking about it, this possibility is almost impossible.
If Long Rui's army dared to attack the Yuguan soldiers and horses in Yingzui Gorge, it would be asking for death. The Liaodong Army just found a reason to take action. At that time, General Anton Wang Xingchao would not hesitate at all. Tens of thousands of Liaodong Army immediately attacked
They will directly attack Long Rui's army in the name of quelling the rebellion.
With the current strength of Long Ruijun, if the Liaodong Army really takes action, Long Ruijun will definitely be wiped out.
Moreover, the arrow has to be fired when it is on the string. If he hesitates to pass through Yingzui Gorge, he will definitely be considered cowardly by others. This will not only make Long Ruijun laugh at him, but also make his own soldiers look down upon him.
He looked stern and said in a deep voice: "Come with me to collect the food and grass." Several Yuguan soldiers had already gone over and lifted up the wooden fence blocking the road. Chunyu Bu shook the reins of his horse and led his two hundred light cavalry straight into the valley.