Wen Rengui smiled bitterly, and Qin Xiao already said: "The eldest son really wants to believe you, but there is a huge flaw in your plan. I'm afraid you haven't even reacted yet."
"What?" Wen Rengui was stunned.
Qin Xiaodao: "The Suzhou Battalion was too determined to withdraw its troops. They attacked the city fiercely and were not at a disadvantage. You led the troops to appear from the flank. The Suzhou Battalion's first reaction was to withdraw the troops with money, as if they knew that you must attack the flank." He smiled calmly.
: "I was very surprised at the time, because I thought that the Zuo Army could not hold back and saw the situation was deadlocked, so it suddenly came over for reinforcements. However, the Suzhou Battalion did not even consider that the Zuo Army was here to help. They almost immediately ordered the withdrawal. This is
I have to wonder why the Suzhou Battalion knows so much about your motives?"
Wen Rengui sneered and said: "On the battlefield, if there are soldiers and horses on the flanks, no matter what their intentions are, they are a huge threat. Of course, we must evacuate immediately."
"You are right." Qin Xiao smiled and said: "If an army of unknown origin suddenly appears and is on the flank, of course it must be withdrawn immediately. But the Suzhou Battalion knows that the flank is your left army, and you are all the Queen Mother after all.
Those who know, if I were a soldier of the Suzhou Battalion, I would hardly believe that the Left Army would attack my flank, because it really makes no sense. Even if I had doubts, it would be difficult to do so when the siege of the city was most critical.
I made the decision to withdraw immediately. But the Suzhou Battalion immediately withdrew its troops and sent cavalry to intercept the Left Army. At that time, I suspected that the commander of the Suzhou Battalion had long known that the flank would be attacked, so the Left Army had just appeared and there was still some distance between the two sides.
, and immediately ordered a retreat."
Yuwen Chengchao also sighed and said: "Master Qin can see clearly from the top of the city, and he has doubts about whether you sincerely submit to the princess. However, although Master Qin is suspicious, he is still willing to believe that it is the well-trained Suzhou camp."
After a pause, he continued: "If you want to see the princess, it is reasonable to apologize to the princess. However, in order to ensure the absolute safety of the princess, Master Qin suggested that someone pretend to be the princess first and wait for a while.
Test, if you pass this test, it will prove that you are indeed sincerely attached, and the princess will meet you in person. Wen Rengui, you are still too impatient."
Wen Rengui was not afraid to laugh back and said: "My plan failed, it was God's will." Looking at She Yue, he knelt down and said respectfully: "Princess, today's offense, the common people definitely did not want to harm the princess. Suzhou
The Qian family, the Queen Mother Association, and others do want to kidnap the princess as a puppet, but I don't have this intention. I really hope that the princess can carry the banner of Li Tang. I know that the princess won't believe it if I say this now.
.....!" He let out a long sigh and said, "Now that things have come to this point, it's all in vain. I'm willing to rely on the princess to make my fortune."
She Yue's beautiful eyes were cold and she asked calmly: "If you succeed, will you hold me hostage to support yourself, or will you hand me over to the Qian family?"
Wen Rengui was startled, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "The Cao Min did not think of handing the princess over to anyone else. The Cao Min originally planned to take the princess out of the city and persuade the princess to raise the banner of Li and Tang. As long as this was the case, the Qian family in Suzhou wanted to learn from the famous
, we can only obey the order of the princess." He looked up at She Yue and said seriously: "The common people will never let the Qian family kidnap the princess as a puppet."
"But you want to do this yourself." She Yue said coldly: "Does the Qian family know that you don't want to hand over this palace to them?"
"I just sent someone to tell them that they should cooperate in a play to win the trust of the princess. After entering the city, they can take action when they see the princess." Wen Rengui said: "I didn't talk to them about who to hand over the princess to."
She Yue said calmly: "Take a few of them down first, and wait until I think about it before making any decision."
Lu Gan waved his hand, and the soldiers immediately swarmed forward, but Wen Rengui did not resist. They tied up several people and then escorted them out of the house. Passing by Yu Wen Chengchao, Wen Rengui glanced at him and sneered at the corner of his mouth.
Yu Wen Chengchao watched Wen Rengui being taken out with a solemn expression, his lips moved slightly, but he didn't say anything after all.
"You don't have to worry." She Yue had already seen Yu Wen Chengchao's emotions and said softly, "I won't kill him yet."
Yuwen Chengchao sighed: "Princess, please forgive me for speaking out. Although Wen Rengui is treasonous, he is not a vicious person."
"I understand." She Yue said: "After he knew the truth, he did not harm the woman pretending to be me, which shows that he is not a person who kills indiscriminately." He frowned and said: "Wen Rengui was arrested, but those rebels outside the city should
How to deal with it?”
"Wen Rengui's old men were very loyal to him." Yu Wen Cheng said: "If they knew that Wen Rengui had been captured, they would immediately turn their guns against the princess. But my guess is that Wen Rengui planned this matter with extreme secrecy.
I won't let too many people know. The Zuo Jun outside the city is afraid that no one will know that he entered the city to attack the princess." After a pause, he said softly: "The common people came up with an idea. We can use this trick, and maybe there will be a bigger one.
reward."
She Yue and Qin Xiao looked at each other before asking, "What's your idea?"
It was just after midnight and everything was quiet. Of course Qian Guiting didn't know that Wen Rengui's plan had completely failed. Under the night wind, he felt quite sleepy and fell asleep on the cowhide carpet.
The general of the Suzhou Battalion was still very vigilant. Not only did he send people to investigate the surrounding areas to be on guard against any sneak attack by soldiers and horses at night, the soldiers in the camp were also on standby.
Yuan Changling sat cross-legged, looking at the bright moon in the sky, thoughtfully.
Suddenly I heard the sound of footsteps, and someone hurried over and knelt on the ground: "Report to the commander, there is a messenger coming to see you!"
Qian Guiting was sleeping drowsily. When he heard the voice and opened his eyes, Yuan Changling had already asked: "Who sent the messenger?"
"He said he was sent here by Ji Shui Bao to report something important."
Qian Guiting was still a little confused at first, but after hearing this, he perked up and immediately said: "Let him come over quickly." He smiled at Yuan Changling and said: "Sir, it seems that Ji Shui Leopard has lived up to his expectations, and we are done."
Yuan Changling did not comment, just smiled slightly.
The messenger was brought over and knelt on the ground. Qian Guiting had already stood up and stepped forward, asking: "Did Ji Shui Bao send you?"
"Replying to the commander, the general asked the villain to report. The job is done and the person is already in his hands." The messenger said: "He is waiting on Shanglingpo. Please go and discuss important matters, commander."
Qian Guiting frowned and said, "Why doesn't he come in person?"
The messenger lowered his head and said, "I don't know...!" Before he finished speaking, he saw a flash of sword light. Yuan Changling actually held a big knife and put it on the neck of the messenger. The messenger took a bite.
Shocked, he shouted: "Spare my life...!"
"Sir, are you...?" Qian Guiting was also very surprised.
Yuan Changling stared at the messenger with deep eyes and said: "If you answer a question wrongly when I ask you a question, I will kill you immediately."
"The villain...the villain dare not!"
"Let me ask you, who sent you here?" Yuan Changling said coldly: "Is it Ji Shui Leopard or Jing Mu Yan?"
The messenger said in a trembling voice: "Yes...it's General Ji Shuibao. General Jingmu Yanxing has disappeared. The general said he stayed in the city."
"You are lying!" Yuan Changling said sternly: "It was clearly Jing Muyan who sent you here."
The messenger said in fear: "The villain dare not lie."
"Sir, what are you doing?" Qian Guiting was a little confused, thinking that this person was sent by Ji Shui Bao. Now he put a knife on the messenger's neck. If Ji Shui Bao knew about it, he would definitely be furious.
I'm afraid it will ruin the relationship between the two parties.
Yuan Changling said: "Young Master, this is a serious matter and we have to guard against it." The blade of the blade was close to the messenger's skin, and he said coldly: "Jishui Leopard is on Shanglingpo now?"
"Yes." The messenger hesitated for a moment and finally said: "After the general returned to the camp, he summoned some of his generals. They had a quarrel. Finally, the general sent a villain over and asked the general to go to Shanglingpo to discuss matters."
"A quarrel?" Yuan Changling's eyes were fierce: "What are you quarreling about?"
The messenger thought for a moment and then said: "The villain was outside the tent at the time. It was very chaotic inside. I heard them arguing. Some people said that they wanted to... hand the princess over to Suzhou Camp and take her back to Suzhou City immediately to ensure that the princess is safe.
But many people say that the princess must not be handed over to you, and must be controlled by the Zuo Army. And... some people say that the princess is of no use in the hands of the Zuo Army. They must recruit heroes from all over the world to form a powerful anti-Tang rebel army.
, it requires a lot of money, food and equipment, Zuo Jun can't do it, only the Jiangnan family has this strength, the princess... can leave it to you, but...!" He stopped talking and did not continue.
"But what?" Qian Guiting asked immediately.
The messenger said: "The princess can be handed over to you, but you need to agree to some conditions...!"
"What is your identity over there?" Yuan Changling stared at the messenger with deep eyes, as if he wanted to see through his heart.
"The villain is the general's valet." The messenger said: "The general asked the villain to ask the commander to go to Shanglingpo. He will only bring ten people, and the commander should not bring too many people here."
Yuan Changling took back the knife and said calmly: "Go back and tell Ji Shuibao that the location has been changed to Zhaoxigou. We will meet you at Zhaoxigou in about time."
The messenger hurriedly said: "I will go back and report immediately."
After the messenger left, Qian Guiting said, "Mr. are you suspicious of the Zuo Army?"
"Sir, entering the city to capture She Yue is an extremely dangerous matter." Yuan Changling looked serious: "Although Ji Shui Bao's plan is considered very thorough, She Yue, Qin Xiao and others under him are not vegetarians either.
It’s not easy to succeed.”
"But now it seems that Ji Shui Bao has succeeded." Qian Guiting said: "He has captured She Yue, but he doesn't know what to do next. He asked us to meet, and he should negotiate terms with us.
You want to give Musk Moon to us, but we need something to exchange for it."
Yuan Changling thought for a moment and then said: "If this is really the case, no matter what conditions he proposes, we can consider them. As long as we can bring She Yue back to Suzhou City, nothing else matters."
"Sir, did you change the location because you were afraid that they would do something wrong?"
"We still need to be more careful against them." Yuan Changling said: "He knows that we will not go to the Zuojun camp, and they do not dare to come to our side, so they can only find another place. Shanglingpo is the place they proposed.
, if any tricks are done in advance, we must be careful."
"Aren't they worried about the location we proposed?"
Yuan Changling stroked his beard and chuckled: "They are anxious to negotiate terms with us now, otherwise they would not take the initiative to send people to come to us. Young Master, leave it to me to attend the appointment. I will take a few people to go there in person. You can stay here."
I will be in charge here and I will come back as soon as there are results."
Qian Guiting said hurriedly: "Sir, will you go in person?"
"As long as the young master stays in the Suzhou camp, they will not dare to have any delusions." Yuan Changling smiled lightly: "I am just a scholar. I can't kill the enemy in battle, but arguing and negotiating are the place where I can use my skills."