Yuelai Inn, the largest inn in Guangwu City, can accommodate up to several hundred people.
In a certain guest room in the inn, Dongfang Sheng, who had just appeared in front of Qin Hao, was sitting at the table, drinking tea leisurely.
In front of her, a burly man paced back and forth, looking anxious. He was none other than Fang Jie, the younger brother of the Yellow Turban Commander Fang La, who was known as the second-best player in the Yellow Turban Army after Xiang Yu.
"Miss, you just dazzled in front of that Qin Hao without even showing your face. Can that kid guess it? It would be terrible if Yanmen Pass is captured by the Huns. How about you go there again?
"Fang Jie said anxiously.
Dongfang Sheng gently put down the teacup in his hand, a smile flashed across his beautiful face, and he said lightly:
"Don't worry, others may not be able to guess it, but Qin Hao can definitely guess it. Yanmen Pass is one of the most powerful passes in the world. There are 10,000 defenders, which is enough to last until Qin Wen leads the army to return reinforcements. Don't worry."
"I hope so, Miss, what do you think the elder brother actually wants to borrow the power of the Huns? This is not seeking the skin of a tiger, you are so confused!"
As a Han and a warrior, Fang Jie strongly disagrees with his elder brother Fang La's behavior this time. We Han people will solve the Han people's affairs ourselves. The victory or defeat depends on our ability. What's the point of borrowing the power of foreigners? Even if we can win in the future
If you win the world, you will also be criticized by others.
Yanmen Pass is related to the stability of the entire northern Xinjiang, and it was rebuilt with great difficulty. During the reconstruction process, the Xiongnu and Yanmen Army were already in a desperate situation. Once the pass is broken, Yanmen will definitely become a hell on earth, and then their brothers will really
A sinner for the ages.
"Although I don't agree with Senior Brother Fang's move, there is nothing we can do about it. The combat strength of Senior Brother Fang's troops is already among the best among our million-strong Yellow Turban army, but who would have thought that they would be overwhelmed by Qin Wen's 30,000-strong army?
Fight, if we keep going like this, let alone take down Dai County, the entire army may be annihilated. This is a completely helpless move." Dongfang Sheng said helplessly, and everything can only be blamed on Qin Wen for being too good at fighting.<
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This time Qin Wen dispatched troops, which can be said to be an all-out effort of elite troops. Fifteen thousand of the 30,000 elite troops were cavalry. After two days of traveling, they immediately entered the battle and caught the Yellow Turban Army by surprise. Moreover, the Yanmen Army took advantage of the cavalry to join forces.
Defeat the yellow scarf for several battles.
Now the Yellow Turbans have lost nearly 20,000 troops, and the Yanmen Army has suffered less than 2,000 casualties. If the battle continues like this, the Yellow Turbans will be wiped out, and the Yanmen Army will not suffer much damage.
Fang La was also desperate. If he did not use the power of the Xiongnu to force Qin Wen to retreat, the Yellow Turbans would not be able to stop the Yanmen cavalry. Moreover, with the fifteen thousand cavalry, he would not be able to retreat even if he was defeated.
Holding on to that would be a situation where the entire army would be annihilated, so this was the last resort.
However, Fang La did not want the Xiongnu to take Yanmen Pass. The Xiongnu were the enemy of the Han army and the enemy of the Yellow Turbans, so he asked the two men to pretend to join forces with the Xiongnu on behalf of the Yellow Turban Army, and at the same time secretly conveyed the news of the Xiongnu attack to Qin Hao.
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Fang La is not afraid that Qin Wen will not return aid. After all, Yanmen Pass is more important than Daijun. When Qin Wen can return to Yanmenguan to aid, he will have been under Daijun by then. With the city defense, he will not be afraid of Qin Wen's cavalry. Of course, if there is
It would be better if we could set up an ambush on Qin and Wen's way back to aid.
"This Qin Wen is really powerful. Not only did he defeat the Qiang Xiongnu, he was also a good hand in governing the local area. I heard that he was a good official who loved the people as his own son. If he can be used by our Yellow Turban Army, I believe he can overthrow the Han Dynasty.
Obstacles will be much easier!"
Although he is on a hostile side, Fang Jie is not disgusted with Qin Wen at all, and would like to recruit Qin Wen to join him if possible!
"That's impossible. I, the Yellow Turban, have been standing on the opposite side of the world's aristocratic families since the beginning of the army. Although I haven't taken action against those aristocratic families yet, it will be a matter of time. Qin Wen is not only from a noble family, but also the head of five major business families.
He is a die-hard member of the Han Dynasty and is destined not to defect to our Yellow Turban Army." Dongfang Sheng said calmly.
"That's right. Hey, it's such a pity that such a hero is loyal to the Hunjun. Forget it, if you are not used by my Yellow Turban, then you can be killed by my Yellow Turban." Fang Jie said with great regret.
If Qin Hao heard what Fang Jie said, he would definitely give his father a thumbs up. He is really good at pretending. It seems that the name of a loyal minister has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
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Meeting Hall of the Prefect’s Mansion in Guangwucheng, Yanmen County.
Qin Wen brought most of the army and generals out this time, while all the civilian officials stayed behind. After realizing that the Huns might attack, Qin Hao went home and briefly explained to his mother Jia Yu, and immediately took over Guangwu City in the name of Qin Wen.
All the remaining civil servants gathered together to discuss countermeasures.
Qin Hao has no official position, and it is far from enough to control the major officials just by being a young master, so he can only rely on false transmission of his father's orders and stabilize the officials first.
Although some of the officials noticed it, there was no evidence. In addition, Qin Hao was Qin Wen’s only son, so it was hard to say anything. Just let Qin Hao mess around for now, and then your father would wipe your ass.<
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But when they heard Qin Hao's inference, everyone became uneasy.
"If it is true as the young master said, the Huns will probably not miss this opportunity. If you are not afraid of ten thousand, just in case, it is better to be careful." Haotong, the county chief, said cautiously.
Haotong, the county magistrate, is a talent that has never appeared in the history books. He was born in a poor family and studied hard for ten years. He has talents in his heart and is a good hand in governing the local area. Because of his tough personality, he was disliked by the previous prefect, so he has been serving in Guangwu County.
Small official.
After Qin Wen moved the county government to Guangwu, he found that he really had great talents, so he reused him. Hao Tong was also loyal to Qin Wen, so he was eventually promoted to Yanmen County Chancellor bit by bit based on his merit and loyalty.
As Qin Wen's right-hand man, Hao Tong knew how easy it was for Yanmen to develop over the years, so he did not seek to treacherous enemies or make achievements, but was satisfied if his lord Qin Wen could protect Yanmen Pass, so he was so cautious.
"Sir, there is one thing I don't understand. Ten thousand defenders are more than enough to defend Yanmen Pass. How did the Huns get the confidence to be so sure that they can capture Yanmen Pass?" Hao Tong asked doubtfully.
"I'm afraid there are Huns spies in Yanmen Pass!" Qin Hao said lightly.
"What?" Hao Tong's expression suddenly changed when he heard this, and the expressions of other officials also changed drastically.
In order to vigorously develop the economy and people's livelihood in recent years, Yanmen has done business with major tribes in the grasslands. Therefore, it is inevitable that Huns spies will sneak in. All Yanmen officials are well aware that this must be sacrificed for development.
Yanmen Pass is the lifeline of Yanmen. After the reconstruction, there are no permanent residents. If the Huns spies sneak in, it can no longer be described as dereliction of duty. There are definitely traitors.
There is something in Qin Hao's words. On the surface, he is saying that there are spies at Yanmen Pass. However, Yanmen Pass is so tightly defended that it can be infiltrated by the Huns. So what about all of you present?
Hao Tong's cold eyes swept over the major officials, and the meaning was self-evident. The officials also understood that this meeting was called a meeting, but in fact it was to imprison everyone.
For the safety of Yanmen, they can tolerate this grievance. As for the outcome of the people who really have problems, they are not considering it.
At this time, Gao Shun, who was wearing heavy armor, strode into the hall. When he saw Qin Hao, he immediately saluted and said: "Young Master is really good at knowing things. We have captured all three thousand Hu merchants, and five hundred of them resisted.
All of them have been killed, and it has been made clear that the opponent's leader cannot survive the torture. Yu Fuluo will raid Yanmen Pass today, and the internal response is..."
"Who is it?" Qin Hao shouted.
"Wang family."
Qin Hao finally understood why Gao Shun hesitated. Back then, Qin Wen had to make appropriate compromises with the local aristocratic families in order for the Qin family to successfully enter Yanmen. Now, although these aristocratic families have taken advantage of Qin Wen's development of Yanmen, they have grown several times stronger than before.
, but lost its core power, which is unacceptable to the family.
The Wang family was originally the largest family in Bingzhou. Before Qin Wen took over Yanmen, the Wang family had a thousand clan soldiers. However, from the series of policies implemented after Qin Wen took over Yanmen, although the Wang family made a lot of profits, it was completely destroyed.
If Yanmen is separated from the core of power, the losses will be even greater.
But even so, the Wang family still has extraordinary influence in Yanmen, and there are people from the Wang family present.
Hao Tong seemed to have thought of something and immediately shouted: "Isn't Wang Hui, the deputy general of Captain Wu Ling who is responsible for guarding Yanmen Pass, a member of the Wang family?"
Qin Hao's expression suddenly changed when he heard this, "What? No, Yanmen is in danger! Mr. Hao, how many cavalry are there in Guangwu?"
"All the cavalry have been brought out by the lord, and now there are only a hundred cavalry left in the city." Hao Tong frowned.
"That's enough, Brother Gao, I will take the first step with a hundred cavalry, and you will lead the camp and follow up later!"
"What about the Wang family?"
"Secure Yanmen Pass first, Mr. Hao, I'll leave the rest to you. Qin Hao believes you can handle it well."
"Don't worry, young master, Hao Tong is determined to guard this inheritance for the Lord to repay the kindness of the Lord."
Qin Hao nodded, then strode out the door. After watching Qin Hao leave, Hao Tong looked at the officials coldly and said lightly: "No one is allowed to leave this hall until a thorough investigation is completed, otherwise there will be no
Blame me for not caring about my colleagues, huh!"
After putting on his armor and ordering his troops, Qin Hao led a hundred cavalry and rushed towards Yanmen Pass. As soon as he left the city gate, he saw a female general wearing silver armor and holding a spear blocking the road.
"Sister, why are you here?" Qin Hao asked.
The visitor is none other than Qin Wen’s eldest daughter and Qin Hao’s sister Qin Liangyu.
Qin Liangyu is now eighteen years old. She is considered an old girl in this era, but she is still unmarried.
As the eldest daughter of the prefect, Qin Liangyu naturally has no shortage of followers, but Qin Liangyu's vision is too high. No one in Yanmen can fall into Qin Liangyu's eyes, so she has not married until now.
Qin Liangyu is not in a hurry, but his mother Jia Yu is. In order to reassure her daughter, Jia Yu does not allow Qin Liangyu to go to the battlefield again. Even Qin Wen's persuasion is useless, so Qin Liangyu does not go out with Qin Wen this time.
"When such a big thing happened, how could I, as the daughter of the Qin family, sit back and ignore it, so I came here to help my brother." Qin Liang said in a cold voice with a murderous look in his eyes.
Qin Wen nodded slightly when he heard this, and the group of people quickly ran north.