Zhou Tailiu hesitated a little, but after thinking about it, he still concealed the matter and said lightly: "Governor General, when Huang Zhong heard that we had withdrawn, he retreated. Governor General please keep it safe. Within half a month,
Don't be stimulated any more, otherwise..."
"Youping, you and I have known each other for many years. Tell me honestly, did Huang Zhong appear last night?" Zhou Yu was not a fool, so he could naturally see the clues and interrupted Zhou Tai's words.
Zhou Tai hurriedly knelt down on one knee, clasped his fists and said, "The Grand Governor forgives his crimes. The general did not intend to conceal it, it was just..."
"Haha, it's okay. Get up, the matter has happened, and I won't pursue it. If I want to investigate, the responsibility is on me. It's because I believe Gao Qi too easily. This kid is as treacherous as his father, and he is also
It is the eldest son of the emperor. Once he is appointed as the crown prince and becomes the emperor in the future, then our Wu Kingdom will definitely not suffer any benefits. How many sons do you have in Youping and Gao Fei?" Zhou Yu's eyes flashed with hope, and he suddenly thought
A clever plan came out.
"As far as I know, Gao Fei has five sons and three daughters, and the Grand Commander. Why do you ask this?" Zhou Tai asked in confusion.
Zhou Yu showed a sinister smile on his face and said, "Send someone to China to inquire about Gao Fei's five sons. Remember, this matter must be carried out in secret. I want to know the detailed information about Gao Fei's five sons.
”
Zhou Tai clasped his fists and said, "Yes, Grand Commander, let me continue this. However, if you ask the Grand Commander to drink this bowl of medicine, it will be helpful for the Grand Commander's recovery."
"I'm not sick at all, what medicine should I take?"
"But yesterday the governor vomited blood and fell off his horse..."
"Haha, even you were deceived, let alone Gao Qi and Zhang Liao. They would definitely think that Zhou Yu is a narrow-minded person. If I hadn't been that way yesterday, wouldn't I have become the laughing stock of many soldiers?
Just find a way out for yourself.”
"Grandmaster, are you really okay?" Zhou Tai looked at Zhou Yu again, and saw that Zhou Yu looked a little pale, he asked suspiciously.
"Go, I'm fine."
"Then... Youping left!" Zhou Tai seemed to have experienced something, hugged his fists, then slowly exited the room, and closed the door.
After Zhou Tai retreated, Zhou Yu quickly coughed a few times, covered his chest and looked very ugly. He hurriedly picked up the bowl of medicine and drank it down. After drinking it, he smiled bitterly and said, "Duke Zhou."
Jin, Zhou Gongjin, you are in vain for your life, but I didn’t expect to be deceived by a child who is so unbearable…”
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Mobei.
Gao Lin, Taishi Ci, Sima Yi and other 70,000 troops have been stationed on this nameless hill for almost two days. In the past two days, the army has been resting and recuperating. The wounded soldiers have also been well treated, and the Xianbei people have even more.
Didn't disturb them again.
However, the situation is not optimistic. Sima Yi's escort has very little food left, and at most it can only maintain a meal. In addition, there is a severe shortage of water here. In this environment, it is better not to have food than not.
Drinking. Humans and animals need water sources to maintain their lives. Without water, they are not far from death.
In the central army's tent, Gao Lin paced anxiously, and almost every once in a while, some scouts were sent out, but none of the scouts sent out came back. After counting one after another, almost 300 were sent out.
Scout.
The desert, Gobi, and Gushan, the Chinese army encountered such a serious problem for the first time. When conquering the Western Qiang, they could at least plunder the grains grown by the Qiang people, but here there was only a barren land, with food and water quite a bit.
The lack of food. In addition to the local wars far away from China, it penetrated into the Xianbei territory for 800 miles. Even if food is transported from the country, it is impossible to reach it.
"When is it?" Gao Lin would ask his personal soldiers every once in a while if there were ants on the hot pan.
"Your Majesty, it's almost noon."
"It's been two days, two days, why didn't any of the scouts sent back? What exactly did the intelligence department do for food? How did Duke Zhen select these scouts? They are really a bunch of waste!" Gao Lin was furious.
The slap slapped the cases in front of him. Due to the excessive force, the small cases were directly photographed in two pieces, and all the things on the cases were spilled down, making the ground messy.
The intelligence department of China has always been famous for its accurate intelligence and is Gao Fei's most loyal direct troops, specializing in collecting intelligence. However, since the death of the first intelligence department, Bian Xi, Jia Xu resigned from the position of Grand Marshal of the Privy Council and was demoted to intelligence.
The Minister of the Ministry and the Intelligence Department have undergone a series of reforms in the hands of Jia Xu, which has been more perfect, faster and more confidential. With Zong Yu’s assistance, Jia Xu is more comfortable to do it. In fact, the intelligence
This has never happened since Jia Xu took over.
During this Western Expedition, Jia Xu also specially selected the most elite scout troops for Gao Lin. It can be said that half of the credit for this Western Expedition was able to achieve great victory in the Western Regions. But today, three hundred are the ones
If the famous scout was sent out but no one returned, then there was only one possibility, that is, all three hundred scouts had died. Otherwise, according to the consistent practice of the Intelligence Department, the news would inevitably be sent back in a short period of time.
Gao Lin's personal soldiers didn't dare to say anything when they saw Gao Lin so angry. They stood there and waited quietly.
"Go and call Zong Yu, the left minister of the Intelligence Department!" Gao Lin thought about it and felt that the situation was not good. In such a dangerous area, if he lost intelligence, he would be deaf and blind, and even unable to understand the Xianbei.
The next move of a person.
Soon, Zong Yu, the left minister of the Intelligence Department, stepped into the tent. After seeing Gao Lin, he knelt down and said, "I am the one who is a good minister, Zong Yu, come to see the great general."
"No gifts! Zong Shilang, I have sent out 300 scouts. No one has returned in two days. This situation is very rare. You are a scout, and in terms of kung fu, you are the most powerful scouts in the army.
One, unless it is absolutely necessary, I will not let you take risks easily. Now it is a critical moment. I want to invite you out for a walk, are you willing?" Gao Lin asked.
Zong didn't even imagine it, so he immediately clasped his fists and said, "Wei Chen will die and will do his best to do this for the prince. He will also thoroughly find out the ins and outs of the matter, and figure out the Wei Chen's troops will not return.
the truth."
Gao Lin said, "Very good. You ride my king's bloody horse, but you can travel thousands of miles a day, and our army can only serve one meal. Before dark, we must come back to report it to me."
Zong Yu said: "Promise!"
Gao Lin asked his personal soldiers to bring his mount, which was a sweat-blooded BMW from Dayuan. He traveled thousands of miles a day and eight hundred miles a night. He was full of endurance, red all over his body, strong four hooves, tall figure, and running like a dragon.
Therefore, Gao Lin gave the name "Chinlong".
Zong Yu rode on the Red Dragon, whipped his horse and drove straight away from the camp.
It was noon and the sun was shining brightly. Zong Yu rode the Red Dragon and quickly rushed to the Gobi Desert. After a morning of sun exposure, the entire Gobi Desert passed by, the ground was extremely hot, the heat was steaming, and the heat was coming.
.After a while, Zong Yu was already sweating profusely, and the red dragon sat down and sweated like rain. The sweat was extremely bright, like blood. The sweat and blood BMW were indeed not worthy of the false reputation.
Zong Yu rode the Red Dragon towards Shenglong City for about twenty miles, and felt dry mouth and smoke in his throat. When he sat down, he also stuck out his tongue to dissipate heat.
Zong Yu slowed down and looked around, but saw that there was a vast Gobi desert around him, and there was not even a place to fetch water. He could only continue to endure and move forward.
After walking for more than ten miles, Zong Yu saw a small hill in front of him. The hills were curved, with a few cactus around him and a few lush trees. He had been in the wild for a long time and had a strong ability to survive. According to himself
The ability to survive in the wild that I have known in my life will know that there must be a water source nearby. Otherwise, how could the trees be so lush?
So Zong Yu rode his horse and ran away quickly. When he was about to arrive, he saw a small ditch. He was so excited that he rushed to the place, turned over and dismounted, and ran to the waterside quickly, just about to use it.
He held the water in his hand and drank it, and suddenly he heard an arrow breaking through the air flying from behind. In desperation, he hurriedly dodged and a black feathered arrow shot into the water quickly.
As soon as the arrow entered the water, Zong Yu saw that the arrow was corroded by the water inside and immediately turned into nothing. He felt a chill in his heart, and cold sweat broke out and rolled down his back.
Zong Yu turned around and saw a man lying on the Gobi Desert behind him, buried in loess, holding a crossbow in his hand, his eyes were dull, he was already dying, the clothes exposed on his body were exactly the clothes of the Chinese army, and
He also knew that face, and it was his fellow villager Li Daniu, who hurried over quickly.
Li Daniu was fifty meters away from Zong Yu. Seeing Zong Yu running over, he smiled and shouted hoarsely, "I finally waited..."
Zong Yu ran to Li Daniu, supported the man and asked, "What happened? What about the others?"
Li Daniu said dyingly: "Sir... the others are dead, Xianbei... Xianbei people put poison in the water source within a radius of 70 miles. The poison is very powerful. As long as people and animals are touched, they will die. In less than an hour
, it can be gone... I was lucky enough to have no water source, but it was almost impossible. It was just that my subordinate's mission had not been completed yet. When I returned, I was plotted by the Xianbei people and tried my best to escape the disaster... I...
...The subordinates have already discovered the underground river here. They only need to dig three feet above the underground river to get a source of water..."
"Big Niu, hold on, I'll take you now..." Zong Yu hurriedly picked up his subordinate. Before he finished speaking, the scout had already died. He shouted loudly in grief and anger.