The mountain forest was originally nameless, but it was adjacent to the border pass, so it was named Border City, Border City Mountain Forest.
From these four words, we can see that the border troops generally have little culture.
The Bianguan City Wall is built against the mountains and many low mountains. Among them, Biancheng Mountain Forest covers the largest area and is the only low mountain with dense forests.
The mountain forest is like every wall, it has its own story.
Chu Qing was not the first person to want to cut down all the mountains and forests in the border town, nor was he the first to take action.
A lot of wood at the border is mined from the mountains and forests of the border city. The marshals, generals, and princes who guard the border have also considered this issue. They have considered that the mountains and forests of the border are the only loophole in the defense of the border.
Mainly because their strength doesn't allow it, because they don't have the strength, so they don't allow it.
There are two real commander-in-chiefs, Feng Luo and Ma Rujing.
Feng Luo has been the commander-in-chief for the longest time and has thought about this issue for the longest time.
There were many reasons for the final decision to give up. A large amount of manpower could not be mobilized. Once the six battalions were used to cut down the forest, they would face the problem of a sharp decrease in the garrison at the three passes and even an empty defense.
There are also problems such as a large amount of iron tools and material consumption. After clearing the forest, how to build the city wall in a short time.
As Ma Rujing said, if the trees are cut down, there will be no natural barrier to stop the Liang Rong cavalry. Building the city wall will take time and manpower.
During the construction period, a small loophole turned into a big loophole. Once the Liang bandits got the news and mobilized troops to rush over, the border troops had no defensive basis.
There was no manpower, let alone resources, so Feng Luo finally gave up.
This is also one of the few major regrets Feng Luo has after leaving office.
After Ma Rujing took office, he wanted to solve this problem and accomplish what Feng Luo failed to do.
Lao Ma even personally measured the topography of the mountain forest in the border city, and considered logging the forest while building, logging the forest on the inside of the border gate, and guarding the outside with heavy troops, but in the end he also shelved it.
Because after the on-site inspection, another problem was discovered.
A small number of frontier troops were mobilized to clear forests. The lack of defense was a problem, mainly because there were too many swamps.
There are not only trees in the mountains and forests of the border town, but also swamps. There are criss-crossing dark ditches and grass mounds floating on the mud. If you step on the wrong foot, you will continue to sink. The more you struggle, the deeper you sink.
Filling these swamps requires a large amount of stones, and there are too many professional issues in the civil engineering field. All of these need to be taken into consideration. There are no such talents at the border. It is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice. It requires money but no money. It requires people but no one. It requires professionalism.
They are not professional, so their strength does not allow the two commanders to take on this big job.
As for the princes, only the Supreme Emperor, Lao Aotou and Lao Si, have considered this issue.
It's a pity that both of them rushed back to seize the throne, and in the end it was nothing.
There are entrances and exits on both sides of the mountain forest in the border city. If you can look at it from a bird's eye view, it looks like a gourd, with a large area on both sides and a small area in the middle. The Zhechongfu soldiers dispatched by the border army camped in the middle, deep in the forest and at the inner entrance and exit, for defense.
Liang Rong's exploration horses and Xizuo entered the pass through the mountains and forests.
At this time, Chu Qing was leading a group of people outside the mountains and forests of Guan Nei, with more than a hundred people behind him.
In addition to the Tanma from Qianqi Battalion and the imperial guards brought from Beijing, there are also elites from Guoyi Battalion.
There was still a problem with the plan, a big problem.
According to the original plan, the traitors of the Sun family used the pretext that Chu Qing went to the Sun family for a banquet to lure the Liang thieves out of the forest and hunt them down, avenging the massacre of more than 300 Chang people.
Liang Zei agreed, but he didn't say who would come, nor how many people would come. At the same time, he also had a requirement that the person who would handle them must be Sun Shangwen.
Sun Shangwen stood behind Chu Qing with an expressionless face.
This old traitor has accepted his fate. He knows that no matter whether it succeeds or not, he must die.
He didn't betray the border troops once, but for more than ten years. He served as the leader five times, and four of them allowed the Liang bandits to massacre many villages and border towns.
Sun Shangwen, who was originally destined to die, now has a glimmer of hope.
Chu Qing's face looked gloomy and uncertain.
Because there is no solution.
If Sun Shangwen is not allowed to go outside the customs to meet those cold thieves, the other party will definitely not fall into the trap.
According to the habit of cold thieves, he rode his horse into the forest at night. After tying the horse, he walked all night. When he was about to leave the forest, he rested during the day and came out at night.
The ambush location is at the entrance of the mountain forest, which is where Chu Qing is now.
Everyone has a headache now.
If Sun Shangwen comes out of the gate and sees Liang Ren, he will tell him that it is a trap, and the Liang Ren on horseback will run away.
It is impractical to set up an ambush in the mountains and forests or outside the mountains and forests. Sun Shangwen will continue to be a traitor as soon as he sees the Liang thief, and no one can catch him.
The feasibility of encirclement outside the pass is also not high. There is an unobstructed view outside the pass. If the cool thieves find a large group of people, they can also escape quickly.
So this means that whether this thing can be accomplished or not depends on Sun Shangwen's character.
The question is, do traitors have any character?
Chu Qing was really in trouble.
It's so incomprehensible that even if someone follows Sun Shangwen to pick up Liang Rong, and threatens Sun Shangwen that he will be killed immediately if he dares to be exposed, it will still be useless.
Because even if Sun Shangwen gets the job done, he still knows that he will definitely die when he comes back. Instead, it is better to tell Liang Thief directly that this is a trap. If he is lucky, Liang Thief can be taken away by him when he escapes, and at least he can survive.
Turning over and dismounting, Chu Qing came to Sun Shangwen and stared at the latter's old and lifeless eyes.
The Sun family was ransacked, and everyone was taken into the dungeons of several prefectural offices on Xunyang Road.
Even if Sun Shangwen's immediate family members were not involved in the treason, they were all aware of it, and many of them even acted as collaborators. These people could not escape death.
As for Sun Shangwen, after enduring several days of torture in Aruba, he was sent to the palace without any minimally invasive surgery.
To take a step back, he is already at this age, and whether he is Aluba or not does not mean much.
"Kill him."
Chu Qing looked at Tian Hailong behind him and said bitterly: "This old guy will definitely betray us again. Selling is a habit. Instead of letting him go, it's better to kill him directly. He can't hide the cold thief, and he can't let him go."
This traitor."
Fu San, Nangong Ping, Xiao Yi, and even Tong Gui all agreed.
Everyone thinks that Sun Shangwen will betray everyone again, because if he doesn't betray, Liang will fall into the trap and he will definitely die when he comes back. Instead, he betrays everyone, so he has a chance to survive.
Fu San had already drawn his Thousand Machines and was waiting for Chu Qing's order.
Tian Hailong also lost his mind.
Because they want the Yinliang thief, Guoyi camp has mobilized 3,000 elites and 2,000 cavalrymen from the Ma Gong camp to guard the exit. They will lead you into the urn and catch the turtle in the urn. If Sun Shangwen kills the turtle, the Liang thief will not be able to see this old traitor.
I will never fall into a trap in the forest.
"Sir." Tian Hailong still had a fluke mentality: "It's a great opportunity, if you let it go easily..."
Xiao Yi, who is also an old frontier soldier, retorted: "Master Chu is right. This old dog Sun Shangwen will definitely betray the brothers again. Instead of doing this, it is better to kill him now!"
"How can we avenge the more than three hundred Chang people who were massacred?"
"General Tian, what if this old dog runs away again?"
Tian Hailong did not dare to refute Chu Qing, but he did not need to give face to Xiao Yi: "I am willing to take this risk."
"What risk are you taking? This old dog has killed many soldiers and civilians. If you let him go, will you be able to sleep peacefully at night?"
When Tian Hailong saw that he could not defeat Xiao Yi, he became anxious and said, "hei-tui, traitor!"
Xiao Yi: “…”
Sun Shangwen's eyes lit up and he looked at Xiao Yi: "Are you a traitor too?"