Gao Yingxiang’s spies? What are Gao Yingxiang’s spies doing here?
"Tell me, tell me every word without missing a word." Deng Changgui whipped up the horse whip.
The spy screamed, extremely frightened by Deng Changgui, and as expected he told what happened in detail.
Gao Yingxiang fought more than ten battles in succession. Although he killed the Ming general Tang Jiuzhou, he himself also suffered heavy losses. Especially the rogue bandits had a hard time dealing with the officers and cavalry.
After joining forces with Zhang Xianzhong in Hanzhong, when talking about the battles of Xinyang and Yingzhou, the majesty of the cavalry led by Ding Yunyi not only impressed Zhang Xianzhong's mind, but also surprised Gao Yingxiang and Li Zicheng.
We must form an elite cavalry that belongs to the "rebel army" so that we can avoid suffering losses in future battles with officers and soldiers. This idea was deeply engraved in the minds of the three bandit leaders.
But where can I get a war horse suitable for the battlefield?
There were no horse farms in the Ming Dynasty, and every qualified war horse was regarded as a treasure by the Ming army, even to the point of not giving up the war horse despite defeat.
Therefore, let alone rogue bandits.
At this time, great news came. The "rebels" captured several merchants from the north. The merchants accidentally mentioned that they saw a group of war horses, about several hundred horses, being transported from Liaodong.
, heading south. There are not many soldiers escorting them. Moreover, the moving speed is not very fast.
Hope it rains, the rain will arrive!
This news was a huge stimulus to these bandit leaders.
Therefore, the bandits decided to rob these war horses. This spy was sent out by Gao Yingxiang. However, this man did not know the road and actually got lost. The most unfortunate thing was that even the horse he was riding was robbed by the hungry victims.
I went to eat, but if I didn't eat him, it would be considered as a blessing for my ancestors. He could only dress up like a disaster victim and ask questions as he walked, who would have thought that he would fall into the hands of officers and soldiers here.
War horses? Could it be that the war horses that the rogues were interested in were the war horses that he had worked so hard to get back? Ding Yunyi's first reaction was to think of the batch of war horses that he had gotten from Liaodong.
Damn it, the bandits actually turned their brains on themselves.
Ding Yunyi looked at the spy with a cold face. Suddenly, he thought of a bold idea. He quickly suppressed his excitement: "What's your name?"
"Han...Han Xiaolu..."
"Come here, take him down." Ding Yunyi ordered, calling Huangfu Yunjie and Deng Changgui to his side: "The bandits must be interested in my batch of war horses. I didn't kill the bandits, but they moved instead.
My thoughts."
Huangfu Yunjie said with a smile: "I think the bandits didn't know that it was the general's horse, otherwise they wouldn't have dared to move it if the three of them had the courage."
"Since they are plotting against me, how can I let them go?" Ding Yunyi sneered: "I want to set a trap to make the thieves fall into the trap and teach them a lesson."
Huangfu Yunjie and Deng Changgui looked at each other: "General, we only have fifty-three cavalry, do you want to use such a small amount of strength to fight against the bandits?"
"Yes, just use these fifty-three cavalry!" Ding Yunyi's answer was decisive: "I want to choose a place where the bandits cannot use a large army. I can only send a small number of troops. In this way, fifty-three cavalry is enough!"
The general is so brave! Huangfu Yunjie and Deng Changgui had such thoughts in their minds at the same time.
If another person had known about this situation, he would have caught up with the horse transport team and left the dangerous place day and night, but he was better off. Not only did he not leave, he even wanted to fight a rogue bandit.
But after getting over the initial surprise, Huangfu Yunjie and Deng Changgui became excited.
They are all military commanders. If they can be successfully ambushed by Ding Yunyi, it will definitely be another achievement. It is worth taking such a risk.
"I'm from Shanxi. I know a place where I can ambush." Deng Changgui suddenly said: "It's called Shuilonggou. Legend has it that a dragon once fell there. It's adjacent to Shaanxi and it's easy to get in and out. If we can capture the rogue bandits,
When you get there, you can suddenly attack halfway and cut off only half of the people. Those who have not come in will be afraid of running away, and the remaining half will be easy to deal with! In addition, you can also tell the bandits that there are disaster victims from Shandong, and the officers and soldiers are afraid
The war horse was robbed and had to take a detour to Shanxi!"
"Okay!" Ding Yunyi was overjoyed when he heard this: "I'll set up an ambush at the place you told me. But how do I make the bandits believe it?"
This is the key to all problems.
Ding Yunyi pondered and said: "One person is needed to convey this news to the bandits, and it must not arouse the bandits' suspicion. But look at people like us, they will become suspicious as soon as we appear in front of the bandits."
Several of his subordinates frowned after saying this.
Yes, if the spy Han Xiaolu did not go back, but suddenly returned with a stranger, how could the bandits not be suspicious? If the bandits were deceived into Zhuilonggou, this was the key.
"Brother, let me go." Suddenly a voice sounded.
Little soil!
"You?" Ding Yunyi was startled for a moment, then shook his head repeatedly: "Don't come here to fool around. Why are you, a little girl, joining in the fun?"
"Brother, just let me go." Xiaotu was very stubborn: "Just let me do something for you. I've seen everything, including my parents' death. I'm not afraid."
"No, no, let's just play." Ding Yunyi rejected the request without thinking.
"General." Huangfu Yunjie suddenly said: "When it comes to candidates, there is really no one more suitable than Xiaotu. She is a little girl, how can she make others suspicious? And Xiaotu is thin, if she is put into disaster victim clothes
, the rebels will never doubt it. To be honest, no one among us can gain the trust of the rebels better than Xiaotu."
Deng Changgui also said: "Yes, if you want to successfully ambush the bandits, it is best for Xiaotu to go there. She is a little girl. As long as she handles it properly, she can kill the rebels without even thinking that Xiaotu was sent by the officers and soldiers."
Ding Yunyi hesitated a little.
At this time, Xiaotu said again: "Brother, don't worry, I will be careful. I will tell you about the donkey named Han who asked me to come. He was killed by the officers and soldiers, and then..."
Although Xiaotu is young, he has already thought about what to say when he meets the bandits.
"General, Xiaotu is very smart. As long as we can think of an escape route for her, she will be safe and sound." Huangfu Yunjie said from the side.
Ding Yunyi gritted his teeth: "Xiaotu, can you really do it?"
"I can do it!" Xiaotu nodded vigorously.
"Okay!" Ding Yunyi no longer hesitated at this point: "Go to Han Xiaolu and let him explain the route back clearly, and then kill him on the spot! By the way. Find a token from him and bring it back."
"Yes!" Deng Changgui hurried away.
Ding Yunyi called Huangfu Yunjie and Xiaotu over again: "Huangfu, hurry up and take charge of escorting Xiaotu. We are still thirty miles away from the bandits. So let Xiaotu go and let her go by herself. Xiaotu, if the bandits ask you
How did it come about? Just say that you fled all the way from Shandong and met Han Xiaolu at the border of Shanxi and Shaanxi... Also, you have to pretend that you haven't eaten for several days...
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Everything was carefully explained one by one, no matter how big or small. As he was talking, there was a scream from the other side. Several people knew that it was Deng Changgui who had solved Han Xiaolu.
Deng Changgui came over and handed a short knife to Xiao Tu: "Xiao Tu, this is what Han Xiaolu is carrying. I think those bandits will recognize it."
"Huh?" Xiaotu put away the short knife seriously.
Ding Yunyi asked someone to bring dry food, and when he was about to give it to Xiaotu, Xiaotu said, "Brother, I won't eat anything from now on, otherwise I'm afraid I won't act like one."
Ding Yunyi didn't expect Xiaotu to have such thoughts. He touched Xiaotu's head and said: "Xiaotu, remember, you must adapt to changes. If there is danger, you must save your life. Whether I can succeed here is not a concern."
"Brother, don't worry. I will definitely succeed." The little native said seriously.
Xiaotu and Huangfu Yunjie are gone, but is Xiaotu able to succeed? No one is sure...
...
A few bandits walked lazily back and forth outside the military camp, the sun beating down on their bodies, making them drowsy.
"What is that?" A person suddenly raised his finger and pointed in the distance.
Looking in the direction of the finger, a thin figure was stumbling towards here.
Several bandits were confused. When the figure got closer, they saw clearly that it was a child. His face was covered with mud and his body was thin. When they got closer, they realized that he had two messy braids. He didn't know how long they were.
It had not been washed, and she was still a little girl. Her clothes were dirty and ragged, and she looked like a disaster victim.
Before the bandit could speak, the little girl turned pale and asked intermittently: "Is this... is this the place where King Gao Chuang lives?"
"Looking for our King Gao Chuang? Who are you?" the bandit asked doubtfully.
"I'm Han, Xiaolu Han told me to look for heights..." Before she could finish her words, the little girl fell to the ground and passed out...
...
"I'm afraid I haven't eaten for a few days and I'm so hungry." Li Zicheng walked up to the unconscious little girl and looked at her: "Someone, get some water, wake her up, and give her something to eat.
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Gao Yingxiang frowned: "Strange, why did Han Xiaolu let such a little girl come?"
"We'll find out when she wakes up and asks." Zhang Xianzhong said from the side.
The little girl woke up leisurely, opened her eyes, and suddenly saw a big white steamed bun in front of her. Her eyes were shining brightly. She grabbed it and stuffed it into her mouth desperately. She choked on the food and rolled her eyes. She was obviously hungry.
Extremely.
"Don't be anxious, don't be anxious, eat slowly." Li Zicheng handed over the water.
With a steamed bun in her stomach, the little girl's complexion recovered a lot. Only then did Gao Yingxiang ask: "What's your name?"
"My name is Xiaotu, what's yours?"
"Bold, this is King Chuang, what is yours and mine?" Zhang Xianzhong scolded from the side.
"Are you King Chuang?" Xiaotu climbed up from the ground: "Han Xiaolu called me here."
"Where's Han Xiaolu?" Gao Yingxiang asked smoothly.
"He is dead." Xiaotu looked a little sad.
"Dead?" Gao Yingxiang lost his voice.
Xiaotu suddenly started crying, and Li Zicheng comforted him: "Don't cry, speak slowly."
Xiaotu finally stopped his tears and said while sobbing: "Han... When I saw Xiaolu Han, he had a lot of blood on his body. He was very afraid of people. I didn't dare to get close to him, but...
Like you, he gave me a big steamed bun, so I dared to... He said that he asked me to take the message to a man named Gao Chuang Wang, and he would give me a lot of steamed buns to eat, lots and lots...
..”
Although what he said was incoherent, several bandit leaders still understood it. It seems that Han Xiaolu's identity was exposed and was discovered by the officers and soldiers. He killed him all the way out, but when he could no longer do it, he used steamed buns to seduce the little girl named Xiaotu.
Try your best to get her information sent here.
"What message did Han Xiaolu ask you to bring?" Gao Yingxiang asked unhurriedly.
Xiaotu seemed to be trying his best to remember: "What did he say about the horse? There are many victims in Shandong who can't walk. We have to go from Shanxi and pass through places where they fell. I really can't remember."
"Where did it fall?" Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng, and Zhang Xianzhong walked to the map at the same time. After looking at it for a long time, Gao Yingxiang blurted out: "Falling into Longgou?"
"Ah, yes, that's the name." Xiaotu shouted quickly.
"Did you say anything else?" Gao Yingxiang suddenly turned around and asked.
"As I said, Han Xiaolu said that there were only about thirty people walking with the horse."
Li Zicheng smiled, came to Xiaotu, looked at her, suddenly slapped her, then kicked Xiaotu to the ground, took the riding crop and whipped Xiaotu several times: "We
There is no one named Han Xiaolu here, who sent you to deceive us?"
Xiaotu was whipped by Li Zicheng until he rolled around on the ground, crying and crying in pain.
Gao Yingxiang and Zhang Xianzhong looked at each other. Just now, Li Zicheng had been acting very amiable, but in the blink of an eye, he did such a cruel thing to a little girl just to test them.
Li Zicheng stopped his movements and grabbed Xiao Tu's braid: "If you don't tell the truth, I will kill you now!"
Xiaotu's face and body were all covered with blood. He cried and shouted, "Don't kill me, don't kill me. Han Xiaolu asked me to find King Gao Chuang. You are not. Let me go. Please don't kill me."
I."
As he said that, he tried his best to take out a short knife from his arms and threw it forward as if he was afraid: "This is what Han Xiaolu gave me too. You guys have to give it to you. It hurts. It hurts so much. Uncle, don't kill me."
Don't kill me."
Li Zicheng then let go of Xiaotu, took the short knife and looked at it carefully for a while, nodded towards Gao Yingxiang and Zhang Xianzhong, and his expression became friendly again:
"Xiao Tu, don't be afraid. It's my uncle who is bad. He will give you steamed buns to eat later and meat to eat. The officers and soldiers are bad. I am afraid that you were sent here by the officers and soldiers."
Xiaotu sat on the ground and moved back and forth, with an expression on his face as if he was extremely afraid of this "uncle" who was sometimes kind and sometimes cruel.