Chapter 3876 A dead soldier swears to death
There was a heavy rain outside the window, and the strong wind whipped up the rainwater and made a crackling sound on the window. The room was cold and damp, but it perfectly suited the temperament of this old eunuch...
Being here makes one feel a chill coming from the bone marrow.
After listening to the man in black's account, the old eunuch's face remained unchanged. He just said calmly: "Zhang Shigui is extremely important to this matter. You know it well. Since he refuses to take action immediately and you think he is no longer trustworthy, why? You still want to keep him? This is a serious dereliction of duty.”
You revealed your identity and all your intentions, but you came back like this after Zhang Shigui refused. This means that Zhang Shigui may reveal the whole thing to the prince at any time. By that time, all the plans were in chaos. What was especially important was that if Zhang Shigui completely sided with the prince... the consequences would be unimaginable.
The man in black was shivering all over, and a layer of sweat broke out on his back. He quickly explained: "It was not because he was afraid of death due to his humble position, but he did have the intention of cutting the grass and eradicating the roots at that time. However, Zhang Shigui was obviously prepared. He extinguished the oil lamp on the tower. Even if Beizhi makes a sudden move, there is no guarantee that it will be foolproof, and he has already opened the window and can climb out at any time. If Beizhi misses, he will be forced to the prince's side."
It's easy for you to express some slander in your heart, but Zhang Shigui, a veteran on the battlefield, can crawl out from the dead, no matter the spirit, will or skill, it is beyond the reach of ordinary people. With him on guard, it would be extremely difficult to kill him with one strike.
Moreover, Zhang Shigui is just doubtful and shaken now, and may not be willing to go all out to implement the plan. But once he fails to kill him, he will definitely be pushed to the side of the prince, and the situation will be completely destroyed. out of control.
Zhang Shigui surrendered to the East Palace, and the prince could pass through the Xuanwu Gate at any time. The Youtun Guards outside could enter the palace for reinforcements, and retreat to escort the prince to the counties in Hexi... This was completely contrary to the original intention of the plan.
The old eunuch didn't speak, and the cold atmosphere in the room became more intense.
The man in black bowed his body, lowered his head, and the muscles all over his body were tensed to resist the cold and dampness. Facing the old eunuch, it was like a poisonous snake spitting out letters in front of him...
The sound of wind and rain crackled the sky and covered the earth, causing a lot of noise.
After a long time, the old eunuch nodded slightly and said in a hoarse voice: "Your concerns are not unreasonable, but this is not your duty. As a dead soldier, the only thing you should do is to follow orders. No matter what kind of consequences, you will not deserve it." Worry about it yourself.”
The man in black froze and said with sincerity and fear: "I know my mistake in my humble position, and I will commit suicide later to apologize."
The old eunuch waved his hand: "If you make a mistake, you will die. This is our rule, but sometimes you can die with some value."
The man in black lowered his head and said, "Please give me your instructions."
The old eunuch raised his head, looked at the wind and rain outside the window with his eyes like dead fish, and said calmly: "After all, the Youtun Guards are the prince's biggest reliance. Whether it is the Sixth Army of the East Palace or the Beiya Forbidden Army, they can ultimately determine the success or failure of the prince. Yes, it's Youtunwei, especially Fang Jun, who has great prestige and strength, just in case. If something goes wrong in the plan and the prince joins Fang Jun, it will turn into a protracted civil war. This is absolutely not allowed to happen... We can't let Li Ji lead hundreds of thousands of troops to chase the prince to the counties in Hexi, right? Even if it is an imperial edict, Li Ji may not do it.”
Li Ji is indeed a deep city, and there are not many edges and corners. Unlike Wei Zheng, who often disobeys the imperial edict, and even confronts His Majesty Li Er from time to time... But in terms of firmness of mind, Li Ji is not necessarily as strong as Wei Zheng. How much difference.
Asking him to hunt down the prince and annihilate the Youtun Guards would clearly mean that he would be blamed for killing the prince. Even if such an imperial edict was given to Li Ji in front of him, he would probably resist it...
The man in black responded solemnly: "I understand this humble position, let's go handle this matter now!"
The old eunuch nodded and warned: "No matter success or failure, don't reveal your identity."
The man in black said: "You can save yourself by taking a humble position. I will die or live here. I vow to complete the mission."
Fang Jun now lives in the military camp all day long, with groups of soldiers around him. His prestige is enough to make his soldiers willing to die. If he wants to assassinate him in the Youtunwei military camp, it will be difficult to climb to the sky. Even if he is lucky enough to succeed, it will never be possible. There is no hope of escape.
The nature of this mission is to "go to death". Only by determined to die can you grit your teeth and not reveal your identity regardless of whether you succeed or not.
The old eunuch remained expressionless and waved his hand: "Go."
"Here!"
The man in black turned around and walked out of the door quickly, disappearing into the wind and rain.
Still hunched over, the old eunuch turned around and walked out of the back door, passing through a patio. Rainwater fell from the sky like a torrent, flowing like a waterfall along the eaves of the patio, and flowed into the culvert hidden underneath along the drainage ditch made of blue bricks in the middle of the patio. There is quite a majestic momentum with wind and rain coming from all directions.
The door of the main hall behind was ajar. The old eunuch came to the door and pushed it open with his hand. He saw a huge coffin parked in the hall...
Incense candles are lingering and the atmosphere is gloomy.
Without even looking at the coffin, the old eunuch walked around the coffin and entered a side hall on the left...
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In the Youtunwei camp, Fang Jun and his generals discussed how to arrange the prisoners. They discussed for two hours but failed to come up with an ideal strategy.
There is no way, the Youtun Guards have limited strength, and they have to face the eyeing Guanlong army, and are always prepared for sudden attacks. There are too many prisoners. If a large number of people are allocated to escort the prisoners to the counties in Hexi, the camp will inevitably be empty, and the camp will be empty. An opportunity for the enemy to take advantage of.
Fang Jun rubbed his brows and said helplessly: "It is really difficult to arrange the arrangements properly. We can only send two thousand cavalry first, escort five thousand people to Hexi, and then rush to the Western Regions along the post station. I think Pei Xingjian must have sent reinforcements They are already on the way. If they meet, we will order them to speed up and reach Guanzhong as soon as possible. We do not expect large-scale reinforcements from the Anxi Army, but they must at least help us monitor the prisoners."
When he set out thousands of miles from the Western Regions to rush to Chang'an, he made an agreement with Li Xiaogong and Pei Xingjian. Once the coalition forces of various ethnic groups led by Tumidu wiped out the defeated army in the Western Regions and the country's border was safe, he would immediately dispatch troops and horses to rush there. Chang'an.
Calculating the time, the Anxi Army has already set off from the Western Regions. Although it has not yet reached Chang'an, it must not be far away.
Gao Kan nodded and said: "This is the best."
At this time, Cen Changqian intervened and said: "Why not drive the remaining prisoners to the north of the Zhongwei Bridge, let them set up tents to live temporarily, and then ask Wu'an County Duke to supervise them from north to south, allowing them to break up and escape, and then block the Wei River with Tubo Huqi South Bank? ”
There is another wide open space to the north of the Zhongwei Bridge, where it is not a problem to accommodate more than 10,000 people. Moreover, Xue Wanche led his troops to garrison the line from Jingyang to the Weishui River. He neither intervened in Guanlong's offensive against Youtunwei, nor did he follow General Li Jizhi's orders to control the entire army. You can spend the day leisurely and watch the fire from across the bank, why not find something for him to do?
Seeing that Xue Wanche is not a boring person, he must have something to do...
Fang Jun's eyes were bright and he stroked his hands and said: "This is a good idea! In this way..." He called Wei Ying in and ordered: "Send someone to deliver a letter to Duke Wu'an and tell him that I will wait for him on the south bank of the Weishui River tomorrow evening. Let’s discuss important matters.”
"Here!"
Wei Ying received the order, strode out, and crossed the river in person to deliver the message to Xue Wanche.
Fang Jun glanced at the map on the wall and asked, "Is there any news from Chengtianmen?"
Now that Xuanwu Gate is blocked by Zhang Shigui, the flow of news is not smooth. If Fang Jun wants to know the information about the East Palace, he can only send the news out of the city through the secret agents lurking in Chang'an City, and then send it back through the scouts. This is extremely inconvenient and even less timely. ……
Gao Kan said: "The Guanlong army is gathering. Almost half of the troops stationed outside Chunming Gate have entered Chang'an City. Apparently they plan to wait for the heavy rain to stop before taking turns to attack Chengtian Gate. The news sent back by the scouts mentioned that Guan The Long families have begun to mobilize, and many direct descendants of the clan have rushed to join the army, intending to participate in the success. ”
Fang Jun sighed: "Changsun Wuji is really planning to kill everything... so cruel!"
The Guanlong clan has been passed down for more than a hundred years, and this is how it achieved its current status and scale. In Fang Jun's view, power and interests are important, but what are they compared to the blood of the clan? After all, people are the foundation of a family!
If all the young people in the clan die, what if you are allowed to become an emperor?
The word "inheritance" has been the most important thing in Chinese culture for thousands of years. Culture needs to be inherited, power needs to be inherited, and the inheritance of blood is above all else... (End of this chapter)