In the following days, all the personnel in Ling Tian's intelligence department focused all their energy on the upcoming military operation. A large amount of intelligence was transmitted like running water, analyzed, judged, and summarized, and finally submitted to Wu Feng on the desk. The army is also stepping up its final preparations before the war. Since I have not finally determined which division will be responsible for this battle, both Liang Chongxin and Cui Wenxiu regard their respective divisions as the main force to attack Jinzhou.
"According to your arrangement, we have sent a large number of manpower to lurk in the capital city of Jinzhou and began to spread rumors. Your bodyguards have also disguised themselves as bandits and are operating in the north and west of Jinzhou. This has attracted the attention of some local people. panic. It seems that our strategy has had a certain effect. In addition, Lu Yunshan has contacted some other merchants to write a letter asking Wang Shiqi to send troops out of the city to exterminate the bandits and maintain the normal passage of the trade routes. However, Wang Shiqi is still hesitant. After all, there are only 5,000 troops in Jinzhou City, and the 10,000 people stationed outside do not dare to be removed at will, and the situation there is relatively tense now." Ling Tianfang was reporting to me while carefully reading the information in his hand.
"Well, it seems we have to prepare more quickly. The time will come soon." While I was enjoying the Green Moon Coffee that had just come in from Luzon, I admired in my heart that this authentic and top-quality coffee is indeed better than those in the cafes in the Imperial City. The food sold here tastes much more pure.
"Also, Wang Shiqi's whereabouts have been figured out, but I don't know if the tense situation will affect him?" Ling Tianfang also seemed to be very confident in his plan.
"A dog can't stop eating shit. Even if he takes precautions, he will eventually be unable to hold it in. Order to pay close attention and wait until all parties are ready before taking action." A sinister sneer appeared on Wu Feng's face.
In fact, Wu Feng had made up his mind to target Jinzhou as early as before the Spring Festival. During the entire Spring Festival, the personnel of the intelligence department did not rest and were working hard to collect all information about Jinzhou, including all Wang Shiqi's activities. Whereabouts and habits are the focus of surveillance. Wu Feng and Ling Tianfang's plan is to first create a situation where people's hearts are floating in Jinzhou, and secretly send troops disguised as thieves who want to loot Jinzhou's capital city, and at the same time provoke a conflict between the Gaoyue people and the garrison, so that the 10,000 The garrison was unable to get away, and then assassinated Wang Shiqi at this moment, leaving Jinzhou leaderless at this critical moment. Faced with the dual threats of "a large number of bandits" and the Gaoyue tribe, merchants and local people exerted pressure, forcing Jinzhou officials to seek help from Qingyang. Once Qingyang's army enters Jinzhou, it will create a fait accompli, allowing local gentry and merchants in Jinzhou to jointly submit a letter to the Imperial Central Committee, requesting Wu Feng to temporarily take charge of local affairs in Jinzhou to calm the people. As for how to legitimately control the Jinzhou Prefecture in the later period, Wu Feng also has his own countermeasures, but even if the central government of the empire disagrees, Wu Feng will never spit out the fat in his mouth. Wu Feng and Ling Tianfang have already achieved this. reached consensus.
Of course, there are many steps in the process. Wu Feng and Ling Tianfang have carefully checked many times and taken into account every possible change. However, things are not absolute. There are many temporary changes, and no one can predict them. No, only temporary measures were taken.
"Come here! Go and call Yue Shan and Yuchi Bin." After Ling Tianfang left, Wu Feng thought for a while and arranged for someone to call them. Yue Shan and Yuchi Bin were actually the two most outstanding disciples among the twenty disciples of the * Sect. Yue Shan was the disciple Wu Feng met at the entrance of the * Sect, and Yu Chi Bin was also quite outstanding. After the disciples of the ** sect came to Qingyang, Wu Feng arranged to serve in the army, and many of them have been promoted to the level of squadron leader by virtue of their own abilities. The two most outstanding ones were kept by Wu Feng in his personal guard. Wu Feng himself often trained them personally. The two's martial arts, adaptability and military knowledge also made great progress. Through this, Wu Feng also observed the loyalty of the two.
"I've met you, sir!" The two came in and stood aside with military salutes.
"In a few days, I have a secret mission for you two to complete. Do you have the confidence?" Wu Feng glanced at the two of them gently.
The eyes of both of them showed excitement at the same time. Many of their brothers had already shown their talents in the army, and he should be the best among them, but he stayed in the Guards all day long. Although he had made great progress in all aspects, after all, It’s not as glorious as showing off one’s talents, but today I can finally get what I wanted. "Please give me your orders!"
"Very good. You two will go to Master Ling later. He will give you two tasks." Wu Feng did not elaborate further.
The inner city guard of Jinzhou Prefecture. Wang Shiqi, with a gloomy face, was sitting on a big chair, listening to a thin guy with a roe-headed head next to him. He was reporting to him: "Now the bandits have suddenly lost their traces. They are searching everywhere, but there is no news yet. The local people are worried." They were very panicked and strongly requested that the army be stationed there for a while. But now there is news of another group of horse thieves in the north. Now the people in the north are also panicking and asking the troops to go north. "This guy is Jinzhou Prefecture. Jiao Ming, the director of the Administration Department, is also Wang Shiqi's confidant.
"There are only 2,000 troops in the city now. How can we draw them out? The hateful Gao Yue Barbarian also came to cause trouble for me at this time. The troops over there must not move. Let the troops stay where they are temporarily. Well, maybe the bandits are deliberately creating chaos, leading the troops to the north, and taking the opportunity to loot in the east." Wang Shiqi stood up impatiently and walked around the hall.
"But the people from the Chamber of Commerce are making a lot of noise now. They have been spreading news in the city all day long that the caravans are afraid to go out. The people in the city are starting to feel a little uneasy." The thin guy is obviously also worried that there are too few troops in the city.
"This is all we can do now. Let's do this for the time being. If they want to make trouble, let them make trouble. Just survive this period of time." Wang Shiqi couldn't come up with any good ideas.
"Yue Shan, Yuchi Bin, you two just need to put this thing quietly in the corner when the target enters the room to have sex with the woman, and then leave immediately, and don't worry about anything else. But you must be concealed, and you must not expose yourselves. You two After arriving in Jinzhou, go find this person here, and he will make arrangements for you. Note that the target has four guards with him, and his martial arts is not weak, so they must not be discovered." Ling Tianfang carefully handed over a sealed porcelain bottle To Yueshan.
It was obviously the first time for Yue Shan and Yu Chibin to accept such a task, and they couldn't help but ask: "Master Ling, what exactly is in this? Is it poison?"
Ling Tianfang glanced at the two of them with calm eyes: "Don't know what you shouldn't know, but I can tell you that it is not poison, but a medicine to enhance happiness, called 'Bliss Incense'."
In the early morning of March 1, 693 in the continental calendar, Wang Shiqi, the governor of Jinzhou Prefecture in the northwest county of the empire, died suddenly in the Wanhua Building, the largest prostitution venue in Jinzhou Prefecture, due to excessive sexual intercourse. After examination, it was determined that Wang Shiqi's death was due to excessive sexual intercourse and physical weakness, resulting in violent death.
Wang Shiqi's death sentence quickly spread inside and outside Jinzhou Fucheng, and rumors that the bandit organization was about to loot Jinzhou Fucheng also spread inside and outside Fucheng. Many big businessmen even began to leave Jinzhou Fucheng and seek refuge elsewhere.
"Master Jiao, what should we do now? You should have an idea. If the bandits really rush into the city, and you and I are both married people, what will we do?" A man in a gorgeous brocade robe said The obese businessman shouted anxiously to Jiao Ming, who was sitting at the table and was covered in sweat.
"Yes, Mr. Jiao, I also heard news that the horse thieves in the north have colluded with the bandits in the east, threatening to capture Jinzhou and divide the city's property among women." A middle-aged gentleman sitting aside also said He stood up and preached to his friends around him to show off how well-informed he was.
"But Mr. Wang has passed away, and the main force of the army is still stationed in the south, guarding against the Gaoyue barbarians. There has been a lot of trouble there recently." Jiao Ming was not anxious, but Wang Shiqi had just died and had just been sent to the center of the empire. I have received an urgent report. It will take twenty days at the fastest before news comes from the empire. As for when the new city guard will come, I don’t know if it will wait until the year of the monkey. Alas, this Lord Wang is really dead. when.
"Yes, we can't relax in the south. If Gao Yue barbarians come in, it will be very troublesome." Another thin gentry also interjected.
"But you can't wait here for the bandits to come in. Mr. Jiao, you have to make an idea." Several other businessmen in the hall also interjected.
Jiao Ming also looked helpless, "I don't have any good ideas now. If you have any good ideas, please tell me."
The merchants and gentry all looked at each other in shock, except for one person who sat aside in silence.
"Mr. Lu, please give us an idea." The fat businessman looked at Lu Yunshan, who was smoking a cigar leisurely and contentedly, as if he had discovered a new world.
"Yes, Mr. Lu, you are well-informed and you must have some ideas." The thin businessman also shouted.
In the end, Jiao Ming couldn't sit still anymore. He really couldn't think of a solution to the troublesome situation in front of him. "Mr. Lu, we are all sitting on the same boat now. Please show us the way."
Lu Yunshan calmly put away his pipe, "Actually, there is nothing we can do. We don't have enough troops here, so we can go to neighboring prefectures and counties to temporarily borrow some troops."
"Yeah, how come you didn't think of this method?" Everyone, including Jiao Ming, suddenly realized, "Then where can I borrow it?"
Everyone started talking about it. "I heard that the public security in Bonan Mansion is quite chaotic. The army can't even control their own side, so they will definitely not be able to borrow it."
"It's almost the same with Guide. A few days ago, something happened to my caravan there, and now there's no news. There's no chance."
"I heard that the Qingyang Mansion's army has eliminated many bandit organizations, including the 'Purple Turban Bandit' and the 'Black Tiger'."
"Yes, I was purchasing goods in the Imperial Capital at that time, and it was even published in the Imperial Capital's newspaper. I even read it specifically."
"Now that this is the case, what are you waiting for, Mr. Jiao?"
"I just don't know if they are willing to come. People will die in war."
"What's the point? At most we can just pay more."
"Yes, all of us here can contribute money. If the bandits rush in, there will be nothing."
Jiao Ming was also considering whether Qingyang's army would come to Jinzhou. When he heard the merchants expressed their willingness to pay, he felt confident and immediately made up his mind. He immediately repaired the book and sent someone to Qingyang City to guard Li Wufeng at night to invite him. For the sake of our colleagues in the empire, we must send troops to assist.
On March 4, 693 in the Continental Calendar, Wu Feng received a letter asking for help from Jinzhou. He was overjoyed and immediately ordered the already prepared First Guard Division to go to Jinzhou, and he personally accompanied the army on the expedition. At the same time, Wu Feng also wrote a letter and sent it to the center of the empire, saying that due to the large-scale barbarian and bandit riots in Jinzhou Prefecture, it was in danger. At the request of Jinzhou officials and local gentry and businessmen, he sent troops to Jinzhou to help restore normal production and living order there. .
On March 6, Wu Feng led his army into Jinzhou City. Immediately afterwards, on March 7, Wu Feng announced that in view of the current emergency situation in Jinzhou, he declared a state of emergency and temporarily took over the power, waiting for news from the central government of the empire. .