Most people tend to bully the weak and fear the strong. With the deterrent of two strings of heads in the saddle, and the people coming from the east are there all the way, it will be much safer.
And after walking for several miles, we saw troops in front heading towards Jizhou against the crowd. People along the way who asked for help from them were all driven to the east of the roadbed. There were also vanguards galloping back and forth along the official road, shouting loudly. Shouting, begging idlers to avoid it, and not to rush into the ranks. If the violator is given a warning to no avail, he will be killed without mercy!
That murderous look immediately calmed many Li Shu who wanted to tangle with him.
"Are you planning to go to Jizhou City or the camp to rescue the army?" Sheng Wei and Qiao Yuanji saw it and said to Master Wu, "I don't know if it's an enemy or a friend. Let's avoid it, shall we?"
But when Master Wu heard this, he smiled and shook his head and said, "Is it possible that the prince ordered me to come and pick you up?"
She asked Sheng Weiqiao and others to stop where they were, and hurried forward alone. After saying a few words to the soldiers at the front, they saw that the team was divided and let her in. After a while, two knights accompanied Master Wu. The son galloped to Sheng Weiqiao, clasped his fists and saluted, and announced that he would be allowed to command Lianshan East. Half an hour ago, he received a message from Rong Suihe and Fei Ge, and hurried to greet his mistress.
Sheng Weiqiao said in surprise: "Didn't Lian Shan already accompany his son to the sea? Why did he keep his subordinates from coming east?"
The two knights explained: "Xu Xiaowei brought three thousand brothers with him when he came to Western Xinjiang. When he escorted the young prince before, he was afraid that there would be too many people to attract attention, and the county princess and the county princess might be useful when they come to the east. , when leaving, there was a wet nurse and a couple disguised as doctors as cover, so I took a small number of people with me, leaving Dong Zhudong and others behind in case the king and the princess sent him."
"Then tomorrow will be a good time!" Sheng Weiqiao was relieved, but worried about Rong Suihe who was in the city. "He thought it would be fine if Master Wu escorted him at that time. Why don't we continue to Jizhou City?" Are you here to meet Mi Zhen?"
But those two people and Master Wu both said that there was no need to worry about Rong Suihe. Their mission was to protect Sheng Weiqiao and Xuan Yu Feng: "Is the county prince Ruming with General Huaihua? General Huaihua has been operating in northern Xinjiang for many years." , The people in the east have too many legs, we don’t need them any more.”
He also said, "Meng Boqin is so crazy that he caused chaos in Jizhou. Who knows if he also sent someone to hide in secret, with the intention of harming the princess? Although the master Wu is very skilled in martial arts, he still has few people."
Sheng Weiqiao thought that the future of those people depended on Rong Suihe's presence. They were not in a hurry. It must be that there was really no danger in Rong Suihe's place. He was secretly relieved and followed them.
When she and Xuan Yu Feng were heading towards the camp surrounded by troops, Zhao Shizheng's face was ashen in Jizhou City, and he almost gritted his teeth and asked the people in the hall: "Why didn't we hear any news about such a big thing in advance? ?! Are we going to kill people?! Then why do we know how to run out when the fire is lit tomorrow?!"
No wonder Zhao Shi, who had always been kind to Dong, was so angry!
Because the loss in Beijiang was really too great!
The season at that time was already the hottest time of the year. Even if the climate in northern Xinjiang was not as warm as in the south, with snow falling in August and September, it was still hot in the middle of summer. It has been sunny for more than ten days in a row recently, with no rain falling, and the flowers, plants and trees are drying out. At that time, the military camp was flooded, no doubt in the early morning. It was obvious how difficult it would be to put out the fire!
Not to mention whether the fires in many places were even splashed with oil. If a bucket of water goes eastward, the oil fire will float on the water and spread faster!
Such as baggage, ordnance, food and grass, etc., are in urgent need of location, not to mention the areas hardest hit by oil spills. Even if some soldiers are brave enough to rush in with wet bedding on to rescue them, very few things can be snatched out. Not much!
Not a few people were burned because of this.
Such a hero must not give them diagnosis and treatment, the problem is like Ming Ming's warehouse being burned to the ground, and the medicinal materials cannot be used!
What made Zhao Shi most distressed was the loss of the war horses: as soon as the fire broke out, the Jingqi could have thrown away everything, and first moved the horses next to the camp.
After that, some people were left in the east to guard the horses, while the others went back to participate in firefighting and other matters.
This is actually a correct approach that should be praised.
However, after a long while, I received bad news that the war horses showed signs of collective death!
The reason is easy to find out: among the soldiers responsible for guarding the war horses, there was Meng Boqin, who took the opportunity of patrolling the surroundings to spread poison on the grassland where the war horses were temporarily placed.
Because it was early in the morning, everyone was paying attention to the situation in the camp, so they didn't notice what he did for a while.
No doubt after many horses died, someone reacted and suggested searching each other, and then the spies were found!
But by that time it was already too late: Northern Xinjiang had fully planned to have 40,000 elite cavalry, of which the war horses for their use were mistakenly claimed to be 200,000, but the actual number was less than 80,000.
Since the number of 80,000 war horses is not small, and Meng Boqin and Zhao Shi are at odds with each other, of course they will not choose the same pasture when moving their horses. Although the traitors sent by Meng Boqin did not just sneak into one pasture, the situation in each pasture is different, and the degree of the spy's legs is also very different. Moreover, the pasture where poisoning was first discovered immediately sent people to notify other places. A little bit, and some of the war horses were somewhat saved.
However, so far, counting the horses coming from the east, there are more than 2,000 horses that have been directly poisoned to death with no chance of rescue!
Those who are very salvageable but cannot be used on the battlefield in a short period of time are around three thousand or so.
Feeling slightly unwell and resting for a few months should be fine, there are nearly a thousand!
Such a huge loss not only made Zhao Shi furious, but the generals were also shocked when they heard this: Six thousand war horses, close to one-tenth of the number, can it be said that Northern Xinjiang has accumulated many years of capital! ! !
If it was broken off overnight, it would be more uncomfortable than tearing out their hearts! ! !
"Why did Keke suffer so much damage?!" When the news first came, many people couldn't believe it at all and kept asking, "Even if there is the spy Dong Du, the war horses have always been well-supplied. During that period of confinement, because There is chaos over there in Chang'an, the army is in the east, they are getting more and more alert, and they feed Yecao every now and then!"
"Even if you don't take shelter from the fire tomorrow night, you will be temporarily driven to the pasture for temporary storage. The horses will be blanketed and eat the grass on the ground, and they will be taken advantage of by traitors!"
"But shouldn't I say that after a few batches of cavalry were killed, the clues were discovered?!"
The soldier who reported the news was sweating profusely and explained: "It is true that there are not many war horses that died from eating forage sprinkled with poisonous powder, but there are several pastures that happen to be close to the stream, and spies secretly poison the horses in the stream. Being roasted by the fire in the camp, and then being driven all the way to the pasture, they naturally became thirsty. When they got there, they flocked to drink water, and then... "
At that time, Zhao Shi slapped the table with a "bang bang" sound, and several people in Didong who were responsible for monitoring Meng Boqin's movements were trembling with fear: "Meng Boqin has been in frequent contact with Chang'an recently, and he is from the east... He will send troops to the south of the east. It's true." I never thought that he would be so mad that he would collude with Ruru... "
"Even if we losers think that Meng Boqin has no other thoughts besides commanding troops in the south east!" A few nearby generals who were heartbroken about the loss of their horses interrupted angrily, "Then we should keep an eye on his family in the east east. There was a lot of movement, but not as if he was dead, even the camp was burned down, Jizhou was in chaos in the east, it was very confusing!!!"
"Thank you, General, for trusting us and entrusting us with such a huge responsibility!"
"If I had known this, I would have been better off raising a few dogs, and they would have been more alert than us!!!"
Those people who were scolded did not dare to raise their heads, with cold sweat rolling down their foreheads, but they were also very confused: Zhao Shi and Meng Boqin had a bad relationship. Ever since the news of the Chang'an Incident came, the two sides were even more cautious. , it is no exaggeration to say that you can be ready for the day!
In that case, they didn't bring anyone with them, and they kept a close eye on the Hussars General's mansion in the east day and night!
How come there was no news that Meng Boqin had moved his legs
How did he hide it from his own eyes and ears? !
They couldn't figure it out, and naturally they couldn't give an explanation. Seeing that Zhao Shi and others became more and more angry as they asked, they asked Dongling to drag them out and behead them in public. At that time, Rong Suihe, who was watching coldly, said: "Meng Boqin has been in constant contact with Chang'an." ? His father Zheng Hou and others had died long ago, and a group of brothers had also left with him. For example, the Ming Dynasty was in Chang'an, and the Meng family, the Empress Dowager Bu Nao, Meng Guiyu and Meng Guihan were still alive. The Queen Mother has never asked about political affairs. If things are high next year, there is probably no way to discuss anything with him. So does the problem lie in Meng Guiyu's presence? "
Zhao Shi and others were stunned and said, "Meng Guiyu?"
Meng Guiyu, the Marquis of Chongxin, had been prominent in Chang'an since he was granted the title of uncle a few years ago.
But in northern Xinjiang, few people have heard of his reputation.
After all, before the Chang'an Incident, when Zheng Hou and others were still alive, the Meng family was really prominent. Compared with Dong, the two brothers in the fourth room were really not that noticeable.
Even if Zheng Hou and the others were all dead at that time, the Meng Guiyu brothers were promoted one after another as a blessing in disguise. Ru Ming even held the power of the imperial army. His status was extraordinary and he had the ability to influence the overall direction. Because of the distance between Chang'an and Northern Xinjiang, he was still unfamiliar with it.
At that time, Zhao Shi thought for a while and then said hesitantly: "He has heard about that man before. It is said that although he is not a descendant of the Meng family, he has not been valued by the clan because his parents hired dogs early. He is not the same as Zheng Hou and others. They were not affectionate either. But that time when Marquis Zheng and the others were executed, the Meng Guiyu brothers took advantage of the situation... Calculating their age, they were both young and not yet married. But they stretched their legs to Northern Xinjiang without anyone noticing, Are you doing it so secretly?!"
Rong Suihe said: "Uncle, you two have been in northern Xinjiang for a long time, and it is inevitable that you will be unfamiliar with Chang'an. Although Chongxinhou's reputation is not as good as that of the three brothers Zhenghou, and even Meng Boqin can't compare with it. Please tell me your thoughts, but Meng Boqin may not be the same. Otherwise he has the wrong leg!"
"Besides, the other things are just trivial. In colluding with Ruru, Meng Guiyu has to say that he is familiar with the road?"
"Earlier when we were in Western Xinjiang, was it the time when the Meng family came to their senses when they stopped at the brink? Didn't they find out later that it was not actually the instruction of Marquis Zheng, but was it because he was not strict in educating his children and asked his direct descendants to take the banner?"
"At that time, Zhenghou and others found out that Meng Guiyu was behind the scenes, but he was already prepared and produced some evidence. He had previously pointed the finger at Meng Boheng, the legitimate son of Zhenghou and the brother of the queen. , I escaped again thanks to the protection of the Shu sisters!"
"If it is true that he took the lead in this matter... this time it will be easy for Meng Boqin and Ruru to connect each other!"
Zhao Shiru frowned and said: "Even so, Meng Boqin's actions this time have completely concealed everything from his command, which is really suspicious!"
You were begging to answer the question, but he had already changed the subject, "When Bu Naoyan Dongbu Fu pursues those matters, you must quickly stabilize the situation to prevent Ruru from taking advantage of it!"
Some soldiers came out to ask for battle: "General! Meng Boqin is crazy! If he is allowed to destroy our Western Xinjiang and then leave calmly, where will the face of his Western Xinjiang army be turned towards? I will ask the general to get together with you." Budong, go and chase him immediately!!!”
The man opened his mouth, and the generals responded one after another. They all went to pick up the heads of Meng Boqin's family and come back to wash away the shame.
However, when Zhao Shi heard this, he remained silent. After a while, he reluctantly agreed to the first person who asked for a fight, and told him to be careful: "Don't fall into Meng Boqin's trap because of your anger. We will suffer heavy losses this time. But we only have so little wealth! If there are any more losses, once Ruru attacks, the consequences will be disastrous!!!"
In this way, he sent out his pleas for war, arranged matters for everyone, and cleaned up the aftermath.
After cutting through the mess with a sharp knife, Zhao Shi glanced at Rong Suihe with a complicated expression and said, "Mi Zhen, I'm here. He has something to discuss with me alone!"