"General! The confessions of Xuan Ye, Tianying, Scorpion, and Mujiao do not conflict with Zhao Deyan's confession, but they know slightly less information than Zhao Deyan!
Based on the confessions of these people and the casualties counted by the government, it can be basically confirmed that the 208 wolf guards brought by Zhao Deyan this time have been killed by us!
Eighty-two of them were captured alive, and 126 were killed or seriously injured in previous battles! There should be no fish that slip through the net in Taiyuan City! "
More than an hour later, Li Junxian, Zhao Kang and several other hundred knights met in the prison room near the entrance of the prison. After everyone exchanged words, Zhao Kang bowed to Li Junxian and cupped his fists.
During Li Junxian's interrogation of Zhao Deyan, they were not idle. They interrogated Xuan Ye, Tianying, Scorpion, and Mujiao in separate cells, in order to compare with Zhao Deyan's confession. Compare and see if Zhao Deyan lied!
The final result made Li Junxian very satisfied. Although he was not sure that Zhao Deyan told him the truth, he was 80 to 90 percent sure. At the very least, he could now confirm that the Turkic spies in Taiyuan City had already They were all caught in one fell swoop, and no fish slipped through the net!
However, some of the information revealed in Zhao Deyan's confession made Li Junxian a little surprised!
"In this Taiyuan rebellion, both the first and accomplices have been captured or executed. Now it's time for the reckoning!"
Li Junxian's eyes narrowed slightly. He was indeed relieved to have rescued Li Tai, but this matter was not as simple as it seemed. The matter was far from over. He said in a deep voice:
"First of all, Wang Kui and Wang Xinyuan of the Wang family must be captured. Taiyuan City has been closed these days. It is impossible for them to leave the city. When the city gate is opened tomorrow, they will definitely try their best to get out of the city. You must take them out immediately The portraits of the people were rubbed overnight and distributed to the city gate guards. Be sure to pay attention to the people leaving the city tomorrow to prevent the two of them from taking the opportunity to escape! I will go to the post house soon to borrow the college telegraph machine and send back the results of the interrogation. Chang'an, wait for His Majesty's next order!"
"I obey my orders!"
Several people bowed to accept the order. When they saw that Li Junxian had no other instructions, they turned and left.
Li Junxian didn't stay any longer. He put away the pile of confessions on the table and left the state prison. After ordering the vigil general outside the cell to keep an eye on him, he rode straight to the post house!
Regarding the information Zhao Deyan confessed, he did not intend to inform the Taiyuan government, so he did not go to see Wang Liaoyuan, but directly planned to send it back to Chang'an through the telegraph machine!
"It seems that Baiqisi must also start training a group of professional talents who know how to use telegraph machines!"
Li Junxian murmured to himself as his horse galloped on the streets of Taiyuan City.
It is said that if he had a telegraph machine here, and if there were relevant talents who could use a telegraph machine, he would never go to the post house to borrow the telegraph machine from the academy and ask Tiedan to help send the telegram. At this time, he had already realized the confidentiality Problem!
It's not that he can't trust Tiedan, but the secret report he will send to Chang'an next involves a lot of confidential information. It should not be known to too many people, as it will increase the risk of leakage!
To know how to transmit messages in this way, first of all, Tiedan at Yanhuang Academy must know the message he wants to send, and then, the eunuch in charge of guarding the telegraph machine in Qintian Prison of Chang'an Palace must also know. In this way , the risk of intelligence leakage is too great!
Before, Li Junxian borrowed the academy's telegraph machine to send some not very confidential news to Chang'an. At that time, he didn't think there was anything wrong with this method of sending messages. On the contrary, he thought it was very convenient and fast. However, he thought that next he would send messages to Chang'an. Li Junxian felt that something was wrong with the news from the city.
He had only enjoyed the convenience and speed of the telegraph machine before, but had not yet felt the advantages of the telegraph machine's confidentiality!
Riding on horseback at the moment, he was thinking about training a group of Baiqi who could use telegraph machines after returning to Chang'an. He was also thinking about whether to conceal some key information before sending a telegraph to Chang'an. After all, this matter There are quite a lot of people involved!
"Drive~! Drive~!"
He was thinking about something in his mind, but it did not affect Li Junxian at all as he controlled the horse and ran towards the post house. Before he arrived at the post house, he had already made up his mind - training Baiqi to use the telegraph machine must be done. The key information to be transmitted next cannot be transmitted through the telegraph machine. It has to be expedited for eight hundred miles and submitted to Li Erzhong through Baiqi's special channel!
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More than an hour ago, almost when Li Junxian and others were attacking Tongfu Inn, there was a border army camp in the north of Yunzhou.
"Report~!"
"General, a group of troops appeared five miles away in the northern grassland, heading straight for our troops! The purpose of their arrival is unknown, and their number is about 10,000. Are you ready to fight?"
In the Chinese army's large tent, a soldier trotted in from outside the tent and bowed to the black-faced general who was standing above looking at the map.
Hearing this, the other officers in the tent couldn't help but be shocked, because after all, they were just an "outpost" of the Tang army. They were here to prevent Turkic troops from sneaking into the Tang Dynasty. They did not station heavy troops. If the other side really came with 10,000 troops, It’s hard to say who will win in a fight!
There is a high probability that they cannot be defeated! Because the combat effectiveness of the Turkic army cannot be overshadowed!
"Ten thousand troops? Coming straight to us~?"
There was no trace of panic on the face of the black-faced general. He turned around calmly, looked at the messenger soldier and asked, "What's the speed of the other party? Is it heavy?"
This black-faced general is Su Dingfang, Li Jing’s personal disciple! Today's guerrilla general in Yunzhou!
The soldier who sent the message hurriedly replied: "The opponent is extremely fast and is a light cavalry. It doesn't look like he has much weight!"
Su Dingfang frowned, then nodded and said, "I understand!"
Immediately, he shouted to several generals in the tent: "Wang Yun, Ding He, and Cao Shan, you guys will follow me and go outside the camp gate to see who the other party is!"
A middle-aged general who was first on the left side of Su Dingfang couldn't help but said: "General Su, the enemy is invading in large numbers. Shouldn't we immediately summon the entire army to prepare for the battle?"
Su Dingfang walked down, smiled and said:
"Wang Canjun, you go and take a look with me first! But we still have to summon the soldiers in the camp to be on guard. The other party probably isn't here to fight, but maybe there will be a fight tonight!"
Wang Yun, Ding He, Cao Shan and others were all confused by Su Dingfang's contradictory words. However, seeing that Su Dingfang had no intention of explaining and walked directly out of the tent, they hurriedly followed. Of course, Someone also went to the camp to order the soldiers to assemble.
"General Su, how can you be sure that the opponent is not coming to fight with us? Now that we and the enemy are unknown, I feel that we should send people to the rear to ask for help to prevent the opponent from being a wolf rider sent by the grassland to sneak into the Tang Dynasty!"
After leaving the camp, Wang Yun quickly caught up with Su Dingfang and spoke to persuade him.
Previously, Wang Liaoyuan, the governor of Bingzhou, sent eight hundred miles to deliver Li Ersheng's edict, ordering soldiers and horses from the northern border states to take strict precautions to prevent Turkic wolf cavalry from secretly sneaking into the Tang Dynasty. The border army camp where Su Dingfang was located also received the message. This letter was handed over by someone sent by Yunzhou Governor's Office.
It was precisely based on this that Wang Yun suspected that the group of people coming in front of him were Turkic wolf riders sent by Jieli to infiltrate the Tang Dynasty!
If this is the case, their frontier army of less than 10,000 is no match for the 10,000 wolf riders, and they need to ask for help from the base camp of Zhechong Mansion in Yunzhou behind them!
Su Dingfang said as he left: "Wang Canjun, if the other party is the Wolf Cavalry sent by Jie Li to infiltrate the Tang Dynasty, do you think they will come straight to our camp so openly?"
With just such a sentence, Wang Yun was immediately stopped.
Just listen to Su Dingfang continue to say: "The other party can't be the wolf cavalry sent by Jieli to sneak into the Tang Dynasty secretly, and it can't be the army that comes to harass the border and fight against the autumn wind, because it is about to get dark now, and for the cavalry, a night battle attack is extremely unfavorable. Wise, so I will guess that the other party is not evil!"
After a pause, Su Dingfang added: "Of course, this is just my guess. I still need to see the specific situation with my own eyes! The other party is still five miles away from us. Even if something is wrong, we still have time to prepare. !”
While talking, the two of them had already climbed onto the turret of the north camp gate. Su Dingfang stretched out his hand, and the soldiers beside him understood and quickly handed over a pair of military binoculars.
This was brought by Su Dingfang from Chang'an. This thing is extremely precious. In the Tang Dynasty, only some high-ranking generals were equipped with one. According to the position level, Su Dingfang could not have one. The pair he has is from Li Jing. He was ordered to go north and lent it to him before leaving. Su Dingfang also treasured it and asked his soldiers to keep it carefully. He had never lent it to anyone in the camp!
After receiving the military telescope, Su Dingfang quickly placed it in front of his eyes and looked towards the northern prairie without hesitation.
At this time, the sun had set and the sky was almost dark. Through the telescope, Su Dingfang saw a group of people rushing towards this direction at full speed. Because the speed was so fast, grass clippings, smoke and dust were rolled up all over the ground. , and the cavalry team is also somewhat scattered!
Through the telescope, he could even see some cavalry in the team controlling their horses while unable to help but look back. Moreover, this team of people really did not carry any weight, and some of them even did not even have weapons on them!
How does this look like coming here to fight? I'm afraid you didn't come here to escape, right
Su Dingfang couldn't help mumbling, but Wang Yun was so anxious at the side that he wanted to grab the military telescope from Su Dingfang's hand and check it out for himself. He had only heard of the function of this thing, but he had never used it personally. At this time, he couldn't help but ask: "General Su, what's going on? Who is the opponent? Do you want me to summon the soldiers to prepare for the battle?"
"No need! The other party is definitely not here to fight... There must be something unexpected happening on the grassland!"
Su Dingfang put down the telescope, hesitated for a moment, and said.
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Chapter 2162 Who is coming