Chapter 1207 Leading the Army
The King of Yizhou fled all the way back to Jiannan Road in a panic. He did not go south back to Yizhou, but instead went to Maozhou.
Without even entering Maozhou City, the King of Yizhou led his men directly into the mountains.
The mountain road was difficult to travel on, and they did not reach the mountain pass where the troops were stationed until night fell. Before entering the mountain, he had already sent two other guards to enter Maozhou City.
Yin Li sat in the middle tent and received the scout's reply. He glanced at the already deep night outside and said, "Master Yang, you may set off."
At this moment, he and Yang Heshu were just in a superior-subordinate relationship.
Yang Heshu stood up, bowed, and left, taking Captain Song with him.
They were also stationed in the mountains. The mountain roads were difficult to walk on, and they were even more difficult to walk on at night.
Yang Heshu rode on horseback, and together with Captain Song, they quietly left the mountains and headed towards Maozhou City.
He glanced back at the troops who couldn't even light torches, pursed his lips and said, "Your general is so relieved. Aren't you afraid that the King of Yizhou has left people along the way?"
Captain Song said confidently, "So what if we leave them behind? Sir Yang, don't worry. If the King of Yizhou really sends troops to pursue us, we will stop them."
These people were all Yin Li's old subordinates. Since he went back and mobilized the troops, he became a general.
"In that case, let's light the torches," Yang Heshu reined in his horse and gave a crisp order, "Tell people to light the torches and move faster."
Captain Song: "...Sir Yang, this isn't good, is it?"
"What's wrong with that? If we really have to go in the dark, it will be daylight by the time we reach Maozhou City."
We just arrived at daybreak, which is great because we can make up for the time difference.
But seeing that Yang Heshu insisted, Captain Song had no choice but to go and pass the order. There was no other way. Before leaving, the general said that he would obey Yang Heshu's orders.
Torches gradually lit up in the team. The soldiers, who were originally nervous, felt a little more confident when they saw the torches, and began to jog forward with the torches in their hands.
Their speed increased a lot. It was late at night when they came out of the mountain. After running for more than half an hour, they arrived in the wilderness. Yang Heshu then stopped to let them rest.
Yang Heshu called Captain Song and said, "I need them to do something. Will they offend the villagers?"
Captain Song's expression straightened and he said, "Don't worry, sir. My Western Army has never harmed the civilians."
Yang Heshu only listened to such words and believed them only halfway, because soldiers in wars were always the same as bandits, and sometimes even worse than bandits.
However, Yang Heshu nodded seriously and agreed, saying, "Then go and get ninety people to come here. I have something to say to them."
When everyone arrived, Yang Heshu took out a map he had drawn up in the afternoon. It was naturally not very accurate, but it should be pretty close.
Ever since he received a letter from Bai Shan and others saying that the remaining private soldiers might be hiding in Maozhou, he and Tang Zhihe began to secretly investigate Maozhou.
Of course, Yin Li was also told.
Finally, it was Yin Li who found the place where the troops were stationed.
But he and Tang Zhihe did not gain nothing.
The two of them went through all the counties and townships under Maozhou. In addition to consulting ancient books, they also sent people to go through them again. At that time, they did so to check where the troops were stationed. Later, they were thinking about how the people would move into the city if the war could not be stopped.
Unlike Yin Li, he was a general who was only responsible for fighting wars. However, County Magistrate Yang and County Magistrate Tang were the officials of a county. They were not concerned about winning the battle, but how to protect the people and their property in the war.
After all, Yin Li left after the war, but they had to govern the local area.
If the King of Yizhou wanted to send troops, his first move would definitely not be to go north, but to first occupy Maozhou nearby, and then go south to take Mianzhou and Yizhou.
Especially Yizhou City, which was his fiefdom and his territory was there. Before he could capture the capital, he must have used Yizhou as his base.
So unfortunately, the areas governed by County Magistrate Tang and County Magistrate Yang were among the primary targets of King Yizhou's attack.
So they used Maozhou as an example to make some assumptions.
Yang Heshu hadn't expected him to need these things so soon. He pointed out the villages on the map that would be affected by the King of Yizhou's attack and said, "Form a team of three and go to each village to find the village chief or village head. Have them immediately take shelter in the city."
Captain Song said, "How can we go into the city when the journey is so long? I'm afraid we'll run into a chaotic army along the way, and they won't want to do that either."
Yang Heshu wrote, "These villages are all on the path of the rebel army's attack or collapse, not far from Maozhou City."
He said, "Your general only has 29,000 men now, facing 27,000. I don't think he can defeat them all in one fell swoop. Once the rebel army retreats or breaks up, these civilians will face the rebel army directly."
Captain Song took a look at the road sign on the map and found that it was indeed the case.
So he nodded and gave orders, three men and three horses, to lead the villages and leave.
He said, "Once you receive the notice, return to the city and rejoin your team immediately. Whether they listen or not, do not linger any longer."
The ninety soldiers understood immediately. If any village did not listen and they were delayed, and they encountered a rebel army on the way, they would be the ones to die.
The soldiers obeyed the order and rode away on horseback.
Yang Heshu didn't say no to this order. Instead, he put away the map and said, "Let's go. We have to control Maozhou City before dawn."
Captain Song's eyes flashed. Although the decision of this young master from a noble family was beyond his expectations, he still obeyed.
The army, numbering only 910 men, continued to advance. After another half hour, they arrived near Maozhou. Yang Heshu reined in his horse and asked Captain Song, "How can we open the gates of Maozhou at night?"
Captain Song hesitated and asked, "Falsified military intelligence, saying that Tubo is attacking the border?"
Yang Heshu: "...This is the East Gate. The Tubo people should call it the West Gate or the North Gate, right?"
Captain Song's face was slightly embarrassed. It was true. He chuckled and said, "It is true. Moreover, Tubo is just guarding the border, so the military information will not reach Maozhou first. Our Western Army is stationed on the border and can directly send urgent military information to the capital."
Yang Heshu pondered for a moment and said, "Just say it's an urgent message from the King of Yizhou, and ask them to open the gate."
Captain Song was stunned. "Is this possible? The gatekeepers are the local garrison. If the guards aren't from the Yizhou King's faction, won't they be exposed?"
Yang Heshu said, "They will report to the Maozhou governor. Just knock on the gate. If that doesn't work, we can find a way to force it open. Anyway, we must enter the city before daybreak."
Otherwise, if the city gates cannot be controlled in advance, the fleeing people will not be accommodated.
Captain Song agreed and called on about twenty people to go with him to knock on the door.
Yang Heshu left behind with the remaining troops.
As the army gradually approached, a soldier dozing on the city wall gradually came to his senses. He rubbed his eyes and saw that there was indeed a continuous line of torches below. He immediately woke up his companion and motioned him to go and see, "What's going on? Whose caravan is so long?"
The companion woke up and asked, "Isn't this a caravan? What other caravan would have so many people?"
I moved my study room temporarily. Oh my god, my study room is so dirty.
The next chapter will be around 10:30 pm
(End of this chapter)
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