Chapter 178 Qi Yunshen sneaks into Shuitan City; Jiang Yunzheng is rescued, and General Wu has evil intentions
Dabai Mountain.
Of the 3,000 soldiers brought by Qi Yunshen, 1,500 of them disguised themselves as Xixia people and rushed to ambush between Yaitou Pass and Shuitan City, while the remaining 1,500 hid in Dabai Mountain.
Qi Yunshen selected 500 people from the 1,500 and dressed them in the clothes of Xixia soldiers.
The tall man that Qi Yunshen had chosen earlier was named Li Ke. Li Ke had a similar facial shape and features to Deputy General Dongguo, both with long faces. He changed into Deputy General Dongguo's clothes, and while he was injured, Li Ke cut his face with a knife.
Shi Chenglin patted Li Ke on the shoulder: "You, good boy!"
Qi Yunshen said calmly: "When we get back to Xiazhou, I'll go find Doctor Luo to prescribe some medicine."
Li Ke had not yet married, and he was ruthless when cutting, leaving a long scar on his face.
Li Ke smiled and wrapped the gauze around his face several times. "Now you look like you've fought the Dabai Mountain bandits. Besides, with half your face wrapped in gauze, the Xixia people won't be able to recognize you."
After wrapping the gauze, Li Ke went to look at the topographic map of Shuitan City, which was secretly drawn by Qi Yunshen who sent people to Shuitan City four years ago.
As for the short deputy general, he had changed his clothes in advance and had his face decorated, making him look exactly like the corpse on the ground.
"Don't worry, General. I will definitely complete the mission!"
And Qi Yunshen was also among the five hundred people.
The remaining one thousand people, led by Shi Chenglin, continued to wait inside Dabai Mountain for the time being.
At night, as the soldiers ate cold, hard pancakes, Shi Chenglin went to find Qi Yunshen and asked, "General, are you worried about Shuitan City?"
Qi Yunshen shook his head and asked, "Is there any news from Xiazhou?"
Shi Chenglin touched his head and said, "No, what is the general worried about?"
Qi Yunshen's face was grim. He pinched the amulet in his sleeve, and his heart was beating with uneasiness.
"Tomorrow night, a quick battle and a quick decision."
"yes!"
At this moment, a horse came near an iron mine.
The patrolling soldier was the first to discover it.
The horse was carrying an unconscious woman.
Shouting: "There's a beautiful woman here!!"
Several soldiers arrived one after another, and when they saw the woman's face, some of them became restless.
"Let's send it to the general first."
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The next morning, a group of more than 500 people began to return to Shuitan City.
Shortly after they left, a man was riding a horse through Dabai Mountain. When he reached a forest, he fell off the horse and was dragged away before he could react.
Shi Chenglin changed into the man's clothes and then killed him with a single knife.
By the time more than 500 people returned to Shuitan City, it was already evening.
As the sky gradually darkened, the guard at the city gate looked at Li Ke, whose face had turned pale, and laughed happily: "Hey, Dongguo, you just went to deliver a weapon, and you are injured."
Li Ke cursed, "Hurry up and open the city gate for me. I'm exhausted after traveling for several days."
The people on the city gate looked at the short deputy general standing beside him and asked, "Why does Wang Ba have such an expression? Was he criticized by King Gaoyang?"
There were a few sneers from above.
Wang Ba looked up and narrowed his eyes.
The guard didn't say anything else, as they were all old acquaintances, so he ordered his soldiers to open the city gate directly.
At this moment, a man and a horse galloped over from a distance: "Emperor Gaoyang has an urgent message! He wants to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
Guard, "Why are you in such a hurry?"
Xixia soldier Shi Chenglin glared, "Prince Gaoyang's secret letter, do you think it's urgent?!"
Wang Ba sighed and said, "Your Highness was guarding Changyi City, but in the middle of the night, that bastard Qi Yunshen launched a surprise attack and killed many patrolmen outside the city. To be on the safe side, Your Highness is going to deploy another 10,000 men."
“So many people?!”
Wang Ba sneered: "Changyi City is of utmost importance, Your Majesty dare not be careless!"
Shi Chenglin: "Where is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? I'm going to see him now!"
Wang Ba: "I'll go with you!"
The guard frowned and looked at Deputy General Dongguo on his horse, "What happened to your face?"
Deputy General Dongguo said gravely, "There's been a lot of bandit trouble in Dabai Mountain recently. We passed by Dabai Mountain on our way there, and they heard about it from somewhere and tried to rob us of our weapons. Fortunately, Wang Ba is a cautious person, so we managed to protect our weapons and only suffered minor injuries."
Guard: "Where are the bandits?!"
Dongguo sneered: "The terrain of Dabai Mountain is complicated, so they escaped."
Guard: "With so many of you, you actually let them escape???"
Hearing this, Dongguo was furious and pointed his knife at the guard: "There are five hundred of us and we have to protect ten carts of weapons. We are not superhuman. If you have the guts, go ahead!"
The commander was also impulsive. He picked up his gun and was about to fight with Dongguo. Fortunately, his subordinates immediately stopped him and said, "Why don't we report this to General Wu? General Wu will definitely send troops to eliminate the bandits first."
The guard nodded: "That makes sense."
Dongguo snorted and was about to return to the military camp with 500 soldiers. The guarding general followed Dongguo. Neither of them was willing to submit to the other. As soon as they entered the military camp, the guarding general went to the main tent to find General Wu.
Not far away, Dongguo watched the guard come out and leave. Dongguo called out to him, "What do you mean, General Wu?"
The garrison commander said: "General Wu wants to transfer 3,000 soldiers from outside the city to suppress the bandits. They will go to Dabai Mountain tonight."
Dongguo touched his face and said, "If you can't kill them all, don't come back."
Seeing that the two were about to fight again, the subordinates again advised the guard: "Dongguo is the prince's man, let's be patient."
The guard snorted coldly and left.
Dongguo looked at Qi Yunshen, who was carrying weapons and was covered in dust.
Understanding Qi Yunshen's meaning, Dongguo nodded.
After a while, someone came to ask General Wu to go to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
After General Wu left, Dongguo led another group of people to the armory.
The arsenal is connected to three iron mines.
There were 15,000 people training in the military camp.
Ten thousand troops were stationed outside Shuitan City and patrolled the surrounding areas.
The remaining 15,000 were half miners and half soldiers. After daily training, they would take turns to mine or make weapons in three iron mines. These 15,000 people all lived near the iron mines.
Crown Prince Murong Che is now handling affairs in the Shuitan City government office.
In the hall.
The soldier Shi Chenglin stood aside, looking cautious and not daring to look around, just like a soldier.
Murong Che sat at the top, with Wang Ba and General Wu sitting below.
Wang Ba was originally sent by King Gaoyang to "assist" the prince. Wang Ba's meaning was very clear. Since King Gaoyang had spoken, these 10,000 people must go. He held the teacup and sipped the tea slowly.
Murong Che: "General Wu, what do you think?"
General Wu was a very tall and strong man with a stern face and he never smiled.
"I believe King Gaoyang is right. Changyi City is the first city to resist the Daliang people. Once Changyi City is captured, the surrounding terrain is vast. If Qi Yunshen sends troops to Yuehua City and Fengye City, it will undoubtedly cut off the food supply of the remaining three cities."
"No matter what, Changyi City must be defended!"
Murong Che pondered for a moment, "Tonight, Wang Ba will lead 10,000 soldiers to Changyi City."
Wang Ba put down his teacup and said, "I obey your orders."
It was already dark outside, and Wang Ba was about to go to the military camp to inspect the troops. At this moment, a servant came up to General Wu.
"General, are you going back home now?"
General Wu narrowed his eyes slightly.
The boy chuckled twice.
Wang Ba saw this and said, "General Wu has something to do, so I won't bother you any more."
Following Wang Ba in leaving was Shi Chenglin.
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When Jiang Yunzheng woke up, there was an oil lamp lit in the room and the light all around was dim. She felt as if all the bones in her body were broken and she didn't even have the strength to lift her hands.
Where is this?
Was she rescued?
There was a charcoal fire burning in the middle of the room.
Jiang Yunzheng sat up and the quilt slid down her smooth skin.
She lowered her eyes expressionlessly, and was covered with a quilt, nothing else.
Her solar plexus was beating constantly, but there was no trace of any disease on her body, and her pulse showed no signs of poisoning.
Jiang Yunzheng looked around the room. There was no clutter in the room, and it didn't look like a room for permanent residents.
Suddenly, her body froze. Where was her cloth bag?
Jiang Yunzheng's face was pale. She found a women's shirt in the bedside cabinet and put it on.
After searching the entire house, all her clothes and bags were gone...
Jiang Yunzheng felt cold all over.
Just then, the door was pushed open.
The man outside was wearing armor, had a strong build, and stared at Jiang Yunzheng with a pair of tiger eyes.
Jiang Yunzheng's eyelashes trembled slightly. She pinched her palms and said coldly, "Who are you?"
General Wu strode in, smelling of alcohol, and glanced at Jiang Yunzheng with shining eyes.
"The woman I found this time is pretty good."
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