Chapter 63 Betrayal

With such an orderly arrangement, several armies still have mutual constraints. Wang Chong's array of soldiers can guess that this has been planned for a long time in the eyes of people with intentions. Ye Hao is this person with intentions. Although he has received the military order, he has another idea about it.

Wang Chong is cautious and old-fashioned. As a subordinate for several years, Ye Hao knows it. At any time, Wang Chong's military is stable and will not do anything uncertain. And this time he actually thought of taking the risk of climbing up from the Black Mountain Cliff, which shows that he is also very sure of the success of this battle. But this is not what Ye Hao hoped to happen. The Ye family gave him instructions to make sure that the Western Expedition would end in failure. If he took off the Black Mountain Cliff, it would be a great credit. He would definitely be blamed by the Ye family.

"No, I absolutely can't let such a thing happen, even if there is no chance of success!" After returning to the camp of the Yunzhou army, Ye Hao still sat still and paced back and forth in his tent. He felt that he should do something to prevent this from happening.

After a long time of consideration, Ye Hao finally gritted his teeth and decided to take a risk: "Come on, go and call Sun Zaiyuan!"

After a while, Sun Zaiyuan, a trusted advisor beside Ye Hao, came in: "Captain, is there anything that needs to be a staff officer on your behalf?" After seeing the ceremony, Sun Zaiyuan asked bluntly, because he already knew that Ye Hao had just returned from the marshal and must have received an order in embarrasment to call himself so quickly.

After a moment of silence, Ye Hao said, "Brother Sun, I want to ask you something. How have I always treated you?"

Seeing that the other party had even changed his name, he knew that it was not simple, but he still said sincerely on his face: "The governor treated me well. If it hadn't been for the governor's kindness, he wouldn't have lived such a peaceful life. And my family can't be raised or taught when they are young!"

"Good! It seems that you are also a grateful person. Now the governor has a big thing that needs you to do for me, but it is a little dangerous. Will you help me with this?

At this point, Sun Zaiyuan knew that he couldn't say it, otherwise, let alone himself, a family in Yunzhou would be afraid of his life. Sun Zaiyuan still knows the person in front of him very well. On the surface, he seems to be lenient, but once he is contrary to his own interests, he can do everything. Therefore, for the safety of the family, this risk must also be risked: "The governor just orders. As long as he can help you, he will go to the knife mountain and go to the sea of fire. My grandson will not frown!"

"Good!" Ye Hao waited for this sentence and smiled happily, "Although what I asked you to do is a little dangerous, you don't need to go to the mountain of knives and the sea of fire, as long as you have a loyal heart! But it matters. I don't want a third person to know what you're going to do. Do you remember?

"I wrote it down, and the governor will order it." Sun Zaiyuan was even more worried when he saw that the other party had not been on the topic for a long time. This matter must not be simple, and even the disaster of killing made it difficult for him to speak out.

"Do you know why the generals called us generals today?" Ye Hao was not in a hurry to say what he meant, but asked such a question. After Sun Zaiyuan shook his head, he continued: "He came up with a simpler way to capture the Black Mountain Cliff. But because of the Ye family, I can't make his plan succeed. So this time, what I asked you to do is..." At this point, he suddenly suppressed his voice and said in a volume that only two people could hear: "... is to send the news to the barbarians on the Black Mountain Cliff that we will launch a raid from behind the cliff!"

"..." Sun Zaiyuan's face turned white after hearing this, and he was also scared by Ye Hao's crazy idea. He knows very well what this means. This means getting along with the enemy and the betrayal of the Song Dynasty. If you do this, I'm afraid you will no longer be able to gain a foothold in Song in this life!

"What? Don't you dare to do it?" Ye Hao's eyes flashed at his counselor and asked in a cold tone.

When he said this, Sun Zaiyuan came to his senses from the shock, and his heart was also shrouded in deep fear. He could see that the other party had a murderous opportunity now. If he didn't nod his head, Ye Hao would not allow him to stay in the world, who knew everything.

However, Sun Zaiyuan knows better that once he really helps him do this, he is afraid he will not escape death. The failure of Song Jun's plan is bound to thoroughly investigate who leaked the news, and Ye Hao is likely to sell himself to keep his own safety. At that time, not only himself, but also his family in Yunzhou will die.

All left and right died, which made Sun Zaiyuan feel more powerless, but he still knew that he had to keep himself first. When Ye Hao was about to attack, he said, "Duk, it's not that the villain refuses to help you, but it's not easy to do. At least in my opinion, there are two difficulties that we must overcome to get things done!"

When Ye Hao saw that the other party did not refuse him, he accepted the murderous intention in his heart. After all, he still wants to rely on this counselor who doesn't often appear in the army to help him achieve his wish. Naturally, he won't be in such a hurry to kill him. And he also understands the importance of this matter, and hesitation and nervousness are inevitable. So after suppressing his mood a little, he said in a soft voice, "What concerns do you have? Let's see if the Governor can solve them for you."

After licking his lips that were dry because of tension, Sun Zaiyuan said in a hoarse voice, "First, there is no martial arts in his lower body, but he is just an ordinary person. I really don't know how to hide it from others and go up to the black cliff. And those barbarians can't let me go up so easily.

"Second, even if you really go to the Black Mountain Cliff, why did you make the barbarians believe my words? If you can't trust them, you will go to the cliff and talk, and the final result will be ordinary. On the contrary, it will ruin the good deeds of the governor.

"This..." Only then did Ye Hao find that he was really too eager to destroy Wang Chong's plan. He just wanted to send the message to the barbarians, but he didn't consider many details, but what did he do? After thinking for a long time, he thought of something and turned to the box he used to collect personal belongings. After opening the locked lid, he began to search inside.

Since he came down from the position of governor of Yunzhou, he has been carrying some personal belongings with him, because he is always preparing to slip away once things go wrong. In this Western Expedition, he did not put these things in the military camp in Yunzhou, but brought them with him. Unexpectedly, they came in handy today.

From the bottom of the box, Ye Hao took out a palm-sized token made of silver and handed it to Sun Zaiyuan: "As long as you take out this token, the barbarians will believe your sincerity when they see it!"

Sun Zaiyuan took over the token and looked at it carefully. I found that this piece was extremely heavy, and the silver medal weighing three or four catties was engraved with some incomprehensible patterns with rough pen, and I knew at a glance that it was not a Song people's thing. Immediately, he guessed the origin of this token. It must have been the letter certified by both sides when Ye Hao made a private transaction with the barbarians. Now he no longer has the ability to resell military food, but this letter is still in hand.

"This card was personally ordered by Mujeli, the king of the barbarians, to give it to me, representing his authority as the lord of the barbarians, so as long as the barbarians see this card, they will definitely believe what you say!" Ye Hao frowned and said, "As for your first question, it's a little difficult. The Black Mountain Cliff stands high there, and it's really difficult for you to go up the mountain under everyone's eyes."

After thinking for another long time, a flash of light suddenly flashed in Ye Hao's eyes: "Yes! Starting tomorrow, our Yunzhou army and Xizhou army will take turns to attack the Black Mountain Cliff. I will arrange time to sneak you into the team attacking the mountain in the last attack before dark. When the barbarians counterattack, you will mix among the soldiers who died in the battle. When it's dark, you can go up the mountain at night! Of course, there are still some risks in this. How dare you try it? He stared at Sun Zainyuan with burning eyes, obviously afraid that he could not shake his head and say it.

Sun Zaiyuan sighed in his heart that he knew that things had come to this point and couldn't help himself from agreeing! Ye Hao has told himself everything. How can he leave a person who refuses to cooperate but knows it? Therefore, in order to protect himself, he could only agree first: "The governor treats me with kindness. Even if I give up my life, I will do this for the governor!"

"Okay, as long as you say this, I can rest assured. Mr. Sun's ability is still very strong!" Ye Hao's face smiled again, and obviously believed the other party's words.

However, judging from his later performance, Ye Hao did not really believe in Sun Zaiyuan. Because after this day, there were more than a dozen fully armed Ye Hao's own soldiers around his camp, which was obviously monitoring him. However, Sun Zaiyuan was not so stupid. At this time, he had the intention to escape and stayed in the camp honestly without any abnormal behavior.

At this time, in the camp that did not know Ye Hao's sinister intentions, everyone was making final preparations and mobilization. After dark, they set out to go behind the Black Mountain Cliff.

As Ye Hao guessed, Wang Chong has indeed planned this plan for several days. Since Wang Junqing and others returned and explained everyone's meaning to him, Wang Chong combined with the specific situation of the previous day's battle, he knew that he had to use such an unconventional method to take down the Black Mountain Cliff.

So in these days, Xu Jinghong's task in the camp is to select the candidates who can climb the high cliff with him. The selection conditions this time are very harsh. In addition to martial arts, they should also be bold enough. After all, it is a high cliff of tens of feet. Without extraordinary courage and skill, it is difficult to go up at all. In addition, Xu Jinghong also deliberately selected some hunters in the mountains and soldiers from medicine farmers. For these people, mountain climbing is much more familiar than ordinary soldiers.

Together with these requirements, it is difficult for a team composed of elites in the army such as the scout battalion to meet the requirements of the number of people. Because there are at least two or three thousand barbarian guards on the main cliff of the Black Mountain Cliff. Even if it is a surprise attack, it will take a certain number of people to go immediately to achieve it. Xu Jinghong's expected number of people was 500, but the whole scout camp could only find more than 300 that met the requirements.

This is not how bad the people in the camp are, but that some people are not suitable for fighting on the cliff. In desperation, Wang Junqing had to ask Wang Chong for help, and finally selected another 200 qualified people from the Dingxi army to make them come together to this adventurous team to climb the cliff.

When the people and horses were ready to stop, Xu Jinghong began to teach them everything they needed to pay attention to when going up the cliff in detail. Fortunately, these brothers are all good at it, and many people climb the cliffs, so by this day, everyone is fully prepared to wait for the general to finally give the order.

Deep night, after Wang Chong made the final pre-departure mobilization, 500 strange soldiers quietly left the Song army camp. Under the cover of the night, they passed by both sides of the Black Mountain Cliff and went backwards.

Because this is a surprise attack on the Black Mountain Cliff, the most exquisite thing is a secret word, so 500 people wear black tights integrated with black, carrying the best battle knife on their backs, and a short blade of water in their arms. In addition to killing the enemy in battle, it is also a good tool when climbing the cliff. In addition, according to Xu Jinghong, before climbing the cliff, these 500 people will be arranged into 100 teams of five people and connected with ropes to each other, so as to better ensure everyone's safety when climbing the cliff. Everything is to have greater confidence in taking down the Black Mountain Cliff.

Looking at the 500 soldiers disappearing in the dark forest, Wang Chong sighed heavily and said to an elegant old man around him: "I don't know whether it's right or wrong for me to let them attack the Black Mountain Cliff on this adventure. If it hadn't been for your advice, I don't think I would have agreed to their request.

The elegant old man is not a military leader and counselor, and his momentum is not much weaker than Wang Chong. After listening to the other party's words, he just smiled indifferently: "Sometimes to achieve big things, you always have to take some risks that others dare not take. Wang Chong has been cautious all his life. Do you always do something surprising when you get old?

"And so many people in the court want to see you come back here. Don't you want them to know how powerful you are? Heishan Cliff, this former Wu army, could not be attacked for a long time, and finally let 100,000 troops hate the danger under it. It was also time to be conquered by our Central Plains army!"

"Yes, I've been waiting for this day for a long time!" Wang Chong couldn't help nodding and said, "But after taking down the Black Mountain Cliff, we will still face more difficult immortal worries. I'm still uneasy."

The old man laughed and said, "In fact, Brother Wang, you have never been a loser. Now you haven't even taken down the Black Mountain Cliff, and you have begun to fight the idea of immortals. However, in my opinion, defeating the enemy is not just a way to use soldiers. As long as we make good use of various conditions, even if we can't take down the immortal worries, we can force the barbarians to bow their heads! However, all this can only be really used after you take down the Black Mountain Cliff and let the barbarians know the strength of the Song Dynasty!"

"Sure enough, Yunlan couldn't help it again after decades of silence. I knew that you came thousands of miles to the southwest not only to send me a map left by the former Wu, but also with other ideas. Wang Chong suddenly looked at the old friend in front of him with a smile.

"Yes, for decades, if I don't move, my old bones will really be buried in the earth and forgotten!" Yun Lan laughed and said, "But this time, it's you and the young people under your subordinates who are really in decision. In five days, everything will be clear!"

The strange soldiers of the scout camp have been on their way, and in order to cooperate with their surprise attack, the main attack of the Song army also began again the next morning. The Yunzhou Army and the Xizhou Army launched an attack on the Black Mountain Cliff one after another, but this attack was much weaker than the desperate impact of the previous few days.

Often, once the barbarians on the mountain counterattacked, the Song army, which had rushed to the foot of the mountain, stopped, and then retreated faster than above. In this way, the Song army's attack seems to be very powerful, but there is almost no real threat.

The barbarians also soon became familiar with the Song army's way of fighting, and they no longer waste those precious weapons. Unless the Song army really kills them, they will defeat the enemy with arrow stones. In such a battle with almost no casualties, another day passed.

Before dark, the Yunzhou army launched the last attack of the day again, and Sun Zaiyuan mixed with the mountain attack team of hundreds of people. When the barbarians symbolically smashed a few stones, Song Jun retreated again, while Sun Zaiyuan took advantage of everyone's retreat and fell to the ground and mixed with the bodies that had not had time to take away before. All this happened under everyone's eyes, but because Song Jun was busy retreating, the barbarians above were too far away. It's far away, so it didn't attract anyone's attention.

After dark, there was a quiet time under the whole Black Mountain Cliff. Sun Zaiyuan, who had been lying on the ground for a long time, slowly raised his head. After carefully looking around and finding that there was indeed no danger, he stood up, then turned around and walked to his identified destination after taking a look at the towering Black Mountain Cliff!