Chapter 71

Wang Chong still understands the truth that things are in people and things are done in heaven. So after Duan Sigui was introduced into the bureau and deliberately released by them, he no longer put too much energy into this matter. After all, whether the barbarians will be trapped, resulting in their internal differences and even internal disputes. Everything is no longer under their control. The only thing he has to do is to wait. While waiting for the reaction of the barbarians, Wang Chong still had a lot of things to do, such as sending the good news of the Black Mountain Cliff to the capital as soon as possible, and arranging the next plan of the army.

Although the Song army has taken off the dangerous land of the Black Mountain Cliff and opened another barrier to enter the barbarians, this is not enough to really threaten the survival of the barbarians. Therefore, after being so encouraged, the Song army was more morale-boosed and just wanted to make new achievements. However, Wang Chong knew that the road behind him was not easy to walk, especially on the Black Mountain Cliff. There was almost no flawed fairy sorrow, and it was not easy to attack, so he still hoped to end it with the surrender of the barbarians.

However, since the people below have the intention to make contributions, and Wang Chong, who is the commander-in-chief, is not good at deliberately suppress them, so after letting the team rest for two days, he let the people and horses from the western and Yunnan provinces go deep into the wild land. On the one hand, they hit the possible enemies, and on the other hand, they can also explore the way for the army. In the war of taking down the Black Mountain Cliff, the merits of the Yun and Western armies could not be compared with the Dingxi and Guizhou armies that directly climbed the cliff, which is also a little compensation for them.

The people of the two states were naturally happy to accept such a task. On March 23, they passed through the Black Mountain Cliff and went straight to the land. Although some of the deeper barbarians have heard the news and disappeared, after all, there are still some uninformed people who have become the targets of these people. Although most of them are people among the barbarians, the tragic suffering of these people is inevitable in the face of the war, which is clear to any general.

The Xizhou army advanced continuously, and although Ye Hao, the main general, did not seem to pay much attention to this battle, several people still tried their best to pull out three barbarians in a row, killed nearly 1,000 barbarians, and robbed a lot of gold and silver - although the barbarians were poor, they were in the mountains. There are many mineral deposits, so each family has a lot of gold and silver, and the real goods are so poor that there is only money left.

The soldiers were all rich, and naturally they were all happy, so some of the generals under their command sent some of the gold and silver they captured and looted to Ye Hao. Although this battle is fought separately by each battalion, as a nominal master general, Ye Hao still has a share.

The gold silver came from Dutong Li Keding of the Yellow-character Camp of the Yunzhou Army, who is also one of Ye Hao's confidants. Although the identities of the two are actually the same now, he is still very respectful: "Duke, brothers have to come a little extra money. In addition to handing them over to the above and being divided by everyone, these are handed over to you!"

Ye Hao stayed in his big tent and looked at the boxes in front of him, but he couldn't get any interest. In the past, the reason why he was so greedy was that he needed money to pave the way for himself and go higher. But in this short year, he lost a lot, and now even the help of the Ye family may not exist, which makes him really numb to gold and silver. However, he nodded slightly: "Thank you for your hard work, brothers. It's quite dangerous. You should also be careful!"

"Yes, brothers will be careful. However, when the barbarians lose the Black Mountain Cliff, the power that can stop us dozens of miles is gone, and they are not afraid. Li Keding said and brought out his meaning: "Duke, do you think we should speed up some actions and try to make more contributions than the Xizhou Army?"

"Well... you just need to discuss it with a few other generals. You don't have to ask me for instructions. This time, the enemy has been suppressed by us, and there is no threat before the next difficulty. Ye Hao was listless and didn't pay attention to it.

"...Yes, that humble position has quit!" Seeing that Ye Hao didn't mean to talk about business at all, Li Keding was a little embarrassed, so he immediately retreated. At the same time, his heart is also full of doubts. What's wrong with the governor? Why hasn't he been interested in everything recently?

Just after he came out of Ye Hao confusedly, a lazy voice sounded beside him: "Li Dutong, why did you hit a wall with Ye Dutong?" This voice has accentuated the pronunciation, as if to remind the other party of this fact. Hearing this, Li Keding frowned and looked at the general not far away: "I think I'm a person, but Shen Dutong!" There is a trace of dissatisfaction in his tone.

In the Yunzhou army, it has never been so dedicated, especially Shen Zheng, the commander of Tianzi Battalion, who is very dissatisfied with the governor Ye Hao. You should know that in terms of the qualifications and abilities of both sides, Shen Zheng should be the one who was promoted to governor, but Ye Hao grabbed the position of governor because the Ye family was behind him, which made Shen Zheng always dissatisfied.

However, with Ye Hao sitting firmly in the position of governor and cultivating a group of confidants, Shen Zheng did not dare to fight against him. However, secretly, Shen Zheng is still unconvinced with Ye Hao. Unexpectedly, last year, Ye Hao, who was as stable as Mount Tai, fell down and was demoted to Dutong, which naturally made Shen Zheng feel happy. But then he found that although the other party had come down from the position of governor, the influence was still there, so he began to think of ways to deal with him and let him make some more wrong, so that he could not even do it.

This is why in Dingxi City, when Ye Tao and Xu Jinghong had the fire, Shen Zheng came to report the incident. His intention was naturally to provoke the fire and make Ye Hao make a big mistake. But in the end, Ye Hao was not fooled by this, so Shen Zheng was helpless.

After that, he used troops against the barbarians. Although Ye Hao had been demoted to the unification, he still served as the main general of the Yunzhou Army and commanded the three battalions, which made Shen Zheng even more resentful. Only because he was subject to others, he did not show it. But after the unhappiness in my heart accumulates to a certain amount, it will be vented, which is why there are some cold words now.

Seeing that Li Keding's words meant to protect Ye Hao, Shen Zheng smiled and said, "Why, do you really regard him as the governor? Li Dutong should not be so willing to be cheap. You should know that we are the same. We are all five-grade military officers of the imperial court, and no one is more noble than anyone else.

"You..." Seeing that the other party spoke so rudely, Li Keding's face sank even more, but he still resisted not getting angry, because he knew that the other party's strength was far above himself, and he was in conflict and only suffered losses.

"What, am I wrong? Although the general asked him to command the whole army in Yunzhou, do you see what he has done? Every day, you will only worry about your own account. Can you command people from all walks of life? I don't know what he is worried about. We took down the Black Mountain Cliff, which is a rare achievement in a hundred years. Everyone is very happy, but he is the only one who looks like this! If there is that unknowing, he will only think that he is worried about the barbarian and that he is a spy of the barbarian!"

Shen Zheng's words were obviously spoken to Ye Hao, so the voice was very loud and passed into the account. Ye Hao was already anxious and got worse after listening to this. He has been worried about two things recently, one is how to explain it to the Ye family. Although he was determined when the cliff was broken, he was still very uneasy after thinking about it. He didn't know how to face the blame of the Ye family. Not only did he fail to complete the entrustment, but also let Wang Chong make such a great contribution, which would make the Ye family very dissatisfied. Maybe they will find a reason to masturbate themselves.

But this worry is nothing compared with the second point. The second point is that he is worried about Sun Zaiyuan. After going up to the Black Mountain Cliff, he had searched carefully, but still did not see the other party's body, which made him feel that the most terrible thing had happened - Sun Zaiyuan did not go up the mountain to convey the news, so the barbarians were finally unprepared. If he is just afraid of escaping, it is not bad, but if Sun Zaiyuan reveals the secret to Wang Chong and others, the problem will be too serious. I'm afraid it's difficult for him to think of a whole body.

In order to prove this, Ye Hao has sent someone to Yunzhou. As long as Sun Zaiyuan's family is really missing, it means that the worst thing will happen. A few days later, the people sent there was no news, which had to make Ye Hao worried.

However, today Shen Zheng's sentence reminded him, yes, in such a good situation, he is so unhappy. If people feel that there is something wrong with it and investigate it carefully, even without Sun Zaiyuan, he can't cover it! This thought made Ye Hao chill. He finally decided to put everything aside and concentrate on the battle after today. As long as he has enough credit and has soldiers in his hands, can Wang Chong really take control of himself in front of his men?

Ye Hao thinks so, but his idea can no longer come true. Because Shen Zheng's words also reminded another person, a very inconspicuous Ye Hao's confidant and a loyal young man. After he heard this, he had already made a decision: "It seems that this person can't stay any longer! Otherwise, if his matter is really seen through by Wang Chong and catches him asking in detail, he will shake everything out. In that case, the Ye family in the capital is too dangerous! I have to get rid of him before things surface!" Thinking of this, the guard tightened his spear and his eyes fell on the curtain of the tent.

The next morning, when the public came to fight, he was shocked to find that Ye Hao actually died in his account. He held a long knife in his hand and stabbed himself into his abdomen. He saw that he had completely killed himself...