Chapter 57 Crisis
The consequences are shuddering. Women in Beirong have never had a position. Except for men who are respected, they don't have any self to say, but if men are better, it's okay, but it's common for men to beat and scold them. If they don't like to kick them out, it is also in terms of the past, and there are more. Women who make mistakes or those who are born humble will be treated as slaves for men to play and choose. Ning Tanger knows very well that if it is not the beauty she gave birth to and is favored by Ye Suhe as a fine work, her end is not much better. If she does not complete Ye Suhe's task, it means that she is guilty and a slave.
Annoying things really come one after another. Before she could find out where Ji Yuguang was imprisoned, Ye Suhe fell from the sky. If she continues to survive in this cracks, she will be caught by the king of Wei sooner or later. What should she do? What should she do? Ning Tanger was so worried that she was going crazy. Is it true that God didn't give her a way to live?
Ning Tanger's side was sad, but Zhuo Ruitong's side also stayed up all night. He led a young general back to the palace in a hurry. This person's name was Zhou Yanting, who was the successor of Lu Zisong. In the past, he was mainly responsible for tracking and monitoring. The first time Xian Gui sent a letter, he led several people to the end. Then, he finally found out the truth that Xian Gui could successfully enter and exit the border. After that, he was placed near the secret mountain road by Lu Zisong. He pretended to be a hunter. In fact, he carried out strict monitoring of the mountain road. It was not until Lu Zisong left that he was transferred back and was responsible for the stronghold of the Mingsha camp in Aojun City. However, although Zhou Yanting was transferred, he could Dao's monitoring and the remaining remaining personnel have not been relaxed for a day.
After reading Zhou Yanting's secret report, Zhuo Ruitong smiled contemptuously, "I just said that those who come are not good will not come. They stayed in Weijun City for three days and went to the shabby land temple on the edge of the city in the middle of the night for two days. It must be to pick up. Wen Jian has been dispatched these days, and there have been people around him. So, he couldn't find a chance to transfer the news to Ning Tanger with his own hands, so he had to hide the news in the Liuhua Pavilion and wait for Ning Tanger to pick it up by himself. But Ning Tang'er didn't expect that, not to mention her, the master of Beirong, was under our control.
Zhou Yanting arched his hand and said, "These people are very cunning. They change their residences every day, and they don't even leave home during the day. They even call food into the room to eat. Not only that, their windows are always empty, and there are people checking the movement on the street outside through the window at any time. It is almost difficult for the last general's men to get close to them, if it weren't for them. Tonight, let's relax our vigilance. I guess we can't figure out their details until now!"
"Well, they went to the broken temple last night, either to wait for Ning Tanger, or to explore the surrounding environment in advance. It was probably because they found that the land temple was really remote last night that they could rest assured to sit in the temple and wait. In short, this so-called prince of Beirong is too bold to dare. Openly sneak into our Wei County!"
"Would you like to catch them overnight? Anyway, we have figured out their place tonight, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with it. Zhou Yanting Road.
"No way!" Zhuo Ruitong closed the secret report and said, "Didn't you hear him say to Ning Tanger? His trip is just passing by Wei County. The real target is in the Central Plains!"
"But who is so shameless that he wants to cut Wei County to Fanbang in order to get Fanbang's response?"
Zhuo Ruitong shook his head and hesitated, "I can't figure out who it will be. Is it the King of Wu?" But we haven't moved so far. The King of Wu should not have counted us, and this person actually dares to divide Wei County to Fanbang. He is not only a master of selling land for glory, but also a military idiot. Imagine that once the door to the north is opened, Beirong can be ** at any time? Otherwise, he was cheating and coaxed Bei Rong to help him deal with each other.
"I've been listening to it for a long time. Why do I think the latter is more likely!" Mei Zheng finally couldn't help interrupting.
Zhuo Ruitong muttered, "Since you say so, it seems that I underestimated Zuo Xianwang's collaborator."
"But I don't understand. I really don't understand. The Central Plains is already chaotic enough now. There are many people who take advantage of the chaos, but why is he staring at us?" He competed with a puzzled face.
"There are two possibilities. First, this person has detailed work around us. He may have learned some of our movements. Second, Weijun has always been independent of the frontier fortress. He feels that Weijun's problem is not easy to deal with, so with the help of Beirong's hand, he will weaken Weijun's strength. At that time, he can make profits." Zhuo Ruitong analyzed, "Of course, it's just speculation now."
"Maybe..." Zhou Yanting guessed, "This person also has the problem of insufficient troops?"
"In terms of military strength, only the imperial court has the most military strength now. When the ancestors became kings, they were first prepared to prevent the vassal king from turbulent. Therefore, no matter how the vassal king expands his army, the military force can never compete with the strength of the imperial court, unless they are joint! The reason why the King of Wu could not compete with the army of the imperial court did not depend on the military competition, but on the current special situation. The death of the late emperor and the throne of Yuancan had not yet been stable. The Empress Dowager Li was originally strong, but unfortunately there were too many people who were dissatisfied with her, so the control of the army was not as good as that of the previous emperor. Only then did the mutiny happened. If we continue to hold each other, I'm afraid that there will be more troops that have changed. I'm saying this to tell you that the military strength is very important, but it is definitely not the only important factor. It depends on who this person who is trying to claim the emperor!" After turning around the room twice, Zhuo Ruitong said calmly, "General Zhou, you have to work hard. Send some more people to keep an eye on them. Don't let the fish decouple!"
"I will understand!" Zhou Yanting arched his hand and said, "Then the general will leave first. King Wei, please rest early!"
When Zhou Yanting left, Zhuo Ruitong sat down heavily and fell deeply into the big chair, frowned.
Mei scrambled forward and said, "Lord, if they go to keep an eye on him, they will definitely find out who is the thief who connects with Bei Rong. Lord, you should rest assured. Why are you still so worried?"
Zhuo Ruitong sighed and said slowly, "I am not worried about whether Zhou Yanting and others can successfully complete the task. What I am worried about is the situation in the Central Plains. It seems that many situations are much more complicated than I originally expected."
"Alas, it's just that Nie Junshi and Mrs. Ying have left. What can we do? There is no one around us now, so it's easy to lose one else!" Mei was worried for his master, and then frowned.
"What they do is also very important. If you take care of one thing and the other, I can't take care of them anymore. I hope they are all auspicious and come back smoothly and come back as soon as possible!" Zhuo Ruitong stared at the door of the study and said thoughtfully, "Open the door. It's almost dawn. I want to breathe!"
Huan Ying finally understood why this large area of weathered hill is called death. Except for the wind, there is no sign of life here. According to Lu Zisong, they still pass through the edge of the death hill. No one knows how big the whole hill is, let alone the center of the hill. Where is the part?
Those hill castles with strange shapes and different shapes look incredible during the day. If you walk in these dark shadows at night, it's really indescribable strangeness and palpitations. Huan lingered the reins and looked back at their team. "Everyone must keep up. Everyone should pay attention to their front. After that, don't let anyone fall out of the team!"
Lu Zisang smiled and said, "Now you understand why this place is like a maze. The tall hill castle blocks the view. There are thousands of passages between the hill castles. As long as you turn off, you don't know where you will turn. Of course, you may go back and forth in a certain range, but you can't find it. The right way out."
"This place is so terrible. There is no grass. The hill fort is full of holes or scratches formed by perennial wind erosion. Not to mention outsiders, it is very difficult for us to go in and out. Nie Kong took great pains to choose the site. However, how did you find the path at the beginning?" Huanwen asked.
"I heard that it was Manager Nie who found a guide who entered here and came out alive. After many surveys, they finally found such a path that could go in and out smoothly. Basically, for the sake of safety, we dare not deviate a little every time we go in and out. We must follow the mark we set ourselves. Look at it!" Lu Zisang pointed to the top of a hill fort, which had something reflective on it, dazzling in the sun.
Huanxuan narrowed his eyes and stared for a long time, "The correct path is not in the order of these marks, but the direction of the sunlight they reflect, right?"
"Yes, madam is really smart, and she can understand it!" Lu Zisang turned his finger to the left side and said, "In our position, we have to turn left to see the next mark."
"However, what should I do in case it is cloudy, or if the time of entry is wrong, the direction of sunlight in the morning and afternoon is different, and there is also a deviation in each hour, so how to judge?"
"That's okay. If you go through it, you can calculate the moving point of the sunlight. For example, this mirror is now. The sun is refracting to our left. Remember the time when each mirror is refracted by the sun. Every time you miss an hour, how many degrees will go west. Manager Nie has already calculated it for us to remember, so It won't go wrong. It's the same with cloudy days. As long as you can judge the time, it's easy to do it. The most troublesome thing is at night. If you can't see these mirrors, you are very likely to get lost. The two lost soldiers probably don't see the mark, so they make mistakes again and again.
"I see!" Huanxuan took a deep breath and said, "Let's go. I'm afraid that the only person who can spend so much effort to make a mark is Nie Kong."
As soon as Nie Kong took a sip of wine, he sneezed several times in a row, and the people around him couldn't dodge.
"Mr. Nie, what's wrong with you? Aren't you sick?" A servant-dressed general asked with concern.
"Well, I'm not that easy to get sick. It's probably someone talking about my right and wrong, and I'm afraid there is more than one!" Nie Kong casually wiped a handful of wine foam on his face with his sleeve. "If you want to know who is talking about me, I have to kick him to Beirong and waste my good wine!"
"Ha ha!" Many soldiers laughed.
"Mr. Nie, don't kick it. What if our King Wei mentions you!" The general who was talking just now smiled and persuaded him.
"King Wei can't spoil my good wine. It's not easy to take a sip, and it's all wasted. That's all. Pack up and keep going!" Nie Kong greeted everyone, so he got up from the dirt bag, looked into the distance and sighed, "Is it more than halfway through the trip? I really hope I can get to Yuzi early and go back to Weijun early!"
"Yes, but it's not bad. Although our journey is a little hard, we finally haven't met the Beirong cavalry. A safe round trip is the most important thing!" The soldier helped Nie Kong dust off his body and asked Nie Kong to get into the carriage.
"It's too early to say that you are safe!" Nie Kong said in the distance, "Didn't Jiang Zhidao say that in two days, he can pass a small village at the junction of Yuzi and Bei Rong? You can find out from them about the recent activities of the Bei Rong cavalry."
"So, will we settle down in the village?"
"Let's decide according to the situation. If it's safe, Jiang Zhidao will leave a mark!"
A group of caravans set out in a hurry and urged in the direction of Yuzi, gradually moving away from sight. Several horses on the top of the mountain moved uneasily. Immediately, one of them said, "McZig, you keep up with them. I'll report to the commander. If the commander agrees, let's get rid of this caravan tonight!"
"Why don't you take the back team?" The man named McGig turned around and asked puzzledly.
"Well, although the following team seems to have a lot of goods, the ruts of the carriage are very shallow. Even if they have goods, they must not be as valuable as this team. You see, the goods loaded on the car have been broken on one side, so the ruts of a car are deep and shallow on one side, while the ruts of other vehicles are basically deep! "
"It makes sense. Why didn't I think of it?" As soon as McGidge patted his head, he suddenly realized.
"Stop talking nonsense. Don't keep up. If you lose it, you are the only one to ask!"
"Don't worry, how can you lose it? To the direction of Yuzi, this is the only way. I'm afraid that they can still go to heaven and earth?" Although McGeegg said so, he saw that the speaker's face was not good, so he quickly closed his mouth, turned his horse's head, and ran down the mountain.
"We really let go of the back team?" Another person asked unwillingly.
"I didn't say let it go. I just said that the team that killed a lot of goods tonight. As for the back, when we finish the killing, we will wait for them in disguise as a caravan. What do you think the result will be?"
"Hahaha, that's a good idea!" The remaining four people on the top of the mountain all laughed wildly. In their opinion, the goods of the caravan were already in their bags, and they were greatly excited to make everyone's eyes shine.
When he arrived at the Mingsha Camp, it was very sunset. Yu Hui dyed the desert golden red. The commander in charge of the camp was Shao Jianping. He had already received a group of new soldiers coming news from the Flying Eagle Biography, so he made all the preparations early.
Nearly 2,000 horses were soon assigned to the camp account. However, because it was too late, it was ten people per account. They lived for the time being. On the next day, it would be re-adjusted according to the establishment. After the accommodation was completed, other former soldiers of the Mingsha Camp were responsible for helping settle down and introducing some basic information of the Mingsha Camp to everyone. For example, when you get up, turn off the lights, practice eating, etc., and how to wash in the dining hall and other sections, which are explained in detail one by one, which makes the new soldiers feel like returning to their old camp.
In the end, when only Huanying and Xiaoci were left, Shao Jianping said that the middle account was usually used by himself. Although it had been vacated for Mrs. Ying for a long time, because he did not know when they would arrive, there were still some of his own things left for the time being. Just asked Mrs. Ying to wait for a moment, and he immediately sent someone to clean the middle account.
"I don't live in the account!" Huanying didn't even think about it and refused. Everyone was stunned. Where did the commander of the first battalion live in the middle account?
Huanying seemed to see everyone's thoughts, so he explained to Shao Jianping, "Didn't you get the news? This time, it was General Lu Zisang who was responsible for the training of the soldiers of the Mingsha camp, so he was the one who should live in the middle tent, not me!"
"However, my wife came to supervise on behalf of King Wei. What can I do if I don't live in the middle account?" Does Shao Jianping do it?
"Yes, how can I live in the middle account? Isn't that disrespectful to my wife?" Lu Zisang also refused.
"I ask you, what does the middle account mean? Only the commander of the first army and the commander of the first battalion can live in the middle account. Why? It is to make it convenient for him to mobilize soldiers and horses in the army. Excuse me, I'm just a supervisor. What's the use of sitting in the middle account?" Huanying Chaochao saw that Pingping and Lu Zisang waved his hand and said, "Don't argue with me. When you get to the army, do it according to the rules of the army. It's the position you should be. Even if the King of Wei knows it, he will definitely support my approach."
Lu Zisang and Shao Jianping looked at each other for a moment. Shao Jianping had no choice but to say to Huan Ying, "Well, then I'll ask someone to clean up the partial account, but I'm afraid that time will be delayed a little longer."
"It doesn't matter. It happens that I'm not familiar with this place, and General Lu hasn't come back for a long time. If General Lu still has spare time, can you take me around and get familiar with the situation of Mingsha Camp? Of course, if you are too tired, then I'll bother General Shao," said Huanying with a smile.
"The last general is willing to help!"
"The last general is not tired!"
Lu Zisang and Shao Jianping answered almost at the same time. Lu Zisiao made a gesture to Shao Jianping that he said first, "Let me accompany my wife. Anyway, the middle account has not been completely cleaned up. No matter how you wait, just wait. Just see Ping and arrange the things on the camp. We can count on you now!"
"Yes, it's not easy for General Shao to arrange nearly 2,000 people. They are also very tired. If they settle down early, they can also rest early. So General Lu, let's go?" He looked at Lu Zisang with a happy smile.
"Don't go far! I'm already making food, and I'll pick up the wind and wash the dust for you later!" Shao Jianping told him.