In the night, a flying bird quietly landed outside the military camp of King Zhao's army, and a sneaky figure appeared here.
The visitor took off the note from the bird and could see it clearly in the faint moonlight.
"Commander of reinforcements, where is King Zhao?"
Two lines of fine print explained the task clearly.
The man immediately crushed up the ball of paper and swallowed it.
Jinyiwei's specially made candy wrapper melts in your mouth and tastes so sweet that you can't find any crumbs even when you dismantle a person's body.
"Old Wu, where are you?!"
A voice came from not far away, with a thick Yanzhao accent.
"Come here, I just heard some movement here. I thought it was those little bastards from the Confederate Army who came here, but I didn't expect it was a fucking night owl." Old Wu walked out of the bushes with a curse in his mouth.
The other person didn't notice anything unusual at all, but praised, "Old Wu, you are worthy of being an old scout in our army. You are vigilant. If everyone can be like you, then our army in Prince Zhao's Mansion will definitely be." Invincible in all battles and invincible in all attacks!"
When Lao Wu heard this, his expression froze and he almost couldn't hold his nerve. What kind of magical speech was this?
Fortunately, the moonlight was really dim, and Lao Wu had good facial expression management skills, so no abnormalities were discovered.
"Hahaha, it's your duty, it's your duty!"
Lao Wu could only muddle through under the pretense of haha.
Of course, Lao Wu was not the only undercover agent who received the summons from Jinyiwei North Town Fusi.
In Yan City and in the North, hundreds of Jinyiwei elites received this person, and then they conveyed orders to the Jinyiwei down below.
A huge piece of information has been laid in the land of Yan and Zhao for a long time. Even if the King of Zhao tried his best, he could only severely damage it and it was difficult to destroy it. Although he knew that intelligence was constantly being sent out, King Zhao was helpless.
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Besides, Old Wu returned to the camp of King Zhao's army with a mission.
In addition to being the captain of the scout camp of King Zhao's army, he was also a member of the Fusi Yamen of Jinyiwei North Town.
Jinyiwei has a population of 1,120 for a thousand households, and 112 for a household of 100. It is a seventh-grade official title. But in terms of official position, the magistrate of a hundred households and a county are on the same level. However, status and status cannot be compared.
"Old Wu, do you think we can win this battle?!" The deputy of the scout team who was patrolling with him asked as he took off his leather armor.
This is not only his problem, but also the problem of many soldiers of King Zhao.
Although the slogan was "Fengtian Jingnan", the middle and lower-level officers had already begun to discuss this matter. Is King Zhao's move a rebellion or a scheming against the emperor?
Righteousness and honor will always be indispensable in this land.
Although Lao Wu is Jin Yiwei's undercover agent in King Zhao's army, he has always shown extremely high ideological awareness and political correctness in King Zhao's army.
"Don't talk nonsense!" Old Wu's voice suddenly rose, "His Royal Highness King Zhao is the son of Emperor Taizu Gao and the younger brother of Emperor Taizong Wen. Naturally, he is the pillar of the imperial court and the pillar of national protection. Today, Fengtian Jingnan is not motivated by selfish desires, but by It’s for my country and the country of Great Zhou Dynasty. This is a battle of righteousness, and Emperor Taizu Gao will win with the blessing of the spirit of heaven!”
Seeing Lao Wu's words, the team deputy did not dare to say any more.
Although they have known each other for many years, Old Wu is clearly the prince's most loyal supporter. If I continue to talk more, I am afraid that he will fall out with me.
This is Lao Wu's realization as Jin Yiwei's ace undercover agent. He is a die-hard fan of King Zhao in front of others. Those who work in their profession need to be vigilant at all times. No matter whether the person is familiar with them or not, they must conceal their identity.
This time, his caution played a key role.
While they were talking, there were two people outside the scout camp listening to their conversation.
One of them is a guerrilla general in the scout camp, while the other is obviously of a higher status than him.
In general, a battalion of soldiers and horses in the army is led by a school lieutenant, but the scout battalion is indeed led by a guerrilla general, which is a low-ranking high-ranking officer.
Ordinarily the commander of a battalion of troops would have a lower status than him. Judging from the positions of the two men, it was obvious that they were supplemented by the scouting guerrilla general.
"General Wang, I am really impressed that there are such knowledgeable people in your scout camp!"
This man was young and wore a cloth robe, but he had the demeanor of a general in his movements. He was obviously not an ordinary person.
"General Zhang is so complimentary! It's just that he has been exposed to it for a long time before he can say this. There is no need to praise him too much, otherwise it will make them proud and complacent."
General Zhang couldn't understand the meaning of his words. If the eyes and ears are contaminated, where can the eyes and ears be contaminated? It's not like he, the guerrilla general, is here.
This may sound like modesty at first, but in reality it is asking for credit.
Because he, a guerrilla general, had been conveying the great justice of King Zhao Fengtian to the camp, these scouts could say these words.
General Zhang understood these twists and turns and said, "General Wang is too humble. The fact that the sergeants of this army can understand the great meaning of Fengtian Jingnan shows that General Wang has been practicing well on weekdays!"
When General Wang heard this, a satisfied smile appeared on his face. What he wanted was what General Zhang said.
This General Xiao Zhang is a popular person around King Zhao. King Zhao even personally teaches him the art of war and strategy. If he can say a few nice words in front of King Zhao, then he may be able to hold the position that he has not moved in the past five years. Moved it up.
This general Xiao Zhang is Zhang Wenbi, the son of Zhang Shimei, the number one general under King Zhao. He is still young but has already shown his talents as a famous general, and is deeply loved by King Zhao.
He has been studying with King Zhao's son since he was a child. He has always had a close relationship with the boss, second and third, and is almost the next generation military leader appointed by King Zhao.
"The scout just now is good. General Wang, could you please check and find out what his name is? He will be temporarily transferred to my command for the next few days."
"yes!"
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"What?!" Old Wu didn't believe his ears.
When the guerrilla general named Wang saw this, he couldn't help but stepped forward and patted Lao Wu on the head, "I said, you old boy has been taken aback by General Zhang! He wants to second you to his command, you are just out of luck. Got it!"
After listening to General Wang's words, Lao Wu felt happy in his heart. Only then did he realize how important it is to pay attention to his words and deeds.
During the conversation last night, he was completely unaware that anyone else was there, but he still said so.
Now the effect of these words has come!
And General Xiao Zhang mentioned by General Wang made Lao Wu even more excited.
In King Zhao's army, there may be several generals Zhang, but there is only one general Xiao Zhang.
Although Zhang Wenbi may not necessarily have a high official rank, his status is not low.
More importantly, he had been accompanying King Zhao. At this time, Zhang Wenbi appeared in the army. Does that mean that King Zhao was also in Li Yuan's army? !
Soon, Lao Wu no longer needed to think about this issue, and he was brought to Zhang Wenbi.
He was not the only one who came here, there were nine other people, all carefully selected by Li Yuan. Those who were loyal to King Zhao included school captains and team captains.
"You put down your work for the time being and lead General Li Yuan's Guards Battalion to take charge of the security affairs outside this place!"
As soon as Li Wenbi said this, Lao Wu was 80% sure that King Zhao was in Li Yuan's army at this time. Even in this military tent.
Originally, Lao Wu used to deliver interactive information when he was out patrolling. Now that he was transferred here, he naturally had no way to deliver the information.
Fortunately, there were people from Jin Yiwei in the scout camp, and Old Wu passed the news to him.
At night, as a night owl flew from near King Zhao's army camp, this information was also passed on.
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Lao Wu's information is currently the most important information about King Zhao's whereabouts, and it was conveyed to the Pingjing Army's Jinyiwei Army Office.
The military office is headed by Jinyiwei Qianhu. Although his rank is not high, his power and authority are considerable. Responsible for the collection and analysis of intelligence, the investigation of traitors in the military, and the correction and supervision of military discipline.
It smells like a military reunification.
After Lao Wu, multiple sources of intelligence gathered together, and after sorting out the true and false, removing the false and retaining the true, and conducting comprehensive analysis, the results appeared on Zhao Tianlin's bookcase.
The nascent war intelligence science has already appeared in the Sixth Army Governor's Mansion and the Jinyi Guards.
They analyze and study the content of the investigation, including but not limited to: the enemy's military thoughts, strategic principles and operational intentions;
The organization, equipment and disposition of enemy forces;
Important enemy military figures;
The enemy's military locations, geography and military objectives;
The enemy’s training quality and combat characteristics;
The enemy’s battlefield equipment, war support, etc.;
For example, if Zhao Tianlin wants to find the whereabouts of King Zhao, the third item is the important military figures of the enemy.
Zhao Tianlin looked at the information in his hand and felt that his head felt much lighter.
From the first to the ninth day of November, King Zhao never appeared in the palace.
On the second day of November, several reinforcements from Yancheng went to support Li Yuan's troops with baggage and food.
On the sixth day of November, a mysterious figure appeared in Li Yuan's army. He had a very high status and was suspected to be King Zhao.
On the sixth day of November, Zhang Wenbi appeared in Li Yuan's army. This man had been accompanying King Zhao all year round.
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The information on this piece of paper is mutually corroborated and well organized. It can basically be concluded that King Zhao has secretly arrived at Li Yuan's army.
This made Zhao Tianlin so excited that he couldn't help but slap the table. A faint palm print was left on it.
"well!"
After confirming the location of King Zhao, Zhao Tianlin's fighting spirit became even stronger.
If you can take advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness and cross the river to make a surprise attack, you will not only be able to defeat the enemy, but you may also be able to capture and kill King Zhao.
King Zhao Zhu Kai was the chief culprit of the Jingnan Rebellion. As long as he was caught, the so-called Jingnan Rebellion would become a tree without roots and water without a source.
"Zhao Wu, how are the ships crossing the river prepared!?"
Before crossing the river, Li Yuan's troops recruited all the ships south of the Baigou River. As a result, the Pingjing army had no ships available for a short period of time and had to cut down wood and build boats themselves.
"Grand Governor, brothers have built 200 canoes and 800 rafts in three days. They can transport 3,400 people across the river at a time!"
Most of the Pingjing army were from the north. If you asked them to ride horses and drive horses, they might be good at it, but if you asked them to build ships and build rafts, it would be really difficult for them.
To be able to complete these canoes and rafts within three days is already a great effort.
"Also, have you found any other way to cross the river that I asked you to find?!"
Zhao Tianlin did not see that all his hopes were placed on the raft, and he also sent people to explore other ways to cross the river.
Especially the people who live here all year round, they may have some ideas.
Zhao Wu shook his head and said, "Grand Governor, the people who dispersed have not reported back yet."
Zhao Tianlin began to feel anxious. King Zhao was still in Li Yuan's army at the moment, but it did not mean that he would always be in Li Yuan's army.
No matter how you put it, King Zhao is the hero of one party, and he needs to consider all aspects. If King Zhao leaves Li Yuan's camp due to other matters, the income from defeating Li Yuan will plummet.
Just when Zhao Tianlin was worried, a young general rushed into Zhao Tianlin's tent excitedly, "Grand Governor, I found it! I found it!"
The person who came was none other than Zhao Linian’s good friend, Zhong Yaqi.
This person had previously set up an empty camp plan in the left camp in front of Yanmen. He also set up fire explosives in the camp, and a fire almost sent away the fierce general Huo Zhen under the command of King Zhao.
Zhong Yaqi was also promoted to guerrilla general due to his meritorious service.
Zhao Linian did not come with the army for the time being because he was arranging the wounded soldiers and training the city defense troops.
This can be regarded as a bit of Zhao Tianlin's selfishness. They only have this little flesh and blood left in their Zhao family lineage. He still hopes that after his death, someone will pay homage to him and someone in the Zhao family can pass on the legacy.
This is also human nature!
Zhao Tianlin also liked Zhong Yaqi very much. This young man was as energetic as his grandson Zhao Linian, and he was not bound by the so-called doctrines of the art of war when fighting.
"Xiao Zhong, what do you look like with such a turbulent attitude? This is the governor's handsome tent!" Zhao Wu reminded him.
The military is the most hierarchical, and the authority of the commander may rise to whether the command of the entire army is smooth. It cannot be summed up by a simple sentence of loving soldiers like sons.
Paying equal attention to morality and prestige is the right way.
Zhong Yaqi also realized his rashness and immediately saluted, "Grand Governor, General Zhao, this general has failed to behave as a general, and I would like to ask you both to punish me."
Zhao Tianlin was even more satisfied when he saw this. He had no intention of punishing the young general, but now that he took the initiative to admit his mistake, it was even more valuable for the young man.
"It's okay, it's just a small mistake. If you know the mistake and you can correct it, there is no greater good!" Zhao Tianlin exposed the matter in one sentence, which not only confirmed Zhong Yaqi's mistake, but also clarified the matter.
Of course, Zhao Wu didn't want to punish a young general for such a trivial matter, but the army had military rules, and now that Zhao Tianlin had spoken, he would not be such a villain.
"Xiao Zhong, you just said you found it, what did you find!?"
Zhao Tianlin picked up the tea cup, and when he saw this energetic young man, he felt that the boredom in his heart had lessened.
"I found a way to cross the river!"
"What?!" Zhao Tianlin almost lost his grip on the tea cup and spilled a piece of tea.
But he didn't bother to wipe it, stood up and walked quickly to Zhong Yaqi's side.
"What can we do?!"
Zhong Yaqi did not show off, and quickly led Zhao Tianlin and Zhao Wu to the sand table.
"Not far to the east of our army camp, there is a section of river. First it divides to the left and right, and then the river widens. When the water is dry in autumn and winter, the water in the river only reaches a person's thighs!"
Zhao Wu and Zhao Tianlin looked at each other after hearing this, and they couldn't hide the joy in their eyes!
...(End of chapter)
