Jinjikou
As the name suggests, it is a city pass that looks like a chicken's beak.
There are either abyss or hills on both sides. Only a small fortress stands in the middle, blocking the way.
Although it was possible to go around by a small path, the time consuming was definitely something Su Ziji was not willing to bear at this time.
Moreover, when Su Ziji came this time, he brought a large army to force Jinjikou to surrender. Of course, he also sent a message to Qian Zhidong and forced Qian Zhidong to rescue the imperial envoy.
Qin Fengliang's army was one step behind. Su Ziji and Qin Mao, with a group of cavalry, had already rushed over and reached the foot of Jinjikou City.
"We are the imperial envoys. If you need to see the imperial envoy, please let us go quickly!"
The city gate was closed. Some people on the high-rise buildings glanced at the sound and then looked away. Others shouted: "The commander-in-chief has an order. We are now on military alert and no one is allowed to pass."
"These bastards! They obviously saw and knew us, but they pretended not to know us!" Qin Mao also had good eyesight. He immediately noticed the movement upstairs and frowned angrily.
Su Ziji took his time and comforted him: "It's not like they can just open this city if they don't want to. Wait first. Once Luo's army arrives, they won't dare not open it."
Then he pointed and said: "Although Jinjikou is dangerous, it is facing the mountains and the plains outside, so it is not invincible. Besides, Jinjikou only has one or two thousand people, and most of them are soldiers of the imperial court. Even if it is money." We have strict orders, so if we encounter a large army, we will not dare not to open our doors."
"Any further resistance would be blatant rebellion."
"Then why don't we join the army and come here earlier?" Qin Mao said in confusion.
If we don't test him like this, how can he show his disobedience to orders and reveal Qian Zhidong's ulterior motives? If it falls down once, then Qian Zhidong will be given a chance to explain.
Su Ziji smiled and said: "If you can shout for approval, you will save time. Now to save the imperial envoy, we must race against time, and hurry up if we can."
Seeing that Qin Mao believed it, he shouted upstairs again: "I have been ordered by the imperial envoy to take over the temporary supervision when the imperial envoy is away. I have the imperial envoy's token. If you don't open the door again, you are treason and resisting the heavenly army. I will immediately Report it to the court!"
These words immediately caused a slight commotion among the people upstairs.
"General Liu, what should we do? He said that he has an imperial envoy's token in his hand. Who is holding this token? As long as the procedures are followed and there is a record, it represents the imperial order. If we keep him out, will we be arrested? Is the court going to punish you?" A captain was frightened and asked the guard.
Guard Liu Qian couldn't help but tremble when he heard the words "imperial envoy's token". He looked down and murmured in his heart.
He is a general under Qian Zhidong's account. He was promoted from the fourth rank and can be regarded as a close confidant. He has some guesses about the blocking of people this time.
Knowing that this might be Marshal Qian trying to teach the two imperial envoys a lesson, as a staff general, he naturally knew that the trapped imperial envoys were not that serious. The person who conveyed the commander's orders also gave him a guarantee that this matter would not become a big deal. It just makes the imperial envoy's face look ugly.
Once the imperial envoy delays the military flight due to his own mistakes, he has to be rescued by the commander-in-chief. How can he hold his head high in front of the commander-in-chief?
This is good for the entire Southwest Army system, but what if things don't go in the direction you guessed?
What if something really happened to the imperial envoy?
If he stopped the imperial envoy, would he be pushed out as a scapegoat afterwards?
General Liu Shen was hesitant, wondering whether he should open the door.
"General, look!" At this moment, the captain beside him suddenly exclaimed and looked into the distance in shock.
They saw dust flying on the road. Although they couldn't tell how many people there were specifically, but from the experience of marching, they knew at a glance that tens of thousands of people were marching. Faintly, there was a military flag with the word "Qin" floating in the wind.
"It's actually Qin Fengliang's team? Did he bring someone here?" Liu Shenjiang's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and fear appeared on his face.
When they arrived at the Qin Department, they saw Su Ziji being stopped under the city, and they also started shouting.
General Liu Shen, who was intimidated by this large army and already feeling uneasy, immediately turned pale and said to others: "Send someone to report to the commander immediately, and once the horses are out of the gate, open the city gate! "
Under such circumstances, if we don't open the city, we are afraid that "our own people" will attack the city. However, we have already made a mistake before. Even if we are captured directly at Jinjikou and beheaded as traitors, there is no way to deal with it. .
"Yes...yes!" Seeing that the general had spoken, the defenders on the city naturally went down and opened the door.
"They haven't opened the door yet?" Below, Qin Mao's face became even more angry when he saw that the officers and soldiers of the Qin Department couldn't shout out the people inside.
Su Ziji said softly: "It's open."
Following Su Ziji's "open" sound, there was a creak and the thick city gate slowly opened inside.
Under the flag of the Qin army, Qin Fengliang, who was riding a horse and looking towards him, saw him. A cold and sinister smile flashed at the corner of his mouth. He pointed the tip of his whip and ordered: "As soon as we enter the city, take down the guard immediately and take over this place."
"yes!"
Sure enough, the door opened with a bang, and dozens of military schools swarmed in. As soon as General Liu Shen said, "I am the guard general of this city," he was held down.
"How dare you, I am a general, a general."
Before he finished speaking, he was slapped twice in the face. He was beaten until his eyes flashed with gold, and he pressed on.
When Su Ziji finally entered the city, Qin Fengliang's people had completely taken over the place. The original defenders, including the entire team, were stripped of their armor and escorted away.
"The two armies have deep grudges!" Su Ziji saw that many of the detainees' faces were as swollen as pigs after being beaten, and couldn't help but think to himself that at last no one was killed on the spot, so he could give an account.
His heart shuddered: "This Qin Fengliang is not a good person. Fortunately, Baihu sent people to stay outside. I understand that Qin Fengliang does not dare to go to extremes."
Thinking that Qin Mao was with him, he felt a little relieved.
"This place has been taken over by our troops. Su Jieyuan, you and Mao'er lead two thousand troops and go to rescue the imperial envoy." Qin Fengliang's attitude was very kind now, and he said to Qin Mao: "Mao'er, listen to Su Jieyuan in everything. You are not allowed to make your own opinions, do you understand?"
What I'm afraid of is that this son is good at making decisions and stepping on the trap without knowing it.
"Son, I understand!" Qin Mao knew that he was no match for Su Xiandi, so he simply decided to act as a "thug" and use force to help.
Su Ziji glanced at Qin Fengliang before leaving, concealed the complicated emotions in his heart, kicked the horse's belly, and the horse rushed out.
With him taking the lead, two thousand soldiers followed.
After walking about two miles, Su Ziji suddenly slowed down and ordered: "Everyone slow down and march!"
"We have entered a mountainous area here. Everyone needs to be more vigilant to be prepared for being ambushed by the bandit army!"
This sounds reasonable, but the real intention is not here.
Qin Mao watched as Su Ziji summoned the scouts from the army and ordered the scouts to rush forward to investigate the situation.
The scout obeyed and left.
"This place is still more than fifty miles away from Hungry Wolf Ridge. I believe Marshal Qian's army is stationed less than forty miles ahead. Does Su Xiandi plan to wait for the Qian Department to receive the news and act on his own?"
