Late at night, in Nanzheng City.
It was completely silent, and the soldiers of the Qin army on guard could not help but doze off. The patrol sergeants who patrolled the city gradually became listless after walking twice around the main streets in the city.
In order to fight a protracted decisive battle with the Jin army, Mao Xing concentrated almost all the grain within a hundred miles of Nanzheng in the East Gate Granary during his lifetime.
Since then, in order to prevent the Jin army from destroying and burning the granary, the Qin army's defense in the city was doubled.
After midnight, a carriage drove slowly and stopped at the east gate.
The sudden arrival of the uninvited guest attracted the attention of the surrounding police officers.
The people riding horses from the side of the carriage made everyone stunned.
"I've seen Captain Zhao." The sergeants saluted quickly when they saw the visitor.
Zhao Yunrang, the captain of the A-shaped battalion of the Fu Tongcheng Division of the Guanzhong Army of the State of Qin, was also a secret agent deployed by the Jinyiwei in the Guanzhong Army. He was personally appointed by Pang Bai to serve as the deputy envoy of the Jinyiwei Intelligence Department and concurrently as the captain of the Jinyiwei in Liangzhou.
According to the advice of Jinyiwei commander Pang Bai, Jinyiwei set up six departments of exploration, espionage, assassination, suppression, bodyguards, experience and secret files at the headquarters, and set up Jinyiwei captains at the governor's offices in each state to take charge of coordinating all Jinyiwei operations in that state. , under the Jinyi Xiaowei, a Jinyi Captain is set up in each county to be responsible for the Jinyi Guard affairs in a county, and under the county, a Jinyi Captain is set up in each county...
"Without courtesy, you can all perform your duties. I am worried about this, so I came here to inspect it." Zhao Yunrang said with a pleasant look.
One of the sergeants quickly glanced at the carriage, and when the suspicious look disappeared, he was greeted by Zhao Yunrang's smile.
That smile is harmless to humans and animals.
That smile is unfathomable!
That smile makes people feel frightened and uneasy...
All the sergeants clasped their fists and responded: "No."
"Go!"
After the clatter of horse hooves, a steady male voice came from the carriage: "Can we leave the city?"
"Don't be anxious, Taoist Master. There are still some hidden dangers that cannot be eliminated. Please wait a moment."
"Don't you know where this car is?"
As soon as Zhao Yunrang finished speaking, the patrol sergeant who had left the leader suddenly led the team back. He looked at the carriage that Zhao Yunrang was guarding and finally couldn't help but ask questions.
"This is the Heavenly Master who is treating the king. We went out of the city overnight to look for good medicine on General Yang's orders. Are you going to disobey General Yang's order?" Zhao Yunrang pretended to glare like a tiger, and he took out Yang Ding. The warrant issued was clearly stated in public, and the annoyance revealed in the words was very obvious.
The original suspicion in the team leader's eyes disappeared in an instant, and his face turned full of fear. He even said he didn't dare, and immediately moved out of the way of the main road. Zhao Yunrang ignored him, put away the order, and continued on his way to protect the carriage...
The next day, outside Nanzheng City, the Xiaoqi Army camp was established.
The war drums were beating, the north wind was blowing, and the 10,000 soldiers were in order. The whole army was arrayed in armor, waiting for the commander's order.
After the three drums were played, Grand Sima Xu Zongwen rode his horse forward. Behind him, dozens of generals from the Langwei and Tianshu Second Battalions lined up on both sides and saluted with clasped fists.
Xu Zongwen's eyes were solemn and his eyes were scattered as he looked around the generals. The soldiers present were frightened by the awe-inspiring eyes full of murderous intent and did not dare to look directly.
"Generals, obey the order!"
Xu Zongwen roared and shouted loudly.
"exist!"
There was a sound of armor plates clashing, and everyone's ears stood up, waiting for orders.
"Who is willing to be the vanguard and take this city?"
"My subordinates are willing to capture this city for Da Sima!" All the soldiers clasped their fists and promised loudly.
"Okay!" Immediately, Xu Zongwen drew out the long sword from his waist, swung it suddenly forward, and shouted: "Two generals from the Tianshu camp, you and others will lead the troops as the vanguard and attack the city immediately!"
"promise!"
"Woooooo~~"
The low and long sound of horns sounded one after another, which was the military order to attack the city. At this time, the various formations of the Knight Cavalry suddenly became restless, and each battalion gathered in units of buildings towards the generals directly under their command.
After the assembly was completed, the cavalry came out of the camp. The dust flew under the feet of the horses. Accompanied by the clanging horses of the cavalry, the teams lined up and marched forward. The invisible and suppressed atmosphere of war suddenly filled the air.
When Yang Ding came to the city to ask for information, he was filled with emotion when he looked at the flags fluttering at the foot of the mountain and the long dragon-like military formation.
"Da Sima Xu Xiao, he truly deserves his reputation!"
…
Outside Nanzheng City, Shiliyi.
"Stop, put down your weapons!"
"Turn around!"
Cheng Gongxing was less than ten miles out of Nanzheng City under dozens of Qin army guards. When the group was about to enter the small town in front of Shiliyi, they were surrounded by a group of armored sergeants!
The most important thing is that they all left the city incognito, and no one except Yang Ding knew their origins!
"Who are you? Dare to block the distinguished guest of King Yingchuan?" Chenggong Xing just got off the carriage and met two sergeants carrying long knives guarding a man.
"Zhen Liang, the master of the Jinyi Guard Building in Nanzheng under the command of the Great Sima of the Great Jin Dynasty, has been ordered to wait for Master Cheng!" After a long time, the thin man in the middle, wearing a bamboo hat and a black veil, strolled out and walked towards Cheng Gong who opened the carriage. Xing bowed slightly and saluted.
Cheng Gongxing was speechless for a while. Although the name of the Jin Yiwei was not well known, he had heard about it. Before Zhang Gui captured Hanzhong, there were Jin Yiwei who worked carefully to help him. At that time, he also followed the trend and surrendered to the Jin army.
At that time, he had only heard about it and felt that this special army under the order of the Knight Cavalry was indeed very powerful. Unexpectedly, he could now see the true appearance of the Jin Yiwei with his own eyes.
Cheng Gongxing didn't reply for a while, so Zhen Liang had no choice but to smile and order people to let go of the road: "Everyone, get out of the way and welcome Master Cheng Gong."
"Please, Taoist Master." At this time, it was expected that the Qin army led by Zhao Yunrang did not fight against Zhen Liang and the Jin army behind him. Instead, Zhao Yunrang asked Cheng Gongxing to get off the car and walk into Shiliyi.
"Is Captain Zhao a member of the Jinyi Guard?" Cheng Gongxing, who had always kept his emotions secret, couldn't help but feel a little shocked when he looked at Zhao Yunrang!
The power of Jin Yiwei was so strong that they placed people beside Yang Ding and Fu Tongcheng!
"Taoist Master, please!" Seeing Cheng Gongxing sitting in the car without making any move, Zhen Liang and Zhao Yunrang exchanged words and then urged him again.
Cheng Gongxing took a deep breath, and relief suddenly appeared on his face. He nodded and said helplessly, "Forget it! Now that I have fallen into your hands, I will admit it."
That night, there was an uninvited guest in Xu Zongwen's Chinese army tent. This was Cheng Gongxing who was robbed on the way!
"The poor Taoist Cheng Gongxing has seen the great Sima." Cheng Gongxing was still wearing Taoist robes. He entered the tent and bowed deeply to Xu Zongwen, who was writing at his desk.
Xu Zongwen raised his head and glanced sideways: "Are you the immortal who is known as the master of rejuvenation?"
Cheng Gongxing did not comment, but silently replied: "These are just casual remarks by the people of Nanzheng, and they are not worthy of being heard by the Grand Sima."
Xu Zongwen piled up the official documents he was dealing with one by one, and called Zhang San to take them away. He took a sip of water and then looked at Cheng Gongxing carefully: "The Taoist priest is not practicing in Songshan, but he has traveled thousands of miles to come to Hanzhong." Don’t know what you’re doing?”
"Now that the world is falling apart, countless people have been displaced in the troubled times, suffering from floods, droughts, diseases and wars...Pindao went down the mountain to treat illnesses and save people on the orders of his ancestors, in order to promote the teachings of our Heavenly Master and save the troubled people from floods and fires..."
No matter how reasonable Ren Chenggongxing's explanation was, Xu Zongwen didn't care and just smiled indifferently.
Cheng Gongxing still said: "We, Tianshi Dao, have always taken it as our duty to help the world and bring peace to the people, and to promote Taoism. This time when we were passing through Hanzhong, we happened to encounter many sick people in Nanzheng, so we stayed for several months just to cure the diseases of the people. , just to eliminate disasters and solve problems."
Xu Zongwen chuckled and asked: "Aren't you going to preach in central Sichuan to win over the followers so that you can compete with the southern faction?"
"This -" Xu Zongwen's sudden question left Cheng Gongxing speechless for a moment.
Seeing that Cheng Gongxing had come to his senses and wanted to continue his quibbles, the original smile on Xu Zongwen's face immediately disappeared, replaced by a sharp shout: "How dare you deceive this great Sima with such a clever mouth? Do you really think that I, Xu Xiao, am Can Yang Ding and others let you do whatever you want?"
"thump--"
Zhang Si, who was in charge of the guard outside the account, heard the movement and immediately led the guards inside. Suddenly, several steel knives fell on Cheng Gongxing's neck. The latter was so frightened that his legs trembled and he immediately fell to the ground.
"Please forgive me, Da Sima!"
Xu Xiao's name is like thunder piercing his ears. The Xiaoqi army calls him the God of War, and everyone in the world calls him the God of Killing!
I don’t know how many lives Xu Xiao has had in his hands since he started his army?
Cheng Gongxing was naturally frightened, so he took the initiative to explain all the causes and consequences.
It turns out that he went down to the mountain to gain popularity in the name of Beitian Master Dao in order to attract followers to compete with Nantian Master Dao, but he also has an important mission...
