Feng Tuo is an old man from the Xuanjia Army. Seriously, he has quite a relationship with Xu Youchang.
At that time, Xu Youchang was transferred back to the Central Plains from the Zhenjiang Protectorate and joined the Xuanjia Legion. Feng Tuo happened to have just been transferred from elsewhere. And the place he came from was the Qilin Corps of Mr. Xu Liexu, Xu You's grandfather.
Regarding the relationship between the Qilin Army, or the Xu Family Army, Feng Tuo naturally wanted to get closer to his new colleague Xu Youchang. However, Xu Youchang was not very fond of this senior. First of all, Feng Tuo was a monk on the way. He was originally a civil servant, but by chance he changed to a military position. Therefore, whether it was martial arts or strategy, he was not very good at anything related to war. Secondly, Feng Tuo likes to work in the camp, and is especially good at speculation. Whenever he is given a chance to be promoted, he will try his best to run wherever he can without any concept of being a direct descendant of the military faction.
It was precisely because of this that Feng Tuocai used his connections to hug Xie Guang's thigh and transferred from the Qilin Army to the Xuanjia Army. The purpose was to move from the position of captain to the steps of Sima.
In the following few years, the Xuanjia Legion underwent great changes.
Although Feng Tuo went through ups and downs with the army, he gradually established a firm foothold in the Xuanjia Army with his extraordinary ability to flatter horses. As time passed, many people forgot that this man was not good at leading troops in battles. They only knew that General Feng was favored by all the commanders in the past. As his position became bigger and bigger, he also led more soldiers.
Especially because of official duties, he had always dealt with Di Xian, the current King of Jin Li Zhang, and had a deep relationship with him. Therefore, as the southern rebels grew stronger, Feng Tuo was naturally put into great use by the King of Jin. He was promoted from Sima to General and was in charge of nearly 40,000 troops.
When Xu Youchang stormed the Xuancheng defense line before, Feng Tuo's troops were placed in the rear, so their combat power was intact. Now Ye Rongcheng wanted to send people to Jinling to help him. He went through many selections and finally named Feng Tuo.
What Ye Rongcheng thought was that Feng Tuo had strong soldiers and horses, and he was a veteran of Xuanjia, so his ability would definitely not be any worse. No matter how bad he is, at least he is much stronger than those local generals from Jiangnan who later joined the Jin army.
However, he still underestimated the extent of Feng Tuo's crotch.
After receiving the order, although Feng Tuo was also a little complacent, thinking that he would have the opportunity to make great achievements and strive for another promotion. But an amateur is an amateur after all. Even if he has been in the strongest legion of Shengtang for many years, his level still has not improved much.
He had no idea, so he ordered his officers to discuss it all night, and finally selected a relatively easy route.
Xu Youchang's main force chose Chidao near Dajiang and expected to arrive at Jinling in three or four days. However, if Feng Tuo and the others wanted to be one step ahead, they could only take a shortcut. The best shortcut chosen by the officers was to go north from Xuancheng, pass through Shijiu Lake, detour through Jiangning County, and enter Jinling.
Feng Tuo didn't even think about this plan, he immediately agreed and ordered the troops to set off at dawn and reach their destination at least one day earlier than Xu Youchang's troops.
"Brothers, as long as we arrive at Jinling one step ahead of the Zhenjiang Army, we are done. We only need to defend the city for three days, and General Ye's main force will be able to take advantage of the enemy. By then, everyone will be promoted and promoted. The benefits of my son!”
Feng Tuo was steadfast in his promise, and his subordinates were also elated by his deception. Before dawn, the mixed army of 40,000 infantry and cavalry left Xuancheng in a hurry and headed for Shijiu Lake in the north.
Relatively speaking, the road to Shijiu Lake is basically in the wilderness. Although it is shorter than the distance traveled by Xu Youchang and the others, it is not really easy to walk. The cavalry was okay, since they had strong legs to support them, but for the infantry, it was always a pain.
All Feng Tuo cared about was the dream of being promoted through meritorious service, so he urged all the troops on horseback to stop stalling and start running for him. The team stretched for several miles, with the cavalry whipping their horses and the infantry galloping. There was smoke and dust everywhere, and people were rushing everywhere.
In one day, the army traveled hundreds of miles and successfully arrived at the west bank of Shijiu Lake. At this speed, we can see the head of Jinling City in another day's journey at most.
The subordinates came to ask Feng Tuo for instructions on whether to camp by the lake and ask the exhausted infantry brothers to rest for a while before setting off again tomorrow morning.
Feng Tuo rejected the proposal on the spot: You have to fight hard to fight! In order to get ahead of Xu Youchang, all the troops marched all night, and it would not be too late to rest when they arrived in Jiangning County tomorrow.
The general insisted on this, and his subordinates had nothing to do. Everyone had no choice but to cheer up, not even bothering to eat dinner, and munched on dry food while walking in the dark.
Unexpectedly, 40,000 soldiers and horses had marched less than two miles. Suddenly, the dense forest on the west bank of Shijiu Lake rang out with the sound of killing!
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"Did you really see it?" Cheng Wen frowned and asked in a deep voice.
"Reporting to the Empress, it is absolutely true, the Za family can see it clearly." The head waiter of Fengyi Palace whispered: "There is a secret passage in the backyard of Yiyuan Hall, and the corpse lifted out of it was bloody and very gruesome. "
Cheng Wen thought for a moment and then asked: "Has your Majesty been there before?"
The head waiter nodded repeatedly: "I've been there, and more than once."
"Who is the leader?"
"It seems that his name is Ouyang Lin, a member of the Forbidden Army's Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, but... this guy is very handsome. I think he was transferred here not long ago."
"Ouyang Lin, Ouyang Lin..." Cheng Wen whispered this unfamiliar name twice, and said to himself: "I did hear recently that there is a newcomer who has been summoned by His Majesty several times. He seems to be quite important. . Could it be him?"
"Ask the Zajia family to Jin Wuwei. They probably know better." The head waiter responded.
Cheng Wen nodded: "Okay, go and ask quickly, I'm waiting for a reply."
The head waiter agreed, turned around and left quickly.
Cheng Wen leaned against the cushions and thought to herself: Wei Zixuan had mentioned before that the poisonous soldier assassin at Murong Xue and Li Xi's wedding was secretly imprisoned by the emperor and had someone secretly detoxify him for interrogation. Could the body carried out by Yiyuantang be that of the assassin?
And could this assassin really be sent by Li Jiangyao as Wei Zixuan said?
It stands to reason that based on his relationship with Murong Xue, he should not cause such a big mess at his brother's wedding ceremony. What's more, Xu Youchang and Dong Tianxing were also present at the time, so they would not be so cruel.
But then again, dozens of important court officials died tragically on the spot that day, but Murong Xue, Xu Youchang and Dong Tianxing were all safe and sound. Maybe they had known about it for a long time and took precautions, or maybe the assassin simply let them go on purpose. .
Because the emperor needed to use Li Jiangyao and his Xinjiang Army to suppress the rebellion in the Southern Expedition, he tolerated everything, so that the other party became more and more arrogant and domineering. However, the emperor did not dare to provoke Li Jiangyao, but she, the queen, had no scruples.
She must avenge her father's hatred and her second brother's hatred!
At present, Left Prime Minister Wei Zixuan has nodded and agreed that as long as she is willing to take action, the imperial court will definitely help. So, how to deal with Li Jiangyao?
Cheng Wen picked up the volume on the table and read it carefully again. What is written on the volume is all the information about Li Jiangyao that Wei Zixuan secretly compiled. Including the person's past experience, relationships with relatives and friends, personality and habits, strength, etc., everything is included in every detail.
According to these intelligence analyses, it is indeed not easy to kill the commander-in-chief of the Zhenjiang Army.
Li Jiangyao studied under Lieblade Commander He Jingming. In terms of martial arts, he ranked among the top three in the Shengtang military. In addition, he was battle-hardened and extremely brave, and he was surrounded by elite bodyguards and dead soldiers. It was impossible to rely on assassination methods to be effective. .
Fighting in court, being convicted and imprisoned, this road also fails. Before that, Wei Zixuan and others tried their best to accuse Li Jiangyao many times, some of which were fabricated out of thin air, and some of which were based on solid evidence. However, no matter what, the emperor and the court were helpless against him.
After all, Li Jiangyao has both strength and resourcefulness, and has many allies in North Korea and China. The key is that he is not controlled by anyone. Unless he and the Zhenjiang Army openly rebel, no one can hold him accountable.
"It seems that we have to start with the people around Li Jiangyao to have a chance." Cheng Wen murmured to himself, then raised his hand to flip through the volume.
Suddenly, a name caught her eye: Xiahou Ninghan.
Jealousy instantly surged into Cheng Wen's heart. When the emperor went to Yunyu with her that day, what he was talking about was this damn Xiahou Ninghan.
The next moment, Cheng Wen's eyes shone with cold light, and a vicious thought appeared in her mind.
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While shouts of killing rang out all around, countless arrows shot out from the darkness, covering the entire team in the blink of an eye.
Feng Tuo's men exclaimed one after another, and screams of "there is an enemy" and "there is an ambush" occurred one after another.
In the blink of an eye, densely packed torches lit up in the dense forest. Looking around, there were everywhere in the east, west, north and south, too many to count.
"Long live my emperor! Kill!"
The rebels are already very familiar with the charge battle cry of the Zhenjiang Army. Once this sound is sounded, the god of death is approaching!
As expected, before Feng Tuo and the others could react, thousands of soldiers and horses had already fought their way out of the surrounding dense forest and headed straight for the rebels.
If you look carefully, you will see that those soldiers are wearing black armor and white cloaks on their shoulders. They are the famous ghost-faced white-robed army!
The rebels had been on the road for a whole day and were at a stage where they were exhausted and exhausted. They suddenly encountered Zhenjiang's top elites who were more ferocious than the wind, fire, and raging waves, and they were immediately panicked and at a loss.
Let alone a weakling like Feng Tuo, even if Ye Rongcheng and Xie Bao were here, they would probably only get beaten!
"Run!" "Escape quickly, or you will die!"
The frightened rebels shouted wildly, regardless of whether or what kind of order the general had given. They just ran away without even the slightest thought of forming a formation to resist, and dispersed in a flash.
Of course, this also includes Feng Tuo himself.
On one side is the ace team that has been preparing for an ambush and surprise attack, and on the other side is the frightened second-rate team who just want to escape. The battle has become without any suspense. The only question left is how many people to kill and how many to capture.
