Fan Wenzhong did not refuse Zheng Liang's proposal. After thinking about it for a while, he agreed.
At least from the current point of view, this matter generally has more advantages than disadvantages.
The reason why Su Qi'an made this request was actually out of concern for the safety of Zhenjun City.
It is necessary to send people to pick up the reinforcements. If these young masters are left in the city, there is no telling what will happen.
Instead of doing this, it would be better to leave someone with peace of mind in the city, at least there won't be any burden.
Fan Wenzhong, as the coach, would definitely not be able to go out of the city, and Xie Cang, the most suitable candidate, was not suitable because he had lost most of his elite Mountain Splitting Army due to rescuing the two young masters.
After much selection, only Su Qi'an was more suitable. This matter had already been mentioned when Su Qi'an took over the command of Fan Wenzhong.
Fan Wenzhong didn't agree at first, but seeing Su Qi'an shine on the tower, he conquered everyone.
This time Su Qi'an led the team, and no one dared to say anything.
Now that the candidates have been finalized, everyone immediately arranged the personnel without any delay.
This time Fan Wenzhong could give them not many men and horses, no more than 5,000. After all, there were too many troops and they would be easily discovered.
The selection of men and horses was very fast. It only took half an hour for the five thousand people to be assembled.
Among these five thousand people, half were cavalry and half were shield bearers and archers. They were divided into two teams, with Su Qi'an and Zheng Liang as commanders, and Zhou Yan and Zhao Ang as deputy generals.
When leaving the city this time, you must be careful and do everything lightly and quickly in order not to be discovered by the enemy.
In order to cover the two teams leaving the city, Fan Wenzhong did not plan to wait until night, but set off half an hour later.
The Daei army has just withdrawn, so they have to take time to rest and recuperate. If they really want to gather on a large scale, it will take time. Once the time is prolonged, it will be difficult for the other party to recover and want to leave the city.
Moreover, if necessary, Xie Cang will lead his army to make a surprise attack. Of course, this kind of surprise attack is not a real attack, but a cover.
It doesn't matter whether there is a victory or not, the only thing is to make a big noise, the bigger the better. At this time, Su Qi'an, Zheng Liang and the others will leave the city through the side door as quickly as possible.
This half hour was considered their rare rest time. Taking advantage of this time, Su Qi'an was arranged by Fan Wenzhong to put on armor.
In front of him is a wooden box with a long bow inside.
This bow is red in color and made of fine sandalwood. The bow is engraved with patterns and looks very exquisite.
There is no need to pick it up at all, just put it quietly in front of you, but there is a strong killing intent released. This bow looks like the murderous bow that killed countless soldiers on the battlefield.
According to Xie Cang, this bow is called the gentian bow, and it is a special weapon for a sharp archer under Fan Wenzhong.
The magic archer relied on this bow to kill at least more than a thousand people on the Ningzhou battlefield. The reputation of the gentian bow can be described as fierce in Ningzhou.
Unfortunately, that sharpshooter was ambushed and killed by Daei's army three years ago. Since then, the Gentian Bow has been gathering dust to this day.
And today, seeing Su Qi'an so shocked the whole audience, Fan Wenzhong also had the idea of giving this bow as a gift.
To master the gentian bow, in addition to possessing superb archery skills, the most important thing is to have the courage worthy of it.
That means being loyal and courageous, and not afraid of death!
And Su Qi'an had already proved this in the battle just now. The gentian bow given to Su Qi'an was more than enough.
And Su Qi'an is not a hypocritical person. His bow has been broken in the previous battle. It is difficult to find a suitable bow at this time.
And now that the war is tense, if Su Qi'an wants to ensure a higher chance of victory, saving his own life is the most important thing.
This gentian bow was just right. Su Qi'an expressed his gratitude to Fan Wenzhong and took over the bow.
While everyone was resting, an accident occurred.
Zhou Yan rubbed oil on his soles and ran away!
This news stunned everyone. It turned out that Zhou Yan was worried about being in danger after leaving the city and was afraid of losing his life here. While no one was watching, he bribed a local citizen with money, exchanged clothes with him, and other things. The people ran out of the city.
Because there was a war in Zhenjun City, in order to protect the local people, Fan Wenzhong evacuated the people in batches from the city before the war started. He did not expect that Zhou Yan would take advantage of such a loophole.
"Bah! What a bullshit Marquis. He's afraid of death. Even if he runs away, it's his mother's bad luck if they are really together."
"That's right, these young masters are just here to gain military glory. What do they know? If they didn't have the background, they would have been executed for deserting!"
"Why are these young men coming to the border? It would be great to be free and happy in Kyoto guarding their one-third of an acre of land. They have to come here to seek death. But in the end, they are still a bunch of cowards. It's so fucking disgusting."
"..."
Zhou Yan's escape naturally aroused a wave of abuse among the soldiers.
The soldiers' insults were completely undisguised, directed at the young masters headed by Zheng Liang and Zhao Ang.
These soldiers are naturally not afraid of offending them, after all, who knows whether they will survive until tomorrow.
Since life and death are uncertain, no one is afraid of offending anyone.
The curses became more and more unscrupulous. Even Zheng Liang, who had always been calm, turned blue and white, not to mention the young master behind him.
But even so, Zheng Liang still restrained himself. These soldiers could be so unscrupulous, and Fan Wenzhong didn't even come forward.
What does this mean? All of this is tacitly approved.
It would be foolish to argue with these reckless men who are going to die at any time.
The abuse lasted for more than ten minutes, and Fan Wenzhong did not show up until the soldiers had almost finished venting their anger.
He glanced at everyone, solemnly clasped his fists at them, and said, "I'll leave everything to you!"
"Please rest assured, coach! We will definitely fulfill our mission!"
"Set off!"
Su Qian sat on the horse and shouted.
Immediately, a mighty force of five thousand soldiers rushed towards a side door in Nancheng District as fast as possible.
Along the way, the streets were empty and closed side doors opened as the army approached.
Su Qi'an, Zheng Liang and others quickly left the city like a tide, but in the blink of an eye, they disappeared into the wind and sand.
When Su Qi'an and others left the city, they had minimized the noise and chose to do so in the sky full of yellow sand.
But even though he was careful, he was still detected by Da Rong's scouts. Suddenly, Da Rong's peaceful army suddenly became commotion.
Fan Wenzhong and Xie Cang looked tense as they watched this scene. Just when Xie Cang was about to leave the city to cover Su Qi'an,
The originally turbulent Da Rong army suddenly returned to calm, as if nothing had happened.
Xie Cang was a little confused and looked at Fan Wenzhong beside him.
Fan Wenzhong's solemn expression relaxed, a sneer appeared on his face, and he spoke.
"This second prince of Daiei is really confident. He doesn't look down on the supporting troops at all. I have to say that this son is capable of making waves in the Daiei military world."
"On the other hand, the princes in my court...hey, let's not talk about it anymore. Let's just be on high alert."
Fan Wenzhong seemed to realize that he had said too much, so he quickly stopped talking, told Xie Cang, and then left.
Xie Cang, who was standing there, looked at the peaceful Da Rong army in the distance. He also sighed helplessly and followed Fan Wenzhong's footsteps.
At this time, in the main tent of Da Rong's army, the second prince Ku Shu looked away, his face was calm, and he began to deal with his own government affairs.
Beneath him, kneeling was a tall man with a beard.
This man's name is Man Etu, and he is one of the most capable generals under Ku Shu.
Man'etu's face was full of confusion, and he said to Ku Shu, "Your Highness, our army's scouts have detected it, and some soldiers have left the city. It seems to be rescue."
"Why doesn't Your Highness allow your subordinates to send troops to pursue us? I promise that as long as I give you five thousand troops, I will be able to annihilate the entire army."
Ku Shu, who was sitting behind the chopping board, put down the copywriting in his hand and raised his head to look at Man E Tu Dao.
"I know your strength and loyalty, but what I want is not just a few thousand Liang soldiers, but Zhenjun City and Ningzhou."
"Everything has taken the overall situation first, so don't mention this matter anymore. Everything is waiting for my king's order. Please step back."
Kushu's words can be regarded as a kind of expulsion. Even if Man Etu's brain is not working well, he can still distinguish the situation clearly.
Although he was helpless, he still respectfully clasped his fists and stood up to leave.
Not long after Man'etu left, Liu Shengming's voice suddenly sounded from the screen on the right.
"Your Highness doesn't trust Man Etu, why would you still use this person?"
Kushu didn't look at Liu Shengming who walked out from behind the screen, and said, "You Liang people have an idiom that tells you to know people and make good use of them."
"Although Man Etu was sent by my eldest brother to monitor me, he is still good at fighting."
"If I don't even have the heart to accommodate Man Etu, how will I be able to sit on the throne of the emperor in the future, and how will I be able to control the civil servants and generals of the royal court."
Liu Shengming was very satisfied with Ku Shu's answer, which was why he was willing to assist Ku Shu.
Da Rong has been a country for a hundred years, but the internal power struggle is no less severe than that of Da Liang.
The most important thing is that the system they use still retains the backward mechanism on the grassland.
Even after so many years, I have been partially influenced by the Great Liang and have improved, but I have only scratched the surface.
In terms of selecting talents like the imperial examination, Da Rong did not have it. It was entirely based on the distance of their relatives first.
More than 80% of the civil and military officials in the royal court are honorable people. As for the Liang people in Qing and You, they are only enslaved.
Even those who were very lucky, like him, who were valued by the second prince and had a voice in the royal court, would still be retaliated by Rongren.
Dairong's rising national power and strong national power naturally conceal this hidden crisis, but as time goes by, this crisis will definitely explode.
When the time comes, as long as someone makes trouble in Qing and You, they will definitely be responded to and will definitely cause huge trouble to Dayong.
A hundred years ago, the old general Yue from Liang almost took advantage of this fact to regain Qing and Youzhou. This is a lesson learned from the past.
If you want to completely consolidate the occupied land, you can only suppress it temporarily by relying on force. The key is education.
In Da Rong, only the second prince Ku Shu was able to have such a sense of crisis.
