Jiang Shuo's face turned red after listening to Li Zhuer's words. Li Zhuer also realized that he had lost his words and hurriedly changed the subject: "In retrospect, you leave a note to the Guo military envoy and ask them to detoxify the poison and then lead the army to Go west along the Laishui River to Wuruan Pass."
Jiang Shuo wondered: "Aren't we going to Zhuolu County? Why did we ask Guo Jun to go to Wuruan Pass?"
Li Zhuer said: "An Qingxu is so cunning, how could he not guard against your army seizing the commander? He asked the army to intercept from the north and south, but he hid in the strong city of Wuruan Pass in the west."
Jiang Shuo said: "Since there is a third way to the west, isn't An Qingxu afraid that Guo Jun will directly lead his troops to the west to attack Wuruan Pass?"
Li Zhuer shook his head and said: "Looking back, you don't know something. Wuruan Pass was called Shanggu Pass in ancient times. It consists of five stone castles. Puyinxing and Feihuxing are each other's exterior and interior. Feihukou is the outer pass, and Wuruan Pass is the outer pass. The pass is an inner pass. If Wuruan Pass is defended, Feihu and Puyin Pass will be captured at the same time. Therefore, the pass city is extremely strong and heavily fortified. Naturally, Guo Jun is familiar with the art of war and will not use these two thousand people to attack the fortified city. fortress."
Jiang Shuo's heart fluttered and he hesitated - he was a little unsure whether Li Zhuer's identity at this moment was a Khitan or a secret agent of the Yan army. If she was still lying to herself and deliberately led Guo Ziyi to the heavily fortified Guancheng, wouldn't she have sent these two thousand people to death with her own hands?
Seeing his hesitation, Li Zhuer said: "Looking back, no wonder you have doubts, but this is the only chance for Shuofang's army to escape from the desperate situation... Wuruan Pass is the inner pass fortress and has a beacon tower. You can make it clear in a letter Use the beacon fire as a signal, and everyone wakes up at Shenshi tomorrow. If you can capture An Qingxu and open the city, raise the fire as a signal at Youshi. This place is only a hundred miles away from Wuruan Pass. Guo Jun will see the signal and set off again at Youshi. But we can cross the border at dawn on the second day, and then go west for a hundred miles to Feihukou controlled by the Hedong Army. According to the marching speed of the Yan Army, it is impossible to catch up."
Jiang Shuo said: "Okay, I will go with you to Wuruan Pass. At this point, I can only try my best."
The owner of the house was a local squire, and he was well equipped with pen and ink. Jiang Shuo took some pen and paper and wrote down the plan roughly. He did not dare to go to Wuruan Pass for fear of people’s doubts. He did not mention Li Zhuer, but only wrote that he had learned about Anqing. Xu was supervising the army at Wuruan Pass. He wanted to capture him and make him switch on and off, and let Shuofang's army go out of Feihukou. After he finished writing, he was afraid that everyone would suspect that the note was not written by him personally. He remembered the method that Hun Weiming taught him that day, took out the eight-foot mirror, a token of the leader of the Jianghu Alliance, put it under the note and stamped it with monogram ink, and then placed it on Guo Ziyi's case. forward.
The two were good at light skills and could not ride horses on the mountain road. They did not pick up the horses, so they flew up to the house and jumped between the roof ridges, avoiding the officers and soldiers patrolling the town. After a while, they left Jiulong Town and headed towards After traveling for fifty miles along the Laishui River in the southwest, we passed through a small abandoned county. Li Zhuer said: "This place is called Bancheng. A county was established here in the 24th year of Kaiyuan. Tianbaojian has been abandoned."
The two continued to go west, and just after five o'clock they arrived at Wanren Mountain in the northeast of Wuruan Pass. Standing on the mountain, they looked down at Guancheng in the morning light and saw the white stone walls twisting and winding on the mountain ridges. They could not see the end at a glance. Laishui flows through the city like silver, dividing the city into two halves. The city on the south bank is so large that it almost covers the entire mountain pass. There is only a small stone castle on the north side.
Li Zhuer said: "There are five gate cities in Wuruan Pass. The main gate is on the flat pass on the south bank of Laishui River. Another city is built at Xiaopanshiling, Qifengkou and Guanzuo Ridge to protect its wings. There is only one Xiaojin City on the north bank. This pass is to prevent the northern invaders from going south, so the city is mostly at the southern pass. Fortunately, Shuofang's army wants to go to Feihukou but does not need to pass through the south city. It only controls Xiaojin City in the north, so the cavalry can pass safely. ”
Jiang Shuo nodded and asked, "Is An Qingxu also in Xiaojin City?"
Li Zhuer said: "Yes, Wuruan Pass belongs to Shanggu County and is not the territory of Fanyang. However, the pass is the throat of Youyan. Therefore, Anlu Mountain asked him to control it, and the generals guarding the pass have long been replaced. Recommended by An Lushan. However, it is not the Yan army that is defending the city. An Qingxu is determined to win this time by besieging Shuofang army, so he brought a thousand 'Yiluohe' to garrison Xiaojin City."
Jiang Shuo asked: "What is Yiluohe?"
Li Zhuer said: "Anlushan selected eight thousand warriors from the Xi people. They all thought they were fake and formed a personal army called 'Yiluohe', which means 'warrior' in the Xi language. You have fought against them The two brothers are 'Yiluohe'."
Jiang Shuo said: "Although He Wansui and He Qianqian are not first-class masters, their skills are very good. If Yiluohe has such skills, a thousand people will be in trouble."
Li Zhuer said: "Brother Erhe is of course the leader in Yiluohe, but Yiluohe really cannot be underestimated. Fortunately, the most elite Yiluohe have followed Anlu Mountain to Songmo."
Jiang Shuo said: "Sister Zhu'er, I don't understand something. Anlushan killed many Xi people and Khitan people. How come there are so many Xi people and Khitan people who sacrificed their lives for him? Isn't this a weird thing? "
Li Zhuer said: "The Donghu tribes, unlike the Han people, do not have a unified country. They are mostly small tribes. When Anlu Mountain saw which tribe was strong, he united with other tribes to attack him and wiped out the most powerful tribe. Everyone can share his cattle, horses, and women, and those small tribes are happy to do so. Because of their disunity, the Khitan and Xi people were divided and disintegrated by Anlu Mountain. Not only were they robbed by Anlu Mountain for many years, but many tribes actively defected to An Lushan. As his minions.”
Jiang Shuo clenched his fists and said, "This thief is quite scheming."
Li Zhuer said: "Why do you, the Dao'an thief, want to launch an army to attack the Khitan in the north this time? Taking credit for rewards is only one of the reasons. It is also because the eight Khitan tribes, under the leadership of Nie Li and Huai Xiu, united to resist the Yan." Army, this is what An Thief is most afraid of."
Jiang Shuo nodded silently and said: "Huaixiu is a heroic figure. It's a pity that I have never seen Nie Li. Sister, after this matter is over, I will go with you to Songmo to help Huaixiu defeat the enemy."
Li Zhuer turned to look at Jiang Shuo, couldn't help but squeeze his hand and said, "Looking back, are these words true?"
Jiang Shuo said sincerely: "I say this from the bottom of my heart. No matter what ethnic group you are, I respect any hero. What's more, if the Khitan people can unite and strengthen themselves, the thieves will have fewer available soldiers, which will also be beneficial to the peace of the Tang Dynasty." .”
Li Zhuer nodded in agreement, and then said: "In retrospect, now is not the time to talk about these things. Let's first see how to solve the big trouble I have caused."
Jiang Shuo said: "If we can capture An Qingxu and let Shuofang's army enter Hedong through this, they will be taking a shortcut. Sister Zhu'er, you don't have to blame yourself." Then he smiled and said: "General Pei once said that I was called 'Su'. It must be traced back in one's life. You see, Wuruan Pass is upstream of Jiulong Town, and Feihukou is upstream of Wuruan Pass. Isn't this a good sign?"
Li Zhuer couldn't help but smile after hearing this and said: "But you still have to be more careful in the future. I can't act with you. Once you enter the city, you will be all on your own."
Jiang Shuo said: "Sister Zhu'er, you just need to tell me how to behave, and I will be careful."
Li Zhuer immediately folded a branch and scribbled on the ground, detailing where An Qingxu was in the city and how the guards were deployed. She sighed: "Looking back, it wasn't difficult for you to kidnap An Qingxu. It's just that Time is tight, we can only act during the day, and it is very difficult not to alert the guards in the city."
Jiang Shuo said: "Sister Zhu'er, you have made it very clear about the city's defense situation. Even though we are operating during the day, I should be able to sneak in without being caught. If it is really hard to say, I have no choice but to go on a killing spree."
Li Zhuer nodded and said: "It's already dawn. I'll enter the city first in a while. You can sneak in later, but I won't see you face to face."
Jiang Shuo said hello, and Li Zhuer stood up and walked towards the city. Jiang Shuo watched from a distance as she opened the city gate and entered the city. As agreed with Li Zhuer, he waited for a meal. Seeing that there was no movement in the city, he also set off.
Xiaojincheng faces water to the south, with roads to the east and west. The view is wide and there is no place to hide. But to the north is a rocky ravine called Maoshigou. Jiang Shuo went around here to quietly approach Xiaojincheng. The wall of this small fortress was only one foot and six feet. Jiang Shuo crouched under the wall and listened to the patrolling guards walking by, then climbed over the wall and entered the city. There are no residential buildings in the fortress, they are all military camps. There is a stable where Jiang Shuo goes down to the city. He saw an old soldier drinking and feeding the horses. He went up and tapped his acupuncture points, took off his clothes and hid them in a haystack. Jiang Shuo wore this suit himself. He put on his military uniform, grabbed two handfuls of dirt on the ground and smeared it on his face, pretended to be a pawn feeding the horses, carried a bundle of fodder, and walked to An Qingxu's government office in the city.
When he arrived at the back corner gate, the sergeant guarding the gate stopped him and said, "Where are you from, kid? How come I haven't seen you before? Where's Old Man Wang?"
Jiang Shuo said: "Wang Junmen is ill today and can't get up from his bed. He sent me to feed the general's horse." This was what Li Zhuer had taught him in advance.
Sure enough, the sergeant guarding the door said: "This old Wang is very cunning. He gets sick every now and then. Now I have sent you here again..." He opened the door and said, "Come in, do you know the way? Don't go astray."
Jiang Shuo recognized him repeatedly, sneaked into the Yamen, walked around a courtyard, threw the fodder casually, and quietly moved toward the lobby.
This yamen office is not very big. I walked around three times before arriving at the back of the hall. Strangely enough, I didn’t see a single soldier standing guard along the way. It seemed very different from what Li Zhuer said about the yamen being filled with Yiluohe warriors. Jiang Shuo While he was wondering, he suddenly heard the sound of shouting and fighting coming from inside the hall. Jiang Shuo was startled and thought, has Sister Zhuer been exposed?
He flew up to the room, hid behind the ridge of the east wing, and quietly walked around to the front, only to see the lobby door wide open. Inside, a girl was surrounded by more than a dozen black-clad warriors fighting fiercely, but it was not Li Zhuer. There were more than ten people lying on the ground. It was unknown whether Li Zhuer was injured, but she also had wounds on her arms and legs. Looking inside again, he saw dozens of black-clad warriors holding a group of people captive. One person in the middle was tied up with ropes like a rice dumpling, but it turned out to be An Qingxu!
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