"Shu Qi, remove the cloth from his mouth." Yang Qing looked at Huo Jian and said calmly.
This guy had already woken up after being knocked unconscious by Wu Que. To prevent him from making a fuss during the retreat, Wu Que not only tied him up, but also wrapped his mouth with a cloth.
As soon as Huo Jian on the ground removed the food from his mouth, he immediately shouted with half anger and half grievance: "Master Fu, why is this? May I ask what crime you have committed?"
The corner of Yang Qing's mouth twitched. This guy is still acting now. How can he work so hard as a spy?
Yang Qing did not reply directly to his words, but looked around and said with a smile: "Uncle, the place I chose today is much better than the hilltop you chose for Mr. Gong Mansion. Do you think so?"
Hearing this, even though Huo Jian was eloquent, his face couldn't help but change. Qiang smiled to himself and said, "The Lord is smarter than Jian. Did the subordinates do something wrong that caused the misunderstanding? Please never accuse your subordinates unjustly."
Seeing him struggling, Yang Qing suddenly stopped teasing him and asked directly: "Shu Zhi, how much benefit can your Huo family get from this Nanzhong rebellion? How much benefit can you get?"
These two questions pierced Huo Jian's heart and revealed his plan clearly. At this point, Huo Jian knew that it would be in vain for him to continue acting. The fact that Yang Qing could ask such a question showed that he had been completely exposed.
He no longer spoke harshly, sighed with a wry smile, and said: "The clan has spent a lot of effort to push me to the position of military commander of the county, and Jian will naturally repay him. I won't tell the clan's plans, I'm afraid the prince also knows something. , As for the specifics, I can't tell you, even if I die, I will not betray the Huo family."
"As for my personal benefit, it is nothing more than obtaining the position of governor of a county. Now that the matter has been revealed, everything will come to an end. Hmm, even if it comes true, it remains to be seen whether those in the clan can easily fulfill their promises. As a descendant of the Huo family, I have to do my best."
These words are true. These children with the big surname are trained by the family, so they naturally want to repay the family and put the interests of the family first. The family, the country, the world, the family is still in front of the country, few people put the country, the country and the country as their top priority, let alone the common people in the world?
Although Yang Qing felt a little emotional about Huo Jian's helplessness, he was not of his generation and would not let him go.
Since he chose the path of rebellion against the imperial court, he must naturally be responsible for his choice.
"It's true. Anyway, I won't ask any more questions now. When the war is over, I'll let the national law ask you."
Huo Jian laughed and said: "Do you really think that you can defeat thousands of barbarian soldiers with only 800 men? I think it would be better for you to surrender earlier, so as not to hurt so many lives in vain."
As he spoke, the smile on his face disappeared. He shook his head a few times, looked up at the sky again, and said with a bitter smile: "I'm so stupid. Since my identity has been discovered by the Lord, I am here to attack the Yi people." , Gong naturally didn’t really fall into the trap, he just took advantage of it.”
Yang Qing smiled and said nothing, waved his hand and asked Wu Que to take him to the back mountain and keep him under strict supervision.
Huo Jian allowed his soldiers to take him with him. He was very upset in his heart and cursed why he couldn't always be wary of Yang Qing, a famous talent in Shu.
It seemed that the trust Yang Qing had shown over the past few days and the recent apparent smoothness had made him feel contemptuous. Only then did he show his weakness in the matter of contact with Li Changtai. This time he was taken advantage of, which was really inappropriate.
He didn't know that he had been exposed by Yang Qing's suspicion early on. He thought he was only discovered recently, so he was still confused.
In the long run, Yang Qing's design does not require any explanation to him. This time, he has to be careful in order to receive full credit.
After a round of inspection, I saw that the defense on the mountain had taken initial shape. I was determined and went to Liu Yin to explain a few more words. Suddenly I saw a large amount of dust rising in the southwest, and I knew that the main force of the Yi people had arrived.
"How are the Han people on the mountain doing now?" E Huan rode his horse to Li Qiucheng's side and asked in a bad tone.
Just now, Li Qiucheng led the cavalry on a rampage in order to grab credit. E Huan's troops were injured a lot due to the pre-battle arrangements. According to his heart's desire, he wanted to give Li Qiucheng a few whips. At this moment, it was Gu Quan who could hold back the attack. The overall approach.
Li Qiucheng also knew that he was in the wrong, not to mention that of the three thousand troops, two thousand were E Huan's tribe. He only had more than a thousand men, so he had to rely on E Huan to attack the mountain.
So he tried his best to smile and said: "Hey, under the pursuit of Brother Yu, Yang Qing has become a turtle in the urn, just waiting for Brother Xian and Brother Yu to capture and kill him."
E Huan was noncommittal when he heard this, and sneered in his heart. Li Qiucheng's words both implied that he led the cavalry to pursue them first, not to gain credit, but because it was necessary for the war. Now that the Han people were trapped in the mountain, it was even more of his credit.
Although this statement is a bastard, there is some truth in it. E Huan has a bad temper, but it is not easy to have too many attacks at the moment.
He rolled his eyes and said: "What I said is absolutely true. You have done your best this time. Let someone handle the rest."
Although E Huan was hot-tempered and reckless, he had his own thoughts, which was why Li Qiucheng was wary of him.
At this moment, Li Qiucheng didn't want to see E Huan grabbing the credit, but he was a cunning person and would not object directly. He just laughed and said: "My brother is right, but Brother Fool's subordinates are tired. They attacked the mountain." I’ll leave it to my wise brother to take charge.”
E Huan was a little surprised to see that he was so easy to talk to, but since it was rare for Li Qiucheng to give up the initiative, he would not let it go. He immediately ordered his barbarian soldiers to seize the time to eat and rest, and they would attack the mountain in half an hour.
Seeing this, Li Qiucheng didn't say anything. He cupped his hands and drove his horse to the west and north of where his tribe was stationed.
This time, he made a plan to lure the Han prefect to lead an attack, and then repeated his old trick, allowing the reinforcements who had already marched around to surround him in one fell swoop, vowing to kill the prefect again.
In particular, this prefect is Zhuge Liang's confidant. Once he is captured and killed, the Han people will definitely be frightened. Of course, he will not give up such special achievements to others.
He had already planned in his mind. Although he only had 1,500 men under his command, he controlled the only cavalry. Once the Han people could not hold on, Yang Qing would definitely break through, so that he could take the lead with his horse power.
E Huan didn't know that he had been tricked by Li Qiucheng again. At this moment, he was very satisfied. As the number one general under Gao Ding, he also wanted to kill the Han prefect without letting Li Qiucheng be the best.
Looking at the hundreds of Han soldiers on the mountain, he knew that today was his chance to prove himself. Seeing that his subordinate's strength had recovered, he immediately ordered his men to blow the war drums and send an order to attack the mountain.
Since Li Jiucheng was willing to take charge of attacking from the west and north, he was happy to use two thousand troops to attack from the south and east.
For a time, the sound of drums and murderous sounds filled the sky.
When the two armies fought, the archers and crossbowmen fired first. One was to cover the attack of the army, and the other was to use the terrain to kill the enemy from a distance.
The barbarians in the south had the largest number of soldiers and their offensive was the most ferocious. Fortunately, Yang Qing had assigned Liu Yin to defend Shannan early in the morning. Relying on the favorable geographical location, he used a group of spearmen and a group of crossbowmen to kill and injure the enemy troops from a high position.
In the east and north, Yang Qing also deployed a group of spearmen and a group of crossbowmen respectively, commanded by Lu Shun and Wu Que respectively. The west side of the mountain was the most dangerous, making it difficult for the enemy to attack in a large scale, so Yang Qing ordered Feng Chong to lead hundreds of soldiers in his headquarters to defend.
Although Feng Chong's troops are cavalry, they are also an elite infantry force. One hundred people are enough to defend the west side. The remaining hundred cavalry served as a reserve force, under the personal command of Yang Qing.
Arrows rained down and boulders thundered. Although most of the Han army were new soldiers, they were well trained. After the initial tension and panic, although they could not be said to be calm at this time, they were still able to face the enemy smoothly.
They had to occupy a favorable position again. Until now, they had mostly killed and wounded the enemy troops. However, the Yi soldiers had not yet reached the front, so they only relied on long-range weapons such as crossbows, flying axes, and flying knives to attack from bottom to top. It kills very few people.
E Huan waved his long sword and kept pushing the Yi soldiers forward. However, until now, few of his own troops could attack the mountains and get close to the Han people.
The enemy's troops were condescending, and our own side was unable to attack from above, and soon showed its fatigue. Seeing that the first battle was unfavorable, E Huan sighed, waved his command flag, and ordered the troops to retreat.
When the Han troops on the mountain saw the Yi soldiers retreating, they all breathed a sigh of relief. Someone suddenly shouted, and for a while the mountain was filled with thunderous cheers, everyone shouting Wan Sheng.
