Yan Tao discussed the situation with several of his officers this evening. From Guan Cheng, who was several miles away, to the army fighting fiercely under Yuhang County, everyone believed that the war with the Jin army must be ended as soon as possible. , and at the minimum cost.
After all, no matter how trusted Yan Tao is, no matter how high his status is, he is still a minister. Everything is given by the Lord of the Jin Kingdom. The Jin Kingdom has more than 60,000 armored soldiers. There are not only 60,000 but also 30,000 people who want to be Zuo Sima, especially The other Sima of the Fourth Army were even more anxious for Yan Tao to lose power and be unlucky. It would be best if he could commit a capital crime and be killed.
The reason why the left army could come out to plunder at this time was entirely because Yan Tao was a relative and the one who contributed the most and suffered the most casualties in the previous decisive battle. The monarch found a reason to replenish his strength, but only gave him ten days. The Jin Kingdom was most important at this time. The first thing to do is to conquer Yuhang County. If the Liang State and even the Zhou State react, there will be absolutely no hope of capturing the captured city, especially the Liang State, which is even more eyeing.
It wasn't until midnight that all the officers walked out of the tent tiredly.
By the time Yan Tao fell asleep, it was past midnight.
In his sleep, he suddenly realized that someone was calling him. Yan Tao was startled and immediately drew out the long sword placed next to the couch, staring at the person like an offended beast.
It wasn't until the firelight continued to observe carefully that the person was wearing his own clothes and armor, standing far outside the tent.
"Get in!" Yan Tao angrily put the sword back into its scabbard and sat beside the bed.
Anyone who has a good dream disturbed will feel unhappy. Xiaobing knew that he was frowning but he had to bite the bullet and walked in.
"But is there an emergency military situation?" Yan Tao asked rationally.
"Back to the general, Captain Zhang, who is in charge of night patrol, said there is an urgent military situation."
"Night watchman? Zhang Mao?" Yan Tao's sleepiness had not completely dissipated. He thought for a moment before he remembered and said: "Step back and let Zhang Mao come in."
"No!" The soldier ran out as if he had been granted amnesty.
Then a rather handsome-looking young captain walked in.
"General Zhang Mao pays homage to Zuo Sima Shen."
Yan Tao looked at Zhang Mao and couldn't help but feel happy and fond of him. Although this boy was the king's illegitimate son, who didn't know that the current leader of the Jin Dynasty had no children. Since there was no legitimate son, the illegitimate son would be a strong competitor for the king.
Zhang Mao is only fifteen years old this year, which makes him younger than Guan Cheng, but he is now a company commander and captain in charge of more than 200 people.
"Get up, what's the military priority?"
"Back to Zuo Sima, the general caught some refugees while patrolling the camp." Zhang Mao raised his head, with a hint of joy on his face.
When Yan Tao heard this, he originally planned to just throw them away, they were just refugees. As long as there was a war, there would be no refugees and no refugees could be caught. But then he thought about it, since the illegitimate son of the monarch came to report the matter in person, there must be a reason. No. There are also.
Thinking of this, Yan Tao asked softly: "Is there anything special about these refugees?"
Sure enough, Zhang Mao's expression said it all, he could be said to be beaming with joy.
"Back to Zuo Sima, there is nothing special about these refugees, but they sneaked out from the Jin army camp at night."
"Uh-huh?"
Yan Tao stood up with a groan, ran off the bed with bare feet and stood in front of Zhang Mao and asked, "Where did it come from?"
Seeing his superior's reaction, Zhang Mao was very proud and said loudly: "Back to Zuo Sima, he sneaked out from the Jin army camp."
After receiving the affirmative answer, Yan Tao burst into laughter, stroked his long beard with his right hand and said with a smile: "If that's the case, then God is helping me."
"Captain Zhang."
"The end will be here."
"Go and pick out a few smart people who can talk among the refugees and bring them in. Call all the generals above the company and go quickly."
At the same time, Guan Cheng, who had not been sleeping for long, was also woken up, but he was pushed awake directly by Wu Chengju.
"What's the matter?" Guan Cheng asked in confusion, rubbing his sleepy eyes.
"Your Highness is not well."
After hearing this, Guan Cheng suddenly lost all sleep and asked quickly: "What's wrong? Are the Jin soldiers calling?"
Wu Chengju shook his head and said: "No, it's not the Jin soldiers, it's the common people!"
Phew~~~
Guan Cheng breathed a sigh of relief, which startled me. I thought the Jin soldiers were coming. At this time, although the Jin army tried its best to fortify the camp as solidly as possible, there were too many uncertain factors. For example, the people who were desperate to escape for their lives, if It would be wonderful if the camp was bombed, but Guan Cheng would be taking a huge risk with these refugees.
After confirming that it was not a direct military threat, Guan Cheng asked again: "What's wrong with the people?"
Wu Chengju's face was full of anxiety, and he almost shouted in a low voice: "Run away! Someone ran away!"
Ran?
Guan Cheng was a little confused, but then he broke out in cold sweat.
"When did you run away? Where did you run away? How many people ran away?"
Guan Cheng's three consecutive questions directly raised the most important question.
"An hour ago, he probably ran away before midnight. He ran away from the northwest corner of the camp. At least three hundred people ran away."
Guan Cheng was no longer just breaking into a cold sweat at this time.
"Quickly, quickly order the soldiers of each company to put on armor, immediately check all possible omissions around the camp, and immediately count the number of people. No matter whether they are soldiers or civilians, there must be no missing person."
"Your Highness, these matters have already been given before the end of the world. At this time, Wang Ye is out in charge of overall affairs."
Guan Cheng breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, it's okay!
"Very good. Send someone immediately to tell Wang Ye to minimize the impact. Especially the people in the camp must be on strict guard. If the camp is bombed, the consequences will be disastrous."
Wu Chengju didn't know what Guan Cheng was talking about, so he quickly bowed and said yes.
"Quickly, change Gu's clothes. Gu must appear at this time. Only when they see Gu will they believe that this place is safe."
The attendants who trotted in hurriedly started to put on clothes and armor for Guan Cheng. Taking advantage of the gap, Guan Cheng asked again: "Why did it take more than an hour to find out? And how did you find out?"
Wu Chengju also joined the queue for Guan Cheng to wear clothes and armor. He fiddled with the buckles of his armor and said, "I will lead people on patrol at night. When I walked to the northwest corner, I found that something was wrong with the wall there. Although it was covered up after treatment, It is easy to see the flaws with a little light, and from this I know that someone escaped during the night."
"Who is in charge of the night watch tonight? Why wasn't it discovered?"
Wu Chengju was about to speak but was interrupted impatiently by Guan Cheng, saying: "Forget it, it doesn't matter who it is now. If the Jin soldiers capture those common people, they will definitely be able to find out the true and false status of our army. Then they might launch a night attack." Or even directly attack by force. This is not the time to pursue the case. Let’s write it down for now and deal with it later.”
"Your Highness clearly admires Wan Lichen."
Guan Cheng looked unhappy and said: "Now it's not a matter of seeing or hiding." After sorting out his clothes and armor, he said: "Let's go and follow the king to appease the people. At this time, safety must come first. This is He has lost his earthly support."
