Chapter 21: First Victory (5)

The setting sun was like blood, and Mei Yingchun's high-pitched voice aroused echoes in the vast desert. This was the true voice of a king, wrapped in the supreme majesty of all living beings. The five thousand iron cavalry, who had been tortured by thirst and heat, seemed to see a ray of dawn in the abyss of despair, pounced on them, like dying fish, opening their dry and bleeding lips, and stretched out their hands to surrender and seek help to Mei Yingchun.

It was dusk at this moment, and a hint of coolness appeared miraculously in the scorching air that had been motionless. The southeast wind that blew in this season was getting stronger and stronger, suddenly swept the sea of ​​sand, and thick dark clouds swarmed in. The heaven and earth became as dark as night came. Just as everyone was confused, heavy rain poured in, falling on the vast wasteland of Shatuo Rail, smashing potholes on the sea of ​​sand. The five thousand iron cavalry of the Tukhashi survived, rolling and roaring wildly in the rain, while rolling and crawling to Mei Yingchun's feet. In their eyes, this prince was already the true god who dominated life and death and the world!

From Shatuochi to Tingzhou, the rain never stopped from the beginning, and the rain was violent like a waterfall. Five days later, the inside and outside Tingzhou City changed from drought to flood, and the disaster was complete.

It was during the day when heavy rains fell and the Tingzhou was raging, the imperial court's imperial decree was passed down day and night by the postman day and night, and finally crossed thousands of mountains and rivers from Luoyang to Longyou Road.

On the tenth day of the fifth month, Cui Xing, the governor of Liangzhou, received the imperial edict of Emperor Wu and was appointed as the chief officer of the Longyoudao Forehand Army. Within two days, he mobilized 60,000 troops from the Health Army and the Soybean Army to lead the vanguard troops to advance to Suzhou, which had been occupied by the Turks.

At the same time, Emperor Wu's top secret imperial edict was also sent to Wu Chonggui, the then governor of Shanzhou. Wu Chonggui read the imperial edict in detail and was shocked. It was related to the safety of Tingzhou and Yizhou, the important towns in the surrounding area, and also to the reputation and life of the governors of the two states. It was even related to the loud prime minister Di Renjie. This hot potato is not easy to catch! Even as the prince of Gaoping and Wu Zetian's nephew, Wu Chonggui still felt that the imperial envoy was not easy to do.

Wu Chonggui quickly contacted Tubo and actively prepared to use Tubo within a few days to go to Yizhou, while considering the entire incident and the strategies he would adopt. First of all, the country of Dazhou belongs to his aunt, and it is very likely that he became his Wu family. This country of Wu Chonggui must do his best to maintain it. Therefore, if the officials of Tingzhou and Yizhou really colluded with the Turkic bandits, there would be no other way. Wu Chonggui would definitely hold up the power of life and death of the imperial envoy, and destroy these traitors and thieves and then quickly! But the problem is that there is also a Di Renjie involved, and Wu Chonggui feels that the matter is not that

It's so simple, or rather, Wu Chonggui is unwilling to let things be that simple. Li Yuanfang, the captain of the guard in Di Renjie, robbed the flying post and privately taught Di Renjie important military information. Behind this behavior is the ignorance of the emperor's authority and a great threat to the security of the court. It is also a big threat to the safety of the court. It is a bit unforgivable to say that Li Yuanfang's information is true. If there is a little false in his news, then the purpose of his and Di Renjie's cause of this series of incidents is really questionable. After thinking about it, Wu Chonggui gradually realized that he was holding a rare opportunity in his hand, and it still needs to be carefully considered.

Cui Xing and Wu Chonggui set out from Liangzhou and Shanzhou respectively. The difference is that Cui Xing made great efforts and made great noises. Tens of thousands of troops formed a formation and advanced towards Suzhou with their strong military power. Wu Chonggui sneaked in the middle of the night, under the escort of the imperial guards, quietly entered the Tubo territory, and under the cover of the Qilian Mountains, heading towards the northwest.

In Tingzhou, the heavy rain fell to the early morning of the sixth day. Qian Guinan listened to the torrential rain in bed for a night, feeling upset and almost never closed his eyes all night. At dawn, he could no longer lie down, so he got up and went to the grape shed outside the house, staring at the sky that had been dull and depressed for six days, and the intense rain that was like a bucket of water.

Pei Suyun lay face in the bed inside the room, and she also stayed up all night. Fortunately, Qian Guinan had no time to take care of herself these days and did not notice her strangeness at all. Until today, Qian Guinan had not fully revealed to Pei Suyun what he was planning. Pei Suyun never asked about what kind of conspiracy he was planning. But deep down, she had deeply agreed with what Li Yuanfang said that Qian Guinan was going to the abyss, and she also wanted to bring her, An'er, and even the entire Tingzhou into the abyss.

The climate of Tingzhou has always been dry. Pei Suyun grew up here and has never seen continuous rain like these in the past few days. After five days, Tingzhou City, without any flood prevention measures, has become a country of terrible land. The sticky water is mixed with yellow and black sand, and the grass and trees and garbage emit stench. In just a few days, this desert oasis no longer has the passion and passion of the past, becoming dull, dirty, and dejected. Pei Suyun is

I silently recited in my heart, this is a curse! Unless the most vicious curse, what can make the beautiful and beautiful summer so bleak and dangerous? The only thing that remains unchanged is the stuffy and suffocating air, which makes people unable to breathe and cannot move. I don’t know why, this scene did not make Pei Suyun feel so scared and panicked. There was only tired despair in her heart, like a stranded fish, at most opening her mouth in vain, and she no longer had the desire to struggle to survive.

There was a crackling sound of water wading outside the house. Pei Suyun frowned. It must be that Wang Qian came to look for Qian Guinan again. Sure enough, a low voice came from the window, full of unconcealed anxiety: "Sir Qian, I'm sending another letter from Yizhou!" "Don't care!" Qian Guinan's voice suddenly rang, scaring the black cat under the eaves so that he jumped up and jumped into the pond in the yard. The black mud splashed Wang Qian's body.

After pausing for a while, Qian Guinan calmed down a little, took the secret letter from Wang Qian, and took the secret letter at a glance. Wang Qian immediately asked: "Sir Qian, what's going on? Is there a tough place in Yizhou?" "No." Qian Guinan shook his head, holding the letter paper, and couldn't stop trembling, so he simply shook it into Wang Qian's arms: "You can see it yourself."

After reading it quickly, Wang Qian was also frightened and asked, "Mr. Qian, look at the court's arrangement..." Qian Guinan sneered: "Very good, very clever! Mochu is in trouble now, Wang Qian, it seems that you and I should be ready to get out of here." "Yes! But Mr. Qian, I saw the tone of this letter, and Yizhou could not be calm anymore. Do you think they would be anxious to jump over the wall?" Qian Guinan said with a gloomy face: "It is their business to be calm, and we should not panic at this moment. But in case, you'd better go to Yizhou to see how Han Navy is currently in the situation and stabilize the morale of the army. If things change, you can also direct and deal with it in time."

Wang Qian agreed with his fists, and Qian Guinan asked again: "According to the plan, Chi Duo will take action against Tingzhou in another ten days. Why is there no news about Yibotai? Did Lao Pan receive Chi Duo's men? Are you sent by Yibotai? What's going on?!" Wang Qian said with a bitter face: "Sir Qian, look at the heavy rainstorm in recent days, where can the pigeons fly out of Shatuo? As for the people sent to Yibotai, I don't know if they can still walk to Yibotai alive in this ghost weather!"

Qian Guinan did not answer, but his face was ashen and silent, and after a while, he sighed: "Is it really God's will? Fortunately, there is still ten days left. Let's put the matter of Yibotai for a while. It's important to go to Yizhou to control Han Navy." After that, Qian Guinan raised his eyes to the sky and said fiercely: "I really don't know when the rain will fall, cough! It's really uneasy!"

Wang Qian stood outside the grape shed and said so much, his whole body had been soaked by the pouring rain. He hugged Qian Guinan and was about to say goodbye. Qian Guinan suddenly shouted, "Wang Qian, before you go to Yizhou, there is another extremely important thing to do!" Wang Qian was stunned: "What's the matter?" Qian Guinan smiled grimly: "You have read the letter from Yizhou. Haven't you seen who the imperial court sent to serve as the Longyou Dao pacifier this time?" "Mr. Di Renjie. Oh, I understand, Master Di San..." Wang Qian suddenly realized that Qian Guinan waved to him and lowered his voice to arrange it.

Wang Qian left, Qian Guinan breathed a sigh of relief and returned to the house. As soon as he pushed the door in, Pei Suyun stood by the door, staring at him with bright eyes. Qian Guinan was stunned, reached out and put his hand on Pei Suyun's waist, and sighed, "What are you doing here? I was shocked." Pei Suyun gently brushed Qian Guinan's clothes and whispered, "It's all wet by the rain. Let me change it for you and have a drink of milk tea."

In the heavy rain, he rushed to the isolated courtyard behind Bazaar. Wang Qian first found the soldiers who were huddled under a simple shack and were responsible for monitoring. The two soldiers had just been on duty all night in the rain and were very depressed. They only barely cheered up when they saw the superiors coming. They reported that due to heavy rains for several days, many shops on Bazaar had collapsed and water was poured in. Li Yuanfang has been busy strengthening the racks with vendors these days, transporting goods, and digging temporary ditches to clear water accumulation. He had almost no time to return to this courtyard. He did not return all night last night. As for Di Jinghui, he was sleeping peacefully in the courtyard. Wang Qian asked, "Is anyone watching Li Yuanfang?" "There are two other brothers staring at Bazaar."

Wang Qian waved his hand to his subordinates, and everyone immediately dispersed in the rain and surrounded the courtyard. Wang Qian took the lead and came to Di Jinghui's sleeping east room, shouting loudly inward: "Di Jinghui! The governor has an order, and you will be detained to the yamen to ask questions immediately!" There were vague words in the house, as if someone had just woken up from his dream. Wang Qian kicked the door open. His subordinates flocked in and directly pressed the person who had just sat up from the kang to the ground.

"You? Who are you? What are you doing?" The man crawled on the ground and shouted. Wang Qian was shocked. His voice was wrong! He quickly stepped forward and picked up the back of the man's neck, saying, "Young Master Di, sorry. Master the Governor invites you to go..." Before he finished speaking, Wang Qian stared at the man's face and shouted: "No, you are not Di Jinghui! Who are you? Where is Di Jinghui?!"

"Ask him no use, he doesn't know anything." A calm voice sounded from the door. Everyone looked back and saw Li Yuanfang standing in the courtyard, and the rain poured on him without stopping, but he didn't care. Wang Qian guessed the clues, but he still refused to let go of the trembling man in his hand, and only shouted loudly to Li Yuanfang: "It turns out that Li Zhengwei is back, thank you for your hard work! Li Zhengwei, Wang Qian was ordered to invite Master Di, but unexpectedly, Master Di is no longer aware of where to go. Can Master Li explain what's going?!"

Li Yuanfang took two steps towards the east door and pointed to the man and said, "He was invited to copy the account book, it has nothing to do with this matter. If you let him go first, I will explain it to you." Seeing that Wang Qian was still hesitant, Li Yuanfang took another step forward and stared at Wang Qian and said, "General Wang, you understand what I said, right?" Wang Qian then relaxed his hand, and the man rushed forward. Li Yuanfang reached out and helped him gently, and said, "You go and take it back. Please give me some trouble these days, thank you!"

Wang Qian watched the man run out of the room and snorted at Li Yuanfang: "Person Li, you are using a good trick." Li Yuanfang smiled slightly: "It's because you take care of it too carefully." Wang Qian was always embarrassed and said angrily: "Where is Di Jinghui? He is a prisoner who is serving the sentence. I advise you to hand him over immediately, otherwise the governor will blame you for your fault, and you are afraid that you will not be able to take it!"

Li Yuanfang still answered calmly: "Di Jinghui ran away." "Running?!" Wang Qian was really ridiculous and glared at Li Yuanfang and said: "Captain Li is so dereliction of duty?" Li Yuanfang didn't care: "Whatever you think." "Okay, Wang Qian couldn't get Di Jinghui and could not explain to the governor. You must ask Captain Li to reply to Lord Qian!" Li Yuanfang made a gesture of invitation, and simply didn't even bother to speak.
Chapter completed!