I'm playing tricks in Daqin

It was as if Ren Bin, who had unloaded a heavy burden, felt indescribably relaxed. Now that he had no pressure at all, he could safely mobilize the troops in the city to attack and wipe out the rebels.

He left 5000 soldiers to guard the city, led by deputy general Shu Yun, and he himself led an army of [-] people out of the city to wipe out the rebels. Being cautious, he also sent people to Yang County to inform his other powerful man stationed in Yang County Lieutenant General Qi Fei, be careful of the Qin Army in Zhuang County.

In Zhuangxian County and Ningyuan border, the Qin army still has nearly [-] troops stationed. He has to take strict precautions. Once the Qin army changes, he will immediately lead the army back to defend.

He was not completely relieved. After the army passed through, two or three groups were left every few miles to ensure the unimpeded flow of information.

Although Ren Bin's military strength is small, only 5000, they are all the standing army of Baimo County, an elite division, and his one thousand private soldiers are the elite of the elite, plus fifteen hundred cavalry , He has 500 mobile cavalry in his hands, which is more than enough to deal with the three-way rebel army known as 10.

Ren Bin led his troops to defeat Zhang Sanpao's [-] rebel army outside Yu County, then defeated Li Xiaobo's rebel army outside Zhu County, and then advanced to Li County to fight a decisive battle with the rebel army led by Wang Mazi, nicknamed "The Butcher". .

Wang Mazi was originally a Jiangyang thief who was wanted by the government, and there was a group of desperadoes under his command. When Wang Tang rebelled, people all over the world raised the banner of the rebel army one after another, and Wang Mazi also raised the banner of the rebel army. Fifty thousand people were quickly recruited, and they were the most powerful of the three-way rebel army.

Although Ren Bin looked down on the rebel army, he did not underestimate the enemy. He first defeated the other two weak rebel armies, and then with the vigor of the winning streak, he advanced to the city of Heng County, intending to fight Wang Mazi's rebel army.

Wang Mazi didn't intend to fight him decisively, so he pulled the team into Xiaocang Mountain and held on to the danger.

Ren Bin has a headache. Xiaocang Mountain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, but it still controls the strategic point of Wulong Mountain's dangerous road. If it is attacked by force, the loss will be huge. If Wang Mazi loses, he can still pass through Wulong Mountain The dangerous way to escape back to Wulonggang, this is the fatal thing.

Ren Bin also wanted to make meritorious deeds, so he had to wipe out Wang Mazi's rebel army. If he just drove them out of the jurisdiction, it wouldn't be considered a meritorious service at all. The crime of arranging the rebels privately.

He couldn't do anything for a while, so he could only order to set up camp first, besiege Xiaowushan, and then think of another way.

Ren Bin was racking his brains to find ways to annihilate Wang Mazi's rebel army, while Wu You was plotting against Baimo City to capture Baimo City. After receiving the news from Wen Junchen, he felt that there was a lot to do, so he immediately started to arrange it.

It is still difficult to attack Baimo City with Tian Yu's five troops alone. They have to use all the power of the secret agents of the Military Intelligence Department lurking in Baimo City.

There were [-] to [-] troops stationed in Gucheng. In order to allow Ren Bin to move the troops away from the city with peace of mind, he ordered only [-] soldiers to guard the city, and the rest to evacuate.

Tens of thousands of troops withdrew from Gucheng mightily. There was a lot of movement. Everyone in the city knew that the secret agents of the Tang Empire lurking in the city immediately sent the news back to Baimo City, but they did not know that there were ten thousand elites hiding in the city Somewhere in a hidden place outside, all the soldiers were ordered to change into ordinary people's clothes, preparing to dress up as a rebel army when necessary, and assist Tian Yu in capturing the city.

When Li Wei returned to Chang'an, he left Wu You in charge and gave him the power to act according to circumstances, so that Wu You could use the hidden secret agents of the Military Intelligence Department to mobilize the army, so that the deployment could be carried out smoothly.

As soon as Ren Bin's army left the city, information spread from the city. Now that all the deployments are in place, Wu You is just waiting for the good news besides waiting for the young master to arrive.

Shu Yun is quite talented and has a certain prestige in the army. It is also wise for Ren Bin to arrange him to guard the city, but Shu Yun has a fatal weakness, that is lust. Still not satisfied, he recently fell in love with Ruyu, the younger sister of Dongmen Captain Zhang Tie, and planned to take her as the fourth concubine.

Zhang Tie was originally from the Qin family, and he was quite brave. He was requisitioned by Ren Bin and served as the school captain of the city gate.

This city gate captain is just a small officer who guards the city gate, and he can't compare with the captain in charge of a school in the army. If he is a person who is eager for success and profit, he would have already curry favor with Shu Yun and send his sister to him. Zhang Tie's parents passed away prematurely, and the brother and sister depended on each other for life. How could Zhang Tie let his only biological sister be ruined by Shu Yun?

He was very angry in his heart, but feared by Shu Yun's power, he dared not refuse. A few days ago, an old friend visited him, and the two talked in secret for a long time, and Zhang Tie made up his mind.

Two hours after Ren Bin led his army out of the city, Tian Yu, disguised as a Tang army, and 300 of his subordinates escorted a convoy carrying grain, appearing swaggeringly outside the west gate.

Zhang Tie was on duty at the west gate today. After Tian Yu made a few hand gestures that only he could understand, he checked it pretendingly and then waved his hand to let him go.

Wang Tang's uprising in Wulonggang blocked the only transportation line between the two cities of Baimo and Changchuan. The food supply of the two counties was tight. Ren Bin ordered the counties under his jurisdiction to allocate grain and grass to Baimo City. The situation was the worst. At that time, Tian Yu planned to defend Baimo City and wait for reinforcements, so Tian Yu pretended to be the Tang army to escort the food and grass, so he had no doubts at all.

Shortly thereafter, two more grain transportation teams arrived, and Zhang Tie let them all go.

After finishing the important work, Zhang Tie hurried home with a brother, because he was not at all worried about his younger sister Ruyu dealing with the old pervert Shu Yun alone.

Chapter 322 Zhang Tie

Shu Yun had been spitting on Ru Yu for a long time, if Ru Yu Zhenlie hadn't forced him to die, he might have become the overlord long ago.

Fortunately, Zhang's family is not in a good situation, and Zhang Tie was the captain of the city gate again. He used both threats and lures. Zhang Tie's tone finally loosened. Just now, Ru Yu sent someone to tell him that it would be fine if he wanted to take her as a concubine. , but you have to follow the rules. Besides, she is such a real brother, so you have to take care of him, right?The so-called rules refer to some procedures required for taking a concubine. What Ru Yu means is: no matter how I am a concubine, I can't enter your house in such a vague way, right?

Shu Yun can solve this trivial matter without any effort. As for taking care of Zhang Tie, that's what he should. Although he is lustful, he still takes good care of his own people. Yu, immediately transferred Zhang Tie to the army, first as a captain, and depending on the situation in the future, he can be promoted to a school lieutenant.

Although the captain in the army is one level lower than the Chengmen school lieutenant, but he really holds the military power, it is not a level at all. He doesn't believe that Zhang Tie will not be tempted?

Shu Yun immediately pulled the matchmaker and brought generous gifts. Surrounded by more than a dozen guards, he rushed to Zhang's house excitedly. He thought that he would take Ru Yu's house tonight.

However, he did not expect that the bridegroom was not regarded as the official, but his life was lost, and even his dozen or so guards died in a daze.

Those few enthusiastic neighbors are secret spies who have been lurking in Baimo City for many years. They added some "seasoning" to the food and drinks that can make people bleed black blood.

The matter was solved easily.

Zhang Tie hurried home and saw a group of people busy putting up lanterns and festoons, he couldn't help being startled, and instinctively clenched his sword tightly. Fortunately, his old friend Yu Xuezhi showed up in time.

After entering the inner hall, Zhang Tie heaved a sigh of relief when he learned that his sister was safe and sound.

Yu Xuezhi introduced him to Tian Yu, who was in charge of the attack on the city.

Zhang Tie saluted respectfully. He didn't expect Tian Yu to be so young, but to be able to take on this important task, he must have real talents and real learning. He dared not neglect him in the slightest.

"Brother Zhang is too polite."

Tian Yuke politely supported him, and said with a smile, "Brother Zhang should be the first to win Baimo."

The three conspired in the backyard for a while, Zhang Tie left with a stack of invitations, Yu Xuezhi was the leader of the third group of the five Jinglei teams, and he directed more than a dozen subordinates dressed as ordinary people to paint Zhang's house, Posting red and hanging colors, it made people beaming, and the news that Ying Yanglang wanted Shu Yun to take a concubine spread quickly.

Zhang Tie enthusiastically invited the dozen or so mid-level and high-ranking generals who stayed behind in the city to come over for a drink. In normal times, these military officers might not be willing to show face, but they dared not give Shu Yun face. One of prefect Ren Bin's right-hand men, Baimo City's second most powerful person, is now in charge of the city's defense, who dare not give him face?

A group of military officers did not suspect fraud, brought gifts, and went to drink wedding wine together. They were not prepared at all. As soon as they walked into the beaming Zhang's house, they were shot into hedgehogs by more than [-] hand crossbows.

After dealing with these middle and senior officers, Zhang Tie made wine and vegetables and sent them to Xicheng. The Tang soldiers on duty ate these wine and vegetables with "condiments" and were all poisoned to death.

After quietly controlling Xichengtou, Zhang Tie opened the city gate and lowered the suspension bridge. More than 1 rebels who had been ambushing outside the city for a long time entered the city quietly.

In the dead of night, people had already fallen asleep, when the thunderous roar suddenly sounded, waking up everyone in the city, wondering what happened?

The two big camps in the city were raided at the same time. Many Tang soldiers were killed in their sleep. They took up their weapons and resisted quickly. They were soon chopped down by the rebels. Figures and torches, the Tang soldiers without the command of an officer were in a mess, unable to organize an effective counterattack at all, and were quickly defeated.

The people locked their doors tightly and hid at home anxiously. There were fleeing Tang soldiers outside. Tian Yu's ultimate goal was to capture Baimo City, so he did not send troops to block the three city gates in the southeast, north and south, and let the Tang soldiers escape from the city. outside.

When the Tang army had almost escaped, he sent troops to control the four city gates, closed the gates tightly, pulled up the suspension bridge, controlled all the traffic arteries in the city, and wiped out the few Tang soldiers who had fled into the depths of the alley and were still resisting. Take full control.

Tian Yu assigned people to seal up the official warehouses, posted notices on the safety of the people, and at the same time sent personal guards to patrol, and anyone who dared to disturb the people would be killed.

The five-way rebel army under his command had undergone short-term training in accordance with the regular military curriculum. Although the military discipline was not as strict as that of the regular army, it was definitely much stronger than the general rebel army. After the first soldier who dared to disturb the people, no one would dare to violate military regulations with the guy who eats on his neck.

At dawn, the gates of the north city opened, and a large number of "rebels" marched into the city from outside the city. This "rebel army" with tens of thousands of people was well-equipped and powerful, and exuded a chilling aura of killing. It is by no means comparable to the original 5000 rebel army.

Behind them, in addition to the convoy carrying a large amount of food and weapons and equipment, there was also a convoy carrying a large amount of wood and stones, which was so long that the end could not be seen.

Those round stones loaded many carts, and they were extremely heavy. I don't know what they are for?

Some people were curious, but soon, they were all attracted by the convoy carrying a large amount of food and weapons.

When the sky brightened, the people who had been frightened all night tremblingly went to the streets to inquire about the news, only to find out that it was the rebels from Qingfengzhai who had driven away the Tang army and occupied the city.

Fortunately, the discipline of the rebel army was very strict, even if some individuals dared to disturb the people, they were all beheaded to show the public, and the people in the city were relieved.

The common people are simple and simple, it doesn't matter whoever rules them, as long as they have fields and food to eat, they will support them, not to mention that the rebels who occupy the city are poor people who suffer and starve like them, which makes them feel more cordial.

Not only that, the rebels also opened warehouses to distribute food and helped the poor people, which moved people to tears. Many young men from their families even asked to join the army.

On the head of Nancheng, Tian Yu held the flagpole with his hand and looked up at the red flag that was blown by the strong wind.

Yu Xuezhi on the side smiled wryly: "Yes, look at what we are wearing, they are neither fish nor fowl..."

The guards around the two couldn't help laughing when they looked at me and you. They were dressed in colorful clothes, with red scarves around their necks. They were completely dressed like a rebel army. How could they have the heroic appearance of an imperial soldier?Tian Yu looked to the southeast, with a wicked smile on his handsome face, "Xuezhi, what do you think Ren Bin will react when he hears the news of Baimo's fall?"

Chapter 323 Cannon fodder

"Lost?"

When Ren Bin learned that Baimo City was captured by the rebels from Qingfengzhai, a strange expression first appeared on his thin old face, his complexion turned from white to gray, then turned red, and then he spat out a mouthful of blood. He fell flat on his back.

It seemed that at the same time, Li Wei quietly arrived in Gucheng under the escort of tiger and leopard cavalry.

The young master wants to keep a low profile, so Wu You, who is in command of Gucheng, only leads a few senior officials out of the city to greet him, and only a few people know that Li Wei is coming to Gucheng.

After welcoming the young master into the general's mansion, Wu You flattered him, then his face became serious, and he said: "The time is just right, please give the order, young master."

Li Wei was stunned for a moment, looked around, pointed at him, shook his head and smiled wryly, this fellow's thick skin is so thick that it makes people speechless.

If he didn't know, he really thought that the raid on Baimo City hadn't started yet, and he happened to be in time to issue an order for the operation.

However, this flattery still made him feel very comfortable, and he didn't expose it on the spot.

On the way here, their own black-clothed secret agents reported any movement in Gucheng, and the [-] elite disguised as rebels were dispatched. Naturally, the raid on Baimo City had already begun.

"very good."

Li Wei nodded. I don't know if it means that his flattery is good?Or did he have a good layout this time?

In short, Wu You grinned happily, but the smile was a bit unflattering.

Qing'er served the fragrant tea, then retreated to the corner, and Li Wei, who had been traveling all the way, took a sip beautifully before asking, "How is the situation?"

Although he knew in his heart that if there were no accidents, Baimo City should already be in his pocket, and the question was just to confirm.

"Finish."

Wu You replied with a smile, and briefly described the details of the entire operation and the situation in the city. The information was sent back by someone sent by Tian Yu, so that Wu You, who is in Gucheng, can grasp the specific situation in time and carry out various operations. Prepare.

"Go and have a look."

Li Wei was in a good mood and immediately set off for Baimo City, accompanied by Wu You himself. He had already arranged everything. Even if he didn't stay in Gucheng to sit in charge, all departments would operate in an orderly manner, so there was no need to worry about losing the chain at critical moments.

On the way to Baimo City, a huge convoy of transport was running back and forth between the two cities. A large amount of food, weapons and equipment, as well as heavy weapons such as Thunderbolt Chariot and Thunderbolt Chariot dedicated to defending the city, were constantly being transported. Enter Baimo City.

For safety reasons, Li Wei put on a human skin mask before entering the city, and no one recognized him except for a few close confidants.

Knowing the young master's arrival, Tian Yu, Yu Xuezhi and several other commander-level officers went out of the city to greet him, and reported on the situation in the city, as well as various ongoing deployments.

In the next few days, they will face the crazy attack of the Tang army. The situation can be said to be a copy of the Pingtang dangerous pass offensive and defensive battle. Therefore, the army must be well prepared for food, grass, weapons and equipment. The only difference is that the defenders are "Rebels" only.

In the Tang army barracks at the foot of Xiaocang Mountain, Ren Bin finally woke up after emergency treatment by the army doctor, but he was so much older and haggard than before because of this stimulation.

After pondering for a long time, he scribbled and wrote a very long memorial. No matter whether the king believed it or not, he had to explain the current situation clearly. It is stated in the memorial that if Baimo City is recovered, he will bind himself to the capital to plead guilty, and if he cannot recover, he will kill himself and become a benefactor.

After Ren Bin sent his cronies to send the memorial to the imperial capital, he immediately broke out and set off, leading an army of [-] to attack Baimo.

He defeated the Second Route Rebel Army and captured many people. He did not massacre the prisoners, but selected 1 people from them, scattered them into the army, and assembled an army of 5000 people. lost.

At the same time, he sent someone to inform the deputy general Qi Fei who was stationed in Yang County, and ordered him to lead his troops to join him in Baimo City and try his best to recover Baimo City.

His 3 army, plus the 5000 horses of the deputy general Qi Fei, made up a total of [-] people, and he pretended to be [-].

In the evening, the army marched to the foot of Baimo City, first set up camp, rested overnight, and began to attack the city early the next morning.

In the face of the "hundred thousand" Tang army camped for more than ten miles, the rebels in the city did not cause much terror. The rebels in Qingfengzhai received a short period of formal military training, and seeing that Chief Tian had great powers, they not only brought in a large number of Food and grass, as well as a large number of sophisticated weapons and equipment, the combat power is by no means comparable to Wang Tang's rebel army.

Moreover, there were tens of thousands of reinforcements, a large number of thunderbolt chariots were erected in the city, and a large number of giant crossbows dedicated to defending the city were erected at the top of the city. Not only was the morale not affected, but on the contrary, the fighting spirit was high, and they all had the confidence to defend the city.

Leader Tian's supernatural powers also made some rebels suspicious, suspecting that he had colluded with the Qin Empire. However, for the vast majority of rebels who came from poor backgrounds, there was no distinction of nationality at all in their hearts. Whoever treated them well, they supported who.

On Beitou City, Li Wei, Wu You and others were looking at the Tang army's ten-mile camp. The city defenses of Baimo City had been reinforced urgently, and their defense capabilities had been greatly enhanced. There were sufficient troops, food, grass and weapons. The loss was heavy, and it was just a replica of another Pingtang dangerous pass.

However, Ren Bin's reaction made Wu Youtian Yu and the others a little bit admirable. If it weren't for the help of Wang Tang's rebel army to successfully transfer Ren Bin's main force out of the city, it would be difficult to regain Baimo City.

Wu You handed over a letter paper with a long list to Li Wei for review. Li Wei was stunned for a moment, then realized and nodded.

Those people on the list are all rebels, and they are all people with patriotism in their hearts. They learned from Tian Yu's "great supernatural power"

Li saw the problem, and shouted straightforwardly that he could accept the Qin people's funding, but he would rather be a Tang ghost than surrender to the Qin people.

Some of the Chengfu were so silent that it was hard to guess what they were thinking.

In short, these people are unstable elements that make people feel uneasy, so Wu You promoted them all to small officials such as small bosses on the grounds of meritorious service and rewards, and dismantled them without a trace, and served as the first batch of The cannon fodder defending the city was eradicated by Tang Jun.

"Report to the military division, there is an urgent message from Gucheng."

One night, he rushed to the city to report without accepting, but was stopped by Li Wei's bodyguards, took the urgent mail, and handed it to Wu You.

The young master is here, not many people know about it, Wu You is still the highest official in name, it is normal for him to submit urgent documents to him at night.

Wu You took it without even looking at it, and directly forwarded it to Li Wei. The level of master and slave must be clearly distinguished. Once the young master suspects it, the good times will come to an end.

Li Wei took it, glanced at it hastily, with a strange expression on his face, and sighed: "The one surnamed Ren is still a character."

Chapter 324 No Choice

Wu You read the dispatch, and said with a light smile, "It's certainly a bit of a skill to be appointed as the prefect of a county by the king of Tang."

The urgent mail is actually a letter, a letter written by Ren Bin, the former prefect of Baimo County, to the prefect of Gucheng. As the prefect of Baimo Border Gate, he will definitely abide by the agreement and will never do anything against the Qin Empire. I also hope that the Qin Empire can abide by the agreement, everyone will be harmonious, and benefit the people of the two countries.

On the surface, this is a letter with great sincerity and goodwill, and it can even be understood as a letter of guarantee from Ren Bin, but there is another meaning in the letter.

Everyone knows what is going on with the rebel army in Qingfeng Village. We hope that your country can abide by the agreement and don't play tricks behind your back.

In fact, after a little careful analysis, it can be seen that there are obvious traces of the Qin Empire behind the Qingfengzhai rebel army's attack on Baimo City.

Qingfeng Mountain was in Jingnan County of the Tang Empire. King Tian Yuzhan was a bandit, and later raised the flag of the rebel army, attracting many poor people to join him. Afterwards, several market towns were looted, and he joined forces with the other four under the control of Xuezhi and others. The rebel army ransacked a county town, but at that time they did not use the banner of Qingfengzhai, but another stronger rebel army, and dispersed and hid in the mountains after the incident.

Therefore, although Tian Yu and other five-way rebels were on the blacklist of the prefects of the counties, they were not listed as one of the primary targets for the suppression due to their strength and lack of notoriety.