Lanling covered the moon

Gao Zhan, the king of Changguang, came to Jinyang City in person and captured the overbearing Jinyang prefect Wang Baiyi, and everyone in the city applauded.Wang Baiyi served as the prefect of Jinyang for ten years, and he has already become a local tyrant. The people dare not speak out. It is an open secret that the inventory of weapons is seriously insufficient, and many of them are just second-class weapons. If there is a war with the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the consequences will be disastrous.

Gao Zhan acted resolutely, and even captured hundreds of officials, large and small, in the prefectural city of Jinyang, and interrogated them severely. Those who committed minor crimes were sent to the frontier, and those who committed serious crimes were directly beheaded outside the city.Many military officers who were corrupt and accepting bribes were also found in the barracks. Uncle Jiu did not hesitate at all, and dealt with them all by military law.

In the dark night, Zimo boarded the Jinyang city gate.Gao Zhan leaned against the fence on the city gate and looked into the distance. He killed hundreds of corrupt officials and officials in Jinyang City in one day. His hands, feet, and head were torn into pieces, which was horrible.

"Uncle Nine, Jinyang is at stake now, if Yuwenhu is going to attack Jinyang City right now, you search and find no one in the military camp in Fucheng, what can you do?" Zimo looked at Jinyang, which was riddled with holes. , full of worries.Uncle Jiu's ruthless tactics put everyone in Jinyang at risk. If the Zhou army attacked the city at this moment, even military orders and government orders would not be able to convey it.

"What? Are you angry?" Uncle Jiu answered the wrong question, but asked directly without looking back.

Zimo stood there without saying a word, and Uncle Jiu said: "Wang Baiyi closed the city gate and did not come out. No one in the Jinyang garrison dared to go out of the city to rescue you in danger. As a result, Chang Gong, your life was hanging by a thread. This Jinyang official is guilty of the same crime." Treason is a death penalty. If Chang Gong is worried about the movements of Zhou Jun and Yu Wenhu, then you can rest assured. Once Yu Wenyu dies, Weiyang Palace will inevitably be bloody again. When you come to Jinyang, it's not that he doesn't want to, but that he can't!" Uncle Jiu looked up at the starry night, and the outline of the city wall of Sitong Town on the other side could be vaguely seen under the moonlight.

"Why not? I think that Yu Wenyu is strategizing, and he doesn't pay attention to other people at all. It is only a matter of time to calm down the momentary waves. Uncle Jiu, it is a pity that Yu Wenyu has been assassinated. Before he died, he entrusted My peace agreement seems to be a piece of waste paper. Now Yu Wenhu claims that I, Gao Changgong, was the one who assassinated the Northern Zhou Emperor. Once he regains control of the situation in Chang'an in the future, he will definitely not give up coveting my Northern Qi territory. He wants to use revenge. To kill the people of our Qi Kingdom, I think I really failed to achieve more than failed, and the two countries will go to war again, and I don’t know how many border people’s lives will be sacrificed.” Zi Mo was very annoyed.

"Chang Gong, Yu Wenhu originally wanted to win you over, and promised you to be an uncle, but you didn't appreciate it. Yu Wenhu is such an ambitious person. Do you really think that he will withdraw after signing the peace agreement? Coexisting peacefully with me in the Northern Qi Dynasty? It was Yang Jing who asked Gao Yin to formulate the national policy of consolidating the Northern Zhou Dynasty. It was just to buy more time to clear away the obstacles around him. Only you, the heart of fist." Uncle Jiu turned back and smiled Smiling, as if teasing Zimo's innocence, he asked, "I didn't see you for a day, and I thought you had already rode back to Yecheng. What, you have something to do with me?" Gao Zhan turned around and smiled evilly, knowingly asking.

"At this moment, how could I just leave! If Jinyang is attacked by the Zhou army, I will die. Whether it is a local official or the city defenders in Jinyang, they have already been eaten by insects, ants and beetles. It is really imminent, I must be the first to die, and although I think I will be like a mantis in the face of thousands of troops, but it is finally a martyrdom, and it is not aggrieved." Zimo clenched his fists.

"Martyrdom? Hehe, Lord Lanling is so angry, is he going to cancel the debt he owed me again?..." Gao Zhan walked over with a smile and said, "Keep your Fate, you are a place where you are tall and respectful, and you are small and small, with a radius of only a hundred miles, so how difficult is it to force the Zhou army back there?"

"Uncle Jiu has a solution?" Zi Mo asked him.

"The location of Sitong Town is extremely important. It is the throat of Chang'an, but the garrison has never exceeded [-], and Zhou Guo rarely attacks Qi from this direction. Does Chang Gong know why?"

"Sitong Town is just a small town. The soldiers, horses, food, and grass that guard the garrison of ten thousand people are already the limit of Sitong. Most of the Northern Zhou Dynasty here only defends and does not attack. Although it is close to Jinyang, it hardly attacks Jinyang. This is also true. Because of the limited supply in this border town. It is also for this reason that I took the risk to break through from Sitong Town and go straight to Jinyang." Zimo said, but she missed something after all, the dam broke because of an ant's nest, Although there are many Jinyang garrisons, they cannot withstand long-term erosion and corrosion.She attracted a large number of chasing Zhou troops, and Jinyang had a city gate in the sky.

"Because of this, we need to buy some time to reorganize the garrison in Jinyang. It will be beneficial to us in Northern Qi if we delay it for a long time." The robe dances with the wind.

"But with so many Zhou troops gathered in Sitong Town, it is impossible to retreat in a short while."

"They will retreat on their own. Don't worry, Chang Gong. I will be decisive against those corrupt officials today, even the generals. That's why I have such confidence."

"What's the trick of Uncle Jiu? Could it be that someone has already sent someone to sneak into the place and burn their soldiers, horses, food and grass?!" Zi Mo stepped forward and asked.

"Hahaha, Chang Gong seems to have the same heart with me. You are willing to come to me tonight because you want to discuss this matter? If Uncle Ninth and I don't have people to go, you, King Lanling, will plan to take the lead and risk your life risk?"

"Uncle Jiu is really clever, even a little bit of Chang Gong's thoughts can't escape your eyes..." Zi Mo lowered his head and said.

"Gao Changgong, as the dignified king of Lanling, you can do everything by yourself, and even let the prince's personal soldiers escape from Weiyang Palace first while you are in danger. I don't know if you are too arrogant or too ridiculous! You As the master, you can tell your subordinates to protect their own lives first, and you, Gao Changgong, are the only ones in the world who can do such unruly things!"

When Zimo heard this, he was stunned, and hurriedly asked: "Uncle Jiu met my soldiers and Che Yan's guards?" Zimo wondered why there was no trace of Che Yan in Jinyang City. Hearing what Gao Zhan said, he asked anxiously

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"After Che Yan sneaked out of Weiyang Palace in the chaos, he asked someone to report the situation to me. I left Yecheng in a hurry and went to Jinyang to find you. Although I ordered Murong Chong's Red Blood Iron Cavalry to go to Chang'an to pick you up, I still Don’t worry. The guards waiting for the car brought your soldiers and those envoys and civil officials to appear in front of me. I really can’t laugh or cry! Gong, you have lost the message, hearing the guards say that this is still your order, it is really absurd!"

Gao Zhan said angrily, he just never knew what was in Gao Changgong's head, it was always so unbelievable and confusing!

"Uncle Jiu, if there are many people in Weiyang Palace, no matter how many people I bring there, it will not be as many as the Imperial Army of Zhou State, so hundreds of people are no different from Chang Gong alone. Besides, those envoys are all They are elderly civil servants. Chang Gong is not so much trying to protect them. It is better to say that I think they will be a drag on me, so I sent them out of the palace early and made a plan. If Chang Gong can escape from Weiyang Palace, this The Fourteenth Palace of the Northern Zhou Palace is nothing to me. If I can’t get out at that time, I think it would be a waste to sacrifice dozens of my subordinates’ lives! It’s better to let the soldiers live first. After all, in terms of skill, none of them are my opponents, so why drag them to their lives? Chang Gong is such an arrogant and frivolous person, I hope Uncle Jiu will not punish them." Zimo respectfully clasped his fists and walked with Uncle Jiu After a salute, he spoke righteously and seemed arrogant, but in fact, every sentence was to excuse his subordinates.

Gao Zhan frowned and sighed lightly, he knew that Gao Changgong had such a temperament.

"Che Yan and your soldiers neglected their duties and dared to leave you and go back to Jinyang alone. For the sake of pleading for them, the death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be forgiven. I think they are also capable people, So let them take the crime and make meritorious deeds.

"This...you sent them back to the grain and grass barracks of Sitong Shao Zhou army?!" Zimo said in surprise.

"Exactly!"

Xiao Zimo stood beside Uncle Jiu and looked up into the distance.The small town of Sitong was vaguely shadowed, as if it was silent in a dream, and there was no movement at all.

"Is Chang Gong worried?" Uncle Jiu asked.

"No, I believe that Guard Che and his brothers are brave and resourceful. Since they were able to sneak out of Weiyang Palace and leave Chang'an and return to Jinyang safely, they will definitely be able to take on this important task!" Xiao Zimo stopped and looked at the fence. It seems to be waiting for some good news.

Gao Zhan turned his head to look at Zimo, and asked, "Are you so confident?"

"Yes." Zimo replied firmly.

Gao Zhan suddenly took Zimo's hand, and the two of them got closer to each other, and said slowly: "Why is Chang Gong so enthusiastic and sincere to others, but only to me, but he has never done this before? This Che Yan Yes, that Murong Chong is too..." Gao Zhan's tone was ambiguous, there were so many entanglements and resentments in it, his deep eyes flowed like moonlight.

Just as Xiao Zimo was about to say something, the town of Sitong on the opposite bank suddenly burst into flames.

Even though it was a little far away, you could still see the sound of Mingjin's warning and the chaos of people coming and going.

"Uncle Nine, Che Yan and the others have succeeded!" Zi Mo happily said while grabbing Gao Zhan's hand.It is late autumn now, and Sitong Town must have stockpiled food for the winter in the coming spring. Military supplies and grass are the lifeblood of the defenders. Even if there are supplies from Chang'an, it will be a drop in the bucket, and it will not solve the urgent needs of the Sitong garrison at all!As long as the town on the opposite side cannot protect itself, Jinyang will have a chance to breathe!

"Yes, as you said, there are indeed people among your personal soldiers who can be entrusted with important tasks!" Gao Zhan said lightly. But all the feelings came from Zi Mo holding his hand tightly inadvertently.

His ambition can include the sky and the earth, but he is so small that he only wants such a pair of holding hands, if it can reach the end. . . . . .

There was a smile on the corner of Gao Zhan's mouth, as if infinitely moved, but also infinitely sentimental.Gently holding Zimo's hand back, he just wants to stop at this moment, forever.