Promotion and fortune in Song Dynasty

Two days later.

Early in the morning, when there were only a few sporadic vendors on the street who were busy from dawn to dusk, Lu Ci, who was rarely in military uniform, quietly led the 2000 million soldiers of the Victory Battalion who had been counted beforehand, through the most hidden location, which was only allowed on weekdays. The west gate where vehicles transporting military supplies pass by.

Regarding his itinerary, even the officials in the meeting hall were completely kept in the dark, and they only believed the statement that "Lu Jiedu went to inspect the county under his jurisdiction" to be true.

Only Teng Zongliang, who knew the truth of Xiaoba, was full of uneasiness, tossing and turning on the couch, staring in the direction of the city gate outside the window from time to time in a daze.

For fear of exposing Lu Ci's whereabouts, he always kept in mind his instructions, and he dared not go out to see him off, let alone make a fuss with him, so he had to stay obediently.

Guessing that Lu Ci had already led the people out of the city, Teng Zongliang couldn't help but sighed.

If Lu Ci was accompanied by the experienced Li Chao instead of the two young boys from Wansheng Camp, he would feel a little more at ease.

But with a mere 2000 people and only two useless lieutenants, if they really encountered Xixia's wandering elite trilogy, wouldn't it be like hitting a stone with an egg?

If Lu Ci were to know Teng Zongliang's worries, he would definitely object.

Of course he doesn't know Gao Jixuan well enough, but the famous and loyal Yang Wenguang in the book, even if there is no lack of artistic exaggeration and repairs, he is definitely not a useless young man.

Yang Wenguang was completely unaware of Lu Jiedu's strong confidence in him, so he was nervously watching his surroundings.

It wasn't because he valued his wealth and life, but because he thought that Lu Ci's status was extraordinary, and he couldn't relax even if he fell into the enemy's hands.

Until now, he still couldn't figure out why Lu Jiedu, who had always been prudent, wanted to leave the city on a whim, and only brought such a small number of people with him at the critical moment when the great war could break out at any time.

No matter how secret the itinerary is, there is a possibility of leaks, and if they really encounter the Xixia army, whether they can protect Lu Ci is really a mystery.

Lu Ci took out Xiao Sinan from his arms, and after confirming the direction, he ordered seemingly casually: "Okay, let's go in the direction of Ganzhou first."

Gao Jixuan, who hadn't been out of the city for a long time and was happily taking the opportunity to look around, was taken aback when he heard the words, and said with an indescribable expression: "Ganzhou?"

Also on the north side of the Qilian Mountains, Ganzhou is not far from Suzhou, where Li Yuanhao led the army to conquer and was determined to win. No matter how you look at it... it is not a place that has nothing to do with safety.

"Just heading in that direction, not really going to Ganzhou, don't worry." Lu Ci stopped talking and said relaxedly: "Let's go."

Yang Wenguang muttered his lips a few times, remembering the difference in status and the strict military law, he didn't question or persuade, but silently rectified the army, and quickly rushed up, placing Lu Ci safely in the middle. The safest location.

Even Yang Wenguang and Gao Jixuan, who were appointed as deputy generals by Lu Ci, knew nothing about the destination or the pictures of Jiedu's trip.

They are used to having a clear goal, and they are rarely so dazed when they just need to follow Jiedu's temporary instructions without thinking, especially when Lu Ci led them to march towards Ganzhou for a day. Outside of the Khitan caravan traveling from Xixia to the Song Dynasty, a small village that was very dilapidated when passing by was demolished.

It's so leisurely and leisurely, just like traveling.

The soldiers looked serious, but they were all at a loss in their hearts.

...What exactly is this doing?

As soon as night fell, Lu Ci ordered to camp on the spot, eat and rest, and set off again tomorrow morning.

After the soldiers responded in unison, they set up camp and started fires in an orderly manner under the leadership of their respective officers.

Lu Ci looked at Yang Gao and Yang Gao who were full of question marks, but they dared not speak, and nodded with a smile: "Follow me."

The two followed without hesitation.

When he came to the clean and spacious main camp that was neatly tidied up, Lu Ci graciously sat down on the simple cushion and made a gesture: "There are no outsiders here, so there is no need to be particular about it." Alright, let’s sit down as you please, as close as possible.”

When Yang Wenguang was still a little hesitant, Gao Jixuan, who was full of questions, cheered, and sat down next to Lu Ci unobtrusively, jokingly said: "Brother Di is away, the next official may be considered to be in this feng shui treasure land." Sit down for a while."

What time is it, and some unscrupulous jokes.

The corner of Yang Wenguang's mouth twitched, and he sat down helplessly, reminding him in a low voice, "Don't talk nonsense before the festival."

"It's okay."

The reason why Lu Ci chose these two people as lieutenants for this trip was firstly because he believed in their abilities, secondly because their sudden departure would not cause a big impact like Li Chao and other heavy generals, and thirdly because It is thinking that Di Qing has a close relationship with the two of them, which can be used for him to "see people and think about others".

He smiled and said, "I've been running all day, I'm afraid you're all confused?"

Yang Wenguang and Gao Jixuan looked at each other, and nodded frankly: "Although we know that Jiedu will be successful, but we don't know the way forward, so we will inevitably feel a little restless."

"This is human nature." Lu Ci smiled: "It's a pity that I have to make such a bad plan to confuse the army. I can only ask for your understanding."

"Careful work?!"

This time, they were all soldiers from the Wansheng Battalion!

The two were startled, stared at each other, subconsciously got up together, and asked: "Dare to ask Jiedu, what is the detailed work...?"

"If I know the exact name, why bother?" Lu Ciyun said lightly, "This matter is very secret, I only tell you two to know - just yesterday, the guards captured three suspicious-looking people, All that was found on him were secret reports about my general leading troops out of the city today."

The three people who were captured on the spot knew that they would be tortured and had no way out, so they committed suicide immediately by swallowing poison.

It is conceivable that apart from those three people, there are very likely other secret operations, and they have brought news and went out of the city to report the news.

Yang Wenguang frowned and didn't say a word, but Gao Jixuan was dumbfounded, and subconsciously said: "The news has been leaked... Then why didn't Jiedu change his plan and come out of the city anyway?"

Lu Ci asked instead: "Shunju might as well think about it, what would Li Yuanhao think when he learned that Xi Zuo was arrested and the news was exposed?"

——Of course Li Yuanhao would also think that Lu Ci would give up traveling to avoid being caught.

Yang Wenguang vaguely caught something, and suddenly looked at the smiling Lu Ci, and said softly: "The Jiedu march seems to be aimless, but it is actually a plan to set up a suspicious formation, and use your voice to attack the west?"

Lu Ci stroked his palm lightly, and simply admitted: "Not bad."

Li Yuanhao is scheming, keen and cunning, suspicious and cruel. If he leads the troops out with great fanfare, but he will not be able to win the trust of the other party, he will definitely suspect that he has another purpose, and he will not be able to divert the eyes of Xixia buried in the city of Qinzhou.

Only his way of playing tricks, pretending to be false, and hiding and hiding can make the proud Li Yuanhao fall into a psychological trap, believing that he must have a conspiracy, and then send someone to watch him.

He went out through the secret west gate, with only [-] soldiers and horses. The marching route was uncertain, but it was the "Ming" in his plan; Going out of the north city gate, staying in large and small teahouses outside the city, and waiting for a few days to join the army, Zhu said that it is "dark".

What he wants to achieve is to pretend to be sneaky and attract the attention of Xixia Xizuo, thus ignoring the "caravan" led by Zhu Shuo who is in a completely different direction from him, and delaying enough time for the city to be built.

The spy who has been dormant in the Wansheng camp for a long time will firmly believe in this, and in order to successfully ambush Lu Ci, a major problem in Xixia, he will not hesitate to risk exposure and try his best to deliver the news... It is a surprise beyond his calculations. .

Yang Wenguang was speechless for a moment.

After a day of incomprehension and suspicion, the truth suddenly came to light. He was so shocked by Lu Jiedu's thoughts that he was speechless, and at the same time, he felt extremely ashamed and embarrassed by the appearance of a Xixia spy among his comrades who lived with him day and night. disgust.

Gao Jixuan was also overwhelmed by the response, he was speechless for a while, and after a long time he murmured in disbelief: "How is this possible?"

Not to mention all those who can enter the Wansheng camp, most of them are dudes in the middle of the capital who are "everyone shouts and beats".

The soldiers of the Wansheng Battalion were so difficult to lead at first, which caused Li Chao a headache at that time. It was also because of the extraordinary family background and extreme temper that he didn't buy such a young border officer.

Since he was born in the general family and was a yamen, no matter how bad he was, the blood and loyalty in his bones were still engraved on these 'dandies' who were laughing and joking.

Seeing that all the hardships of the past few years have been borne, and the radical changes have made many Jingzhong family members who are still secretly concerned about their situation also feel relieved.

Why did such a bedbug emerge from the gutter at this critical juncture?

Lu Ci smiled and said: "Everyone has his own ambitions, so don't worry about it. But you, please don't make such a horrible look that you want to pick out every suspect and beat them up, and then tear them apart. It’s a waste of my intentions to call you here to tell the truth frankly.”

As soon as these words came out, Gao Yang and Yang, who were looking at each other, succeeded in making the two of them laugh, and the murderous aura on their bodies also dissipated a bit.

Because Li Yuanhao's army was stationed outside the city of Suzhou, which was far away from Qinzhou, even if the secret agent hidden in the Wansheng Camp sent the news in time, the two secret reports before departure and after the army's departure followed one after another. When they arrived at the generals Ji Qianming and Li Yuanhao who were stationed in the capital of Lingzhou, Lu Ci had already been wandering outside for three full days.

When Ji Qianming learned that it was Lu Ci who made the moth, he didn't dare to make his own claim, but hurriedly sent someone to hurry up and ask Li Yuanhao for instructions.

What the Xixia generals knew was that even though there had never been a direct confrontation, their lord had indeed been indirectly planted in the hands of the cunning Song official.

Not to mention that in the usual small confrontations on the border, Xixia did not suffer a big loss, but there were many small losses that were aggrieved.

This led to Li Yuanhao's contradictory attitude of being jealous and disgusted with Lu Ci, but unwilling to show this vigilance.

Li Yuanhao soon received these three urgent reports.

What he is most concerned about at this time is naturally the battle situation in Suzhou. He needs to win this city earlier so that he can show his strength, form an alliance with Khitan, and then fight the Song Dynasty decisively.

Seeing that Lu Ci only brought two thousand soldiers and horses, and they were all the notorious dandies from the Wansheng Camp, it really couldn't compare with Suzhou's.

With such a small number of people, and then using tricks, how much trouble can be turned up?

He stopped paying attention, and only replied with a few simple words - "Keep an eye on it, adapt to the situation."

When Ji Qianming received the handbook, his head ached.

It's easy to keep an eye on it, adapt to the situation... but it's tricky.