Chapter 181 One Night (4)
In the middle of the night, the entire Luoyang City was already in tranquility. On a dark and windy night, the military camps on both sides of the Yellow River were waiting for battle. The Northern King held troops on the north bank of the Yellow River and stared at Luoyang. In the past few days, although the two sides of the Yellow River were peaceful, everyone knew that the war was about to begin.
That night, the lights were not turned off in the tent in the Beiwang camp. Beiwang Yang Ru was also waiting for news from Luoyang City all night. If everything went well in Luoyang City, his army could cross the Yellow River at dawn, killing without any obstacles along the way like Luoyang City, entering the street fighting, and capturing Luoyang Palace was like taking objects.
Until the third update, no news came from Luoyang City. Yang Ru couldn't help but feel a little anxious. He had been waiting for so many years, and he was not in a hurry for a while, but he had been waiting for too long. The closer the day was to come, the harder it was to suppress the turmoil in his heart.
The Yellow River Crossing is only twenty miles away from Luoyang City. If there is any news in Luoyang City, the scout will soon send back the news. Although the Beiwang army cannot cross the river, the Beiwang still has a way to obtain information on the south bank of the river, which depends on the intelligence system that Beiwang has operated for many years.
"It will be dawn in less than two hours. If there is no news, you can't cross the river before dawn. If it's dawn... it will be a little trouble." The King of Northern knew very well that although there were many people standing in his camp on the south bank of the Yellow River, these people were also fence-bearers. Once the battle situation was not conducive to him, those fence-bearers may be targeted at him. This is the case with power struggle. Never think that others have a firm stand and be prepared to respond to everything.
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After the third update, the stick that had been knocked on the fourth update was still calm in the guard station. Several people wearing black cloaks and seemingly mysterious stepped into the gate of the guard station.
At the door of the escort, the men in black paused for a moment, as if they had discovered something. But because the people who were greeting had already come out, the men in black did not pause for too long and entered the main hall of the escort office.
Sima Yi greeted several guests with a smile and saluted, "I have seen a few."
At present, a man in black put down his cloak, which was a middle-aged man in his forties. He looked at the young man in front of him with a sharp look, and seemed to have some suspicion.
"Are you Li Xi?" the middle-aged man asked cautiously.
"It's just the next one." Sima Yi smiled, "The things you have explained have been done, please bring them up."
Sima Yi waved his hand and a head was raised. The middle-aged man carefully identified it, and the doubts in his heart were dispelled. The head was from Zhou Che, the chief magistrate of the guard station. However, the middle-aged man did not immediately show his satisfaction. Instead, he pointed to the outside and said, "What happened to the blood at the door?"
Sima Yi smiled on his face, but cursed in his heart. Can anyone smell the night of the dog be so heavy?
"There were a few sedan chairmen outside just now. I was afraid that they would be exposed, so I... killed them together." Sima Yi said. "Don't worry, now the guard station is in control, and the military talismans are there, so you can take over the city defense at any time."
"Yes." The middle-aged man was completely relieved after hearing Sima Yi say this. He lowered his face slightly and looked at the people around Sima Yi. He said, "There is no need to take over the city defense, as the wind is too loud. You just need to take over Beijingmen and welcome the army into the city at any time."
Sima Yigong bowed and said, "Your Excellency is far-sighted, I'm not as good as you can, next..."
"You just follow the rest...but there will be some troubles in the Tingwei Mansion." The middle-aged man said, "Along the way, many officials were patrolling and guarding all the operations. If the Tingwei Mansion reported it, I am afraid that the court would have some doubts."
"Not afraid." Sima Yi smiled, "We also have people in Tingwei Mansion. The joints have been opened. It will be unobstructed along the way."
"Oh?" The middle-aged man was slightly stunned. He didn't expect that the young man in front of him could even open the joints of the Tingwei Mansion. Originally, in the past two years, the replacement of officials in the Tingwei Mansion was so frequent that even the Northern King could not buy them. But a small guard officer could actually open such a critical joint?
Because time is tight, the middle-aged man did not ask in detail. It would not be difficult to take over a city gate, but it was also very troublesome. After taking over the city gate, there are still many follow-up things to do. The most important thing is to spread the news to the north bank of the Yellow River so that the Beiwang Army can cross the river before dawn.
"Walk."
Sima Yi greeted him, and most of the soldiers wearing military uniforms of the guards followed him. The middle-aged man looked at it, but without saying much, he also took the people away.
When Sima and his group left the escort office, another group of people came over while the night was dark. The group came in a hurry and entered directly as soon as they arrived at the door. When they entered, the soldiers left behind the escort saluted one after another.
"Young Master." The person in charge of staying behind was Zhang Xing, the captain of Han Jian's guard, and the person coming was Han Jian.
"Leave?" Han Jian asked, looking at the head on the table.
"Yes. Mr. Sima just took people to Beijingmen." Zhang Xing reported all the previous situation to Han Jian to know. In the previous actions, it was Zhang Xing who was completely responsible for Sima Yi and Lin Zhan. Han Jian was only considered to have appeared at this time.
"Yeah." After listening to the report, Han Jian nodded and expressed his understanding. The most critical guard station in Luoyang City Defense was about to fall into chaos because Zhou Che's death.
Originally, if the Northern King had stolen military talismans from the escort, took over the defense of Beijingmen, and forced the crossing of the Yellow River southward through contact with the lieutenant general of the river defense army on the south bank of the Yellow River. In this way, the entire Luoyang City would be like being unprepared, and the only place where bloody battles might occur was Luoyang Palace.
Han Jian's sudden attack was equivalent to interfering with the implementation of the Northern King's plan. However, Han Jian also knew that what he was doing now was equivalent to treason. Even if the Northern King was finally killed, it is hard to say how the Queen would treat this matter.
"Young Master, is things going too smoothly?" Zhang Xing suddenly said nervously.
Han Jian frowned. He said that the action at night was indeed very smooth. Whether it was the Tingwei Mansion or the escort office, it was much smoother than expected. Originally, Han Jian had not had many staff and needed the help of Mrs. Luo. Now it seems that people who do not need Mrs. Luo can handle the current affairs well.
"What's wrong?" Han Jian closed his eyes and thought for a while. The only uncertain factor now is the mysterious army entering the city. Until now, all the news about this army is unknown.
However, Han Jian was sure that this army was summoned by the Queen to help guard Luoyang City. The number of troops was not large. From the news, it was an excellent cavalry. The Queen was prepared for the changes in the situation in Luoyang City. It was originally a good thing for Han Jian, but Han Jian was afraid that because he had no communication with the Queen and this mysterious army took action that night, the plans of both sides would be disrupted. In this way, the only beneficiary would be the King of Northern.
"No need to worry too much." Han Jian comforted Zhang Xing and asked again, "Are all the people who captured him still there?"
"Yes." Zhang Xing greeted and took all the rebellious generals and soldiers in the guards he had held before, and everyone was wearing a hood. It can be seen that these people had been tortured, so they couldn't even stand steadily. It should be that Zhang Xing and Sima Zhi used to torture confessions in order to get specific news of the connection.
Zhang Xingdao: "Young Master, this time the person who took the lead in plotting against the escort is Li Xi, the guards' officer. Here, the young master will tell you how to deal with it."
The matters that were originally handled were left to the Queen, but now there were not many people, so it would be very troublesome to keep someone behind to guard these rebels.
"Kill." Han Jian said coldly.
"The subordinates know how to do it." Zhang Xing replied, and ordered people to take out all the rebellions they had captured and slaughtered, so that even if the escort office was an unprepared place.
After finishing his work, Han Jian was about to leave with someone, but a signal came from outside. The meaning of this signal was that someone approached the escort office.
"Young Master, could it be those people who came back?" Zhang Xing asked at Han Jian.
"No. There is only one person coming, please return it and make a decision."
Han Jian said, everyone retreated back to the garrison general yamen for the time being. If anything changes, Han Jian would take action as soon as possible. Han Jian was actually worried that the person who had been hiding around him was his beautiful master Fa Yi. Han Jian knew that he could not escape Fa Yi's eyes in anything he did before, but since he had contacted Fa Yi once, Fa Yi seemed to have been sent by the queen to do other things and had not appeared next to Han Jian who was vigilant.
Han Jian thought that if the Dharma also appeared at this time, he really didn't know what to do. Should he capture the beautiful master so that she would not go to inform the queen? If this is true, Han Jian would first consider whether the guards under him had the ability. Even if they had the ability, Han Jian would not be willing to do it. If he captured the beautiful master, it would be difficult to explain to the queen afterwards. If he didn't hold it, the beautiful master would inform the queen, which would also disrupt his plan.
Han Jian felt a little strange in his heart, and he didn't want Fa Yi to come.
There was no movement outside, but in an instant, a slim figure appeared in the Zongya yard. The figure seemed to be looking for something around, because the night was solemn, and Han Jian could not see clearly the appearance of the person coming. However, he only found that the man was holding a sword in his hand, which was very similar to the beauty master's method.
"From all over the world, don't be shocked by the people coming." Han Jian whispered a few instructions to the people behind him, mainly about how to send signals later. Although the escort office is very quiet now, the main hall of the General Office is brightly lit, as if there is someone. Han Jian thought that even if the algorithm comes over, he might not dare to get too close to the main hall of the General Office.
As the guards secretly surrounded Fa Yi from all sides, Fa Yi did not seem to find the upcoming "danger". Han Jian felt something was wrong. If it was true, the martial arts of Fa Yi and the experience of walking in the world would not be noticed?
Now he can't think too much, he can only send a signal to capture the person first.
Han Jian took out a gunpowder quiver in his hand and sent a signal to the sky. As the blue fireworks took off, the figure also turned around and looked over. After a sudden turn, Han Jian finally saw the person's face clearly.
It’s not Fa Yi, but he went to Luoyang with Han Jian. Han Zhao, the ninth concubine of Han Jian, who has been mysterious these days.
"Jiu Niang?" When Han Jian saw that it was Han Zhao, there was no need to hide it anymore. He was afraid that the guards would not know the importance of it, so he injured Han Zhao.
Chapter completed!