Dafeng Night Watchman

Chapter 694 - 694 Who is the Gatekeeper?

The Gu tribe flying cavalry carrying the Dafeng flag... The clerks and staff in the hall were a little confused, and for a moment they could not connect the "Dafeng military flag" with the "Gu tribe".

Hmm? Flying cavalry?

The next moment, everyone caught the key point and looked at Yang Gong in unison.

"Clear the weapons and let him in."

Yang Gong pondered for a moment and said slowly.

The clerk took the order and left. A quarter of an hour later, the guards of the Provincial Administration Office brought two people into the hall.

Yang Gong, Li Mubai and the staff looked at the newcomers with scrutiny.

The one on the left was a southern Xinjiang man with a dark complexion, light blue eyes, and naturally curly hair. The clothes he wore and his explosive muscles made him look wild.

But those light blue eyes contained the light of wisdom.

It is indeed a heart Gu Master... As the highest governor of a state, Yang Gong maintained his solemn dignity and cast his eyes on the soldiers around Tamo.

Xu Erlang's deputy general. .

Gu Qi immediately understood the questioning look of the governor, clasped his fists and bowed:

"I am Gu Qi, the deputy general of Lord Xu Xinnian."

After a pause, seeing Yang Gong nod, he continued:

"This is Tamo of the Heart Gu Department of the Gu Clan, the commander of the Flying Beast Army, and the reinforcements invited by Xu Yinluo."

Li Mubai and his staff swore that this sentence was the most pleasant and beautiful voice they had heard in the past ten days.

When did Xu Yinluo go to the Nanjiang Gu Clan again? And he also invited the Flying Beast Army of the Gu Clan?

In addition, how many Flying Beast Army are there, where are they, and what is their combat capability? They had a series of questions to ask, but before Yang Gong spoke, everyone restrained their impulse well.

But his heart was quietly burning.

.......Yang Gong straightened his back slightly, staring at Gu Qi:

"Why did the flying beast army of the Gu tribe come with you?"

He asked the doubts in the minds of the staff.

Gu Qi said:

"The warriors of the Heart Gu tribe came to Songshan County to rescue according to the order of Xu Yinluo and helped the defenders to repel the enemy."

While speaking, he took out a letter from his arms:

"I have the handwritten letter of Lord Xu as proof."

The clerk took the handwritten letter and handed it to Yang Gong respectfully. Yang Gong unfolded it and read it, and nodded to the staff who looked at him straight.

Songshan County was saved......

Another good word that made people feel flattered. The staff were surprised and looked at each other, conveying excitement and joy.

At this time, Tamo took out a handwritten letter from his bosom and said:

"This is Xu Yinluo's handwritten letter. I asked him to hand it over to Yang Buzhengshi after I arrived in Qingzhou."

This time, Yang Gong raised his hand directly, took the handwritten letter from a distance, and unfolded it impatiently.

Unlike Xu Xinnian's handwriting, which was neat and elegant, Xu Ningyan's handwriting was distorted and ugly, and the font seemed to be forcibly pieced together by strokes.

That's right, it was Ningyan's handwriting... Yang Gong believed it at once and had no doubts.

It's not that no one can imitate Xu Ningyan's handwriting, but Xu Ningyan's calligraphy is extremely rare. In today's Jiuzhou, except for Yunlu Academy and Xu Mansion in the capital, Xu Ningyan's handwriting is almost invisible.

Xu Ningyan is a person who cares about his reputation, so he cherishes his calligraphy very much and will never circulate it.

So even if someone wants to imitate it, there is no sample to provide.

Yang Gong looked down. The first half was Xu Ningyan telling how he argued with scholars in southern Xinjiang, convinced the Gu tribe with his unparalleled eloquence, and influenced the Gu tribe with his noble sentiments, finally making the Gu tribe put aside their past grudges and send troops north to support Dafeng.

Yang Gong thought that his eloquence might be there, but his sentiments were questionable.

Further down, it was the number of troops sent by each tribe.

"Five hundred flying beast cavalry of the Heart Gu tribe..."

When Yang Gong saw the first line, he was stunned.

He suspected that Xu Ningyan had written it wrong. You know, in the Battle of Shanhaiguan, the number of flying beast troops in Dafeng was only 1,500.

After the Battle of Shanhaiguan, within a few years, the court disbanded half of the flying beast camp and sold a large number of red-tailed eagles.

Why? Because they couldn't afford it.

If the heavy cavalry eats silver, then the flying beast army eats gold.

What is the concept of five hundred flying beast troops? I'm afraid it accounts for half of the number of flying beasts in the Heart Gu Tribe.

Continuing to look down, there are 400 warriors in the Power Gu Tribe; 600 corpse controllers in the Corpse Gu Tribe; 800 elite soldiers in the Shadow Tribe. If we add 500 flying beasts...

Yang Gong's heart sank, and he was surprised and worried. The surprise was because these elite warriors of the Gu Tribe could undoubtedly alleviate the current decline of the Qingzhou Army.

The worry was because the Gu Tribe gave too much, and the goal must be great. Yang Buzhengshi was worried that Xu Qi'an would make a promise that the court could not accept.

He frowned and looked at the end of the handwriting, which was Xu Ningyan's promise to the Gu Tribe.

This... Yang Gong suspected that Xu Ningyan had written it wrong again.

Just now, he felt that the number of flying beasts was too large, but now he felt that the price was too small.

Too cheap......

Yang Gong's back became straighter and straighter unconsciously. He still maintained his dignity and rigidity, but his eyes had become particularly bright.

He calmly put away the letter and stared at Tamo:

"Has the leader of the Heart Gu Department read the contents of the letter?"

Tamo didn't understand why he asked this question. After thinking about it, he understood and nodded calmly:

"Don't worry, Yang Buzheng, the contents of the letter are accurate."

The IQ of Heart Gu Masters is generally above the standard, which is why Xu Qian'an handed the letter to them.

If it were the Power Gu Department, they would probably respond like this:

"How do I know!"

Or just say: "I am the same!"

Tamo continued:

"I hope Yang Buzheng will write to the court as soon as possible to confirm this matter."

Yang Gong nodded:

"I understand that Commander Tamo has come from afar and is tired from the journey. I will arrange for you to go down and rest first, and then I will have a good banquet for the commander in the evening."

After having Tamo taken away to arrange a residence, Yang Gong slowly exhaled and cast his eyes on the staff at the table.

And these staff members who are proficient in various fields and well-read in poetry and books have been impatient for a long time.

"What does Ning Yan's handwriting say? How many flying beast troops are there?"

Li Mubai asked on behalf of everyone.

Yang Gong smiled: "Five hundred."

"Five hundred?!"

Screams sounded at the table, and the busy clerks in the distance also stopped their work and looked over in astonishment.

"Let me see."

Li Mubai stretched out his hand and said in a deep voice: "Come!"

The letter in Yang Gong's hand suddenly disappeared and appeared in Li Mubai's hand. He unfolded the letter and read it. As he read it, his breathing became a little hurried, and the hand holding the letter also trembled slightly a few times, but soon calmed down.

The letter was circulated among the staff members, and pairs of hands holding the letter were trembling, and faces showed excited and excited expressions.

The arrival of the Gu tribe elite was like a timely rain for Qingzhou at this time.

It irrigated the dry battlefield all over the ground.

"Just for these costs, so many elite Gu tribe members were invited. Xu Yinluo's noble sentiments can even move the Gu tribe members."

An aide stroked his beard and admired.

Innocent... Li Mubai and Yang Gong glanced at him, and the latter said slowly:

"Perhaps there are costs that we don't know about, which Ning Yan paid for himself."

The atmosphere at the table eased, and the aides sighed and laughed:

"I don't know when Xu Yinluo can finish dealing with the affairs of Southern Xinjiang. If he can come to Qingzhou, the rebels will be destroyed."

"Although he is not on the battlefield, he still cares about Qingzhou, right?"

Speaking of the warrior whose reputation is at its peak, even if all the people present are scholars, they only have respect in their hearts. You know, scholars look down on vulgar warriors the most.

"Looking back now, we still have to thank Duke Wei. He allowed the pillar of Dafeng to continue proudly and did not collapse because of his sacrifice."

Dafeng lost Wei Yuan, but gained Xu Qian'an, and the inheritance is still immortal.

Li Mubai frowned and snorted:

"Ning Yan is indeed my student. He is a master of the art of alliances and alliances. My years of teaching are not in vain."

Xu Ningyuan is his nominal student.

Yang Gong looked at his classmate expressionlessly and said lightly:

"Yes, I am very satisfied with Xu Ningyan. He has never let me down for all the years of teaching."

The two great scholars of Yunlu Academy looked at each other, and there seemed to be electric sparks in the air.

........

Two days later, ten miles away from Wan County, Yunzhou Army Base Camp.

Eight giant birds as red as fire flew from the sky, flew over the tents, and landed on the northwest side of the military camp.

At this time, Qi Guangbo was conducting a sand table simulation with his advisers and generals of each camp.

"With our military strength, if we forcefully attack Wan County, we can take it within ten days. However, there is a great scholar Zhang Shen in Wan County, who specializes in military tactics and should not be underestimated. If we forcefully attack, I am afraid that our elite troops will be damaged."

Ge Wenxuan analyzed while looking at the sand table.

Seeing that the generals of the various camps around him frowned and did not take it seriously, he said in a deep voice:

"As I said before, the most important thing to attack Qingzhou is stability, not speed. The faster we fight, the faster the elite troops will be damaged. We cannot reach the capital when there are only a few elite troops left.

"So the best way to deal with Wan County is to surround it without attacking and slowly wear it out. If the Qingzhou army comes to support, we will eat them. Eat as many as they come."

A square-faced general shook his head:

"The premise of cutting meat with a blunt knife is that Songshan County can be taken. Only by eating Songshan County and Dongling can we force the Qingzhou army to do its best to stabilize Wan County.

"Otherwise, they can use Songshan County as a base, send troops to join the Dongling garrison, and eat up Ji Xuan's troops. In this case, Wan County will become a stubborn stone that drags down our main force."

Qi Guangbo, the commander of the three armies, finally spoke:

"Did Zhuo Haoran send back any intelligence?"

A few days ago, Zhuo Haoran sent back an urgent report that the 6,000 elite troops he led encountered the garrison in Songshan County and asked for reinforcements.

Qi Guangbo sent 40 cavalry Suzaku troops to help as quickly as possible.

In theory, Songshan County should have been taken.

"This Xu Xinnian surprised this general. Although Zhuo Haoran is not good at attacking cities, his 6,000 elite soldiers are brave and good at fighting. It is not easy for a young man of his youth to achieve this."

Qi Guangbo smiled and said, "He is a talented general."

As he was talking, the sound of running footsteps stopped outside the military tent. Qi Guangbo looked outside the open tent and saw a soldier approaching from afar, saying:

"What's the matter?"

The soldier who reported loudly said:

"The Suzaku Army has returned to the barracks and brought back information. The 6,000 elite soldiers who went to Songshan County were wiped out. Zhuo Haoran fled and his whereabouts are unknown. The Suzaku Army had 40 riders, but only 8 riders returned."

While speaking, he put the intelligence book on the ground.

In the military tent, the faces of the generals changed.

Qi Guangbo narrowed his eyes, his expression became a little solemn, he strode over, took the intelligence book from the soldier's hand, and unfolded it

"General?"

Ge Wenxuan shouted in a low voice.

Qi Guangbo handed over the information in his hand without any expression.

After reading it, Ge Wenxuan fell silent.

The information was circulated among the generals of each camp. In the silence, someone finally couldn't help but gritted his teeth and said:

"The Gu tribe has formed an alliance with Dafeng."

After Ge Wenxuan returned to the barracks a while ago and told everyone that the alliance with the Gu tribe had failed, the high-level officials of the Yunzhou Army had a vague bad premonition in their hearts.

All the generals looked at Qi Guangbo.

The highest commander of the Yunzhou Army was silent for a long time, and snorted:

"Interesting."

When he first joined the army, he said these two words. When he and Xu Pingfeng were playing the sand table, he still said these two words.

.......

Dongling, the south gate collapsed into ruins.

At first, the Dafeng defenders and the Yunzhou Army fought in the city, and the flames of war burned every inch of land in the city.

After six days of street fighting, the population in the city was reduced by half.

Some people escaped from Dongling, some were forcibly conscripted by Yunzhou Army or Dafeng Army, and some died in the war.

Then, the Dafeng garrison withdrew from Dongling and fought a field battle with Yunzhou Army.

The war in the city subsided, but the looting of Yunzhou Army followed, and the money and beautiful women in the people's homes were all robbed.

In a well-preserved courtyard, Xu Pingfeng coughed with a pale face, and blood oozed from his palms.

The Bodhisattva of the Kalo Tree sat cross-legged on the futon, and the temperature in the courtyard was as hot as midsummer because of his presence.

"I haven't been injured so badly in many years, and the teacher is still the teacher."

Despite the serious injury, Xu Pingfeng had a smile in his eyes.

He immediately glanced at Jialuo Shu: "But even the teacher couldn't hurt you seriously."

Jialuo Shu closed his eyes and meditated, saying lightly:

"The first generation of supervisors didn't hurt me back then. Except for the destruction of the Wan Yao Kingdom, I almost died at the hands of Shen Shu. I haven't been injured for five hundred years.

"The Gu tribe seems to have joined the war."

Xu Pingfeng shook his head indifferently:

"It's all a small matter. The alliance with the Gu tribe is just a cover. The purpose is to send the incarnation of the White Emperor to see the Gu God. As for my eldest son, let him jump around. When he is promoted to the Hedao, he will be qualified to be my opponent.

"Alas, after so many years, I finally solved a confusion in my heart."

Jialuo Shu opened his eyes and stared at him:

"What's the matter."

Xu Pingfeng smiled and said, "I probably know who the gatekeeper is."