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Chapter 299 The Silence of the Lambs

Wu Zetian also looked at Mo Hegan.

Wu Zetian has never been involved in this case. After all, it is just a case of missing a concubine and a few-year-old child, so there is no need to make a fuss about it.But because of Wang Hua, she had paid attention to it.This case is very strange, and the degree of confusion is no less than this sudden change of mind of Mo Chuai.

To be precise, Wang Hua hadn't returned from Youxue at the time, and no one expected him to make a fortune in the future, that is, he could pass the Jinshi exam, and no one expected that he would be so favored by him, and he would stand out soon.The Turkic people must have nothing to do with this case, because at that time no one thought that Wang Hua would choose a general.

My two unfilial sons must have nothing to do with it. At that time, they wouldn't even care about Wang Hua himself, let alone the two weak women.The seven surnames, at that time Wang Hua did not provoke the seven surnames, only had some grievances with the Wang family and the Zheng family.But the Wang family benefited and kept silent.The Zheng family should have benefited at that time.

Also, the chosen object was wrong. A concubine and a concubine's young daughter had the lowest status in the royal family.What kind of person instigated that Lizheng's son, and these two living people, according to some information she got, after the concubine arrived at the Wang's house, she basically lived in a simple place, even if she wanted to kidnap her, she would not easy.

Mo Hegan said: "We don't know the specific situation, we only know that Lingmei is still alive, but she is not in the Central Plains of your Tang Dynasty, but on an island in the South China Sea. knew."

Finally got the news, but Wang Hua was stunned and even more disappointed.

The islands in the South China Sea now refer to all the islands south of Hainan Island. In Indonesia, there are more than 1 islands. How to find them?Even if you get the exact address, it is not easy to find it. In large islands like Sumatra, Kaliman Island, Luzon Island, and Java Island, there is no way to find a person's whereabouts.Even the small islands are not good, the original ecology is good now, where the tropical forests on the islands are dense, and there are many animals and plants that can kill people.

The most important point is that the islands in the South China Sea are inhabited, but apart from the Strait of Malacca, which has gained some civilization due to navigation, other places can be said to be the existence of a group of monkeys.Or the country established by the bearded man's descendants has some civilization inheritance.But what grievances they have with themselves, not only with themselves, but also with Tang Chao.The Tang Dynasty did not pay much attention to navigation at all, or they had ambitions. First, they were not qualified to participate in this game. Only Turkic people, Tubo people, and distant cannibals were qualified. The Mohe people are just playing an important role in the middle, and they are still not qualified to be the protagonist.Besides, they just wanted to get involved, so there was no need to attack the two weak girls of their own family.

He even thought about the possibility that Wang Shen and Zhang Zhi's family fled to Nanyang, and then created a Great Xia Kingdom.If this statement can be established, it is possible.Because Dai'er had lived with Zhang Zhi for so many years, and she had some feelings for her. Now that Zhang Zhi has gained power, he will definitely send someone to pick her up, but Dai'er will also take her own daughter away.But they were still fugitive prisoners in the Tang Dynasty, so it was difficult for them to come forward, so Hao Pengfei paid a lot of money to persuade Dai'er.So the two big living people left Qingshangou quietly.

The motives and reasons for the case are all established, but it is even more absurd, not to mention that the two of them are fugitive prisoners, like bereaved dogs.It's just how many skills I have mastered, and then I have worked hard to practice literature and martial arts, and I have won the favor of Wu Zetian and my mentor Di Renjie, but now I dare not officially send a fleet to the South China Sea.One is insufficient financial resources, the other is insufficient technology, and the third is insufficient manpower.Can they form a country?
Although it is a group of monkeys, this group of monkeys is also a group of ferocious monkeys, who can kill people with arrows made of bamboo and spears made of wood, and even eat living people.It is even more impossible for them to form a country.Even if Xue Rengui went there in person, with his force, he could not establish a country so quickly.

What is the truth?
Wang Hua looked up, puzzled.

Suddenly a bodyguard rushed over on a horse, got off the horse in front of Wu Zetian, lay down on the ground and said: "Report to the Holy Majesty, Supervisor Zhang Chen asked the Holy Majesty to go to the county office of Jingzhao Prefecture immediately, something important has happened."

"what's up?"

"I don't know, but Supervisor Zhang Chen has instructed that, except for Wang Zhongying, other officials are not allowed to go unless they are prime ministers."

"I will go immediately," Wu Zetian suddenly thought of something and said.

Che Jia immediately left Da Ci'en Temple, and Wang Hua also left Mo Hegan to go together, but he vaguely felt that something worse was happening.

When they arrived at the county government office, there was a corpse of an eunuch on the ground. Zhang Yizhi paced back and forth with a gloomy expression, and several officials stood there in panic, not knowing what to do.That Ye Hun was sitting on a chair, looking at Zhang Yizhi in confusion, and then at the corpse on the ground.

Several people walked in.

Zhang Yizhi immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, something is wrong."

"What's the matter? Play it slowly."

"Report to Your Majesty, did the Scarlet Camp of Wang Zhongying send two armies pretending to be Turks and Mohe to the area around Qingshan and Julun Lake a few months ago, to stir up conflicts between Tuqishi, Mohe and Turks?"

"Yes," Wu Zetian's face darkened.Zhang Yizhi didn't know about it, but now that he knew it, he must have gotten it from Ye Hun.

Zhang Yizhi said: "Then the big thing is not good, I'd better let this Ye Tutun talk."

"Ye Tutun, please report to me if you have any news, I will not let you down."

Ye Qing finally breathed a sigh of relief.Seeing that scene just now, he didn't know if Zhang Yizhi really came to kill him, so he didn't even ask for glory and wealth, and quickly told the truth.Now Zhang Yizhi just wants to kill people, unless these officials and government servants are killed together.That is impossible.

Now with Lao Wu's guarantee, his life is saved, and it is possible that he will actually be able to get some official positions after the Tang Dynasty.But when he thought of his wife and children far away in the north, his heart felt sad again.

At the end of September, Daqingshan was very cold. The huge mountain range winding northward reached the junction of Jianhe (Yenisei River) and Afu River, and began to turn to the northeast. From here is the place called Xiaoqingshan by the Turks.

Xiao Song rode a horse and stood on the top of a slope, looking at the clear water of the Jianhe River in the valley, turned around to look at the generals, and asked, "Where should we go?"

Zhang Yunsheng lowered his head and cursed, "Damn it."

He has been following Wang Hua since the First Battle of Fanzheng, and now he has been promoted to captain because of his meritorious service. It is because he is illiterate, otherwise the promotion would be even higher.But he has fought countless bloody and tough battles, but he has never fought such a useless battle, where he was chased like a bereaved dog.

Zhang Xiaosong glanced at him, and then interjected: "The current situation is very bad, further north is the territory of the Kirghiz people. Although this race has a small population, the Bonemen are brave and good at fighting. Our Blood Camp is now The division of the tired army is difficult to be an opponent, and there are still several lines of pursuers chasing us. Or take advantage of the cover of Xiaoqingshan, go east, insert from the junction of the Uighurs and the Dubo people, and go south, or pass through the Turks People's territory."

Having said that, he shook his head.Apparently the idea didn't work out yet.

Xiao Song's face was serious, and he couldn't help turning his head to look at the west. The only remaining road was to go west, go west, go straight to the Aral Sea, and then go east along the Yaoshashui (Dyr Darya River) all the way to the Cong Ridge, bypassing Tuqishi's territory, turned to Longyou.There is an advantage, because in the past, this was the area of ​​the Mengchi Duhufu in the Tang Dynasty, and the farthest place was the Dead Sea, so there are still topographic maps in the Tang Dynasty.Coupled with the fact that they have a compass in their hands and will not lose their way, it is a safe path.

But this is also not a good choice. The detour this time has a distance of thousands of miles. There are no people in many places, and the supply will become a serious problem. It will soon enter October. The cold weather in the northwest will bring a large number of soldiers frostbite.There are also many places that are forests, Gobi, or even boundless deserts, where even the compass may lose its effect.Turning south again, there is a possibility of entanglement with the expanding big cannibal again. If there is a conflict, this time they will go back safely and recruit this powerful enemy for Da Zhou, and the consequences can also be imagined.

After thinking for a long time, Xiao Song said, "Take a count of the number of people."

In a short while, the number of people was counted, and now there are less than 600 people left, which is not a serious loss. The enemy is chasing too hard. The main reason is that everyone was unexpected, and there was a serious mistake for the first time. , was surrounded by Tuqi Shi and Turkic people on both sides. Fortunately, Xiao Song reacted quickly and fled to the north with his people, otherwise the whole army might be wiped out.But that was the time when the soldiers lost the most.

Xiao Song ordered: "Set camp."

As the sun began to set, the soldiers set up camp and cooked.

Xiao Song called several generals over, spread the map on the ground, and said, "We have only one way out, to the west."

As he spoke, he drew a route on the marching map with a charcoal pencil.

Zhang Xiaosong said: "It's so far away."

Wang Junchuo growled, "General Xiao Ying, why don't we fight together? Kill one to save money, and kill two to earn one. Don't forget our number, but Bloody Camp, this way west, although there are no enemies, brother They could lose half."

As he said that, he stretched out his hand. In the evening, the northwest wind became stronger, and two melty snowflakes fell down. Wang Junchuo caught a snowflake with his hand and said, "Look, the snow has already fallen. The weather will be colder in the future. "

Xiao Song silently looked at the bonfire rising not far away, and said: "Because it is a blood camp, I have to do this. Have you ever thought that when our Da Zhou army fought against the Turkic people, the army with more victories and fewer losses? There are several."

Zhang Yunsheng said proudly: "There is only one in our blood battalion."

"That's right. For this operation, the Blood Camp has almost pulled out all the main force. If our entire army is wiped out, it is true that the brothers are desperate and have enjoyed fighting with Fanzi, but the entire army will also be wiped out. The number of the Blood Camp It may be completely cancelled. It is re-established, but also because our morale is not high. This is the most important thing. The existence of the blood battalion is not only the blood battalion itself, but also inspires other armies."

Speaking of this, he pointed to Dongfang and said, "We still have a choice of survival, but you have thought about Wang Yingjiang and them."

At this time, Wang Jun and his men were in a dense forest. In order not to reveal their whereabouts, they didn't even dare to light a bonfire.Wang Jun asked in a hoarse voice: "Li Yingwei, how many brothers are left?"

This is also a tradition of the blood camp, not called subordinates, not soldiers, but brothers.

Li Kailuo wiped the blood on his face, and said, "There are only one thousand and one hundred people left."

Unlike Xiao Song who voluntarily backed down and preserved his strength, Wang Jun took advantage of his vision to actively look for fighter opportunities, trying to break through the encirclement set up by the Turks and Mohe people several times.However, after six arduous struggles, they were still unsuccessful, but instead caused extremely heavy casualties.In the end, in desperation, he fled all the way north, reaching the place where the Shiwei people lived in the upper reaches of the Wangjian River (Heilongjiang).Only then did they get rid of the pursuers.

But it also leads itself to a dead end.

If you go further east, just pay attention, if you don't conflict with the Shiwei people, where can you escape?the sea!Is it possible that there is no conflict?In order to supply, conflict is bound to exist.Or go north, dare to go?Further north, there are desolate and uninhabited places. Where does the supply come from?The same goes west.Guan Jian didn't wait for them, and the cold came down immediately. The day was not completely dark yet, the northwest wind was blowing like howling ghosts and wolves, and then the tears flowed down, turned into thick frost flowers, and spread on the branches , on the grass, on the armor of the soldiers.

Wang Jun called all the generals together and asked, "What should we do?"

Wang Hua once had a conversation with him. Regarding Wang Jun's evaluation, Wang Hua said a word, dare to fight and dare to kill, so it is either a big victory or a big defeat.For accidents along the way, Wang Hua brought in Li Kailuo, Wu Keli, Xue Song, Guo Qianguan and Zhang Shougui.In addition, Kong Heizi was asked to find a group of soldiers familiar with Saibei in Youzhou to fill them in and assist them.

But an accident happened, they just implemented Wang Hua's plan. Within a week, countless Turks and Mohe people began to surround them.Despite having the advantage of eyes, the enemy was too strong, not only failed to break through the encirclement, but also caused extremely heavy casualties.

How to do?So far no one has been able to answer.If the time was earlier, it would be June and July, and there would be more time to make some preparations without the pressure of severe cold.But now the cold winter is coming soon.Except for some furs snatched from the nomads, the soldiers lacked clothing and quilts to keep out the cold.As long as another month passes, there is no need to fight, and the severe cold in the north will immediately freeze all soldiers to death in the north.

Guo Qianguan looked at the map and said, "Why don't we fight together."

"How to fight?" Wang Jun said with wide-eyed eyes.

"General Wang Ying, it seems that the news that we have come to Saibei this time has been leaked."

Several people nodded.Because of their good camouflage, they even went out of the customs. The local officials of the Tang Dynasty and the soldiers guarding the customs did not find any clues.But as soon as they arrived outside the Great Wall and started to act, the enemies on both sides immediately knew of their actions and responded. There was only one possibility, that someone in the DPRK and China betrayed the plan to the Turks.

Thinking of this, everyone felt cold in their hearts.

"If I'm not wrong, the Turkic people also sent out an army to intercept Xiaoying. We are desperate now, or turn west to Xiaohai, and then go all the way south, heading straight for the Turkic tooth tent, or die , but also to die vigorously."

"It's exactly what I want." Wang Jun said.

"That's not the case," Zhang Shougui shook his head: "Although Wang Zhongying set up a blood camp, the slogan is that you can't enter if you want to die. But Wang Zhongying and I have talked about this issue before. Wang Zhongying just said one sentence and put it to death. And the young people don't really want us to die."

"But we want to live, how can we live?"

Zhang Shougui looked at the marching map and said, "Let me go to the Bugu tribe. You must cooperate with me."

The Pugu Department is also called the Pugu Department, located in the east of Duolan (Ge).There are [-] accounts (nomads live by water and grass, and each household lives in a tent, so the number of households is calculated according to the account), and there are more than [-] soldiers.The Pugu Department belonged to the Turks at first, and later belonged to Xue Yantuo.After Xue Yantuo was wiped out, the Tang Dynasty established Jinwei Prefecture (named after Jinwei Mountain, located in the upper reaches of the Onon River in Mongolia) in the old place of Pugubu, and worshiped Song Lianbayan as the general of Youwuwei and the governor of the state.

But now it belongs to the Turkic vassal state.When Mo Sang repeatedly invaded the Tang Dynasty, there were soldiers from the Bugu tribe.Zhang Shougui's going this time was undoubtedly tantamount to death.

Li Kailuo asked: "What is your plan?"

"The plan I want is to buy. The Turks are now powerful. Except for their own people, the relationship with the thirteen tribes of Mobei and the nine surnames of Tiele is not as harmonious as outsiders imagine. I am betting that if the Pugu tribe treats the Turks They are duplicity, relying on their werewolf mentality, as long as they give enough benefits, I believe they will help us. If the bet loses, the result will be the same."

The crowd was silent for a while. If it was delayed further, there would only be a dead end, or according to Guo Qianguan's opinion, it would still be a dead end, but a more heroic death.

"But I need you guys to give me a back."

"What support?"

"During the rule of our Great Zhou, Emperor Taizong and Emperor Gaozong treated the Pugu tribe very favorably, not as cruelly as Mo Chuai. But now they are too far away, so they have no hope for our Great Zhou, so they are so desperate Take refuge in Mo Chuai. Therefore, you must grasp the enemy's mentality that we are only thinking of fleeing back now, and win one or two victories. In the hope of returning to Mobei, they will sincerely assist us when they get benefits."

"Okay, we promise you." Wang Jun said.

"Then I'll go now." After finishing speaking, Zhang Shougui took a map and clairvoyance, packed his luggage, and set off immediately.It's almost October, and there's no room for a day's delay.

The howling north wind was blowing, watching his figure gradually disappear on the distant horizon, there was a sense of sadness in everyone's eyes.

Ye Hun said: "Your Majesty, this time we Khan changed his mind. Your Majesty and all the ministers must be very strange."

Although he was going to surrender to the Tang Dynasty, the title he had cultivated hadn't changed. He still called us Da Khan, but no one blamed him. This news is too important.

Ye Hun continued: "Originally this time, the blood camp of Wang Zhongying dealt a heavy blow to our Turks. The thirteen tribes in the north and the nine surnames of Tie Le were eager to try, so we Khan had to focus on appeasing the country. But this time Then I got a message that Wang Zhongying divided the blood camp into two groups, posing as Turks and Mohe people, killing the people of the three parties, and provoking grievances between the three parties. I have to say that this plan is very good, and the actions of your country's army are very secretive , The target was not exposed until the time of action. But this gave us a good opportunity for the Turks, so we profusely made plans and announced the truth to Da Zuorong and Uzhile. The three parties agreed to cooperate, His son Zhexi Khan Zuoju led our Turkic army and troops of ten surnames from Western Turks, and Wu Zhile besieged Xiao He's troops on the West Road. The east is encircling and suppressing the troops of the king's battalion. After the two blood battalions are wiped out, the three of them will jointly attack your country next spring."

Everyone listened, and now they finally understood the reason.However, he also took a deep breath.

If Mo Chuai has the ability to make an appointment with the Tubo people, then the border of the Tang Dynasty will be full of wars, and it is possible that the Tang Dynasty will face the biggest border crisis since the founding of the People's Republic of China.Of course, in the face of this huge benefit, silently abandon the original peace talks like dung.

However, Wang Hua asked, "I just want to know who gave the news to the Turks."

There are not many people who know this plan, Wang and Xiao, but they have entered a dangerous place by themselves, it is impossible to sell the news to the Turkic before they start, and put themselves in a dangerous place.And there are very few other people who know about it. Apart from Wu Zetian, there are only a few prime ministers and a few high-level people related to the Ministry of War.Wu Zetian would not sell it to the Turks, so there are only a few prime ministers left, as well as Tang Xiujing, Minister of the Ministry of War, and two ministers of the Ministry of War.

It doesn't matter, Guan Jian is because they are in such a high position, why did they sell it to the Turkic people? Thinking of this, everyone's face changed.

Zhang Yizhi's face became more gloomy. He turned his head and said to Wang Hua, "The other day you persuaded me to value peace, and this is the end of peace."

As he spoke, he kicked the eunuch's body.

Several ministers turned their faces to Wang Hua, and it was thanks to Wang Hua that Wei Yuanzhong was saved, but before that, Wang Hua went to Zhang Yizhi's mansion, and it is unknown what they discussed.But it must be to persuade Zhang Yizhi.

Zhang Yizhi said again: "This dog slave, who was bought by someone, actually pretended to be my order, forcibly persecuted several officials of the Jingzhao County Government, and poisoned Ye Tutun to death, so that this news must not be leaked."

When Wu Zetian heard this, she immediately issued an order: "Crown Crown Prince, King Xiang, and King Liang come here immediately."

The wind blew harder and the sky finally darkened.

An autumn storm is coming.

(End of this chapter)