Chapter 671 Everything is in control
"Oh? What secret can't be said?" Le Buyi said calmly, but his slightly trembling hands still showed the suppressed excitement of a middle-aged man.
"I'll ask you to forgive me first." Wu Zhilong bowed to Le Buyi and said, "Otherwise I can't tell you the truth."
"But it's okay." Le Buyi waved his hand and said, "I can't blame him for being a Guyi."
"Oh, sir is not in the court?" Wu Zhilong was surprised. He could not imagine how King Wucheng would hand over tens of thousands of troops to a idle man.
"I'm here to be the prince's guest, also called Qingke." Le Buyi said seriously: "You can talk about it now, right?"
"That's right," Wu Zhilong lowered his voice: "A few months ago, when he heard that the Qin Dynasty had obtained Hulao Pass, the whole country of Qi was indignant. As a result, a bold and arrogant foolish people committed the crime of killing the nine clans... They dug up the tomb of the imperial concubine..."
Seeing Le Buyi's face turned gloomy and came out of the water, Wu Zhilong quickly continued, "It was also God's will. At that time, I happened to lead troops out of Beijing, which just stopped the group of evil people. When I arrived at the scene, the things in the imperial concubine's tomb were not lost, but at the same time I also discovered a strange thing."
"What strange thing?" Le Buyi asked softly. He could hear his heartbeat accelerate and his blood began to rush up his head.
"There is no body in the tomb." Wu Zhilong finally told the secret: "There is only a set of phoenix crowns and red robes in the jade coffin, and the rest of the burial items are neatly arranged, without any movement."
"You mean," Le Buyi had digested for a long time before looking up and asked, "The tomb of clothes?"
"That's right." Wu Zhilong nodded and said, "I can tell you responsibly that there is no Concubine Yi in the tomb. I have asked someone to restore the tomb and have not taken anything away. You can check it at any time."
"What else do you know?" Le Buyi grabbed Wu Zhilong's arm and asked in a deep voice. He grinned in pain. He didn't expect that such a weak scholar-like figure would have such strength.
Le Buyi realized his incompetence and quickly let go of his hand and apologized and said, "I will lose my competence in the next moment, please forgive me."
"It's okay, it's okay... Mr. I have a lot of strength." Wu Zhilong rubbed his painful arm and said, "I don't know the rest, but I remember twenty-seven or eight years ago, when the Imperial Concubine first arrived in Qi State, the paradise, Mr. Shen Ji, once arrived in the capital. At that time, the whole city was sensational, and there were thousands of people. Even our Emperor Majesty came out to greet him personally, so I was deeply impressed and still remembered."
"Shen Jizi?" Mr. Le raised his eyebrows and asked in a deep voice: "What is the old bull going to go to Beijing with his nose?"
"He was quite polite to His Majesty, but he was not moved by His Majesty's invitation. He only said that he was here to see the daughter of an old friend." Wu Zhilong recalled: "Later we learned that the so-called daughter of an old friend was Princess Mo Yu of your country and the Empress Yi of Concubine Yi of our country."
"What happened later?" Le Buyi asked repeatedly.
"Later he went back. At that time, people in the capital were rumored that he and the Empress Dowager of Qin were old ministers, so they went down the mountain to support the scene for their niece. Although this statement is more like the Romance of the Romance than the facts, in fact, since then, Concubine Yi's life has been much better, and no one dared to be disrespectful in person until her death." Wu Zhilong spread his hands and smiled bitterly: "But until the news of Mr. Shenji's death ten years ago, he had never been involved in Shangjing in his life, and there was no new chapter in this allusion."
Seeing that he could not ask anything again, Le Buyi nodded and said, "Thank you brothers, I will thank you for your gratitude when I figure it out in the future."
Wu Zhilong didn't know what this promise represents, so he nodded and smiled, "Brother Le is so infatuated, it's really a model for us. It's a great honor to do something for you." Suddenly he slapped his forehead and said in a lost voice: "Oh, I almost forgot the big thing!" As he said that, he approached Le Buyi, and said anxiously: "Brother Le quickly notify the prince that the reinforcements of Chu State are coming, and it will be in the next day or two!"
Le Buyi was immersed in his own world. Wu Zhilong repeated it twice before he came to his senses, patted his shoulder and said, "Don't worry, everything is in control."
What Wu Zhilong said was not a false statement. Shortly after the full war in Qin and Qi in June, Chu declared war on Qin. Not only did it all 600,000 naval troops attack the Jiangbei Water City of Qin, but also at the request of Zhao Wujiu, he sent 200,000 troops and more than 100,000 civilians to fight in Qi, preparing to join the Qi army and attack the Qin army on both sides in order to achieve his merits and fight back to his original form.
Zhu Hongjun did invest heavily this time. You should know that for the Chu State, which is the most important thing in the navy, it is already the limit to be able to take out 200,000 infantry troops - except for the Yulin Army that surrounded Shenjing City, there are no regular army in its territory.
The person entrusted with important tasks was Zhu Lie's nephew Zhu Neng. The commander of the whole country's troops went to expeditions to foreign countries did not rely solely on nepotism, but the Chu State could not help but think so, which made the generals desperately hope to prove themselves in the war.
He was still optimistic about the prospects, because in history, the Chu and Qi coalition maintained a complete victory over Qin, and this time he was still beating behind the scenes, and there was no reason to fail.
After receiving the order at the end of June, he couldn't wait to lead the team that had already assembled, boarded more than 2,000 large troop transport ships, passed through Hongze Lake, and then arrived at Xuchang City from Yingshui River. The generals felt that they were already fast enough, but they knew that the actions of Qin and Qi were even faster. The defenders of Qi told him that the army of the two countries had confronted each other in front of Hulao Pass, so please go quickly to cut off its retreat and reinforce Yusheng Gong.
After the intelligence is verified, Zhu Neng ordered the troops to go day and night to go straight to Hulao Pass... This group cannot be missed.
When he arrived at Sishui Town, fifty miles away from the pass, he met the liaison officer sent by the commander of the coalition army, the Marshal of Qi, Yum Shenggong. After checking the tokens and commands, the two sides confirmed their identities. The liaison officer of Qi introduced him to the situation on the front line and once again conveyed Yum Shenggong's order: "Advance quickly and attack the Qin army directly!"
Seeing that he was rushing, he finally caught up with that wave. Zhuang Neng was so excited! However, he knew the ancient saying that "no matter is not seen or heard, and he refused the other party on the grounds that the army was exhausted and needed to rest. He sent scouts to Hulao Pass to check the situation.
When the scouts of Chu reached ten miles outside the pass, they found the traces of the Qin patrol team. For fear of the leakage of the traces, the scouts did not dare to move forward anymore, so they had to hide in the dense forests in the mountains and look at Hulao Pass... They saw smoke rising from the pass and dust flying, and even heard the sound of shouts of killing from time to time. It was obvious that the two armies were fighting fiercely, so they quickly passed the news back to the central army.
After carefully interrogating the scouts, General Zhuo Neng made the same judgment, and the two armies were fighting!
The genius who were eager to make contributions did not expect that everything he saw and heard was a drama carefully designed by the Qin army to attract him and the 200,000 Chu troops into the encirclement!
These guys who have not experienced war in the past 30 years did not know the cruelty of the war... All the conditions that support them to make judgments were all performed by the Qin army! Even the so-called Qi State liaison officer was played by Shen Bing's subordinates...
As for the real liaison officer, he was intercepted by the Qin Military Intelligence Bureau halfway through the road. He revealed all the details... It was not that the Qi people were soft-hearted, but that the Qin people were too cunning. Those who followed it were rewarded with millions of rewards, and those who opposed it were all destroyed, making people look so weak.
War is so full of fog, unfathomable, with every step of the way, and full of dangers. Any general who wants to become a winner has to pay high tuition fees - some people can afford it, and they become successful; some people can't afford it, and they have to pay their lives together!
After the troops had enough food and drink and had rested, Zhu Neng finally ordered the troops to advance westward under the urging of the "Qi State Liaison Officer".
When the Chu army arrived at the valley ten miles outside Hulao Pass, it was just dawn. The Chu army had a total of more than 200,000 troops, lined up in winding lines and entered the valley called "Slaying Pig Valley". After passing here, it became clear and could see the Hulao Pass at a glance.
I heard that this ghost place is called "Pig Killing Valley". All the people were unhappy, but they were unwilling to say the taboos. At this time, the fog was filled with white and gray all around. They could not see anything clearly or hear anything. Except for the birds swelling in the sky, they could not see any living creatures. The atmosphere was so depressing that it was suffocating.
"What a ghost place!" Zhu Neng cursed in a low voice. He always felt that there was murderous intent behind the heavy fog, so he sent someone to reconnaissance. After a while, the scouts reported that there was no abnormal sign. He was relieved and ordered the troops to continue advancing along the valley and quickly leave the ghost place.
In fact, the Qin army had been waiting in the mountains and forests for a long time. The superb hidden skills, coupled with the round of summer and autumn, and the heavy fog protection around dawn, made the Chu army's scouts not find their traces.
When the Chu Central Army flag entered the valley, the Qin army scout hidden in the mud pond by the road risked his life to send a general attack signal - a sound of firecrackers that shocked the valley!
Chapter completed!