Chapter 118

After saying goodbye to Hua Yang, Chen Jingzong quietly returned to his tent.

Fugui was lying in the outer tent, when he heard the movement, he woke up with a jerk.

Chen Jingzong asked him to hold the lamp.

Fugui knew that the master had to set off at dawn, so he didn't dare to delay, and lit a lamp as quickly as possible.

Chen Jingzong asked him to watch outside, and sat in front of the small desk, tore off a narrow note, and wrote ten small characters.

After writing and turning off the lights, he folded his clothes and lay down on the wooden bed, and took a nap for half an hour.

When he woke up, the ink on the note had already dried, so Chen Jingzong folded it into a ball the size of a fingernail and put it in his cuff.

The genius is slightly bright, Chen Jingzong and other eight commanders have completed the team.

Ling Rucheng said a few words to each commander individually, and when it was Chen Jingzong's turn, Ling Rucheng patted him on the shoulder with a smile: "Your side has the longest detour, but don't underestimate the enemy, be careful on the road.”

Chen Jingzong is not only the son-in-law of Empress Dowager Qi, but also the son of Chief-of-Staff Chen Tingjian. Ling Rucheng still gave Chen Jingzong some care. For example, this time he sent the vanguard army to Heilongtan to intercept the rebels. Eight mountain roads, the closer to Wuduo MountainIn the center, it is easier to meet the main force of the rebel army hiding in it, and the outer area is much safer, but it takes a little more effort to go around the mountain road.

When Ling Rucheng was about to take back his hand, Chen Jingzong suddenly held his hand firmly, and the frivolous arrogance that is common to young military officers appeared on his handsome face: "This is an experience, and I will have the opportunity to follow you next time, please treat meTreat it the same as any other Commander."

Ling Rucheng nodded nonchalantly while pressing the small ball of paper with his thumb.

After the eight commanders set off with 5,000 soldiers each, Ling Rucheng went to inspect the progress of other teams, and then returned to the main tent of the Chinese army.

Backing away from the screen, Ling Rucheng unfolded the note that Chen Jingzong stuffed, and saw ten words written on it - eight scouts, in case of collaborating with the enemy tonight.

Ling Rucheng frowned, the rebels had already reached the end of their rope, at this moment, the imperial army just waited to receive rewards according to their merits, which fool would risk killing the nine clans to collude with the enemy?

It was impossible, Ling Rucheng felt that Chen Jingzong was too cautious.

But to save Chen Jingzong's face, he still secretly dispatched eight scouts, telling them to quietly follow the eight vanguards, especially to monitor whether there were any changes in the vanguards tonight.

The mountain road was rugged, and the five thousand soldiers of Daxing Zuowei led by Chen Jingzong, Ma Hong, and Lu Chengliang hurried on the road silently and quickly.

Ma Hong held in his hand a topographic map of Wuduo Mountain that was temporarily drawn last night. After a short break at noon, he walked for a while. Ma Hong looked at the commanding officer who was far ahead, and then at the topographic map in his hand., ran over and said: "My lord, did we go wrong?"

Chen Jingzong grabbed the topographic map and said: "This road is short, you all follow quickly."

Ma Hong: ...

He guessed that the adults are eager to make meritorious service!

After walking like this for an hour, Daxing Zuowei met Ji Yangwei who was on the next route.

The soldiers of Ji Yangwei were very happy to see Daxing Zuowei's brothers.

In last year's 26th guard martial arts competition, their Ji Yangwei was supposed to take the bottom five. No, because Daxing Zuowei, who was always the bottom one, got high scores in the first two rounds, and their Ji Yangwei was temporarily ranked the bottom four.Oh, I didn't expect that in the last round of the competition, the son-in-law won the last four guards together, and Ji Yangwei won the third place for the first time.

In this expedition, Ji Yangwei participated in the battle as the former five guards!

The soldiers of the two guards were friendly with each other, and the commander of Ji Yangwei, Di Su, also regarded Chen Jingzong as a good brother, although at the age of thirty-four, he was ten years older than Chen Jingzong.

"Why did the son-in-law come here?"

Walking in front side by side, Di Su asked with a smile.

Chen Jingzong said: "To tell you the truth, Brother Di, since this morning, my right eyelid has been twitching."

Di Su: "Every time I played before, I saw you fighting at the front, and you still mind this?"

Chen Jingzong: "Our old lady used to believe in Buddhism very much. I would rather believe it. After all, it is the last battle. If something happens at this juncture, it is too embarrassing."

Di Su nodded: "That's the truth, then let's go together."

Chen Jingzong: "It's safer for you to lead troops and follow us to the periphery."

Di Su shook his head and laughed, thinking that Chen Jingzong was too young.

Now it is the seventh day of October, the sun has set early, the twilight is over, and the wind has become chilly.

The semicircular moon exudes watery moonlight, but it is blocked by the dense forests that can be seen everywhere in the mountains, and the mountain road has become blurred.

Chen Jingzong and others persisted until the first watch, and then they found a shelter from the wind to rest.

They walked northeast of Wuduo Mountain.

The Jin Wu Vanguard where Qi Jin was located was outflanking Heilongtan from the southwest of Wuduo Mountain. Although Qi Jin was young, he had experience in several expeditions, so Ling Rucheng arranged for the Jin Wu Vanguard to walk on the left vanguard near the second place in the middle of the mountain.Team, at this position, it is also possible to encounter the main force of the rebels.

During the daytime rush, Qi Jin was also at the forefront. At dusk, he deliberately led the soldiers a little to the outside. The soldiers thought he was looking for a place to rest tonight, and they didn't question him.

After night fell, Qi Jin climbed up a tree, which was quite a distance from the mountain where the soldiers settled down. His reason was to be on guard.

Five thousand soldiers have been brought by him for several years, and they have been comrades in several expeditions. Naturally, no one suspects that he has ulterior motives.

When it was almost midnight, Qi Jin climbed down the tree without making a sound. He left his heavy armor on the tree, only wearing a dark robe and a black cloth covering his face.

He headed for the rebel camp that he had spied at dusk.

The evening wind blew the tree trunks, and the rustling sound covered his footsteps.

His hurrying figure appeared on the mountain road from time to time, and was blocked by tree shadows from time to time.

There was a slight snapping of a branch behind him, short and abrupt.

Qi Jin's footsteps did not stop for a moment, and she walked forward without realizing it.

Going around a mountain wall, Qi Jin suddenly stepped back and stood close to the mountain.

Not long after, a dark figure sneaked over. Just as he tried to poke his head out, he bumped into Qi Jin's approaching figure.

The moment the scout was stunned, Qi Jin made a move, and grabbed the man out very neatly, clasped the other's left hand behind him with one hand, put his arm across the other's neck, and strangled him back.

This is a deadly ruthless move, the scout said in time while he was still able to make a sound: "Lord Qi, please show mercy! I am the scout sent by Ling Shuai!"

Qi Jin was expressionless: "Really, why didn't the scouts search for the rebels, instead they followed me?"

The scout's mind was racing, but before he could find a reasonable excuse, Qi Jin suddenly broke the opponent's neck.

Qi Jin carried the dead man on her back and continued to move forward.

The rebel army camp was heavily guarded. Qi Jin kept his distance. First, he bled the scout and wrote a line on his inner jacket. Then he took off the bow and arrow on his back and shot at the nearest rebel patrol.go!

The moment the other party was alarmed, Qi Jin left like a ghost just like when she came.

The patrolling rebels quickly sent the found arrows and the dead scout to King Jing's tent.

King Jing then sent someone to call Guo Jixian. As for King Yu, he was treated like a prisoner in the army.

"Here, it's tied to the arrow." King Jing handed a thin bamboo tube to Guo Jixian.

Pigeons often use this kind of paper. Guo Jixian took out the note and saw that it was written crookedly: "Tomorrow at Sishi, Chen Si will be taken as a hostage when he passes Bai Heling."

Judging from the handwriting, it should be written with the left hand, so as not to let the note flow out and reveal the identity of the owner.

King Jing took off the scout's coat again, revealing the coat with blood on it, and wrote: "This person is a court scout, and I am a dark chess player. Maybe we can join hands in the future."

Guo Jixian looked pensive.

King Jing's eyes were full of wolf light: "Chen Jingzong has two identities. If we capture him alive and use him as a hostage to force Ling Rucheng to retreat, even if that girl Hua Yang, Queen Mother Qi, and Prince can be ruthless, Chen Tingjian can bear to lose another one."son?"

Guo Jixian: "I'm afraid this is a trap set by the imperial court to lure our army to Bai Heling."

King Jing: "What about the trap? Do we have any other way to survive now? We are dead anyway, and catching Chen Jingzong is the only way to survive."

Guo Jixian thought for a while, and said: "You can't believe it all. In this way, I will send 10,000 people to Bai Heling overnight, and the best thing is to catch Chen Jingzong. If you are really ambushed, the prince still has 30,000 elite soldiers."

King Jing nodded again and again: "This plan is very appropriate!"

Guo Jixian looked at the note in his hand, and said doubtfully, "I don't know who sent the letter."

King Jing sneered: "There are so many officials in Capital City, some people flatter Chen Tingjian, and some people want to replace them, what's so strange, well, you should hurry up and dispatch troops, tell them to go faster, everyone will be rewarded."

Guo Jixian nodded and left in a hurry.

King Jing then ordered his confidants to spread the news that the court scout had been caught, completely obscuring the source of the news. As for the bloody clothes on the scout and the note, King Jing burned them all after Guo Jixian read them.

An enemy's enemy is a friend, no matter whether the friend in the back will help out or not, he is happy to keep such a villain who can betray the court for personal gain.

Chen Jingzong and others took a nap, ate some dry food at dawn, and set off again.

The weather is gloomy today, the red sun is hiding behind the clouds, and the wind is getting colder.

When he came to a mountain, Chen Jingzong stopped, looked at the topographic map in his hand, and said to Di Su: "Go down here, the mountain in front of you is Bai Heling, and ten miles away from Bai Heling, you will be Jiulongtan."

Di Su rubbed his hands excitedly: "Let's go quickly, this time block the retreat of the rebels, and see where they can escape."

Chen Jingzong: "But I think there seems to be a murderous intent on Bai Heling's side."

Di Su smiled: "Okay, at a young age, you can see the murderous intent."

Chen Jingzong: "Look at the terrain, it's very suitable for ambushes."

Di Su: "However, the 40,000 rebels can really get here faster than us. They have already fled to Funiu Mountain, and dare to ambush us?"

No matter how powerful Guo Jixian was, he didn't dare to take 40,000 soldiers head-to-head with the imperial court's hundreds of thousands of troops. At this time, fleeing for his life was the top priority.

In short, Di Su did not agree that there would be an ambush in Bai Heling.

Chen Jingzong said with a smile: "Be careful with the Wannian ship. Even if you and I are busy, it will only be a little delay, and there will be no loss."

Di Su: "Okay, what's your plan?"

Di Su's willingness to cooperate with Chen Jingzong was not simply because of his status as the son-in-law and the old son of the court, but because although Chen Jingzong was young and sometimes spoke a little improperly, from the original martial arts competition to this ordinaryIn the battle of rebellion, Chen Jingzong has shown courage and strategy many times, and he alone has convinced Di Su regardless of his age.

Chen Jingzong looked at Bai Heling again.

He also didn't know if her prophecy would really happen this time.

But Chen Jingzong would rather believe it.He has made so many preparations so that if he encounters an ambush, he can go back to see her alive and not let her cry so hard again.At the same time, Chen Jingzong was also responsible for the 5,000 soldiers of Daxing Zuowei. He would rather be ridiculed by Ling Rucheng and Di Su for his timidity and worry, but try his best to ensure the vitality of everyone in Daxing Zuowei.

If the plan goes well, they can not only bring Ji Yangwei to perform meritorious service in advance, but also catch the person who deliberately leaked his whereabouts.

Bai Heling.

The cliffs on both sides of this mountain are only five feet high, and children can climb up it casually. The canyon in the middle is also relatively wide, and a stream is flowing.

The mountains are covered with miscellaneous trees, lush and lush.

When approaching the entrance of the mountain, Lu Chengliang persuaded Chen Jingzong: "My lord, do you want to send two people to the mountain to look around, in case there is an ambush?"

Chen Jingzong snorted: "On this small broken mountain, how many people can be hidden, and the rebels are in a hurry to escape, how could they dare to ambush us, stop talking nonsense, hurry up, don't let other guards laugh at us being the last ones."

His voice was loud and seemed to be speaking to the entire guard.

The rebel army ambushed in the mountains showed joy. As long as they catch the conceited son-in-law, they really don't have to worry about the imperial army now!

When Daxing Zuowei stepped into the canyon between the cliffs on both sides, the 3,000 archers ambushing on the top of the middle cliff prepared breathlessly, while the 3,500 infantry ambushing in the front of the mountain quietly climbed out from the wild grass and the depressions., quickly sneaked towards the entrance of the canyon, and only waited for the archers to shoot their arrows, they and the infantry at the exit rushed in together, flanking back and forth.

This scene was clearly seen by Ji Yangwei who kept a distance and approached Bai Heling.

The rebels guarding both sides of the canyon entrance are like two groups of black wasps.

The goosebumps on Di Su's arms were all up, if Chen Jingzong hadn't come to look for him, if Daxing Zuowei had really fallen into the siege of the rebels...

No time to be afraid, Di Su's soldiers went around in two ways to the mountain where the wave of rebels had just lurked, and also lay on the top of the cliff, readying their bows and arrows.

Four hundred archers were arranged on each side, and the rest continued to outflank the rebel archers.

Now that we already know that mantises want to catch cicadas, let them be orioles!

In the canyon, Daxing Zuowei has come to the middle.

Suddenly, a loud whistle came from above the left cliff, and the whistle was still echoing in the empty valley, and archers had already appeared one by one.

Chen Jingzong: "Array!"

Daxing Zuowei, who had been prepared for a long time, quickly assembled in the middle of the canyon. The soldiers erected unbreakable shields above their heads and around them to block the rain of arrows falling from both sides.

The sound of fighting came from both ends of the canyon, and there was also the sound of fighting above the cliff.

The brothers of Ji Yangwei had already made a move. When there were no flying arrows above, Chen Jingzong looked at the rebels rushing in from the exit of the canyon, smiled, pointed to the entrance and said, "Retreat!"

The soldiers of Daxing Zuowei brandished their broadswords and turned around to kill.

The rebels on the exit side thought they were really going to escape, and chased even faster, but they didn't know that the 3,500 rebels at the entrance had just eaten a wave of Ji Yangwei's arrow rain, and they were killed or wounded.Five thousand elite soldiers from Daxing Zuowei came to kill them.

On the top of the cliff, after Di Su led the brothers of Ji Yangwei to kill all the rebel archers, he sent a wave of arrows to the rebels who had just run to the middle section. After shooting the arrows, they ran to the end of the canyon exit.Follow the footsteps of the rebel ambushes and rush in, and Daxing Zuowei, who has solved another wave of ambushes, also intercepts and kills at both ends!

When a ray of sunlight pierced through the clouds, the battle in the canyon was over.

The corpses of the rebels lay in the middle, and some fell into the stream, and the originally clear water was stained red with blood.

Fighting on the battlefield, even the winning side will suffer casualties.

Daxing Zuowei and Ji Yangwei both lost some brothers.

Gao Dazhuang was stabbed in the arm, and sat against the cliff. While letting his comrades bandage him, he tilted his head and chatted with the wounded soldier next to him. He was still smiling, as if the injury was nothing at all.

Chen Jingzong withdrew his gaze and looked at the rebel general kneeling on the ground with his hands tied: "Who sent you here?"

The traitor gritted his teeth.

Chen Jingzong suddenly had a dagger in his hand, and he walked around behind the opponent to pull the traitor's finger.

The traitor general's wrists were tied, but his fingers could still move. Sensing Chen Jingzong's intentions, he clenched his fists tightly.

But Chen Jingzong still pulled out the little finger of his right hand, clenched it tightly with one hand, and slowly exerted force towards the middle with the other hand like cutting vegetables with a knife blade.

The traitor was sweating on his forehead, and when the blade fell into 30% of his little finger, the traitor suddenly let out a loud cry, struggling to avoid Chen Jingzong's hand, while sweating profusely: "It's Guo Shuai! Guo Shuai sent me to catch you!"yours!"

Chen Jingzong played with the dagger, stared at him and asked, "How did Guo Shuai know that I would pass by here?"

Di Su, who had been standing by the side watching, looked awe-inspiring, his eyes burning with anger.The soldiers are not afraid of death, but they are afraid of being stabbed in the back, and they hate such traitors the most.

Rebel general: "Guo Shuai caught one of your scouts, and these are all interrogated from the scout's mouth!"

Chen Jingzong: "Where did you meet the scouts?"

He unfolded the simple topographic map for the traitor to identify.

The blood and sweat on the traitor's face, he blinked hard a few times before finally being able to see clearly.

Chen Jingzong let go of his hand.

The traitor pointed to the place where they camped last night.

Chen Jingzong tied him up again, and walked aside with the topographic map.

Di Su followed, frowning, and said in a low voice: "That position, the Kaizhou Guard and Jin Wu Qianwei of the Daming Mansion may pass by. Could it be that the scouts they sent were arrested?"

Compared with the fact that there was a traitor on the court side, Di Su was more willing to believe that the captured scouts had no backbone and leaked the route of the vanguard army.

Chen Jingzong glanced at him, lowered his eyes and said: "It's possible, when we meet up in the Black Dragon Pool, we'll know where there are fewer scouts."

After the rest, the two guards took the wounded soldiers and continued to set off. After the war was over, they came to collect the bodies of the dead brothers.

Unexpectedly, they just walked out of Bai Heling, and suddenly there was smoke rising in the distance!

Yanqiqi is located in Wuduo Mountain near the Black Dragon Pool, the main force of the rebel army should be there!

Chen Jingzong and Di Su hurriedly led their troops there.

When they arrived, several other pioneers were fighting with 30,000 rebels.

The rebels who were able to escape all the way here were all elite soldiers, but the guards of the imperial court were also elite soldiers. Except for the two guards that bumped into the rebels at the beginning, they suffered heavy casualties. After the remaining six guards came around, the rebelsThen gradually at a disadvantage.

Killing the enemy is the top priority, Chen Jingzong saw the direction of King Jing and Guo Jixian and went.

Guo Jixian is a fierce general, and King Jing is also very skilled.

After recognizing Chen Jingzong, Guo Jixian left several court generals around him and came towards Chen Jingzong with a gun.

Chen Jingzong: "I heard that you captured a scout?"

Guo Jixian: "That's right, it's a pity that we sent ten thousand elite soldiers, but they didn't even capture the son-in-law alive."

The two of them were talking, and the guns in their hands never stopped.

Guo Jixian is in his early forties, and he has rich experience in fighting the enemy. Chen Jingzong is not as experienced as him, but he is young enough.

When two equally strong and strong generals are indistinguishable in marksmanship, the comparison is physical strength and mentality.

Chen Jingzong was calm enough, he ignored Guo Jixian's deliberately exposed flaws, but he would never let go of every opportunity to defeat the enemy.

"My lord!"

Suddenly there was a scream not far away.

Guo Jixian took a few steps back abruptly, looking distractedly.

The gun in King Jing's hand broke, and he was surrounded by Di Su and others.

Di Su and the others wanted to capture King Jing alive, so when King Jing took out a dagger and put it on his neck, Di Su and the others flinched instead, trying to persuade him with words.

King Jing laughed loudly: "Winners and losers, what fear of death! Let me go to Capital City to kneel down a young child, absolutely impossible!"

After saying that, King Jing and Guo Jixian looked at each other from a distance, and swung the dagger violently.

Blood spattered out.

Guo Jixian closed his eyes subconsciously.

At this moment, Chen Jingzong's gun arrived, and he picked up Guo Jixian's gun and pressed it against the opponent's chest.

Guo Jixian smiled wryly and knelt down.

The prince can die in battle, but he must live. Only by insisting that King Yu is the mastermind of the rebellion can the sisters and nephews have a chance of survival.

King Jing committed suicide, King Yu was captured alive, Guo Jixian surrendered, and the rest of the rebels naturally put down their swords and guns.

Until now, Chen Jingzong had no time to look for a figure.

The Jin Wu Vanguard was the first to encounter the rebels. Although they set off the beacon fire at the first time, when the reinforcements arrived, only a thousand or so of the 5,000 Jin Wu Vanguards remained.

Qi Jin had been injured before, and he struggled to hold on until reinforcements arrived. After being shot in the shoulder again, he was exhausted and passed out.

Chen Jingzong came to the place where Jin Wu's avant-garde rested.

By this time, there were only 300 Jin Wu vanguards left, and everyone was wounded.

Qi Jin had already woken up, leaning against the same blood-stained tree trunk covered in blood, with a broken arrow sticking out of her left shoulder.

It is dangerous to draw an arrow, and he has to wait until he returns to the camp before he can be diagnosed and treated.

He looked heavily at the three hundred subordinates around him, and it wasn't until Chen Jingzong squatted in front of him that Qi Jin seemed to have just noticed that he was coming.

"Ling Shuai said that you should not confront the main force of the rebel army. Why didn't Master Qi obey the military order?"

Chen Jingzong wiped the blood from Qi Jin's shoulder and asked in a low voice.

Qi Jin showed a wry smile, lowered her eyes and said, "It's not that we didn't obey the military orders, it's that the rebels had already laid an ambush, and we can only fight a bloody path."

Chen Jingzong: "If you compare five thousand to thirty thousand, you are really lucky."

Qi Jin: "It all depends on the timely reinforcements."

But said in heart, each other.