Chapter 881 It's dark
King Shule's funeral was grand.
At the funeral, Bao Dong saw many abnormalities.
"Many people are hating us."
Lei Hong felt that this was not good news.
Jia Pingan looked at the crying courtiers with a calm expression, "Why is Kucha calm? It's all because those ambitious people jumped out last time, and after they were wiped out, Kucha was pacified. Look at Kucha today, the people Live and work in peace and contentment, officials are dedicated to their duties...how about Shule?"
Jia Ping'an was a little annoyed, "Shule was at the forefront but didn't take action to clean up those restless people. It was a big mistake. Someone in the court dereliction of duty, mother, when I return to Chang'an, someone will definitely pay the price."
Those old men far away in Chang'an don't know the complexity of this place. Looking at Han Zong and the others, everyone looks five to ten years older than their actual age.
Why?
Stressful results.
There are the restless Shule upper class inside, and the Tubo and Turkic people are stalking outside. How can you let Han Zong and the others rest in peace?
"Yeah is here, then all this should be over."
A platform was built around, and Jia Pingan stepped down. Two sad Shule officials glanced at him, but did not move.
Jia Pingan stopped, his eyes were cold, "Get lost!"
The two officials moved away, Jia Pingan raised his head and laughed.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
"He is intensifying the conflict." Abman thought Jia Ping'an was crazy.
"Once he angers all the Shule people, Datang's rule here will be over." Shan Dewu was very satisfied.
Mande stared at Jia Pingan's leaving back, and said lightly: "The opportunity is coming..."
"He's going crazy, then we'll see him off." Shandewu slightly nodded, "Tell them...it's going to be dark."
The atmosphere of today's funeral is not right.
In the governor's mansion, the deputy governor Wang Chunyang said angrily: "Brothers are walking in the city, surrounded by hostile gazes, how can we rule? Those Shule people will obey their will, and even sneak attack when we are not paying attention. These days How are you doing?"
He said to the silent Han Zong: "You have been following Duke Jia for the past few days, but have you ever asked him the purpose of doing things like this?"
There were two native Shule officials on the side. Han Zong said: "The officials persuaded me, but Duke Jia was unmoved and said that he would kill those rebels."
"Where did the rebellion come from? He forced it out!"
Wang Chunyang patted the table, "I see that he just wants to suppress Shule with swords and guns, but he doesn't know that there is a reason to comfort Shule with swords and guns. I will ask him."
Jia Pingan's residence is not far from here. Wang Chunyang came back later, kicked over the case as soon as he came in, and scolded furiously: "He actually ignored the old man. He is extremely arrogant and domineering. The old man will definitely go to the memorial. Impeach him!"
Han Zong was silent.
The two Shule officials smiled wryly.
Jia Ping'an is drinking tea.
I brought the tea from Chang'an by myself. The woman brewed it very carefully. Jia Pingan sat indoors and drank it slowly.
The woman was sitting on the side, drinking a cup of retained tea in her hand.
This idiot didn't realize that I withheld the tea and was still drinking it happily. How stupid.
The woman drank with delight.
But immediately she was in a bad mood.
"You..." The woman hesitated again and again, "King Shule is very good, he has no resentment against Datang, you shouldn't kill him."
When she first met Jia Ping'an, she didn't dare to say such things at all, but after a few days, she found that Jia Ping'an was just cold and would not kill someone in a fit of anger, so she became bolder.
"What did you say?"
Jia Pingan glanced at her.
Do you have no ears?
The woman was annoyed, a beautiful tendon popped up on her neck, "I said King Shule is a good man, you shouldn't kill him."
"oh!"
Jia Pingan just let out a sigh, and then drank tea in silence.
The woman was disappointed, and she didn't know why.
The tea suddenly became tasteless.
This devil became more and more indifferent.
He is vicious, like a **** of killing, no wonder no one likes him.
The woman snorted softly, and her voice was louder. She glanced at Jia Pingan worriedly, patted her chest timidly, trembling.
Jia Pingan put down his teacup and said flatly, "I didn't kill him!"
The woman didn't expect that he would answer her own question, and became excited.
"Who killed that?"
He actually answered my question...
The woman took a sip of the tea, feeling very happy.
"I don't know at the moment, but I will know soon."
…
Hulanqi and Changhala are gathering their manpower.
There were more than a hundred people gathered in the yard, Hu Lanqi lowered his voice, "Tang people have no way..."
Changhala whispered: "They are all our people, why are you saying these useless words?"
Hu Lanqi glanced at him, "Shut up!"
This is an important moment, Hu Lanqi's face flushed, "rest today, tomorrow we will take action, this action will be unprecedented. We have learned the lesson from the last failure, if we don't move, we will collapse Tang Jun Annihilation, then we control Shule...then...we will control the Western Regions."
Chanhara didn't like his hypocritical way of agitating, "You will die tomorrow night, remember, you can succeed only if you treat yourself as a dead person. The money has been sent to your family, and your life will be destroyed." In exchange for their glory and wealth... for their family!"
The faces of more than a hundred men turned red. Obviously, they prefer money and family to some illusory Shule great cause.
All right!
Hu Lanqi nodded, "Rest and eat, and start later."
The two of them were eating inside, and someone came in halfway through the meal.
"It's about to start." The visitor wore a veil and looked indifferently.
Hu Lanqi nodded, "Tell him that tomorrow night Shule will change the sky."
…
Jia Pingan is also having dinner at the moment.
The woman waited on the side, passing a towel or something from time to time.
"Lang Jun, the king's governor is here."
Wang Chunyang came in with a group of generals.
Jia Pingan put down his chopsticks, "Let's talk."
"Traces of the enemy army have been found outside the city!"
Wang Chunyang's face was livid, "This is Shule, where did the enemy troops come from? Why can they avoid our scouts?"
Jia Pingan looked at him calmly, "I want to know too, but this is not the time to discuss this, tell me how many people there are."
"Three or four thousand people look like cavalry."
Han Zong said with a headache: "We have enough horses, but it is not easy to go out of the city to chase at night."
"Tomorrow." Jia Pingan said very relaxedly: "Just look at the top of the city today."
Everyone agreed and left immediately.
The woman dared to come here at this moment.
Jia Pingan glanced at her. In the night, this alluring woman looked a little weird.
"Go get some soup, I want mutton soup."
The woman raised her head and answered, Jia Pingan looked at her with calm eyes.
After the woman left, Jia Pingan ordered: "Ask Cao Yingxiong if he succeeded?"
…
There are more than 5,000 Shule troops in the city, and Cao Yingxiong is among them at this moment.
He joined the army yesterday with an interpreter, and he plays a man who can't speak.
"What are you waiting for someone who can't speak to come in?"
Shangguan was very annoyed, "He can't talk about things when he goes to the battlefield, and he can't hear the military orders, it will only delay things..."
Yeah I can hear you, I just don't know what you're talking about.
Cao Yingxiong has an honest look on his face.
The interpreter smiled and said, "He can also do it with his brothers on the battlefield, and he doesn't need to make decisions."
This is true.
The two immediately stayed.
The place where they live is a Datong shop for ten people, and this is still the establishment of the Tang Dynasty.
At night, everyone undressed and took off their shoes and went to bed, the stench was so bad!
Cao Yingxiong had a good life since he was a child. After arriving in Chang'an, he either prostituted a bustard or accompanied the prince to study in the palace. He still had a good life. He had never suffered such a crime.
It stinks!
Cao Yingxiong pulled up the thin quilt to cover his mouth and nose, took a deep breath, and then a stronger smell came...
"Ouch!"
He sat up retching.
There was snickering all around.
The newcomers couldn’t stand the smell on the first day they came, and the quilt was specially unwashed, which was a blow to the newcomers.
Cao Yingxiong fell down. After suffering for a long time, he finally fell asleep after tossing and turning.
When he got up the next day, he followed everyone to have breakfast.
Several generals had their own small cooking stoves, and Cao Yingxiong carried his own food and mixed with the interpreter.
Several generals spoke in low voices while eating.
Tong Yi and Cao Yingxiong squatted behind and ate.
Later, when a general turned his head, Cao Yingxiong stretched out his hand to touch his crotch with a wretched face, took it out and sniffed it, with a look of intoxication, and then used his hand to pick up chopsticks to eat.
The vigilance in the general's eyes dissipated immediately, and he frowned, thinking that this sergeant was disgusting.
After breakfast, Cao Yingxiong and the interpreter strolled back.
"They said to be careful, they said to be cautious, to be ready or something, but they didn't mention anything."
The interpreter was a little distressed.
…
"Han Zong led the attack with 2,500 people."
Jia Ping'an and Wang Chunyang discussed and ordered Han Zong to lead the army to attack.
There was no way not to attack, the news came from outside the city in the morning, and the messenger was crying, saying that the enemy troops had swept up more than ten villages outside the city... What a pity! If you don't go out, you will be finished.
…
There is a village thirty miles away from the city. At this moment, more than a thousand enemy troops are besieging the village.
It is said to be a village, but in fact it is a brand new Wubao.
When China was in turmoil, many places relied on Wubao to protect themselves, and let those beast armies that eat people as military food return without success.
"There are all immigrants from the Tang Dynasty, about hundreds of them."
A Tubo general licked his lips, "Here we can go all out and attack."
The general nodded, "As soon as possible, our task is to lure the Tang army out of the city, and we can't stay for long. Of course, if we can behead hundreds, we can also set up a Beijing watch here to drive Jia Ping'an crazy."
"Attack!"
The enemy army is dispatched.
On the top of the city, Hao Bao, the village official, shouted: "Du Te Niang is ready, the crossbow is ready... Let Te Niang's Tubo people know how powerful the Tang man is, let the arrows go!"
The hundreds of Tubo people who rushed forward were taken away by a wave of crossbow arrows, and more than 20 people were stunned.
"This is a crossbow!"
The general wants to jump.
"Shoot the arrow!"
Taking advantage of the enemy's ignorance, Hao Bao quickly fired the crossbow.
The enemy army rushed forward as if waking up from a big dream.
"Archer…"
On the city of Wubao, hundreds of men and women are holding bows in their hands...stretching bows and nodding arrows.
Damn it!
The Tubo general was dumbfounded.
"This is... isn't this a village? Why does everyone have bows and arrows?"
What he didn't know was that the immigrants in Datang were all soldiers, even women.
"Shoot the arrow!"
A dense rain of arrows flew in, and the Tubo people fell down.
"Back back!" The general cursed: "Back back!"
This was an unsuccessful attack, and the Tubo people who underestimated the immigrants from the Tang Dynasty suffered a loss.
Hao Bao spat at the retreating Tubo people and scolded: "You bitch, do you dare to fight Yeye for three hundred rounds?"
Those young men and women were facing the enemy for the first time. They were nervous at first, but now they all relaxed.
A woman shouted: "Hao Cunzheng, go home and fight your wife for 300 rounds. Be careful that the bed will collapse."
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Everyone couldn't help laughing wildly.
Hao Bao said helplessly: "This group of tiger girls, yeah, there is nothing they can do."
…
At noon, Wang Chunyang, Hu Mi and others arrived at Jia Ping'an's residence.
The woman was then taken outside, and she wandered around while looking inside.
That devil doesn't even trust me.
Inside, Jia Pingan is listening to reports from all parties.
"After Colonel Han goes out, he will definitely be able to drive away those enemy troops. The old man also sent someone to the Protectorate to report the news. We need cavalry..."
Wang Chunyang looked a little anxious... Everyone was anxious.
This is the result of long-term tension and anxiety.
"The people Han Zong leads all have war horses, so there is no need to be nervous."
Jia Pingan felt that this group of people had some anxiety disorders. Looking at Wang Chunyang, he said that he was an old man in his early forties, but his head was full of gray hair.
Looking at Hu Mi, his beard turned gray.
These warriors of the Tang Dynasty had a hard time defending the country and defending the border, but no one ever complained, and no one ever tried to get out of here.
For them, this time must also be successful.
"But what do those people want?"
Wang Chunyang frowned and said: "The only possibility for those enemy troops to appear outside the city is..." He looked at Jia Ping'an with a solemn expression, "The only possibility is that the upper echelons of Shule are colluding with them, and the local tyrants are also covering their tracks for them , let them avoid our scouts..."
Hu Mi said firmly: "If there is no one to respond, they will definitely not be able to escape our army's scouts! They will definitely not be able to!"
He slammed the teacup hard, and there was a pop... the teacup was broken from the side, and tea and tea leaves flowed on the desk.
Hu Mi wiped it with his sleeve in embarrassment.
"No need, little fish."
Xu Xiaoyu came over to wipe the desk clean, and then came over to make a cup of tea.
Wang Chunyang eased his tone, "Mr. Jia, what is the enemy's purpose?"
"Joining hands."
Jia Pingan said: "The Tubo are eager to join forces with the Turks. Why? It is because the Turks are close to Anxi, and the Turks are all cavalry. They come and go like the wind, and they are very sharp whether it is harassment or surprise. But the Tubo want to dominate... "
If two people want to do business in partnership, of course one should win. Who will lead the business, who will assist... who will divide the work and what will be done, these must be discussed.
"But Ashina Helu is cautious. It is not easy to put him in a subordinate position, so the Tibetans must show them their strength and means to deter the Turks."
Lu Dongzan has never been an easy opponent. Jia Pingan said: "This time, more than 3,000 enemy troops suddenly appeared outside the city. What can more than 3,000 people do? Harassment, surprise attack...other than that, how can they do it?" Capture all of Shule? Obviously not. This is a show of strength."
What is the purpose?
Wang Chunyang hesitated to speak.
Jia Ping'an narrowed his eyes, "Their target is me, this city..."
"Then Xiaowei Han shouldn't be allowed to attack, let's just defend the city." Hu Mi was a little puzzled by Jia Ping'an's decision.
"Why didn't you attack?" Jia Ping'an smiled and said, "I'm looking forward to Lu Dongzan's method..."
He glanced at everyone, "The Tubo people want to use tricks to make the Turks willing to be younger brothers, but I am here!"
He got up, and everyone got up one after another, standing with hands tied.
Looked at Jia Pingan with a pair of eyes.
"From now on, everyone around you must be more vigilant. In addition..." Jia Pingan looked at everyone, "The Shule people in the city will definitely not be safe. Now I have three hundred cavalry in my hand, plus a thousand soldiers. The army must win!"
Wang Chunyang nodded, "Your official will definitely be able to stabilize the city."
"Just do your best." Jia Pingan patted him on the shoulder, "Trust me, no matter what the situation is, you must trust me and don't act without authorization."
Wang Chunyang looked at him and said for a while, "Yes!"
The Duke of Jia has a brilliant record, and at this moment he can only choose to trust.
Jia Pingan looked at Hu Mi, "I heard that you are quite brave and dedicated!"
Li Jingye came out from behind, still holding a horizontal knife in his hand.
"It won't stop tonight, Jingye, follow Hu Mi for a walk."
Li Jingye looked at the sky outside, "Brother, it's getting dark, if I go, your safety..."
This mallet!
Jia Pingan said: "Just go!"
After the people left, the woman came in to clean up.
Jia Ping'an sat facing the gate.
Bao Dong and Lei Hong stood behind, holding the handle of the knife, their eyes sparkling.
Xu Xiaoyu stood on the side, slightly lowered his head, listening to the movement outside.
The woman looked at it while tidying up, feeling something was wrong.
It looks like...waiting for someone.
Who will come?
After the woman tidied up, she stood a little further back.
…
In the barracks, Cao Yingxiong and Tong Yi stood outside the guard room, listening to the discussions inside.
"I'll wait for the order later to do it. This time I will definitely cut off the killer's head and hang it on the top of the city."
"Is the plan safe?"
"It's safe, Han Zong left the city with more than 2,000 people, and the Tang army in the city only has more than 1,000 people."
The interpreter waved his hand, and the two came to the side. The interpreter said, "We will do it tonight. The goal of these people is to kill Duke Jia."
Cao Yingxiong gritted his teeth and said: "Back then, the people of Qiuci set up an ambush to kill Guo Xiaoke, but this time they actually wanted to kill his brother, so go back and report immediately."
He hurried out.
"Where to?"
Someone chased and asked.
Cao Yingxiong turned around and took a look, smiled, and left.
The man stopped, thoughtfully...
After a long while, he suddenly came to his senses, "Isn't he unable to hear others talking?"
"That man is a spy!"
A team of sergeants rushed out.
Cao Yingxiong regretted his bowels at this moment, and ran desperately.
"Shoot the arrow!"
Whoosh!
Cao Yingxiong, who had just left the barracks, was shot in the head by an arrow, and he flew with an arrow hanging from his head.
The two sergeants guarding the gate desperately chased after them, followed by more than ten people.
Cao Yingxiong ran around the alley, but his physical strength was inferior to these people, and he was about to be caught.
"Yeah, I fought with you!"
Cao Yingxiong suddenly turned around and slashed.
The sergeant who was chasing after him was slashed in the neck with a knife, Cao Yingxiong was sprayed with blood all over his face, but another sergeant had already raised his long knife...
I'm going to die!
Cao Yingxiong closed his eyes.
Plop!
The expected pain of being stabbed did not come, Cao Yingxiong opened his eyes.
A man shouted behind him: "Go!"
Cao Yingxiong ran in a hurry, shouting as he ran: "Leave a name for the hero, I will invite you to the brothel later..."
"Hundred riders!" The man jumped over the wall and left.
Was my brother sent to protect me?
Cao Yingxiong was excited, and ran to Jia Ping'an's place in a hurry, and entered from the back as planned.
"Brother, those people are going to do it tonight."
"good!"
Jia Pingan glanced at him, pointed to his head, "Your head..."
Cao Yingxiong touched the back of his head and touched the shaft of the arrow.
He rolled his eyes, "I got shot..."
Boom!
Cao Yingxiong fell down.
Xu Xiaoyu went over and pulled out the arrow, "It stuck in the hair and hurt some scalp."
Everyone couldn't help laughing.
Jia Pingan lowered his eyes, "It's getting dark."
The horizon seemed to be another black hand, which suppressed the last sunset at once.
The sky and the earth have fallen into darkness...it will not be brighter until the moon rises into the sky.
Jia Pingan sat there on his knees, reaching out to hold the handle of the knife.
Bao Dong and Lei Hong looked up and stared at the gate.
The sound of footsteps gradually approaching...
…
Good night!
(end of this chapter)