Chapter 99 Waiting for them to relax their guard

Early the next morning.

Yang Zhengshan called Yang Mingcheng and Wu Hai to him and explained in detail.

There must be no chaos in the garrison, and there must be no chaos at home.

Today is different from the past. In the past, there were only Yang family members in the Yang family, but now there are many more servants in the Yang family.

A family can share weal and woe, live and die together, no matter what.

But those servants are not necessarily the same. In a life-and-death crisis, no one can guarantee whether they will betray their master.

After all, they have been in the Yang family for less than a month.

After breakfast, Yang Zhengshan personally led two hundred cavalry and three hundred infantry to leave Yinghebao.

Ding Qiu, the Yang family guard, was also brought by him.

You must not have the intention to harm others, but you must be on guard against others.

In the entire Yinghebao, except Yang Zhengshan, no one can be stronger than Ding Qiu. Although he is now Yang Zhengshan's servant, Yang Zhengshan cannot let him go through fire and water for the Yang family, so he can only bring him with him.

As they hurried eastward, Yang Zhengshan also took the opportunity to visit the horse farm. The horse farm was not attacked by the Hu cavalry. The closer to the city gate, the fewer scattered Hu cavalry there were. The main force of the Hu tribe would not wander around and plunder, so the area around the horse farm was the calmest.

Around noon, they arrived at Linguan Fort. At this time, the Hu army had not yet reached Chongshan Pass. Although the atmosphere in Linguan Fort was heavy, there was no unrest.

Seeing Yang Zhengshan coming with 500 soldiers, everyone in Linguan Fort breathed a sigh of relief.

"My Lord!"

Yang Chengze went out of the fort to greet him.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly, rode directly into the fort, and then glanced at the fort.

"Go and arrange it, let everyone camp on the training ground!"

There was no training ground outside Linguan Fort. The only training ground was the open space in front of the Tunbao government office.

The training ground was not very large, but it should be able to accommodate dozens of tents.

If the tents were not enough, you could squeeze in at the needlework workshop.

Yang Chengze responded and went to work.

Yang Zhengshan asked Yang Mingwu and Song Dashan to take the scouts out to check the situation.

On the second day after Yang Zhengshan and his men arrived at Linguan Fort, the Hu army arrived late and arrived at Chongshan Pass.

The mighty army dragged thick smoke and dust and rolled over, which immediately made the entire Guancheng fall into a solemn atmosphere.

On the Guancheng wall, several figures wearing cloaks overlooked the Hu army that was getting closer and closer.

"As the Marquis expected, they really came!"

Lu Chongde stroked his snow-white beard and said softly with a calm face.

Changping Marquis Liang Chu sneered indifferently, "They have to come. If they come, there is still a glimmer of hope. If they don't come, they will die."

"I still don't want them to come. If they come, I don't know how many people will suffer from the disaster of swords and wars!" Lu Chongde's voice seemed a little bleak in the cold wind.

"Women's kindness!" Liang Chu glanced at him, "If they don't come, they may become a disaster for the dynasty in the future, and more people will suffer at that time!"

Lu Chongde fell into silence. Liang Chu was right.

Only enemies that are destroyed are good enemies.

But he hoped that the dynasty would take the initiative to attack, so as to avoid the people from causing trouble.

However, the time given to them was too short.

There was only half a year, and they still had many things to prepare for. Now they could not go out to conquer the Hu people.

The lesson of the past was in front of them, so they naturally could not act rashly again.

At this moment, a handsome man in a snow-white fox fur walked up to the city wall.

He had long hair like ink, a jade crown tied his hair, eyebrows and eyes like paintings, and his eyes were as kind as the bright stars. The snow-white fox fur made him look elegant and luxurious, like a graceful nobleman.

Behind him, there were two followers, one tall and one short. Their eyes were like swords, murderous intent was revealed, and they were extraordinary.

"Meet the Marquis of Changping, meet Lord Lu!"

"Meet Eunuch Lu!"

After the three of them exchanged greetings, Liang Chu frowned slightly, "Eunuch Lu, why don't you stay in the city and come here?"

Lv Hua looked normal, "The enemy is at the gates of the city, I am the military supervisor, of course I have to come and see!"

"Military Supervisor!" Liang Chu's face was a little ugly.

No one wants to have a military supervisor who is bossing around him, especially this kind of dead eunuch without balls.

As for Lu Hua, he was born in the Secret Guard. Others are afraid of the Secret Guard, but he, the Marquis of Changping, is not afraid.

So what about the Secret Guard?

His Changping Marquis Mansion was a marquis who followed Taizu to conquer the world. The Da Rong has been passed down for three hundred years. The Changping Marquis Mansion is the only one that has been passed down for three hundred years.

What Ningguo Duke, Changguo Duke, they are just a hundred-year-old nobles. Only the Changping Marquis Mansion is a three-hundred-year-old noble of Da Rong.

Of course, although Liang Chu looked down on Lu Hua, he would not give Lu Hua face in person.

After all, Lv Hua represented the emperor.

He could only ignore Lv Hua, but he didn't dare to humiliate Lv Hua.

"Look if you want, just don't interfere with my command of the battle!" Liang Chu curled his lips, not wanting to care about this dead eunuch anymore.

The Secret Guards have a bad reputation in Kyoto. Whether it is civil officials, military generals, or noble families, they are very secretive about them and avoid them. Few people are willing to deal with them.

Lv Hua didn't care about Liang Chu's attitude, he knew this marquis.

As for Lu Chongde, he didn't like dealing with the Secret Guards, nor did he like to be involved with eunuchs, so since Lv Hua appeared, he silently watched the Hu army in the distance.

The three stood on the top of the city, silent for a long time, and Lu Chongde couldn't help but speak to break the silence.

"When is the Marquis going to take action?"

Liang Chu said: "Wait a little longer, wait until they relax their vigilance!"

"Then I wish you a great victory!"

After Lu Chongde finished speaking, he turned around and went inside.

After he left, Lu Hua's voice sounded, "I have found out that there is someone in Jing'an Mansion who collaborates with the enemy and betrays the country!"

"Who?" Liang Chu narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Jing'an Liang Family, in the past ten years, the Liang Family has transported a large amount of salt, iron and grain to outside the customs!" Lu Hua's tone was as biting as the cold wind.

"Jing'an Liang family, a noble family or a wealthy family?" Liang Chu had never heard of the Liang family at all.

"Merchant!" Lu Hua said lightly.

Liang Chu smiled disdainfully, "Merchant!"

"You only found one merchant?"

Lu Hua heard the sarcasm in his words.

Collaboration with the enemy!

How can an ordinary merchant have such courage to do such a thing?

There must be support from other forces behind this.

He had some suspicions in his mind, but they found no evidence.

The Secret Martial Guards can kill first and then attack later, but this does not mean that they can be unscrupulous.

Especially if some well-established forces are involved, they must find evidence first before they can kill first and report later.

There is no evidence. If you kill someone, how will you explain it to the emperor and the court later?

What's more, this matter is very likely to involve the royal family!

"Zhang Yude and Sun Xincheng may be involved in this matter," Lu Hua added.

"Then what?" Liang Chu asked.

Transporting salt, iron, and grain outside the customs is definitely not something that a single merchant can do.

Not to mention anything else, just transporting things out, even if you don't go through Guancheng, you have to go through the forts in various places.

Without the high-level support of Chongshan Town, it would be impossible to achieve this.

Zhang Yude is the former guarding eunuch of Chongshan Town, and Sun Xincheng is the former governor of Chongshan Town. They must be very suspicious.

As for the former commander-in-chief Dingyuan Hou Sun Shouwang, if he was also involved, he would not be allowed to return to Kyoto safely.

"Then I need the Marquis to replace the defense of Anyuan Prefecture City!" Lu Hua said.

"Anyuanzhou City!"

Liang Chu was thoughtful.

Anyuanzhou City is located to the east of Chongshan Pass, more than 300 miles away from Chongshan Pass. It is considered one of the most important cities in the eastern area of ​​Chongshan Town.

"You mean they transport supplies from Anyuan Prefecture City?"

"That's right!" Lu Hua nodded.

"Anyuanzhou City is guarded by Cao Han, is he also involved?" Liang Chu asked.

"have!"

"Where is Wang Bin?" Liang Chu frowned.

Wang Bin is the commander of the Songzhou Guards on the East Road of Chongshan Town, and Cao Han's immediate boss.

"He has not been found so far!" Lu Hua said.

Liang Chu nodded slightly. There was no trace of Wang Bin, which meant that Wang Bin should not be involved.

"Who would it be instead?"

Lu Hua said coldly: "Change to someone who has nothing to do with it!"

Liang Chumo rubbed his beard. It would be really difficult to change to someone who had nothing to do with him.

As for people who have nothing to do with him, there are many people who can be found in Chongshan Town.

But if it comes to people who are not involved in collaboration with the enemy and the country, he really can't be sure who can.

Even former governor Sun Xincheng and former guard eunuch Zhang Yude were involved, so the generals and lackeys under their command were probably involved as well.

And judging from what Lu Hua meant, it couldn't be too simple to replace the person in the past.

He could think of Lu Hua's purpose. The person who had replaced him was to arouse others, or to muddy the waters.

He needs to think carefully about this person. His ability should not be too poor, and his strength should not be too weak. The key is that he should not have too much involvement with the previous high-level officials of Chongshan Town, and he should also have a reasonable reason to be transferred to Anyuan City.

"When will it be changed?" Liang Chu asked thoughtfully.

"Don't worry, I also need to prepare!" Lu Hua said.

Liang Chu nodded. It would be much easier if there was no rush. He could slowly look for the right candidate.

Moreover, the top priority is to repel the invading Hu army, and he has no time to care about these things now.

As for cooperating with Lu Hua, although he hates the secret military guards, he cannot hinder the secret military guards from running errands.

This is the principle and the bottom line.

Seeing that the business was settled, Lu Hua glanced at the Hu army below the city, his indifferent eyes not wavering at all.

"I also wish Lord Hou a great victory!"

After that, he turned and left.

"Don't interfere, I will definitely win a great victory!" Liang Chu said.

Lu Hua paused slightly, "I'm not Zhang Yude. I never do anything wrong in military and state affairs. Don't worry, Mr. Hou!"

Liang Chu looked at his back and curled his lips disdainfully.

You are indeed not Zhang Yude, but you are more hateful than Zhang Yude.

…

On the fifteenth day of February in the twenty-fifth year of Taiping, we were on the peak on the west side of Linguan Fort.

The cold wind howled, and the gloomy sky weighed on the top of the mountain like a lead mass.

Yang Zhengshan was covered in a thick cloak and looked at the Hu camp in the north.

The Hu army has been camping under Chongshan Pass for several days. If nothing happens, they will take action in the next two days.

Yang Mingwu stood beside him, looking up at the gloomy sky.

"Sir, it's going to snow!"

Snow means that the Hu people suspend all actions, whether it is attacking the city or plundering, they have to stop for a period of time.

This is definitely a good thing for them.

However, Yang Zhengshan looked at the sky, shook his head and said, "It won't snow!"

His perception of the weather became clearer and clearer. He could almost accurately sense the weather changes within three days, and he also had a vague idea of ​​the weather changes in the next year.

If it were in his previous life, his perception would be more accurate than the weather forecast on TV.

"Won't it snow?" Yang Mingwu was a little skeptical.

It should snow on such a cloudy day!

Yang Zhengshan did not explain, but turned and walked down the mountain.

"Let's go!"