Chapter 379 Capturing Wei Wenzhong

After it was confirmed that Yuan Cong and Yuan Gui and his son were plotting to kill them, the next step would be easier.

As Yuan Cong's general mansion was surrounded, Yuan Cong also reached the end of his rope.

No matter how much Yuan Cong said that Yun Zheng and Dugu Ce were plotting to rebel, no one would believe him now.

How long has it been since Yuan Cong came to Beiluguan?

Even if you don’t count, you don’t even have ten days!

Yuan Cong's prestige cannot be compared with that of Dugu Ce and Yun Zheng.

Coupled with the divine assistance of his silly son, everyone now believes that Yuan Cong is following the orders of Prince Yunli and wants to murder Yun Zheng and Dugu Ce.

Faced with the encirclement of the army, most of the soldiers in Yuan Cong's mansion simply laid down their weapons and surrendered.

Only Yuan Cong and his soldiers still resisted.

But faced with the encirclement of the army, it was meaningless for them to resist stubbornly.

In the end, all Yuan Cong's soldiers were killed and Yuan Cong was captured.

"Yunzheng, Duguce! You two rebellious officials and traitors will die a good death!"

Yuan Cong's eyes were blood red and he cursed loudly.

"How dare you slander us when you are about to die?"

Dugu Ce glanced at Yuan Cong coldly and asked, "My lord, how do you think Yuan Cong should be dealt with?"

"Let's put him in jail first!"

Yun Zheng said calmly: "I'll have someone escort the father and son back to the imperial city and hand them over to the emperor! Let the emperor know that it's not us who are causing the rebellion, but Yuan Cong, who is colluding with the prince, and intends to murder us!"

It would not make much sense to kill Yuan Cong and his son.

Rather than making people think that they were going to kill people and silence them, it would be better to escort them directly to the imperial city.

This is tantamount to telling the generals at Beilu Pass that they have a clear conscience.

"it is good!"

Dugu Ce nodded and immediately asked people to take Yuan Cong into prison.

After taking care of Yuan Cong and his son, the next step is very simple.

Now that Beilu Pass has no leader, Dugu Ce, the deputy commander, has done his duty and temporarily takes over the post of guard of Beilu Pass.

At night, Yunzheng discussed the next thing with Duguce again.

Although they took over the military power of Beilu Pass, this was only temporary.

In order to completely control Beiluguan, the generals in Beiluguan must be replaced.

Not to mention anything else, the chief generals and city watchmen of several large battalions must be replaced.

If possible, it is best to replace the middle and lower-level generals as well.

Moreover, some troops from Shuofang should be transferred to Beilu Pass on the grounds of changing defenses.

But with such a drastic adjustment, anyone with a discerning eye will definitely notice the difference.

Duguce was worried that doing so would cause civil strife, and maybe even the two of them would be imprisoned.

"You don't have to worry about that."

Yun Zheng smiled and said: "Du Guiyuan and the others are all at Beilu Pass. I can summon them at any time! Tomorrow we will hold a banquet for them at the General's Mansion to thank them for their rescue. Then let Du Guiyuan lead the army. Stay at home!"

"First control the main generals of each camp, and then explain to them the reasons in detail and the stakes."

"When the time comes, those who are willing to follow us will follow us, and those who are not willing will be temporarily imprisoned."

"As for the defense change, on the grounds that the frontline troops are tight, we will first mobilize 20,000 people!"

"I have previously ordered Zuo Ren to lead 9,000 troops to station in Suqu. Later, you will send someone to Suqu to deliver the order and order Zuo Ren to lead 6,000 elite soldiers and 10,000 old and weak field soldiers to come to Beilu Pass to assist in the defense!"

"Those old and weak field soldiers will definitely not be able to charge into battle, but there is still no big problem in defending the city."

In the letter to Yu Shizhong, Yun Zheng had already explained everything clearly.

Now, everything is ready. Just wait for Zuo Ren to lead his army to Beilu Pass, and he will be able to completely control Beilu Pass.

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Tianhu.

Since Shen Luoyan and Qin Qihu withdrew their troops, many deserters have appeared in Tianhu.

Sometimes, thousands of people flee together; sometimes, dozens of people flee.

Last night, he arranged for two thousand people to patrol the city at night.

As a result, when I woke up today, not a single one of the thousand people at the south gate was left!

The more people fled, the more panicked the Tianhu defenders became.

In just four days, the Tianhu garrison numbered less than 10,000.

Although Wei Wenzhong had already expected this result, the speed at which these soldiers fled was far beyond his expectation.

However, this is not a bad thing for Wei Wenzhong.

It would be better to let all the soldiers who doubt him and distrust him flee first, lest these people disturb the morale of the army.

Then, he could lead those who unswervingly believed in Wei Wenzhong out of the southeast of Tianhu, bypassed Moyang Racecourse to the south, and finally climbed over the vast Yunling Mountains, leading everyone back to the pass to avoid being hijacked by the rebels.

Of course, this is just what Wei Wenzhong said about Wang Qi and Huo Gu.

He still needs people like Wang Qi!

If he was attacked by Shen Luoyan and others while escaping, he would send Wang Qi and Huo Gu to lead an army to resist.

In this way, he can seize the time to lead his soldiers across the Baishui River, go to Beihuan territory, and take refuge in Beihuan!

Now, only by taking refuge in Beihuan can he have hope of survival and revenge against Yunzheng.

Otherwise, he will only die!

Late at night, Wei Wenzhong called Wang Qi and Huo Gu to his room again.

"How's the dry food going?"

Wei Wenzhong asked the two of them.

"That's almost it."

Wang Qi replied: "The dry food made in the past few days is enough for us people to last for about ten days, oh, no! It is twenty days..."

Half of the people ran away.

Those dry foods will naturally last longer.

"That's good!"

Wei Wenzhong nodded and said: "We are traveling light this time, quickly bypassing the Moyang Racecourse and then crossing the Yunling Mountains. We will definitely not be able to carry a large amount of food and grass, so we will have to rely on dry food to survive."

"I will finally understand!"

Wang Qi nodded.

"Get ready. As soon as the sky gets slightly brighter tomorrow, we will set off quickly!"

Wei Wenzhong ordered again: "We will definitely have to march a long distance this time, so everyone should be prepared to endure hardships! Just cross the Yunling Mountains!"

"it is good!"

Huo Gu and Wang Qi nodded at the same time.

That night, the two began to prepare.

The next day, just as it was getting dark, the group of them packed up their dry food and left Tianhu lightly.

Less than half an hour after leaving Tianhu, many deserters appeared again.

After receiving this result, Wei Wenzhong was so angry that he almost ordered Huo Gu and Wang Qi to lead their troops to pursue him.

Fortunately, Wei Wenzhong stopped this idea.

They didn't have time to deal with these deserters now.

You have to escape quickly!

After marching for an hour, Wei Wenzhong ordered his men to rest in a small forest.

Seeing that the time was right, Wang Qi immediately gave a few glances to his subordinates.

Several people understood and nodded lightly.

After a simple arrangement, Wang Qi suddenly stood up and shouted: "Do it!"

The next moment, several people each led a small team and quickly rushed towards Wei Wenzhong and others.

"Royal weapon! Do you want to rebel?"

Wei Wenzhong noticed something was wrong, stood up suddenly, drew his sword and roared.

"rebel?"

Wang Qi snorted coldly: "I think it's okay if you want to rebel!"

"fart!"

Wei Wenzhong was furious, "Wang Qi, I treat you well, but you are so ungrateful?"

Wang Qi was too lazy to pay attention to Wei Wenzhong and shouted angrily: "Wei Wenzhong, you are at the end of your rope, just surrender and capture him!"

"Everyone knows how to punish the rebellious ministers and traitors!" Wei Wenzhong looked at the royal weapon with murderous intent and shouted at the people around him: "Kill all these traitors!"

"Yes!"

Huo Gu and the deputy general took orders at the same time and suddenly drew their weapons.

However, the next moment, the knife in Huo Gu's hand suddenly slashed at Wei Wenzhong's soldiers.

This sudden scene not only confused Wei Wenzhong, but also the king.

Don't Huo Gu and the others want to protect Wei Wenzhong to the death?

Go to hell!

If he had known that Huo Gu and the others were also interested in capturing Wei Wenzhong, why would he bother so much?

He didn't take action for a long time because he was wary of Huo Gu!

After a brief period of confusion, Wang Qi came back to his senses and shouted: "Capture Wei Wenzhong! Kill him!"

With the word "kill" out of his mouth, Wang Qi quickly led his men towards Wei Wenzhong's soldiers...