Straight man of steel

Chapter 219 Uncovering the Mist
There was a creaking sound, and the gate of the city opened in response.

Because this kind of border town has been invaded by the Huns all the year round, there are not many residents in the city. The whole city plus Li Zhi's 2 soldiers are less than [-].

All the more than 2000 men of the Qimen Army entered the city without feeling crowded, and they were able to drive all the cattle, sheep and horses in.

"I have heard that the Huns were ambushed near Mayi City in Yanmen County the day before yesterday, but I have never heard of a large army going deep into the hinterland of the Huns.

Which general actually made such a move? "

Li Zhi came down from the city wall, and the first sentence he said when he saw Wei Qing was to confide the doubts in his heart.

Wei Qing also had a lot of questions in his heart, and if he couldn't get the answers, he might not be able to reveal the truth to Li Zhi.

"Has Li Duwei ended the battle in Mayi City, Yanmen County? Do you know any news?"

Li Zhi shook his head, he knew that he was not much more than Wei Qing.

"I just know that yesterday Caiguan General Li Xi sent [-] troops to station inside and outside the Great Wall in Dai County, Yanmen County, at the forefront of fighting against the Xiongnu.

The news that the Great Wall gave me said that they were afraid that the Huns would retaliate and counterattack. "

Wei Qing's complexion suddenly changed. Li Xi's ability to issue such an order the next day can only show that the situation in Mayicheng is not much better.

"General, it seems that General Protector and the others failed to keep the military officials in Mayi, otherwise they would never have acted like this."

Zhang Yuan had some concerns in his heart and said to Wei Qing.

"Yes, and this order was not issued by General Huguo, but by General Caiguan, and the key points can be seen after the order is issued. I'm afraid the current situation is not optimistic."

Wei Qing also expressed his opinion, while Li Zhi and Wang Ye who were standing beside him looked confused, they didn't know what they were talking about.

Then Wei Qing turned to Li Zhi and said.

"Captain Li, I'm afraid I can't help you out, the current situation in Yanmen County is unclear, and any important military affairs must be kept secret.

I also ask Li Duwei to find a place for the army to rest for one night. Tomorrow we must go to Yanmen County. "

Li Zhi heard Wei Qing's words, although he didn't understand why, but he also knew the seriousness of the matter, and immediately arranged for someone to pick up the Qimen army to settle down and rest.

What Zhang Yuan and Wei Qing didn't know was that fortunately they chose to take a detour from Dai County by accident, otherwise they chose to go directly back to Yanmen County, and they would definitely encounter the main cavalry of the military ministers on the way.

Because he hadn't had a good rest for the past three days, even though he was worried, Zhang Yuan fell asleep as soon as his head touched the pillow.

Early the next morning, after bidding farewell to Li Zhi and Wang Ye, the Qimen army began to return home again.

At noon, when passing by Liucheng, where the captain of the western Daijun was stationed, he felt a bit dignified. The soldiers here have all been replaced by the army that originally belonged to Han Anguo and the others.

After verifying the seal, the Qimen army passed through the Great Wall, and Wei Qing had to arrive at Wuzhou City, Yanmen County before the night arrived.

If the Xiongnu army retreats, Wuzhou City is the only place where military officials must pass.

Before night fell, the Qimen army rushed to the city of Wuzhou, and let others verify their identities again. Wei Qing and Zhang Yuan were able to enter the city, but the army stayed outside.

Wuzhou City is not a military city. Although there are defenders in the city, the number is far less than that of the border guards. In order not to disturb the people, all the troops are left outside the city.

Wuzhou City has no county magistrate and only one county lieutenant. In fact, it is not much different from a military-controlled city like Qirucheng. This is the case in Border County. People's livelihood is not the first priority, and resisting powerful enemies is the first.

"Lieutenant Zhao, what happened to the battle in Mayi City that made the situation in Border County so tense?"

After Wei Qing and Zhang Yuanjin arrived at the Wuzhou City County Mansion, they asked the Wuzhou City County Captain.

County Captain Zhao probably knew something, so he quickly backed away and closed the door tightly.

"Reporting to the general, something really happened."

Wei Qing's complexion changed, he couldn't control his emotions and asked County Captain Zhao by the collar.

"What happened?"

County Captain Zhao was taken aback by Wei Qing's actions, he hesitated and couldn't speak for a while.

Zhang Yuan saw the situation and pressed Wei Qing's hand that was holding County Lieutenant Zhao.

"Don't get excited, general, let Lieutenant Zhao make it clear first."

Not because of anything else, but because Gongsun Ao and Gongsun He were both on the battlefield in Mayi, Wei Qing was afraid that something might happen to them.

County Captain Zhao slowed down a bit, and continued after drinking his saliva.

"General, I don't know much about you, but I just heard what the soldiers who passed by Wuzhou said yesterday, and combined with the movement that happened a few days ago, I judged something.

Now the official can be sure that General Jiangtun must have died in battle, and all the [-] troops under his command were killed.

A few days ago, after the Xiongnu army went from near Wuzhou City to Mayi City, it passed through Wuzhou City at midnight that day.

It's just that the night was too dark and the moonlight was covered by dark clouds, so the officials had no way of knowing how many people had evacuated.

I heard from the soldiers passing by that the Huns also suffered heavy losses, but our army's losses were not light either. That's when the scene before us occurred.

The lower officials felt that our army should have drawn a tie with the Huns, but we lost a high-ranking official, General Jiangtun, and there were no big figures killed on the Huns side except for many soldiers. "

"Damn is going to die after all."

Zhang Yuan spit out this sentence inadvertently.

At this moment, Wei Qing's mood has calmed down, but Zhang Yuan's heart is like a storm.

It was clearly a win-win situation, and the Xiongnu commander had already fallen for it. Wang Hui's plan was fine. Even if he lost to the Huns, it was still a matter of leading the army, but Wang Hui was still dead after all. Escape the wheel of history.

Seeing that Zhang Yuan was a little distracted, Wei Qing shook him.

"What's wrong? Now it's just Zhao County Lieutenant's words. We have to go back to Mayi to find out what happened."

Zhang Yuan was in a trance for a while, and said while supporting Wei Qing's arm.

"It's nothing, but Wang Hui's death made me feel a little bit emotional."

Wei Qing nodded, he was also a little perplexed when he heard the news of Wang Hui's death.

"This is all fate, don't mind if it affects yourself."

Zhang Yuan pretended to be relaxed and patted Wei Qing.

"Time is fate, no matter who is going to die, it's getting late, County Captain Zhao will send us out of the city."

The two of them came to the city just to find out what's going on. Although we don't know if there will be any wars, but at this moment, the main general and Chang Shi live in the city and let the soldiers under his command sleep in tents, even if no one says anything , Zhang Yuan and Wei Qing would also feel sorry for each other.

(End of this chapter)