The retreat of the border army of Shuofang City is proceeding in an orderly manner according to plan.
Yesterday, Zhao Zheng, who had joined the army, had already taken away a large number of supplies, accompanied by thousands of foot soldiers on war horses.
At this time, the last group of men and horses, that is, the 3,000 cavalry of the Shuofang Border Army, had already gathered outside the south gate, ready to open the new city at any time.
The general was walking at the door, Qin Huaiyu was saying goodbye to Zhao Wuyi, accompanied only by Qin Dashan and Wu Youji.
Since Zhao Wudi was carrying out a latent plan, it was natural that the fewer people knew about it, the better.
Qin Dashan is Qin Huaiyu's personal army, protecting Qin Huaiyu's safety is his entire duty, even if he eats and sleeps, he can't leave the general, and now Qin Huaiyu has only one personal soldier left by his side, which is already the biggest concession.
As for Wu Youji, no one arranged or agreed to his appearance here, it was purely because he was lying here in vain, and he didn't leave.
Qin Huaiyu opened his mouth to persuade again, but when he saw Zhao Wudi's resolute eyes, the words of persuasion were not spoken, and he sighed and said: "Boy, take care, I will put down the scout between Shuofang and Xincheng, and inquire about the news of Shuofang at any time." ” "Okay, please take care of the general" Zhao Wudi handed the reins of the Qingyu slave to Qin Huaiyu, and arched his hand: "Please take the Qingyu slave away, but, please don't let Mo'er see it." ” He carried out a plan that could be described as a dead man, and it was naturally impossible to put a conspicuous horse like Qingyu Nu in the city.
It's just that if Mo'er finds out that Qingyu Nu is in the new city, but Zhao Wushu is nowhere to be found, then there will be no way to hide it.
"Boy, it's not a big deal to hide a horse, but I haven't seen you in the new city, how should the old man answer Mo'er's question" Qin Huaiyu took the reins of the horse, frowned and hesitated.
"It's very easy, you just say that it's good to arrange for the kid to lead the scouts.
Hehe, anyway, it's just a few days, and it's gone by in the blink of an eye.
Zhao Wudi pretended to smile lightly.
Wu Youji's expression moved, he saluted Qin Huaiyu with his crossed hands, and said solemnly: "General, the last general will ask the commander to take the reconnaissance cavalry, and he will definitely rush back to Shuofang City to rescue Zhao Lushuai as soon as possible."
"You" Qin Huaiyu hesitated, thinking that Wu Youji was the nephew of the Empress Wu, in case he was left here again, would Lao Tzu still have a way to live Seeing this, Wu Youji suddenly knelt on one knee, the nail leaves on his body rattled, and said with a resolute face: "General, the last general knows that you have concerns in your heart, but in order to give the soldiers of the three armies a way to live, Lvshuai Zhao can put life and death aside, and the last general is also a member of the border army and a citizen of the Tang Dynasty, so can't you do something for the border army and the Tang Dynasty to ask the general to be fulfilled."
Although Wu Youji is a little weak, he is also a bull, and he still has a little blood in his bones, and now that he is stimulated, he has a posture that I won't get up if you don't agree.
Qin Huaiyu weighed it again and again, waved his hand and said: "That's it, since this is the case, this commander will order you to command the reconnaissance cavalry, but don't act recklessly."
Always keep an eye on the movements of the Turks, and only approach Shuofang City if you are sure that the Turks have retreated.
In this way, this green jade slave will be handed over to you for the time being, and it will save the handsome man from hiding and hiding. ” Qin Huaiyu is gone, Wu Youji is also gone, and there is only Zhao Wushu alone in the huge Shuofang City.
The black oil of Sihaiju has also been moved to the north and south city gates according to his orders, and the rest are thrown in the barracks in the city at will.
In Zhao's plan, it was not enough to set fire to the storehouse, it would take a lot of time for the fire to spread throughout the city, and this time would be enough for a large number of Turks to flee from the city.
He placed large barrels of black oil near the two gates, just to seal the gates after the fire spread, and to lock the Turks in the city and boil them in a pot.
Black oil is used for lighting fires, and the stairs to the city wall are near the city gate, so it is not unreasonable that there is a large amount of black oil near the city gate.
Now everything is ready, and only the army of silent sips is owed.
Zhao Wudi sent Qin Huaiyu and the others away, walked alone on the empty straight road, and returned to the barracks where the general was walking in the backyard.
The barracks was empty, only there was still a little foam in the air, and one person was stunned for a while, then grabbed a cowhide package and carried it on his back, and walked towards the black oil depot.
He came to the well outside the black oil depot, took one last look at Shuofang City in the sun, took a deep breath, and then slipped into the "marmot hole" along the shallow pit left by the well diggers.
The entrance to the cave was four feet below and small enough for one person to climb into, and in the well at this depth, even at noon, sunlight could not shine in, and the light was extremely dim.
He got into the hole, Cao Zhigang is still very good at work, although the entrance of the cave is small, the inside of the cave is very spacious, you can stand or lie down, and even four people sit face to face and drink tea is not too crowded.
He wrapped the cowhide on the ground, which contained roasted beef and mutton, a few steamed cakes, a small section of mountain ginseng, and a few cowhide bags.
The cowhide bag is mostly filled with water, and there is also a bag of syrup for a sip to soothe the mind when you are anxious and nervous.
Other than that, he only carried two short knives, and no weapons such as long knives, because he had come to stealthily set fires, and those weapons were useless, but became a burden.
In addition, there is an indispensable thing in the cave, which is an hourglass for timekeeping and a candle for lighting.
He hid in this dark cave, how did he know what if the time was good if the Turks had not slept when he went out and was about to set fires As for whether the candlelight in the cave would be discovered, he had already taken precautions, and the two wooden planks were put together to seal the entrance of the cave, and only a ventilation hole was reserved at the lower mouth to prevent him from suffocating to death.
He cut the cooked beef about two pounds in weight, wrapped it in linen and carried it into his arms, and a bag of three pulp was no exception, and he also carried it into his arms.
Prepare for the worst at all times, lurk alone among the enemy, be ready to run at all times, and food and water are essential.
After doing all this, he sealed the hole with a wooden plank, set up an hourglass, candles, etc., and then lay down on the ground and closed his eyes.
Not to mention, the inside of this cave is much warmer than the outside, so it's no wonder that animals always like to burrow into the hole in winter.
The Shuofang Frontier Army had completed the retreat in an orderly manner within three days, leaving an empty city to the Great Khan of Mursi and his army of 100,000.
An empty city, with its gates wide open, like a big pocket with an open mouth, and when the army of Silent Si enters the city, there will be a great fire to sing funeral songs for them, and send them to the god of the wolf.
Everything is ready, and the rest is beyond the control of manpower, whether the Turks will enter the city or will they spend the night in the city These are unknowns, and success or failure is determined by heaven
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