Chapter 715: Deployment
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In Qi County, late at night, in an ordinary civilian house, He Wenzhong, covered in injuries, laid half-dead on the bed, softly asking the young man standing with his back to him, “Brother Ye, have all the carrier pigeons in the cage been released? Can they send messages to the capital?”
The young man, dressed in a black robe, tall and slender, silent and stern, replied confidently, “They will definitely arrive.” His gaze fell on He Wenzhong’s wounds, and his originally stern expression softened slightly, “You have made great contributions this time, and His Highness will remember them.”
He Wenzhong shook his head, “It’s not a contribution, it’s a disgrace. I just took over and encountered such a big event. There’s even a traitor under my command. I just hope that by fighting to the death, I can wash away the shame. Brother Ye, what kind of person is His Highness?”
Ye Xiu, the leader of the ten-man covert guard team escorting Mingzhu, thought for a moment and said softly, “I can’t say for sure, but let me put it this way: the Wangfei is willing to travel far and endure hardships for him. My brothers and I are willing to sacrifice ourselves like Yang Dianjun did for His Highness, without regrets. And His Highness, he will never stand idly by while we suffer.”
He Wenzhong suddenly felt a longing. A person who could make others sacrifice themselves like this must not be an ordinary person.
“It’s the third watch, it’s the third watch, the weather is dry, be careful with the candles.”
The night watchman’s call came from outside the door, and shortly afterward, someone sneaked in, carefully hiding the bronze gong in his hand and whispered, “Received a message from Yicheng. Yuwen Cong has hidden people in a house, and someone has been arranged to sneak in and investigate.”
Ye Xiu’s eyes flashed with a sharp light, “Be careful! If we can’t succeed smoothly, don’t startle the snake in the grass. Otherwise, our manpower is limited, and if we miss this opportunity, it won’t be so easy next time.”
The man nodded and quickly left. After a while, the night watchman’s call sounded outside again, “It’s the third watch… the weather is dry, be careful with the candles…”
At the same time, in the most luxurious inn in Qi County, Ruan Qingshang said excitedly, “Your Highness, Your Highness, come and see, the words on the blank paper have appeared!”
Yuwen You rushed over in a stride and saw faint traces of words such as “Yicheng, Yuwen Cong, and civilian house” on the white paper. When he wanted to take another look, there was nothing left.
Those few words were enough. Yuwen You sneered, “So Yuwen Cong is here. I knew it. How did Yuwen Qiang suddenly become clever?” He sat on the chair for a long time, then asked Ruan Qingshang in a low voice, “How many people can we mobilize?”
Ruan Qingshang smiled and said, “We still have quite a few people we can mobilize. In the New Army, there are several promising talents trained by Jiang Shanshan’s methods, and they are quite good.”
Yuwen You said, “After ensuring necessary security measures, once we arrive in Yicheng, deploy all our people. I don’t care what methods you use, but you must find Fu Mingzhu.”
Five days later, at the Regent’s Mansion in the capital. Yuwen Chu gently placed Zhuang Zhuang, who had fallen asleep, on the bed, instructing the wet nurse and Su Lan to take good care of him, then got up and left the room.
Wei Tiande stood quietly outside the door, waiting for him. He handed over a roll of paper, “Your Highness, urgent report.”
Yuwen Chu opened the paper and his face changed. Hurrying out, he asked in a low voice, “Where is Mao Shiyu?”
Wei Tiande hurriedly followed his pace, “Mao Zhubu and Zhou Changshi and Mister Meng are waiting outside to be summoned.”
So everyone knew about the news. Yuwen Chu quickly left the Yinghui Hall and saw Mao Shiyu, Zhou Shuyi, and Mister Meng waiting outside. He directly assigned tasks, “Mao Shiyu, immediately write a letter to Du Heng, asking him to drop everything and rush over to bring the person out, and then handle the aftermath properly. Zhou Shuyi, no matter what methods you use, no news related to this matter should be leaked. If there’s the slightest bit of information leaked, whether intentional or unintentional, let them die.”
It wasn’t a good thing for the Wangfei to be abducted, and it would greatly damage the reputation. It was understandable that His Highness was in a hurry, but it was still inappropriate to say “let them die whether intentional or unintentional” from the usually calm His Highness. Mister Meng wisely didn’t touch Yuwen Chu’s sore spot but said, “According to the intelligence, Linan Wang has arrived in Qi County.” This was the big news.
Yuwen Chu didn’t pay attention to Mister Meng but looked at Mao Shiyu with a chilling gaze, “Tell Du Heng that I want Yuwen Cong’s body to be cut into ten thousand pieces and to never have a peaceful death.” He said it very slowly, as if each word was squeezed out of his teeth, and repeated it thousands of times, showing a furious expression of wanting to eat his flesh and sleep in his skin.
Mao Shiyu shuddered and quickly bowed his head, “Yes.”
Then Yuwen Chu asked again, “How far is Shen Ruilin from Yicheng?”
Mao Shiyu said, “With fast horses and light riders, it’s only a three-day journey.”
“Your Highness…” Mr. Meng became anxious as soon as he heard this. Was he going to deploy Shen Ruilin and his soldiers to launch a surprise attack on Yicheng? This was no small matter and could affect the entire strategic deployment of the war.
Zhou Shuyi, with red eyes, gave him a harsh tug and whispered, “Jing Song is gone like this. Aren’t you sad?”
Mr. Meng sighed heavily, “I’m also sad, but what’s the use of being sad? There are so many major issues that need to be dealt with urgently. I can’t let Your Highness fail and leave behind an eternal infamy. Your Highness, it’s the most critical time for the battle with Qiuli Wang, and you suddenly transferred Shen Ruilin. Is it because…”
Yuwen Chu waved his sleeve angrily, “Step back! What I want to do is none of your business.”
Mr. Meng was unconvinced, “Your Highness, you can’t do this!”
Yuwen Chu turned and walked out, Mr. Meng rushed towards him, tightly holding his thigh, “Your Highness, please revoke the order! The battle with Qiuli Wang is related to the entire war situation, and your reputation and public support are at stake. You can’t act willfully!”
Yuwen Chu raised his foot and kicked Mr. Meng away fiercely, saying coldly, “I know very well what I’m doing. Do you think I’m the kind of person who only cares about the present and not the future? I won’t treat the lives of thousands of soldiers as a joke!” Then he pointed to Mao Shiyu, “Give the order to Shen Ruilin, let him take down Xinzhou within a month, or he’ll have to face the consequences!”
Mr. Meng finally realized that he had misunderstood, feeling a bit ashamed, and smiled, “Little General Shen is brave and can take down Xinzhou within a month, but I’m afraid Old General Shen will hinder him.”
Yuwen Chu sneered, “Shen Mingshan won’t dare, unless he wants to be my enemy.” After arranging the major response measures, he called Zhou Shuyi, “Secretly inform the people in Qi County and Yicheng, find the person, ensure her safety, don’t act recklessly, and alert the enemy. Tell them, wealth and prosperity, as well as the eighteenth level of h*ll, all lie in this matter.”
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