"Brother Liu, where are the reinforcements of the Zheng family and the Cui family? Are they far from Guancheng? "
Inside the tunnel of Liu Rengui's rented house in Wuning Square.
Little Yu 'er asked after listening to Wei Zheng's analysis.
Liu Rengui shook his head and said, "I don't know. Logically speaking, the Cui family's army should be in Dingzhou, and the Zheng family's army should be in Guancheng. But since they decided to betray the imperial court with the Cui family of Qinghe, they must have set up an ambush in a county adjacent to Zhengzhou. We just don't know which county they are in! "
Ye Fashan frowned and said, "According to the time, the imperial court's army will need at least two more days to reach Guan City. As for the Zheng and Cui family's reinforcements, if Brother Liu's analysis is correct and they are hiding in a county near Zhengzhou, then their reinforcements will definitely reach Guan City first!"
"Then what should we do?"
Little Yu 'er was anxious.
Liu Rengui suddenly asked, "I wonder if the imperial court will bring along a telegraph machine with them when they send reinforcements?"
Little Yu 'er's eyes lit up and said, "We'll know if we try! The army must be closer to us than we are to Chang 'an. Maybe we can send a message without going to Songyue Pagoda! "
"That's right! Then Miss Li Yu, try using the telegraph machine! "
"No! Using the telegraph machine underground will be very difficult to send messages. We should at least go to the surface! "
Li Yu shook her head.
Liu Rengui thought for a while and said, "The Cui family and the government are busy dealing with the army outside the city. They shouldn't be able to send people to patrol the houses. Also, Xu Fangzheng of Wuning Square knows that we have joined the army, so there must be no one in the house. Once the gate is locked, normal people won't be able to break in. So why don't you all disguise yourselves and stay in the backyard? But don't light candles at night, and don't go out during the day! "
Wei Zheng frowned and said, "No! If we all stay there, there will be too many targets. Once someone breaks in, we won't even be able to hide! Let Miss Li Yu stay there alone. She needs to keep in touch with the army. Also, if someone breaks in, she can hide easily! "
Although he also wanted to stay there, he didn't want to give himself away at such a crucial moment!
"Yes! Indeed, we should focus on the big picture! "
Ye Minglei nodded in agreement.
Seeing this, Liu Rengui could only say, "Then, Miss Li Yu, you can bring your telegraph machine to the attic in the backyard. If the imperial court or the reinforcements send a telegram, you will know in time!"
Little Fishy pouted and shook her head. "No, no, no. I'm alone. I'm not even allowed to light up at night. How would I dare to stay? Why don't … why don't you let Auntie Ye stay with me? "
She did want Ye Fashan to go up, but this was such a big backyard. How could a man and a woman live together? Therefore, Li Yu thought about it seriously and decided to invite Ye Minglei's wife to accompany her.
Madam Ye looked at Ye Minglei and saw him nod. She smiled and said, "Alright then. Since that's the case, I'll go up and stay with Miss Li Yu for a few days!"
After that, Li Yu, Madam Ye, and Liu Rengui took the telegraph and climbed to the ground. Then, the three of them walked towards the backyard.
Beep ~ Beep ~ Beep ~
Fifteen minutes later, in the attic in the backyard, there was a soft beep sound.
In the house, Li Yu used the weak candlelight to control the telegraph machine to send out a message. In order to prevent the candlelight from leaking out, she was surrounded by a screen.
"Alright! I've sent it out. Let's see if anyone can receive and reply to me! "
After a while, Li Yu clapped her hands and said.
Liu Rengui nodded and said, "Then we'll wait!"
Li Yu took the opportunity to ask, "Brother Liu, how are you doing in the military camp? Did anyone from the higher-ups make things difficult for you? "
Liu Rengui shook his head and smiled. "No. The lieutenant in our camp is a drunkard. I promised him two jars of Immortal Drunken Wine. He treats me like a brother. Why would he make things difficult for me?"
"Immortal Drunken Wine? Where can we get Immortal Drunken Wine at this time? If I was in Chang 'an, I could get some for Brother Liu. But now, I'm in charge of the city … "
Little Fishy frowned and said in a dilemma.
Liu Rengui smiled. "It's fine. I guess that lieutenant won't have the fortune to drink a sip of Immortal Drunken Wine in his life!"
…
Hundreds of miles away, on an empty field, there were countless tents of various sizes. The campfire in the camp was brightly lit. There were also groups of soldiers patrolling the camp.
Beep! Beep! Beep!
"Did Little Fishy send a message?"
Meng Wenhao reacted immediately. He quickly took out a pen and paper and laid on the ground to record.
After a while, the beep stopped. Iron Egg asked curiously, "Wenhao, what did the message say?"
To prevent more people from knowing about the telegraph machine, he, Meng Wenhao, and Pang Feiji stayed in a tent alone.
At this time, Meng Wenhao had already translated the code. He looked up and said, "Nothing. This is just a test code sent by Little Fishy. She's not sure if I can receive her message!"
"Wenhao, you should reply quickly!"
Iron Egg said hurriedly.
"Okay!"
Meng Wenhao nodded and pressed the handle of the telegraph machine to reply the message.
…
Beep! Beep! Beep!
On the other side, Little Fishy was chatting with Liu Rengui about the battle during the day. Suddenly, the telegraph machine rang!
"It's here! There's a reply! "
Little Fishy exclaimed and quickly recorded the message. After a while, she stood up and said, "Brother Liu, it's the reinforcements sent by the imperial court. They are now 30 miles east of Luoyang in the wilderness. They should be about 100 miles away from us! The general manager this time is Duke Wei, Li Jing! "
Liu Rengui heard and frowned. "Duke Wei is leading the army? 100 miles? If that's the case, it's hard to say who will be the first to arrive! How about this, Miss Li Yu, you send the situation of Guancheng County and the deployment of the troops. The decision will be up to General Manager Li! "
"Okay! Okay! "
Li Yu thought for a while and started to send the message. She had a preliminary understanding of the situation in Guancheng County from the conversation with Liu Rengui.
…
Outside Luoyang, Tang army camp.
This time, there was a very long beep beep beep beep. Meng Wenhao's hands were almost sore from recording the code. After a full 15 minutes, the telegraph machine finally stopped beeping. Next was the translation. Fortunately, Meng Wenhao had already memorized the code book, so the translation didn't take much time.
"Wenhao, how is it? How's the situation in Guancheng County? "
Iron Egg saw Meng Wenhao's work and quickly came over to ask.
Meng Wenhao frowned. "It's a long story, and the military situation is urgent. Let's meet General Manager Li together and report to him as soon as possible."
"Okay!"
After a while, Iron Egg and Meng Wenhao came to the command tent. After reporting, they met Li Jing.
Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, and Niu Jinda were also in the tent. They were probably having a meeting.
"Greetings, General Manager Li and the generals!"
Iron Egg and Meng Wenhao bowed.
Li Jing nodded and said, "There's no need to be polite.
Meng Wenhao, I heard that you have urgent military matters to discuss with me? "
"Yes! General Manager Li, this is the information that was just sent from Guancheng County! "
Meng Wenhao took out the translated message and raised it above his head as he replied.
"Oh? Let me take a look! "
Li Jing's expression changed as he walked down and took the message from Meng Wenhao.
The other three old generals in the tent also cast their gazes on Li Jing.
"Medicine Master, what is written on it? Why are you looking at it for so long? "
A moment later, Cheng Yaojin asked impatiently.
Li Jing passed the message to Cheng Yaojin and said, "The Cui Family in Guancheng County has gathered 300 thousand troops and is preparing to attack Luoyang. Luckily, the Black Armored Army, Ren Can, and Wang Yu's 150 thousand troops arrived in time and killed the rebels back into the city! However, according to the Bian Province Army hidden in the city, the Cui Family of Boling and the Zheng Family of Xingyang definitely have reinforcements outside the city. If we don't want the Cui Family to escape, then we have to reach Guancheng before the reinforcements arrive! "
Qin Qiong stroked his beard and said, "Since that's the case, then let's march through the night!"
Li Jing thought for a moment and looked at Iron Egg and Meng Wenhao, "Iron Egg, you and Wenhao go up to the celestial lamp and send information to Guancheng. Say that we will definitely reach Guancheng before dark tomorrow. Then send a message to Chang 'an and inform His Majesty about the situation here. Also say that we plan to change the route of the army and merge the three armies into one to head straight for Guancheng!"
Li Er had told him before he left that although he would not interfere with his battle plans, he hoped that he could send the situation of the battlefield to the Imperial Court regularly.
The two fellows quickly cupped their fists and said, "Yes! General Manager! "
Li Jing looked at the three generals in the tent and said, "Zhijie, Shubao, Jinda, we originally planned to split into three groups to enter Zhengzhou tomorrow. However, the situation is urgent and the Cui Family is hiding in Guancheng waiting for reinforcements. We have to merge our forces and move out immediately. We have to rush to Guancheng before the reinforcements of the Cui and Zheng Families arrive! This time, we will surround them and attack the reinforcements. We will wipe out all the hidden powers of these three families! "
"Good! Then I, Old Cheng, will go clean up the army and set off immediately! "
Cheng Yaojin was instantly energized and hollered loudly.
Speaking of which, his horse lance was already thirsty and could not take this chance to see some blood!
Qin Qiong and Niu Jinda also cupped their fists and left.
Half an hour later, all the tents were kept and the sixty thousand troops were gathered. Then, they all held torches and started their rapid march. They traveled through the night and night to head straight for Guancheng!
…
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
