Chapter 381: Going deep into the enemy camp
Chapter 381: Going deep into the enemy camp
Another young leader said worriedly, "Now that the Liang army in Xixia Mountain is blocking us, we have almost lost contact with the Liang people. Salang is also determined to do what he wants. I am really afraid that if we fail, we will ruin all the foundation that Sagrulu has built with us over the years."
"For now, it is better to write a letter of peace and negotiate with them first. When Liang State relaxes its guard, we can contact them and make long-term plans."
"I really don't dare to say a word like that." The great wizard wiped the sweat off his head. "Sarang is narrow-minded and has always been wary of me. If I tell him to show weakness to Liang, he will think I look down on him."
Everyone fell silent.
Salang has always been looked down upon, but now that he has finally had his day, he will definitely not allow others to look down upon him anymore.
"What should we do? Should we continue to fight? Although the food in the Xixia Mountain camp has been burned, the food in Xueyue City has been taken away by them. If a fight really breaks out, the Liang people are no weaker than us."
"I heard that the leader of this grain escort is the war god of Daliang, King Rui. With a war god and this mysterious man on the border, we may not be his opponent."
"What can we do? Who can convince Salang? He said that instead of waiting for others to deliver food, it is better to grab it ourselves!"
The great wizard's words silenced everyone again.
Seeing that the discussion was about to come to nothing, the leader of the Lidu tribe stood up and said, “I’ll go and talk.
After all, I am his elder, so it’s okay for me to say a few words to him!
When his father was alive, he still gave me some face. I don't believe that he can't give me any face at all. "
The leader of the Tushu tribe pulled his clothes and said, "This Salang dared to kill his own father, so how could he take you seriously?
If he insists on fighting, it will be useless for you to say anything. It will only bring trouble upon yourself and make him hate you. Otherwise, just forget it."
This sentence touched everyone's heart.
The great wizard had told them before that Sagrul had led the expedition personally this time because he believed that General Qi in Xixia Mountain had rebelled.
He didn't have to go out in person to rob food, but to recapture an enemy general, he had to show up in person to make it look more solemn.
As long as we can bring General Qi under our command, it would be a piece of cake to capture not only the fifteen cities in the northern border but also fifteen more cities further inland.
The great wizard was afraid of a trap and originally did not agree to let Sagulu go in person, but Sagulu took out the correspondence with Liang people and repeatedly emphasized that Salang had used poison to control Qi for several months.
This matter is guaranteed to be foolproof.
As it turned out, it was this possibility, which was not even one in ten thousand, that caused their leader Sagru to lose his life.
The great wizard suspected that Salan was behind this, but he had never been involved in the whole incident and had no evidence against him.
So this matter can only be discussed behind the scenes, and no one dares to speak out.
Salang has no foundation, but his methods are very ruthless and make everyone afraid of him.
"Yeah, Wuermu, you'd better not offend him easily. Who knows what he will do!"
"A bunch of cowards!"
Wuermu stood up with his cane, "You all dare not offend him, so I have to be the evil one! Your tribe is small, but we can't let all the good men of our tribe die on the battlefield!"
Wuermu held a high status among them, and seeing how determined he was, some of them began to have some ideas.
"Urumu, do you really dare to talk to him?"
"Whether it works or not is another matter. If we don't even dare to try, then in the future, Saran will think that he can easily flatten and round us."
"I swear to follow Wuermu until death!" said a middle-aged leader.
The others nodded, looked at the great wizard, and still said nothing.
Wuermu clenched his cane tightly, and the blue veins on his hands were tangled like old tree roots.
The great wizard spoke again, "It's not that I don't support Lord Wuermu, but I know Salan. He is like a madman. No one knows what he will do!"
"Useless trash!"
Wuermu knocked his cane loudly. "You are also an old man beside Suglu. You didn't learn the nature of a wolf from him over the years, but you were trained like a dog instead?"
As he spoke, he looked around with his cloudy eyes, "Don't you forget how Sugru got the position of the chief patriarch?
If he can do it, why can't others do it?"
Everyone was shocked!
At that time, the sixteen tribes in the northern border were defeated by the Xiao family army of Daliang. It was Sagulu who killed the chief at that time and led everyone out of the siege. Only then did he become the new chief with the support of everyone.
Since Sagrue can do it, why can't others!
"Wulmu, your Lidu tribe is the most powerful now. If you can be like Sagrul did in the past, we can make you the new leader!"
"There is no eternal wolf king on the grassland. Only the strong are qualified to sit on this position!"
"Wulmu, if you dare to do it, we will definitely support you!"
Wuermu smiled coldly.
"I know what you are thinking! Although we all live on this land, we are not of one mind.
Who would like to be driven by others all his life? Who doesn’t want to be the wolf king on the grassland!
Even though you are speaking nicely now, once you leave this door, someone might go to Salan to complain and ask you to use my life to buy back some small benefits for yourselves.
Let me make it clear today, if you want to be a dog on the prairie, no one will stop you.
But if our Lidu tribe succeeds this time, it will only benefit you and not harm you. If we fail, it will not implicate you timid people.
However, if someone goes out and tells the secret, think about it yourself, given Salang's personality, will he remember you as a credit, or will he think that you are too close to me and have ulterior motives?"
"Please rest assured, Wuermu, we Jedi will never do such a thing as snitching!"
"That's right, snitching is what villains do. We are not that kind of people!"
"The lives of so many people on our grassland cannot be ruined by a young boy."
"Since no one supports him, why don't we make public the fact that he killed the chief and force him to abdicate!" suggested the middle-aged leader.
The great wizard said tremblingly: "There is no evidence for this matter, I just deduced it myself.
If he pursues the matter, I won’t be able to save my life!"
"This matter really cannot embarrass the Great Wizard!"
Ulm spoke for him.
"How can a great wizard handle such great pressure alone?"
Just as the great wizard was about to thank him, Wuermu continued, "But whether what I said can be accomplished still depends on the help of the great wizard."
The great wizard stood in front of everyone, bearing their burning gazes, and his body seemed to be burned with dozens of holes.
He was trapped in this matter and couldn't escape even if he wanted to.
Finally, he gritted his teeth and slapped his thigh: "Ulmu leader, please speak!"
……
After the few people had discussed it, everyone waited until dark before quietly leaving the great wizard's tent.
At this time, the faces of the female slaves had turned blue due to the cold, and one of them had fainted because she couldn't stand the cold.
The great wizard walked out of the tent, took a sidelong glance, and then cursed: "It's dark and you still don't know how to come back to serve. Are you standing here on purpose to embarrass me?"
The female slave felt as if she had been pardoned. She immediately dragged her companion and crawled into the tent.
……
From that day on, a turbulent undercurrent spread throughout the Cauchy headquarters.
Xiao Huaian and a few others were hiding in the dark and also felt the impact of this undercurrent.
"The situation in Kesixi is about to change!"
Zhao Yun made a sharp analysis.
Xiao Huaian nodded, "Let's wait and see what happens. If they fight among themselves, we can take advantage of the situation!"
A few nights later, a shadow jumped over the high wall and into a dilapidated temple of the goddess.
The Temple of the Goddess has been abandoned, but judging by the remaining statues on the wall, it should be a goddess who was once revered.
There were seven or eight people sitting in the Goddess Temple. When they saw the black-clothed figure coming in, they all looked in his direction.
The person who came in was a barbarian who looked like a house servant.
After he came in, he rubbed his face and peeled off a piece of skin from his face, revealing his original appearance. It turned out to be the fifth day of the New Year.
The fifth day of the Chinese New Year has a skill that some people don't have, which is the ability to change one's appearance and to pinch one's throat to change one's voice.
He learned this before joining the army just to make a living, but he didn't expect it to be of such great use now.
"how's it going?"
Xiao Huaian asked straight to the point.
"I found out that Suglu is really dead."
Chuwu took the dough into his arms and continued:
"Their chieftain is now Sagrul's youngest son, Salang. Several tribes under Kosi are dissatisfied with Salang and are planning a rebellion!"
"How to rebel?"
Xiao Huaian asked.
"They said they were going to tamper with his medicine."
"Poison him directly?"
Xiao Huaian pondered for a moment, not knowing whether it would be a good thing or a bad thing for them if Salan was poisoned to death.
"It's not that easy to poison him."
Chuwu continued, “I heard that Salang was raised with various drugs and poisons since he was a child. He has a very strong ability to resist poisons, and he is also proficient in poison techniques.
And he was a very cautious person, so they didn't dare to poison him easily, so they finally decided to add some tranquilizers to his medicine."
"A tranquilizer?"
Xiao Huaian was puzzled.
"Well, use a tranquilizer to make him fall asleep, and then kill him in his sleep while he's asleep."
"When do they decide to take action?"
Xiao Huaian suddenly became excited.
If there is internal strife in the Kosi tribe, all their plans will be disrupted, and Salang's life will no longer be important to them.
All we have to do is take advantage of their internal strife and send our army to attack directly.
"Zi time in two days!"
Chuwu licked his lips, a little nervous, "They are also afraid that the night will be too long and dreams will arise. If they succeed, they will use the call of the Saker Falcon as a signal. After three calls, the tribes below will rush into Salang's tent to announce his death, and then support a new leader."
Xiao Huaian reached into his arms and touched the flare that Ye Xinran gave him.
The round little ball became warm in his arms. He had carried it with him for so many days and now he suddenly had to use it. He was reluctant to put it away.
The others did not notice his little action. They were just immersed in the information provided by Chuwu and were very excited.
It turns out that the Kosi tribe had long been rotten to the core, and the strength and aggression they had shown before was just an attempt to transfer internal conflicts to the outside.
Now that Xueyue City has been recaptured, the Kosi tribe has little food left, and the leader has long lost his prestige over the tribes below him.
……
Two days later.
Xiao Huaian and his companions changed into night clothes and hid outside the tent early, waiting for the arrival of midnight.
"Boss, do you think they can succeed?"
"I heard that the guy named Salang is even more sinister than his father. If he refuses to drink the tranquilizer, they will fail this time!"
Zhao Yun stroked the handle of his scimitar in the dark night, his eyes sharp, "Don't be afraid if they fail, we will go and help them and send Salang off."
"Hush, listen!"
Xiao Huaian suddenly made a hushing gesture.
Everyone stopped talking and listened attentively.
In the cold night, the cries of three Gakers were heard suddenly.
"They took action!"
Zhao Yun gripped the hilt of the sword tightly, ready to draw the sword at any time.
"I'll go in and take a look first. You guys proceed with caution."
Xiao Huaian said this and hurriedly disappeared into the dark night.
He wanted to go in and take a look, in case Saroo was not dead yet, he had something to ask him.
Xiao Huaian has never been able to let go of General Qi's death.
Judging from the information obtained in the past two days, Saran may be the only one who knows the truth.
He wanted to ask Salang before he died what benefits he had given to General Qi and what kind of agreement they had reached!
……
Xiao Huaian approached the big tent and soon discovered a group of barbarians lurking in the dark.
These barbarians were wearing neat shorts and had thick straw mats wrapped around their feet to prevent them from making too much noise when running.
They are fast and have clear goals.
It seems that this is the rebel tonight.
Xiao Huaian took advantage of their inattention, followed the rebels and mixed in with them.
The rebels were approaching the main tent, but as they walked, Xiao Huaian realized something was wrong.
It's so quiet.
There was no one in front of the big tent which was originally heavily guarded.
Even if there are fewer people on duty at night, given Salan's personality, he would not allow his sleeping place to become a place where anyone can come and go at will.
Xiao Huaian's heart tightened and his hand reached for the hilt of the sword on his waist.
By this time, the rebels had reached Salang's main tent.
The person who took the lead opened the door of the main tent, and suddenly a few whooshing sounds were heard in the darkness.
Countless arrows shot out from the dark door, and the leading few people fell to the ground.
Immediately afterwards, dozens of soldiers holding bows and arrows rushed out of the main tent.
At the same time, hundreds of fully armed soldiers ran out from behind the tents. They quickly formed a circle and surrounded the rebels.
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