Chapter 692: Escorting the Jade Seal
After listening to Hua'an's explanation, Zhang Yu felt that there was some truth, so he no longer persuaded him, however, from Hua'an's attitude, Zhang Yu also found some clues, Hua'an did not express great disgust and anger at his advances, but calmly analyzed the disadvantages of doing so, which shows that Hua'an is not completely loyal to the Jin Dynasty, but has begun to consider his own interests.
Seeing that Zhang Yu no longer spoke, Hua An looked at the heirloom jade seal in his hand and said softly: "Although this heirloom jade seal is the treasure of the world, and all those who covet the throne want to get him, but, in the eyes of this general, this is just a beautifully crafted stone, and it is enough to prove that Ran Min got this treasure but was captured by Yan Junsheng, so Ben will definitely not make himself a target for a beautiful stone." After speaking, he put the heirloom jade seal in his hand on the several cases in front of him.
In Hua'an's heart, the so-called Mandate of Heaven cannot have much to do with a stone, if he can really get the world, it is also one step at a time, hard work to obtain, not because of the accidental acquisition of a beautiful stone, the Mandate of Heaven is very ridiculous to be attributed to a stone.
When Zhang Yu heard this, he couldn't help but feel ashamed of his hasty suggestions, paused, hugged his fists and said: "What the general said is that the jade seal of the country is indeed a stone with exquisite workmanship, but there are too many people in the world who want to get it. ”
"Oh, you mean. Someone will snatch the jade seal of the country in the middle of the road, but who would have such courage? Hua An asked softly.
Zhang Yu took a step forward and said softly: "General, there are many people in the world who want to be emperors, and they will all try their best to get this heirloom jade seal, so the general must send more soldiers and horses to escort it." ”
Hearing this, Hua An nodded, but Zhang Yu didn't say who it was. But. From Hebei to Jiankang City, the area to be passed along the way is indeed many generals with heavy armies, and some of them are interested in the throne. Huaan has no way of knowing. But. There are at least a few people that Hua An is very suspicious of, and that is Pu Hong and Yao Xiang, who surrendered to the Great Jin. Both of them are from different races, and they are ambitious, and their loyalty to the Great Jin is the lowest, if the jade seal passes through their defense area, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not take risks in order to get the jade seal.
"Yao Xiang, Pu Hong and the like, all have tens of thousands of heavy soldiers, these two people are now attached to Yin Hao, responsible for guarding the northern region of Yangzhou, as well as Xuzhou and Yuzhou, is the only way for Wei envoys to go to Jiankang City, these two people are ambitious, they will be very uneasy, if someone hits the idea of passing on the jade seal of the country, it is most likely these two people." Hua An said affirmatively.
"General, Yao Xiang and Pu Hong both have tens of thousands of heavy troops, if they really want to fight the idea of passing on the jade seal of the country, then shouldn't our army send the main army to escort it, so that it can be foolproof, but in this way, our army will face the main cavalry of the Yan army going south, and the pressure will be great." Zhang Yu said worriedly.
Hua An smiled and said confidently: "It's just a small heirloom jade seal, why do you need to be escorted by the main army, three thousand people are enough." ”
"General, with only three thousand men and horses, how can he guard against the tens of thousands of troops of Yao Xiang and Pu Hong." Zhang Yu asked curiously.
Hua An picked up the jade seal of the country on several cases again, looked at it for a long time, and said: "Our army of 3,000 men and horses naturally cannot fight against the main army of Yao Xiang and Pu Hong, however, force cannot win, you can win with wisdom, Yao Xiang and Pu Hong are both smart people, but they may not be able to see through the general's dark plan." ”
"Darkness Chen Cang, the general's meaning is to send two groups of people at the same time, one way to carry the real heirloom jade seal to Jiankang City, and the other road to carry the forged heirloom jade seal, attracting lawbreakers to come and snatch it, so as to protect the real heirloom jade seal, wonderful, what a clever plan!" Zhang Yu immediately understood Hua'an's intentions.
Hua An smiled and said softly: "This matter is so decided, you personally go to the camp of the envoy of the Wei State, tell him about the plan of the general, and ask him to keep it secret and cooperate." ”
"Yes, General, my subordinates will do it." Zhang Yu received the order softly, and immediately left the big tent of the Chinese army and went to the camp where the envoys of Wei lived.
In the middle of the night, the two armies were ready, and the three hundred elite cavalry under Hua 'an were responsible for escorting Ran Ming and Chuanguo Yuxi, while the Wei envoy and his party were responsible for the protection of the three thousand soldiers of the reserve army under Hua 'an.
In order to hide people's eyes, before dawn, the three hundred elite cavalry escorting the jade seal of the country had already set off in advance with Ran Ming, while the three thousand reserve regiments were preparing baggage vehicles and various supplies.
After dawn, the 3,000 reserve army under the command of Hua An transported more than a dozen carriages, hundreds of baggage wagons, and various supplies to the outside of Chaoge City, and was ready to set off at any time.
In order to prevent others from seeing the flaws, the Wei envoy randomly found a child of the same age as Ran Min in Chaoge City, acted as Ran Ming, and entered the carriage outside Chaoge City with the Wei envoy.
After being ready, the envoys of Wei and his party, escorted by the 3,000 reserve regiments under the command of Hua'an, marched towards Jiankang City in the south of the Yangtze River.
In order to keep abreast of the dynamics of the two people, Huaan sent hundreds of scouts to closely monitor the movements of the two people, and once they found an abnormal situation, they immediately reported to themselves.
Of course, in order to deter people with bad intentions, and at the same time, in order to convince everyone that the jade seal of the country was among the three thousand reserve legions, Hua An wrote a letter to each of his three childhood brothers in the Yangzhou army, asking them to lead some of his soldiers and horses to meet the Wei envoy on the appointed day.
"The general is so tightly arranged, I believe it will be fine." After the Wei envoy and his entourage left, Zhang Yu whispered.
Hua An nodded and said softly: "I hope so, but before the Jade Seal of the Inheritance Kingdom arrives in Jiankang City, it will be difficult to be completely relieved." After speaking, he turned around and returned to Chaoge City.
As Hua An expected, the news that the Wei envoy was carrying the jade seal of the state to Jiankang City soon spread all over the world, and those who were ambitious all started the idea of passing on the jade seal of the country, and began to study the route of the envoy of Wei, and prepared to start in a suitable position.
In the camp of Yao Xiang in the direction of Yuzhou, Yao Xiang was discussing with his subordinates in the big tent the question of staying or not, and since they were attached to the Great Jin Dynasty, they have encountered many difficulties.
They thought that it was the right choice to take refuge in Yin Hao, who was very famous, but they didn't expect that this Yin Hao was actually a narrow-minded, timid and incompetent person.
Yin Hao not only deducted the food and salary of the army under Yao Xiang's command, but also tried every possible way to get rid of Yao Xiang in order to annex Yao Xiang's subordinates, which made Yao Xiang sit on pins and needles, and he wanted to immediately lead the army to leave Yin Hao and go elsewhere, but he had not yet found a master who could accommodate him, so he had to endure Yin Hao's obscenity with trepidation.
"General, according to the report of the spies, the envoy of Wei and his entourage, carrying the jade seal of the heirloom country, have been from Yecheng for many days, and now, they should have arrived on the north bank of the Yellow River." A subordinate general hurriedly walked into the big tent of the Chinese army and reported to Yao Xiang.
"What does this have to do with Ben?" Yao Xiang replied casually.
When the general heard this, he hugged his fists and said: "General, this jade seal is a symbol of the imperial power of the world, and those who get the jade seal of the country can get the world. ”
"What, you want to cut off this heirloom jade seal?" Yao Xiang was slightly surprised, after all, once he did this, it would be equivalent to a complete break with the Great Jin Dynasty.
"General, do you still want to endure Yin Hao's dog thief's wretched spirit here? Anyway, the last general doesn't want to endure it. The general said angrily.
When Yao Xiang heard this, he couldn't help but feel a wave of anger towards Yin Hao, paused, looked at the rest of the generals, and said loudly: "Generals, what do you think?" ”
"General, we don't want to stay here and suffer from Yin Hao's bird anger." All the ministries will express their support.
Seeing that all the generals were fully supporting him, a glimmer of light flashed in Yao Xiang's eyes, paused, and said loudly: "Okay, since the Jin court is unjust to Ben Jiang, don't blame Ben Jiang for being disloyal, intercept the jade seal of the country, and we will find another way out and establish a piece of our own." ”
"The general is wise, and we will follow the general to the death." When the generals heard this, they were immediately passionate, and they all fully supported Yao Xiang.
After making up his mind, Yao Xiang and several confidant generals discussed how to seize the jade seal of the country in the big tent of the Chinese army.
Just when Yao Xiang was discussing with his generals how to seize the jade seal of the country, in the big tent of the Chinese army in Pu Hong's camp, Pu Hong and his two sons next to him also started the idea of inheriting the jade seal of the country.
"Father, I heard that the Wei State also declared itself a vassal to the Great Jin Dynasty, and moreover, he also sent a messenger to send the jade seal of the country to Jiankang in the south of the Yangtze River." The third son, Pu Jian, said with his fists clenched.
"That's right, my father has known about this matter for a long time, Ran Min was captured by Yan Junsheng, Wei Guo's qi is exhausted, and it is useless to keep the jade seal of the country." Pu Hong replied softly.
"Father, I heard that this jade seal is a symbol of imperial power, and those who get the jade seal can get the world, why don't we stop doing it, intercept the jade seal of the country, and then leave the Jin Kingdom and create a world of their own." The third son, Pu Jian, said softly.
"Yes! Father, Yin Hao, this person, is extremely narrow-minded, there is no room for people, we have been attached to the Jin State for a long time, but I am afraid that it is not a long-term solution, it is better to take this opportunity to seize the jade seal of the country, and then leave the Jin Kingdom, and establish a piece of their own, so it is the best policy. The fourth son Pu Xiong said with his fists clenched. (To be continued......)