Chapter 628: Wu Linghou’s execution
In the dead of night, crows circle the branches.
The smell of blood by the Qinghai Lake was also gently swept away by a night wind.
The Blackwater Tribe, the royal tribe on the grassland, was in deathly silence at this time, and they could not calm down for a long time.
Their leader, their most powerful steppe khan, died under their noses.
Die in battle...
Under the witness of the Sirius God, he died under the sword of Tuoba Chen of the Red Flame Tribe!
This gave them no chance to take revenge.
At least for now, they can't do anything, otherwise they will blaspheme the will of God Sirius and violate the rules of the grassland, and they will be attacked by other tribes!
The atmosphere in the Chiyan tribe camp was completely opposite. The bonfire was raised, there was singing and dancing, and it was very lively.
The leaders and princes of the other seven tribes are all here to celebrate the newly succeeded Great Khan of the Grassland!
They believe that under Tuoba Chen's leadership, their lives will get better and better.
The grassland really can no longer withstand the torment.
Fighting will kill people!
If there is enough food to survive this winter, who would be willing to go to the Central Plains to grab food with his head in his belt?
Food was exactly what Tuoba Chen provided, and because of this, they eventually turned to Tuoba Chen.
The old leader of the Red Flame Tribe, Tuo Bashan, also took this opportunity to abdicate in favor of this capable adopted son, which also pushed the atmosphere on the field to its peak.
But Tuo Bachen was not drunk, he had always been vigilant, and even secretly increased his vigilance.
The Great Khan Totohar is dead, but his three sons are still there, and they control the strongest 100,000 soldiers in the prairie!
We must prevent them from jumping over the wall in a hurry!
The feast lasted until late at night, and the crowd dispersed.
Tuoba Chen also returned to his tent.
"It's such a big happy event today, but you don't get drunk?"
After a while, Li Nuo appeared in Tuo Bachen's tent.
Tuo Bachen was not surprised and said with a smile: "Actually, I don't like drinking. The feeling of being drunk makes me feel very insecure... How did you handle it in Dahesa?"
Tuoba Chen was a little curious.
After all, that was Dahesa, the messenger of God who even he was afraid of!
Li Nuo shrugged and said, "It's nothing, I just spent an hour fishing with him."
"What! How dare you fish with him?"
Tuoba Chen was suddenly startled.
Dahesa loves fishing, and everyone in the grassland is well known. Especially the fishing rod in his hand, it can directly attract people's soul, it's really powerful!
"In short, you won, and he also recognized you as the Great Khan of the Grassland. The next thing you have to do is to completely regain the Blackwater Tribe. Are you sure?"
Tuoba Chen said energetically: "Although the three Jin Muhan brothers have strength, they lack prestige. And I am the first warrior in the grassland. I will wait until tomorrow to directly invade the border with the army and force them to hand over their military power."
"What if they resist? Isn't there going to be a bloody storm in the prairie?"
Li Nuo was very curious about where Tuo Bachen got his confidence.
Tuoba Chen said with a smile: "Tonight was originally their best and last chance, but it's a pity that they couldn't come. Tomorrow, they will regain their senses and lose their courage. Don't forget, I am the witness of the Sirius God Now, if I defeat Totohar openly and honestly, I will be the king of the grassland!"
"It seems that the grassland is already under your control, and there is no need for me to interfere too much. Forget it, I will set off back tomorrow."
Li Nuo nodded and said, "By the way, I have to ask you to do a favor."
"Find the traitor at Yumen Pass?"
"Haha, you guessed it."
Tuo Bachen said confidently: "Don't worry, the traitor will receive the news tonight. Our prairie will raise troops to attack Yumen Pass in three days. Whoever opens the door will be the internal agent of the Blackwater Tribe."
"Okay! Three days later, after the Jade Gate passes, you and I will sign a non-aggression treaty and we will forever be a country of brothers."
Li Nuo said proudly.
Tuo Bachen frowned: "Don't we need to send an envoy to the capital with credentials to see His Majesty Dayin?"
"No need, just under the Jade Gate Pass, I have the jade seal and the imperial edict ready."
Li Nuo smiled.
Tuoba Chen was quite surprised: "The Empress trusts you so much?"
"In a little while, you'll know why she trusts me."
Li Nuo gave it a try.
You can't say it bluntly, he is just the freeloader man standing behind the empress...
Tuo Bachen didn't dig into the details and nodded: "Okay, I'll see you at Yumen Pass in three days."
“A pleasure to work with.”
Li Nuo stretched out his hand.
The two looked at each other, smiled, and high-fived each other three times in the air. This is a commitment between two men.
Afterwards, Li Nuo rushed back to Yumen Pass late at night.
Originally, they wanted to win over the Yuezhi and attack Xirong, but the plan could not keep up with the changes. In the end, Tuoba Chen lived up to his expectations and ascended to the position of Great Khan.
Then the Yueshi will become insignificant.
After all, the Yueshi are not very strong, and their standing cavalry army is only around 100,000.
Early next morning.
Li Nuo woke up from Qingfeng Inn.
Xiong Changsheng, a rough man, came to the door and said with joy on his face: "Brother, it's you! I thought the store was lying to me. Didn't you go to the grassland with the caravan? Why did you come back so soon? This trip went smoothly. ?”
Li Nuo laughed and said: "I went to the grassland for a walk and then came back. There are people in charge, so there is no need for me to do anything. In fact, there is nothing interesting there, so I came back first."
"Haha, let's go, brother will buy you a drink!"
Xiong Changsheng smiled happily.
After receiving several thousand taels of silver from someone, but taking care of his wallet, he naturally became very fond of this young master from Jiangnan.
"Haha, if Boss Xiong is so elegant, of course I will risk my life to accompany you. Let's go!"
Li Nuo laughed heartily.
It was Xiong Changsheng who went out to drink this early in the morning.
The two left the inn and knocked on the door of a restaurant.
The store owner was initially gloomy, but when he saw that it was Xiong Changsheng, he immediately beamed and showed great hospitality.
"Do you know the store owner?"
After drinking for three rounds, Li Nuo asked casually.
"Hehe, I used to get credit from him, but he didn't look good on me. I took your money a few days ago and settled the old debt at once."
Xiong Changsheng said with a smile, now he is debt-free and light-hearted.
Afterwards, the two chatted and drank.
It wasn't until he was tipsy that Xiong Changsheng said, "The money that the prefect borrowed from you may not be repaid in a while. The prefect asked me to let you know and ask you to be more patient and allow him some time to raise the silver." .”
"It's only 150,000 taels, it's just a small amount of money, it doesn't matter. Besides, I believe the prefect will be rich soon."
Li Nuo waved his hand and said.
Xiong Changsheng was confused: "Brother Li, what do you mean by this..."
Li Nuo smiled mysteriously: "Didn't I go to the grassland before? I heard that the grassland is going to raise troops to attack our Yumen Pass. With this war going on, the court must allocate funds, and the money will come here!"
"How dare you make a mistake in the grassland? Brother Li, this matter is of great importance. There can't be any lies in this statement!"
Xiong Changsheng said with a solemn expression.
Li Nuo nodded and said: "Boss Xiong, I am telling you this as a friend. This matter is absolutely true. You can go talk to the prefect and let him be prepared."
"I believe Brother Li. I'm sorry. Brother, I'm going to see the prefect now. I'll invite you next time."
Xiong Changsheng couldn't stay any longer at this time, so he immediately stood up and left.
"Well, business is important, let's go quickly."
Li Nuo smiled and sent Xiong Changsheng away.
Seeing that there was no one around, the shopkeeper ran to Li Nuo and said respectfully: "Sir, after that man knew you were coming, he asked me to give you this letter."
It turns out that this store owner is also Qingfeng Tower's secret agent in the northwest. He is a partner with Shadow Snake and is known as Fat Snake.
"Is that Xiong Changsheng really usable?"
Li Nuo asked.
Fat Snake nodded and said: "He has been living in the northwest for twenty years and is the most powerful right-hand man of the prefect. He has raised seventy or eighty lonely children and the expenses are very high, but he has never been greedy for a cent from the official family." silver."
"It seems that there should be no problem in letting him be the general of the Northwest Army."
Li Nuo nodded.
Xiong Changsheng knew the northwest region well, and his personal cultivation was strong. Since his character was not bad, Li Nuo was also willing to promote him.
Then, he took out the letter and opened it, with a surprised smile on his face.
The letter was signed by Wang Jincheng.
He was also afraid that Li Nuo wouldn't believe it, so he added a touch of grace.
Speaking of Wang Jincheng, Li Nuo was very emotional. I haven't seen him for a long time. He said before that he was going to the Ten Thousand Demons Mountain to slay demons for experience, and then there was no news.
It's been almost a year, and I didn't expect to get involved in the Northwest Army.
After seeing the content of the letter, Li Nuo was even more happy.
You really get what you want!
Wang Jincheng was really helpful!
The Chen family has two marquises, what a blessing it is from the imperial court, yet they are so greedy that they secretly collude with the Black Water Department, use their power for personal gain, and smuggle prohibited items such as salt and iron from the imperial court!
Fortunately he came.
Otherwise, there is really a chance that Yumenguan will be betrayed by these two bastards and their son!
Afterwards, Li Nuo walked out of Yumen Pass in a swaggering manner and walked towards the military camp.
He must personally take charge of the northwest military camp. Wang Jincheng alone cannot suppress that group of arrogant soldiers.
At this time, the military camp was eerily quiet.
No more daily practice.
Upon sensing this scene, Li Nuo knew that Marquis Wu Ling was indeed rebellious!
After thinking for a moment, Li Nuo used [Wenhe Flying Technique].
No matter what, you must remind your mentor to be on guard against the Marquis of Zhenxi jumping over the wall in a hurry.
Li Nuo did not reveal his identity as Grand Master and entered the military camp, but stood guard outside the camp.
Two days later...
Tuoba Chen led his army to the invitation and came to the Jade Gate!
Prefect Le received the news in advance, so he naturally took command.
It is certainly impossible for the 50,000 vanguard army in the grassland to break through Yumen Pass within a few days.
Therefore, Prefect Le sat firmly on the Diaoyutai. As long as he defended it for seven or eight days, the Northwest Army could attack from behind and cut off the retreat of the grassland army. Then he would cooperate with the soldiers of Yumenguan inside and outside to defeat the arrogance of the grassland army!
really.
The northwest army camp immediately received the distress signal from Yumen Pass, and under the leadership of Wulinghou, they quickly dispatched.
However, only five miles out of the camp, he was blocked by a man.
Marquis Wuling was furious: "You dare to stop the army from rescuing Yumen Pass, even a hundred of your heads are not enough to chop off!"
Li Nuo stood up with his sword drawn, unmoved, and said calmly: "Just let the horse come over."
"No matter how powerful you are, can you still stop an army of 100,000 people?"
Wu Linghou pointed his long sword, preparing to charge, and his horse would trample those who blocked the road.
Unexpectedly, at this time, Li Nuo slowly pulled out the Buddha Sword.
For a while.
The sound of Buddha is rolling.
Bloody evil lingers.
When the top generals of the northwest army saw this, their expressions changed!
There is only one pagoda knife in the world.
So, the person in front of me is the God of War Dayin, the Grand Master of the Imperial Court?
Soon, Li Nuo regained his true appearance and looked at Wulinghou with squinted eyes: "Wulinghou is walking so fast. Are you going to support Yumen Pass, or do you want to join forces with the Xirong army and occupy Yumen Pass?"
This is heartbreaking!
"It turns out to be the Grand Master! But even the Grand Master can't spit on others!"
Marquis Wuling's face was ashen and his whole body was trembling.
He never expected that Li Zian would appear here at this critical moment!
Did Li Zian know something?
impossible.
He is confident that his plan will be perfect!
Li Nuo would not be polite to him.
They are not opponents of the same level.
He circulated his Wen Qi and shouted: "Marquis Wuling is planning to rebel. Are the soldiers of the Western Army going to follow him all the way to the dark side?"
The 100,000-strong army immediately broke into riot.
For a time, the high-level generals were also in a dilemma, and some even couldn't control the soldiers under their command.
Do they listen to military orders or to the grand master?
Of course, Marquis Wuling would not surrender and immediately seized the momentum: "Li Zian is plotting a rebellion and wants to seize military power. The generals will obey orders and follow their orders to kill him!"
What about the third level?
As long as the 100,000 troops behind him form a formation and charge, as soon as the military spirit emerges, a third-grade martial artist will also drink hatred on the spot!
But at this moment.
A volley of words struck behind him like thunder and lightning, piercing his armor and sinking into his heart!
Poof.
The unsuspecting Marquis Wu Ling spurted out a mouthful of blood. He turned around quickly to see who had assassinated him, but it was too late.
A soldier came out, raised his sword, cut off the head of Marquis Wuling, and shouted loudly: "Marquis Wuling rebelled, and under the orders of the Grand Master, we will kill this thief! Who dares to disobey?"
Besides Wang Jinchen, who else could be this soldier who killed Wulinghou?
As soon as Marquis Wuling died, the army immediately lost its backbone.
What's more, most of the soldiers were innocent and had no intention of rebelling.
Of course Wulinghou would not tell them about his rebellion. But as long as Yumen Pass is captured, the soldiers will have to listen to Marquis Wuling, because they have become grasshoppers on a rope.
The soldiers dropped their swords and knelt down.
Li Nuo said angrily: "Chen Fan, Lin Zifeng, Zhang Jin... you are helping the tyrants to do evil, and according to the law, you are the three tribes of barbarians."
"Master, have mercy on me... We were also deceived by the traitor Chen Tai."
The tree fell and the hozens scattered, the Marquis of Wuling was dead, and the Marquis of Zhenxi, Chen Hao, was far away at Shangyang Pass. Who dared to go against the Grand Master?
If I don't beg for mercy now, I'm afraid I won't have a chance.
"Come here, execution, execution!"
Li Nuo did not let go of these confidants of Marquis Wuling.
And after giving the order, the other soldiers had to pick up their knives and chop to death all the colleagues who used to drink and eat meat together in order to present their certificates of surrender.
"All officers and men should return to the military camp immediately. They are not allowed to leave the camp without the order of the Grand Master. Anyone who violates this rule will be executed!"
"promise!"
Under the leadership of Wang Jincheng, one hundred thousand soldiers turned around and returned.
A military disaster disappeared.
After doing this, Li Nuo rode back to Yumen Pass.
At this time, outside Yumen Pass, the two armies were still confronting each other.
However, this was a hardship for Wulinghou's brother-in-law. He received orders from Wulinghou to open the Yumenguan gate for the grassland army as soon as possible.
Unexpectedly, the eunuch arrived so quickly that he didn't have any time to react.