The door of the room was opened with a bang, and one of the knocker's palms was almost slapped on the person who opened the door, and before the knocker could speak, his forehead was pressed against something cold.
"Sir, what is this?" Da Niu touched the barrel of the gun on his forehead, not understanding why Chu Chao Hui used this thing to hold him.
"Late, night, half, night, you, for, why, what, come, knock, door?" Draped in an outer robe of Chu Chao Hui half-naked chest, face red, eyes harsh, nostrils bubbling with thick air, grinding teeth word by word to pop out.
"I have nothing to do." The bull grinned broadly and spread his hands.
Da Niu became Zheng Yuming's personal bodyguard after the Spring Festival, during the day Zheng Yuming to where he followed to where he lived at night also live in the room next to Zheng Yuming's bedroom. The original has been followed in Zheng Yuming side of the Huo Sizhong in the South Port to assist Yu Kui, Zheng Yuming topped the identity of Gongzi Ming, must live long Ulsan House, South Port and the valley is temporarily delivered to the management of Yu Kui, Yu Kui is not familiar with the South Port and the valley of the government, the need for Huo Sizhong from the assistance.
"You, no, what, what, what?" Chu Chao Hui's forehead veins throbbed, and his nostril exhale became even more ragged.
"It's Wei Qing looking for your lord for something, this kid is like he hasn't eaten dinner, standing at the door like a cat barking for half a day, Da Niu saw that he couldn't wake up your lord, so he helped to come and knock on the door." Da Niu shook his head, in a manner that Chu Chao Hui should not thank him much.
Wei Qing flashed out 'suddenly' from behind Da Niu and reported to Chu Chao Hui with his fists clasped, "My lord! The scouts ahead are reporting urgently."
Weiqing hung his head low throughout as he spoke.
Wei Qing would come to disturb in the middle of the night, it must be something very urgent. Although he knew that Wei Qing did not intend to come to disturb his and Zheng Yuming's good deed, but the feeling of a fire of desire being forced to be withdrawn was too suffocating, Chu Chao Hui unwillingly withdrew his pistol, and while doing so, he glared fiercely at Wei Qing.
"Weiqing come in." Zheng Yuming, who had gotten dressed, vocalized from within the room.
The good thing was interrupted Chu Chao Hui look too hideous, underwear did not care to put on, bare body cloak a robe, jumped out of bed to pick up the pistol on the table and rushed to open the door. Although Zheng Yuming believes that Chu Chao Hui is very rational, but the good thing is always interrupted by the accumulation of grievances to a certain extent, this rationality can not exist is very problematic. Zheng Yuming hurriedly put on his clothes and came out to put out the fire.
"Yes, my lord!" Wei Qing raised his eyes and glanced at Chu Chao Hui, shrinking his head and entering the room.
Chu Chao Hui stood in the doorway and exhaled heavily a few times, instructing Da Niu, who was still looking at him strangely, "Just stand guard in the courtyard, don't let anyone in!"
"Obey! My lord!" Da Niu stood upright and clasped his fists to receive the order.
Chu Chao Hui coldly grunted towards Da Niu who walked to stand in the courtyard, this guy who disturbed the good things, today he will be punished to stay in the courtyard for one night.
"My lord! Scouts from the front have reported urgently that the troops and people from the Western Marquis' fiefdom, roughly tens of thousands of people, are heading towards the Ulsan region." Wei Qing saw that Chu Chao Hui's complexion had returned to normal and hurriedly reported the news.
"Western Marquis' army brought the people with them towards Ulsan?" Zheng Yuming froze, there were two possibilities for bringing an army to Ulsan, one was to stand and the other was to attack, and of these two possibilities, there was no need for either to bring the people with them. "Where did they go?"
"Almost to the road junction at the border of Ulsan, the first Western Marquis scouts said they were coming to defect, Wei Qing was afraid of fraud, and had asked the scouts to continue scouting."
"It's a bit strange." Chu Chao Hui's mood now finally calmed down. "Wei Qing, take two hundred cavalry to Daokou to make contact with Western Marquis, and ask about Western Marquis's intentions for coming to Ulsan. If they are here to defect, you must ensure their safety."
"Yes!" Wei Qing dryly exited the room and thoughtfully closed the door.
"I have to go to the military camp." Chu Chaohui hugged Zheng Yuming and buried his head in Zheng Yuming's neck, his voice full of reluctance.
Western Marquis this move is defection or not, attack or not, Chu Chao Hui have to gather the army in advance to prepare to cope with, tonight, the two do not have time to stay together, that deep level of communication of course to be put to rest.
"I also have to go and discuss with Wei Shen and the Hussar Generals." Zheng Yuming patted Chu Chao Hui's back, with so many people defecting, how to place them was a big problem.
"Later, when we settle down later, we'll find a place where no one can stay." Chu Chao Hui hoped that by then, no one would appear in the two's field of vision, including that German Shepherd wolf dog.
Xihou is very unlucky, he has always thought that the soft persimmon image is very able to protect himself, I did not expect that his soft persimmon image is too realistic, to be used by Ripple as an example of the chicken.
After receiving the news of King Wu's death and the Ulsan crusade, the Western Marquis sent a large number of spies to the royal capital and the city of Dacheng. When the spies of the royal capital followed the army of the West Minister to conquer Ulsan halfway, they found that the army did not continue to the southwest, but instead turned to the west and marched in the direction of the fiefdom of the West Marquis, so they hurriedly ran back to the fiefdom to deliver the letter ahead of the army.
The Western Marquis was very puzzled when he received the information, and immediately summoned the nobles of his fief to discuss what to do.
"My lord, the king's capital didn't greet him with a single word and his army directly pressed in, it's full of malice." A noble analyzed.
"My Lord, Western Marquis has led an army of 50,000, we only have 3,000 Huben here, we can't resist at all." One of Xihou's strategists was worried.
"I feel that it must be the Lord's failure to show his attitude that has angered the Royal Court, why don't we send a messenger to make it clear to the Western Sima? Let's just say that we embrace Duke Yong's succession to the throne, so that West Sima will retreat?" A noble from the fiefdom weakly suggested.
"Hmph! This is to seek skin with a tiger, will the adulterous concubine let us off so easily? I think what the Ulsan crusade diatribe said is true, that adulterous consort went crazy and eliminated dissidents in order to make her son sit on the throne, the fact that the crown prince of the royal capital and many ministers were killed all over the family is proof of this, after the adulterous consort massacred those who were opposed to the royal capital, she is now starting to clean up the royal family's side branches." The nobleman who spoke was convinced of what the Ulsan crusade diatribe said.
"My lord, let's go to Ulsan to join Gong Zi Ming, three thousand Huben can't withstand the treacherous consort's army, joining forces with Ulsan can always put up a fight." West Hou's Wen Zai made his own suggestion.
The Western Marquis kept his eyes closed while his subordinates were talking at cross purposes, and it was only when Wenzai made a suggestion that he opened his cloudy eyes.
"This Marquis is ready to go to Ulsan and raise the banner of crusading against the treacherous consort and sycophants together with Ulsan. Everyone now go back and quickly load your belongings onto the mule carts and head towards Ulsan from the trail early tomorrow morning, taking with you all the people who are willing to follow." Xi Hou stared at the nobles who suggested defecting to Ripple Ji and added, "Those who are not willing to go should just stay in their fiefdoms."
"I am willing to follow my lord." As soon as the Western Marquis took a stand, the officials and nobles of the fiefdom made their positions clear, even the noble who suggested to defect to Ripple Ji expressed his unwillingness to stay, even if what the Ulsan diatribe said wasn't true, but it was true that the Crown Prince Zhao, Hussar General, Royal Court Wenzai, Northern Sima, and many other great nobles of the royal capital were exterminated by Ripple Ji, and for such a ruthless woman, this noble didn't have the guts to go and join him alone.
The Western Marquis told the nobles to go home and organize their loads of belongings to be taken away, leaving Wenzai alone.
"Wenzai, take Seiji and go first."
Wenzai was stunned, "My Lord, aren't you going to leave?"
The Western Marquis shook his head slightly, "You guys go first, this Marquis has to lead the Huben to harass the Western Sima's army."
Although Xihou's army with provisions and grain and grass marching speed is not fast, but the nobles and people of the fiefdom evacuated with their belongings and food fowls, the speed is even slower, Xihou led the Huben to try to delay the speed of Xishima's marching speed, to buy time for the evacuation operation.
"My Lord! Let Wei Chen lead the Huben to the rear, and ask the Lord and the World Son to go first." Upon hearing this, Wen Zai kneeled down and kowtowed for orders.
"No, this marquis is already old, and Sei Hou will be entrusted to you in the future." Marquis Xi owed it to Wen Zai to help him up. Wen Zai was specially trained by him for his son, his loyalty does not need to be questioned, his ability to manage government is also very good, it is the marching and fighting that is poor, it is very dangerous to maneuver with the 50,000 strong army of the Western Sima, the Western Marquis does not want to depreciate this talent that has been cultivated for more than ten years.
"My Lord," Venzai whimpered.
"That falling geese governor is both benevolent and wise, Chu Sima is both wise and brave, Azure Mountain has these two talents to fight against the royal court, after you go, I believe that those two will not be treated thinly, and in the future, as long as the son of the world can inherit the fief, you and the son of the world will firmly stand on the side of Azure Mountain."
Xihou looked into the distance through the window door, his cloudy eyes glittering with light, compared to the ruthless Ripple Ji, Xihou was more willing to believe Gong Zi Ming, whose life was in doubt, Zheng Yuming's reputation in Nambu and Dacheng had gotten so good that he was almost like a saint.
"Sheng'er, when you arrive at Azure Mountain, listen to your king's nephew, Gong Zi Ming, understand?"
West Marquis in military attire, standing on two black pulled chariot, West Marquis fiefdom barren can not grow food, the terrain is dominated by hills, but between the hills there is a grassland, you can raise horses and donkeys, mules, cows, sheep, West Marquis granted fiefdom for fifty years, after half a century of painstakingly operating, animal husbandry has begun to take shape, the nobles and the people bring the family property, there is a large part of these animals of animal husbandry.
"Father Marquis, Sheng knows." The chubby Shizi Sheng sat in the carriage looking around curiously, the noisy crowd around him intriguing him.
"The sorcerer who has already gone immortal always said that Sheng'er has a good life, but I hope that Sheng'er is really well-lived and can be so happy and peaceful all his life." Xi Hou moved closer to his son and touched his son's chubby face.
"Father Marquis, let's go." Shizixiang looked up and smiled nervously at his old father.
"Sheng'er and Wenzai will go first, Father Marquis will go drive the bad guys farther away before meeting up with Sheng'er." Marquis Xi told the horseman to back the chariot back to make way for the road.
Seeing the Western Marquis' chariot retreating to the side, Shizixiang stuck his head out of the carriage and yelled towards the Western Marquis.
"Father and Marquis will have to catch up quickly."
The Western Marquis did not reply, he only waved his hand towards his son and watched the people's nobles and guards walk away before he led two thousand Huben in a hurry in the direction the Western Sima had come from.
Wei Qing led his cavalry to the road junction at the border of Ulsan and saw the people of the Western Marquis' fiefdom leading cows, sheep and horses, driving mule carts and donkey carts loaded with things, dragging their families, and even embracing chickens, ducks and other fowls.
After communicating with the lead Wenzai, Wei Qing first sent his fast cavalry back to Dacheng to transmit the news, and he himself led his cavalry towards the end of the migrating people's team, to where he was ready to intercept the pursuers of the Western Sima, and to protect the migrating people's team to enter the border of Ulsan in a safe manner.
There were more than 20,000 nobles and people who followed Shizi Sheng's migration, and because they were all on foot and with their belongings, they moved slowly, and it took them three days to get to the border of Ulsan from their fiefdom, and there were still people who had fallen off along the way. Wei Qing, with more than two hundred horseback riders, waited for a day at the entrance of the road, and only then did the trail to the Western Marquis' fiefdom lose a large number of people who had fallen behind.
"Sir, are we going back?" The squad leader of the cavalry asked Wei Qing.
"Wait, the Western Marquis who broke the back hasn't arrived yet, wait for the scouts who went to spy on the news to come back." Wei Qing stood on a small hill to look out with binoculars, the binoculars in his hand were not from the villa, but made by the Valley Glass Factory, all hand-built, a total of only five were made, with a magnification of around six times.
The people who had fallen off were no longer visible on the trail, Wei Qing observed for a while and was about to put down his binoculars when he realized that the scouts sent out were riding madly towards this side.
"Reporting sir! The Western Marquis is tangling with Wang Du's Huben five miles ahead." The scout rode to the entrance of the road, rolled over and rolled off his horse, and pounced and crawled to Wei Qing.
"How many people are there in the Western Marquis? How many in the royal capital?"
"There are about a thousand people on the Western Marquis' side, and close to two thousand on the Wangdu's side. Western Marquis is surrounded by Wangdu's men." The scout breathed heavily.
Wei Qing hurriedly mounted his horse and ordered his cavalry to prepare for battle; he had to pick up Xihou from the siege of the royal capital's army.
Xihou with 2,000 Huben rushed to the king's capital before the army, burned down the bridges on the road, set up barricades at the narrow places on the road, waited until Xima sent the front army to clear the barricades, then attacked from the flanks, in a word, Xihou used all kinds of rascals' tricks to delay the marching process of Xima's army, and stopped Xima's army marching at a snail's pace. It was only when Xi Hou estimated that the people of the fiefdom had already gone to Ulsan that he retreated with his troops.
Hating Xihou's rogue behavior, Seoksimae sent 3,000 elite soldiers to chase after Xihou in light armor, trying to wipe out Xihou's harassing group. Xihou dodged by familiarizing himself with the terrain, but was caught up by the royal capital's elite troops when he was almost at the Ulsan road junction, where a vicious battle took place. When the scouts saw it, both sides had already suffered a thousand casualties each.
Great Qin has no cavalry except for Minghui Valley, because people at this time have not invented stirrups, without stirrups, animal power can not be used in short combat, and can not let the cavalry and the horse to become one. The armies of the vassal states of the Great Qin Dynasty used horse-drawn combat vehicles, referred to as chariots. Most of the chariots did not have steering axle, the direction of change is dull, only in the plains, can not fight in the rugged places.
When Wei Qing arrived with his cavalry, Xihou was besieged by the chariots of the Wangdu army in the center of a piece of gently shaped ground. Seeing the urgency of the situation, Wei Qing hurriedly ordered his heralds to use flags to direct the cavalry to the gentle hill next to the battlefield, where they shot at the Wangdu team with their bows and arrows.
The range of the cavalry's bows and arrows was much farther than the Wangdu Huben's, and they were shooting from the top downwards, so the Wangdu elite soldiers surrounding Xihou were immediately in a target state. Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, the leader of the Wangdu elite soldiers hurriedly separated a part of his troops to get off the chariot and attacked the hillside.
Wei Qing couldn't help but grin when he saw Wang Du Huben dismounting from their chariot, the mobility, impact, and the ability to fight from above on a horse are not comparable to infantry. It was a dream for Wang Du Huben to use infantry to defeat them.
By the time the elite soldiers of Wangdu climbed up the gentle slope, the cavalry launched a charge from the hillside downwards, the heavy and sharp swords in the hands of the cavalry were the nightmare of Wangdu Huben, the body's lock armors armed the cavalry to the point of being invulnerable to swords and spears, and the Wangdu Huben, faced with cavalry armed to the horses, fell to the ground, and in a short time, the hillside was left with a few hundred corpses. The lopsided battle situation around, let in the gentle ground of the two sides of the warring men movement pause.
"Tiger! Tiger! Tiger!" A cheer went up from Xihou's Huben, as the valor of their friendly troops heralded their removal from danger.
"Go!" The leader of Wangdu's elite soldiers hurriedly issued an order for the surviving Huben to break away from the battlefield and retreat to the west.
Although Wei Qing's two hundred cavalry were few in number, they chased after the thousand or so fleeing Wangdu Huben and refused to let up, leaving the army with another hundred or so corpses and three hundred or so captives before they gave up.
Wei Qing managed to rescue Xihou back to Weishan, but Xihou entered Dacheng lying on a stretcher, and he was already bruised and battered.