Chapter 317 The Road to the South (32)

When the King of Western Shu Meng Chang faced the envoys of the Great Zhou Dynasty, he spoke very tough. However, after returning to the palace, he looked worried. Even Mrs. Huarui's gentle words could not relieve the worries in his heart. After all, there was a clear gap in strength between Shu and Zhou. The Zhou army has fought everywhere in recent years. In recent years, it has been defeated by the Northern Han and Southern Tang. The Dangxiangfang in the west was conquered. The Khitans in the north were defeated by the Zhou army several times, and the record was really good.

Meng Chang rejected Wang Zhaoyuan's proposal to teach the envoys of the Great Zhou a lesson. He understood the current complicated situation and ordered the troops from all over the country to protect the envoys of the Zhou Dynasty and respectfully sent the envoys of the Great Zhou aside.

With the protection of the Shu army, the delegation had nothing to do and was about to enter the Zhou territory.

In Heishu, several big birds hover in the sky. The towering mountains are full of protruding evil stones. There is some soil between the evil stones. This is obtained by the evil stones gradually weathering over thousands of years. In this thin soil, there are various trees and weeds. These trees are limited by the soil layer and are much shorter than ordinary trees. Some trees are also located in the mountains. In order to win rays of sunshine, they twist their branches to face the direction of the sunshine.

Liu Chengtong looked up at the steep mountain in Heishungou and raised his right hand. This gesture was a fixed gesture by the Black Eagle Army. With the gesture, the Hundreds immediately stopped silently. Five riders separated from the team, and they were the scouts in the Hundreds.

After the scout set off, the 100-man team dismounted and rested.

At the top of Heishungou Mountain, more than a dozen dust-faced men sat on the top of the mountain. Several men hid in a cluster of weeds to check the bottom of the ditch. There were countless big stones piled around them. Just when the envoys of the Great Zhou entered the bottom of the Heishungou Mountain, they rolled the big stones from the top of the mountain. The bottom of the Heishungou was extremely narrow. The big stones rolled down from the top of the Baizhang Mountain, and it was extremely difficult for people at the bottom of the ditch to hide.

A man with fierce eyes stared at the team at the foot of the mountain. Seeing that the small team stopped in front of the entrance of the ravine, five scouts entered the bottom of the ravine to explore the way, they whispered to the person behind them: "The envoy of the Great Zhou Dynasty is really a little careful."

The person behind him replied: "The envoy of the Great Zhou Dynasty is named Liu Chengtong. I heard that he was a general of the Black Eagle Army and was quite capable of fighting. The 100-man team is very neat." He also said: "No wonder the Black Eagle Army was able to defeat the Khitans repeatedly, but it was not a false reputation."

The man with fierce eyes looked at Yamata again and said, "General Liu's eyes were destroyed in the hands of the Black Eagle Army. It would be hard to relieve the hatred in his heart if he did not avenge this revenge."

At the foot of the mountain, five scouts had turned back, and the leader made a gesture of "everything is normal" immediately.

Liu Cheng hung up the water bag and turned his head to his deputy Wang Xi and said, "After passing Heishu, walk fifty miles more, it will be in the Great Zhou territory. Let's work harder and strive to live in the Yakouzi Military Village at night." Wang Xi laughed and said, "Yakouzi Military Village is also a poor place. The last time I passed by, the village leader couldn't bear to leave the fat pig, and this time I must ask him to slaughter him."

While talking and laughing, the 100-man team showed a long snake with a character, and the rest penetrated into the bottom of the ditch.

The man on the mountain stared at the big banner with the word "Zhou". Generally speaking, the big banner would follow the general. After hiding the big banner, he locked the position of Liu Chengtong, the envoy of the Great Zhou Dynasty. When the Zhou character reached his sight, the man on the mountain said, "Take it for me." More than a dozen men stood up, without hiding their behavior, raised the big stone and threw it to the bottom of the valley.

When the Zhou army reached the middle of the valley, a rumbling sound came from the top of his head. More than a dozen large rocks rolled down the steep hillside and rushed towards the bottom of the mountain. Liu Chengtong reacted very quickly. He heard the sound from above his head and immediately understood that he had encountered danger. He did not look up and squeezed the horse's belly hard. At the same time, he ordered: "Don't stay, rush forward." The riders guarding Liu Chengtong were all riders of the Black Eagle Army. They were well-trained and did not panic in danger. They rushed towards the entrance of the ditch desperately. They knew that if they retreated at this time, chaos would inevitably occur, so that the enemy on the top of the mountain could take advantage of the opportunity.

The man on the top of the mountain saw that the Black Eagle Army rider was attacked and rushed towards the mouth of the ditch at full speed, cursing: "It's so fucking hard, smash it for me." The men on the top of the mountain threw stones down frantically, accompanied by the "bang, chuck" sound, and a heart-wrenching scream came from the bottom of the ditch.

Liu Chengtong and his group rushed out of the Black God Groove. When Liu Chengtong saw Wang Xi following him, he felt a little relieved and came out of the Black God Groove. What caught his eye was the continuous small slope.

Liu Chengtong didn't bother to wipe the cold sweat from his head, looked up at the top of Heishu Mountain, and said to Wang Xi: "There are not many people on the mountain. You can lead forty people, divide them into two teams, and surround them from left and right." After Wang Xi took the people, he said to another subordinate: "How many people have you lost?"

Seven people were killed and no one was injured.”

When the Black Eagle Army soldiers appeared at the top of the mountain, Liu Chengtong lifted the reins of the horse and rushed towards the bottom of the valley.

The big rocks smashed down a hundred feet high slope were so powerful that the seven dead people were smashed into pieces by the big rocks. The broken limbs and flesh were broken and blood flew everywhere, and the horses were standing still dead. Such a tragic phenomenon made Liu Chengtong, who was used to death and blood, also took a breath.

When the envoy of the Great Zhou Dynasty left Chengdu, the Minister of Rites from the Western Shu politely sent some famous Shu Mian. These Shu Mians were loaded on two carriages and followed the horse team. The horses of the carriage were Shu horses. Shu horses were short and thin, but very patient. They were not good at charging for the battlefield, but they were very good at transporting goods on the mountain roads, which also conformed to the ancient saying that there was a length and a shortness of the inch.

When the big rocks on the top of the mountain rolled down, the well-trained Black Eagle Army cavalry rushed through the bottom of the ditch without hesitation, but the horse and cyclists were temporarily recruited. When the big rocks rolled down, they were already shocked. They neither ran forward nor retreated, but watched the big rocks smashed blood red. When Liu Chengtong came to them, several horse and cyclists were still trembling.

Liu Chengtong gritted his teeth and ordered: "Pack up the dead soldiers with cotton forging, pull them back in a carriage, and bury the dead horses."

When the seven dead soldiers were wrapped in brocade, Wang Xi, who went to the top of the mountain to look for the enemy, also sent people to the bottom of the ditch. "These bastards can run fast." Liu Chengtong cursed and asked again: "I found out what happened." "These people were clean and didn't even have a single hair left."

This was actually as Liu Chengtong expected, and countless thoughts had turned into his mind.

"Western Shu?" Liu Chengtong immediately denied this idea. "Even if Western Shu wants to attack the mission, it will not choose to be in the territory of Western Shu. Moreover, there is still a lot of terrain near the Great Surrounding Area, and there is really no need for Western Shu to take action in Heishu."

"Bandit? No, either. Judging from the stones that were smashed, there were not many people on the top of the mountain. Small robbers would never touch such a cavalry team. Moreover, the people on the top of the mountain had already planned and prepared the big stone for the purpose of killing people."

Liu Chengtong was once a famous diplomatic envoy in the Black Eagle Army. His experience of going to the enemy's territory many times has made him have a strong overall view. He has excluded Western Shu and the robbers, but he was unable to accurately determine who was behind the scenes.

When he was attacked in the Heishun Gully, seven people and seven horses died, but his opponent was not injured. Liu Chengtong galloped on the Hetao grassland desert for several years. He was used to strong winds and waves, but he overturned the boat in the gutter, which made him feel uncomfortable.

By the time Wang Xi went down the mountain, Liu Chengtong had made up his mind and said to Wang Xi: "The group of people who attacked us must not be Shu people. I guess they should be from Southern Tang or Northern Han people. They must find a way to go back. We will block the intersection in front and must catch them and avenge the brothers who died in battle."

Wang Xi was a veteran of the Black Eagle Army. He had always been fearless. When he heard Liu Chengtong's words, he was not opposed to it. He took the map sent by Zhuyuan with him, took out the map, placed it on the horse's back, and looked for the place where he set up an ambush.

After the group of people who attacked the envoys of the Great Zhou Dynasty threw away the big rocks, they saw that the envoy had rushed through the bottom of the ditch and left the top of the mountain and disappeared into a continuous mountain.

This group of people are from Northern Han people.

Meng Chang of Western Shu sent people to join forces with the Southern Tang and Northern Han to resist the attack of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but everyone was disagreeable and had never formed a real alliance. However, the three parties left some envoys in the other side to communicate information, just like the embassies in later generations.

After the envoy of the Great Zhou Dynasty came to Chengdu Prefecture, the Northern Han envoy Wang Du immediately mobilized all forces to inquire about the situation of the mission and look for all opportunities that might destroy his alliance. However, there was no opportunity in the Chengdu Prefecture. When he learned that the Great Zhou mission was about to return to Dazhou, Wang Du brought his confidant subordinates to Heishgou, the place where he must pass through to the Great Zhou Dynasty. He did not attempt to eliminate the Great Zhou mission, but just wanted to cause some casualties in Western Shu, which made the Great Zhou and Western Shu suspicious.

The man with a fierce face on the top of the mountain was Wang Du, the envoy of the Northern Han Dynasty.

After Wang Du and his party of more than ten people went down the mountain, they came to a hidden valley, where they had horses placed here in advance. This valley was extremely secret and was not known to outsiders. Wang Du left two guards at the entrance of the valley and led the rest of the guards into the valley.

After eating and drinking in the valley, Wang Du brought his people out of the valley and soon got onto the official road. They all carried official official documents of Western Shu, so they walked south along the official road with confidence. This was their way north. After a few days, they could return to Chengdu Prefecture. After successfully passing the gates guarded by the Western Shu soldiers, Wang Du completely relaxed and walked south along the official road with great swagger.

After Liu Chengtong and Wang Xi agreed, they each led fifty men to set up ambush in the north and east. Liu Chengtong led people to set up ambush in the Great Peripheral Frontier, and Wang Xi led them to set up an intersection in the east of Western Shu. These two ambush points were carefully selected, and it is very likely that the attacker would pass through the intersection.

But after waiting for a whole day, no one was seen at both ambushing points. According to the agreement between Liu Chengtong and Wang Xi, if there is no result, Liu Chengtong ambushing points will be concentrated.

Wang Xi led fifty men and horses, hiding in a forest, looking at the entrance from afar, and seeing the sky getting darker, he felt a little impatient.
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