Destroy Jin and conquer Song, and carry the Northern Expedition through to the end

Chapter 265: Suspicion

Since Jin Wenyan had a formal military order, he did not act secretly. Instead, he returned to the camp in a swagger, led his horse, and took the token, and came to the gate of the navy camp openly.

"Password!"

"Long live peace and health!"

"Sign up!"

"Jin Wenyan, commander of the Wucheng Army, has an urgent military order. Here is the token."

The officer guarding the gate carefully looked at the token, and after verifying that it was correct, he moved the barricades away and pushed open the gate of the camp.

Jin Wenyan led the horse and took the token. He then fished out a small piece of silver from his bosom and tossed it to the lieutenant. He nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work, brothers. Today is indeed an urgent business trip, so I don't have much time to thank you. This money will treat you to some wine and meat. It is also my thoughtful gesture. Please don't refuse."

The lieutenant took the silver and money, responded with a smile and thanked him repeatedly.

However, Jin Wenyan breathed a sigh of relief, and just as he was about to step out of the camp gate, a big hand pressed his shoulder.

"Brother Jin, where are we going?"

Jin Wenyan turned around and saw a burly man with bald head looking at him with a half-smile in the light of the torch. The light and darkness of the torch intertwined, and the man's smile became extremely terrifying.

"Gu Lijia." Jin Wenyan's expression remained unchanged, but he directly retorted: "It's not like you don't know the military rules. If it's something you should know, I'll tell you. If it's not something you should know, don't ask."

The strong Jurchen man named Gulijia waved his hand to disperse the surrounding soldiers, then put his arm around Jin Wenyan and said, "Let me tell you why I'm not sleeping and am instead here enjoying the cold wind. The commander-in-chief thought some bugs might sneak out today, so I'm here to catch them."

Jin Wenyan looked puzzled. "Gulijia, when did you become a detainee of Mouke or assassin of the traitor Meng'an? With your illiterate abilities, how could you possibly capture spies?"

Gulijia's smile remained unchanged: "Brother Jin, please don't embarrass me, please."

As he spoke, Gulijia pointed to a large tent on the side of the camp gate.

"Military emergency..."

Jin Wenyan had just said one sentence when he saw a soldier following behind Gulijia pull out his knife with a loud noise and shut up instantly.

Then, Gulijia put his arm around Jin Wenyan's shoulders and walked into the tent like old friends who had not seen each other for a long time.

Then, Jin Wenyan discovered that the person sitting upright in the tent was the deputy commander of the navy, Wanyan Zhengjia.

"Didn't you just say that I can't know the military orders? Now that Wanyan Dutong is in front of me, can you tell me?" Gulijia let go of Jin Wenyan and said with a smile.

Jin Wenyan saluted Wanyan Zhengjia with his arms crossed, then maintained the saluting posture without saying a word.

There were only two oil lamps in the tent, so it was dim. Half hidden in the darkness, Wanyan Zhengjia asked, "What did Huyan Nanxian send you for?"

Jin Wenyan maintained his salute and said, "With the Commander-in-Chief in front of me, I dare not refuse. General Huyan wants me to go to the water-blocking entrance to gather the troops."

"Is there any official document?"

"Only passwords and tokens."

"Nothing else?"

"Nothing else."

Wanyan Zhengjia was silent for a while and then said, "Gulijia, take away his knife and search his body."

Gulijia and several other soldiers rushed forward, not only pulling off Jin Wenyan's iron crotch, but also stripping him completely naked. They then searched inch by inch under the oil lamp for any trace of it. The search was extremely thorough, and soon, Jin Wenyan's scabbard was dismantled, his robes torn to shreds, and his hair was left hanging. A large man carefully searched through it.

"General, that's all I have."

The odds and ends were placed on the table and presented to Wanyan Zhengjia.

His eyes passed over the tinder, silver coins, knife, fish hook, and silk thread, and then he was attracted by the folded paper.

He took it in his hand and shook it, only to find it was a piece of white paper. Wanyan Zhengjiafu shook his head again and threw it on the table.

"Do you have anything else to say?" Wanyan Zhengjia asked Jin Wenyan.

"Yes!" Jin Wenyan stood naked in the tent, his eyes filled with grief and indignation. "General, if you don't trust us, why do you still want to use us?"

Wanyan Zhengjia was silent for a moment, then waved his hand and asked Gulijia to take Jin Wenyan away and detain him temporarily.

"Huyan Nanxian..." Wanyan Zhengjia muttered to himself, with his fingers on the table.

Wanyan Zhengjia was young and strong, and unlike Xu Wen, who pretended to be confused, he had long been aware of the instability of the Han army. However, after he reported this to Su Baoheng, the other party was helpless.

After all, it is a matter of no consequence. Do we really need to purge a large army just based on hearsay?

However, Su Baoheng also pointed out that even if Wu Chengjun wanted to rebel, they would not be able to follow the example of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang and rise up directly. Instead, they would need to contact external forces. By then, there would inevitably be personnel communication.

Since the date for sending troops has been set today, if someone wants to leak the information, tonight is the best time.

Therefore, Wanyan Zhengjia personally came to the camp gate to take charge, just to see who in the Wucheng Army was going to leave the camp.

However, although Jin Wenyan was stopped at this time, no evidence of trafficking was found on him. Without any concrete evidence, although Wanyan Zhengjia was the deputy governor, it was impossible for him to torture an officer of the commander-in-chief level.

Especially when the battle is about to begin, such drastic actions will cause grief among the entire Wucheng Army and unrest in the military.

Now, the Wanyan Zheng family can only wait and see what Huyan Nanxian's subsequent reaction will be after imprisoning Jin Wenyan.

However, after waiting for a whole night, Huyan Nanxian had only one reaction.

That means no response.

He inspected the camp and reorganized the troops in an orderly manner, and during this period he also whipped two guards who were sleeping in the corner.

Wanyan Zhengjia sat at the camp gate for half the night but gained nothing. It was already the second watch when he heard the sound of fighting. He quickly packed up and went back to the camp to sleep.

Whether Huyan Nanxian was truly loyal and courageous, or he had discovered some clues and remained silent, it did not matter.

Tomorrow, no, today, join the army and attack Zhang Rong together. As long as we make them enemies, we can put an end to Wu Chengjun's thoughts!
Before Wanyan Zhengjia fell asleep, the only thought left in his mind was: when fighting with Zhang Rong, he must use the Shenfeng Army and the Weizhen Army to suppress the Wucheng Army and make them the first to fight.

After just a short rest, Wanyan Zhengjiafu was awakened by the horn sound of gathering troops. He rubbed his cheeks, then stood up and resumed his image as a mighty and inviolable general.

"Gulijia." Wanyan Zhengjia adjusted his uniform and suddenly remembered something: "The army will march out today. After setting up camp in the afternoon, we will release Jin Wenyan and send someone to follow him to see what he is going to do. No need to hide it. It's best to let Xu Wen see it clearly. I suspect them, so what can they do?"

After saying this, Wanyan Zhengjia mounted his horse and went to assemble his troops.

The army prepared breakfast at five o'clock in the morning and left the camp at noon. Twenty-five thousand regular soldiers and more than ten thousand conscripted soldiers and civilian laborers marched quickly to the south.

Until this time, the Dongping Army still did not notice.

(End of this chapter)