Chapter 1455: Infighting Eventually Leads to Disaster
"General Zhou, don't hesitate, we are all following you, where to go, in a word!"
A "Wu Chief" appointed at the time of the reorganization loudly expressed his loyalty to Zhou Wenyu, who had been soldiers of the Guo brothers and were loyal to the fleeing prince. But after a series of events, the Guo brothers and the crown prince have become a thing of the past, the former is not as powerful as before, and the latter is blind and cruel to Zhongliang.
For the sake of livelihood and future, no matter how you look at it, only this General Zhou is still reliable, and at least several times he pulled the big guy out in a situation of life and death and saved his life.
Many have even begun to regret why they left their families and careers to travel all the way to this foreign land. What is the purpose of this?
"General Zhou, I have something I want to ask ......"
A thin soldier who looked to be only fifteen or sixteen said timidly.
"But just ask!"
"We, can we still go home?"
The word "home" moistened everyone's eyes, as if it had become a more luxurious thing than living.
I saw Zhou Wenyu nodding solemnly.
"Yes, as long as you all live well, you will return to Guanzhong within a year!"
Many of the princes and Guo Ziyi's subordinates are from Guanzhong, so Zhou Wenyu said this.
Everyone began to boil over gradually, and things that gradually became extravagant suddenly became possible, how could it not be exciting?
Go home, go home, go home......
Someone said it aloud, someone silently read it, there is nothing more urgent than this.
Suddenly, Zhou Wenyu had a flash of inspiration in front of him. Perhaps the word "homecoming" can be used to further disintegrate the military spirit of the abolished prince.
"Where are the horses, where has the prime minister's army arrived at this time?"
Of course, Zhou Wenyu would not risk 800 people to go back to engage in any kind of psychological warfare, this suggestion can be completed by the prime minister's army, and when the time comes, the rebels will be taken at the smallest cost, and the road back to the east will officially begin.
Immediately afterwards, he asked if the Tanma sent to the place where the abolished prince was stationed had returned, so as to further understand the basic situation of the other party and make corresponding countermeasures.
At the same time, in the barracks dozens of miles away, Dugu Liangzuo gritted his teeth and endured the pain of his left arm.
Zhou Wenyu's knife not only cut off the flesh of the forearm, but also injured the bones, but fortunately it did not hurt the tendons, otherwise this arm would have been completely destroyed.
It wasn't just his own injuries that made him angry, a fire in the stables burned most of the hay, and many horses were killed and injured because they were trapped in the stables and inhaled smoke.
Hundreds of remnants of the soldiers actually made such a big movement, and his subordinates actually watched Guo Youming and the remnants flee from the camp.
The follow-up pursuit was also extremely perfunctory, and the troops were hastily collected and returned after more than ten miles of pursuit, and not even a single head was brought back.
"Zhongyun, summoned by the prince!"
"What, this incident alarmed the prince?"
He subconsciously asked, and then immediately sighed, there was such a big movement in the barracks, it must be impossible to hide it, this matter will have to be explained to the prince sooner or later, it is better to go and ask for the guilt now, and make it clear.
The prince's military tent is not big, even worse than Dugu Liangzuo's military tent, Li Yu, who is dressed in coarse cloth, sits on the military couch, although he is only in his early thirties, but half of his hair is white, and he looks very old.
"I heard that Hachiro's subordinates have rebelled, where is Hachiro now?"
Dugu Liangzuo hung an injured arm around his neck and snorted heavily.
"Your Highness, you don't ask me how I was injured, but ask that Guo Jiabalang, he betrayed His Highness and colluded with the rebels to rebel......"
Without waiting for Dugu Liangzuo to finish speaking, Li Yu sighed faintly.
"It seems that you still let Hachiro run away, so you don't have to let the world say that I am ungrateful, and I can't live with the Guo family, so I can't even let Hachiro go. ”
"Those who achieve great things should be ruthless and unscrupulous, like His Royal Highness is so indecisive, mother-in-law, mother-in-law, have you forgotten the losses you suffered under Qin Jin at the beginning? If you let the Guo family brothers cultivate power in the army, it will inevitably be the second Qin Jin, and it is precisely because of the lessons of the past that you must make a decision immediately and kill the killer!"
Li Yu was noncommittal, raised his eyelids and glanced at Dugu Liangzuo, and said:
"Now that your family is dominant, how can you guarantee that you will not be the second in Qin Jin?"
"This ......"
Dugu Liangzuo's face flushed, as if he had been greatly insulted, and he defended loudly:
"Your Highness said so, the minister didn't dare to do it, so I asked Your Highness to take back the military power!"
Li Yu asked rhetorically:
"Are you willing to hand over your military power? Okay, keep your military power, fight a few good battles, and prove to everyone that you are competent!"
Obviously, Li Yu is not satisfied with Dugu Liangzuo, just because he has a "pro" relationship, and there is really no more suitable candidate.
Dugu Liangzuo launched a mutiny, and he did not consult Li Yu to obtain military power, which is also one of the reasons for Li Yu's dissatisfaction, but the root cause of his dissatisfaction is his distrust of Dugu Liangzuo's ability.
It can be seen from the fact that he encircled and suppressed the rebels, and the rabble of hundreds of people actually made them burn down the stables, and then fled in a grand manner.
With this ability, how can he fight against the powerful Shenwu Army?
After experiencing this incident, Li Yu was a little disheartened.
Everyone around him could feel it clearly.
Dugu Liangzuo was ridiculed by the prince for a while, and he felt bored and wanted to retire, but Li Yu stopped him again.
"Slow, there is a sentence I have to say first, the life of the Guo family must not be harmed, otherwise I will not spare you! This is my bottom line, I must not touch it, you know?"
"This ...... There will be endless troubles in keeping him, Your Highness must not be soft-hearted!"
Li Yu didn't listen to his explanation at all, and waved his hand to stop it.
"The Guo family has come all the way to me, and now that I have this fate, I have no shame to face it, if even his life is going to be harmed, how can I face the world?"
"Your Highness!"
"Say no more, I'm up to it!"
Dugu Liangzuo had already moved to kill Guo Ziyi, and he definitely had a lot of dreams at night with this person, and he was going to persuade the prince to kill this person as soon as possible, but now it seems that there is little hope.
He secretly decided that it would be an established fact to kill this person behind the prince's back as soon as he went out, so what could the prince do?
Suddenly, a eunuch came in at a trot in a panic, and he didn't care about the people in the tent, so he shouted:
"No, it's not good, a large number of people and horses were found on the other side of the river, looking at the flag, it seems to be the Shenwu Army!"
Hearing this, Dugu Liang Zuoteng stood up.
"What, how did the Shenwu Army find here, and how did they come so quickly?"
In an instant, he understood that this must have something to do with the remnants of the captives who had escaped.
At this time, he was even more remorseful, he should have ruthlessly ordered these people to be robbed and killed halfway, otherwise there would be no disaster today!