Chapter 131: Zhang Liao raids Lujiang
Zhang Liao's scout report said that there were hundreds of people, but in fact, it was because the scouts didn't dare to stay longer, so they made a rough estimate. This force is 300 men.
Then why did these 300 people advance to the place where Zhang Liao was lurking? Could it be that Jiangdong was aware of the conspiracy of Zhang Liao and others.
Not really.
Sun Ce recruited a large number of talents among the four major families in Jiangdong, and at the same time chose strong men for the military of the slaves and family members of the four major families. However, these strong men are only at the behest of their own masters. Sun Ce originally wanted to break up all these strong men and integrate them into the army, but the opposition of the Wei family and the Yu family was very high, and the other two families were also dissatisfied, so Sun Ce could not resolutely implement his plan.
In summary, many troops in this era were the private property of the military generals at the head. The soldiers just obeyed the orders of their commander, and in serious cases, no one else could intervene at all. There will even be orders other than the main general, even if it is the emperor's holy decree, there is no way to control them. One of the advantages of this kind of privatization is that the combat effectiveness of the troops is often very strong. But the most serious thing is that once the supreme ruler loses the support of the people or the ruling power, then if these generals have different intentions, a situation of division will be formed.
When the Sun family began to develop, it started with his family's private soldiers.
This situation covers the whole world today. For example, Liu Yu also has such a situation here, but in general, it is much better than Sun Ce's Jiangdong. Liu Yu's forces were mainly from local origins, forming various groups. Fortunately, Liu Yu has a strong control and discovered this problem very early.
This kind of rule is on the surface, and it is impossible for Sun Ce to change it. For such a situation, Zhou Yu, a scheming wise man, of course, has a way to solve it.
For these disobedient families, Zhou Yu suggested that Sun Ce send them to some cities to serve as defenders, and transfer the defenders from all over the country to the front line. And Zhou Yu is even more ruthless, for these disobedient families, Zhou Yu said that there is no need to give them money and food, let them bring their own food and grass. At the same time, they are strictly restrained from disturbing the people. That is, they will not be able to resupply at the local station.
That's ruthless.
Of course, as soon as such a statement is made, it will naturally be opposed.
However, Zhou Yu's explanation is very official. At present, money and food are very tight, and every place in Jiangdong has to use money and food, especially the soldiers on the front line, and the money and grain consumed every day is the largest amount. Of course, Zhou Yu is not unwilling, as long as the money and grain in the treasury are sufficient, this money and grain will be given in the end. As for how much to give and when to give, Zhou Yu didn't say clearly, anyway, if he could fool, he would continue to fool.
Wei Teng and Yu Xuan understood that Zhou Yu meant to make it clear that they would bear the grain and grass by themselves. If you want food and grass, you may have to go to the front. It is complete nonsense to say that the treasury is sufficient. Whether it is sufficient or not, it is not Sun Ce and Zhou Yu who have the final say.
There is no need to go to the front. The children and strong men in the family are all expensive, if they go to the front line, maybe Sun Ce will let them be cannon fodder.
In the end, the four major families agreed with Sun Ce and Zhou Yu's opinions, and brought their own grain and grass to the station.
Sun Ce immediately issued a policy order to praise the actions of the four major families, saying in his words that the four families are the pillars of Jiangdong, and no one in Jiangdong can lack these four families.
Anyone can say beautiful words, but these words don't mean anything to Wei Teng and Yu Tuo.
Wei Teng had offended Sun Ce, but he didn't care. But Yu turned it badly, and was directly excluded from the inner circle by Sun Ce, and his official position was also demoted. Sun Ce had a grudge against Yu Tuo, so he waited for Yu Tuo to make a mistake.
Yu turned over and couldn't steal chickens.
And this army of 300 people is the house slave led by Yu Chong, Yu Chong's nephew.
Yu Chong never thought that he would be conquered by Sun Ce. The Yu family has so much property and land in Jiangdong, Yu Chong has never had any ambitions, enough for him to live a good life beautifully.
If you have nothing to do at home, disaster will come from heaven. Yu Chong was sent to the Lujiang side very innocently. When he knew that Sun Ce would not provide grain and grass, Yu Chong was even more unhappy. The emperor is not short of hungry soldiers, and Sun Ce actually did this. His arm couldn't break his thigh, and Yu Chong finally took three hundred slaves to Lujiang. Fortunately, it is Lujiang, this city is relatively strong, it is more reliable, and the danger is relatively small.
Yu Chong went on the road with peace of mind, but halfway through, his mood became more and more unhappy. Especially when it was very close to Lujiang, Yu Chong's irritability exploded. Why do you want to go to Lujiang to garrison obediently, and you don't even give you money and food, what is the matter? It's a good day, but Yu Chong is going to come here to suffer, and the irritability in his heart suddenly explodes.
"Let's not enter the Lujiang River today, find a forest to do some game and treat ourselves." After Yu Chong's family had a temper outburst, he was out of control.
Anyway, he won't enter the Lujiang River on time.
Yu Chong's subordinates were all his domestic slaves, so naturally they would not oppose Yu Chong's orders, and they were also very unhappy about entering the Lujiang River. Now they want to go hunting and take a break, which is very much to their liking.
This is why Zhang Liao's scouts will find hundreds of people heading towards where Zhang Liao is.
Because Yu Chong felt that place was an excellent place to rest.
Zhang Liao didn't know that there was such a thing here, and he had already laid an ambush on Yu Chong's inevitable path.
Zhang Liao, who was ambushed, finally saw the flag of the troops coming.
This is a small army of 300 people, and the main general looks like a hanger, very young. The soldiers under his command all looked stupid, and at a glance they knew that they were ragtag troops.
"Yu? It seems that he is a little military general with no ability. It just so happens that you are here to meet the needs of Ben General, and Ben will let you die a little more happily. Zhang Liao had already given Yu Chong the death penalty in his heart.
Yu Chong really didn't have much military experience, and he didn't even send out scouts on the march, which led to his defeat.
Yu Chong's mind was even thinking about letting his subordinates hunt a few wild boars and rabbits later, and he hadn't eaten these wild games for a long time.
Zhang Liao saw that the other party hadn't even sent a scout, and his eyes were popping out. On Liu Yu's side, even if he is a Wu commander, he knows to explore the way in advance.
"Little ones, I'll give Ben a little bit of a lease later. Don't leave anything else behind except that general! "To deal with such a unit, Zhang Liao felt that he didn't need to work on a meal.
When Yu Chong's troops entered Zhang Liao's ambush circle, Zhang Liao immediately ordered them to be quickly surrounded.
"Kill!" A bunch of Liu soldiers appeared in all directions, and one by one they murderously surrounded all of Yu Chong's 300 people, and at the same time launched a massacre.
Yu Chong was instantly stunned by such a sudden situation, and he was completely stunned. His subordinates resisted, but where they were the opponents of Zhang Liao's Liu Jun soldiers who had survived a hundred battles, it was almost a one-sided situation. Zhang Liao killed all the 300 people without a single death or injury, leaving Yu Chong, the main general.
If it weren't for Zhang Liao's special orders, Yu Chong, the main general, might have lost his life a long time ago.
The soldiers of Liu Jun, who had just finished killing, looked at Yu Chong with a bloodthirsty expression. Yu Chong is a child of a family who relies on his family's power and usually does something lacking in morality, and when he encounters such a fierce and bloodthirsty soldier of Liu Jun, he is almost scared.
Zhang Liao stepped forward with a big knife and shouted, "You are so daring, you are the only one left, and you are still sitting on the horse so calmly." ”
Yu Chong is not calm, he is scared stupid. When he saw that the blade of Zhang Liao's big knife was longer than his arm, Yu Chong's mind cleared.
"Spare your life, hero!" Yu Chong quickly got off the horse and knelt down directly for Zhang Liao.
Zhang Liao was speechless for a moment, thinking that he was such a calm man, but he didn't expect it to be a waste.
"If you want Ben to spare you, it's okay. Ben will ask you something, and if you answer honestly, Ben will not kill you. Zhang Liao said.
"Thank you hero, the little one must answer honestly." Yu Chong clung to the straw.
Zhang Liao asked, "Who are you and what are you doing in Lujiang?" And why are you coming here? ”
Yu Chong replied honestly: "The little one's name is Yu Chong, he is a member of the Yu family in Jiangdong, and he came to Lujiang with three hundred slaves this time, and he came to guard Lujiang. As for why he came here, Xiao didn't know that this was a hero's territory at first. The little one just wanted to come here to hunt and didn't mean to offend the hero. ”
As soon as Zhang Liao heard that the other party was coming to guard the Lujiang River, he continued to ask: "You mean to come to the town to guard the Lujiang River?" What are the credentials? ”
The soldiers of Liu Jun all looked at Yu Chong with a look of disbelief, and just ordered soldiers and horses to come to guard the Lujiang River, which was simply adding to the chaos.
Concerning his own life, Yu Chong immediately took out the Sun Ce warrant hidden in his arms and obediently handed it over to Zhang Liao.
Zhang Liao opened it and found that this kid was really here to guard Lujiang, but it was just a small existence.
"Well, since you're so honest, Ben won't kill you." Zhang Liao took the warrant into his arms.
Yu Chong said gratefully: "Thank you hero." ”
On the surface, it sounded good, but Yu Chong remembered Zhang Liao's appearance in his heart, and came to take revenge in the future. If there is revenge, it is not a gentleman.
It's just that suddenly, a soldier of Liu Jun suddenly stabbed a steel knife at Yu Chong, directly through his chest. It is impossible for Liu Jun to keep a person like Yu Chong. Then their location will be exposed. Without Zhang Liao's orders, Liu Jun's soldiers would still worry about Zhang Liao.
"You broke your word! Didn't you say you wouldn't kill me! When Yu Chong was dying, he was accusing Zhang Liao.
Zhang Liao said shamelessly: "Ben will say that he won't kill you." But that doesn't mean others won't kill you. In the next life, remember to be obedient and listen clearly. ”
Yu Chong died directly, he was wrong because he believed in Zhang Liao too much.
Zhang Liao looked at the dead Yu Chong, he was not moved at all, and said coldly to the soldiers of Liu Jun: "Divide three hundred people, change all the clothes of these people, and take Lujiang this time." ”
It turned out that Zhang Liao used the fact that the 300 troops entered the Lujiang River to deceive the city gate of the Lujiang River.
Liu Jun's soldiers quickly divided into 300 people, took out all the clothes of the dead corpses on the ground, and changed them on their own bodies.
And Zhang Liao asked the soldiers to rest on the spot for a while, wait for the sunset, and then enter the Lujiang River.
Now Zhang Liao can boldly let the soldiers cook on the fire, of course, the soldiers wearing the clothes of the 300 Jiangdong Army are responsible for cooking, and the other soldiers still have to hide.
learned from the dead ghost Yu Chong that Zhang Liao knew that Yu Chong was a child of a family who did not obey Sun Ce's orders, and it was just right for Zhang Liao to have a good hot meal.
Even if someone finds out, Zhang Liao can naturally fish in troubled waters.
After eating and drinking, the sun has already set.
Lujiang City lit the lights, and Zhang Liao began to march towards Lujiang. Led by Zhang Liao and three hundred soldiers, this is the lead. The other soldiers followed them.
Zhang Liao swaggered to the gate of Lujiang City.
"Open the door! You, General Yu, are here! Zhang Liao asked a soldier to go out and shout, and by the way, handed over Sun Ce's warrant to the defenders of Lujiang.
The Jiangdong defenders on the city gate had already learned that Yu Chong's troops would arrive in Lujiang, but the estimated time had already arrived, but it was at this time, didn't this show that they disobeyed the order.
The Lujiang guard is Zhu Heng, the son of Sun Ce's confidant military general Zhu Zhi, and his temper is also short-tempered, and when he sees Zhang Liao pretending to be Yu Chong, he can't recognize it as a fake at all. He hadn't seen Yu Chong either, and now he didn't suspect it, and shouted to Zhang Liao under the city gate: "Yu Chong, the lord asked you to arrive at Lujiang before the future, and when you come now, you are despising military law." ”
"You still can't open the door? If you don't open it, Lao Tzu will leave. Zhang Liao said in the tone of a child of the family.
"Open the door! Let them in, and I'm going to put them to justice later!" Zhu Heng was angry, but he really couldn't help but open the door, these children of the family were his mother's virtues.
The gates of Lujiang slowly opened.
Zhang Liao had a smile on his face, it was too easy to open the city gate with such a move.
After the city gate was opened, Zhang Liao immediately shouted: "Rush in!" Kill! ”
Three hundred soldiers and horses, led by Zhang Liao, quickly captured the city gate.
And the other soldiers and horses were killed, and they rushed to the city gate without stopping.
"What's going on!? Close the gates and repel them! Zhu Heng was calm in his heart, but he was the son of a famous general, and he still understood military affairs.
The defenders of Lujiang fought very quickly towards the city gate.
Zhang Liao took the lead in continuously killing the defenders of Jiangdong, and shouted loudly: "Zhang Wenyuan is here!" Who dares to fight! Death to those who stand in my way! ”
Zhu Heng on the city gate exclaimed: "Zhang Liao! When will Zhang Liao come to Lujiang! ”
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