Chapter 49: The Night Raid on the Camp Gunpowder Kills
Sun Sheng couldn't help but be stunned, he never expected that the other party would have such courage, and the vanguard army that had just defeated him would dare to come to see him. It seems that he is really not an ordinary character!
Command them to go down and bring men in. Soon Gongsun Jian was led in by the guards. Sun Sheng looked at the other party carefully. At the age of twenty-four or five, he is tall, with a thin waist and a good appearance. The temperament on his body has both the sharpness of a soldier and the elegance of a scholar.
While Sun Sheng was looking at Gongsun Jian, Gongsun Jian was also observing the other party. At the age of thirty-six or seventeen, he has a pair of black hair, and his face is white and looks like a Sven reader. Such an opponent is terrifying, because at first glance, it is not a brave general like Han Dewei, but a wise general.
"Gongsun Jian, the county lieutenant of Linshui County, Xia Da Zhou State, has seen His Royal Highness King Wu Guokui." Gongsun Jian bowed slightly and clenched his fists.
"Hehe, since you know it's this king, why don't you kneel?" Sun Sheng asked with displeasure on his face.
"Your Royal Highness is not the prince of my Zhou Kingdom, and the second is to come to my Great Zhou uninvited. Excuse me, why do I kneel? ”
"Bold!" The generals in the tent all opened their mouths to scold when they heard this, and some even pulled out half of the matching knives on their waists.
Gongsun Jian didn't care about these generals at all, but raised his head and stared directly at Sun Sheng opposite. For a long time, the two of them looked at each other like this.
"Hahaha. What a guts! is worthy of being the grandson of the old minister in the country. Sun Sheng suddenly burst out laughing. Then let someone bring a stool to Gongsun Jian.
"When King Gu went to Zhou to envoy the Zhou Kingdom, he visited Lingzu and Lingzun in Shangjing. Looking back on it, I think it was very rewarding. Seeing you here today, I can't help but think of some past events. ”
"It's a pity, Your Highness, you didn't come this time to remember the past, did you?" Gongsun Jian, who had just sat down, immediately poured cold water on the other party.
Sun Sheng couldn't help frowning secretly, it seems that what the information said is right, this kid is the master of oil and salt, and he is arrogant. In the Zhou State, he dared to beat the prince and the prince, and he dared to beat the emperor in the main hall. When he came to Guan Xiaocheng as an official here, he killed a lot of people after a month. It seems that he is really a guy who doesn't play by the routine.
"I don't know what happened when the county lieutenant came to see this king?" Sun Sheng asked quietly.
"It's not a big deal, the first is to ask Your Highness when you will retire from the army, and second, your vanguard officer Han Dewei owes me some wine and meat, and I came to him to ask for an account." Gongsun Jian replied nonchalantly.
"Nonsense! Who owes you wine and meat? Han Dewei on the side suddenly jumped out and pointed at Gongsun Jian and asked.
Gongsun Jian glanced at Han Dewei with slanted eyes.
"By the way, it seems that it's not just wine and meat, but also a few singers. When I asked General Han for it, you didn't say you wouldn't give it. If you have acquiesced, why do you have to pay now? It's just some other wine and meat, and it doesn't matter if you really don't give it to me, but you ran away with someone in the middle of the night, and that's your fault. ”
Ran away in the middle of the night, what the hell is this? Am I running on my own? You didn't lead the bastard. Han Dewei was about to go crazy, and was just about to pull out his sword and Gongsun Sword desperately, but was stopped by Sun Sheng.
"Lieutenant Gongxian, the matter between you and General Han is a private matter. Go back and settle the score. But the first thing is interesting, you ask when the king will withdraw the army, could it be that you are negotiating on behalf of the Yue Emperor? If so, can there be a scepter token or an edict from the Yue Emperor? Sun Sheng asked Gongsun Jian with a contemptuous smile. And Gongsun Jian shook his head and said, "Definitely." This official did not come to represent Emperor Yue, but to represent more than 100,000 people in Linshui County. ”
"If this king is not mistaken, there are only 50,000 or 60,000 people in Linshui County at most, where did he get more than 100,000?"
"That was once upon a time. According to the statistics of the county government a year ago, there were more than 120,000 people working and living in Linshui County. ”
"Oh?" Sun Sheng couldn't help but look at Gongsun Jian sitting below again, and said in his heart, good guy, this kid's ability is really not small. In just half a year, the population of Linshui County has doubled. The key is that there is no chaos, but more prosperity.
"Lieutenant Gongxian, what are you going to talk about with this king on your behalf? Retirement? Do you think Linshui County is qualified to talk? ”
"Hahaha, lord. The hustle and bustle of the world is all for profit. It's the same with wars, who will fight a war that is not beneficial? Therefore, it is nothing more than a matter of interests, unless Wu Guo feels that he can destroy my Zhou State in one fell swoop, it is not just for some interests. As long as you can be satisfied, I believe that Lord Wang, you are not willing to risk the lives of these subordinate sergeants. Right? ”
"Oh? So, the interests of this king can be satisfied? Hahaha......" Sun Sheng laughed, and then looked at Gongsun Jian and said with disdain: "Gongxian Lieutenant, this king admits that you may have some skills, but you also take yourself too seriously." Do you think that if you win this king with tricks, the vanguard can come to negotiate terms with this king? ”
Hearing this, Gongsun Jian stood up, shook the robe on his body, and then arched his hand towards Sun Sheng and said, "Your Highness, since you don't want to talk, then I will leave the words here." If someone in my husband lets the soldiers of Wu who stepped into the land of Zhou this time go back alive, then I will lose. Leave! ”
"Slow, is this king's handsome tent just come and go?"
"What, His Highness is preparing to imprison Gong? Or do you think that you are not the opponent of Gongmou who is afraid of defeat? ”
"Hehe, boy, Hugh is going to be as quick as he is." Sun Sheng sneered a few times. Turning his head to look at Han Dewei on the side, he said, "General Han, should you settle the private accounts between you with the county lieutenant?" ”
It was obvious that Han Dewei was not a fool, and as soon as King Kui Sun Sheng's words came out, he understood the meaning. As the prince of Wu State, it is definitely impossible to make it difficult for the other party in person, but he is different. The boy not only defeated himself with tricks, but also falsely accused himself of owing him wine and meat and singing in front of so many people in the handsome tent. It's just that the uncle can bear it, but the aunt definitely can't bear it.
The tent outside the camp of the Wu army was crowded with people watching the excitement, and the vanguard general Han Dewei wanted to test his martial arts with a county lieutenant of the Zhou State. It's a sight to behold. And the initiator, King Kui Sun Sheng, was squinting and grinning, ready to see Gongsun Jian make a fool of himself.
In battle, maybe Gongsun Jian is really not Han Dewei's opponent, but in a one-on-one heads-up, Gongsun Jian can only laugh secretly in his heart. Although this body is not very good, it has been trained for so long, and in his previous life, he was a commander in the special operations team, at least he has not forgotten his grappling skills, and he is also very confident that he will not be worse than the other party.
Han Dewei took off his heavy armor and dressed in a short dress, carrying a horizontal knife in his hand. And Gongsun Jian just tied his robe around his waist and put on a random posture with his bare hands.
Han Dewei felt that Gongsun Jian was humiliating himself, and he dared to fight against him empty-handed. didn't say much, he pounced directly at the other party, raised his hand and waved his knife towards the top of Gongsun Jian's head. When Han Dewei was about to get closer, Gongsun Jian turned sideways, raised his left foot, and kicked the dust on the ground towards Han Dewei, and suddenly the field was full of dust. Han Dewei hurriedly covered his face with his left hand to protect his eyes, but at this moment, Gongsun Jian had already turned sideways to his left rear, swept his right foot and kicked Han Dewei's left leg knee, and casually pulled out the three-edged dagger from his boot, raised his hand and strangled the opponent's neck to push the dagger up.
In less than three seconds, Han Dewei lost. Everyone present was stunned. This is a famous general in the Wu army, but he was defeated with just one face. This is still the mercy of Gongsun Jian's subordinates, otherwise Han Dewei would already be a corpse now.
The corners of Gongsun Jian's mouth hooked slightly upward, letting go of Han Dewei, who was blushing, and then looked at Sun Sheng, the king of Kui, who was not far away, arched his hand again, turned around and strode towards the outside of the Wu army camp. Almost all the Wu troops along the road consciously made way for him, and no one dared to stop him.
Looking at Gongsun Jian who was far away, Sun Sheng sighed and said softly: "This son is not an ordinary person, and in time, he will definitely become a big trouble for my Wu country." This time, the lone king will definitely take Linshui County and capture this person. ”
Not to mention Sun Sheng's emotion over there, just saying that Gongsun Jian left the Wu army camp, and Ma Teng, who was waiting outside to pick him up, was already impatient, and he was beating the drum in his heart, for fear that Gongsun Jian would have a good time if he went in alone. Seeing Gongsun Jian walking out intact, he was immediately overjoyed and hurriedly greeted him.
"Are you alright, sir?"
Gongsun Jian smiled and waved his hand, and then got on the horse led by a personal guard. led the people back to a temporary camp more than ten miles away. Everyone was relieved when they saw Gongsun Jian coming back, and they all came around to inquire about the situation.
"Childe, how's it going?" Huang Wenyuan was the first to ask.
Gongsun Jian motioned for everyone to sit down and speak. Then he said unhurriedly: "The other party's Kui Wang Sun Sheng should not be underestimated, he is a personal masterpiece, and he is also a good hand at commanding troops to fight." However, I was a little narrow-minded, and I was actually ignited by my words, although I didn't treat me on the surface, but provoked Han Dewei and me to fight alone. Not only did I fail to humiliate me, but I also suffered a blow to my own morale. Of course, such a blow is nothing at all. But at least we won the first half. I estimate that the Wu army will definitely speed up and attack Linshui County in the future. ”
"My lord, what should we do next?" Ding Feng asked.
Gongsun Jian didn't rush to answer Ding Feng's question, but looked at Hu Tianyi on the side and asked, "Did you send someone to contact the imperial court and have a reply?" ”
Hu Tianyi hurriedly stood up and bowed and replied: "The people sent out have not come back yet, but there are other brothers who have sent back the news that the imperial court has sent the King of Min as the commander and is gathering people and horses to prepare to rescue the three northwestern provinces. ”
"King Min? The Great Prince? Do you say when it will arrive? Gongsun Jian asked with a frown.
"No, it is estimated that the imperial court has just learned that the state of Wu has attacked. According to the normal procedure, it will take at least a month to gather military horses from all over the country and then mobilize grain and grass. I'm afraid it will be ...... when I come back later."
Hu Tianyi's words were not finished, but everyone understood what he meant. The atmosphere was a little dreary for a while. Counting on the 2,000 men under Gongsun Jian against the nearly 30,000 soldiers and horses of the Wu State, it is almost impossible to hold Linshui County.
After pondering for a moment, Gongsun Jian raised his head and looked at everyone and said, "Change the plan, step up the dispatch of people to contact the imperial court, report the current crisis and difficulties on our side to the imperial court, and hope that we can send people to support as soon as possible, even if there are three or five thousand people first." ”
"Yes, I'll arrange it." As he spoke, Hu Tianyi bowed to Gongsun Jian and left.
"Lao Ding, you take five hundred people back to Linshui County first, and help Lao Qi step up the city defense."
"Yes, I'll take someone away in a moment." Ding Feng nodded in agreement.
"By the way, leave all the horses that transported the supplies before, Lao Ma and Lao Xie follow me to bring the remaining 100 brothers who can ride horses, and we will consume with each other, although it is not of much use, but it is okay to harass the other party, at least it can make him unhappy."
"Well, there are always flies and mosquitoes buzzing in his ears, and he can be annoyed to death. Hahaha. Ma Teng said with a smile.
Gongsun Jian and Xie Wu looked at Ma Teng, who was laughing,