Volume 3 The Two Capitals Chapter 27 Zhongping Qiangchao
Jia Xu, who hadn't seen him for many days, rode slowly with a sinking face, and he mercilessly accused: "Lord, you are so confused! How can you fight so recklessly with superior enemy forces? If you and Gao Shuai are at the same time, the eagle's nest we have worked so hard to build will fall apart overnight! ”
"Well! The text and the lesson must be! Watch out next time! Nanying was overjoyed, and suddenly wondered: "But Wenhe, how did you know about the crisis here?" Even we only barely guessed the rebels' intentions from behind all the bizarre things in the Xianyang Plain. You are hundreds of miles away, even if you know all about this, how can you appear here? ”
He stretched out his head and looked at the Han army that was receiving surrendered soldiers in the distance: "The reinforcements from the north must be the old brothers of the northern army you brought, but what about the Han army from the south?" ”
"Your mother-in-law asked a lot of questions, which one should I answer first?" Jia Xu rolled his eyes: "I, Jia, have encountered a lord like you in this life, and I deserve to be punished!" ”
He glared at Nanying, who was smiling with a smile on his face, before he sighed and said, "It's not that I can pinch and calculate, but it's just a coincidence!" It all started when I returned to the imperial capital with General Lu......"
Five days after Nanying and Liu Tao left Beijing, Lu Zhi and Jia Xu led the northern army back to the imperial capital. As soon as Jia Xu heard from Zhang Feng and Chun Yuqiong that Nanying had gone to Xianyang Yuan to investigate all kinds of strange things, he immediately keenly sniffed out a trace of strangeness.
His face was silent, but he secretly sent the only members of the Ranger squad around him to secretly infiltrate the Xianyang Plain. These scouts didn't dare to meet Nanying directly, but they found their old boss Gao Feng, and through Gao Feng, they continuously collected the situation in Xianyang Plain, how old and spicy Jia Xu is? The mystery that had plagued Nanying for many days was clear in his eyes, and he quickly linked the Weishui ban with several incidents of military and civilian panic, and came to the conclusion that the rebels might surprise Chang'an. However, the imperial army was assembling and standby, and it was impossible to divide the troops in Chang'an for such an unsupported assumption, Jia Xu was in a hurry, and he had the audacity to pretend to be in the name of Lu Zhi, privately mobilized a thousand cavalry, and went directly to Xianyang Yuan to help.
"So, I'm no longer the Marquis of the Northern Army!" Jia Xu said lightly: "I sent troops without authorization, of course I can't implicate General Lu, after sending troops, I sent someone to General Lu to send the cause and effect of this matter, as well as the resignation!" ”
"As long as General Lu submits these two documents as they are, I believe that neither the Son of Heaven nor the Great General will blame him!" Jia Xu sighed: "Sure enough, my guess is not wrong. My lord, you would rather fight, than let those unscrupulous horsemen come to trouble the people, and finally I didn't run in vain! ”
"Wenhe!" Nan Ying's heart shook when he heard this, and he held Jia Xu's hand and couldn't speak. This old boy is indeed affectionate and righteous, but why does everyone in history say that he is a poisoner?
"Mr. Wenhe has worked hard, this time it is indeed a desperate shot!" Gao Shun exclaimed: "Mr. Knew that he could easily see through these ghost tricks, and he should have invited Mr. to go with him that day!" ”
He glared at Nan Ying and said, "Why have you distressed us for so many days? ”
Nanying smiled awkwardly and turned his face sideways. This matter is indeed a bit embarrassing, although Jia Xu, the old boy, is more intelligent than the demon, but after all, he is far away in the imperial capital, and he still cracks the matter like watching the fire from the other side.
"It's not that simple!" Jia Xu smiled bitterly: "How can I be so godly? Therefore, to be able to see through this matter is nothing more than that you have mastered some of the situation, and the bystanders are clear! ”
"The most important thing!" He said very seriously: "The lord and the marshal took a lot of effective actions on the Xianyang Plain, which made the whole incident gradually clear, and only then did he find out the clues. Otherwise, in a cloud of fog, no matter what I do, it will be impossible to get an answer! ”
When Nan Ying heard this, his spirits perked up, and he stuck out his tongue at Gao Shun before he said to Jia Xu: "Wen He said that he has mastered some more situations than us in the imperial capital, I don't know what he means?" ”
"The movement of the rebels!" Jia Xu's face was gloomy: "Although the court tried its best to make a false impression of ignorance, how could the rebels be stupid?" Under the pretext that the soldiers gathered all the people due to lack of food and clothing, they could no longer restrain them, and they openly gathered troops from all over the country, and passed through the county in a grand manner, and some cities that were still loyal to the court were helpless against it! ”
"They deliberately put the main force on the front line of the north, but obviously ignored Xijing Chang'an, in fact, this is to cover up!" He sneered: "If I can't guess that they intend to attack Chang'an, wouldn't they be as stupid as those mediocre people in the court?" ”
"So, locally, the rebels have completely grasped the initiative and advantage?" Nan Ying said thoughtfully: "If there is a war, what are the chances of the court winning?" ”
"Thirty percent at most!" Jia Xu said bluntly: "If it was before the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the chance of winning would be at least six or seven percent, and now thirty percent is the most optimistic estimate!" ”
He sneered: "No matter whether you win or lose, as long as the war is together, this Liangzhou is only afraid that it will no longer be the territory of the Han Dynasty!" ”
"What? Is it really impossible to change? What should I do? Nanying's heart was at a loss. Whether it is the Yellow Turban Rebellion or the Liangzhou Rebellion, although he is in it, he can only reproduce history with fuel and cannot make it embark on another mileage, so it seems that the Dong Zhuo Rebellion a few years later is inevitable. Although history does not change and allows us to maintain the advantage of foresight, but those historical tragedies are also irreversible, should this be joyful or sad?
Jia Xu misunderstood what he meant, and said calmly: "The rebels are different from the rabble of the Yellow Turban Army, they are well-trained and well-equipped, and most of them are aliens who are good at riding and shooting. It can be said that they no longer have any weaknesses except for their lack of discipline, and my Eagle's Nest should not intervene in the fight with them! ”
Gao Shun nodded and said, "I have the same opinion as Wen He, but what should I do next?" ”
"Occupy a place, recharge your energy, and wait for the coming day!" Jia Xu's eyes flashed: "The battle of the Yellow Turban has made the lord and the handsome man famous all over the world, and he has gained many wings. This first step has fully achieved our predetermined plan, and now it is time for us to divide one side and support ourselves! ”
"The Son of Heaven does not agree with the lord to regain military power, which is a good thing, and he can justifiably avoid a head-to-head confrontation with the rebels in Liangzhou!" He said slowly: "This time I returned to Beijing, the lord can propose to the Son of Heaven at the appropriate time that a Taishou should be released, preferably in a place far away from Liangzhou. That way, we can sit back and watch the success or failure! ”
"That's a great idea! Let's go and be the Taishou of the Bohai Sea, where I still have millions of stone grains hidden! Nanying couldn't help but be happy in his heart, and then frowned and said: "But it's far away from the eagle's nest to the east and west?" ”
"It doesn't matter! We have the eye of the sky, why are we afraid of bad news? But the lord's foresight is impressive! Jia Xu was shocked and said, "Bohai? It is indeed a good place to be one in a hundred! ”
"Why is that?" Nanying was stunned.
"Brother Xian doesn't know!" Gao Shun smiled and said: "Although Bohai is a county, it has a vast area and a large population, which is almost equivalent to a small state, and it is indeed the best choice for salt and iron!" ”
"Actually, I'm really tired!" Nan Ying smiled bitterly: "It's okay to fight, but that day the dry earth branch is still ghostly, and it is too difficult." If we stay away from the imperial capital, we can always avoid it, right? ”
"The lord is wise!" Jia Xu said with a smile: "Although the Son of Heaven treats you very kindly, he also has the intention of removing the heavenly and earthly branches with the help of the master's hand. In your words, my lord, we can't let people be guns, right? ”
"That's it!" Nan Ying nodded suddenly: "This matter still needs to be bothered, after returning to the imperial capital, come up with a charter as soon as possible, how to ask the Son of Heaven to be released, which subordinates to lead with him, whether to send the vanguard to lurk secretly, these must be agreed as soon as possible!" ”
"Yes!" Jia Xu smiled bitterly: "It's just that Xu doesn't dare to go back to the imperial capital, the Son of Heaven will be angry and take me under the knife!" ”
"Phew! Don't you old boy claim to be good at speculating on people's hearts? I don't understand this! Nanying cried and laughed: "You repelled the rebels this time and captured 5,000 surrendered soldiers, this is a great merit!" At most, I won't let you continue to be the marquis of the Northern Army, how dare he kill you? Aren't you afraid of the chills of your subordinates? ”
In the distance, two knights galloped out of the Han army in the south and rushed towards the southern eagles.
"Huh? Aren't these two the generals who lead the troops? Nanying was surprised: "That's right! Wen He, you haven't answered me yet, how did the Han army fall from the sky this way? ”
"This, it's better for the lord to ask yourself!" A smile flashed on Jia Xu's face: "Because, these two people are also acquaintances of your lord!" ”
"My acquaintance? Who the hell is it? Nan Ying was stunned and said, "The figures of these two people are indeed somewhat familiar!" Don't? God, it could be them! ”
The two generals gradually approached, rolled the saddle and dismounted together, and saluted Nanying: "Hanzhong fake Sima Ganning, military marquis Su Fei, meet General Yingyang Zhonglang!" ”
The two young faces were full of admiration, since they knew the identity of Nan Ying, and later heard about his great exploits in the Yellow Turban in Hebei, both of them were remorseful. If he was willing to get off the donkey and surrender to General Nan's account, I am afraid that the two of them would also follow him to make a name for themselves in the battle to pacify the Yellow Turbans, right?
"Good boy! It's you! Nanying is also overjoyed, these two people are famous generals in history! You must not miss it when you pass by, otherwise with the ability of these two people, once they are put into the enemy's account, I am afraid that they will have a headache in the future.
"It's a good mix, it's all fake Sima!" Nan Ying encouraged a few words, and then said: "You are far away in Hanzhong, how can you appear here with a strange soldier?" ”
"Back to the general's words!" Gan Ning said respectfully: "Coincidentally, the last general received a report the day before yesterday that there was a team of hundreds of horsemen and horses under the banner of Hanzhong soldiers and horses, coming towards Chang'an, and the last general checked all the armies in Hanzhong, but there was no movement of a single soldier. The last general was worried that there were thieves who were plotting against him in the name of the Han army, so he ordered 2,000 cavalry and chased them all the way! ”
"Unexpectedly, the trace of that group of men and horses was not found, but they accidentally ran into the scout of the middle marquis of the Northern Army!" Gan Ning looked at Jia Xu: "What I didn't expect was that the middle marquis of the Northern Army would be the old man of the beginning, and the last general immediately led the army to serve the general according to the deployment of the middle marquis of the Northern Army!" ”
"What do you say? Hundreds of horsemen and horses under the banner of Hanzhong soldiers and horses? Nan Ying couldn't help but be dumbfounded, he was stunned for a long time, and then he glared at Jia Xu, who was snickering, and said embarrassedly: "Gan Sima has worked hard!" But there is no need to check that team of soldiers and horses, because those are actually the general's subordinates! ”
He pouted at the black-armored cavalry who were quietly lined up in the distance: "Where are they!" It's not a thief! ”
Gan Ning's face was even more respectful: "It turns out that the general has already taken precautions and arranged soldiers and horses in advance!" ”
"It seems that the last general has done more!" He exclaimed: "Even if there is no army of generals, the general will definitely be able to sweep away the enemy army without much effort!" ”
Nan Ying knew that the depiction was getting darker and darker, and immediately interrupted: "Gan Sima, Su Junhou!" Ben has always admired your abilities very much, and it was because of the heavy responsibility that he did not reveal his identity that day, so he passed by you! ”
"Today, Ben will take the liberty of making a request again!" Nanying's burning gaze fell on the two young men without blinking: "Are you willing to follow the general and make contributions together?" ”
Gan Ning and Su Fei glanced at each other, turned over and bowed down together without hesitation, and shouted: "I don't dare to ask for it!" ”
"Great!" Nan Ying jumped off the horse, personally helped the two of them, and said with a smile: "Let's talk about it first, Ben General may continue to lead the troops, or he may be too guarded or something, the two of you must not give up!" ”
Gan Ning smiled and did not speak. Su Fei shouted, "What did the general say?" Even if you only make a county order, our brother will do it with you! On that day, you didn't know that our brother was repentant......"
Gan Ning's eyes were quick, he covered Su Fei's mouth, and said with a smile to Nanying: "There is no cover!" Hungry, no, it's childish words! ”
"Good, good! Su Taishou, Ben will send someone to inform him, and as for the court, Ben will also come forward for you personally and arrange everything! Nan Ying said with a smile: "Let's go, set up a banquet!" One is to celebrate the repulsion of the rebels, and the other is to celebrate that Ben will have two more good generals......"
"General Nan! General Minami! In the distance, a group of knights rushed towards him at a gallop, and the first one blurted out a shout.
"Really?" Nan Ying was shocked: "Why did he come?" Could it be that something big happened in the imperial capital? ”
He Zhen jumped off the horse with a dusty face and said happily: "General, I finally found you!" ”
"What's going on?" Nan Ying said in a deep voice: "As a guard of the Son of Heaven, it is impossible for you to come to me in person without a major event!" ”
"Yes, General!" He Zhen didn't care about taking a breath, so he spoke: "The Son of Heaven has an edict, please return to the imperial capital immediately!" ”
"Why?" Nan Ying was puzzled: "Didn't you see that there was a large group of rebels here who had just attacked for a long time, if it wasn't for our army to beat them back, I'm afraid that Chang'an would be in danger!" Why do you have to confirm that it is safe, and then you can return to the imperial capital! ”
"Please rest assured, General!" He Zhen said in a low voice: "Behind the last general, fifteen thousand people have arrived in the starry night, and they will take over from the general to take charge of the defense of Xijing!" ”
"What the hell is going on?" Nan Ying couldn't help but exclaim in a low voice: "Didn't you say that the court has no soldiers to send?" How can fifteen thousand men and horses be drawn from the front? ”
"General, the thieves in Liangzhou have openly rebelled!" He Zhen lowered his voice and said: "The soldiers and horses they gathered in the north suddenly turned back and killed back, and attacked all the cities in Liangzhou with all their might, Leng Zheng, the captain of the Qiang Guard, and Chen Yi, the Taishou of Jincheng, have been martyred one after another, and the entire Liangzhou, eight or nine times out of ten, has fallen into the hands of thieves!" ”
"What! They would come up with such a trick! Nan Ying, Jia Xu and others all lost their color: "There must be a master to guide you!" ”
"That's not right!" Gao Shun suddenly said suspiciously: "Since the situation is so critical, it shouldn't be easy to change the general!" Although Nan Yingyang is not the nominal general of Chang'an, but after all, he has the emperor's order, and has led the army to be stationed in Chang'an for a while, and now he has repelled the enemy army. ”
"Well, this one!" He Zhen blinked and said, "I don't know!" ”
"Who is the commander of the fifteen-thousand-strong army?" Jia Xu couldn't help but burst out of a sentence.
He Zhen was stunned, he didn't dare to look at Nan Ying and lowered his head, and whispered: "It's Dong Zhuo!" ”
"What?" Nan Ying was shocked, and said coldly: "Could it be that in the heart of the Son of Heaven, I am not as good as that dog thief?" ”
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