Chapter 145: Defenseless
A procession came and slowly entered the designated area, one after another the carts were parked, and the servants who drove the cars untied the ropes from the animals, gathered them together, and removed the hay bags for the animals to lick and eat. A group of Peng Shi from the baggage battalion rushed over, inspected the goods separately, counted the quantities, and were very busy.
Zhang Xun reined in his mount, reluctantly glanced at the carts, turned his horse's head, and walked towards the big tent of the Chinese army next door. When he passed through a large camp, he heard a loud and loud shout, and when he turned his head, he saw a group of soldiers shirtless, wearing only military hakama, in groups of five, carrying a thick log, shouting a trumpet, and walking like flying. Although it was the middle of winter, they were sweating like rain, their dark skin was shining with beads of sweat, their muscles were raised, their eyes were bright, and they looked like fierce pawns.
Zhang Xun's eyes lit up suddenly. It is not uncommon for a battalion to have dozens or even hundreds of such thugs, but it is rare to see that it is full of such elites. He glanced up, but saw an unfamiliar flag, a big flag with a black ground and red edge, embroidered with a winged Vermilion Bird, red flames surrounding the Vermilion Bird, the eyes of the Vermilion Bird were shining golden, and the momentum could be felt from afar, as if the Vermilion Bird was alive.
"Whose camp is this?"
The staff who came to greet him didn't raise his head, and said with a smile: "General, don't look at it, let's leave quickly, if you are seen by this General Sun, you will have to break the bank." β
Zhang Xun was taken aback. "This is Sun Lang's camp? When did he become a Chinese army? β
"If such an elite is not the Chinese army, who will be the Chinese army?"
Zhang Xun didn't say anything, looked at it twice, kicked the war horse lightly, and galloped forward. Came to Yuan Jun's Chinese army camp, got off the horse, walked to the front of the big tent, and was just about to report in, Yuan Shu walked out of it, talking and laughing with a middle-aged man who looked like a scholar, and when he saw him, he immediately sank his face. Zhang Xun looked at it, sighed in his heart, and hurriedly put away his smugness and bowed down.
"Brother Shilin, you go back and tell Cao Mengde. There is no way for him to escape, what I said before is still valid, and I promise not to treat him badly as long as he is willing to follow me. If he doesn't know each other, don't blame me for being rude. Also, half of Nanyang Haoqiang's family members are already in my hands, and it is still too late for you to surrender now, if you really want to force me to attack the city, then your family can only meet again on Huangquan Road. β
The middle-aged scribe smiled bitterly, bowed, and turned to leave.
Zhang Xun looked at the back of the scribe and suddenly remembered a person. "General, is that Nanyang Famous Scholar Zong Shilin?"
Yuan Shu had a straight face, put his hands behind his back, and circled around Zhang Xun twice. Zhang Xun felt that the atmosphere was not right, and hurriedly bowed again. Yuan Shu stopped behind Zhang Xun, reached out and pinched Zhang Xun's hard, and patted him on the face again, smiling without smiling.
"Autumn and winter tonic, you really have grown a layer of fat."
The sweat on Zhang Xun's forehead immediately poured out. He knows how long he has been fishing for half a month. The Nanyang family is rich, and any family is richer than theirs, even if he wants to reward the soldiers under his command, even if he wants to pay tribute to Yuan Shu, he still earns a lot of money, which is equivalent to the wealth accumulated by the ancestors of his Zhang family for generations. If he could take possession of those estates and fertile land, he would have made a fortune.
"General......
Yuan Shu slapped Zhang Xun's face and suddenly smiled. "Happy, aren't you?"
Zhang Xun let out a long breath, and the heart that hung in his throat finally fell back. He smiled dryly and nodded. "I am willing to serve the general."
"Don't talk to Naigong about these false things." Yuan Shu waved his hand. "A few of you have a little conscience, and some of the captives sent back are still usable, and the food and grass are not small. The woman is reluctant, either she is old and yellow, or her appearance is average. Say, are the best of them hidden by you? β
"How dare you." Zhang Xun hurriedly explained. "General, the young and beautiful are all in the city, not in the manor."
"That's right." Yuan Shu nodded and sighed again. "These bastards have been premeditated, their wives and fine soft have been brought to Wancheng, and the rest are cold and cold, and the remnants of flowers and willows. If it weren't for the fact that the house and the fields couldn't be moved, they would leave nothing for Lao Tzu. β
Zhang Xun echoed continuously, secretly proud in his heart. It seems that everyone is not stupid, and he has already thought of a rhetoric, so as not to bother him to speak. What is it like to follow Yuan Shutu, isn't it just for the sake of wealth. Can you put it aside first, and then talk about getting rich first if you have the opportunity. Nanyang is good, there are heroes everywhere, and gold is everywhere, that is, a ghost like Yuan Shu dares to rob it, and Yuan Shao may not have such an opportunity.
Seeing that Yuan Shu's expression was relaxed, Zhang Xun immediately changed the topic. "General, Zong Shilin is here......"
"Cao Mengde is instigated and wants to negotiate with me, do you think you can do it?"
Zhang Xun was overjoyed. "How?"
Yuan Shu glanced at him and sneered: "Of course, the hostages will be exchanged first." Whether or not you can exchange your family depends on how many weighty prisoners you bring back. Hehe, let you bastards fill your pockets, and you'll have to spit it all out when the time comes. Isn't it fair that whose woman you sleep with, your woman is slept with? β
Zhang Xun's face immediately turned white, and his steps became heavy. Just thinking about how to explain, Zhang Xun's relatives entered the tent and said breathlessly: "General, go and take a look, we have been robbed." β
"What?" Zhang Xun was taken aback. "Who would dare to rob in the camp?" As he spoke, he looked at Yuan Shu.
Yuan Shu watched coldly, his eyes sneering.
"General Sun Cesun, he ...... He took a fancy to the horses, and insisted that the general give him a few, and as soon as we explained a few words, he became annoyed, and not only snatched the horses, but also pulled away a dozen carts. β
Zhang Xun was anxious when he heard it. He fought three manors, and it was easy to collect dozens of war horses, and even Yuan Shu was reluctant to give them, so he quietly gave them away and sent them directly to his camp. If this is robbed by Sun Ce, not only will he suffer heavy losses, but all that careful thinking will be exposed. He was so angry that he went up and kicked his followers to the ground.
"What do you eat?"
"We can't stop it." Qin Sui is a scribe, where can he stop Zhang Xun's kick, he sat on the ground with his ass, and tears came out in pain. "General Sun's men are very arrogant, and they will do it if they don't agree with each other, and we have been injured several times."
Zhang Xun turned to Yuan Shu, crying and laughing. "General, you have to do justice to us."
Yuan Shu sneered: "Okay, I'll give you justice." You get up and tell me, how many people did Sun Ce bring? β
The entourage got up on the ground, arched his hand, opened his mouth, but did not speak, and looked at Zhang Xun secretly. Zhang Xun was anxious, and stepped forward with a big mouth. "What do you see me doing, say, how many people did Sun Ce bring?"
He covered his face and gritted his teeth. "More than a dozen."
"How many of you are guarding those carts and horsesβ" Yuan Shu's tail note dragged on for a long time, and Zhang Xun was so frightened that he didn't even dare to raise his head.
"A hundred or so."
"More than a hundred people can't beat a dozen people, are you too weak to make up, or are you too much to make up, and your fat is too thick to walk?"
Yuan Shu turned to Zhang Xun, his eyes were sharp, and his fingers were tapping on the desk rapidly, like a charging war drum. Zhang Xun was startled, and suddenly remembered what the Chinese army staff who came into the camp to greet him said, and suddenly understood everything. Where is Sun Ce leading people to rob, the mastermind behind the scenes is clearly the rear general in front of him, and the purpose is the batch of things he remembers.
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