Chapter 055: Give Me an Explanation
The Battle of Yancheng can be said to be the first serious battle since Liu Qi traveled to the end of the Han Dynasty.
The opponent is not a mountain bandit, nor is it a ragtag army.
Rather, it was led by Sun Ben, the assassin of Yuzhou, supplemented by Sun Ce and Sun Fu, two serious and famous generals, and the elite of the 6,000 regular army.
As a result, Liu Qijun won more with less and won heartily!
This victory is different from the previous petty fights against bandits, and the name of Sun Jian's descendants alone is enough to arouse the vigilance and attention of the people in Jingzhou Prefecture.
Therefore, Liu Qi ordered Liu Wenjing to write a battle report carefully and carefully, describing in detail how Sun Benjun "suddenly killed" and "caught him off guard".
How did the soldiers and civilians of Yancheng work together under his command and resist to the death to win this great victory.
The point is to complain - Sun Ben is Yuan Shu's subordinate, a dignified Yuzhou assassin led an army to invade Yancheng, and he had to pass through the entire Nanyang County on the way, why didn't I get any news?
It's also about the performance - although I didn't get the news, my son and I strategized, the soldiers under my command used their lives, and the people worked together, and we still fought this battle beautifully!
And where did the army come from - my son I had a long-term vision, and at the beginning I recruited troops and horses while collecting the displaced people, and used my own private money to buy equipment and food for the soldiers. There are also heroes from other places (Huo Quzhi, Wei Xiaokuan and others) who heard that my son and my good name came thousands of miles to defect, and one by one they added up to contribute to this big victory!
Complaining and showing merit are for the sake of reward.
Explaining the origin of the army is to avoid Liu Biao's jealousy.
Create 3,000 elites out of thin air, or without the support of the prefecture city, where did you come from?
Concealing it and not reporting it, do you have other ideas?
Similar signs of suspicion must be crushed to death before Liu Biao notices, otherwise there will be endless trouble!
At this time, Liu Wenjing's moon chapter and invincible military report were placed on the table of Liu Biao of the State Governor's Mansion.
Cai Mao, Zhang Yun, Yi Yuan, Deng Xi, Han Song and other important civil and military ministers of Jingzhou stood with their heads down, and no one dared to look up at the face of the state pastor.
Especially Cai Mao and Zhang Yun, a trace of cold sweat oozed from their foreheads.
What the hell is going on!
What is "Yancheng Good News", and what is "Give Me an Explanation"?!
Did Sun Ben grow up eating shi!
There are thousands of elites under his command, and he can't even take the city garrisoned by a literati who is powerless!
What kind of demon is Liu Qi, where did he get the three thousand elite soldiers?
What Wei Xiaokuan, Huo Quzhi, Li Cunxiao, Liu Wenjing, Zhang Hu, who are they, I have never heard of where they popped up!
Oh, no, Huo Qu's illness has heard of it.
is so bold as to steal the champion Hou Daming, what kind of freaks are under the hands of the eldest prince!
Cai and Zhang kept slandering in their hearts, but they didn't dare to show it on their faces.
The victory in Yancheng completely disrupted the plans of the two.
In the eyes of the two of them, even if Liu Qi was lucky enough to save his life, it should be a tragic victory after Hanshou Mansion sent troops to support - if the people of Yancheng were more powerful and broke out of the encirclement and sent a letter for help, the lord would definitely send troops to help.
When the time comes, Zhang Yun will take the initiative to ask Ying and save Liu Qi's life in danger, so that even if he does not die, the eldest prince after the defeat will no longer be taken seriously.
Impeccable!
However, they were all disturbed by Liu Qi's inexplicable appearance of three thousand elite soldiers and a few fierce generals!
There is also this military newspaper, there is not a word in the whole text mentioning Cai and Zhang, but anyone with a discerning eye knows what it means.
It is clearly an insinuation that in Jingzhou Mansion, someone dares to conceal the military situation and not report it!
And looking at the whole state governor's mansion, who is qualified, capable, and motivated to do this, except for the two of them?
What a ruthless heart!
This one is called Liu Wenjing, and he is more ruthless than Kuai Zirou!
Liu's surface sank like water, and he had been silent for almost a cup of tea, and the atmosphere in the conference hall became more and more solemn.
However, seeing the silence of his henchmen, Liu Biao not only did not lose his anger, but became even more angry.
He really didn't expect that someone would dare to eat inside and outside under his nose!
It's one thing for the sons to fight among themselves, the big families stand in line, and he can turn a blind eye when you come and go, which is a test for his sons.
But the nature of the foreign enemy, the alliance with Yuan Shu to murder his eldest son, and the introduction of the enemy army to his land in Jingzhou, is completely different!
As for who did it, there is no need to name it, everyone knows it.
If he hadn't known how bold Cai Mao and Zhang Yun were, they wouldn't have been able to betray him boldly, Liu Biao would have taken him down long ago!
"Zhang Yun." Liu Biao let out a faint voice, and his flat tone smashed into Zhang Yun's heart like thunder, "I need an explanation." ”
"The Lord is angry!" Zhang Yun's knees suddenly softened, he fell to his knees, and pleaded guiltily, "The subordinates are confused, and they have fallen into the tricks of outsiders, thinking that they are just creating a little trouble for the eldest son, and I really don't know that it has anything to do with Yuan Shu!" ”
He wasn't stupid enough to really push two, five or six, but he would never dare to admit to colluding with Sun Ben.
That's the crime of colluding with foreign enemies!
"The lord is a wise man, and his subordinates are ...... on weekdays is dissatisfied with the eldest prince, but the loyalty of his subordinates to the lord can be seen every day, and it is impossible to pass through Yuan Shu and turn a blind eye to Sun Ben's entry into Jingzhou! Lord, subordinates and Yuan Shu are incompatible, you know! ”
Liu Biao was indifferent, and turned his eyes to look at Cai Mao again.
Cai Mao's heart was "swishing", knowing that she was afraid that she had touched the bottom line of the lord this time.
couldn't help but secretly complain, so he had to kneel down with a bitter face: "Lord, my subordinates are willing to lead the army to break Yuzhou for the lord to prove his innocence!" ”
Even if you lose a battle, it is better than being accused of collaborating with the enemy!
Zhang Yun was full of excitement, and hurriedly shouted: "That Sun Ben is so bold that he dares to touch my Jingzhou land, the lord, his subordinates are willing to lead the army to meet the battle and take Yuzhou for the lord!" ”
"Are you going to take Yuzhou? I'm afraid I'm going to send troops to Yuan Highway! Liu Biao slapped his palm on the table, his eyes were cold, "Come, take Zhang Yun down!" ”
Immediately, a sergeant was ordered to come in, take off Zhang Yun's hat, and crush the man to the ground.
"The lord, the lord is clear, his subordinates will never dare to communicate with foreign enemies!" Zhang Yun was pressed to the ground by someone, and he didn't dare to resist, so he could only shout hysterically, "Please give your subordinates a chance, and your subordinates are willing to atone for their sins!" ”
"Shut up."
Liu Biao glanced at him lightly: "Put Zhang Yun in prison and interrogate him strictly." ”
"Lord!"
Zhang Yun was heartbroken, and immediately asked for mercy, but was stopped by Cai Mao with his eyes, and suddenly came to his senses.
That's right, such a big thing, after the incident, someone will definitely take the blame.
Cai Mao is the head of the Cai family, and it is definitely impossible to be this scapegoat, and the lord will not move the foundation of the Cai family at this time.
It's not just yourself who can move?
If he confesses his guilt temporarily, it's okay, he honestly takes it with him in prison, and there are family members and the Cai family outside to help, and when the lord is angry, there will always be a chance to come out.
If you are stubborn and ignore it, it will attract the murderous intent of the lord......
Thinking of Liu Form's deeds of riding into Jing and subduing the major families with his own strength, Zhang Yun couldn't help but shudder.
The identity of his nephew is not a gold medal for avoiding death!
After thinking clearly, Zhang Yun's face was like ashes, and he lowered his head deeply: "My subordinates are dead!" ”
Liu Biao waved his hand, and the sergeants dragged the people away.
Including Cai Mao, all the important ministers lowered their heads and concentrated on counting the floor tiles, and no one dared to speak out.
This lord is just too lazy to take care of things on weekdays, and he is not really stupid.
Liu Biao closed his eyes: "Deju." ”
Cai Mao trembled: "The subordinates are here!" ”
"I thought about it, the soybean oil was proposed by Qi'er, and it is really not suitable to hand it over to your family alone."
"I will hand over the oil making business to Qi'er, and as for your family, don't mix it for the time being. Your Cai family is the largest family in Jingzhou, so don't rob this business, you need to know too much, you know? ”
As soon as these words came out, Cai Mao's heart suddenly cooled.
The manufacturing method of soybean oil has long been offered, and the reason why it has not been fully rolled out in Jingzhou is because after he knew it, he moved to monopolize it.
The lord has not let go before, but recently Liu Qi has continued to show his talents, but Liu Cong has been silent for a long time.
Cai Mao seized this topic and proposed to let Liu Cong be in charge of the soybean oil business, and at the same time exercise, it was also good to improve the reputation of the people.
Seeing that the lord was about to be moved, it turned out to be such a thing!
said that it was inappropriate, but in fact, Cai Mao knew very well that this was the lord's warning to the Cai family!
It's okay to be careful, but you can't overdo it.
I'm afraid I really crossed the line this time......
Thinking of this lord's previous methods, Cai Mao was sweating all over, and finally regretted it a little.
However, under strong pressure, he can only bow down to orders.
"Yes, my lord."
Cai Mao smiled bitterly, the soybean oil business, the clan of the family has long been greedy, and they are about to monopolize it, but the duck that reaches the beak flies.
After this incident, I am afraid that I will attract a lot of resentment in the family.
Everyone bowed their heads: "Yes!" ”
Han Song saw that the atmosphere had eased somewhat, and he made a round with his heart: "But the lord, the eldest son's battle is really impressive!" ”
"Yes, yes, the eldest prince is really brave!"
"Win more with less, or win a big victory, there is the style of the lord you rode into Jingzhou alone!"