Chapter 918: The Lost Wen Chou
Wen Chou rode his horse and galloped, his eyes staring at the fleeing Rong in the distance, his eyes full of longing.
This is an opportunity. He has no illustrious family background, no connections of many eunuchs, no inheritance of scriptures, and the only thing he can rely on is a martial arts and the art of cavalry and war taught by his grandfather as a child. Kill Zhenrong, he is the first merit, and he will share the most loot. With the loot, he can encircle his subordinates, boost morale, and lay the foundation for the next meritorious service.
Commanding a thousand Wuhuan cavalry and accompanying Liu He to conquer Yuzhou was his chance. And supporting Liu He, not hesitating to clash with Chun Yuqiong and Xun Zhan, is his wisest choice. Ruying people think too highly of themselves, and even Hebei celebrities like judges and frustrations can look at him, and it is impossible to look down on him. Although Liu He is also a big family in the East China Sea and is of noble birth, he is young and not a close confidant of Yuan Shao, so he needs support, so this opportunity falls on him who is ugly.
Di Rong's figure is getting closer and closer, but there are more and more routs, which seriously hinders Wen Chou's speed. He raised his spear to assassinate two people one after another, and then rode his horse and knocked one person away, but there was still a black crowd in front of him. Wen Chou was in a hurry and ordered the heralds.
"Blow the trumpet!"
The herald raised his horns and breathed his breath, but before he could wait for more instructions, he looked at Wen Chou suspiciously. Wen Chou didn't hear the horn, turned his head to look, and scolded angrily. "Of course it's the Charger, it's all at this time, will it still retreat?"
The herald was scolded a little wronged, but he didn't dare to refute it, so he had to blow the horn hard.
As soon as the horn sounded, the cavalry scattered around turned their horses' heads and gathered to disturb Wen Chou again. When the routed soldiers in front of Wen Chou's horse heard the sound of the horn, they were terrified. They were already out of breath and could no longer run, for fear of being overtaken by the cavalry, so they simply ran to the fields on both sides of the road.
In a moment, the avenue was more than half empty. Wen Chou rode his horse in pursuit, and with his superb riding skills, he passed through the vehicles and horses that could be seen everywhere on the road, and rushed to the back of Zhen Rong. Hearing the sound of horses' hooves and the sound of horns getting louder and louder, Zhen Rong knew that the pursuers were approaching, and shouted: "Block him, he is a demon, and if you block him, you will become a Buddha and ascend to Elysium." ”
Hearing this, dozens of knights reined in their mounts one after another and rushed towards Wen Chou.
Wen Chou didn't care. He had already seen the abilities of the knights of the Guard. These people are very brave, and they can even be said to be fearless of death, but their martial arts are so poor that they are not his opponents at all. He smashed into the crowd with a spear in both hands, picked seven people in a row, and came behind Di Rong, with a long laugh, the spear poked out, right in the back of the heart, and stabbed out from the front of the heart.
Zhen Rong was angry on the spot.
Wen Chou held a spear in one hand, picked up the Rongrong, and slowly strangled the mount. The war horse was running out of breath, he was sweating, and Wen Chou was also covered with blood, but he was in a very good mood. He turned around and couldn't help laughing out loud as he looked at the carts and belongings and horses scattered around.
The first credit was in hand, and most of the loot was his. Although Zhen Rong's combat power is extremely weak, his ability to bewitch people is first-class, there are so many people who believe in him, and he has amassed so much wealth, there are more than a thousand horses in front of him alone, and there are hundreds of people who can be war horses.
"Blow the trumpet, outflank the wings, and no one is allowed to escape."
This time the herald did not hesitate, and immediately blew the horn, and the cavalry were well acquainted with such tactics, and as soon as they heard the sound of the horn, they took action, first rushed to the front, and then spread out to the flanks, rushed into the field, drove back the routs who tried to escape, and hacked the disobedient to death on the spot. It took half a day, and the encirclement shrank smaller and smaller, and they all gathered in front of Wen Chou.
Wen Chou ordered an inventory of the number of people and belongings, especially the horses that could be used as war horses, and no one should be missing. In cavalry combat, the loss of horses is the primary factor affecting combat effectiveness, and there is no chance to replenish horses.
Looking at the elated subordinates, Wen Chou was in a happy mood. He sniffed, smelled a smell of wine, turned his head and looked, a carriage full of wine urns stopped not far away, two urns of wine were broken, the wine flowed to the ground, exuding an attractive aroma of wine, several knights had rushed over, one picked up an urn, and even the war horses hung their heads and licked the wine on the ground.
Wen Chou walked over, someone handed him an urn of wine, Wen Chou took it, put it on the tip of his nose and sniffed it, raised it and poured it into his mouth. A small half of the wine went into his mouth, and most of the wine was poured on his chest, and his robes and armor were soaked.
"Happy, happy." Wen Chou threw the wine urn on the ground, smashed it to pieces, and laughed loudly.
The knights also shouted and drank wildly, then smashed the empty urn on the ground, and then went to grab it again. A few drank too much and shouted with their necks pulled. Wen Chou crooked his mouth and ordered the guards to step forward and separate them. These brutes just don't have any interest, they want to drink good wine when they see it, get drunk when they drink it, and fight when they get drunk, just like wild beasts.
"Captain Wen, Captain Wen." A horse galloped over, stopped in front of Wen Chou, and carefully let go of the Wuhuan people who were fighting.
Wen Chou recognized that it was Liu He's personal guards, and he didn't dare to slack off, so he got up to greet him. The guard gave Wen Chou a look, led him aside, and whispered a few words. When Wen Chou heard this, the smile on his face immediately disappeared without a trace, and his cheeks twitched slightly, like an enraged beast.
Liu He's personal guards were intimidated by Wen Chou's might, and subconsciously took two steps back.
Wen Chou realized that his murderous aura was exposed, turned around, looked into the distance, thought for a while, gritted his teeth, and said in the most gentle tone possible: "Okay, everything is up to the balance." Then he went to the cart where he had gathered, looked around, and picked out a splendid brocade robe, and a short knife inlaid with gold ornaments, and put it into the hand of the guard. The guards didn't dare to accept it, Wen Chou forced him to accept it, and said, "You're welcome, anyway, it's cheaper to take it back." ”
The guards understood, thanked them a thousand times, got on the horse and left.
Wen Chou sighed, and there was a little more loneliness in his eyes. He sat down on the cart in a daze, lay on his back, and closed his eyes.
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Liu He was born in a family of eunuchs, and he came and went from large and small families, and he knew how to get along with the family. He knew very well that without the support of the Xuzhou family, he could not control Xuzhou, and without Yuan Shao's permission, he would not be able to gain a foothold in Xuzhou.
He needs a middleman. The Xiapi Chen family is a suitable candidate, but it is not enough. He immediately took Chun Yuqiong into consideration.
Chun Yuqiong is a native of Yingchuan and Yuan Shao's sworn friend, and is more suitable than the Chen family to speak in front of Yuan Shao. He himself is a native of Xuzhou, so it is impossible to serve as the assassin of Xuzhou, so it is better to give this opportunity to Chun Yuqiong. Yuan Tan is in charge of Yanzhou, Yuan Xi is in charge of Qingzhou, and Chun Yuqiong, a cronie, is in charge of Xuzhou, which should be recognized by Yuan Shao.
When summarizing the course of the war and rewarding meritorious deeds, Liu He gave the first merit to Chun Yuqiong and gave him the largest share of the spoils.
Chun Yuqiong was surprised and didn't understand what Liu He meant. Not long ago, they did not get along well because of differences in the plan of action, and he only responded to this battle, and he didn't even catch the task of the main attack, and the credit was neither as good as Liu He, the main general, nor as good as Wen Chou, who pursued Zhen Rong successfully, whether it was a prisoner or a trophy, it was the most.
Xun Chen, who was sitting on the side, flashed his eyes, raised his eyelids, and looked at Liu He, Liu He happened to be looking at him, their eyes met for a moment, the two smiled in unison, and tacitly looked away.