Chapter 14: The Jade Seal of the Kingdom
On the second day, Shouchun City was in chaos.
The news of Yang Hong's violent death at home did not fly, and the ruffians and hooligans in the city took the opportunity to cause trouble, robbed property everywhere, burned houses, and Zhang Xun could not support it alone, so he had to transfer the forbidden army of the imperial city out to suppress it.
General Zhang Xunfu
In the hall of the inner courtyard, Zhang Xun complained to the four people under the stairs: "General Sun Ce, you are singing again." ”
These four people are the four people Lu Bu met in the teahouse yesterday, not others, it is Sun Ce and Zhou Yu.
Sun Ce smiled bitterly and said: "General Zhang doesn't believe me, why should I force an explanation, the four of us stayed in the mansion last night and didn't come out all night." ”
Zhang Xun distinguished: "But you can tell your righteous people to do it." ”
Sun Ce didn't answer, rumors spread in the city, saying that he sent someone to kill Yang Hong, it was really wronged, this time it was to win over Zhang Xun and Yang Hong, and a fool would do such a thankless thing.
Zhou Yu said from the side: "General Zhang is a little restless, the rumors stop at the wise, and it has harmed Lord Changshi to my general, my general has occupied the four counties of Jiangdong, the land is vast and rich, and it is not urgent to take Shouchun at this time, or, if you kill the general, it may be easier for you to cause trouble, after all, the general is in power." ”
Zhang Xun's neck was cold, Sun Ce has made some fame over the years, he has been called a little overlord, and he is strong in martial arts, if this is the case, I am afraid that he is really in a different place.
And Yuan Shu deviated from morality, he had already betrayed him, but he had no way out, so he finally caught Sun Ce's line and was ruined.
Zhang Xun took half a step back and said apologetically: "The general was impulsive, and I hope that General Sun will not be surprised, but this matter is troublesome, I'm afraid it's not good to start now." ”
Sun Ce generously replied: "When my father was reincarnated, he often praised the general's bravery, if the general helped, great things can be expected, and Jiangdong's father will also be grateful to the general." ”
Zhou Yu said: "The general can order the city gate to be blocked, at that time, regardless of whether Yuan Shu wins or loses, just don't let him enter the city, and wait for my general to lead the troops to come to respond, and then echo each other from afar, why worry about the big thing." ”
Zhang Xun was already a martial artist, and without thinking about it, he nodded and agreed, and sent his cronies to secretly escort Sun Ce and others out of Shouchun.
On the other side, Lu Bu and others assassinated Yang Hong and hurried to meet Zhang Liao.
After coming and going, it was only four days delayed, Yuan Shu had already lost five counties in Xiapi, and the general Ji Ling was stabbed to death by Zhang Fei with a spear, and his morale plummeted for thousands of miles, and the army was defeated like a mountain, and he raised troops to prepare to flee to Shouchun.
The official road of Dongcheng County, the only way to return to Yangzhou under Pi, Zhang Liao and others have already done an ambush here.
Tanma came with the news, Yuan Shu was defeated again, the grain and grass were robbed, and he abandoned the camp overnight and fled back to Yangzhou, and he would pass through Dongcheng County at noon tomorrow.
Lu Bu stretched his muscles and bones, and said with a smile: "I've waited for so long, and I'm finally here, so that the brothers are starving and cold, and when Yuan Shu is cleaned up, I want to go back to Guangling to treat me lavishly." ”
Zhang Liao replied: "The last general thanked the lord for the soldiers. ”
Anyway, Dongcheng County was not heavily guarded, so Lu Bu ordered the soldiers to cook and rest early and wait for tomorrow's battle.
Yuan Shu led the remnants of the defeated army to run wildly all the way, for fear that he would be slaughtered by Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, the two killing gods, if he was half a step slower. His emperor also woke up in his dream, and he just wanted to escape back to Shouchun as soon as possible and save his life.
"Quick, pass the order, speed up the pace, and when you pass Dongcheng County, it is Yangzhou, and Liu Bei's army will not dare to chase after you."
Yuan Shu was tired and panting, and the soldiers did not eat a drop of water for a day and a night, and there were only more than 1,000 people left to follow the 5,000 people.
Finally arrived in Dongcheng County, Yuan Shu felt a little better, and almost scared the bitter gall along the way.
Suddenly, a trumpet sounded, and a large number of cavalry rushed out on both sides of the road, and one person and one horse on the main road threw Yuan Shu off the horse.
It was none other than Lu Bu.
Without waiting for Yuan Shu to answer, Lu Bu had already launched a charge, Fang Tian's halberd was like a long dragon running through the sun, entering and leaving no man's land, who dared to compete with it, only the souls under the long halberd knew, no one dared.
Zhang Liao did not show weakness, the long blade was shadowless, one by one, such as chopping melons and vegetables.
Yuan Jun was already tired and tired, and Yuan Shu had no general to stop him, and after a charge, more than 1,000 people died and could not die anymore, and there was no one alive, and the poor princes of Yuan Shu's generation died under the iron hooves of the chaotic horses, unrecognizable.
The sound of Herod's horses sounded from far and near, and the dust was not far away, and it was estimated that a large number of men and horses were about to gallop towards him.
Zhang Liao looked nervous and said, "Lord, I'm afraid that Liu Bei's pursuers are coming, let's withdraw first." ”
Lu Bu had already found a seal wrapped in a yellow scarf from Yuan Shu's robe, and although he had not opened it and looked closely, he could guess that it was the jade seal of the heirloom country.
Lu Bu stepped on the red rabbit horse and shouted: "Brothers, go back to Guangling to eat meat and drink wine, drive..."
The five hundred cavalry only broke more than 30 people, and the whip urged the horses to Guangling, and the good wine and meat promised by Lu Bu were waiting for them.
By the time Liu Bei led the army to kill, there was no longer the shadow of the cavalry, looking at the corpses all over the ground, Liu Bei was unacceptable for a while, he wanted Yuan Shu to die, and he had to die in his own hands.
Guan Yu searched for the corpse and shouted, "Big brother, Yuan Shu's corpse is here?" ”
Liu Bei hurriedly ran over, Yuan Shu lying on the ground was incomplete, with several fatal wounds on his body, Liu Bei possessed Yuan Shu and searched for it, and shook his head in disappointment.
Guan Yu asked in a low voice, "Big brother, no?" ”
Liu Bei nodded silently, looked around carefully, still didn't have what he wanted, and sighed: "Pass the order to go down, clean up the battlefield, and collect the troops back to Pengcheng." ”
Guan Yu looked around carefully, turned back to Liu Bei's side and said: "Big brother, there are a lot of horseshoe prints on the ground, it seems that Yuan Shu was raided by a cavalry, judging from the nearby firewood ashes, he has been in ambush for several days, and it seems that he is prepared." ”
Liu Bei replied: "It's either Lu Bu or Sun Ce!" ”
Although Yuan Shu died, Yangzhou still had heavy troops stationed, Liu Bei did not dare to risk breaking in, and now the mess in Xuzhou has to be cleaned up slowly, maybe Cao Cao has already begun to move.
Guangling County
In the large camp of the army, Lu Bu summoned a few men who accompanied the army, handed them a bag of condiments, and said carefully: "Spread these mixed with salt and water on the meat, marinate for a quarter of an hour before cooking or grilling." ”
The leading guy experienced it last time, and the barbecue with this adjunct was really fragrant, and he just tasted it at the beginning, and now he still has an endless aftertaste.
The man took the condiments and went to marinate the meat in a hurry, and tonight will be another delicious night.
Looking at the group of soldiers under his hands, Lu Bu suddenly felt a sense of burden, they sold their lives to themselves, what did they use to compensate them? He is not the ruthless and unrighteous Lu Bu before, Lu Bu who has accepted the idea of modernization, must have a new starting point and height.