Chapter 14 Three cups draw swords and stab the tiger's den

In late August, when the rain subsided for a while, and intimidated by Zang Ba's prestige, most of the powerful factions in Langya, such as Wu Dun, Yin Li, Xiao Jian, Sun Guan, and Sun Kang, went down the river along Yishui and Shushui, gathered in Kaiyang, and then camped along the west bank of Yishui.

According to Zang Ba's estimate, the final strength will reach an incredible 50,000 people, which is theoretically equal to the strength of Guan Yu and Zhou Yu!

Of course, the real veterans won't be surprised by this...... In fact, behind Guan Yu's 15,000 Qingzhou soldiers and 10,000 sailors was the hard support of more than 100,000 Tuntian households in Qingzhou, and in Xuzhou, which was responsible for supplying Zhou Yu, at least more than 100,000 households had to delay production because of the war.

Fighting locally, the system is chaotic, there is no distinction between soldiers, bandits, people, and workers, and it is too normal for a large county like Langya to pull out 50,000 soldiers! 100,000 Baibo bandits in Hedong, millions of purple mountain thieves and black mountain thieves in Taihang Mountain, millions of yellow turbans in Taishan, 100,000 water bandits in Chaohu, and 200,000 barbarian thieves in Bashu, these armies that were once rampant because of the turmoil are all in the sky or on the ground to watch Langya's class brothers!

Back in front of him, on August 20, the last Langya powerful faction Chang Xuan finally came to Kaiyang Zuo with seven or eight thousand soldiers along Yishui under the urging of almost all his companions, and he reluctantly obeyed the overall situation...... But since his people arrived, they did not go to the west bank to join forces with others, but instead led troops to stop on the east bank and began to camp alone, just next to a pontoon bridge built by Zang Ba because of the surge in the Yishui before, and made a slight expression.

The rebellious state is self-explanatory!

On the day that Chang Feng set up camp on the east bank of Yishui, in the evening, taking advantage of the crisp autumn weather after the rain, Guo Jia suddenly held a banquet in the military camp outside the east gate of Kaiyang City, where he was based, and invited Zang Ai, the son of Zang Ba, and all 400 soldiers and 100 followers of his trip to drink.

The banquet was postponed a little because Xu Shu was reluctant to come at first, but when Xu Yuan entered directly, the Yingchuan ranger who traveled south and north woke up in his heart, and then immediately sat down.

It turned out that when Xu Shu saw that Guo Jia had changed back to the Erliang Jinxian crown, put on brocade clothes and leather shoes, hung a sword, and then sat on the main seat like a piece of wood, with a serious face and a smile...... I immediately knew that this guy was doing office work!

"Gentlemen, please have a full drink first!" Guo Jia saw Xu Shu sitting down, his body was not moving, his face was expressionless, he didn't say anything, but directly held the cup.

The people present outside the pavilion did not dare to slack off, including Zang Ai and Xu Shu, more than 500 people hurriedly poured wine and toasted together.

"One more drink!" Guo Fengxiao drank it all, immediately poured himself, and then held a cup of self-drinking again.

Zang Ai and some Langya officials who were ordered to come over to accompany each other couldn't help but look at each other, but the rest of them were all Guo Jia's subordinates, either they had already obtained the military order, or they knew something about Guo Jia, where would they pay attention to these people, they just directly learned that the first person poured a full drink, and Xu Shu also simply raised his glass and drank it all after being in a little trance.

After more than 500 people drank two glasses of wine in two sentences, the posture of the ordinary banquet was nothing, but it made the atmosphere in the banquet venue set up in the barracks inevitably a little tense, and even gave people a sense of solemnity.

"Pour the wine and cut the meat!" Guo Fengxiao poured himself a third glass of wine and then no longer raised his glass, but continued to give other orders with a straight face.

In other words, the five hundred people brought by Guo Jia, more than 100 people are considered officials, and they live in the Duting in the east gate with their own officials, while the two Qu and 400 armor soldiers who are the guards are stationed outside the east gate of Kaiyang City, which is separated by a wall from the Duting, under the leadership of the two Qu military marquis, and this banquet is held in the barracks......

Originally, this was also a common thing, after all, there was no other place to find such a large windproof open space.

However, at this moment, with Guo Fengxiao's order, I saw that there were five people in the banquet hall, a total of more than 100 cases, and they were divided into ten columns, and each column was ten cases, and ten heavily armed armor soldiers stood up together! Ten armor soldiers stood at the end of each column with their swords, staring at the ten cases in front of them like military judges supervising war.

Not only that, but after the ten armor soldiers stood still, they saw another officer standing up on each case, and directly pulled out a dagger from his waist, and cut the stewed meat that had been placed before on the case...... More than 100 daggers flew together, but there was no extra sound, Rao is Xu Shu and Zang Ai were also well-informed people, but they couldn't help but feel numb in their scalps.

I can only say that after eating half a lifetime, today is considered a long insight.

"Facet!" Seeing that the meat was divided, Guo Jia finally said the fourth sentence of today's banquet.

With these words, it was the officers who put away the daggers, and then picked up the boiled noodles that had passed the water on the case with chopsticks, and divided them into five parts for their comrades on the case...... By this time, Xu Shu and Zang Ai had already adapted to it.

"Eat!" As soon as Guo Jia said it, he set an example and lowered his head to eat meat noodles.

And more than 500 people are still divided into two categories, among which Xu Shu, like the vast majority of people, bows his head and eats quickly, and there are a few like Zang Ai and his entourage who are particularly uncomfortable, but they still bow their heads and forcibly eat...... Without him, Zang Ai only thought that Guo Fengxiao deliberately used military law to restrain the banquet to deter his family, so he didn't want to lose face.

However, half an hour later, after the whole meal was finished, Guo Fengxiao gave the sixth order of the day, and it was also an order that finally made Zang Ai unable to sit still:

"Those who have finished their meal should put on their armor and inspect their ordnance on the spot, and the Overseer can sit down and eat!"

Nearly 400 armor soldiers began to sit in place to check their equipment, put on armor and swords, and wipe their spears, that is, the more than 100 accompanying officials, although they were not wearing armor, also began to arrange their clothes and clean up their swords, while the ten armor soldiers sat down and hurriedly ate their share of food...... There was still no word during the whole process, Xu Shu's heart vibrated beyond measure, but he didn't say a word, he sat upright with his head held high, just stroking his long sword.

In Russia, someone sent a pair of iron armor, but Xu Shu refused.

Deputy Envoy Guo ...... was silent for a long time, and Zang Ai mustered up the courage to ask. What does Deputy Envoy Guo want? ”

"I want to attack and kill Chang Xuan!" Guo Jia's face does not change color.

"Chang Xuan, seven thousand soldiers and horses, ......" Zang Ai instantly only felt ridiculous.

"What about seven thousand soldiers and horses?" Guo Fengxiao asked solemnly. "Isn't Chang Feng a general of Langya? Isn't Langya a county ruled by my Yan Gong? I was given the full orders of General Zhendong and Qingzhou Mu to kill a criminal minister, why should I care about how many soldiers and horses he has? ”

Zang Ai was silent for a long time, but he listened to the sound of gold and iron around him, but finally asked again in the audience: "Deputy Envoy Guo...... Dare to ask what is Chang Xuan's crime? ”

"Your father may be qualified to ask this because of his duties, but you are not qualified to ask because of your responsibilities!"

"Then will I be allowed to report to my father? The stakes are high......"

"No, I'm going to borrow you, the local military horse, to deceive the pontoon camp gate!"

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"Not happy? Zang Sima, if your father does not rebel one day, he will be a subordinate of Duke Yan one day, and he has worked hard for half his life to go from a fugitive to here, relying on his courage and half a life of faith. If I let him know what I want to do today, either help me kill Chang Feng and isolate himself from the Langya generals, or openly protect Chang Feng from Hebei, this is probably the foundation for forcing him to break himself, right? Guo Jia's face remained unchanged, and his words were like knives. But as a son of man, why not be confused and cowardly, in order to become filial piety? Sometimes it's foolish to think you're shrewd, right? Besides, today's matter has come to this, is it up to you to help or not? ”

As for this, Guo Jia finally threw away the dead face, and then made a joke, but it caused Xu Shu's heart to move slightly.

As for Zang Ai, he fell silent again as the armor behind him drew his sword and exposed his blade.

After a while, the sergeant in the battalion was sorted out, Guo Fengxiao picked up the last bottle of wine that he had not drunk, and stood up proudly: "The third glass of wine, for Yan Gongshou!" ”

The camp vibrated the armor, raised their glasses one after another, and echoed in unison:

"For Yan Gongshou!"

After drinking, Guo Jia took his sword and went out of the camp to get on his horse first, and then the soldiers were outside, and the officials were inside, and they got up and obeyed each other, and actually set off immediately. As for Xu Shu and Zang Ai, one was calm, the other was helpless, but they could only get on their horses and follow closely surrounded by armor soldiers, but Zang Ai's entourage was locked in the barracks.

At the time of the autumn harvest, the Langya army gathered, and there were soldiers and horses of Langya generals inside and outside Kaiyang City, although the four or five hundred armor soldiers were conspicuous, but they did not cause too much turmoil. In particular, Guo Jia had already prepared, and specially asked people to bring all the beasts of their trip, and put all the goods and materials that Zang Ba had given these days on them, and they were in the forefront. Therefore, along the way, I occasionally encountered places like the Yishui pontoon bridge, shouting that I was ordered to work for the army, and Zang Ai's face was also unimpeded.

In this way, the five hundred people swaggered, and even crossed the Yishui directly, and when twilight came, they were in front of the Changfeng camp.

"Stop!" Although Chang Feng ruled the desert, but extremely heavy military, not to mention anything else, at this time they came in a hurry, the camp was only half built, but they actually knew that the guards were on duty, and when it was dusk, when they saw such a team, they also took the initiative to come forward to interrogate.

Guo Jialema stopped, still as simple as before: "My son Zang came to labor the army on the order of the king of Zang Mansion!" ”

The officers under Chang Feng stepped forward to take a look, and first saw the pack beasts and supplies, and naturally they were overjoyed, and then saw Zang Ai Tie standing on the horse with a blue face, how could he not recognize it? As for Zang Ai's complexion, he is unkind, but ordinary...... It must be known that Chang Feng is the first person in Langya to disobey Zang Ba, and the relationship between the two families has always been delicate, and at this time, Chang Feng is camping alone across the river, which is even more sensitive.

So, while this person quickly let people repay Chang Xuan, he laughed silently under the horse.

After a while, Chang Feng sent someone to give an order to let him go, but he did not allow the soldier to accompany him into the camp, and the person laughed even more embarrassed - Zang Ba sent his own son Lao Jun, and his posture was already very low, but Chang Xian, as a subordinate, did not come out to greet him, and he had to put on a defensive posture, and he was arrogant, so it was no wonder that Zang Ai was angry for a long time and did not speak, but the handsome official who accompanied him seemed to have a duty, so he took the initiative to order the soldier to stay outside the door, and let the rest of the people urge the beast of burden to enter the camp.

More than 100 ordinary officials who had never put on armor and the like, under the leadership of their own officers, carried supplies inside, and naturally entered the Changfeng camp unimpeded, until they stopped in front of the Chinese army's tent that had just lit torches.

However, when he came here, the attendant entered to report inside, but Chang Xuan only said that he was discussing in the military, and still did not mean to welcome him, which was too rebellious.

"When you come, Zang Fujun has a life!" Under the firelight, Guo Jia said to the leading officer holding his sword. "You have to see Captain Qamdo to count...... I don't know if your captain is in this tent, but if he is, please report it again, and ask him to see him. ”

The officer, too, felt that his lord was too pretentious, nodded his head, and went into the account, and after a while, he heard the high-pitched voice of another man, and the coarse words, and a burst of laughter and echoing.

Guo Jia heard it clearly, and without hesitation, he directly pushed Zang Ai on his side, and then drew his sword forward. The surrounding armor soldiers were not there, and there were only more than 100 unarmored officials, who were still a little flustered and frightened, but they couldn't see it when it was dark, but at this time, they saw Guo Jia being the first to draw their swords, including Xu Shu, but no one was timid, and they pulled out their blades one after another, killed the attendants in front of the tent who were caught off guard, and then rushed into the tent.

"Who let you enter your account without permission?"

Chang Feng was really in the military, and he was wearing armor, but he didn't wear a helmet, and his people saw someone breaking into the account at the beginning, especially the person who entered first was Zang Ai, and he didn't panic, but scolded directly, and when he saw the white blade shining behind the other party, he couldn't help but change color. "Why is Lao Zang here? Don't be impulsive, I'll go with you to see him! "At this point, Guo Jia has also entered the account with a white blade, and Chang Xuanfu turned pale again, and knelt on one knee directly beside the case." Deputy Envoy Guo! Although I was rude before, but the sin is not death, if you kill me, Langya will be centrifuged! ”

Guo Jiali ignored him, but directly raised his voice and declared: "Chang Feng colluded with the southern thieves, intending to rebel, and was ordered by General Zhendong and Zang Fujun to kill him with canonical punishment!" Nothing to do with others! ”

Before he could finish speaking, when the attendant officers in the surrounding tents were still at a loss, Chang Xuan suddenly got up and drew his sword, trying to cut open the camp tent from the rear and escape.

And at this time, Xu Yuanzhi, who was rushing to the forefront, walked forward directly, first kicked the opponent over the side of the case, and then pierced the opponent's neck with just one sword, and the blood flowed like an injection for a while. And Xu Yuan did not change his color, and then drew his sword and changed it, and calmly cut off the opponent's head on the side of many officers in the Changfeng Department, and carried it in his hand, and the head left his body, dripping blood, just like the pig's head carried by the butcher during the New Year.

Pigs, pigs, can't be wrong.

And since Chang Xuan died, the officers and subordinates in his ministry were all stunned, as if the matter was too sudden, and he didn't turn a corner at all.

At this time, Guo Jia had already put away his sword at his waist, and after looking around, he ignored the senior officers under the command of Chang Feng who had a relationship with him in the tent, but stepped forward to hold the hands of the leading officer who had already trembled like chaff, and calmly ordered in the tent:

"Today's events are self-inflicted. And you have also seen that Guo's trip was inspired by the east of Qingzhou Guanzhen, and then he got the help of Zang Fujun, and the generals in the west of Yishui also knew it...... At this point, I have appointed you as the Sima of the other department, go out and put in my 400 armor soldiers, and then help them clean up the situation and calm the people's hearts, okay? ”

This person bowed his head again and again, and hurriedly agreed.

Seeing this, Guo Jia turned around and signaled to Xu Shu behind him, Xu Yuanzhi understood, put Chang Xuan's head on the case casually, and then collected his sword and went out of the camp with this person. However, Guo Fengxiao ignored the corpses on the side and bleed, and the head of the case was hideous for a while, and he calmly sat on the main seat in the tent stained with the blood of the previous master, and did not move.

It wasn't until there was a little noise outside, and then Xu Shu went and returned, that Guo Jia looked left and right, and said to the officer of the Changfeng Department who had come to his senses: "Gentlemen, you naturally know my origin, we have met before...... And today's matter has come to this, I don't want to hide it, Chang Xuan, these 7,000 Dongguan soldiers, I want to hold it myself, instead of handing it over to Zang Fujun and others to share, what do you think? ”

Several high-ranking officers under the command of Chang Feng looked at each other, but they each breathed a sigh of relief, and then all but one of the weeping people bowed their heads.

"What does Sima Zhang mean?" Guo Fengxiao was not in a hurry, and signaled to the officer who did not bow down.

He recognized this person and called him Zhang Weiyu...... He is a native of Dongguan, his surname is Zhang Mingyu, and later he lost his mother, and his mother remarried a family surnamed Wei, but Wei was very good to him, and he continued to allow him to be surnamed Zhang, and he was grateful for his stepfather's kindness, so he named himself Zhang Weiyu, and he was also a hero in Langya Dongguan.

Returning to the front, this Zhang Weiyu sighed, then wiped his tears and arched his hand: "Although Captain Changdu is to blame, but he has the grace of knowing me, can you ask Deputy Envoy Guo to allow me to collect the body, and then return to Dongguan to farm, and no longer ......?"

Without waiting for the other party to finish speaking, Guo Jia lowered his mouth, and then, although Xu Shu hesitated for a while, he still directly drew his sword and easily killed this person in the tent.

The corpse fell to the ground, and there was no sound.

But Guo Fengxiao said to Zang Ai, who was standing in the tent in confusion: "Zang Gongzi, please cross the river and tell Ling Zun about today's events......

"This Zhang Sima is a loyal and righteous person, why did you kill him?" Zang Ai interrupted the other party and asked directly.

"I was about to ask Gongzi Zang to pass a word to Ling Zun." Guo Fengxiao is not in a hurry. "There are big and small theories of righteousness, the small righteous value small feelings with personal kindness, and the righteous people use public law to settle the world. As for this person, Wai Chang Feng is just a small righteousness......"

"Small righteousness is also righteousness!" Zang Ai interrupted the other party again.

"It's just that Xiaoyi himself is just that, he went back to the camp and cried, and he waited for the end of the public display tomorrow and then begged for a burial, how could I kill him? But he prefers to pretend at such a critical juncture, in case it causes a commotion in the camp and spoils the overall situation, isn't it because of small righteousness and bad righteousness? Guo Fengxiao finally sneered again. And it's okay for him to cry alone, but when he cried, did he remember that the whole county of Dongguan had been crying for more than several years? As a person close to Chang Xuan, he couldn't persuade Chang Xuan to take the right path, so that he ended up today, but he turned to cry here...... Such a demeanor is simply hypocritical! ”

"It's just gibberish!" Zang Ai was still angry. "You said that this Zhang Sima was crying at the wrong time, for fear of causing turmoil in the military camp, and even dealing with him at the right time, I have nothing to say. Isn't it ridiculous to say that Chang Xuan's fate today is the result of this Zhang Sima's failure to dissuade him? Although Chang Feng is to blame, but this Zhang Weiyu is just a subordinate, how can He De let Chang Feng listen to him? ”

"Yes, he's just a subordinate, how can He De let Chang Feng listen to him?" Guo Jia turned his head, the mockery at the corner of his mouth was unmistakable. "You might as well say this to Ling Zun and let him listen to it!"

Zang Ai's face turned pale for a while.

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β€œβ€¦β€¦ When I heard it, I sighed: 'Like Guo Fengxiao, he has scriptures and history in his belly, and his belly is full of armor soldiers. His people are brave, although Wen Yuan and Meng Qi may not be comparable! Wei Zilong seems to be! β€”"Heroes of the Late Han Dynasty". Wang Cang

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