Chapter 156: The Transformation of the Liangshan Army (3)
In April of the third year of the rain competition, the continuous spring rain shrouded the entire Bailu City, and there were few pedestrians on the streets of the city, only a team of patrol soldiers of the Liangshan Army armed with spears and raincoats constantly patrolled through the city. Most of the shops and houses on both sides of the street are closed, and the huge Bailu City exudes a dull and oppressive atmosphere.
In the central area of Bailu City, outside the mansion of the Heavenly King Chao Gai, hundreds of Liangshan soldiers were firmly guarding the gate, looking at the inside and outside of the mansion with serious expressions, revealing a dignified and solemn atmosphere.
On the streets around the mansion, passers-by were also in a hurry, not daring to pay attention to the mansion. The original mansion of the commander of the Liangshan Army has become a well-guarded prison.
Crunch~
At the entrance of East Street, a carriage braved the rain and slowly came towards Chaogai's mansion.
"Stop! Who was in the car? ”
The carriage slowly approached, and a small leader of the Liangshan Army soldiers in front of the mansion stepped forward to stop the carriage and asked loudly.
The curtain of the car was lifted to reveal a face with clear eyebrows, wearing a bucket-like scarf to wipe the eyebrows, wearing a wide shirt with a collar of soap along the edge, a brown belt around the waist, and silk shoes and socks underneath.
"I have something important to see the big boss!"
Glancing at the heavily guarded Chaogai Mansion, Wu frowned slightly.
When Liu Tang and Bai Sheng introduced Xue Ju and Xue Rengao and their sons into the Liangshan Army, Wu Yong secretly mentioned Chao Gai and asked him to beware of the father and son.
Who knew that Chao Gai not only did not listen, but because he was afraid that the prestige of Gongsun Sheng and Liu Tang was too high, he ordered Xue Ju, who had rich experience in military training, to serve as the head of the new army of the Liangshan Army, responsible for organizing and training 40,000 new troops, in order to contain Gongsun Sheng and Liu Tang.
In December of the second year of the Great Controversy, Chao Gai ignored Wu Yong's opposition, listened to Xue Ju's slander, and sent Gongsun Sheng and Liu Tang to lead 30,000 elite troops with Kong Youde Water Division to conquer Sima Yu.
Chao Gai's original intention was just to use the opportunity of this battle to weaken the strength of the elite descendants under the command of Gongsun Sheng and Liu Tang and their prestige in the Liangshan army, but who knew that 30,000 elites were trapped on Zhongba Island.
Without the suppression of the 30,000 elites under the command of Gongsun Sheng and Liu Tang, Xue Ju quickly emerged in the Liangshan Army by virtue of his position as the head of the new army, becoming the first force in the army, and quickly won over Bai Sheng, the white day mouse, and Wang Ying, the bantam tiger who joined the gang later, and firmly controlled the 40,000 new army.
The 30,000 Liangshan army was trapped on Zhongba Island for several months, and Chao Gai, who had no troops to send, failed to make the slightest feasible rescue operation, which greatly disappointed the Liangshan army.
At this time, several times asked Xue Ju to send troops to rescue the rejected Chao Gaifang, aware of the wolf ambitions of Xue Ju's father and son.
Unfortunately, it was too late.
At the end of March of the third year of the Great Dispute, taking advantage of the great loss of Chao Gai's prestige, Xue Ju's father and son launched a mutiny in Bailu City, seized Chao Gai, the commander of the Liangshan Army, and quickly took Bailu City into their hands.
At the same time, they continued to divide and win over the Liangshan Army in various places, but in more than 10 days, they took control of the two counties of Bailu and Yangshi under the jurisdiction of the Liangshan Army.
Although Wu Yong was a military advisor of the Liangshan Army, he had no real power in his hands, and there were almost no available people under him, so after the seizure of Chao Gai, Wu Yong was not imprisoned, but only ordered him not to leave the city and sent people to strictly monitor him.
"Du Yuan meets the military advisor! General Xue has an order, and the idle people are not allowed to disturb the big leader! ”
Seeing this, Du Yuan, the small leader of the Liangshan Army, hurriedly saluted Wu Yong, and then said with an embarrassed face.
As one of the founders of the Liangshan Army, although Wu Yong did not hold real power, he also had a lot of prestige in the Liangshan Army.
"Miscellaneous people, etc.? I'm going to ask him Xue Ju, is it possible that I, Wu Yong, am also idle people in this Liangshan army? Wu asked unceremoniously with a frown.
"Strategist, this is an order from above, don't be embarrassed!"
Du Yuan's face turned bitter when he heard this, and he pleaded with Wu Yong in a low voice.
A low-level little leader like them would not dare to offend Wu Yong easily, who knows if Wu Yong will turn over one day after Xue Ju comes to power.
"Pedal Pedal ~"
Just when Wu Yong was about to speak, there was a sound of horses' hooves behind him, and Xue Ju, father and son, surrounded by dozens of guards, came to the front of the mansion.
"Meet the General!"
Seeing this, the guards in front of the city gate saluted.
"Haha, my Liangshan Army can have today's military division, how can it be an idle person, I also let them stay here for the safety of the big leader, so as not to let others approach, which is not good for the big leader, and the military division is naturally an exception. However, the city has not been very peaceful recently, so it is better for the military advisor to go out as little as possible."
When he came closer, Xue Ju looked at Wu Yong and the coachman next to the carriage, and laughed loudly.
"Thank you Xue for reminding me, but Wu just wants to catch up with the big boss, and it is expected that there will be no danger. If he also lost his life under the layers of protection of Leader Xue, then the thief was too rampant! ”
Wu Yong heard the implication of Xue Ju's words, arched his hand towards Xue Ju, smiled casually, and turned around and walked towards Chaogai's mansion after speaking.
Xue Ju looked at Wu Yong's departing back, a hint of gloom flashed in his eyes, and Wu Yong's words undoubtedly showed that he was still unwilling to give in.
"Father, now that we have control over the entire Liangshan Army, why do you still want to let this sour Xiucai"
Xue Rengao, who was beside Xue Ju, couldn't look at it, and looked at the departing Wu Yong and said angrily. In his eyes, Wu Yong is just a scholar who has no power to restrain the chicken, and he can cut it with a knife, so why bother looking at his face.
"You don't understand, this Wu Yong is known as Zhiduoxing, he is the military advisor of the Liangshan Army, and his prestige in the army is not small, we are outsiders, if we take the liberty of killing this meritorious veteran of the Liangshan Army, I am afraid that it will cause the dissatisfaction of the generals in the army, and he can reduce the resistance of our control of the Liangshan Army. He can't make any waves alone, so let him bounce for a few more days, and send someone to closely monitor his every move."
Xue Ju shook his head and explained, and after speaking, he led everyone to turn around and go to the Xue Mansion not far away.
The father and son just happened to pass through here on their way home, and they didn't pay too much attention to Wu Yong's movements in the city.
Wu Yong entered Chao Gai's mansion and walked all the way to the courtyard where Chao Gai was resting in the backyard.
Entering the room, Tianwang Chao Gai was sitting silently at the desk with his back to the door, and there was a pot of wine and a wine glass with white hair on the desk, and his back was gloomy.
"Brother"
Wu Yong sighed secretly and bowed to Chao Gai.
"Pedant? In this White Deer City, there are only pedants now, and you still know to come and see me! ”
Hearing Wu Yong's voice, Chao Gaifang turned around, with a decadent face, grinning and laughing at himself.
For a long time, Chao Gai has been painstakingly suppressing the prestige of Gongsun Sheng and Liu Tang in the army, so he will believe Xue Judi's advice and send all 30,000 elite Liangshan troops, but he did not expect to fall for Xue Ju's treacherous scheme, and was finally seized power by him in one fell swoop and imprisoned in the mansion.
In the past nearly half a month, Chao Gai has deeply realized what it means to be a person walking tea.
At the beginning, he took a group of brothers to lay the foundation of the Liangshan Army, what a beautiful scenery, how high-spirited, and everyone under his command was in awe of him and flattered.
Now that Xue Ju's father and son are on the throne, he still occupies the title of the leader of the Liangshan army, but no one dares to come to visit, how desolate, and Wu Yongneng, who has no real power, comes to visit from time to time.
"Brother, why should I be discouraged, this Xue father and son are not in the right position, and the people are not aligned, it will not last long, but it is cheaper than Sima Yu!" Wu Yongyan whispered lightly and comforted.
Chao Gai's series of stupid tricks also made Wu Yong's heart a little disheartened, and he also looked down on the matter of assisting Chao Gai to fight for the world, and the reason why he did not leave Chao Gai now was not only for the sake of brotherhood, but also because he didn't want their hard work to build the foundation of the Liangshan Army in the hands of Xue Ju's father and son.
"Since Sima Yu has risen to conquer the Quartet, he has suppressed the other party with dignified and upright strength, how can it be compared to a yin and evil treacherous person like Xue Ju, and it is only a matter of time before he is annexed!"
Gai picked up the wine glass next to the table, took a sip of his own drink and shook his head.
Wu Yong was silent when he heard this, and from the words, he could hear that Chao Gai had lost his ambition, and now the decadent man in front of him was no longer the high-spirited Chao Tianwang he was at the beginning.
It seems that Liang Shanjun should be in the past!
"Heavenly King, Sima Yu sent someone to White Deer City!"
Wu finally made up his mind in his heart and spoke up.
"Oh?"
Chao Gai's movements paused, and then he said with another glass of wine.
"They are willing to rescue the Heavenly King," Wu Yong continued.
"What about the conditions?"
Chao Gai finally put down the wine glass in his hand, raised his head again, and looked at Wu Yongdao with burning eyes.
"The Liangshan Army must become a thing of the past, and the two counties of Bailu and Yangshi will be assigned to the Southern Wangfu and taken over by the 40,000 Southern Army under the command of Li Mu!" Facing Chao Gai's gaze, Wu Yong continued.
"Haha, Sima Yu really won't let go of this good opportunity, but instead of letting Liang Shanjun waste in the hands of the villain Xue Ju father and son, it is better to find a better home for the brothers! Okay, I agreed, you tell them that as long as they can rescue me, I, Chao Gai, am willing to help them defeat the Xue family and his son, and let go of the Liangshan army! ”
Chao Gai's face flashed with a look of struggle, and after a while, his face showed a look of madness.
Chao Gai knew in his heart that whether it was the act of persecuting Gongsun Sheng and Liu Tang, or being usurped by the Xue family and his son, his prestige in the Liangshan army had fallen to the freezing point, and even if he returned to power, the Liangshan army would no longer be the original Liangshan army.
Therefore, instead of being imprisoned in this mansion and waiting to be killed, it is better to fight to the death, Sima Yu's people dare to put forward such conditions, at least it shows that they still have some confidence, and his life is more conducive to Sima Yu's smooth takeover of the Liangshan army.
"Okay, that brother has been secretly prepared for a while, and he still pretends to be decadent on his face, I will find a way to contact them as soon as possible to rescue my brother!"
Seeing that Chao Gai was finally willing to let go, Wu Yong did not leave the water, and immediately said a few words to him and left, it was not easy to rescue Chao Gai in the heavily guarded White Deer City, and he needed to plan carefully.
Watching Wu Yong leave, a look flashed in Chao Gai's eyes, but he didn't say a word, didn't get up to see him off, and continued to sit at the table and drink.