Chapter 82: Waiting for the Emperor's Tribulation
Yang Guang's praise made Li Xuanba even more unscrupulous, and simply put all the spare ships into the relocation of the big households in Dongjun. Such a big movement finally attracted the attention of Wagangzhai.
In fact, Wagangzhai had long known that in Zhang Xutuo's camp, there were people who secretly helped the big families in the county to transfer, but they were worried that this was Zhang Xutuo's trick to lure the enemy, so they didn't dare to act rashly.
"Zhang Xutuo is scheming, we have suffered a lot in his hands, and now we have a rare opportunity to disgrace the court, big brother, don't miss this opportunity!" Zhai Rang's mansion was arguing fiercely, and Shan Xiongxin watched a large amount of gold and silver drained from Dongjun to Luoyang, and said anxiously.
"A single brother must not be reckless." Wang Bodang persuaded: "Now that Zhang Xutuo's whereabouts are wandering, we don't know where he is, if we attack rashly, we are afraid that we will encounter his ambush." ”
Since Zhang Xutuo garrisoned Dongjun, Wagangzhai has not dared to fight Zhang Xutuo head-on, which has caused ridicule from many rebels, but Wang Bodang believes that no matter how others ridicule, Wagangzhai should still follow its own path.
Although Wagangzhai met Zhang Xutuo and did not taste a victory, but after listening to Wang Bodang's suggestion to develop northward, Wagangzhai is still growing steadily, which makes Wang Bodang's status in Wagang higher and higher, and he has faintly become Zhai Rang's henchman.
"Now there are more and more brothers in the village, but there is less and less money and food, if it goes on like this, what will the brothers eat and drink in the future?" Although Shan Xiongxin has been convinced of Wang Bodang, when it comes to the future of Wagangzhai, Shan Xiongxin is unwilling to remain silent and must express his opinion.
Zhai Rang sat on the throne hesitantly, and he was more willing to accept Shan Xiongxin's suggestion than Wang Bodang's caution. But there are not a few people in the hall who support Wang Bodang's statement, and Zhai Rang has to think about it.
"What do you think?" Everyone in the lobby was arguing, but Xu Shiji kept silent, and couldn't help but attract Zhai Rang's attention.
"Brother Zhai, we established Wagangzhai to fight against the imperial court, to put it bluntly, we are going to create Yang Guang's rebellion, in the eyes of the imperial court, this is a big crime of killing the head." Xu Shiji said calmly: "What Brother Shan said is right, and what Brother Bodang said is also reasonable, but we are all living on the tip of a knife, no matter what tricks Zhang Xutuo has, is Wagangzhai still afraid that he will not succeed?" ”
Since he was defeated by Zhang Xutuo and Luo Shixin, Xu Shiji has been recuperating in Wagangzhai, and when he saw that Wagangzhai was defeated when he met Zhang Xutuo, he was already unconvinced, and now because of Zhang Xutuo, he gave up an opportunity to strengthen Wagang, how could Xu Shiji endure it?
Xu Shiji didn't say who he supported, but everyone heard what he meant.
"Strategist, what do you think?" Zhai Rang only felt that he had a headache, and he couldn't pay attention to it, so he could only consult the military advisor Jia Xiong.
After the failure of the sneak attack on Zhang Xutuo's camp, Wang Bodang's status faintly surpassed Jia Xiong, Jia Xiong had been following Zhai Rang's side, so he was naturally unwilling, and hurriedly bowed his head and replied: "Although this trip is dangerous, it is worth it." The implication is to support Shan Xiongxin's proposal: to snatch the official ship.
Shan Xiongxin, Xu Shiji, and Jia Xiong all agreed, and Wang Bodang naturally couldn't refute it, so he could only remain silent.
Zhai Rang was originally a greedy person, and he never wanted Dongjun's property to be moved, so he said: "In this case, when the official ship is sent to Luoyang next time, we will stop it along the way!" ”
The plan has been decided, everyone dispersed, Zhai Rang left Wang Bodang, and said apologetically: "The brothers insisted on it, let it be bad and swept their face, and I hope that the Bodang brothers will not have any guilt." ”
"Single brothers, they are also to strengthen Wagangzhai, and they are not at fault, how can Bodang have resentment?" Wang Bodang smiled and said, "Perhaps, it's really just that Bodang is too worried." ”
A few days later, more than 20 ships departed from Dongjun overnight and headed for Luoyang.
After receiving the news, the spies in Wagangzhai immediately rushed back to the village to report the news.
"If Zhang Xutuo really set a trap, how could he let the official ship set off overnight?" After Zhai Rang received the news, he muttered to himself, and then hurriedly sent people to gather the cavalry.
The 800 cavalry took advantage of the darkness to leave Wagangzhai and took a small road, hoping to catch up with the official ship as soon as possible
"General Zhang is really cunning and cunning." It was late at night, Li Xuanba and Qin Qiong hadn't slept yet, and the two chatted while drinking tea. In fact, Li Xuanba and Qin Qiong did not have the habit of drinking tea, and the cups on the table were actually just boiled water.
"Ahem." Qin Qiong coughed lightly and said, "Xuanba, speak more properly. ”
"Okay, General Zhang is really clever" Li Xuanba shrugged his shoulders indifferently and said, "I don't know what happened to them now." ”
Although Zhang Xutuo is on the march, he also pays attention to the big camp at all times, how can Li Xuanba's actions be hidden from Zhang Xutuo's ears and eyes?
However, as Li Xuanba expected, Zhang Xutuo did not send anyone to stop him, which was regarded as acquiescing in Li Xuanba's behavior.
After Yang Guang passed the decree, Zhang Xutuo sent someone to pretend to reprimand him, but he sent a letter to Li Xuanba, asking him to call all the ships and transfer the big households in Dongjun as soon as possible. An order was given to limit when the ship would depart.
Qin Qiong and Li Xuanba are not stupid people, and after thinking about it, they quickly understood. It was precisely because they guessed that Zhang Xutuo would make a move tonight, so they had difficulty sleeping.
"The warships go first, and if Wagangzhai wants to intercept it halfway, it can only send cavalry." Qin Qiong was not worried, and said calmly: "The Wagang thieves thought that they were the only ones who knew the path of Dongjun, and they really underestimated General Zhang. ”
"I don't know if General Zhang will be able to come back before dawn." Li Xuanba said with some concern.
Zhang Xutuo calculated where Wagangzhai would go from, and also predicted which people Wagangzhai would send. Now that Zhang Xutuo's army is arrayed, no matter how you think about it, there is no possibility of defeating the battle.
Li Xuanba was not worried about Zhang Xutuo's defeat, he was even more worried about whether Zhang Xutuo would show him a look after he returned to the camp.
Seeing Li Xuanba's weak heart, Qin Qiong chuckled, picked up the tea, and drank it casually.
At three o'clock, there was a sound of horses' hooves, but the sentry did not warn, Li Xuanba and Qin Qiong stood up and went out of the camp to greet each other.
"General Zhang, how is the harvest?" When Li Xuanba saw Zhang Xutuo, he immediately put on a smiling face and greeted him.
"The cavalry of the Wagang thieves lost more than half, but they still let the thieves run away with Xu Shiji and Shan Xiongxin." With a hint of regret, Zhang Xutuo said: "These two thieves are very brave, and it will be a disaster to keep them. ”
The soldiers were fast, and the Wagang thieves wanted to use the speed of the cavalry to rob the official ship, and immediately hid back in Wagang Village, but they didn't want to encounter Zhang Xutuo's ambush and lost more than 600 horses.
"General Zhang is like a god, and Xuanba admires it." Li Xuanba said with a shy face: "Xuanba has ordered someone to prepare the camp tent, General Zhang should rest early." ”
Zhang Xutuo nodded and said, "You think about it first, how to give an explanation to Ben General." After speaking, he entered the camp without looking back, leaving Li Xuanba with a bitter face, frowning.