Chapter Forty-Six: Heroic Twilight
"Lord, the 50,000 slaves transferred from the Zhangye battalion have been assembled. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info "Jinyang, in the Assassin's Mansion, Zhang Liao intervened and saluted Lu Bu.
"Okay, these slaves, I'm going to take them." Lu Bu nodded and looked at Zhang Liao: "Wenyuan, you set off immediately, rush to Hetao to preside over the battle, when you go to war, I will let Xiaoying send the information to you, the Hetao army, ready at any time, on the day of the order, wave the army to attack Youzhou, there must be no mistake!" ”
"Whoa!" When Zhang Liao heard this, he intervened and bowed to leave.
"Send someone to Huguan, transfer the majestic sea back, and order Pang De to guard Huguan and be ready to cooperate with the army to attack Jizhou at any time." After Zhang Liao left, Lu Bu took out another arrow and handed it to Jiang Yin.
"Whoa!"
Fifty thousand slaves were transferred to Taihang Mountain in the name of building a city, and a large number of materials were also transferred to Taihang Mountain, called Zhucheng, which was actually to prepare for the attack on Jizhou, these 50,000 slave soldiers were the main force of Lu Bu preparing to attack Jizhou this time, although they were slaves, but they were selected by Xu Rong from Zhangye's 400,000 Xianbei and Huns, according to Lu Bu's method, they inspired their fighting spirit, they were fighting for freedom, and the combat effectiveness was stimulated. It may not be much worse than the major elite troops under Lu Bu's account.
Of course, these Huns are wild and untamed, and ordinary generals may not be able to suppress them, which is why Lu Bu is personally in command this time, not only to attach importance to the battle of Jizhou, but also to deter this army, the legend left by Lu Bu on the grassland is enough to make this group of unruly thorns obey.
Jizhou, Yecheng General's Mansion, the time has entered May, and the weather is beginning to get warmer, but the sky over the entire Yecheng is shrouded in a thick sense of oppression.
Zhang He, who had just returned to Yecheng, rode to the gate of the general's mansion after relieving the military power, and just got off the horse and was about to go in, when he saw a figure hurrying from the mansion.
"Mr. Jeongnam?" Zhang He looked at the hurried trial in surprise.
"Junyi?" The judge was stunned at first, then his face was happy, and he hurriedly pulled Zhang He, walked to the side, and asked in a deep voice: "How many soldiers and horses did Junyi bring back this time?" ”
"The 30,000 troops have been brought back, and now they have been handed over to the city guards and are stationed outside the city." Zhang He looked at the match with a look of surprise on his face, hesitated for a moment and asked, "Sir, ...... the lord?"
Hearing this, the judge shook his head: "It's been a few days, Junyi, after you have seen the lord, immediately rush back to the barracks, these 30,000 troops must be caught in our hands, the lord has already made a will, and the third prince is the heir, but the eldest prince was instigated by Guo Tu and others, and has been winning over the generals recently, I am afraid that the day the lord will give up, it will be when they are in trouble, I will wait for the morning to prepare!" ”
Zhang He nodded solemnly, this kind of thing, he didn't want to participate in it, but he knew very well that this was the river. A collision between the North Group and the Yingchuan Group is not so much a dispute between Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan, but a struggle between the two groups for the future dominance, there is no possibility of compromise, either the east wind overwhelms the west wind, or the west wind overwhelms the east wind, I only hope that it can be resolved quickly!
For the current situation, Zhang He naturally has his own opinion, at present, Yuan Cao joined forces to deal with Lu Bu, but the situation in the north has been three-legged, at most it is to drive Lu Bu out of the state, after that, I am afraid that whoever is strong will be attacked by the other two families, but this is based on the premise that Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and Lu Bu are alive, once the news of Yuan Shao's death spreads, if the situation of the two sons of the Yuan family cannot be quickly resolved, then the next thing is the division of the Yuan family, Cao Cao and Lu Bu will not hesitate to take advantage of the situation, Annexing Yuan Shao's territory, no matter who gets the most benefits in the end, the Yuan family will cease to exist.
The unspeakable sense of oppression made Zhang He's heart heavy, and after bidding farewell to the trial, he entered the general's mansion, a monarch and a minister, and now Yuan Shao is leaving, this last side, naturally he has to see the last time.
Under the leadership of the housekeeper Yuan Ping, Zhang He saw Yuan Shao, although he had prepared in his heart, but when he looked at the pale and dying Yuan Shao on the bed, he couldn't help but feel a little sour in his heart, when Yuan Shao gathered the soldiers at home, conscripted Dong Zhuo, and swept Jizhou, how majestic and heroic, but now, to Zhang He, he feels more like a lonely old man, Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan are now busy fighting for power and profit, including Yuan Shao's several wives are also standing in their own line, except for the servant girl who serves, there is no relatives! It's a hero's twilight!
"Junyi is here?" As if hearing the voice, Yuan Shao's closed eyes opened with some difficulty, and when he saw Zhang He, he seemed to be a little happy, stretched out his hand, but fell weakly.
Zhang He hurriedly took two steps forward and grabbed Yuan Shao's hand: "Lord, He is back." ”
In his voice, he unconsciously choked up.
"This person, a lot of times he is dying, and many things will really be seen through." Yuan Shao looked at Zhang He, sighed and said: "The battle of Guandu, I was wrong, I regret that I shouldn't have listened to Yuan Hao's words, resulting in missing the opportunity to dominate the world, but I regret that Yuan Hao has been upright all his life, but in the end, he can't die well, now, I should also go, I don't know if I go over there, will I be teased by Yuan Hao?" ”
"No, it won't." Zhang He shook his head: "Although Mr. Yuanhao is stubborn, he has always been loyal and has never had two hearts. ”
"Perhaps." Yuan Shao shook his head lightly, looked at Zhang He and said: "Although the young and the young are orderly, although Xiansi is more than brave, he is stubborn and self-serving, not the image of the master, I intend to set up Xianfu to take my position, the current world is in turmoil, Cao Apu and the northwest tiger are eyeing each other, if the news of my death comes out, the two will join forces to attack, Jizhou, can't withstand internal friction, Junyi, I have something, I want to entrust it to you, Wang Junyi agreed." ”
"My lord, please say, the end will never give up." Zhang He knelt on the ground and said in a deep voice.
"I have made a will, but I am afraid that Guo Tu and others will make a mess, Junyi can start first, above the funeral, Zhengnan will read the will in public, if they obey, if someone does not obey, they can be killed with a knife and axe!" Yuan Shao's voice became lower and lower.
Zhang He's heart was cold, in Yuan Shao's sentence, but even Yuan Tan was included, as the eldest son, Yuan Tan has always had military exploits, and he is also quite prestigious in the army, according to the rules, if there is no will, Yuan Tan will be the next lord, but now he has given it to Yuan Shang, how can he be convinced?
"The last general...... Command! At this moment, Zhang He was very conflicted in his heart, but he still agreed to Yuan Shao's request, he didn't want to get involved in this whirlpool, but with Yan Liang and Wen Chou dying in battle, the whole river. Among the Northern Military Generals, Zhang He and Gao Ran have gradually replaced the position of Yan Liangwen and Chou in the past, if Tian Feng and Fu Zhu are still there, Zhang He can join forces with them, as a neutral faction, but now, Tian Feng is dead, Fu Zhu has been captured, and without the support of these two famous men, it is impossible for Zhang He to remain neutral, at least, Yuan Shao's order He cannot be disobeyed no matter what.
Yuan Shao seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, closed his eyes slightly, and seemed to have fallen asleep.
Zhang He stood up, put Yuan Shao's hand back, turned his head to look at the doctor on the side, and took him to Yuan Shao's bedroom, Zhang He frowned and said, "What is the illness of the lord?" ”
In Zhang He's memory, Yuan Shao has not suffered any injuries, and his body has always been strong, although he is now past his peak age, he is far from reaching his twilight years.
"This ......" Lang Zhong glanced at Zhang He, shook his head and said: "The wind and cold enter the body, and the worry becomes a disease." ”
"Huh?" What a character Zhang He is, the momentary dodge that flashed in Lang Zhong's eyes couldn't escape Zhang He's gaze, he looked around, and snorted coldly: "You come with me!" ”
"Yes." Lang Center sank, but in the face of Zhang He, he didn't have the courage to refuse, so he could only go out of the General's Mansion under the leadership of Zhang He, and not long after the two left, a family member hurriedly ran to the mansion and informed Yuan Shao's wife Liu of the matter.
"Madam, that Zhang He is starting to be suspicious." In a courtyard of the General's Mansion, Jia Ding Cheng stood in front of a **** in fear and said carefully.
"Zhang He?" Liu Shifeng's eyes opened, and he snorted coldly: "Eventful things, send someone to keep an eye on them, if Na Lang comes out, bring him immediately!" ”
"Yes." The family hurriedly agreed, and seeing that Liu didn't speak again, he retreated knowingly.
After the family left, Liu snorted coldly, leaned on the chair, looked at the empty house, and said quietly: "Come out." ”
A person flashed out behind the screen, with a handsome appearance, seven points similar to Yuan Shao, glanced at the direction where the family left, hesitated, and arched his hand to the Liu family: "Mother, in fact, we don't need to do this at all, my father loves me, and my son's talent is far above my brother, so I can inherit my father's official title in the future, why bother?" ”
"Alas~" Liu shook his head, looked at his son lovingly, shook his head and said: "My son is still too young, this person's heart will become, I think my husband used to love me back then, but now?" Remember, never put hope on others, only what you hold in your hands is truly your own, Zhang He's matter, I have my own way to deal with it, you go yourself. ”
"Yes." Yuan Shang hesitated for a moment, looked at Liu and said, "Mother, Zhang He is my Hebei pillar beam, I implore my mother, don't harm his life." ”
"Wei Niang naturally knows, don't worry." Liu smiled and nodded.
Zhang He's Mansion.
"What did you say!?" With an incredible look in his eyes, Zhang He looked at Lang Zhong in front of him.
"It's true that the general, the lord was unwell that day, and the villain had already checked the pulse of the lord, which was indeed a sign of poisoning, and the time was not short, but he was coerced by his wife, and he didn't dare to tell the truth, and he wanted to inform a few gentlemen, but a few gentlemen have been in a hurry recently, and they have no chance to answer with them." Lang Zhong knelt on the ground and said bitterly.
"Ma'am?" Zhang He's eyes widened, and he suddenly regretted taking care of this matter. (To be continued.) )