Chapter 350: Assassination of Yuan Shao (II)
I don't know where Tai Shici and they were after they entered the city? Have they already found out where Yuan Shao is? Or is there a way to sneak into Yuan Shao's side and assassinate?
Zhao Yun retracted his gaze, no longer looked at the various things in Yecheng, lowered his head, and followed behind the strong man who was carrying Yuan Xi on his back, and pretended to be a little anxious and panicked. And in his heart, he was indeed a little anxious, worried that Tai Shi Ci and Shi A would rashly assassinate Yuan Shao, in case they assassinated Yuan Shao's stand-in, it would be a bad thing.
Zhao Yun didn't have any doubts about Tai Shi Ci and Shi A's abilities, but he was worried that they would be plotted.
Zhao Yun is no longer the young man who just came down from Changshan to learn art, after more than ten years of experience, he is already a mature party commander, shouldering the lives and safety of hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and shouldering the heavy responsibility of ensuring the safety of the people.
On the battlefield, Zhao Yun had few opponents, but he didn't think that he could be invincible in the world. For example, Zhang He under Yuan Shao's account can fight with him, and the generals under Cao Cao's account can also fight with him. Of course, sometimes, Zhao Yun also feels a little lucky, because many generals who can fight with him, and even martial arts are not worse than him, are in the same camp as him, they are also from the New Han Dynasty, and they are Liu Yi's subordinates. And he is even more fortunate that these super generals who came together because of Liu Yicai are basically temperamental, and they all have the same ideal goal. When everyone is together, they respect and cherish each other, and they are commensurate with each other as brothers.
This is the case with Tai Shi Ci.
Now that he is in Yecheng, it is equivalent to entering the tiger's den. By Yuan Shao's side, there will definitely be many capable people guarding him. Once the assassination is performed, it does not matter if it succeeds or fails. will all be caught in a bitter battle. When the time comes, the masters around Yuan Shao will come out, and there will be an army of 200,000 or 300,000 in this Yecheng. No matter how strong a person is, it is impossible for him to be the opponent of so many people, and he may be surrounded and killed on the spot in the end. On the battlefield, you can rush left and right and suddenly enter a no-man's land, but in this city, it does not mean that they can be allowed to run rampant.
Zhao Yun hoped that he could assassinate Yuan Shao before Tai Shi Ci took the first step, causing chaos in Yecheng. Then, Tai Shi Ci and Shi Ah don't have to be exposed.
Although, in this way, Zhao Yun knew that he might be in an extremely dangerous situation and have to face the siege of Yuan Jun, Zhao Yun would rather trade his own life for the lives of his brothers.
At this moment, Zhao Yun's heart understood very well why Liu Yi often had to do that risky thing. Because he risked himself, he could let more brothers live in peace. So. Even if you die, it's worth it.
According to the mood of patience, Zhao Yun walked without saying a word.
Yecheng, behind the original Yecheng official office. Yuan Shao has already built a large palace, and the scale of the palace will not be smaller than the palace in Xudu. It is only two points smaller than the imperial palaces in Luoyang and Chang'an. This is the imperial palace that Yuan Shao built several years ago, among the palaces. There are siege guards, and the palaces inside are stacked with cornices and paintings. The red wall of Zhuwa is magnificent. At that time, he was proud, and he still dreamed of dominating the world and becoming the emperor in the future. Of course, Yuan Shao did not express his intention to be the emperor on the surface, but from the palace he built and the fact that he was going to get the jade seal from Yuan Shu, although Yuan Shao did not say it, he was already preparing to become the emperor.
It stands to reason that Yuan Shao should be in a palace like a palace, and if you want to assassinate Yuan Shao, you must enter the palace. However, the palace is so big, where will Yuan Shao be? Zhao Yun didn't doubt that Tai Shi Ci and Shi A would be able to sneak into this seemingly well-guarded imperial city, but even if they entered it, it would not be easy to find Yuan Shao.
But Zhao Yun and the others, in front of the palace, ran into trouble again. Yuan Shao's personal guards, who guarded the gate of the palace, did not allow Zhao Yun and others to enter, and they came to carry Yuan Xi into the palace.
However, under Zhao Yun's threatening gaze, Yuan Xi had no choice but to claim that his ribs were broken, and his whole body tingled when he moved, and he only felt a little more relaxed when he was carried by the strong man. It's a mouthful, but it's still been confused. However, Zhao Yun and others were not allowed to go in. Yuan Xi said that Zhao Yun had important information to report to Yuan Shao, so he was released, but no weapons could be brought into the palace.
In this way, only Zhao Yun and the strong man with Yuan Xi on his back could enter the palace.
However, after entering the palace, he did not go directly to Yuan Shao, but was taken to a side hall. In the side hall, a noble beautiful woman was waiting. Of course, there are also many subordinate maids, as well as more than a dozen people who should be strategists and generals under Yuan Shao's account.
The beautiful woman, obviously cried, her eyes were still red and swollen, and when she saw Yuan Xi who was carried in, she cried, and pounced with a concerned face, if Yuan Xi was not carried on the back of a strong man, she was afraid that she would have to hug her.
"Son, you are going to scare your mother to death, many generals have fled back, and my mother thinks you can't come back...... It's all your father's fault, so he has to send you to Handan. Come on, let my mother see, where are you hurt? ”
This beautiful woman is naturally Liu's, she is now, but she is in her thirties and less than forty years old, she is pampered, her body is very well maintained, half-old, quite charming.
Fortunately, Zhao Yun is here, if this guy Liu Yi is here, that guy will definitely have to judge this beautiful woman again, and his heart is in turmoil.
However, at this moment, Zhao Yun did not have the mind to appreciate such a beautiful woman, and his heart suddenly became a little nervous.
He didn't expect that Yuan Xi returned here not to see Yuan Shao for the first time, but to be brought here to meet his mother first. Now, since he has arrived here, it means that Yuan Xi has returned home, so Yuan Xi naturally has to put it down. But what about this one? When his mother saw the injuries on Yuan Xi's body, she would definitely have to be sent to the bedroom, and then call the doctor Lang Zhong to treat it. In this way, he and the strong man are just pretending to be Yuan Xi's guards, and it is impossible to follow him into his bedroom, right? If you can't follow in, then it means that when Yuan Xi leaves the back of the strong man, Yuan Xi can get out of his own coercion. In this way, as long as Yuan Xi screams. Countless Yuan soldiers came out to arrest Zhao Yun and the strong men of the New Han Army.
Once his identity is revealed now, then it is impossible to assassinate Yuan Shao again. You have to start now. You have to fight into the palace and out of Yecheng.
"Don't move! Don't touch Yuan Xigongzi. Zhao Yun saw that someone was about to come over and help Yuan Xi off the back of the strong man, and Zhao Yun hurriedly shouted.
The Liu family and the few people who wanted to help Yuan Xi down were also stunned by Zhao Yun's drink, and looked at Zhao Yun a little stunned.
"Now you can't move Yuan Xigongzi, the injuries on his body are too severe, in addition to the broken ribs, his internal organs are also displaced. When you move it casually. I'm afraid that Yuan Xigongzi will be injured and injured soon, and there is a possibility, there will be an accident......" Zhao Yun said with a stern face: "Now, it is best not to move for the time being, and after meeting the lord, make plans, it is best to invite a doctor who understands bones to come and see him first, otherwise ......"
"What? Xi'er, he was hurt so badly? Hurry, hurry. Don't move. "The Liu family listened to Zhao Yun say so strictly, it seemed that if they moved, their son's life would be in danger. She panicked a little.
"Mother...... Listen, listen to his ......" Yuan Xi's face was frighteningly pale, and sweat broke out from time to time. It seems that he is really in pain at the moment.
Actually, he's at the moment. I was terrified and nervous. This big man with him on his back. Strong as an ox, carrying him all the way to Yecheng, it seems that he is still out of breath and his face is not red. Lying on the back of this big man, the bulging muscles made him feel a little painful. The arms, as thick as the mouth of a bowl, seemed to be full of strength. And he, on the other hand, has small arms and legs. He was sure that if under the current situation, he really left Zhao Yun and this strong man's control, I was afraid that this strong man would pinch him to death first. He secretly glanced at Zhao Yun, and when he saw the cold chill flashing in Zhao Yun's eyes, he felt a chill down his spine, and his neck felt a little numb.
To kill him, it was really just a matter of Zhao Yun and the strong man stretching out their hands. At this critical juncture, Yuan Xi naturally did not dare to make a mistake, and did not dare to break away from the control of Zhao Yun and the strong man.
Under Zhao Yun's faint gaze, Yuan Xi had no choice but to shake his head desperately and said: "Mother, you don't have to worry about the children first, hurry, go and invite your father, we have 100,000 urgent information to report to your father." ”
The small life was pinched in the hands of Zhao Yun and the strong man, Yuan Xi didn't dare to have Sihao's scheming thoughts, and hurriedly pretended to be very urgent.
"At this time, I still see you, what doesn't care about your father? Don't move yet, wait, my mother will go and ask our best doctor in Yecheng to treat your injuries now. Liu stepped forward with a painful face, and said with Yuan Xi's pale face.
"Oh, mother, this is information related to the lives of our entire army, and now, the child is going to see his father." Yuan Xi glanced at Liu and said.
"Your father is not in the palace now, and he left the palace early in the morning. Even if you want to see your father, you have to wait until your father comes back. Liu didn't notice Yuan Xi's eyes, after all, Zhao Yun was staring at him from the side, and he didn't dare to show any traces, so Liu really didn't notice the look in Yuan Xi's eyes. Of course, even if Liu saw it, I was afraid that she wouldn't understand what Yuan Xi wanted to say.
At this time, Zhao Yun listened to Liu's words, and was also taken aback, didn't Yuan Shao order people to wait for Yuan Xi, and sent Yuan Xi as soon as he entered the city? However, Yuan Shao is not here? Also left the "palace"?
Yuan Xi's heart was also cold when he heard this, and he asked urgently: "Dad went out of the palace?" So what are you waiting for? Hurry up and ask Daddy to come back. ”
"There's a lot going on in the city now, and I don't know where your father went, so how can we go to find him and come back?" Liu said hurriedly: "Xi'er, no matter, my mother will call someone to treat your injuries first."
"This ...... Mother, the child really has important information, quickly call more people to find Daddy, and ask Daddy to come back. "Yuan Xi is gone, my mother is going to see someone to treat her injuries, so as soon as the person who is called arrives, she will have to be put down from behind this strong man, and when the time comes, it will be your own death.
"What are you anxious about? No matter what is a big thing, you must heal Xi'er's injuries first. Liu's demeanor was a little resolute.
"Oh, mother, you, you are going to kill the child, if you don't report the important information to your father and atone for your sins, you will lose such an important city of Handan with the child. Fathers will have to heal their children's sins. Yuan Xi was really anxious, and he didn't see his father Yuan Shao. It's yourself who dies. He had guessed it in his heart now. Zhao Yun came here to definitely want to assassinate his father. However, having a choice between his own life and his father's life, he still hopes that he can live. What's more, when Zhao Yun sees his father Yuan Ru, he may not die, but if he doesn't see him, he will die immediately. So, he almost yelled, "Mother." Don't mess around, send someone to ask Daddy to come back. ”
"You kid, what's the hurry? How dare your father punish you? I'm afraid, as soon as I am afraid, I have my mother to take care of you, see what he dares to do with you! Liu said with a domineering face: "Our Liu family has done so many things for your father, without our support, he can have today?" My mother didn't believe that he dared to turn the sky upside down! ”
"Mother, you ......" Yuan Xi rolled his eyes and scolded in his heart. Slut, if you don't follow the child's will, and don't use your father to cure the child's sin, you will die soon. Out of the corner of his eye. Zhao Yun's face was as deep as water, and there was a faint murderous aura emanating out, which made his heart secretly frightened.
"Report ......"
It was at this time. Suddenly there was an urgent report from outside the hall, and it followed. It seemed to be the sound of someone falling, and a bloody Yuan soldier broke in. As soon as he broke in, he fell to the ground again.
The sudden intrusion surprised everyone in this hall.
"Oh no...... Lord...... The lord had just inspected a military camp in the city, and was suddenly killed by spies, and the lord, the lord, and he had ...... I've been assassinated......"
With a bang, the news of Yuan Bing was like a thunderbolt, which shocked everyone in the hall for a moment.
Yuan Shao has been assassinated?
"What do you say? Say it again! Liu's face was pale, his body was a little shaky, as if he was standing unsteadily, and he staggered forward two steps.
"The lord and the lord were assassinated...... this Yuan soldier seemed to have completed his mission, and after finishing speaking, he rolled his eyes and stopped moving, and he didn't know whether he was dead or unconscious.
"No...... No, how could it be ......" Liu Shi heard clearly, and suddenly his body went limp, and he fell to the ground in despair.
And Yuan Xi, he was also stiff and panicked. Because he didn't know that if his father was really assassinated, what would be the fate waiting for him, could this Zhao Yun let himself go?
"No, it's impossible...... That, that...... It may be my father's substitute, substitute ......" Yuan Xi didn't dare to say it loudly, but said to Zhao Yun in a low voice.
Zhao Yun was in a hurry at this moment, when he heard Yuan Bing's report just now, he almost wanted to turn around and break out of the palace and go to pick up Tai Shi Ci and Shi A. He didn't expect Tai Shi Ci to do it so quickly.
However, he always remembered what Yuan Xi said in his heart, Yuan Shao had a stand-in, so he forcibly resisted his impulse. Whether it's true or not, if you haven't been exposed for the time being, then don't take the initiative to expose yourself.
In addition, there is one thing that makes Zhao Yun feel a little strange. Yuan Shao's assassination was originally a big deal, and in Yecheng, I am afraid that he has already shouted for murder, and he has already been in chaos. However, at this moment, Zhao Yun did not notice any big movement in Yecheng. Or, Yecheng is in chaos now, but he is now in this palace and has not heard any movement outside the palace. However, no matter what, Yuan Shao was assassinated, and if this news can reach here, I believe it has already spread throughout the entire palace. However, now, there doesn't seem to be much turmoil in the palace, and even Zhao Yun didn't hear the movement of military horses in the palace. It's like Yuan Shao's assassination, which has nothing to do with the people in this palace, and it's unusually quiet.
In this way, Zhao Yun estimated that Tai Shici and the others may really have hit the auxiliary car by mistake, and the Yuan Shao they assassinated was not the real Yuan Shao.
Actually, Tai Shi Ci and they really did it.
Tai Shici, like Zhao Yun, observed the situation of the Yuan army and found that the soldiers of the Yuan army were very weak, but they were still forced by the generals of the Yuan army to defend Guangping City. He discussed with Zhao Yun, Gongsun Zhan, Xi Zhicai and others, and each launched a fierce attack on Yuan Shao's defense line. On the same day, he immediately mobilized a large army to kill under the city of Quang Binh, followed by the transfer of trebuchets, and launched a fierce attack on Quang Binh.
However, Quang Binh City is also a county town with strong walls and thick walls, and the army attacked for several days, but did not really break through Quang Binh City. Tai Shi Ci naturally would not order his sergeants to attack in a swarm. He could not afford the casualties of siege warfare. He only sent a small group of military horses to make a feint, hoping to find some weaknesses in Quang Binh City.
It's a pity that Yuan Jun was obviously prepared, and after a fierce battle for several days, Tai Shici had no choice.
Later, I thought of assassinating Yuan Shao first and breaking the fighting spirit of Yuan Jun from the root. There is one thing that the generals of the New Han Army are all the same, that is, none of them want to fight a cruel and protracted war with Yuan Shao in Yecheng.
It just so happened that Shi A and the others had already infiltrated Yecheng, so that Tai Shi Ci had the idea of sneaking into Yecheng to assassinate Yuan Shao directly.
According to the method provided by Shi A, Tai Shici took advantage of the fact that Yuan Bingqiang pulled Zhuang Ding to build a walled city wall for Yecheng, and they turned into ordinary ordinary people and were pulled by Yuan Jun as "Zhuang Ding".
Well, in order to improve the fortifications of Yecheng as much as possible, Yuan Shao not only ordered Yuan soldiers to drive the people in the city to do labor, but also forcibly recruited people from some cities and villages outside the city. Therefore, Tai Shici and others had a chance.
In addition, Shi A used some means to subdue a general under Yuan Shao's account. This general, with two thousand men under his hands, has two thousand men and horses. The main thing is that they directly restrained the good luck general, forced him to surrender, and after interrogation, Shi A and other brothers sneaked into Yuan Shao's family area to guard those generals, and secretly rescued the family members of the generals. This matter made him a little unaware, and Yuan Shao would not pay attention to these trivial things, so the general of the Yuan army completely surrendered. Of course, there is also the relationship between Shi A and others who move with affection and reason. Now, that Yuan army general is bent on serving the New Han Dynasty.
It was with the help of that general that the people and horses brought by Tai Shici all mixed into Yecheng. And, if he secretly replaced, Tai Shici's hundreds of New Han troops became Yuan soldiers under that general.
Shi A, Tai Shi Ci and others didn't know that Yuan Shao still had a stand-in. However, whether they knew it or not, after they arrived in Yecheng, they realized that it was really not easy to assassinate Yuan Shao.
Because Yuan Shao basically didn't show up during this time, he almost always hid in the palace. If they want to assassinate Yuan Shao, they must find a way to infiltrate the palace. However, it is not easy to sneak in, if you sneak in, if the palace is big, it is really difficult to find Yuan Shao hiding in that palace.
The general of the Yuan army who surrendered had no way to help Tai Shi Ci and Shi A and others to infiltrate the palace.
There was no way, everyone discussed, planning to create a big chaos, directly attacked and killed into the palace, Tai Shi Ci and Shi A and other masters, mixed among the ordinary people, mixed into the palace, and waited for Yuan Shao to suppress it, they immediately took action and killed Yuan Shao.
There is one point, Tai Shi Ci and Shi A also saw it, that is, the people in Yecheng have already forced Yuan Shao to levy labor, which has caused extreme dissatisfaction among the people in Yecheng, and has made the people in Yecheng complain.
The people of Yecheng are very depressed, and they have been suppressed to the point where they are close to the outbreak point. At this time, if there is a turmoil in Yecheng, then it is equivalent to throwing a fire into a pile of dry wood, and it will immediately burn violently.
They are in the process of perfecting this method, and they have not yet discussed it.
Early that morning, someone suddenly came to report that Yuan Shao was going to inspect the barracks in person and to come to express his condolences to the soldiers in the barracks.
In fact, Yuan Shao only got the 50,000 cavalry of Han Meng in Maocheng who was attacked by the New Han army, and he was worried that Handan City would be lost, so he transferred 50,000 military horses from Yecheng's army and prepared to send them to Handan City early in the morning. But before they could set off, some of the defeated soldiers of Handan City fled back and said that Handan had been lost. This news made Yuan Shao confused all of a sudden, he inspected the military camp early in the morning, just to see the strength of the various military camps in Yecheng, and prepared to transfer more parts to kill Handan City together and take back the important Handan City.
And the news that Yuan Shao was going to patrol the camp surprised Tai Shici, Shi A and others.
As a result, Yuan Shao patrolled to the military camp where they were, and Tai Shici suddenly burst out, stabbed Yuan Shao to death with a halberd and cut off Yuan Shao's head. (To be continued......)