Chapter 46: The Remnant
Let's say that the former Hebei Sanxiong here is also the most promising to become the overlord, but Yuan Shao, the prince of the party, was beheaded in a remote corner of his base camp at such a night, and his situation is really so miserable, but there is a way that is yesterday's cause and today's effect, and who can tell the reincarnation of cause and effect.
And it was also at this time, in the school field, which was only two hundred steps away from the front gate of the west gate of Yecheng, the guards and horses who were already ready to go, everything was ready, and they were just waiting for Yuan Shao, the east wind to come, was here, still waiting for its arrival.
This school field is not strict, strictly speaking, this boundary is only a temporary foothold for the soldiers of the Yuan Army after entering the city or before leaving the city, and the surrounding area is also empty, there are no residential houses, only a circle of wooden fences enclose the school field, there is nothing to cover up, of course, it also avoids the possibility of voyeurism or ambush by people in the dark, but the place is indeed not small, enough to accommodate thousands of people and horses without congestion, but at this moment there are only two or three thousand people here, it really seems a little empty.
On the high platform in front of the school field where thousands of people and horses lined up, Jiang Qi, the confidant general sent by Yuan Shao to manage these people, stood upright, but he could only accompany the rear position, just because there were three people on the same high platform at the moment, but these three people were not others, it was the three sons under Yuan Shao's knees.
I saw that the first two did not give in to each other, but the age gap was quite large, one of them was already an adult, although the appearance was only a middle-aged person, but the appearance was dignified, at this time the battle robe stood up, with a clear sword around the waist, and there was also some general heroism. This is naturally the eldest prince Yuan Tan; The other face is still immature and squeamish, but he inherited the outstanding appearance of his father's son, only to see that the red lips and white teeth are not inferior to the daughter's family, although the body is not worthy of wearing armor, can only be replaced by a brocade robe, but it highlights his flirtatious popularity that is indistinguishable from his father, but it is not the third son Yuan Shang who is most loved by Yuan Shao.
However, the two stood side by side, without a single brother and brother, but in front of this guard and horse, waiting for their father to come to converge. also secretly thought of the competition. They must fight for one to stand at the forefront, and finally they have to fall down until the edge of the high platform is half a step further, and the two sides stop the fire, but this side stops. It's hard to do it in front of people. They can actually spark each other's eyes. I don't know how many rounds this is in the mental brain domain, and whether there is a winner or loser.
Yuan Tan, the second son, who was three or two steps behind them, looked distressed and helpless. This honest face is always hesitant when encountering things, not because he is afraid of the consequences of offending which side he will offend later, but he just wants to persuade both sides to think of brotherhood, don't just fight openly and secretly in front of people to fall into the laughing stock of others, but between his throat and mouth, he is thinking about both sides and his father's face, and I really don't know how to speak, so as to stop this contradiction that has no reason and no end.
The three brothers have different thoughts, in a triangular position, but the relationship between them does not have the slightest stability of that shape, which makes Jiang Qi, who is watching the fire behind him, frown, but he is now a group of people who have been attracted by the eldest prince Yuan Tan, although he will not dare to offend Yuan Shang for this, but he will not hesitate to stand on Yuan Tan's side on key issues.
In fact, this is also the most disadvantageous place for Yuan Shang compared to Yuan Tan at this time, after all, Yuan Shao loves him again, in the end he is still young, and he has not even had much contact with military affairs, where and Yuan Tan has long followed his father, and many generals in the army have some friendships, fortunately, although he is young, his eyesight and scheming are extraordinary, and he also knows how to take advantage of the situation, and because the second brother Yuan Yao expects to be impartial between the two, but seeing that Yuan Shang is in a weak position, most of them will stand on his side, and a lot of time it is not easy to teach Yuan Tan to succeed.
However, this Yuan Shang wants to say that the biggest backer is his father Yuan Shao, so he is more concerned about Yuan Shao's safety at this time than Yuan Tan, and he has been waiting for a long time, but he has not seen any figures or movements outside, and he can't help but feel bad in his heart. ”
Yuan Yao saw that Yuan Shang and the two of them still knew the balance and the bottom line, and they didn't make trouble out of control, and when he heard Yuan Shang mention his father, he also mentioned his worries, but he didn't shy away from Jiang Qi, and looked back at him and asked, "General Jiang, I don't know if there are other reasons for it?" ”
Jiang Qi frowned when he heard this, and after a while, he said: "If this is not the case, the last few soldiers who rode fast horses and feet will go along this road to find out the news." ”
said that it was to inquire about the news, but in fact, it was to check along the way to see if there was any accident.
The three brothers were unified, and at this time, the matter was important, and Yuan Shang was not in trouble with Yuan Tan, and they all knew how important their father Yuan Shao's storage was now, so after glancing at each other, they all nodded, and as for Yuan Yao on the side, it seemed a little dispensable.
As soon as the decision was made, the soldiers below did not notice anything abnormal, since they could be selected by Jiang Qi, of course, they were all according to Yuan Shao's thoughts, and only chose the martial arts that were not bad and obedient and loyal and reliable, even if they were really asked to wait here for a night, they would not have half a word of complaint.
It's just that a quarter of an hour has passed, and there is still no movement from Yuan Shao's place over there, and the soldiers sent out here have not returned, so Jiang Qi had to send them again, but he muttered to Yuan Tan in his heart.
Then another quarter of an hour passed, another quarter of an hour passed, Jiang Qi sent people again, but there was still no news, and then sent people and horses...... There was no news of the people sent out in succession, and they never saw back, Jiang Qi already had uneasy thoughts in his heart, and at this time, the uneasiness became more and more intense, although there was no anxiety on his face, but he said to Yuan Tan eagerly: "Eldest prince, it seems that something may have happened in it, let's send a team of people to search along the way first." ”
This time I want to send people again, of course, it can't be like the previous few times, just send a group of simple people, but it can't pull all the people out, after all, the street is not enough to accommodate it, so many people are filled with this street even if they encounter the enemy, but it is still a little difficult to perform, so it needs to be distributed, and some people will leave and some people will stay.
Jiang Qi only dragged Yuan Tan on board, and then ordered a few hundred people, and was about to leave, but who knew that this move made Yuan Shang suspicious, and he had to follow him, he also had a few relatives, as for the hundreds of people and horses that Jiang Qi selected, but they did not necessarily serve him, Yuan Shang thought that there would be no danger if he went.
Yuan Tanzheng didn't allow it, but after thinking about it, if he stayed here, he wouldn't be afraid of what would happen, if he followed the past together, he could follow and watch at any time, Jiang Qi had no choice but to follow Yuan Shang.
But no one can watch here, and someone with weight is needed, Yuan Yao is in charge, Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang are not so wary of him, but it is just right for this distribution.
However, it was said that Yuan Tan, Yuan Shang and Jiang Qi and their entourage set off from the school yard and only returned to the road from Yuan's mansion, and it was late at night, and there were occasional dim lights on both sides of the street, and some of the soldiers in front lit torches to illuminate the way forward.
They were a little careful along the way, not only to guard against any accidents, but also to pay attention to avoid any traces related to Yuan Shao being missed by themselves and others.
After walking like this for nearly two hundred steps, hundreds of people in front and behind were still a little careless on the street, and someone in front of them noticed something unusual, and when they quickly stopped their horses, even if they had already made a warning, there were still people behind who only cared about moving forward and almost crashed into the robe in front.
Yuan Tan and the other three were naturally watching from the front, and there were only a few soldiers in the front row of them with torches, their eyes were vigilant, Yuan Tan and Jiang Qi, who had stopped, glanced at each other, and they both saw that something was not good in each other's eyes, but on the other side, Yuan Shang had already shouted, and hurriedly drove his horse forward, bringing his clothes fluttering in the wind, and no one could hold him.
Seeing this, Yuan Tan hurriedly patted his horse and followed, how could Jiang Qi and the others ignore them, and naturally followed one by one.
Just after a dozen steps, Yuan Shang, who was rushing to the forefront, had already stopped his horse again, and Yuan Tan, who came closely, was about to reprimand him for acting rashly regardless of the overall situation, when he suddenly saw that this brother, who was usually always high-spirited and looked like a long-term sky, had a panic on his face at this moment, and his mouth was trembling and unspeakable, and his face couldn't help but be stunned under the strangeness in his heart, and then he followed the other party's distracted gaze and looked forward, and he couldn't help but exclaim.
The soldiers beside Jiang Qi hurriedly turned their horses and lifted the torches in their hands to illuminate the scene in front of them, and everyone's faces were frightened at this glance, Jiang Qi's mind was even more blank at that moment, he didn't expect how he could think of the worst outcome, but now it has become a fact in front of him, and he can't accept it for a while.
Yuan Shang has always been spoiled by his father, and his relationship with him is also the best, but at this time, he was just stunned in place, not moving, not saying a word, and even the expression on his face did not change, as if he couldn't get out of the devil; However, Yuan Tan and Yuan Shao's father and son had a very unpleasant quarrel several times, and he has always been calm and far beyond his actual age, and he was able to stabilize at this time, but he got off the horse, and went to the side with a torch to step forward, illuminating the street passage that was not cleaned up and just scattered a little blood with the wind but was left all over the ground with blurred flesh and blood, and the corpses of people and horses, just glanced at it, his brows wrinkled deeply, and ran to one of the corpses, this is a headless corpse, but he is the son of man, Can't even identify his father's clothes and corpse?
After a long time, I heard him grit his teeth and burst out of his mouth: "Wuna Lu Bu, Cao Cao, I, Yuan Tan, swear here, that I will not stand up to you!" (To be continued......)