Chapter 54: The Pearl of the Night
Ji Ling was killed, and the army that went out was wiped out, this news surprised Yuan Shu, he didn't expect that although he had attached great importance to this group of Yellow Turban Army, and even specially asked Ji Ling to bring more troops to the battle, but his army was still defeated by the other party, which made him feel very puzzled, did this group of Yellow Turban Army really become so strong, or they had been hiding their strength before. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Yuan Shu was shocked in his heart, and soon news came that the Yellow Turban Army began to divide the fields on their own territory and recruit people, obviously planning to live here for a long time, and they even regarded these places as their own territory, which made Yuan Shu angry, Runan has always been his territory, how can he tolerate others getting involved, Yuan Shu can't bear this breath.
"Zhang Xun, I appoint you as the commander of the three armies, you immediately order all the people, I will personally go to meet these Yellow Turban thieves for a while!"
Yang Hong on the side was shocked, and hurriedly stopped him: "The lord can't, the lord must not, it's enough for the army to go out with General Zhang, how can you personally risk your life, the yellow turban thieves are big now, we might as well unite the officials and troops of Yuzhou and Yingchuan to join forces to suppress them, I believe that in this way, we will be able to completely eradicate them." ”
Yang Hong's words made Yuan Shu very dissatisfied, he meant that Nanyang Jun couldn't solve a few yellow turban thieves by himself? Do you also want to ask for help from the officers and soldiers in Yingchuan and Yuzhou? If the officers and troops of these two places are brought in, won't it lead the wolf into the house, and the disaster will be endless?
"It's just a thief, we can solve it ourselves, so why bother others, besides, Runan has been my Yuan family's fief since ancient times, how can outsiders get their hands on it? Master Yang, you just stay, don't go out with the army! ”
Yuan Shu's face was pale, and Yang Hong wanted to say more, but he waved his sleeves and interrupted: "I have made up my mind, there is no need to discuss it, Zhang Xun, you order all the soldiers and horses, bring them all, this time we must completely wipe them out!" ”
Yuan Shu gritted his teeth, Zhang Xun had doubts, but seeing the appearance of the lord, he obviously couldn't listen to the advice of others, even Yang Hong, who had always been a big celebrity, was stunned, Zhang Xun was just a second-rate general, and his status was far inferior to Yang Hong, so he didn't dare to say it.
Yuan Shu still has less than 30,000 troops left at this time, of which there are less than 5,000 elite soldiers, and his old foundation is only more than 20,000 people, so Ji Ling has already been defeated, and now there are more than 20,000 newly recruited soldiers among these 30,000 people, and some county soldiers, the combat effectiveness is not guaranteed at all, although it seems that there are many people, but when it comes to combat effectiveness, it is far worse than the 10,000 people that Ji Ling took away before, this is the place where Zhang Xun rushed to doubt before, Yuan Shu is the lord, He should be very clear about how many people he has under his command and how many recruits there are, but since this is the case, why does he insist on sending troops, which makes Zhang Xun feel very puzzled.
Zhang Xun is also a veteran under Yuan Shu, when he was a general of the Tiger Ben, he was a military marquis under him, managing 500 people, and after he came to Runan, Zhang Xunde's official position also rose, and gradually became the second military general under Yuan Shu.
However, because of the existence of Ji Ling, although Zhang Xun is the second person, his sense of existence has not been strong, and Yuan Shu does not often use him, although Zhang Xun is dissatisfied with this, but he himself also knows that he has a few catties and a few taels, and Ji Ling's martial arts far surpass him, so he is deeply loved by Yuan Shu, and he wants martial arts without martial arts, and he has no strategy for strategy, and he is not outstanding in all aspects, so he is not taken seriously.
It's just that I didn't expect that Ji Ling led the troops to conquer the Yellow Turban Army, but he was defeated in two battles, and finally ended up being defeated and killed, which made Zhang Xun's status in the Nanyang Army greatly improved all of a sudden.
That night, Zhang Xun quietly came to Yang Hong's mansion and asked him for advice.
"Lord Yang, Zhang Xun's self-measured martial arts are not as good as Ji Ling, and his strategy is not as good as you, although he is cautious in governing the army, but there is nothing brilliant about it, now the lord orders me to lead the army to conquer the Yellow Turban Thief, and I will set off early tomorrow morning, Xun is worried, and I ask Mr. to guide me!"
Yang Hong as the master of Yuan Shu and long history, can be said to be deeply relied on by Yuan Shu, he is greedy and lustful, but the most favorite is antique jewelry, after the defeat of Yuan Shu, Yang Hong did not dare to defect to Cao Cao, afraid that Cao Cao would kill him, so he wanted to go south to Sun Ce, but his family wealth is too much, enough to load several carriages, dozens of sleeper boxes, the road is very slow, but before he arrived in Jiangdong, he was intercepted by Liu Xun, the Taishou of Lujiang on the road, all Yang Hong's treasures were confiscated by Liu Xun, Not a single one left.
After Zhang Xun finished speaking, he took out a package from his arms, which was wrapped in high-quality silk, and he handed this thing to Yang Hong, Yang Hong didn't want to accept his things, but he saw that this thing was faintly emitting green light through silk, and couldn't help but be very curious, so he asked with a smile: "General Zhang, what do you mean by this?" ”
"The last general knew that adults liked antiques, so he took out a night pearl that had been treasured at home for many years, and I heard that this night pearl was a peerless treasure given to Empress Lu by Emperor Gaozu back then!"
Zhang Xun's words made Yang Hong unable to hold back any longer, he knew that Zhang Xun had been a forbidden army in Luoyang City, when the court was in turmoil, after Shichang Temple killed He Jin, there was a fire in the two palaces, it is said that many rare treasures in the palace were lost after the fire was extinguished, this matter did not spread because it involved the dignity of the imperial court, but for people like Yang Hong who are very concerned about these things, it is not difficult to hear these news.
So after Zhang Xun said the identity of this night pearl, Yang Hong's heart became excited, he had already heard that the former dynasty Lu Hou had a night pearl as big as a goose egg, warm as jade, bright and bright, but he had never seen the real thing, so he had always been very curious about this matter, and today this night pearl was placed in front of him, how could Yang Hong not be moved.
Yang Hong didn't take Zhang Xun's things over at the first time, but said lightly: "I don't know what General Zhang wants to know, you might as well say it, let me think about it!" ”
Zhang Xun was overjoyed in his heart, Yang Hong said this, obviously he had promised to help him refer to it.