Chapter Eighty-Nine: The Seizure of Military Power
Jiao Touch led two thousand men and horses to wait fifteen miles away from the camp of Liyi, and two hours had passed, and Yuan Xi and his party still didn't come out, so they couldn't help but become anxious.
"Alas...... I really shouldn't let Gongzi Xi enter the wolf's den of Koji Yi, it's been so long, and if he doesn't come out for a long time, I'm afraid it's not good! Jiao Touch stood in front of the horse, letting the cold wind blow his face hurt, muttering softly, a sense of foreboding echoed in his heart, lingering.
At this moment, two horses galloped from a distance, and when they heard the sound of the horses' hooves, fast and powerful, they knew that they were definitely a good horse.
In the blink of an eye, two horses came in front of them, both of whom were burly and majestic. Jiao Touch knew one of them, it was none other than Zhenxi General Ko Yi, the person he was most worried about!
"Koji...... Koji shogun? Y-Why are you here? Although he was a little afraid of Koji Yi in his heart, as a colleague, Jiao Touch still had to say hello hard.
Koji Yi's face was like frost, and he didn't say anything, the general talisman in his hand lit up, and he said loudly: "The general of Prince Xi is here, everyone listen to the order!" According to the Xiongnu soldiers we captured, Jiao Touch colluded with the Huns, ambushed the boy, and the crime was unforgivable, so he was killed on the spot to set an example! ”
"You put ......"
Jiao Touch was shocked and angry, but the word "fart" had not yet been spoken, and the knife flashed. The "Tiger Roar" broadsword in Wang's hands was swung out, and Jiao Touch's head had already been cut off. Poor Jiao Touch, only to see the other party coming, before he could take precautions, he was cut off his head, and accidentally lost his life.
"On the orders of Childe, kill the traitor Jiao Touch!" Wang Shuang's head fell to the ground without waiting for Jiao's touch, rode forward, took it in his hand, and shouted majestically.
These people were originally Koji's subordinates, and they had been following Koji for four or five years, and they were still very afraid of Koji in their hearts. In addition, Koji Yi has a general charm in his hand, and Jiao Touch is dead, so everyone does not dare to speak anymore.
However, there were more than a dozen anxious cronies with knives in their hands, shouting and pounced, in a vain attempt to kill Liyi and Wang Shuang with the help of many people, but as soon as they pounced, they were killed by Wang Shuang's flying knife, and their heads were rolling all over the ground, and more than a dozen corpses were ambushed.
Lu Yi lit up the general Fu and said loudly: "The general Fu is here, Yuan Xigongzi was ambushed by the Huns on the way to the military camp, and the murderer behind the scenes was Jiao Touch, who was killed just now." It was he who colluded with the Huns and ambushed Yuan Xigongzi on the way again. As a result, the second son was seriously injured and in danger, and entrusted the army to a certain person on the bed, from now on, my Koji Shutong is still the commander of your army, and everyone listens to me! ”
"Willing to obey the general!" The main general is dead, these soldiers are leaderless, plus Koji Yi is their old boss, and he has a general talisman in his hand, and everyone expresses their support for Koji Yoshi.
In order to cover people's eyes, it was not enough to just kill Yuan Xi's entourage, Hao Zhao followed Yuan Mai's instructions, found a soldier who was a little similar to Yuan Xi and dressed up as Yuan Xi, brought more than 200 fake entourage, rode the horses of Yuan Xi and others when they came, and left the camp with great fanfare, heading west.
In order to deceive some soldiers who did not know the truth, Hao Zhaohe personally sent them to the door, and deliberately said goodbye loudly: "Xi Gongzi go slowly, thank you for coming to visit Mai Gongzi, the Hua Tuo Divine Doctor you brought is really clever, and it actually brought Mai Gongzi back to life!" ”
After "Yuan Xi" and the others left, the news of Yuan Mai's resurrection immediately spread in the barracks. This barracks of more than 17,000 people stretches for more than three miles. Only more than 2,000 henchmen of the Chinese army's big tent participated in this pit killing operation, and most of the rest of the soldiers were kept in the dark and did not know anything about the incident.
In order to make the soldiers believe that they were indeed brought back to life, Yuan Mai found a few soldiers who could speak well and sneaked into the camps to spread rumors, saying that Yuan Mai was indeed dead after being shot by the Huns, but Yuan Xigongzi found the "miracle doctor" Hua Tuo to treat his injuries, and he actually came back to life and pulled the life back from the ghost gate, which is really a miracle.
"Oops...... It seems that everyone is crying in vain, and it is really a blessing to buy a son. If you don't die in a big disaster, you will have a blessing! We will be able to make contributions in the future! ”
"Hua Tuo's divine doctor is really powerful, Mai Gongzi has been dead for two days, and he can still come back to life, he is really a divine doctor!"
"Yuan Xi Gongzi is really a good brother, what a caring person, he was able to find the Hua Tuo Divine Doctor of Xianyun Yehe to treat his brother, what a good brother! The affection between the brothers is truly enviable! ”
The news of Yuan Mai's resurrection spread in the barracks overnight, and the three of them became tigers, and everyone had different opinions. The soldiers who didn't believe it couldn't stand the words of the people around them, and the people of this era were generally ignorant, so most of the people believed in Yuan Mai's resurrection. Except for the 2,000 henchmen who participated in the operation, few people knew that this was a conspiracy to "kill brothers and seize power".
Ko Yi and Wang Shuang killed Jiao Touch, brought the 2,000 men and horses into the camp of the Northern Expeditionary Army, and ordered them to be temporarily in charge of the command. Immediately, he and Hao Zhao took a thousand cavalry, and rushed to the Yin Pavilion camp one hundred and fifty miles away in the starry night, and went to take over the remaining 18,000 troops.
In the early morning, the three of them led a thousand cavalry to the gate of the Yin Pavilion camp, for the old boss holding the talisman, the soldiers guarding the door did not dare to slack off, opened the camp gate, and let Lu Yi and his party in.
"Quickly take down Jiao Tong and others, the two dog thieves and brothers colluded with the Huns, first ambushed the fourth prince in front, and then shot Xi Gongzi behind, the crime is unforgivable, and it will be executed on the spot immediately!"
Lu Yi had already learned from the mouths of the soldiers that there were still those people in the camp who were Yuan Xi's henchmen, so as soon as he entered the camp gate, he ordered the gate to be closed, and no one was allowed to ride out. Then let Wang Shuang bring 500 elites and search for Yuan Xi's henchmen all over the camp.
Jiao Tong was woken up while he was still asleep, knowing that things had changed, he hurriedly put on his clothes and got up, and was rushed in by Wang Shuang with someone, followed by Zhou Cang, both of whom were carrying bright swords, which made Jiao Tong tremble.
"Where is General Yuan Xi's seal?" Wang Shuang asked sharply.
Jiao Tong was already heartbroken, kneeling down and begging for mercy: "Everything is instructed by Yuan Xi, and the last general is just acting on orders, not doing my business!" As he spoke, he pointed to the seal ribbon on the head of the bed, "The second son's seal ribbon is here, when he was about to go out, he entrusted me to take charge, and now I am dedicated to the two, please forgive a certain life!" ”
Zhou Cang recognized this person as the general who Qiao pretended to be a Hun general and led his troops to pursue him, and gritted his teeth and said: "When you trampled on the second brother Fan on horseback, did you ever think that there would be today?" You colluded with the Huns to ambush Mai Gongzi in front, and then shot Xi Gongzi, the crime is unforgivable, I came to take your dog's life! Your brother is dead and is waiting for you on the Yellow Springs Road, so go and meet him quickly! ”
Before the words fell, a knife swung out, cutting off Jiao Tong's head, and blood splattered five steps. Yang Tian shouted: "Brother Fan, I Zhou Cang has avenged you!" ”
After an hour's pursuit, all the people who belonged to Yuan Xi's henchmen who came from Yecheng, from the colonels and lieutenants to the ordinary soldiers of the army commander, were all arrested, and they were all slaughtered without saying any reason, and there was no more fish that slipped through the net.
Because these people are Yuan Xi's henchmen, they have enjoyed good treatment since they first came to the Yin Pavilion camp, and they are usually powerful. The veterans in the barracks were very disgusted, but because Yuan Xi was the main general, although the veterans were dissatisfied, they only dared to be angry and did not dare to speak. At this moment, seeing Yuan Xi's henchmen being slaughtered, everyone felt schadenfreude.
After purging Yuan Xi's henchmen, Liyi gathered the three armies and announced loudly: "The two brothers Jiao Touch and Jiao Tong conspired to collude with the Xiongnu and wanted to try Yanmen. first ambushed Gongzi Yuan Mai in front, causing Gongzi to be wounded by an arrow; Later, he booby-trapped his son Yuan Xi, causing the lord to lose his beloved son. On the orders of the fourth prince Yuan Mai, the traitor Jiao Touch and others have been beheaded; From now on, you will still be in charge of a certain temporary! ”
"Willing to obey the dispatch of the fourth prince and the general koji!"
More than 10,000 people have expressed their obedience to Yuan Mai and Liyi's control, and there are no extraneous branches. Among them, the person who once pretended to be a Hun soldier only learned that the person who ambushed that day was the fourth son of the lord. However, the princes and nobles are vying for power and profit, and the matter of brothers fighting against the wall is not uncommon, as long as the above is not investigated, who dares to stand up and ask for trouble, indicating that the Hun soldiers that day are pretending to be themselves and others, and they all pretend that nothing like this has ever happened.
After pacifying the three armies, Lu Yi came to Hao Zhao and Wang Shuang to ask for the seal, but Hao Zhao refused: "The boy has an order, you will be in charge of the charm, and the seal ribbon will be handed over to Lord Tian Feng, and after the lord makes an appointment, he will hand over the seal ribbon and the charm to the commander!" ”
Although Koji Yi was unhappy in his heart, he had no choice but to accept it. The next day, Yuan Mai and Tian Feng rushed to the city of Yinguan with a team of 18,000 people, and the two armies converged in one place and set up a large camp that stretched for ten miles.
Yuan Maixiu wrote a letter to Yuan Shao, weeping bitterly in the letter, and very sadly introduced the fact that Yuan Xi was ambushed by the Huns and lost his life, and asked his father to make a decision, and mourn and change. Then let Tian Chou bring the letter and escort Yuan Xi's coffin back to Yecheng for burial.