Chapter Fifty-Six: Joint Sword and Crossbow
Since the coalition forces gathered in the sour jujube, there has been a bleak scene in the sour jujube city.
For the people, the war disaster is the most terrible disaster in the world, and there is no one!
The vast majority of the people have taken refuge in the city, except for the poor, who have nowhere to go, and a few large families, who have stayed in the city. The former is helpless and can only hope for a miracle; The latter have the bottom of their hearts, no matter how the world changes, they can be safe and sound, because they have wealth, power and connections!
However, in recent days, large households have also begun to be unsettled. The reason is very simple, the five ministers who are more powerful and connected than them are facing a catastrophe, and the identity of the scholars is no longer an iron ticket to avoid death.
If it is said that it is Dong Zhuo's kind of vulgar martial artist who is in charge, it is easy to understand, but this time, it is the celebrities who want to kill people, and the heroes in Sour Zao City are also in danger for a while, and there is a great sense of sadness for the rabbit and the fox.
In fact, the news didn't spread so quickly, but in the county jail, the incessant scolding has explained everything. The news had already spread throughout the city, and even spread to the entire Chen Liuguo.
"You rebellious ministers and thieves, who are ostensibly under the orders of the king, do not dare to dishonor. In fact, he is just jealous of Dong Zhuo, and intends to follow suit, they are all raccoon dogs, and now they are even imprisoned by the minister of state, intending to murder, such people, what else dare to talk about Wang Zuo's righteousness? ”
The most fierce scolding is Hu Muban. Although he was not the main one on this mission, he was the most angry.
At that time, he and Zhang Miao and others were called the Eight Chefs, because they were righteous and squandered money, and in the disaster of the party, they relied on righteous indignation and money to save many scholars, and their popularity was very good, and he himself was very proud.
Who would have thought that he would send an envoy in the name of the imperial court, but end up in such a field, he was ashamed and angry, but he was angry.
The scolded dog was drenched in blood, but Wang Kuang still persuaded bitterly: "Ji You, don't be impatient, Bohai is just sad and his family died tragically, and he is angry for a while, Kuang and the monarchs will try to persuade him, so don't add fuel to the fire." ”
"Angry? Dong Zhuo entered the court, but he still obeyed the orders of the late general, but he didn't know whose order Yuan Benchu served? Three Princes? Joke, the three princes are in Luoyang, when and where, and to whom will the order be conveyed? When did it come to Yuan Benchu's hands? ”
The celebrities and gentlemen went on a rampage, and the madness was almost the same, and Hu Muban's words were not as mean as You Heng, but they were also a bit indistinguishable from the enemy.
"Yuan Benchu caused an accident for no reason, and he took the blame for himself and harmed Yuan Gong's family. What about you? Whose order did you take, first in Hanoi, tyrannical and cruel to the people, Dong Zhuo, and then stationed troops at the ferry, pointing at Luoyang? Don't you know that your actions are tantamount to rebellion? The soldiers and civilians of Luoyang were shocked overnight, are they all because of you? ”
The more he scolded, the more excited he became, and finally stood up, pointed at Wang Kuang's nose and shouted: "What is particularly shameful is that you sent your son to commit murder, but you didn't handle things well, you only hurt Dong Zhuo's ear, and you never cut the grass and eradicate the roots. Do you still have the face to persuade me? Don't go quickly, so as not to be humiliated again and hurt the relatives of the two families! ”
Wang Kuang couldn't persuade his brother-in-law, so he could only sigh and retreat, and behind him, Hu Muban still shouted and scolded himself.
As soon as he went out, Yu Ban greeted him.
"Lord, you still don't want to come again, the envoy is very strong-willed, far from being moved by words, but you are easy to leave people with an opportunity to take advantage of."
Wang Kuang shook his head, "At first, it was just a moment of sadness, angry and evil, and he didn't really want to do anything to me, but Ji You just ......" said, he sighed again.
Yu Ban said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, the lord has already been trusted, maybe he is already on the way back to the camp, with the son here, all problems should be solved." ”
"What? Pengju is coming back? ”
Wang Kuang's face changed drastically, and he paused: "What is he doing when he comes back?" With his temper, coming back will only add to the chaos! Moreover, he is back, what to do with the Tiger Prison? What about the march into Luoyang? Abolishing state affairs because of personal feelings, how can this be done by a courtier? ”
"......" is forbidden and cannot be answered.
According to Wang Yu's prior arrangement, and his usual style, when he came back this time, he was going to make a big fuss, maybe he would rob someone or something, so Yu Ban was ready to turn his face and do it.
However, it is easy to rob people, and the aftermath is troublesome.
Wang Kuang's worries, Yu Ban understood, but he didn't think much about it, it was not within his scope of responsibility. According to the lord's explanation, he only needs to train the soldiers well and do a good job in defense, and the overall strategy or something, as long as he trusts the lord and does not disobey it.
Wang Kuang didn't expect to get an answer, and after getting along these days, he was already familiar with this taciturn subordinate.
As Wang Yu said, this person has a rigorous personality and is well-organized, and he is indeed not brilliant on the surface. However, anyone who understands the art of war and looks at the effectiveness of the ban on military training, as well as the camps and cordons arranged, will know what it means that a good fighter has no outstanding merits.
In this regard, Wang Kuang can only sigh with amazement.
He heard the housekeeper Wang Lang say that when Wang Yu picked someone that day, he walked around the crowd at random, and then randomly named a person and asked for a name, and as a result, he picked out such a person who can be called a famous general.
Is it luck? Or is it vision? Only the son who has become unfathomable knows that Lao Wang Kuang has no time to think deeply.
In fact, if it weren't for the fact that Hu Muban's affairs were too involved and the consequences were too serious, he originally didn't plan to meddle in family affairs, especially military affairs. The son is doing a good job, just leave it to him.
But if the matter of Hu Muban is not handled well, I am afraid that it will ...... Alas! Lao Wang Kuang sighed again, raised his eyes to hope, only to see the remnant sun like blood, the sky was hazy, and his mood became heavier and heavier.
Because his mood was too heavy, he didn't notice it, Yu Ban's face was silent, but his hand kept pressing on the hilt! It can be seen from the green tendons on the back of his hand that he is holding it quite hard!
This is a signal, the Taishan soldiers who received the signal, are all in full spirit, on the strong crossbow in their hands, although the arrows have not been put on it, but the bowstring has already been tightened, and they can enter the battle state at any time!
At swords' points!
Waiting for the forbidden battle is not without purpose.
A courtyard on the side of the road was crowded with people.
At a glance, it is full of sturdy armor soldiers, and Feng Ji is mixed in them, looking extremely thin. At this moment, Feng Ji was also holding the hilt of the sword, his face was full of eagerness, and he looked eager to break out of the door and kill.
"How? Is there a chance? ”
The object of his inquiry was a military general, who stood in the corner of the wall, watching the movement outside under the cover of the eaves. He didn't say anything for a while, until the footsteps outside faded away, and then he turned around and shook his head slightly.
"Still not?" Feng Ji said very dissatisfiedly: "General Gao, the lord has ordered, don't be afraid of making a big fuss, as long as you can take down Wang Kuang, even if you pay a certain price." ”
"Mr. Yuantu, if it weren't for the cowardice of the last general and the disobedience to the lord's orders, the enemy was really heavily guarded, and there was no gap."
The military general frowned slightly, but still patiently explained: "The city defense of Suojube City, after all, is controlled by Zhang Miao and others, although the last general has more soldiers, but in the face of the enemy who is waiting for the battle, he can't rush to fight before Zhang Miao interferes, and fight quickly." What's more, although the enemy general is an unknown person, it can be seen from the appearance of his army that his ability to manage the army is extraordinary, and it is not known whether he may be defeated in a hurry. ”
As he spoke, he arched his hand: "Mr. Yuantu, if you bear the consequences, then the general will do what Mr. wants, how about pursuing Wang Kuang?" ”
Long before assisting Yuan Shao, Feng Ji was already a famous man in Nanyang, and he had a big temper, where could he stand the confrontation of a general, even if the other party was right.
"Humph!" He glared at the general, snorted coldly, and walked away.
"Brother Gao......" The surrounding soldiers all looked at the main general with some concern, they didn't know where that Mr. Yuantu was powerful, but all kinds of signs showed that this famous man was indeed very powerful, otherwise how could he be valued by the Yuan family of the fourth world and the third duke?
The master of his own family has angered this person, it is difficult to ensure that the other party will not retaliate, a military general born in the army, no matter how good his martial arts are, how can he be worthy of the anger of a celebrity?
"Let him go, I haven't gotten to the point where I want to make a fortune by flattering and getting promoted! The order went down, and the troops were collected and returned to the camp. ”
"Whoa!"
……
"Report to the lord, the king has left from the west gate and joined the large group of men and horses outside the city, and the Bohai soldiers and horses have also collected their troops and returned to the camp and gone out from the east gate."
"Whew, it's okay, I finally didn't do anything...... Zhang Miao let go of the hand that was pinching his brows, and let out a long breath, only to feel that his body was soft and had no strength at all.
The princes already had a lot of discord, surging like an undercurrent under the ice. The victory of the tiger prison is like a sledgehammer, directly smashing the ice surface, revealing the undercurrent; And the envoys of the imperial court were like pouring oil on the fire, pushing the alliance to the brink of collapse at once.
Today's tense scene is not the first time Zhang Miao has experienced it, but it makes his heart beat every time.
He can now rely on his status as a host and relatively strong strength to make both sides of the conflict have some scruples. But this kind of confrontation has lasted for a long time, and it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no accidents, and once the fight starts, he can't stay out of the matter, so he can only choose one side to join, which is the most headache for him.
From the bottom of his heart, he prefers to choose Wang Kuang's side, he is an old friend with Wang Kuang, and his friendship with Hu Muban is not shallow. Although Wang Yu's credit made him a little red, it was just red, and he was still far from turning against him.
For Yuan Shao, he is pure dissatisfaction.
Yuan Shao is famous, and he originally respected the other party very much, but these things that Yuan Shao did under the banner of the leader of the alliance were really unconvincing. Even if you want to fight for merit and fire, you have to wait until you enter Luoyang, so what kind of charter is it now?
Despite this, he still does not want real infighting, it is not a question of which side will win, but once the infighting begins, the great cause of King Qin will die halfway. Yuan Shao and the others don't need to make other small moves, as long as they return to their respective jurisdictions, the alliance will fall apart.
Han Fu returned to Jizhou, Yuan Shao returned to Bohai, did Gongsun Chan dare to continue to stay?
Kong Ling and Liu Dai returned to Yuzhou and Yanzhou, can Tao Qian have no worries?
The Hanoi Army is the same, the party guards Zhang Yang and Yuan Shao are the same nostrils, no matter how good Wang Yu is, does he dare to let Zhang Yang hovering in Hanoi?
In the end, only Yuan Shu has no worries.
However, Sun Jian, who relied on Yuan Shu as a dry city, was defeated and wiped out in Liang County, even if he survived, he didn't know when he wanted to regain his strength, without Sun Jian, what else could Yuan Shu do?
When the time comes, Zhang Miao's people will be alone, either give up or go deep alone. So, if possible, he still wants to maintain the alliance.
However, it backfired, and it was easy to send away Wang Kuang, who couldn't figure out the situation, and Feng Ji, who had ill intentions, but the bad news still didn't let go of Zhang Miao.
"Report ...... Lord, Luoyang has a letter, Dong Zhuo proposed to move the capital at the court meeting, Taiwei Huang Wan and Situ Yang Biao tried their best to stop it, and now Luoyang is in chaos, and the people have fled! ”
"What?" Zhang Miao was shocked, this news came at such an inopportune time, it was simply a heavy push for the coalition forces!
"Report ...... Lord, Yuan Bohai raised the account and summoned all the princes to discuss the matter! ”
"......" Zhang Miao was cold all over his body, and Yuan Shao's move was clearly about to have a showdown.