Chapter 42: Effortlessly
Shangjun Sima Xue Heng walked into the lobby of the Taishou Mansion, hugged his fists and said: "My lord, the armies have been prepared, just wait for the sky to darken." ”
Wei Huang nodded, and said excitedly: "It's going to be a result tonight, Lu Bu!" The Taishi will definitely give a big reward! ”
Xue Heng frowned, hugged his fists and said, "My lord, is it really okay for us to do this?" Lu Bu had previously fought thousands of miles across the grassland with handsome iron horses, and many people in the county relied on him to return to their hometown alive! If we really do this, I'm afraid we will lose the hearts of the people! ”
Wei Huang said angrily: "In today's troubled times, what is the use of the people's hearts? Only strength is the guarantee of survival in troubled times! As long as Lu Bu is killed, the Taishi will definitely be awarded to high-ranking officials, and our strength will be even stronger! Don't say that again! When it gets dark, watch the city hold up the fire as a signal, and do it immediately! ”
"No." Xue Heng hugged his fists and promised.
"Before dark, the army outside the city must not make any move! We must not let Lu Bu discover the clues in advance! ”
"No." Xue Heng promised and retreated.
At this time, the situation in the city was as usual, Wei Huang did not arrange heavy troops in the city in order to prevent Zhang Lang from detecting his intentions, and at present, there were only nearly 2,000 guards in the city who directly guarded Wei Huang, and tens of thousands of troops were in the barracks outside the city. Wei Huang's wishful thinking was that he deliberately did not place troops in the city so that Zhang Lang was not vigilant, and then when night fell, the city tower was set on fire, and tens of thousands of troops poured into the city from the city gates on all sides after seeing the signal, killing the unsuspecting Zhang Lang and his soldiers, in order to be just in case, Wei Huang also had people prepare a large amount of firewood, grass and oil, ready to set fire to the manor when the attack was launched!
The sun is already setting in the west, and night is about to fall.
Kill! Suddenly there was a sound of killing outside the Taishou Mansion!
Wei Huang, who was in the study in the backyard, was taken aback when he heard the movement in front of him, and hurriedly got up and walked towards the front yard, muttering as he walked, "What's the matter?" Could it be that they did it in advance? ”
When he came to the front lawn, he saw Lu Bu surging in with more than 100 iron horsemen, killing the guards under his command to the point that the corpses were all over the place.
Wei Huang's face changed, and he immediately realized that his own plan had been revealed, and hurriedly turned around and ran away.
However, after only running two steps, he was beheaded by Zhang Lang's halberd, who caught up. As soon as Wei Huang died, the guards who were too guarded surrendered one after another.
Xue Heng, who was waiting for news in the barracks, suddenly received a report from the defeated soldiers, saying that Lu Bu had seen through their plan, and led his troops to break through the Taishou Mansion and kill the Taishou!
When Xue Heng got the news, he was shocked, hurriedly gathered the army, and then led the army to hurry towards the city. However, when I arrived at the city gate, I found that the gate was locked, and the city tower had changed Lu Bu's banner.
Just when Xue Heng was a little at a loss, Zhang Lang, who was wearing heavy armor and holding a Fang Tian painting halberd, appeared above the city. When Xue Heng saw Lu Bu, he couldn't help but be shocked.
Lu Bu asked angrily: "Last year, in order to save the people of the Northland, I led three thousand iron horsemen into the grassland and fought a bloody battle for thousands of miles!" Three thousand soldiers will go, and eight hundred strong men will return! Save hundreds of thousands of people in the Northland! If you don't remember my kindness, why do you conspire against me? ”
As soon as these words came out, there was a lot of discussion among the troops under the city. Among the tens of thousands of troops under the city, many of their relatives or friends were the people who were rescued that day, and some of the soldiers themselves were among the people who were rescued at that time.
"Lord Sima, it turns out that you are going to kill General Lu tonight! Although I have never read a book, I also know righteousness! General Lu has the grace of regeneration for me and my fellow villagers, and whoever wants to kill General Lu will fight with whom! A general in armor said loudly.
A considerable number of soldiers shouted along, saying that they wanted to stand on the side with Lu Bu, and the scene was noisy.
Zhang Lang, who was standing on the city tower, couldn't help but feel relieved when he saw this scene.
Xue Heng saw that the army could no longer be controlled, so he hurriedly galloped to the city gate, turned over and dismounted, knelt down and said: "General, the last general doesn't dare to desecrate the general's tiger might!" It's just that Lord Taishou insists on going his own way, and the last general has to do it as a subordinate! Now that Lord Taishou has been ambushed, the last general is willing to lead the entire army of Shangjun to serve the general! Please also ask the general to forgive me for my previous mistakes! ”
Zhang Lang didn't expect things to develop far better than expected, and couldn't help but be excited, so he immediately got off the city wall, galloped out of the city with eight hundred iron horses, and accepted the surrender of the Shangjun army. At this point, Zhang Lang occupied Shangjun almost effortlessly, and incorporated an army of 50,000 in Shangjun.
After pacifying the army, Zhang Lang returned to Taishou Mansion, and when he saw Jia Xu, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Thanks to Mr., we were able to save the day, and we also occupied this large county and incorporated an army of 50,000!" ”
Jia Xu smiled: "What is the merit in the next?" It's all up to the great general Huwei! ”
"Sir, don't be humble! His resourcefulness is truly unparalleled in the world! ”
Jia Xu smiled and said nothing.
Zhang Lang frowned and said, "If we make such a fuss here, Xihe County will definitely take strict precautions!" It seems that we can only make a detour to Shuofang County and return to Yunzhong County! ”
Jia Xu asked with a smile: "Does the general want to get Xihe County?" ”
"Absolutely! Xihe County is a large county in the state, and the population and taxes are more than those of Shangjun, not worse than Shangdang County and Taiyuan County, and it is sandwiched between the five northern counties and Shangjun. Then he frowned, "It's just that there are 50,000 defenders in Xihe County, and it takes a lot of effort to get it!" ”
Jia Xu laughed, "Xihe County, the general is at your fingertips!" ”
Zhang Lang looked surprised.
Jia Xu said: "Although Xihe County Taishou Fangsheng is Dong Zhuo's cronies, this person is cowardly!" With today's form, Fang Sheng must be like sitting on pins and needles and frightened! "Towards Zhang Lang with a fist, "The subordinates please go to Xihe County and say that Fang Sheng is coming!" ”
"How's that going to work? If one party does not listen to the gentleman, the gentleman is not in danger! Zhang Lang said without thinking about it.
Jia Xu was moved in his heart and said with a smile: "Don't worry, general!" Jia Xu is not a reckless person, if he is not completely sure, he will never go in person! If you let someone else go, something could happen! ”
Zhang Lang hesitated for a long time, nodded and said, "I'll let Gao Shunshuai escort Mr. with eight hundred iron horses!" If Fang has a bad heart, these 800 iron horsemen can also bring Mr. back safely! "Thank you, General! Without further ado, the subordinates are going! Jia Xu hugged his fists.
Zhang Lang nodded, turned his head to Gao Shun, who was standing on the side, and said, "Go with Mr., listen to Mr." "No!" Gao Shun hugged his fists and promised, and left with Jia Xu.
Zhang Lang stood up, walked to the gate, looked at Jia Xu's departing back, and couldn't help but feel a little worried.