Chapter 2: Murder of Li Yu
Tong Yuan Zixiong paid alias 'Penglai Sanren', ten years ago in Hetao alone after killing 8,000 Hun cavalry, but also went deep into the Xiongnu tribe, found and killed the first master of the Huns Shan Yu Qiangqu, forced his son Yu Fuluo, Hu Chuquan to lead their people to the north to retreat 500 miles, and then Tong Yuan asked people to build a castle in Hetao called "Helan", and declared to the outside world that if the Huns dared to cross this fort, they would pursue thousands of miles to destroy their whole clan!
Since then, there has never been a single Hun in the Hetao area, and Tong Yuan is also known as the person closest to the 'land immortal'.
It's just that ten years have passed, and I don't know how many heroes and heroes have visited Nahelan City, but they haven't found any trace of him, and gradually there is no news of him in the rivers and lakes, as if he has disappeared, but even so, no Huns dare to cross Nahelan City.
At that time, Zhao Yun was only ten years old and was sent to Wang Yue's house by Tong Yuan, and then Wang Yue went out to look for Tong Yuan many times but was unsuccessful, until the Luoyang Rebellion, he could only give up looking for Tong Yuan in order to protect the emperor, so Wang Yue can also be said to be half of Zhao Yun's master.
And Wang Ping also grew up listening to Tong Yuan's legend, as long as someone mentions Tong Yuan's affairs, it will make his blood boil, and he said excitedly: "Senior brother's master is a legendary figure, just listening to his story can make people's blood swell, if I can have his ability, I will also help my senior brother eliminate the thieves and save the people from fire and water!" ”
Wang Ping longed for Tong Yuan's invincibility on his lips, but he thought in his heart: That's a fairy-like character, how can I compare, but the Han family is weak, I'm afraid that the gods will be difficult to save, and in the troubled times, the most bitter is the little people, I really didn't think about being a general to save the country or something, it's still good to be a too shepherd and a guard, and it's okay to be a county order, I will definitely be able to educate the people to make them have enough food and clothing!
Wang Ping is free and easy, not good at fame and fortune, so he has no big ideals and ambitions, and he sometimes does not want to overcome difficulties when he encounters them, and always likes to bypass them, but fortunately, his heart is still very stable, as long as he can dare to face difficulties, he will always think of solutions.
Just like this time he was chased by Li Dao all the way from Chang'an to Anyi, Wang Ping's heart was also afraid from the beginning, and then gradually adapted to the situation of this deserted army, and tonight he dared to sneak into the camp and let it go, and unconsciously the suffering along the way made Wang Ping become a lot more mature.
Wang Yue watched the continuous growth of the two, and patted the two of them on the arms and said: "Our main goal tonight is to kill Li Yu and Guo Yan, only by removing the thief can the emperor be completely out of danger, and when the emperor arrives safely in Luoyang City, I will ask you two for a name, so that you can show your ambitions." ”
Zhao Yun and Wang Ping thanked Wang Yue in unison, but Wang Ping thought to himself, "What can you do when you enter Luoyang, there are only a few corrupt ministers around the emperor who can lead the troops, but there are generals and no soldiers, and Yang Feng, who came to the rescue, doesn't know if he is really loyal, but don't be the same as Dong Zhuo, he also thinks about setting up the emperor to take power himself, what is the point of being an official in such a court!" ”
At this time, it was close to the agreed time, and the three masters and apprentices took advantage of the loose sentry, so they first sneaked to the unmanned frame behind the camp to hide, Zhao Yun took out the iron spear and held it behind his back, Wang Ping also pulled out an iron sword that he took at random in Xu Huang's army, and Wang Yue's ancient sword was still on his back and never taken out, and the three of them only waited for the front camp to act after they were ready.
About a stick of incense, Wang Ping heard a heavy drum sound, followed by a deafening shout of killing from the main gate and both sides, and then saw that the front camp was full of fire, and Li Yu's army in the front camp was already in chaos.
Xu Huang is indeed worthy of the title of Shangliang general, he led more than 1,000 people from the main gate straight to the Chinese army's tent, along the way kept burning and killing, and called his soldiers to shout that Li Yu is dead, Guo Yan is dead, and those enemy soldiers who are resting in the tents in the front camp, seeing that there are fires everywhere, how can they distinguish the truth from the false, they all think that the main general is dead, and they are frightened to lose their armor and flee in all directions.
Seeing that the front camp was about to fall, Li Guo and the two of them were just put on their horses at this time, although Li Yu's force was not high, but he was good at commanding, but he couldn't see the opponent's strength clearly at night, and he didn't dare to be careless, and hurriedly said to his confidant Li Fang: "The front battalion army will break you, go to the rear quickly, and transfer three thousand elites to resist." ”
After Li Fang responded, he hurriedly went to transfer troops, and at this time, someone came to report that the camps on the left and right sides had also been breached, Guo Yan was shocked and hurriedly said to Li Yu: "Surrounded on three sides, I don't know how much the enemy is, it's better to retreat quickly, I'm afraid of being surrounded!" ”
Li Yu said slightly angrily: "Most of the Royal Forest Army has been wiped out by me last time, how many men and horses can come to sneak attack now, don't be frightened by the other party's bluff and mess up." ”
Guo Yan was unhappy when he heard Li Yan's words, thinking that you and I were both generals, how could we ask you to command alone, and hurriedly called his henchman Hu Zhen to arrange: "You also go to the rear army to transfer 3,000 elite soldiers to resist the men and horses attacking from the right, and I will lead half of the Chinese army to resist the left side." ”
After speaking, ignoring Li Dao, he led 5,000 Chinese troops to the left to meet the enemy. It turned out that the more than 10,000 people arranged by Li Yu and Guo Yan in the front camp were all newly recruited rabble, and the 10,000 horses and horses deployed in the rear were the backbone of the cavalry who dismounted and dismounted.
At this time, the three masters and apprentices who were ambushed in the back camp happened to see that some soldiers and horses were mobilized, Zhao Yun observed and said to Wang Yue: "Most of the strong soldiers who have been hidden here in front of Uncle Shi have also been transferred, so I will go and think about burning the hoarded grain and grass, so that I can drag the rest of the people and horses to help Uncle Shi's hand and thief." ”
After speaking, he was about to get up and act, and he heard Wang Ping say with concern behind him: "Senior brother, don't be greedy for war, just set fire, but don't be careless and be entangled by the elite soldiers guarding the grain, it will be difficult to get out at that time, and when the grain and grass are burned, you can retreat first and wait for us on the other side of the woods." ”
Zhao Yun knew that Wang Ping was worried about him, and after hearing this, his heart also warmed up, and he thought, "My junior brother is sincere to me, and when I get to Luoyang, I will definitely teach him to use a gun, after all, the battlefield fight is still more powerful with long weapons." ”
He was thinking about Wang Ping, but he took out a piece of armor from the baggage cart and said: "If the senior brother changes into the clothes and armor of the thief army, he can walk in the barracks generously while the other party is in chaos, and it will be easier to set fire." After speaking, he helped Zhao Yun put it on first, and after the disguise, Zhao Yun grabbed it with one hand and held the torch in the other, and went very calmly.
After Wang Ping saw Zhao Yun walking away, he suddenly thought of a plan in his heart, and told Wang Yue: "After waiting for the senior brother to set the fire in a while, I will escort the master to the thief leader in the name of catching the spies, so that you can kill him with a sword while he is unprepared, and the thief army will be in chaos without a leader, so that it will be convenient for us to retreat at that time!" ”
Wang Yue thought so: "This idea is very good, save us from looking around in the army, you can be in danger and always anxious, and you will definitely be able to be a general in the future, and the master is not as good as you." ”
Wang Ping smiled happily in his heart when he heard the master praise him: "That's because the master is too righteous and doesn't like to play with conspiracies, but I'm afraid that this ghost trick will insult the master." ”
Wang Ping was raised by Wang Yue since he was a child, and he was both a master and a father, so in his heart, Wang Yue's tall image could not be desecrated in the slightest.
Wang Yue knew what his apprentice was thinking, smiled disapprovingly, and said, "As long as you can kill the thief, what is this grievance?" After speaking, he found a rope to tie his arms, and asked Wang Ping to put on the other party's clothes and armor, put an iron sword against his back, and escorted him to the Zhongjun tent.
At the beginning, the camp was full of stragglers running around, and no one cared about their master and apprentice, and it was easy to walk all the way, seeing that it was only more than 500 meters away from the Chinese army's tent, and the soldiers around them also became neatly lined up.
At this time, a school official stopped the two, he pointed to Wang Ping and asked, "Which part are you from?" And what did the man who escorted him do? ”
Wang Ping saw that the clothes and armor worn by these people were not the same as ordinary soldiers, and thought, "This thing is so brightly dressed, it should be the thief Li Dao's cronies to protect it, I still have to be careful not to be guessed." ”
I saw Wang Ping pretending to be flattering and said to the captain: "My lord, this person is a meticulous work, and the villain was also ordered to escort him to the general." ”
After hearing this, the school officer asked with a puzzled face: "Even how can he be dressed like this, looking at his gray hair and white eyebrows, I look like an assassin with a heavy sword on his back!" Wang Yue saw that the captain suspected that he was also ready to make a sudden killing move.
Wang Ping's mind turned and he hurriedly said, "Is it an assassin, an assassin, or a master, our Du Bo led us to subdue him with great effort,"
Wang Ping rubbed his eyes, and continued with a crying voice: "And my good brothers were all killed by this assassin." The school officer frowned and squinted at Wang Ping, still very suspicious, and asked, "Even if the assassin was killed, why are you escorted here?" ”
Wang Ping lowered his head and suddenly said loudly: "They still have comrades nearby." After that, the surrounding soldiers drew their swords and drew their swords. Where are the comrades? The school officer pulled out his sword and pointed at Wang Ping and asked vigilantly: "Who is the name of your department and the school official to which you belong?" Don't squeak and whisper to me. ”
It seems that this captain has doubts about Wang Ping's identity, Wang Yue saw that the situation was not right, and thought that it was only a few hundred steps away from the big tent of the Chinese army, and the thief general Li Dao was only surrounded by more than a thousand guards, so it was better to kill the general now.
Thinking of this, he was about to accumulate strength when he suddenly heard Wang Ping shouting loudly again: "There is also an assassin who is being besieged and killed by Li Bochang and his troops, and we say that their behavior seems to be to burn food, but I don't know how many other comrades have mixed into the camp, so I asked me to escort people to the general for interrogation." ”
Wang Ping calculated the time in his heart, thinking that there must be an uncle surnamed Li in the camp of tens of thousands of people, and when the senior brother ordered the grain and grass, they should no longer doubt what I said.
At this time, someone suddenly pointed behind Wang Ping and shouted: "Oh no, the back camp seems to be on fire!" Wang Ping applauded in his heart: "It's just the right time!" After looking around, he said to the officer: "My lord, it must be the assassin's comrades who set fire to the food in the back, and I really asked Uncle Li to guess correctly, but I don't know how many assassins there are, and whether they have other purposes!"
The lieutenant was shocked when he heard what Wang Ping said, and when he saw that the fire in the rear camp had become bigger, he said to Wang Ping: "You hurry up and take this person with me to see General Li." ”
Wang Ping was overjoyed when he heard this, and when the master and apprentice were taken by the captain to thirty steps away from Li Dao, they were stopped by the guards next to them and did not allow them to continue to approach.
Wang Ping thought that he had to think of a way to get in front of Li Dao so that the master could make it easy, and when the school officer who came with him was about to report his intentions, Wang Ping suddenly shouted loudly: "The general is not good, the general is not good." ”
At this time, Li Yu had also found that the rear camp was on fire, he was standing next to the big tent with a horse whip in his hand and was directing his men to go to check, and suddenly heard someone shouting and disturbing the army's heart, so he was furious and wanted to kill this shouting person, and shouted at his subordinates: "Who dares to shout in front of my tent, disturb my army's heart, and don't let me come forward." ”