Chapter 468: The Missing County Soldier (9/14)
When Yi Feng and Zhai Jian were drinking at the inn, Liu Yan was discussing with his staff. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
"Has the grain and grass been delivered?"
A staff member responded: "It was delivered five days ago, and the Bajun Taishou Mansion received it in person, and there are handover documents as evidence." When asked when the Ba County Government would send troops, the officials concerned only said that it was too late, and never answered positively. ā
Liu Yan sneered: "I guessed that guy would do everything possible to delay the trip." ā
Wu Yi said: "This kind of thing can't be delayed if you want to. So many princes raised troops to the front line to prepare to attack Luoyang, since Zhao Bu let go of the words and wanted to respond to the crusade against Dong Zhuo, the state capital even prepared grain and grass for him, whether Zhao Bu was bluffing or having the heart to be diligent or the king, it was unreasonable not to send troops. ā
"Although the Kwantung princes have not officially started a war with Dong Zhuo, the front line of the garrison has cost a lot, and I expect that a war will break out soon. If the Ba County Government did not dispatch when the war started on the front line, there was no need for us to say anything, and the Zhao Department would have no way to explain to the people of the world. At that time, no one can find fault with him again. ā
Liu Yan nodded: "Having said that, we can't let him delay." Ordered all counties and counties, telling everyone that the state capital had sent grain and grass to Jiangzhou City, and that Zhao Taishou would send troops soon, wishing him a victory. ā
"No!"
All the staff nodded in appreciation.
Liu Yan is worthy of being a master with rich experience in struggle, and as soon as this announcement came out, it was tantamount to roasting Zhao Bu on the fire, and every time Zhao Bu stayed in Jiangzhou City for one more day, the people's doubts would increase by one point.
At this moment, a state military general walked briskly into the council chamber.
"My lord, urgent military situation."
"Report."
"I just received news that three days ago, Zhao Taishou led 8,000 people to leave Jiangzhou City overnight, and their whereabouts are unknown."
Just now I was discussing how to force Zhao to send troops, but I didn't expect that there would be news immediately that Zhao had already left, and everyone present felt a little ridiculous. Zhao's decisive action was unexpected by the state government, but the most important thing now is not the fait accompli that the Ba County Government sent troops, but something else.
Liu Yan said sharply: "I sent troops three days ago, why did I report now?" How could the whereabouts of the 8,000 people be unknown? ā
Mianzhu is far away from Jiangzhou, and the NPCs have to walk lightly for a few days, and the message delivery is not too timely. But NPCs also know that keeping pace with the times, players have instant communication capabilities, and it doesn't cost much to hire players to communicate, and Youzhou Mu Liu Yu used the player's power to form a communication network during the wolf disaster, which worked very well and was imitated by various places.
If the state government wants to deal with the Zhao department, of course, it will set up a contact point in Jiangzhou.
It is a serious dereliction of duty to receive a message that could be delivered in a moment only three days later.
The military general of the state capital was dripping with cold sweat, and said stubbornly: "The county government army left at night, our spies didn't hear any news before and after, and they didn't see the county government army go to the school for several days......
"Bastard!"
Liu Yan was furious, and scolded angrily: "I don't know this, I don't know that, what can you do?" Eight thousand starry nights out of the city, where is it? Do you have to wait until the county army appears outside Mianzhu City, and you don't know? ā
Attacking Mianzhu?
Everyone gasped.
Although everyone doesn't think that Zhao Bu has the courage to start a war with the State Pastoral Mansion, after all, his strength, background, and position are not at the same level, and Zhao Bu has almost no chance of winning. Even if he wins, he will be regarded as a rebel by the imperial court and send troops to conscript, and it stands to reason that Zhao should not do such a stupid thing.
However, it is an open secret that the state government wants Zhao to step down, and Zhao has contributed to the imperial court in defending the land and quelling the rebellion, so it is inevitable that he will be unbalanced in his heart, and it is not surprising that he will take risks in a hurry. What's more, now that Dong Zhuo is in control of the government, and the Kwantung princes are all opposed, no matter who wins the battle in the end, local forces are rising, and the trend of weakening the authority of the central government is inevitable.
If there is really a drastic change in Yizhou, who will care? Who cares?
The Kwantung princes?
I'm sorry, the Kwantung princes are too far away from Yizhou, and their level and authority are not enough, and a group of foreign Taishou and Thorn Shi can't manage the dispute between Yizhou Mu and Bajun Taishou.
Court?
More unlikely. Dong Zhuo is recognized as a chaotic minister and thief, and when he is an official, he can be recognized as Xiangguo and recognized as representing the imperial court; But if he wants to repair foreign princes, he must be a national thief, and he is strange for everyone!
Thinking about it carefully, it is entirely possible for Zhao Buxing to strike a blow and raid the state pastor's mansion.
The more people think about it, the more worried they become.
"Check! Whatever you do, you have to find out about it! ā
"No!"
The military generals of the state capital went out sweating profusely.
Liu Yan looked at Wu Yi: "Ziyuan, before the situation is clear, the state capital needs to raise its vigilance. ā
Wu Yi arched his hand: "The last general understands." ā
Zhao led his troops to leave quietly, which shocked Yizhou Mansion.
Liu Yan originally planned to wait for Zhao to leave Yizhou, and then appoint another Ba County Taishou to replace him, and send the state army to block the back road, even if Zhao Bu held a grudge, he could only leave in disgrace. Now that Zhao is gone, the state government has not grasped his whereabouts, and the appointment of the new Taishou can only be put on hold for the time being.
Liu Yan even suspected that this was a big pit dug by Zhao Bu for him, pretending to leave the city, but actually hiding somewhere to wait and see what happened. If the state government is not thoughtful, it will quickly send a Taishou over, which just gives Zhao Bu the opportunity to use the topic to play: Ben Taishou is a Dan heart to rebel and serve the country, but the state pastor takes the opportunity to take my Taishou position, is it tolerable or unbearable? Ben Taishou didn't fight Dong Zhuo, it was completely the problem of the state pastor!
And that's not even the most ruthless.
If Liu Yan is Zhao Ministry, he will hold on to this matter and continue to make a fuss about attacking the state capital.
With his means, he will decisively clean up the county orders that fell to the state capital in Ba County, regain control of the whole county, and no longer give the state government a chance to meddle in the affairs of Ba County, forming the fact of local separation. If the operation is good enough, it can also be counted as a counterattack by wantonly attacking the Yizhou government and not sending troops to the king, questioning the loyalty of the state government to the imperial court, forming gangs, and counterattacking......
It's horrible!
Liu Yan was glad that he had thought of this, he would not give Zhao Bu such a chance.
Zhao must be found!
All the sentinels of the state capital were dispatched to inquire about the movements of the county army.
Liu Yan believes that news will come soon. It is not an easy task for an army of 8,000 people to avoid everyone's eyes and ears, there must be traces!
Unable to find out the whereabouts of Zhao Bu, Liu Yan was like a fish in his throat, restless.
The state army was also unlucky, and no one dared to pat their chests and say that Zhao did not dare to attack Mianzhu City brazenly, even if it seemed that this possibility was close to zero. There are 50,000 troops in Yizhou Mansion, and there is no chance in the Ba County Mansion just in front of it, but the number of troops is never the inevitable condition for determining victory or defeat.
But Liu Yan miscalculated again.
Zhao Bu and the 8,000 county army seemed to have evaporated from the world, and there was no news.