Chapter 287: The Crisis in Qingzhou
In Linzi, Qingzhou, in the Assassin's Mansion, Gong Jingzheng was entertaining a guest with joy on his face.
Gong Jing's appearance is simple, and I don't know if it's because of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, this Lord Thorn doesn't seem to be in good spirits, and there is a lot of sluggishness in his expression, and he is more than half a hundred years old but he is already Haoyin (Gong Jing is a fictional character in the romance, and this description of his appearance is also fictional). Those who can enjoy this treatment will certainly not be unknown.
At this time, I saw Gong Jing holding up the wine glass and smiling at the guests seat: "Baihua wine is indeed worthy of being one of the top ten famous wines in China!" This time, I was supposed to be Gong Jing to carry out General Zhaode, but I didn't want the wine of the state capital to be compared with Lord Aniu's Baihua wine, I couldn't swallow it, haha. β
It is not difficult to judge from Gong Jing's words that the person sitting in the hall at this time is, of course, Zheng Aniu, the lord of Fengxiang City and the general of Wupin Zhaode, and Gong Zheng, who is quite familiar with Ah Niu, is also accompaniing.
Feng Xiang has received many benefits from Qingzhou Mansion, but before that, a certain city lord has almost always maintained a one-line contact with Gong Zheng, and this is the first time he has met Gong Jing, so Ah Niu naturally will not forget to bring some special products before leaving, such as the Baihua wine that everyone is drinking now. Ah Niu has felt more and more the unique charm of Baihua wine, and so far, the temptation of this Baihua wine is almost irresistible!
Seeing Gong Jing toasting, Ah Niu raised his glass accordingly and said with a smile: "If Ah Niu's territory is not fortunate to be taken care of by Lord Thorn Shi and Gongzi, and does not have the honor of being the first city in the world today, naturally this Baihua wine will not be brewed." Being able to drink such a good wine at this time, in the final analysis, is still due to the care of Lord Shi in the past, and such a courtesy makes Ah Niu very uneasy. β
As a certain city lord of General Wupin Zhaode, although he is roughly equal to Gong Jing in terms of official rank, Fengxiang City is also a city under the jurisdiction of Qingzhou, and Qingzhou Mansion is naturally Fengxiang's superior.
"Lord Ah Niu doesn't need to be polite, it is precisely because of the outstanding performance of Fengxiang City that our Qingzhou Mansion can raise our eyebrows so loudly. Not only has he successively won the honor of the first town and the first city in the world, but Ah Niu is now the highest official among the lords, including the hussar generals, who are full of praise for Ah Niu. β
The hussar general Gong Jing said was Lu Zhi, although this assassin master still doesn't know how Ah Niu got on the line with Lu Zhi, but the assassin history of Wupin is obviously far less powerful than the hussar general of Yipin. Coupled with the fact that Feng Xiang and Qingzhou Mansion have always been friendly, and Feng Xiang sold a rhubarb crossbow to the state government, Gong Jing did not dare to slack off a certain city lord in the slightest.
"Lord Thorn Shi is serious. Although Fengxiang was lucky to fall into the name of the first city in the world, when he came to Linzi today, he realized that Fengxiang City was a small village compared to Linzi. β
"If it weren't for Ah Niu coming to Linzi this time, I don't know when we would be able to meet, I don't know if Ah Niu came to Linzi this time, what are his plans?"
A certain city lord did not answer immediately, and ordered the ten iron guards in the hall to wait outside first. Gong Jing is also an old man, and when he saw Ah Niu doing this, he guessed that there must be a confidential matter, so he naturally drove out the idle people in the hall, and only Gong Jing's father and son and Ah Niu were present.
Gong Zheng temporarily played the role of a servant, filled the empty wine glasses in front of Gong Jing and Ah Niu, and said with a smile: "Seeing Ah Niu come to the state capital for the first time today, I know that there must be something important, and now there are no outsiders in the hall, Ah Niu has something to do, but it doesn't hurt to talk about it." β
A certain city lord smiled bitterly and said, "That's right. This time it is indeed nothing to go to the Three Treasures Palace, the purpose of Ah Niu's trip is important, not only related to the life and death of Fengxiang City, but also related to the stability of our Qingzhou. β
Gong Jing and Gong Zheng couldn't help but be surprised.
Fengxiang City's combat effectiveness has long been verified in battles again and again, and weapons such as the big yellow crossbow are even more popular in Qingzhou Mansion. Now Ah Niu actually claimed that he was here to ask the state capital for help this time, and the matter inevitably seemed a little weird, judging from the expression and demeanor of a certain city lord, it was obviously not a joke.
"In Qingzhou now, what other forces can make Lord Ah Niu unable to deal with it, and the situation is so strict that it is necessary to join forces with the state capital to fight the enemy?" Gong Jing's heart was cold, although there were far more soldiers in Qingzhou Mansion than Fengxiang, he was afraid that his combat strength was only half that of Fengxiang City.
"Who else but the Yellow Turbans?" A certain city lord seems to be telling a matter of course.
"The Yellow Turbans? No way! At the beginning, when Ah Niu's territory was only a first-class township, he was able to resist the main force of nearly 10,000 Yellow Turban Army, if I remember correctly, the Yellow Turban Army led the team at that time, which was known as the best at using soldiers. Could it be that the Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou can still pose such a big threat to Ah Niu's Fengxiang City? Gong Zheng even wondered if a certain city lord was overstimulated by the majesty of Linzi City, and now began to talk nonsense.
"What Gongzi said is true, the Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou does not have enough strength to launch a big operation in the near future. However, what if you count the Yellow Turban Army in Jizhou, Yanzhou, and Xuzhou? I'm afraid Lord Thorn Shi also knows that Ma Yuanyi, the number one person in the Yellow Turban Army, is in Xinyang Town, Qingzhou! Ah Niu was still so indifferent, but the lethality of these words was obviously amazing, Gong Jing's body shook, and the pottery wine glass in Gong Zheng's hand fell directly to the ground, and his body was shattered after a crisp sound.
"The Yellow Turban Army in Hebei, Yan, and Xuzhou are all moving towards Qingzhou? What Ah Niu said is true?! "Gong Jing is not a person with earth-shattering talents, for him, the Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou is still unmanageable, plus the Yellow Turban Army in other states and counties, he doesn't have to do this Qingzhou Thorn History.
"Hmm. I believe that within ten days at most, Lord Assassin will get the exact news. I have fought with the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army many times, especially the last two battles have caused considerable losses to the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army, so Ma Yuanyi has urgently dispatched the main force of the Yellow Turban from the neighboring three states into Qingzhou, and is ready to join the main force of the Qingzhou Yellow Turban to carry out a thunderous blow to my Fengxiang. Although Fengxiang has been upgraded to a first-class city, now that the city wall has not been built, it is impossible to resist the main force of the Yellow Turban in Sizhou! β
For a long time, Ah Niu's territory has involved too much attention from the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army, and it has also greatly alleviated the pressure on the Qingzhou Mansion, which is also one of the reasons why Gong Jing and his son attach so much importance to Ah Niu. Now Fengxiang City is facing the catastrophe of annihilation, when Fengxiang is really eliminated, Qingzhou Mansion needs to face the fangs and claws of the Yellow Turban Army, for the lack of good generals Qingzhou Mansion, it is undoubtedly an impossible task!
In this case, Ah Niu or Gong Jing are clear, so Ah Niu can ask Qingzhou Mansion for help with confidence. No matter which way you look at it, Qingzhou Mansion has no ability to refuse, and has to help Feng Xiang get through the difficulties.
"Where did Ah Niu know about such a serious matter? Now the state capital has not received any news. β
Gong Jingneng sat in the position of Qingzhou Thorn History, and naturally he would not believe the words of a certain city lord lightly. If what Ah Niu said is true, such a heavy military operation is absolutely top secret even within the Yellow Turban Army, and there are only a handful of people who want to know this news.
Ah Niu sighed, and did not directly answer Gong Jing's question, but first asked rhetorically:
"Lord Assassin Shi, Childe, do you know why the Yellow Turban Army has been chasing and beating Ah Niu's territory, and even though it has been repeatedly frustrated, it still hasn't given up?"
"I don't know."
"In addition to the hatred that died in Fengxiang at the beginning, and Ah Niu's fifth brother picked Zhang Jiao, the most important thing is that when he died in battle, Ah Niu got a strange jade pendant, and that jade pendant is very important to the Yellow Turban Army. This is also the fundamental reason why Ma Yuanyi suddenly appeared in Qingzhou, and even did not hesitate to mobilize the Yellow Turban Army in other places to carry out operations this time! Ah Niu stood up and smiled bitterly at Gong Zheng, who was about to ask questions:
"Don't ask me what the secret of that jade pendant is, because I don't know either. If sending the jade pendant back now can make the Yellow Turban Army retreat, I will not hesitate in the slightest, but unfortunately now Feng Xiang and the Yellow Turban Army have no possibility of stopping. β
"Ah Niu also just knew that the main forces of the Yellow Turban Army in Ji, Yan, and Xu Prefectures were ready to gather in Qingzhou, and it was just a gesture to destroy my Fengxiang City, and there was another main goal: Ma Yuanyi thought that instead of the Yellow Turban Army in each state fighting separately, it was better to concentrate superior forces to completely control a state, and his choice was our Qingzhou!"
At this moment, Gong Jing's father and son almost collapsed directly, and in the late autumn weather, a large bead of sweat actually appeared on their foreheads. Now Qingzhou Mansion does not have any advantage over the remnants of the Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou, and the main forces of the Yellow Turban Army in the three new states may not escape the tragic fate of being bulldozed even if they are magnificent and magnificent in Linzi.
"They're too bold...... Do you really think so? "Gong Jing has also been doing assassination for many years, and today I heard so much novel information from a certain city lord, and it is really commendable that he has not fainted at this time. In fact, Gong Jing was still a little dissatisfied at this time with a certain city lord who took the jade pendant of the Yellow Turban Army and did not return it, and the guide Ma Yuanyi and others gathered in Qingzhou, if it weren't for this, maybe it would not be Qingzhou that was chosen by Ma Yuanyi, but now that the matter has come to this, Gong Jing can only hold on.
Ah Niu stood up and sighed: "I also hope that this news is not true, but this news comes from the fat dragon baby, so it must not be fake." β
Although the fat dragon baby is only a player, due to his special identity, there are many people in the NPC who know him, and it is naturally impossible for Gong Jing, who is the history of Qingzhou Thorn, not to have heard the name of the fat dragon baby.
"Fat Dragon Baby is a senior leader in the Yellow Turban Army, why did he tell SΓΉ Ah Niu the news?"
"The fat dragon baby has a very high position in the Yellow Turban Army, after all, he has the same alien identity as Ah Niu, and Ah Niu had other things to discuss when he found the fat dragon baby. Although this news is not a direct complaint from the fat dragon baby, presumably Lord Assassin Shi also knows that we Fengxiang have a lot of martial artists, and it is not too difficult to spy on some information. β
"However, Fat Dragon Baby, Ma Yuanyi, Bu Ji and others are all in Xinyang Town at the foot of Mangdang Mountain, which is heavily defended by heavy troops, if you want to sneak in to spy on intelligence, I'm afraid only Ah Niu's brothers have that ability! Could it be that a master martial artist would be willing to be a spy for intelligence? β
Gong Jing had completely woken up from the initial shock, and now Gong Jing did not fully accept a certain city lord's statement that the Yellow Turbans of the Four Prefectures were about to gather in Qingzhou. In Gong Jing's opinion, Ah Niu said this, it is likely that he was trying to tie Qingzhou Mansion and Fengxiang City on the same warship, deliberately sensational, and even doubted whether the fat dragon baby would disclose this information to Ah Niu because he was also a stranger.
A certain city lord had always had a face that did not change, but at this time, there was some guilt on his face, and it seemed that after a battle between heaven and man, he finally spoke:
"Although my brothers are respected, if Ah Niu asks for it, let alone such a trivial matter as inquiring about intelligence, even if they are assassins, they will not have a second word. However, this time, it was really not that they infiltrated Xinyang Town to investigate, because ...... When Fat Dragon Baby and his best friend said this, it was not in Xinyang Town, but not far outside Fengxiang City. β
After a little hesitation, Ah Niu continued:
"As for the sudden appearance of the fat dragon baby outside Fengxiang City, it was because of Ah Niu's invitation. Although Feng Xiang has won many battles in the battle with the Yellow Turban Army, the victory of previous wars has also made Feng Xiang pay a certain price, Ah Niu is not a reckless person, as the lord of Feng Xiang, he really does not want Feng Xiang to die innocently. Therefore, Ah Niu hoped that the fat dragon baby could mediate to see if he could send back the method of Heavenly Master Pei to end the hostility between the Yellow Turban Army and Feng Xiang, but unfortunately he was categorically refused, and inadvertently knew about ......"
Gong Jing finally understood why Ah Niu looked so ashamed at this time. As the lord of the first city in the world and the general of Wupin Zhaode, Ah Niu, in order to give the territory an opportunity for peaceful expansion, was willing to risk the world's condemnation and secretly asked the Yellow Turban Army for reconciliation. Now a certain city lord confessed to himself and Pan, obviously it is also the result of a certain ideological struggle, a certain city lord so frankly said the cause and effect, in addition to the fact that it is a private occasion now, there is also a long-term friendship between Feng Xiang and Qingzhou Mansion, and there is no doubt that there will be something that will make the two sides turn their faces.
Because of this, the information that Ah Niu brought today is quite credible.
"Ah Niu is benevolent, worthy of being a humble gentleman. What I want to know is, what kind of cooperation does Aniu need from the state government to resolve this crisis? (To be continued)
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