Chapter 157: Chuzhou City Mutiny
Shu Wenye's death still brought a lot of impact to King Chun's army. Shu Wenye would never have thought that he was killed by King Chun until he died. And it was the one who killed himself who was the most unconvinced.
Zhang Jirin returned to the camp tent and changed into his blood-stained robe, when he fought with Nie Changfeng before, he was accidentally cut on the arm by Nie Changfeng's sword.
Zhang Jirin skillfully bandaged the wound, and the injury on his arm seemed to be innocuous to him.
Now that Shu Wenye is dead, King Chun can be said to be missing a minion, and in the next step, Zhang Jirin already has a goal.
There is another person named Lu Liang beside King Chun, who has been following King Chun for more than 20 years, and has followed King Chun since he was young.
This person is very deep in the city and good at strategy, but he is low-key, and he has almost no sense of existence around King Chun.
However, King Chun relies on this person very much, although he often listens to Zhang Jilin's opinions now, but Lu Liang's influence around King Chun should not be underestimated.
When Lu Liang was young, he was also well-known in the military camp of Daqi, it is said that he won several battles at a young age, and he was considered an extremely good general.
It's a pity that Lu Liang took the wrong road, and directly took 20,000 horses to kill out of the capital when King Chun rebelled, and went to Youzhou to meet King Chun's soldiers and horses, and his reputation plummeted.
I have to sigh, and it can also be seen that Lu Liang does have some means, in a place like the capital, he can collect 20,000 soldiers and horses, if King Chun is bolder, 20,000 soldiers and horses are directly used to attack the imperial city, maybe now sitting on the Jinluan Hall is no longer the current saint, but King Chun.
Zhang Jilin does not judge Lu Liang's approach, everyone has their own choice.
Perhaps, what kind of kindness did King Chun have for Lu Liang before, so that Lu Liang followed him wholeheartedly.
After dinner in the evening, Zhang Jilin came to King Chun's tent to discuss tomorrow's war.
"Leave less, and continue to attack the city tomorrow." Today, Lu Shaoli attacked three times and won three victories, which greatly improved the morale of King Chun's army.
King Chun was also very happy to learn about this, and patted Zhang Jirin's shoulder with relief.
"Yes." Lu Shaoli was dressed in white clothes and looked very elegant.
"Lord, Shu Wenye...... One person is afraid of ......," Zhang Jirin hesitated to speak.
Everyone gasped when they heard Zhang Jirin's words, who would dare to face Shu Wenye in front of King Chun now, Zhang Jilin was really bold like this.
Unexpectedly, King Chun was not angry, but just fell into deep thought.
"Shaoli, ...... with your ability" King Chun believes that Lu Shaoli can capture Chuzhou alone, and he does not need other assistance.
"Lord, after all, you are born in the countryside, and it is indispensable to win the battle before, if you ......"
Zhang Jirin's words can be described as ingenious, when Zhang Jilin followed King Chun, everyone knew that Zhang Jilin was from a humble background, and he had come to such a position today, and many people under King Chun were not convinced.
Even if Zhang Jirin has repeatedly performed miraculous feats, there are still a large number of people under King Chun who do not support Zhang Jirin. Shu Wenye is the most typical representative.
So Zhang Jirin said these words, and King Chun also began to hesitate. Let Zhang Jilin lead the troops, if someone in the army is not convinced, there will be unpredictable accidents if they are not careful.
Before, every time Zhang Jilin led the troops, King Chun would send Shu Wenye together, and the two capable generals under his command would naturally convince everyone, but now that Shu Wenye is dead, Zhang Jirin led the troops alone, not only the people below are not at ease, but King Chun is also not at ease.
Although King Chun values Zhang Jirin very much, it does not mean that King Chun completely trusts Zhang Jirin.
There are some things that Lu Liang knows, but Zhang Jilin doesn't know.
"And what do you mean?" King Chun asked Zhang Jilin with a frown.
"Don't leave this time to be a pioneer, and the choice of generals will be considered."
Zhang Jilin replied respectfully.
"Since you said so, what about ...... Lu Liang, this time you will lead the troops, Shaoli will be the vanguard, and you must attack Chuzhou tomorrow. King Chun pondered for a moment and made arrangements.
"Yes, Lord."
"Yes, Lord." Lu Liang and Zhang Jilin both replied at the same time.
"Let's rest early today, and we must capture Chuzhou tomorrow, so that our soldiers and horses can go all the way south, like a bamboo." When King Chun thought of this, the depression in his heart gradually subsided.
"We wish the Lord the great work of the Lord." The people in the tent spoke in unison. Everyone's faces were filled with excitement, but Zhang Jilin lowered his eyelids.
Will it be a great cause?
The next day, Lu Liang led his troops, with Zhang Jilin as the vanguard, and continued to attack Chuzhou.
But today, there is no one in the city of Chuzhou.
"Lu Gongzi, what do you say, what is the idea of the Qi people to fight?" When the soldiers and horses arrived at the city of Chuzhou, Lu Liang asked suspiciously.
"There is little ignorance, but I am afraid that there is deception in it." Zhang Jilin replied.
"Fraud? Not really. Lu Liang shook his head, as if he did not agree with Zhang Jirin's statement.
"What does Mr. Lu think?" Zhang Jirin asked with a smile.
"Chuzhou City is small, from our siege of Chuzhou to yesterday's attack, more than half a month has passed, and Chuzhou's grain, grass and military supplies should also be used up."
Lu Liang touched his beard and said slowly.
"Mr. Lu thought that there was nothing to be done in Chuzhou, so he abandoned the city and fled?" Zhang Jirin asked lightly.
"Exactly." Lu Liang said confidently.
Lu Shaoli didn't answer, and sure enough, the victory would overwhelm everyone's minds, including Lu Liang, who was once unparalleled in intelligence.
It is said that Lu Liang has extremely high talent, especially in marching and fighting.
But once people get older, their brains are probably not so good.
"Shao Li, listen to Mr. Lu's orders." Zhang Jirin nodded slightly.
"All the soldiers obey the order and enter the city!" With a wave of his hand, Lu Liang slowly entered the city of Chuzhou with King Chun's army.
The city was deserted, and the streets were so clean that there wasn't even a pedestrian.
"Lu Gongzi ......" walked for a while, but he still didn't see a single figure. Lu Liang suddenly felt a little flustered.
"Mr. Lu." Lu Shaoli responded.
"Do you think there's something out of the ordinary?" Lu Liang asked in a calm voice.
"Hmm." Zhang Jirin nodded.
"You ......" Zhang Jirin's reaction made Lu Liang a little surprised.
"Before entering the city, my subordinates have already said that there is no one in Chuzhou to defend the city, I am afraid that there will be fraud." Zhang Jirin recounted.
"But ......" Lu Liang was still stubborn, Zhang Jilin shook his head secretly, he likes to fight on the battlefield and defend his family and the country, but he also hates the blood flowing into rivers and his wife being separated, I don't understand why so many people have to fight for such a position, if King Chun does not rebel, he is now just an idle prince in Youzhou, with his affection for the emperor's mother, even if he is resident in the capital, the emperor will not say anything.
Pity...... You cannot live if you have done your own iniquity.
"Whatever the gentleman says, it will be." Zhang Jirin no longer had a lot of words with Lu Liang.
"Lu Liang." Suddenly, someone on the city wall shouted Lu Liang's name.
Lu Liang looked up, and it turned out to be Nie Yuan.
"Nie Yuan!" Lu Liang felt faintly uneasy in his heart.
"Lu Liang, the saint treats you well today, but you have to be in the company of the thief, and you are ashamed of the emperor's grace, today is your death." Nie Changfeng was still standing next to Nie Yuan, and when he looked at Zhang Jirin, he actually showed a meaningful smile.
"Hmph, Hugh's nonsense, King Chun is the real true son of heaven, the saint today? How did he ascend to the throne back then, not killing his father and killing his brother, how can such a person be worthy of being the king of a country! Being poked in the sore spot, Lu Liang gritted his teeth and retorted.
"Oh, clever words!" Nie Yuan no longer argued with Lu Liang.
At this time, Lu Liang found that the walls of the city were full of people, each carrying a large wooden barrel in their hands.
"Master Lu, it's not good, hurry up!" Lu Liang was so dark that it was not good, and turned his head to urge Zhang Jirin to retreat quickly, but Zhang Jirin did not move now.
"Lu Gongzi!" Lu Liang shouted loudly.
"Mr. Lu, I'm afraid you won't be able to leave today." Zhang Jilin opened his mouth faintly.
"Lu Shaoli, what do you mean?" Lu Liang realized that he seemed to have ignored the biggest problem, that is, from entering the city to the present today, it seems that he is giving orders, but in fact, he is following Zhang Jirin's thoughts. Thinking of this, Lu Liang was shocked.
"Mr. Lu, I'm not called Lu Shaoli!" Zhang Jirin looked up at Lu Liang and said word by word.
"Who the hell are you?" Lu Liang was taken aback.
"Lu Liang, Lu Liang, you have been fighting horses for half your life in vain, and you can't even see this, hahaha." Nie Yuan stood on the city wall and said loudly.
"Lu Shaoli, are you from Daqi?" Only then did Lu Liang react.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Lu!" Zhang Jirin arched his hand, pulled out a spear from behind him, and approached Lu Liang.
Lu Liang is worthy of many years of battlefield battles, very experienced, and the sword in his hand quickly blocked the attacking spear.
Zhang Jirin flew up from his horse and attacked Lu Liang directly.
Lu Liang fought, and the two fought from their horses into the air.
Thinking of the plan for a while, Zhang Jilin sped up the movements in his hands.
"Daddy!" Nie Changfeng was a little anxious on the city wall.
"What's the hurry, you have to take a good look, you still have a lot to learn from Ji Rin." Nie Yuan touched his beard and said unhurriedly,
His son is good at everything, but sometimes he is too frizzy, and he is clearly the same age as Zhang Jirin, Zhang Jilin is stable, Nie Yuan has to admit that his son is indeed not as good as Zhang Jirin.
Nie Changfeng heard his father say this, and he also shut up, and watched Zhang Jirin and Lu Liang fight intently.
At the beginning, Zhang Jirin seemed to be being chased and beaten by Lu Liang, but careful people can find that Zhang Jirin is actually observing Lu Liang's moves.
Although the two have worked together under King Chun for many days, they have not really fought each other a few times.
And it's not going to be like this. So Zhang Jirin was not in a hurry to defeat Lu Liang at first, but carefully observed Lu Liang's moves and routines, making others seem to have the upper hand.
When Zhang Jirin figured out Lu Liang's moves, he began to defend and attack, and his moves were more ruthless than one move, and Lu Liang soon fell behind.
As soon as the spear was picked, Lu Liang fell directly to the ground, Zhang Jilin did not hesitate at all, and stabbed into Lu Liang's body with one shot.
Lu Liang still stared at Zhang Jilin until he died. Zhang Jirin turned around and flew up to the city tower in a dashing manner. and Nie Yuan, Nie Changfeng, stood together.
"Lu Shaoli is a spy!"
"Lu Shaoli, you traitor."
The people of King Chun at the bottom finally knew that Lu Shaoli turned out to be a person from Daqi.
They all shouted.
"Pour oil!" Lu Liang gave an order, and the soldiers on the city wall began to pour everything in the barrel down.
Then the fiery arrows rained down, and soon a fire burned beneath the walls.