Chapter 8: Rising to the Fore (1)
Shouchun is located in the hinterland of Huaishui, the river is wrapped in thick soil and accumulated, more than 300 miles of fertile fields, during which Bagong Mountain stretches and winds, such as a dragon and a tiger, occupies the advantage of the geographical advantage. The mountains are towering and green, and the peaks are full of purple light. Legend has it that 400 years ago, Liu An, the king of Huainan, soared to become an immortal here, and achieved positive results. Such a blessed place, Yuan Shu is determined to get it.
But this excellent terrain also gave the thieves in troubled times an excellent place to live: since the Yellow Turban Incident, the imperial power was in danger, Zu Lang took advantage of the chaos in the world, pulled the flag to occupy the mountain, proclaimed himself the king, plundered the township and robbed the merchants, and over time it became bigger and bigger, and there were nearly 10,000 bandits gathered under his command.
The so-called one mountain is difficult to accommodate two tigers, and on the side of the couch, how can Zu Lang make waves here? Yuan Shu wanted to finish his work in one battle and annihilate it in one fell swoop, and today he led all the elite armor soldiers to come out and confront it at the foot of Bagong Mountain.
When Sun Ce and Zhou Yu and LΓΌ Mengze arrived, the two armies were already at war. On the plain, Yuan Shu's cavalry had an absolute advantage, but Zu Lang's thieves continued to lead Yuan Shu's cavalry to the mountains, and when the cavalry fell into a dilemma, they ambushed and killed left and right, and hit them with stones. Yuan Shu watched his elite soldiers roll off the cliff and fall into a blur of flesh and blood, and he was so angry that he ordered loudly: "Archer, release the arrows!" β
Hundreds of archers stepped forward in unison, drawing their bows like the moon, and with a command, arrows rained down. Who knew that the thieves were familiar with this, and used the terrain as a cover, and hid behind the rocks one after another, and thousands of arrows grazed their bodies, but they were unscathed.
Seeing that the strong attack could not get any cheapness, Yuan Shu had to order Mingjin to withdraw his troops and retire temporarily. The logistics soldiers rushed up, dragging the wounded horses, and retreating with the wounded with broken legs and broken arms, but the mountain bandits did not pay attention to morality, and continued to attack the Yuan army with crossbow machines and rolling stones.
"The subordinates are incompetent, please punish the lord!" In the middle of the military formation, Ji Ling was covered in dust and mud, kneeling in front of Yuan Shu, and didn't dare to say half a superfluous word.
"The wind and waves have all passed, just a thief, even you ......" Yuan Shu was so angry that he closed his eyes and panted, almost fainting.
"My lord! Take care! All the generals stepped forward to persuade them, but no one dared to recommend themselves and go out to fight.
Yuan Shu gritted his teeth and swept his gaze over the generals: Qiao Rui, as the number one general, had been sick for many days, coughing and wheezing, and it was difficult for him to general. Zhang Xun was in charge of spying on the enemy, and he was not under the account at this time. The rest of the people are not as good as Ji Ling, and rushing out of the battle is just a gift of heads, and their efforts are just in vain. Thinking of this, Yuan Shu held his forehead, only to feel that his eyes were pale and his headache was splitting.
After a while, Yuan Shu came to his senses and said to the left and right: "It's okay to be lonely, help Gu up." If you can't break this thief today, you will ignore the name of the fourth and third princes of my Yuan family! β
While speaking, Yuan Shu got up, broke away, and shouted to the tens of thousands of troops in front of him: "Whoever can break this thief today, Lone will appoint him as the Taishou of Jiujiang!" β
There was silence in all directions, and no one responded to the tens of thousands of troops, only the sound of Zigui in the distance. Yuan Shu looked at the black pressure in front of him and the endless armor soldiers, but he felt that there was no one available, and he was sad and disappointed. At this moment, a bright young man's voice sounded: "I'm coming!" β
Yuan Shu followed the prestige, but saw a handsome young man wearing a phoenix feather helmet, golden scale round armor, and a crimson cloak walking forward and holding the silver spear in his hand high above his head.
This person was not Yuan Shu's general, and the people on the left and right hurriedly stepped forward to stop him and reprimanded: "Bold! Who are you and how do you get into our army? β
Seeing this, the guards hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down to explain: "This person holds the token of General Wu Jing's army, and his subordinates will only let him go according to the regulations......"
Wu Jing? Yuan Shu only felt that the strings in his brain suddenly tightened, and the dusty memory suddenly appeared like thunder and lightning, although it was vague, it gradually coincided with the young man in front of him. The same gold armor and silver helmet, the same uninhibited smile, is this kid ......
Ji Ling's dignified general failed to attack the bandits, and he felt extremely embarrassed, and at this time, there was a stinky boy who didn't have all the hair so arrogant! Ji Ling was extremely unhappy, took a step forward, looked at Sun Ce and Lu Meng and Tie Miansheng behind him, and said indignantly: "What ability do you have to dare to speak wildly!" β
Sun Ce didn't pay attention to Ji Ling at all, raised his head and asked Yuan Shu: "Can the general be a talker?" β
Yuan Shu came back to his senses, took a few steps forward with his back, and said word by word: "I, Yuan Benchu, will do what I say!" As long as you can catch that thief, Jiujiang Taishou will be you! β
"Slow down!" A strategist wearing a military leader's hat and a brown shirt stepped forward, this person's name is Yang Hong, and he is Yuan Shu's confidant, "Jiujiang is too guarded by an unusual official position, this person's origin is unknown, even if the lord wants to use it, he should wait until the bottom is carefully investigated before using it...... Otherwise, if he conspires with Nazulang, will he have to trap the lord in a dilemma? Please think twice! β
After Yang Hong finished speaking, he bowed respectfully towards Yuan Shu. Unexpectedly, Yuan Shu laughed twice and said to Yang Hong: "It's naturally good for you to be delicate, but if you are too cautious, you will be in a dilemma." For example, today's princes are in dispute, and the victory and defeat all depend on the talent, you see that Cao Apu made a thirsty posture, you know that priceless treasures are easy to find, and talents are rare. If there is no amount of tolerance, how can we attract all the talents from all over the world? β
After saying that, Yuan Shu turned around and patted Sun Ce's shoulder heavily: "Boy, you heard it all." Regardless of whether the other party lives or dies, as long as you can take down Nazulang, I promise you the official position. β
When Yuan Shu talked to Sun Ce, he did not call himself "lonely", but called himself "I" in an approachable manner, and the ministers couldn't help but look at each other, secretly guessing Sun Ce's origin in their hearts.
Sun Ce smiled and arched his hand: "A word is a certainty!" However, even though we are playing against Zulang, there are some things that require the cooperation of the general. Uloran, you come and tell the general what needs to be done. β
Zhou Yu heard Sun Ce call himself, hurriedly stepped forward, gave Yuan Shu a Hun salute, and deliberately pretended to be hoarse and said: "The villain Wu Luolan, from the Huns, is the disciple of the young general, and is entrusted by the young general to make a special offer to the general. However, the army was mixed, and the villain asked for a word from the general. β
"Wait", Ji Ling stepped forward and began to search Zhou Yu's body without saying a word. Zhou Yu stretched out his arms and let him inspect them. Ji Ling's search was unsuccessful, and he glared at Zhou Yu viciously: "Take off the iron mask!" β
Zhou Yu laughed dumbly: "The villain's mask has been worn for nearly ten years, if you can take it off, how can you wait until today." β
There were indeed rust stains on the copper lock, but Ji Ling was suspicious and still refused to let go.
Yuan Shu turned around and scolded: "When is it, how can you care about detaining these?" Release! β
Although Ji Ling was reluctant, he had to step back and let him go.
Zhou Yu walked in front of Yuan Shu and shook again, and then leaned in and whispered a few words. After listening to this, Yuan Shu was full of suspicion: "That's it?" β
Zhou Yu nodded with a smile: "The rest, just leave it to my major general." β