Chapter 106: It Will All Come to an End (5)
Cao Yan, who rode alone all the way through Youzhou, recently also learned that General Xu came to the border pass in person and suddenly took away the command of the two border armies by thunderous means, and even knew the news that the General's Mansion had repeatedly resisted the decree and refused to send troops.
Originally, Cao Yan, who was still silently collecting the General's Mansion in various parts of Youzhou, that is, the evidence that the Great General Xu Jintang collaborated with the enemy and treason, and had a heart of disobedience, was extremely angry and completely extinguished the idea of wanting to deal with this matter by ordinary means.
Originally, he thought that it was best to not only protect the reputation of the General's Mansion, that is, the Youzhou Army, but also not to make too much trouble, so as to avoid large-scale conflicts within the Youzhou Army, which would lead to cannibalism, but he never thought that Xu Jintang, the generalissimo of Youzhou soldiers and horses who had lived in the General's Mansion for a long time and stayed at home, was far more frustrating than he thought, and he was more meticulous in his work, which could be called impeccable.
First use thunderous means to suppress the top of the Youzhou army, so that the people below lose their ears and eyes, at a loss, and then advance layer by layer, cut off each other, and gradually replace, the people below can not communicate with each other, and they dare not resist in groups, even if there are occasionally one or two thorns who are unwilling to sit still, they can be solved quickly, and the final result is that he will completely turn the entire Youzhou army into his own, become his own siblings, let them act according to their own ideas, and even in the end, because of an order, and do not hesitate to stretch out the knife towards their motherlandγ
What a generalissimo of Youzhou soldiers and horses, what a general Xu!
However, he Cao Yan is weak and soft-spoken, and he can't do anything about this thing that happened right under his nose, and he never thought about changing anything.
He Cao Yan can be so arrogant that he would want to use tens of thousands of people to impact the formation of hundreds of thousands of people, but that is because he believes in his ability to lead the army, and also believes in the combat effectiveness of his comrades in the Yuyang Army, and knows better the reality of the enemy.
The so-called knowing oneself and knowing the other can survive a hundred battles, but he is not arrogant enough to think that he can do the best in everything he does, so it is better to leave this matter to others to do.
He believes that this matter is handed over to General You, the other party is far better than what he can do, since the other party sent him out, there must be his reason, Cao Yan will never live up to General You's kindness and run to death in vain.
After thinking about it, Cao Yan, who was depressed in his heart, wanted to ride a horse alone, quickly rushed to Liangzhou, where the war was hot, and threw himself into the front line of the battlefield, to go to the place where he really needed himself to resist the foreign enemy, but he didn't go too far, and he couldn't even be regarded as a border place, so he was directly stopped by the outpost.
The other party doesn't care what his identity is, what Yuyang Army is not Yuyang Army, they only admit death, the top said, Youzhou is now only allowed to enter, not to go out, even if the imperial court wants to leave and go back to the capital to resume his life, he will be blocked, at least two days, more than a week, not to mention that he is a person who does not have any documents.
Correspondingly, Liangzhou, which borders Youzhou, because of the orders of the imperial court and the tense situation, they are also prepared for the side of Youzhou, and they dare not have the slightest slackness.
Although Youzhou has not really publicly erected a banner of Xu Zi, the interior of the entire Liang Kingdom has really become fragmented, and it will no longer be as prosperous as before.
Not to mention Youzhou, Jiangzhou, Yongzhou, and even the sparsely populated Haizhou and other places of the gentry and gate valves, at the moment is in full swing, all of them are eager to set up a banner, the new king to the throne, because of the new policy recently implemented by Da Liang, is completely holding a hot knife to cut meat on them, which does not allow them not to rebel at all, and now, it is indeed a great opportunity for them.
Not to mention that Da Liang has not thought about appeasing them, the real "pillars of the country", even if the imperial court really gives up the new policy now, they will not be able to turn back, and fools know that once the war in the south subsides, it is strange that they, the chaotic ministers and thieves, will not be liquidated by the imperial court.
Both left and right are dead, how can you not rebel?
Not to mention the initiator of the New Deal, how good the crown prince Gu Cang's literary name was in the three places, and how much the wealthy families in the three places respected him, but that was because there was no conflict of interest between the two parties, and even when there was a cooperative relationship, but once there was an absolute conflict of interest such as this, the two would instantly become enemies who shared the sky.
The so-called cutting off people's financial means is like killing their parents, this is the truth.
The current situation is that Liangzhou, which was originally wrapped in the middle of the states and seemed extremely safe, is now stretched to the entire outer circle of Liangzhou because of the need to guard against all parties at the same time.
How tragic is it that the big country in the south of the country has fallen to this point, and the once military advantage has turned into a disadvantage?
For Cao Yan, in short, Liangzhou, which is in his heart, can't go for the time being, and he has no chance to fight with Xie Houyin, who is known as the slaughtering blood army, stepping on the name of Chang Dingfang, becoming famous in a battle, and arrogant to the generals in the south, Cao Yan deeply regrets it.
For masters, not having a suitable opponent is the most painful thing, and the more painful thing is that there is a suitable opponent, but you can't fight with it, which will make people regret it for life.
But what annoyed him the most was more than that.
The empty and uninhabited suburbs, geographically speaking, are already close to Dahe County, Hedong County.
A neat team of thirty people suddenly appeared, just blocking Cao Yan's way.
And the other party also came to him.
The man at the head was dressed in gray and light armor, and had a sloppy stubble on his chin, which looked like he hadn't repaired for a long time.
Also, according to the intelligence all the way, they stopped and hurried slowly, and finally caught up with this general Cao, whose travel route was extremely erratic, where did they have time to think about such things as washing their faces and repairing their beards.
"General Cao, I've finally caught up with you, please go back with us quickly. β
But I saw Cao Yan, who was wearing a strong suit in black, carrying a long-handled weapon covered by a layer of gray steps, with a treasure knife at his waist, and at his feet, on one side was an arrow bag full of twelve feather arrows, and on the other hand he was hanging a three-stone longbow.
is so heroic, it is like a person who has come out of a painting.
"Where's going back?"
The leader on the opposite side was holding the reins
, with a deliberately flattering smile, he explained: "This is General You's order, General Cao, I can't explain it clearly for a while, in short, you go back with us now, and when you get to the station, you will know." β
It's okay not to mention the right general, but this mention of the right general, Cao Yan's face suddenly became a little colder.
"No need, General Right asked me to go home to save my family, and I'm going to go home to visit my wife. β
When the man heard this, he hurriedly said: "The general said that he laughed, not to mention that the military situation at the border is urgent, and we can't delay for a minute or a second, as soldiers, then everything is naturally the priority of military orders, and the family is secondary, not to mention that the general is a good man, in his prime, and full of martial arts, it is a good time to make meritorious contributions, how can he go home and waste his time?"
Cao Yan clasped his hands on his chest, the meaning of rejection could not be more obvious, and his tone became cold: "How I choose, you can't care, and it's not your turn to persuade me, not to mention that if you really have the opportunity to make a contribution, you won't wait until today to stand still, what is the situation at the border pass, you know better than me, since you still have time to bother me, it is better to think about how to send the enemy outside the pass away." β
Xu Shi said that when he was excited, Cao Yan couldn't help but add: "It is said that the rise and fall of the country is the responsibility of the husband, and now the war in Liangzhou is already in a precarious situation, and the difficulty of destroying the country is just around the corner, you eat the imperial court, but here all day long with nothing to do, wandering around, you would rather waste time to bother me as an idler, rather than want to kill the enemy and serve the country, you are like this, are you worthy of the court and the people?"
After listening to these heart-wrenching words, the faces of the people on the other side were ugly, and many people were even more concerned, and they didn't know how to face each other's questions.
There are some things that everyone knows in their hearts, and if they don't say it, no one will know.
But someone still suddenly said, "This is what the general meant." β
Cao Yan raised his eyebrows, first silently let go of his encircled hands, and then went down and silently held the handle of the knife on his waist.
"General, hehe, I don't believe it, thinking that the battle ahead is so tense, the two armies are facing each other, and there is no room for the slightest slackness, and the general even drove away the Qin Cha, is it possible that he can deliberately take time out of his way to send you to find me, an unknown little person?"
The person on the other side heard the irony in Cao Yan's words and understood what he meant, so he could only threaten at the moment: "Cao Yan, don't make it difficult for us." β
At this point, it's time to see the poor dagger.
Cao Yan didn't answer, but stepped forward, and the fire god under his crotch suddenly spewed out a thick smoke from his nose, and the horse on the opposite side smelled it, and began to stir uncontrollably, dizzy, colliding with each other, and even making the people on the horse lose their balance and almost fall down.
You must know that war horses and knights complement each other and help each other, especially this kind of elite border army, which gets along day and night, and has the same mind with each other, once they are on the battlefield, even if they face no matter how big the chaos is, they will not be scared to run away, let alone leave their masters because of this, but at this time, these horses actually showed a look of fear one by one, and almost completely lost control, which shows the miracle of the son of fire.
is also because the other party's crotch is also a "horse chasing the wind and clouds", and the son of the god of fire, as a different species among them, is naturally like an emperor and can command the race.
"You!"
The others exclaimed one by one, but when they were in turmoil, they saw a flash of cold light, and the knife in Cao Yan's hand was already firmly on the other party's neck.
It was only then that he finally spoke.
"Jian San, it's you guys who don't make it difficult for me. β
The person known as Jian San was held to his neck with a knife, his heart was shocked, and the expression on his face was extremely entangled.
The people next to him were surprised in their hearts, and secretly said that this Cao Yan was really extraordinary, and the leader was restrained by him, so he didn't dare to mess around, so he could only persuade on the side.
"General Cao, you have something to say. β
"Yes, General Cao, everyone is from the Yuyang Army, give face!"
"General Cao!"
"General Cao, put down your sword. β
Cao Yan just didn't answer, didn't even look at the person next to him, just kept staring at the other party, the knife in his hand was always firmly on the side of the opponent's neck, and then with a slight force, he slowly pressed it under the skin.
Feeling the coldness coming from his neck and the slightest real pain, cold sweat broke out on Jian San's forehead, and after a while, he finally sighed and said softly: "You go, let's just pretend that we haven't seen it." β
When Cao Yan heard this, he instantly put the knife into the sheath, and then hugged his fists and said, "Thank you." β
As the people around him said just now, everyone is the old man of the Yuyang Army, even if Cao Yan is no longer gregarious and disdainful, he doesn't want to get things to the point of blood.
In that way, it will only make the relatives painful, and the enemies are fast, he Cao Yan still has a clear understanding of this.
However, he is willing to keep his hand on the face of the past, but the other party will not show mercy.
At such a close distance, it was almost face-to-face, and Cao Yan was holding his fists and saluting, and he couldn't free his hand for the time being, the other party's eyes showed ruthlessness, seized the opportunity, and shook his wrist slightly, but a dagger that had been hidden for a long time slipped out of the sleeve, and after he held it in the palm of his hand, he slashed directly towards Cao Yan with his backhand.
Without blocking, the sharpened knife easily cut through the surface of the clothes, as well as the skin inside, just as Jian San felt that his hand was already happy, but it could no longer pierce in.
Cao Yan was in pain, so he only shrank his abdomen for the time being, pulled his body back, grabbed the opponent's wrist with one hand, and then flipped it, and threw his whole person off the horse.
Even if he was successfully attacked by the other party and was already injured, he still didn't show too much emotion, whether it was anger or something else, he just said coldly: "Jian San, you have taken refuge in the Great General's Mansion!"
Jian San at the bottom held his dislocated wrist, his heart was not good, and the moment he retreated sharply, he was still shouting: "Take him down!"
Seeing that the people around him were flocking up, he felt that the overall situation had been decided, so he shouted again: "Heh, Cao Yan, don't forget, the Youzhou Army originally belonged to the Great General's Mansion!"
Cao Yan didn't say anything anymore, just condensed slightly, first stopped the wound in his abdomen, and then pulled the long-handled weapon that had been carried behind him and wrapped in gray steps from behind his back.
"After getting off Huangquan, remember to kill a few more Shu soldiers to atone for your sins. β
With a wave of his big hand, Gray Bu shook it violently and spread out in all directions, instantly covering the sight of the attackers.
A few people were in a hurry, and they slashed with their knives, and cut them into wisps in a few strokes.
Then, in the next moment, a circle of people around them, all of them screamed and fell off their horses.
Cao Yan waved the proud weapon in his hand and killed the Quartet, only to see that it was a silver-headed black smut, with curved blades on both sides, and it was actually a rare Fang Tian painting halberd.
This is a thing to rely on, but it is also a powerful weapon, and it is a weapon that combines the word "fierce" and the word "skillful" to the extreme.
More than 30 people, with just this blow, they have gone to the fifth in an instant, and Cao Yan's price is just a knife in the abdomen because of a sneak attack.
Now that he has completely torn his face, Cao Yan has no intention of stopping at all.
On the battlefield, either you die or I die, where is there so much compassion, if you want to say anything, you have to wait until the enemy is lying down!
They disregard the friendship of their comrades, attack their former colleagues, this is a crime, regardless of the kindness of the right general, and take refuge in the general's mansion to fight for the tiger, this is the second crime, do not do anything else, and want to provoke themselves, this is the way to die.
During the slapping and killing, the huge advantage of the Fire God Son in speed was brought into full play.
If you talk about short-distance killing, the explosive power of the moment, Huoshenzi dares to say second, and no one dares to say first, even if it is Qilinzi.
At this moment, it no longer looks like a horse with self-awareness, but like Cao Yan suddenly has four more legs, rushing back and forth, whether it is forward, backward, or roundabout, it is intimately matched with the owner on the horse, flawless, and without any flaws.
It was like a black bolt of lightning, and you couldn't see it at all, but you just passed by the enemy, and you saw people falling down all the time.
However, in a short time, thirty people have been slaughtered, and Cao Yan and Huoshenzi did not even have more than one wound.
Cao Yan's expression was blank, as if he had just crushed a group of ants to death, rather than extinguishing a group of elite border troops.
Unhurriedly, he first wrapped a torn cloth belt around the wound on his waist that had been sprinkled with gold sore medicine, and then turned over and dismounted, and directly stepped on the face of Jian San, who was lying on the ground.
"What does the General's Mansion mean, say it all, I can spare you from dying, and when you go back, you can sell them all my information, and then you will have glory and wealth to enjoy." β
Jian San's face was lying on his side, pressed to the ground, and his expression was very humiliated.
He couldn't understand that it was clear that the men and horses on his side were also the elite of the border army, and he led a team of men and horses to catch the other party with confidence, and he also took the lead by sneak attack, and in the end, he was not the enemy of the other party.
It's only been a few times, and he was wiped out by the other party?
But his life mattered, and the last few words of the other party gave him endless determination to live.
Yes, the great wealth and glory are still waiting for him, how can he die in such a wilderness without knowing anything?
So he quickly spit out the mud and sand in his mouth and shouted: "Poof, don't kill me, don't kill me! General Cao, General Cao come slowly! Take you back, it's the order of the Great General's Mansion, and we just obey orders! Specifically, I don't know anything! I swear to God, everything I say is the truth, if there is a false sentence, I will not die a good death! General Cao, for the sake of our former colleagues, you have a large number of adults, so go around my life! Please! I still have an old mother to support! I can't die!"
"Shut up!"
Cao Yan scolded, and the person under his feet instantly stopped talking, waiting for fate to pronounce himself with great anxiety.
Cao Yan tilted his head, looked at him, and asked, "Xu Jintang wants me to be a dog for him?
Jian San didn't dare to offend him, so he hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, he is not worthy, he is not worthyγγγγγγ β
Before the words fell, Cao Yan suddenly held the halberd with both hands, and then poked directly at the back of the opponent's head.
Jian San didn't expect such a terrible result at all, and the remaining sentence of "he is not worthy" in his mouth instantly mixed into a grunt of unknown meaning, and then a dull chirp sounded, and Jian San's whole person below almost bounced off the ground.
This was the last resistance in his life, but he didn't want to, but he was ruthlessly pressed down by Cao Yan.
Stepping on the pitiful head that had become like a tattered watermelon, Cao Yan withdrew his weapon expressionlessly, then reversed the halberd body, and carefully wiped the blood stains and brains stained on it with a handkerchief, this time, he did not cover it with a gray cloth again, because he didn't need it anymore.
He Cao Yan, just like this Fang Tian painting halberd, just like the beloved fire god son beside him, although he is not social, but he is helpless.
Arrogant, unparalleled.
Xu Jintang's meaning, he had already understood it at this time, or rather, Xu Jintang's entire plan, he had roughly deduced it through the secret information he had collected these days.
Isn't sand table deduction also his strength?
In short, Xu Jintang should just want to rely on the General's Mansion and the prestige of the Xu family to let himself work for him and lead the troops for him in the subsequent war.
Cao Yan shook his head and smiled disdainfully.
Don't say it's you Xu Jintang, even if the emperor comes to me, it's useless!
I have been in a high position for a long time, and I don't eat the fireworks in the world, so I want Lao Tzu to give you my life?
Where in the world is there such an unreasonable thing!
If there is really anything in this world that is worthy of his Cao Yan's life, it is the Yuyang Army where General Right is located for the time being.
He Cao Yan has not met the master, and he doesn't need any master.
Although it didn't take too much effort to wipe out these dog things that followed the smell, but this group of people died, his location was actually exposed, according to the intelligence system in the army, suddenly a team of people disappeared from the map, what this means, it's really not too obvious.
The only thing the other party needs to guess is where he is going, but there won't be too many choices.
Cao Yan carried Fang Tian's halberd on his back, held the reins in his hand, swayed as the war horse under his crotch, and looked up at the rising sun slowly rising in the distance, and the whole person suddenly became a little excited.
Because he knows that the next part of the road will definitely be more difficult than the previous one.
He stared at the sun and seemed to be talking to himself.
"I heard that the little prince in Huangsha County was not only not afraid of Xu Jintang, but also killed his personal guards?"
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