Paragraph 38 Affection
Zhang Wen ran all night, and after dawn, it was already far away from Qiujiazhuang. He picks small roads and remote places to walk, the general direction to the north, as long as he goes down, he will always reach the boundary of Zhejiang.
At noon, he ate a little dry food and continued on his way, and not long after walking, he found a post road in front of him. The post road extends from a hill next to it, stretching eastward, blocking the way to the north, Zhang Wen is ready to cross the post road and continue to walk on the path.
At this time, there was a sound of horses' hooves behind the mountain, and Zhang Wen turned his head to see that a team of horses was running along the post road from behind a hill in the west. Those cavalrymen had white cloths tied on their heads, and Zhang Wen suspected that they were most likely the rebels of the White Lotus Sect, because this place was obviously still in Fujian and was under the control of the rebels, so the army operating here must be rebels. The local army of the Ming Dynasty always thought about self-protection first, and without the large-scale coordination of the imperial court, it was impossible to rashly run to the enemy area to take risks.
Zhang Wen walked in the opposite direction of the post road, paying attention to this and that horse team. Zhang Wen was wearing a short cloth coat, dressed like an ordinary person, and his face was dirty and dirty. The horse team ignored him and ran straight up the post road, leaving a cloud of yellow dust behind.
At this moment, a large group of troops appeared behind the mountain, and it seemed that the horse team in front was only the vanguard. Zhang Wen continued walking.
The army behind had a cavalry battle, passing silently along the post road, and there was no Zhang Wen on the side of the pipeline.
At this moment, the army suddenly stopped, and Zhang Wen's heart tightened, but he still held his breath and still kept walking, but his feet sped up. Now he was only a few dozen steps away from the post road, and if he ran, he would eat lead bullet directly, and he had already seen many bird gunners in the infantry army.
A few people from the army came out and walked over to this side, and someone shouted: "Front, stand still!" ”
Zhang Wen looked at a few people who were coming, and suddenly the person in front of him was very familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere. This person is too distinctive, with fine skin and tender meat, clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, Zhang Wen suddenly remembered that this person is Qingfeng!
Qingfeng is the henchman under the seat of "Childe" Ye Feng, the last time in Hangzhou Qian Yiqian's mansion, the person who came forward to assassinate Zhang Wen was this person! and Zhang Wen have a relationship. This guy is Ye Feng's person, and he is actually with the army of the White Lotus Sect, which really made Zhang Wen guess that Ye Feng and the White Lotus Sect really have a leg.
Zhang Wen chuckled in his heart, obviously he was recognized by this guy! Zhang Wen touched the sharp knife on his body with his right hand.
At this time, a trace of despair appeared in his heart. However, his mind was very clear, and he immediately understood his situation, and at this time there were three options: first, surrender; Second, escape; Three, desperately.
Almost instantly, Zhang Wen made a judgment, and he decided to fight hard. It is not because he is desperate that he has a chance, Zhang Wen's judgment is based on the method of elimination: if you surrender, you dare not imagine what will happen to the captives in the future; If you run away, it is equivalent to sending them to death, and there are so many people on the other side, and you can solve the problem by shooting with a fire pong and ping pong.
Qingfeng walked to Zhang Wen and stood not far away, and the sergeant beside him pointed his fire gun at Zhang Wen. Qingfeng smiled coldly: "Zhang asked! I recognized you at a glance. You lost the battle, I thought you slipped back, I didn't expect to meet here, haha......"
Zhang Wen looked directly into Qingfeng's eyes and walked forward slowly, he wanted to get closer, so that even if he was hit by buckshot, he would have a chance to fight to the death, and dying in battle was obviously a better way to die. The sergeant shouted with a firecrackle, "Stop! ”
Qingfeng touched the fire gun next to him with his finger and said, "Put it down, he has no chance in front of me at all!" Zhang asked, do you have weapons in your clothes? Haha, do you think it helps? ”
There are a total of five people even Qingfeng. Seeing that the sergeant's firearm was put down, and he was not far from them, Zhang Wen took a deep breath, roared, and jumped over with all his might, while drawing the sharp knife in his arms. Zhang Wen knew that he was not Qingfeng's opponent, and he didn't think that he could kill Qingfeng, he just wanted to kill one or two people to accompany the funeral.
He jumped directly in front of a sergeant next to him, who was startled by the sudden scene and raised his gun, but Zhang Wen was already in front of him, Zhang Wen stretched out his left hand and grabbed the barrel of the gun, pulled it to the side, and pulled it in the wrong direction. "Bang!" There was a bang, obviously not hitting Zhang Wen, and the sharp knife in Zhang Wen's hand had already pierced the sergeant's collarbone fiercely.
"Ahh The sergeant screamed miserably, and when Zhang Wen pulled out his sharp knife, a stream of blood rushed out. Zhang Wen looked at the blood, as if he saw his own blood after an instant, because there were still three sergeants who had already aimed their firearms at him.
Zhang Wenxin said: Maybe you can kill one when you are shot.
At this moment, suddenly Aomine yelled: "Stop! Don't hurt him! ”
"Bang!" There was still a person who fired, and due to panic, he was distracted by Aomine again and missed. Zhang Wen seemed to feel like lead bullet was flying out of his face. Without hesitation, he had already raised his sharp knife and stabbed at the sergeant who had opened fire.
Suddenly, there was a "boring" sound, Zhang Wen felt the numbness of the tiger's mouth, and although the sharp knife did not take off his hand, it was cut off by Qingfeng drawing his sword.
The knife was now only a small break on the hilt, and it was obviously difficult to kill. Zhang Wen turned around and ran, waiting to be shot to death.
After a while, he heard a bang, Zhang Wen felt a pain in his left leg, his left leg was weak, and he stumbled and fell to the ground. He wasn't killed, and he couldn't run away.
Zhang Wen felt a pain in his heart, and a voice said in his heart: We must not let the same thing happen again! He picked up the broken knife in his hand, his heart was very painful, he didn't want to die like this, but ......
At this moment, Qingfeng shouted, "Zhang Wen, wait! Let's talk, I'm not coming! ”
Qingfeng roared, and scolded again: "I don't know why Childe wants to save your life!" I really want to stab you to death with a sword! ”
Zhang Wen sat up, and when he saw Qingfeng standing far away, he said, "What do you want?" ”
Qingfeng said: "Childe wants to see you." You can't run away left and right, there's something wrong with your brain! So why are you in a hurry to die? ”
Zhang Wen had a hope in his heart, it was true that he didn't want to die like this, if he really had to choose...... He may have no choice but to join the rebels. Of course, it's not a last resort, Zhang Wen never wants to join the rebels, he is a jinshi, a member of the official residence, glorifying his ancestors, enjoying endless glory and wealth, what can a gang of bandits give themselves?
Zhang Wen said coldly: "What if I don't want to take refuge in you?" ”
Qingfeng said: "Childe has killed so many people, what's the point of killing you more?" You don't want to let you stay like this until you figure it out, you can still run away on our turf? ”
Zhang asked to think that what Qingfeng said should be true, after all, he is a party leader and has a good reputation.
"Well, in that case, I'm not in a hurry." Zhang asked.
The sergeant of the rebel army didn't ask Zhang either, he couldn't run anyway. Qingfeng arranged Zhang Wen in a carriage and found a military doctor to get on the carriage to treat Zhang Wen's injuries.
The army continued to march for most of the day, and then set up camp and raised its tents to rest in the evening. They were really kind to Zhang Wen, and arranged a tent for Zhang Wen. The soldiers naturally did not have a good impression of Zhang Wen, Zhang Wen not only killed a rebel sergeant with his own hands, but also commanded a large army to be the enemy of the rebel army, although the defeat was defeated, but the rebel army must have paid a lot of casualties. But there was an order from above, and they didn't dare to ask Zhang what to do.
After eating, Qingfeng walked to the door of the tent and said, "Zhang Wen, you go with me to see Gongzi." ”
Being in the enemy camp, Zhang Wen naturally went with Qingfeng to the Chinese army's big tent to see Ye Feng. This Ye Feng was originally the grandson of Shoufu Ye Xianggao, but he actually colluded with the White Lotus Sect rebellion in his hometown behind his back, and it seems that he is still behind the scenes.
Entering the big tent of the Chinese army, Zhang Wen looked forward, there was no one sitting in the middle, only to see a man in his thirties sitting on the chair on the left, that person was wearing a coarse cloth robe, tall, square and handsome, vaguely similar to Ye Xianggao, this person is probably Ye Feng. There was no one else in the tent, except for the man who was seated, and a woman with a sword in a men's bun stood beside him.
When the man saw Zhang Wen coming in, he actually stood up from the chair, waved his hand, and said: "Ye Feng, I have admired the prestige of Lord Zhang for a long time, and I will see you today, please forgive me for the inconsiderate courtesy." ”
As a prisoner, Zhang Wen was a little surprised to be so skewed by him, but since the other party greeted him with the etiquette of a scholar, even if it was an enemy, Zhang Wen didn't want to be deserted, so he saluted back: "The general of the defeated army is ashamed." ”
Ye Feng smiled, pointed to the chair opposite and said, "Master Zhang is injured, it is not appropriate to stand for a long time, please sit." ”
Zhang Wen walked over to the chair and sat down. Ye Feng also sat down and said, "Lord Zhang has good means, he broke my chess hall in Hangzhou, implicated my grandfather and lost his official position." However, those who have achieved great things will never care about these old things, and Lord Zhang does not have to worry about anything. ”
Ye Feng has a large adult attitude, but Zhang Wen is not so generous, he has no good impression of this Ye Feng, because of Shen Biyao's matter, Zhang Wen still has a hostile attitude towards Ye Feng. Zhang Wen is not a person who doesn't care about anything in order to achieve great things, and personal grievances are equally important to him. Now Zhang Wen is very polite, because he is now in the hands of others, and there is nothing he can do.
Zhang asked, "Each for his own master, not for himself; Eat the king's luck, and be loyal to the king. ”
Ye Feng stroked his palms and said, "Okay! What a food king, a loyal king! Zhang Dawen is full of martial arts and self-cultivation, which is admirable...... But I also have a different opinion, loyalty is the foundation of work, but who is loyal? Is it loyal to the faint king, loyal to the corrupt officials, loyal to the corrupt court of the common people, or loyal to the common people of the world and loyal to the national community? ”
Zhang Wen was silent for a long time, he didn't think how good the Ming court was, but he also didn't think how good the White Lotus Sect rebellion was, and he didn't even know what strategy Ye Feng planned to adopt when he used the White Lotus Sect to revolt and occupy the place. Therefore, Zhang Wen is more cautious not to express any position.
Seeing that Zhang Wen didn't speak, Ye Feng smiled very confidently: "Lord Zhang's attack on the barbarians in Liaodong has made my Huaxia people excited, and your achievements are indelible." But now you are helping the mediocre court to fight a civil war and poison the people, this is your mistake, and it is too late to turn back. As long as you join us, everyone can work together to overthrow the corrupt court, rebuild the world, and clarify the unai, how magnificent! ”
Zhang Wenxin said: It is obvious that this rebel army is underestimated a little, and it can be seen from their upper-level personnel and the equipment of the army that they are completely different from ordinary rebel troops, and the uprising in the name of the White Lotus Sect is just to use the White Lotus Sect's prestige among the people to win people's hearts...... At the beginning, Taizu's uprising was also named after Mingjiao, which was actually one of the White Lotus Sects. But then again, no matter what, the rebel army now only occupies one province, while Daming has two capitals and thirteen provinces, full of talents, vast land and many people, and the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse.
Zhang Wen's defeat in this battle at the hands of the rebel army was actually a mistake of underestimating the enemy, and no one expected that a group of rebellious grass bandits would have such an army. If it attracts the attention of the imperial court and makes the imperial court feel a huge threat, it is difficult to say how long the Fujian rebels can hold out.
And Zhang Wen is also considering: What good can he do by succumbing to them and fighting the world? Crowned kings and marquis? What was the good result of Taizu's subordinates who helped him fight the princes of the world?
So Zhang Wen didn't want to join the rebel army at all.
He can't fake surrender, civil officials are different from those generals in Zhao'an, they can't go from day to night, and what civil officials value most is integrity. As long as you descend, whether it's true or not, you can't go back in the future.
Ye Feng values Zhang Wen so much, and hopes that he will surrender himself, and he also values this. Not only is Zhang Wen talented, but his loyalty after surrender is also relatively reliable...... There are even greater benefits, Zhang Wen's surrender is equivalent to setting an example for other officials, and it will be of great benefit to the rebel army in the future.
Zhang Wen thought about it, not to say that he was not willing to surrender at all, even if he was really willing to surrender, he had to behave, otherwise people would betray as soon as he said it, which would give people the impression that he was unreliable. So Zhang Wen categorically refused: "I said, the matter of eating the king, the matter of loyalty to the king, I Zhang Wen eat the court's Lu, and my life is the Ming Dynasty, so I can't promise you." You don't have to bother talking, if you want to kill, you have to listen to it. ”