Chapter Twenty-Six: Latent
At noon the next day, Chu Yun arrived at the agreed place, this time because there were five hundred loads of grain, in order to be safe, he brought a lot of people, in addition to the five hundred tiger guards, he also brought four teams of men and horses, a total of 1,300 people. The place agreed by the two sides is closer to the camp of the Huns, only a dozen miles away, which is also no way, after all, people are driving horses, and it is not easy to walk in the dense forest.
Chu Yun deliberately came a little early, but by the time Chu Yun and the others had finished lunch, almost an hour had passed, and they hadn't been able to wait for the Huns to come and change horses, and everyone was a little irritable.
"Governor, will they fool us? Fang Dashan finished eating the dry food with a big grin, and walked towards Chu Yun.
"Wipe your mouth clean, do you think you're still a pig killer? You're the captain of the Iron Army, you have to pay attention to your image. Fang Dashan casually wiped the dry food foam on his mouth with his sleeve, making Chu Yun powerless to say more. This guy said to be obedient, listen to all big and small things, say disobedient, and make some things happen again after speaking, but he has not delayed the right thing, and Chu Yun will no longer be verbose.
"This group of Huns doesn't look like they're going back on their word, they must have encountered something, otherwise, they would have at least sent someone to inform us. Chu Yun shook his head, many times the aliens are more honest than the Han people, not to mention that they and the Huns are mutually beneficial deals.
"Wait a minute. Chu Yun sent people out to find the Huns who might have an accident, and at the same time let everyone continue to rest.
When the people sent by the Feng Cheng family found Chu Yun, it was already half an hour later, and he brought Chu Yun a surprising news.
"What are you talking about? The Huns came back before they went out, and there were still a few hundred people missing?" Chu Yun asked in surprise, this time was when the Huns were in full swing, even when the Xiongnu Bai Dengzhi of the Han Dynasty surrounded Liu Bang, it was not as brilliant as the Huns now, after all, they broke through the capital of the Han people, captured the emperor of the Han people, and directly called the emperor. In this case, someone dared to do something to the Huns, tsk, it's really refreshing.
"My lord, this is a good opportunity. Zhang Tong said happily, he always felt that Chu Yun didn't do anything to the Huns because he couldn't cut the grass and eradicate the roots, and now that they went out and came back, it was a good opportunity.
"Not bad. Fang Duwei, you let your two teams watch our food here, let's go to the Huns' lair to have a look, and you send someone to inform Guo Duwei and Fu Duwei who are stationed there to bring people to come, and if necessary, you can come on horseback. Your name is Lin Er, you let you Captain Feng continue to monitor, and notify you immediately if there is a situation, let's go. Chu Yun was also decisive and immediately gave an order.
When Chu Yun was halfway through, Feng Chengjia rushed over in person, it seemed that he had tried his best, the clothes on his body were soaked, he wanted to say something out of breath, but every time he broke off because he couldn't breathe, Chu Yun walked over and handed him a kettle, and then used his hand to give him a smooth breath on Feng Chengjia's back, Feng Chengjia's face was full of excitement, he tried to calm his emotions, and finally spoke.
"Dudu, something must have happened to the Huns' camp, there are constant screams coming out of it, and there is no guard in the outer village, everyone is concentrated in the inner village, I took the risk to sneak into the outer village, and found more than a dozen Hun corpses, it seems that they have civil strife. After Feng Chengjia finished speaking, Chu Yun was thinking about what was going on, when Zhang Tong beside him clapped his hands and laughed.
"My lord, I know what happened. Because he proposed to Chu Yun a while ago to annex this Xiongnu tribe, he worked hard to understand the situation of this tribe, not only carefully inquired about Lu Di, who had been to the Xiongnu tribe, but also deliberately asked Feng Chengjia to grab a tongue and inquire about their situation in detail.
The patriarch of this Xiongnu tribe is a capable man, more than sixty years old this year, and has been fighting since he was a teenager, at first he followed Cao Wei as a cavalryman, and later although the Sima family came to power, but also participated in the Eight Kings Rebellion as a mercenary in order to survive, and then he was unwilling to help the princes kill the Han people, so he spent his life's property, established this strong camp, and lived in seclusion. Their camp is divided into the outer village, the inner village and the back village, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack depending on the mountain, and it can be seen from here that this patriarch has rich experience and excellent vision. It's just that he definitely didn't expect that the turmoil would last so long, first the rebellion of the Eight Kings, and then the chaos of the people, even if there is more food, he can't bear the passage of time.
This patriarch is surnamed Cao, and it is said that one of the emperors of Cao Wei gave the surname, and it is not known which emperor it was. He was proud of this, and treated the Han people like his own compatriots, although the Hu people are now in power, but he still refuses to help the abuse. However, he has a son who is diametrically opposed to his temperament, that is, Helian Bobo, in the early years, Helian Bobo is vigorous, superb horsemanship, because of bravery, so he is popular in the tribe, and the Cao patriarch is also proud of his son. However, after Helian Bobo's wings hardened, he finally showed the other side, he didn't like Han culture, and was proud of being a Hun, which can't be said to be a wrong thing, after all, they were originally Huns, and it was also correct to be proud of the Huns, and the Cao patriarch didn't care too much, but he usually told her some stories, describing the strength of the Han people, so that his son would not become the enemy of the Han people, but slowly Helian Bo showed some other characters, he was stubborn, irritable, very murderous, and sometimes couldn't control his temper, he was extremely hateful to the Han people, and regarded the Han people as enemies, which made the old patriarch who knew the Han people's heritage very sad。
Therefore, after failing to save him in the past few years, he tried to support his youngest son and hit his eldest son Helian Bobo, but he never made up his mind, which made his eldest son even more estranged. This time, the people who went out to support Cao Zheng, the magistrate of Quliang County, were led by Helian Bobo. But seeing the number of people who came back, it was definitely a defeat, which would definitely stimulate the contradiction between the Hun patriarch and his son, so this time Zhang Tong guessed that it was likely to be civil strife.
After hearing this, Chu Yun felt that it made sense, and he immediately ordered to speed up.
"Governor, this good opportunity can't be missed, we should send someone in to take a look, it is best to provoke a death battle between the two sides, we can win without much effort. Zhang Tong said as he tried his best to follow Chu Yun.
"Who can do such a big thing?" Chu Yun shook his head, if he wanted to go in and provoke, he must know Xiongnu dialect, but there were only a few Wuhuan people under him who could, but unfortunately they didn't have this brain.
"Lord, let me go, Brother Lu has been there, they know, send me someone they don't know, just paint it, just dress up, the lord is waiting for my news outside, I am willing to issue a military order, and I will let the lord, without much effort, get everything from this Hun tribe." Zhang Tong said loudly.
"Okay, Gong Zhang, if you can do it, then I will live up to Mr., I will wait for Mr. outside the village, do you want to send a few more people to protect Mr." Chu Yun looked at Zhang Tong with gratitude in his eyes, and Zhang Tong was even more excited.
"No, two people are enough, Tong is determined to follow Gaoyang's drunken example. Zhang Tong said confidently, Chu Yun found him the most clever Wuhuan person named Lu Feng, and the two of them quickly disappeared in front of Chu Yun.
"Governor, is it possible for Zhang Tong to engage in it?" Guo Yong couldn't help but ask.
"Seventy-two in the east, no one in the world can follow. It seems that Zhang Gong has the heart of a vertical and horizontal family. Chu Yun did not answer Guo Yong's words, the Gaoyang drunkard was Li Shiqi who persuaded the seventy-two cities of Qi to surrender with the strength of Liu Bang's subordinates.
Although Zhang Tong said it was beautiful, he was actually very apprehensive in his heart, Feng Chengjia, a master of disguise, was putting on makeup for him, otherwise he would be discovered as soon as he went in like this. He didn't waste time, and explained the matters to be paid attention to with Lu Feng next to him, Lu Feng is a Wuhuan man with a very big grade, and he also knows the seriousness of the matter, and listens very carefully.
In fact, Zhang Tong didn't want to take this risk, he attached no less importance to his life than Chu Yun, but he was a poor family, and if he wanted to get ahead, he had to pay more, and he didn't see Wang Lian and Fang Qing sitting firmly in Diaoyutai, basically maintaining the status quo to maintain their status, this is the reason for the family situation. And he, Zhang Tong, is not as good as Wang Lian in logistics, and is not as powerful as Fang Qing, Fang Qing is with hundreds of people to take refuge in Chu Yun, and several descendants of the Fang family occupy an important position in the Iron Blood Castle. As long as he didn't work hard, he was worried that his position would not be guaranteed, but he paid attention to Chu Yun a few times, Chu Yun thought it was a good idea every time, but he never used it, which made him anxious, so he was willing to take risks this time. In fact, let Chu Yun know Zhang Tong's thoughts, Chu Yun will definitely complain, where does he not value Zhang Tong, but values him the most, but in order to show himself, many times the schemes he proposes are too insidious and vicious, and Chu Yun will deny it.
After putting on his clothes, Zhang Tong didn't have a mirror to see what he looked like, but he saw Lu Feng's appearance, which was more like a Hun than the Huns, so he felt that he should be similar. He quietly sneaked into the outer village of the Huns, and like Feng Cheng's family investigated, there was no one.
When he arrived at the inner village, he saw a chaotic scene, two groups of people were confronting, although one of them was a large number of people, but mainly the old and weak, and the other side, although there were few people, but mainly young people, so no one could bear anyone for a while. What's more, they are all related to each other, for a while, you little rabbit cub, third uncle, don't fight, such voices resounded throughout the inner village. Of course, there are also some neutral forces that try to ease the contradictions between the two sides, but it has not had much effect, and Zhang Tong lurks among them.
And the people surrounded by the two groups did not speak, one side was an old man, the other side was a sturdy man in the prime of life, Zhang Tong guessed that this must be the patriarch Cao and his son, but he didn't expect his son to really rebel, he was happy in his heart, and waited for things to develop.
In fact, it doesn't matter if everyone scolds and scolds, the most important thing is to look at the decision of the two leaders, Cao Lao Patriarch is well-informed, he has experienced a lot of things, it is said that there should not be a sad look, but things are too sudden, and it is Helian Bobo is son, he really has no slightest vigilance, this morning his eldest son Helian Bobo came back, he originally wanted to personally go to meet the returning warriors, but he would not be slacking off because he was a father, but he suddenly felt unwell, so he sent out his second son, but he didn't expect his eldest son to suddenly go crazy, he actually hacked his younger brother to death, and then slew towards his residence. Fortunately, his patriarch for so many years has not been in vain, although he is unwell, he is still protected by his cronies, and his eldest son took the opportunity to occupy the outer village.
When he felt better, he directly ordered Helian to come in, but he wanted to see if his eldest son really dared to kill him. So the two forces became like this, when he knew that his eldest son had killed his younger son, he really had the heart to kill Helian Bobo, but he was just like these two sons, the younger son was dead, and the eldest son died again, so wouldn't he be the last one? This is very tragic for an old man.
He even wanted to let his eldest son win, and his old bone would die if he died, anyway, even if the Han people wanted to retaliate, it was not a matter of time and a half, although the Hu people had never won the war with the Han people, but this time it was different, they Huns even killed the emperor of the Han people, maybe this time it would be fine? This old patriarch guessed well, this time the battle between Hu and Han lasted for hundreds of years, and in the end, the Yang family with Hu blood won, and the Hu people didn't have any.
It was also because of the old patriarch's forbearance that Helian Bobo's rebellion this time was initially successful, and at least the balance of power could be maintained. And Cui Zhen, who was the first to indulge Helian to do bad things, was dumbfounded, in his eyes, he was at least the old patriarch of one party, how could he be wrong again and again this time, as if he had completely lost control of things, which was very different from what he imagined.
Although he is smart, he is still young, and he has never been a father, so he will not understand the complicated feelings of a father for his children.
Cui Zhen hid behind the crowd, looking at the smug Helian Bo with hatred, but just when he was a little desperate, a Hun he had never seen before came to his side.
"Little brother doesn't look like a Huns, huh?" Cui Zhen was startled as soon as this Hun opened his mouth, this person has an authentic Guannai accent, which is completely different from the Huns' hard Chinese.
"Who are you?" Cui Zhen glanced around and said in a low voice, there are many people in this tribe, but most of them have some impressions, but the person in front of him, although he seems to be a Huns, but just by not knowing him at all, it can be seen that he is not from this tribe.
"I am the one who can help you, your eyes are full of hatred, although they are well hidden, but they can't escape my eyes, if you are willing to help me, then I will help you fulfill your wishes. The voice of this Hun man was like a devil who tempted him to sell his soul, but despite Cui Zhen's young age, he quickly sobered up.
"You're wrong. Cui Zhen wanted to leave after speaking, his father told him that he would not worry about the lack of firewood in Qingshan, so he would never put himself in danger, even if the enemy was in front of him, then he raised his hand and the enemy could be solved, but when it came to his own life, he would never take any risks.
"Boy, sometimes the opportunity comes once, and if you miss it, it will be a lifetime. Seeing that Cui Zhen wanted to leave, this Hun did not entangle, it was even more crisp than Cui Zhen, and he turned around and was about to leave, now Cui Zhen was blinded all of a sudden, but he began to suffer from gains and losses, but Cui Zhen was also simply, thinking about what he had suffered in the past two years, thinking about his sister, he couldn't help but shout out to the Huns who had gone away.
He told the whole thing to this Hun man without reservation, and this person was overjoyed, but he didn't expect that he also met a person. After listening to Cui Zhen's first-hand information, Zhang Tong, who incarnated as a Hun, was overjoyed, yes, this guy is Zhang Tong with makeup, he originally swore to come here, but after seeing that there was no chance to take advantage of it, his heart began to be impatient, and he happened to see Cui Zhen, but he didn't expect Cui Zhen to become his nobleman, once the causes and consequences were sorted out by him, then as a strategist, he had a reliable plan.
In fact, it's no wonder that Zhang Tong has no chance, the main reason is that the old patriarch let go again and again, and Helian Bobo was also afraid of his father, so he didn't choose tough means, and the two sides were deadlocked, so it was not for Zhang Tong to interfere. On the contrary, the two sides have fire, so that he can allocate and let the two sides fight to the death.
"Cui Zhen, don't hide it, I'm not a Huns, I'm a person from the Iron Blood Fort dozens of miles away, my Iron Blood Fort takes the eradication of the Hu people as my own responsibility, there are already thousands of soldiers, this time I mixed in, just to eradicate this Hun tribe, if you are willing to help me, then I will not only help you avenge, but I will also recommend you to the governor, let you glorify your ancestors, and achieve a career, you and your sister will never be bullied again, where to go, you choose for yourself." "Zhang Tong has been a clerk, bookkeeper, housekeeper and other small people for half his life, he can't be wrong in looking at people, although this Cui Zhen's character is cautious and smart, but after all, he is just a teenager, Zhang Tong's words make him unable to refuse.
"What should I do?" Cui Zhen swallowed and said with difficulty, Zhang Tong heard Cui Zhen's words, and immediately smiled like a flower, although this idiom is quite weird here, but it can't be said that Zhang Tong's old face is smiling like a chrysanthemum.