Chapter 33: While It's Hot
Chu Yun rode up to Liu Kun and said loudly, "The cavalry of the Chu family is waiting for Lord Assassin Shi to review, can you start now?"
"Yes. Liu Kun felt very fresh about this review, seeing Chu Yun and the cavalry behind him, this vigorous vitality made Liu Kun already recognize Chu Yun's skill in military training. Next, Chu Yun commanded his subordinates to fight each other in two waves, and the killing sound was monstrous for a while, which made the faces of the people behind Liu Kun change greatly, where is there such a training of soldiers? Aren't they afraid of death and injury when their own people fight with real knives and real guns? Looking at the continuous people falling from their horses, this feeling is even clearer, in their hearts, Chu Yun is a tyrant who does not treat his subordinates as human beings.
However, Liu Kun never spoke, and Chu Yun also commanded without changing his face, until all the parties fell off the horse, Chu Yun commanded everyone to gather, and then came back to report to Liu Kun. Chu Yun was still very satisfied with the actual combat demonstration this time.
But as soon as he walked in front of Liu Kun, Jia Nan jumped out, looking at the atmosphere on his face, he thought that Chu Yun had some deep hatred with him.
"Chu Yun, as the leader of an army, you are so inconsiderate of the lives of your subordinates, don't you think that you are doing this without regard for your life and are not worthy of being the leader of an army? After Jia Nan finished speaking, Chu Yun glanced at him, this old guy is really ruthless, he wants to annex his own people, and he doesn't see if he agrees.
At this time, his cavalry was concentrating not far behind Chu Yun, and when he heard Jia Nan's words, Liu Bi and Guo Yong, who were the leaders, shouted loudly: "We only recognize General Chu, and we only recognize General Chu." While shouting, he slowly approached Chu Yun, and the officials behind Liu Kun all changed color, and they only then remembered that if these guys rebelled, none of them would be able to escape, but Liu Kun's face did not move, and Chu Yun immediately turned around.
"All retreat a mile, whoever dares to disrespect the order will be immediately killed. After Chu Yun finished speaking, all the five hundred cavalry slowly retreated, and the faces of the officials softened, and they also had a new understanding of Chu Yun's control over his subordinates.
"Chu Xiaoyou, did you hear what Master Jia said?" Liu Kun said with a smile, without any emotion, Chu Yun knew that he was confident, he wanted to do something, and Liu Kun could also win himself in an instant.
"My lord, why is the combat effectiveness of the Hu people so strong, it is because they live in the grassland, often face battles, and the genes of the battle have been deeply rooted in their bone marrow, so if you want to train strong soldiers, you need to learn from them, only sweat more in peacetime, and can you shed less blood in wartime, if the adults also think that my training methods are wrong, then I am willing to listen to the correction of the adults. Chu Yun Zhengse said.
"Sweat more in peacetime and bleed less in wartime, yes, you are very good. Now I have requisitioned you as a soldier in the name of the history of the state assassination, and I am in charge of all the cavalry under me, and as for the general Jianwei and the Shangdang county guard that I promised you, I will recommend it to the imperial court with all my might, and I cannot grant it privately. In addition, mobilize two thousand loads of grain for your subordinates, how many people do you have now?" Liu Kun gave Chu Yun a position without waiting for everyone to speak, and Chu Yun was overjoyed.
"I have 6,000 men and more than 2,000 soldiers, including more than 1,300 cavalrymen. Chu Yun replied immediately. Of course, there are actually more than 10,000 people under his command now, nearly 5,000 soldiers, and 2,500 cavalry, but how can Chu Yun tell the truth, in case Liu Kun knows that he has 5,000 people under his command and lets himself go to rescue Jinyang, he will not have to cry, so Chu Yun said that there are only more than 1,000 cavalry, which makes Liu Kun have unrealistic ideas, and he can follow Liu Kun and wait for things to develop.
"Well, I'll give you three thousand weapons and five hundred armor. "Of course, except for a small part of these things from the Changshan County Guard, the rest are waiting to be rewarded back to Jinyang, and it can be seen from here that Liu Kun is not a pedantic person, otherwise he has a history of merging states, how could he decide the affairs of Yizhou Changshan County? Seeing the constipated look on the face of the Changshan County Guard, Chu Yun only thought about laughing.
Liu Kun asked Chu Yun to go back and clean up, and then he was ready to take Chu Yun's men back to Jinyang, and Chu Yun said goodbye and left. In the blink of an eye, a white body has become the work of the Assassin's Mansion, and even later it is likely to become a county guard, I have to say that Chu Yun's fear of the imperial court has dropped to the freezing point, this is impossible in any normal era, if this happens, then it means that the imperial court has completely lost control of the place.
Just when Chu Yun returned to the Iron Blood Castle satisfied, there was a big chaos in Jinyang, Liu Cong's son Liu Cang and the general Liu Yao pretended to be stationed in place to repair after defeating Hao Shu and Zhang Qiao, but it was an illusion, they led the army to suddenly appear outside Jinyang City, everyone was shocked, and Liu Kun, who got the news, was also shocked, and immediately summoned Chu Yun, he wanted to rush back to Jinyang immediately. Chu Yun thought about it for a long time, and didn't want to go, but Mo Han persuaded Chu Yun that Tuoba Xianbei's army had been trained, and he would never encounter any danger. Chu Yun could only take 1,300 cavalry, led by Liu Bi, Fang Dashan, and Guo Yong to follow Liu Kun to Jinyang, and the house was garrisoned by Guo Shuzi and others, Chu Yun was still very relieved.
"Drink your saliva. Chu Yun took a kettle and handed it to Liu Kun, and rushed to Jinyang for a long time, without letting Liu Kun see how tired he was, but his expression was very bad. Those civil officials did not follow, so in addition to Chu Yun's more than 1,000 cavalry, there were only dozens of Liu Kun's personal guards, and Chu Yun saddled all the way to the horse, and the relationship with Liu Kun became more and more harmonious.
"Boy Chu, do you have a word?" Liu Kun looked at Chu Yun very satisfied, so his attitude was as kind as he was to his nephew.
"My lord, I have not yet reached the age of the weak crown, so I have not yet expressed my words, and besides, my father has died, and I have no other relatives. After Chu Yun finished speaking, Liu Kun patted Chu Yun's shoulder to show comfort.
"Don't be sad, the eldest husband should dominate the world, how about the old man give you a watch?" Liu Kun said with a smile, of course Chu Yun has nothing to do.
"How about being called Wei Zhong?" Liu Kun stroked his beard and said, Chu Yun instantly understood what Liu Kun meant, this is to make Chu Yun loyal to the court, Liu Kun does not say anything else, his temperament is not black.
Chu Yun immediately said, "Only Zhong? Yun is willing." The mountains can be shaken by one heart, but loyalty and righteousness are angry and bullfighting. I will be faithful to you. Chu Yun said the famous words of Qi Jiguang in the Ming Dynasty, Liu Kun's eyes lit up after listening to it, he didn't expect Chu Yun's literary style to be very good, he was worthy of being the person he Liu Kun fancied, and his irritable mood was also somewhat relieved.
The group continued on the road, when they came to the outside of Jinyang City, Liu Kun and Chu Yun's faces became very bad, Jinyang was surrounded by tens of thousands of large legions, the Huns absorbed the essence of the Han people, and also knew how to build defenses, there were a lot of ravines and horses around Jinyang City, and the cavalry had no way to enter, and they were discovered by the Huns as soon as they appeared.
"Do you dare to rush into battle with me?" Liu Kun pulled out the sword on his waist, and Chu Yun could only agree stubbornly, while the Huns had not yet reacted, Liu Kun wanted to try to see if he could kill it, and even if he couldn't, he would let the people in the city know that reinforcements were coming, so as to give confidence to the city, Jinyang is a male city, and Liu Kun has also stored a lot of grain and grass, even if it takes a few years, it may not be able to be breached. Liu Kun's idea is undoubtedly very correct.
Chu Yun followed Liu Kun closely, and the Huns urgently gathered more than 200 cavalry, which were defeated by Chu Yun's men, and seeing that the casualties were almost one for one, Chu Yun's men were killed and wounded a hundred before they defeated this group of temporarily assembled cavalry. The armor on these cavalry was not worn, Chu Yun still underestimated the combat effectiveness of the Huns, these guys were even more fierce and good at fighting than the group of Huns under his command.
Chu Yun stabbed the last enemy beside him with one shot, he wiped the blood on his face, and looked around, this group of people only ran a dozen of them, and the rest were all knowing that they were invincible, and they all dragged Chu Yun and his gang to death, they were really crazy.
However, their delay made Liu Kun's plan invalid, and looking at the horse trap and horse rejection that were more than ten meters wide, Liu Kun also knew that they couldn't get through it at all. Liu Kun could only shout to the city, he had come with reinforcements, let them hold on, the defenders of the city had already seen the battle outside, when Liu Kun told them their identity, the people in the city were greatly boosted, and soon told the city Shangshu Lu Zhi, the servant Xu Yao, the prince's right guard Cui Wei, Taiyuan Taishou Gao Qiao, and the state of Hao Yu and others.
Liu Kun didn't know that there was a violent dispute among the people in the city, and the people led by Shangshu Lu Zhi thought that they should stick to the help, Liu Kun was outside, and they believed that Liu Kun would definitely bring people to rescue them, and the people led by Taiyuan Taishou Gao Qiao believed that Han Zhao was undefendable, Liu Kun had lost the hearts of the people because of the killing of Ling Husheng, and Liu Kun was at the end of his rope and there must be no reinforcements. Coupled with the fact that he had the support of Hao Yu and other powerful factions, the surrender of Kaesong was almost decided.
At this time, the city gate sent people to report that Liu Kun returned with reinforcements, they had just fought a big battle with the Huns, killing hundreds of Huns, because of the stubborn resistance of the Huns, so they did not enter the city. But before leaving, Liu Kun shouted that the more than 1,000 cavalry he brought with him were just forwards, and his sworn brother Zhengzhi commanded hundreds of thousands of troops to come to the rescue, so that tens of millions of people in the city could defend it.
This news came too timely, even if it was the people who supported Gao Qiao and other people who supported Gao Qiao, after all, the reputation of the Hu people was too stinky, they really dared to open the door and surrender in this situation, if they really did this, their family would not forgive them, there is an essential difference between surrendering at this time, the former may also be explained as to save the people of the city, the latter cannot be explained.
When Liu Yao, the deputy commander of the Hun Army, the king of Zhongshan, came with five thousand cavalry, Liu Kun had already run away, Liu Yao inquired about the situation just now, when he knew that the person who came was Liu Kun, his face was gloomy, Liu Yao was not a fool, although Liu Kun led more than 1,000 cavalry, he didn't pay attention to it at all, but he knew that this was not a relationship between many people and a small number of people, but a question related to whether Jinyang City could be captured.
"Shanzheng, you are buried here with two thousand cavalry, if Liu Kun comes again, then I want you to catch him, can you do it?" Liu Yao said to a strong man who was more than eight feet behind him.
"Obedience. Shan Zheng said angrily, Liu Yao immediately took the rest of the people towards Liu Can's camp, he felt that to deal with it immediately, it was best to take advantage of the fact that the city did not thoroughly digest the news, and attack it once, maybe it would be able to capture Jinyang City, if the people in the city knew that the reinforcements were coming, then it would be difficult to capture Jinyang in a short time, I just don't know if Liu Cang's fool would agree, Liu Yao looked down on Liu Cang, who had ever seen a commander bring a woman to fight? In his heart, if Liu Cang was not the son of Emperor Liu Cong, then he would not be the leader of the team.
Liu Yao lost his father at a young age, so he was raised by Liu Yuan. Young and intelligent, with extraordinary bearing. When he was eight years old, he went hunting with Liu Yuan to the West Mountain, during which he took shelter under a tree due to the rain, and suddenly a thunderbolt caused the tree to shake, and the people next to him were frightened and fell, but Liu Yao looked calm, so he was appreciated by Liu Yuan. Liu Yao likes to read, but he aims to dabble extensively rather than read texts intensively, especially military books, and is generally familiar with them. Liu Yao is also good at writing and calligraphy, and is trained in cursive and official script. On the other hand, Liu Yao is also strong and mighty, skilled in archery, and can shoot through an iron plate more than an inch thick with an arrow, known as a divine archery. Liu Yao also often compares himself to Le Yi, Xiao He and Cao Shen, this Liu Yuan is the founding emperor of Zhao Han and the father of the current emperor Liu Cong.
Therefore, at the beginning of the rise of Liu Yuan, when Liu Yao was the general of the Han State Jianwei, he led his troops to conquer Hunshi, Tunliu, and Zhongdu one after another, laying the foundation for the development of the Han State in Bingzhou. You must know that the rise of the Huns was because they occupied the state in the later stage of the Eight Kings Rebellion, and used the state as a springboard to capture Luoyang, so Liu Yao's contribution is really great, and it is normal for him to look down on Liu Cang.
When Liu Yao came to Liu Can's tent, the man's breath and the woman's coquettish cry continued to reach Liu Yao's ears, Liu Yao's face was very ugly, this Liu Cang really dared to do it, and he was not afraid that someone would kill him at this time, so the Zhao Han army that lacked command would definitely collapse.
Liu Yao directly pushed away the guards who wanted to stop him and walked in, Liu Yao glanced at Liu Yao, and continued to do the most primitive exercise without care, and the woman under him saw outsiders coming in and wanted to grab the clothes around her and cover her body, but was rudely stopped by Liu Yao. Liu Yao looked at Liu Ji angrily, he didn't expect Liu Ji to be so thick-skinned, how to say that he is also Liu Ji's elder and Liu Ji's uncle.
Liu Yao and Liu Jian began to get angry, he wanted to see when Liu Ji could arrive, but he still underestimated the thickness of Liu Ji's face, and after a quarter of an hour, Liu Ji groaned before standing up from the woman under him.
"Uncle Zhongshan Wang, have you taken a fancy to this woman, you don't blink when you look at it, if you like it, I will give it to you. After Liu Yao listened, anger flashed on his face, but the coldness in Liu Yao's eyes made Liu Yao swallow his anger hard, Liu Yao is the son who is most likely to become Liu Cong's successor, in case he is really on top, then he can't eat and walk around.
"General, I'm here to tell you about business, Liu Kun, the assassin of Bingzhou, is back, he tried to enter Jinyang City with a thousand cavalry, but was repelled by our army, so I want to attack the city immediately, otherwise it will be very bad for us when the news spreads throughout the city. In the army, the lower level must call the superior position, so no matter how dissatisfied he is with Liu Ji, he can only call the general.
"Oh. Liu Kun is actually back, this is a bit troublesome, you go down first and let me think about how to operate. Liu Yao waved his hand like a fly to let Liu Yao leave, and Liu Yao was furious.
"Liu Ji. If the emperor's major event is delayed because of your decision, then don't blame the uncle for not reminding you that the emperor's temper is very bad. Liu Yao flicked his sleeves and turned to leave.
Liu Jian sneered, pulled out the sword on the case, and then threw out a sword without looking at it, the woman who was pressed under her just now was inserted in her chest impartially, the woman didn't know what she had done wrong, and looked at Liu Jian with blood on the corner of her mouth, she was born in a family, although the Zhang family is not a top wealthy family, but it also has some status in Zhao Han, but it is a pity that their Zhang family does not want to be famous and defected to the Huns and has not been reused. Therefore, her father asked him to try his best to please Liu Ji, and she endured humiliation for the sake of the family. Liu Yi has always said that he likes himself very much, but now, why did he kill himself?
"Hmph, you dare to cover yourself with clothes without my order, don't you take me in your eyes? What do I want you to do?" The woman didn't expect that she would be killed for this reason, and her beautiful eyes slowly lost their color.
"Come on, carry it out, the woman of the Zhang family is still good, go tell Lord Zhang, let him send a few more, I recommend him to be a county guard, hahahaha." Liu Yu laughed and asked the other shivering maids to get dressed.
"General, can I taste it?" said Liu Wei's personal guard leader suddenly, and he was extremely sorry when he saw the dead woman.
"Oh, you like this?" Liu Jian smiled and looked at the leader of his personal guard, who had been with him for three years and was very familiar with him.
The guard looked at Liu Jian with an evil smile and said, "Wait while it's hot." The other guards looked at their heads with a smile, they didn't expect this guy to have such a hobby.
After hearing this, Liu Jian said three "good" words loudly, and the leader of the guards hurriedly knelt down to thank him, and suddenly Liu Ji stepped out, and the head of the leader of the guards exploded to the ground like a watermelon.
Liu Wei sneered and looked at the guards who knelt down, and no one dared to look at him. Liu Yu lifted the curtain and walked out, and his voice came slowly: "My women want to move, and they can't die." The guards looked at each other in fear, and then trotted to follow, and the maids who stayed behind saw Liu Yu walking away, and they all collapsed to the ground.