It was confirmed that the enemy at the foot of the mountain had indeed mobilized their troops to attack at the first opportunity. Likewise, it was also confirmed that the ghost on the mountain existed. Sun Quan tried to recall history in his mind, but unfortunately, he really didn't know much about the leaders of the later Yellow Turbans. Apart from the more famous Zhang Yan and Guan Hai of Heishan, the only people Sun Quan had heard of were Liao Hua, Zhou Cang, and Pei Yuanshao. , but these few belong to the category of scattered people.
Guan Hai is still encircling Beihai, which can basically be ruled out. Montenegro's Zhang Yan is highly suspicious. If Shanxia is Zhang Yan's person, then Zhang Yan's purpose is to use force to forcibly integrate the Yellow Turbans. He knows that Zhang Ning will definitely be able to come up with something when he convenes this gathering, so Zhang Yan As a last resort, not wanting to be given the upper hand by Zhang Ning, he had no choice but to go to extremes.
Thinking of this, Sun Quan hurried back and communicated with Zhang Ning.
"Preliminary judgment, there are about three possibilities. I remember you said before that the leaders of the Black Mountain Army Zhang Yan and the leader of the Runan Army Gong Du have not arrived yet. These two people have not arrived yet, so naturally they are the biggest suspects. . If the enemy below is Zhang Yan, then the mole may be Yang Feng, who also belongs to the Black Mountain Army on the mountain. And if the enemy is Gong Du, the mole should be He Man and Liu Pi who also came from Runan. Of course, I don’t know much about your internal situation. Maybe there are other people who are very close to these two forces in private. I don’t know if I’m overthinking it. At the beginning, I found that everyone here is so friendly to me. I just thought there might be something wrong here.”
Sun Quan's meaning is obvious. Some people's kindness is deliberately pretending. The more abnormal it is, the more likely there is a problem. Zhang Ning thought beforehand that someone else was giving her face, but she was too naive.
Sun Quan said a lot next to him, but Zhang Ning kept a sullen face. She didn't know what she was thinking. Maybe she still didn't want to accept such "truth".
"What is the third possibility?" Zhang Ning suddenly asked.
Sun Quan grinned. He knew that this was Zhang Ning's subconscious evasion. She hoped that it would be the third possibility. She did not want to believe that her relatives would do such a thing of killing each other.
"The third possibility is the worst possibility." Sun Quan looked at Zhang Ning and said.
Zhang Ning turned his head suddenly and gritted his teeth and said,
"you say!"
Sun Quan rolled his eyes, Zhang Ning didn't want to give up, so just let her give up, and said directly,
"The third possibility is that the enemy below is the imperial army. In other words, someone on the mountain has completely betrayed Taipingdao!"
The internal fighting within the Yellow Turbans is, of course, an internal fight. It can also be said to be an attempt to eliminate dissidents. As long as you are willing to surrender, the other party may spare your life, especially for a figure like Zhang Ning who has symbolic meaning but no real power. As long as she does not If you go to commit suicide, the chances of surviving are pretty good. But if it is the imperial army that comes and it is a real "foreign enemy", then they may let go of some minions, but not a single one of the famous Yellow Turban senior officials will be able to escape. There is a mole to help, but are you afraid something will slip through the net?
After hearing this, Sun Quan suddenly found that Zhang Ning calmed down. This was a kind of calm that was so depressing and strange that it only highlighted Zhang Ning's inner turmoil.
At this time, Sun Quan suddenly remembered something, and he understood why Zhang Ning had such a big reaction. It turns out that when Zhang Jiao first rebelled, his plan was very complete. All the Yellow Turbans gathered secretly, and there were even people in the palace as internal agents. However, at this most critical moment, one of Zhang Jiao's disciples Tang Zhou , reported to the court, which led to the arrest and martyrdom of Ma Yuanyi, the leader of the Yellow Turbans, and the internal forces in the DPRK were also eliminated one after another. Therefore, Zhang Jiao had no choice but to revolt in advance without sufficient preparation, otherwise, the final result would still be It’s really hard to say.
Since then, traitors have become a taboo within the Yellow Turbans and in Zhang Ning's heart. It's okay for you to fight among yourself, it's okay for you to disobey orders and disobey discipline, but when a traitor defectes to the court and betrays his comrades, even ten thousand times will not be enough to relieve Ling Chi's hatred!
"I have a question." Zhang Ning, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly said, "If it is the imperial army, which prince's army will it be? Yuan Shu is now focused on fighting Liu Biao, Kong Rong has no time to take care of himself, Liu Bei sent troops to Beihai to help, so from the geographical location Speaking of which, the only ones left here who can appear here are Tao Qian, Cao Cao, Gongsun Zan, and Yuan Shao. What good does it do these princes to come here to destroy us?"
Zhang Ning was terrifyingly calm at this moment. Today, the world is no longer an era where the local army had to send troops to exterminate bandits under an order from the imperial court. The princes had no profit and could not afford to do it early. Who would do such a thankless task?
Sun Quan nodded,
"What you said makes sense. In terms of motivation, the possibility of it being the imperial army is indeed the smallest. It is impossible for Cao Cao to march here unknowingly, and Tao Qian does not seem to be someone who would take the initiative to attack. With Yuan Shao, he is so happy that it may be possible to do this, but the current focus of Yuan Shao's camp should still be in the north, and it is still early to expand to the east. There are so many think tanks under Yuan Shao's command, and they will not make such an ambitious decision. Senior Sister , it seems that you are very sober, so in your opinion, who is our most likely enemy at the moment?"
"Zhang Yan is very proud. I believe that his delay in arriving is not because he is doing something secretly, but because he has no intention of coming at all. In contrast, He Man and Liu Pi have already arrived, and they both belong to Gongdu in Runan. But he never showed up, so he is the most suspicious. In recent years, the Runan Army has not had much contact with us, but this time it was so active. Now that I think about it, there is indeed something wrong." Zhang Ning analyzed calmly.
Sun Quan narrowed his eyes,
"So, the moles are He Man and Liu Pi?"
Zhang Ning turned to Sun Quan,
"Does it really matter who the mole is now? Yamashita is about to attack. This time, the leaders from all walks of life only bring a few close associates. Together, they can only gather a few hundred people. I don't want to be blamed for this. For a moment of personal grudge, I went to fight with the inner ghost, and missed the best opportunity to escape. Only when people are still there can we make a comeback!" Zhang Ning said seriously.
Sun Quan's heart moved,
"So, Senior Sister, do you want to let the leaders of the various groups escape separately later? Then no matter who is the mole, at least they can't harm other people?"
"That's right." Zhang Ning nodded, "As for who the mole is, as long as we find out later which party is at the bottom of the mountain, won't everyone know?"
"But in this case, you have completely fallen out with each other, right?" Sun Quan couldn't help but say.
"What's the use of people who don't agree with me?! What's left in the end, I believe, is what I really need on the way to peace!"
Zhang Ning decisively cut his losses without any delay, which made Sun Quan think highly of him. The tiger father had no dog daughter, but Zhang Jiao taught a good daughter.
"Senior sister is indeed someone who does great things." Sun Quan praised, "There is only one last question left. How can we, including other leaders, escape when surrounded by heavy troops?"
Zhang Ning was stunned. The Saint of Taiping Dao, who had been very calm and wise just now, looked at Sun Quan in astonishment.
"How to escape, junior brother, do you have no idea?"
Hearing this, Sun Quan was even more stunned than Zhang Ning.
"Why would I have an idea? Haven't we all found a secret passage leading to the bottom of the mountain?"
"Junior brother, how did you escape from the mountain behind the White Horse Temple, under the nose of Cihang Jingzhai?" Zhang Ning asked.
Sun Quan rolled his eyes, good guy, this woman thinks of herself as an escape expert. I asked her why she was so calm. It turned out that her confidence came from such an outrageous place!
