Chapter 352: Pre-military Drama
Everlasting hatred makes people's hearts worse than water, waiting for nothing to make waves. ---------Nine Poems on Bamboo Branches by Liu Yuxi of the Tang Dynasty
It is said that Chen Long captured the assassin of Yuan Xi in the water and took him back to the camp for interrogation overnight. The assassin confessed that he was Wang Yue's disciple and came to assassinate the Yuan family on the orders of the chief disciples Wang Yun and Wang Yue.
Because behind Wang Yun and Wang Yue was the current emperor Han Xiandi, it can be said that Emperor Xian believed that his biggest threat was actually the Yuan family in Jizhou. Indeed, Yuan Shu claimed the title of emperor, and Yuan Shao claimed to be extraordinary. Both of them were descendants of the Yuan family of the fourth generation and the third prince. Their disciples and former officials were all over the world. Yuan Shao's power was even more powerful, enough to threaten the imperial power, and he had attracted a large number of civil and military talents. There is always a disobedient heart. There seems to be some truth to what the assassin said.
In Chen Long's heart, he disagreed. As for the threat to the throne, it is clearly Yuan Shu who monopolizes Luoyang and proclaims himself emperor. He also has many soldiers and generals. The combined forces of Wang Yue and Huang Gai have been unable to win for a long time. There is no doubt that the person Xian Emperor should be most afraid of is Yuan Shu, and then it is the turn of Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and Chen Long himself. Therefore, if Emperor Xian really sent out an assassination regiment, the first target should be Yuan Shu, and the assassination regiment should be lurking around Luoyang.
Chen Long, who is familiar with "Three Kingdoms" and "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", certainly knows that the biggest focus of conflict in Jizhou now is the fight for the legitimate rights of the three sons of the Yuan family. The biggest beneficiaries of Yuan Xi's death were Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan. Yuan Tan was far away fighting on the border of Youzhou, and Shen Pei happened to be a hidden supporter of Yuan Shang. Yuan Xi's military tent was close to the river, which made it difficult for Shen Pei to escape suspicion. . Behind the matchmaking process was undoubtedly Yuan Shang, and Yuan Shao's wife, Mrs. Liu, who liked Yuan Shang the most.
Assassin Mo Xiu is also good at making up stories, and what he says is half-truth and half-false. Fortunately, Chen Long was good at tempting and induced Mo Xiu, making Mo Xiu think that Chen Long would let him go because he wanted to make friends with Yuan Shang, but he still told Yuan Shang's name.
Chen Long sneered in his heart. His goal this time was to sweep across Jizhou and seize the strongest stronghold in the Central Plains for the Qinglong Army and the Black Mountain Army. The entire Jizhou belongs to me, Chen Long. Whether it is Old Yuan or the three young Yuans, I will step on them all this time.
In the current situation, although he captured Juancheng and Puyang from Cao Cao and drove away Man Chong and Xu Huang, Cao Cao's famous generals, Le Jin, Li Dian, Cao Ren, and Xun Yu were guarding Yanzhou. Cao Mengde was able to move forward in three months. He captured Kong Rong's Qingzhou, reorganized the army in Beihai and Xiapi, and sent troops again to sweep Xuzhou. Tao Qian in Xuzhou is weak, and I am afraid that Cao Cao will soon triumph. By then, Mengde will monopolize the three states, with millions of soldiers and thousands of generals. Only by fighting him head-on can he possibly win.
For a decisive frontal battle, there must be a large supply base in the rear. Jizhou, north of the Yellow River, happens to be a natural granary. However, Yuan Shao is very happy with his achievements and has an unstoppable plan. He also has internal and external troubles. If he doesn't take it now, he will wait until later!
Chen Long was thinking carefully about the strategy of running Jizhou. Zhou Buyi had ordered people to take Mo Xiu down and keep him under strict supervision. Then he came up and asked, "My lord, if what Mo Xiu said is true, how should we use this person?"
Chen Long smiled and said: "Yuan Zhi, you are the military advisor, and you are a top military advisor. I should ask you, right?"
Zhou Bujie's face turned red and he said, "My lord is so wise and powerful, why make fun of me. Like them, I will soon develop the habit of asking your lord about everything." After saying this, he laughed.
Chen Long couldn't do anything to him. He raised his hand and hit the little fat man and said: "You are so old and you are not stable yet. But what this person said is not entirely true. You can treat him as Yuan Shang's person and then use him as you want."
Zhou Buyi made a surprised expression and said: "It turns out that the lord has seen through it a long time ago, but I have never been sure. So, the trial matchmaker is the little black hand behind the scenes?"
Chen Long secretly admired Zhou Buji's keenness, and then said: "Yuan Xi is dead. Whether Yuan Jun is advancing, retreating or defending, there will be changes tomorrow morning. I think if we want to talk about how to use Mo Xiu, it is better to use him to stir up trouble in the Yuan family. Fight and force Yuan Shao to recall Yuan Shang who is going to Bingzhou."
Zhou Busui figured out the relationship between the characters, and his mind began to work quickly. After a while, he said: "Generals Yan Liang, Wen Chou, and Chun Yuqiong are all Yuan Shao's old subordinates, and they are undoubtedly loyal to Yuan Shao; but this Jiang Qi is the commander-in-chief of the three armies designated by Yuan Xi this time. , should be loyal to Yuan Xi. This is easy to handle. Don't wait for the trial match to play tricks. We will go to Yuan Xi's camp very early tomorrow to challenge. I predict that the trial match will definitely prevent Jiang Qimi from mourning. We will fight in front of the formation. This Mo Xiu was handed over to Jiang Qi to reveal that Mo Xiu was the murderer of Yuan Xi. When Jizhou soldiers heard that Yuan Xi was dead, they would inevitably start a rebellion without fighting. In addition, the interrogator was worried that Jiang Qi would find out the truth from Mo Xiu. , tomorrow’s big show will be great!”
Chen Long laughed loudly and said: "The military counselor has a good plan! I will share the VIP seats for the big show tomorrow with the military counselor!"
This time it was Zhou Busuo's turn to scratch the back of his head and asked in confusion: "My lord, what is a powerless fart?" Chen Long was speechless for a moment and said vaguely: "This is my mountain slang, it means very good." Zhou Buyi nodded with enlightenment, which meant he understood.
After the night trial, it was already dawn. Chen Long slept for less than two hours when he was woken up by the excited Zhou Buyi. It turned out that he had already ordered 10,000 horses, with Taishi Ci on the left, Guan Yu on the right, and Lu Chang guarding them. Moxiu, who was all tied up, was waiting outside the tent. Chen Long rubbed his sleepy eyes, thinking that he couldn't even sleep in, so he had to put on his helmet and armor, mount his horse with a spear, and led the generals to rush to Yuan Xi's camp in front of the rocky beach. The war drums were beating loudly. The sky sounds.
The soldiers of Jizhou did not expect that the enemy would come to challenge them early in the morning. Suddenly, gongs sounded everywhere, and the whole camp was in a state of panic. Shen Pei got up from the bed, but Jiang Qi was so worried that he didn't take off his armor all night. He led his troops to fight out in a swarm. The two formations were facing each other, each holding their own positions. The Jizhou soldiers were poorly prepared and their morale was obviously low.
Taishi Ci had a louder voice, so Chen Long ordered him to challenge him, but he only asked Yuan Xi to challenge him. Taishi Ci galloped forward on his horse, pointed his halberd at the Jizhou army and shouted, "Where is Yuan Xi? Did he die in my crotch if he refused to fight?"
The Black Mountain Army burst out laughing when they heard Taishi Ci's vulgar scolding, and the atmosphere was strange. When the Jizhou soldiers saw that Yuan Xi had not come, they couldn't help but started talking. Jiang Qi was speechless and angrily said: "How can I use a sword to kill a rookie? Let me, Jiang Qi, finish you off!" With one blow of the ax, he flew away. The horse came to fight Tai Shi Ci.
Taishi Ci calmed down his horse, put his halberd into the backpack on his back, secretly took out the carved bow beside the horse, put on an arrow, waited for Jiang Qilai to get close, and shot the arrow with a whoosh. Jiang Qi heard the sound of a bowstring in his ears and screamed that something was wrong. He hurriedly reined in his horse to dodge, only to hear a clang. Taishi Ci's divine arrow hit Jiang Qi's helmet, and carried the helmet several feet away before landing. This was still Taishi Ci's mercy. If he had shot him in the neck, Jiang Qi would have already fallen into hell. Jiang Qi froze on the spot with his hair disheveled, his soul completely gone for a moment.
Taishi Ci pointed his halberd at Jiang Qi and shouted: "Jiang Qi, listen! I could have taken your life, because your general was killed last night, so I will spare your life. Today, our army's military commander Long is not here to take advantage of you. The decisive battle is about our army catching an assassin in black last night, claiming to be the murderer of General Yuan Xi."
As soon as this statement came out, the front row of the Jizhou Army immediately exploded. They all asked each other, is it true that there was an assassin in the camp last night? Could it be that the second son of the general, Yuan Xi, has been assassinated? Those who are bold enough to immediately shout to Shen Pei Ask Jiang Qi for confirmation.
Seeing that the three armies were in chaos, Jiang Qi shouted loudly: "Second Master Yuan Xi is well, don't listen to each other's rumors!" However, the crowd was so angry that he could not hold it down for a while. Shen Pei drew his sword in his hand and shouted: "Where are the guards! Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!" The guards took action to suppress the troops, and the Jizhou army was immediately in chaos.
Jiang Qi and Shen Pei were filled with doubts, annoyance and confusion. If the Black Mountain Army did not come to fight, how could the assassin fall into their hands? The more Jiang Qi thought about it, the more doubtful he became. He turned around, pointed at Tai Shici and shouted: "What a shameless statement! Where is the assassin you said you caught?"
Tai Shici waved his hand, and Lu Chang pulled a horse and ran over. Immediately it was Mo Xiu who was tied up with five flowers. Taishi Ci didn't say much and let Mo Xiu's horse run towards Jiang Qi. When Shen Pei saw Mo Xiu from a distance, he was startled and rushed forward with his sword drawn.
Mo Xiu was tied to the horse. When he saw Jiang Qi behind him, who was full of doubts, Shen Pei rushed towards him with his sword drawn and claws bared. He was frightened and unable to control the horse, so he had to struggle hard, with a look of panic on his face. Jiang Qi noticed something was wrong, turned around, and saw Shen Pei with a ferocious face rushing over on horseback, slashing at the man tied to the horse opposite with a sword.
Jiang Qi was about to find out the truth, but Shen Pei was not allowed to kill people at will. The ax hit Shen Pei's sword in a flash of light and stone. Shen Pei's sword almost flew out of his hand, he looked at Jiang Qi angrily and said: "General Jiang, this person is an enemy spy, don't fall for the enemy's trick! Kill him quickly!"
Mo Xiu narrowly escaped death, but knowing that Shen Pei had to kill someone to silence him, he couldn't help but be desperate for his life. He opened his mouth and shouted: "General Jiang, help me! This villain just obeyed the order of Shen Pei and killed the Second Young Master Yuan Xi!"
Zhanjian, who was in charge of judging his qi, pursued him again and shouted: "Sowing discord! Don't let General Jiang fall into the enemy's plan to sow discord!"
How could Jiang Qi allow Shen Pei to succeed? He waved his big ax to protect Mo Xiu, as if he was competing for Shen Pei's life. Shen Pei was no match for Jiang Qi. After a few moves, he lost strength and had to turn back and shout: "Where are the guards! Kill the enemy spies quickly!"
There were 5,000 guards in the Jizhou army, but they were the elite of Yuan Shang's direct line. They only listened to the orders of the generals, and upon hearing the words, they immediately rushed out from all directions and went straight to Jiang Qi. Is Jiang Qi a fish belly? He immediately shouted: "The trial partner is plotting a rebellion! The Jizhou army listened to my general's order and immediately captured the rebels. Capture the trial partner alive and reward him with a thousand gold coins!"
The Jizhou army immediately fell into pieces, and groups were killed in one place. The troops loyal to Jiang Qi were mostly in number, but the escorts were very elite. This battle caused the Black Mountain army who was watching the battle to retreat ten miles directly to free up the battlefield for them. .
The civil war in Jizhou was strangled from dawn to night. After all, the escort army had few soldiers and was defeated by the judge. They led the remaining soldiers to retreat westward. The remnants of the army did not dare to return to Yecheng. They continued to review and recruit troops and retreated to the Huguan area on the western front to join Yuan Shang's expeditionary army.
Zhou Bujie, who was watching the battle from the side, couldn't close his teeth when he saw such a result. He shouted: "Lord, you are so powerful!" When Chen Long heard this, a black streak appeared in his head.
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
