The snow in Zhaode's fifth year was extremely cold...
Bingzhou Xinzhuang City Juyi Hall
A fierce horn sound sounded, and three groups of people gathered outside the Juyi Hall, ready to stand ready. A soldier with a short sword rushed out and shouted at the top of his voice: "Five tigers gather for justice - enter the hall!"
The leading generals of these three armies dismounted one after another, holding helmets in hand, and walked towards Juyi Hall together.
"Fourth and fifth brothers, you're all right!" The man in red and black armor breathed out and smiled to show his goodwill to the two of them. The honest-looking man came back: "Second brother, we haven't been together for a long time. The eldest brother must have encountered something difficult today, so he thought of us!"
As for the man wearing yellow armor, he was tall and muscular, with a beard that grew wildly. He was very menacing and made people as silent as a cicada.
"His grandma fucked her leg. I don't like hearing about fifth brother's collapse!" The man scolded: "My eldest brother missed us, so he asked us to eat meat and drink together, but he wanted to disturb me here. interest!"
"Fourth brother's scolding temper still hasn't changed!" the honest man said with a smile.
"It can't be changed at all, his grandma's leg was broken..."
The second brother patted him on the shoulder: "Don't quarrel as soon as you arrive. Hurry in and meet the eldest brother and your third brother!"
The three of them strode into Juyi Hall. Outside the house was a biting cold wind, and groups of inhumane soldiers were dying.
But it is said that there are still "five tigers" in Bingzhou today, namely: Wei Hua, the eldest roaring tiger, Du Hong, the second earthquake tiger, Shi Qingyun, the third wise and bright tiger, Hu Xiongying, the fourth ferocious tiger, and Zhang Zijian, the fifth river-turning tiger. These five tigers have been entrenched in Bingzhou for more than ten years, with a huge foundation and extremely powerful power.
Although externally it is claimed that they are all the territory of Jin Gong and Wei Hua, this is not the case in reality. In addition to the core area, there are three fiefdoms, which are controlled by the second, fourth and fifth sons respectively. The third son, Shi Qingyun, is called the "think tank" and has been serving Wei Hua as a military advisor. Relying on the geographical advantages and natural dangers of the mountains, it can stick to one side and not participate in the melee in the Central Plains, so its strength is well preserved.
This gathering of righteousness was actually because Wei Hua was afraid of Zhang Qingmeng's power and wanted to send troops to occupy Kyoto early. But Lao San insisted on opposing the initiative to send troops. In order to unite the superiors, Wei Hua summoned all his brothers to discuss the matter together.
Everyone paid homage to the eldest brother first, and then took their seats one by one under the arrangement of the attendants. The fourth brother, Hu Xiongying, saw how reserved the brothers were, so he shouted loudly: "What are you talking about, brothers? You are not happy when someone in the family dies?" "
"Fourth brother..." Shi Qingyun twitched his beard and smiled: "You still have to be careful when speaking. You really need to change your habit of swearing."
Hu Xiongying didn't mean it, but the swearing became his muscle memory: "The third brother has already spoken, so I won't let his mother curse, his grandma will hurt her legs..."
Everyone laughed at him. When Wei Hua saw that all the brothers had arrived, he ordered his servants: "Go ahead and prepare some wine and food. After our brothers have finished discussing the matter, they will be brought up together!"
"What the hell is going on? My eagle hasn't eaten yet!"
Du Hong laughed and scolded: "Fourth brother, fourth brother, you really should sew up your foul mouth. Shut it quickly. You can't bear it when your elder brother gets angry!"
"Why are you so angry? It's normal for my fourth brother to curse others. Who among us brothers cares about this?" Wei Hua laughed so hard that he coughed repeatedly.
After a while of commotion, everyone started to get down to business. Shi Qingyun called out the envoy who sent Prince Zheng's Mansion, explaining that the other party intended to send troops to conquer. The envoy added more fuel and jealousy, and vividly fabricated how Zhang Qingmeng had humiliated them. In the end, he cried out in grievance.
"Is there such a thing?" Zhang Zijian couldn't sit still and stood up with an angry roar: "Zhang Qingmeng controls the emperor and wants to do what Cao Cao did. He is too arrogant! Brother, if we want to fight, I have soldiers in my territory. If anyone has food, please give it to you!"
Shi Qingyun quickly put out the fire: "Fifth brother must not act on impulse. The reason why Zhang Qingmeng made such threats is to force us to take the lead in sending troops and make us known as treason and rebellion."
"What? Third brother is scared? You won't be afraid of him in a war! Don't look at him occupying most of the land in the north. If you encounter Jin dead soldiers, you have to beat them until they cry for father and mother!" Zhang Zijian shouted excitedly.
"He Zhang Qingmeng's ambition is not in the north, but in the whole world. Even if we can temporarily deviate from one side, we will not be able to escape the disaster in the future..." Du Hong pinched his chin lightly.
Shi Qingyun quickly defended himself: "I'm not afraid, and I'm not saying we won't fight, but we can't take action first. As the fifth brother said, Zhang Qingmeng controls the government and stands on the basis of legal principles. Once we take the lead, we will definitely attack." cause disadvantage.”
The three people's debate was unusually loud. Wei Hua suddenly discovered that Hu Xiongying, who had been restless from the beginning, was staring at them without saying a word.
"Fourth brother, what do you think, should we send troops?"
Hu Xiongying gave an inexplicable smile: "Whatever the brothers say, Xiongying will listen to it, but my fiefdom is full of newly recruited soldiers, so it shouldn't be possible to fight..."
Everyone present fell silent.
This seemingly carefree guy had unexpected selfish motives - Hu Xiongying's fiefdom was directly opposite the capital, and once troops were sent out, both sides would inevitably fight on their own territories, thus weakening their own strength.
Du Hong saw through his mind and encouraged him: "Zhang Qingmeng is not ready now. If we send troops, we will definitely win a great victory. At the same time, the war will not spread to Bingzhou..."
"Second brother said so, so count me as one!" Hu Xiongying was relieved after hearing this.
Shi Qingyun wiped the sweat from his forehead and cursed a few people secretly in his heart. He knew that his strategic vision was called cowardice in front of these men. There had been many opportunities - before Zhou Cheng's rebellion, Wei Hua, the warlord in the world, was the dominant one, and with the Jingcheng family as his internal collaborators, he could seize the capital in one fell swoop and control the government, but everyone scorned him.
After Zhou Cheng's rebellion, Shi Qingyun suggested that everyone take advantage of Zhou Cheng's unsteady footing to invade the Central Plains in order to plot the world. However, everyone was greedy for their own fiefdoms, so they did not listen. When Zhang Qingmeng attacked Sanqin Pass, North China was empty. Shi Qingyun once again asked everyone for a sneak attack, but Wei Hua refused, saying "a sneak attack is unjust".
Now, Shi Qingyun's plan was rejected again. He hated these "brothers" from the bottom of his heart. Seeing that the foundation he had created was about to be destroyed, it was really heartbreaking at this moment.
Wei Hua laughed loudly and knocked on the table: "Okay! I haven't been this happy for a long time. In a few days, I will go back to the fiefdom to count the troops and horses, and the army will march straight to the capital!" Everyone also picked up their wine bowls boldly and laughed wantonly. With. Hu Xiongying put his arm on Shi Qingyun's shoulder and shouted: "'Mastermind', in your opinion, if we send troops, where should we attack first?"
Shi Qingyun helplessly spread out the map. His shoulders were extremely heavy, but he was embarrassed to push this "brother" away.
He tapped a black spot on the map with his fingertips: "If we send troops, this place must be taken."
"why?"
"This place is called Tongxu. Tongxu City is the gateway from Bingzhou to Kyoto. It is in a dangerous location and is the last line of defense for the capital. If this city is under my control, Bingzhou's cavalry can gallop through the pass and crush the capital."
"Oh!" Hu Xiongying laughed strangely: "It has to be the second brother, he is so smart!"
From this moment on, Bingzhou's attitude became obvious, which was to completely rebel and openly oppose the imperial court! But they did not take action for the time being, and each returned to their fiefdom to prepare. When everything is sufficient, only one flame can detonate the explosive barrels binding both parties.
To be continued…
