674 The Wu Brothers
Everyone in the tent focused their attention on the man who had just entered the door. This person's appearance looked a bit similar to Wu Yi, but he was younger and handsome than Wu Yi. This person was nothing but Wu Yi's cousin Wu Ban. ()
Wu Ban's father was Wu Kuang, Wu Yi's uncle. Wu Ban and Wu Yi were also cousins, but their relationship was closer than their brothers. When they were young, Wu Ban was a famous hero in the local area, and liked to stand up for justice and be a hero.
Later, after his father died, Wu Ban followed Wu Yi to Yizhou. The two brothers made many contributions under Liu Yan and Liu Zhang.
Originally, Liu Zhang wanted to grant him the title of General of the Central Army, and let him lead troops to garrison one side like Wu Yi to ensure safety. However, since Wu Ban himself did not like to stay in one place and often had to travel around, he decisively refused Liu Zhang's appointment.
So, Liu Zhang was grateful for his contributions, so he appointed him as a guerrilla general, and gave him a confirmation of his official position. The criterion general generally did not lead troops, and only needed it during the war. For those who like Wu Ban who likes to travel around and have vague whereabouts, it is perfect.
However, in recent years, Wu Ban has been staying with his cousin Wu Yi and has been stationed at the foot of Qingcheng Mountain. He often goes out to hunt every few days, and every time he hunts, he basically returns home with a full load.
The beasts in the Qingcheng Mountain area were almost hunted by Wu Ban. In order not to lose the fun, Wu Ban invested himself to set up a breeding farm on Qingcheng Mountain and artificially raised some beasts, making the Qingcheng Mountain area his own paradise.
In addition, Wu Yi's social engagements in recent years have basically been attended by Wu Ban. What is important? Wu Ban will inevitably appear every time. Although he does not lead the troops, he is also respected in the eyes of these soldiers.
"Why are you here so late?" Wu Yi saw that Wu Ban was coming from outside without seriousness, so he said with a gloomy face and unhappy.
Wu Ban scratched his head and smiled at Wu Yi, "Hehe... I went up the mountain to see the little babies. It was too late to come back. As soon as I arrived at the gate of the village, I was summoned by my elder brother. I am here now, why are you still calling me slow?"
"Come here quickly, I have important things to announce to you." Wu Yi didn't want to talk nonsense to Wu Ban. He also knew that this younger brother was playful by nature and said bluntly.
Lei Tong, Zhang Yi, Wu Lan, Zhuo Ying, Fei Guan, and Wu Ban all looked at Wu Yi with concentration, and their ears stood up high, looking at him with a look of being attentive.
Wu Yi said loudly: "Today, Zhang Ren, the governor of the military commander of Yizhou, personally brought a transfer order from his lord to the military camp. I have read this transfer order. The matter is very urgent, and I have to summon all of you immediately."
"Brother. Zhang Ren came here in person with his lord's transfer order. I guess something must have happened in Yizhou. Otherwise, how could that arrogant Zhang Ren come in person?" Wu Ban continued.
Wu Yi said: "You are right. There is indeed a big deal in Yizhou, and it is still a big deal. If you don't do it well, Yizhou will likely change hands..."
"Will Yizhou change its owner? Is it so serious?" Everyone looked at Wu Yi in surprise.
Wu Yi said: "The lord personally issued this order to mobilize all our troops and follow the Grand Governor Zhang Ren to Luocheng. According to the order of the lord, there was a man named Zhang Fei who, half a month ago, only brought 800 tribes into Yizhou. In just half a month, he swept across the eastern part of Yizhou. He first surrendered the old general Yan Yan, the prefect of Ba County, and then killed Liu Xi and Deng Xian, and took advantage of the reputation of the old general Yan to surrender all Liu Xi and Deng Xian. In addition, Li Yan, the governor stationed in Langzhong, led his people to surrender.
Zhang Fei. Immediately afterwards, Zhang Fei took advantage of the victory, subdued the Baishui governor Leng Bao, and attacked Luocheng, killing Gao Pei and Yang Huai, and arrested the lord's eldest son Liu Xun and Guanghan prefect Pang Xi, imprisoned him in Luocheng, and used this to threaten the lord. From Zhang Fei's entry into Shu to Zhang Fei's complete control of Ba County, Guanghan and other places, it only took half a month, and even threatened to stave off Chengdu. The lord hurriedly issued this transfer order, asking us to follow Zhang Ren to Luocheng to meet Zhang Fei and tear the person named Zhang Fei to pieces."
After a pause, Wu Yi continued, "Everyone, as the saying goes, raising troops for a thousand days, using troops for a while, we have been stationed here for many years. We are an elite soldier to defend Chengdu and the lord's guard. Now that Yizhou is in trouble, the lord needs us to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy. I hope you are not timid and follow me to kill the thieves in Luocheng."
As soon as they finished speaking, everyone looked at each other, not only surprised by the rapid progress of Zhang Fei after entering Shu, but also some excitement in front of killing the enemy.
However, when all these emotions passed, more worries appeared on everyone's faces.
Zhang Yi took the lead and said: "General, we are also looking forward to going to fight to kill the enemy, but there is one thing that we can't let go of in our hearts..."
Before Zhang Yi could finish his words, Wu Yi interrupted Zhang Yi and said, "I know what you are thinking in your heart. I can tell you clearly that you should not have this mentality in the future. Although Zhang Ren is domineering, he is indeed much stronger than me in marching and fighting. It is understandable that he will lead the army. Moreover, I have no grudges and no personal relationship with him. We just need to do everything well and don't think about anything else..."
"Brother, there is a saying, oh, that's it, it's called "harmfulness, but guard against others". Although the eldest brother is a gentleman and open-minded and honest person, Zhang Ren may not be the case. You think you have no grudges and grudges with him, but in his opinion, what if it is not? What's more, this time the lord ordered him to command the entire army. Even if we defeated Zhang Fei, the credit will be his. It has nothing to do with the eldest brother. The brothers fought to the death, but in the end nothing fell. I was worried that the morale of the army would be unstable and the emotions of the soldiers would fluctuate!" Wu Ban continued.
Wu Yi said: "Since the lord makes such arrangements, there must be a reason for this arrangement. And I believe that lord will not fail to see our efforts."
Wu Ban said: "Brother, you have always been indifferent to the world, never care about others, and you are always lenient. But you are a gentleman, and others may not be so. Moreover, Zhang Ren's eldest brother has done so in the past few years. He secretly sent people to contact his subordinates and tried to let the generals turn to his command. Is this clearly provoking the eldest brother? It would be fine if the eldest brother doesn't care about it, but now it is at this critical moment, why are you still so confused?"
"Why am I confused?" Wu Yi asked.
Wu Ban said: "Brother, think about it carefully. Who initiated the formation of the 20,000 permanent troops stationed in Chengdu? It was Zhang Ren. This permanent troops are actually Zhang Ren's private soldiers. In addition, Zhang Ren even bought some subordinates who were loyal to his lord, forming cliques and forming cliques for personal gain. Isn't these all Zhang Ren did? Now Yizhou is facing a great enemy. The lord does not send the 20,000 troops in the city to follow Zhang Ren to suppress the rebellion, but he wants to mobilize the 50,000 army here. This is clearly intended to kill people with a knife and take this opportunity to weaken the strength of his brother..."
"Enough! Don't say it anymore!" Wu Yi suddenly started a big fire and yelled at Wu Ban, "If you dare to say another word, I will cut off your head!"
"Even if my elder brother wants to kill me, I still have to say it. I don't want to see my elder brother being plotted against, nor do I want to see the soldiers going to die in vain." Wu Ban said.
"Shut up!" Wu Yi said angrily.
Wu Ban continued as if he hadn't heard it, "Brother, don't be obsessed with it anymore. In the past few years, do you think you have no trouble to come to you if you are not in conflict with the world? Do you think you can let you go if you just ask about politics? No. As long as you hold heavy troops for a day, you will always become a thorn in others' eyes and a thorn in the flesh. Also, don't trust your lord too much. Your lord is no longer the same as before. Now he has long been confused by Zhang Ren's sweet words. He is no longer the Liu Jiyu who just took over Yizhou and was uneasy all day long..."
Before Wu Ban finished speaking, Wu Yi pulled out the sword from his waist with a "swish" sound and threw it towards Wu Ban. Lei Tong, Zhang Yi, Wu Lan, Zhuo Ying, Fei Guan and others were all surprised when they saw it. They never expected that Wu Yi would do this.
Fortunately, Wu Ban was prepared. With a "whisper" sound on the side of his body, the steel knife flew past Wu Ban and directly hit the wooden stake supporting the tent. The blades were completely infiltrated, leaving only a handle outside. This shows how much force Wu Yi was using.
Wu Ban turned his head and saw the steel knife with wooden stakes inserted behind him. He was really scared. If he hadn't flashed quickly, he would have been afraid that the steel knife would really have passed through his body.
"Brother, are you really going to kill me?" Wu Ban asked.
Wu Yi said: "If you kill you, I will commit suicide again to apologize."
Wu Ban said: "Okay! Very good! If you really want to die, I will never stop you. Do whatever you want. The relationship between you and me will be broken up!"
After saying that, Wu Ban turned around and walked out of the tent.
"Stop!" Zhang Yi was going to chase Wu Ban, but Wu Yi shouted, "No one is allowed to chase him! If he goes, he will disobey the military order!"
Zhang Yi stopped and turned to Wu Yi and said, "General, what you did this time is too much. My subordinates... I really don't agree. What the guerrilla general said is for the general's good..."
Wu Yi said: "This is my family matter, and you don't have to worry about it. Wu Ban is not a member of our army, so he will leave, it doesn't matter. You already know the matter, so let's arrange it now. Tomorrow is dawn, I will see all the troops gathered!"
Lei Tong, Zhang Yi, Wu Lan, Zhuo Ying, Fei Guan said in unison: "Here!"
"Go all." Wu Yi waved his hand.
Lei Tong, Zhang Yi, Wu Lan, Zhuo Ying and Fei Guan slowly withdrew from the big tent, and Wu Yi was the only one left in the big tent. At this time, he changed his previous dark face, and had a little more worry in his eyes. He said to himself: "Yuanxiong, please forgive me for doing this. Brother is unwilling to go to die with me..." (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!