Chapter 92: Hit a punch, lest a hundred punches come
In the main hall at the back of the Thousand Household Hall of Chang'an Ridge Fort, Zhang Cheng was still lying on his back on a soft floor, while everyone gathered around. Chen Zhong had just fed him some ginseng soup with tears in his eyes.
Zhang Cheng's strength slightly recovered, and he said to Chen Zhong: "Give me the order to call Wang Keda, Liu Shanzi and the others to go to Muzhajian, and ask Zhao Shihu and Liu Quan to arrive quickly with only their cavalry. I am waiting for you outside the Diaohao Fort."
Chen Zhong agreed and went out to deliver the order. Zhang Cheng called Li Changsheng, the captain of the escort team, and said: "Changsheng, take two people with you and set off back to Dushi immediately. Remember not to pass through the fortresses and stay in the camp." In the wild, I must rush back to Dushi day and night and hand this letter to Wu Zhizhong."
Li Changsheng also received the order in a low voice, turned around and exited the hall, summoned the people and then rode out of the fort, heading north in the direction of Diaohao Fort.
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It turned out that Chen Zhong and Zhang Guodong had also turned around after Zhang Cheng woke up. They climbed up the mountain wall and did not see the attackers, but Chen Zhong found more than ten thieves in a dense forest in a valley not far away. There were nearly a hundred war horses guarded by people.
Although he mistakenly thought that Zhang Cheng had been killed and was extremely angry, he did not completely lose his mind. At this time, all he was thinking about was how to avenge his own general.
In particular, the team officer Peng Sanwang kept reminding him: "Chen Shao, you have to be alive... Mr. Chen... catch him alive... in order to avenge the general..."
At this time, Chen Zhong had also regained his senses. He knew that the people he wanted to kill were not those who were looking at the horses, but those who made sneak attacks on the cliffs of the valley road, and even the people behind the scenes.
He gathered the knights together, sneaked into the edge of the woods in batches, planned to attract three people, captured them on the spot, and took them to a distance to question them directly.
In order to ask for the result as soon as possible, Chen Zhong actually ordered his men to cut into pieces the first person who refused to speak and break it into a pile of minced meat. The other two were so frightened that they were paralyzed and immediately confessed to them. All that is known.
Although Chen Zhong was filled with hatred, he also knew that the matter was serious. He buried the pile of scraps of meat first and then hurriedly rode back to Chang'anling Fort with the two survivors.
He met Zhang Guodong on the way and learned that Chen Zhong had captured two people alive and asked about the general situation. Zhang Guodong rushed back to the castle with him to see Zhang Cheng.
As soon as Chen Zhong entered the house, he knelt in front of Zhang Cheng's body, his face covered with tears, and he cried bitterly. He blamed himself for not protecting Zhang Cheng, and he had failed in his duty. He asked Zhang Cheng to punish him.
Everyone in the room was silent, and they only knew that after Zhang Guodong counted the attacks, since everyone was marching on their own territory, they never thought that there would be an ambush.
In order to facilitate their movement and reduce the burden on their horses, they did not wear armor. Only Zhang Cheng's twenty guards died four on the spot, and eight more were injured by arrows, including the team leader Lei Zhancheng. .
The two people captured by Chen Zhong were servants of Xue Jing, the commander of the Kaiping Guards. They and another person were left by Commander Xue Jing to look after their horses, but unexpectedly they were lured out by Chen Zhong and captured alive. .
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"General, please give the order. I will rush into Chicheng and slaughter Wu Youlu, who is so stubborn." Chen Zhong asked in a deep voice with an angry look on his face.
Wei Zhice, on the other hand, persuaded him: "General, you can't do that. After all, Wu Youlu is the garrison of a fort, and the official title of the guard commander is Qian Shi. A general cannot kill without permission."
Chen Zhong also knew that what he told was the truth, but he still glared at Wei Zhice fiercely with anger in his heart, and then turned to look at Zhang Cheng to see how he would make a decision.
Zhang Guodong said in a deep voice at this time: "We now have more than fifty elite cavalry. We can break into Chicheng and capture and kill a guard. However, if we want to control the entire fort without spreading the news to Dushi, it will be a bit difficult."
He paused and glanced at everyone in the room, his eyes lingering on Liu Shizun and Wei Zhice for a moment before continuing: "The general has just sent someone to summon other subordinates. He must have made a decision.
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Zhang Cheng moved a little, and Chen Zhong saw that he was thinking about it, so he hurriedly stepped forward to grab a cushion and put it behind Zhang Cheng so that he could tilt his body slightly, and then returned to the row of people.
Zhang Cheng glanced at everyone in the hall with a stern look. Liu Shizun seemed to have thought of something at this moment, and he said softly to Zhang Cheng: "General, I have some things to take care of, so please leave now."
After he finished speaking, he turned around and was about to exit the hall. Zhang Cheng stopped him softly and said: "World Honored One, you don't need to avoid it. We are all members of the same family, and I can trust you!"
Zhang Cheng's words moved Liu Shizun very much. He stopped silently and stood beside Chen Zhong without saying a word. He stared at Zhang Cheng with unusually firm eyes, waiting for his instructions.
Looking at the people in the room, Zhang Cheng felt very comforted. Although he was attacked this time, it was a disaster, but it also tested the attitude and loyalty of the people around him towards him.
He first said to Liu Shizun: "World Honored One, go and prepare two carriages and a coffin made of better materials. Also, my wounded men will stay at your place to recuperate."
Liu Shizun received the order loudly and resolutely, and said: "General, I still have 500 elite sergeants in Chang'an Ridge who can be mobilized."
Zhang Cheng looked at him and said with a smile: "World Honored One, I don't treat you as an outsider, but today's matter is my North Road affairs, but it is inconvenient for you to interfere. In the future, I will still need your help, so there is no need."
The urgency is today."
Liu Shizun also knew that Zhang Cheng would not let him interfere in this matter, so he no longer insisted and took the order to leave to prepare the carriage and coffin. Only Chen Zhong, Wei Zhice, and Zhang Guodong were left in the room to accompany Zhang Cheng.
It was only then that the three of them saw the cold light flashing in Zhang Cheng's eyes. He said with a gray and cold face: "Zhi Ce, you immediately record a confession for the two captured students and have them sign it."
Please make a deposit and ask Liu Shizun to sign with you and others for joint review.
In addition, prepare a few letters between Wu Youlu and Xue Jing, as well as letters between the two of them and Zhao Shihu, the Muzhajian bandit. After I get to Chicheng and obtain their handwriting, I will imitate and copy them.
Everyone should know that Xue Jing, the commander of Kaiping Guards, and Wu Youlu, the guard of Chicheng, are crazy, colluding with bandits, plotting against Shangguan, and trying to rebel. For the sake of the country, we must kill them as soon as possible to prevent them from causing trouble and endangering the North Road.
Xuanzhen shocked the capital."
Having said this, Zhang Cheng stopped, looked at the three of them with cold eyes, and said in a deep voice: "You have to remember, whether you can gain a foothold on the North Road, and whether you can create a bright world in this troubled world, all depends on it.
One blow this time.”
Chen Zhong and others accepted the order in unison, but Wei Zhice still said hesitantly: "General..."
Zhang Cheng knew what he was going to say, so he held him back and said, "There is no need to say more if we know the strategy. Today's matter must be settled."
He raised his head and looked at the sunlight coming in from the window, and said again:
"Punch away with one punch, lest hundreds of punches come your way!"