Meng Shuo's disguised Cao army outside the city was still shouting, and Cheng Yi was helpless. Because of killing Jiang Ji, the soldiers of Tianshui County hated and feared Cheng Yi. What they hated was that Cheng Yi killed a good man in vain, but what they were afraid of was that he would not kill a good man in vain.
Knowing that if he did anything wrong, he would end up like Jiang Ji. Except for the prefect who had no choice but to do so, the other officials in Tianshui County hid as far away as they could and were never willing to get close to Cheng Yi again.
Just that afternoon, Meng Shuo organized people to make a tentative attack. Tianshui City's defense was relatively stable. Of course, except for the northeast corner. Due to the subsidence of the ground, a piece of the city wall in the northeast corner was almost peeled off from the main city, trembling.
It hung majestically outside the city wall. Meng Shuo carefully inspected it and found that it only took a little bit of Long Fei's gunpowder to blow the city wall into pieces.
The prefect of Tianshui also knew about the hidden dangers of the city wall, but he did not dare to say anything, for fear that Cheng Yi would kill him too. In order to cooperate with Cheng Yi, the prefect specially picked up pleasant words. Cheng Yi said that Cao Jun would never be able to enter Tianshui City, and the prefect said, Tianshui
The water city was impregnable. Cheng Yi said that his soldiers and horses were unparalleled in the world, and the prefect said that Cheng Yi was the best general in the world. The two of them drank and talked in the Yamen, and the scene was peaceful and happy.
But in Jiang Wei's family, there was a lot of grief. Because Jiang Jiong's death was a huge blow to the Jiang family. The surname Jiang was a common surname in Tianshui. According to legend, Jiangshui, the birthplace of Emperor Yan Shennong, was named after Juyi.
Qishui is the surname of Jiang City in the east, and Jiangshui is in the south, which means that Jiangshui is part of Qishui. As for Qishui, it is the birthplace of Emperor Yan of Shennong, one of the three emperors. Because it is close to Jiangshui, that is,
The surname Jiang has been passed down from generation to generation. In the early Han Dynasty, a wealthy family moved to Guanzhong and settled in Tianshui. This is the main source of the surname Jiang in Tianshui. According to this calculation, the surname Jiang has a history of less than 400 years in Tianshui. If calculated from Emperor Yan
, thousands of years is not a problem.
Although the Jiang family is not a powerful force in Tianshui, it is still a force that cannot be underestimated. As the head of the family, Jiang Jiong was killed for no reason, which aroused great indignation within the Jiang family. Especially Jiang Wei's two best friends.
Cousins Jiang Wen and Jiang Wu [note]. One of these two is calm and sophisticated, the other is bold. Together with Jiang Wei, they are known as the three tigers of the Jiang family.
Looking at the solemn mourning hall, Jiang Wu shouted: "Brother! Let's kill that kid and avenge our uncle! When did our Jiang family members get bullied like this?"
Jiang Wen glanced at Jiang Wu: "You know how to fight and kill, can you use your brain? He is a general sent by Han Sui. He has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses under his command. He can kill at will! The overall plan is thorough.
OK."
Jiang Wei turned his head, his eyes were red, and the two of them quickly stopped talking. Looking at Jiang Wen and Jiang Wu, Jiang Wei said to them: "Tonight you two come to my room!"
It was already dark, and Jiang Ji's coffin was placed quietly in the hall of Jiang's family. The fire flickered from side to side and jumped up and down. A gust of wind blew in from outside the door, and the flames of the candles trembled rapidly. Jiang Wei hurriedly reached out to block it.
Jiang Wei kowtowed three times to the soul, and straightened up: "Dad! Don't worry, I will avenge this revenge for you. Not only will Na Cheng Yi be cut into pieces, but Han Sui will also pay the price!"
Jiang Wen and Jiang Wu walked into Jiang Wei's room. Jiang Wei was waiting for them. Seeing Jiang Wei's cold face, Jiang Wu said: "Brother, what do you think we should do? I will definitely follow you!"
Jiang Wei glanced at Jiang Wen: "What do you think?"
Jiang Wendao: "It would be easy to kill Cheng Yi. As long as we sneak into the government office and kill him, it will be over. But our Jiang family will be in trouble. His soldiers will never let us go. If not only
Without Cheng Yi, there is only one way to keep our family safe and sound..."
When the words came to an important point, Jiang Wen suddenly stopped and looked at Jiang Wei with a serious expression. Jiang Wu shouted: "Oh! You, if you want to speak, be more cheerful. You always say half a sentence and leave half a sentence. People who listen
I feel anxious."
Jiang Wen smiled, lowered his voice, and stuck his head out: "The troops and horses outside the city are under the banner of Cao Jun and Xia Houyuan, but I think they are the men and horses of the Dragon Army! Long Fei easily captured Hanzhong, and with the help of Ma Chao, with their strength, Xiliang will sooner or later
Change of hands, if we want to completely resolve this matter, we can only defect to Long Fei and use Long Fei's soldiers to avenge us!"
Jiang Wu nodded: "Well, this is a good idea. Even if they want to track down the people who drove away Han Sui, they can't do anything about it! And when Long Fei makes great achievements, you and I will both be heroes. We can just hold an official position.
They are much better than the captains of this county! I think it’s good!”
Jiang Wei's mind kept turning. What was he thinking about? Jiang Wen and Jiang Wu couldn't figure it out. He had been like this since he was a child. Jiang Wei was stronger than Jiang Wen in terms of mental ability, and stronger than Jiang Wu in terms of martial arts. Even if the two of them put together, they would not be Jiang Wei.
Opponent. After a long time, Jiang Wei looked at Jiang Wen and Jiang Wudao: "Tomorrow you two will find a way to leave the city to contact Long Jun. Since you have decided to join us, how can we gain a foothold under Long Fei without showing off our abilities?"
The next day, Jiang Wei unexpectedly showed up at the Yamen despite his father's body being buried at home. The prefect hurriedly took Jiang Wei aside and persuaded him to put aside his differences temporarily because of his status as a subject of Han Sui.
Defeat Cao's army outside the city. As long as Tianshui can be preserved, the prefect is willing to pay Jiang Wei's compensation out of his own pocket.
Not only did Jiang Wei not get angry, he smiled lightly: "Don't worry, sir, I do things in a measured way!"
Arriving at the lobby, Cheng Yi was arranging defense matters. Jiang Wei cupped his fists and raised his hands: "General, I am late because I have something to do at home. Please forgive me, General!"
"Well!" Cheng Yi didn't dare to look at Jiang Wei, but nodded and signaled Jiang Wei to sit down. Everyone sat down, and Cheng Yi assigned tasks. Because Yang Qiu died, Yang Qiu's 10,000 troops were also mobilized by Cheng Yi. The current situation is
There were 25,000 soldiers and horses in Shuicheng, of which Cheng Yi was in charge of 20,000 and the remaining 5,000 were county soldiers. Perhaps because Cheng Yi felt guilty, Cheng Yi promoted Jiang Wei to the rank of Zhonglang General and commanded 5,000 county soldiers.
Cheng Yi patted Jiang Wei on the shoulder: "You are a talented person. When this battle is over, I will definitely recommend you to my lord!"
Jiang Wei thanked him, and the two of them seemed to have put aside the hatred of killing their father, at least for the time being. Cheng Yi was also a man with a city government. He had already found out who Jiang Wei was from the prefect, and asked Jiang Wei to take charge.
The purpose of the county soldiers is to isolate Jiang Wei. Only by isolating him can he be slowly dealt with. Not only that, Cheng Yi placed all the county soldiers in the city, apparently for public security, but in fact it was for surveillance.
Jiang Wei also behaved well and never mentioned anything about his father again. He stopped talking to anyone he met. He patrolled the streets with his troops and horses every day and stayed safe. The strange thing was that Cao Jun outside the city stopped attacking. They
They gathered around Tianshui and faced each other like this. Seven days passed, and it was the day of Jiang Ji's burial. This incident troubled the prefect of Tianshui.
The funeral custom of the Han people is mainly burial. As the saying goes, the ancestral grave of the Jiang family is outside the city. Now the two families are at war. It is very risky to open the city gate and let so many people out. What if the troops outside the city take advantage of it?
Even ten Tianshui cities could not be saved. Jiang Wei begged the prefect, but to no avail, so he had to go to Cheng Yi. Cheng Yi became angry when he heard this, and looked into Jiang Wei's eyes and could only suppress Nohuo.
"Captain Jiang, we are at war now. It is dangerous to leave the city for burial. But if the people of Long Army know the situation and are used by them, it will be difficult for us to resist." Cheng Yi was very polite this time. To outsiders, Jiang Weicai
He is a general, and he, Cheng Yi, is a student who has done something wrong. Seeing that Jiang Wei did not speak, Cheng Yi continued, "How about this, choose a geomantic treasure land in this city, and I will go to pay homage in person! What do you think?"
Jiang Wei said: "The men of our Jiang family have been buried in the ancestral graves since ancient times. I dare not break this rule. Please ask the general to fulfill it!"
Cheng Yi quickly helped Jiang Wei up: "Since we can't bury him in the city, we can only wait until Cao's army is defeated."
Jiang Wei still didn't move: "As long as the general agrees, I will coordinate the affairs of Cao Jun. I beg the general to give me a chance. I can't let my father die and be included in the ancestral grave."
This plan hit Cheng Yi's core. It could be heard that Jiang Wei was still a little angry. He was indeed wrong to kill Jiang Jiong, and he was willing to compensate from the bottom of his heart. After thinking about it for a long time, he realized that this was Tianshui.
, he still has 20,000 troops in his hands. Secondly, Jiang Wei is also from Tianshui, so he can't watch Cao's army attack his homeland. After considering several aspects, Cheng Yi sighed: "Okay! Then I'll give it to you.
If you fail to close the city gate in time, you should know the consequences!"
That night, Jiang Wen and Jiang Wu also brought back the news about Meng Shuo. Speaking of the Dragon Army, Jiang Wu talked endlessly and spoke clearly about the power of the Dragon Army, as if he was now a member of the Dragon Army. Jiang Wei
Interrupting him: "Let's get down to business! What was the reply over there?"
Jiang Wendao: "On the opposite side is the Meng Shuo Legion, one of Long Fei's four personal guards. He seems to be a little distrustful of our defection, but he promised to respond as long as we take action, and at the same time allowed us to send our families to his camp!
only……"
"Here we go again!" Jiang Wudao said: "Hurry up and say it, don't but, yes!"
"It's just that I'm worried that Long Jun deceived us. Their purpose is not Tianshui, but to provoke a war between Tianshui and Cao Jun!" Jiang Wen was still very accurate in seeing the problem, and he immediately grasped the key to the problem: "What if after we go there?"
, they have betrayed their trust, and we are in doom!"
Jiang Wei nodded: "I have also thought about this. It is precisely because they want to provoke a war between Han Sui and Cao Jun that they pretend to be Cao Jun. Let me ask you, do you dare to take a gamble with me?"
"Hahaha!" Jiang Wu laughed: "How to bet? Bet on things or bet on life?"
Jiang Wei looked at Jiang Wen and Jiang Wu with a serious expression: "Not only are we betting on the lives of you and me, but we are also betting on the lives of our entire Jiang family!"
Note: We only know that the surname Jiang is the largest surname in the Tianshui area, but no records of the Jiang Wei family have been found. Jiang Wen and Jiang Wu are made up by the author.