Chapter 268 The Wei family sharpens their swords (1+1)
It was late at night, and in the deserted wilderness, a man and a horse were walking quickly through the muddy snow.
It was already three days after Wei Cheng returned to Anyi.
The fast horse galloped all the way, crossing the river from Anyi south, changing horses at the ferry, and headed towards Luoyang again.
There is a book tied in the man's arms... "The Great Han Dragon and Tiger List"
Near dawn, one person and one horse finally arrived at their destination.
At the east post station in the city, the postmaster who had just woken up took the package, frowned and asked, "Why is it so urgent?"
The man turned over and dismounted, and continued to whip the horse day and night. His body was already seriously uncomfortable. He supported the horse and said: "Quick, send it to the General's Mansion quickly. Hedong, Hedong... there is a change!"
Yi Cheng was startled at first, and then his expression changed drastically.
Not long after, another man rode towards the capital on horseback.
After helping the man who delivered the package to the side room to rest, Yi Cheng frowned and asked, "Why did the Wei family suddenly raise their troops and go south?"
The man drank a bowl of hot soup, bit into the hot barbecue, and said in a straight voice: "There is a food shortage in Hedong, and the Wei family has no choice but to go south to grab food. I was not the only one to get the news. The Wei family directly said it in the "Dragon and Tiger List of the Great Han Dynasty"
Now, we will head south to Luodu in the near future."
Yi Cheng's face was not very good, and he flashed a hint of panic, and said hurriedly: "It seems that I made a mistake in not following my brother and the others north to Hedong. I don't know if it is too late to move there now."
The man frowned and looked up at him.
Yi Cheng smiled awkwardly and explained: "A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. If the Wei family raises troops to go south to Luodu, I, the post in the east of the city, will be the first to bear the brunt. I don't want to lose my life. Does Brother Zheng still want to fight for that Dong?"
Isn’t it true that a thief is willing to sacrifice his life?”
The man's expression changed, and the speed of eating couldn't help but slow down. He seemed to be thinking, and he seemed to be thinking about how to refute Yi Cheng.
at this time.
Peng Peng Peng!
Yi Cheng's expression changed and he turned back to look at the door.
I saw seven or eight men pushing open the courtyard door and walking in. After looking around, they frowned and shouted: "Is there any food and wine?"
Yi Cheng looked at the boy beside him and motioned for him to come forward to receive him.
The boy hurriedly went forward to greet him, and at the same time he inquired about the identity of the visitor and checked their famous bamboo plaque.
The big men didn't embarrass the young man. They took out bamboo tags to verify their identities, and then found a place to sit next to the stove.
After the leading man sat down, he ordered the servants to serve wine and food, and then spat and said: "Now that Sun Jian has also been helped by Xuan Jia, it really makes the dog suffer. I think it is useless to ask for help. Dong Zhuo's
I don’t care about our life and death in Jingzhou at all.”
Yi Cheng was stunned for a moment. This man was talking without any clue. He only heard the words "Xuanjia" and "Jingzhou". He guessed that the person coming was a sergeant from Jingzhou. As for why he was going north, it seemed that he came to Dong Zhuo for help.
Yi Cheng did not guess wrong.
As soon as the leading man finished speaking, a young man next to him continued: "Brother, Liu Xuande's five thousand black armor troops are enough to withstand Sun Jian's offensive. Why don't you let Liu Bei go north to Nanjun, but let us come to Luodu for help?"
The leading man picked up the pottery bowl and drank all the water in the bowl. It seemed that it was too cold and he couldn't help but shiver.
Hearing the young man's question, he frowned and said, "I've also heard about this. It seems that you have been dissatisfied with Liu Xuande for a long time. A few days ago, news of Liu Xuande's deeds of saving Orion from danger reached Nanjun. In the afternoon of that day, your Majesty
They sent people south to Yiyang to deliver the message, and it seems that Liu Xuande was asked to go east to Changsha. Now it seems that Liu Xuande may be..."
"Shh!"
A man cautiously looked at Yi and Cheng and made a gesture of hissing.
Only then did the seven or eight people realize that there were two people sitting in the corner. They all fell silent for a while and stopped talking too much.
Yi Cheng frowned slightly.
From the brief exchanges between those few people, he probably found out some key information.
One was Sun Jian's attack on Liu Biao's Nanjun, which was in danger.
One was the 5,000 Xuanjia troops who originally assisted Liu Biao, but somehow turned against them.
The last key point is that Sun Jian also has Xuanjia!
Coupled with Wei's move to raise his troops and march south, Yi Cheng stood up calmly and walked to the back of the post station.
"Quickly, send this letter to the city and ask my father and others to go north to Hedong at all costs. If we don't leave, it will be too late."
Not long after, another man and a horse rushed towards Luodu.
As the sun rises.
There is an endless stream of pedestrians at the city gate, and Luodu has a peaceful scene.
Two messengers from Chengdong Station passed through the city gate one after another. One rushed to the general, and the other went to Xu Mansion in the east of the city.
The General's Mansion.
Dong Zhuo had not yet woken up from his gentle home. Li Jue thought about it again and again and knocked on the door.
Dong Zhuo had recently neglected his martial arts, and his body was not as big as usual. He rolled over and snored loudly. Li Jue's knock on the door only woke up the beauty who was sleeping, but could not wake up Dong Zhuo.
As a last resort, he could only open the door and drive away the two beauties in thin clothes.
Seeing Dong Zhuo's big belly and a small insect drooping feebly, Li Jue let out a long sigh, then stepped forward, bowed and shouted: "My lord, the Wei clan has raised its troops and marched south, pointing its sword at Luodu."
Dong Zhuo:(?_?)???
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at the same time.
Nanyang, where Yuan Shu's camp is located, has been paying attention to Wei's movements.
After unfolding the "Dragon and Tiger List of the Great Han Dynasty" in his hand, Yuan Shu's eyes lit up.
"Hahaha, God help me."
The chief clerk, Yan Xiang, raised his hands and asked, "My lord, has the Wei family changed?"
Hearing this, Yuan Shu handed over the "Dragon and Tiger List of the Great Han Dynasty" in his hand and said: "You all have a look, the Wei family finally couldn't sit still, let me just say it, Wei Zhongdao is a hypocrite who pretends to be noble.
It is only a matter of time before we raise our troops and go south."
Yan Xiang took the book, looked at each other with Yang Hong and others, then opened the book, looked past the rankings on the dragon and tiger list, and directly saw the key point.
Yang Hong frowned and said, "It's incredible. There are actually 500,000 people in a mere county of Anyi. Food shortages are inevitable."
Yan Xiang also frowned. Yuan Shu only saw that the Wei family was going to raise troops to go south, but he could not see how powerful the Wei family was now.
With a population of 500,000, coupled with Wei Cheng's magical methods, the Wei family is no longer powerful enough that the current Runan Yuan family can resist... The stupid lord is still happy there.
Of course, he is just complaining in his heart, and Yan Xiang will not show it.
Yuan Shu had no idea, but said happily: "Now the good days of Dong Zhuo have finally come to an end. The five thousand Longshan Army, plus the newly recruited fifty thousand city guards, not to mention Dong Zhuo, who in the world
Can it be blocked?"
Yan Xiang's expression changed, and he kindly reminded: "Yes, who in the world can stop me?"
Yuan Shu was stunned and looked at Yan Xiang.
Stupid, Dong Zhuo can't stop him, wouldn't I be even more unable to stop him?
Master and servant, you looked at me and I looked at you, and you fell into an awkward situation for a while.
Wei's 500 Longshan Army was already strong enough, and now it has been expanded to 5,000. The original 5,000 City Guards were also invincible, but now they have been expanded to 50,000. The difference is ten times, and the guards are completely different.
Who can stop his footsteps?
"Report... urgent report from Jingzhou!"
A soldier rushed in from outside the door, handing over the message that was soaked with sweat from the messenger.
Yan Xiang frowned and stepped forward to take it.
Yuan Shu directly ordered: "Have a look."
Yan Xiang nodded, unfolded the paper... then his face changed drastically, and he said: "My lord, something bad happened... Just three days ago, Sun Jian led 5,000 Xuanjia troops to attack Nanjun. Jingzhou Governor Liu Biao failed to hold the front line and had withdrawn to
Before Yan Xiang finished speaking, he glanced at Yuan Shu and continued: "There is other news. Liu Biao's defeat this time is suspected to be due to enemies from both sides. Liu Xuande, who was still serving under Liu Biao a few days ago, seems to have the intention of treason."
Yuan Shu didn't know about Liu Xuande, but he knew about the Xuanjia Army, the news that Liu Bei and Guan Yu had obtained five thousand sets of Xuanjia from the Wei family, and he had known it for a long time. If Liu Biao hadn't won over him first, Liu Bei would have been him.
subordinates.
It’s just that God’s calculation is not as good as man’s calculation.
Yuan Shu said in a deep voice: "What's going on with Liu Xuande? He didn't betray him sooner or later, but he betrayed him at this time. I'm afraid there's some fraud involved."
Yan Xiang said in a deep voice: "My lord, have you forgotten that Liu Xuande's five thousand sets of black armor were also given by the Wei family?"
Yuan Shu opened his mouth, and it took him a long time to react, "Tell me, Liu Xuande is the chess piece placed by Wei Zhongdao next to Liu Biao?"
Yan Xiang felt like this and nodded heavily.
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Hedong, Anyi.
Gao Laosan, who lives in the south of the city, came to the guardhouse early.
He was accompanied by several colleagues, all of whom were commanders of the City Guards. Oh, no, he was now the captain of the Longshan Army.
"Master, go to the cafeteria to eat quickly. Meat is specially prepared for you this morning."
As soon as Gao Laosan entered the guardhouse, he heard his wife's cry.
Regardless of whether they were the family members of the Longshan Army or the family members of the City Guards, Wei Cheng specially arranged jobs for them, either as cooks or as leisure jobs cleaning the streets, with a fixed monthly salary.
"Sister-in-law, why do you ask Lao Gao to eat? There are so many of us here. You, the head chef, can't be partial."
Gao Laosan's wife burst out laughing and joked: "It's just you guys. If I don't call you, why don't you go and eat?"
"Haha, my sister-in-law understands us. Let's go. Let's go. Eat and drink enough so that we can work."
"It's because the second master is attentive. He knows that we are going to have to work hard today, so he specially arranged meat. Smell it, it seems to be mutton."
Gao Laosan's wife said with a smile: "Then you will be disappointed. It's not mutton, but it tastes much better than mutton when cooked. I will definitely not disappoint you. This is the first time in my life that I have eaten something so good.
Eat meat.”
Everyone's eyes lit up when they heard this, because the scent was already wafting out of the canteen.
Gao Laosan took a deep breath and asked curiously: "This meat smells so good. If it's not mutton, what kind of meat is it?"
"It seems like wolf meat and Heiye meat are stewed with dozens of medicinal materials. The smell of animal meat has long been gone. You will know after eating it. Just keep it in mind if you eat one and want to eat the second."
Everyone walked into the canteen, and there were already many people eating there.
When some people saw Gao Laosan and his entourage coming in, they all stood up and saluted. These are ordinary team members, and they still need to have the proper etiquette.
"Young, what are you eating?"
"Come quickly, Commander Gao, this Roujiamo is delicious."
"Rougamo?"
This was also Wei Cheng's good intention. The previous hunting activities he organized had yielded a lot of wild beasts, mostly wolf meat and wild boar meat.
If these two kinds of meat are cooked improperly, one will be full of uric acid, and the other will be full of fishy smell, which ordinary people cannot eat.
As a last resort, Wei Cheng could only ask the cooks to braise and then cook the meat, and then eat it with a big cake, which is called Roujiamo.
Although it still has a bit of flavor, it is enough to be eaten and can be called a delicacy.
Chen hour.
Five thousand Longshan troops gathered in the south of the city.
Gao Laosan and others' mouths were full of oil after eating in the morning, and they couldn't help but burped a few times.
Xu Huang, Hua Li and others stood in front of the military formation and said loudly: "Okay, it takes a thousand days to raise an army but only a short time to use it. Today is the time to test your training results."
Not far away, under the city gate, spies from all sides focused their attention on this side from time to time.
After waiting for the five thousand Longshan Army to take an oath in front of the formation, they saw them galloping directly towards the southern official road with great momentum.
"Oh no, no, no, the Wei family is really going to attack Luoyang."
"Oh, I told you that the information in "Dragon and Tiger List" would not lie, but you just don't believe it."
"Quick, send the information to Luoyang immediately."
"I'm afraid it's too late..."
Two hours later.
Xu Huang led five thousand Longshan troops and found a place to camp on the edge of the Yellow River.
Hua Li yawned and said, "I didn't expect that acting would be so tiring. I need to take a nap first."
Xu Huang chuckled and signaled to him to do whatever he wanted.
"It should be soon. Master said, there will be news tomorrow morning at the latest. Let's spend the night here and enjoy the view of the river." Hao Zhao said with a smile.
Hearing this, Hua Cun said unfavorably: "Although I feel a little sorry for you, Sir, I still feel that it is mysterious. If we just go on a trip like this, will Dong Zhuo really deliver the food?"
Xu Huang found a clean grassland, sat down directly on the ground, and said: "Young master, you have your own plans. Let's just wait here. If there is no news tomorrow, there are still 50,000 city guards, so there should be a little pressure."
Give it a little bit."
Hao Zhao smiled and nodded, and also sat on the stone beside him, and said: "That's right, Brother Hua, didn't you see that there were spies at the city gate one by one, and when they saw us really leaving, many people were riding
The horse took a direct detour south to deliver the message."
Xu Huang and Hua Cun looked at each other, and then laughed at the same time.
"I saw it, I saw it, why didn't I see it? It's funny to say it. No, no, I should admire the young master's strategy. If we suddenly do this, I'm afraid Dong Zhuo will be frightened."
Xu Huang nodded slightly, took out an iron gall wine flask from his arms, opened it and took a sip.
Then she said faintly: "So, let's just wait here. Since the young master said there will be news tomorrow at the latest, Dong Zhuo will definitely take action, whether it is taking the initiative to send food or fighting with swordsmen. Let's
It’s not false either.”
Hua Cun laughed loudly, raised the purple and gold mace in his hand, and said sternly: "If you ask me, it's better to start a real fight. Whoever our young master is, he should have sat in the emperor's son's seat long ago."