Chapter 20 Zhu Jun Plans to Attack Xingshan, Zhang Rang Sows Dissension
The discussion in the camp is still going on, and a fast horse has returned to the camp.
The soldier ran to the central army tent at an extremely fast speed. The discussion among the generals was also interrupted, and everyone's eyes were focused on this soldier.
"General Huangfu, the situation in Xingshan has been investigated clearly!" The soldier was still breathing heavily as he spoke. It was obvious that he did not rest along the way in order to quickly send back the information and rushed back without stopping.
"Speak quickly!"
"There are traces of people in the Xingshan area. There is a brother in the team who is a hunter and is familiar with the mountains and forests. He went up the mountain and found the place where bandits gathered!" the soldier finished in one breath.
When Huangfusong heard that he was touching the mountain, he obviously tensed up and asked, "Were you not discovered by the bandits?"
"No! The other brothers are still ambushing outside Xingshan Mountain to monitor the enemy's movements."
After receiving the soldier's affirmative answer, Huangfu Song relaxed a little and said, "Okay, go down!"
The soldiers exited the tent, and Huangfu Song turned his attention to Zhu Jun. Zhu Jun was also looking at Huangfu Song eagerly at this moment.
"General Zhu, it's time for you to show off your skills!"
"Thank you, General Huangfu!" Zhu Jun stood up and clasped his fists in thanks.
Before Zhu Jun could sit down, Sun Jian stood up again and said, "General Zhu, give me five thousand troops, and I will level Xingshan Mountain. If it is not leveled, Sun Jian will bring his head to see you!"
His words were so heroic that he even glanced at Cao Cao on the side with his angry eyes.
Cao Cao naturally noticed Sun Jian's small eyes, but he didn't care at all. Sun Jian had already fallen into the overall situation he had arranged. He stood up and said unhurriedly: "More than half of the Yellow Turban troops were lost in Changshe." , Now the remnants of the defeated army are living in Xingshan, like turtles in an urn."
As he spoke, he walked next to Liu Jing and said, "The crown prince's contribution to the battle at Changshe was discovered by the crown prince at Xingshan Mountain. Your grandson, Wentai, stepped forward to level Xingshan Mountain?"
A rhetorical question was posed to Sun Jian, who was also a little embarrassed and didn't know what to say.
"Brother Meng De, Brother Wentai and I have competed with each other in martial arts for several days. Our relationship is extraordinary. Why should we be so clear about it?" Liu Jing stood up to smooth things over.
Zhu Jun also thought about it while listening to the words of the three people in the scene. The prince discovered the traces of the thieves. What does it mean to take advantage of him? Pay back the favor? Not only did he not pay back, but he owed more and more. It seems that this favor can only be repaid when he finds an opportunity in the future. Already.
After thinking about it, he said: "I didn't consider this matter carefully! Wentai, Prince, please rest assured that you all have the opportunity to participate in the war."
Zhu Jun picked up the map and pointed at Xingshan Mountain and said: "Xingshan Mountain is not a high mountain. It is about a hundred feet long and stretches from east to west for two or three miles. The art of war says that when fighting on the mountain, you cannot attack with your head up. Now the thieves have gathered in the mountain, and you cannot avoid it if you attack with your head up! We have a large number of people and there is no water in the mountains, so we must take the water source from the north. The army surrounds the north of Xingshan Mountain. When the enemy comes down the mountain without water, we will attack his army fiercely and defeat him in one fell swoop!"
Liu Jing, Sun Jian, and Cao Cao were all impressed!
Sun Jian had always wanted to rely on his personal bravery to defeat the enemy. Liu Jing also felt that it was a tough battle, and Cao Cao was no different, otherwise he would not have urged Sun Jian to fight to keep Liu Jing safe.
Although Cao Cao is an attribute master, he is still just starting out and has little actual combat experience. He is just like Ma Su. He became famous when he was not out of the mountain, but was defeated and died after he came out. Zhu Jun's strategy also gave Cao Cao some inspiration and learning.
"He is worthy of Zhu Gongwei, who defeated Jiaozhi back then!" Huangfu Song sat in the first place and praised.
"Thank you, General Huangfu!" Zhu Jun said modestly, and then continued to explain: "The focus of this campaign is on the north of Xingshan, but the south has to be defended. I want Wentai to lead elite troops to guard the north of Xingshan, and the prince to lead troops to guard the south of Xingshan."
"General, take your orders!" Liu Jing and Sun Jian both clasped their fists and accepted the order.
"Your Majesty, please lead my troops in this battle. You gave me all the credit for the battle at Changshe. Let my troops show off their skills in this battle!" Zhu Jun said.
"General Zhu, how can this be done?" Liu Jing was a little stunned. Cao Cao analyzed it with him last night, but he still didn't believe it. At the same time, he also lamented Zhu Jun's character in his heart.
"Okay, Your Majesty, there is no need to say more. Tomorrow you and Wentai will come to my camp to lead the troops to Xingshan!" Zhu Jun made a very strong decision.
Huangfusong had previously agreed that Zhu Jun would handle the matter this time, so although Liu Jing was one of his subordinates, he didn't say much.
When the plan to exterminate the bandits in Yangdi was made, military merit memorials were also sent back to Luoyang as scheduled.
At the court meeting, Liu Hong's eyebrows were dancing, and anyone could see how happy he was. His Highness and his officials also exchanged glances with each other, each looking for the reason why His Majesty was so happy.
"I'm very happy today!" Liu Hong is usually casual and lazy, but today he is sitting in the upper position, "I will give them a good thought!"
"Here!" The eunuch on the side received the order and walked to the front, unfolding the memorial in his hand: "A great victory at Changshe! The minister Huangfu Song stayed in Changshe for half a month, and the right middle man general Zhu Jun took advantage of the wind to fly from Xinzheng to Changshe to attack the enemy with fire. , more than half of the enemy troops were killed or wounded, and the remaining troops fled to Yangzhai. Our army and Zhu Jun joined forces to pursue the enemy invaders!"
After the memorial was read out, there was an uproar in the court! All the officials started talking among themselves!
Liu Hong was happy in his heart. It was a great victory in both the north and the south, and the siege of Luoyang was over! At this moment, he did not stop the discussion in the court. It was rare for such a great victory!
The discussion in the court did not last long, and the entire court fell silent again.
Liu Hong continued to speak: "I moved to Nangong a few days ago, and when I was reading the memorials, I accidentally discovered that Yang Ci once went to Shuhu to harm the Yellow Turban, which was quite prescient. Zhu Jun was defeated in Yingchuan before, and Yang Ci tried his best to protect him. Now that Zhu Jun has made great contributions, so does Yang. For his contribution, Yang Ci was granted the title of Marquis of Linjin and was granted the title of 1,500 households in the city!"
Upon seeing this, all the officials paid homage one after another: "Your Majesty is wise."
But there was another thought in his mind, and he sighed that the Yang family was really enduring. Before Yang Ci was dismissed from his official position, many officials thought that the Yang family's business for generations had been ruined. Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, Yang Ci was granted the title of Marquis again. Got it!
"Both the war in the north and the south was a great victory! Everyone, take a day off!" After saying this, Liu Hong stood up and left.
All the officials of His Highness were dumbfounded. Why did he leave so quickly?
After the war broke out, Liu Hong couldn't eat well or sleep well every day. The young emperor who once controlled the eunuchs and brought down his relatives seemed to be back again. Unfortunately, there was a slight sign of relief from the war, and Liu Hong returned to the pleasure-seeking person. An emperor who does not care about political affairs.
Liu Hong came to Xiyuan without stopping all the way. He wanted to have fun with his harem beauties for a whole day and a night! He could make up for the pain of not being able to eat well and sleep well in the past two months!
When I first arrived in the West Garden, before I had time to enjoy myself, Chang Shi Zhang Rang suddenly said: "Your Majesty should have made plans earlier!"
Liu Hong was upset for no reason. He even postponed the court meeting! Are you here to disturb my interest?
"If you have anything to say, tell me quickly!" Liu Hong frowned and stared at Zhang Rang with unkind eyes.
Zhang Rang could tell at a glance that Liu Hong was angry, so he quickly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, you are aware of this! I, all my ministers, are thinking about your Majesty!"
"I told you to speak quickly!" Liu Hong refused to accept his trick. He was used to seeing these eunuchs kneeling down and doing misery at every turn!
Zhang Rang knelt on the ground and said: "Your Majesty, when you were eager to put down the rebellion, you recruited a large army and rushed to the lost territory to put down the rebellion. You did not set up a supervisory army! Now that the north and south have won a great victory, morale is high. If the rebellion is suppressed and the troops return to the court in the future, this army will obey Should I follow the commander's command or obey His Majesty's command? Are these generals still loyal to Your Majesty..."
At this point, Zhang Rang fell silent, and he obviously did not dare to say anything else.
Zhang Rang knew that Zhu Jun, Huangfu Song, and Lu Zhi were all people that their eunuchs could not win over, especially Lu Zhi. Not only could they not win over him, he would have to eradicate him even if he was not careful!
Liu Hong heard these words a bit harsh, but he did not refute Zhang Rang. Military power was the most important matter, and if he was not careful, the dynasty would be overthrown.
In his heart, he also wanted to believe in the character of Huangfu Song, Zhu Jun, and Lu Zhi, and he knew that all three of them were loyal ministers, but he did not believe that anyone in the world could withstand the temptation of becoming an emperor.
"Go back to Nangong and ask Changshi Zhao to come to Nangong to see me!"
Liu Hong's interest in having fun had been extinguished by Zhang Rang, and he couldn't care less about being angry at this time. The three front lines combined had 780,000 elite troops, and the equipment was all the best in Luoyang's arsenal. It was definitely a force that could subvert the world.
"Here!" Zhang Rang agreed as he knelt down and bent his head, but the face buried in the ground clearly showed a smile of a successful conspiracy!
Zhang Rang exited the palace and came to a house. This house looked extremely luxurious, no less grand than Liu Hong's Yong'an Palace. The height of the house was even higher than that of Yong'an Palace!
You know, it is a grave sin to build your own mansion higher and wider than the palace.
The two characters "Zhao Mansion" are written vigorously and forcefully on the plaque! It is clearly the residence of Zhao Changshi Zhao Zhong.
Seeing that the visitor was Zhang Rang, he quickly opened the door. After entering, Zhang Rang walked to the backyard with ease, as if he had returned to his own home, and then found Zhao Zhong in a room.
"I knew you were here."
Zhang Rang opened the door and saw Zhao Zhong's back.
At this moment, Zhao Zhong was standing in front of a display shelf, holding a large piece of jade in his hand, sighing and wiping it carefully. This was just one treasure on the display shelf. There were dozens of such treasures in total on the entire display shelf.
There are knives, swords, jade bis, incense burners, bamboo slips, etc. There is also a tripod that is half a person tall in the room!
"This is my house, you'd better inform me before you come." Zhao Zhong did not turn around, but was still wiping the jade carefully.
Zhang Rang didn't think it was inappropriate. He knew that the most important thing in Zhao Zhong's heart was the treasures in this room. He would spend most of his time looking at these treasures in this room when he had nothing to do.
"What are you reporting! Is there anything else you can't let me know? You and I will both prosper and suffer!" Zhang Rang found a chair and sat down and said.
"Be gentle! Don't damage my chair!" Zhao Zhong turned around when he heard Zhang Rang sitting down and said, he doesn't put rubbish in this room, the chair is also made of the best wood in the world, but this The origin of wood is to make people lose their heads.
Liu Hong loved building palaces so much that he ordered wood from all over the country to be donated many times. That's how these chairs came to be!