Just before Huang Zhong discovered the truth, Wang Zheng in the rear had just received news that the forward was attacked by the enemy.
Almost immediately, Wang Zheng also realized that if Sun Cejun really set up an ambush in advance, then there is only one possibility, that is, there is an enemy traitor lurking in their fleet!
But this is almost impossible!
Huang Zhong didn't know, but Wang Zheng knew very well that when sending troops to Yangzhou this time, some new soldiers and even generals who had not entered the system were basically placed on Wu Sheng's route, which had a larger number of people. Although he only had 5,000 troops on his route,
But precisely because they were traveling by water, Wang Zheng did not dare to be careless. Not only were the soldiers all from the Heavenly Army, but especially the middle-level generals who were qualified to participate in military discussions, almost all of them had been locked in loyalty by the system. There should be no betrayal at all.
your own possibilities.
wrong...
In fact, there is one person who has not yet entered the system!
That is Chen Jiao!
Thinking of this, Wang Zheng's eyes instantly turned cold, because it happened to be this person who proposed to send some troops to support Linhu.
After becoming suspicious, Wang Zheng's first thought was not to find any evidence, but to ask himself, does Chen Jiao have a reason to betray him?
There is.
First of all, unlike Zhang Rao, the leader of the rebel army who also defected to his subordinates halfway, Chen Jiao surrendered to Wang Zheng in Linzi, more because of the force of the situation.
At that time, Wang Zheng became the largest force around Linzi by merging with Xu He, and had already taken control of the outer city of Linzi. However, at that time, the other six groups, including Chen Jiao and Huo Kai, suffered heavy losses due to the previous attack!
Under such circumstances, Chen Jiao and others had clearly seen the situation. If they did not choose to surrender voluntarily, Wang Zheng might have taken action himself. Even to say the least, they had also suffered heavy losses in order to attack Linzi, so they
Wang Zheng kindly let them go, but he would never let them enter Linzi. So when winter is approaching, if Chen Jiao, Huo Kai and others leave Linzi, where can they go with their men?
Or in other words, under such circumstances, how many of these people's subordinates are willing to continue to follow Chen Jiao and others?
So from the beginning, even without the existence of the system, Wang Zheng could not have any trust in Chen Jiao, because he believed that Chen Jiao would never have so-called loyalty to his family in his heart!
So, have the cracks caused by the resentment, dissatisfaction, and gaps back then grown wider, gradually shrunk, or completely disappeared?
Wang Zheng suddenly remembered the Yellow Turban leaders represented by Ye Shi that he saw in Yangzhou City that day...
And the bitter pouring they had in the hall that day...
"In the past, I also heard that Yuan Shu treated our righteous men very well, so I surrendered to him. When I first joined the army, he had six thousand fighting men. Does the general know how many are left now?"
"There are only less than two thousand!"
"Every time there was a war, I was either the vanguard, or after the attack, all the men were lost every time. Finally, by this summer, only this few men were left."
Does Chen Jiao have such thoughts in his heart now?
In the silence where one could hear the drop of a needle, Wang Zheng's expression became increasingly gloomy.
He asked himself that he had never deliberately undermined Chen Jiao's direct lineage, but his subordinates were just bandits with mediocre combat power and no military discipline to speak of. The Tianjun army had faced many powerful enemies in the past year after entering Xuzhou.
Even if the battle is successful, the units with weaker combat power are likely to suffer the most damage. Before you know it, Chen Jiao's units seem to be running out, right?
There are still positions!
"What a bullshit general, even a captain under him probably has more people in charge than me!"
Yuan Shu at least gave those Yellow Turban bandits some false titles, but speaking of it, Chen Jiao is still just a school captain! Not only is he far lower than Wu Sheng, Xu Fang and others, but even Yu Jin and Zang Ba, who also surrendered halfway, are quite Rather, even Zhang Rao's former subordinate Gu Jian is now almost on an equal footing with him, right?
Don’t suffer from poverty and inequality...
Putting yourself in another person's shoes, if Wang Zheng were Chen Jiao, would he be grateful to him, the heavenly general, or would he be filled with resentment?
The more he thought about it, the more Wang Zheng became suspicious of Chen Jiao, the anger in his heart became more and more uncontrollable, and a bone-chilling murderous intention flashed across his eyes. With a "pop" sound, he punched Chen Jiao fiercely. Falling, he actually smashed a good case in front of him to pieces!
Wow, you piece of shit!
You actually want to murder me!
The instinctive thoughts are actually a true reflection of Wang Zheng's heart. In fact, he has never treated Chen Jiao as a courtier, let alone had the slightest bit of trust!
Otherwise, this raging anger should be caused by betrayal rather than murder...
At this time, I heard a rush of footsteps outside the cabin, but it was because they heard a loud noise in the hall. A group of personal guards were eager to protect the Lord. After hearing the sound, they immediately ran in. They saw that their General Tiangong looked gloomy at this moment, and his whole body became more intense. It exuded a suffocating and terrifying aura, which made the room feel as cold and lonely as winter on this warm summer afternoon. Everyone was immediately horrified and stopped at the hatch one after another. For a moment, they looked at each other, but no one One person dares to speak out.
After a while, Wang Zheng raised his head and looked at his men who were standing dumbly opposite him. A cold light shone out from his slightly narrowed eyes, but the light only flashed, and then he changed back to his usual calm expression, and then he chuckled lightly. Authentic: "Let's clean up these broken pieces."
"In addition, Chen Jiao is sent to see me immediately."
"Here!"
...
When he suddenly heard that Wang Zheng was recruiting someone, Chen Jiao thought that there was some important military matter, so he immediately did not dare to neglect it. He quickly rushed to Wang Zheng's ship, the "Mie Wu", from another building ship, and trotted all the way to the cabin. When he entered the door, he was about to salute, but he shivered inexplicably. Under the shock of his heart, he was only halfway through a simple bowing movement, and his arms were about to stop in mid-air.
Wang Zheng, who had seen this scene in front of his eyes, became increasingly angry.
At this moment, he completely forgot about the power of his high charm at close range, especially when the two of them were face to face, and the effect was more obvious. Instead, he felt more and more that Chen Jiao must have something secret in his heart and a guilty conscience, so he exposed himself like this. Cowardly, at a loss.
"At the end of the day...I will pay my respects to Zhou Mu!"
In Wang Zheng's calm eyes, Chen Jiao felt a strong uneasiness in his heart, but Monk Zhanger couldn't figure it out at all. He was completely confused. However, after regaining consciousness, he immediately finished the ceremony and then stood slightly awkwardly. He stayed where he was, holding his breath and concentrating, not daring to breathe out.
"No courtesy." Wang Zheng said calmly: "Do you know why I called you here?"
"I don't know what I will do next." Chen Jiao carefully organized his words: "But no matter what happens, as long as Zhou Mu gives the order, the general will go through fire and water and go all out!"
"Ha, go through fire and water..." Wang Zheng showed a sarcastic smile on his face, as if he remembered something, and after a while he said again: "Today, Huang Zhong sent someone from the forward camp to send a message that the army can't set off in two days. Then we met Sun Ce's army ambushing them in the west river less than a hundred miles away from Chengde."
"What?" Chen Jiao raised his head in shock after hearing this: "General Huang's troops encountered an ambush by Sun Ce's army, Zhou Mu, how is the battle situation? How heavy is the loss of our army?"
The acting is pretty good.
With prejudice in his mind, Wang Zheng felt that Chen Jiao's words and deeds were unspeakably suspicious, so he just sneered and said: "Thanks to Huang Zhong's carefulness of the situation, he was alert in advance before entering the enemy's ambush circle, but this battle was won."
Already."
"That's good."
Chen Jiao breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. You must know that in water battles at this time, the size of the boat has a great influence on the victory or defeat. Although the stern boat Huang Zhong's three thousand men and horses are riding on is still heavy-duty, it is essentially a small and medium-sized vessel.
Once you encounter a medium-sized or large-scale building ship, whether it is a long-distance battle or a boarding battle, you will be at an absolute disadvantage. The key is to suggest that the vanguard take the stern boat because of his suggestion. If the vanguard is defeated or damaged,
If it's too big, then Chen Jiao is also responsible.
At this time, Chen Jiao also realized something was wrong, and immediately said doubtfully: "Zhou Mu, why did Sun Cejun set up an ambush in advance? Doesn't this mean that they not only knew about our army's entry into Yangzhou, but also knew about our en route
After dividing the troops, even the section of the river that General Huang’s troops passed through was completely suffocated?”
"That's right." Wang Zheng nodded and looked at Chen Jiao with a half-smile: "This general is also extremely confused about this. Huang Zhong set out only two days ago. How did the enemy master the timing and situation in such a short period of time?
It has to be so precise?”
"There is only one possibility!" Chen Jiao blurted out: "There is an internal intelligence report from the enemy in our fleet..."
Before he finished speaking, facing Wang Zheng's suddenly sharp gaze, Chen Jiao's whole body was shaken instantly, his hands and feet were cold, and he stuttered a little: "Zhou Mu, this... the last general..."
Chen Jiao understands!
I totally understand!
Zhou Mu is suspicious of him!
"You are right. I also believe that there are enemy insiders in our fleet who are tipping off information..."
While repeating Chen Jiao's words, Wang Zheng stood up, walked slowly over, and stood in front of Chen Jiao, condescendingly looking at the former leader of the rebel army, now the captain of Xuzhou, with an expression on his face.
Visibly to the naked eye, it loses its color bit by bit, and finally turns completely pale.
He shouted word by word: "Then who is this person?"
What came from between his teeth were not only questions, but also extremely murderous intent. Not only was Chen Jiao so shocked that he immediately fell to his knees with a plop, but even the sword case beside him made a strange buzzing sound.
The Divine Sword of Shengwanli has a spirit. It senses the master's thoughts and even starts to sing without any wind!
"The state pastor clearly sees that the general is definitely not a traitor!"
"You will be wronged!"
"At the end of the day, I will be loyal to Zhou Mu. The sun and the moon will shine brightly, and the heaven and the earth can learn from it!"
Wang Zheng turned a deaf ear to Chen Jiao's repeated pleas for mercy. Instead, he turned to look at the sword case, thinking to himself, even you think he is a traitor?
Immediately, his murderous intention became more determined, his thoughts came to life, and he turned his right palm into a fist. He looked at the head lying on the ground under him, his eyes flashed. With his current strength of 49 points, it was no longer possible to kill someone.
With the help of weapons, one can kill people alive with just one punch or one kick.
Just as he was about to make his move, Chen Jiao's words finally moved him.
"Since I joined the Heavenly Army, I have seen the God of Zhou Mu defeating the enemy every day, and he has been invincible in every battle. I have long believed that Zhou Mu is the one destined by destiny, and I will never dare to betray him.
"
Don't dare...
Yes, he doesn't dare!
This sentence is true!
Wang Zheng didn't believe a word of Chen Jiao's nonsense about being loyal to him and learning from heaven and earth. If you were really so loyal, why didn't the system pop up to apply for joining the team?
It's all bullshit!
But Chen Jiao said he didn't dare, but Wang Zheng believed it, and he immediately came to his senses.
Although Chen Jiao is currently the only middle-level officer in the fleet who has not entered the system, he is indeed the most worthy and only subject of suspicion...
But at the same time, Wang Zheng also knew very well that Chen Jiao was considered a smart person. Smart people have many thoughts and worries. Especially when it comes to major matters that affect their own safety, they will worry about gains and losses, be indecisive, and dare not take risks easily!
If the information leaked by Chen Jiao allowed Sun Cejun to know the division of his troops and Huang Zhong's marching route, so what if the ambush was successful? Can it guarantee total annihilation and not let go of any of the Heavenly Army soldiers?
Besides, after Huang Zhong's troops were completely annihilated, Sun Cejun's next target would naturally be their group. Once there was a fight with Wang Zheng, he would definitely think of traitors. Could Chen Jiao be sure that he would not be beaten by Wang Zheng in advance?
Did you notice?
To put it bluntly, Wang Zheng did not doubt him. There were different lands above the river, and escaping was not that easy. When the two armies were fighting, the flames of war were raging, and the swords had no eyes. He, Chen Jiao, could ensure that he would be foolproof and escape.
?
Wang Zheng believed that Chen Jiao might be dissatisfied with his family and might have murderous intentions, but he would never risk his family's life in order to take Wang Zheng's head. The gap between them was not that bad! He
Chen Jiao is definitely not this bloody!
Similarly, Sun Ce can never afford such a purchase price!
Thinking of this, Wang Zheng put down his raised right fist and stared at Chen Jiao for a moment. He saw that Chen Jiao's head was covered with sweat. He suddenly smiled softly: "That's right, I believe you don't dare!"
As soon as these words came out, Chen Jiao felt that the invisible pressure on his head suddenly disappeared. He let out a long sigh of relief, but still did not dare to raise his head and said respectfully: "Zhou Mu can see thousands of miles clearly, Zhou Mu can see thousands of miles clearly!"
"
Wang Zheng didn't speak anymore, he seemed to be deep in thought. In the small cabin, except for some slight clicking sounds, which seemed like Wang Zheng was pacing back, there was no other sound.
, and Chen Jiao, who was still bowing his head to the ground, could not see any luck at all, and just continued to wait impatiently and uneasily for Wang Zheng's decision.
After a while, Wang Zheng's gentle voice finally sounded in the cabin again:
"This general is too eager to doubt you without any evidence. It is indeed inappropriate."
"But Chen Jiao, would you blame me for being too arbitrary?"
How dare I!
Until this moment, Chen Jiao's heart that had been hanging in the air finally let go. The joy of surviving the disaster surged into his heart, but he had no time to appreciate it. He raised his head immediately, with a face full of incomparable respect and respect.
Loyalty: "State..."
When a word just popped out of his mouth, a dazzling green light suddenly appeared and passed through his throat extremely quickly!
Why?
Chen Jiao covered the blood hole in his throat, but could not cover up the large amount of black and red blood clots that overflowed. He groaned "ho ho" and stared at Wang Zheng opposite him with wide eyes. In addition to being unwilling to die in this way, he also had
Extremely confused.
As his consciousness gradually dissipated, Chen Jiao finally heard a sighing reply before his body completely collapsed.
"It would be fine if we were down to earth, but it's a pity that we are here..."
"Just "dare not" is no longer enough to reassure me!"