The Bajun soldiers not far away were startled when they saw the red light burst out, but Zhang Ren could clearly see that Huang Zhong's knife turned into a strange blood color under the sunlight, and he did not dare to neglect it.
, held up the gun with both hands to greet him. Hearing a "pop" sound, the gun barrel in Zhang Ren's hand was broken into two parts. In panic, he turned his head and felt a cold in his ears. The helmet and half of his hair were already yellowed.
Cut it off.
Zhang Ren dwarfed, reined in his horse and ran past Huang Zhong, shouting loudly: "General, please wait a moment, Zhang has something to tell you!"
Huang Zhong put away the sword and said coldly: "Zhang Ren, what else do you have to say?"
Zhang Ren threw away the two severed spears, then immediately rushed towards Huang Zhong and clasped his fists, saying: "The general is very skilled in martial arts, Zhang is willing to be inferior. My master, Mr. Liu, the pastor of Gongyizhou, is very thirsty for talents. I wonder if the general is willing to find another job?"
Huang Zhong laughed loudly: "Who is Liu Yan? If Huang doesn't kill an unarmed person, you go back and change your weapon, and we will fight again."
Zhang Ren gritted his teeth and said: "Zhang has also heard that your state pastor Liu Xin is a versatile man in both civil and military affairs, but he is dead now. The tree fell and the hozens scattered. General, what do you have to hesitate about?"
Zhang Ren did not want to tell the news of Liu Xin's attack so early. His plan was to take Nanjun and go directly to Xiangyang, and then tell the news of Liu Xin's death when he arrived in Xiangyang. By then, the Jingzhou army would be leaderless, and the morale of the army would be in chaos. Xiangyang
It's easy to get. But now Huang Zhong can't pass this test, so he has no choice but to use this trump card in advance.
Huang Zhong was furious: "Boy, you dare to talk nonsense, you will die!"
Zhang Ren shouted: "Wait a minute! General, listen to me. Liu Xin was ambushed on the road in Zoke, and both his people and his car were crushed to pieces. General, please think about how secret Liu Xin's entry into Zoke is.
If the news of his death was not absolutely true, how could Zhang know that he had arrived in Zoke County!"
Huang Zhong couldn't help but was stunned. Liu Xin went to Zoke County to participate in the Three Surnames Alliance. Not many people knew about it. Now even Zhang Ren knew about it. Could it be...
Seeing Huang Zhong's hesitation, Zhang Ren took the opportunity to rein in his horse and ran back to the main formation. He returned and shouted: "Jingzhou soldiers, your state herdsman has been ambushed and killed in Zoke County. Those who know the current affairs should dismount and surrender early. Don't do this."
The devil who died in vain!"
The Bajun soldiers also shouted in unison, and the noise was overwhelming. Sure enough, there was a commotion among the Jingzhou army. Huang Zhong quickly shouted back: "Calm down, everyone, don't fall into the enemy's trick!"
Someone in the Jingzhou army shouted: "Kill them and avenge our lord!"
Suddenly the crowd became furious, and tens of thousands of people shouted in unison: "Kill them and avenge our lord!"
In recent years, under the jurisdiction of Liu Xin, the status and military pay of Jingzhou Army soldiers have gradually improved. In the past, traffickers and soldiers were synonymous with low social status, but in Jingzhou today, serving as a soldier is definitely a promising career.
Occupation. The gratitude of these soldiers to Liu Xin came from the bottom of their hearts, even to the point of blind worship. The short-lived commotion quickly turned into anger, and now the anger has turned into strength.
Seeing this scene, Huang Zhong swung his sword and shouted: "My sons, rush forward and capture Zhang Ren alive!"
Jingzhou soldiers shouted: "Capture Zhang Ren alive! Capture Zhang Ren alive!" They rushed forward like a tide. These soldiers have undergone long and arduous training, and they have experienced countless actual combat drills. Many tactical moves are
A subconscious reaction will not be distorted by anger.
The scene of chaos that Zhang Ren expected did not appear. Instead, a group of angry bulls rushed towards him. The Jingzhou soldiers were like crazy and as powerful as tigers. As soon as they came into contact with the enemy formation, their swords and guns went straight to the fatal parts of the Bajun soldiers.
Say hello, but before the Bajun soldiers could fully react, they fell in large pieces in the blink of an eye.
Huang Zhong took the lead, slashing left and right, as if he was in an uninhabited country. Zhang Ren lost his weapons and helmet, his hair was disheveled, and he was in a very embarrassed state. When he saw Huang Zhong approaching, he reined in his horse and ran away. He saw the generals on the left and right running away.
They all turned around and retreated. The Bajun soldiers' formation instantly collapsed. They abandoned their helmets and armor one by one and fled.
The Jingzhou army had already become red-eyed and pursued them relentlessly. They killed more than 5,000 people along the way and took over 10,000 prisoners. Even Zhang Ren's deputy general Lei Tong was captured alive. Huang Zhong finally restrained the troops after chasing them all the way to Pingdu County.
On the way back to the army, Huang Zhong took the sheep and captured all the three counties of Chongguo, Xuanhan and Hanchang in Bajun.
Huang Zhong withdrew his troops back to the camp, and immediately interrogated Lei Tong, asking whether the news of Liu Xin's attack was accurate. Lei Tong allowed himself to be tortured, insisting that Liu Xin had been killed. Huang Zhong did not dare to be careless, and arranged for the three armies to strengthen their vigilance.
He ordered people to escort Lei Tong to Xiangyang to hand over to Jushou.
Just when Huang Zhong and Zhang Ren were fighting, a group of barbarians came to Xiangyang City. As soon as these people entered the city, they went straight to the Prefecture Mufu and asked to see his wife. Ma Yun was concerned about Liu Xin's safety, and seeing that they were
The barbarians might know Liu Xin's movements, so they ordered their personal guards to bring them in.
After a while, four big barbarian men walked in with a tied-up man, held him down and knelt down in front of Ma Yun.
Ma Yun asked strangely: "Who are you? Where do you come from? What's going on with this person?"
The leader of the barbarian man obviously understood Chinese. He took a step forward, pointed at the person kneeling on the ground and said: "Mrs. Qichen, we are all people brought to the Dongzhu family from Zoke County. He is our young patriarch Zhu Ying.
.According to the order of the clan leader, we escorted him here and handed him over to his wife. After the Master Zhou Mu returns, we will then leave him to his disposal."
Ma Yun knew that the destination of Liu Xin's trip was the cave in Zoke County, so she couldn't help but ask: "Since you are from Zoke County, do you know where my family is now?"
But Zhu Ying was already shouting: "Madam, just ask them to let me go. After all, we are also relatives."
Ma Yun was confused and asked, "How are you and I considered relatives?"
Zhu Ying grinned: "My sister is about to marry your Excellency. Your Excellency is my brother-in-law. Our two families are naturally related."
Ma Yun's face suddenly darkened, and she said angrily: "Put this bastard in jail first, and wait until Liu Xin comes back to deal with him." Apart from Ma Yun, there is no other person in Jingzhou who dares to call Liu Xin by his first name in public.
Two.
It turned out that Zhu Ding temporarily let go of Zhu Ying due to Liu Xin's obstruction. When he learned that Liu Xin turned out to be the shepherd of Jingzhou, he thought again and decided to hand over his son to Liu Xin.
Zhu Ding handled it personally. Zhu Ding was also worried that Zhu Xin might not agree to take Zhu Ying back, so he took advantage of the few days Liu Xin was still in Zangke to take Zhu Ying to Xiangyang first. Ma Yun knew that Liu Xin was safe and sound,
My heart finally relaxed.
Early the next morning, Jushu suddenly stumbled into the Prefectural Shepherd's Mansion and choked with sobs: "Madam, something terrible has happened!"
In the past few days when Liu Xin was away, Ma Yun took on almost all internal and external affairs. She was resourceful and decisive in doing things, not like an ordinary weak woman at all. Jushu would take the initiative to report any big or small matters to her, but it had never been like this before.
The old man burst into tears. Ma Yun couldn't help but feel her heart sink, and said calmly: "Mr. Ju, tell me slowly, what happened?"
Jushou had already burst into tears: "My lord, my lord has been killed..."
Ma Yun's vision went dark and she could hardly stand.
Jushou hurriedly said: "Madam, you have to show your condolences. The thing is like this..."
After listening to his narration, Ma Yun calmed down and said: "This is Liu Yan's trick. Several carriages are for us to ride in. Liu Xin never rides on them. How can he be a loser even with people and carriages?"
This matter must be kept secret and must not be leaked. What we need to do now is to stabilize people's hearts and wait until he comes back!"
After listening to Ma Yun's analysis, Jushou also felt that it was very reasonable. His face turned red and he said, "Yes, I have never seen my lord ride in a car. Thanks to my wife's reminder, Ju almost fell into the enemy's scheme."
Ma Yun's expression did not improve much. She mused: "It seems that Liu Yan already knows Liu Xin's whereabouts. We must take precautions and immediately ordered Zhang Fei to lead his troops into Zangke to go and respond.
Xu Huang led some troops to be stationed in Nanyang and Nanxiang counties, but any envoys from the imperial court were detained on the spot."
Jushou was always wise and understood Ma Yun's meaning immediately. Regardless of whether Liu Xin was dead or alive, as long as the news of Liu Xin's death was spread to the court, it would inevitably fall into the eyes of interested people. When the time comes to send someone to serve as the shepherd of Jingzhou, the situation would be difficult.
Cleaned up.
Although Ma Yun said this to Jushou, she was actually very anxious in her heart. She knew that in this era, although information was not smooth, rumors still spread very quickly. As long as Liu Xin did not show up, such rumors would have their market.
In order to appease people's hearts, Ma Yun must bring her personal guards to patrol the streets as usual, go to the academy to teach children as usual, and listen to officials' reports on various aspects as usual, and she must not show it on her face.
Not the slightest worry.
Despite Ma Yun's great efforts and Ju Shou's efforts to block it, the news that Liu Xin was attacked and killed in Zangke still spread like wildfire. At first, it was discussed in a small area, and gradually it became bigger and bigger, and the entire Xiangyang City was
Almost all the officials and nobles heard the news, and some of them deliberately spread it. Many people quietly went to the gate of the Prefectural Mufu to inquire about the news, and slowly, the news spread to the Prefectural Mufu.
Hearing this sudden news, Liu Xin's women were all shocked, but at this time, Ma Yun, who was their backbone, was not in the house. Women are very emotional animals, Cai Yan and Zhu Qian couldn't help it.
He started crying secretly, and gradually, the entire state pastoral office was shrouded in clouds of sadness.
Liu Xin's participation in the Three Surnames Alliance was originally very secret, but now it has become known throughout the city. In the eyes of these noble officials, the barbarians are nothing more than savage beasts. Liu Xin is simply asking for death by going to the place where they live.
Now the women in the state pastoral office are crying again, further verifying the accuracy of the news.
Nowadays, the wealthy Jingzhou is like a huge cake. There are always people who are ready to take action in the face of interests. Some officials and nobles have begun to focus on the door of the state and animal husbandry, making noises. Some even said, "Jingzhou cannot be left without an owner for a day. It should be done early."
"Plan" or something like that.
There was a lot of crying in the house, someone outside the door forced the palace to come to the door, and Ma Yun was not at home. At the critical moment, Bian Yu stepped forward and said: "Sisters, we can't listen to the rumors. I believe that the master will be fine. Everyone should be strong.
Please take good care of your home, and I will deal with these people outside!"