After the war, Zhu Kui ordered his soldiers to clean the battlefield and set up camp on the spot, with no intention of entering Chencang County.
In the handsome tent, Zhu Kui sat in front of the case, holding a brush and writing on white paper. He made cheap new paper, so he carried it with him everywhere. He no longer used bamboo slips and brocade cloth. He was writing a brief summary of the battle.
and some post-war statistics.
After a while, Lieutenant Li, the military commander of Chencang County, walked in after being informed by his own soldiers.
"Finally, I will meet with General Weilu!"
Adjutant Li knelt down and saluted, but there was no reply from above. He raised his head and knocked slightly. This young general, who was only 21 years old, with a sword and pen as fast as flying, sighed that he was such a versatile man in both civil and military affairs. He participated in the battle last night.
It felt like it was the honor of his life. Among the ten thousand cavalry, there were some knights he knew. They were originally county soldiers from neighboring counties. During the Xiliang rebellion, these young and strong county soldiers were recruited one by one to Huangfu Song. Later, they came to
In the hands of Zhang Wen.
At first, Adjutant Li thought that this county soldier had become so brave and good at fighting after being trained by Huangfu Song and other famous Han generals. However, not long ago, several acquaintances told him that it was not they who had become stronger personally, but the leading general.
, unparalleled in wisdom and courage, defeated Han Sui, because the general had been following him for many days and had calculated for many years.
"Are you the adjutant of the captain of Chencang County?"
Suddenly a faint and powerful voice woke him up. He was slightly startled and lost consciousness. When he looked closely, it turned out that Zhu Kui had stopped writing and looked at him.
"It's the last general."
"I heard that you killed the enemy last night and fought for the lead. That's very good. The court will not treat you badly."
Faced with this sudden compliment, Adjutant Li was a little overwhelmed and replied: "It is our duty as a soldier to be loyal to our country."
"Come on, come forward. There is a battle report here. I will give it to you. You have made great contributions this time. I have made it clear that after the Qiang chaos is settled, it should be enough for you to be promoted to captain."
"Thank you for the promotion, General."
Adjutant Li respectfully stepped forward to take the official document and continued to listen to the instructions: "Delay this battle report for two days before sending it to the General of Chariots and Cavalry. If your captain has also written a battle report, you must help me
Can you stop it and drag it for two days to send it together?"
Adjutant Li was confused when he heard this. Isn't it the same as sending the battle report early and late? Well, since he didn't feel anything wrong in his heart, he quickly agreed: "The general will obey the general's order."
"You have sent a messenger asking for help. I expect that the person who will come for help in two or three days will be General Sun Jian. If he asks about me, just tell him that I resigned and settled down.
"Yes, General." Although Adjutant Li didn't understand why he was giving so many strange requests, maybe he was just so unfathomable.
"One last thing. Our army will leave tomorrow. When you return to the city later, send someone to deliver food and grass."
"The general will do it overnight."
After waving his hand, Adjutant Li retreated.
In fact, Zhu Kui's series of actions were to avoid Zhang Wen's recall of the envoys, so he continued to wander around and gain merit.
He violated the general's order and sent troops. Although Zhang Wen had accomplished great feats by killing Han Sui, Zhang Wen not only could not punish him, but also had to reward him heavily. However, he expected that Zhang Wen would be very angry because of his character and would send envoys.
He was ordered to return to the army. When he saw the envoy, he had to go back after receiving the military order.
If you disobey a general's order once, you may have reason to shirk the responsibility, and the credit will be given to you, but if you violate the general's order again and again, it is a serious crime. If the merits and demerits are equal, his hard work will be in vain.
The best way is to avoid the envoy. I didn't see the envoy at all. After earning enough merit, I naturally retreated. At that time, just making one mistake would not be punished by foreign military orders.
"Dahu, Xiaohu, go and bring Bian Zhang and Yan Xing in."
"No, General."
The two of them had been waiting at the door. After hearing what Zhu Kui said inside, the two tigers left alone...
Yan Xing was Han Sui's son-in-law and the commander-in-chief of the army, but he was always unwilling to contribute to the rebels. He was later sent to guard the rear army's food and grass, but was captured by Zhu Kui but was not killed.
After a while, a man dressed as a general and a man dressed as a scribe were brought in.
"Kneel down!" Erhu shouted.
The two of them stared at the sky, turned their backs on each other, and completely ignored him.
"How dare you! How dare you not kneel down when you see the general!" Seeing this, the two tigers shouted angrily and wanted to take action, beating the two of them to the ground.
"Stop it, Erhu, don't be rude to my two distinguished guests, General, and step back."
Zhu Kui stopped him, then stood up, bowed, and said: "Both of you were famous people in Xiliang. Although you don't know why you rebelled, I think you have no choice but to do it."
"Successful king and defeated bandit, what are you talking about? If you have anything to say, just say it." Bian Zhang said firmly.
"Okay, since General Bian is so quick to speak, I will tell you directly. I want to ask the general to plead guilty and perform meritorious service, and then go to Jincheng and falsely open the city gate. After that, I will privately make the decision to let you two go, but the premise is that,
You two must remain anonymous and become rich men in the future. How about that?"
"Han Sui is my adopted brother and Mr. Yan's father-in-law. You just killed him and how dare you ask me to work for you?" Bian Zhang said with a smile.
But Yan Xing remained silent the whole time.
"There are seven or eight thousand Qiang prisoners outside the tent. As long as General Bian agrees to help me break through Jincheng and capture Beigong Yu, I will let them all go. General Bian, Han Sui will never kill Beigong Tun again while he is still alive."
He has the intention to fight." At the end of his words, Zhu Kui suddenly speculated a little bit about what he was referring to.
"What? How do you know what Brother Han has been thinking!" Bian Zhang suddenly exclaimed in horror. The other party actually knew Han Sui's thoughts not long ago. The two of them were not unjustly defeated.
"How about it? General Bian, do you agree to help me? If not, the Qiang soldiers outside will be useless. I can kill them all to boost the morale of the army." Zhu Kui suddenly said with a cold tone.
"This..." Bian Zhang sighed and said, "I hope you can keep your promise and let me go home. From now on, I will stay in the Western Regions for the rest of my life and never set foot in the Han Dynasty again."
"But please rest assured, my general will do what he says." Then Zhu Kui looked at Yan Xing: "Where is Mr. Yan?"
Seeing that he was still silent, he smiled and continued: "Actually, Mr. Yan has always hated Han Sui. He forced you to marry his daughter. So since you joined Ni Qiang, you have never really made any plans and have been watching with cold eyes.
, right?
"Mr. Zhongyi, you have always wanted to contribute to the court and the country, but things in life are unpredictable. You married Han Sui's daughter and had children. Han Sui rebelled, and you were forced to rebel with him. It's really a rebellion.
!”
Zhu Kui's sigh made Bian Zhang open his eyes in shock and look at Yan Xing beside him. The person he and Brother Han had always valued, actually hated him deeply. This was terrible.
Yan Xing breathed out leisurely and said: "General Huiyan, yes, I have always wanted this group of rebellious Qiang to be with me. Unfortunately, Yan is a man who is greedy for life and afraid of death, and has always swallowed his anger."
"That's all. Now that the matter is over, let Yan do his best for the Han Dynasty and live up to his long-term loyalty to the imperial court."
Seeing that both of them agreed, Zhu Kui laughed and said: "Okay, okay, with your help, Beigong Yu's death is coming!"
On the second day, Adjutant Li dropped all the food and grass overnight and delivered them to the gate of the camp. Captain Chencang also came to pay his respects, but he was busy and declined.
The army set off and headed towards Jincheng County. Seven days later, it arrived at Yunwu County, the county seat.
Zhu Kui and his generals dressed up as soldiers and guarded Yan Xing at the edge. The two of them were riding on horses and shouted at the city gate, saying that they were ambushed by Han troops on the way.
Then he also died in the battle.
On the city tower, Bei Gongyu saw that the leader of the army was indeed Bian Zhang and Han Sui's son-in-law Yan Xing. When he heard that Han Sui was dead, he felt joyful in his heart.
His mind was spinning, planning how to annex the people who had escaped.
Immediately, he enthusiastically went down to the city tower, opened the city gate, and went out to greet him.
He came to Bian Zhang cordially and called out "virtuous brother" on the left and "virtuous brother" on the right. Finally, he persuaded Yan Xing and the others to show their condolences and obey.
Suddenly, Gan Ning beside him suddenly pulled out the iron rope and pulled Bei Gongyu off the horse. He was beaten to death several times. When he died, he was completely unrecognizable.
When Bei Gongyu died, the Qiang people under his command were confused and chaos broke out. The army took advantage of the situation and rushed in, and Bei Gongyu's rebellion against the Qiang was put down.
Unfortunately, Zhu Kui made inquiries in the city and found out that Ma Teng had led his troops to retreat westward and returned to Wuwei.