The grass was dripping green and full of vitality. Wei Yan galloped between the two formations, holding the horse's reins tightly with both hands, his expression cold and solemn, and his complex emotions flashed past like lightning.
In fact, from the moment Wei Yan decided to attack Jingzhou's grain and grass, he had already anticipated this day and had made plans for various situations. First of all, because of his own decision, Liu Zhang was defeated and died in Jingnan, so he had only one way to go.
Leave, betray Yizhou, and return to Jingzhou.
Wei Yan would not feel a little guilty about this. A lord with eight thousand elite soldiers who could not guarantee his own safety, Wei Yan felt that he was not worthy of his allegiance, not to mention that this person was Liu Zhang.
Although Wei Yan was not as good at calculating as his advisers, he also knew that Yizhou's prospects were extremely dangerous. If Liu Zhang himself could not survive the dangers, he would not be able to get far at all. Wei Yan could only verify whether he had a future by serving Liu Zhang in this way.
It can be said.
Facts have proved that Liu Zhang did it. Not only did he survive, but he also killed Sun Yi, the third son of Jiangdong, and Taishi Ci, the most fierce general, in Chaisang. He escaped from the pursuit of Sun Ce and Zhou Yu's 50,000 troops, and did not return to Shu. He rode on Jiangling.
He turned a blind eye to the 80,000 troops under his command who might have rebelled.
Wei Yan felt that Liu Zhang was courageous enough to serve as his lord and be able to lead the Sichuan army with great vigor. All the difficulties and obstacles in Yizhou's future were opportunities for him to make contributions.
The test of ministers against kings is over, and now only the test of kings against ministers remains.
From Jiangzhou to Hanzhong, from Wuling to Chaisang, and from Chaisang to Jiangling, 8,000 soldiers lined up against the 80,000-strong army. Wei Yan had to admit that Liu Zhang was a hero, and precisely because Liu Zhang was
Hero, his own arbitrary decision will arouse Liu Zhang's overwhelming anger and boundless murderous intention.
His own life is in danger.
From the day he surrendered to the army, Wei Yan had cherished the dream of making great achievements. As long as he could make great achievements and become famous all over the world, he would not hesitate to live or die. This was the reason why he gave up Liu Biao and joined Liu Zhang, and it was also the reason why he chose to attack the Jingzhou granary this time and disobeyed orders.
However, this goes beyond a general's duty.
Wei Yan tried several times to measure his confidence in saving his life.
He has made great achievements and has never really rebelled. The 80,000 troops inside and outside Jiangling are his support. According to common sense, if a lord is sensible enough, he will not dare to do anything to himself, and will even make false promises to please him.
But Wei Yan knew that Liu Zhang was not such a person, and he did not rub sand in his eyes. Sometimes Liu Zhang would do it without hesitation even though he knew that doing so would be detrimental to his world hegemony. Although this was unwise, it was the best way to unite people's firm will.
The method made everyone unconsciously move closer to Liu Zhang when they saw him.
Just like Yang Hao.
In other words, if he really raised his own troops and bullied his superiors, Liu Zhang would definitely break his skin and start a war with him in the Jingzhou territory.
And does he really have 80,000 troops?
From the moment he listened to the whispers of the soldiers to the cheers of his own apology, Wei Yan knew that once a war broke out, as long as Liu Zhang did not back down, the 80,000-strong army would mutiny in a short time. How could he be the only one?
New generals can handle it.
Holding on to military power may be useful for other lords, but facing Liu Zhang, it will only cause trouble and die without a burial place. Wei Yan rationally did not choose to hold on to this trump card, which in the eyes of others was a foolproof trump card.
And he rode alone to meet Liu Zhang.
At this time, Wei Yan was at least 80% sure that Liu Zhang would not kill him.
The reason is very simple. I asked Yang Hao: What is the Lord's expression, attitude and tone of voice?
Yang Hao replied: Angry, with murderous intent.
Just these six words made Wei Yan feel relieved.
According to Wei Yan's understanding of Liu Zhang, Liu Zhang always joked about killing people, and there would be no warning signs before killing people. If Yang Hao told him that Liu Zhang warmly greeted him, expressed understanding of his behavior, promoted him to a noble rank, etc., Wei Yan knew that he
Life is definitely not guaranteed.
Maybe Liu Zhang didn't know it himself, but Wei Yan, whose life was at stake, had a vague idea of Liu Zhang's mood. Maybe Liu Zhang really had murderous intentions at this time, but that was superficial, and in fact it was still a kind of attack on his subordinates.
The anger of the rebellion will turn into murderous intent if Wei Yan resists this anger.
Wei Yan was not sure whether his judgment was correct. Maybe he would be shot to death by random arrows immediately when he arrived in front of Liu Zhang's formation.
Wei Yan remembered what Liu Zhang had said to him on the way to Brazil, and even the cold look that made people tremble all over, seemed to still be in front of him.
"Your eyes are utilitarian. I ask you to remember what you said today. You can be utilitarian, but don't go beyond your duty."
"Yu!"
The war horse stopped under the gaze of all the soldiers behind Liu Zhang. Wei Yan raised the reins of the horse and the horse neighed. Wei Yan dismounted, took off his armor and threw it into the grass. He was dressed in white and knelt down to worship Liu Zhang.
"Wei Yan, the guilty general, pays homage to the lord."
"The guilty general? What's the crime?" Liu Zhang held the hilt of the sword in his hand and said calmly with his head tilted to one side.
Wei Yan lowered his head and said loudly: "It is the first crime to disobey the Lord's order, refuse to send troops to the public security, and sneak attack the Jingzhou granary without authorization. Killing General Cheng Ji without permission, and concealing the order of troops to the public security from the whole army, is the second crime."
When my lord landed in Jingbei, it was his fault that the general led the army out of the city and sent a follower to meet him. If he did not greet him in person, he would be suspected of relying on his own troops. This is the third crime."
"Well summed up, what result do you want for committing these three crimes?" Liu Zhang looked straight at Wei Yan.
"If you are guilty, you will be punished." Wei Yan said these four words with great difficulty and power.
"Well, you can commit suicide."
Liu Zhang made a "swish" sound, pulled out the sword inserted into the grass, and threw it in front of Wei Yan. All the generals were shocked. Huang Zhong and Wei Yan once had a friendship, and they were about to persuade each other, but Zhang Ren stopped them without leaving a trace.
, all the generals stared at Wei Yan, and the sword that was shining with dazzling light in the sun.
Wei Yan turned his head and looked at the sharp sword, his eyes filled with sword light. He grabbed a handful of grass next to him with his left hand, squeezing it tighter and tighter. His right hand slowly reached for the sword and held the handle.
Slowly move it across the neck.
Wei Yan didn't know whether Liu Zhang really wanted to kill him or test him. If it was the former, it meant that he had lost the bet this time.
Wei Yan mustered up the courage to raise his head and glanced at Liu Zhang. Liu Zhang just stared at him with no expression.
Wei Yan's face sank with disappointment. At this moment, he finally knew that he had lost the bet.
However, do you regret it? If you want to build a career in troubled times, you have to gamble one by one. Death in gambling is the fate of military commanders sooner or later. I thought lightly that after following Liu Zhang, at least he had the great victory over Bailongjiang and the surprise attack on Jiangling, which is enough.
It is better to leave one's name in Qing history than to live in Jingzhou doing nothing for the rest of his life.
Although there are still ten thousand reluctances in my heart.
Wei Yan slowly closed his eyes and pulled down the sword blade forcefully.