Du Yuan was twenty-five or six years old, tall and thick-set, with a short, stiff beard on his face shaped like a Chinese character. He glanced at Liao Hua with his round eyes and shouted casually: "Brother Liao, General Digong is right."
You are getting better and better, and I even rewarded you with the imperial wine I stole. I have never drunk imperial wine in my life. Since someone invites me, it will be free if I don’t drink it! Brother Bian, are you going?"
Bian Xi is about thirty years old. He looks a bit wretched, short in stature, and has a skinny body. The clothes and armor on his body are as if they are worn on a skeleton. He also has a sharp mouth, monkey cheeks, and sinister eyebrows. When he heard Du Yuan's question, he became secretive.
He laughed twice, with a cunning look in his eyes, and said slowly: "I have never been into the palace, and I have never stolen this royal wine. Since Brother Liao invites you so kindly, let's go together!"
Bian Xi is indeed a thief. He has committed thefts in the martial arts world and is a habitual criminal. Every time he steals, no matter how tight the security of the other party is, he can easily capture what he wants to steal. He is considered a master thief.
Later, he met Zhang Jiao, who traveled around the world, and was deceived by Zhang Jiao, so he resolutely invested in Taiping Road. At the beginning of the uprising, he stole a lot of property from wealthy merchants in various places, bought horses and iron, and then established Xiaquyang City.
This is the most elite team in the Yellow Turban Army.
When Liao Hua saw Du Yuan and Bian Xi both agreed, he cupped his hands and said: "Two generals, please!"
Du Yuan and Bian Xi followed Liao Hua to the room where he lived. They smelled the aroma of wine before they entered the door. In the brightly lit room, there were various dishes on a table. The aroma of wine was mixed with the aroma of meat.
, evokes the five internal organs of people, and even makes people salivate.
"Brother Liao, you spend so much, it seems that you have made a lot of money during this period?" Du Yuan stepped into the threshold and saw such a sumptuous banquet on the table, which was more luxurious than the banquet hosted by Zhang Jiao during the uprising, and he was envious
Liao Hua joked.
Bian Xi is well-informed, but there are indeed very few people who can host such a banquet in the Yellow Turban Army. He has not had such a sumptuous banquet for a long time since the Yellow Turbans, and he kept making tut-tsk sounds, envious
Endless.
Liao Hua smiled, cupped his hands and said: "The two generals are laughing at each other. In fact, this is what General Di Gong meant. General Di Gong has always felt that the two generals have worked hard and deserved it, but they have not been rewarded. Tonight is a special day, General Di Gong."
I was specially asked to entertain the two generals here. Otherwise, how could I, a little flag master, have hosted such a sumptuous dinner? Two generals, please take a seat!"
Du Yuan and Bian Xi didn't have the slightest doubt, because they both considered themselves to be meritorious people. However, when Zhang Jiao was alive, they had never received any rewards. They both had a lot of resentment, but they didn't dare to show it openly, so they had to revolt.
It had only been a few months since the beginning. After the two of them sat down, they saw five sets of bowls and chopsticks on the table. They were curious. Thinking about it, besides the two of them in Quyang City who were qualified to attend Zhang Bao's banquet, what else could they do?
Anyone?
Du Yuan was a quick talker and a straight talker, so he immediately asked: "Brother Liao, are there two people who haven't come yet?"
Liao Hua nodded and said: "Yes, Zhou Cang and Pei Yuanshao are not here."
"Zhou Cang and Pei Yuanshao? Who kind of guests are they? I really don't understand how the Digong General would entertain these two people. Zhou Cang had surrendered to the Han army, and Pei Yuanshao was just the steward of the kitchen. The two of them deserve to sit here.
?" Du Yuan said carelessly.
Bian Xi said: "Brother Du, please be patient and don't be impatient. There must be a profound meaning in General Digong's arrangement."
Liao Hua smiled and said: "General Bian is still smart. Although Zhou Cang surrendered to the Han army, it was a last resort. Now that the Han army is pressing down on the territory, it is the right time for General Di Gong to hire people. Zhou Cang is one of the top generals in the Yellow Turban Army. Naturally,
We have to try our best to win over him. As for Pei Yuanshao, this is a little selfish of the younger brother. Although Pei Yuanshao is the kitchen manager, without him, we wouldn't be able to eat this delicious meal, right?"
Du Yuan felt a little relieved after hearing Liao Hua's explanation, and immediately said: "It will be whatever General Di Gong says, and we will never complain!"
While they were talking, Zhou Cang and a short, fat bald man walked in. As soon as they entered the door, they cupped their hands and said, "See General Du, General Bian!"
"You're welcome, sit down!" Bian Xi said with a smile.
Zhou Cang and the bald man sat next to Du Yuan and Bian Xi respectively. After sitting down, the bald man said: "I specially ordered the chef to make this according to the wishes of General Di Gong. You all have a try. What's the matter?
If it's not palatable, just bring it up and I'll improve it."
Liao Hua said to the bald man: "Pei Yuanshao, pour the wine for the two generals. Everyone knows your skills."
That bald head was Pei Yuanshao, a fellow villager of Zhou Cang. He was a few years younger than Zhou Cang and about the same age as Liao Hua. His family originally ran a restaurant and his father was a cook. When he was nine years old, his father was beaten to death by a bully. He was furious.
, killed the bully with a kitchen knife. After being caught by the government, because of his young age, he was exempted from the death penalty, sentenced to concubine, and had his hair shaved off. He felt ashamed, so he left home and wandered around the world. By chance, he came to Baima, Luoyang
The temple was taken in by a monk, and from then on he worked as a novice monk in the temple. Later, there was a severe drought, and there was no food left in Baima Temple. The monks had to go around for alms. When Pei Yuanshao came to Julu, he happened to meet Zhou Cang.
Hearing that the Yellow Turbans had food to eat, he joined the Yellow Turbans. Because he was good at cooking, he became a cook and developed his current chubby body. Although he joined the Yellow Turbans, he never grew his hair, and everyone he knew
His name is Pei Guangtou.
Pei Yuanshao nodded, picked up a wine jar, poured a bowl of wine for Du Yuan and Bian Xidu, poured another bowl for Zhou Cang and Liao Hua, and then sat back down.
Liao Hua raised his glass and said loudly: "General Du, General Bian, I have something I don't know whether to say or not?"
Du Yuan and Bian Xi said in unison: "Brother Liao, if you have anything to say, just say it."
Liao Hua said: "Both of you are old men in the Yellow Turban Army. You were both men of meritorious service at the beginning of the uprising. The reason why you followed the great virtuous master to fight against the Yellow Turban is simply to have food to eat and clothing to wear... But looking back at the current situation
, first the great virtuous teacher was killed, and then the Digong general died in battle. The hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turbans that were popular in Hebei were only left with hundreds of thousands of people now. If the Digong general was defeated again, there would be a leaderless situation.
I would like to ask the two generals what they should do?"
Du Yuan and Bian Xi looked at each other, vaguely feeling that today's meal was not that simple. They both murmured in their hearts, thinking that Zhang Bao was afraid that they had heavy troops and wanted to get rid of them.
Du Yuan said very cheerfully: "Brother Liao, if you have something to say, just say it directly and don't beat around the bush. Is it because General Digong is worried that we will rebel and wants to reduce our military power?"
Liao Hua said: "Exactly! Although I don't have close contact with the two generals, we are brothers, and I don't want to see the two generals die tragically on the streets..."
"General Di Gong wants to kill us?" Du Yuan's face changed as soon as he heard the word "death", and he said loudly, "We are all people who have followed the great sage master through life and death. There is no credit but hard work, right?
If it's for military power, we can hand it over, but why would his local general want to kill us?"
Bian Xi thought for a moment, and his sensitive ears seemed to hear a very light footsteps. Many people were coming here. After being a thief for so many years, intuition is the most important. After feeling something was wrong, he immediately knelt down.
He fell to the ground. He took off his waist knife, put it aside, kowtowed to Liao Hua and said: "Brother Liao... no, General Liao! I will hand over the military power right now. I just ask you to let me live!"
Before Bian Xi could finish his words, he saw many swordsmen holding shining long knives flash out from outside the door. All of them were strong and strong. They quickly poured into the room and surrounded the people at the wine table.
.
Du Yuan's face was shocked. He never dreamed that this was a Hongmen Banquet. He squinted and saw Liao Hua, Zhou Cang, and Pei Yuanshao ducking behind the swordsmen. Twenty or so swordsmen surrounded him and Bian Xi. The door
Many swordsmen holding torches poured out outside, and more and more people gathered together. Seeing that the situation was not good, he immediately drew out his sword, thinking that he would die sooner or later, so why not kill a few people and pull the sword before he died?
A padded one.
Seeing Du Yuan draw his sword, all the swordsmen rushed forward. They heard a scream, and Du Yuan was hacked to death by random swords. He fell into a pool of blood, and his body was even more bloody.
"General Liao, have mercy on me, General Liao, have mercy on me!" Du Yuan's blood splashed on Bian Xi's face, and he was even more frightened. Seeing that he was surrounded and unable to escape no matter what, he could only beg for mercy.
Avoid death.
As expected, Liao Hua did not kill him. He immediately dismissed the swordsmen, dodged out from the crowd, pulled Zhou Cang out, and said to Bian Xi: "Bian Xi! Zhou Cang, Pei Yuanshao and I have secretly defected to the army, General Di Gong."
Even though you are out of the city, I am afraid that you are already surrounded by the army. Are you willing to surrender to the army?"
Bian Xi replied repeatedly: "Yes, yes, as long as I am spared my life, I am willing to do whatever you want! In fact, I have long wanted to surrender to the army, but Du Yuan is in the way. Even if General Liao doesn't kill him, I will kill him."
Since everyone has the same idea and asks General Liao to spare my life, I will definitely persuade my subordinates to join the army!"
Liao Hua laughed and said: "I won't kill you for this reason. The troops in the city are all controlled by you and Du Yuan, so I can only kill one to serve as a warning to others. Get up and come with me to gather all the troops."
Get up, let's join the army together, wouldn't it be great if we can all be together again?"
"Yes, yes, what General Liao said is that I will do whatever General Liao says. I will summon the whole army right away. Anyone who doesn't obey will be killed." Bian Xi quickly got up from the ground, bowed his head and faced
Liao Huadao.
When Zhou Cang saw Bian Xi surrendering, he laughed heartily and said to Liao Hua: "Brother Liao, your plan is really flawless. I admire you very much!"
After saying this, Zhou Cang walked behind Bian Xi with his weapon, pushed Bian Xi and walked out of the door. Liao Hua, Pei Yuanshao and others followed closely, leaving only the table in the room unattended.
A sumptuous banquet and a bloody corpse.
########################## Zhang Bao led an infantry of 30,000 horses out of the city. They had titles and bound horses. Under the leadership of Guan Hai, he took advantage of the situation.
He walked quickly forward for thirty miles under the cover of night.
"Stop!" Guan Hai suddenly shouted.
Zhang Baochi came to the front of the team and asked: "Guan Hai, why did you say stop?"
Guan Hai hurriedly said: "General, this place is very close to the army camp. We can't run so fast anymore, otherwise, the army will notice it."
Zhang Bao thought about it and said: "Okay, then move forward slowly and pass the order..."
"General, the officers and soldiers are stationed on Niutou Ridge. It is a highland and is surrounded by slopes. If our army only launches a surprise attack from one direction, it will be difficult to achieve the desired effect." Guan Hai immediately interrupted Zhang Bao.
Zhang Bao was not suspicious. Thinking that what Guan Hai said was true, he asked, "What do you think?"
Guan Hai said: "The army's grain and grass garrison is to the west of the camp. The defense is very tight. Even if a sudden surprise attack is launched, it will be difficult to achieve significant results. The general thought that the troops could be divided into four areas. The general sent people first
Launch attacks from the east, south, and north to attract the entire camp's troops. In this way, the general only needs to send a small number of troops to burn the grain and grass. Once the grain and grass are burned, the officers and soldiers will be in chaos, and our army can take advantage of the situation to cover up the attack.
Success in one fell swoop!”
There was a burst of joy on Zhang Bao's face, and he immediately smiled and said: "It is indeed a clever plan, Guan Hai, when you retire from the army, I will definitely reward you heavily."
Guan Hai said: "General, the last general is just doing meritorious deeds. He only wants to avenge the disgrace of Guangzong. He dare not be greedy for rewards!"
Zhang Bao turned around and shouted: "Gao Sheng, Yan Zheng!"
Two cavalrymen hurriedly came from behind and said, "General, what are your orders?"
Zhang Baodao: "You two each lead ten thousand people, and go back to the east and south. When you see the attack coming from the north, you two will follow me to attack the official camp!"
Gao Sheng, Yan Zheng replied in unison: "No!"
Zhang Bao said to Guan Hai again: "Guan Hai, I will give you five thousand men. You lead the troops to launch a surprise attack from the due north. Whether Guangzong's humiliation will be avenged will be tonight!"
Guan Hai said: "General, I understand. Please rest assured, general!"
The order was given, and the four of them immediately separated. Zhang Bao detoured towards the west, Gao Sheng, Yan Zheng detoured towards the east, and Guan Hai led five thousand people and slowly and leisurely headed towards the Han army camp.
The rest of the journey was very slow. Although Guan Hai brought five thousand Yellow Turban troops, he knew in his heart that what he wanted to do was to lead Zhang Bao and others into the ambush site. The reason why he proposed to divide the troops was based on Gao Fei's plan.
Each plan was formulated to defeat the enemy.
Today, the Han army's camp is just an empty village. The grain, grass, and soldiers have all been moved to another place. Although the lights on Niutou Ridge are brightly lit, you can still see people guarding them. They are just scarecrows made by Gao Fei.
Guan Hai led the five thousand Yellow Turban Army for about ten miles, then stopped and said to the people behind him: "You guys wait here for a while, I will go ahead and check the road."
The Yellow Turban Army behind them did not raise any suspicion, so they stayed where they were and allowed Guan Hai to gallop forward alone.