Chapter 1302 The person who uses the scheme, the person who is in the scheme, has turned around
Jingdong Road, the junction area between Dongping Prefecture and Jinan Prefecture, more than 40 miles north of Dong'e County, is in a military village camping in the wild. Several groups of light horse troops who went out to guard sentries have just returned to the camp, and they are guarding the gate of the village.
The patrolling infantry made the handover, but the expressions on each other's faces were solemn, and few people were talking, laughing or making noise.
There are a large number of war horses in the camp. The generals of each tribe give orders to the troops and horses, and order the cooks to replenish the fodder in the stables where the war horses are placed. After a night's rest, the sentinel Qingqi who are preparing to go on patrol are preparing saddle scabbards.
.Although it is now Junzhou under the rule of the Song Dynasty, when entering the west boundary of Jingdong Road, it is not far from Jingdong Road Erlong Mountain, Qingfeng Mountain and Jeju Shuibo Liangshan. Officials from the local inspection department and command department
The army was useless, and at this time, there was a possibility of encountering the sentinels from the two mountains of Qingzhou at any time. They were alerting the outposts, so they could not neglect them at all.
Inside and outside the camp, in addition to the exchange of orders and the shouts of the generals, only the rapid sound of horse hooves could be heard from time to time. The atmosphere in the originally solemn military camp was now even more depressing. Because this group of soldiers and horses was the main force.
The army was composed of officers and soldiers from Runing County, Yingzhou, and Chenzhou. Many senior generals among them had been assigned to follow Xiao Tang to appease the southwestern road of Jing, to conquer Tianhu in Hedong, and even to do their best during the Song-Xia War.
Serve their orders. Now they are dispatched by the Bianjing Privy Council, and the leader of the green forest bandits they want to attack is none other than the former commander Xiao Tang.
The thoughts are complex and contradictory, especially for the three army generals Hu Yanzhuo, Peng Qi and Han Tao.
In the large tent in the military camp, after Hu Yanzhuo had arranged the important military affairs, and ordered his sentry soldiers and horses to explore the road first and be on guard, and not to delay the schedule, he must arrive at the Jeju government office within the time limit. After arriving at the Jeju government office, he calmly
He sat down in silence with an open face.
Han Tao and Peng Qi, the two brothers who had been fighting with Hu Yanzhuo for a long time, also looked at each other. There was silence in the tent until Han Tao sighed and said: "Now I finally understand why Lin Chong, Hua Rong, Yang Zhi, Xu Ning, etc.
Many of the good generals in the army who met our brothers in Bianjing, or the comrades from Paoze who followed Xiao Renxia on his expeditions to the north and south, why did they defect to the two mountains of Qingzhou to join the army, even if they were persecuted by evil forces?
I heard that Yun Tianbiao, the commander-in-chief of the army at Jingdong East Road, gathered officers and soldiers from various states to attack Erlong Mountain, but was defeated miserably by a leader in the stronghold who was good at using slinging artillery.
There is also a capable person who is good at making artillery, so it seems that that person must be Brother Hongtianlei Lingzhen..."
Hu Yanzhuo smiled bitterly after listening to Han Tao's words, and sighed: "But I really don't understand. Although Xiao Renxia punished Gao Yanei, the son of Gao Qiu and became enemies with him, he also raised troops when he was fighting against the Xia people.
He rushed to the aid of Liu Jinglue and spoke uprightly for him in the court, which greatly offended Prime Minister Tong. Although he wanted to fight against the traitors and powerful forces in the court, he was still favored by the saints, so why did he have to betray the country and go back to the past?
All my colleagues have become enemies?"
Han Tao and Peng Qi looked at each other again. They could probably guess that maybe there was a misunderstanding in the court, and there was some other reason why Xiao Tang had no choice but to leave the court because he did not want to be harmed by the powerful plot. But even if they were not willing
They were enemies of Xiao Tang and even his subordinates, but they had to come. Otherwise, some people in the court would have suspected whether they would still be involved with the traitor Xiao Tang, and they would still have to be at the mercy of the court.
How could I, as a general in the army, disobey the edict and order?
After a moment of silence, Peng Qi also said with some frustration: "Even Manager Guan was defeated at the hands of Xiao Renxia. Although he was exonerated, in the end he was still guilty and praised. Two colleagues, Hao Siwen, were sent to the army.
At this time, we cannot afford to be defeated, otherwise we will never make the same mistake as General Manager Guan... I am afraid that Captain Gao will take the opportunity to do evil. If we are held responsible for the defeat, I am afraid that the three of us brothers will be deposed from our official positions.
It was an extravagant hope... This trip was dangerous, but according to Captain Gao's wishes, my brother summoned the old troops from Runing County, Hedong, and joined the army in Jeju, but he wanted to hand over the military power. If it was true,
So, are you going to teach us three brothers how to fight against Xiao Renxia's heroes?"
After hearing what Peng Qi said angrily, Hu Yanzhuo couldn't help but think of Gao Qiu's ulterior words to him at the White Tiger Festival Hall in Bianjing: "Hu Yanzhuo, since you are the direct descendant of Hu Yanzan, the famous general of Hedong who founded the country, and the descendant of generations of generals,
Although I don’t believe that you will dare to betray the country like Xiao Tang’s wolf-hearted traitor... But in the past, you have often obeyed orders in front of the traitor’s tent. Even if I don’t deal with you, the court will still do it.
There are other ministers who use this to criticize you. This time I need you to summon the old troops in Hedong to go and suppress the rebels who are following Xiao Tang and causing trouble. This also gives you a chance to excuse yourself. How do you deal with it?
You have to take care of yourself."
The Hu Yanzhuo family has been a general for generations and has been in the officialdom for many years. Gao Qiu took advantage of this moment to use him to deal with Xiao Tang. He just wanted to watch the old subordinates and the superior officials fight each other. He
How could he not know? But Hu Yanzhuo had no choice but to admit it obediently. Xiao Tang did not want to fall into the control of the powerful traitors, so he resolutely rebelled. But how could Hu Yanzhuo, who was bearing the glory of his ancestors, rebel? As long as he was still in office.
Whether he wants to serve in the army or not, Hu Yanzhuo knows that he has to obey the orders of powerful traitors such as Gao Qiu. Those who have merit may not be reused, and those who have made mistakes are in danger of ruining their future. However, for the reputation of the Huyan family, he
I have no choice but to submit...
"At this point, what's the use of saying more angry words? Since we three brothers are still state officials, we have no choice but to obey the superior's orders, even if we are bound to become Xiao Renxia's enemy...
Even if he died in battle, he would still be buried in horse leather, which would have made our family's reputation better. The children of the Zhemo clan would still be able to do their best for the country, and would not let their family fall into disgrace. This would be worthwhile...
"
Hu Yanzhuo let out a long sigh and just finished speaking, but a military academy rushed to the commander's tent anxiously and reported: "Report! Report to General Hu Yan. The Qingqi sentry sent out has detected that a large number of bandits and horse infantry are gathering forty miles to the east.
There are about 20,000 to 30,000 people!"
Is what is supposed to come finally coming?
Before the military academy finished speaking, three generals, Hu Yanzhuo, Peng Qi, and Han Tao, immediately stood up. Hu Yanzhuo shouted again in a concentrated voice: "Could it be that the strong bandits from the two mountains in Qingzhou have found out that our old troops from the east of the river are heading to Jezhou to meet Gao Taiwei?"
When our troops join forces, do you plan to strike first? No matter how good you come, you don’t know how many old acquaintances and colleagues you hope to meet in this fight."
Originally, Hu Yanzhuo was ready to fight to the death, but then he heard the report from the military academy: "Although the rebel army has many soldiers and horses, they are only setting up camp on the spot. It seems that they have no intention of attacking our army."
Hu Yanzhuo, Peng Qi, and Han Tao felt a little relieved after hearing this. But at this moment, someone came to the tent and reported: "Report to General Hu Yan that there is a long-bearded man outside the camp, riding alone.
In front of the stronghold, when the patrolling soldiers asked him where he was, he only said that he must see him."
Hu Yanzhuo frowned and asked again: "Didn't you ask for his name?"
The junior colonel immediately replied: "He doesn't have any armor or weapons on him, but he refuses to give his name. He just insists on seeing General Hu Yan."
After Hu Yanzhuo heard this, he looked at each other in confusion with Peng Qi and Han Tao. After thinking about it for a moment, he finally said: "In that case, call me."
The small school leader took the order, and not long after, he led the man to the military camp. Hu Yanzhuo, Peng Qi, and Han Tao had just taken a look at the man's appearance, and immediately showed expressions of surprise.
, also hurriedly came forward to say hello.
Because the bearded man who came was actually his military colleague Da Dao Guan Sheng, the three generals Hu Yan, Han and Peng who had been summoned by Xiao Tang in the past and had cooperated with each other in many wars.
