Chapter V Aftermath and Stability(1/2)
The morning light was dim, and a violent tremor came from the earth. "Wow-" Wang Wan tied the reins of the horse and stopped slowly.
The cavalry behind him separated from both sides and slowly slowed down. People came and went to Guangling City. After a while, the city gate opened wide, and several horses rode out and stopped far away.
"Where is Commander Wang?" Xu Wen rode forward alone and asked loudly.
"I am here." Wang Wan, the commander of the East Court cavalry army, also rode out alone and replied.
"Why did you enter Bo Guangling without obtaining the military order?" Xu Wen asked.
"Why is this?" Wang Wan asked back.
When Xu Wen heard this, he realized that someone had escaped last night to inform the news, so he stopped covering up and said, "The king is still there, and the left and right teeth are in charge of the army being ordered by the king to eliminate the people who are chaotic in the left and right." "The king is still there?" Wang Wan asked afterwards.
"I'm still here, I was a little scared." Xu Wen replied. "Seriously?"
"It's true."
Wang Wan breathed a sigh of relief. He was an old subordinate of the King of Wu. He followed him for many years and made many military achievements. His relationship was unusual. Although Yang Wo was very rude to them, the old ministers of the founding king of Wu, which made him a little annoyed, this did not mean that he would like to see the descendants of the King of Wu suffering.
If he could get the top priority, he wouldn't mind.
But it seems that Xu Wen and Zhang Hao have controlled Guangling and rectified thousands of personal soldiers. They are again a horse army, and it is inconvenient to attack the city, so it is impossible to rescue Yang Wo.
But I didn't seem to be willing to retreat like this.
Wang Wan did not think carefully about where this unwillingness came from.
Maybe it is a concern about the safety of the descendants of the Wu Queen.
It may also be jealous of rising stars like Xu Wen and Zhang Hao to do great things.
It is more likely that he is dissatisfied with his lack of benefits. Xu Wen rushed forward again.
The left-level guard general Zhong Taizhang reached out to block it for a moment, but Xu Wen firmly pushed it away.
He was not armed or carried a weapon, and he rode alone to the front of Wang Wan's fully-dressed horse two or three steps away.
If Wang Wan suddenly attacks, it is hard to say whether Xu Wen can escape back alive.
"I heard that Commander Wang's son was born beautiful and knowledgeable. It just so happened that my family had a daughter who was not married yet, so I didn't know..." Xu Wen lowered his voice and asked.
Wang Wan's heart moved. If he became a relative of Xu Wen, he would enter the core circle of Guangling after the military admonition. It seemed to be a good thing for the Wang family.
Thinking of this, Wang Wan said, "The dog son has not married yet." "What a coincidence." Xu Wen smiled and said, "Isn't it a pair made of heaven and earth?"
Wang Wan smiled for the first time and said, "I will lead the army back to the camp now. However, I convinced me, the soldiers of the East Court horse army......"
"No need to remind the king of commanders." Xu Wen smiled and said, "I will give you three pieces of money and five pieces of silk, and I will be sent to the army later."
"It's so good." Xu Wen said in his work, Wang Wan was relieved. In order to stabilize the morale of the army, he quickly sent the news.
After a while, the three thousand horses shouted in place, cheerful.
Who is Yang Wo? They don’t care much, the money they get is real.
Of course, this amount of money is not much. They eat and live in the military camp every year, and the remaining money they get is still equivalent to more than twenty pieces. Xu Wen's promise is only five or six pieces, which seems to be a lot, but if necessary, they can also give up this amount of money and cut Xu Wen instead.
But Yang Wo is not worthy of their doing so. The truth is so naked and so cruel.
Since the commander Wang Wan was the guarantee, the three thousand soldiers of the East Court horse army retreated.
Xu Wen looked at their retreating figures and quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
Within thirty miles of Guangling, this army was the only one. If they were not convinced and clamoring to attack Guangling, it might cause other troops to follow suit and the situation would not be cured by that time. They did not move and agreed to be a fait accompli, which would also have a demonstration effect. Some troops did not respond when they saw Yang Wo selecting the East Court horse army formed by the heroes of each army, and naturally they were not interested in making a move.
Winning and losing are sometimes between this line.
The mutiny they promoted was actually very reluctant. Even if they succeeded by luck, there were many crises and it was very challenging to deal with the follow-up. Now that they persuaded the East Court horse army to retreat and win the first battle, Xu Wen was happy.
"Let's go back to the city!" Xu Wen tied the reins, turned the head of the horse, and headed towards the city.
Zhong Taizhang glanced at him in admiration.
He was not afraid of death. He thought that when he attacked Wu and Yue, the entire army was unfavorable in the war, so he had no choice but to retreat. He led 200 heroes to cut off the rear and killed more than ten Wu and Yue troops, including several military academies, which greatly shocked the enemy and allowed the main force to withdraw calmly.
But he knew his abilities and asked himself not to handle it as well as Xu Wen.
Perhaps, this is why Xu Wen serves under the tent as the commander.
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In Guangling City, Zhang Hao showed his power and was extremely proud. Most of the soldiers of his personal army surrendered to him and Xu Wen. Occasionally, a few of them were dissatisfied and killed by the scrambled knots. Now a total of 6,000 people have been twisted into a rope, firmly controlling Guangling, and officially declared the "great success" of military admonition. "Yang Wo is really not good. I have disliked him for a long time. I have not even learned the ability of the King of Wu before."
"He is actually okay to give rewards on time and never arrears. But that's it. What does it matter if he decides in Huainan? I can only wait for a piece of food and salary."
"When will you receive the reward? It's time to pay the money?"
"It should be soon. I'll see that the yamen's clerks have gone to count the inventory."
"Actually, it's a pity. The King of Wu shouldn't have chosen Yang Wo, the prodigal son. On that day, Zhou Yin said that Yang Wo was not the head of the family, but it seemed that the point was coming."
"When it comes to Zhou Yin, will Zhu Yanshou rebel?"
"It's hard to say. But I shouldn't have the courage. Before the death of King Wu, Pingtian and An Renyi all received elite troops into Guangling. How could there be any county that can fight?"
In the barracks, the soldiers were talking and the atmosphere was warm. The officers were not allowed to do so, because even they participated and were talking.
Overall, I still have a "no matter to me" attitude.
This is actually very scary because it means that the army has its own will and they can choose their attitude: support, oppose or neutral.
Of course, this is also a common issue, the habit left over from the separatist era of the feudal states.
On the other hand, Zhang Hao was urging the civil servants to complete the inventory as soon as possible so that he could give the reward.
There are so many dreams in the night. What if any martial artist is impatient when he waits, he raises his arms and calls out, and rushes up to him and Xu Wen into a meat paste. Who can I ask for?
"The Dutchman Hongfu Qitian rushed to the palace last night, and I knew it would be successful.
"They are still brave enough and lead by example. The old brothers admire them, and everyone is brave."
"Du Tou has the power, so we can get an official, right?" "With Du Tou's bravery, all the Xia soldiers, cut melons and vegetables."
Zhang Hao listened, laughed and said, "Ji Xiang, it's past, it's past!"
"Nothing is too much." Ji Xiang smiled and said, "Looking at Xu Wen's bear-like appearance last night, hiding behind secretly, as if he was about to run away when something was wrong. Such a person who was greedy and afraid of death, I'm a little bitch! "Dogs, they're endless, right?" Zhang Hao rebuked.
But no matter how much he scolded, he had a smile on his face.
Ji Xiang observed his expression and flattered him again, saying as if Zhang Hao was already the lord of Huainan, and Yang Wo and Xu Wen were all bowed to him.
"How could he be so proud of his unsuccessful efforts?" Xu Wen rode his horse back from outside the city. He happened to hear Ji Xiang's last flattery. He was unhappy and couldn't help but remind Zhang Hao.
Zhong Taizhang followed behind Xu Wen and looked at Ji Xiang with a cold look.
"Commander Zhang." Xu Wen got off his horse, saluted Zhang Hao first, and then asked, "Have you sent envoys to comfort the troops in each army's garrison?"
"Didn't you say it long ago? Why did you mention it again? I'm not worried about doing things?" Zhang Hao was beaten by his subordinates and was already angry. When he heard Xu Wen's question, his attitude was a little bad.
The garrisons of each branch and the town army must
To send an envoy to comfort Yang Wo's name, Zhang Hao has done this last night, although it was reminded by Xu Zhigao, the adopted son of Xu Wen, who was in charge of the Right Ya's personal army.
"Commander Zhang is indeed thoughtful." Xu Wen praised, then approached Zhang Hao and asked in a voice that only two people could hear, "Have you sent an envoy to Luoyang?"
Zhang Hao hesitated and said, "It's not too late." Xu Wen was shocked, Zhang Hao, don't be confused! If the Hedong vassal states are still there in Hebei and Shao Shudeteng can't take action, it's understandable that Zhang Hao does this. But what is the situation now? Don't be dying!
"I plan to send Sanlang Zhixun to Luoyang. Is Commander Zhang sitting down and watching me, Xu family enjoying this unique thing?" Xu Wen asked again.
Xu Zhigao was Xu Wen's adopted son, ranked second, and his biological son Zhixun ranked third. Before Zhigao, Xu Wen had another son, namely Dalang, but he died before he became an adult.
Zhang Hao's face changed and he sighed, "Then I'll send someone too."
Xu Wen nodded and said nothing more.
He knew that although Zhang Hao looked down on him before, he actually felt a little inferior because he always felt that Xu Wen was more wise than him. Therefore, when he sent his son to Luoyang to report the good news, Zhang Hao would definitely follow him, for fear of losing.
Those who forget their righteousness when they see small profits, if it weren't for the situation like this, Xu Wen would have wanted to send Zhong Taizhang to kill Zhang Hao so as not to drag him down.
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The drums outside the military gate kept ringing.
The generals and officials of the Huainan Shogunate walked into the hall in different expressions. The soldiers of the left and right teeth put on their helmets and armor, and asked everyone to untie the weapons before entering.
Zhu Jin threw the sword to his personal soldiers, and Long Xinghu walked in.
After entering the inner side, I found dozens of fully armed soldiers standing inside, staring at them.
Xu Wen and Zhang Hao stood beside Yang Wo, one on the left and one on the right.
Yang Wo looked dejected and dejected. When he saw Zhu Jin coming in, hope ignited in his eyes and opened his mouth, but in the end he said nothing.
Of course, Yang Wo's small movement was discovered by Zhang Hao and Xu Wen. Zhang Hao winked, and several other soldiers stood behind Zhu Jin with sharp blades.
They couldn't help but be careful.
Zhu Jin was too brave. When he went out to hunt, he stayed in the civilian family. As a result, he encountered a thief and thief. He was unable to get his weapons. He went into the spot without his hands, robbed the weapons from the thief and killed the three thieves without any injuries.
In history, Xu Zhixun sent several assassins to assassinate at night. Zhu Jin was awakened from his sleep, took off the sword hanging from the wall, and killed the assassins one by one in a single dress. Then he dug a big hole in the backyard and buried all the assassin's bodies in, which was very easy.
With the halo of "Henan Horse Lance No. 1" on him, it is not an exaggeration to prevent such a person from being on guard against.
"When plundering the women of the people and harming the people, how free and happy, now I know I'm afraid?" Zhu Jin glanced at Yang Wo, sneered twice, and said.
To be continued...