Han Hai Tang Ergui

Chapter 651

Yuan Yougong walked back and forth in the camp with his hands behind his back, feeling quite uneasy in his heart.

As Ma Chu's former Wu'an Army Jiedu Zuoyaya and the inspector of the three cities of Tanzhou, Yuan Yougong was very favored and trusted during Ma Xifan's time.

When Ma Xifan was critically ill, Yuan Yougong, Tuoba Heng, and Zhang Shaodi strongly suggested that Ma Xie be immediately.

He thought that if he didn't immediately Xie, Chu State would immediately fall into civil strife, but in the end it was stopped by Li Honggao and others.

It was also because of this kind of incense that Yuan Yougong was not only not liquidated after Ma Xie entered Tanzhou, Ma Xie also promoted him to be the military envoy of Wu'an Army Yamen and the commander of the left horse infantry, in charge of approaching Half of the Wu'an army.

But the more this happened, the more uneasy Yuan Yougong became.

Because he originally supported Lima Xie, but he didn't want Ma Chu to have civil strife, and because Ma Xiguang was still in the Central Plains, Lima Xie could also prevent the court from using Ma Xiguang as an excuse to interfere in Chu's internal affairs.

It's just that civil strife broke out later, which made Yuan Yougong miserable.

Now he is not only Ma Xi'e's supporter in people's eyes, but also a representative of rebellion.In addition, after Ma Xie entered Tanzhou, he killed people indiscriminately, which made Yuan Yougong even more hated.

Moreover, Ma Xie seemed to give him unlimited trust, but in fact this was a big pitfall, because among the more than 3000 people commanded by Yuan Yougong, half of them were soldiers from the former Qiangnudu.

And the last Commander of Qiangnudu was Peng Shisong who had already gone to Jiangling.

Ma Xie thought that Peng Shisong was going to pay homage to the emperor, and fight for him to succeed the king of Chu in front of the emperor, but Yuan Yougong knew that Peng Shisong was most likely going to Jiangling to be the leader.

As for Ma Xie looting Tanzhou, wantonly suppressing the original imperial capitals, and locking thousands of soldiers of the Jingjiang Army in Tanzhou to work as coolies, no one believes how long he can sit in the big position.

Peng Shisong was born in Peng's family in Meishan, and he is the leader of all Xidongman in the west of Tanzhou, so how could he die for Ma Xie?

At that time, as soon as Peng Shisong led the imperial army to appear and raised his arms, the soldiers from the former Qiangnudu under him would be the first to rise up and chop him up, and then happily threw themselves into the imperial court.

While anxious, there was a sound of voices and footsteps outside, and the footsteps were very orderly. In this empty night, it sounded extremely oppressive.

Yuan Yougong held his breath and listened intently, but couldn't figure out which You Yi army came back suddenly at this time.

And since the soldiers of Qiangnudu were demoted, they couldn't walk out with such uniform footsteps, right?

Frowning, Yuan Yougong, who hadn't fallen asleep yet, put on a robe, and led the soldiers out of the door to check for himself.

As a unit sent by Zhu Jinzhong to inspect along the river, Yuan Yougong clearly knew what his soldiers were thinking.

So they didn't go far from the main army, so they chose to camp in this small village, and then sent out You Yi's army in twos and threes to scout for more than ten miles along the river.

At this moment, he didn't dare to push the soldiers under him into a hurry. Not only could he not push them, but he had to find a way for all the soldiers to at least have a room to sleep, without quilts, and enough dry straw.

If these basic living requirements cannot be met, I am afraid that the soldiers full of resentment will riot at some point.

So when something was wrong outside the village, Yuan Yougong didn't dare to disturb the soldiers at all. Who knows who is outside?What are you going to do?
He doesn't have many people to lead, a total of 300 confidantes have been sent out to control the team, and this will be by his side, only a dozen or so.

Leading the dozen or so people, Yuan Yougong was stunned as soon as he reached the entrance of Kuai Village, because the returning team had already entered the village.

The guards at the entrance of the village had long since disappeared, and the soldiers who came in were proficiently groping everywhere, apparently wanting to occupy an important location.

Yuan Yougong's whole body went numb, cold sweat dripped from his head, and he couldn't help but grasp the handle of the knife at his waist.

Even if he didn't watch the movements of these people, Yuan Yougong could confirm from the appearance and demeanor that Zhou Jun from the opposite side of the river must have touched them.

Zhu Jinzhong believed that the imperial army on the opposite side was the tip of a Yinyang pewter gun, but Yuan Yougong didn't believe it.

Because his brother-in-law, He Zhongju, one of the eighteen scholars of Ma Chu Tiance Mansion, had been to the Central Plains.

Not only has he been there, he was a Jinshi in the later Tang Dynasty, and he joined the army under Li Congrong, the second son of Emperor Li Siyuan of Mingzong, King Qin.

He Zhongju mentioned the later Tang Dynasty to Yuan Yougong, and believed that even the Chu army in the Ma Yin period was far behind the imperial imperial army.

However, the Tang army in Li Siyuan's period was already somewhat powerless when facing the Khitan cavalry.

But Zhou Jun was able to kill two generations of Khitan emperors in a row. Could it be a silver-like pewter spear head?Besides, the Hexi Army and the Liangzhou Iron Cavalry can never be said to be weak.

So this time he saw that the soldiers who came into the village were all big-bodied, full of energy, and dignified, with a murderous look in their every movement, especially the two slightly fat generals in front of the team, even if they deliberately hunched over. , but it is still difficult to hide the temperament of the fierce general.

wrong!Yuan Yougong's eyes widened suddenly!
"One, two, three." He couldn't help counting, and he didn't stop until he counted to ten. He was numb.

What does this mean?Is this the wholesale of fierce generals?Or did Emperor Shao come to attack in person?

As soon as Guo Rong raised his head, he looked at a guy not far away who was wearing a robe and put his hand on the handle of a knife at his waist, but his eyes widened and he looked at them like a fool.

Guo Rong never imagined in his dreams that what made him show off was that they were so strong and disciplined that they didn't look like a Ma Chu army at all.

Yuan Yougong was about to pull out the knife, and the guards around him also sensed something was wrong, and when they were about to take Yuan Yougong away, Zhao Kuangyin, Wang Shenqi, and Murong Yanzhao had already spotted them.

In an instant, the three divine arm bows were raised!

At this moment of lightning and flint, two thoughts flashed in Yuan Yougong's mind, one is to run quickly, and the other is to surrender on the spot, no!It should be called trust.

Yuan Yougong, who was born in a family of officials and had read a few books, suddenly realized that maybe it was true as rumors said, Emperor Taizongwen saw the chaos in the world and came down to save the common people, maybe there really was a Holy Lord, and the world would return to unity.

The blessed Yuan Yougong suddenly made an empty first salute to Guo Rong, and then shouted loudly: "But Brother Zhou came from the north? Yuan will come down immediately to see you."

Brother Zhou, to the north, this hint couldn't be more obvious. Guo Rong stopped Zhao Kuangyin from firing, and then took Zhao Kuangyin and others a few steps forward.

The entourage behind Yuan Yougong were all members of the Yuan clan in Daozhou. Seeing Yuan Yougong put down his weapon and walked over, they glanced at each other and could only follow.

The distance between the two sides was only a few steps, Guo Rong took a look at this strange guy, suddenly reached out and grabbed his wrist, and then pulled him in front of him.

A dagger was pressed against Yuan Yougong's waist, and Zhao Kuangyin, Wang Quanbin and others quickly handed over the weapons of the guards behind Yuan Yougong.

After Yuan Yougong planned to take refuge, he didn't panic at all. He looked at Guo Rong with a bit of excitement in his voice.

"Where did the general come from? What do you want?"

Guo Rong was silent for a moment, then lowered his voice and replied: "A certain family is General Zuo Baotao and Wei Lang, who came here at the order of Zhang Zhangye."

Guo Rong didn't lie, because he soon realized that the guy in front of him probably already knew who they were and was just confirming.

And judging from the present, he didn't mean to resist, but rather seemed to want to seek refuge.

Hearing the affirmative answer, Yuan Yougong was overjoyed, he didn't care about the sharp knife at his waist, but grabbed Guo Rong's arm instead.

"Yuan Yougong, a savage from Xianghu Lake, has been looking forward to Wang Shi going south day and night, seeing the general today, and finally guarding the clouds to see the bright moon. I am very happy!"

Guo Rong slowly withdrew the dagger in his hand, but still held Yuan Yougong's left wrist tightly.

"In the separatist land of Hunan, are there any righteous men who know the court?"

Yuan Yougong forcefully squeezed out a few tears, "Why does the general despise this wonderful world so much? Although a certain is in Hunan, he also knows the world of his home country.

If the emperor of the Central Plains was like the puppet Jin, the righteous men in Hunan would naturally disdain to join him.

But hearing that the Holy Lord of the Great Zhou Dynasty has come out, even the people in the wilderness know the north and worship, so what if a certain ancestor lived on the court's salary in the world? "

There are two important messages in this sentence. One is that Yuan Yougong knows the righteousness of the world, and the other is that he is from a family of officials.

When Guo Rong heard this, he immediately took back the dagger in his hand, and crossed his hands at Yuan Yougong.

"It seems to be some abrupt martyr, dare to ask where is the tent of the commander of this battalion? Please ask the martyr to lead the way."

Yuan Yougong shook his head, Guo Rong thought he was unwilling, but he didn't want Yuan Yougong to point to his nose, and said seriously.

"There is no need to go to the commander's account, a certain family is the commander of the Mabu Army here, Yuan Yougong.

General, please come with me. There are dozens of Ma Xie's supervisors and followers in the east of the village. After solving them, I personally took the general to touch Zhu Jinzhong's camp. "

Even Guo Rong was stunned for a moment when he traveled all over the world. Pan Mei, who was next to him, couldn't help opening his mouth even more than Wang Shenqi.

Before the fight started, did they instigate Ma Chu, an infantry commander in charge of more than [-] people, to rebel?

. . . .

Zhu Jinzhong's award ceremony was very grand, and the exploration went deep, which stems from a kind of lack of self-confidence.

Because Ma Xie is currently carrying a rebellious identity, he dare not even call himself the king of Chu, but only dares to call himself General Tianshun.

Zhu Jinzhong, who was born in Ma Xi'e's family, is of course even less confident.

Therefore, the two masters and servants have always liked to show their status and prestige with grand occasions and gold and silver brocades.

Ma Xie specially asked someone to send a batch of rewards from Tanzhou to Xiaodukou Town. Of course, Zhu Jinzhong blocked Zhang Zhaojun and gave Ma Xie the time to bargain with Zhang Tie.

But more importantly, I still want to use this situation to strengthen Zhu Jinzhong's position in the army and consolidate Zhu Jinzhong's ability to control the army.

Of course Zhu Jinzhong also understood Ma Xie's thoughts, so he put on a court dress made of brocade, and simply took advantage of this opportunity in the army to hold a big banquet. Except for the generals on duty, everyone in the Chu army drank to their heart's content.

Of course, Zhu Jinzhong was almost drunk, so he casually recruited two prostitutes brought from Tanzhou into the Chinese army's tent, and they slept together under a big quilt.

At the same time, Guo Rong led Zhao Kuangyin and others to a place only five or six miles away from Zhu Jinzhong's camp.

Along the way, they changed into Ma Chujun's clothes, in the name of changing their defense, and with the help of Yuan Yougong, they passed the level without any surprises or dangers.

Guo Rong could see the reason for such a smooth operation, and he was full of confidence in the surprise attack he could launch immediately, because the Chu army's combat effectiveness is not to mention the strength of the army, the military discipline is really bad.

The excuse of switching defenses is actually not perfect, because in the first army, such as in Zhang Zhou, whether it is regrettable mountain or the pro-army, forbidden army or even the guard army, when hundreds of thousands of people change defenses, warrants are necessary. Strictly inspected.

From the autograph of the commander-in-chief, the seal used by the marching commander, to the special military order for changing defenses with secret seals and formats used by the commanders and envoys, you can't get away without one thing.

But on the side of the Chu army, as long as the commander Yuan Yougong came forward to talk nonsense, plus a little favor and alms, he could immediately bypass the checkpoint.

Even Guo Rong obviously felt that the previous checkpoint had become suspicious, but he still let them go.

The reason for letting them go is very simple. When Yuan Yougong was about to shout at the checkpoint, he took off the gold inlaid jade finger, and then Zhao Kuangyin and others also surrounded him, and then Pan Mei also had an idea, and also He came up and threw out a small golden ingot.

Dutou immediately fell silent, and immediately released the thousand or so people.

And those who stayed behind to monitor also found that as soon as they cleared the customs, the head of the checkpoint immediately disappeared into the mountains with a few cronies in the south.

This happened because Ma Chu had not experienced a major war for more than 20 years since Ma Chu made peace with Gao Jixing and Li Min in the late Ma Yin period.

Although Ma Xifan continued to establish new capitals of the forbidden army after he succeeded to the throne, it still couldn't stop the decline of the Chu army's combat effectiveness and the corruption of military discipline.

Besides, Ma Xifan was not a wise master at all, even if he could organize an army, it would be impossible to compare with the armies in the Central Plains and Hexi who fought all the year round.

The second is what Ma Xie did, which is really unpopular.

Originally, before raising troops, Ma Chu still had a sympathetic attitude towards Ma Xie.

But after he colluded with the barbarians and turned Ma Chu, especially Tanzhou, into ruins, everyone's perception of Ma Xi'e changed completely.

Now the people of Chu State deeply hated the military disaster brought by Ma Xie, and wished that he would be wiped out by the court immediately.

Finally, there is the coercion from the imperial court. As mentioned earlier, the reason why Ma Chu can exist is because of Nanping’s barrier, and the internal stability of Ma Chu, so there is no chance for the imperial court to intervene.

But now, Nanping has been offered land, the Ma brothers are in civil strife, and even Tanzhou has been destroyed. These two advantages are completely gone now, and Ma Chu cannot be separated, which is almost everyone's consensus.

Under such circumstances, no matter whether it was an officer or a soldier, except for Ma Xie's absolute confidant, few people were willing to sacrifice their lives for Ma Xie.

Guo Rong originally planned to divide the [-] warriors under him into seven teams after arriving outside Ma Chu's camp, and then attack everywhere, slashing and killing, and setting fire to create chaos.

But when Yuan Yougong took refuge directly and found out that Zhu Jinzhong had just feasted on the general, Guo Rong made a bold decision.

He wanted to take the risk of touching it, touch the tent of the Chinese army directly, and then behead Zhu Jinzhong, Ma Xie's absolute confidant general.

　Book friends, the tiger has finally been recruited, and it is a bit uncomfortable. During this period of time, I try to ensure that I update more than 4000 words a day, and I expect it to be uncomfortable for two or three days, so that I can return to a normal rhythm.

　　
　
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