The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 667 Chapter 666
On the official road outside the city of Luocheng, an army slowly drove into the sight of everyone. The leader was Leng Bao, the governor of Baishui. He was wearing armor, riding a tall horse, and carrying a big knife in his hand. The fierce gaze shot out of the eyes is enough to make one's heart chill.

And behind Leng Bao, there are also all cavalry. They all wear uniforms, but they are not the military uniforms of the Sichuan army, but Qiang uniforms.

Most of the soldiers under Leng Bao's tent are Qiang people, and the Qiang people are brave and good at fighting, and their folk customs are sturdy, and they have gradually become the main force of Leng Bao's troops.And Leng Bao's four powerful generals are all Qiang people without exception.

However, although the Baishui Army has strong combat effectiveness, its status is quite low. If Leng Bao hadn't closely followed Zhang Ren's footsteps, he would have been replaced by others long ago.

In the entire Sichuan army system, native Yizhou people are the most superior type of arms, followed by Dongzhou soldiers who fled from other places and came to Yizhou, while the minority arms are the lowest.

No matter how hard Qiang soldiers fight the enemy, no matter how brave they are, they will not be used in Yizhou, because Yizhou people have formed a serious orthodox thought of Han people because of the influence of Han culture all the year round.

However, when Leng Bao served as the governor of the Whitewater Army, the situation changed drastically. In Leng Bao's eyes, the Qiang people and the Han people were the same. He neither bullied the Qiang people nor beat them. They treat Qiang people and Han people equally. After the Qiang people have made meritorious service, they are rewarded just like the Han people. However, if they violate military discipline, they will also be severely punished.

Therefore, Leng Bao is very much loved by the soldiers in the Baishui Army, which has a complex source of troops, and the soldiers are also very willing to go through life and death for him.It is precisely because of this that Leng Bao gradually gained a firm foothold in the entire Sichuan army system and became a generation of famous generals.

Leng Bao walked in the front of the team, with all the cavalry behind him, and Liu Xun was mixed among these cavalry, pretending to be one of the cavalry, the purpose is to hide the truth, and also afraid of causing any trouble.

In fact, Liu Xun was not the only one hiding among these cavalry, even Zhang Fei and Peng Tuo pretended to be Qiang people and sneaked in here.

Pang Xi stood at the gate of Luocheng, watching Leng Bao and the others appear from a distance, he was elated, and brought people to greet him. No matter how unwilling Gao Pei and Yang Huai were, at this moment, they did not dare show up.But the most in the minds of the two people are doubts and extreme distrust of Zhang Ren.

Leng Bao and Pang Xi met each other twice, and the followers behind them all stopped. Leng Bao reined in the horse, jumped off the horse, walked straight to Pang Xi, cupped his hands respectfully, and said, "I have seen Pang Xi." Prefect!"

In the Han Dynasty, the official position of the prefect was equivalent to the administrative, military and judicial chiefs of a place. He had monopoly on everything and had great power. Both of these two people had lower official positions than Pang Xi.

Therefore, after seeing Pang Xi, Leng Bao had to give way.

Pang Xi knew Leng Bao, and the reason why he was able to become the prefect of Guanghan was also thanks to Leng Bao's recommendation.When Liu Zhang was electing the prefect of Guanghan, Leng Bao and Pang Xi were both candidates.At that time, Zhang Ren strongly recommended Leng Bao to be the prefect, but who would have thought that Leng Bao would resolutely reject the fat vacancy, give up the post of prefect of Guanghan, and recommend Pang Xi instead.

In this way, Pang Xi became the only candidate, and the prefect of Guanghan naturally fell on Pang Xi.

Therefore, when Pang Xi saw Leng Bao, he was more or less grateful. The two met again, like old friends who hadn't seen each other for many years. Although the words were few, the friendship between the two could be seen .

Pang Xi hurriedly said: "Captain Leng, what kind of politeness is there between you and me? By the way, why don't you see Eldest Young Master?"

Leng Bao said: "In order to ensure the safety of the eldest son on this journey, I let the eldest son wear the uniform of an ordinary soldier. In this way, there will be no such big goals, and we can arrive here safely. Prefect Pang , don’t worry, I’ll let someone bring the eldest son out and let you meet.”

As soon as the voice fell, Leng Bao turned around and gave some instructions to the soldier behind him. The soldier nodded, turned around and walked towards the back of the team. After a while, the soldier came back and followed behind him A person appeared.

Pang Xi looked intently, but saw that the person looked very familiar, who else could it be if it wasn't the eldest son Liu Xun.It's just that the elder son Liu Xun was wearing Qiang clothes, so he couldn't recognize him for a moment, which almost dazzled him.

When Liu Xun came to the front of the army, he saw Pang Xi leading the people standing in front of Leng Bao, and his face immediately beamed with joy. Surprised, he hurriedly called out, "My lord father-in-law!"

It is an iron fact that Pang Xi is Liu Xun's father-in-law.However, because Liu Xun was Liu Zhang's son, he seldom called Pang Xi's father-in-law directly in front of outsiders. He was still called Pang Xi and Pang Taishou at ordinary times, but only in private, he would call him Pang Xi's father-in-law.

Now, in a hurry, Liu Xun called Pang Xi's father-in-law directly, and in front of so many people, he called him so kindly, which made Pang Xi feel extremely kind in his heart.

Pang Xi's heart was already full of joy. Seeing Liu Xun's depressed face, his eyes were moistened, he hurried forward and hugged Liu Xun in his arms, then whispered in Liu Xun's ear: " Young Master, there are many people here, and in front of so many people, Young Master shouldn't be so weak, quickly put away your tears, so as not to be looked down upon by others."

Liu Xun was pampered and pampered since he was a child. When has he ever encountered such a danger? This trip to Baishui Pass almost cost him his life. I'm afraid there will be an indelible shadow left in his life experience. It is estimated that when I think about it in the future, I will feel scared, maybe.

However, after hearing Pang Xi's words, Liu Xun's heart immediately calmed down, and he tried hard to hold back the hot tears that were about to fall from his eyes, and forcibly held back the tears.

Leng Bao heard Pang Xi's whisper, and said in a timely manner: "Young Master, Pang Taishou, this is not a place to talk, let's go to the city and talk slowly."

Pang Xi looked at Leng Bao with grateful eyes, and felt that what Leng Bao said was really timely, so he hurriedly said: "Look at my memory, when I saw the eldest son, I was so excited that I almost forgot the business. No matter what happened before , in short, the eldest son has returned safely, this is a great thing. Go to the city, go to the city quickly!"

Supported by Pang Xi, Liu Xun turned around and walked towards the city, followed by Leng Bao, who also walked forward, while Gao Pei and Yang Huai also hurriedly chased after them, and walked side by side with Leng Bao , one left and one right sandwiched Leng Bao in the middle.

Gao Pei walked side by side with Leng Bao, and asked in a low voice: "Captain Leng, what's going on, didn't General Zhang send someone to inform you about the eldest son?"

Leng Bao was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly asked: "What exactly are you talking about?"

Gao Pei seemed to have noticed something, so he hurriedly waved his hands and said, "It's nothing, it's nothing..."

Although the words were said in this way, Gao Pei and Yang Huai became more mysterious and vague, and even the eyes they looked at each other became so unpredictable, as if they were guessing something.

Leng Bao is not a careful person, so he didn't care that much. Now in his heart, he has been preoccupied with other things, that is how to persuade Pang Xi to resist Liu Zhang together.

A group of people filed into the city, but among these people, they all had their own ulterior motives. The banquet was held in the eunuch's mansion, and Pang Xi hosted the banquet in person. I want to use alcohol to numb myself and forget the troubles and dangers I have encountered in the past two days.

But Liu Xun's capacity for drinking is not very good, so Liu Xun was already drunk before he had had a few drinks, lying on his back, sound asleep.

Pang Xi naturally felt sorry for his son-in-law, and hurriedly asked the housekeeper to help Liu Xun to the guest room to rest.

For the rest of the time, Pang Xi came to accompany Leng Bao, Gao Pei, Yang Huai and others to drink.However, the banquet didn't last too long, and it ended hastily. After Pang Xi sent Gao Pei and Yang Huai away, he arranged Leng Bao in the guest room, and all the soldiers and horses Leng Bao brought were arranged in one place in the city. In an idle barracks.

After Gao Pei and Yang Huai left the prefect's mansion, the two walked side by side on the way back to the barracks. The two of them were full of doubts along the way. Zhang Ren clearly arranged the plan, and he didn't know which link went wrong. Can keep Liu Xun alive.Not only is Liu Xun still alive, but he is also alive and well, and was sent back.

Isn't Leng Bao, the governor of Baishui, a subordinate of Zhang Ren?Why is Leng Bao the one who sent Liu Xun back?Could it be that Zhang Ren had other arrangements?
A series of questions bothered Gao Pei and Yang Huai. Their hearts were full of doubts, but they couldn't find anyone to seek the unexplainable answer.

"This time, Zhang Ren's plan is clearly to kill people with a knife, and he wants to get rid of the eldest son Liu Xun, but why Liu Xun is not only alive, but also rescued by Leng Bao?" Gao Pei rode a tall horse, Walking side by side with Yang Huai, muttering while walking.

Yang Huai shook his head vigorously and said, "I don't know about that either!"

Gao Pei suddenly asked: "Zhang Ren has always been resourceful, and this time there will be no such trouble. Zhang Ren asked us to lure the eldest son to Baishuiguan, but now the eldest son has come back safe and sound, but he was a little frightened. What do you say?" After the eldest son is fully awake, will he remember that we led him to Baishuiguan?"

Yang Huai slapped his thigh suddenly, and shouted loudly: "When you said that, I suddenly remembered a question. Zhang Ren said that he would use a borrowed knife to kill the eldest son, but today when you asked Leng Bao, Leng Bao doesn't seem to know about this at all. From this, it can be seen that Zhang Ren never strictly ordered Leng Bao not to rescue the eldest son. Now that Leng Bao has rescued the eldest son, when he returns to Chengdu, it will be a great contribution in front of the lord One thing, why do I think Zhang Ren’s plot to kill people with a knife is false, but in fact, he wants Leng Bao to use this incident to win military exploits, so as to take a step closer to mastering more troops?”

Gao Pei said: "It's not without reason. After all, the relationship between Leng Bao and Zhang Ren is extraordinary, and Leng Bao has always been a member of Zhang Ren's tent. If this is the case, isn't it borrowing the two of us?" As a stepping stone, and then secretly support Leng Bao?"

Yang Huai couldn't help scolding: "Damn it, I said earlier that Zhang Ren should not be easily trusted, but you just didn't listen. Now, everything we do is tantamount to making wedding dresses for others. Wait until When the eldest son returned to Chengdu, the lord asked why the eldest son went to Baishui Pass, and the eldest son told us the two of us, wouldn't we have suffered a disaster?"

"Then what do you say?" Gao Pei asked.

Yang Huai said: "Why don't you just do nothing, take this opportunity to kill the eldest son, and then put all the blame on Leng Bao. Even if Zhang Ren knows, there is no evidence to prove it, and he can't make it worse if he wants to investigate."

Gao Pei said: "This method is good. But we must kill Pang Xi and Leng Bao together, so as to ensure nothing goes wrong."

After the discussion, the two looked at each other and smiled, with weird smiles on their faces...

(End of this chapter)