The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 672 Chapter 671
Yizhou, Chengdu, State Mufu.

When Liu Zhang received the news that Luocheng was occupied by Zhang Fei, it was like hearing a thunderbolt from the blue sky, his ears were buzzing, so that he couldn't hear what the civil and military chattered in the hall.

When the news came out, almost everyone present was shocked. Even Zhang Ren, the governor of Yizhou Military and Horse Commander who had always been extremely calm, frowned when he heard the news.

Zhang Ren stood at the front of the hall, looking at Liu Zhang who was sitting at the top with a shocked expression on his face, and heard the chattering voices of other people, the whole hall was as noisy as a vegetable market.

"Luocheng is the gateway to Chengdu. Now that it is occupied, Chengdu is in danger. I also heard that Zhang Fei is an invincible general. If he really leads an army to kill him, how should we deal with it?"

"Yes, yes, now Liu Gui, Deng Xian, Gao Pei, Yang Huai and others have died in battle one after another. Yan Yan and Leng Bao have surrendered to Zhang Fei. Zhang Fei seems to have descended from the sky. If he really attacks, he will probably be killed. To catch us off guard, why not... why don't we go to Qianwei County in the south to take shelter before Zhang Fei attacks..."

"That's a good proposal. My lord can sit in Qianwei County and command the army to fight back. After defeating Zhang Fei, it won't be too late to return to Chengdu..."

A group of civil servants were chattering non-stop there, but most of them were frustrating words because of fear. According to reports from people who escaped from Luocheng, Zhang Fei led only 800 people into Shu, and then surrendered Yan Yan one after another. , Leng Bao, successively beheaded Liu Gui, Deng Xian, Gao Pei, Yang Huai and other famous generals in Sichuan, and even incorporated all their troops under his command. Now they have become tens of thousands of mercenaries, and they have firmly controlled Ba The warlords in the county, Guanghan and other places, and as of today, it has only been half a month since Zhang Fei entered Shu, which has to be said to be surprising news.

Zhang Ren, who had been standing there without saying a word, could no longer hold back his laughter when he heard the frustrated words of some civil servants, and shouted angrily, "Shut up all of them! Anyone who dares to say anything else will be punished!"

As soon as Zhang Ren's voice fell, the hall immediately became silent, and no one dared to say a word.

I saw Zhang Ren took a step forward and said respectfully to Liu Zhang: "My lord, I am willing to lead an army to Luocheng to recover the lost land, and I will also take off Zhang Fei's head and use his skull as a pawn. Wine Lord, offer wine to the lord!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Zhang said hastily, "I'm relieved to have the Governor here. How many soldiers and horses you need to mobilize, the Governor, just open your mouth, and the government will give its full support in Chengdu."

Zhang Ren didn't even think about it, so he said to Liu Zhang, "[-] elite soldiers are enough!"

After hearing this, Liu Zhang felt a little surprised, and hurriedly said: "General Governor, don't underestimate the enemy. The man who escaped just now also said that Zhang Fei has about 4 or 3 troops, and you only take [-] to go." , is it a little less?"

Zhang Ren said with a smile: "My lord, don't worry. Although Zhang Fei has a lot of troops, most of them are forced to surrender. My lord has been in Yizhou for many years, and the people are grateful. As long as I lead troops Go, those soldiers who surrendered will naturally transfer to my subordinates, and Zhang Fei will be defeated by himself at that time. Such a clown is not worth worrying about. As for Yan Yan and Leng Bao Rebels, my lord has always been kind to them, I didn't expect them to switch to Zhang Fei's command, after I kill Zhang Fei, I will treat these two rebels to pieces, so as to vent my hatred in my lord's heart!"

"Great governor..." a civil servant said suddenly, "That Zhang Fei is not an unknown soldier, but a fierce general who is invincible. In today's world, there are only a handful of people who can withstand his attack... "

"You bastard!" Zhang Ren turned his face and cursed at the civil servant directly in front of Liu Zhang, "How dare you raise other people's ambitions and destroy your own prestige? Did Zhang Fei do you any favors? Come on... ..."

The civil official was so frightened that he knelt down on the ground and begged Liu Zhang repeatedly: "My lord, I'm just reminding the governor that I'm not in harmony with Zhang Fei, but I'm just worried that the governor is too underestimating the enemy. Lord Mingcha."

After Liu Zhang heard this, he said to Zhang Ren: "Governor, he also had good intentions, just wanted to remind you. In my opinion, let's forget about this matter. Now is the time for employing people, and I hope everyone The governor is merciful and spares his life!"

Zhang Ren was filled with anger, and he had no place to express his worries, when the civil servant bumped into him himself, and just in time to vent all his anger on that person.

In fact, he was angry not because of what the civil servant said, but because of Zhang Fei.Zhang Fei only brought 800 people to Shu, but in just half a month, he could grow to 4 to [-] people. I have to say that this is what shocked him.Moreover, if it is said that Yan Yan surrendered to Zhang Fei, he still believes it. After all, Yan Yan has been squeezed out by him repeatedly, and he has long been dissatisfied with him, and rebellious things will inevitably happen.But what he never expected was that even Leng Bao, whom he cultivated and promoted, surrendered to Zhang Fei. This was something he couldn't let go of.

Since Liu Zhang came forward in person, Zhang Ren had no reason not to forgive the civil servant, so he waved his hand and stopped talking.

At this time, the civil servant stood up from the ground, first thanked Zhang Ren for not killing him, and then said to Liu Zhang: "My lord, now that Yan Yan and Leng Bao have defected to the enemy army, they are already rebellious thieves." Among them, Leng Bao's family members are still in the city, it is better to arrest them all and kill them all, so as to avoid future troubles, lest they should cooperate with Leng Bao."

"Okay, I'll leave this matter to you." Liu Zhang felt that what the civil servant said made sense, so he agreed directly.

At this time, Zhang Ren suddenly stopped and said, "My lord, no!"

Liu Zhang asked, "Great Governor, why not?"

"Leng Bao is one of the generals I single-handedly selected. I don't believe that he has taken refuge in Zhang Fei, and his family has been in Chengdu. Over the years, Leng Bao has been devoted to his lord. If Leng Bao really wants to surrender to Zhang Fei If Fei is not thinking of himself, he should be thinking of his family. And based on what I know about Leng Bao, Leng Bao has always attached great importance to his family, so how could he easily surrender to Zhang Fei and ignore his family?" Zhang Rendao.

"You mean, is Leng Bao a false surrender?" Liu Zhang suddenly realized.

Zhang Rendao: "It's very possible. Even if Leng Bao is not a false surrender, I believe it must be Zhang Fei's deliberate countermeasure. He wanted to surrender Leng Bao, but Leng Bao was unwilling to surrender, so he imprisoned Leng Bao, and then disclosed to the public. Saying that Leng Bao has surrendered is to let us know on purpose, so as to anger the lord, and use the lord's hand to kill Leng Bao's family. If the lord really kills Leng Bao's family, it is equivalent to cutting off Leng Bao's family. Thinking about it, maybe Leng Bao turned to Zhang Fei in a fit of anger, and became an enemy of the lord from then on. Not only that, Leng Bao is also a rare general. Compared with Yan Yan, he is more familiar with my military operations One move, if we are really forced to surrender Zhang Fei, then Leng Bao will become a serious problem for me. Please think twice, my lord!"

Liu Zhang thought about it for a while, and said immediately: "Just pretend that I didn't say anything about it. Commander-in-Chief, what are your plans?"

Zhang Ren said with a smile: "Your Majesty, don't worry, as long as I lead the army to go out, I will definitely wipe out this group of enemies. I want Zhang Fei to know that there are not no talents in my Sichuan, and let him from now on. I regret coming to Shuzhong. Isn’t the Han court looking for Zhang Fei now? After I kill Zhang Fei and take his head, my lord can send someone to send Zhang Fei’s head to the court. Naturally, I will not miss my word, not only will there be great rewards, but also officials and ranks, so my lord can sit back and relax in Yizhou."

Liu Zhang laughed and said, "This plan is very good. However, [-] soldiers and horses are still too few. You take all the [-] garrisons outside the city, and you must kill Zhang Fei completely. In addition, you must ensure that Xun'er No matter what method you use, you cannot let Zhang Fei hurt Xun'er."

Zhang Ren frowned, but still clasped his fists and said, "Here!"

Next, Liu Zhang asked people to draft an order to send troops, with Huang Quan and Zhang Song as the troops, Zhonglang General Wu Yi as the vanguard, Lei Tong, Zhang Yi, Wu Lan, Wu Ban, Fei Shi, Dong He, Zhuo Ying, Fei Guan, Lu Yi and others were the generals. Xu Jing, the prefect of Yizhou, was in charge of the dispatch of food and grass.

This time, Liu Zhang sent out all the generals he could, leaving only [-] standing troops in the city, and asked Zhizhong Wang Lei to temporarily serve as the prefect of Yizhou to be responsible for the security of Chengdu.

Taking Liu Zhang's order, Zhang Ren took his leave. When he left the hall of the government office, he jumped on a fast horse. Go to the barracks.

On the outskirts of Chengdu, near Mount Qingcheng, an army of 5 people is stationed. This army is the most elite part of the entire Yizhou army. It is divided into five battalions, each with 5 soldiers. There is one captain, five in total, namely Wu Lan, Lei Tong, Zhang Yi, Zhuo Ying, and Fei Guan. In addition to these five captains, there is a Zhonglang general who is appointed by Wu Yi. Assuming the post, he is fully responsible for all affairs of the [-] army. He is usually only responsible to Liu Yan, Liu Zhang and his son.

Even Zhang Ren, who has always been trusted by Liu Zhang, needs Liu Zhang's order to mobilize the [-] troops.That is to say, Zhang Ren is the superintendent of soldiers and horses in name, but only the [-] troops cannot be mobilized by him at will.

As for Wu Yi, who was appointed as Zhonglang general, although his position is not high, his status is enough to sit on the same level as Zhang Renping, because he was one of the generals who followed Liu Yan to Shu very early, and witnessed Liu's success in Yizhou. He also participated in many major decisions and won the trust of Liu Yan. Later, his sister became Liu Yan's son and Liu Zhang's brother Liu Mao's wife. In addition, Wu Because Yi is young and relatively light, he has a very deep friendship with Liu Zhang, and he is Liu Zhang's best friend who can entrust his life.

Different from Zhang Ren, although Wu Yi is deeply trusted, he has always disliked forming cliques, and often rejects gifts from outsiders. It is precisely because of this that Liu Zhang trusts Wu Yi more and more.

Moreover, Wu Yi's family is also very prominent. His ancestral home is Chenliu, and his uncle Wu Kuang was a general under the command of General He Jin at that time. , happened to be under Liu Yan, and Liu Yan and Wu Yi's father had a very good relationship.Later, Wu Yi's father died of illness, and before his death, he entrusted Wu Yi and others to Liu Yan. When Liu Yan entered Shu, Wu Yi took the whole family, including his uncle's son Wu Ban's family, to follow Liu Yan into the village. Shu has always been a general under Liu Yan's tent. Later, when he entered Shu, Wu Yi made many military exploits and gradually became a capable general in Liu Yan's army. After the two sons died unexpectedly, Wu Yi should be recognized as his adopted son.

But before Wu Yi was considered a adopted son by Liu Yan, Liu Yan was already seriously ill, so the matter was let go.When Liu Yan died, Wu Yi became one of Tuogu's important ministers, and later used the power of Dongzhou soldiers to put down Zhao Wei's rebellion.

Later, Dongzhou soldiers were squeezed out and killed unjustly. Wu Yi secretly helped many Dongzhou soldiers and incorporated them into his own army. After years of rigorous training, he merged with the local Shu people to form the current [-] army.

However, Wu Yi has never been willing to get involved in politics, and he is unwilling to interfere too much in Liu Zhang's affairs, but whenever Liu Zhang wants to make some crazy decisions, Wu Yi always comes out to stop him.

Even Zhang Ren, who is very powerful, should be polite when he meets Wu Yi.But because of their different political views, the two also disagreed openly and secretly.

Zhang Ren is an out-and-out Shu native, and also a general with great military talent. He also started forming cliques, and his power increased dramatically for a time.

On the contrary, Wu Yi himself is an immigrant, and he never forgot his special status. He also often offered advice to Liu Yan and Liu Zhang, asking them to select talents on their own merits, no matter what their status is, as long as they are talented.When Liu Yan entered Shu, due to the lack of talents and Shu people's xenophobia, Liu Yan accepted Wu Yi's suggestion to vigorously develop Dongzhou soldiers, and asked Wu Yi to form Dongzhou soldiers and develop Dongzhou soldiers.At that time, Dongzhou soldiers grew stronger in the hands of Wu Yi, guarding Liu Yan's position in Yizhou and gradually stabilized.Later, because of the Dongzhou soldiers themselves, some of the leaders were greedy for power and even had evil intentions. They wanted to overthrow Liu Yan. The general of the state army.

But since then, Dongzhou soldiers have been repeatedly suppressed and no longer trusted. Even Wu Yi has been implicated and demoted to common people.It was not until Zhao Wei's rebellion that Wu Yi was reactivated. At that time, Wu Yi regained his former prestige and quickly recruited an army to help Liu Zhang quell the rebellion.

Later, Liu Zhang was grateful for Wu Yi's actions, so he appointed him as Zhonglang General, responsible for commanding troops and horses stationed at the foot of Qingcheng Mountain, and guarding the defense of Chengdu.

Since then, Wu Yi has been in the Qingcheng Mountain area, gradually growing stronger, training the army with all his heart, and secretly recruiting many Dongzhou soldiers, and mixed with the local Shu people to form an army. After a few years, this army became Become an elite soldier in Yizhou.

However, since then, Wu Yi no longer interfered in political affairs, nor cared about people and things outside, but gained more and more trust from Liu Zhang.

Mount Qingcheng is very close to Chengdu. Zhang Ren rode a fast horse and arrived at the military camp at the foot of Mount Qingcheng in the blink of an eye.

This is not the first time for Zhang Ren, but every time he comes here, Zhang Ren has to put away his superior airs over others, because Wu Yi, the general in charge here, is a very difficult person to provoke .

Zhang Ren joined the army late, and his main achievements were in dealing with Zhang Lu and pacifying the minority rebellion in Nanzhong. Compared with Wu Yi, he was younger and more talented.But the trust he received was not as much as Wu Yi's.

Sometimes he wondered what kind of person Wu Yi was that could make Liu Zhang trust him so much.At least from the beginning to the end, Zhang Ren had never met Wu Yi.

No matter what important occasions, Wu Yi never attended, and always sent his cousin Wu Ban to come, so Zhang Ren only knew Wu Ban, but not Wu Yi, and he also heard that since Wu Yi came here, After that, he never stepped out of the barracks once, and it was unbelievable that a person could persist like this.

The military camp at the foot of Qingcheng Mountain is a large military camp, but the military camp is subdivided into five camps: front, rear, middle, left and right. The five camps seem to be unconnected, but they are closely connected.

The place where Zhang Ren arrived on horseback was the front camp of this barracks.In the camp of the front battalion, all the soldiers were full of energy. Even when they were standing guard, they gave people a different kind of spirit, which made people know that this army was an elite soldier.

On the watchtower in the camp, when the soldiers saw Zhang Ren coming to the gate of the camp, they rushed outside and shouted, "Who is here?"

Zhang Ren didn't wear armor, but was dressed in strong clothes. Hearing someone in the camp ask, he replied: "I am Zhang Ren, the governor of Yizhou Military and Horse Commander, and I am here to dispatch troops by the order of my lord!"

The voice was high-pitched, thick and powerful, and he raised Liu Zhang's command high as he spoke.

"Wait here, I will report to my general!"

As soon as the words fell, a person in the camp hurried to a huge tent in the front camp.

Not long after, a man wearing a helmet came out from the big tent. This man was about 30 years old, with a burly figure and a tall build. On top of the steed, with the call order held high in his hand, he ran over in three steps at a time.

"Lei Tong, the former battalion captain of the last general, met the governor. The subordinates of the last general did not know the governor, so that the last general was far away. I hope the governor will forgive me!" This person reported his family.

(End of this chapter)