The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 734
In the early morning of the next day, it was as if a pot had exploded in Dianchi County. Near the granary in the county, there was a sea of ​​people, hundreds of peasants driving ox carts, pulling cart after cart of grain. Under the escort of [-] officers and soldiers, they officially embarked on the journey.

Yong Kai, the prefect of Yizhou, saw him off at the gate of the city in person. He said to Yongshun who was about to leave: "Second brother, the escort of grain and grass is the most important thing this time. You must be careful. When you get to Meng Huo, no matter how Meng Huo is, Whatever you say, you have to bear it, and you must not make mistakes, understand?"

Yongshun nodded heavily, and said: "Don't worry, big brother, I have my own sense of proportion in my heart, and I will definitely handle this matter properly!"

The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, and then separated. Yongshun yelled, urging the grain transport army to leave Dianchi County.

This grain transportation team escorted a total of [-] shi of grain, and planned to transport it to Menghuo's tribe in two batches.

The tribe led by Meng Huo was stationed in the Ailao Mountain area between Yizhou County and Yongchang County. His original tribe should be in Yueyi County, but Meng Huo conquered the Ailao Mountain area in order to expand his influence. The Heni tribe and the Ailao tribe occupied their lands. Since then, they have been stationed in Ailao Mountain and photographed many other tribes from a distance.

Therefore, if Yongshun wanted to transport grain from Dianchi Lake to the Ailao Mountain area, he had to pass through Shengxiu County. Meng Huo's tribe lay in ambush in the Biyun Mountain area of ​​Shengxiu County, waiting for an opportunity.

Meng Huo was originally bewitched by Yong Kai, so he rebelled with him, and he himself was even more courageous, belonging to the kind of person with well-developed limbs but a simple mind, so Yong Kai has always used him to help him achieve his goals .

However, when Li Hui approached Meng Huo secretly and explained everything to Meng Huo, Meng Huo harbored a trace of hatred towards Yong Kai.Moreover, Meng Huo himself is very ambitious, otherwise he would not use force to unify the various tribes in Nanzhong.

In addition, Li Hui boasted again, persuading Meng Huo to kill Yong Kai, and instead, Meng Huo seemed to have seen a ray of light, and couldn't hold back anymore, so he thought about how to kill Yong Kai.

However, Yong Kai has a great reputation in Nanzhong, and he is very good at buying people's hearts. Seven or eight out of ten people in Nanzhong have received Yong Kai's favor.If you want to kill Yong Kai, you will definitely become the target of scolding by the whole Nanzhong.Even if Meng Huo could kill Yong Kai by force, he couldn't guarantee that he would be able to secure a firm seat in Nanzhong.

Therefore, under Li Hui's plan, Meng Huo decided to find a reason to start a war, let Yong Kai attack him first, and fight back in self-defense. After killing Yong Kai, he will not be infamous.

That's why Meng Huo opened his mouth to the Yongkai lion and asked for [-] shi of grain, and he himself led an army disguised as bandits, preparing to rob and kill the grain transport team on the way.In this way, he said that he had not received the food, so he could continue to ask Yong Kai for food and grass.

Yongshun took [-] soldiers and escorted [-] stones of grain and grass. After starting from Dianchi County, he didn't stop much along the way. Due to the long and rough road, it took Yongshun and others two full days to reach Shengxiu County.

Just after noon, everyone was a little tired, so Yong ordered everyone to stop and rest, and started cooking.

Now the whole of Nanzhong has surrendered to Yong Kai, and Yongshun has become the prefect of Yongchang. Menghuo's forces are scattered in Yizhou and Yongchang, so the entire grain transportation team is very lax, thinking that no one dares to Looted this batch of official food.

However, they were wrong. Just as everyone was resting on the spot, there was a sudden bang, and dense arrows shot out from all directions. Everyone was caught off guard, and there were many casualties.

And at this time, groups of black masked men rushed out from all directions with machetes in their hands, killing anyone they saw, without asking indiscriminately, and these black masked men were all strong and vigorous. Naturally, they had the upper hand against the unsuspecting officers and civilians.

It never occurred to Yongshun that he would encounter bandits of unknown origin here, and this gang of bandits was very powerful, like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, swords and swords flashed, blood splattered everywhere, and corpses flew everywhere.

Yongshun had never been on a battlefield before, seeing this situation, his stomach started churning continuously, and he vomited out with a wow.

At this moment, the civilian husbands fled everywhere like frightened birds, and the officers and soldiers did not receive effective command. Thousands of people were slaughtered like a piece of loose sand.

Half an hour later, the battle was over, all the food transporters were killed, leaving no one behind, while Yongshun's head was chopped off by a man in black and tied around his waist, showing off his might.

In a small area, corpses were strewn about, blood flowing like rivers, and none of the men in black who attacked suddenly were injured.

At this time, Meng Huo came out from the hillside, and beside him was Li Hui, a scribe dressed in Han Chinese clothes.

The man in black who beheaded Yongshun immediately ran to Meng Huo, offered Yongshun's head, and demanded a reward.

Meng Huo glanced at Yongshun's head, turned his face and said to Li Hui, "Now that Yongshun is dead and the food and grass are ours, what should we do next?"

Li Huidao: "Send someone pretending to be an officer to notify Yong Kai, saying that the grain and grass have been robbed, and Yongshun and others have all been killed. Let's see how Yong Kai reacts. At the same time, the king should transport the grain away as soon as possible. Hidden it well, and Yong Kai discovered the province. Besides, the king should send another person to inform Yong Kai, and continue to ask for food and grass."

Meng Huo nodded, and immediately sent people to do what Li Hui said.

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In Dianchi County Yamen, Yong Kai has been preoccupied all the time, and his right eyelid has been twitching all the time.Such symptoms started in the morning, and since Yongshun left, his heart has never been at peace, for fear that something might go wrong with the grain and grass that Yongshun escorted.

After lunch, Yong Kai was resting in the mansion when someone came to report that something had happened to the food delivery team. Yong Kai hurriedly got up from the bed and followed the reporter to the hall, but he saw a man with blood all over his face. people kneel there.

When the man saw Yong Kai coming, he immediately cried out: "My lord, the grain and grass... the grain and grass..."

"What happened to the food and grass?" Yong Kai hurriedly asked.

"The grain and grass were robbed by a group of thieves of unknown origin, and even Mr. Yong was killed. If the little one hadn't escaped by pretending to be dead, he might have already become a dead soul under the sword."

When Yong Kai heard the news, it was like a thunderbolt from the blue sky. The food and grass were robbed, and Yongshun and the rest of the army were wiped out. Such a blow was too great for him.With trembling hands, he suddenly asked: "There have never been any thieves in Yizhou and Yongchang. Where did this group of thieves come from? Have you ever seen the appearance of the leader, is it a Han or a barbarian?"

"The gang of thieves were all dressed in black and covered their faces. It was impossible to tell who they were, and their number was several times that of ours. It was impossible to tell whether they were Han Chinese or barbarians!"

Yong Kai's whole body was limp, and he sat down on the seat, raised his hand, and waved weakly towards the messenger, signaling him to leave.

As soon as the reporter left, Yong Kai's confidant came in, cupped his hands and said to Yong Kai, "My lord, the envoy sent by Meng Huo has arrived."

Yong Kai was startled, and smiled wryly, "I didn't expect Meng Huo's envoy to come so soon! Let him in."

"Here!"

Not long after, a man with a length of one foot and two inches, a hulking back, and a ferocious face entered the hall, and performed a barbarian courtesy towards Yong Kai, and shouted loudly: "See Mr. Yong!"

Yong Kai knew this man, and he was the number one warrior under Meng Huo's tent, the leader of the Wu Ge tribe, and he was called Wu Tu Gu.It is said that this person does not eat grains, but feeds on raw snakes and beasts. He has scales on his body, which can avoid knives and arrows. I don't know if it is true or not.

In the past, Yong Kai only heard about it, but now seeing this man with his own eyes, he couldn't help but feel a little shuddering, especially the pair of lantern-like eyes staring at him with radiance, and because he is too tall , Yong Kai could only look up at his neck, so that Wu Gutu felt condescending.

"King Meng sent you here, why?" Yong Kai asked straight to the point.

"My lord was very angry when he learned that the food and grass sent by Mr. Yong was robbed in the area of ​​Biyun Mountain. He wanted to lead the army to chase after the robbers, but the place is under the lord's rule. If my lord doesn't say hello to him, So I led troops into this place, I'm afraid my lord will misunderstand. So my lord sent me here to inform you that my lord is going to lead an army of [-] into Yizhou County. Find it out, otherwise, there will be no place for my king's face to be saved."

The incident happened in Yizhou County, and this batch of grain and grass was given to Meng Huo. The thieves knew that it was Meng Huo's grain and grass, but they still wanted to rob it. It was a challenge to Meng Huo's authority.In Yong Kai's view, Meng Huo's behavior was in line with his personality.

Moreover, Yong Kai himself also wanted to find out who was behind the scenes, who dared to go to the east at the age of Tai Sui, and didn't want to live anymore.

"That's fine. Since your king is willing to lead his troops to help me find the robbers, I am very grateful. When I find the gang of thieves, the food and grass that was robbed by them will be yours. In addition, I will send another [-] shi of food." , you can also start from here directly to attack Qianwei County. Please tell your king that the remaining [-] shi of grain will be delivered to you within two days."

Wu Tugu said: "Then I will take my leave."

"No delivery!"

After Wu Tugu left, the more Yong Kai thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong. Why did Meng Huo come here so quickly?So Yong Kai sent someone to find Wang Kang and told Wang Kang about the matter.

After hearing this, Mrs. Wang was shocked and cried out, "What happened?"

"It's absolutely true!" Yong Kai said.

Mrs. Wang frowned, pondered for a moment, and asked, "My lord, don't you think there is something strange about this matter?"

(End of this chapter)