Prancing Horse Xiliang

Chapter 95
Lingju, Wu Xi's official residence.

The night is getting dark, and there are staggered cups of wine in Wu's mansion, so it's very lively,

Wu Xi arranged a big banquet and called military academies above Sima and above to have a banquet.

When the wine was full, more than a dozen members of the military academy were so blushed and neck thick that they didn't even know their parents' surnames.

It should be said that these soldiers of the Northern Army used to be the most elite central officers and soldiers of the Han Empire. However, since Dong Zhuo entered Beijing, the life of the Northern Army has become more and more difficult day by day. was sent to the front.

Last year, he was transferred from Luoyang and sent to the border of Liangzhou.

It would be a lie to say that there is no resentment.

As soon as the wine was on the top, all the things I didn't dare to say at ordinary times were said.

Wu Xi scolded Dong Zhuo bitterly with his tongue out, and the rest of the military academies also cursed loudly.

When he was scolding vigorously, the door opened, and a young military academy member in uniform strode in.

"Gao Shun, why are you here?"

Wu Xi was stunned and said, "Didn't someone tell you to lead troops to patrol the city?"

When the rest of the military academies saw Gao Shun, they immediately woke up from the drunkenness and felt a little uncomfortable.

Gao Shun answered irrelevantly, and said solemnly: "Drinking alcohol is prohibited in the army. Right now, General Luo Zheng is going to the Baicao Beach to meet the alliance, so the city is empty. But the general gathers people to drink. If an enemy army invades, wouldn't it be a big mistake?"

Wu Xi said in embarrassment: "Now that the surrounding area is peaceful, how can there be enemy troops coming?"

Gao Shun did not flinch, and said bluntly: "Even if an invincible army invades, the general should not call all the generals to drink."

"Gao Shun, you are too presumptuous."

Wu Xi's face was a little restless, and he was furious. This Gao Shun was a bit old-fashioned, he never drank, and he hated drinking in the army, so Wu Xi sent him out to watch the night tonight, so as not to be an eyesore.

Who would have thought that Gao Shun dared to speak up without any scruples, Wu Xi became a little annoyed, and on top of that, he got drunk on the ground, how can he still Can't stand it.

Wu Xi said angrily at the time: "If you don't step down, don't blame someone for charging you with disrespect to an official."

Gao Shun's face darkened, and he wanted to say something.

However, his mouth moved, but he didn't say anything after all, and backed out with a long sigh.

Only then did Wu Xi heave a sigh of relief, and suddenly realized that he was quite afraid of Gao Shun.

Gao Shun is a clean man, he doesn't like drinking, and he doesn't like women. He eats with the soldiers when he is hungry, and camps with the soldiers when he sleeps. He must take the lead in the first battle. He is loved by the soldiers under his command and has a high prestige in the army. .

When a mediocrity and a genius stand together, they will feel inferior.

Wu Xi had this feeling towards Gao Shun, and he wouldn't reprimand Gao Shun in normal times.

Today, after drinking some wine, Gao Shun got angry when he contradicted him, so he reprimanded him.However, when Gao Shun left, Wu Xi realized that he was a little afraid of seeing this guy, especially when he couldn't make up his mind, he was most afraid of seeing Gao Shun.

Outside the gate of Wu Mansion, Gao Shun strode away.

A personal soldier hurried up to greet him and asked, "General, where is General Wu Xi..."

Gao Shun sighed, waved his hands, and said nothing, just ordered: "Let the brothers work hard, divide into three groups and take turns to rest every other hour, don't be careless, go!"

"As ordered."

The soldiers agreed and withdrew immediately.

Gao Shun did not go back to the City Guard Office, but brought dozens of soldiers to patrol the city in person, warning the soldiers not to slack off at every gate, while the soldiers all patted their chests to promise that they were on duty seriously and very vigilant, and none of them neglected their duties. .

"Brothers have worked hard!"

Gao Shun patted the next soldier on the shoulder, then turned and left.

The soldier stared at Gao Shun's back with respect and said loudly: "Don't worry, general, brothers eat enough and wear warm clothes. Life is much better than when we were in Luoyang. We will never lose face of our Northern Army soldiers." .”

Gao Shun didn't look back, and strode away with dozens of soldiers.

It wasn't until Choushi passed, when the Wanjia lights went out, that I prepared to go back to the City Guard Office to have a look.

At this moment, a fire suddenly ignited in the east of the city.

"General, the east of the city is on fire!"

A soldier pointed to the east of the city and said.

Gao Shun saw it without the soldiers reminding him, and his eyes were terrified at that time.

In the middle of the night, the people living in the city had already fallen asleep, so how could there be a fire without complaint or reason.

"Niu Da, take a few people to see what's going on!"

Calm and calm, Gao Shun casually ordered a soldier to check.

"As ordered."

The soldier named Niu Da agreed, and then flew to the east of the city with a few soldiers.

Gao Shun waved his hand and said, "Let's go to the southern city government office."

A small school quickly asked: "General, should we go and have a look?"

Gao Shun said: "No need, if the fire is really caused by the people, send someone to investigate and put out the fire. If someone wants to make trouble, I will go to the east of the city, and I will fulfill the thief's wish. The government office can respond to all changes with no change."

The small principal admired: "What the general said is true."

Gao Shun suddenly stopped and said, "Quickly punish people to go to the four gates to inquire, but if there is any trouble, report it immediately."

"As ordered."

Immediately, more than ten soldiers rushed away and went to the four gates.

Only then did Gao Shun take the remaining [-] or so soldiers and hurried to the south of the city to go to the government office.

However, within a few steps, they heard shouts of killing and screams from the east of the city.

Soon, the west, south, and north of the city also ignited fires, and there were shouts of killing and screams.

"Sure enough, there are thieves making trouble!"

Gao Shun's eyes froze, he stopped immediately, and said in a deep voice: "Go to Wu's mansion quickly and report to General Wu Xi, and say that there are thieves who set fire to the riots. In case there are foreign enemies to help, General Wu Xi must quickly gather an army to take precautions." .”

"As ordered."

Some soldiers responded with a clang and rushed away.

Gao Shun continued: "Go quickly to the cavalry camp and tell Lord Wang Meng that there are thieves in the city who are setting fire to riots, and there may be enemy troops outside the city who want to take advantage of the chaos to take advantage of the chaos. Please, Lord Zhao Meng lead [-] cavalry to respond to prevent our infantry from being exhausted. "

"As ordered."

Some soldiers went away again.

A small officer next to him asked urgently: "General, fire is burning everywhere in the city right now, should we go to the city gate?"

Gao Shun waved his hand, and said in a deep voice: "There are big fires in all directions, and there are many thieves in the city. In order to avoid being tricked by the thieves, you must not mess up your position. Wait for definite news to come before you make any plans."

"As ordered."

The little school promised, and listened carefully to the movement in all directions.

After half a stick of incense time passed, the fires in all directions became more and more intense, screams and shouts of killing were everywhere, and I don't know how many thieves are making trouble. count.

Gao Shun's face was solemn, but not disturbed at all, he stood in the middle of the street and waited for the news from all directions.

A few sneaky guys in front of us poked their heads at the end of the street, took a walk here, and saw more than [-] soldiers standing in the middle of the street with knives, they immediately ran away, and soon disappeared into the night. It is undoubtedly a thief at first glance.

A small school looked at Gao Shun, seeing that Gao Shun had no intention of chasing and killing him, he couldn't help but said: "General, these guys look like thieves who are making trouble. Do you want to send someone to chase and kill them?"

Gao Shun waved his hand and said: "No need, as long as the city is not lost, where can these thieves hide. You just need to wait for dawn and conduct a strict investigation to find them. How can they be confused by a few thieves in the district? Big."

The little school thought about it, so he closed his mouth.

At this moment, the east, west, and south gates suddenly heard shouts of killing rising into the sky.

The leader of the team immediately changed his face, and shouted: "The general is not good, there are thieves attacking the gate of the city."

Gao Shun said in a deep voice: "Wait a minute, if there are enemy troops who want to seize the city at night, how can they attack the three gates at the same time. Even if there are bandits sneaking into the city and hiding, the number of them will definitely not be many, and it is impossible to attack at the same time Three doors."

"This……"

The team leader was startled, speechless for a while.

The soldiers looked solemn, and surrounded Gao Shun with knives, intently on guard.

The flames soared into the sky, and the shouts and killings were louder and louder.

On the quiet long street, soldiers rushed over to assemble, and soon five hundred infantry gathered.

Time seemed to slow down, and the soldiers felt that an hour had passed in just one stick of incense.

Suddenly, the north gate, which had been very quiet until now, finally heard a shocking cry of killing.

"Good thief, it really is a fraud!"

Gao Shun's eyes flashed, and he shouted: "Go, go to the north gate!"

Immediately, more than [-] infantry shouted and followed Gao Shun straight to the north gate.

(End of this chapter)