The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 106 Lead the snake out of the hole
After beheading Sima Ju, the three most unstable generals in the Taiping Army, Sima Ju, Xu He, and Zhang Baiqi, were left with only the last two. It will fall into a place of eternal doom, but now that Badong County is taken over by Zhou Tai, it has 2 troops, which happens to be able to deter Fuling County, which is adjacent to Badong County to the south.

Zhang Baiqi from Fuling County is enjoying the dance leisurely in his courtyard. There is always a faint smile on his rough face.

The servant walked directly through the crowd of dancers in the courtyard, and even stepped on the dancer's skirt of a dancer, leading several people down. The pleasing dance was destroyed in an instant, and the chaos in the field made Zhang Baiqi furious. Angry, he was about to reprimand that person for not being able to walk without eyes, and for not knowing the rules.

How hard is it to make a detour?If you insist on walking in the middle of the courtyard, you are sincerely trying to destroy it?

But before he yelled, the servants said to him in a panic: "General, the general was defeated in Jingzhou. After withdrawing the army and returning to Badong County, kill General Sima!"

His head seemed to explode. Zhang Baiqi was dizzy. He took two steps back in a hurry and helped the stone table in the hospital. He asked the servants: "My lord was defeated in Jingzhou? How many casualties? Why did you kill Sima Ju?"

The servant shook his head and said, "I don't know the details, but the person who came to report confirmed that the general had indeed beheaded Sima Ju."

With a dry mouth, Zhang Baiqi's forehead was covered with cold sweat, and he suddenly asked in a deep voice, "Is the person who reported the letter under Sima Ju's subordinate or the Lord's?"

The servant was taken aback for a moment, and said blankly, "I don't know about this."

"Hurry up and find out the identity of the messenger! Did someone from Sima Ju escape from Badong County to report the news, or did the lord deliberately send someone to report the news!"

Zhang Baiqi sat slumped on the stone bench, picked up the teacup to soothe his throat, and suppressed the shock, but a look of anger appeared on his face, and he slammed the teacup on the ground.

If Sima Ju's subordinates came down to report the letter, then things might have gotten so bad that they couldn't protect themselves.

If someone from Guo Jia came to report the letter, then the biggest possibility is a temptation.

At this moment, life is hanging by a thread!

After the servant came back and showed that the person who reported the letter was from Chengdu with Xu Shu, Zhang Baiqi breathed a sigh of relief, and then his expression changed again, and he shouted to the servant with a ferocious expression: "Take all the gifts received by the mansion. Give me back! Qin Wu’s younger sister, I’m not married anymore! Retire! Send someone to the barracks to recruit generals to discuss matters!”

Soon, Zhang Baiqi of Fuling County drew a clear line with the Yizhou gentry, and released the three thousand recruits he had just recruited. Even though he lived a comfortable life in Fuling County, he did not condone his subordinates to do evil , It's just that running the army is not as hard as it used to be.

In Jiangyang County, southeast of Chengdu, only one Qianwei County away from Chengdu, Xu He was shocked and angry when he heard the news of Guo Jia's defeat in Jingzhou and Sima Ju's death.

"Ah! Guo Jia's son! Sima Ju came out of the same school as me, and made great contributions to your entry into Yizhou. If you kill anyone, you can't kill him!"

In the prefect's mansion in Jiangyang City, Xu He was slashing wildly with a long knife, and the house that was well organized before was already in a mess.

Xu He's yellow scarf soldiers who were born and died with him were waiting for orders outside the house of the prefect. The young man in the front suddenly asked another young man in luxurious clothes beside him, "Qin Wu, why do you think the general killed Sima?" General?"

Qin Wu, Qin Mi's cousin, Qin Ye's second son.

Facing Xu and his son's question, the gentle and clean Qin Wulang said: "The general made two mistakes. One, the general wanted to eradicate dissidents, but he didn't see clearly who was loyal and who was traitor. Sima Ju Both General Xu and General are loyal to the General, and have made great contributions to the General's foundation today. It can be said that he has sacrificed his life, but the General turned a blind eye to this credit and loyalty! Second, the General's attack on Jingzhou failed, and he died Gui, there must be an unsettled anger in his heart, but he was reluctant to vent his anger on Xu Chu Dianwei and other generals, but he killed General Sima. From this, it can be seen that the general had a deep prejudice against General Sima and General Xu, and even killed them in vain The level of a hero!"

After saying this, Qin Wu cupped his hands in the main hall of the prefect's mansion and said loudly: "General Xu, you should hand over your military power immediately and let Chengdu send generals to guard Jiangyang. A good death."

Xu He, who had already put on his armor, walked out of the hall with firm steps. With a stern face, Xu He raised his sword in his hand and shouted at the officers and soldiers in the courtyard: "Guo Jia is ungrateful! He forgot who allowed him to walk out of the Taihang Mountains! He forgot who helped him conquer Yizhou! The great virtuous teacher asked me, Xu He, to join Guo Jia in the hope that Guo Jia could make my people in Taiping Road live a happy life, but Sima Ju was killed by Guo Jia, the next one Could it be me, Xu He? All the generals obey the order, go back to the camp to gather troops and horses, stay around day and night, and follow me into Chengdu!"

The generals clasped their fists in unison to receive orders. Xu He strode out and stopped when passing by Qin Wu. He turned around to look at Qin Wu, and said sharply, "Qin Wu! If I capture Chengdu, I will embrace your Qin family." As the new owner of Yizhou, can the Qin family treat the Yellow Turban soldiers well?"

Qin Wu waved his hands hastily, and said, "What virtue can my Qin family do? How can I be the master of Yizhou?"

A trace of contempt flashed in Xu He's eyes, but he continued to ask: "Then, is your Qin family willing to help me?"

This time, Qin Wu calmed down and said calmly: "The nobles in Jiangyang County are the only ones who are looking forward to it. You can raise volunteer soldiers to follow the general to fight against the traitor Guo Jia. The general will send troops from Jiangyang. I will immediately send someone to inform the elders in the family. The Guanghan clan will definitely be willing to help the general. At that time, there will be no more than [-] defenders in Chengdu, and the general will be able to succeed in no time. At that time, if they defend Chengdu, there will be rebels from all over the country to attack Guo Jia. Guo Jia will surely Defeated."

Xu He stared at Qin Wu for a long time, staring at those sincere eyes, and couldn't see a trace of dodge, so Xu He withdrew his gaze and walked away.

Just behind Xu He, Qin Wu showed an intriguing smile.

Guanghan County in the north of Chengdu also quickly got the news. Before and after Guo Jia's conquest of Jingzhou, the Qin family has been paying attention to the development of the situation. For the Qin family, they actually hope that Guo Jia will take Jingzhou, because once Jingzhou is included in Guo Jia's forces The territory will inevitably confront the princes of the Guandong. At that time, the Qin family can contact the nobles and nobles from all over the country to welcome foreign princes to replace Guo Jia, but they don't know the strategic intention of Guo Jia's expedition this time, they are just to conquer Xiangyang With Jiang Xia, and there is no plan to stick to the two places, as long as the Kwantung princes raise their troops, Guo Jia will definitely retreat back to Yizhou. Instead, he will use Jingzhou as a bait to provoke the Kwantung princes to fight each other. Jia returned home in defeat, and the Qin family did not expect that Guo Jia would not be able to win an unowned Jingzhou. However, Guo Jia did something that surprised them.

"Brother, Wu'er sent a secret report that Guo Jia killed Sima Ju of Badong County on the way to retreat, and now Xu He of Jiangyang County is already on his way to Chengdu! Let's gather the Guanghan clan as soon as possible and go south to Chengdu!"

Holding the secret report sent by Qin Wu, Qin Cheng ran up to his elder brother Qin Ye excitedly. After Qin Ye closed his eyes and stroked his beard for a while, he suddenly opened his eyes and said darkly, "Okay! Attack Chengdu with Xu He from the north and the south! In addition, let people incite Zhang Baiqi in Fuling County to chase and kill Guo Jia on the way back to Chengdu! You also need to send people to contact the clans in other counties quickly. We will kill Guo Jia in one fell swoop. Put to death!"

The Guanghan clan started to take action, notifying the wealthy clans, contacting Xiangyong, and mobilizing volunteer soldiers, intending to overthrow Guo Jia in one fell swoop.

And Qin Mi's father also wanted to respond to the eldest brother and second brother immediately, but was stopped by Qin Mi.

"Father, I beg you, my child, please don't go! This is asking for death!"

Qin Mi's father didn't understand. Seeing Qin Mi's worried and earnest expression, he asked in bewilderment: "At this moment, the generals of Guo Jia's subordinates have all rebelled. Can't the defenders of less than [-] be successful?"

Hugging his father's arm, he would not let him go out to follow the rebellion, Qin Mi persuaded earnestly: "Father, if you can't take Chengdu, the rebels will surely die! This is not as simple as confronting Guo Jia in Guanghan last time. This is a rebellion, according to the law, the barbarians are required! After Chengdu is captured, who will lead Yizhou? Will Guo Jia’s generals be patient with the Qin family? Well, even if my Qin family becomes the new owner of Yizhou, can I Convincing the public? The admiration of the Qin family from all over the world is superficial, but when it comes to interests, they will not have a trace of awe for the Qin family."

Seeing the hesitant look on his father's face, Qin Mi struck while the iron was hot.

"Father, think about it again. In the north of Guanghan, Gan Ning led an army of [-] Jinfans to build and expand the Jiange Road. If he leads an army to rescue Chengdu, can we stop it? Further north, Hanzhong Zhang Liao and his [-] troops , Will you sit back and watch Chengdu fall? Taking ten thousand steps back, Guo Jia is dead, and his generals support themselves and watch Chengdu win or lose, but so what? Sun Jian killed Jingzhou Mu and several prefects, Jingzhou fell into turmoil, The thieves are rebelling, and today, if Rizhou becomes a land without an owner, the wealthy families from all over the country will definitely take the opportunity to seek personal gain. At that time, the people of Yizhou will bear the brunt of the disaster, and then the gentry of Yizhou. In terms of private soldiers and slaves, the gentry are far from local tyrants and prominent families. Everyone, the success and failure of this rebellion, the Qin family will destroy the family in severe cases, and injure their vitality at light cases, why bother?"

Qin Mi's father followed Qin Mi back to the house with his head drooping, closed the door of the mansion, and refused to see any guests. No matter how the other clans made trouble, Qin Mi was still unwilling to participate in it, and there was another reason in his heart that he didn't say.

If he guessed correctly, Guo Jia wanted the Yizhou gentry to give him a reason to wield the butcher knife.

Lead the snake out of the hole!

(End of this chapter)