Chapter 1170: Taking the Opportunity to Assassinate
Cen Peng thought for a while and said, "Send someone to inform General Feng and ask General Feng to deliver 80,000 stone of grain to Wuyang as soon as possible!" β
At present, Feng Jun is still besieging Jiangzhou, and most of the main forces of the Han army, as well as grain and grass, are also in the Jiangzhou camp.
Yang Xi intervened and said: "General, if you transfer grain from Jiangzhou, you need to pass through Zizhong, and the last general is worried that Gongsun Hui and Wang Yuan, who are stationed in Zizhong, will take the opportunity to send troops to attack!" β
That's a problem.
Cen Peng pondered for a moment and said to Zang Gong: "General Tibet! β
"The last general!"
Zang Gong intervened to give a salute.
"Tomorrow, you will lead 10,000 soldiers and horses to retreat to the area around Zizhong, and there is no need to attack the city, just garrison near Zizhong to cover the grain and grass of our army."
"The last general obeys!"
Zang Gong bowed down to receive the order.
Cen Peng said: "Three days later, our army set off and went to Guangdu, where we will temporarily rest and recuperate, and attack Chengdu in the near future!" β
When the generals present heard this, they all showed joy on their faces, and they all intervened in response: "Oh! β
When people followed Cen Peng and invaded Shu, no one expected that the war would go so smoothly.
The thieves they encountered were all vulnerable, and the people surrendered to the places they passed, and they did not have much effort to attack Chengdu.
If everything goes well and you succeed in breaking through Chengdu and capturing Gongsun Shu, then you will really make an immortal contribution by following the general! One by one, the people happily withdrew from the Chinese military tent, and Cen Peng also returned to his sleeping tent to rest.
To cut a long story short, halfway through the morning, that is, around ten o'clock in the evening, Cen Peng was resting in his sleeping tent when he heard a noise outside.
Cen Peng didn't know what was going on, so he sat up from the bed, turned his head to the tent and said, "Someone! β
The curtain was raised, and a guard walked in from outside, intervened, and said, "General! β
"What's going on out there, why is it so chaotic!"
Cen Peng asked with a frown.
The guard bowed down and said, "General, the people who took refuge in our army's camp have fought!" β
Cen Peng was puzzled and asked, "Why did there be a dispute?" β
"I heard it's because of the uneven distribution of food!"
Cen Peng pondered for a moment, stood up, put on his clothes, and said, "I'll go over and have a look!" β
The guard whispered: "General, the troublemakers are all insatiable and unreasonable people, so the general should rest in the tent!" β
Cen Peng shook his head and said, "But all the people who fled to take refuge trust the Han court and trust our Han army soldiers, and now they have a dispute in our army camp, how can I sit idly by?" β
Seeing that he couldn't persuade Cen Peng, the guards had to pick up a cloak on the hanger on the side, put it on Cen Peng's shoulders, and said, "General, it's cold outside, wear more clothes." β
Cen Peng nodded to the guards with a smile and responded, "Hmm! β
He walked out of the tent and walked in the direction from which the noise came.
In order to accept the people who took refuge, the Han army camp deliberately divided an area as the people's residence, and some of the tents in it were provided by the Han army, and some were brought by the people themselves.
Entering it, Cen Peng raised his eyes and saw that there were two groups of people pointing their noses at each other and scolding, both sides saying that the other party had more food than their own side, and that the Han army's food distribution was unfair, and they wanted to rob the food from the other party's hands.
The people on both sides did not give in to each other, and they rolled their arms and sleeves one by one, who might fight.
Between the two groups of people, there were still many Han soldiers who were blocking and persuading the people on both sides to calm down and not to use force.
The scene was chaotic and shouting.
One of the guards shouted, "Shut up! The general arrivedβ" As soon as they heard that the general Cen Peng was coming, the shouting people shrank their necks in fright, and people didn't dare to shout anymore, and the scene was suddenly much quieter.
Cen Peng walked to the center of the two groups of people, and looked to the left and right.
The people on both sides seem to have been in contact, and many of them have blue noses and swollen faces, and their clothes are still stained with blood.
Seeing this, Cen Peng frowned and asked in a deep voice, "Can anyone tell me what's going on here?" β
In the crowd on his left, an elderly man walked out, and the old man bowed his hand to Cen Peng and said, "General, the little old man is the village leader of Zhang Village, Zhang Pei!" β
Cen Peng returned the salute and said, "It turned out to be Zhang Cunzheng!" β
Zhang Pei said: "Zhang Village is in the north of Guangdu, and when I heard that Chengdu was going to fight, the big guy decided to move the village to Wuyang as soon as he discussed it.
We waited for the relief of the general, and when we arrived in Wuyang, we did not starve, but in the past two days, we have received much less food than before, and when I inquired with the brothers in the army, I learned that it was the people of their Li Village who intercepted our food! β
"You're talking nonsense!"
Among the villagers on the other side, an old man also walked out, and he bowed his hand to Cen Peng and said, "General, don't listen to Zhang Pei's old man!" Obviously, it is the people of their Zhang Village, who are brazen and despicable, and intercept the grain of our Li Village! β
When Zhang Pei heard this, he was furious, raised his hand and pointed at the old man, and was about to scold, Cen Peng waved his hand to him, signaling him to be calm, and then he looked at the old man and asked, "Who is this old gentleman?" β
"General Huiyu, little old Li Hong, is the village leader of Li Village!"
"Oh! It turned out to be Li Cunzheng! β
Cen Peng arched his hand to Li Hong again.
Now that he had understood the general situation, Cen Peng said slowly: "Zhang Cunzheng! β
"Little old man is here!"
"Do you think that the food distributed to the villagers of Zhang Village has been less recently, and it was intercepted by the villagers of Li Village halfway!"
"Exactly!"
"Li Cunzheng!"
"Little old man is here!"
"Do you think that the food distributed to the villagers of Li Village has been less recently, and it was intercepted by the villagers of Zhang Village halfway!"
"Exactly! Please also ask the general to investigate this matter strictly! β
Li Hong arched his hand and said.
Zhang Pei snorted coldly, and then said, "Yes! Please ask the general to find out about this matter, severely punish the villains, and give justice to the people of my Zhang Village! β
Cen Peng asked curiously: "May I ask Zhang Cunzheng and Li Cunzheng, who said that the food distributed to you was intercepted halfway?" β
Zhang Pei and Li Hong were both stunned, glanced at each other, and said almost in unison: "It's a little brother in the army!" β
Cen Peng narrowed his eyes and asked with a smile, "I don't know what that little brother looks like?" β
Zhang Pei and Li Hong both looked pensive, they really couldn't remember exactly what the Han soldier who came to report looked like.
Zhang Pei said: "It's just an ordinary appearance, it's not too surprising, and it's ...... It's not very distinctive! β
Li Hong followed up and said: "That little brother, his appearance is mediocre, and his figure is also mediocre, speaking of which, the little old man can't remember what he looks like!" β
Cen Peng nodded and said, "Come to think of it, it may be that Gongsun Shu's fine work has been mixed into our army's camp, and its purpose is to provoke a conflict between you. β
Seeing that Zhang Pei, Li Hong and other people were all surprised, Cen Peng Zhengse said: "Recently, the number of people relieved by our army has become more and more, and the food in the army has been stretched. β
Zhang Pei, Li Hong, and others were all dumbfounded, and it turned out that the reason for the recent decrease in grain distribution was because of the shortage of food in the army, and no one was secretly doing anything about it.
Zhang Pei and Li Hong subconsciously glanced at each other, both of them were red-faced and red-eared, and they were very embarrassed.
Cen Peng Zhengse said: "Today, I have sent people to Jiangzhou to transfer grain, and in a few days, the follow-up grain of our army will arrive in Wuyang, and when the time comes, everyone will be able to eat their stomachs!" β
Zhang Pei and Li Hong didn't say a word, they both bowed to Cen Peng, his eyes were red, and he said movingly: "The general is benevolent, and he is as kind to the people of Shu as a mountain, please accept my worship!" β
As they spoke, Zhang Pei and Li Hong both knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Cen Peng.
The large number of people on both sides knelt down in one place and said in unison: "General, please accept my wait!" β
Cen Peng was stunned for a moment, hurriedly helped Zhang Pei and Li Hong up, and said, "What are you doing?"
Hurry up, please! Peng was ordered by the Son of Heaven to lead the king to level the thieves and subdue Yizhou, the people of Yizhou are also the people of the Han Dynasty, you are so gifted, Peng is ashamed of it! β
"The general is benevolent and righteous!"
Zhang Pei and Li Hong both choked up and said.
Cen Peng walked into the crowd of the people, pulled up the people who were kneeling on the ground one by one, and said, "Get up quickly! Everyone, hurry up! β
Just as Cen Peng was about to pull up a middle-aged villager, the latter suddenly pulled out a dagger from his cuff, and without warning, aimed at Cen Peng's lower abdomen and stabbed it violently.
This change came too suddenly and unexpectedly.
Not to mention that the people and soldiers of the Han army present were defenseless, even Cen Peng did not make any reaction.
Burst! This knife was firmly inserted into Cen Peng's lower abdomen.
In an instant, the surrounding people were stupid, and the soldiers of the Han army were also stupid, Cen Peng's body was shocked, and then he leaned forward to reach out his arm, grabbed the middle-aged man's neck, and shouted angrily: "You ......" The middle-aged man pulled out the dagger, and then stabbed Cen Peng twice in the lower abdomen.
The blood that flowed from the knife in Cen Peng's lower abdomen was no longer bright red, but black-brown.
"General-" The soldiers of the Han army present reacted, screamed one after another, and swarmed up.
The middle-aged man's body suddenly weakened, turned into a cloud of smoke, and disappeared in place, and before people could come to their senses, his body had already appeared outside the crowd of people.
The nearby Han army besieged it with spears, and the middle-aged man turned into smoke again and appeared ten meters away.
He threw off his legs and ran towards the nearest wall.
He also ran more than ten meters away, and a Han army general held a hammer in both hands, blocking his way.
The middle-aged man didn't pause for a moment, and his body turned into smoke.
The Han general swept with a hammer.
Call! The middle-aged man's body appeared in front of the hammer and rolled out.
This general of the Han army is none other than Zang Gong.
Zang Gong's eyes were bloodshot, he glared at the middle-aged man angrily, and shouted loudly: "It's an illusion!" Contains silver dancao! β
Yindancao is also mint leaves, hearing Zang Gong's reminder, the Han soldiers suddenly realized, people have taken out the Yindancao they carried, and put it in their mouths.
A cool breath spreads from the mouth, and the cool breeze washes the brain.
At this time, middle-aged people are no longer in their eyes.
The soldiers of the Han army broke off one after another, and swarmed up, surrounding the middle-aged people.
This middle-aged man was a commoner who blended into the Han army.
He looked around at the Han army around him, gritted his teeth, and rushed towards the place where the crowd was least.
The soldiers of the Han army retreated to the left and right, and Zang Gong jumped out from behind the crowd, blocking the mysterious way and joining the battle.
The two fought for more than ten rounds, but they didn't score up or down, Zang Gong made a false move and retreated.
Xuan Miao raised his eyes and looked around him again, and the soldiers of the Han army had surrounded him with three layers inside and three layers outside, and the water was impassable.
The Han troops in the front row, all holding shields, people shouted in unison: "Roar-" The Han army with the shield moved forward, and the Han army behind poked out their halberds and spears out of their shields, and pressed Xuan Miao together.