Chapter Fifty-Three: The Crisis in Xiliang
"Liu Zhang is a little repetitive, he originally planned to surrender and negotiate peace, but now that the situation has changed, this timid guy immediately returned to a wait-and-see attitude, that Liu Ba is now hiding in the Qinglou, drunk and dreaming of death every day, and no one is seen." After Xu You finished speaking, he threw the several spy reports in his hand on the table.
Yuan Yun was sitting beside Cao Ang and was just scratching his chin at the moment, he was very concerned about his beard now, because Liu Yiyi had been laughing at him in this regard, saying that he was still a beautiful boy no matter how he looked at it.
So for the sake of this wife's fetish, Yuan Yun is working hard to grow a beard, but no matter how he shaves, he still doesn't see any improvement.
"Ma Chao is extremely brave, coupled with his relationship with the Qiang people, it is a big trouble after all, not to mention that other warlords also have a large number of soldiers and horses, Xiliang will inevitably have a rebellion next, and the lord still has to prepare earlier." After Zhong Xuan finished speaking, he began to whisper a few words to several young staff.
Yuan Yun began to touch his abdominal muscles again at this time, although the shape he had exercised before was still there, it was much worse than those fierce men in the army.
Thinking about it like this, he smiled, he still wanted to learn light martial arts at the beginning, but Shi Shen tried his best to oppose it, but now that he thinks about it, it is indeed true, he Yuan Yun is really not the material for martial arts.
"General Zhao Yun is now fighting three battles and three victories, forcing Liu Bei's Jingzhou soldiers to retreat, and the idea of the lord entering Jingzhou for a hundred miles has basically been realized, but Cao Hong's fortifications are progressing slowly, so our gunpowder soldiers in Luoyang have not been able to retreat, which also leads to a shortage of troops that can be mobilized in Luoyang, can we consider letting some prisoners join the army?" Wei Qi's suggestion was only proposed, but it was opposed by several newly promoted young staff, and some even used the death of Qin II to attack.
Yuan Yun glanced at a few eye-catching staff members at this time, he hadn't seen them before, and they were all estimated to have joined recently, and they were indeed as Xu You said, each of them had a bloody face and a strong face, eager to make a great achievement.
It's just that at this time, Yuan Yun still didn't pay attention to the meeting, he now began to observe the big round table in front of him, and told Cao Ang about the story of the Knight of the Round Table before, but he didn't expect Cao Ang, who grew up under the feudal hierarchy, to implement it immediately, and felt that this method really had a great subtle effect on winning people's hearts.
"Now Luoyang has no shortage of equipment and baggage, but there is no shortage of soldiers, Xiliang is about to be chaotic, but General Zhang Liao's Chang'an soldiers and horses still have to beware of Liu Zhang in Yizhou, and they can't be mobilized easily, so the Xiliang realm can only rely on General Zhang's 10,000 soldiers, which is really worrying." When Jia Xu spoke, he glanced at Yuan Yun with his eyes from time to time, and when he saw that the other party seemed to be unmoved, he couldn't help frowning.
It's not that Yuan Yun didn't hear Jia Xu's words, it's just that he doesn't have any way at the moment, he doesn't have enough troops, which in itself is an inexplicable matter, so there is no convincing power to speak now.
Cao Ang also glanced at Yuan Yun, and saw that he didn't seem to care much about the meeting, and he didn't know what to say for a while, after all, he promised him before, and he wouldn't let him lead the troops later.
It's just that now there are too few soldiers in Luoyang who can draw a little, and generals are even more scarce, and he Cao Ang himself has received an edict that he needs to go to Xudu to go to the court, and at this time he can only rely on Yuan Yun to prevent the upcoming mutiny in Xiliang.
Thinking like this, Cao Ang could only sigh secretly, and then moved his eyes to Xu You, after all, in Luoyang City now, Xu You is the person who most often goes to Yuan's Mansion as a guest, and he should also talk to Yuan Yun better.
When Xu You saw Cao Ang's eyes coming, he could only smile bitterly, not that he didn't want to help Cao Ang, the master, but before entering the mansion just now, he was warned by Yuan Yun, no matter what happened today, he Xu You couldn't stand up.
Yuan Yun naturally also saw Cao Ang and Xu You's eyebrows, and at this time he also knew that he couldn't hide, so he could only stand up and say: "Shizi give me some more time, it's not that I can't lead the army, it's really not my strong point in this aspect, and you don't have to worry about letting me lead the army by myself, right?" ”
"Yuan Hou will definitely not be able to lead the troops." Xu You hurriedly answered.
"Marquis Yuan is not strict in governing the army, General Zhang Liao said that you must not be allowed to lead an army by yourself." Jia Xu added.
"Yuan Hou can't fight right away, and his horse is too loose, so it's really not suitable for leading the army." Zhong Xuan made up another knife.
When it was Wei Qi's turn to speak, Yuan Yun had already crooked his nose in anger, so he protested: "Are you planning to let me lead the army, or are you planning to laugh at me?" ”
Cao Ang finally let go of his worries at this time, and said with a smile: "Although Brother Yun is not good at leading the army, but this is only known to us, you may not guess, in the Xiliang Army, you are a very terrifying existence, especially Ma Chao is very taboo about you, if you claim to be the leader, I believe that you will definitely be able to deter the other party, as long as you can hold Ma Chao for a while, when I return from Xudu, naturally everything can be resolved." ”
Yuan Yun was completely confused, when his name could be powerful and cool, this was really a very strange thing.
Zhong Xuan saw that Yuan Yun was confused, so he explained: "The Xiliang people have the most important military exploits, and they worship heroes very much, Yuan Hou defeated the Karasuma people in the north, and this time he became famous in Xinye and Hanzhong, plus you led troops to conquer Anding County occupied by Zhang Lu at the earliest, so the prestige has long been shaken in the world, not to mention the boundary of Xiliang." ”
Yuan Yun pursed his lips and said: "It was General Zhang Liao who dealt with Karasuma, and it was Zhao Yun who dealt with Xinye and Hanzhong. ”
Zhong Xuan laughed and continued: "But these battles are all Yuan Hou as the commander, and others naturally take credit for your head, plus Xiliang was originally closed to the news, so they all took the credit of Yuan Hou alone." ”
Yuan Yun can only admit that in addition to the twitching of the corners of his mouth, the last thing he wants is his military exploits, because in this era, the greater your combat exploits, the more you can fight, and the more you can fight, the more you will be sent into battle, this is simply the most terrible cycle.
Now it's okay, his Yuan Yun's name can deter Ma Chao, and it's difficult to think about it.
Unlucky, Yuan Yun scolded secretly, and then said to Cao Ang: "The prince allows me to think about it for a day, and I will reply tomorrow." ”
Cao Ang was naturally happy when he saw that Yuan Yun seemed to have a plan, and just wanted to nod his head in agreement, but he heard a young staff member next to him say unhappily: "Since Yuan Hou is a figure of the three armies of Yongguan, why is he so dragging his feet, it is the responsibility of each of us to contribute to Luoyang, such a prevarication is really ugly." ”
Yuan Yun listened to the other party's words, and there was no change on his face, because just looking at the other party's righteous and awe-inspiring appearance, he knew that he was just posturing, just trying to behave in front of Cao Ang.
Thinking about it like this, I feel that Xu You's worries before are not unreasonable, and now with Cao Ang's deliberate encouragement, a group of young talents have indeed emerged in Luoyang, and these people are also eager to perform because of their age, after all, they are descendants, if they want to take root in Luoyang in the future, it is definitely not possible to make meritorious contributions quickly, otherwise they will be pressed by the old guys of the founders of Luoyang for the rest of their lives.
In this state of mind, the eagerness to perform, to perform all the time, has become a common characteristic of these new staff.
"Who is this brother?" Yuan Yun asked with a smile.
The man immediately replied solemnly: "In Xia Zhang Mo, he is a staff member under the main account. ”
"Do you have an official position?" Yuan Yun asked again.
Zhang Mo chuckled lightly and said, "Yuan Hou Mo wants to convict Zai indiscriminately, participating in this meeting is an invitation from the lord, not Zhang Mo overstepping his authority." ”
Yuan Yun nodded, then walked to Zhang Mo's side, carefully looked at the other party's appearance, and then roughly compared the heights of the two, and finally made a positive look.
At this time, Jia Xu immediately understood what Yuan Yun planned to do, but he was a little far away, and he already knew that it was too late to stop it, so he simply chose to close his eyes.
Sure enough, after Yuan Yun looked at the other party's body, and found that he was a head shorter than himself, he waved a big fist without hesitation, that Zhang Mo didn't expect this Yuan Hou to be so bold and dare to beat himself in front of everyone, so there was no prevention at all.
This punch instantly knocked him flying, several teeth in his mouth also floated out, and blood splashed all over the floor, Zhang Mo was directly beaten by a punch and fell to the ground, still with a face full of disbelief.
Just when everyone was surprised by the power of Yuan Yun's fist, they saw that he actually took off a metal fist glove from the four fingers of his right hand.
Wiping the blood stains on the fist gloves, Yuan Yuncai sneered at Zhang Mo and said, "Adults talk, what are children talking about, there are no rules." ”
Zhang Mo was extremely indignant, on weekdays, because he had Cao Ang's care, he was naturally proud of the spring breeze, where did he suffer this kind of shame?
It's just that after all, it was Yuan Yun who beat himself, the real actual founder of Luoyang, so Zhang Mo suppressed the anger in his heart and asked in a deep voice: "Yuan Hou hurts me Zhang Mo has a reason, if there is no evidence, what is the law?" ”
Yuan Yun smiled contemptuously, and then replied with a smile: "It's not the first time I've done anything wrong, haven't you just come to Luoyang?" ”
Cao Ang could only smile bitterly at this time, he knew Yuan Yun best, it was indeed his staff who was actively performing just now, but he chose the wrong target, Yuan Yun's nonsense was indeed not a day or two, thinking about it like this, it was warm in his heart, when Yuan Yun was doing things under him, wasn't it like this?
"Zhang Mo retreated, you were only a punch to Yuan Hou today, this should be rejoiced, if Yuan Hou really wants to punish you, it will be a crime of the following, and you can be killed on the spot, because Yuan Hou is after all the Xuanwei Marquis of the imperial court, not a bureaucrat of my Cao Ang shogunate." After Cao Ang finished speaking, he beckoned a few other young staff members and began to step forward to help people.
That Zhang Mo suddenly figured out this truth at this time, but in the past, he had always seen Yuan Yun in Cao Ang's shogunate activities, so he mistakenly thought that the other party was also like himself, led by Cao Ang.
In fact, the other party is completely the most independent existence in Luoyang, and officially, Yuan Yun and Cao Ang are at the same level.
Yuan Yun didn't pay attention to Zhang Mo, but clasped his fists again and smiled at Cao Ang: "Come back tomorrow to reply to what happened just now, just be patient." ”
Seeing that Yuan Yun said solemnly, Cao Ang had already guessed that he must have some way, and couldn't help but be overjoyed, and nodded as agreed.
Yuan Yun suddenly looked back at Zhang Mo at this time, and then sneered: "It will definitely be difficult for you to mix in Luoyang in the future, Ben Hou advises you, it's better to leave early." ”
After saying that, Yuan Yun said goodbye to the others, and then left Cao Ang's mansion, and now he was eager to go to Ma Jun's workshop.