Chapter Seventy-Five: The Great Collapse (2)
In such a chaotic scene, even if you wait, what results can you wait for? From the riders' decision to Zhang Wu, it is inevitable that there is some slander.
Zhang Wu is the veteran of Funiu Village. He was originally a good son who was recruited into the army, but later fled to the mountains after being treated harshly by the officers, and followed Hu Liuniang's father to build a cottage in the poor mountains and mountains. After the death of the old village owner, he assisted the young Hu Liuniang to gain a firm foothold in the green forest where tigers and leopards were rampant. Over the years, Funiu Village's assistance to the county lord of Jingling and the goodwill with the Bingzhou Thorn Mansion were mostly due to his ideas.
Zhang Wu had already seen clearly that at this time of ups and downs, countless powerful forces attacked and fought against each other, like a huge millstone colliding and crushing. They may be indistinguishable from each other, but the aftermath of the confrontation is enough to crush any loose rubble. Therefore, it is wishful thinking to remain as isolated and stable as the group was in the past.
The Great Jin Dynasty is known as ruling the world for decades, but in fact, there are countless robbers in the mountains, forests, lakes and rivers all over the country, and they have never stopped for a moment. Although Funiu Village has a reputation, it is only a drop in the ocean. However, the scale is as grand as the Hebei and Central Plains bandits, and tens of thousands of hedgehogs are still gathered under Shi Le; And the powerful Daijun thieves have long been scattered and incorporated by Lu Yao. There are a few people in the old department of Funiu Village, where is there any other way to go except to rely on the strong?
Last year, Zhang Wu and others were recruited by Hu Liuniang to represent the county, and they immediately witnessed the thriving high-spirited attitude of the Youzhou Military Government, which already made him heartbroken. He was about to ask the master of Hu Dazhai to make a career for his companions, but he suddenly got the kind of treatment of General Pingbei and was appointed to be responsible for espionage in the Central Plains...... It was a real bonus.
Zhang Wu knew very well that he was neither from a serious military background, nor was he a descendant who was born and died with Lu Yao. This appointment is mostly due to the rapid rise of the military government, and there are too few talents available except for the battlefield generals. But if he can grasp this opportunity, he will definitely be able to leap into the real inner circle of the mansion from now on. For Zhang Wu, who is just over half a hundred years old but has been a thief for more than 30 years, where is there a more attractive opportunity? Therefore, his dedication to this matter did exceed Lu Yao's expectations.
The intelligence network organized by the old department of Funiuzhai is good at communicating with the city fox society rats in various places, and then developing to a higher level, and its style of action is very different from the scout reconnaissance team led by Zhu Sheng.
Zhang Wu went south a few months ago in the name of a trader, initially buying a pasture outside the city of Xuchang to trade some livestock and leather goods. Later, he gradually cooperated in various fields to win over local ranger high-rollers. After mastering this group of people, on the one hand, drill camp news; On the one hand, they regarded them as the middlemen, and gradually got into contact with the shogunate civil and military and related powerful clans.
Xuchang was one of the five capitals of Cao Wei, and later replaced Yangzhai as the seat of Yingchuan County, and its prosperity and opulence were far from being comparable to those of the military towns of the frontier. Even after the Central Plains suffered repeated military disasters and famines, there was no one in ten household registrations, but a large number of wealthy nobles were still concentrated in Xuchang City, where the shogunate of the king of the East China Sea was located, and they indulged in wine and pleasure day and night, and their lives were as extravagant as in the past. In order to maintain a luxurious life, these powerful families either sell official beards, or breed wealth and goods, trade and gathering, such as boats, cars, shops, brocade, pigs and sheep and other industries.
Zhang Wu relied on the introduction of local rangers and high-rollers, and sold a large number of Hebei cattle, horses, and livestock to several officials and businessmen several times in a row. In the process, he deliberately greeted him, so that the relevant people from top to bottom made a lot of money, and then bribed him with a huge amount of money, and soon entered and exited the door of the giant room, and got on the line with the subordinates of many high-ranking officials. Although they are only the leaders of some tribes and the leaders of the servants, their energy is not small. With them taking care of him, Zhang Wu's business is becoming more and more prosperous.
Later, Xuchang fell, Zhang Wu and his party were embarrassed, but fortunately, they were rescued by a few acquaintances, so they retreated to Juancheng with the team and settled down again. Because the shogunate urgently needed cattle and horses to replenish its troops in the process of reorganizing its troops, it had to rely more and more on this wealthy businessman. Some of the officials who were in charge even had to intersect with Zhang Wu and treat him as if he were a guest.
On the whole, Zhang Wu's actions in the past few months have been smooth, the eyeliner everywhere is gradually in place, and the envisioned spy network has begun to take shape. But he never expected that not long after leaving Xuchang, Juancheng fell into turmoil again; I didn't expect that today, countless soldiers and generals inside and outside the entire Juancheng would suddenly collapse!
In this way, so many things have been painstakingly done, all those careful arrangements, careful service, and careful preparation...... It's all useless. And General Pingbei's purpose of sending himself south to the Central Plains also met with a definite failure. Zhang Wu was extremely angry, but for a while, he really didn't know what to do!
The crowd rested for a while on the side of the official road.
In just a few moments, there were constantly civil and military officials he knew running wildly along the official road, and continued to run away. Most of the people were in a state of panic, and they only had time to raise their hands to signal, and then they walked away with the rolling flow of people; Only a few people stopped for a while, said hello to Zhang Wu, and said a few words.
At this time, all they could say was to complain about the rout of the army and speculate about the enemy's approaching the city. But these people have never even really met the thieves, and most of what they say is absurd, but they are just reprocessing the rumors that have come from the rumors, and then intimidating each other with false rumors. Zhang Wu lost interest after a few casual conversations, waved his hand, and asked them to flee for their lives first.
After a few more moments, the group was stunned to see Qiu Guang, the general who was ordered by the King of the East China Sea to guard Juancheng. The confidant general of the East China Sea King had no subordinates around him, and he was alone on his horse, wrapped in a large crowd of soldiers and civilians, like a squirrel struggling in the whirlpool of the rapids. Every now and then he lifted up and waved his arms, as if to command something. However, at this time, the original complicated and strict military system has been destroyed, and the hierarchy between people has lost its effect under the imminent threat of thieves. He roared, scolded, ordered, and threatened, and no one paid attention to him, not even to look up at him.
The Central Plains thieves who are about to attack the city in a big way have not yet appeared, but the general in charge of the defense of Juancheng has already embarked on the road of escape alone. There is no doubt that another great rout of the shogunate of the Tokai King is coming, and this once glorious mansion has reached the point of complete collapse, and no one can save it. As long as there is a little sense, they will choose to flee as soon as possible, rather than stay here and let the collapsed wood and stone crush themselves.
Such a situation is enough to make the most optimistic person discouraged, and he has already been unable to bear it, urging: "Master Zhangzhai...... Let's go, Juancheng must be finished! ”
"Wait...... Wait a little longer, ......" Zhang Wu seemed to have suddenly found the direction of his next step, and his eyes were terrifying: "Running for your life is such a thing, the people of the Sima family move faster than anyone else...... Wait, it's time for the King of the East Sea to leave the city! ”
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I'm sorry guys, I finished writing it the day before yesterday, and I was so busy with things that I forgot to upload it...... Sweat......