Chapter 529: Hunting in the Wild (5)
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In the big camp at the foot of Juye Mountain, in the tent of Zhu Wen of the forward battalion of the Xuanwu Army, the bag of twelve gold collars was placed in front of him, and under the light, the golden light was shining and dazzling.
Six hundred taels of gold, according to the ratio of one tael of gold to eight thousand yuan, this bag of gold is worth four thousand eight hundred yuan. Zhu Wen took out another bag of gold from Huang Chao, which was also fifty taels of gold collars, but there were only two pieces. One hundred taels, eight hundred dollars. Together, they were seven hundred taels of gold, worth five thousand and six hundred denarii. The three of them divided it equally, and one person could get more than 1,800 yuan.
For the three people from civilian background, this is a huge amount of money. The paddy fields in Liujiazhuang, Xiao County, Xuzhou, are only ten yuan per acre. More than 1,800 yuan is enough to buy more than 100 acres of land in Liujiazhuang, and then build a large mansion with three entrances, and then marry a solid village girl as a daughter-in-law, and the rest can buy a few big animals, and then buy a few maid rings to use.
All three of them stared at the pile of gold with wide eyes, and their eyes were full of excitement and excitement.
"Third brother, why don't we take this money and go home to buy land and build a house, with this money, we can also become a landlord." Zhu Zhen said with a smile.
Zhu Cun also nodded, when he first came out, he didn't just want to earn a job in agriculture, and he didn't want to work for people all his life. Now the two brothers have more than 3,600 yuan of money, enough to buy 300 acres of land, and the rest can be used to build a big house.
"Something isn't quite right!" Zhu Wen shook his head suddenly. "Second brother, fourth brother, wrap this thing. I think something is wrong! ”
Zhu Zhen didn't understand and said: "What's wrong with things, is Qian Yao dazzled?" ”
Zhu Wen reached out and took the bag and filled all the fourteen gold collars, and there was no golden gold in front of him. The minds of all three of them calmed down a little. Rubbed his head. Zhu Wen said softly: "Think about it. At that time, when we reported it, Mu Anguo obviously suspected that we had secretly released the Yellow Nest. At that time, he was furious and hit us. ”
"It's all my fault, I was excited, I said something I shouldn't have said, I exposed my stuffing, and the two brothers who were harmed were also beaten together." Zhu Zhen said embarrassedly.
Zhu Wen shook his head, "Things are not normal, what kind of person is Mu Anguo?" We've been with him for a long time, though. But it is also known that this guy is a man who eats the blood of soldiers, not only treats his subordinates harshly, but also is narrow-minded. Although we didn't catch the Yellow Nest this time, we also took the Yellow Nest's banner and armor. Among the military merits, the beheading will be the first achievement, and this capture of the flag is the second achievement. ”
Taking a breath of cold air, Zhu Cun was surprised: "Ah San, are you saying that this Mu Anguo wants to rob us of the capture of the flag?" ”
"I'm not afraid of grabbing credit, after all, he gave so much gold. Even if you give him military merits, it is completely sufficient. It's just that I'm afraid it's not that simple. Zhu Wen let out a long sigh. What kind of person is Mu Anguo? Even if we have to drink the blood of a soldier, how can we suddenly give us this gold? I suspect that this dog day gave us gold just to stabilize us, remember what he said when he left? ”
"Remember, he said that the matter of capturing the flag should not be publicized for the time being, and he will first report to Mu Shuai and the capital eunuch and ask us for credit." Zhu Cundao.
"There's definitely something wrong with this thing on Dog Day." Zhu Wen slammed his fist on the table, "If you want to ask for credit, what does it have to do with being silent, not to mention, even if you want to reward it, it will not be Mu Anguo's turn to reward it, let alone reward so much money." I suspect that Mu Anguo wants to harm us, and there is a conspiracy here. ”
"What conspiracy?"
Zhu Wen was also distressed, and for a while he just thought that something was wrong, but he couldn't imagine what kind of conspiracy it would be.
"Second brother, why don't I sneak over and take a look?" Zhu Zhen couldn't help but worry.
Zhu Wen nodded, and Zhu Zhen immediately got up, opened the tent, and quietly touched the outskirts. But after a while, he touched it again. With a solemn face, "Second brother and third brother, things are really not right." I had just left the city, but I hadn't gone far before I noticed at least five or six Mu Anguo's people staring at us. As soon as I left the city, several people followed, and I walked around casually and hurried back. ”
The three of them were already looking very ugly, and things were getting clearer and clearer.
"Could it be that Mu Anguo wants to kill us and rob us of military merit?" Zhu Cun said worriedly.
Zhu Wen frowned, his fists clenched tighter and tighter, and he said resolutely: "We can't sit still, judging from the current situation, things are becoming more and more unfavorable for us." If you stay any longer, something might happen. Damn, since there is no master here, there is a place to stay here. Simply, let's run! ”
"Run?" With an exclamation, Zhu Cun and Zhu Zhen were both very surprised, in the current situation, where to escape? They have just escaped from the Zhenguo Army, and now they are going to flee again, where else can they escape?
Zhu Wen clenched his teeth, the first time he fled, he was unwilling to flee in his heart. He felt sorry for Li Jing and Li Cunxiao for escaping, and even had the idea of pleading guilty and being executed. If Zhu Cun and Zhu Zhen hadn't been involved later, he wouldn't have escaped.
But now it's different, after escaping the first time, and then escaping the second time, there is not much burden in my heart. He had already guessed in his heart that most of Mu Anguo was going to deal with him. And seeing that the other party took out five hundred taels of gold to stabilize him, I am afraid that this time it will be difficult to be good. In that case, run away. Anyway, he really doesn't have much affection for Xuanwujun, let alone nostalgia.
"Run away, we all listen to the third brother, where the third brother says to escape, we will flee!" Zhu Zhen did not hesitate, she stayed in the Zhenguo Army for a while, and now she is not satisfied with her stay in the Xuanwu Army, and she doesn't want to stay anymore. What's more, now everyone has more than 1,600 yuan in their hands, where can they go.
As soon as they said to go, Zhu Wen and the three of them did not hesitate, quickly wrapped their armor and tied it to their bodies, and divided the gold, which is fourteen and a half catties per person, which is not heavy. With a long cloak draped over their shoulders, the three of them quietly left the tent and pretended to be nothing. But Zhu Wen quickly noticed that there were a lot of people around them staring.
Zhu Wen and the three of them walked to the side according to what they had agreed in advance, dispersed the people who were watching, and then went to the stable to meet.
After walking for a short distance, two people followed me all the way. Zhu Wen suddenly walked back by a tent. The two avoided it. I had to go forward. Zhu Wen also pretended to meet suddenly, "Where are the two brothers?" ”
"Oh, I just received a report that someone in the baggage camp had slaughtered a donkey, and the boss sent our buddies over to check on it and see if we could find something." The two were both men from the forward battalion, and one of them replied pretending to be calm.
"Oh, I see." Zhu Wen said with a long smile. When the two of them lifted their guard, they suddenly made a move, pressed a person's head with one hand, and slammed the two heads together, and the two immediately fell to the ground with their heads bleeding softly.
Zhu Wen dragged the two aside and left immediately. When he arrived at the stable, Zhu Zhen and the others had already arrived, and even directly knocked down a groom and led three horses out.
"Third brother, let's leave quickly. Mu Anguo went to Mu Renyu, probably to discuss the matter of dealing with us. Zhu Zhen told the news that he was caught halfway through and interrogated by a stalker.
Zhu Wen nodded. Ride away immediately. At the camp gate, Zhu Wen just said that he was ordered to go out of the camp to reconnoitre, and the familiar camp gate guards didn't even come forward to check the warrant. One of the guards asked, and the officer scolded with a smile: "Those three guys, I heard that they have made great contributions today, and they have even been appreciated by several marshals and military envoys, and sooner or later they will be developed." ”
Several guards kept nodding their heads, praising the boss for his good vision and good life. As soon as he finished praising him, there was a sound of horses' hooves, and dozens of horsemen rushed to him. The first person is the nephew of Xuanwu Marshal Mu Renyu. He shouted, "Did someone leave the camp just now?" ”
The junior officer hurriedly stepped forward, "General Hui, the three Zhu Wen brothers from the forward battalion of the Xuanwu Army just left just now!" ”
Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished saying this, Mu Anguo was furious, and he directly whipped it. "Kill talents, dare to let the criminals out of the camp, and torture them for the general." Several soldiers dragged the officer away, ignoring the officer's cries and excuses. Mu Anguo took the other cavalry and chased after him directly.
The other guards at the camp gate looked at each other and were all stunned on the spot.
The grass army camp on the West Coast of Juye has not yet been killed by officials and soldiers here for the time being. Some of the defeated grass troops fled back to their camps, while others scattered in all directions.
After returning from the rout, the grass army was all depressed. The various units gathered to collect their troops, counted the number of people, and when they left the camp last night, they were 15 years old, and now there are only half of the entire camp left, less than 80,000 horses. All the departments suffered heavy losses, but Wang Xianzhi was alive and well, and there were still more than 4,000 of the 5,000 cavalry in his department. Hearing this news, Huang Chao was very angry. And what made him even more angry was that after Wang Xianzhi returned to the camp, he began to move the grain and grass in the camp and prepared to evacuate.
Huang Chao knew that if he escaped at this time, the grass army would really have no day to turn over. Tomorrow when the officers and troops are rested and the cavalry goes out in pursuit, where can they flee to? What's more, although the Zhenguo Army on the battlefield today is fake, behind them, there is a real Zhenguo Army intercepting it.
"Dashuai, the brothers outside the camp came to report, saying that there were three people who claimed to be Zhu Wen, Zhu Zhen, and Zhu Cun who asked to see Dashuai, saying that they had made an appointment with Dashuai and came to meet him."
Huang Chao was stunned for a moment, and then thought of the three young people, who were about to meet Wang Xianzhi, and suddenly waved his hand, "Tell the three generals, the old man will go to greet him in person immediately!" ”
Outside the grass army camp, many grass army soldiers looked at Zhu Wen and the three of them on the horse curiously, all three of them were wearing Tang Army fiery red robes, but they actually ran to the grass army camp. Looking at them, they don't look like messengers, but they are here to join the grass army?
Huang Chao took a group of officers and saw Zhu Wen and the three of them from a distance, and immediately greeted them with a smile: "The three Zhu brothers abandoned the darkness and turned to the light, and Ben Shuai couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard the news." Hurry up and get into the camp! ”
While inviting Zhu Wen and the three of them into the camp, soon Huang Chao's henchmen began to spread the news in the camp, saying that the three people invited by Huang Dashuai into the camp were warriors of ten thousand enemies, and they were originally fierce generals in the Zhenguo Army, Zhu Wen commanded the envoy, Zhu Zhen commanded and Zhu Cun commanded. On the battlefield today, it was these three heroes who led the Zhenguo army to break through the right flank of our army. However, the three heroes were brave and invincible on the point array, but they were envied and framed by the officials and soldiers. The eunuch Ximen Sigong and the eunuch Yang Fugong, the envoy of the army, and Mu Renyu of Xuanwu Town, who were jealous of the military merits of these three heroes, sent people to assassinate the three generals and the soldiers of the Zhenguo Army. As a result, the 3,000 cavalry of the Zhenguo Army were booby-trapped by those villains, and the three generals of Duzhu Wen broke through the siege and killed them, and came to defect to the grass army, vowing not to stand with those officers and soldiers.
Hearing this news, the grass army, which was originally demoralized and panicked, couldn't help but feel a little excited, and even had a much higher morale because of this. In particular, they were even happier when they heard of the infighting between the officials and the army. Moreover, the identity of Zhu Wen and the three of them as fierce generals of the Zhenguo Army can't help but make them admire. The name of the Zhenguo Army, which even the grass army was afraid of, and the 100,000 army of Wang Dutong was defeated by them in a battle. Now that there is a big future from the Zhenguo Army, they can't help but feel proud.
Even Wang Xianzhi, who was packing his luggage and preparing to escape, was a little surprised when he heard the news. Sent someone to investigate, and learned that there were really generals of the Zhenguo Army who came to vote, and it is said that the 3,000 cavalry of the Zhenguo Army who chased them on the battlefield during the day were assassinated by the Xuanwu Army and the two big eunuchs, Wang Xianzhi frowned and pondered for a long time, and finally ordered to stop the preparations for retreat.
In Huang Chao's tent, Zhu Wen and the three of them bowed down to Huang Chao on one knee.
Zhu Wen carefully explained the reason for coming to vote, saying that Mu Renyu was jealous of their military merits and wanted to kill them, but they escaped after learning about it.
Huang Chao had been looking at the three of them carefully and listening carefully. After listening, Huang Chao smiled and pulled up the three of them and patted the dust on the three of them.
"Since the three generals Zhu are willing to come to help Ben Shuai, the Ben Shuai can't ask for it. Now the marshal officially appointed Zhu Wen as the general of Xuanwei from the four products, and Zhu Zhen and Zhu Cun as the generals of Mingwei from the four products. For specific tasks, the three of you are responsible for collecting the defeated soldiers from the defeated soldiers and horses, and reorganizing them into the left wing of the front army, with a number of 5,000 troops. Zhu Wen was appointed as the commander of the left wing of the front army, Zhu Cun was appointed as the deputy soldier and horse envoy, and Zhu Zhen was appointed as the marching Sima. Declare in advance, I have given you the number of soldiers, but whether you can gather ten battalions of soldiers and horses is your business. ”
Hearing that he could be promoted to any of the soldiers and horses as soon as he came, commanding ten battalions of five thousand soldiers and horses, Zhu Wen was very excited in his heart, and felt that he had come to the right place. Although his ten battalions still don't know where Lu Dao is, he is not worried.
"General Zhu, what is your best plan for the current situation?" Huang Chao asked.
Zhu Wen thought about it, and stopped talking.
"If Zhu Xuanwei has anything to say, don't worry, even if it is not right, it doesn't matter." Huang Chao was very polite to Zhu Wen.
"Marshal, my subordinates think that at present, our army is newly defeated, and the Tang army is newly victorious, at this time, our army can counterattack at night, and the Tang army will inevitably be unprepared, so that the situation can be reversed and the defeat will be won!" Zhu Wenyu was not shocking, and at the beginning, he proposed to counterattack the Tang army.
As soon as this proposal came out, the whole tent exclaimed! (To be continued......)