Chapter 80: The Great Collapse (7)
"Really?"
Lu Yao's voice was not sharp, but both Zhu Sheng and Pang Yuan clearly felt the huge emotional fluctuations hidden under the calmness. There is no doubt www.biquge.info that even for General Pingbei, who holds a strong general and looks down on the Central Plains, this news is too shocking.
Perhaps it was the heavy felt tent that cut off the air circulation, making it a little stuffy inside, like a thick cloud, and there must be a storm brewing. Pang Yuan felt the sweat droplets on his forehead slowly flow to his eyebrows, and then seep from between his eyebrows to his eye sockets. He subconsciously wanted to wipe it, and when he raised his hand slightly, the iron blades of the light armor rubbed against each other, making a small crashing sound. Immediately stopped the movement, and quietly lowered his arm with a movement that was ten times slower.
"I have already interrogated Zhang Wu repeatedly." Zhu Sheng involuntarily knelt down on one knee, lowered his head and said: "Although Zhang Wu is not from a serious background, he is an old brother of Funiu Village, and he has always acted reliably, and he is definitely not a person who talks nonsense...... In addition, the man was brought with him several shogunate officials, who carried with them the letters and documents, which were very delicate, and I am afraid that they were not forged......"
Lu Yao raised his hand slightly and stopped Zhu Sheng's next words: "What about that person?" Have you questioned him personally? ”
"That person ......" Zhu Sheng's face was embarrassed: "Lord, that person's status is noble, I really ......"
Lu Yao suddenly sneered. He leaned forward and looked down at Zhu Sheng: "Zhang Wu, who beat and kidnapped His Royal Highness the King of the East China Sea, is quite a bit of a dog; And you...... Don't you even dare to ask a few words? ”
Zhu Sheng didn't dare to raise his head, only raised his eyes slightly, and saw Lu Yao's right hand on the case, showing that his anger was so angry that it was difficult to suppress, and he used great strength.
With a bang, Zhu Sheng's other knee also hit the ground. He said in a trembling voice: "Lord! ”
Lu Yao abruptly left the table and got up. Zhu Sheng almost thought that he was going to be kicked over, but Lu Yao paced back and forth in the tent, blinking his eyes, and beat back and forth several times in a row.
"That's it! I can't blame you for this, it's really ...... It's really ......" Lu Yao didn't know how to organize the words for a while. He inhaled deeply, exhaled deeply, and after a long time, he regained his composure and asked in a deep voice, "Zhang Wuhe...... Where is that man now? ”
"The subordinates placed them in the camp of the headquarters, and ordered the surrounding area to be cleared and grounded within a hundred steps."
Lu Yao nodded slightly, and took off the sword at his waist: "Pang Yuan!" ”
"The end will be."
"You hold my sword, and take two hundred of your own camp to take over. There are double posts and double posts outside 100 steps...... No, double the manpower. No one is allowed to enter or leave unless I have a warrant written by me. If you are a trespasser, use this sword to slash immediately! ”
Pang Yuan understood. Even a fly won't let it fly by! ”
Pang Yuan solemnly held his sword, and when he was about to receive his order, he was called back by Lu Yao.
"At this moment, the army is full of rough people from the army, and they have never interacted with the center. I can't go there in person...... Thinking about it carefully before and after, the only person who has seen the face of the East China Sea King should be Lu Jun. Zhu Sheng, you can secretly take him to see him, and then come back immediately to report to me...... Also, bring Zhang Wu with you. ”
Zhu Sheng and Pang Yuan glanced at each other, knowing that although Lu Yao couldn't go in person, he had to talk about this matter anyway and investigate and understand, and he didn't dare to slack off at the moment, and he should be respectful.
The second general hurried out, and the door of the tent fell, and the wind blew out several candles in the tent. But Lu Yao didn't summon his subordinates to come in and light candles, but just sat in the big tent, listening to the sound of iron hooves stomping on the ground outside and the sonorous sound of armor converging into bursts of thunder, and gradually moving away.
The barracks were originally forbidden to gallop horses, but this matter was so important that it must not be delayed in the slightest. Even if the sound of the galloping cavalry could be heard far away in the quiet night, it would not be taken care of.
Wherever the cavalry passed, there was a slight commotion in the camp. Experienced soldiers know that this must indicate an extremely important and urgent situation. Several of the teams that had not yet returned to the camp hurried to the side of the road to make way for the cavalry; Some peeked out of the tabernacle and looked in the direction of the tent. After another moment, the shouts of the officers restraining their subordinates could be faintly heard, and the camp was quiet again.
After a long time, Lu Yao commanded the battle during the day, and he could not slack off; Even though he was very energetic, he had waited for a long time, and finally he couldn't help but feel a little sleepy.
In a trance, it seemed that the sound of war drums and trumpets was heard from a very distant place; Immediately afterward, countless soldiers seemed to suddenly appear from below the horizon, and the black ground was lined up one phalanx after another. Between the phalanxes, tens of millions of cavalry galloped back and forth, raising smoke and dust in the sky. The swords, guns, swords, and halberds held high above the phalanx shone with cold light in the smoke and dust, like a huge beast like a mountain, with fierce scales and armor all over it.
The sound of hurried footsteps outside the tent sounded again.
In the next moment, Lu Yao saw clearly the bloodthirsty and distorted faces in the phalanx. The beards with their capes, shouting unintelligible words, pressed forward step by step, stepping on the blood that drowned to their ankles, and squeezed their spears straight in front of them.
Lu Yao roared: "Meet the enemy!" Follow me! Meet the enemy! When he looked back, he found that the figures of his subordinates disappeared in front of him one by one. First of all, the Bingzhou army led by Xue Tong and Shen Jin, followed by the Jizhou sergeants led by Liu Xuan, and the subordinates of the new subordinates of Daidi, including Turinus...... As Lu Yao's line of sight grew, they disappeared faster and faster, and even scribes such as Shao Xu disappeared into the air one by one.
Lu Yao was stunned and frightened, he reached out to pull those who disappeared, but they actually showed hesitant expressions and waved their hands away! At the same time, more and more Hu warriors were advancing step by step, and countless people surrounded Lu Yao, and the weapons that shone with cold light were raised high......
"My lord." Someone outside the handsome tent whispered a report, waking Lu Yao up in the twilight.
He subconsciously reached out to grasp the long sword at his waist, but he didn't want to...... Almost instantaneously, the heart almost went into arrest. After being stunned for a moment, he really came to his senses and remembered that the saber had been handed over to Pang Yuan by himself.
The people outside the tent waited for a while, and seeing that Lu Yao did not respond, he raised his voice a little, and said, "Lord! ”
Lu Yao smoothed the robe soaked in cold sweat slightly, and sat upright: "Come in!" ”
The tabernacle was lifted. The first to come was Lu Jun. His face was strangely white, and his cheeks were bright red, with a strange sense of excitement.
Next to come in was Zhang Wu, whose hands were tightly tied behind his back and carrying a thorn strip on his back. As soon as he entered the tent, he fell to his knees, and walked to the table before the case, but he did not say anything.
The last one to come in was Zhu Sheng, who silently gathered up the tent and came to stand beside Zhang Wu.
"How?" Lu Yao asked in a steady tone as best he could. He glanced at the three people in front of him, and said, "Daoyan, you can speak first." ”
Lu Jun bowed and saluted, and said in a loud voice, "Congratulations to my brother." His Royal Highness the King of the East China Sea is indeed in the hands of his brother! ”
"Hmm...... It's too early to say congratulations. Lu Yao nodded, frowned and looked at the next person: "Zhang Wu, I remember asking you to inquire about the situation in the Central Plains, but I never ordered you to hijack the royal nobles...... What is the situation in Juancheng? How did you get to this point? Let me hear it. ”
This is said very seriously, Zhang Wu may have already come to his senses, but he is not frightened. He kowtowed heavily and said slowly: "General Qiyu, two days ago, the Shile thief and the Kou suddenly hid in Juancheng, which coincided with the low morale of the army of the Shogunate of the King of the East China Sea after successive defeats, so under the horror of each other, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians collapsed in an instant. The subordinates came out with a bit of alertness, and were about to rush to report it, but they were bumping into the East China Sea King and his party in the white dragon fish suit......"
"The shogunate was so defeated? Can't even the basic obedience be maintained? Lu Yao asked.
Zhang Wu smiled bitterly: "That's even...... It can't even be said to be a defeat. The thieves did not attack Juancheng at all, but only flaunted their might on the left side of the city and retreated, and never appeared again. The army of the shogunate was completely frightened and scattered, but the armies fought for the road, killed and trampled on each other, and all kinds of riots and rebellions occurred one after another, causing the soldiers and civilians to be killed and wounded...... The king of the East China Sea, Su Rili, did not have kindness in governing the army, and at this time, he was afraid that the pro-army would also riot, so he did not dare to lead the team to flee, so he deliberately disguised himself and parted ways with the pro-camp. The result was also ridiculous, they abandoned their minions, thinking that they could flee without knowing it, but before they encountered a rebel army on the road, they were only ransacked by a mob in the city. ”
"After escaping from the city, I met you again."
Zhang Wu sighed: "General, my subordinates didn't know that they were the king of the East China Sea and his party at that time, and they were just scattered and fleeing officials. However, their rhetoric is very arrogant and hateful, so they are angry for a while......"
"That's it." Lu Yao sighed and stopped Zhang Wu's narration: "You step back first." You have made great mistakes in this trip, but it is not without merit...... If you are dealt with in the future, you don't need to blame yourself too much for now. ”
Zhu Sheng led Zhang Wu out of the tent.
Lu Jun took a few steps forward with a happy face: "Brother! ”
"The situation described by Zhang Wu is consistent with the information obtained by our army scouts. The shogunate of the king of the East China Sea was so devastated, but the thieves showed no sign of chasing the north. It is not easy for these jackals to let go of the large pieces of fat that reach their mouths...... Perhaps, Shi Le really has no intention of entangled in the chaos of the Central Plains, as you said? Lu Yao thought about it carefully, and said, "Well, it is an unexpected joy to be able to master the King of the East China Sea so easily. ”
Unlike the panicked Zhang Wu, Lu Yao never took the beating that the king of the East China Sea suffered seriously. When the war was in chaos, countless people lost their lives, and the bones filled the ravines; After a short fight, Lu Yao had a hundred and ten explanations to provide to the King of the East China Sea at any time. All he was thinking about was how to make the most of the collapse of the shogunate.
"The question is, is Shile really so easy to deal with?" An extremely rare opportunity is in front of him, but for some reason, Lu Yao always feels a little uneasy in his heart.
"No matter what Shiler's intentions are, our army is ready for battle, and at worst it will be a battle. The top priority at the moment is to coerce the king of the East Sea to order the armies and gather the stragglers of the shogunate as soon as possible to enrich themselves. Lu Jun pondered for a moment and continued: "The specific strategy of this, the junior brother does not foresee the affairs of the Northern Military Mansion, and he does not dare to put his beak in vain. It's just that in my humble opinion, before all kinds of practical means are decided, I have to temporarily hide from those Jizhou people...... lest any accidents arise. ”
Lu Yao frowned, still calculating the battle situation, listening to Lu Jun's words, he casually pulled off a dead branch and threw it outside: "That's right." ”