Chapter 694: The Crowd
There are always delicate moments when everything is undecided, everyone's actions will affect the whole development of the situation, and everyone does not know what to do, like a group of animals standing on the vast grassland, facing the attack of natural predators, the first animal to run out will determine the direction of the whole.
The nobles in the camp of the close guards were in this state, and many ideas and plans sprung up like mushrooms, and no one expected that the first leader to act would be the fat King Zuo.
Compared with Turshan, the new king can only be regarded as a little fat man, among the kings, his strength is not the weakest, but also one of the weakest, few people think he is very smart, but it is him, in a stunned gaze squeezed out of the group of officers, clumsily ran towards the tens of thousands of soldiers who were slowly approaching, and almost fell when he passed by Shangguan Fei's side, eager as if the reunion of mother and son after the separation.
"I am the king of Zuo Yue, the grandson of the old Khan king! Within ten days, I will make the old Khan king's body and head one! I have found the internal annihilation of the betrayal of the Grand Captain, and the first thing everyone will do is to take revenge! Revenge with blood......
King Zuo spoke very quickly, as if this was his last chance to speak, and behind him, the officers and princes looked silently from afar, both ridiculous and heartbroken.
King Zuo said that he couldn't run anymore, so he slowly changed to walking, but his mouth was not idle, and he was still hoarsely promised, "When I become the king of Khan, the salary of the near army will be doubled, and everyone will be credited with first-class merit......"
A miracle happened, and the soldiers who were slowly advancing actually stopped, as if listening carefully to the words of King Sayu.
King Zuo's eyes lit up, and at the same time, the competitors also acted.
Turshan wanted to get on the horse, but he tried twice but didn't get up, angrily pushed down the retinue who was helping, and also ran forward, shouting: "I am Turshan, like you are ordinary cavalry, I have just been elected as a captain, please listen to my heartfelt words......"
"I am the son of the old Khan, and I have his edict to pass on the throne to me......"
"It's a huge gang that assassinated the Grand Captain, and only I can find them all!"
"Gold!"
"Cattle!"
"Woman!"
...... Boasting and promises poured down like a torrent, mixed with reckless lies, and in the blink of an eye, the aristocratic officers, who were the backbone of the close service army, became outcasts who were ignored, and the kings squeezed through them as if they were overcoming thorns, and before they had gone far, the prince shouted: "Re-elect the officers, and those who have no merit will have no position!"
The corpse of the assassin behind him and the three soldiers in front of him were not enough to attract the slightest attention, in fact, the officers were becoming more and more panicked, and the common sense of crisis made everyone get closer and closer, vigilantly looking at the soldiers dozens of times their own, as well as the princes and generals who were desperate to curry favor with the soldiers.
This was the original plan of the Shadow King, but it was not so straightforward and vulgar, he wanted to gradually gain the trust and loyalty of the soldiers, but he was no longer able to control the situation, the silence of the soldiers changed from threats to encouragement, and he had to join the competitors.
"I want to publish the full evidence. "The Shadow King squeezed out, and he was already at the end.
Gu Shenwei grabbed his arm, "Don't go, that's not what the soldiers want." ”
"Nobody knows what the soldiers want, someone has to tell them and lead them. The Shadow King looked eager, he had always been cautious, but the frenzied atmosphere that permeated the barracks still infected him.
The Shadow King had already received the support of the Grand Captain, so in his mind, he was more qualified than other princes to be in charge of 100,000 close servants.
This is the new ally of the Dragon King, it only took three or four days from acquaintance to alliance, Gu Shenwei didn't have much influence on it, and he couldn't say anything, everything was feelings and guesses, maybe there was really any prince who could move soldiers.
Gu Shenwei let go of his hand.
"Won't the Dragon King come with me? ”
Gu Shenwei heard this sentence frequently, but he stood in the barracks, from yesterday morning to now, for a whole day and a night, unaware of it, "I am a foreigner, and I am afraid that it will backfire if I follow you." ”
The Shadow King probably thought the same thing, nodded, and continued to squeeze out, and the officers automatically gave way to a passage.
Shangguan Fei had already come to the Dragon King's side, let out a sigh of relief, and whispered: "It seems that the Shadow King doesn't need protection, let's go quickly, to be honest, the soldiers in the camp are a little scary, I see that they are a little bit of a red eye." ”
Gu Shenwei was not qualified to participate in the scramble for the close attendants, so there was no need to take risks, but he didn't want to leave immediately, "Wait." ”
Azheba walked over with Liman, followed by dozens of officers.
The development of events was too different from what they had imagined, and the young nobles clearly did not know how to deal with the immediate crisis.
"We haven't thanked the Dragon King for saving his life. Azheba said.
Gu Shenwei's heart moved, nearly a thousand officers are also a force, plus the family behind them, they may be even stronger than the close servants, but he immediately gave up this idea, "You don't have to worry, no matter who controls the close servants, no matter what promises he makes now, he still has to rely on you to maintain the integrity of the army afterwards." ”
Even if it was just to curry favor with hundreds of tribes and families, the new rulers would leave this group of officers behind, and Gu Shenwei felt that there was no need to be too straightforward, so he didn't say anything.
More and more officers gathered, and their faces softened a little when they heard the Dragon King's comfort.
One by one, the soldiers who had been ordered to arrive slipped away, and only the noble officers were left in the open space in front of the main tent.
Gu Shenwei first walked up to the assassin's corpse, looked down for a moment, tore a piece from his clothes, wrapped it in his hand, and gently wiped the corpse's face.
Like the guards who guarded Azheba and the others before, this is also a real man, Gu Shenwei has been looking for the trace of Xiaoyuetang's disciples, but he has found nothing, since the assassination of the Grand Lieutenant yesterday morning, they seem to have died down and really retreated into the shadows.
The lotus girl wants chaos in the world, why doesn't she show up at such a time?
Gu Shenwei walked up to the three captives again, they had already recovered from the panic, and said viciously: "See, the brothers have awakened, even if you really have a demon bird, you can't escape the hands of the ten close guards." ”
"Do the 'brothers' know about the three of you being bought?"
One of the captives spat on the ground and refused to answer the Dragon King's question, "Release them quickly, or you won't die a good death." ”
Gu Shenwei hadn't heard such a direct threat for a long time, so he was very curious, and walked around the three of them, "Which 10,000-strong army are you?"
"your. One replied.
"No. 7. Another replied.
"Which team?" Gu Shenwei continued to ask, but none of the three captives answered.
Azheba took out a small wooden strip from a prisoner, glanced at it, and said, "The 70,000-strong Army, the 6th Division, the 4th Battalion, the 9th Team." ”
An officer rushed over and said in surprise: "They are not from the fourth battalion, I can guarantee that I know all the people in the battalion." ”
"He is a centurion of the fourth battalion. Azheba whispered.
"Leave these three men to the 'brothers' to deal with. Gu Shenwei said.
The faces of the three captives changed suddenly, "I advise you, don't make trouble for yourself, you can't afford to provoke the master we serve." ”
This public provocation provoked outrage, and the officers rushed up, pulling the three captives with all their hands and feet, and ordering them to confess to their commanders and accomplices.
"Ucuo, ask Ucuo, he's awake. ”
Captain Ucuo woke up and stood up blankly, not understanding what the prince and the generals in the distance were fighting for like merchants.
"Internal annihilation, you killed the Grand Captain. An officer rushed up and slapped Uso hard.
More officers surrounded the three captives, "Is this the assassin you brought in......?
Ucuo's thick beard was torn apart by the angry officers, and he screamed in pain, and his mouth kept defending, "It's not me, it's really not me, it's Turshan, he is the one who persuaded the Captain to leave the camp, and I am willing to confront him face to face." ”
A commander of a high position shouted: "Confront, go and confront, avenge the Grand Captain, and the soldiers will be at ease." ”
"Confront!" shouted the officers, this is not only revenge, but also a way to bridge the chasm, and everyone has a hope in their hearts that as long as they find out the internal annihilation, the anger of the soldiers will be vented, and everything will return to normal.
Three or four hundred officers surrounded Uso and the captives, and also walked towards the black-pressed soldiers.
Hundreds of other officers were bewildered and stood in place hesitating.
Azheba didn't leave, "What is the Dragon King's plan?"
Gu Shenwei had no plan, he was like everyone else, he was deeply surprised by the changes in the close army, and more pessimistic than everyone else, in his opinion, the prince and the officers were so eager to get the support of the soldiers, it was really a big mistake, revenge, heavy rewards, accusations, these actions will only make the silent soldiers more and more confident in their own strength.
With power but no leader, there will be the most extreme chaos scene.
"Prepare the horses, the more the better. Gu Shenwei couldn't guess the future, so he could only plan for the worst.
Azheba nodded solemnly, and immediately summoned the officers around him to bring all the horses nearby, and while the two were talking, a large number of officers chased after Utso, and they also wanted to participate in the confrontation.
He was the first to notice signs of a split between the officers and soldiers, and was still shocked by the fact that he was in front of him, "The close guards are finished, and they are all looking for death." ”
The officers brought the horses, they chose to believe in the dragon king, close to the mount, waiting for orders, Shangguan Fei prayed in a low voice, and made up his mind not to leave the dragon king.
Gu Shenwei took the reins from Azheba's hand, looked at the farce in the distance, and thought that maybe a miracle might happen.
The officers surrounding Uso had already converged with the arguing princes and generals, and the noise was amplified several times at once, but they couldn't hear a word clearly.
"Get on the horse. Gu Shenwei was the first to jump on horseback, but the miracle still didn't happen.
The silent soldiers suddenly surged, wanting to pass through this treacherous sea of people safely, and Gu Shenwei was not 100% sure.
(To be continued)