At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

"My lord is really a hero!"

"The hero is not counted, it's just that he is more patient than others. This is not a great ability, but there are too many people who have greater advantages than me, so I have to be patient."

Cheng Li disagreed with Guo Peng's words.

"My lord, the pursuit of a great cause cannot be smooth sailing. If you can't endure and endure setbacks, you will surely be overthrown. There will be no day to turn around. The lord's patience is already much, much better than others."

Guo Peng was silent for a while.

"Yes."

He made such an exclamation.

It was okay when I was a child, but after arriving in Luoyang, it was the time to really test my endurance. Guo Peng will never forget the experience of being forced to endure when people stared at him.

After a while, Cheng Li said again: "By the way, my lord, about Qiu Liju's rebellion that my lord is worried about, I have already found out some clues."

"Oh? Tell me quickly."

It turned out that Cheng Li learned some important clues through some merchants he made friends with, such as horse merchants such as Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping who were introduced by Liu Bei.

"You mean, the leader Karasuma told Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping that they were going to do something big after they got drunk?"

"Yes, Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping felt that something was wrong. As soon as we asked, they came to report. In addition, some merchants said that they saw Karasuma people collecting weapons, preparing rations, and food for horses. This is clearly a battle!"

Cheng Li lowered his throat and said to Guo Peng: "My lord's guess may not be wrong, Karasuma people, you have to fight back."

"Why do you go against it? Reverse, there must be a reason, right?"

Guo Peng looked at Cheng Li.

Cheng Li opened his mouth and said, "Master, do you still remember Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun from Yuyang who were mentioned to the Lord when Zong Shijun came to the party?"

"remember."

Guo Peng nodded: "The two recommended themselves to Zhang Wen as generals. They wanted to lead the family soldiers to participate in the Battle of Liangzhou, but Zhang Wen refused, so they scolded Zhang Wen without any words."

"Mr. Zongshi said that the Zhang family has a lot of power in Yuyang. These two men were Taishou and Zhongshan respectively. They have a lot of money and some skills.

According to Li's information, the two bought grain and horses from various sources in the past year, and met with Qiu Liju many times. In the past two months, as far as we know, they met seven times. Ordinary merchants also met with Qiu Liju. People have been in contact with them, but they have been in contact too many times. What are they going to do? "

Cheng Li's face was tense: "We can't know more things, but judging from what happened before and after, Qiu Liju and the two must be planning something."

"Seeing the Qiang rebellion in Northwest China intensifies, some people feel restless. Thinking of the remoteness of Youzhou, they may have the idea of ​​​​separating one side."

Guo Peng said with a cold face: "If Qiu Liju join forces with Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun, I'm afraid they can really do something, but their obstacles are me and Zong Shijun, especially me, the cavalry I lead Very elite, if Zhang Ju Zhang Chun wants to make trouble, it is impossible to ignore me."

"That's true. If the lord leads the army to go out, they will feel more at ease. If the lord is here, they may still think about it."

"That's true, but..."

Guo Peng suddenly stopped, rolled his eyes, and fell silent.

"Qiu Liju is not willing to be driven by me, and he has a different heart. My lord, Qiu Liju must not stay! Before they rebelled, they must have prepared. My lord thinks, what should I do?"

Cheng Li looked at Guo Peng expectantly.

Chapter 122 Er Guo is very disappointed

Guo Peng thought for a while and smiled.

"I am the general of the big man, of course I have to fight for the big man. Without a big battle, how can I get my credit and fame?"

Cheng Li nodded.

"My lord, if you want to achieve great achievements, you must take great risks. Zhang Ju Zhang Chun is a local tyrant in Yuyang, with a wealth of wealth. There are nearly ten thousand servants and servants in his family. It is not difficult to form tens of thousands of people with a single call.

Qiu Liju is the co-lord of Karasuma. With one order, tens of thousands of Karasuma's elite cavalry can be driven by him. When the two are combined, the number of soldiers and horses that can be used is no less than one hundred thousand. One hundred thousand.

My lord's army is only about four thousand, although they are elite, but the enemy has a large number of people, if we don't make preparations, we may not be able to deal with it if there is a chaos, so it is necessary for us to tell the envoy. Please make more preparations. "

Cheng Li analyzed the situation of the enemy and us, and asked Guo Peng to understand.

Guo Peng nodded.

"No one would use four thousand soldiers and horses to fight against tens of thousands of enemies. Zong Shijun needs to tell. Moreover, Zhong De, we are not completely without advantages. Our soldiers and horses are well-trained and well-equipped. Zhang Chun is no more than a local tyrant, and his family soldiers are no more than a mob.

If the army invades, it can be settled in a single battle. The only thing to worry about is Qiu Liju's Karasuma cavalry. Although I hope that Qiu Liju will make the matter big so as to give me a reason to slaughter, but we can't take it As for our own danger, we need to make some arrangements. "

"What does my lord mean?"

"Go and invite him from Jiang Nanlou, and say that I want to drink with him and discuss the purchase of livestock."

Cheng Li immediately understood what Guo Peng meant.

"As ordered."

Cheng Li immediately sent someone to invite Lord Karasuma from Shanggu County to Nanlou.

Even if some things are known in advance, it may not be possible to press them in advance.

Most of the rebellions at the end of the Han Dynasty had a deep foundation, and freezing three feet did not happen overnight. After killing a leader, the main body of the rebellion is still there. Regardless of indulgence or not, the rebellion will still break out.

Therefore, this battle must be fought, but Guo Peng can use this advantage to do something to strive for a greater chance of winning.

Nanlou was one of the leaders of Karasuma at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. He was brave and resourceful.

But that happened more than 20 years ago. Today, the Shanggu Karasuma tribe under the jurisdiction of Nanlou has been relatively weak, and the population has declined. Now, the largest Karasuma tribe in the entire Karasuma has the largest population and is governed by Qiu Liju, with 8 tribesmen. Yu Luo, more than [-] people.

So now Nanlou also obeys Qiu Liju's command and keeps pace with him. Although the Han court once adopted a divide-and-conquer strategy to control Karasuma and prevent Karasuma from appearing as a co-owner, it is obvious that the strength of this control is not very good.

After Guo Peng took office, because he was the closest to the Nanlou tribe, he often interacted with Nanlou and bought the most things from him. Liju was dissatisfied with the decree.

If Qiu Liju wants to rebel, it is impossible not to tell Nanlou, Nanlou must know, and Nanlou who is closest to him will definitely be responsible for some key tasks, such as attacking himself, killing himself and so on.

As the lieutenant of Hu Karasuma, I have great prestige among the Karasuma tribe, but prestige is one thing, and threat is another.

Killing Helian was just a deterrent to them, and they couldn't feel the pain until the knife fell on them.

To deal with the northern captives, the best thing is a knife.

When Nan Lou learned that Guo Peng invited him to discuss the purchase of livestock, he was no doubt there. It was a common practice for Guo Peng to come here several times before, or he went in the past, so he would not be surprised.

Just take this opportunity to touch the defense of Guo Peng's army again, so as to prepare for the next action.

So on April [-], Nanlou arrived at the base of Guo Peng's army in Ning County, and came to visit Guo Peng as usual to discuss business.

Doing business with Guo Peng is still very happy. All the extra cattle, sheep and horses in the tribe can be sold in exchange for money, so that he can buy some things he wants and satisfy his selfish desires. He is very happy.

Guo Peng hosted a banquet for Nanlou as usual, and called four generals from Xiahou brothers and Cao brothers under his command to accompany the wine.

When the excitement came, he even danced Karasuma's traditional dance with Nanlou. When he was having a lot of fun, he made a deal with him for thousands of livestock.

After drinking for three rounds, Nan Lou was slightly tipsy, and Guo Peng also looked a little drunk. The two sat at the same table, shoulders hooked, looking very close, like a pair of friends who have forgotten their age.

Nanlou is in his 50s, and compared with Guo Peng, who is in his 20s, he is certainly not of the same generation.

"I have lived for more than 50 years, and this is the first time I have met a captain like the general. It is my blessing to work with the general!"

Nan Lou laughed and raised his glass to clink with Guo Peng, Guo Peng also happily raised his glass to drink with him.

Drain a glass of wine.

"Are you serious when you say that?"

Guo Peng put his arms around Nanlou and looked at him drunkenly.

"Of course it's true! If I can't tell the truth, I will let the sky send thunder and strike me to death!"

Nanlou beat her own chest hard, with a serious face.

"In this case, why did you join forces to rebel?"

Guo Peng stroked Nanlou's back.

Nanlou let out a long sigh when he heard the words.

"Unite to rebel? Hahaha, this is not what I want. Why don't I want to live a good life with the general? But Qiu Liju said, he said...we...I...I..."

Nan Lou's eyes slowly widened, seeing Guo Peng's face without a trace of smile and his extremely sharp eyes, his body suddenly trembled uncontrollably.

A knife lay across his neck.

Cheng Li, who was sitting next to him just now, was pointing at him with a knife, his eyes full of cold killing intent.

"what!"

"what!"

"what!"

After a few screams, Nanlou turned his head and saw that the Xiahou brothers and the Cao brothers who were still drinking and holding the Xianbei woman for fun had already drawn their swords and killed the four followers he brought. During the banquet, where was there a hint of drunkenness on his face?

Then dozens of officers and soldiers rushed into the tent with steel knives, including Guan and Zhang. They stared fiercely at Nanlou, scaring several Xianbei women into screaming.

"Ugh……"

Guo Peng let go of his hand and stood up.

"At first, I still had a glimmer of hope, thinking that you might not be involved in this matter, but who would have thought that you are also an accomplice, Nan Lou, I am really disappointed in you."

Guo Peng dropped the wine glass in his hand and drew out his saber.

"I...I...will...general...not like this...I...I'm not...I..."

Nanlou was so frightened that she couldn't even finish her sentence.

"Isn't that what? Huh? Do you think that what you do is very secretive? Do you think I don't know anything? Guo doesn't know everything, but he doesn't know everything! Do you really think Guo is a fool? "

Guo Peng stepped forward a few steps, and raised Nanlou's chin with a knife: "Guo asked himself that he didn't mean to despise you. He did business with you and did business with you with real money. He didn't treat you badly. You want to rebel, Guo is very disappointed."

Chapter 123 Three alliances are difficult

Guo Peng picked his chin with a knife, Nanlou's face was pale, trembling constantly, and his lips were trembling.

"Drag it out and cut it off."

With Guo Peng's order, Xia Houyuan and Xia Houdun immediately stepped forward to set up a difficult building and were about to drag it out and cut it.

"Don't! Don't! General! General! Spare me! Spare my life! I was forced too! Forced, General!"

Nanlou cried out in extreme fear, and Guo Peng shouted, "Wait, bring him back."

Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan brought Nanlou back and threw it on the ground. Nanlou immediately crawled forward and knelt on the ground in front of Guo Peng.

"Are you forced?"

"Yes, General, I was forced, and there is nothing I can do about it. My clan is headed by Qiu Liju, who is the most powerful. We will obey what he says and do.

Anyone who dares to disobey will be killed by him. In this rebellion, Qiu Liju ordered us to send all our important relatives to his residence for strict surveillance, just to prevent us from leaking secrets. "

Nan Lou knelt on the ground and said.

"I ask myself that I am not mean to you, and I have never humiliated or despised you. Why do you rebel?"

Guo Peng asked sharply.

"The general is brave. It is true that we are in awe, but the general's time as the captain of Hu Karasuma is still short, and he cannot be compared with Qiu Liju. We can only obey Qiu Liju's order and dare not disobey it. Wish, and follow."

Nan Lou burst into tears: "I am forced to do nothing, and I don't want to be an enemy of the general! But I really have no choice, General! Spare me! Don't kill me!"

Nanlou knelt on the ground and cried loudly, begging Guo Peng's forgiveness.

"Nanlou, if nothing else, I'll ask you, if you rebel, will you lead the army to attack me and take my life?"

"..."

Difficult to answer.

"Okay, I see."

Guo Peng kicked Nanlou and knocked him over: "Nanlou! I'll ask you! Since I took office, have I ever insulted or deceived you?!"

"...No...No!"

Nanlou got up and knelt again.