Zhu Nao

Shizhou.

A Changsha army of thousands of people is moving towards Yunyang, but the speed of the march is extremely slow, and small groups of troops keep breaking away from the army, and search the surrounding area carefully to see if there is an ambush around.

Cheng Cha followed in the team, anxious to beat the army with a whip to move forward quickly.He came to Huang Dongxuan on horseback, and said angrily: "General Huang, if we march at this speed, it will take us at least three days to reach Yunyang!"

Huang Dongxuan didn't take it seriously: "It's only three days, why is Governor Cheng so anxious?"

Of course Cheng Cha was in a hurry, almost sweating: "We are going to attack Yunyang by surprise! Of course, the sooner the better! You let the army go so slowly, you are delaying time! Don't say anything, just in case The reinforcements from the Shu people have arrived, we can't take Yunyang, can you bear the responsibility?!"

Right now, Huang Dongxuan led his troops out of Shizhou City and left Wang Zhan. He is the supreme commander, and it is said that everything in the army should follow his orders.However, neither Changsha Yin Sunxiang nor the coach Wang Zhan are worried about him, and they have to send someone to monitor him from time to time.And this Cheng Cha was the supervisor appointed by Sun Xiang, who specially watched Huang Dongxuan's every move.

Huang Dongxuan was sprayed with saliva by Cheng Cha, and his anger couldn't help but rise up.If the tiger doesn't show its power, it's really a sick cat!

He suddenly got into trouble, raised his horsewhip and slammed it on the ground, and angrily said: "If we can't attack Yunyang, I will take the responsibility! If we are ambushed by the Shu army, cut off our retreat, and encircled and suppressed, you will bear the responsibility." ?!"

Cheng Cha's horse was taken aback, and it hoofed back again and again, almost throwing Cheng Cha off the horse.Cheng Cha staggered from side to side in embarrassment for a while, and finally sat still with his arms around the horse's neck.He blushed: "Huang Dongxuan, you are disobeying military orders!"

Huang Dongxuan sneered: "Defy the military order? I am the one leading the army now. What can you do to me?"

In his opinion, although Cheng Cha has the title of warlord, it is just a title.The army is his own army, Cheng Cha is a civil servant, and he doesn't even have anyone who is willing to follow orders.What else can he do besides swearing and losing his temper?

Sure enough, Cheng Cha blushed, pointed at his nose, and couldn't speak angrily: "You you you...you, you!"

Huang Dongxuan sarcastically said: "I, me, what's wrong with me? Why is the governor stuttering?"

He was wild and unrestrained since he was a child. When he was a water thief, he galloped across the Jiangling water system, and no one dared to say no to him.After being born in the officialdom, there will be more prosperity and wealth, but there will also be more times when you can't help yourself.It was like this in Jiangling Mansion at the beginning, and it is still the same in Changsha Mansion later.He had had enough, and he really didn't want to be dictated by another scholar.

Unexpectedly, Cheng Cha did not give up.He stared fiercely at Huang Dongxuan for a moment, then suddenly took out a handbook from his pocket, and shook it away: "Huang Dongxuan! I have ordered you to obey the orders of General Wang! The general told you to rush to Yunyang quickly, so you have to hurry up and go to Yunyang! If you dare to obey orders, I have the right to remove you from your position and take over your military power!"

Huang Dongxuan's foolish expression froze immediately, and everyone around looked at Cheng Cha in shock.

In the next moment, Huang Dongxuan's eyes suddenly became vicious, and Huang Dongxuan's soldiers also touched the handle of the knife at his waist, and stared at Cheng Cha with murderous aura.

The situation suddenly became tense.

Right now, Huang Dongxuan is leading the army, most of them are brothers who have followed him through life and death for many years, and some of them are soldiers added by Sun Xiang.When Huang Dongxuan defected to Sun Xiang at the beginning, he was not confiscated of military power - at the beginning Sun Xiang was thirsty for talent, and he knew that if he wanted to surrender power, Huang Dongxuan would definitely not come.Moreover, this army can only be used easily in the hands of Huang Dongxuan, if it is handed over to others, it will definitely be able to lead it well.

But if he didn't hand over his military power, Huang Dongxuan was bound to be a wild horse that was hard to tame, acting perversely and not being obedient in everything.Sun Xiang wanted his talent, but also wanted him to be obedient. After much deliberation, he came up with such a trick. He gave Wang Zhan and Cheng Cha, who were on the expedition with Huang Dongxuan, great authority, allowing them to dismiss Huang Dongxuan at any time. Threatening Huang Dongxuan to be obedient.

You must know that this handbook with Sun Xiang's official seal cannot really play a role in lifting Huang Dongxuan's military power.These soldiers will only listen to Huang Dongxuan, and if Huang Dongxuan tells them to kill Cheng Cha and rebel immediately, they will do the same.The real purpose of this letter is to threaten - if you, Huang Dongxuan, refuse to be obedient, you can act according to your own ideas, or kill my warlord, anyway, don't come back to my Jiangling mansion in the future!

As the saying goes, "When the general is out, the military order is not followed." Originally, Huang Dongxuan thought that he was obedient and disobedient. As long as he was proved to be right afterwards, or no disaster was caused, at most he would be scolded and fined by Sun Xiang after he returned. A two-year salary is no big deal.But now that Cheng Cha took out this handbook, it cut off his way out.

Either be obedient or completely rebellious.He has to choose one or the other.

Huang Dongxuan clenched his fists and gritted his teeth.Cheng Cha was stared at fiercely by the soldiers. Although his back was chilling, he persisted and held up the handbook higher so that more soldiers could see it.

So, Huang Dongxuan's cronies gradually gathered around Huang Dongxuan.

"These Changsha people are really deceiving people too much!" One person said angrily, "Brother, just say a word, and I'll kill that bastard surnamed Cheng immediately. Let him dare to use chicken feathers as arrows!"

"That's right. Brother, we all listen to you!"

"Brother, speak up."

For a moment, Huang Dongxuan really had this urge.If it was when he was a water thief, or when he was still in Jiangling Mansion, maybe he would really do this.But now reason overwhelmed him.

He whispered: "It's easy to kill someone surnamed Cheng. But if you offend the governor of Changsha, where should the brothers go from now on?"

The people didn't care about these, they just said: "We will follow wherever the eldest brother goes!"

Some people also said: "Damn, even for such a powerless scholar, the governor of Changsha gave him the right to dismiss the elder brother, and he clearly didn't take the elder brother seriously. Let's simply defect to the governor of the Zhu residence in the Shu government." Already!"

Huang Dongxuan didn't make a sound.

Go to Junao?His impression of Junao is not bad, but will Junao be willing to accept him?

If he really goes to Zhu Nao, he will change hands for the second time in just two years.Who dares to accept a disloyal person like him?Even if he accepted it, who would dare to trust him?I am afraid that no matter where he goes in the future, he will still be unable to escape the fate of being suspected, excluded, and restricted, and it may not be much better than now.And Zhu Nao probably won't let his brothers follow him anymore, just look at what happened to Han Fengxian and the Liangzhou Army.

Then if he doesn't go to Shu Mansion, he can't go back to Changsha Mansion, nor can he go back to Jiangling Mansion, where else can he go?Go back to being a water thief?Being a water thief can be free and unrestrained, but you have to lick blood every day, and often eat the last meal without the next meal. In this life, there is no other hope except to have enough food.And now there are more and more people following him, and the situation is getting more and more complicated. He may not even be able to feed so many brothers.

Now that he is in this position, he has to think about not only himself, but also find a way out for these brothers who have been following him for so many years.So it is already difficult for him to do it rashly.

He frowned, and said in a low voice: "If you go to Zhu Nao, you will only become the second Han Fengxian in the end. Forget it."

Everyone didn't speak, they all looked at him trustingly, waiting for him to make up his mind.

Huang Dongxuan only felt that he had a severe headache.

The current situation in Shizhou, no matter how he looked at it, he felt something was wrong.Zhu Nao was resourceful and resourceful. How could he be careless enough to make the frontier defense so empty when he was able to trick the princes from all walks of life in the King Qin Conference?It's almost like... inviting you into the urn.

If he really acted according to Wang Zhan's order, if he was ambushed after arriving in Yunyang and cut off his way back, it would be harm to these brothers who trusted him.

But if everything was just his overthinking, Zhu Nao did make a mistake in employing people carelessly, and he successfully helped the governor of Changsha win the Yangtze River Ferry.Then he and his brothers have made great contributions and will be able to get a lot of rewards.This seems to be the only hopeful way out of the current situation.

It was as if he was being put on fire, and he couldn't advance or retreat.In the end, it's still just a gamble.

After a long time, Huang Dongxuan waved his hand feebly as if his anger had been taken away by someone: "Send the order to let the army speed up the marching speed...We still need to strengthen our vigilance and not relax."

Everyone didn't expect him to back down and looked at him in shock.But he has already issued an order, and everyone can only execute it even if they are unwilling.

So the soldiers put their swords back into their sheaths one after another, the tense situation was lifted, and the army continued to move forward.

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In the dark room, Han Fengxian was resting on the bed.He was a light sleeper, and vaguely felt something moving in the room, he woke up suddenly, grabbed the short knife hidden under the pillow: "Who is it?!"

The people in the house didn't make a sound.

Han Feng squinted his eyes first, using the faint light to identify the figure of the person in front of him, and heard the sound of breathing familiar, and then went to light the candlestick beside the bed.

"Why don't you make a sound without lighting the lamp?" Han Feng put down the dagger angrily.

Under the light of the dim candlelight, Ge Lingcha's face was a little haggard.He said lightly: "The people who went to Wanzhou are back."

Han Feng was taken aback for a moment, and said ecstatically, "Really? Let him in quickly."

After Shizhou fell, Han Fengxian retreated to the Yunyang area, reorganized his troops, and immediately asked for reinforcements from nearby towns.Two days ago, the envoy he sent to Wanzhou for help came back and brought him a piece of news that shocked him - Wanzhou had gathered a large number of soldiers and horses, and even Wanzhou now has a general in person, probably either Yu Changming or Wei Yue!

After hearing the news, Han Feng sent the envoys to Wanzhou again immediately, and asked the generals of Wanzhou to send him [-] elite soldiers. He wanted to atone for his sins and take back Shizhou himself!

After a while, the envoy to Wanzhou came into the house.

Without combing his hair, Han Feng hurriedly asked, "Where are the reinforcements? When will the reinforcements arrive?!"

The messenger flinched and tremblingly said: "No, no..."

Han Feng was taken aback for a moment, and immediately asked: "There are no 8000 people? Then how many people did he give me?"

The emissary became even more nervous, wishing he could dig a hole in the ground and sneak in: "Wanzhou refused to give reinforcements to the general, saying that he wanted the general to stand firm..."

Han Feng was stunned for the first time.The next moment, he jumped up violently, and slammed the things on the table to the ground: "Guard?! I'm such a weak soldier, and I'm so fucking disobedient. What do they want me to do?!"

The envoy was almost hit by something on the table, but he didn't dare to dodge. He trembled and said, "Wanzhou just said, let the general stand firm. As long as the time comes, they will send troops to rescue the siege."

Han Feng spat all over the place first: "The timing? What timing?! When the timing comes, I'm already dead!"

He thought it was the envoy who was doing bad things, so he stepped forward and kicked the envoy, grabbed the envoy by the collar, and asked, "Did you tell them what I said? Ah? What did you say!"

The envoy wanted to cry, but said: "The subordinates followed what the general taught. I have repeatedly expressed my loyalty to them and asked them to trust the general. I also said that the fall of Shizhou was not the general's fault. But they just refused... ..."

Han Feng frantically wanted to smash things, but there was nothing in the room for him to smash.He cursed: "Damn Zhu Nao, he never believed me!"

When he heard that there was a large army stationed in Wanzhou, Han Feng first realized that he might be used by Zhu Nao.Whether it's Zhu Nao, Dong Jiang, or Han Zan, they're all the same bastard, bastard! !It seems that no one in this world has ever trusted him, why? !

Han Feng first kicked at the messenger again: "Get out!"

The envoy felt relieved, clutched his chest and walked out.

Han Feng sat back on the chair first.His rage faded in an instant, turning into vulnerability and despair.He turned his head to look at Ge Ling, and motioned him to approach him with his eyes.

At this time in the past, only Ge Lingcha would, and only Ge Lingcha could comfort him and let him break free from the vortex of despair and rage.

Ge Lingcha walked over to him, hugged him as usual, and gently patted his back.Being caressed by those hands, Han Feng's tense body gradually relaxed.

The hug is familiar, but the tone is strange.

Ge Lingcha's chin rested on the top of his head, and his tone was as light as a wisp of smoke: "Should they believe you?"

Han Feng froze for the first time.