Chapter 252 Civil strife (Part 2)

The heavy rain stopped, and after the short sunset, it was late at night again.

The autumn wind was filled with coldness and blew in waves. Under the moon, a team of cavalry rushed from a distance on a road.

But the paper armor has been taken off now.

Paper armor has several characteristics. The first is that it is raining. In a short period of time, it strengthens protection and is difficult to penetrate the arrows. However, over time, the paper becomes loose and rotten. Wearing wet paper armor, it is easy to get sick, so these cavalry have already taken off the paper armor.

The number of cavalrymen was about five hundred and galloped away.

The surrounding light was dim, the roads were withered, and after the heavy rain, a cold air filled the air.

"Report!" galloped for ten miles, and a man and a horse galloped in front. Judging from the clothes and armor, it was the horses sent by this team of cavalrymen.

Seeing the riding coming, Wu Xingzong tied the reins, the war horse roared and stopped.

The cavalry behind stopped quickly, and although their faces were ashen, they still maintained.

At this time, the horse explored the horse and came to the front, turned over and dismounted, and knelt on the ground: "General, the King of Wei finally stopped, thirty miles away from our army, entered the county town, and chased after him. At this time, the King of Wei still had two thousand people left!"

"Fifty miles... This King of Wei can really escape, running 150 miles all the way. Hey, it's amazing!" Wu Xingzong narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, you must keep a close eye on this time. If the King of Wei escapes, this great contribution will be wasted!"

After a series of battles, Wu Xingzong was burly and exuded a cold and majestic solemnity.

After hearing this, the few lieutenants below Wuxingzong were shocked and held the reins in their hands tightly.

This is right! The King of Wei ran overnight, with only two thousand people. Just staring at him and reporting to the king would be a great achievement. If he could take this opportunity to capture him, he would be a great achievement!

Xu Wenhui is the King of Wei. Whoever has great luck and can capture and kill the king will reach the sky in one step!

The major events of the country are sacrifices and wars.

In Wang Hongyi's mind, this sacrifice to heaven and earth and gods is to suppress the energy and quantity. It is important to be the dark side and lasting, and it is not something that the ministers can ask.

For ministers, only military merit is the most important!

There are two aspects of military merit: the first is promotion, and the second is reward.

The king was magnanimous and restored the ancient system. The national sages, men, sons, lords, marquis, and dukes were all hereditary and had a large number of rewards for entitlements.

Zhang Fanzhi was granted the title of Marquis of Changting, with a title of 7,000 mu of land, a 200 households, and a grant of 40 mates of soldiers and armor.

Shi Qian was a meritorious in saving the lord, and was granted the title of Qingyu Bo, with 5,000 acres of land, 150 households, and 30 mates of soldiers and armor.

These two people who were first awarded titles immediately cheered the whole army and the whole country. The king's move was obviously to buy bones for thousands of gold. Although living people could not be granted now and must be pacified by the world, this wife and son were inherited and their reputation was left in history. Who wouldn't want it?

Seeing that the credit is ahead, how can these riders not be in a state of turmoil?

However, when these cavalry rushed to the county town five miles, the moon rose high and was quiet.

On the city wall, some shadows were walking back and forth, depending on the situation, inspecting.

Five hundred people crowded in a temple.

The temple gate and courtyard walls collapsed several times, and it seemed that the incense was not strong. Wu Xingzong ordered the soldiers to clean up, and then, under the salute of the shrine, he ordered firewood outside to be cut out to keep warm.

The fire trick was hidden in the oil cloth, and the fire was made. After several fires burned, there was heating in the entire yard.

There is dry food in the horse bag. First, serve the horses to drink water and eat, and then everyone roasts clothes, which makes them feel very comfortable for a while.

The temple inside was covered with oil cloth, and each horse had a blanket. It was wet at this time, and now it was roasted, and a trace of water vapor evaporated.

Wu Xingzong sat cross-legged on the ground, with several lieutenants nearby.

"General, I just investigated it. It is very difficult to get involved in the county town!" said a captain.

There are no familiar people now. According to the system, Wu Xingzong can only transfer a few personal soldiers and lieutenants to follow him, but now he is temporarily serving as a cavalry general. It is only a few days before he can naturally not have time to transfer.

Speaking of which, Tang Yuan, Liu An, and Zhou Tai are all his confidants, especially Tang Yuan, who is his little brother, who followed Wu Xingzong to work hard from the bottom.

Wu Xingzong was a little sorry. If they were there, they could share some credit. He made up his mind and transferred the old team after he went back.

However, although we have chased the King of Wei and know the whereabouts of King of Wei, it is unrealistic to seek to attack the county town with these people led by Wu Xingzong alone.

As the King of Wei entered the city, there were 2,000 people, and there were defenders in the county town, so it would be nice not to fight back.

And the King of Wei noticed that he did not catch the King of Wei and asked the King of Wei to abandon the city and escape again. His efforts were all gone!

"Can't enter the county town?" Wu Xingzong frowned slightly. He originally wanted to send people to mingle into the city. When he was defeated, he might be able to make the county town civil unrest, so he took the opportunity to attack in. Now that he thinks, this advantage is still a bit difficult to take.

"Never mind, I've sent someone to deliver a letter to the king halfway. I believe that the king's reinforcements will arrive soon. I'm afraid that the King of Wei will run away? With this merit alone, everyone will have rewards, everyone can rest!" Wu Xingzong said slowly in a deep voice.

Wu Xingzong was determined by nature and was smart. He knew that if he was greedy for his achievements and wanted to take them alone, he might not only fail, but even caused dissatisfaction in Chu.

After measuring, I sent a message to the king. Then the army attacked the city together. No matter who captured the King of Wei, the contribution would be greater than that.

The King of Chu sent several groups to pursue the King of Wei, but he encountered it. Isn’t this a huge pie?

Thinking that he had met the King of Chu in person and was able to deal with it properly and not leave a bad impression, Wu Xingzong began to consider his future.

Of course, before this, he would not forget to send someone to investigate outside the county town. Once there is any disturbance, he can react immediately. Even if he cannot attack the city by himself, it is still more than enough to keep an eye on the four gates of the city.

Wu Xingzong ordered all the officials. At this time, the blankets were baked and spread on the ground. They caught fire and started to rest.

Yankou County. Several tents.

At this time, there was a faint light in the tent. There were more than a dozen personal soldiers guarding outside the tent, all of whom were serious, holding long swords in their hands and guarding outside the tent, and no idle people were allowed to approach.

Inside the tent, several generals were staring at a thirty-year-old general sitting in front of him, unable to speak for a moment.

"What, you guys are the courage?" The general who spoke showed disdain and snorted coldly.

This person looks very ordinary, but his every move is full of solemnity. It can be seen that he is a person who climbed out of the battlefield. He is wearing the general's uniform. Judging from his rank, he is only slightly lower than that of the guard's personal general Cao Cheng.

At this time, the general sneered and showed murderous intent. When the generals in front of him saw this scene, they couldn't help but feel cold.

"...General Zhuang, this matter cannot be accomplished, but it is a serious crime of raiding the family!" Finally someone couldn't help but speak.

The sitting general Zhuang Tong sneered: "One time, another time, now the 70,000 army is defeated. Even if the King of Wei returns, how many more troops can he build?"

"And in this situation, as long as the news of the defeat of the King of Wei is back, the nearby counties will be afraid of surrendering when they hear the news. At that time, it will be difficult for you and me to find a way out. It is better to do it now!"

There was silence in the tent, and the generals looked gloomy and said nothing.

Zhuang Tong glanced at everyone and said, "And even if we go back, I'm afraid we won't be able to get it. I know you all suspect that I am a personal grudge. But think about it, my father and uncle, all follow the King of Wei. How much credit does the King of Wei have to accomplish something?"

"But my father died in battle. After the King of Wei took power, he first withdrew his uncle's military power and then took a reason to demote me to two levels! Originally, I was Cao Cheng's boss, but later when I saw him, I would bow my knees and salute again and again!"

"Let's not talk about personal grievances. After the King of Wei succeeds, he will have to control the military power himself, so he will be demoted or killed by the generals. Now he is defeated and returned. The master is weak and the ministers are strong. You know what the King of Wei will do."

"Not even more, this time, you have to find a scapegoat. Should the King of Wei take responsibility? After returning, I am afraid that you and I will be beheaded and searched the house!"

"This is not a matter of being less kind but not being less kind, but the king is bound to do it. Rather than doing this, it is better to do this, and you and I can also protect the family from extermination!"

After hearing this, the general present couldn't help but feel cold.

After thinking about it carefully, he shuddered and asked himself, this is indeed a necessity for the king, and it cannot be transferred by human will. If a truly wise and wise ruler, he might have the courage to take responsibility himself, but Xu Wenhui is not.

Several people were thinking about it, listening to a noise outside the tent.

The faces of several people in the tent changed slightly. Zhuang Tong raised his voice and asked, "Who is making noise outside?"

"General, it's Wang Qi." said one person.

When he heard that it was his own person, the faces of the people in the tent slowed down.

"Let him come in." Zhuang Tong said coldly.

In a moment, a captain came in from outside, his face pale.

"What happened?" This person was a confidant. Zhuang Tong couldn't help asking when he saw it.

Wang Qi bowed and said in a vain to the news he had just received: "General, we have discovered the Chu army outside the city!"

After hearing this, the faces of the people in the tent changed drastically: "What did you say?"

Wang Qi described carefully: "Depending on the situation, it is the vanguard cavalry, and we are already staring at it. We dare not get close. The number of people may be around a thousand."

"The Chu army has arrived in the county town? I believe the Chu army will arrive soon!" Hearing this news, Zhuang Tong stood up suddenly, walked a few steps in the tent, his face became even more gloomy, he sneered, and looked at everyone: "Why are you hesitating at this time? When the Chu army arrives, you and I are all wet!"

The Chu army arrived so quickly, and it would be difficult for the King of Wei to have a chance to make a comeback. If he hesitated, he would really treat it as a loser. At that time, not only will the glory and wealth be lost, but his life will not be guaranteed.
Chapter completed!