Chapter 84 Discussion
Chapter 84
Not long after Lu Zhi's military order passed, in a corner of the officer's battalion, the two were discussing what?
"Your Excellency, the villain got the news that there was a secret letter from Guangzong City tonight. It was the horn who wanted to recruit the commander of our army." A shadow said.
"What, you can inquire about this matter carefully. You must not talk nonsense about such a thing. You need to have evidence." Another man looked around and whispered.
"Your Excellency, look." With that, the shadow took out a note from his arms, gave it to another person, and then said:
"This is the secret letter intercepted by the villain who risked his life. There is also a seal of Zhang Jiao on it. It can't be wrong."
Another person turned out the note, looked at it carefully for a while and said, "This matter is very important. We can't solve it. I will send someone to report to the capital immediately."
After saying that, the two people hurriedly dispersed and disappeared into the camp.
At midnight, several riders quietly left the barracks and ran in the direction of Luoyang. Obviously, they all report the military situation here to Luoyang.
The next morning, Lv Bu was practicing martial arts in the martial arts arena. In these days, Lv Bu followed Zhang Linger to Yingchuan first, and then to Guangzong. Although Lv Bu was hidden behind his back, Lv Bu's martial arts skills were not relaxed at all. Lv Bu remembered his identity and was the first in the Three Kingdoms. Generals, this martial arts can't be abandoned.
After playing several games with Dian Wei and Zang Ba, after cleaning up the two, I saw a tall figure and came straight over. It seemed that the person was not Zhang Liang, who could it be?
"Ha ha ha, Lv Xian's nephew is very interested. He is practicing martial arts so early." Zhang Liang was still far away, and he had already greeted Lv Bu from afar, which seemed very familiar.
"Ha ha, it turned out that the general came. Looking at the happy look of General Ren Gong, there must be something good." Looking at Zhang Liang's happy appearance, Lv Bu knew that something happy must have happened.
"There is indeed a good thing. I heard early in the morning that Lu Zhi had retreated 30 miles to camp. But he didn't reply to your letter. It turned out that when Liang saw that Lu Zhi's army retreated for 30 miles, he immediately came to find Lv Bu.
"As long as his army retreats, this already shows the problem. I deliberately sent out more than a dozen letters yesterday, so that all factions in the officers and soldiers know about this matter. I think those people now have reported these things to the court. As long as the news reaches Luoyang, someone will be suspicious of Lu Zhi's loyalty. At that time, as long as we cooperate, we can add fuel to the flames and let the court transfer Lu Zhi back." Lv Bu pondered slightly, and he had already made a judgment.
"Yes, that's right, but what should we do to cooperate?" Zhang Liang asked a little puzzledly.
"In fact, there is no need to do anything. Now that Lu Zhi has retreated for 30 miles, he has actually shown his attitude. He wants to take this opportunity to buy time. He doesn't want to fight with our army now. It happens that our army can also take this opportunity to send troops out to collect grain and grass, as long as it is collected. The wind said that Lu Zhi was going to surrender to us. In this way, the whole Jizhou would soon be full of wind. In addition, Lu Zhi retreated and did not fight. I'm afraid that those who supported him in the court would also have doubts. However, when sending troops out of the city to collect grain and fodder, we must pay attention to the fact that the army should not be dispersed. Although Lu Zhi will avoid a large-scale conflict with our army, it does not mean that it will not send a small group of soldiers to attack us. Lv Bu made a clear judgment on the current situation and explained what Zhang Liang should pay attention to.
"Okay, just do as you said. Although our army won the first battle in Yingchuan, it also lost a lot of soldiers and horses. In fact, I don't want to fight with the officers and soldiers on a large scale. It must be too big." Zhang Liang thought for a moment and agreed with Lv Bu's approach.
A few days later, the military newspaper on the front line finally reached Luoyang. In the Luoyang Palace, the Lingdi, the supreme ruler of the Han Dynasty in the Taihe Hall, looked at the military newspaper from the front line, but it was thunderous.
"Well, Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun are simply idiots. They were defeated by a group of people of the Yellow Turban Army. It's like a national body. Let's talk about what to do." Emperor Ling looked angrily and looked at the many big men's humerus ministers under the hall and asked.
"Your Majesty, it is common for soldiers to win or lose. General Huangfu and General Zhu Jun have experienced a hundred battles, and they are the famous generals of our great man. This time, I don't want to lose my horse. Please be kind to him, allow him to make contributions, and share your majesty's worries."
Emperor Ling looked up and saw that it was the head of the civil official who spoke. Yuan Kui was also. Emperor Ling couldn't help frowning, but suppressed his anger and didn't say anything.
"Lord Yuan's words are not good. If Huang Fu Song and Zhu Jun are the defeated generals, their defeat this time will make me lose 50,000 elites. If such a person is still a good general, wouldn't it mean that no one is available?" Zhang Rang, who stood beside the emperor, suddenly stood up and said in a shrill voice.
"Well, the marquis has sharp teeth and sharp mouths. It seems that he is also quite a man of war. Since the marquis thinks that Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun are useless generals, please ask the marquis to come out in person to calm down the yellow scarf." Looking at Zhang Rang's appearance, Yuan Kui was upset and said his opinion on letting Zhang Rang lead the army to war.
"Your Majesty, I think about it carefully. Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun were defeated last time. This time, they will be ashamed and then brave. Your Majesty might as well demote Huang Fu Song and Zhu Jun to the first level and let them wait for their crimes and make contributions."
As soon as Zhang Rang heard Yuan Kui's words, his eyes turned around and immediately changed his mind. There must be few people they trust. If they really send themselves out to fight, I'm afraid they will never come back.
"Your Majesty, now that Yingchuan has been defeated, Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun, although they have the intention to serve the country, there is a lack of soldiers and horses. Please issue an order to allow them to act cheaply and mobilize the soldiers and horses of the surrounding counties, which have been needed in wartime." Yuan Kui made another advice.
"Okay, I agreed, but I won't do it again. If you can't see the work again, I'll let you give them two heads to meet." The Spirit Emperor was finally finalized. Finally, he said a cruel word, which was full of anger in his heart.
"Your Majesty the Cavalry, there is a war report from Guangzong."
As soon as Emperor Ling finished dealing with the matter of Yingchuan, a minister reported it.
"Ouch, come on, what's the matter?" Today, Emperor Ling was not in a good mood and asked casually.
"Your Majesty, there are two things. The first thing is that the Yingchuan Yellow Turban Army went all the way north to Guangzong. Now the Yellow Turban Army of Guangzong has increased, more than 220,000. General Lu requested to mobilise Dingyuan and Beiping Gongsun Zan to lead troops into Jizhou to assist in the battle." When the official spoke, he peeked at Yuan Kui, but his eyes were a little complicated.
"What? Has the yellow scarf army increased again? Emperor Ling exclaimed, but stopped again. Emperor Ling didn't understand what happened to the Han Dynasty and why it became like this. Is he so useless?
"Your Majesty, the yellow scarf is very powerful. Our army should indeed increase its troops, otherwise I'm afraid it will be difficult to continue in the battlefield of Jizhou." Yuan Kui suggested again.
Lingdi looked at Yuan Kui and turned his head to look at Zhang Rang. What made Lingdi strange was that Zhang Rang didn't say anything this time. Lingdi has always been looking for a balance between officials and eunuchs. Now Zhang Rang did not object to the opinions put forward by the officials, but Lingdi is not used to it.
"It's accurate." Seeing that there was no objection under the hall, Emperor Ling finally spoke.
"So what's the second thing?" As soon as Emperor Ling spoke, Zhang Rang jumped out and asked the official who reported.
The reported official looked at the article in his hand and Yuan Kui not far away, but he didn't know whether he should say it or not.
"Let me speak for you." Zhang Rang sneered, suddenly turned around, fell down and knelt down and said:
"Your Majesty, I want to participate in Lu Zhi. Lu Zhi has 70,000 soldiers. After arriving at Guangzong, he did not kill the thief to protect the country, but he colluded with the yellow scarf thief and became a traitor in an attempt to subvert our Han Society. His crime should be punished, Your Majesty."
This one knelt on the ground and said that he was emotional. He actually had a runny nose and tears, which made him feel like his own father. He couldn't cry. If he didn't know, he really thought that he was a big loyal minister.
"Your Majesty, there is something wrong with what the marquis said. Please make it clear that General Lu has already sent a note to state the reason. Please have a look at it." The minister who reported it immediately knelt down and raised his hands above his head, but handed them up one by one.
This minister, today, was supposed to report the two things that Lu Zhi had reported to the emperor, but the latter incident involved the Yuan family, so as soon as he came up, the minister was a little uncertain. Is this matter reported directly? Or should I press it first? Therefore, the minister looked at Yuan Kui a few times, but still did not make up his mind.
Just like this, he lost the opportunity, but let Zhang Rang seize the opportunity. In this way, I'm afraid it doesn't matter.
Sure enough, the Chen handed it up. After a glance, the Lingdi threw the Chen to the ground and scolded.
"Shameless and shameless. There are such shameless people in the world. Obviously, they have received a letter of persuasion, and they have different intentions, but they speak awe-inspiring." No wonder Emperor Ling is angry. Today, as soon as he connected to the news of the failure of Yingchuan and the unfavorable war with Guangzong, that's all. There is actually a coach who communicates with the enemy in the battle. Can this not make Emperor Lingdi angry?
Emperor Ling looked at the literary and martial arts of the Manchu Dynasty and suddenly thought of a question: "How many literary and martial arts can I trust in the Manchu Dynasty? Is it only those ten servings? Then He Jin was originally his brother-in-law, but now he has great power and even flirts with these scholars. Thinking of this, the spirit emperor's heart became more gloomy.
"Your Majesty is angry, and the soldiers cheat. General Lu Zhi has a great responsibility. In the face of 220,000 yellow turbans, it is also reasonable to play some small tricks. Please don't speculate. I am willing to guarantee with my life. General Lu Zhi has no intention." Seeing that Emperor Ling was angry, Yuan Kui hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed.
"I am also willing to guarantee with my family and life. General Lu has no two ambitions." Seeing Yuan Kui kneeling down and begging for mercy, the other ministers also knelt down and pleaded for Lu Zhi.
The Wenwu of the Man Dynasty did not plead for Lu Zhi now, only some generals led by He Jin, but these people also looked at He Jin. At this time, although He Jin also wanted to kneel down and plead for Lu Zhi, he saw the anger on Emperor Ling's face. For a moment, he was a little confused. Measures.