Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 330 The Qu'a Incident
Since May, major events have happened one after another.The Battle of Daye Pass seemed to be a fuse, activating the slightly stagnant wars of all parties.

The main force of the Liyang army defeated the vanguard of the Jiangzhou navy in Wuhu, and then Mao Bao of the Jiangzhou army crossed Shicheng to attack Gushu, burning all the rice grains that Liyang had transported to Yuzhou, and returned with a big victory.At the same time, the [-] troops of the Jingzhou Department joined forces by land and water in Xunyang and joined forces in Jiangzhou.

Shangshu Zhang Kai took Danyang righteous men and many Taiwanese ministers from Xiaodanyang to bypass Stone City and join the rebel army in the west.Su Jun was furious, and ordered his younger brother Su Yi to lead more than ten thousand people back to the town of Shitou City and sweep the suburbs of Beijing.Yuzhou Inspector Zuyue ordered Zu Huan to lead [-] troops against the current to attack Huanxuan because his subordinate general Huanxuan refused to rebel.Huanxuan asked Jingzhou for help, and Tao Kan sent Mao Bao to lead his troops to help.

On the eastern battlefield, Han Huang took a break after breaking through Guangde, then advanced to Yixing, and then went to Yangxian.The East Yangzhou army rushed to the north to help, but Han Huang swept from the west of Changcheng County and rushed northward to attack Guzhang. He won a series of battles with Wang Shubu and Liu Ju, and almost entered Wu County.

Jingkou Xingtai urgently dispatched troops, using Yu Bing, the former domestic historian of Wu, as the general who built the festival, and led the crowd in a fake festival.

When all sides were already in turmoil, the guards at Daye Gate, who had recuperated for a long time, finally took action, ready to go.

In the past few days, Shen Zhezi has received three different instructions.

The first one comes from Tao Kan of the Western Army, hoping that he can march westward to Qu'a, so as to form a corner with the Western Army and prepare to recover Gyeonggi.The second one comes from Wang Shu of Wujun. I hope he can ignore the previous suspicions and lead the army from Dantu to the south to cut off Han Huang's retreat and break the siege of Wujun.The third one came from Xingtai. Yu Yi hoped that Shen Zhezi could withdraw some soldiers to defend the imperial pavilion between Jingkou and Wujun under the premise of ensuring that the great cause was not lost.

The reason why there are as many as three instructions is not because the government orders are chaotic and there are many orders.It was because Shen Zhezi was really special. The empress dowager loved this son-in-law very much, and in addition to holidays, she gave him the right to do things cheaply. In other words, she didn't give him a direct superior.Whether it is Wang Shu's military governor in western Zhejiang, or Tao Kan's Xingtai governor, there is a loophole in Shen Zhezi's authority, and he does not have the power to command him.

However, Shen Zhezi's current military strength is not considered weak. In addition to the Dongyang Army, there are more than [-] soldiers. In addition, after the last great victory, various families in Jingkou organized volunteers to help the battle. Now Shen Zhezi is stationed at Dayeguan More than seven thousand.Such a military force, if it is only used to guard the Daye Pass, is naturally a bit extravagant. No matter which battlefield it is put into, it will repeatedly undergo qualitative changes and reverse the situation on the battlefield.

Of these three instructions, Yu Yi doesn't have to consider them.As long as Zhang Jian can't break through Daye Pass and join forces with Han Huang, Han Huang's troops alone are not enough to penetrate Wu County and pose a real threat to Jingkou.

Wang Shu didn't even think about it, not to mention that it was impossible for Shen Zhezi to ignore the previous suspicions. He went south to help at Dayeguan, and there were many mountains and ravines on the way, which was not as convenient as the Dongyang army going north.Because Wang Shu refused to accept the Dongyang army, the father is still making soy sauce at Qiantang.As long as the ban is lifted, the Dongyang army will enter the battlefield much faster than their own going south.

As for Tao Kan, Shen Zhezi thought for a long time.With his current military strength, it is not difficult to force Zhang Jian to advance into Qu'a.However, because of the long distance between the east and the west, he could not immediately know the battle situation of the Western Army.If he headed to Qu'a rashly, if the Western Army couldn't hold back the main force of the Liyang Army, or if Han Huang returned to the army in an emergency, he might be blocked directly in Qu'a.

Because of the information Tao Hong got here, Shen Zhezi no longer had too much doubt about Tao Kan.But the old guys were all cunning and ghost-like, and their calculations were crackling, and it was absolutely impossible for Shen Zhezi to trust him.After thinking about it again and again, I decided to use my flexibility to take the initiative to create fighter opportunities.

In the last ten days of May, Shen Zhezi led [-] sailors westward to Jurong Zhuli with Shen Mu, and he personally led more than [-] Dongyang troops and a thousand elite troops out of Daye Pass to the west, and entered Jurong with the boat sailors by land and water.

As soon as Shen Zhezi made a move here, Zhang Jian's Ministry found out the news and went northeast from Qu'a to fight a battle in Jurong.After several days of continuous fighting, there was a winner and a loser, so they confronted each other across a canal.

When confronting each other, Shen Zhezi was not idle, and sent a ranger to Qu'a to contact Ji You.

After receiving the letter from Shen Zhezi, Ji You was inexplicably excited. He had waited for this day for too long, so he even summoned a group of family members who belonged to the county and who were originally in the guard but were now expelled.On the second day, on the first day of June, Ji You posted a name post in the county in the name of the elder's birthday, inviting all families to come and celebrate.

During the middle of the day, guests came to visit one after another.Due to Ji You's opportunistic compromise, no family in the county has suffered much damage.Although Ji You's reputation was quite hurt because of this, in the end, more than [-] households in the county came to congratulate him, each of them gave gifts because of the depth of friendship, it is not worth mentioning.

Although the relationship between Ji You and Zhang Jian was quite harmonious in the past, Chen Mao, the guard of the Liyang Army who was stationed in the county, did not stop Ji You from entertaining guests.But in such a situation, he was also worried that many people in the county would gather together and cause troubles, so he personally led more than a hundred soldiers to the county office to sit in town.

In the Hong Hall of the Qu'a County Office, the elder of the Ji family who passed his birthday was sitting in the main seat, Ji Youlie was at the head of the seat to accompany him, and on his left was Chen Mao, the Liyang Army who is currently stationed in Qu'a, and then Below are many congratulators in Qu'e County.

Chen Mao is an old family member of Zhang Jian's confidant. Although he is not as brave as Han Huang and Zhang Jian, he is still a fierce soldier. Also permeated with a vigorous breath.Behind him stood two soldiers who were equally brave and brave, with their chests raised and their stomachs sunken, and their faces stern.This kind of momentum inevitably made everyone in the banquet feel uncomfortable, and they were afraid and restrained in speaking and laughing.

Ji You also noticed the strangeness of the crowd, pointed at Chen Mao in the middle of the table and said with a smile: "This banquet is not from a grand family, why bother with Fan Kuai? General Chen, if it is suitable for these two strong men, you might as well go to the side hall to have a banquet win."

Hearing this, everyone laughed aloud, and some even said with a smile: "It is true that Chen Hou's banner is brave, but it is a pity that we are contemptuous and don't know King Xiang."

Chen Mao was not used to this kind of banquet and socializing, so he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed when he heard this laughter.He knew that his lord had a lot of respect for Ji You, a member of the family, and he had carefully examined the facial expressions of everyone at the banquet just now, and there seemed to be no signs of connection with each other. After a moment of pondering, he cupped his hands at Ji You at the banquet: "Mr. Han, No excuses."

As he said that, he waved his hand to signal the two soldiers to retreat, and Ji You also ordered the county magistrate to lead them down to treat them generously, and at the same time, let them prepare wine and food to reward the soldiers brought by Chen Mao.

The fierce and fierce man left the stage, and the atmosphere at the table was a little brisk.Everyone also became active, and with You Jiyou, a witty and witty family member, enlivening the atmosphere at the banquet, the atmosphere of the banquet soon heated up.Due to the presence of Chen Mao, many topics were not easy to talk about, but even if it was just related to Fengyue, everyone was very happy.

When the wine was full, Ji You tapped on the table with Ruyi in his hand, and summoned the county magistrate to order the meal.At the same time, he held Ruyi in one hand and a wine glass in the other. His footsteps were slightly vain and staggered. He walked in front of Chen Mao with his belly bare, and said with a big smile, "I want to toast General Chen. Nowadays, strongmen are raging everywhere in Jiangdong, and chaotic soldiers are rampant. If it weren't for General Chen." Waiting for the righteous men to guard this village, how can we sit and drink in peace!"

At this time, Chen Mao's face was also faintly red. Seeing Ji You's drunken eyes and swaying body, he waved his hands and said, "Mingfu is drunk, let's stop here today."

"Shut up the ghost!"

Hearing this, Ji You immediately showed displeasure on his face: "My family's crown has been passed down from generation to generation. It's not in this chaotic world. Who knows who you are? Zhang Hou and I also sat and chatted. How dare you evade, you poor man!"

Chen Mao was extremely angry when he heard this, but seeing that Ji You was already swaying drunk, it was inconvenient to argue too much with this drunk man, he pushed the case and was about to leave, but the hair crown was knocked down by Ji You .When he leaned over to pick it up, he suddenly heard a gust of wind blowing in his ear, his heart trembled, he turned his head suddenly and saw Bai Yu Ruyi's head smashed down on his forehead!
Chen Mao clutched the blood dripping from his forehead, let out a low growl, and rolled away, just as he was about to get up and rush towards Ji You.A waiter at the side suddenly poured the soup down and jumped up. When he was caught off guard, Chen Mao's throat was pierced by a dagger, and blood gushed out of his mouth and nose!The whole person was lying on the mat, his eyes were wide open, and his limbs were still twitching!
At this time, Ji You's face was full of drunkenness, and his eyes suddenly recovered, his eyes became clear and cold. After grabbing the case, he stepped forward with a long sword and strode forward to Chen Mao's chest.
The sudden change made people caught off guard. Everyone in the audience was still terrified when they saw this scene, and many armored soldiers had already poured out from the back hall to surround the hall firmly!

Holding Chen Mao's deathly head in his hand, Ji You turned around slowly, ignoring the blood splattered all over his body, looked around everyone, and said loudly: "Liyang's tyranny and injustice have harmed my Jiangdong hometown, first, I bowed my head to protect the peace of this town. Thief! Now the consort captain Shen Zhaowu is leading a powerful army to this town, and it is time to set things right today! Would you like to work with me to kill the thieves?"

Hearing Ji You's roar, everyone looked at each other in blank dismay again. They came to a banquet to drink, but they didn't expect to see such a bloody scene.But soon someone came to their senses, Dang Lian shouted excitedly: "Mingfu is Mu Gong's loyal flesh and blood, how could he be willing to be a thief! We are protected by the Mingfu's high righteousness, dare to spare our lives!"

Everyone stood up to express their opinions, Ji Youlang laughed, threw Chen Mao's bloody head down the hall, then took off his clothes that smelled of alcohol, and put on his battle armor.At this time, the county officials behind the mansion also moved the Jiayi soldiers who had been hidden in the county office to the hall one after another.

After everyone picked up and put them on, Ji You held a long gun and raised his arms and walked out: "Kill the thief!"

(End of this chapter)