My Chinese ancestors

Chapter 413 Jiangdong is in turmoil, and Lu Yang becomes suspense again

The fire burned until white streaks appeared on the sky, and the morning light reflected the river surface, showing a sparkling golden color.

In the water village on the north bank of the Huaijiang River, war drums sounded one after another.

dong dong!

dong dong dong dong!

In the dry villages on both sides of the water village, groups of soldiers wearing leather armor, hanging crossbows, and carrying round shields gathered in the school grounds for final inspections.

"Tighten your belt, don't let the repeating crossbow fall!"

"The leggings should also be tied tightly. They should be loosened when fighting. If you stumble and fall, your life will be dead!"

The captain named Fang Tianling walked among his subordinates with his sword in his hand, loudly exhorting every soldier. From time to time, he would tighten the belts and leggings of the soldiers who were in a hurry and had only fought two battles, or bring the opponent's crossbow. Check it out.

He was a general under Zhang Liao. Like Cao Zhong, he was the chief prisoner and guard general of Chendu County. Since the emperor's first southern expedition to the Central Plains, they were captured to the north along with the 80,000 people of Chendu County. He and Cao Zhong were put into service in the army, and after several fights, they were promoted to the rank of captain.

Most people have settled down in Zhangzhou and occasionally take their families across the Hun River to the south bank to see their former hometown.

Fang Tianling and Cao Zhong followed the Bingzhou Army and stationed first in Qingzhou, and later in Luyang. They were already married and had children, and their lives were pretty good.

At least it's much stronger than it was back then.

By unifying the world and uniting the six countries, our own life will be better.

he thinks.

Immediately, Fang Tianling stepped forward, turned back, and shouted at his soldiers: "Get out of the camp and get on the boat!"

The two thousand men under his command roared in response. They shouted in unison and followed Fang Tianling quickly out of the school field. At this moment, other battalions in the school field also maintained their formation and started running, like streams spreading. Leave the camp.

"hurry up!"

"We're on board! Hurry up!"

Groups of soldiers passed by on the ferry. The soldiers from Bingzhou ran toward the ferry with shields and crossbows on their backs, stepped on the wooden planks and got into the cargo hold on the bottom.

Guan Yu was riding a horse with his eyes closed. Zhang Liao's eyes were glaring at the side. He was watching the torrent rushing out from each camp, gathering together and submerging into the cabin.

"Back then, neither Yun Chang nor Liao could see the world being unified, but now you and I are here in this world, fulfilling our long-cherished wish. I wonder how we feel now?"

"It's worth coming here!"

As thousands of troops entered the ship, the busy Yizhou Army soldiers raised the sail. Guan Yu turned over and dismounted, and walked to the ferry with Zhang Liao and onto the ship's building. The view ahead suddenly became brighter, and the rushing river spread out in front of his eyes.

"It would be great if I could go back to China again." He whispered.

The flagship stretched left and right, and large ships erected defensive baffles. The sails raised to the masts were bulging. There were small holes under the cabins, and densely packed oars on both sides stirred through the water.

"Offshore——"

The Yizhou Army general commanding the ship shouted loudly, and Zhang Liao's cloak standing on the ship's building was flying. He turned his head and looked to the east. On the warships over there, soldiers waved flags and shouted the same words.

"The Yizhou army trained by Yun Chang is actually stronger than the soldiers and horses in Jingzhou back then, right?"

"You can fight on land or on water."

Looking away from the sparkling water over there, Guan Yu pressed the guardrail with one hand and said something casually with a smile, but judging from his smile, he had already confirmed what Zhang Liao asked.

Guan Yu took a deep breath and patted the fence.

"Let the war begin!"

As he spoke, the hull of the boat shook slightly, and the two big poles at the stern supported the stern of the boat. It tilted and slid towards the middle of the river along the flow of the river. The soldiers on the boat building shouted again and waved flags.

"Release the paddle!"

On both sides of the huge hull, twenty long oars began to swing in unison, like centipedes on both sides, creating circles of ripples in the water. For a moment, the hull pushed up white waves of water and spread them to the side of the ship. both sides.

More than 30 warships gradually left the ferry, and marched together towards the middle of the Huaijiang River. Between the large ships, there were dozens of warships, with five soldiers standing on them, holding swords, shields, bows and arrows, following closely.

Five miles away, the strongest navy in the world, the navy of the Kingdom of Wu, also sailed away from the water village ferry at this time, staggered like the teeth of a dog, and faced the navy of the Kingdom of Xia under the protection of sterns and other small and medium-sized warships.

The two armies will soon have a fierce confrontation on the river.

……

Kaiyuan three years, August 25th.

Luyang, far away in the Central Plains, was temporarily confused when a piece of news appeared.

At this time, the sun has not yet risen, and in the dark sky, there are footsteps hurriedly coming from the imperial city. For a moment, among the rustling whispers, warm yellow lights lit up in each palace side room, and then a The cup extends.

When the palace maids, eunuchs, and even the guards heard the sudden news, they showed expressions of shock and panic, and then the voices of discussion buzzed.

But in the harem, no one spoke. The guards and eunuchs lowered their heads one by one. Xu Chu guarded the door of the dormitory, and Dian Wei put on his armor and came from the side room next to him.

"Why do they have such expressions? What's wrong?" Dian Wei's huge figure stood in front of the emperor's chamber, which felt unspeakably oppressive to others.

"The envoy team sent to Yue State has disappeared!"

Xu Chu lowered his voice and said softly, "The news has been delivered to the room, and His Majesty has not given any instructions yet."

Dian Wei frowned and looked at the closed door, then turned back, his thick beard like a steel needle stretched: "If there weren't Zhao Yun and Pang De commanding two thousand soldiers and horses, how could it be..."

He wanted to continue talking, but the door creaked open.

Su Chen came out of the room expressionlessly, but without any words to give instructions, he put his hands behind his back and went straight to the front palace past the bowing eunuch. In the past, they would have said casually: "Everyone, get up." But now there is not even a word. The eunuchs and maids in the palace have basically heard some news and know that the emperor is angry now.

"Call all the generals who are staying in Luyang immediately, including Pei Min from the Embroidery Department!"

Su Chen took long, fast steps, and when he was approaching the middle palace, he opened his mouth. Wu Zixun, who had just arrived, heard Wang Ling and had no time to take a breath, so he turned around and ran out.

Arriving at the main hall of the front palace, as soon as they sat down on the dragon chair, Zhuge Liang and Jia Xu were the first to come to the Prime Minister's Mansion in the imperial city.

The two of them took a carriage to the square outside the main hall. When they got off, they saw the eunuchs in a hurry, the knights and the men of the embroidery department who kept leaving.

They entered the main hall. Pei Min and Zheng He were already standing in front of the imperial steps, talking to Su Chen above.

"Your Majesty, what happened?"

"The prime minister and the lieutenant arrived just in time." Su Chen waved to them and asked them to stand closer, and then said: "It's not yet dawn, a message came from a posthouse in Huizhou that the envoy to Yue State has not arrived yet. Arrived on time.”

"Is it possible that there was a heavy rain over there and we were delayed on the way?" Zhuge Liang frowned.

"It was a sunny day in those days, not to mention that there were Zhao Yun and Pang De escorting us. Wang Situ was not a loser. Qin Hui had just arrived, and there was no force to rely on or bewitch."

Su Chen tried his best to restrain his worries. According to common sense, there would be no large-scale bandits in Huizhou, let alone facing Zhao Yun, Pang De, and two thousand soldiers.

Rebels?

That’s even more impossible!

The families with the ability to fund the rebellion have long been eliminated. What's more, since the two-year rule, most of the people's food and clothing have been solved, and the military system has also been rolled out in various states. It can be said that which state rebels must first pass the test of these soldiers.

Just the family members are enough to want to rebel and drink a pot.

"Your Majesty, you might as well wait a little longer."

Taiwei Jia Xu's mind was spinning rapidly. There was too little news sent over at the moment, and he couldn't judge anything from just a few words, but he was sure that something was wrong with the team.

According to his character toward Zhao Yun and Pang De, there would be no such thing as delay, and even if he encountered a strong enemy, it would not be difficult to rely on his soldiers or protect Meng Zhaoyi to break through.

"I'm just waiting now!"

Since the founding of the country, Su Chen has never taken it seriously even if he encountered several assassinations. However, his concubine and the general he valued suddenly disappeared, and Wang Lang and Qin Hui were also missing, which made him feel a little unsure.

What people fear most is the unknown.

On the way from the harem, he even thought of the 'true man' mentioned in the letter left by Zhang Jiao.

"His Majesty!"

At this time, Xiang Yu, Lu Bu, Huo Qubing, Li Xuanba, Xia Houyuan, Xiahou Dun, Zhang He, Qin Qiong, Yuchi Gong and other powerful generals who were staying in Luyang heard the summons and the few words revealed by the messenger, and each one wore armor and held a The soldiers came to the palace.

Ma Chao also came with his sister Ma Yunlu. The woman had not cried on her face. She obviously believed in her husband's ability, but the look in her eyes was still mixed with worry.

"Your Majesty, how did the envoy team disappear?"

Su Chen pursed his lips and shook his head. He also refused the tea brought by Zheng He and put it aside beside the dragon case. "I believe in the martial arts of Pang De and Zhao Yun. It is impossible for anyone to defeat them quietly, let alone anyone in Huizhou who dares to rebel. Detain them."

At present, there is no more news about the matter. The generals gathered in the palace without making any noise and talking nonsense.

More than an hour passed like this, with everyone speculating and chatting, finally the second express order came. The eunuch who received the bamboo tube did not dare to neglect, and quickly ran into the palace with the hem of his robe, and handed it to Zheng He. The reporter opened it as he walked, took out the paper inside, and handed it to Su Chen with both hands.

Everyone below saw Su Chen's face darken in an instant.

"Someone attacked Zhao Yun and the others."

He handed the letter to everyone for circulation, and continued: "There are wounded soldiers all over the place, and Qin Hui, Wang Lang and my Zhaoyi are missing."

"Poisoned?" Jia Xu was the first to read it, and he frowned, "He actually burned poisonous things... If this is the case, General Zhao and the others are invincible, then it makes sense."

"Another bunch of villains."

After Lu Bu read the contents of the letter, he clenched his fists so hard that his knuckles made a cracking sound.

"Is there any news about my husband above?"

Ma Yunlu hurried forward and read the above content with Ma Chao. When she saw the back, as a female general, she gritted her teeth. Only Pang De was found on it. He was resting in the post house. Meng Tuo, the commander of the Iron Spear Rebel Army, was at this time Already taking care of the wounded soldiers there.

"The poisonous smoke used by the other party does not seem to be fatal."

Zhuge Liang quickly found a key point in the only information available, "If it were a highly poisonous thing, ordinary soldiers would have been poisoned to death, but they only fainted due to poisoning. The other party's purpose was very clear, to capture Qin Hui, Wang Lang and Meng Zhaoyi without killing them. Not only was it premeditated, but the plan was very big.”

There were white clouds outside the hall. It was a good morning, but it was completely ruined by such news. Now the second news made everyone's mood sink to the lowest point, and at the same time, everyone became angry.

"This is obviously directed at His Majesty or the generals."

Su Chen closed his eyes and said, "Commander Pei, you immediately take the people from the Embroidery Department to investigate. I want to know the news about General Zhao and Wang Lang as soon as possible."

Pei Min pursed his lips tightly, cupped his hands heavily, turned around and walked out of the hall.

"In addition, according to my decree, all counties and counties in Huizhou will set up checkpoints along the way and make public announcements. Anyone who does not speak from the Central Plains or the North will be arrested. If there is resistance, they will be killed on the spot!"

Su Chen's eyes were cold and he glanced at the generals present.

"No matter what the other party's purpose is, I don't want to see him alive. In addition, there is no need to stop the war in Qingzhou. Zhou Yu in Linzhou lets them kill Meng Kang along the coast!"

The morning breeze blew pleasantly into the hall. Su Chen stood up from the dragon chair, clenched his fist and smashed it on the dragon table.

"Pass on Di Renjie!"

(End of this chapter)