Chapter 745 Disgusting
Zhang Chong still looked down at Guo Liang's remains, listening to Yu Qi telling Xi Shen's military report.
After waiting for a long time after the person finished speaking, Zhang Chong finally asked the first sentence in a sullen voice:
"So you have been attacking for half an hour?"
Yu Qi was confused, but still answered truthfully:
"Back to the king, our army did attack the mountain for half an hour, but the enemy's fierce soldiers defended the mountain in danger, and our army still failed to attack it."
This Yuqi was still a bit clever. He could hear the displeasure in the king's tone, so he was trying to make up for his military leader's words.
But what greeted this feathered knight was Zhang Chong's silence.
Zhang Chong's silence brought great pressure to everyone present. The king was originally very powerful, but once he was silent, he became even more powerful and powerful.
And the Yuqi he is is the direct target of this power. Even though he is also a warrior in the army, he will continue to tremble now.
Could it be that the king blames himself for being too talkative?
But the next moment, he heard the king’s question again:
"Does your military commander know that Commander Guo died in the battle? So he wants to avenge Commander Guo?"
This time, the Yuqi didn't dare to show off on his own, so he told Zhang Chong all the facts he knew.
After a long time, Zhang Chong smiled inexplicably, and then smiled at Cai Que and said:
"Stop sitting, hasn't Zhang Fei found him now? Still squatting?"
Cai Que quickly stood up, patted his butt and asked for orders.
But before he could say anything, Zhang Chong waved his hand to stop him, and then he heard Zhang Chong say in a very cold tone:
"Let's all go and take a look, take a look at Xi Shen, and take a look at this Fei."
After speaking, he pointed at Yu Qi who was still kneeling on the ground and said:
"You just stay in the Chinese Army and have some food. I know everything, so go down."
After saying that, someone took the Yuqi down.
After they left, Zhang Chong looked around at the generals present and said:
"Let's go, follow me and see what's going on over there at Xi Shen."
When everyone was about to sing, Fazheng, who had been silent and standing on the outside, suddenly walked into Zhang Chong's side and whispered in his ear:
"Your Majesty, it's better to have someone control Xi Shen's side first, otherwise there might be something unexpected."
Zhang Chong had already turned around, but when he heard Fazheng's words, he immediately glared at him, leaving Fazheng stunned and helpless.
He didn't react until Zhang Chong led a group of horsemen forward, mounted their horses, and ran towards Xi Shen's camp. After that, Fazheng's face turned pale, and he hurriedly chased after him without any further delay.
In the smoke and dust, there seemed to be endless anger suppressed.
……
The wind picked up and blew a chill on Liu Bei's face.
He asked Yang Xiu beside him:
"What day is today?"
Yang Xiu's hands were still shaking now. He had to go up and fight in the fierce mountain battle just now, and he was losing strength now.
Hearing his brother-in-law ask, he smiled miserably:
"It depends on how you talk about it. It's the 20th day of May in the second year of Zhongxing here. If we count it from the other side, it's the 20th day of May in the third year of Taiwu."
Liu Bei nodded and said inexplicably:
"May 20th is a good day."
Yang Xiu didn't know what was good about his life, but he didn't have the energy to ask at this moment.
Today's defeat was so inexplicable that Yang Xiu has been reviewing it. He said to Liu Bei:
"We have fallen into the enemy's trap. Zhao Yun's initial plan was to surround Mianchi and then lead Guo Bin to attack from Shaanxi County. The main force of the enemy army must have been waiting on the other side of Shaanxian County by then. Hey, I The army shouldn't have come out of Mianchi. It's all Guo Si's fault. He rushed in lightly and harmed others. "
Liu Bei did not speak, but said lightly:
"It's over, Guo Si is dead, what else can we talk about?"
Having said this, he sighed again:
"I was the one who harmed Du Ji. He had already wanted to leave, but then I forcefully chased him back. Now he is dead by the stream. It is my fault."
Yang Xiu was speechless. Du Ji was the one who protected Liu Bei, wore Liu Bei's clothes and was killed by the rebels. He indeed died for Liu Bei.
But there is no need to sympathize with him. Now that they are surrounded here, they are destined to die. What difference does it make if they die early or later?
Liu Bei and Yang Xiu were on a mountain platform, where they could have a panoramic view of the situation below the mountain.
Looking at the densely packed defeated troops by the Jianshui River and the Taishan Army pursuing death in the north, Liu Bei's heart was as sharp as a knife.
These people all joined the army because they trusted themselves, but on this day, he sent them to the point of no return.
It's just that Yang Xiu may have known that he was going to die, and he was a little free and easy at the moment. However, he had the intention to look down, and then said in surprise:
"Does my brother-in-law recognize that large apricot-yellow scroll?"
Liu Bei's eyes were still distracted, but suddenly he heard Yang Xiu's words and looked down the mountain.
Sure enough, in the field of vision, a towering sky was moving towards the foot of the mountain, and the temporary camp at the foot of the mountain was visible to the naked eye.
Seeing this, Liu Bei suddenly became excited and said to his left and right:
"Brothers, I didn't expect that thief Zhang actually came in person. We have to cheer up and let the other side see the last dignity of our Han family!"
Even though the tiger soldiers fell into Pingyang, they still looked excited and shouted in unison.
……
Along the way, Zhang Chong took the lead.
Because Xi Shen's place is just a temporary camp, there are no gate barriers, only some knights scattered around the periphery.
They saw the apricot-yellow banner in the distance, and then they fell to the ground and shouted:
"Long live your Majesty."
Normally, Zhang Chong would smile and comfort these meritorious officials, but today, at this moment, Zhang Chong could not hear them at all.
A group of cavalrymen followed Zhang Chong. Of course they saw the abnormality of the king today, but when they thought of Guo Liang's death, they felt that it was natural.
But in the crowd, Fazheng looked at the crowd of people kneeling in darkness and asked Xu Huang next to him:
"Gongming, I didn't know the situation of each army when I first came here, but why do I feel that Xi Shen's army seems to be a bit large."
Xu Huang was silent for a moment. He didn't want to say anything, but thinking about his friendship with Fazheng, he whispered:
"Everyone knows this. Xi Shen has always liked to recruit some bad boys into the army, and he also likes to adopt adopted sons, so many of them are actually not included in the establishment."
Fazheng was stunned, and then asked a key question:
"Then how will he support these people if he recruits them?"
This sentence was too sensitive. Xu Huang did not dare to say it anymore and could only respond in silence. He and Fazheng captured Shaanxian County together. He still recognized this person's ability and knew that there was no surprise. This person must have a future in Datai, so he deliberately reminded:
"Fajun, although you just whispered, I actually heard it. Although you meant well, you really said the wrong thing."
Fa Zheng was already worried about what happened just now. He had never seen a person's eyes look so frightening.
He had seen Dong Zhuo, and even seen Dong Zhuo beating a minister to death in court, but Dong Zhuo only gave him the feeling of being violent, rather than making him so frightened.
So after hearing Xu Huang's words, he didn't ask for advice. He whispered:
"Gongming, you must teach me, you must teach me."
Xu Huang didn't show off and whispered directly:
"You have to know that our Taishan Army was created by the King from scratch, one soldier at a time. Do you think these people have the courage to raise their swords against the King?"
As he spoke, Xu Huang pursed his lips and pointed at the officers and soldiers of the Flying Leopard Army who were prostrating themselves on the ground.
Then, Fa Zhengquan understood.
I made a huge empiricist mistake. No matter it was Kansai or the heroes of the Central Plains, it was actually a sign with countless military leaders underneath.
However, the Taishan Army is not the case. How can the Taishan Army that this king brought out single-handedly be compared to Kansai?
And he also knew where his words were wrong, that is, if the king really listened to his words and wanted to lead troops into the Xi Shen Camp and control the Flying Leopard Army, something would be wrong.
In this way, wouldn't the situation of no suspicion between superiors and subordinates be destroyed?
Thinking of this, Fazheng secretly regretted it and thought about how to remedy it.
Suddenly, a thought crossed his mind. He was startled and couldn't help but said to Xu Huang:
"No, you just said that Xi Shen secretly raised some adopted sons. If those people don't understand kindness, wouldn't it be possible that they would be detrimental to the king?"
Unexpectedly, Xu Huang smiled ferociously after hearing this:
"Then let's see if Xi Shen has the courage. If he really has the courage of a leopard, then twist off his head."
On the opposite side, Fazheng felt relieved when he saw the tiger and wolf generals around him.
Yes, he shouldn't be the one to be afraid of.
……
In the tent, Xi Shen was sitting on a horse and eating tangerines.
There was a forest in the area where they were stationed, and there were patches of tangerines in it. The reason why Xi Shen placed his general tent here was because he was greedy for these tangerines.
Xi Shen loves to eat tangerines so much that his fingers turned yellow from eating so many tangerines. So as soon as he settled down, he asked the soldiers to pick a basket and put it all at his feet, so that he could eat as much as he could.
Needless to say, the tangerines picked just now are really delicious, juicy and sweet.
In fact, the reason why I like to eat tangerines is because they are bitter. Who doesn’t like to eat sweet things? But the nobles have honey to drink, and they, the evil young men, can only eat some tangerines at this season to get some sweetness.
Xi Shen was eating a tangerine when he saw one of his soldiers swallowing his saliva, picking up an tangerine and throwing it away, laughing and cursing:
"Eat it if you want. It's so good. Just pick it after you finish it."
With that said, he asked the soldiers to come over and divide the baskets of tangerines.
Xi Shen is like this, he has never been stingy in sharing, so although the Flying Leopard Army has undergone several adjustments, they still love and be loyal to Xi Shen.
At this moment, Xi Shen had given up the idea of besieging Liu Bei alone, so he could easily tell everyone something.
He picked up an orange and said to the guards:
"Have you ever heard of this sentence? 'Oranges grown in Huainan are oranges, and those grown in northern Huaibei are oranges. The leaves are similar, but the taste is different. So what is the reason? The water and soil are different.'"
The soldiers present had different reactions, some were confused, while others nodded lightly.
After Xi Shen looked at it, he was also quite frustrated, because he found that the people who were extremely confused were all the bad boys and village gangsters he had recruited, and those who nodded slightly were all from the major martial arts schools in Hebei.
Thinking of this, Xi Shen did not sigh:
"Why is there such a big gap between the quality of this person and this person?"
But he also wanted to impress these elites from the martial arts school, so he showed off:
"You know this, and you are still good at it. But do you know that this sentence is absolutely wrong, and it is evidence of Yanzi's ignorance."
At this moment, the soldiers present shook their heads, obviously not knowing that this was wrong.
Then Xi Shen was happy and patted his chest:
"I, Xi Shen, although I don't come from a big family, and I don't have a big culture, but I am different from ordinary people, that is, I always ask why. I have heard this sentence before, and I thought at that time, there is something Will it mutate because I am not accustomed to the climate? It’s not like I’ve never been to Huainan. Why haven’t I turned into something else?”
As he said that, Xi Shen said proudly:
"Then I actually found tangerines and tangerines, and when I tasted them, I realized they were the same two things, that is, they looked alike. Then I planted an orange tree in Huainan. Guess what? The ones that come out are still tangerines.”
Speaking of this, Xi Shen sighed:
"So you see, ordinary people are like this. They see it is written in a book and said by the big people, and then they regard it as a golden rule and never know to test it. Now you understand, the same is true for big people. People also make mistakes, don’t think of yourself as a god.”
When Xi Shen said this last sentence, his tone obviously slowed down and he meant something.
But all the soldiers didn't care. They just thought that this meal was good. They ate tangerines and listened to the truth. It was not bad.
At this moment, a guard suddenly opened his tent and came in. He came up and said to Xi Shen:
"King, the king is coming."
Xi Shen was obviously stunned for a moment. Didn't he want Dian Wei and Li Damu to support him? Could it be that the king couldn't help himself and wanted to attack the mountain himself?
Thinking of this, Xi Shen couldn't sit still and hurriedly got up to greet Zhang Chong.
But he couldn't help but say something in his mind:
"The king is always like this, and he is not afraid of any eventuality..."
Just this sentence, Xi Shen didn't dare to think about it, but even crazier thoughts were triggered by this sentence, but he couldn't calm down.
Just when he was calming down and about to walk to the tent door, a loud shout suddenly came from outside:
"The king has arrived!"
Then hurried footsteps came from outside the tent door, and then a majestic figure lifted the tent directly and entered.
When Xi Shen saw the visitor, he suddenly got down on one knee, clasped his fists and shouted:
"I have seen the king. I am sorry that I have my armor on me and cannot perform the full ceremony."
That's right, the person who came was none other than Zhang Chong.
As soon as he entered the tent, he looked around at the people in the tent and saw about a dozen soldiers standing in the small tent, eating tangerines.
Obviously, Zhang Chong came too quickly. These people threw some tangerines on the ground and saluted him directly.
Zhang Chong ignored Xi Shen's words, but walked past him and walked directly to Xi Shen's desk. Then he picked up an orange and smiled:
"Are oranges sweet?"
The soldiers present were stunned by the scene before them, because after Zhang Chong, more than ten people poured in from the outside, all of them were generals and warriors in the army. They surrounded everyone as soon as they came in.
Xi Shen also had a bad feeling at this time, but he didn't know what happened, so he turned from one knee to two knees, then turned around and said with a smile:
"Your Majesty, it's sweet."
Zhang Chong nodded, then sat on the desk, and then said to Cai Que next to him:
"That's right, I'll make some for the injured brothers to eat later. Eat a small amount of this stuff and it's good for your body's recovery."
Then, without waiting for anyone to react, Zhang Chong directly threw the ring-shou knife on his waist in front of Xi Shen and cursed:
"You disgusting piece of shit, you're making me sick."
Seeing Zhang Chong's angry face, Xi Shen was stunned.