Chapter 2395 But that''s it
The changes in the desert seem to be accidental, but also inevitable.
The Central Plains and the desert are like the two ends of a U-shaped pipe. If the pressure on that part is strong, the other end will be pushed out.
At the moment when the nomads have not fully mastered the iron technology, the Han people have relatively mature iron metallurgy technology. After improving the maneuverability of the horse and the durability of the cavalry, the combat power that broke out is quite terrifying, just like being hungry and thirsty. Thirty-year-old men have quite fast hands.
Leaving aside the Zhang He branch advancing in Mobei, let''s look back to Yuzhou.
In Yangcheng of Yuzhou, there are some people who are unwilling to be lonely...
For some reason, these people who were originally dispatched to sacrifice captives to the emperor were stranded in Yangcheng and received a 21-day quarantine. Bah, etiquette training. Before completing the etiquette training, they could not go to Xu County.
For these Xiqiang captives, many of them are actually walking corpses. As relatives or direct leaders of Beigong, they have lost everything, as if their human backbones have been taken away. Because of their instincts as animals, these Xiqiang captives didn''t care whether they were stagnant or not, and they didn''t even care about everything.
But for some other people, it''s different.
Such as Shen Yi.
Shen Yi rubbed her hands like a fly, and found Pei Yuan.
Pei Yuan was in Chang''an before, and made a lot of money more or less. Seeing that the rumors among the three assistants in Chang''an were tense during the day, he was not sure when it would burn his head, so he took advantage of this opportunity , smoothly mixed into the queue of Xianlu.
It was so upright and dignified that Sansuke got mixed up, and Pei Yuan even brought Shen Yi with him along the way.
What?
How did it get mixed up so easily?
Paralyzed, such a strict censorship system in later generations will justifiably get out, so why is it so strange for a big man to get out with a few people now?
For Pei Yuan, Yuzhou or Jizhou must be his first choice of places. After all, these two places are relatively stable and rich, and have a higher level of education, so they are very suitable for Pei Yuan to live in. Qingzhou, Xuzhou, and Jingzhou are relatively chaotic, but it is not unacceptable. As for the more remote Youzhou, Yangzhou, and Jiaozhou, in Pei Yuan''s view, it is simply a wild place, a place for low-class talents to go.
In Pei Yuan''s arms, there was a small wooden box. Inside the wooden box is the money he earned in the past two or three years. Although he was said to be a member of the Pei family in Hedong before, Pei Yuan''s father died early, so in fact Pei Yuan''s life was not very good.
Sometimes some friends around him have new brocade robes to wear, and he must carefully wear the only robe he has, and protect it at all times, for fear that if he accidentally catches it somewhere, or pulls something In one place, a whole piece of clothes was damaged. Then it may mean that you have to wear ragged clothes, or you can only wear old ones.
The children of other noble families are riding out in the green, looking for incense on their horses. He could only take an ox cart and slowly go to the meeting, because his family couldn''t afford horses. Or there is not even an ox cart, only a mule, or even a donkey cart.
Some gentry sons have a beautiful maidservant, Mei Ji Ji, beside him, there is a clumsy old servant by his side, or he serves himself, and the only choice is the left hand or the right hand...
Normally speaking, in the process of forming Pei Yuan''s world outlook, outlook on life and values, his parents should play a relatively important guiding role, but it is a pity that Pei Yuan''s father died early, and his mother dragged Pei Yuan and others Growing up has already taken a lot of energy, and there is no time to pay attention to it or sort out Pei Yuan''s psychological changes.
Thus, Pei Yuan wanted to have what these others had, and this desire finally accumulated little by little, becoming the final desire. An irrepressible, unstoppable, voracious desire.
When Pei Yuan gained power, he began to switch to greed.
The goal of authority is to obtain money, and the purpose of money is to satisfy his greed, the dissatisfaction and greed that he felt owed when he was a child.
At the beginning, he felt that he could give anything to have what he yearned for when he was young!
So when there was an opportunity to satisfy his desire, he couldn''t help it.
Logically speaking, the Senate where Pei Yuan works does not have any specific real power, and there is no way to say that it provides direct material sales like the Dahan Chamber of Commerce. He has no way to do it at all, but as long as it is beneficial, he will first agree vaguely before talking about it. As for whether it can be done later...
Who cares so much?
Unfortunately, Hussar General Fei Qian started to take care of so much.
Before the "Law of Corruption" was fully released, Pei Yuan already knew the key points and realized his own problems. After knowing that there would be a large-scale trial, Pei Yuan didn''t have much luck .
Because the Hedong Pei family, especially that damned old guy Pei Mao, in order to protect Pei Mao himself, he even took the heads of the clan to save his life! Then if Pei Yuan was in some trouble, this old man Pei Mao would definitely abandon Pei Yuan without saying a word!
At the end, there is only one way left to go.
After all, Cao Cao and Fei Qian are in a state of confrontation, relatively speaking.
Then Pei Yuan can apply for asylum in Yuzhou under the name of being oppressed and tortured by hussars, maybe he can even be a medium-sized official to become a leader...
Having money and leisure, I am very happy.
It''s just that Shen Yi disturbed Pei Yuan''s elation.
Shen Yi didn''t have Pei Yuan''s patience.
After all, Shen Yi shoulders the mission of saving the Shen clan in Shangyong. Pei Yuan can wait, but Shen Yi can''t. Shen Yi''s goal is to get in front of the emperor Liu Xie, and then find a chance to cry, and it is best to let the emperor Liu Xie issue a pardon or something. If it is not possible, then Shen Yi will retreat to the next best thing , which means that the Shen family admires the emperor and wants to migrate to Yuzhou...
Then Shen Yi can take the chicken feathers as an arrow, uh, hold the righteousness as a meal, um, that''s what it means anyway, just cry and make a fuss in front of the emperor, and as long as the Hussars dare to do something, Shen''s family will be happy Immediately said that he got the permission of the emperor, got the visa, bah, green card, um, it''s a pass, and he''s going to Yuzhou!
Therefore, Pei Yuan and Shen Yi are in two states. Pei Yuan has already escaped with a flight ticket in his arms, and he is leisurely, while Shen Yi is still waiting to take a chicken feather back to save Shen''s family. Of course, the attitude towards the matter of staying in Yangcheng is different.
『Don''t worry... my brother, don''t worry...』 Pei Yuan tried to appease Shen Yi.
Pei Yuan is not stupid, he sees that Shen Yi can''t hold back any longer, and similarly, Pei Yuan also thinks that he can speed up a little bit, so as to save the night and dream, so after thinking for a while, he came up with a solution.
"If you want to see the emperor in a hurry..." Pei Yuan said slowly, "Someone has a plan... My brother must have seen the battle of Hanzhong in Hanzhong, and the strength of this hussar army is also seen with his own eyes. Therefore, if this is the reason..."
Shen Yi frowned and said, "Brother Pei means..."
『I heard about the Battle of Hanzhong... What kind of Vulcan stone cannon? ”Pei Yuan smiled slightly, "Presumably...if...certainly...haha, brother, do you understand? 』
...(;￢￢￢)...
The dark mountain.
The dark tree.
The dark way.
Zhang Yu''s legs were shaking and he was gritting his teeth.
Chickens are anxious and can fly up trees, dogs are anxious and can jump over walls, people are anxious...
It is impossible to go all out, and it is impossible to go all out in this life, you can only run away.
The mountain road leading to Xiapi is winding and rugged in the night, faintly in sight. The shadows of the trees on the mountain are uneven, and under the sway of the wind, it seems that there are countless soldiers and horses lurking, and they may pounce out at any time.
Zhang Yu stubbornly followed behind the team, walking forward with one foot shallow and one foot deep.
As I said, the logistics officer has some small rights. Although this right cannot be taken by life or death, it can also determine who can eat more and who can get more in some respects. In addition, there are also some soldiers from Guangling originally recruited by Zhou Tai among the prime ministers. These soldiers did not have a good life after surrendering. They were bullied and beaten by Jiangdong soldiers from time to time, and Zhou Tai didn''t care at all...
So, Zhang Yu found an opportunity.
There are locals from Xiaxiang who are very familiar with the surrounding roads, where there are forests, where there are mountain roads for picking herbs, and where the water flow is particularly shallow...
The guy familiar with the road led the way in front, avoided the official road, found a small path, and then he was relieved. If you escape alone, you will become a deserter. Even if you argue that you escaped, no one will believe it, but with Zhang Yu, everything is different.
Zhang Yu is a son of a noble family. Although he is from a poor family and broke down, he is still a son of a noble family. This team led by the sons of the gentry is no longer a deserter, but a warrior who goes deep into the tiger''s den to spy on the enemy''s situation!
Thus, although Zhang Yu was not physically strong, he still received good care and was helped to sit aside.
Zhang Yu felt that the soles of his feet were burning. He didn’t know if it was pierced by thorns in the dark, or because he had walked for too long and the mountain road was too difficult, so that blisters appeared...
Anyway, Zhang Yu''s two legs are shaking now.
A dozen or so Guangling soldiers were also resting, and then chatted in low voices.
『Mother Xipi! These Jiangdong dogs are really bad things...』
『We Guangling people are not human anymore? 』
『If you want to say that the official is not a thing, run away first, otherwise there are so many men, with knives and guns, just hit them, and run away! ’ A middle-aged man said angrily.
The middle-aged man is a sword and shield player, of course he does not have a sword and shield now. He''s a veteran and he''s a big guy. He is not lacking in martial arts, because the scars on his body prove it. There are only three fingers left on his right hand, and four left on his left hand. Those missing fingers were all lost in the fight.
『Stop talking nonsense! You go to the back and have a look! 』The temporary team leader pointed to the middle-aged man and said.
"why me? 』The middle-aged man stood up dissatisfied and muttered.
The temporary team leader glared at him, "Because you talk the most bullshit!" 』
In fact, the team rate is not to brush the official prestige, but to protect the middle-aged.
Middle-aged people and team leaders are all veterans.
Some words, easy to say but not pleasant to hear.
Even if the official ran away, it is not something that the soldiers can talk about at will.
In addition, the middle-aged man can be regarded as an old soldier. Although he was born in a sword and shield hand, he also has enough battlefield experience. Let him go to the rear for survey. As for being his sin.
The middle-aged man snorted, didn''t say anything else, and went back to investigate on the way.
The temporary team came up to Zhang Yu, "Mr. Zhang, these are rough people, talking crazy things..."
Zhang Yu understood, nodded and said: "Don''t worry... I know... The most important thing now is to escape first, everything else is easy to talk about..."
In order to pull such a team, Zhang Yu really broke his heart. With the convenience of the logistics officer, he not only wanted to contact these surrendered soldiers, but more importantly, he had to choose the right ones, otherwise he would die in the city before he escaped, and at the same time, he had to look for opportunities to escape...
Fortunately, as a logistics officer, there is another convenience, that is, being able to meet Zhou Tai. Zhang Yu said to Zhou Tai that there was not enough food, but he could go to Surabaya to catch fish and shrimp to satisfy his hunger and reduce the consumption of food and grass. Zhou Tai readily agreed, anyway, this living Jiangdong Army had done it before, and he didn''t dislike eating fish and shrimp.
Although it is said that fish and shrimp are easy to smell, and the fish, shrimp and snails in the inland river are actually less meat, but it is some supplement after all...
In this way, I slowly found an opportunity...
It''s just a pity that there is a lack of knives and guns. Some people even hold harpoons. After all, they come out in the name of fishing and hunting. Of course, there is no good guy who can carry them.
While talking about something, the middle-aged man who went to the back to investigate came back in a hurry. Although he tried his best to control his emotions, there was still a little tremor in his lowered voice, "Jiangdong soldiers behind, chase, chase up! 』
After a "coax", everyone was in chaos.
Taking advantage of the night to escape, I thought that the Jiangdong army would not find out that something was wrong until dawn, and then they would be able to successfully escape from the Jiangdong soldiers'' pursuit, but unexpectedly, they were found out in the middle of the night. come up...
Although it is said that Zhang Yu and the others did not take the official path, but chose the mountain trails that are not often taken, Zhou Tai did not just sit around when he was a prime minister. Of course, some Jiangdong soldiers came to check the road that Yu and others took.
Fortunately, in the dark night, Jiangdong soldiers were not very familiar with the road after all, so they lit up torches and marched, and then were discovered by Zhang Yu and other Guangling soldiers who were walking in the dark.
...
If I had been walking, the pain would be numb, so although there was an injury, it didn’t hurt too much. After rest, when the wound was squeezed again, it would actually hurt more than before!
『It’s over…』
The surrounding Guangling soldiers couldn''t help howling when they saw this situation.
Bringing Zhang Yu will obviously slow down the speed of escape, but if they don''t bring Zhang Yu, then even if they escape to Xiapi, they will be ordinary deserters! He was going to be caught and beheaded!
Even if they survived by luck, they will be included in the Death Battalion, and it takes the meritorious service of three leaders to escape!
Zhang Yuneng immediately surrendered when the Jiangdong soldiers hit the door with the knife rest on his neck, and when he realized that Zhou Tai had no good intentions for him, he was able to immediately prepare to escape. some...
『Don’t worry! Don''t worry! Zhang Yu endured the pain as much as possible, put his feet down, stepped on them alternately, and comforted the soldiers around him, letting his head think quickly.
『How many people came after you? 』Zhang Yu questioned the middle-aged man who found the Jiangdong soldiers.
The middle-aged man thought about it a little bit, "There are at least two five, a dozen or so. 』
Zhang Yu exhaled, "Then don''t be afraid! 』
A dozen or so, indicating that it was just an ordinary pursuit, or just checking, and it was not confirmed that Zhang Yu really walked this mountain path. If it had already been confirmed that Zhang Yu and the others were here, why would only a dozen or so come?
Zhang Yu looked around, and then saw the intersection of the mountain trail, "Over there, can you make a trap?" Who will do the trap? 』
『Young Master Zhang, you mean... to set up an ambush? ’ asked the temporary team leader.
"right. I think... these Jiangdong soldiers didn''t really find us, so we should have a chance... After all, now, I... who can''t run fast... Even if I escape, I will be caught up by them sooner or later," Zhang Yu shook his legs, his Although the soles of the feet still hurt, it is better than before, but it is still not enough to compare with these rough-skinned and thick-skinned soldiers, "So it is better to ambush first... Even if you can''t kill them all, you can at least delay the time." ...''
The temporary team leader thought for a while, then nodded in agreement, and arranged directly. Of course, Zhang Yu staggered and hid under the shadow of the rock.
After a while, the Jiangdong soldiers who came to search appeared holding torches.
Although these Jiangdong soldiers said they were searching left and right, they didn''t pay much attention. After all, they think that even if Zhang Yu and the others fled, they should be on the official road. The second is along Surabaya, such as these mountain trails for picking herbs, just take a look.
Psychological carelessness, of course, will suffer.
Jiang Dongbing did not expect that Zhang Yu and others would dare to ambush them in turn, because they knew that Zhang Yu and others did not have many weapons and armor, but they also did not expect that there are actually many things that can kill people. Sometimes a stone, A rough tree trunk, a dagger that is usually used to cut ropes and sticks, can kill people.
The sudden attack stunned the Jiangdong soldiers. In a panic, the leading Jiangdong soldiers were thrown to the ground. The screams startled the night birds in the forest. Several Jiangdong soldiers turned around and ran away...
『Stop chasing! ” Zhang Yu got out of the shadow of the rock, “Take your weapons, let''s go! 』
Zhang Yu looked at those Jiangdong soldiers who were fleeing in the middle of the mountain trail in a panic, and he didn''t know why, as if he had lost a stone that had been pressed for a long time, and even the burning pain on the soles of his feet was much better.
It turns out that these Jiangdong soldiers...
In fact, it is nothing more than that.
(end of this chapter)