Master Kong Zhongni

Chapter 112 Yang Hu's Conspiracy

After Zai Yu came out of the tent, the more he thought about Yang Hu's words, the more wrong he felt.

Yang Hu said that I was good enough to be the commander, and he agreed with my suggestion. He also felt that it was not suitable to carry out chariot battles in the forest.

But at the same time, he refused to adopt my suggestion, so he said that I was still unable to take over the authority of a country.

But a war is a war, so what does that have to do with running a country?

He was thinking about it, when he heard a few soldiers complaining.

"Hey... I'm also unlucky. How could I be assigned to the upper army when I was assigned? How good would it be if I was assigned to the lower army?"

"Damn, it's too tiring to fight with Yanghu! During the slack season, there is so much training. When going out, you have to be on night duty. Does this make people alive?"

"This barren mountain and old forest, let us line up four armed forces at night, is it to show the beasts in the forest?"

"Forget it, it's pitch black at night, and the beasts can't see it!"

"Don't talk nonsense, turn around and let other people catch the talk, and you will be punished carefully."

"Punishment? I've done the dirty work, so why don't I tell the truth? Let's talk about the facts. Staying under the leadership of the Ji clan is more tiring than staying under the command of the Meng and Uncle Sun clans!"

"It's more than tired than the army? Look at the disciples of Feiyi who are in the vanguard this time, Gongshan Buxuan's subordinates, their life is more comfortable than ours! I asked them before, where are we going to fight?" The military control is so strict?"

When Jai Yu heard this, his heart skipped a beat.

He stopped, and the mist in his heart suddenly disappeared, and he finally understood Yang Hu's intentions.

The reason why he didn't understand the meaning of Yang Hu's words just now was because he completely regarded the attack on Ju as a simple military campaign.

But attacking Ju cannot be understood as a simple military operation.

Yang Hu attacked Ju, ostensibly to help the state of Lu take back the land of Yun, but in fact it was to consolidate his position in the state of Lu.

There are many ways to consolidate the ruling position, one is to enhance domestic prestige, and the other is to weaken those opponents who may threaten his dominance.

For this expedition, Yang Hu mobilized the upper and lower armies of the Lu State, and most of the upper armies under Ji's command were incorporated into the central army and dispatched directly by Yang Hu.

The left-wing and right-wing troops are subordinate troops managed by the Meng family and the Shusun family.

As the vanguard, it was the disciples of Feiyi led by Gongshan Buxuan, the second member of the Ji family.

Although the Meng family and the Shusun family now support Yang Hu publicly, they are definitely not Yang Hu's allies.

Gongshan Buxuan can be regarded as Yanghu's ally, but the relationship between the two is not strong.

Because both of them were from Ji's retainers, and they have worked together for many years.Even now that Yang Hu is in charge of state affairs, Gongshan Buxuan has never treated Yang Hu as a superior.

Regarding the orders issued by Yang Hu, if Gongshan Buxuan thought it would be beneficial, he would carry it out, if he thought it would be unfavorable, he would simply ignore it.

Therefore, Yang Hu divided his troops into four places, but the only one in his hands was the central army composed of the Ji family's upper army.

Thinking of this, Zaiyu gradually came to his senses.

Let me just say that although Ju State is not weak, the goal of this battle is to recover the land of Yun.

Why do you want to mobilize the upper and lower armies, and even dispatch Feiyi disciples, so that you can mobilize the troops.

Even ordinary soldiers knew that the Meng family, Shusun family and Gongshan Buxuan were not strict in running the army, so there was no reason why Yang Hu didn't know about this matter!
Moreover, not only did he know that the old men were not strict in running the army, but he also knew that chariots were not suitable for fighting in the woods.

It is precisely because of this that he braved the heavy rain to conduct cross-country training in the mountains and forests, and even made a fire to cook with great fanfare.

He was not worried that the Ju people would come to sneak attack, he was afraid that the Ju people would not come to sneak attack!

Let's get back to Yang Hu's last sentence: If the Ju people have already attacked the Chinese army's tent, what does this mean?
The implication of Yang Hu's words is already very clear.

If the Ju people attack the central army, it means that the left and right wings and the vanguard must be pierced by the Ju people all the way.

However, under Yang Hu's rule, the Chinese army was heavily guarded, and the Ju people who attacked the Chinese army were at the end of their strength, and it was not difficult to defeat them.

At that time, Yang Hu can not only take the credit for defeating the Ju people, but also weaken the strength of potential opponents, and by the way, punish them justifiably.

Zai Yu muttered: "In order to maintain my own power, I can do anything. Huzi, you are so poisonous!
But if you play so big, aren't you afraid of stealing chickens and losing money?If you look down on Juren so much, what if you are also fucked up? "

While Zai Yu was muttering, he was walking towards Zigong and the others, when suddenly his steps stopped and he yelled loudly.

"broken!"

Zigong held "Guanzi" in one hand, and put the other hand on the fire to roast it. He asked while reading, "What's the matter? Didn't Yang Hu listen to you?"

Zai Yu stomped his feet in a hurry: "Why are you so cruel! Hurry up and save Zilu with me!"

The trio warming up to the fire turned their heads to look at him: "What's wrong with Zilu?"

Zai Yu picked up the black sandalwood longbow leaning on the side of the tent, and said anxiously: "The one or two soldiers under Zilu's command have been included in the vanguard!"

……

The night is getting darker, the sky is full of stars, and the wind in the forest is bleak.

In the quiet forest, the sound of wheels rolling gradually sounded.

Soldiers of the Lu army patrolling with torches heard the sound, drew their swords and shouted, "Who is that!"

Then came Jae Yu's voice: "We are the reporters of "Ren Pao". We are ordered by Yang Zi to go to the vanguard outpost to observe!"

"Jen Pao reporter?"

The soldier's heart suddenly relaxed, and his nervousness eased a lot.

Before setting off on patrol, the corps chief had told them about the reporter.

He remembered that journalists were like orderlies, with unimpeded access to ministries.

The soldier shouted at the top of his voice, "Do you have a pass to prove your identity? What's your name?"

"Yes! I am Che Zuo of the Chinese Army, Sergeant Zaiyu!"

When the soldiers heard the name Zaiyu, they felt a lot more at ease, and the name was right, so it seemed that the reporter was right.

He put away his saber, and started to walk in the direction of the carriage.

Suddenly, a cold wind blew past my ears.

A cold hand touched his lips, followed by a piercing pain, the soldier's eyes widened in horror, and he wanted to call for help, but he couldn't make any more noise.

What remained in his last sight before his death was a frightening 'ghost face' drawn with cyan-red dye.

Under the radiance of the torch, only the 'ghost face' could be seen slowly retracting the dagger stuck in the soldier's heart.

Then he grinned little by little, all his front teeth were missing, and the remaining teeth were as black as ink like the surrounding environment.

The scarlet tongue protruded from the gap in the teeth, continuously licking the warm blood on the dagger, and a strange and intoxicated smile gradually appeared on his face.

The soldier fell to the ground powerlessly, his mouth full of blood just murmured: "Ju...the Ju people are coming!"

　You know, there is happiness in this world.

　　It is one vote, one vote.

　　——Excerpt from "Zaiyu's Diary"

　　
　
(End of this chapter)