Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 236 Backstab
Hearing Ling Tong say that his father died in battle, Tai Shici did not avoid the topic, but sighed: "Hey, it will be fine."

"What will be good?" Ling Tong asked with obvious hostility.

"The 'future' will be good. When the lord brings order to the chaos and cleans up the world, our children will not lose their fathers because of the war. We no longer have to wait for our husbands to come home day after day, but can only wait for a jar, or even just a piece of news. More than half of the manpower will be extracted every year, and you will be out of breath after lifting a hoe twice..." Tai Shici said.

After gradually taking over the responsibility of catching the wind guard, Taishi Ci had a more direct understanding of the first-hand information of the people.

For example, although the corps commanders and chiefs are also low-level officers and generals,... their wives and children are not actually living a very good life.

Many of the generals who are just corps commanders or very senior warriors are just concubines from the branches of wealthy families. In fact, their daily lives are no different from ordinary farmers, and they are even unemployed and idle people...or "rogues".

In Yangzhou, where the General Mansion is guarding, the army has always believed in the line of "elite troops". The total number of troops is only a little over 12 and no more than [-]. When they go to the grassroots defense in ordinary counties and cities, the main battle troops that can be used are only about [-] - -With the individual soldiers of the General's Mansion, there are too many to support!

However, in terms of the allocation of generals at the grassroots level, the General's Mansion has always been fully equipped. The [-] main battle army has nearly [-] generals. Unless the battle is damaged, every five Ji Zao soldiers must have a corps leader. ...

Of course, it is not surprising that other princes have 20 troops.

Therefore, the military family in Yangzhou is also a large group.

Even ordinary families without generals in their families are still having a hard time. The princes are overstretching their manpower and have entered a vicious cycle!
"The future...but the dead will never come back again." Ling Tong's tone became calmer.

At the same time, a cold light flashed from Ling Tong's waist, and he took out a dagger and stabbed Taishi Ci in the waist!

Taishi Ci had not been wary of Ling Tong at all before - after all, it was the battle in Jiangxia, and there were generals who had made great achievements first. If he had to be wary of such people, Taishi Ci would probably have to open his eyes even when sleeping.

However, the moment Ling Tong took out the knife, his unabashed killing intent and the sound of the dagger cutting through the air made Tai Shici instantly alert. Although he had no idea what was happening, he still moved forward. Pounce.

At the same moment, a cry of pain came from Ling Tong's mouth, and two bloody lights bloomed in the night in the alley next to the general's mansion...

One was Taishi Ci's lower back, which was cut two fingers deep by a dagger. Fortunately, he fell forward in time, otherwise he might not have been able to save his waist...

The two were Ling Tong's palms, which were pierced by a thin branch!

Because the branch is not as thick as the tip of a chopstick, only three inches long, and when it "comes out", it looks like a snake coming out of its body, fast and cunning, so it is very inconspicuous in the night.

However, this inconspicuous branch directly pierced Ling Tong's palm, causing his dagger to fall to the ground, and he lost the chance to continue the attack!

At this time, an "ordinary woodcutter" came out of the night...

"I originally thought it was to harm Mr. Bai, but it turns out the target is you, Ziyi." The woodcutter said apologetically.

When he discovered Ling Tong's abnormality before, the reason why he didn't take action immediately was that there was no evidence and... he wanted to see if there were any big fish.

But he didn't expect that his target was Taishi Ci. Fortunately, Taishi Ci reacted quickly, otherwise his waist would be gone...

And if there was such a big commotion near the General's Mansion, it was natural that someone would immediately come to the alley to copy it.

Ling Tong's eyes flashed with despair - he had clearly made up his mind to kill Tai Shici for revenge no matter what the price, but... now that the price had to be paid, he actually failed!

As for why the woodcutter in the general's mansion had such skill, Ling Tong had no time to think about it.

But at this moment, Taishi Ci's expression changed, and he quickly stood up, faced the approaching guards, blocked the injured Ling Tong behind him, and said: "It's okay here, General Xiao Ling just fell, what are you looking at?" ?”

When the guards saw it was Tai Shi Ci, they quickly laughed, clasped their fists and left - although Tai Shi Ci had been transferred to the Wind Catching Guard, most of these guards were brought out by Tai Shi Ci, so naturally they would not suspect anything.

In other words... at most I suspect that Taishi Ci and Ling Tong had some personal grudge, they just had a fight!
At this time, it was all in the dark. Looking at the front, it was hard to tell that Tai Shici had almost had his waist removed just now...

The woodcutter was also on the side, but he did not question Tai Shici's decision. He was just "pacifying" on the side.

After the guards left, Taishi Ci immediately tore his clothes—his own, of course—and reluctantly bandaged the wound.

"Why are you helping me?" Ling Tong asked, glaring at Tai Shici.

"Who is your father?" Taishi Ci asked with a cold face.

At this time, no matter how dull Tai Shici was, he still knew that Ling Tong's previous words had some meaning.

"The general who ascended Shucheng first...Ling Cao! You probably don't remember it anymore, right?" Ling Tong wanted to sneer, but seeing how Taishi Ci was bandaging himself, he couldn't help but speak softer.

"Well, I don't remember." Tai Shici continued to look cold.

"You!" Ling Tong said with anger again.

"On the battlefield, do you still want to remember everyone you killed?" Taishi Ci said calmly.

"Just for the... future you said?" Ling Tong asked sarcastically.

Seeing that Taishi Ci did not answer and the bandaging had been completed, Ling Tong continued to ask: "Then why did you lie just now? Could it be that the famous Taishi Ci only killed enemies and never assassins?"

"For the 'future'." Taishi Ci said after a pause.

Obviously... we are not talking about Ling Tong's future, but the future of the General's Mansion!
At this time, the third front was fighting with Jingzhou. The group led by Sun Ce of Jiangxia was the first to achieve results. Chen Gong's group was not the main force. As for Chen Dao and Zhang Xiu's pincer attack on the upper reaches of the Huaihe River, they were encountering some "minor troubles." The military information presented to Bai Tu at the banquet, as well as the order that Taishi Ci had just gone to Cheng Ji Mansion to convey on his behalf, were all about Yi Yang.

If news now spreads that Sun Ce's subordinates assassinated Tai Shici, no matter how much Bai Tu and Sun Ce trust each other, Sun Ce, Zhou Yu and others will inevitably be transferred back - the former Guard Chief Su who assassinated Bai Tu... By the way, is it because he failed to assassinate Bai Tu that he settled for the next best thing?
It doesn't matter what Bai Tu and Sun Ce think or how they communicate. In the entire General's Office, from the Sixth Department to the Privy Council, no one can tolerate Sun Ce continuing to lead his troops outside under such circumstances...

"Bo Fu actually asked you to be the representative to ask for merit, haha." Taishi Ci now wanted to bring Sun Ce in front of him immediately and slap him...if Sun Ce wasn't worshiping his father.

Hearing Tai Shici's words, Ling Tong's eyes turned red. Although he didn't have much of an overall view, he had not thought about the impact this matter would have on Sun Ce, so he had struggled with it before.

It's just... what he thought before was very simple!

The best-case scenario is that the Western Expedition will be frustrated, which may affect a series of subsequent grand strategies. The worst-case scenario is that the General's Office and Sun Ce's department may face a split. Among the Sun family, there are still Many people have never died of self-reliance, but now they are just lurking.

So Tai Shici's first reaction was to cover up the matter first...

(End of this chapter)