Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 498 Xun Yu mobilizes troops

At the same time, in the general's mansion, six hundred soldiers from the Thunder God Cavalry and the Divine Tiger Cavalry gathered on the parade ground inside the mansion, and more than a thousand guards in the mansion also took up their weapons. In addition, Zhao Yun and Deng Yuan also led hundreds of soldiers waiting for orders. The most peculiar thing was that these hundreds of people were all leading war horses.

Among the few people, Cheng Liang looked the most anxious. As soon as he saw Xun Yu, Cui Jun and Zhang Yu coming, he hurried over to greet them.

"Sister-in-law, military advisor, please issue the order quickly. If it's too late, I'm afraid my brother will..."

Xun Yu suddenly interrupted him and said, "General, please speak softly. Are you afraid that the old lady and the others can't hear you?"

Cheng Liang suddenly realized that he had said something wrong and quickly shut up.

Xun Yu and Cui Jun bowed to Zhang Yu.

"Now that the lord is not here, please ask the mistress for instructions."

Zhang Yu was pregnant with a big belly, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, and her face was full of worry, but there was an incomparable determination.

"Today's incident happened suddenly. Although there are rumors that my husband is dead, I absolutely do not believe it. However, you have also heard that there was a sudden roar of killing in the city. From the source, it must have come from the palace. I am afraid that the rebels are using this rumor to disrupt the morale of our army..."

Before she finished speaking, Cheng Liang said quickly: "Yes, it must be so. Brother is so brave and has a treasured armor to protect him, how could he..."

He was halfway through his words when he suddenly realized that he had interrupted again. However, he was in a good mood when he thought that Liu He might not be dead.

"Sister-in-law, please continue talking. I will never say anything again."

Zhang Yu then continued, "These two, I'm afraid they must have some means to deal with the general, and they might find a chance to assassinate him, or even kill him. For now, in my opinion, we must first find the general, second, seize the palace and protect your majesty. Third, stabilize the city defense and avoid being taken advantage of by villains. Since they dare to start a rebellion, they will definitely not just aim for a palace. I'm afraid the army attacking the city is already close at hand."

Xun Yu and Cui Jun nodded repeatedly.

"Every word the mistress said makes sense. She is truly a heroine of our time."

"My two military advisors, I am a woman and it is not appropriate for me to participate in important military affairs. In the current chaotic situation, I still need the military advisor to take full charge."

Xun Yu and Cui Jun did not refuse when they heard Zhang Yu say this. They invited Zhang Yu out, not because they had no ideas, but because Liu He's life and death were unknown, so they naturally needed Zhang Yu, the general's wife, to come out and take charge. Otherwise, let alone other things, the more than a thousand soldiers in front of them would already be disrupted.

Cheng Liang and others looked at Xun Yu and urged him on.

"Military Advisor, please give the order quickly!"

Cui Jun took a step back and gestured to Xun Yu to invite him in.

Xun Yu did not hesitate to take a few command flags.

"Generals Zilong, Ziyang, and Dameng, lead these 500 cavalrymen and head to the north gate of the palace immediately. You must assist the imperial guards and occupy the palace. In particular, you must not allow the emperor to suffer or be abducted by the thieves."

Cheng Liang immediately disagreed: "My eldest brother is in the palace. I want to go to the palace. Let Zilong and the others go somewhere else. Besides, the nearest gate is obviously the East Gate. Why do we have to go through the North Gate to meet them?"

Seeing that it was him who objected, Xun Yu could only explain.

"The three generals have other important tasks to do. Firstly, it is difficult for your Divine Tiger Cavalry to exert its strengths in the palace. Secondly, the roar of the tigers will resound through the heavens and earth, which may easily alert the rebels in the palace too early. If they become desperate and attack the emperor and the officials, this will be troublesome."

"As for going through the north gate, the lord and his men were unarmed and had no guards when they entered the palace. Now that there is a mutiny, they must find a way to escape from the palace and mobilize the army. The south gate is the main gate of the palace, and outside the east gate are the official residences. The rebels must be hiding in these residences, so the number of rebels at these two gates must be the largest. Only the north gate, with its back against Mangshan and the royal garden, is not convenient for the army to move. The palace armory is at the north gate, so I expect the lord and generals Zhang and Zhu to go out through the north gate. However, most of the imperial guards in the palace do not know Generals Zhao and Deng, so we need General Wang Han to go with them to gain their trust and avoid unnecessary trouble."

At this time, Zhang Yu also spoke up and scolded, "Now the situation is urgent. The military advisor's words are military orders. The military orders must be followed and must not be disobeyed. Third uncle, please stop making trouble."

After she said this, Cheng Liang didn't dare to say anything more. Zhao Yun, Deng Yuan and Dameng all took the command flag.

"Cheng Liang, listen to my orders!"

"The general is here!"

Cheng Liang replied hurriedly.

"I order you to lead the Divine Tiger Cavalry and the Thunder God Cavalry, a total of 600 people, and the 1,000 guards in the palace, to transport these items in the armory to the four gates in the city in batches. The East Gate will take 40%, and the other three gates will each take 20%."

Cheng Liang was very puzzled and was about to ask what was going on, but when he saw Zhang Yu's unfriendly face, he could only take the command flag and leave.

After everyone received the order, they were about to leave without further ado, but Zhang Yu suddenly stopped them.

"Da Meng is not in a clear state of mind. His mere appearance may not convince the Imperial Guards immediately. I'm afraid it will take some persuasion. It's safest to bring the seal of the general."

Xun Yu clapped his hands violently.

"Yes, Madam, what you said makes sense."

He hurriedly turned around and went into the main hall, took out Liu He's general's seal, and handed it to Zhao Yun with both hands.

Zhao Yun knelt on the ground and took it with both hands.

"Yun will live up to your trust!"

Troops were being deployed here, everyone was nervous and anxious, and there was a lot of noise in the palace.

Wang Yun pointed at Chen Ji's nose and cursed.

"Chen Ji, you dared to gather troops to attack the palace without authorization. I think you want to be the next Dong Zhuo. You are ambitious, deceived His Majesty, killed important officials without authorization, and even turned black and white here. You are simply despicable and shameless, worse than a beast!"

"That's right. We will never associate with evil villains like you. We will defend the government even to the death."

Yang Biao and others stood in a row and confronted Chen Ji and others.

However, most of the court officials had already stood behind Chen Ji and others, and less than one-third stood on the side of Yang Biao and others. In addition to Yang Biao, Wang Yun, Cui Lie, Huangfu Song, Lu Zhi, Zhu Jun, Zhong Yao, Wang Chen, Zhang Yong, and Zhu Ye, there were only a dozen officials and the eunuch Gong Saner standing behind them. Chen Ji became more and more proud.

"How can you fight against us with just a few of you? It's like hitting a rock with an egg."

Yang Biao said righteously, "Justice does not matter whether there are many or few people. We uphold justice, so why should we be afraid of a treacherous villain like you?"

"Tsk, tsk, tsk...how ridiculous."

Chen Ji looked at the people in front of him with disdain.

"Justice is naturally in the hands of the majority. Now most of the ministers in the court, most of the nobles in various places, and most of the princes in the world are on our side, so justice is naturally on our side. Maybe you can still make some voices now, but what about thousands of years later? By then, the only words that will be passed down will be ours, and the words you said and the books you wrote will all disappear in the world. Future generations will only remember that you are a group of traitors, and we are the ministers who will restore the Han Dynasty."

"Chen Aiqing, you guys..."

Emperor Xian looked at Chen Ji and others and suddenly felt a little strange. Unlike the friendly expressions they had in the past, Chen Ji, Zheng Tai and others now exuded arrogance, which made him very scared.

Chen Ji turned his head and looked at the emperor. There was no longer any "reverence" in his eyes, only indifference.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. It won't be long before our servants can break into the palace and completely occupy Luoyang. Once the armies of the princes arrive, they will break through Hulao Pass and Hangu Pass, and Your Majesty will no longer have to worry about the country."

When he spoke to Emperor Xian, not only did he not bow, but even his tone was not respectful at all.

"Don't even think about it! We are here and will never allow you to do whatever you want and bring disaster to the world."

Even though the other side had more people and more power, Yang Biao and others did not retreat.

Chen Ji was already confident of victory at this point, and would no longer take these twenty or so people seriously.

"Speak if you want to. It won't be long before the palace is breached and you won't have a chance to speak again."

Zhang Yong looked down at Liu He with an anxious look on his face.

"I can't care about much anymore. If we delay any longer, my elder brother will really die. Fifth brother, follow me and charge out. They are just a bunch of servants. How can they stop you and me?"

Zhu Ye nodded firmly.

"Okay, Fourth Brother, let's show them today what a general who has fought a hundred battles is!"

Zhu Ye picked up Liu He and ran to the door of the hall in two steps.

"General... General, something terrible has happened..."

A royal guard came running in hurriedly.

"Generals, the east gate of the palace is about to be breached by the rebel army..."

"What? So fast!"

As soon as the news came, Yang Biao and others changed their expressions, and Zhang Yong and Zhu Ye also stopped.

Chen Ji and others were so happy that they almost celebrated.

"Good! The overall situation has been decided, the overall situation has been decided, haha! If we had known that the east gate of the palace was the weakest in defense, we would have gathered a large number of troops here, and it turned out to be a success!"

"I'll kill you first after I save my brother!"

Zhu Ye hugged Liu He, no longer caring about anything else, and rushed out without looking back. Zhang Yong hurriedly followed.

Chen Ji just glanced at the two of them. Since the palace was about to be breached, they had no way of escaping, so there was no need to worry.

Chen, Wei, Zheng and others, along with nearly fifty ministers, moved a few steps closer to Yang Biao and others.

"Liu He's luck has run out now. If you don't wake up, you will have no chance."

After Chen Ji said this, he looked at Emperor Xian, with a hint of ferocity in his eyes.

Emperor Xian was so frightened that his neck shrank and he kept grabbing his clothes with both hands.

"I...I listen to Chen Qing's family. You all should surrender quickly."

Seeing that he was obedient, Chen Ji smiled.

"This……"

At this time, although Yang Biao and others were absolutely unwilling to surrender to these old thieves, the situation had come to this point and no matter what they said, it would be of no avail.

"Even if I die today, I will take you thieves with me!"

Huangfu Song was a man of strong character. He took an axe from the ceremonial weapon rack nearby. This axe was not sharpened, so it was no better than a small dagger for killing people, but it was better than nothing.

"Death to the old thief!"

He raised the axe and hit Chen Ji.

Chen Ji and others are mostly scholars. Even if some of them practice sword skills daily, how can they be a match for a general like Huangfu Song who has been fighting for half his life?
These ministers were frightened and fled in all directions. Huangfu Song did not chase anyone else but only focused on chasing Chen Ji.

(End of this chapter)