The Jagged Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 605
Hu Zong soon received an order from Lu Xun to lead the army to secretly attack Liu Yang.

Hu Zong is 41 years old, and he served as Jianwu Zhonglang under the leadership of Sun Quan.He is quite tall, he likes to wear brocade robes, the skin on his face is fine, and he has a light beard on his chin, exuding a literati temperament.

It should be said that this person does not look like a general.In fact, Hu Zong was already a good writer.His "Huanglong Daya Fu" written for Sun Quan was extremely famous at that time.

It should be said that this is a generation capable of writing and martial arts.The reason why he was awarded the title of General of Jianwu Zhonglang was because he once cooperated with He Qi to capture Jinzong, the Wu general who had defected to Cao Wei, in one fell swoop, and he performed bravely at that time.

In fact, Hu Zong's identity is quite special.He is also Sun Quan's book department, in charge of military secret affairs, and he really looks like the director of the National Security Bureau of later generations.Zhuge Ke, who has been managing Jiangdong's intelligence work, is actually making a living under Hu Zong's men.

Of course, the Department of Books is a position created by Sun Quan himself, and it has never appeared before, so the rank is not high.But no matter how you say it, this is definitely a position with a small official but a lot of power.Moreover, if the person who can take up this position is not Sun Quan's cronies, can the lord be at ease?

It is precisely because of Sun Quan's great trust that when Sun Quan attacked Nanjun, in order to ensure the safety of Jiangdong, he ordered Hu Zong to go to the counties to recruit people and form a new army.

Hu Zong did not disappoint Sun Quan, and within a few days he recruited more than 6000 strong men for Sun Quan.

Sun Quan was still fighting in Nanjun at that time, so of course he didn't see how majestic this army was.

But soon, as generals such as Jiang Qin, Li Yi, Xie Jing, and Zhou Tai were attacked and killed by Liu Adou's army one after another, Sun Quan was really bored, so that at that time he put all the items in his tent Everything fell to pieces.

At this time, Hu Zong's report arrived. According to the order of his lord, he quickly formed a very elite army, the number of which reached a full 6000 people.

As Sun Quan's confidant, Hu Zong certainly knew Sun Quan's character very well, and made it very clear to the lord that if the lord needed him, he would immediately lead this elite army from Jiangdong to Nanjun to serve the lord.

Hu Zong's rhetoric is of course 100% flattering.How far is Jiangdong mainland from Nanjun?If Sun Quan wants to mobilize troops, he can recruit them from Lukou Port or the south bank of the Yangtze River. When your Hu Zong's army arrives, the day lily will be cold!

But Sun Quan still felt very happy in his heart, at least Hu Zong's flattery made him very comfortable, and the restlessness in his heart was somewhat relieved.

Then, Sun Quan learned that Hu Zong's army had no name yet, so Yu Biqin actually gave it a rather meaningful name "Jiefan" Army.In other words, this is an elite division capable of "invincible and able to overcome difficulties and dangers".

It's really funny to see this.

Hu Zong's army was actually just formed and had never even been on the battlefield, yet it dared to say that it was invincible.Anyway, this is enough to be regarded as the number of the most shameless army in history.

After Sun Quan was defeated from Nanjun, he really felt that his military strength was a bit stretched.At this time, he thought of Hu Zong and his army.

Therefore, Sun Quan took special care of this "elite division" again, and personally ordered it to be divided into two parts, each with 3000 people.As the founder, Hu Zong, of course, wanted to command a part of the army, although the number of troops he got had shrunk by half.He served as the governor of the right department.

The other part was handed over to Xu Xiang, who was in charge of military secret affairs with Hu Zong.Xu Xiang served as the governor of the left department.

Sun Quan ordered Hu Zong and Xu Xiang to immediately lead the Xiefan army westward and arrive at Jiangxia County to assemble and stand by.Therefore, as soon as Lu Xun arrived in Xiangtan, he could call up this troop to attack.

And Yi, who manages the secret affairs of the military and the country together with Hu Zong and Xu Xiang, is more sad, becoming the only one among the three who has not received a soldier.

However, if you lose your horse, you will know the good and the bad.Not long after, Shiyi began to assist Sun Quan's descendant, Sun Deng. From now on, the legal affairs of Soochow would be handed over to him, and he could also participate in the personnel operations of Jiangdong officials.Therefore, it was Yi who became the most powerful person among the three Dian Junguo secrets.

Back to Hu Zong.Hu Zong is actually rather arrogant.He was an alcoholic, and when he was drunk, he would go crazy and beat people, but Sun Quan never blamed him for it.

Therefore, with the lord covering him, Hu Zong's drinking became even more unscrupulous.

Now, lurking in a remote place like Liling for a long time, and the weather is too hot, if Hu Zong can resist drinking, it is definitely a fantasy.

Therefore, when Hu Zong received Lu Xun's order, he was already reeking of alcohol, his eyes were red, and he looked completely drunk.

In Hu Zong's state, it is absolutely impossible to see the call for transfer.Therefore, Lu Xun's recruitment order can only be sent to the left governor Xu Xiang in the end.

Xu Xiang is five years younger than Hu Zong, that is, only 36 years old.But he is not as good as Hu Zong, he tends to be thin.He was originally a civil servant, but after he took charge of the left side of the Fan army, he actually wore armor like other generals, which made him look even thinner.

After Xu Xiang read it, he knew that the military order was like a mountain, and he absolutely couldn't procrastinate.What's more, Lu Xun's tone in the recruitment order was very urgent, which shows that the situation has reached a very critical moment.

Therefore, Xu Xiang immediately went to see Hu Zong.

However, what made Xu Xiang helpless was that Xu Xiang saw Hu Zong himself, but he was a drunk Hu Zong.Hu Zong was lying down on his bed and sleeping soundly, the sound of snoring could be heard even outside the courtyard!

Xu Xiang really felt very angry in his heart, and his face immediately turned a liver color.He immediately stepped forward and called Hu Zong's name several times, but Hu Zong was so drunk that he couldn't hear anyone calling him at all.

After all, Xu Xiang made up his mind, and he was not afraid that Hu Zong would wake up and beat people up, so he reached out and shook Hu Zong vigorously.

This time Hu Zong reacted.Hu Zong suddenly reached out and slapped Xu Xiang's hand away, causing his hand to burn and hurt.Then, Hu Zong turned around, turned sideways and started snoring again.It seemed that Hu Zong had fallen asleep again.

Xu Xiang was really helpless, and immediately felt like kicking Hu Zong a few times.But he is a literati, so he can't be so unrefined.

However, it should be said that a person like Xu Xiang is absolutely familiar with how the country operates, otherwise what kind of state secrets would he manage?

Therefore, Xu Xiang's first reaction to Hu Zong's drunkenness at this time was of course to issue a password ban to Hu Zong's guards, telling them not to publicize this matter.

Otherwise, if this matter gets to the chief inspector Lu Xun or the lord Sun Quan, not only Hu Zong will suffer, but also the left governor himself, because he failed to fulfill his duty of supervising his colleagues, will also suffer.

But even so, Lu Xun's military order must of course be implemented in accordance with the rules.Therefore, Xu Xiang, on behalf of Hu Zong, ordered the right troops of the Jiefan Army to prepare for the assembly and battle.

Of course, the army is owned by Xu Xiang and Hu Zong. Under Xu Xiang's instructions, they can prepare as fast as they want, but correspondingly, they can be as slow as they want. .

Therefore, this army has been lurking in Liling for such a long time. It should be said that they are already ready to attack at any time. Their preparations actually took an afternoon and a night!

And they did this only for one reason: to wait for the right governor Hu Zong to wake up!

When Hu Zong woke up early the next morning, he knew that the order from the governor Lu Xun had arrived yesterday.Moreover, his army is now ready to attack, just waiting for him to wake up quickly.

After hearing the news, Hu Zong couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat.His headache, which was originally caused by hangover, suddenly disappeared.

Drunkenness is a delay in military affairs, no matter which era it is placed in, it is definitely a felony.What's more, it is still in this war-torn Three Kingdoms era!

Hu Zong quickly put on his own clothes, and after putting on a piece of armor over the clothes, he quickly ran outside the house, stepped on his horse and went straight to the school grounds.

On the road, the wind of galloping horses calmed Hu Zong's mind.He thought about it for a while, Xu Xiang really did him a big favor, he might have saved his life because of it, he was immediately full of gratitude to Xu Xiang.

So Hu Zong decided that as soon as he arrived at the school, he would immediately go to Xu Xiang and thank him face to face.

When Hu Zong came to the school grounds, Xu Xiang was already in armor, waiting for Hu Zong's arrival.

Hu Zong got off his horse immediately, ran over to grab Xu Xiang's hand, and said in a low voice, "Brother Xu, if it wasn't for your help this time, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to pass this test."

Xu Xiang smiled awkwardly, and said in a low voice: "Let's expose this matter now, and no one will mention it again in the future, just pretend that nothing happened. Oh, yes, you must let Your guards keep your mouth shut. Otherwise, the two of us will die together."

Hu Zong nodded gratefully, and assured him: "Brother Xu, don't worry, they will never say a word outside."

Xu Xiang nodded, as if he finally felt relieved.A smile appeared on his originally tense face.

In fact, this Xu Xiang is not bad, and he is easy to get along with.Otherwise, how could he not only help Hu Zong cover up when Hu Zong got drunk and made a mistake, but also did not frame Hu Zong to exonerate himself?

However, now is not the time to talk about these things, it is better to let the army set off as soon as possible.

Only then did Xu Xiang say: "General Hu, the time has been delayed for almost a day, let's hurry up and send the troops out?"

Hu Zong nodded, and immediately called the herald to pass on the order to raise troops.

It should be said that Gai Meng's actions are rather strange.

They have been mobilized for so many days, but so far not only did they not cross the Lushui River, but they went south to Luoxiao Mountain, which is the southwest direction of Liling City.As for Hu Zong and Xu Xiang's Jiefan Army, they were going north to Liuyang City to surprise Zhang Bao.One of them is going south, and the other is attacking north. Just ask, these are two directions that cannot be reached at all!
Moreover, Gai Meng's cavalry team should say that the recent days have been very nourishing.After they drove into the vicinity of Luo Xiao Mountain, they hid in the mountains.

Luoxiao Mountain has lush forests and luxuriant grass. In such a hot summer day, it is really a very shady area.From this point of view, it seems that Ge Meng took his large cavalry to escape the summer, not to fight!

Of course, if they went to Luoxiao Mountain to escape the summer heat, Gai Meng, Xiong Ping, and Meng Xi would not dare to do that even if they had the guts to do so, otherwise the Crown Prince would definitely kill the three of them mercilessly.

The reason why Gaimeng's cavalry did this was entirely a strategic arrangement.

Although, under normal circumstances, they should have secretly crossed the Lushui River in this attack, and then wiped out the troops of Hu Zong and Xu Xiang when they came out.

But the reality is difficult. The hills and mountainous areas of Liling, which have been discussed countless times, will not suddenly change due to people's wishes and become a plain.Therefore, when Gai Meng's cavalry could not fight directly in Liling, they must of course find another way.

In addition, it is impossible for them to lurk for too long along the Lushui River, which is too close to Liling, and it is too easy for Hu Zong's scouts to find their tracks.Therefore, it was actually reasonable for Gai Meng to drive the cavalry to Luo Xiaoshan in the south.Hu Zong and Xu Xiang's Jie Fan Army wanted to move north, so of course they would focus more on the northern area.

And Gai Meng's army has been hiding in Luo Xiaoshan to enjoy the cool air, even if Hu Zong sent more scouts to the north to scout, it would be impossible to find a trace of them.

(End of this chapter)