Riding and cutting the imperial pirates of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 462 Wei Yan
When he saw those letters, Wang Zheng looked calm on the surface, but his heart was like a stormy sea.

Did Cao Mengde really instigate the rebellion of two important towns in Jiangdong without anyone noticing?
Although he still said in his heart that the letter could not be fully believed, subconsciously, Wang Zheng felt that this matter was quite true, and even thought of more.

In the original history, Sun Ce's death was full of doubts.

If you analyze who the murderer is from the perspective of maximizing benefits, it has a great relationship with Cao Cao.

First, when Sun Ce completely defeated Liu Xun and completely occupied Lujiang County, he had a heart for Xuzhou, which belonged to Cao Cao at that time, and sent generals to attack Chen Deng, the prefect of Guangling twice, and the result was ten times that of Chen Deng. Sun Ce's army was defeated by Chen Deng. Considering Sun Ce's strength at the time, "killing captives by tens of thousands" may be an exaggeration, but the disastrous defeat to Chen Deng is irrefutable.The battle was so embarrassing that none of Sun Ce's generals were named.

Later, the unnamed Jiangdong general gathered his troops to besiege Kuangqi City again. Chen Deng sent Chen Jiao to ask for help from Cao Cao, and then sent people to gather firewood on the only way to rescue the soldiers, piled them every ten steps, lined up in a long row, and lit them at night. .Sun Ce's army thought that the continuous bonfire was the arrival of Cao Cao's reinforcements, and they were in chaos. Chen Deng took advantage of the situation to attack and defeated Sun Ce's army again.

Sun Cejun, who was ten times stronger than Chen Deng, lost twice in a row. Who is this leading general?Neither Sun Ce nor Chen Deng's biographies mention this person by name.

But in "Chen Jiao Biography", the truth is finally revealed.

"Three Kingdoms·Chen Jiao Biography" contains: The county was surrounded by Sun Quan in Kuangqi, and Deng Lingjiao asked Taizu for help.

It turned out to be Sun Shiwan, that's normal,
In any case, in the fourth year of Jian'an, Sun Ce, who inherited most of Yuan Shu's property, had an initial strategic goal of going north to Xuzhou rather than going south to Jingzhou, which is certain.

Second, when Cao Cao and Yuan Shao fought at Guandu, Sun Ce was ready to move again.

"Three Kingdoms: Biography of Sun Ce" contains: In the fifth year of Jian'an, Cao Gong and Yuan Shao refused each other at Guandu, and Ce Yin wanted to attack Xu, welcome the Emperor of Han, strictly control the army, and deploy the generals.If it is not released, it will be killed by Xu Gongke, the former prefect of Wujun.

Soochow’s biographies are straightforward, clearly showing that Sun Ce’s mobilization of troops is aimed at Cao Cao this time. Not only is he going north to compete in the Central Plains, but he is also planning to attack Xu Du and snatch the biggest trump card of Emperor Xiandi of the Han Dynasty. .

There is no doubt that Sun Ce has this ability and strategic vision, and indeed has such a plan.

If he had not been assassinated, and had really attacked Xu Du and snatched Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, perhaps the history of the end of the Han Dynasty would have a completely different direction, and the chain reaction triggered by this would have a completely different situation.

It’s just that there are no ifs in history. The 26-year-old Sun Ce is like a dazzling supernova, suddenly erupting and then disappearing. In the dark, everything he does seems to be only to pave the way for his younger brother Sun Quan.

From the perspective of later generations, the biggest beneficiary after Sun Ce's death is naturally Sun Quan, but from the perspective of the time, it was actually Cao Cao who wanted to breathe a sigh of relief.

Combined with the ghostly prophecy of his counselor Guo Jian, this has to make people daydream.

In the view of today's Wang Zheng, it is not an easy task to assassinate Sun Ce, a person with strong martial arts and high authority. If Cao Cao really did it, then his hidden power in the Jiangdong land is not easy.
Those gentry, aristocratic families and even officials who secretly get close to him are probably not in the minority!
No matter what, it is definitely not a good thing that Zhou Hui, as the Lord of Shucheng County, is a pro-Cao faction. Wang Zheng immediately summoned Wang Xiong and the middle-level generals in the army to discuss with him.

After hearing this news, all the generals also changed colors one after another. It is really a headache for the enemy to have such restless factors, but Zhou Lue's plan Wang Zheng always felt that something was wrong.

It is not difficult to capture Zhou Hui. Wang Zheng personally led the elite soldiers of the Tianzhu Camp to find an excuse and enter the county government to capture him. But then?
Judging from the performance of the banquet that day, Zhou Hui, the county lord, is quite popular and has just won a victory. Now his reputation is rising, and the generals in the city respect him very much. After all, his family and others are just a guest army. The most important thing is that in the eyes of these people, Wang Zheng's current military strength is not considered "strong".

The so-called not many soldiers but good ones is not always the case. After all, most of them will subconsciously do a simple math problem, and [-] soldiers will naturally be stronger than [-].

Even for miscellaneous soldiers and refugees, when the number has formed a certain scale, the deterrent power they possess is impossible for a small number of elite soldiers.

Unless it is an elite soldier who has already become famous in the world through countless tough battles, such as Gongsun Zan's White Horse Yicong and Yuan Shao's Jizhou Strong Crossbow.

As for the Tianjun, the current reputation is naturally not weak, but most of them are still concentrated in the territory of Qingxu, but they have not really become famous in the whole world of Dahan, which makes everyone feel the deafening signboard!

On paper, power cannot be suppressed, and as a guest army, what Wang Zheng is worried about right now is that if Zhou Hui is captured, even with Zhou's help, Zhou Hui's subordinates will not accept it and mobilize Mutiny to recapture Zhou Hui, and even a large-scale conflict with the Heavenly Army, wouldn't it cause chaos in Shu County?
How can that be good?

Of course he is confident that the [-] Heavenly Army can completely suppress this group of people, but at the critical moment, how much will the Heavenly Army lose in the process, and what will happen when facing Sun Cejun next?
After expressing his concerns, everyone agreed, and Wang Xiong thought for a while and said: "General, I think Zhou Hui is also arrogant, he comes from a famous family, and his relationship with Cao Cao is probably more of a cooperative relationship than a relationship between monarchs and ministers." belongs to."

"Cao Cao and the general are naturally at odds, but Zhou Hui may not be at odds with him. In addition, now that foreign enemies are present, if he knows the severity, he should know that the most important thing now is to work together with us to deal with Sun Ce. After the general entered the city, this son has been showing goodwill. , I expected to see this clearly.”

"Since that's the case, let's stand still for the time being and raise our vigilance. How about adapting to the situation?"

Wang Zheng pondered for a while, then nodded: "That's the only way."

After the discussion, all the generals retreated, and the sky was about to light up at this time.

Wang Zheng had just taken a nap with his clothes on, but was awakened by the footsteps of a soldier coming in. He felt a little unhappy, but he held it back and said softly, "What's the matter?"

"General," said the soldier, "Mr. Zhou sent a person to meet the general, and he is waiting outside the camp."

Zhou Hui?

Wang Zheng fell asleep immediately, he was just discussing how to deal with him, why did he send someone here?He got up and straightened his clothes and said, "Bring it in."

Not long after, a general in soft armor came in, stood respectfully and bowed to Wang Zheng and said, "I pay my respects to Wang Zhoumu, the county lord is here to welcome you."

When we arrived at the inner courtyard of the county mansion, we only heard a bang and bang sound from a row of rooms on the left. Wang Zheng was an expert, so he knew it was the sound of wooden weapons. In addition to the study room, many clerks' inner courtyards also have a practice room, but Wang Zheng's face revealed a look of astonishment.

There is a person in the room whose martial arts skills are very good. There is such a sound of piercing through the air when swinging a wooden utensil without a sharp edge. The power is astonishing. If it hits an ordinary person, it may be enough to break a person's bones and tendons!
Out of curiosity, he walked over, and at a glance, he saw Zhou Hui standing aside with a smile in the hall, and there were four men in the middle. At this time, the three of them were lying on the ground with bruised noses and swollen faces. They were the same people they had seen at the banquet before. The Dubos, as for the other one who stood proudly, with an unfamiliar face, made Wang Zheng's heart tremble immediately at a glance.

However, this strong man's face is like heavy jujubes, his eyes are like bright stars, he is nine feet tall, majestic as a mountain, at first glance he really looks like another person.

Not only the resemblance, but the most important thing is the arrogant look on this person's face, and the virtue of his nostrils, which is exactly the same as Guan Yu.

Seeing Wang Zheng coming in, Zhou Hui said loudly to the other three people: "The three of you seem to have practiced hard recently. It's not bad to be able to support so many rounds in Wei Yan's hands. Next month, your salary will be increased by [-]%."

Wei Yan?

When Wang Zheng's heart moved, Zhou Hui brought the big man over to welcome him, and said with a smile, "Wang Zhoumu, let me introduce you. This is Wei Yan."

Wei Yan also made a slight salute and said, "I'm Wei Yan, and I pay my respects to Wang Zhoumu."

Although the same name and surname, coupled with the extraordinary bearing of the other party, it is very likely that it is the Wei Yan that Wang Zheng had in mind, but he still has doubts in his heart.

I remember that Wei Yan is from Nanyang, how could he appear here in Lujiang?Is it too far away?

Some doubts in his heart, Wang Zheng keenly captured the information of the other party's address, and did not address him as the last general, so it means that Wei Yan is white and has no official position?
But Wei Yan raised his head after finishing the ceremony, looked at Wang Zheng with a pair of eyes like cold electricity, and suddenly said in a deep voice: "I have heard people say that Zhou Mu had a battle with Zhang Fei from Yan when he was in Xiapi, and the outcome was not decided. , I wonder if there is such a thing?"

"There is no tie." Wang Zheng waved his hand and solemnly corrected the mistakes in his words: "Ben will have the upper hand."

Wei Yan looked astonished, and it took him a while to come back to his senses, and continued: "Zhou Mu is indeed brave, and I am also a martial artist, and he is best at swordsmanship. I wonder if Zhou Mu would like to teach me something?"

Hearing this, Zhou Hui on the side was stunned, and immediately shouted with some displeasure: "Wei Yan, don't be presumptuous! Zhou Mu is a man of gold, and he manages every day, how can he have the time to wield swords and swords with a rough man like you?" ?”

Then he turned his head and said to Wang Zheng: "Excuse me, Zhou Mu. Wei Yan has been around my father since he was a child. My father is weak and busy with government affairs, so he will inevitably neglect his discipline. Therefore, he is not polite. Hui will definitely discipline him well in the future."

It means that Wei Yan came to join you after Zhou Zhong's death?

When Wang Zheng heard this, he suddenly realized that it was reasonable to follow Zhou Zhong. Zhou Zhong had been in Sili for half his life, not far from Nanyang County.

"It doesn't matter." He waved his hand and said with a smile: "Just now when I heard the sound of wind and thunder outside the hall, I knew Brother Wei's swordsmanship is extraordinary. I was delighted to see the hunter, but I also felt itchy. Lord Zhou, please give me a weapon. "

Zhou Hui had no choice but to signal to his followers, and immediately one of them took a wooden knife and handed it to Wang Zheng.

Wang Zheng waved the knife in his hand a few times at will, set up a door, and stood facing Wei Yan, and both of them held the knife and saluted at the same time.

Wei Yan was originally dubious about Wang Zheng's big words, but when Wang Zheng put on a stance, his expression suddenly changed.

The other party's simple horizontal saber gesture gave birth to the feeling of being invincible!

Seeing that the opponent's majestic figure is not inferior to his own, coupled with his immovable demeanor like a mountain, Wei Yan has clearly met the only enemy he has ever seen in his life. It is cautious: "State pastor, please."

Wang Zheng smiled and said calmly, "Brother Wei, please."

Seeing this scene, Zhou Hui on the side frowned.

He is not skilled in martial arts but knows the art of war. Although he doesn't know whether Wang Zheng or Wei Yan is stronger or weaker, Zhou Hui has already seen it in a flash. In terms of momentum, Wei Yan can't bear Wang Zheng's oppression, so he can't help but take half a step back and bow his body. shape, to stabilize the formation.

Just like the two armies confronting each other, Wei Yan was already at a disadvantage based on this point alone.

When he was getting restless, the door was suddenly pushed open with a "bang", and a man rushed in staggeringly, and fell to the ground as soon as he entered the door. He was a Dubo who was defending the army.

Seeing that the other party was drenched with sweat, and looked very embarrassed, Zhou Hui couldn't help but frowned, and shouted, "What's the matter? Didn't you see Zhou Mu here, so flustered, what's the proper way?" Obviously. It was because he felt that the other party was so embarrassed that he lost face in front of Wang Zheng.

The officer got up, and said angrily: "The county lord, Wang Zhoumu, Sun Ce and Sun Ce's army are attacking again!"

Zhou Hui was taken aback, and shouted, "Why didn't the scouts come to report earlier? Where are they?"

"It's only five miles from the city."

"what?!"

When Zhou Hui was shocked, Wang Zheng raised his eyebrows, swung the wooden knife, and headed out the door. He didn't have time to talk to Wei Yan and Zhou Hui, he jumped on his horse and ran towards the camp.

As soon as she arrived at the camp, she saw that Wang Xiong had already assembled the whole army, and Qiao Wei also appeared in the commander's tent in armor and a helmet. It seemed that she had already remembered the military exploits that Wang Zheng said last time.

As soon as Wang Zheng came back, Wang Xiong came up to him and said, "General, Sun Ce's army has appeared outside the south gate of Shu County!"

"I will know." Wang Zheng said in a deep voice, "Call the troops and set off immediately!"

"Here!"

There are three sides of the city of Shu County surrounded by natural dangers, which are extremely easy to defend and difficult to attack. Only in front of the west gate is a plain, so most of the main force of the defenders is gathered here. It was here that Sun Cejun suffered a faux pas. He thought that the enemy would get out of trouble, so Zhou Hui didn't pay much attention to it, but he didn't expect that Sun Cejun would launch an attack from here again.

When the army arrived at the south gate, Zhou Hui was dispatching troops, and there was an endless stream of troops.This place was originally in charge of a Dubo, but now Zhou Hui took it over himself.

Wang Zheng glanced at it casually, then climbed to the top of the city to look around, and saw a forest in the valley in front of him shaking faintly, probably Sun Ce's army was advancing, he turned and looked at Tao Ze who was following him, and said, "Captain Tao , how do you think Sun Cejun wants to attack?"

Before Tao Ze could answer, a person behind him hurriedly said: "They clearly suffered a great loss here before, but they still dare to come here this time. In my opinion, it must be a trick to attack the west. The south gate is just a feint. I want to attack Ximen." But it was Zhou Hui who caught up to the top of the wall.

Wang Zheng turned his head and glanced at Zhou Hui, then nodded slightly to Wei Yan standing beside him, and immediately said:

"According to the art of war, it is indeed possible, but the Ximen is the weakest part of the defense in Shu County. This is a place that must be defended. No matter how fiercely the enemy attacks the South Gate, if they attack eastward and westward, it may not be effective."

"What Zhou Mu said is not bad." Tao Ze nodded again and again: "But the South Gate is easy to defend and difficult to attack. They have suffered a lot last time. Wouldn't it be foolish to repeat the same mistakes this time?"

"Sun Ce and his troops will not be so stupid."

Wang Zheng shook his head, stared at the moving figures below the city, and suddenly laughed, but there was no smile in his smile:

"After falling down in one place, do you want to get up here?"

"I think that if they come to attack again this time, they either have full confidence in winning by a strong attack, or"

"It's just that there are other plans, and I thought of another way to break through the south gate!"

　PS: About Wei Yan's background.

　　Wei Yan's background and early experience are all blank.
　　But when Wei Yan died, Yang Yi stepped on his head and called him a "yong slave" (to Yu Yi, who stomped on himself and said: "Yong slave! Can you do evil again?")
　　The so-called swearing without revealing the shortcomings just shows that Chinese people like to swear at each other's pain points.

　　And this is generally not a rumor.

　　Therefore, Wei Yan's background may be very low, which is why he and Huang Zhong have a good relationship. Both of them were affected by their backgrounds in the first half of their lives, which made their appearance and fame too late.

　　And Wei Yanhe's pride is also different from Guan Yu's pride.

　　Guan Yu's pride belongs to the kind of pride in his bones, so he is arrogant and not inferior (for example, in reality, those successful rich generations actually behave extra politely and modestly to some people with low social status. It’s not necessarily a matter of cultivating character, but the more confident and proud a person is, the less likely he is to find a sense of presence in the weak)
　　Wei Yan's pride seems to be more similar to that of "Yang Guo's early days", with a feeling of being arrogant because of inferiority complex.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)