Chapter 13 Chapter 12 Metamorphosis of the Armpit

We rode back to the camp of the Dragonscale Army.It was almost dusk, the sun was about to set, and the slanting light reflected peace everywhere.Most of the soldiers in the right camp were whispering to each other. The news that Marquis Wu had finally agreed to join forces with the Republican Army must have spread everywhere, and everyone was talking about it. We dismounted, and a few soldiers from the Right Army rushed over and said, "General Chu, does your lord really agree to join forces with the Republican rebels?" I said: "Really." I got off the horse and asked someone to take the horse back to the stable. What did the soldiers have to say, a messenger said: "General Chu, General Luan and General Chai invite you to discuss things .”

After I came to Youjun, Luan Peng and Chai Shengxiang never asked me to discuss matters.Perhaps, the Dragon Scale Army used to belong to Shen Xiping's elite, and the two of them also regarded it as the private property of the You Army. They were a little dissatisfied with me being the commander of the Dragon Scale Army. I said: "I'll go right away." Although I don't take these things seriously, I am in the Youjun now, Luan Peng is the acting chief general, and Chai Shengxiang is also the commander of Wan Fu, both of whom are my superiors.I looked at the soldiers of the Dragon Scale Army who were whispering to each other behind me, turned to Jin Qianshi and said, "General Jin, you have to pay attention to the matter of the Dragon Scale Army, and don't let the brothers make noise."

Jin Qianshi nodded.This kind of thing made Wu Wanling more comfortable to do, but after all, Wu Wanling had just arrived for a day, and the centurions he led might not be convinced by him. I walked out of the Dragon Scale Army tent, and there were clusters of soldiers outside, all over the place.If the snake man attacked at this time, I don't know if Chai Shengxiang will mess up his hands and feet.The military discipline of the Zuo Army is indeed very poor in the whole army. After Shen Xiping died in battle, his tent was emptied, and some of Shen Xiping's armor and weapons were kept there for the left and right soldiers.Luan Peng's tent was next to Shen Xiping's tent. When I walked past Shen Xiping's tent, I saluted respectfully.Don't say that Shen Xiping saved my life, even if he didn't save my life, he is still a respectable general.

After I saluted, I heard someone say in my ear: "Is it General Chu?" I turned and looked and there was a man standing behind me.This man is not tall, black and thin, but his eyes are very bright, and he is still young, only in his early thirties, but he wears a strange military uniform.I said: "You are..." He bowed to me and said: "Xue Wenyi, a humble left military engineer." He is Xue Gongzheng?I hurriedly returned a salute, and said: "Master Xue, the last general of the Dragon Scale Army is in charge of Chu Xiuhong, please forgive the last general for being rude."

Zuo Jungong, in terms of official position, is the seventh of the thirteenth rank. The centurion I used to be the vanguard battalion only had the eleventh rank. Now I have been promoted two ranks, and it is the ninth rank, but it is two ranks lower than him up.Although the position of the Dragon Scale Army is a bit special, I'm considered a mid-level officer, but he doesn't have the right to be a member of Marquis Wu's army, but he is two ranks higher than me in name. Xue Wen also said: "You guys want to have a meeting, Lord Luan and Lord Chai are waiting for you. My tent is next to it." He pointed to a tent on the side, and said: "General Chu, I am leaving."

At this time, a few officers came by the door in twos and threes, some of whom I knew, and they greeted me, but they still walked slowly.The military discipline of the right army is indeed very problematic. I really don't know why those generals who usually ignore the discipline of the generals will suddenly obey their orders during the battle. As soon as he approached Luan Peng's camp, he saw many soldiers guarding the door, and the battle looked like an enemy.When I walked to the door, a soldier asked, "Who is here?" I picked up my badge and said, "Dragon Scale Army Chu Xiuhong."

The soldier said: "It's General Chu, please come in." Is Luan Peng's military meeting more grand than Marquis Wu's?I was about to enter Luan Peng's camp, but I saw Xue Wenyi standing behind me motionless, and hurriedly said: "Master Xue, please go first." He said awkwardly: "General Chu, I am Gongzheng, and I have no right to discuss military plans." Can't he negotiate?According to his position, he also has the right to attend the deliberations.Could it be that only generals who lead troops can participate in Luan Peng's opportunity to launch an army?I was puzzled and walked into the tent.

In the tent, some commanders were already seated, Luan Peng and Chai Shengxiang sat at the head, surrounded by a circle of guards.I bowed forward and said, "General Luan, General Chai, and Chu Xiuhong of the Longlin Army have met the two generals." There was a jug of wine in front of Chai Shengxiang, and he blushed from drinking. When he saw me coming in, he raised his head and said, "Chu... General Chu, are you here?" He seemed to have something to say, Luan Peng stood up, interrupted him, and said, "Are you all here?" A soldier on the side said: "General, there is still General Zuo who hasn't arrived yet."

That General Zuo was called Zuo Yuanzai, he was the commander of Chai Shengxiang's subordinates, and he belonged to Chai Shengxiang's confidant.He has a boss like Chai Shengxiang, and he himself is known for not obeying military discipline.Most of the generals in Chai Shengxiang's army looked like the trumpet Chai Shengxiang. Chai Shengxiang was able to lead them without dispersing, which shows that he is also a famous general. Luan Peng said: "Master Sheng, what's going on?" For some reason, Chai Shengxiang shook his hand and said, "I let him guard outside the camp, in case there is trouble, so there is no need to wait for him."

Luan Peng nodded and said, "Alright. Generals, I have an urgent appointment with you this time. I wonder if you have any clues?" A commander-in-chief said: "It is because of the news that the lord is going to join forces with the Republican Army." The news spread really fast, it may not have been long since Marquis Wu made his decision, but it has already spread throughout the army.Luan Peng said: "Exactly. This matter is extremely urgent, so don't be slow." My position is relatively backward.Perhaps, I, the commander of the Dragon Scale Army, is finally an outsider in the eyes of the Youjun, and I am even the last seat in the row.I looked at Luan Peng and thought to myself, if Chai Shengxiang said this, I would think he was talking nonsense.But what Luan Peng said should not be underestimated.I don't know why Luan Peng felt that this matter was so urgent that such an emergency meeting was called to discuss it.

There were about a dozen commanders sitting around me, they looked at Luan Peng's mouth as if they were listening to some imperial decree.Presumably in the Zuo Army, Luan Peng and Chai Shengxiang have absolute authority. Luan Peng said: "Generals, the princes are responsible for the king's orders and led the army to march south. Now they are trapped in the city by those monsters, but until now, they have not lost their spirit. With the power of the princes, wipe out those monsters and win. The class teacher is just around the corner. At this time, Lu Jingyu forced the prince to issue an order to join forces with the rebels, and he deserves death." I never expected him to say such fierce words, so I couldn't help but look around, and the commander beside me was also a little panicked.Although the left army and the right army are incompetent, Lu Jingyu is one rank higher than Luan Peng in terms of rank. , that is also a crime of recklessness.Did Luan Peng actually want to make trouble?I looked at Chai Shengxiang who was sitting beside him, this fierce general known for his recklessness and brutality, sweat was dripping from his head at this moment.Maybe, even though he is not afraid of anything, even Chai Shengxiang is afraid of it if this is tantamount to creating chaos. When Luan Peng said the last four words, his voice was already stern, and he slapped his hand on the table, and the jug in front of Chai Shengxiang also jumped, but Chai Shengxiang didn't move, but all the generals in the tent began to whisper to each other.This is unimaginable in the other armies, and probably nothing in the right army. Luan Peng continued: "The southern expedition of the army was originally intended to wipe out the Republican rebels, so there is no reason why they should be threatened by the rebels. If the rebels are not wiped out, and they are able to become big, the results of this southern expedition will be paid off. What do we have? Face to face with the brothers who died in battle, to comfort Lord Shen's spirit in heaven." A commander of the right army said: "Master Luan, but this military order has already been issued by the lord, what else can we say?" Luan Peng said: "Master Tingtian also said in his "Seven Commandments of the March" that he should not follow random orders, and all the generals must have read it. Now the award from the princes is just a random order, and we have Why do you need to obey? Mr. Shen sacrificed his life for the country, but he became the world of these clowns behind him, so why not make the heroes of the world feel cold?" The commander hesitated a bit: "Then, what should we do?" Luan Peng glanced down, and said as if his mouth popped out, "Admonishment!" As soon as these two words came out, I saw that he seemed to let out a long breath.Even Luan Peng must have a lot of courage to say these two words.He said: "While there is still something to do, we will pay a quick visit to the prince and ask him to take back this order, and wipe out the rebels in the city and wipe out the roots!" There was murderous intent in his words.These words were like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, which made me almost at a loss.The "rebels" he mentioned probably included Lu Jingyu.At this time, I just felt that Luan Peng's eyes glanced at me a little strangely, and then turned to others.I couldn't help feeling cold all over. What he is most worried about, maybe it is me, I was single-handedly picked up by Marquis Wu. Members of the right army, most of the time before, they would not call me to discuss anything. Regarding the retreat of the troops a while ago, he must have agreed with Chai Shengxiang from the bottom of his heart, but the theory of class division prevailed, so he immediately turned to support the retreat. Alright. This man is a real go-getter.That's all I thought at the time, but now it seems that he is not just a fool, but also an ambitious person.What he said now is actually tantamount to a rebellion. If it succeeds, the position of Marquis Wu will probably be his.I can't help but look around.This is Luan Peng's camp. Luan Peng summoned the generals and must have made arrangements in advance. His personal soldiers were lined up around, and there were more than 30 people standing close to the tent, all of them expressionless.Besides, there are so many generals of the right army, even if I want to rush out, I'm afraid there will only be a dead end. The commander-in-chief murmured, "If you don't accept our proposal, wouldn't we be in rebellion?" This is also what we want to say in our hearts.If Luan Peng did this, it would be fine if Marquis Wu accepted it, but if he did not accept it, Luan Peng and Chai Shengxiang would be regarded as rebels, and the generals of the right army could hardly absolve themselves of the blame, and I am afraid they would all be demoted. Luan Peng sighed, and said: "The master and general don't know, and they can't obey their orders. If the king really wants to go his own way, and he will make mistakes, then we will..." He didn't continue his words, but the meaning was already very clear.We all took a breath, and the commander said: "Even if we can control the princes, but General Lu and the Republican Army stationed at the East Gate are stronger than us, if they meet us with swords, how will we deal with it? " Luan Peng said: "The prince is in our hands, and the Chinese army is also in our hands. And if you order the rear army in the name of the prince, Luo Jingwei dare not refuse." The commander said: "But... But isn't this really a civil strife?" Luan Peng shouted: "Rong Zhaoxi, your family background has been favored by the country, now when you are asked to make a decisive decision, how can you have so much to say?" Rong Zhaoxi was yelled at by Luan Peng, raised his head and said: "General Luan, now that we are trapped in an isolated city, we should work together to fight against foreign enemies. The decision made by the king and marquis seems to be reasonable in the end. If General Luan wants to go his own way, forgive me I hope that I dare not follow orders, and I also hope that General Luan will not make too many mistakes." I don't know this Rong Zhaoxi, but what he said makes sense, several commanders couldn't help but nod their heads slightly.Luan Peng had a cold smile on his face and said, "General Rong is not following his orders?" Rong Zhao paused for a moment, and said, "No." Before he finished speaking, his face froze suddenly, a pool of blood appeared on his chest, and a short arrow pierced his chest.The arrow came and went without a trace, and it was unknown where it came from.Rong Zhaoxi couldn't even make a sound, so he died. All of a sudden there was a scream in the tent.I don't know what the soldiers outside would think if they heard the voice inside, but I couldn't help but feel cold all over.Luan Peng has already made up his mind. It seems that if anyone refuses to obey, he will silence him. This time, he is not so much coming to a meeting as he is threatening us. Luan Peng said: "General Rong doesn't understand the general situation, so death is not a pity. What do you generals have to say?" At this time, Chai Shengxiang suddenly giggled twice beside Luan Peng.I really didn't expect that the Slaughter King actually had a bit of a lewd meaning when he laughed.He suddenly said to me: "General Chu, do you agree with General Luan's proposal?" The eyes of the people next to me focused on me.They are all descendants of the right army, and they were all picked up by Shen Xiping, but I am an outsider who came halfway, and I have not been here for a long time, so they probably don't regard me as a member of the army.But with the lessons learned from Rong Zhaoxi, what can I say? I smiled wryly in my heart, and I knew that it would not be easy to escape.Thinking, I stood up.Unexpectedly, as soon as I stood up, the guards around me felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy, and the group closest to me put their hands on the handle of the knife, as if to prevent me from killing me immediately. I stood up, and my mind was spinning rapidly.Luan Peng called me here, the name is to discuss military aircraft, and he really wants to take me down.The Dragon Scale Army is small in number, but they have great prestige among the Right Army. If the Dragon Scale Army does not second Luan Peng's proposal, perhaps half of the Right Army will not fight with them. I stood up straight and pressed my injured left shoulder.The wound on his left shoulder has healed more than half, and now he can hold the knife, but he still doesn't have much strength.Luan Peng really didn't have to be so guarded against me, and I couldn't help but smiled wryly again from the bottom of my heart.Now I can only fight against half of the people at most, and he only needs two or three guards to take me down. He really thinks highly of me for defending me like this. Luan Peng said: "General Chu, what do you think?" He was murderous when he said this, and I thought that if what I said was not to his liking, he might order my head beheaded at once.At this moment, I had nothing to do and said: "What General Luan said is very reasonable." What I said was like this, but there were ten thousand disapprovals in my heart, but I could only say that, but I could only speak slyly, thinking: "It is reasonable to be reasonable, but whether I agree or not is another matter. "At this time, the Republican Army requested to join forces. No matter what you say, it is to strengthen our combat power. If we fight in the same room at this time, will we still have the strength to fight against the snake people?But if I want to say that I don't follow like Rong Zhaoxi, I really don't dare.Saying so against my will hurts me a little too. After hearing what I said, Luan Peng actually smiled and said, "He who understands current affairs is a great man. Is there anyone who objects?" He put this sentence nondescriptly, and he must have said it for me.Who else would object at this point?He asked twice and only got some echoes.He shouted: "Bring the wine!" Two soldiers came in with a jug of wine.The right army is stationed in the west of the city, and there will be no shortage of these wines.The two soldiers put the big bowls in front of us, Luan Peng drew out his waist knife, and said: "Today's matter, the winner will be a big success, and the loser will be a big defeat. If you really persuade the princes, the generals will be able to share the titles in the future , Those who are willing to come up and drink blood as an alliance." He chopped off the mud sealing the wine jar with one knife, and then cut the knife on his finger, and the blood dripped into the jar.At this time, Chai Shengxiang also drew his knife and cut his hand, but his movements were not as calm as Luan Peng's, and the knife shook a little.Luan Peng said: "All generals, come up." We looked at each other in blank dismay, Luan Peng forced us to drink blood like this, that is also not letting us turn back.The ritual of blood-drinking is the most important thing in the empire. After drinking the blood, if you go back on your word, you will be shamed by the people of the world.Seeing that there was no way to hide, a commander sitting at the front walked up, drew his waist knife, and was about to cut his fingers, but said, "General Luan, how sure are we if we want to remonstrate with you? The central army, in addition to the central soldiers on the side, and the vanguard battalion on the periphery, even if we use all the strength of the right army, we may not be able to defeat it." Luan Peng said: "The way to use troops is the number. We are going to remonstrate with the princes, not to start a war with the Chinese army. As long as we don't expect it, the Chinese army has more and stronger soldiers, what's the use?" The commander-in-chief said: "Such a military remonstrance is tantamount to rebellion. If the prince is desperate and orders the Zhongjun and Qianfeng battalion to attack us, what should we do?" Luan Peng said: "Now we can only take a gamble. As for the forward battalion, don't worry, I have already arranged it." I almost jumped up as if I had been pricked by a needle.Does Luan Peng mean that he has bought the Qianfeng camp?Only Lu Gongxing can mobilize the Qianfeng camp. Does Luan Peng mean that Lu Gongxing already has a secret plan with him? The more I thought about it, the more suspicious it became.When Lu Jingyu brought Cang Yue back, Yu Dai said that the Lord and Marquis once summoned the vanguard battalion to guard him, but later he still accepted Cang Yue's method.With Junhou's character, he would rather die than surrender. In the eyes of Junhou, our soldiers are nothing more than ants. It is not because Junhou felt sorry for the lives of the soldiers that he was forced to sign the contract.So, what kind of role did Zhonglu Gongxing play? What else did the commander want to say, Luan Peng shouted: "Make a decisive decision, if you talk too much, you will be killed without mercy!" His voice was very loud, and the soldiers outside must have heard it.But even if I heard it, I don't know what it means, let alone report it to Marquis Wu, what can Marquis Wu do if he is caught off guard?The commander was startled, the knife moved, and a scar was cut on his hand.Originally, the bleeding was just a shallow cut, but this time he almost cut off his finger, and his face turned pale from the pain. I thought about it and didn't know what to do.Even if Luan Peng's approach is successful, what good is it for the overall situation?But weaken your strength.But I really couldn't think of a good way, so I had no choice but to bite the bullet and stand up and said: "General Luan, the general is willing to go and pull out the Dragon Scale Army and take them with him." Luan Peng shook his hand and said, "No need, we're not going to fight, we just bring my own soldiers. Since General Chu has such a heart, you should come and drink your blood first." I couldn't help being startled, knowing that I was self-defeating, Marquis Wu suspected that I was a traitor, although Wu Keqing cleared the suspicion for me, Marquis Wu might not trust me on this.If he was really bloody, even if he didn't participate in the military remonstrance, in the eyes of Marquis Wu, he would still be a capricious villain.I stood there not knowing what to do, and was about to make up some excuse to get away when suddenly, there was a scream from outside the tent. It was the cry of soldiers.Luan Peng was startled, he couldn't care about me anymore, and said, "What's going on?" As soon as he finished speaking, a soldier staggered straight in. The man's body was full of arrows, as if he had been fished out of a pool of blood.The soldier fell to the ground as soon as he entered the tent, and seemed to want to say something, but he opened his mouth and couldn't say a word. We all stood up at once, and at this moment, a thunderous voice came from outside: "Listen, all the generals in the tent, come out quickly. If there is anyone with a weapon, he should be like a traitor, and shoot him to death." It was the thunder drum. the sound of. I glanced at Luan Peng out of the corner of my eye, his face turned pale, and he shouted, "Don't panic. Guard the door." But where is there any door in a tent, as if to answer his words, there were two hisses, the tent was cut by a long knife, and the whole tent was exposed. Only then did we see that densely packed soldiers had already surrounded Luan. Peng's tent was tightly surrounded, and the soldiers lying on the ground outside the tent were mostly Luan Peng's personal troops guarding outside the tent.All of these personal soldiers were killed unknowingly, the people surrounding the camp must not be idlers.I looked up, and sure enough, the infantry surrounding the tent was the Reebok Battalion, and there was a circle of cavalry behind, which was the Vanguard Battalion. I had already seen Lu Gongxing looking at us in front of the team, as if he had seen me too. But it's dozens of steps away, and I don't know what he has in mind.These two are the most elite troops in the imperial army, and there are always two or three thousand in number, which is about half of the remaining troops.Using such a team to besiege us, Wu Hou seems to regard this as the biggest thing. Luan Peng's complexion changed.In this case, the idiot also knew that the news must have been leaked.An officer of the Reebok Battalion held a long knife and shouted: "The thieves in the camp listen to the truth and put down their weapons immediately..." Before he finished speaking, a short arrow pierced his right shoulder.Because the arrow was too close, it had pierced through the soft armor on his body and pierced his shoulder.The officer groaned, took a step back, and the long knife in his hand fell to the ground. The surrounding soldiers all took a step back, and raised their shields in their hands.The officer reached up with his left hand, pulled out the short arrow, and shouted: "Do you really want to die?" We are surrounded, and if they shoot arrows, no one inside will escape.Luan Peng turned his head and said: "Xiao Jiu, don't shoot arrows!" Turning around, he said to the outside: "Here Luan Peng is, where is the brother outside?" Suddenly Marquis Wu's voice sounded from the group: "Luan Peng, hello." The Qianfeng Battalion and the Reebok Battalion surrounding the camp separated like a tide. Marquis Wu rode on his horse and came slowly. There were twenty steps away from the tent. He stopped, his face extremely heavy.There was also a general standing beside Wuhou, it was Zuo Yuanzai, the commander of the right army. Luan Peng's expression changed.If Marquis Wu hadn't come in person, Luan Peng might still have a way out, but he didn't expect Marquis Wu to come in person. He was already cornered. I saw one of his arms trembling, suddenly , he shouted: "Xiao Jiu, let the brothers hold on to it, it is better to die than to die!" He wants to fight to the death!My heart couldn't help sinking, and my hand was already on the Baipi knife. Luan Peng did not unload our weapons. If our group of people fight back, although Luan Peng's personal soldiers are twice as many as us, they may not be able to protect Luan Peng under internal and external attacks.If Luan Peng is captured, then not only will there be no fault, but merit.I glanced at the other commanders, but those commanders were brave men on the battlefield, but now they are all a little uneasy, and none of them intend to draw their swords. I gripped the hilt, channeling my strength into my arm.If Luan Peng wants to resist, I only have one arm to use strength, so I can only strike first, even if I have to remove his arm. Unexpectedly, I had just pulled out half of my Baipi Dao, but I heard Chai Sheng shout: "Surrender to death!" Chai Shengxiang suddenly drew his saber and slashed at Luan Peng. Chai Shengxiang was standing next to Luan Peng, and Luan Peng certainly didn't expect that his colleague who was more than a brother would suddenly attack him, and his face was full of astonishment.His reaction was also very quick, as soon as Chai Shengxiang moved, his hand was already on the handle of the knife at his waist.But Chai Shengxiang's saber must have been brewing for a long time, and it was as fast as lightning. When he slashed at Luan Peng's shoulder, there was no hesitation in the saber. At this time, my saber was also out of its sheath, and I rushed towards Luan Peng.My movements were only a little slower than Chai Shengxiang's. Chai Shengxiang cut Luan Peng's left shoulder. If I cut Luan Peng's right shoulder with one knife, then Luan Peng would be lucky enough to avoid Chai Shengxiang's knife. I can't dodge my knife anymore. With the sound of piercing through the sky, Baipi Dao rolled towards Luan Peng with its light.Chai Shengxiang is no worse than me on horseback, but my step-off saber skill has been one of the best since the military academy, and the second strike is the first to come, and the two sabers rushed to Luan Peng's side almost at the same time. Even with two swords, Luan Peng has great abilities, and he can't escape.In the light of the knife, I suddenly saw his eyes, a look of astonishment and unyielding, even though he knew that his life was in an instant, he seemed to have ignored it and didn't care. My heart skipped a beat, the two sabers were already very close to Luan Peng.At this time, I didn't know why, by a strange coincidence, my Baipi knife moved and turned in the same direction, the light of the knife rewinded back, and with a "bang", Chai Shengxiang's knife was blocked by the Baipi knife, and suddenly A string of sparks came out. Although I checked Chai Shengxiang's saber, I was moving forward with all my strength, but when I suddenly changed direction, Baipi Dao couldn't stop Chai Shengxiang's power at all, and was swung away by Chai Shengxiang's saber.But at this moment, Luan Peng has already taken a step back, the saber has been unsheathed, and two soldiers have arrived beside him, and the two sabers are staggered to block us. If Chai Shengxiang wants to break in again, then I have to face Luan Peng and the three of them. Perhaps, in Chai Shengxiang's heart, it was the four people including me that he felt he had to deal with.So he rolled his eyes and shouted: "Brothers in the Youjun, you can't go wrong anymore, come and catch the rebel Luan Peng!" I was a little dazed, and I didn't know why I wanted to save Luan Peng. My original intention was to subdue him, but when things came to an end, I ended up saving him.The incident happened suddenly just now, and I acted as if it was natural. Now that I think about it, if Marquis Wu saw me saving Luan Peng, wouldn't that count me as a traitor? Although it wasn't too cold, I was sweating profusely.If I shot indiscriminately, it would actually cost me my own life.If I don't justify it, I won't be able to explain it until I die. I held the knife and said: "General Luan, one person does the work and the other person is responsible. If you want to remonstrate with the king, you can't let the brothers from the right army be buried with you." Luan Peng looked at us and said slowly: "Actually, you all oppose my remonstrance?" I looked at the commanders. They looked at each other one by one, as if they wanted to say something but couldn't say it.Even if there are those who agree to the military remonstrance, who will support it now? Luan Peng looked at us and suddenly smiled and said, "Yes, one person does the work and the other person is responsible. Brothers, fight hard and don't lose face for our right army." After he finished speaking, he strode out and arrived in front of Marquis Wu. The big eagle and the little eagle who followed Wuhou jumped off the horse, and with a "choke", two knives were unsheathed, blocking Luan Peng's way. Luan Peng was extremely calm, knelt down and said: "The last general of the right army is acting as the chief general, and the chief ten thousand Luan Peng kowtowed to the lord." Marquis Wu's face sank like water, and he said in a low voice: "Luan Peng, as the commander of an army, why are you so ignorant of the general situation?" Luan Peng raised his head, and said: "My lord, Luan Peng has received great favor from the emperor, and he dare not make peace with the enemy before the battle, so he made such a bad plan. The lord will be killed or cut, and Luan Peng has no complaints." At this time, Chai Shengxiang showed joy and walked out, and we followed him out.When they arrived in front of Marquis Wu's horse, they all knelt down, and Chai Shengxiang said: "Your Majesty Wan'an, the last general Chai Shengxiang has seen Your Majesty the Marquis." Luan Peng snorted.Luan Peng kept this matter extremely secret. When I was called to the meeting, I didn't know the details.Marquis Wu knew about this so quickly, probably because someone informed him.As for the top and bottom of the right army, the only one who can tell the truth without knowing it is Chai Shengxiang, who is also known as the sword brother with Luan Peng.When Zuo Yuan appeared in front of Marquis Wu again, it was almost a living sign.And Chai Shengxiang's sneak attack on Luan Peng just now showed his loyalty even more.If Luan Peng is captured by him, I'm afraid he will make a great contribution instead. Luan Peng didn't look at Chai Shengxiang, but said: "Your Majesty, Luan Peng knows that his crime will not be pardoned, and there will be more than one death, but all the generals in the tent were all coerced by me. There is an excusable reason, and I hope that Junhou will be lenient." Marquis Wu snorted, ignored him, and just shouted: "Zuo Yuanzai!" No matter how busy Zuo Yuan was, he knelt down in front of Marquis Wu's horse and said, "Zuo Yuan is here again." He knelt a little further away from Luan Peng, probably because he was afraid that Luan Peng would get angry and hurt others. Marquis Wu said: "You told Luan Peng that he was plotting to rebel, but is it true?" That was actually for Luan Peng.Zuo Yuanzai was about to open his mouth to speak, suddenly, his body trembled, his two hands were madly about to scratch his head, but he only scratched twice, and he fell to the ground, convulsing all over. A short arrow pierced through the back of his head, and he was dead. This arrow is really powerful, probably it will kill Rong Zhaoxi.I couldn't help looking back, but I heard Luan Peng shouting: "Xiao Jiu! Come down, it's useless." On the top of the tent, there was a short soldier.That is Luan Peng's personal soldier named "Xiao Jiu".That Xiao Jiupan was supporting the pole of the tent, holding a strangely shaped short bow in his hand, and he didn't know how he could shoot such powerful arrows with such a short bow.He bowed to Luan Peng on the tent, and said: "A soldier will die for his confidant, General Luan, if anyone is against you, I will shoot him to death with an arrow!" As he spoke, he said loudly again: "Brothers in the Chinese army, this villain is General Luan Peng's personal soldier. He was bestowed by General Luan Peng. He has no repayment for it. He can only sacrifice himself with death. Let General Luan leave the city immediately. If there is any violation, This arrow is about to shoot at the prince." This man is very good at archery, and he is only twenty or thirty steps away from the prince. At this distance, even I can hit a hundred shots, let alone this man. Before he finished speaking, Marquis Wu had already shouted: "Fire the arrow!" This Xiaojiu doesn't know Wuhou's character.If he threatened with a certain general, Marquis Wu might listen to it, but if he threatened Marquis Wu, it would be like courting death. As soon as Marquis Wu's words fell, an arrow shot from a distance, hitting the man's throat.That Xiaojiu shook on the top of the tent, and the short bow in his hand fell. Before anyone could fall, the people from the Qianfeng Battalion had already bent their bows and set up arrows, and the arrows shot away like raindrops. Shoot like a hedgehog. Luan Peng exclaimed, "Xiao Jiu!" Marquis Wu ignored him and said, "Mo Zhenwu." Mo Zhenwu, who was following Marquis Wu, jumped off his horse, knelt down in front of Marquis Wu, and said, "The last general is here." "Destroy all the people in the account to the central army. It is appropriate for the right army. You will send the generals of the central army to deal with the aftermath." After he finished speaking, he patted his horse and left.He just took a step, but he turned around and said: "Just now, he shot the first arrow that killed the traitor. This person will be rewarded a lot." Mo Zhenwu agreed, but Chai Shengxiang stood up and was about to follow, when the knives of the big eagle and the little eagle staggered to stop him.He couldn't help being startled, and said: "You two generals, what's the matter?" Da Ying and Xiao Ying ignored him, but two people from the Reebok camp came over, and held him back with their arms, and shouted: "Kneel down. !" Someone came up one after another and tied us up one by one.When it was tied to me, for some reason, I felt a little relieved.No matter how Marquis Wu dealt with me in the end, at least, a fight was avoided.Now I don't mean to look down on Chai Shengxiang at all. If I were in his position, I'm afraid I would do the same.It's just that the people in the Reebok camp didn't care about him as a hero. After tying Luan Peng, they came to tie Chai Shengxiang again.When he was tied up, he looked stunned and shouted: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty!" But Marquis Wu ignored him at all, and the big eagle and the young eagle also jumped on the horse and followed.We were all tied up one by one. All the officers above the middle rank of the right army are here.For some reason, I kind of wanted to laugh.If Marquis Wu were to do something harsh this time, then the officers of the Right Army would have to undergo a major change of blood, and more than half of them would lose their heads. We were pushed into the prison van, but it was the Qianfeng Battalion who came to escort us.As soon as I got into the prison car, Qi Lie came over and said, "General!" His voice was a little choked, and I said, "Xiao Lie, why are you crying?" I wanted to say one more sentence, "Your Majesty will not wrong people", but there are many generals of the right army around me. I am afraid that if I say this, they will be overwhelmed, and they will not say it.I also believe that it is impossible for Marquis Wu to kill us all at once. After all, many people opposed Luan Peng's plan this time. It's not necessarily that it collapsed.After all, Luan Peng and Chai Shengxiang are also considered to have the morale of the army. In order to make him think about other things, I said, "Who shot that arrow just now? Was it a brother from Qianfeng Battalion?" That arrow was a little risky.It was the first arrow. If Xiao Jiu couldn't be killed with one arrow and let Xiao Jiu shoot arrows condescendingly, Marquis Wu would probably be injured too.The arrow shooter is bold and careful, and his archery skills are so good, I can't think of anyone else who can be such a good shooter after Tan Qing is dead. Qi Lie said: "We didn't shoot it, it shot from behind us." Maybe it's from the right army?My heart couldn't help shaking.Maybe that person is Jiang Zaixuan. If it is Jiang Zaixuan, then I have a little credit, at least Marquis Wu will know that I will not rebel.Thinking of this, my heart is more at ease. It was already dark when we were escorted into the camp of the Chinese army.Qi Lie stayed with me outside the prison van, and when he arrived outside the tent of the Chinese army, he said, "General, I have to go." I nodded and said, "Treat my brothers well." Qi Lie also nodded, and said again: "Today, Lao Guoji was seriously injured and passed away just now." Lao Guoji is dead?I can't help but sigh slightly.This person who was ranked first among the "Four Wonders of Earth, Fire, Water, and Wind" in the military academy did not have any great achievements in his life, and the final credit had to be exchanged with his own life.He has always been unwilling to be mediocre, so he offered the fire attack strategy to Marquis Wu.When that sneak attack failed, although Marquis Wu didn't blame him, he must have blamed himself, so he almost fought desperately in the early morning battle.Perhaps, in his heart, it was to use blood to wash away the shame of a defeated general.But if everything is according to his ideas, we have fallen into the situation we are today, and Marquis Wu is also to blame. I sighed and said, "Help me toast a glass of water on his grave." Lao Guoji was also born as a commoner, but he was not counted as one of our commoner centurions.However, he has always been aloof from the world, and he gets along well with any faction. Qi Lie nodded and said: "General, I want to join hands with the brothers from the Qianfeng Battalion to release the general on bail." I said: "No need, the prince will not listen." At this time, the soldiers of Marquis Wu of the Chinese Army had come to receive the prison cart.Almost all middle and senior officers of the Right Army were imprisoned in this prison van, and they were also trembling, not daring to be less polite.We were dragged out one by one, first unarmed, untied and taken aside. 武侯的营帐是最大的，因为时常要召开军机会议，他的营帐足可容纳上百人。我们十几个人被扔在一边，由武侯的亲兵用刀指着，真的有如阶下囚了。柴胜相面如死灰，嘴唇也不住地哆嗦，真想不到他居然会怕成这样子。我一向以为，他在战场上死也不怕，现在却成这样子了。 我们等了没多久，武侯挑开后帘进来了。他看了看我们，道：“将他们带过来。” 两个武侯的亲兵拖起栾鹏要走，栾鹏道：“我自己来。”他大踏步走到武侯跟前，跪下道：“罪臣栾鹏，跪见君侯大人。”我们各有两个亲兵扶着，被带到武侯跟前，纷纷跪下了。 武侯哼了一声，道：“你也知罪？” “事败则为罪，事成则为功，栾鹏早有准备。” 武侯站起身，走到他跟前，绕着他走了一圈，道：“看来，栾将军并不服气？” 栾鹏道：“君侯，栾鹏身受国恩，死有何惧。” 武侯仰天笑道：“你这是以身报国了？那么，我就是在卖国？” 栾鹏道：“末将不敢，但君侯所为，已约略如是。共和叛军为帝国大患，岂能因一时不利，便与之同流合污。若叛匪日后坐大，武侯之罪，远在栾鹏之上。” 他跪在地上侃侃而谈，毫无惧色，似乎不知道武侯随时会斩杀他。我们在后面听得不免有点心惊肉跳，我深知武侯性格，他谈笑间便可杀人，若是惹恼了武侯，到时连带我们也被杀个干净，那岂不是冤枉？ 武侯的手在腰间刀鞘上轻轻拍了两拍，这时，却见柴胜相膝行了几步，上前道：“君侯，栾鹏一时糊涂，望武侯念在他旧日功劳上，饶他这一回吧。” 武侯看了看他，道：“柴将军，你出卖了他，现在反来为他求情？” 柴胜相咬了咬牙，道：“出卖他是公，求情是私。胜相为右军将领，因公不得不告密，因私却不得不救他。” 他这话一出口，我倒不由得吃了一惊。以柴胜相那样的性格，居然能说出这等话来，倒也显得很是识见不凡。公是公，私是私，显得两不落空。他在武侯合围后偷袭栾鹏，那无可厚非，但他告密却让我有点不耻。尽管我也反对栾鹏，但栾鹏毕竟有几分英雄气概，不愧是当初沈西平麾下的勇将之一，而柴胜相告密就不免显得小人了。可他这两句话一说，却又显得大度不凡，我们都不禁又有点钦佩他。 武侯来回踱着步，这事实在干系太大，他也一时拿不定主意吧。那么多将领，已是关系到右军全军，若一个处理不当，反而惹得右军哗变，那便更不可收拾了。 他踱了五六个圈子，走到案前，伸手便要去取令牌。看着武侯的动作，我的心不由一沉，若武侯的令牌拔出来，那栾鹏多半便难逃性命。 武侯的手刚碰到令牌，一个传令兵急匆匆进来，道：“禀君侯，左军陆经渔将军带人求见。” 武侯道：“告诉他，这里有事，不见。” 那传令兵递上一封帛书道：“陆将军说，若君侯不见，请看看这个。” 武侯接过了帛书，看了看，道：“叫他进来。” 我心中好奇万分，陆经渔到底写了些什么？居然能让武侯一下改变主意。 这时，身后响起了一阵脚步声，准是陆经渔来了。听声音，他还带着一个人，可我们都伏在地上，哪里敢东张西望。陆经渔走过我们，忽然跪在了栾鹏边上，道：“禀君侯，卑职左军陆经渔万死。” 武侯叹了口气，道：“你真的要把此事揽在身上？” 陆经渔道：“此事因我而起，自应由我来解决。栾将军固然有罪，但经渔之罪，远在栾将军之上。君侯当初能对经渔网开一面，又为何不能同样对栾将军？” 武侯走了几步，道：“此番不是当初全军准备班师之时。当初外无来犯之敌，内无内奸，才能网开一面。” 陆经渔抬起头道：“君侯此言，不免予人口实。记得当年君侯时常告诫卑职，为将之道，当令行禁止，一以贯之。如今栾将军虽然有罪，却尚未造成后果，依军律，可责其戴罪立功，也是为国家留下有用之材。” 武侯站立着，也不答话。能这样和武侯顶撞的，也只有陆经渔一人了吧。我有点惴惴不安，于公于私，我也希望武侯能网开一面，放过栾鹏。连栾鹏也放过了，那么我这点随声附和之罪也就没什么了。 过了好一会，武侯从案上取出一支令牌，喝道：“陆经渔听令！” 陆经渔一怔，马上低头道：“卑职在。” 武侯将令牌一掷，道：“栾鹏不识大体，扰乱军心，聚众哗变，其罪当诛，由你监斩。” 陆经渔不由张口结舌，说不出话来。栾鹏却道：“谢君侯。”站起身，道：“陆经渔，少婆婆妈妈的，走吧。” 陆经渔还待说什么，栾鹏已大踏步走了出去。到帐篷口，转身对我们抱了抱拳，道：“列位弟兄，恕栾鹏害了各位，不要怪我。” 他大声唱着《国之觞》，走了出去，只是那歌声不免有点上气不接下气。陆经渔道：“遵令。”站起来跟了出去。 过了一会，陆经渔重又进来，跪下道：“禀君侯，栾将军首级在此，请君侯验看。” 他身后的一个亲兵递上了栾鹏的首级。栾鹏的脸上，带着种迷茫，我看见在那已失去生气的眼中还带着两行泪水。也许到死，栾鹏也不认为自己是做错了吧。 武侯道：“将他的首级号令，尸身好好安葬。” 处置完栾鹏，他扫视了我们一眼，柴胜相不由打了个寒战，低下头。 武侯会如何处置我们？ 我不敢抬头正视武侯的目光，低下头伏在地上。半晌，才听得武侯道：“经渔，你带来的人有用么？” 陆经渔道：“卑职亲身试过，绝无虚假。” 他们说的是什么？我偷偷抬起眼看了看，却也不见什么异样。过了一会，听得武侯道：“你们起来吧。” 杀了栾鹏，剩下的都是可以不追究了吧？我想另外那些千夫长包括柴胜相也一定是这么想的。我们一站起身，武侯道：“大鹰小鹰，你们把他们一个个带过去。” 带到哪儿？ 我有点奇怪，却见武侯那两个贴身护兵过来扶住柴胜相走到边上，在一幅军圣那庭天的画像前，那个不知是大鹰还是小鹰，道：“站好了，看着画像。” 那是那庭天的半身画像，本来是挂在武侯背后的，现在武侯的座椅换了个方向，便成了挂在武侯座边了。在帝国军中，一共也只挂两个人的画像，一幅大帝，一副那庭天，连当朝帝君也没有。 大帝和那庭天。这两个人已是军中的神话，当初的大帝率领那庭天为首的十二名将，所向披靡，号称“太阳照到的地方，都是帝国领土”，在军中有着无尚的威望。过了几百年，尤其是出现了当朝帝君这样的大帝的子孙，会更让人怀念那两个绝世英雄吧。 柴胜相站在那庭天画像前，看前像中的那庭天，忽然，他象中了邪一样，身体不住地颤动。抖了一阵，猛地惨叫一声，人倒了下来。 我们都不禁摇了摇头，便是柴胜相亲信的千夫长也有点不屑之色。柴胜相一向杀人不眨眼，在战场上也是悍不畏死，怎么现在会怕成这样子？也许，在他心中，死于战场是光荣，被当叛逆斩杀，那可是洗不尽的耻辱吧。可他这样的反应，也未免有点过份，是因为见到那庭天的画像，更觉屈辱么？如果是这样，那杀生王的名号，未免儿戏了。 我更有点莫名其妙，武侯道：“柴胜相，起来吧。你有密报之功，从逆之罪可原，仍复原职。” 柴胜相本已象虫子一样软成一堆，听得武侯这般说，他喜形于色，跪到武侯跟前磕了几个头道：“君侯圣明！君侯圣明！” 圣明二字，只能帝君用的。不过武侯也没有责怪他失言，道：“柴胜相，此事你是被栾鹏胁迫，罪不在你。日后，你当辅佐新任左军主将，不得再有错失。” 那些千夫长一个个地被叫过去，象柴胜相一样被带到那庭天画像前。那些人倒没有晕倒在地的，我也看不出他们和看那庭天画像前有了什么不同，只是一个个多少有点失魂落魄的。武侯一个个好言劝慰了几句，一个也不责罚，仍然官复原职，便放出营去。 武侯也已无计可施，要乞灵于那庭天的余威么？可是那毕竟只是幅画像，就算真的在军圣面前，胆小鬼也只是胆小鬼。 我正想着，只听得武侯喝道：“龙鳞军统领楚休红。”