Chapter 18 camp change

Wang Kuang, styled Gongjie, is a native of Taishan County. Because of his bravery as a knight, he was once appointed as a vassal by General He Jin in the past.When He Jin sought to kill the eunuch, he was ordered to return to Mount Tai and took a team of 500 people to Luoyang to help him gain momentum, but halfway there, there was a commotion in the capital, and Dong Zhuo took the opportunity to enter.Wang Kuang dared not return to Beijing to abandon his official position and return home. Later, in order to deploy volunteer soldiers to challenge Dong Zhuo, Zhou Mao specially recommended him as the prefect of Hanoi.

After Wang Kuang took office, he immediately blocked the ferry of the Yellow River and invited Yuan Shao to lead the troops to station there.When Yuan Shao first arrived in Hanoi, he valued him a lot, so he specially added soldiers and horses, and asked him to start the first battle against Mengjin. Bao Xin also sent Bao Zhong to help him.However, with the increase of soldiers and horses in his hands, Wang Kuang failed to meet his expectations, and instead became increasingly arrogant and paralyzed, causing Dong Zhuo's soldiers and horses to sneak across Xiaopingjin, sneak around to attack him, and defeated him.

After this battle, Wang Kuang gathered the rest of the army and returned to Mount Tai to conscript again. He gathered about 5,000 soldiers and returned to the front line.But after he returned to the battlefield in Hanoi, he no longer dared to garrison troops along the river.Yuan Shao deeply felt that the entrusted person was not a person, but he was also an ally and had nothing to do with him, even if he was eliminated and there was no replacement, he had to let him do what he did.Unexpectedly, Wang Kuang intensified his efforts and asked for more troops to garrison again. This made Yuan Shao very annoyed and had to consider getting rid of him.

Just when the emperor was taken to Xijing, he sent Da Honglu Han Rong, Shaofu Yinxiu, Jinwu Humuban, general craftsman Wu Xiu, and Yueqi school lieutenant Wang Yu to dismiss the rebel army.Among them, Hu Muban, Wu Xiu, and Wang Yu arrived in Hanoi to meet Yuan Shao.At this time, Yuan Shao already had the heart to support Liu Yu, so he dismissed him respectfully and perfunctorily, and secretly ordered Wang Kuang to capture and execute him, hoping to crown him with the crime of harming famous people, and kill two birds with one stone.Wang Kuang thought he could do it without any doubt, so he took the three of them and imprisoned them. Although his brother-in-law Hu Muban wrote him a touching letter, he still killed them all.After this incident, his subordinate Lu Zhao, who was also a subordinate of Hu Mu's class, suddenly disappeared. He felt uneasy and became increasingly defensive.

Early in the morning, Wang Kuang was sitting in his tent after finishing his work. Suddenly, the Chinese army came to report. General Fenwu Cao Cao sent someone here to write a letter, and then brought a young schoolboy in his twenties. Wang Kuang looked at this man warily: "Are you Cao Mengde's subordinate?" "My name is Bian Bing, and now my general is serving as a small school of the Chinese Army." He smiled at Wang Kuang as he spoke, "To tell you the truth, I'm still my general's brother-in-law. I don't forget my mother's family when I'm rich..."

Hearing his vulgar and flattering words, Wang Kuang relaxed his guard and said mockingly, "Why did your general send you, uncle?" "My general has recently defected to General Cheqi, and was ordered to lead the troops here to conspire with Mengjin." Bian Bing handed a letter to Wang Kuang, and said, "My general is very difficult!" "What's the problem?" Wang Kuang asked vaguely while reading the letter. Bian Bing stood up and played with a sharp tongue: "The defeat in Xingyang in the past killed my brother-in-law so hard! That old bastard Dong Zhuo sent a little bastard named Xu Rong to fight. The ones he led The little bastards are not human, they are really a bunch of beasts, they rode straight at me on horseback, Bao Tao and Wei Zi were killed in battle immediately, my brother-in-law was so frightened that he couldn't even escape Bianhe, it was my brother-in-law, I came back with him on my back Yes. Later, I helped him go to Yangzhou to recruit soldiers, and I saved him to vote for Yuan Shao, and I..."

Wang Kuang couldn't help laughing when he heard that he took all the things that showed his face on his own head: "You little brother-in-law is really capable! You do everything." "That's right!" Bian Bingxin said without hesitation, "This uncle has to look like an uncle. If an uncle murders his brother-in-law, wouldn't he be cheating his own sisters and nephews? That's worse than a pig or a dog! " Hearing these words, Wang Kuang was very heartbroken, and always felt that these words were intended to scold him, but seeing Bian Bing's confused face, it did not seem to be intentional.He read the letter carefully, but he felt that Cao Cao's words were respectful and humble, and he was quite surprised: "What does your general mean?"

Bian Bing took a few steps forward, and said with a flattering smile: "My brother-in-law has been gutted since the defeat in Xingyang, and he dare not lead the army easily. But everyone has a place to stand, only my brother-in-law is an empty general. The foundation, so I can only cast it under Yuan Benchu's account. But since I went to Yuan Shao, I should listen to him. He sent my brother-in-law to attack Mengjin. Think about it, my brother-in-law would dare to fight again after learning the previous lesson? So I wrote to Zhang Mengzhuo , ask him to go to Hanoi to help in the battle, and he will be there in a few days."

"So that's how it is." Wang Kuang got a letter from Zhang Miao yesterday, saying that he was going to lead troops here. He was suspicious at first, but this time he found out that he was fighting for Cao Cao. "Think about that Zhang Mengzhuo, a scholar who doesn't know how to fight, it's me..." Bian Bing patted his chest, "I told my brother-in-law that Zhang Mengzhuo is unreliable, and you have a reputation as a hero for a long time. You are coming soon, you are a divine soldier, you are invincible, you are invincible, you are famous, you are..."

Wang Kuang waved his hands impatiently: "Stop talking so much nonsense, what do you mean?" "I advise my brother-in-law to write this letter, and I hope you can send troops to assist my brother-in-law and Zhang Mengzhuo to march forward, and the three groups of people will march to Mengjin together." Wang Kuang chuckled: "Do you think you can get me to help you with a few nice words? I will never lead troops without the order of the chariot general." "What if there is an order from the general of chariots and riders?" Bian Bing asked rhetorically. Wang Kuanglue hesitated, and teased, "Even if there is an order, it depends on the situation of our army."

"After all, you still don't want to do this favor!" "I can't help you." Wang Kuang sneered and put his hand away. "Oh... I boasted in front of my brother-in-law, saying that I will be able to persuade you. How can I go back and do business..." Bian Bing pretended to frown. "Hmph! I don't care about your little brother-in-law." "Then I'll take my leave." After saying that, Bian Bing gave a deep salute, turned his head and walked away, and suddenly sighed loudly when he reached the big tent, "What Lu Zhao said is not false at all, Wang Gongjie is really in vain. .” "Come back!" Wang Kuangteng stood up. "I haven't left yet." Bian Bing turned around and smiled. "What did you say?" "I didn't say anything. A few days ago, a man named Lu Zhao went to my brother-in-law's camp. He talked nonsense in our place, and my brother-in-law didn't believe it." Bian Bing looked at him with his arms around his shoulders, "Really, I My brother-in-law didn't believe a word, so he arrested this man surnamed Lu on the spot." "Okay." Wang Kuang said with suppressed anger, "This person is my subordinate who defected, should he be handed over to me?" Bian Bing smiled and said, "Then, General Wang Jun, should you also send troops to assist my general?" "These two things should not be confused." Wang Kuang sneered, "Lu Zhao is just a common man. If you want to pay back, you can pay it back. If you don't, you can pay it back! For the sake of being an official in the same dynasty as your brother-in-law, I will not make things difficult for you, you get out." "Don't, don't!" Bian Bing changed his smiling face again, "If you say that, you won't trust my brother-in-law. Let me see this... how about it, I will let my brother-in-law personally escort people to your camp, By the way, let’s talk about the dispatch of troops in detail, do you like it?” Wang Kuang bowed his head and thought for a while: As long as Lu Zhao, a confidant of the people, is handed back to our camp, wouldn't it be up to me whether to send troops or not?In our camp, he, Cao Mengde, dare to make a mistake?Thinking of this, he quickly apologized and smiled: "That's fine, the matter of Lu Zhao is fine. I haven't seen your brother-in-law since we left the General's Mansion for more than a year, and it's time for us to catch up." "Then it's a deal!" Bian Bing bowed deeply, "General Wang, my brother-in-law sincerely sent the traitor back, so don't refute his face." "Okay, I have to be polite for you as an uncle." Wang Kuang secretly laughed when he saw him walking away, "Bah! Wishful thinking." The more Wang Kuang thought about it, the more he felt it was ridiculous. Cao Cao sent such a self-righteous brother-in-law to work, and he wanted to tie Lu Zhao back. This hidden danger would be easily solved.Although he had no intention of sending troops, but in view of the friendship of his colleagues and the righteousness of the alliance, Cao Cao should not be neglected. He quickly sent people to set up camps and prepare banquets.At this time, someone came to report that Zhang Miao led his troops to camp not far away, but he didn't care at all, he just sat in the tent thinking about the words to prevaricate Cao Cao. Before noon, someone came to report, and Cao Cao came to pay homage.Wang Kuang was overjoyed and hurried out of the camp with a full battalion of generals to meet him.But seeing Cao Mengde riding a white horse, wearing casual clothes, and wearing a martial pen, there are only a dozen of his subordinates accompanying him, and none of them is wearing armor.Among the entourage, there was a horse tied up and a man with disheveled hair and a haggard appearance—it was Lu Zhao. "Hahaha! Brother Meng Dexian, please come here, brother Yu is ashamed." Wang Kuang cupped his fists and saluted quickly. Cao Cao dismounted from the saddle, and said politely: "As the saying goes, people must ask for courtesy, and please ask Brother Wang for sending troops..." "This matter is not busy for a while," Wang Kuang interrupted quickly, "I have prepared a banquet, let's talk while drinking." "The guest is as you please." Cao Cao smiled and bowed, and followed him into the camp, followed by the Xiahou brothers, Xi Zhicai, Bian Bing, etc., followed by a file. At the end, two big men, Lou Yi and Wang Bi, held the rope Lu Zhao, who was tied with ropes, also went in. When they reached the tent of the Central Army, Cao Cao was abdicated, and Wang Kuang sat down instead. He asked everyone in the Cao camp to sit on the west side, facing his generals.Although the banquet was not very rich, but the display had already been completed, Wang Kuang picked up the wine bottle and said with a smile: "Brother Meng De, we are both valued by the general, but we have never had the opportunity to have a close friendship. Come, Brother Yu, I will present you with a bottle of wine first." Cao Cao slowly picked up the wine bottle and sighed: "The general died at the hands of the eunuch. When I think of this, my younger brother sighs. However, if he hadn't kept things secret, how could he have ended up like this? It also affected the court. , Dong Zhuo made trouble." Wang Kuang thought he was here to ask for soldiers, so he stood in the way: "Don't mention Dong Zhuo's matter today, so as not to spoil the wine." Cao Cao glanced at him in disgust, and said with a half smile: "Dong Zhuo led the troops Crossing Xiaopingjin at night, resulting in your defeat, how can we not mention this matter?" "Victory and defeat are commonplace in military affairs. Didn't you also lose Meng De?" Wang Kuang replied. "I have something I don't know and I want to ask Brother Gongjie for advice." Cao Cao cupped his hands, "A man came to my camp the day before yesterday and said that you killed Humu Jipi and three other angels. Is there such a thing?" Wang Kuang stopped holding his chopsticks, and said with a smile, "That's right, I killed the man." "I remember that Humu Jipi is your brother-in-law, right?" "That's right! I, Wang Kuang, killed my relatives righteously." "Oh?" Wang Kuang downed the wine, grinned and said, "Thinking that the master of Xijing is just the child supported by Dong Zhuo, what prestige is there? I will set up another master to challenge Xijing, and kill Hu Muban and Wang Kuang. What are Hun and Wu Xiu? Yuan Shu also killed Yin Xiu in Luyang, but unfortunately he let Han Rong go away because of fame. What is fame? If it were me, none of these five people would try to escape." "What about those remaining officials from Xijing?" "Die." Wang Kuang picked up the knife on the case and cut the meat. Cao Cao pressed his anger and asked again: "Should Ma Rike, Wang Yun, Zhu Jun, Zhao Qian, Yang Biao, Cai Yong, He Yong, Liu Miao and other ministers of Qianguo be killed?" Wang Kuang showed disdain, threw the meat cleaver in his hand, and said boldly: "Since ancient times, the emperor and the courtiers, these people should be killed. From now on, you and I will be the ministers of the new dynasty. The man should be Mu Gaoyuan , am I right?" "Yes! Yes! That's right!" Cao Cao laughed with his face up—these are the so-called celebrities He Jin recruited at the beginning, and they are such ruthless and treacherous people.After laughing for a long time, he picked up the wine bottle and shouted: "Bring that Lu Zhao in! Today we must kill the treacherous villain!" Following his shout, Lou Yi and Wang Bi pushed the bound Lu Zhao in, walked up to Shuai An, and forced him to kneel down.Wang Kuang's eyes were red: "Give me this traitor..." "Report!" Suddenly a small school ran in with a frightened face, "The big thing is bad! Zhang Miao led his troops to surround our camp." Wang Kuang was startled: "What's going on?" At this moment, Lou Yi and Wang Bi let go of Lu Zhao. It turns out that the rope has been released, and there is a bright dagger in his hand. "Surrender the villain!" Lu Zhao suddenly jumped over the handsome table and stabbed Wang Kuang's throat with a knife.The knife was pulled out, blood sprayed all over his face, Lu Zhao still refused to give up, threw him to the ground, and aimed at Wang Kuang's chest and abdomen three times. There was a sudden chaos in the big tent. All the generals in Hanoi in the east raised their desks and drew their swords.The Xiahou brothers, Bian Bing, Cao Hong and others in the west also drew their swords. Wang Bi and Lou Yi stepped forward to protect Cao Cao, and even Xi Zhicai stood up with a meat cleaver. Cao Cao didn't panic. He sat there and drank the wine in his glass on his back, and said in a loud voice: "Hanoi generals, listen up. Wang Kuang slaughtered the angel of Xijing. I ordered him to be executed by the order of General Chariot and Cavalry. The first crime has already been punished." Don't ask. Now Zhang Miao and my general's troops have besieged this place, you quickly abandon your blade, and those who violate it will end up like Wang Kuang." The generals also knew that the current situation was unfavorable, but Wang Kuang was their leader after all, how could he let others kill him?They dare not do it if they want to do it, and feel useless if they don't do it. They looked at each other and didn't know what to do. "The dog thief should have been killed a long time ago!" Lu Zhao, covered in blood, got up from Wang Kuang's corpse, "Brothers! I am with you. Let's pat our chests and think about it. He is arrogant and disrespectful of soldiers. He slaughtered the old ministers of Xijing, and even Mrs. Hu was his brother-in-law. He even wanted to kill me! How could it be of any benefit to you to stay under the tent of such a person? Today I killed this villain with my own hands. It's also for the sake of the soldiers of the battalion, don't you understand?" Crash! With the landing of the Hanoi general's sword, a battle to seize the camp came to an end. Except for Wang Kuang, there were no other casualties, and everything was done cleanly.Lu Zhao knelt in front of Cao Cao: "The general is really wise and brave, and the general is willing to lead his troops to belong to the general." Cao Cao waved his hands and said, "We are all rebels, and we are all dispatched by General Chariot. Now that Wang Kuang is dead, you should lead the people to General Chariot and obey his orders." "The general is really a selfless person. If he is sent, he will die." "There is one thing I want to trouble you with." Cao Cao said with a pleasant smile, "If you really want to repay me, you can distribute some soldiers and horses to Zhang Mengzhuo. In the previous battle, all of Wei Zi was killed and injured, and you will pay back this favor for me. Bar." "Obey!" Lu Zhao agreed loudly. "Okay, pack up quickly and go to Huai County to meet General Cheqi." After finishing speaking, Cao Cao led his followers out of the tent and left. After walking a long distance, Bian Bing couldn't stop talking: "Brother-in-law, we got nothing from hard work! It's not worth it." But Xi Zhicai said: "In the past, Feng Xuan burned the bonds to market righteousness, and Meng Changjun was worthless at the beginning. How can he know that he can rest easy in the future? This move can be described as four gains. One is to get rid of Wang Kuang and Lu Zhao. People get Zhang Miao's heart, and revenge for Hu's mother class three times wins the hearts of Xiliang survivors, this is the fourth..." "The fourth is to gain Yuan Benchu's trust." Cao Cao said calmly, "If this is done, he should be at ease with me." "In that case, should we take my sister and Huan'er over?" Bian Bing asked, "My sister is still pregnant." "Let them live in Chenliu." Cao Cao shook his head meaningfully, "Zhang Mengzhuo is a modest gentleman, and he must not threaten others with his family members. If he takes them to Hanoi, I am afraid Yuan Shao will not be so kind..." Xiahou Dun sighed and said, "Even if there are no family members as hostages, I don't think Yuan Shao will doubt it. After this incident, you eliminated Wang Kuang, let Lu Zhao belong to Yuan Shao, and gave him these soldiers for nothing. He will regard you as his confidant. !" Could it be that my lifelong ambition, Cao Mengde, is only to be someone else's confidant?Cao Cao suddenly felt desolate, and looked back at Wang Kuang's camp: No matter right or wrong, Wang Gongjie died in my hands, and the rebels killed each other, and my hands were stained with blood that couldn't be washed off , What kind of world is this... The country of this big man... Sigh...