Chapter 89: Seizing Military Power
Jiao Chu led two thousand men to wait fifteen miles away from Quyi Camp. Two hours had passed, but Yuan Xi and his party still couldn't help but feel anxious.
"Oh... I really shouldn't let Mr. Xi enter Qu Yi's wolf den. It's been so long, I'm afraid it's not good if I haven't returned it for a long time!" Jiao Chu stood in front of the horse, letting the cold wind blow his face hurt, muttering softly, an ominous premonition echoed in his heart and could not be gone.
At this moment, two horses galloped from a distance. When they heard the sound of the horse's hooves, they were quick and powerful, and they knew that they were definitely a top-notch horse.
In a blink of an eye, two horses came in front of him. The horses were all tall and magnificent. Jiao Chu knew one of them, not someone else, but the one whom Qu Yi, the general of Zhenxi, was the one who worried about the most!
"Qu...General Qu? Why are you here?" Although he was a little afraid of Qu Yi, as a colleague, Jiao Chu still had to bite the bullet and say hello.
Qu Yi looked like Hanshuang and did not speak. The general talisman in his hand lit up and said loudly: "Young Master Xi's general talisman is here, everyone obeys the order! According to the instructions of the Xiongnu soldiers we captured, Jiao Tu colluded with the Xiongnu and ambushed Mr. Mai. The crime was unforgivable. He was killed on the spot to serve as a warning to others!"
"You let it go..."
Jiao Tu was shocked and angry, but before the word "fart" was released, a flash of sword light flashed. Wang Shuang waved out the "tiger roar" sword in his hands, and had already chopped off Jiao Tu's head. Poor Jiao Tu, only saw two people coming from the other party, but before he could take time to take precaution, his head was cut off, and he lost his life by accident.
"After the order of the young master, kill the rebel Jiao Chu!" Wang Shuang did not wait for Jiao Chu's head to fall to the ground, rode forward, took it into his hand, and shouted majestic.
These people were originally Qu Yi's subordinates. They had been following Qu Yi for four or five years, and they were still very afraid of Qu Yi. In addition, Qu Yi had a general talisman in his hand and Jiao Tu was dead, so everyone did not dare to speak anymore.
However, more than a dozen Jiao Chu's confidants held a knife in their hands and rushed forward, trying to kill Qu Yi and Wang Shuang with the help of many people. However, as soon as they pounced on it, their lives were taken away by Wang Shuang's flying sword. Their heads were rolling around on the ground, and more than a dozen corpses were buried.
Qu Yi lit up the general Fu and said loudly: "The general Fu is here. Mr. Yuan Xi was ambushed by the Huns on the way to the military camp. The murderer behind the scenes was Jiao Chu, who had just been killed. He colluded with the Hun soldiers and ambushed Mr. Yuan Xi again on the way. The second young master was seriously injured and in danger. He entrusted the army to someone on the bed. From now on, I, Qu Shutong, will still be the chief general of your army, and everyone will listen to my order!"
"I am willing to obey the general's order!" After the general died, the soldiers were in charge of the leader. In addition, Qu Yi was their old boss and had a general talisman in his hand, everyone expressed their support for Qu Yi.
In order to cover up, it was not enough to kill Yuan Xi's entourage just by killing Yuan Xi. Hao Zhao followed Yuan Mai's instructions and found a soldier who looked a little like Yuan Xi, dressed up in Yuan Xi, brought more than 200 fake entourages, rode the horses of Yuan Xi and others, and left the camp with great fanfare and headed west.
In order to deceive some soldiers who did not know the truth, Hao Zhaohe Qianzhao personally sent it to the door and said goodbye loudly: "Young Master Xi, please go slowly, thank you for visiting Mr. Mai. The Hua Tuo you brought with you is indeed very clever, and he actually brought Mr. Mai back to life!"
After "Yuan Xi" and others left, news that Yuan Mai Chuan was resurrected immediately spread in the military camp. The barracks had more than 17,000 people, stretching for more than three miles. Only more than 2,000 trusted soldiers from the central army tent participated in the killing operation. As for the rest of the soldiers, most of the remaining soldiers were kept in the dark, and had no idea about the incident, but just followed the crowd.
In order to make the soldiers believe that they were indeed resurrected, Yuan Mai found a few wise soldiers to sneak into various camps to spread rumors, saying that Yuan Mai was indeed dead after being shot by the Huns. However, Mr. Yuan Xi found the "miracle doctor" Hua Tuo to heal him, and he actually resurrected himself and pulled his life back from the gates of hell. It was a miracle.
"Oh... It seems that everyone is crying in vain. Buying Master is really lucky. If you survive a disaster, you will have good fortune in the future! Let's follow Buying Master and you will definitely make achievements in the future!"
"Doctor Hua Tuo is really amazing. Mr. Mai has been dead for two days, and he can still be reborn. He is really a miracle doctor!"
"Young Master Yuan Xi is such a good brother, such a kindhearted person. He was able to find the genius doctor Hua Tuo from Xianyun Yehe to treat his brothers. He is such a good brother! The friendship between the brothers is really enviable!"
The news that Yuan Mai Chuan resurrected the dead was rumored in the military camp overnight, and the three became tigers, and there were many different opinions. The soldiers who did not believe could not withstand the people around them saying this. In addition to the general ignorant people of this era, most people believed in Yuan Mai Chuan resurrected the dead. Except for the two thousand trusted soldiers who participated in the operation, few people knew that this was a conspiracy to "kill brothers and seize power."
Qu Yi and Wang Shuang killed Jiao Chu and brought the two thousand men into the Northern Expedition Army camp, and ordered Qianzhao to be temporarily in charge. Then, he and Hao Zhao led a thousand cavalry and rushed to the Yinguan camp 150 miles away at night to take over the remaining 18,000 troops.
In the early morning, the three of them led a thousand cavalry to the gate of Yinguan camp. The soldiers guarding the gate did not dare to neglect the old boss holding the general talisman. They opened the camp gate and let Qu Yi and his party come in.
"Quickly take down Jiao Tong and others. The two dog thieves colluded with the Huns, first ambush the fourth young master in front and then shoot the young master Xi behind. The crime is unforgivable, and they will be executed immediately!"
Qu Yi had already learned from the soldiers that those people in the camp were Yuan Xi's confidants, so as soon as he entered the camp, he ordered the gate to close the village and not to let one person go out. Then he asked Wang Shuang to bring five hundred elite soldiers to search for Yuan Xi's confidants in the camp.
Jiao Tong was still awakened when he was still sleeping. Knowing that things had changed, he hurriedly put on his clothes and got up. Wang Shuang and others rushed in. Zhou Cang was following behind. Both of them were holding bright swords, which made Jiao Tong frightened.
"Where is General Yuan Xi's seal?" Wang Shuang asked sternly.
Jiao Tong was already shattered and knelt down and begged for mercy, saying, "All things are instructed by Yuan Xi. The last general is just doing things on orders and does not do my business!" As he said that, he pointed to the seal on the head of the bed, "The second young master's seal is here. When he was about to leave, he asked me to take charge. Now I offer you two, please forgive a certain life!"
Zhou Cang recognized this man as the general who disguised as a Hun general and led his troops to pursue him, and said gritting his teeth: "You trampled on Brother Fan that day, did you ever think that there would be today? You colluded with the Huns to ambush Mr. Mai in front and then shot and killed Mr. Xi. The crime is unforgivable. I will take your life! Your brother Jiao Chu is dead and is waiting for you on the road to the underworld. Go and meet him quickly!"
Before he finished speaking, he waved his sword and chopped off Jiao Tong's head, and blood splashed five steps. He shouted to the sky: "Brothers Fan, I, Zhou Cang, have avenged you!"
After an hour of pursuit, all those who belonged to Yuan Xi's confidant from Yecheng, from the lieutenant army to the ordinary soldiers of the sergeant, were arrested, without any reason, and they were all massacred, and no more fish were missed.
These people were Yuan Xi's confidant and followers, and they enjoyed good treatment after they first came to the Yinguan Camp. They were usually arrogant and blessed. The veterans in the military camp were very disgusted, but because Yuan Xi was the chief general, the veterans were dissatisfied, but they only dared not speak out. At this moment, when they saw Yuan Xi's confidant being massacred, they all felt gloating.
After clearing Yuan Xi's confidant, Qu Yi summoned the three armies and announced loudly: "Jiao Chu and the two brothers of Jiao Tong conspired to collude with the Xiongnu and wanted to visit Yanmen. They first ambushed the prince Yuan Mai in front, causing the prince to be injured by arrows; then, they lured and killed the prince Yuan Xi, so that the lord lost his beloved son. At the order of the fourth prince Yuan Mai, the rebel thief Jiao Chu and others have been killed; from now on, you will still be temporarily in charge!"
"I am willing to obey the orders of the Fourth Young Master and General Qu!"
More than 10,000 people expressed their opinions to obey Yuan Mai and Qu Yi's control, and no more troubles happened. Among them, Qiao had played the Hun soldiers, and only then did they know that the person who ambushed that day was the fourth son of the lord. However, it is common for princes and nobles to compete for power and profit, and brothers to fight against each other. As long as the superiors do not pursue the matter, who dares to stand up and cause trouble. It means that the Hun soldiers were played by Qiao that day, and they all pretended that such a thing had never happened, and were silent and did not dare to breathe.
After appeasement of the three armies, Qu Yi came to Hao Zhao and Wang Shuang to ask for seals and ribbons, but Hao Zhao refused: "Young Master Buying has an order to take the talisman under your control, and hand it over to Lord Tian Feng. After the lord makes an appointment, he will hand it over to the commander!"
Although Qu Yi was unhappy, he had no choice but to accept it. The next day, Yuan Mai and Tian Feng rushed to Yinguan City with a team of 18,000 people. The two armies joined together and set up a camp that stretched for ten miles.
Chapter completed!