Chapter 436 Ashura Shows Off His Power
Since yesterday, Mu Chaobi has been waiting for news from Wang Xing.
He even stayed up all night last night and drank all night.
Mu Chaobi, who had not slept all night, was still energetic.
He was discussing with his trusted generals.
"With Jiang Qingzhi's death, the cavalry of the Huben Zuowei are leaderless, and they will definitely come to Kunming." Jiang Shun said, "Otherwise, the supplies will not be enough to support them to leave Yunnan.
We will take advantage of the situation and pretend to have someone search for the murderer while arresting the Tiger Guard Left Guard. The crime is... the army's morale is slack, which led to the sudden attack by the natives and the death of the commander... How about this crime?"
Mu Chaobi said, "If it were wartime, these people would all be killed."
"What the governor said is very true." Jiang Shun said excitedly, "Send someone to report to the capital right away. The governor just needs to apologize. As for the blame from the court, this is Yunnan. Yunnan is full of natives. Chang Wei Bo was a famous general of the Ming Dynasty. Who would have thought that he would be defeated by the natives. What does this...what does this have to do with the governor?"
"Hahahaha!"
Everyone laughed.
Mu Chaobi stroked his beard and smiled, "Keep an eye on the governor Zhang Shou and others. Also, secretly contact the garrison eunuch Hu Xiong and give him some benefits. Just say that I learned that Jiang Qingzhi was attacked and died. I am very panicked, and ask Hu Xiong to say a few good words for me."
"Governor, Hu Xiong is a cunning fellow. Jiang Qingzhi is your Majesty's close minister and a relative. Hu Xiong is not stupid. How dare he risk angering your Majesty and speak well of you, Governor?" said a civil servant.
"We just need him to send a gesture to the capital." Mu Chaobi said, "Your Majesty is stubborn. He will be furious when he learns that Jiang Qingzhi is dead. But the ministers will be overjoyed. Your Majesty wants to send troops to Yunnan, but the ministers are trying to stop him. My panicked attitude at this moment is a step for Your Majesty and an excuse for the ministers."
"Good move." The civil servant suddenly realized, "If Your Majesty still wants to send troops, the civil servants can resist. How can Your Majesty dare to send troops if there is internal unrest? Don't forget the defeat at Tumubao that year. There were many reasons behind it."
Everyone laughed.
"The defeat at Tumubao... our ancestors once said that the defeat was inexplicable and hard to explain." Mu Chaobi said, "Your Majesty, no matter how stubborn you are, you have to bow your head. That's right."
Mu Chaobi ordered: "Everywhere should be on high alert, keep an eye on the movements of soldiers in Sichuan and other places, and if they dare to invade, fight them back."
He grinned and said, "If they dare to take action, I will turn the southwest into a chaotic place and make the capital city in a state of panic."
"Captain!"
A sergeant appeared outside the lobby.
"What's the matter?" Mu Chaobi asked.
"Mr. Zhang asked me to report to the governor that Wang Xing...had failed."
Mu Chaobi's body shook for a moment, and he said sternly: "It was a deliberate plan... and that was a dangerous place, how could I fail?"
The sergeant knelt down in fear and said, "I don't know."
"Commander-in-chief." Another soldier came, "The scouts from the Tiger Guard Left Guard are here."
Jiang Shun's expression changed drastically. "If it had worked, the Tiger Guards should still be there. Wang Xing... How did Wang Xing fail?"
"Go and take a look." Mu Chaobi took a deep breath and suppressed the doubts and anger in his heart.
When he led everyone to the top of the city wall, he saw more than a hundred cavalrymen confronting the defenders outside the city.
The giant in the lead looked at the defenders lazily, occasionally looking up at the top of the city wall.
"Governor." Zhang Qian saluted.
Mu Chaobi glanced at the scouts and said, "Wang Xing...as expected, failed."
Zhang Qian said: "Commander-in-chief, Wang Xing failed, and someone under his command must have been captured. Although we can deny it, Jiang Qingzhi will definitely use this as an excuse to make trouble. At the moment, I think the commander-in-chief can have someone pretend to hunt down the chieftain who attacked Jiang Qingzhi, and inform everyone in advance..."
"The Yunnan army and civilians only know the Mu family, not the emperor. This way, the governor's suspicion can be cleared." Zhang Qian casually analyzed the situation, which was impressive. "Secondly, we need to mobilize troops and pull Jiang Qingzhi out when he makes trouble. If he dares to take action, it will be the intention of the capital... No, it will be the intention of your majesty."
Zhang Qian sneered, "Your Majesty is determined to destroy the Mu family, so how can the Mu family sit there and wait for death? But does Jiang Qingzhi dare to bear the crime of forcing the Yunnan Mu family to secede? If he doesn't dare, he can only return to the capital with regret. Then the governor mobilized people to spread the news in the capital, saying that Your Majesty wanted Jiang Qingzhi to destroy the Mu family and return with the credit..."
"Excellent!" Mu Chaobi patted Zhang Qian on the shoulder, very satisfied.
"Governor, it's time to let those scouts see the might of our Yunnan warriors." Jiang Shun said.
"Let someone provoke!" Mu Chaobi said in a deep voice: "Let everyone see the heroic spirit of our Yunnan warriors in public to boost the morale of the people."
Hundreds of elite soldiers were selected. At this moment, the giant man outside suddenly roared, "Where is Mu Chaobi?"
Jiang Shun sneered, "Who are you?"
The giant said, "Yeah Sun Chonglou!"
"Just don't kill him!" Mu Chaobi said coldly.
When the news reached the city, the several big men who were ready all laughed.
"Please rest assured, Governor. It will be difficult for him to die."
Several big men went out first.
The leading man was called Sun Yong. He pointed at Sun Chonglou and said, "My grandfather's surname is also Sun. Boy, do you dare to dismount and fight with me?"
Sun Chonglou was overjoyed when he heard this, and walked over after dismounting his horse.
The two stood opposite each other.
Wen has no first, Wu has no second.
The foreign troops arrived at the city of Kunming and actually took the initiative to provoke... The defenders on the city wall could not help but become furious.
The people watching outside the city were watching with great interest.
"They say that the Huben Zuowei had defeated the cavalry under Altan Khan and was the best among the imperial guards. But we also have warriors in Yunnan who frighten the chieftains. Let's see how the two sides perform today."
Before he finished speaking, Sun Yong rushed over with his hands open and suddenly made a feint with his right hand.
But Sun Chonglou just looked at him coldly.
Sun Yong simply took advantage of the situation and grabbed Sun Chonglou's shoulders, exerting force with all his strength, grinning and saying, "Get down for Grandpa!"
He used clever force, which was always effective when wrestling with his comrades in the army. But Sun Chonglou remained motionless, and even asked impatiently, "That's it?"
Sun Yong was stunned and kicked hard.
Bah!
Sun Yong felt severe pain in his calf bones, but Sun Chonglou did not move at all.
"That's it?" Sun Chonglou was angry. He grabbed Sun Yong's hand and pulled it down violently.
"what!"
The sound of broken bones and screams echoed outside the city.
Sun Chonglou grabbed Sun Yong by the collar and, with sudden force, lifted him up.
Everyone gasped and looked up following his hand.
The remaining men shouted and rushed over together...
Sun Chonglou threw Sun Yong forward, and then others followed suit.
All they saw were flashing figures and endless howling sounds.
Soon, Sun Chonglou stopped and looked up at the top of the city wall. "Mu Chaobi, do you dare to fight with Grandpa?"
"What a bear!"
The people watching the fight around couldn't help but marvel.
A merchant suddenly said, "Isn't this Sun Chonglou, who is known as Ashura in the capital? This man is a servant of Lord Changwei."
"Asura?" Someone asked, "Why do you use this as your name?"
The merchant said, "Chang Wei Bo led his army to attack the Hu several times and defeated the enemy. This Sun Chonglou would rush to the front in every battle and take pleasure in killing the enemy. Altan's subordinates were afraid of him and would exclaim that Asura is coming whenever they saw him."
A scholar said: "Asura likes to fight and is one of the eight guardian dragons. So who is his master, the Long Wei Bo?"
The merchant said: "The scholars in the capital say that Chang Wei Bo is bloodthirsty, and the merchants of the Altan tribe say that he is the god of death incarnate."
"Killing God?"
Everyone looked at the roaring Sun Chonglou and couldn't help but wonder how elegant his master would be.
"General!" Seeing that their provocation had failed, the generals on the city walls turned red in the face and volunteered to go into battle.
"This man is very strong, we should not underestimate him." Zhang Qian said, "General, how about...surround him and force him to bow his head."
Mu Chaobi thought for a moment and said, "Let's surround them first."
"Maybe there will be blood?" asked a general.
Mu Chaobi hesitated for a moment and shook his head.
Zhang Qian sighed inwardly and walked to the other side, where he could see farther.
An official who was close to Mu Chaobi came over and asked, "Mr. Zhang looks worried. Why?"
"The governor hesitated." Zhang Qian said, "Wang Xing failed, Jiang Qingzhi must know that it was the governor who did it. Both sides know it well, but they just lack an opportunity to tear each other apart. In this case, why not take advantage of Sun Chonglou's provocation to expose the truth first. Under the watchful eyes of the public, everyone naturally thought that it was Jiang Qingzhi's subordinates who provoked, and the governor could no longer tolerate it, so he turned against him."
“Morality?!”
"Yes, morality is on the side of the governor. If we advance, we can burn our boats and seize Yunnan. If we retreat, we can argue with reason. With the support of all the officials in the court, the governor will be invincible."
"Why didn't Mr. Zhang tell the governor this?"
"I can't say." Zhang Qian's eyes were deep. "The governor had been planning for a long time and was full of confidence. He thought Wang Xing would definitely succeed, but who knew... Jiang Qingzhi's methods were really amazing. Because of this, the governor chose to be cautious. Caution is a virtue, but at this time it will delay the opportunity."
As for why they didn’t say it, the officials also understood.
To point this out at this time would be to slap Mu Chaobi in the face: Governor, you are afraid of Jiang Qingzhi.
At the command of the army, more than a thousand infantrymen formed a battle formation and rushed forward.
Everyone looked at Sun Chonglou, waiting for his decision.
"Do we need to evacuate?" asked Ma Fang who was accompanying them.
Sun Chonglou grinned and said, "Young Master said that we are here to establish our authority. Ma Fang, do you dare to follow me and charge into battle?"
Ma Fang looked at the approaching infantrymen and pressed the hilt of his sword, "Why not?"
One of them was a bloodthirsty man, and the other was a fierce general who was unrivaled in bravery. However, they treated more than a thousand infantrymen as nothing.
Choking!
Zhang Qian on the city wall was delighted by the sound of swords being drawn.
"it is good!"
Once blood is seen, the initiative will be on Mu Chaobi's side.
"Surround them." Jiang Shun led the team personally and was overjoyed when he saw this.
Da da da!
The sound of horse hooves could be heard in the distance.
Someone on the top of the city wall shouted, "A large group of cavalry is approaching!"
Mu Chaobi raised his eyes.
Zhang Qian raised his eyes...
Everyone looked towards the official road ahead.
Amid the billowing smoke and dust, a large flag suddenly appeared in everyone's sight.
"It's the flag with the character Jiang!"
(End of this chapter)
