Chapter 663

Sitting in the first position to the left of Wang Yun was a general nearly forty years old, with a square face, thick eyebrows, rough skin, wearing a suit of armor, and a black cloak on his back.

The general's face was gloomy, and a trace of ferocity lingered between his brows.

Sitting opposite the general were several men of various ages dressed in scholar's robes.

Footsteps sounded outside the hall.

A martial general nearly thirty years old, with a majestic face, wearing a suit of armor and a white cloak on his back, walked in with big strides, his hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist.

After the middle-aged man walked into the hall, he first looked around, and finally his gaze fell on Zhu Jun.

Then he bowed and said: "General, the scouts sent out have all returned, but none of them have news of Duan Yu's army."

"A total of five groups of scouts all said they did not see Duan Yu's army."

Hm?

Zhu Jun, sitting in the position to the left of Wang Yun, frowned: "None of them saw it?"

Sun Jian, who walked into the hall, nodded.

"Yes, General."

Zhu Jun's gaze turned to Wang Yun.

Wang Yun, who was sitting in the main seat with the Inspector's seal on the desk in front of him and wearing a black robe, also frowned deeply.

It had been nearly ten days since Duan Yu dispatched troops from Luoyang.

This was the intelligence sent from Luoyang.

But it obviously shouldn't take that long from Luoyang to Yingchuan.

Logically speaking, Duan Yu's troops should have appeared in Yingchuan long ago.

Even if they hadn't arrived in Yangdi, they should at least be within the territory of Yingchuan.

But they had sent out dozens of groups of scouts back and forth since five days ago, yet none of them had seen Duan Yu's troops.

With his brows locked and his hands clutching the sleeves of his black robe, Wang Yun said nothing.

Compared to Wang Yun at this time last year, the Wang Yun sitting in the main seat now seemed to have changed into a different person.

He was darker and thinner; the spirit of a civil official that he once had had faded quite a bit during the half-year of exile.

His flickering gaze clearly carried a trace of gloom.

Last year, his eldest son was beheaded by Duan Yu on the street.

And he himself was exiled for letting his eldest son go.

If it weren't for the sudden rebellion of the Taiping Dao and the Emperor's order to grant amnesty to the partisans of the world, he might still be in exile now.

Upon learning that Duan Yu was about to dispatch troops to Yuzhou to suppress the Yellow Turbans, Wang Yun, who had taken office from Luoyang and met Zhu Jun on the way, was very eager to know Duan Yu's news.

Glancing at the people in the hall, Wang Yun hid the gloom in his eyes.

"General Zhu, regardless of whether Duan Yu is coming or where he is currently, we must suppress the rebel army."

"Now Huangfu Song is surrounded in Changshe, the rebel army is surrounding but not attacking, and the people in the city are panicked. If we cannot rescue them, after Changshe falls, the rebel soldiers will return to attack us."

"At that time, we will have no reinforcements from outside, and there will be few soldiers in the city, General Zhu..."

When he said this, Wang Yun's voice paused and he said: "General Zhu wouldn't be pinning his hopes on others, would he?"

Zhu Jun frowned.

Everyone sitting in the hall knew who the 'others' Wang Yun was talking about were.

Zhu Jun's first battle was unfavorable, and he was defeated by Bo Cai.

Luoyang had already sent an imperial edict to reprimand him.

And while reprimanding Zhu Jun, Duan Yu was also transferred from Liangzhou.

People in the current imperial court all understood that Duan Yu was a student of the Son of Heaven.

And Zhu Jun, including Wang Yun, were all recommended by Yuan Kui.

If Duan Yu came to Yingchuan and won a battle,

while Zhu Jun had achieved nothing, the consequences would go without saying.

At that time, there would be no shortage of a prison cart entering Luoyang.

Although Duan Yu was under the name of reinforcements, in reality, Duan Yu was now almost the same as Bo Cai.

If they couldn't defeat Bo Cai, they would be held accountable.

And once Duan Yu won the first battle, they would be held accountable all the same.

Zhu Jun remained silent.

Wang Yun added fuel to the fire again: "General Zhu, this official has raised two thousand soldiers from the city. If General Zhu is interested, then these two thousand soldiers will be handed over to General Zhu."

"But if General Zhu..."

Zhu Jun stood up abruptly.

Before Wang Yun could finish his words, he bowed to Wang Yun and said: "I, Zhu Jun, have fought for many years and suppressed countless rebellions."

"Before, it was nothing more than a small defeat."

"Lord Wang, rest assured, in this battle, I will definitely win. Lord Wang just wait for my good news!"

After speaking, Zhu Jun flicked his sleeves and walked toward the outside of the hall: "Let's go."

Sun Jian, who was currently serving as the Left Army Sima under Zhu Jun, immediately pressed the hilt of his sword and followed Zhu Jun's footsteps.

On the way to the outside of the Inspector's Office, Sun Jian looked around.

"General, Wang Yun said this just to provoke the General to send troops."

"That Wang Yun has a grudge against Duan Yu, as everyone knows. He is nothing more than wanting to use the General's hand to suppress Duan Yu," Sun Jian lowered his voice and said: "General, now there are more than one hundred thousand rebel soldiers in Changshe. If we rashly advance... I fear it is..."

Zhu Jun frowned deeply.

He naturally knew what Wang Yun was thinking.

But this was a solution with no other choice.

Once Duan Yu really won the battle, he would definitely be held accountable.

At best, he would hand over his military power and return to Luoyang.

At worst, the charge of an unfavorable first battle would likely lead to a prison cart entering Luoyang to be questioned and imprisoned.

At that time, whether he could save his life would be another matter.

Although Situ Yuan Kui in the court was working for him, these were all uncertain things.

He couldn't afford to gamble.

Therefore, cooperate with Wang Yun.

Before Duan Yu won the battle, launch a beautiful counterattack first, so that he could stand firm.

As for why he wanted to know Duan Yu's marching movements, it was also very clear.

Wang Yun wanted to cause some trouble for Duan Yu regarding his marching.

Duan Yu brought troops from Liangzhou and could not carry grain and grass.

And the grain and grass that the imperial court in Luoyang could support were also limited.

When the army went to the commanderies to suppress the rebellion, the grain and grass were provided by the commanderies along the way.

And Wang Yun was the Yuzhou Inspector. At this time, with just one word, he could curb Duan Yu's supply of grain and grass.

If he issued some orders to the various counties.

Duan Yu would be unable to move an inch in Yingchuan!

But...

Where did Duan Yu run off to now?

Ten thousand people, not too many, but definitely not few.

It was impossible for them to just disappear silently like this.

"Forget about Duan Yu for now," Zhu Jun said in a deep voice: "You immediately go and pass the order to reorganize the army."

"Tomorrow morning, all troops will leave the city and head toward Changshe. We must defeat the rebel soldiers in Changshe in cooperation with Huangfu Song before Duan Yu arrives!" ===== CHAPTER 665 =====