diskusbooks Chapter 167 My Father Zhang Erhe
Chapter 167 My Father Zhang Erhe
Zhang Xiaosi is not afraid, but that doesn't mean he is willing to do so.
In the past, he always had his subordinates to help him, but this time he was simply bored and came out to seek excitement.
Yang Chuanbao, the fourth son of the Yang family, is currently a commander of a thousand cavalrymen guarding Zijing Pass. Today is the full moon of his eldest nephew, so he also came back to attend the wedding.
He knew which team the person in front of him belonged to.
"I am Yang Chuanbao, the commander of Zijing Pass. You are guests of the Lu family. If I am not mistaken, you must be from outside the Zhang family."
The "Zhangjia people outside the pass" generally refers to the exiled descendants of the Zhang family from the previous dynasty. Zhang Xiaosi's real name was Zhang Xiaosi, so Yang Chuanbao's words were considered to be giving him enough respect.
"Oh, it turns out to be the home of the commander of Zijing Pass. We were just bored and came here to wander around. We saw a wedding in the village, so we came to join in the fun."
"You bring a thousand soldiers with you and call it joining in the fun? I think it's more like causing trouble."
There are only about 800 people in the village, including the elderly and children. With a thousand people coming, it is definitely not possible to use force.
Yang Chuanbao exchanged a glance with his elder brother and said, "Since General Zhang is a distinguished guest of the Lu family, he is also a distinguished guest of my Yang family."
"Oh, how do you say this?"
"My father, Yang Yanting, and my grandfather, Yang Xiuye, were both the Marquis of Zhenbei and the Grand General of Zhenbei."
Zhang Xiaosi understood immediately after this reminder. He clasped his fists and said with a smile, "My father is Zhang Erhe, whose courtesy name is Xuegeng."
Yang Chuanbao naturally knew about this Zhang Erhe. After escaping from the border, he changed his name to Zhang Xuegeng. He didn't dare mention his grandfather because his grandfather was a eunuch...
Zhang Chuangan had explained the situation to the people in the courtyard and took the elderly, the weak, women and children away through the back door.
"My father wants to see General Zhang. If you don't mind, please come in!"
Zhang Xiaosi knew that the Yang family was from the previous dynasty and came here to avoid disaster.
However, they did not know that in the previous dynasty, their Zhang family had framed the Yang family many times, and the fall of the previous dynasty was inseparable from their own responsibility.
The Yang family had been discussing the Zhang family's visit to Zijing Pass two days ago.
"Alas... a new dynasty, new policies, I never expected that the troubles of the aristocratic families would still exist~"
After listening to his youngest son's narration, Yang Linggong couldn't help but sigh.
The eldest son was already born at that time, but he was still young and did not know much about the affairs of the previous dynasty. He could not help but interrupt and said:
"Father, could it be that the aristocratic families of the previous dynasty dare to act so recklessly?"
"Aristocratic families often suffered disasters. Politically, they were often liquidated due to changes in dynasties or falling on the wrong side of court factions. Peasant uprisings, commercial crises, and policy changes caused by land annexation also had an impact."
"Oh……"
Yang Chuangan suddenly understood something.
"Our Yang family will make preparations. When the Zhang family attacks Guangchang County, we will block their retreat at Zijing."
Yang Linggong seemed to have thought about this decision for a long time, but in fact it was only overnight. The whole family did not expect their father to make such a decision.
"The general guarding the pass is from the Lu family. I am a general guarding a thousand cavalrymen with only a thousand men under my command, but there are five thousand people at the pass."
"No problem. Over the years, I've gotten to know three of your thousand generals. At least half of them are willing to listen to me. It's still unknown how many people the Lu family will eventually have."
The Yang family was quite charming in the previous dynasty, and was a god-like existence even in the army of the aristocratic families.
The god of war in the army!
I never thought that Zhang Xiaosi would come today.
"Capture Zhang Xiaosi alive and force him to retreat." Yang Linggong said.
"Father, why don't you force Zhang Xiaosi to surrender?" Yang Chuanqiang asked.
"Yes, I think if we capture Zhang Xiaosi, his soldiers will definitely surrender." Yang Chuanfeng agreed.
"It's difficult. Zhang Xiaosi retreated. He felt there was still a glimmer of hope. If he surrendered, he would most likely be killed. He would definitely fight to the death. How many people do we have on our side?"
Yang Linggong said meaningfully.
"Father, I suggest we follow our plan and wait for them to reach Guangchang County. We will then seize Zijing Pass and cut off their retreat."
"This... is not impossible!"
Yang Linggong looked at Zhang Xiaosi who walked in from outside, and finally made up his mind.
Yang Chuanbao was accompanied by several centurions today, all of whom were officers under his command. Naturally, they would not miss any happy events.
Zhang Xiaosi's actions just now attracted the attention of several centurions.
"General Yang, I'll go back and mobilize a thousand cavalrymen!"
A centurion stepped forward and said.
Yang Chuanbao thought for a moment and said, "My family is having a buffet today, and I'd like to invite my brothers to come."
"Okay!" The captain understood what he meant and slipped back with Yang Chuanbao's token.
Zhang Xiaosi and his thousand people were unable to eat in the yard, so they had to set up tables on the east-west road in the village.
It is impossible for the soldiers to sit at the table together. There are always differences in closeness between officers and soldiers, so they are seated at the table twice.
The people of the Yang family naturally knew about this, so they simply set up 200 tables at once, with each table seating eight people, and arranged them in double rows on the road.
The officials and their cronies were in one road, separated by people from Yangjiazhuang, while those in the other road were persuaded to sit down and start eating.
It's not a war, just a meal.
The captain who was returning to Zijing Pass was named Zhang Sheng. On the way, he met a captain who was on good terms with Yangshu Village.
"Zhang Sheng, your team is taking a break today. Why are you going back to the pass?"
Seeing that it was Captain Liu Lei, the night watchman and a close friend of his own, Zhang Sheng clasped his fists and said, "Our Captain's nephew's baby is one month old, and the newly arrived General Zhang has brought a thousand men to the manor for a feast. We're setting up a buffet there now."
Upon hearing this, Liu Lei immediately understood what was going on and whispered, "Tell your captain to come and tell him if there's anything. Do you dare not die?"
"I understand. I will definitely convey it." Zhang Sheng said hurriedly.
At noon, a thousand people came to Yangshu Village, which scared Zhang Xiaosi's men outside.
Zhang Xiaosi came today and brought with him several of his close associates, including captains, thousand-cavalry generals, etc. They were drinking in the yard when they heard from outside that a thousand people had arrived.
"Old General, what is the intention of this person coming from outside?"
Yang Linggong didn't know what was going on, so he asked in confusion:
"What does General Zhang mean by 'what does it mean'?"
"There are a thousand soldiers outside. I wonder what their intentions are!"
As he spoke, Zhang Xiaosi held the hilt of the knife at his waist, but did not pull it out easily.
"Today is my nephew's full moon celebration. My subordinates knew about this a long time ago and specially changed today's shift to a day off. This manor is hosting a buffet today. It's just a coincidence that General Zhang happened to be here!"
Yang Chuanbao hurried forward to explain to avoid any suspicion. He was not aware of what Ling Gong and his two brothers had discussed in the room.
"So that's how it is. Why didn't you tell this general in advance?"
Zhang Xiaosi pretended to be aware of what was happening, but secretly asked two of his men to go out and check.
Yang Chuanbao knew what the man was going to do, so he didn't try to stop him. Instead, he smiled and said, "General Zhang and I are both on the same page, past and present. Why should we be so nervous?"
"I think so too. Why should I be so nervous?" Zhang Xiaosi put his hand on the wine glass, thought for a moment, and then picked it up and said, "Old General, let's drink some wine from the past."
The original meaning of "old things of the previous dynasty" is the past events, but Zhang Xiaosi's meaning is different, implying that everyone is an old subordinate.
"General Zhang, please!" Yang Linggong did not hesitate and picked up the cup to drink with Zhang Xiaosi.
After a glass of wine, Zhang Chuanbao did not hesitate to fill Zhang Xiaosi's glass and said, "This is military wine produced in Guangchang County. It's not easy to buy. I just drank it. How do you feel?"
Zhang Xiaosi had tasted this wine before, but he wasn't used to it for a while. He grinned and said, "Good, good wine... it's hard to come by."
Maybe he meant that you shouldn’t drink too much, but he slipped up and said it was rare!