Chapter 62 A hundred secrets and one sparse

The third day of December.

After more than a month, Zhu Jun led his army to Yongning County.

All the officials in Yongning County, from the county chief to the county clerks, came to pay their respects.

From these people, Zhu Jun learned that there were thousands of Ouyue in the nearby mountains and forests, and he decisively ordered a clear-out.

When Zhu's private soldiers were fully armed and on standby.

This time, Jinmao once again refreshed the understanding of regular army.

I saw that the three thousand private soldiers were divided into three parts: heavy infantry, light infantry and light cavalry.

The heavy infantrymen held an iron shield in one hand and a ring-handled sword in another. They were fully armored, the kind with full body armor with iron helmets. There were not many of them, only about 300 people.

Light infantry is divided into two types: long and short weapons. Long weapons are mainly spears and guns, while short weapons are sword and shield soldiers, the kind that hold wooden shields.

Half of the long and short soldiers wore full armor and half wore half armor and half helmets. The maximum number of them was about two thousand five hundred.

The light cavalry were equipped with crossbows, bows and ring-handled swords, and wore full body armor. They were the smallest in number, with less than two hundred horses.

With this equipment, leaving aside the military quality, Jinmao has no intention of even thinking of resisting.

Looking at his men, most of them didn't even have cloth armor, most of them were half armor, and only a very few were wearing full body armor without helmets.

Following Zhu Jun's order, Jin Mao also led his men into the forest, not to kill people and take credit, but to rescue as many people as possible.

Backfired.

After communication, Jinmao learned that these Ou Yue had not only met Gong Lei and others, but also had dealings with them.

Although it was inhumane, Jin Mao still killed all the Ou Yue.

Next, he will face a serious problem: What if Zhu Jun finds out the truth?
three days later.

Jin Mao returned to the military base in Yongning County with a nervous heart.

Seeing hundreds of captured Ou Yue people at a glance, Jin Mao secretly cried out in dismay.

Everyone else had prisoners, but he didn't.

Isn't this a guilty conscience?
"There is always a loophole in a perfect plan! There is always a loophole in a perfect plan!"

Jinmao never expected that after passing the first two levels so smoothly, he would fail at the last level.

It was too late to go back and capture prisoners.

Just as Jin Mao was daydreaming, a messenger walked out of the central army tent, holding a command arrow and threw it to the ground.

"cut!"

Hundreds of swordsmen brandished their sharp weapons, and hundreds of captives were beheaded.

One of them rolled right to Jinmao's feet. Ou Yue's face was filled with resentment, and Jinmao seemed to have seen his own future.

"Sima Jin, the general is calling you to discuss matters."

Just at this moment, the messenger's untimely words made Jin Mao think more.

"Thank you. I'll be right there."

Although he said that, Jin Mao was about to lose his mind: "What should I do? What should I do! What should I do!!"

As they approached the big tent, Zhu Jun's figure was looming inside, and Jin Mao forced himself to calm down.

"Adapt to circumstances as they arise, and never reveal any flaws until the last moment!"

This is the last resort and the only feasible solution.

After tidying up his appearance, Jin Mao took a long breath and slowly walked into the big tent. He half-knelt and saluted as usual: "Greetings, General. Please forgive me for not being able to perform the full ceremony due to my armor."

Jin Mao lowered his head and could not see Zhu Jun's face clearly. He only heard the bamboo slips slowly rolled up and then a long, tired sigh.

"Get up."

"Thank you, General."

Jin Mao stood up and saw Zhu Jun's worried face. He asked, "What's bothering you, General?"

After experiencing the incident with Tang Mao, Jin Mao understood one thing: there were no purely honest officials in this era.

If you want to know what the other person is thinking, it's best to take the initiative.

"Nothing." Zhu Jun stood up and turned to look at the feng shui map behind him, with his back to people.

This situation invisibly put great psychological pressure on Jinmao.

At this moment, Jin Mao was extremely clear-headed: "If everything was fine, you wouldn't have called me in alone." "Now you're not talking to put pressure on me, pretending to be deep..."

"Do you want me to be more proactive?"

Jin Mao clasped his fists again and said, "General, I led my troops to wipe out 892 bandits, without taking any prisoners. We beheaded them all."

Since you want to take the initiative, just be bolder.

"You said there are no prisoners?" Zhu Jun stood with his hands behind his back without turning around.

Jin Mao's forehead was sweating, knowing that the next words were crucial, and nodded in agreement: "Yes!"

"Ah."

Unexpectedly, Zhu Jun did not play by the rules and did not speak again after saying this word.

Suddenly, Jin Mao felt more stressed: "What does this mean? Do you want me to continue to take the initiative?"

Damn it, let’s fight!

Jin Mao continued to clasp his fists and asked, "Now that Ouyue has been pacified, what should we do next? Please give me your instructions, General."

Zhu Jun finally responded, saying, "Yes, Ouyue has been pacified, but the rebellion has not been quelled."

Jin Mao's heart trembled, wondering if he had been exposed, and wondered whether he should confess and get leniency.

"No! If you resist, you will be treated leniently. If you confess, you will be treated severely. I can't leave my fate in the hands of others."

Jin Mao asked bravely, "General, can you tell me where the rebellion is?"

Suddenly, Zhu Jun turned around, staring at Jin Mao with eagle-like eyes, and said, "Where is the rebellion? This is for you, Sima Jin!"

At this moment, Jin Mao's heart almost jumped out, but he must not show his weakness at this time.

Jin Mao swallowed subconsciously and breathed heavily, but he did not lower his head. He met Zhu Jun's eyes and said, "I don't understand what the general is saying."

The two of them just faced each other.

The more dangerous the moment, the calmer Jin Mao became. Hormones in his body were secreted crazily and his brain was extremely active. He recalled the entire process after entering the door.

"Zhu Jun has been putting pressure on me. Is he trying to force me to reveal my flaws?"

"That's not necessary. He could just do it directly."

"No!" Jin Mao remembered what Tang Mao said yesterday: "I was promoted to this position by Zhu Jun himself. If he really does this, it would be like slapping himself in the face!"

Thinking back to what Tang Mao said before, Zhu Jun had doubts, and the eunuch Zhang Tie said that Zhu Jun had sent scouts to expand the search range, and there were also prisoners at the door.

Jin Mao understood: "It seems that Zhu Jun is not just suspicious, but may have solid evidence!"

He panicked, and then thought: "Why don't you do it?"

He didn't believe that Zhu Jun would mess up the task assigned by the emperor for fear of losing face. Such a person would never make low-level mistakes.

If you don't know the truth, the best way is to seek it.

These thoughts only last for a moment.

Jin Mao took a deep breath, stopped looking at each other, clasped his fists and asked, "I am stupid, could you please explain it more clearly, General?"

Zhu Jun said with a sullen face, "Ouyue has only a few thousand people, and the main force of the rebels is not here."

Sure enough, just as Jin Mao guessed, Zhu Jun wanted to get to the bottom of it.

Zhu Jun then sighed and said, "I can neither repay the emperor's kindness nor observe mourning for my mother. I have accomplished nothing."

This means that he has not accomplished anything and cannot report back.

"Jin Sima, I admire your talent very much. You should have noticed that I have been telling you everything I know."

Why did the style change so suddenly?
Jin Mao quickly clasped his fists and saluted: "Thank you for your cultivation, General!"

"Alas." Zhu Jun sighed again: "You should know the growth process of a good rice seedling, right?"

"Tell me, if there is an extremely good rice seedling and it cuts the farmer's hand, will the seedling still have a chance to grow?"

Damn! This is a clear indication!

Jin Mao finally realized that he was still too conservative and the situation had developed to the worst point.

Zhu Jun was not suspicious, but was certain that he was the culprit!
"We must think of a way!" Jin Mao's mind was boiling: "Zhu Jun doesn't want to kill me, but if there is no better way, then he will have to kill me!"

By then, Tang Mao could not protect him, and Xiao Huangmen would not dare to protect him either, so everything would be over.

"Have it!"

(End of this chapter)