Chapter 39: Sense of Crisis (2/2)

  PS: Gengda is in Nanning, someone updated on his behalf, a bit late, no worries...

  Many times, you must be personally on the scene in order to feel the reality of it.

  To outsiders, the Yiyang Wu Zu was a team, an extremely cohesive one where everyone was united like a single rope of invincible sharpshooters. However, on the second day after Cao Peng arrived at the Yiyang barracks, he clearly felt that within the Yiyang barracks, there seemed to be a huge hidden danger lurking as well.

  "Tang Da Ge, is Wei Du Bo the younger brother of Wei Tun Jiang?"

  Deng Ai and Wei Yan were not in the camp, each handling their own affairs.

  As a section chief, it is essential to ensure the timely supply of grain and equipment. In this regard, Deng Jie undoubtedly has a significant advantage. He had been serving as an official in Jiuyang County for many years and was very sensitive to data and other things. Therefore, on his first day in office, he discovered the huge defects that existed in Yiyang Village. For example, the soldiers' weapons had not been repaired for a long time and needed to be replaced; when spring arrived, the soldiers' uniforms also needed to be changed. At the same time, the tattered black socks were difficult to withstand the chill of the spring night and also needed to be replaced.

  According to Wei Yan's statement, Yiyangtun has not received new uniforms for a year!

  On the one hand, it was because Wei Yan did not understand these things, and on the other hand, it was due to the oppression and suppression from Shangguan. As Yiyang Qu was ambushed in Wuling Mountain, almost all of his troops were defeated, and in the eyes of many people, the existence of Yiyang Wu Zei seemed to have become dispensable.

  Furthermore, Wei Yan is not very good at socializing, so it's inevitable that he would be ostracized.

  The Yiyang County government said that the Yiyang Wu troops were not under their jurisdiction, so they had no obligation to provide them with supplies and rations; while the Nanyang Prefecture government said that the Yiyang Wu troops were stationed in Yiyang County, which should be the responsibility of Yiyang County, and Nanyang Prefecture had no responsibility to undertake...

  It's just like playing kickball, you kick it over and I'll kick it back!

  Although Wei Yan made great efforts to maintain the Yiyang Wu soldiers, he could only barely hold on.

  Now, these things have been taken over by Deng Jie, who is naturally familiar with the ropes. He has studied law and knows how to handle various relationships.

  Don't look down on others just because they are honest; being honest doesn't mean one is a fool.

  If Deng Ji was unclear about these things, he would not be able to stand firm in Jiyang County, let alone gain the appreciation of the previous county magistrate.

  So early in the morning, Deng Jie led his men to the Central Army's camp.

  Cao Peng followed him as he finished his performance and accompanied him on an inspection tour of the large camp.

  Tang Ji nodded, "Not just a younger brother of the same clan, but rather Wei Du Bo should be Wei Da Ge's younger paternal cousin."

  "You're saying..."

  "Yes, he is the only son of Old General Hou."

  No wonder!

  Wei Yan took great care of Wei Ping. According to seniority, Wei Ping was not yet qualified for the position of Dujun. The original five captains of Yiyang Wu included Tang Ji, and Wei Ping was the youngest with the shortest military service, so theoretically it should not have been his turn.

  Tang Ji was appointed as the governor of Du Bo, and no one would have any objections.

  His martial arts are only under Wei Yan, and he has been in the army for the longest time. In six years, Tang Ji has killed nearly a hundred soldiers with his sword, which is quite reasonable considering his military achievements. However, when Wei Ping was appointed as the commander-in-chief, no one else in the army showed any dissatisfaction, as if it was only natural that he should hold this position. Cao Peng had not understood the situation clearly before, but now that Tang Ji has explained it to him, he immediately grasped the subtlety of the matter.

  "Tang big brother, but I think Wei Du Bo is quite cold towards Wei Tun Jiang."

  If this sentence were spoken by someone else, Tang Ji might have drawn his sword and confronted them.

  It just so happened that Cao Peng was a young child, only fourteen years old, and in Tang Ji's eyes, he wasn't much different from a doll.

  He smiled wryly and looked around to make sure no one was listening, then nodded slightly.

  "A Fu, there are some things you don't understand!" Tang Ji sighed, "At the time of the Wuling Mountain War, Yiyang Qu died and was seriously injured. Wei Gege was a lieutenant general at that time, as the vanguard army. When the five streams barbarians launched a surprise attack, Wei Gege was in front and could not return to support the main force. As a result, Old General Hou died in Wuling Mountain, and his troops were defeated with only 200 people remaining. Wei Ping did not participate in the battle at that time, belonging to the rear army."

  Wei Da Ge did not rescue Lao Jun Hou, which made him very dissatisfied.

  Actually, Wei Da Ge at that time was not unwilling to save, but... The terrain in Wuling Mountain is complex, and we were at a disadvantage when fighting with those Wu Creek barbarians. Moreover, the incident happened suddenly, and Wei Da Ge simply didn't have time to come and rescue us. When he broke out of the siege, his own troops suffered heavy casualties, and he himself almost lost his life. But Wei Ping thought that Wei Da Ge did it on purpose.

  "Why? Wei Tun was seriously injured and Wei Duobo should understand."

  Tang Ji bit his thick lips, hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice: "After the old general Hou died, someone recommended Wei Ping to take over the Yiyang Wu troops. But brothers felt that Wei Ping was too young to bear the flag of Yiyang Wu troops... Brother Wei is usually very good to us, and his martial arts are high, and the official position is there. So all the brothers support Brother Wei to take over the Yiyang Wu troops... Alas, what's the point of fighting? What's good about fighting? The Yiyang Wu troops were severely damaged after Wuling Mountain, just a few people, not even enough for one team.

  "If it weren't for these old brothers, Wei Ge might have already risen to great heights and wouldn't need to stay in this half-dead place."

  Tang Ji's last words were almost a complaint.

  But Cao Peng heard an unusual implication from this sentence.

  He rubbed his face, and he didn't know what to say either. Every family has its own unspeakable difficulties, let alone a team that is almost entirely composed of people from the same hometown. Where there are people, there will be conflicts... This kind of thing, it's really hard to say who is right or wrong.

  "A Fu, don't tell anyone what I just said."

  "I know, I know!"

  Tang Jilie smiled foolishly and said, "Originally, at the beginning of last year, Wen Sima from Xiangyang wanted to let Wei Da go over."

  "Wei Da Ge couldn't bear to part with these old brothers, and in the end didn't agree. If it weren't for us holding him back, Wei Da Ge would at least be a military marquis by now, with plenty of room to spare."

  "What's wrong?"

  "Ah, it's Nanyang's Sima Wenpin, also known as General Wen Zhongye."

  This Sima is a local subordinate official, with a rank equivalent to 600 stones, and it is also an extremely important official position.

  Cao Peng was shocked and did not expect Wen Pin to still be the Magistrate of Nanyang.

  "Alright, I've said so much, you mustn't tell anyone." Tang Ji smiled and stretched out his large hand like a lotus leaf, rubbing Cao Peng's head, "You're a clever kid, Wei Ge is very fond of you. It's just that your body is too weak, in the future you need to eat more meat."

  Perhaps in Don Quixote's simple mind, eating meat was the best way to strengthen his body.

  Cao Peng smiled and didn't ask further.

  He stood up and looked at the sky, saying softly: "It's going to be dark, Deng Jie should also come back from that side, let's go take a look."

  In the army, there are rules in the army.

  Cao Peng had never been a soldier, but he also knew some basic habits.

  At least here, he can no longer call Deng Ji 'sister-in-law', which would give people a feeling that Deng Ji is partial to his relatives, and it is not conducive to Deng Ji's handling of affairs. So, without Deng Ji speaking out, Cao Peng took the initiative to change his title for Deng Ji, respectfully calling him 'Deng Jiefu'.

  Wei Yan also expressed satisfaction with this.

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  "Tan Toh Pek, Tan Toh Pek!"

  Outside the main gate of the camp, a school knife hand rushed over in a hurry.

  Tang Ji recognized that this school knife was actually assigned to Deng Ji's subordinate.

  "What's wrong?"

  "Deng Jie has found some people to help us transport the goods... Haha, Deng Jie brought back a lot of heavy armor and weapons for us today. Now our brothers can finally change out of these tattered clothes! There's too much stuff, we can't carry it all at once."

  "Deng Jie is really good at this!"

  Tang Ji heard this and immediately felt relieved.

  It's been almost a year now, and they haven't changed their armor or weapons!

  The brothers even wore last year's winter clothes during the New Year, which was really a bit shabby.

  Tang Ji immediately called for someone to come up, and hastily left. But as he was leaving, he had Cao Peng stay in the camp, saying that Cao Peng's slender arms and legs were of no use.

  Cao Peng did not refuse this either.

  After seeing Tang Ji and others leave, he stood between the two wooden poles, stretched his waist, turned his head and walked towards his own small account...

  As Cao Peng passed by the big tent, he unexpectedly found Ma Yu walking out from behind the big tent.

  However, he looked sneaky and seemed very cautious. Cao Peng hastily dodged behind a small tent and watched intently. Ma Yu looked around to make sure no one was watching, then headed towards the back of the camp. Most of the Thorn Sun prisoners were housed in that row of small tents at the back, so it wasn't particularly unusual.

  It was not long after Ma Yu left that a young man came out from behind the big tent.

  It's now dusk, and the light is still pretty good.

  Cao Peng recognized him at a glance. The young man was none other than Wei Yan's younger cousin, the newly appointed Commander of Yiyang Garrison, Wei Ping.

  Wasn't it him who was just talking to Ma Yu? Logically speaking, Wei Ping looking for Ma Yu shouldn't be so secretive. He's the boss and Ma Yu is a low-ranking employee; what's with all the sneaking around? Cao Peng's eyes narrowed, and an uneasy feeling suddenly arose in his heart.

  What's Wei Ping looking for Ma Yu again?

  Just as they were filled with doubts and worries, a sudden sound of horse hooves came from outside the camp.

  Cao Peng hastily turned around and saw Wei Yan leading a team of cavalry, rushing into the camp like thunder.

  "Where is Tangji?"

  Wei Yan had not yet dismounted his horse when he loudly asked.

  At the entrance of the big account, Wei Ping hurriedly walked forward and said, "Tang Dubo is not here for something. What's wrong? What happened?"

  "Wei Ping, you're here just in time. Immediately bring Deng Jie and Tang Ji over as well. Also, have the various unit commanders gather at the main tent."

  "Big brother, what's going on?"

  Wei Yan jumped down from his horse and said in a low voice: "Cao Cao has already sent troops! The day after tomorrow, we will transport grain and grass to Wan City!"

  Wei Yan did not deliberately conceal it, and his voice was not small.

  Cao Peng stood behind the small tent, listening very clearly...

  In an instant, his body trembled slightly: Cao Cao, has sent out troops?

  A flash of inspiration crossed his mind, he seemed to have caught something, his body trembled slightly, and he subconsciously clenched his teeth...