It was midsummer and the weather was getting hotter.
In Chang'an City, the Western Capital, the atmosphere in General Li Jue's mansion was extremely warm.
"Come on, come on, brothers, drink this cup together!"
Li Jue laughed loudly, raised his wine glass, drank it with a sip!
Everyone in the hall also laughed and said: "Li Shuai, now you are in Chang'an and have hundreds of thousands of troops. In the future, you may not be able to send troops out of the pass to conquer the world. You will fulfill your ambitions but not the Grand Master!"
"Yes! Now Li Shuai is in charge of the Xiliang Army! From now on, we will follow Li Shuai!"
"Follow Li Shuai, you have a bright future!"
Since the capture of Xiwu, Li Jue's title has been upgraded from General Li to Marshal Li!
Commander-in-Chief of the Three Armies!
The entire force in Chang'an City looked to him for his obedience.
"Well said, since we are all brothers, from now on, we will share blessings and share hardships! Who else would be better than me if we dominate Liangzhou!"
Li Jue laughed heartily, feeling so proud.
Now that he has an army of 100,000 at his disposal, Li Jue has begun to swell a bit.
"Well said, brother, come and have another drink!"
Guo Bang also laughed, smacked his lips and said, "This Maotai Fairy Brew is so damn exciting. From now on, we will drink this wine every day, haha!"
A burst of laughter echoed in the hall.
We talk like brothers on the surface.
Everyone didn’t know what they were thinking...
Drinking and drinking, wonderful singing and dancing, have already begun in the hall!
Unfortunately, this warm atmosphere did not last long.
A somewhat sharp reporting sound broke the calm.
"Report!!"
A scout from the Xiliang Army rushed in from outside and shouted urgently: "General Li, General Guo, urgent report of the military situation... urgent report from Luoyang..."
There was sudden silence in the hall.
All the generals looked at each other, but Li Jue asked again: "If you have any urgent report, tell me quickly..."
"I heard that Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty in Luoyang ascended the throne and appointed Langya Marquis Liu Hao as the general to take charge of the world's military affairs... There are changes in the troops and horses of Luoyang City, and there is a posture of using troops against Chang'an City!"
"What!?"
As soon as I heard the name "Liu Hao", there was a sound of chopsticks falling in the hall...
Li Jue and others were already a little frightened.
"In charge of military affairs, we must use troops against Chang'an!"
"Langya Hou, aren't you too strong!?"
"No... Grand Master's 300,000-strong army has been defeated. Are we going to fight Liu Hao?"
Fan Chou looked reluctant.
"Did we let the news out so that Luoyang would believe it to be true?"
Guo Si was really sweating...
The posture of launching troops against Luoyang was the result of discussions between several people.
The purpose is to get Luoyang to put the brakes on the enemy and take appeasement measures against Chang'an, thereby providing Li Jue and others with an opportunity to stabilize the rear!
Otherwise, who would dare to lead troops and have sex with Liu Hao!?
Li Jue? Guo Si? Zhang Ji Fan Chou?
After this, no one among the four core members of the Xiliang Army dared!
Isn't Dong Zhuo's 300,000-strong army a lesson learned from the past?
"Haha, this matter should be discussed in the long term, discussed in the long term..."
Zhang Ji wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said.
We have just achieved a great situation. Everyone wants to sit back and enjoy the glory, and no one wants to fight Liu Hao!
Liu Hao is a hard nut to crack!
If you are not careful, you will end up with broken teeth!
"Li Shuai, why not send an envoy to directly explain that we have no intention of starting a war?"
"Yes! Lest the situation we just opened be ruined again when the time comes!"
.....
The princes of Luoyang are all cowardly.
They could not have imagined that the four generals of Chang'an and Xiliang Army were also afraid of Liu Hao like a tiger!
"That's all, let's talk about this later..."
Li Jue rubbed his wrinkled eyebrows, but he was also in low spirits...
The banquet, which was originally a high-spirited banquet, ended unhappily.
.....
The night is deep and dense.
However, several uninvited guests came to Zhang Ji's mansion.
"His grandma's legs!"
Cheng Yaojin cursed and said: "Zhang Ji, why don't you come... I am also a general under the lord, and I am actually sent to perform such a low-level task. I am very depressed!"
"Why would my lord send this lazy guy here!"
Dongchang stall owner Cao Shaoqin, who was hiding in the dark, was speechless...
Liu Hao took advantage of Jia Xu's strategy and sent Cheng Yaojin and Jinyiwei stall chief Cao Shaoqin to secretly protect him.
After all, generals such as Xu Chu, Dian Wei, Yuwen Chengdu, etc. have already become famous among the princes!
Once they show up, they easily cause a sensation.
Cheng Yaojin is still such a funny guy, he has not gained much popularity yet, and with his attributes as a lieutenant general, he is even more favored by Liu Hao.
"hehe!"
Jia Xu put his hands in his wide sleeves, with a signature smile on his lips, and said: "General Cheng, do you think this is easy?"
"Isn't that right? Just meet Zhang Ji. If he dares to disobey the military advisor, I will kill him!"
Cheng Yaojin didn't care about being honest.
Jia Xu smiled and shook his head, saying: "If this plan is successful, it will be equivalent to defeating Xiliang's 100,000 remnant army with bare hands. Does General Cheng know how much credit this is?"
Cheng Yaojin loved to flatter others carelessly, and coupled with his greed for success, he was a bit reckless.
When I heard Jia Xu talking about "great merit", my ears perked up!
Cheng Yaojin asked anxiously: "What a great contribution! Not to mention that the military advisor only said half a sentence!"
Jia Xu said: "My lord has always been generous. If General Cheng helps to complete this matter, he will at least be promoted to two ranks and receive a reward of one thousand taels!"
"What!?"
Cheng Yaojinniu's eyes lit up, and he immediately changed into the posture of a good boy and said: "Hey, I listen to the military advisor. Military advisor Wen He tells me to go east, but I will never go west!"
Finally solved this joke!
Jia Xu also breathed a sigh of relief, as he was afraid that this funny guy would get hot-headed and cause trouble.
Not long after, Zhang Ji hurried into the inner room from outside the door and said: "Wen He, I heard that you surrendered to the Luoyang court and came here at night. What are you doing?"
Jia Xu saw an old acquaintance, looked him up and down, but did not reminisce about the past, and said calmly: